US Cities Over 100,000 in 1999
City |
Rank |
1999 |
Rank |
1990 |
Change |
% Change |
Abilene city, TX |
205 |
108,995 |
185 |
106,925 |
2,070 |
1.9% |
Akron city, OH |
78 |
211,822 |
71 |
223,182 |
(11,360) |
-5.1% |
Albuquerque city, NM |
36 |
420,578 |
40 |
386,988 |
33,590 |
8.7% |
Alexandria city, VA |
181 |
117,390 |
171 |
111,183 |
6,207 |
5.6% |
Allentown city, PA |
221 |
100,160 |
188 |
105,473 |
(5,313) |
-5.0% |
Amarillo city, TX |
114 |
171,959 |
114 |
157,861 |
14,098 |
8.9% |
Anaheim city, CA |
56 |
300,650 |
59 |
266,625 |
34,025 |
12.8% |
Anchorage city, AK |
63 |
257,808 |
69 |
226,338 |
31,470 |
13.9% |
Ann Arbor city, MI |
203 |
109,750 |
175 |
110,168 |
-418 |
-0.4% |
Arlington CDP, VA |
113 |
174,838 |
104 |
170,885 |
3,953 |
2.3% |
Arlington city, TX |
53 |
311,962 |
61 |
261,999 |
49,963 |
19.1% |
Atlanta city, GA |
40 |
401,726 |
38 |
393,760 |
7,966 |
2.0% |
Augusta-Richmond County (remainder), GA |
99 |
186,206 |
90 |
186,177 |
29 |
0.0% |
Aurora city, CO |
66 |
252,956 |
73 |
221,855 |
31,101 |
14.0% |
Aurora city, IL |
159 |
129,371 |
200 |
100,279 |
29,092 |
29.0% |
Austin city, TX |
19 |
587,873 |
25 |
494,290 |
93,583 |
18.9% |
Bakersfield city, CA |
74 |
222,352 |
91 |
183,959 |
38,393 |
20.9% |
Baltimore city, MD |
16 |
632,681 |
12 |
736,014 |
(103,333) |
-14.0% |
Baton Rouge city, LA |
80 |
210,667 |
72 |
222,342 |
(11,675) |
-5.3% |
Beaumont city, TX |
204 |
109,697 |
162 |
114,417 |
(4,720) |
-4.1% |
Bellevue city, WA |
209 |
105,521 |
204 |
98,628 |
6,893 |
7.0% |
Berkeley city, CA |
207 |
108,319 |
193 |
102,847 |
5,472 |
5.3% |
Birmingham city, AL |
67 |
249,459 |
60 |
265,940 |
(16,481) |
-6.2% |
Boise City city, ID |
118 |
168,370 |
134 |
135,150 |
33,220 |
24.6% |
Boston city, MA |
21 |
555,249 |
20 |
574,289 |
(19,040) |
-3.3% |
Bridgeport city, CT |
147 |
137,040 |
128 |
141,555 |
(4,515) |
-3.2% |
Brownsville city, TX |
134 |
147,701 |
159 |
115,143 |
32,558 |
28.3% |
Buffalo city, NY |
57 |
295,619 |
50 |
327,931 |
(32,312) |
-9.9% |
Carrollton city, TX |
213 |
103,311 |
217 |
82,591 |
20,720 |
25.1% |
Cedar Rapids city, IA |
186 |
115,777 |
179 |
108,854 |
6,923 |
6.4% |
Chandler city, AZ |
117 |
169,053 |
210 |
90,703 |
78,350 |
86.4% |
Charlotte city, NC |
23 |
520,829 |
33 |
426,984 |
93,845 |
22.0% |
Chattanooga city, TN |
136 |
147,110 |
117 |
152,828 |
(5,718) |
-3.7% |
Chesapeake city, VA |
82 |
202,759 |
118 |
151,982 |
50,777 |
33.4% |
Chicago city, IL |
3 |
2,799,050 |
3 |
2,783,660 |
15,390 |
0.6% |
Chula Vista city, CA |
124 |
164,914 |
133 |
135,243 |
29,671 |
21.9% |
Cincinnati city, OH |
52 |
330,914 |
45 |
364,553 |
(33,639) |
-9.2% |
Cleveland city, OH |
28 |
501,662 |
23 |
505,450 |
(3,788) |
-0.7% |
Colorado Springs city, CO |
48 |
350,199 |
54 |
283,112 |
67,087 |
23.7% |
Columbia city, SC |
195 |
111,821 |
161 |
114,462 |
(2,641) |
-2.3% |
Columbus city (remainder), GA |
103 |
181,547 |
96 |
178,685 |
2,862 |
1.6% |
Columbus city, OH |
15 |
671,247 |
15 |
636,323 |
34,924 |
5.5% |
Concord city, CA |
178 |
117,891 |
170 |
111,197 |
6,694 |
6.0% |
Coral Springs city, FL |
185 |
116,136 |
218 |
79,137 |
36,999 |
46.8% |
Corona city, CA |
175 |
119,594 |
221 |
76,181 |
43,413 |
57.0% |
Corpus Christi city, TX |
59 |
281,791 |
64 |
258,439 |
23,352 |
9.0% |
Costa Mesa city, CA |
211 |
103,864 |
206 |
96,849 |
7,015 |
7.2% |
Dallas city, TX |
9 |
1,076,214 |
8 |
1,006,646 |
69,568 |
6.9% |
Dayton city, OH |
116 |
169,338 |
93 |
182,393 |
(13,055) |
-7.2% |
Denver city, CO |
29 |
499,775 |
28 |
467,549 |
32,226 |
6.9% |
Des Moines city, IA |
92 |
190,958 |
81 |
193,333 |
(2,375) |
-1.2% |
Detroit city, MI |
10 |
965,084 |
7 |
1,027,946 |
(62,862) |
-6.1% |
Durham city, NC |
108 |
179,212 |
122 |
148,450 |
30,762 |
20.7% |
El Monte city, CA |
194 |
112,885 |
187 |
106,154 |
6,731 |
6.3% |
El Paso city, TX |
17 |
612,770 |
22 |
515,652 |
97,118 |
18.8% |
Elizabeth city, NJ |
200 |
110,586 |
176 |
110,138 |
448 |
0.4% |
Erie city, PA |
218 |
101,474 |
181 |
108,717 |
(7,243) |
-6.7% |
Escondido city, CA |
171 |
122,544 |
177 |
109,026 |
13,518 |
12.4% |
Eugene city, OR |
156 |
130,501 |
163 |
113,913 |
16,588 |
14.6% |
Evansville city, IN |
173 |
121,864 |
146 |
126,172 |
(4,308) |
-3.4% |
Fayetteville city, NC |
208 |
106,970 |
166 |
112,644 |
(5,674) |
-5.0% |
Flint city, MI |
155 |
130,853 |
129 |
141,367 |
(10,514) |
-7.4% |
Fontana city, CA |
188 |
114,882 |
212 |
87,868 |
27,014 |
30.7% |
Fort Collins city, CO |
192 |
113,432 |
211 |
88,899 |
24,533 |
27.6% |
Fort Lauderdale city, FL |
127 |
154,021 |
121 |
148,779 |
5,242 |
3.5% |
Fort Wayne city, IN |
88 |
196,708 |
76 |
202,995 |
(6,287) |
-3.1% |
Fort Worth city, TX |
27 |
502,369 |
29 |
448,181 |
54,188 |
12.1% |
Fremont city, CA |
81 |
208,620 |
100 |
173,359 |
35,261 |
20.3% |
Fresno city, CA |
39 |
404,141 |
48 |
355,444 |
48,697 |
13.7% |
Fullerton city, CA |
169 |
123,243 |
165 |
113,419 |
9,824 |
8.7% |
Garden Grove city, CA |
128 |
153,534 |
125 |
143,660 |
9,874 |
6.9% |
Garland city, TX |
90 |
193,272 |
94 |
180,844 |
12,428 |
6.9% |
Gary city, IN |
202 |
110,271 |
158 |
116,587 |
(6,316) |
-5.4% |
Glendale city, AZ |
83 |
201,456 |
120 |
150,867 |
50,589 |
33.5% |
Glendale city, CA |
98 |
186,903 |
95 |
180,060 |
6,843 |
3.8% |
Grand Prairie city, TX |
187 |
114,906 |
201 |
99,496 |
15,410 |
15.5% |
Grand Rapids city, MI |
100 |
185,009 |
86 |
189,673 |
(4,664) |
-2.5% |
Greensboro city, NC |
87 |
199,562 |
83 |
191,591 |
7,971 |
4.2% |
Hampton city, VA |
146 |
137,193 |
136 |
133,773 |
3,420 |
2.6% |
Hartford city, CT |
160 |
128,367 |
132 |
137,289 |
(8,922) |
-6.5% |
Hayward city, CA |
154 |
131,053 |
160 |
114,640 |
16,413 |
14.3% |
Henderson city, NV |
123 |
166,399 |
223 |
65,109 |
101,290 |
155.6% |
Hialeah city, FL |
77 |
212,547 |
88 |
187,905 |
24,642 |
13.1% |
Hollywood city, FL |
153 |
131,828 |
151 |
122,793 |
9,035 |
7.4% |
Honolulu CDP, HI |
41 |
395,327 |
41 |
376,937 |
18,390 |
4.9% |
Houston city, TX |
4 |
1,845,967 |
4 |
1,697,873 |
148,094 |
8.7% |
Huntington Beach city, CA |
86 |
199,618 |
92 |
182,899 |
16,719 |
9.1% |
Huntsville city, AL |
110 |
177,893 |
110 |
160,372 |
17,521 |
10.9% |
Independence city, MO |
180 |
117,545 |
167 |
112,402 |
5,143 |
4.6% |
Indianapolis city (remainder), IN |
13 |
738,907 |
13 |
731,726 |
7,181 |
1.0% |
Inglewood city, CA |
191 |
113,607 |
174 |
110,454 |
3,153 |
2.9% |
Irvine city, CA |
139 |
142,744 |
169 |
111,416 |
31,328 |
28.1% |
Irving city, TX |
107 |
179,520 |
116 |
155,130 |
24,390 |
15.7% |
Jackson city, MS |
104 |
180,664 |
80 |
196,575 |
(15,911) |
-8.1% |
Jacksonville city (remainder), FL |
14 |
695,877 |
16 |
635,042 |
60,835 |
9.6% |
Jersey City city, NJ |
72 |
230,458 |
67 |
228,475 |
1,983 |
0.9% |
Kansas City city, KS |
142 |
139,971 |
119 |
151,344 |
(11,373) |
-7.5% |
Kansas City city, MO |
33 |
437,764 |
31 |
435,121 |
2,643 |
0.6% |
Knoxville city, TN |
112 |
174,860 |
101 |
173,186 |
1,674 |
1.0% |
Lafayette city, LA |
182 |
116,806 |
194 |
102,529 |
14,277 |
13.9% |
Lakewood city, CO |
144 |
137,916 |
147 |
126,156 |
11,760 |
9.3% |
Lancaster city, CA |
166 |
123,962 |
205 |
98,445 |
25,517 |
25.9% |
Lansing city, MI |
161 |
127,716 |
145 |
126,932 |
784 |
0.6% |
Laredo city, TX |
102 |
183,160 |
149 |
125,029 |
58,131 |
46.5% |
Las Vegas city, NV |
37 |
418,658 |
63 |
259,834 |
158,824 |
61.1% |
Lexington-Fayette, KY |
69 |
243,785 |
70 |
225,366 |
18,419 |
8.2% |
Lincoln city, NE |
75 |
215,928 |
82 |
192,722 |
23,206 |
12.0% |
Little Rock city, AR |
111 |
176,136 |
99 |
177,086 |
-950 |
-0.5% |
Livonia city, MI |
221 |
100,160 |
198 |
100,864 |
-704 |
-0.7% |
Long Beach city, CA |
34 |
435,027 |
32 |
429,870 |
5,157 |
1.2% |
Los Angeles city, CA |
2 |
3,633,591 |
2 |
3,485,499 |
148,092 |
4.2% |
Louisville city, KY |
65 |
253,128 |
58 |
269,838 |
(16,710) |
-6.2% |
Lowell city, MA |
219 |
101,103 |
192 |
103,428 |
(2,325) |
-2.2% |
Lubbock city, TX |
93 |
190,002 |
89 |
186,770 |
3,232 |
1.7% |
Macon city, GA |
193 |
113,336 |
186 |
106,590 |
6,746 |
6.3% |
Madison city, WI |
79 |
210,674 |
85 |
190,816 |
19,858 |
10.4% |
Manchester city, NH |
214 |
102,830 |
202 |
99,217 |
3,613 |
3.6% |
McAllen city, TX |
201 |
110,292 |
216 |
85,623 |
24,669 |
28.8% |
Memphis city, TN |
18 |
606,109 |
18 |
618,894 |
(12,785) |
-2.1% |
Mesa city, AZ |
45 |
368,811 |
53 |
290,212 |
78,599 |
27.1% |
Mesquite city, TX |
184 |
116,179 |
195 |
101,753 |
14,426 |
14.2% |
Miami city, FL |
44 |
369,253 |
46 |
359,790 |
9,463 |
2.6% |
Milwaukee city, WI |
20 |
572,424 |
17 |
628,300 |
(55,876) |
-8.9% |
Minneapolis city, MN |
47 |
353,395 |
43 |
368,284 |
(14,889) |
-4.0% |
Mobile city, AL |
84 |
200,206 |
78 |
198,417 |
1,789 |
0.9% |
Modesto city, CA |
96 |
188,253 |
107 |
166,430 |
21,823 |
13.1% |
Montgomery city, AL |
89 |
195,690 |
84 |
190,831 |
4,859 |
2.5% |
Moreno Valley city, CA |
131 |
148,895 |
155 |
118,756 |
30,139 |
25.4% |
Naperville city, IL |
170 |
122,993 |
215 |
86,958 |
36,035 |
41.4% |
Nashville-Davidson (remainder), TN |
25 |
506,385 |
26 |
488,188 |
18,197 |
3.7% |
New Haven city, CT |
172 |
122,195 |
141 |
130,191 |
(7,996) |
-6.1% |
New Orleans city, LA |
32 |
460,913 |
24 |
496,938 |
(36,025) |
-7.2% |
New York city, NY |
1 |
7,428,162 |
1 |
7,322,564 |
105,598 |
1.4% |
Newark city, NJ |
61 |
263,087 |
56 |
275,291 |
(12,204) |
-4.4% |
Newport News city, VA |
109 |
179,138 |
102 |
171,477 |
7,661 |
4.5% |
Norfolk city, VA |
73 |
225,875 |
62 |
261,250 |
(35,375) |
-13.5% |
North Las Vegas city, NV |
217 |
101,841 |
224 |
47,956 |
53,885 |
112.4% |
Oakland city, CA |
46 |
365,210 |
35 |
399,886 |
(34,676) |
-8.7% |
Oceanside city, CA |
125 |
156,538 |
143 |
128,579 |
27,959 |
21.7% |
Oklahoma City city, OK |
30 |
475,322 |
30 |
444,605 |
30,717 |
6.9% |
Omaha city, NE |
42 |
386,742 |
47 |
357,807 |
28,935 |
8.1% |
Ontario city, CA |
132 |
148,672 |
137 |
133,270 |
15,402 |
11.6% |
Orange city, CA |
163 |
125,686 |
173 |
110,641 |
15,045 |
13.6% |
Orlando city, FL |
105 |
180,308 |
109 |
163,435 |
16,873 |
10.3% |
Overland Park city, KS |
138 |
142,783 |
168 |
111,798 |
30,985 |
27.7% |
Oxnard city, CA |
126 |
156,372 |
126 |
142,458 |
13,914 |
9.8% |
Palmdale city, CA |
196 |
111,272 |
219 |
77,296 |
33,976 |
44.0% |
Pasadena city, CA |
150 |
135,698 |
140 |
131,735 |
3,963 |
3.0% |
Pasadena city, TX |
152 |
133,660 |
154 |
119,389 |
14,271 |
12.0% |
Paterson city, NJ |
133 |
148,645 |
113 |
158,019 |
(9,374) |
-5.9% |
Pembroke Pines city, FL |
174 |
121,279 |
222 |
65,454 |
55,825 |
85.3% |
Peoria city, IL |
197 |
111,127 |
164 |
113,822 |
(2,695) |
-2.4% |
Philadelphia city, PA |
5 |
1,417,601 |
5 |
1,585,577 |
(167,976) |
-10.6% |
Phoenix city, AZ |
7 |
1,211,466 |
10 |
988,983 |
222,483 |
22.5% |
Pittsburgh city, PA |
49 |
336,882 |
42 |
370,139 |
(33,257) |
-9.0% |
Plano city, TX |
71 |
232,904 |
144 |
128,507 |
104,397 |
81.2% |
Pomona city, CA |
145 |
137,629 |
139 |
132,328 |
5,301 |
4.0% |
Portland city, OR |
26 |
503,637 |
27 |
486,083 |
17,554 |
3.6% |
Providence city, RI |
130 |
149,887 |
111 |
160,281 |
(10,394) |
-6.5% |
Provo city, UT |
199 |
110,690 |
213 |
87,136 |
23,554 |
27.0% |
Pueblo city, CO |
212 |
103,852 |
203 |
99,009 |
4,843 |
4.9% |
Raleigh city, NC |
62 |
261,205 |
74 |
220,425 |
40,780 |
18.5% |
Rancho Cucamonga city, CA |
167 |
123,724 |
197 |
101,385 |
22,339 |
22.0% |
Reno city, NV |
122 |
166,650 |
135 |
134,747 |
31,903 |
23.7% |
Richmond city, VA |
94 |
189,700 |
77 |
202,713 |
(13,013) |
-6.4% |
Riverside city, CA |
60 |
265,721 |
68 |
226,582 |
39,139 |
17.3% |
Rochester city, NY |
76 |
214,470 |
66 |
230,872 |
(16,402) |
-7.1% |
Rockford city, IL |
137 |
143,831 |
124 |
143,942 |
-111 |
-0.1% |
Sacramento city, CA |
38 |
406,899 |
37 |
395,100 |
11,799 |
3.0% |
Salem city, OR |
157 |
129,650 |
180 |
108,846 |
20,804 |
19.1% |
Salinas city, CA |
168 |
123,607 |
178 |
108,863 |
14,744 |
13.5% |
Salt Lake City city, UT |
115 |
171,151 |
112 |
159,952 |
11,199 |
7.0% |
San Antonio city, TX |
8 |
1,147,213 |
9 |
997,434 |
149,779 |
15.0% |
San Bernardino city, CA |
95 |
188,924 |
103 |
171,209 |
17,715 |
10.3% |
San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA |
222 |
100,152 |
208 |
93,628 |
6,524 |
7.0% |
San Diego city, CA |
6 |
1,238,974 |
6 |
1,111,031 |
127,943 |
11.5% |
San Francisco city, CA |
12 |
746,777 |
14 |
723,959 |
22,818 |
3.2% |
San Jose city, CA |
11 |
867,675 |
11 |
783,324 |
84,351 |
10.8% |
Sandy city, UT |
216 |
101,853 |
220 |
76,325 |
25,528 |
33.4% |
Santa Ana city, CA |
54 |
309,290 |
52 |
294,309 |
14,981 |
5.1% |
Santa Clara city, CA |
224 |
100,048 |
209 |
93,349 |
6,699 |
7.2% |
Santa Clarita city, CA |
151 |
133,887 |
150 |
123,610 |
10,277 |
8.3% |
Santa Rosa city, CA |
148 |
136,898 |
153 |
120,499 |
16,399 |
13.6% |
Savannah city, GA |
158 |
129,556 |
131 |
137,628 |
(8,072) |
-5.9% |
Scottsdale city, AZ |
85 |
199,943 |
142 |
130,086 |
69,857 |
53.7% |
Seattle city, WA |
22 |
537,150 |
21 |
516,332 |
20,818 |
4.0% |
Shreveport city, LA |
97 |
187,393 |
79 |
198,402 |
(11,009) |
-5.5% |
Simi Valley city, CA |
189 |
114,247 |
199 |
100,311 |
13,936 |
13.9% |
Sioux Falls city, SD |
183 |
116,720 |
196 |
101,461 |
15,259 |
15.0% |
Spokane city, WA |
101 |
184,323 |
97 |
178,120 |
6,203 |
3.5% |
Springfield city, IL |
179 |
117,876 |
184 |
107,265 |
10,611 |
9.9% |
Springfield city, MA |
135 |
147,216 |
115 |
156,964 |
(9,748) |
-6.2% |
Springfield city, MO |
140 |
142,669 |
130 |
141,115 |
1,554 |
1.1% |
Stamford city, CT |
198 |
110,802 |
183 |
108,107 |
2,695 |
2.5% |
Sterling Heights city, MI |
164 |
124,571 |
156 |
117,814 |
6,757 |
5.7% |
Stockton city, CA |
68 |
245,020 |
75 |
211,495 |
33,525 |
15.9% |
St. Louis city, MO |
51 |
333,960 |
36 |
396,685 |
(62,725) |
-15.8% |
St. Paul city, MN |
64 |
256,213 |
57 |
272,235 |
(16,022) |
-5.9% |
St. Petersburg city, FL |
70 |
234,647 |
65 |
240,368 |
(5,721) |
-2.4% |
Sunnyvale city, CA |
162 |
127,324 |
157 |
117,311 |
10,013 |
8.5% |
Syracuse city, NY |
129 |
150,563 |
108 |
163,855 |
(13,292) |
-8.1% |
Tacoma city, WA |
106 |
180,020 |
98 |
177,341 |
2,679 |
1.5% |
Tallahassee city, FL |
149 |
135,938 |
148 |
125,448 |
10,490 |
8.4% |
Tampa city, FL |
58 |
290,973 |
55 |
280,826 |
10,147 |
3.6% |
Tempe city, AZ |
120 |
167,740 |
127 |
142,056 |
25,684 |
18.1% |
Thousand Oaks city, CA |
176 |
119,192 |
190 |
104,000 |
15,192 |
14.6% |
Toledo city, OH |
55 |
307,946 |
49 |
332,832 |
(24,886) |
-7.5% |
Topeka city, KS |
165 |
124,529 |
152 |
120,847 |
3,682 |
3.0% |
Torrance city, CA |
143 |
138,999 |
138 |
133,243 |
5,756 |
4.3% |
Tucson city, AZ |
31 |
466,591 |
34 |
417,139 |
49,452 |
11.9% |
Tulsa city, OK |
43 |
381,579 |
44 |
367,167 |
14,412 |
3.9% |
Vallejo city, CA |
190 |
114,204 |
172 |
110,835 |
3,369 |
3.0% |
Vancouver city, WA |
177 |
118,743 |
189 |
104,531 |
14,212 |
13.6% |
Virginia Beach city, VA |
35 |
433,461 |
39 |
393,089 |
40,372 |
10.3% |
Waco city, TX |
206 |
108,520 |
191 |
103,924 |
4,596 |
4.4% |
Warren city, MI |
141 |
141,008 |
123 |
145,080 |
(4,072) |
-2.8% |
Washington city, DC |
24 |
519,000 |
19 |
606,900 |
(87,900) |
-14.5% |
Waterbury city, CT |
210 |
104,263 |
182 |
108,213 |
(3,950) |
-3.7% |
West Covina city, CA |
223 |
100,106 |
207 |
95,915 |
4,191 |
4.4% |
West Valley City, UT |
215 |
102,718 |
214 |
86,999 |
15,719 |
18.1% |
Wichita city, KS |
50 |
335,562 |
51 |
308,652 |
26,910 |
8.7% |
Winston-Salem city, NC |
119 |
168,086 |
106 |
167,254 |
832 |
0.5% |
Worcester city, MA |
121 |
167,132 |
105 |
169,636 |
(2,504) |
-1.5% |
Yonkers city, NY |
91 |
191,458 |
87 |
188,185 |
3,273 |
1.7% |
Source: US Census Bureau
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