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US Cities Over 100,000 in 1999: Ranked

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

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