US Population from 1790: Cities Achieving Population 300,000 or More
Population (000) |
1790 |
1800 |
1810 |
1820 |
1830 |
1840 |
1850 |
1860 |
1870 |
1880 |
1890 |
Albuquerque |
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6 |
Anaheim |
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Arlington (TX) |
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Atlanta |
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3 |
10 |
22 |
37 |
66 |
Austin |
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1 |
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15 |
Baltimore |
14 |
26 |
47 |
63 |
81 |
102 |
169 |
212 |
267 |
332 |
434 |
Birmingham |
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Boston |
18 |
25 |
34 |
43 |
61 |
93 |
137 |
178 |
251 |
363 |
448 |
Brooklyn |
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4 |
7 |
12 |
36 |
97 |
267 |
396 |
567 |
806 |
Buffalo |
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9 |
18 |
42 |
88 |
118 |
155 |
256 |
Charlotte |
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1 |
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12 |
Chicago |
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5 |
30 |
109 |
299 |
503 |
1,100 |
Cincinnati |
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3 |
10 |
25 |
46 |
115 |
161 |
216 |
255 |
297 |
Cleveland |
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6 |
17 |
43 |
93 |
160 |
261 |
Colorado Springs |
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11 |
Columbus |
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6 |
18 |
19 |
31 |
52 |
88 |
Dallas |
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10 |
38 |
Denver |
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5 |
36 |
107 |
Detroit |
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9 |
21 |
46 |
80 |
116 |
206 |
El Paso |
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10 |
Fort Worth |
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7 |
23 |
Fresno |
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11 |
Honolulu |
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21 |
Houston |
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3 |
5 |
9 |
17 |
26 |
Indianpolis |
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8 |
19 |
48 |
75 |
105 |
Jacksonville |
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1 |
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17 |
Kansas City (MO) |
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4 |
32 |
56 |
133 |
Las Vegas |
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Long Beach |
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Los Angeles |
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2 |
4 |
6 |
11 |
50 |
Louisville |
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4 |
10 |
21 |
43 |
68 |
101 |
124 |
161 |
Memphis |
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9 |
3 |
10 |
34 |
64 |
Mesa |
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Miami |
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Milwaukee |
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20 |
45 |
71 |
116 |
204 |
Minneapolis |
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3 |
13 |
47 |
165 |
Nashville |
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6 |
7 |
11 |
17 |
26 |
43 |
76 |
New Orleans |
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|
17 |
27 |
46 |
102 |
116 |
169 |
191 |
216 |
242 |
New York |
33 |
61 |
96 |
124 |
203 |
313 |
516 |
814 |
979 |
1,217 |
1,530 |
Newark |
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|
11 |
17 |
39 |
72 |
105 |
137 |
182 |
Norfolk |
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15 |
19 |
22 |
35 |
Oakland |
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2 |
11 |
35 |
49 |
Oklahoma City |
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4 |
Omaha |
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2 |
16 |
31 |
140 |
Philadelphia |
29 |
41 |
54 |
64 |
80 |
94 |
121 |
566 |
674 |
847 |
1,049 |
Phoenix |
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3 |
Pittsburgh |
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7 |
13 |
21 |
47 |
78 |
140 |
235 |
344 |
Portland (OR) |
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3 |
8 |
18 |
46 |
Rochester |
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9 |
20 |
36 |
48 |
63 |
89 |
134 |
Sacramento |
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7 |
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26 |
San Antonio |
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4 |
51 |
69 |
105 |
38 |
San Diego |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
San Francisco |
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|
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35 |
57 |
149 |
234 |
299 |
San Jose |
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18 |
Santa Ana |
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Seattle |
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1 |
4 |
43 |
St. Louis |
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|
5 |
16 |
78 |
161 |
311 |
351 |
452 |
St. Paul |
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10 |
20 |
42 |
133 |
Tampa |
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Toledo |
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14 |
32 |
50 |
81 |
Tucson |
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5 |
Tulsa |
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Virginia Beach |
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Washington |
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3 |
8 |
13 |
19 |
23 |
40 |
61 |
109 |
147 |
230 |
Wichita |
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24 |
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Population (000) |
1900 |
1910 |
1920 |
1930 |
1940 |
1950 |
1960 |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Albuquerque |
6 |
11 |
15 |
27 |
35 |
97 |
202 |
245 |
333 |
385 |
449 |
Anaheim |
|
3 |
6 |
11 |
11 |
15 |
104 |
166 |
219 |
266 |
328 |
Arlington (TX) |
|
|
|
4 |
4 |
7 |
45 |
90 |
160 |
262 |
333 |
Atlanta |
90 |
155 |
201 |
270 |
302 |
331 |
487 |
495 |
425 |
394 |
416 |
Austin |
22 |
30 |
35 |
53 |
88 |
132 |
187 |
241 |
315 |
486 |
657 |
Baltimore |
509 |
558 |
733 |
805 |
859 |
950 |
939 |
905 |
787 |
736 |
651 |
Birmingham |
38 |
133 |
179 |
267 |
260 |
326 |
341 |
301 |
284 |
266 |
243 |
Boston |
560 |
670 |
748 |
781 |
771 |
801 |
697 |
641 |
563 |
574 |
589 |
Brooklyn |
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Merged into consolidated city of New York: 1898 |
Buffalo |
353 |
424 |
507 |
573 |
576 |
580 |
533 |
463 |
358 |
328 |
293 |
Charlotte |
19 |
34 |
46 |
83 |
101 |
134 |
202 |
241 |
315 |
396 |
541 |
Chicago |
1,698 |
2,185 |
2,701 |
3,376 |
3,397 |
3,621 |
3,550 |
3,369 |
3,005 |
2,784 |
2,896 |
Cincinnati |
326 |
364 |
401 |
451 |
456 |
504 |
503 |
454 |
385 |
364 |
331 |
Cleveland |
382 |
560 |
796 |
900 |
898 |
915 |
876 |
751 |
574 |
506 |
478 |
Colorado Springs |
21 |
29 |
30 |
33 |
37 |
45 |
70 |
136 |
215 |
280 |
361 |
Columbus |
126 |
181 |
237 |
290 |
306 |
376 |
471 |
540 |
565 |
633 |
711 |
Dallas |
43 |
92 |
159 |
260 |
295 |
434 |
679 |
844 |
904 |
1,007 |
1,189 |
Denver |
133 |
214 |
256 |
288 |
322 |
416 |
498 |
515 |
493 |
468 |
555 |
Detroit |
286 |
466 |
994 |
1,568 |
1,623 |
1,850 |
1,670 |
1514 |
1,203 |
1,028 |
951 |
El Paso |
16 |
39 |
78 |
102 |
97 |
130 |
277 |
322 |
425 |
515 |
564 |
Fort Worth |
27 |
73 |
106 |
163 |
178 |
279 |
356 |
393 |
385 |
448 |
535 |
Fresno |
12 |
25 |
45 |
53 |
61 |
92 |
134 |
165 |
217 |
354 |
428 |
Honolulu |
39 |
52 |
83 |
138 |
179 |
248 |
294 |
325 |
365 |
365 |
372 |
Houston |
45 |
79 |
138 |
292 |
385 |
596 |
938 |
1,234 |
1,595 |
1,631 |
1,954 |
Indianpolis |
169 |
234 |
314 |
364 |
387 |
427 |
491 |
737 |
701 |
731 |
782 |
Jacksonville |
28 |
58 |
92 |
130 |
173 |
205 |
201 |
504 |
541 |
623 |
736 |
Kansas City (MO) |
164 |
248 |
324 |
400 |
399 |
457 |
475 |
507 |
448 |
435 |
442 |
Las Vegas |
|
2 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
25 |
64 |
126 |
165 |
258 |
478 |
Long Beach |
2 |
18 |
56 |
142 |
164 |
251 |
344 |
359 |
361 |
429 |
462 |
Los Angeles |
102 |
319 |
577 |
1,238 |
1,504 |
1,970 |
2,479 |
2,812 |
2,967 |
3,485 |
3,695 |
Louisville |
205 |
224 |
235 |
308 |
319 |
369 |
391 |
362 |
299 |
256 |
269 |
Memphis |
103 |
131 |
162 |
253 |
293 |
396 |
498 |
624 |
646 |
618 |
650 |
Mesa |
|
|
|
4 |
7 |
17 |
34 |
63 |
152 |
288 |
396 |
Miami |
2 |
5 |
30 |
111 |
172 |
249 |
292 |
335 |
347 |
359 |
362 |
Milwaukee |
285 |
374 |
457 |
578 |
587 |
637 |
741 |
717 |
636 |
628 |
597 |
Minneapolis |
203 |
301 |
381 |
464 |
492 |
522 |
483 |
434 |
371 |
368 |
383 |
Nashville |
81 |
110 |
118 |
154 |
167 |
174 |
171 |
426 |
456 |
488 |
546 |
New Orleans |
287 |
330 |
387 |
459 |
495 |
570 |
628 |
593 |
558 |
497 |
485 |
New York |
3,437 |
4,767 |
5,620 |
6,930 |
7,455 |
7,892 |
7,782 |
7,896 |
7,072 |
7,323 |
8,008 |
Newark |
246 |
347 |
415 |
442 |
430 |
437 |
405 |
382 |
329 |
275 |
274 |
Norfolk |
47 |
67 |
116 |
130 |
144 |
213 |
305 |
307 |
267 |
261 |
234 |
Oakland |
67 |
150 |
216 |
284 |
302 |
385 |
368 |
362 |
339 |
372 |
399 |
Oklahoma City |
10 |
64 |
91 |
185 |
204 |
244 |
324 |
368 |
404 |
445 |
506 |
Omaha |
103 |
124 |
192 |
214 |
224 |
251 |
302 |
347 |
314 |
343 |
390 |
Philadelphia |
1,293 |
1,549 |
1,824 |
1,951 |
1,931 |
2,072 |
2,003 |
1,949 |
1,688 |
1,586 |
1,517 |
Phoenix |
6 |
11 |
29 |
48 |
65 |
107 |
439 |
584 |
790 |
963 |
1,321 |
Pittsburgh |
452 |
534 |
588 |
670 |
672 |
677 |
604 |
520 |
424 |
370 |
335 |
Portland (OR) |
90 |
207 |
258 |
302 |
305 |
374 |
373 |
380 |
368 |
439 |
529 |
Rochester |
163 |
218 |
295 |
328 |
325 |
332 |
319 |
295 |
242 |
232 |
220 |
Sacramento |
29 |
45 |
66 |
94 |
106 |
138 |
192 |
257 |
276 |
369 |
407 |
San Antonio |
53 |
97 |
161 |
232 |
253 |
408 |
588 |
654 |
786 |
936 |
1,145 |
San Diego |
18 |
40 |
74 |
147 |
203 |
334 |
573 |
694 |
847 |
1,111 |
1223 |
San Francisco |
343 |
417 |
507 |
634 |
635 |
775 |
740 |
716 |
679 |
724 |
777 |
San Jose |
22 |
29 |
40 |
58 |
68 |
96 |
204 |
459 |
629 |
782 |
895 |
Santa Ana |
|
8 |
15 |
30 |
32 |
46 |
100 |
156 |
204 |
294 |
338 |
Seattle |
81 |
237 |
315 |
366 |
368 |
468 |
557 |
531 |
494 |
516 |
563 |
St. Louis |
575 |
687 |
773 |
822 |
816 |
857 |
750 |
622 |
453 |
397 |
348 |
St. Paul |
163 |
215 |
235 |
272 |
288 |
311 |
313 |
310 |
270 |
272 |
287 |
Tampa |
|
38 |
52 |
101 |
108 |
125 |
275 |
278 |
272 |
280 |
303 |
Toledo |
132 |
168 |
243 |
290 |
282 |
304 |
318 |
383 |
355 |
333 |
314 |
Tucson |
8 |
13 |
20 |
33 |
37 |
45 |
213 |
263 |
331 |
405 |
487 |
Tulsa |
1 |
18 |
72 |
141 |
142 |
183 |
262 |
330 |
361 |
367 |
393 |
Virginia Beach |
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
172 |
262 |
393 |
425 |
Washington |
279 |
331 |
438 |
489 |
663 |
802 |
764 |
757 |
638 |
607 |
572 |
Wichita |
|
52 |
72 |
111 |
115 |
168 |
255 |
277 |
280 |
304 |
344 |
Source: United States Bureau of the Census |
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