main cities of the USA

rank	city	April 1, 1990 census pop.	July 1, 1996 pop. est.	% change '90-'96
1	New York, NY	7,322,564	7,380,906	0.8
2	Los Angeles, CA	3,485,557	3,553,638	2.0
3	Chicago, IL	2,783,726	2,721,547	(2.2)
4	Houston, TX	1,637,859	1,744,058	6.5
5	Philadelphia, PA	1,585,577	1,478,002	(6.8)
6	San Diego, CA	1,110,623	1,171,121	5.4
7	Phoenix, AZ	984,310	1,159,014	17.7
8	San Antonio, TX	959,295	1,067,816	11.3
9	Dallas, TX	1,007,618	1,053,292	4.5
10	Detroit, MI	1,027,974	1,000,272	(2.7)
11	San Jose, CA	782,224	838,744	7.2
12	Indianapolis, IN	731,278	746,737	2.1
13	San Francisco, CA	723,959	735,315	1.6
14	Jacksonville, FL	635,230	679,792	7.0
15	Baltimore, MD	736,014	675,401	(8.2)
16	Columbus, OH	632,945	657,053	3.8
17	El Paso, TX	515,342	599,865	16.4
18	Memphis, TN	618,652	596,725	(3.5)
19	Milwaukee, WI	628,088	590,503	(6.0)
20	Boston, MA	574,283	558,394	(2.8)
21	Washington, DC	606,900	543,213	(10.5)
22	Austin, TX	472,020	541,278	14.7
23	Seattle, WA	516,259	524,704	1.6
24	Nashville-Davidson, TN	488,366	511,263	4.7
25	Cleveland, OH	505,616	498,246	(1.5)
26	Denver, CO	467,610	497,840	6.5
27	Portland, OR	463,634	480,824	3.7
28	Fort Worth, TX	447,619	479,716	7.2
29	New Orleans, LA	496,938	476,625	(4.1)
30	Oklahoma City, OK	444,724	469,852	5.7
31	Tucson, AZ	411,480	449,002	9.1
32	Charlotte, NC	419,539	441,297	5.2
33	Kansas City, MO	434,829	441,259	1.5
34	Virginia Beach, VA	393,089	430,385	9.5
35	Honolulu CDP, HI	377,059	423,475	12.3
36	Long Beach, CA	429,321	421,904	(1.7)
37	Albuquerque, NM	384,915	419,681	9.0
38	Atlanta, GA	393,929	401,907	2.0
39	Fresno, CA	354,091	396,011	11.8
40	Tulsa, OK	367,302	378,491	3.0
41	Las Vegas, NV	258,204	376,906	46.0
42	Sacramento, CA	369,365	376,243	1.9
43	Oakland, CA	372,242	367,230	(1.3)
44	Miami, FL	358,648	365,127	1.8
45	Omaha, NE	342,862	364,253	6.2
46	Minneapolis, MN	368,383	358,785	(2.6)
47	St. Louis, MO	396,685	351,565	(11.4)
48	Pittsburgh, PA	369,879	350,363	(5.3)
49	Cincinnati, OH	364,114	345,818	(5.0)
50	Colorado Springs, CO	280,430	345,127	23.1
51	Mesa, AZ	289,199	344,764	19.2
52	Wichita, KS	304,017	320,395	5.4
53	Toledo, OH	332,943	317,606	(4.6)
54	Buffalo, NY	328,175	310,548	(5.4)
55	Santa Ana, CA	293,827	302,419	2.9
56	Arlington, TX	261,717	294,816	12.6
57	Anaheim, CA	266,406	288,945	8.5
58	Tampa, FL	280,015	285,206	1.9
59	Corpus Christi, TX	257,453	280,260	8.9
60	Newark, NJ	275,221	268,510	(2.4)
61	Louisville, KY	269,555	260,689	(3.3)
62	St. Paul, MN	272,235	259,606	(4.6)
63	Birmingham, AL	265,347	258,543	(2.6)
64	Riverside, CA	226,546	255,069	12.6
65	Aurora, CO	222,103	252,341	13.6
66	Anchorage, AK	226,338	250,505	10.7
67	Raleigh, NC	212,092	243,835	15.0
68	Lexington-Fayette, KY	225,366	239,942	6.5
69	St. Petersburg, FL	240,318	235,988	(1.8)
70	Norfolk, VA	261,250	233,430	(10.6)
71	Stockton, CA	210,943	232,660	10.3
72	Jersey City, NJ	228,517	229,039	0.2
73	Rochester, NY	230,356	221,594	(3.8)
74	Akron, OH	223,019	216,882	(2.8)
75	Baton Rouge, LA	219,531	215,882	(1.7)
76	Lincoln, NE	191,972	209,192	9.0
77	Bakersfield, CA	176,264	205,508	16.6
78	Hialeah, FL	188,008	204,684	8.9
79	Mobile, AL	196,263	202,581	3.2
80	Richmond, VA	202,798	198,267	(2.2)
81	Madison, WI	190,766	197,630	3.6
82	Montgomery, AL	190,350	196,363	3.2
83	Greensboro, NC	183,894	195,426	6.3
84	Lubbock, TX	186,206	193,565	4.0
85	Des Moines, IA	193,189	193,422	0.1
86	Jackson, MS	202,062	192,923	(4.5)
87	Chesapeake, VA	151,982	192,342	26.6
88	Plano, TX	127,885	192,280	50.4
89	Shreveport, LA	198,525	191,558	(3.5)
90	Huntington Beach, CA	181,519	190,751	5.1
91	Yonkers, NY	188,082	190,316	1.2
92	Garland, TX	180,635	190,055	5.2
93	Grand Rapids, MI	189,126	188,242	(0.5)
94	Fremont, CA	173,339	187,800	8.3
95	Spokane, WA	177,165	186,562	5.3
96	Fort Wayne, IN	191,839	184,783	(3.7)
97	Glendale, CA	180,038	184,321	2.4
98	San Bernardino, CA	170,036	183,474	7.9
99	Columbus, GA	178,683	182,828	2.3
100	Glendale, AZ	147,864	182,219	23.2
101	Tacoma, WA	176,664	179,114	1.4
102	Scottsdale, AZ	130,075	179,012	37.6
103	Modesto, CA	164,746	178,559	8.4
104	Irving, TX	155,037	176,993	14.2
105	Newport News, VA	171,439	176,122	2.7
106	Little Rock, AR	175,727	175,752	-
107	Arlington CDP, VA	170,897	175,334	2.6
108	Orlando, FL	164,674	173,902	5.6
109	Dayton, OH	182,005	172,947	(5.0)
110	Salt Lake City, UT	159,928	172,575	7.9
111	Huntsville, AL	159,880	170,424	6.6
112	Amarillo, TX	157,571	169,588	7.6
113	Knoxville, TN	169,761	167,535	(1.3)
114	Worcester, MA	169,759	166,350	(2.0)
115	Laredo, TX	122,899	164,899	34.2
116	Tempe, AZ	141,993	162,701	14.6
117	Syracuse, NY	163,860	155,865	(4.9)
118	Reno, NV	133,850	155,499	16.2
119	Winston-Salem, NC	150,958	153,541	1.7
120	Boise City, ID	126,685	152,737	20.6
121	Providence, RI	160,728	152,558	(5.1)
122	Chula Vista, CA	135,160	151,963	12.4
123	Fort Lauderdale, FL	149,238	151,805	1.7
124	Oxnard, CA	142,560	151,009	5.9
125	Chattanooga, TN	152,393	150,425	(1.3)
126	Paterson, NJ	140,891	150,270	6.7
127	Springfield, MA	156,983	149,948	(4.5)
128	Durham, NC	138,894	149,799	7.9
129	Garden Grove, CA	142,965	149,208	4.4
130	Oceanside, CA	128,090	145,941	13.9
131	Ontario, CA	133,179	144,854	8.8
132	Rockford, IL	141,787	143,531	1.2
133	Springfield, MO	140,494	143,407	2.1
134	Chandler, AZ	89,862	142,918	59.0
135	Kansas City, KS	151,521	142,654	(5.9)
136	Moreno Valley, CA	118,779	140,932	18.7
137	Hampton, VA	133,811	138,757	3.7
138	Warren, MI	144,864	138,078	(4.7)
139	Bridgeport, CT	141,686	137,990	(2.6)
140	Tallahassee, FL	124,773	136,812	9.6
141	Savannah, GA	137,812	136,262	(1.1)
142	Torrance, CA	133,107	136,183	2.3
143	Lakewood, CO	126,475	134,999	6.7
144	Flint, MI	140,925	134,881	(4.3)
145	Pomona, CA	131,700	134,706	2.3
146	Pasadena, CA	131,586	134,116	1.9
147	Hartford, CT	139,739	133,086	(4.8)
148	Brownsville, TX	107,027	132,091	23.4
149	Pasadena, TX	119,604	131,620	10.0
150	Overland Park, KS	111,790	131,053	17.2
151	Hollywood, FL	121,720	127,894	5.1
152	Irvine, CA	110,330	127,873	15.9
153	Lansing, MI	127,321	125,736	(1.2)
154	Sunnyvale, CA	117,324	125,156	6.7
155	Santa Clarita, CA	120,050	125,153	4.3
156	New Haven, CT	130,474	124,665	(4.5)
157	Eugene, OR	112,733	123,718	9.7
158	Evansville, IN	126,272	123,456	(2.2)
159	Salem, OR	107,793	122,566	13.7
160	Henderson, NV	64,948	122,339	88.4
161	Santa Rosa, CA	113,261	121,879	7.6
162	Hayward, CA	114,705	121,631	6.0
163	Fullerton, CA	114,144	120,188	5.3
164	Orange, CA	110,658	119,890	8.3
165	Topeka, KS	119,883	119,658	(0.2)
166	Sterling Heights, MI	117,810	118,698	0.8
167	Alexandria, VA	111,182	117,586	5.8
168	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	101,409	116,613	15.0
169	Aurora, IL	99,672	116,405	16.8
170	Escondido, CA	108,648	116,184	6.9
171	Lancaster, CA	97,300	115,675	18.9
172	Concord, CA	111,308	114,850	3.2
173	Cedar Rapids, IA	108,772	113,482	4.3
174	Thousand Oaks, CA	104,381	113,368	8.6
175	Macon, GA	107,365	113,352	5.6
176	Sioux Falls, SD	100,836	113,223	12.3
177	Springfield, IL	105,417	112,921	7.1
178	Columbia, SC	110,734	112,773	1.8
179	Peoria, IL	113,513	112,306	(1.1)
180	Mesquite, TX	101,484	111,947	10.3
181	Salinas, CA	108,777	111,757	2.7
182	Beaumont, TX	114,323	111,224	(2.7)
183	Inglewood, CA	109,602	111,040	1.3
184	Gary, IN	116,646	110,975	(4.9)
185	Independence, MO	112,301	110,303	(1.8)
186	Elizabeth, NJ	110,002	110,149	0.1
187	Stamford, CT	108,056	110,056	1.9
188	El Monte, CA	106,162	110,026	3.6
189	Vallejo, CA	109,199	109,593	0.4
190	Grand Prairie, TX	99,606	109,231	9.7
191	Ann Arbor, MI	109,608	108,758	(0.8)
192	Abilene, TX	106,707	108,476	1.7
193	Waco, TX	103,590	108,412	4.7
194	Naperville, IL	85,806	107,001	24.7
195	Simi Valley, CA	100,218	106,974	6.7
196	Palmdale, CA	70,262	106,540	51.6
197	Waterbury, CT	108,961	106,412	(2.3)
198	Coral Springs, FL	78,864	105,275	33.5
199	Erie, PA	108,718	105,270	(3.2)
200	Livonia, MI	100,850	105,099	4.2
201	Lafayette, LA	101,852	104,899	3.0
202	Fort Collins, CO	87,491	104,196	19.1
203	Fontana, CA	87,535	104,124	19.0
204	Albany, NY	100,031	103,564	3.5
205	McAllen, TX	84,021	103,352	23.0
206	Berkeley, CA	102,724	103,243	0.5
207	Allentown, PA	105,301	102,211	(2.9)
208	South Bend, IN	105,511	102,100	(3.2)
209	Green Bay, WI	96,466	102,076	5.8
210	West Covina, CA	96,226	101,526	5.5
211	Portsmouth, VA	103,910	101,308	(2.5)
212	Lowell, MA	103,439	100,973	(2.4)
213	Manchester, NH	99,332	100,967	1.6
214	Costa Mesa, CA	96,357	100,938	4.8
215	Pembroke Pines, FL	65,566	100,662	53.5
216	Norwalk, CA	94,279	100,209	6.3
217	Corona, CA	75,943	100,208	32.0
218	Wichita Falls, TX	96,259	100,138	4.0
219	Clearwater, FL	98,669	100,132	1.5