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Top
75 Cities, Ranked By Population, In USA
Population growth is uneven across the USA.
The 75 most-populous cities – based on July 1, 2007,Estimates
– and the change over seven years:
|
|
City
|
2007 pop.
|
%
change
2000-07
|
2007
Rank
|
2000
Rank
|
|
New
York
|
8,274,527
|
3.3%
|
1
|
1
|
|
Los
Angeles
|
3,834,340
|
3.8%
|
2
|
2
|
|
Chicago
|
2,836,658
|
-2.1%
|
3
|
3
|
|
Houston
|
2,208,180
|
11.8%
|
4
|
4
|
|
Phoenix
|
1,552,259
|
17.4%
|
5
|
6
|
|
Philadelphia
|
1,449,634
|
-4.5%
|
6
|
5
|
|
San
Antonio
|
1,328,984
|
14.6%
|
7
|
9
|
|
San
Diego
|
1,266,731
|
3.5%
|
8
|
7
|
|
Dallas
|
1,240,499
|
4.4%
|
9
|
8
|
|
San
Jose
|
939,899
|
4.9%
|
10
|
11
|
|
Detroit
|
916,952
|
-3.6%
|
11
|
10
|
|
Jacksonville
|
805,605
|
9.5%
|
12
|
14
|
|
Indianapolis
|
795,458
|
1.7%
|
13
|
12
|
|
San
Francisco
|
764,976
|
-1.5%
|
14
|
13
|
|
Columbus,
Ohio
|
747,755
|
4.9%
|
15
|
15
|
|
Austin
|
743,074
|
12.6%
|
16
|
17
|
|
Fort
Worth
|
681,818
|
25.9%
|
17
|
28
|
|
Memphis
|
674,028
|
-2.4%
|
18
|
16
|
|
Charlotte
|
671,588
|
18.5%
|
19
|
22
|
|
Baltimore
|
637,455
|
-2.1%
|
20
|
18
|
|
El
Paso
|
606,913
|
7.6%
|
21
|
23
|
|
Milwaukee
|
602,191
|
0.9%
|
22
|
19
|
|
Boston
|
599,351
|
1.7%
|
23
|
20
|
|
Seattle
|
594,210
|
5.5%
|
24
|
24
|
|
Nashville-Davidson,
Tenn.
|
590,807
|
8.3%
|
25
|
27
|
|
Denver
|
588,349
|
6.3%
|
26
|
25
|
|
Washington
|
588,292
|
2.8%
|
27
|
21
|
|
Las
Vegas
|
558,880
|
16.4%
|
28
|
33
|
|
Louisville-Jefferson,
Ky.
|
557,789
|
1.2%
|
29
|
26
|
|
Portland,
Ore.
|
550,396
|
4.0%
|
30
|
29
|
|
Oklahoma
City
|
547,274
|
8.1%
|
31
|
30
|
|
Tucson
|
525,529
|
7.8%
|
32
|
31
|
|
Atlanta
|
519,145
|
24.2%
|
33
|
40
|
|
Albuquerque
|
518,271
|
15.3%
|
34
|
36
|
|
Fresno
|
470,508
|
9.5%
|
35
|
38
|
|
Long
Beach
|
466,520
|
1.1%
|
36
|
35
|
|
Sacramento
|
460,242
|
13.1%
|
37
|
41
|
|
Mesa,
Ariz.
|
452,933
|
13.8%
|
38
|
43
|
|
Kansas
City, Mo.
|
450,375
|
2.0%
|
39
|
37
|
|
Cleveland
|
438,042
|
-8.3%
|
40
|
34
|
|
Virginia
Beach
|
434,743
|
2.2%
|
41
|
39
|
|
Omaha
|
424,482
|
8.5%
|
42
|
45
|
|
Miami
|
409,719
|
13.0%
|
43
|
48
|
|
Oakland
|
401,489
|
0.5%
|
44
|
42
|
|
Tulsa
|
384,037
|
-2.3%
|
45
|
44
|
|
Minneapolis
|
377,392
|
-1.4%
|
46
|
46
|
|
Colorado
Springs
|
376,427
|
4.2%
|
47
|
49
|
|
Raleigh,
N.C.
|
375,806
|
31.6%
|
48
|
61
|
|
Honolulu
|
375,571
|
1.1%
|
49
|
47
|
|
Arlington,
Texas
|
371,038
|
11.4%
|
50
|
54
|
|
Wichita
|
361,420
|
2.7%
|
51
|
50
|
|
St.
Louis
|
350,759
|
0.7%
|
52
|
51
|
|
Santa
Ana, Calif.
|
339,555
|
0.5%
|
53
|
52
|
|
Tampa
|
336,823
|
11.0%
|
54
|
58
|
|
Anaheim,
Calif.
|
333,249
|
1.4%
|
55
|
56
|
|
Cincinnati
|
332,458
|
0.4%
|
56
|
55
|
|
Bakersfield,
Calif.
|
315,837
|
29.6%
|
57
|
70
|
|
Aurora,
Colo.
|
311,794
|
12.8%
|
58
|
63
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
311,218
|
-7.0%
|
59
|
53
|
|
Toledo,
Ohio
|
295,029
|
-6.0%
|
60
|
57
|
|
Riverside,
Calif.
|
294,437
|
15.1%
|
61
|
67
|
|
Stockton,
Calif.
|
287,245
|
18.1%
|
62
|
71
|
|
Corpus
Christi, Texas
|
285,507
|
2.9%
|
63
|
62
|
|
Newark
|
280,135
|
2.8%
|
64
|
64
|
|
Anchorage
|
279,671
|
7.4%
|
65
|
66
|
|
Lexington-Fayette,
Ky.
|
279,044
|
7.1%
|
66
|
65
|
|
St.
Paul
|
277,251
|
-3.3%
|
67
|
60
|
|
Buffalo
|
272,632
|
-6.8%
|
68
|
59
|
|
Plano,
Texas
|
260,796
|
17.3%
|
69
|
79
|
|
Glendale,
Ariz.
|
253,152
|
15.2%
|
70
|
81
|
|
Fort
Wayne, Ind.
|
251,247
|
-0.2%
|
71
|
68
|
|
Henderson,
Nev.
|
249,386
|
42.3%
|
72
|
119
|
|
Lincoln,
Neb.
|
248,744
|
9.9%
|
73
|
78
|
|
Greensboro,
N.C.
|
247,183
|
8.2%
|
74
|
76
|
|
St.
Petersburg, Fla.
|
246,407
|
-0.8%
|
75
|
69
|
Source: The U.S. Census Bureau
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