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| Rank |
7/1/2004 population estimate |
4/1/2000 census population |
4/1/1990 census population |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, N.Y. | 8,104,079 | 8,008,278 | 7,322,564 |
| 2 | Los Angeles, California | 3,845,541 | 3,694,820 | 3,485,398 |
| 3 | Chicago, Illinois | 2,862,244 | 2,896,016 | 2,783,726 |
| 4 | Houston, Texas | 2,012,626 | 1,953,631 | 1,630,553 |
| 5 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1,470,151 | 1,517,550 | 1,585,577 |
| 6 | Phoenix, Arizona | 1,418,041 | 1,321,045 | 983,403 |
| 7 | San Diego, California | 1,263,756 | 1,223,400 | 1,110,549 |
| 8 | San Antonio, Texas | 1,236,249 | 1,144,646 | 935,933 |
| 9 | Dallas, Texas | 1,210,393 | 1,188,580 | 1,006,877 |
| 10 | San Jose, California | 904,522 | 894,943 | 782,248 |
| 11 | Detroit, Michigan | 900,198 | 951,270 | 1,027,974 |
| 12 | Indianapolis, Indiana | 784,242 | 781,870 | 741,952 |
| 13 | Jacksonville, Florida | 777,704 | 735,617 | 635,230 |
| 14 | San Francisco, California | 744,230 | 776,733 | 723,959 |
| 15 | Columbus, Ohio | 730,008 | 711,470 | 632,910 |
| 16 | Austin, Texas | 681,804 | 656,562 | 465,622 |
| 17 | Memphis, Tenn. | 671,929 | 650,100 | 610,337 |
| 18 | Baltimore, Maryland | 636,251 | 651,154 | 736,014 |
| 19 | Fort Worth, Texas | 603,337 | 534,694 | 447,619 |
| 20 | Charlotte, North Carolina | 594,359 | 540,828 | 395,934 |
| 21 | El Paso, Texas | 592,099 | 563,662 | 515,342 |
| 22 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 583,624 | 596,974 | 628,088 |
| 23 | Seattle, Washington | 571,480 | 563,374 | 516,259 |
| 24 | Boston, Massachusetts | 569,165 | 589,141 | 574,283 |
| 25 | Denver, Colorado | 556,835 | 554,636 | 467,610 |
| 26 | Louisville-Jefferson,, Kentucky. | 556,332 | 256,231 | 269,063 |
| 27 | Washington, DC | 553,523 | 572,059 | 606,900 |
| 28 | Nashville-Davidson, Tenn. | 546,719 | 545,524 | 510,784 |
| 29 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 534,847 | 478,434 | 258,295 |
| 30 | Portland, Oregon | 533,492 | 529,121 | 437,319 |
| 31 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 528,042 | 506,132 | 444,719 |
| 32 | Tucson, Arizona | 512,023 | 486,699 | 405,390 |
| 33 | Albuquerque, N.M. | 484,246 | 448,607 | 384,736 |
| 34 | Long Beach, California | 476,564 | 461,522 | 429,433 |
| 35 | New Orleans, Louisianna | 462,269 | 484,674 | 496,938 |
| 36 | Cleveland, Ohio | 458,684 | 478,403 | 505,616 |
| 37 | Fresno, California | 457,719 | 427,652 | 354,202 |
| 38 | Sacramento, California | 454,330 | 407,018 | 369,365 |
| 39 | Kansas City, Mo. | 444,387 | 441,545 | 435,146 |
| 40 | Virginia Beach, Va. | 440,098 | 425,257 | 393,069 |
| 41 | Mesa, Arizona | 437,454 | 396,375 | 288,091 |
| 42 | Atlanta, Georgia | 419,122 | 416,474 | 394,017 |
| 43 | Omaha, Nebraska | 409,416 | 390,007 | 335,795 |
| 44 | Oakland, California | 397,976 | 399,484 | 372,242 |
| 45 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 383,764 | 393,049 | 367,302 |
| 46 | Miami, Florida | 379,724 | 362,470 | 358,548 |
| 47 | Honolulu, Hawaii | 377,260 | 371,657 | 365,272 |
| 48 | Minneapolis, Minn. | 373,943 | 382,618 | 368,383 |
| 49 | Colorado Springs, Colo. | 369,363 | 360,890 | 281,140 |
| 50 | Arlington, Texas | 359,467 | 332,969 | 261,721 |