Biggest US Cities in 1890 - Historical Population Data

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Top 100 Biggest US Cities In The Year 1890

Rank	City	1890 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	New York, NY	1,515,301	2.3%
2	Chicago, IL	1,099,850	8.1%
3	Philadelphia, PA	1,046,964	2.1%
4	Brooklyn, NY	806,343	3.6%
5	St. Louis, MO	451,770	2.6%
6	Boston, MA	448,477	2.1%
7	Baltimore, MD	434,439	2.7%
8	San Francisco, CA	298,997	2.5%
9	Cincinnati, OH	296,908	1.5%
10	Cleveland, OH	261,353	5.0%
11	Buffalo, NY	255,664	5.1%
12	New Orleans, LA	242,039	1.1%
13	Pittsburgh, PA	238,617	4.3%
14	Washington, DC	230,392	4.6%
15	Detroit, MI	205,876	5.9%
16	Milwaukee, WI	204,468	5.9%
17	Newark, NJ	181,830	2.9%
18	Minneapolis, MN	164,738	13.4%
19	Jersey City, NJ	163,003	3.0%
20	Louisville, KY	161,129	2.7%
21	Omaha, NE	140,452	16.5%
22	Rochester, NY	133,896	4.1%
23	St. Paul, MN	133,156	12.4%
24	Kansas City, MO	132,716	9.1%
25	Providence, RI	132,146	2.3%
26	Denver, CO	106,713	11.6%
27	Indianapolis, IN	105,436	3.5%
28	Allegheny, PA	105,287	3.0%
29	Albany, NY	94,923	0.4%
30	Columbus, OH	88,150	5.5%
31	Syracuse, NY	88,143	5.5%
32	New Haven, CT	86,045	3.2%
33	Worcester, MA	84,655	3.8%
34	Toledo, OH	81,434	5.0%
35	Richmond, VA	81,388	2.5%
36	Paterson, NJ	78,347	4.4%
37	Lowell, MA	77,696	2.7%
38	Nashville, TN	76,168	5.8%
39	Scranton, PA	75,215	5.1%
40	Fall River, MA	74,398	4.3%
41	Cambridge, MA	70,028	2.9%
42	Atlanta, GA	65,533	5.8%
43	Memphis, TN	64,495	6.7%
44	Wilmington, DE	61,431	3.8%
45	Dayton, OH	61,220	4.7%
46	Troy, NY	60,956	0.7%
47	Grand Rapids, MI	60,278	6.5%
48	Reading, PA	58,661	3.1%
49	Camden, NJ	58,313	3.4%
50	Trenton, NJ	57,458	6.7%
51	Lynn, MA	55,727	3.8%
52	Lincoln, NE	55,154	–
53	Charleston, SC	54,955	1.0%
54	Hartford, CT	53,230	2.4%
55	St. Joseph, MO	52,324	4.9%
56	Evansville, IN	50,756	5.7%
57	Los Angeles, CA	50,395	–
58	Des Moines, IA	50,093	8.4%
59	Bridgeport, CT	48,866	5.9%
60	Oakland, CA	48,682	3.5%
61	Portland, OR	46,385	–
62	Saginaw, MI	46,322	–
63	Salt Lake City, UT	44,843	8.0%
64	Lawrence, MA	44,654	1.3%
65	Springfield, MA	44,179	2.9%
66	Manchester, NH	44,126	3.1%
67	Utica, NY	44,007	2.6%
68	Hoboken, NJ	43,648	3.5%
69	Savannah, GA	43,189	3.5%
70	Seattle, WA	42,837	–
71	Peoria, IL	41,024	3.4%
72	New Bedford, MA	40,733	4.3%
73	Erie, PA	40,634	3.9%
74	Somerville, MA	40,152	4.9%
75	Harrisburg, PA	39,385	–
76	Kansas City, KS	38,316	–
77	Dallas, TX	38,067	–
78	Sioux City, IA	37,806	–
79	Elizabeth, NJ	37,764	3.0%
80	Wilkes-Barre, PA	37,718	4.9%
81	San Antonio, TX	37,673	6.2%
82	Covington, KY	37,371	2.3%
83	Portland, ME	36,425	0.7%
84	Tacoma, WA	36,006	–
85	Holyoke, MA	35,637	5.0%
86	Fort Wayne, IN	35,393	2.8%
87	Binghamton, NY	35,005	–
88	Norfolk, VA	34,871	4.7%
89	Wheeling, WV	34,522	1.2%
90	Augusta, GA	33,300	4.3%
91	Youngstown, OH	33,220	–
92	Duluth, MN	33,115	–
93	Yonkers, NY	32,033	–
94	Lancaster, PA	32,011	2.2%
95	Springfield, OH	31,895	4.4%
96	Quincy, IL	31,494	1.5%
97	Mobile, AL	31,076	0.6%
98	Topeka, KS	31,007	–
99	Elmira, NY	30,893	4.2%
100	Salem, MA	30,801	1.1%

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What was the largest city in the US in 1890?

In 1890, the largest city in the US was New York, with a population of 1,515,301. The second largest city was Chicago, with a population of 1,099,850. The third largest US city in 1890 was Philadelphia, with a population of 1,046,964.

What was the overall population of the United States in 1890?

The total population of the United States in 1890 was 62,979,766. In 1890, the top 10 largest cities held 10.6% of the population of the country. The top 100 cities accounted for 21.2% of the entire country's population.

What was the demographic makeup of the United States in 1890?

The racial demographics of the United States in 1890 were as follows: White population of 55,107,295 (87.5%), Black population of 7,494,592 (11.9%), American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut population of 251,919 (0.4%), Asian and Pacific Islander population of 125,959 (0.2%).

What was the overall population of the world in 1890?

The overall population of the world in 1890 was around 1,535,000,000. In 1890 the United States population accounted for about 4.1% of the world's total population.