Biggest US Cities in 2002 - Historical Population Data

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Top 100 Biggest US Cities In The Year 2002

Rank	City	2003 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	New York, NY	8,092,749	0.5%
2	Los Angeles, CA	3,768,763	0.9%
3	Chicago, IL	2,881,295	-0.2%
4	Houston, TX	2,012,297	0.9%
5	Philadelphia, PA	1,510,550	-0.1%
6	Phoenix, AZ	1,371,454	1.7%
7	San Diego, CA	1,248,417	0.9%
8	Dallas, TX	1,208,225	0.7%
9	San Antonio, TX	1,199,116	1.5%
10	Detroit, MI	928,870	-0.9%
11	San Jose, CA	900,840	-0.1%
12	Indianapolis, IN	785,142	0.2%
13	San Francisco, CA	779,281	0.1%
14	Jacksonville, FL	759,131	1.5%
15	Columbus, OH	727,909	0.8%
16	Memphis, TN	684,841	-0.4%
17	Austin, TX	684,634	0.9%
18	Baltimore, MD	642,246	-0.5%
19	Boston, MA	607,931	1.5%
20	Milwaukee, WI	598,414	0.1%
21	Charlotte, NC	590,857	1.8%
22	Washington, DC	579,585	0.7%
23	Seattle, WA	571,483	0.7%
24	Fort Worth, TX	570,808	2.2%
25	El Paso, TX	570,336	0.5%
26	Denver, CO	561,072	0.4%
27	Nashville, TN	556,605	1.0%
28	Louisville, KY	555,533	0.1%
29	Portland, OR	538,803	0.8%
30	Oklahoma City, OK	519,100	1.1%
31	Las Vegas, NV	507,219	2.3%
32	Tucson, AZ	504,134	1.5%
33	New Orleans, LA	472,744	-1.1%
34	Long Beach, CA	468,408	0.7%
35	Cleveland, OH	467,079	-1.0%
36	Albuquerque, NM	466,455	1.7%
37	Kansas City, MO	449,266	0.8%
38	Fresno, CA	442,987	1.4%
39	Atlanta, GA	442,947	2.5%
40	Sacramento, CA	432,942	2.9%
41	Virginia Beach, VA	430,520	0.5%
42	Mesa, AZ	427,923	3.1%
43	Omaha, NE	417,021	0.9%
44	Oakland, CA	400,564	-0.0%
45	Tulsa, OK	391,114	-0.2%
46	Minneapolis, MN	378,692	-0.5%
47	Colorado Springs, CO	376,341	1.9%
48	Honolulu, HI	372,914	0.3%
49	Miami, FL	370,485	1.0%
50	Wichita, KS	354,931	0.4%
51	St. Louis, MO	350,908	0.6%
52	Arlington, TX	349,461	2.2%
53	Santa Ana, CA	340,244	0.3%
54	Cincinnati, OH	330,917	-0.1%
55	Anaheim, CA	330,825	0.2%
56	Pittsburgh, PA	327,429	-0.9%
57	Toledo, OH	315,614	0.3%
58	Tampa, FL	314,662	1.7%
59	Raleigh, NC	313,829	4.0%
60	Buffalo, NY	287,139	-0.9%
61	St. Paul, MN	284,718	-0.4%
62	Aurora, CO	282,707	0.9%
63	Corpus Christi, TX	276,877	-0.1%
64	Newark, NJ	275,145	0.5%
65	Riverside, CA	272,814	2.7%
66	Anchorage, AK	268,163	1.4%
67	Lexington, KY	266,953	1.1%
68	Stockton, CA	259,864	3.1%
69	Bakersfield, CA	259,146	2.9%
70	Fort Wayne, IN	252,425	-0.3%
71	St. Petersburg, FL	248,383	-0.1%
72	Norfolk, VA	240,378	1.3%
73	Plano, TX	239,230	3.3%
74	Jersey City, NJ	238,814	-0.3%
75	Birmingham, AL	237,153	-1.0%
76	Lincoln, NE	233,737	1.3%
77	Glendale, AZ	232,394	2.4%
78	Greensboro, NC	231,415	0.6%
79	Hialeah, FL	227,457	0.3%
80	Baton Rouge, LA	224,512	-0.8%
81	Garland, TX	218,940	0.7%
82	Madison, WI	216,478	1.5%
83	Rochester, NY	216,085	-0.8%
84	Scottsdale, AZ	216,063	2.8%
85	Akron, OH	213,965	-0.7%
86	Winston-Salem, NC	207,556	1.3%
87	Lubbock, TX	205,171	1.2%
88	Fremont, CA	205,034	0.2%
89	Henderson, NV	205,022	7.0%
90	Chesapeake, VA	204,635	1.1%
91	Modesto, CA	201,620	3.0%
92	Montgomery, AL	201,054	-0.2%
93	Chandler, AZ	200,378	5.6%
94	Fayetteville, NC	199,994	0.1%
95	Boise City, ID	199,535	1.0%
96	Orlando, FL	199,358	1.2%
97	Des Moines, IA	198,652	-0.2%
98	Richmond, VA	198,480	0.2%
99	Yonkers, NY	198,413	0.6%
100	Shreveport, LA	198,101	-0.6%

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What was the largest city in the US in 2002?

In 2002, the largest city in the US was New York, with a population of 8,092,749. The second largest city was Los Angeles, with a population of 3,768,763. The third largest US city in 2002 was Chicago, with a population of 2,881,295.