Biggest Cities in Texas - 1990 Census Data

Top 100 Biggest Cities In Texas (1990 Census)

Rank	City	1990 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Houston	1,697,873	0.6%
2	Dallas	1,006,646	1.1%
3	San Antonio	997,434	2.4%
4	El Paso	515,652	1.9%
5	Austin	494,290	3.6%
6	Fort Worth	448,181	1.5%
7	Arlington	261,999	5.0%
8	Corpus Christi	258,439	1.1%
9	Lubbock	186,770	0.7%
10	Garland	180,844	–
11	Amarillo	157,861	–
12	Irving	155,130	–
13	Plano	128,507	–
14	Laredo	125,029	–
15	Pasadena	119,389	–
16	Brownsville	115,143	–
17	Beaumont	114,417	–
18	Abilene	106,925	–
19	Waco	103,924	–
20	Mesquite	101,753	–
21	Grand Prairie	99,496	–
22	Wichita Falls	96,746	–
23	Odessa	89,808	–
24	Midland	89,393	–
25	McAllen	85,623	–
26	San Angelo	84,955	–
27	Carrollton	82,591	–
28	Tyler	75,669	–
29	Richardson	74,640	–
30	Longview	70,535	–
31	Denton	66,693	–
32	Baytown	64,274	–
33	Killeen	63,936	–
34	Galveston	59,606	–
35	Port Arthur	58,373	–
36	Victoria	55,437	–
37	Bryan	55,215	–
38	College Station	52,984	–
39	Temple	48,715	–
40	Harlingen	47,818	–
41	Lewisville	46,375	–
42	North Richland Hills	45,910	–
43	Sugar Land	44,251	–
44	Bedford	43,742	–
45	Texas City	40,810	–
46	Euless	38,288	–
47	Missouri City	36,262	–
48	Duncanville	34,955	–
49	Pharr	34,954	–
50	Edinburg	34,593	–
51	Texarkana	33,578	–
52	Hurst	33,308	–
53	Haltom City	32,760	–
54	Sherman	32,286	–
55	Round Rock	31,559	–
56	Nacogdoches	31,256	–
57	Del Rio	31,209	–
58	Huntsville	30,942	–
59	Mission	30,847	–
60	Lufkin	30,641	–
61	DeSoto	30,613	–
62	League City	29,903	–
63	Grapevine	29,545	–
64	San Marcos	29,072	–
65	Conroe	28,991	–
66	La Porte	27,902	–
67	New Braunfels	27,744	–
68	Deer Park	27,581	–
69	Paris	25,574	–
70	Weslaco	25,427	–
71	Kingsville	25,344	–
72	Marshall	24,964	–
73	Copperas Cove	24,323	–
74	Farmers Branch	24,251	–
75	Greenville	23,398	–
76	Rowlett	23,225	–
77	Big Spring	23,208	–
78	Pearland	23,161	–
79	Corsicana	23,046	–
80	Socorro	23,043	–
81	Lake Jackson	22,913	–
82	Friendswood	22,809	–
83	Cleburne	22,777	–
84	University Park	22,245	–
85	Lancaster	22,240	–
86	The Colony	22,188	–
87	Plainview	22,153	–
88	Denison	21,723	–
89	McKinney	21,569	–
90	Eagle Pass	21,491	–
91	Seguin	20,908	–
92	San Benito	20,900	–
93	Rosenberg	20,707	–
94	Orange	20,571	–
95	Cedar Hill	20,267	–
96	Alice	20,183	–
97	Pampa	20,047	–
98	Watauga	19,993	–
99	Benbrook	19,573	–
100	Allen	19,371	–

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What was the largest city in Texas in 1990?

In 1990, the largest city in Texas was Houston, with a population of 1,697,873. The second largest city is Dallas, with a population of 1,006,646.