Biggest Cities In The US | 2020 Population Data

How many cities in the US have a population over 1 million?

There are currently 10 cities in the US with a population over 1 million people. They are New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, Philadelphia, San Antonio, San Diego, Dallas and San Jose.

What is the fastest growing city in the US?

Among the largest 100 cities in the US, the fastest growing city is Gilbert, Arizona, whose population has grown 116.6% since the year 2000.
Among the largest 50 cities in the US, the fastest growing city is Fort Worth, Texas, whose population has grown 66.5% since the year 2000.

What is the fastest shrinking city in the US?

Among the largest 100 cities in the US, the fastest shrinking city is Detroit, Michigan, whose population has declined 29.1% since the year 2000. Detroit's peak populuation was 1,849,568 in the year 1950, and it's current population of 670,031 represents a 63.8% decline from it's peak. Detroit was once the 5th largest city in the US, but it's now the 24th largest.

Which state has the most cities in the top 100?

The state of California has 16 cities in the top 100 largest US cities, which is the most of any state. The state with the second most is Texas, which has 13 cities in the top 100. The rest of the top 5 is Arizona in third with 7 cities, Florida in fourth with 6 cities and North Carolina in fifth with 5 cities.

Which state has had the most cities drop out of the top 100 since 2000?

Alabama has had 3 cities drop out of the top 100 since the year 2000, which is the most of any state. The cities that were formally in the top 100 were Birmingham, Mobile and Montgomery.

Which state has added the most cities to the top 100 since 2000?

The state of Nevada had added the most cities into the 100 biggest us cities since the year 2000, with a total of 3 addition. The new top 100 cities from Nevada are Henderson, North Las Vegas and Reno. The other states which added cities to the top 100 since the year 2000 are Texas (2), Arizona (2), Florida (1) and California (1).

US Population Rank US Pop Rank	City	2019 Population	2000 - 2019 Population Growth
1	New York, New York	8,336,817	4.0%
2	Los Angeles, California	3,979,576	7.4%
3	Chicago, Illinois	2,693,976	-6.9%
4	Houston, Texas	2,320,268	17.3%
5	Phoenix, Arizona	1,680,992	26.6%
6	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1,584,064	4.6%
7	San Antonio, Texas	1,547,253	32.9%
8	San Diego, California	1,423,851	16.0%
9	Dallas, Texas	1,343,573	12.8%
10	San Jose, California	1,021,795	13.0%
11	Austin, Texas	978,908	45.6%
12	Jacksonville, Florida	911,507	23.7%
13	Fort Worth, Texas	909,585	66.5%
14	Columbus, Ohio	898,553	25.5%
15	Charlotte, North Carolina	885,708	55.4%
16	San Francisco, California	881,549	13.4%
17	Indianapolis, Indiana	876,384	12.0%
18	Seattle, Washington	753,675	33.6%
19	Denver, Colorado	727,211	30.7%
20	Washington, District of Columbia	705,749	23.4%
21	Boston, Massachusetts	692,600	17.3%
22	El Paso, Texas	681,728	20.7%
23	Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee	670,820	22.8%
24	Detroit, Michigan	670,031	-29.1%
25	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	655,057	29.0%
26	Portland, Oregon	654,741	23.5%
27	Las Vegas, Nevada	651,319	34.4%
28	Memphis, Tennessee	651,073	-5.6%
29	Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky	617,638	11.4%
30	Baltimore, Maryland	593,490	-8.5%
31	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	590,157	-1.1%
32	Albuquerque, New Mexico	560,513	24.4%
33	Tucson, Arizona	548,073	11.9%
34	Fresno, California	531,576	23.4%
35	Mesa, Arizona	518,012	28.5%
36	Sacramento, California	513,624	25.5%
37	Atlanta, Georgia	506,811	20.2%
38	Kansas City, Missouri	495,327	11.9%
39	Colorado Springs, Colorado	478,221	32.0%
40	Omaha, Nebraska	478,192	16.6%
41	Raleigh, North Carolina	474,069	63.3%
42	Miami, Florida	467,963	28.8%
43	Long Beach, California	462,628	0.0%
44	Virginia Beach, Virginia	449,974	5.4%
45	Oakland, California	433,031	8.0%
46	Minneapolis, Minnesota	429,606	12.3%
47	Tulsa, Oklahoma	401,190	2.1%
48	Tampa, Florida	399,700	31.4%
49	Arlington, Texas	398,854	19.1%
50	New Orleans, Louisiana	390,144	-19.3%
51	Wichita, Kansas	389,938	10.6%
52	Bakersfield, California	384,145	56.8%
53	Cleveland, Ohio	381,009	-20.0%
54	Aurora, Colorado	379,289	36.5%
55	Anaheim, California	350,365	6.4%
56	Honolulu, Hawaii	345,064	-6.9%
57	Santa Ana, California	332,318	-1.8%
58	Riverside, California	331,360	28.2%
59	Corpus Christi, Texas	326,586	17.7%
60	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	323,152	23.7%
61	Henderson, Nevada	320,189	78.6%
62	Stockton, California	312,697	27.8%
63	St. Paul, Minnesota	308,096	7.4%
64	Cincinnati, Ohio	303,940	-8.2%
65	St. Louis, Missouri	300,576	-13.3%
66	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	300,286	-10.0%
67	Greensboro, North Carolina	296,710	29.8%
68	Lincoln, Nebraska	289,102	26.9%
69	Anchorage, Alaska	288,000	10.5%
70	Plano, Texas	287,677	28.3%
71	Orlando, Florida	287,442	47.6%
72	Irvine, California	287,401	95.9%
73	Newark, New Jersey	282,011	3.4%
74	Durham, North Carolina	278,993	47.7%
75	Chula Vista, California	274,492	56.3%
76	Toledo, Ohio	272,779	-13.0%
77	Fort Wayne, Indiana	270,402	6.4%
78	St. Petersburg, Florida	265,351	6.6%
79	Laredo, Texas	262,491	46.2%
80	Jersey City, New Jersey	262,075	9.1%
81	Chandler, Arizona	261,165	45.4%
82	Madison, Wisconsin	259,680	23.6%
83	Lubbock, Texas	258,862	29.2%
84	Scottsdale, Arizona	258,069	26.3%
85	Reno, Nevada	255,601	38.9%
86	Buffalo, New York	255,284	-12.6%
87	Gilbert, Arizona	254,114	116.6%
88	Glendale, Arizona	252,381	13.7%
89	North Las Vegas, Nevada	251,974	113.5%
90	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	247,945	22.6%
91	Chesapeake, Virginia	244,835	22.2%
92	Norfolk, Virginia	242,742	3.6%
93	Fremont, California	241,110	18.0%
94	Garland, Texas	239,928	11.0%
95	Irving, Texas	239,798	24.9%
96	Hialeah, Florida	233,339	3.1%
97	Richmond, Virginia	230,436	16.5%
98	Boise City, Idaho	228,959	17.0%
99	Spokane, Washington	222,081	12.7%
100	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	220,236	-3.5%

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