| Rank | City | 1900 Population | Growth Rate (Annual) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 3,437,202 | 8.5% |
| 2 | Chicago, IL | 1,698,575 | 4.4% |
| 3 | Philadelphia, PA | 1,293,697 | 2.1% |
| 4 | St. Louis, MO | 575,238 | 2.4% |
| 5 | Boston, MA | 560,892 | 2.3% |
| 6 | Baltimore, MD | 508,957 | 1.6% |
| 7 | Cleveland, OH | 381,768 | 3.9% |
| 8 | Buffalo, NY | 352,387 | 3.3% |
| 9 | San Francisco, CA | 342,782 | 1.4% |
| 10 | Cincinnati, OH | 325,902 | 0.9% |
| 11 | Pittsburgh, PA | 321,616 | 3.0% |
| 12 | New Orleans, LA | 287,104 | 1.7% |
| 13 | Detroit, MI | 285,704 | 3.3% |
| 14 | Milwaukee, WI | 285,315 | 3.4% |
| 15 | Washington, DC | 278,718 | 1.9% |
| 16 | Newark, NJ | 246,070 | 3.1% |
| 17 | Jersey City, NJ | 206,433 | 2.4% |
| 18 | Louisville, KY | 204,731 | 2.4% |
| 19 | Minneapolis, MN | 202,718 | 2.1% |
| 20 | Providence, RI | 175,597 | 2.9% |
| 21 | Indianapolis, IN | 169,164 | 4.8% |
| 22 | Kansas City, MO | 163,752 | 2.1% |
| 23 | St. Paul, MN | 163,065 | 2.0% |
| 24 | Rochester, NY | 162,608 | 2.0% |
| 25 | Denver, CO | 133,859 | 2.3% |
| 26 | Toledo, OH | 131,822 | 4.9% |
| 27 | Allegheny, PA | 129,896 | 2.1% |
| 28 | Columbus, OH | 125,560 | 3.6% |
| 29 | Worcester, MA | 118,421 | 3.4% |
| 30 | Syracuse, NY | 108,374 | 2.1% |
| 31 | New Haven, CT | 108,027 | 2.3% |
| 32 | Paterson, NJ | 105,171 | 3.0% |
| 33 | Fall River, MA | 104,863 | 3.5% |
| 34 | St. Joseph, MO | 102,979 | 7.0% |
| 35 | Omaha, NE | 102,555 | -3.1% |
| 36 | Los Angeles, CA | 102,479 | 7.4% |
| 37 | Memphis, TN | 102,320 | 4.7% |
| 38 | Scranton, PA | 102,026 | 3.1% |
| 39 | Lowell, MA | 94,969 | 2.0% |
| 40 | Albany, NY | 94,151 | -0.1% |
| 41 | Cambridge, MA | 91,886 | 2.8% |
| 42 | Portland, OR | 90,426 | 6.9% |
| 43 | Atlanta, GA | 89,872 | 3.2% |
| 44 | Grand Rapids, MI | 87,565 | 3.8% |
| 45 | Dayton, OH | 85,333 | 3.4% |
| 46 | Richmond, VA | 85,050 | 0.4% |
| 47 | Nashville, TN | 80,865 | 0.6% |
| 48 | Seattle, WA | 80,671 | 6.5% |
| 49 | Hartford, CT | 79,850 | 4.1% |
| 50 | Reading, PA | 78,961 | 3.0% |
| 51 | Wilmington, DE | 76,508 | 2.2% |
| 52 | Camden, NJ | 75,935 | 2.7% |
| 53 | Trenton, NJ | 73,307 | 2.5% |
| 54 | Bridgeport, CT | 70,996 | 3.8% |
| 55 | Lynn, MA | 68,513 | 2.1% |
| 56 | Oakland, CA | 66,960 | 3.2% |
| 57 | Lawrence, MA | 62,559 | 3.4% |
| 58 | New Bedford, MA | 62,442 | 4.4% |
| 59 | Des Moines, IA | 62,139 | 2.2% |
| 60 | Springfield, MA | 62,059 | 3.5% |
| 61 | Somerville, MA | 61,643 | 4.4% |
| 62 | Troy, NY | 60,651 | -0.1% |
| 63 | Hoboken, NJ | 59,364 | 3.1% |
| 64 | Evansville, IN | 59,007 | 1.5% |
| 65 | Manchester, NH | 56,987 | 2.6% |
| 66 | Utica, NY | 56,383 | 2.5% |
| 67 | Peoria, IL | 56,100 | 3.2% |
| 68 | Charleston, SC | 55,807 | 0.2% |
| 69 | Savannah, GA | 54,244 | 2.3% |
| 70 | Salt Lake City, UT | 53,531 | 1.8% |
| 71 | San Antonio, TX | 53,321 | 3.5% |
| 72 | Duluth, MN | 52,969 | 4.8% |
| 73 | Erie, PA | 52,733 | 2.6% |
| 74 | Elizabeth, NJ | 52,130 | 3.3% |
| 75 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 51,721 | 3.2% |
| 76 | Kansas City, KS | 51,418 | 3.0% |
| 77 | Harrisburg, PA | 50,167 | 2.4% |
| 78 | Portland, ME | 50,145 | 3.2% |
| 79 | Yonkers, NY | 47,931 | 4.1% |
| 80 | Norfolk, VA | 46,624 | 2.9% |
| 81 | Waterbury, CT | 45,859 | – |
| 82 | Holyoke, MA | 45,712 | 2.5% |
| 83 | Fort Wayne, IN | 45,115 | 2.5% |
| 84 | Youngstown, OH | 44,885 | 3.1% |
| 85 | Houston, TX | 44,633 | – |
| 86 | Covington, KY | 42,938 | 1.4% |
| 87 | Akron, OH | 42,728 | – |
| 88 | Dallas, TX | 42,638 | 1.1% |
| 89 | Saginaw, MI | 42,345 | -0.9% |
| 90 | Lancaster, PA | 41,459 | 2.6% |
| 91 | Lincoln, NE | 40,169 | -3.1% |
| 92 | Brockton, MA | 40,063 | – |
| 93 | Binghamton, NY | 39,647 | 1.3% |
| 94 | Augusta, GA | 39,441 | 1.7% |
| 95 | Pawtucket, RI | 39,231 | – |
| 96 | Altoona, PA | 38,973 | – |
| 97 | Wheeling, WV | 38,878 | 1.2% |
| 98 | Mobile, AL | 38,469 | 2.2% |
| 99 | Birmingham, AL | 38,415 | – |
| 100 | Little Rock, AR | 38,307 | – |
Cities in Bold = State Capitals
In 1900, the largest city in the US was New York, with a population of 3,437,202. The second largest city was Chicago, with a population of 1,698,575. The third largest US city in 1900 was Philadelphia, with a population of 1,293,697.
The total population of the United States in 1900 was 76,212,168. In 1900, the top 10 largest cities held 12.4% of the population of the country. The top 100 cities accounted for 23.4% of the entire country's population.
The racial demographics of the United States in 1900 were as follows: White population of 66,990,495 (87.9%), Black population of 8,840,611 (11.6%), American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut population of 228,636 (0.3%), Asian and Pacific Islander population of 152,424 (0.2%).
The overall population of the world in 1900 was around 1,645,000,000. In 1900 the United States population accounted for about 4.6% of the world's total population.
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