| Rank | City | 1980 Population | Growth Rate (Annual) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 7,071,639 | -1.1% |
| 2 | Chicago, IL | 3,005,072 | -1.1% |
| 3 | Los Angeles, CA | 2,966,850 | 0.5% |
| 4 | Philadelphia, PA | 1,688,210 | -1.4% |
| 5 | Houston, TX | 1,595,138 | 2.6% |
| 6 | Detroit, MI | 1,203,339 | -2.3% |
| 7 | Dallas, TX | 904,078 | 0.7% |
| 8 | San Diego, CA | 875,538 | 2.3% |
| 9 | Phoenix, AZ | 789,704 | 3.1% |
| 10 | Baltimore, MD | 786,775 | -1.4% |
| 11 | San Antonio, TX | 785,880 | 1.9% |
| 12 | Indianapolis, IN | 700,807 | -0.6% |
| 13 | San Francisco, CA | 678,974 | -0.5% |
| 14 | Memphis, TN | 646,356 | 0.4% |
| 15 | Washington, DC | 638,333 | -1.7% |
| 16 | Milwaukee, WI | 636,212 | -1.2% |
| 17 | San Jose, CA | 629,442 | 3.5% |
| 18 | Cleveland, OH | 573,822 | -2.7% |
| 19 | Columbus, OH | 564,871 | 0.5% |
| 20 | Boston, MA | 562,994 | -1.3% |
| 21 | New Orleans, LA | 557,515 | -0.6% |
| 22 | Jacksonville, FL | 540,920 | 0.2% |
| 23 | Seattle, WA | 493,846 | -0.7% |
| 24 | Denver, CO | 492,365 | -0.4% |
| 25 | Nashville, TN | 455,651 | 0.2% |
| 26 | St. Louis, MO | 453,085 | -3.1% |
| 27 | Kansas City, MO | 448,159 | -1.2% |
| 28 | El Paso, TX | 425,259 | 2.8% |
| 29 | Atlanta, GA | 425,022 | -1.6% |
| 30 | Pittsburgh, PA | 423,938 | -2.0% |
| 31 | Oklahoma City, OK | 403,213 | 1.0% |
| 32 | Cincinnati, OH | 385,457 | -1.6% |
| 33 | Fort Worth, TX | 385,164 | -0.2% |
| 34 | Minneapolis, MN | 370,951 | -1.6% |
| 35 | Portland, OR | 366,383 | -0.4% |
| 36 | Honolulu, HI | 365,048 | 1.2% |
| 37 | Long Beach, CA | 361,334 | 0.1% |
| 38 | Tulsa, OK | 360,919 | 0.8% |
| 39 | Buffalo, NY | 357,870 | -2.5% |
| 40 | Toledo, OH | 354,635 | -0.8% |
| 41 | Miami, FL | 346,865 | 0.4% |
| 42 | Austin, TX | 345,496 | 3.2% |
| 43 | Oakland, CA | 339,337 | -0.6% |
| 44 | Albuquerque, NM | 331,767 | 3.1% |
| 45 | Tucson, AZ | 330,537 | 2.3% |
| 46 | Newark, NJ | 329,248 | -1.5% |
| 47 | Charlotte, NC | 314,447 | 2.7% |
| 48 | Omaha, NE | 314,255 | -1.0% |
| 49 | Louisville, KY | 298,451 | -1.9% |
| 50 | Birmingham, AL | 284,413 | -0.6% |
| 51 | Wichita, KS | 279,272 | 0.1% |
| 52 | Sacramento, CA | 275,741 | 0.8% |
| 53 | Tampa, FL | 271,523 | -0.2% |
| 54 | St. Paul, MN | 270,230 | -1.4% |
| 55 | Norfolk, VA | 266,979 | -1.4% |
| 56 | Virginia Beach, VA | 262,199 | 4.3% |
| 57 | Rochester, NY | 241,741 | -2.0% |
| 58 | St. Petersburg, FL | 238,647 | 1.0% |
| 59 | Akron, OH | 237,177 | -1.5% |
| 60 | Corpus Christi, TX | 231,999 | 1.3% |
| 61 | Jersey City, NJ | 223,532 | -1.5% |
| 62 | Baton Rouge, LA | 219,419 | 2.8% |
| 63 | Anaheim, CA | 219,311 | 2.8% |
| 64 | Richmond, VA | 219,214 | -1.3% |
| 65 | Fresno, CA | 218,202 | 2.8% |
| 66 | Colorado Springs, CO | 215,150 | – |
| 67 | Shreveport, LA | 205,820 | 1.2% |
| 68 | Lexington, KY | 204,165 | – |
| 69 | Santa Ana, CA | 203,713 | 2.7% |
| 70 | Dayton, OH | 203,371 | -1.8% |
| 71 | Jackson, MS | 202,895 | 2.8% |
| 72 | Mobile, AL | 200,452 | 0.5% |
| 73 | Yonkers, NY | 195,351 | -0.4% |
| 74 | Des Moines, IA | 191,003 | -0.5% |
| 75 | Grand Rapids, MI | 181,843 | -0.8% |
| 76 | Montgomery, AL | 177,857 | – |
| 77 | Knoxville, TN | 175,030 | 0.0% |
| 78 | Anchorage, AK | 174,431 | – |
| 79 | Lubbock, TX | 173,979 | 1.6% |
| 80 | Fort Wayne, IN | 172,196 | -0.3% |
| 81 | Lincoln, NE | 171,932 | 1.4% |
| 82 | Spokane, WA | 171,300 | 0.0% |
| 83 | Riverside, CA | 170,876 | 2.0% |
| 84 | Madison, WI | 170,616 | -0.2% |
| 85 | Huntington Beach, CA | 170,505 | – |
| 86 | Syracuse, NY | 170,105 | -1.5% |
| 87 | Chattanooga, TN | 169,565 | – |
| 88 | Columbus, GA | 169,441 | 0.9% |
| 89 | Las Vegas, NV | 164,674 | – |
| 90 | Metairie, LA | 164,160 | – |
| 91 | Salt Lake City, UT | 163,033 | -0.8% |
| 92 | Worcester, MA | 161,799 | 24.8% |
| 93 | Warren, MI | 161,134 | -1.1% |
| 94 | Kansas City, KS | 161,087 | -0.4% |
| 95 | Arlington, TX | 160,113 | – |
| 96 | Flint, MI | 159,611 | -1.9% |
| 97 | Aurora, CO | 158,588 | – |
| 98 | Tacoma, WA | 158,501 | 0.3% |
| 99 | Little Rock, AR | 158,461 | – |
| 100 | Providence, RI | 156,804 | -1.3% |
Cities in Bold = State Capitals
In 1980, the largest city in the US was New York, with a population of 7,071,639. The second largest city was Chicago, with a population of 3,005,072. The third largest US city in 1980 was Los Angeles, with a population of 2,966,850.
The total population of the United States in 1980 was 226,545,805. In 1980, the top 10 largest cities held 9.2% of the population of the country. The top 100 cities accounted for 21.5% of the entire country's population.
The racial demographics of the United States in 1980 were as follows: White population of 188,259,563 (83.1%), Black population of 26,505,859 (11.7%), Other race population of 6,796,374 (3.0%), Asian and Pacific Islander population of 3,398,187 (1.5%), American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut population of 1,359,274 (0.6%).
The overall population of the world in 1980 was around 4,458,000,000. In 1980 the United States population accounted for about 5.1% of the world's total population.
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