Biggest US Cities in 1990 - Historical Population Data

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Top 100 Biggest US Cities In The Year 1990

Rank	City	1990 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	New York, NY	7,322,564	0.3%
2	Los Angeles, CA	3,485,499	1.6%
3	Chicago, IL	2,783,660	-0.8%
4	Houston, TX	1,697,873	0.6%
5	Philadelphia, PA	1,585,577	-0.6%
6	San Diego, CA	1,111,031	2.4%
7	Detroit, MI	1,027,946	-1.6%
8	Dallas, TX	1,006,646	1.1%
9	San Antonio, TX	997,434	2.4%
10	Phoenix, AZ	988,983	2.3%
11	San Jose, CA	783,324	2.2%
12	Baltimore, MD	736,014	-0.7%
13	Indianapolis, IN	731,726	0.4%
14	San Francisco, CA	723,959	0.6%
15	Columbus, OH	636,323	1.2%
16	Jacksonville, FL	635,042	1.6%
17	Milwaukee, WI	628,300	-0.1%
18	Memphis, TN	618,894	-0.4%
19	Washington, DC	606,900	-0.5%
20	Boston, MA	574,289	0.2%
21	Seattle, WA	516,332	0.4%
22	El Paso, TX	515,652	1.9%
23	Cleveland, OH	505,450	-1.3%
24	New Orleans, LA	496,938	-1.1%
25	Austin, TX	494,290	3.6%
26	Nashville, TN	488,188	0.7%
27	Portland, OR	486,083	2.9%
28	Denver, CO	467,549	-0.5%
29	Fort Worth, TX	448,181	1.5%
30	Oklahoma City, OK	444,605	1.0%
31	Kansas City, MO	435,121	-0.3%
32	Long Beach, CA	429,870	1.8%
33	Charlotte, NC	426,984	3.1%
34	Tucson, AZ	417,139	2.4%
35	Oakland, CA	399,886	1.7%
36	St. Louis, MO	396,685	-1.3%
37	Sacramento, CA	395,100	3.7%
38	Atlanta, GA	393,760	-0.8%
39	Virginia Beach, VA	393,089	4.1%
40	Albuquerque, NM	386,988	1.6%
41	Honolulu, HI	376,937	0.3%
42	Pittsburgh, PA	370,139	-1.3%
43	Minneapolis, MN	368,284	-0.1%
44	Tulsa, OK	367,167	0.2%
45	Cincinnati, OH	364,553	-0.6%
46	Miami, FL	359,790	0.4%
47	Omaha, NE	357,807	1.3%
48	Fresno, CA	355,444	5.0%
49	Toledo, OH	332,832	-0.6%
50	Buffalo, NY	327,931	-0.9%
51	Wichita, KS	308,652	1.0%
52	Santa Ana, CA	294,309	3.7%
53	Mesa, AZ	290,212	–
54	Colorado Springs, CO	283,112	2.8%
55	Tampa, FL	280,826	0.3%
56	Newark, NJ	275,291	-1.8%
57	St. Paul, MN	272,235	0.1%
58	Louisville, KY	269,838	–
59	Anaheim, CA	266,625	2.0%
60	Birmingham, AL	265,940	-0.7%
61	Arlington, TX	261,999	5.0%
62	Norfolk, VA	261,250	-0.2%
63	Las Vegas, NV	259,834	4.7%
64	Corpus Christi, TX	258,439	1.1%
65	St. Petersburg, FL	240,368	0.1%
66	Rochester, NY	230,872	-0.5%
67	Jersey City, NJ	228,475	0.2%
68	Riverside, CA	226,582	2.9%
69	Anchorage, AK	226,338	2.6%
70	Lexington, KY	225,366	1.0%
71	Akron, OH	223,182	-0.6%
72	Baton Rouge, LA	222,342	0.1%
73	Aurora, CO	221,855	3.4%
74	Raleigh, NC	220,425	–
75	Stockton, CA	211,495	–
76	Fort Wayne, IN	202,995	1.7%
77	Richmond, VA	202,713	-0.8%
78	Mobile, AL	198,417	-0.1%
79	Shreveport, LA	198,402	-0.4%
80	Jackson, MS	196,575	-0.3%
81	Des Moines, IA	193,333	0.1%
82	Lincoln, NE	192,722	1.1%
83	Greensboro, NC	191,591	–
84	Montgomery, AL	190,831	0.7%
85	Madison, WI	190,816	1.1%
86	Grand Rapids, MI	189,673	0.4%
87	Yonkers, NY	188,185	-0.4%
88	Hialeah, FL	187,905	–
89	Lubbock, TX	186,770	0.7%
90	Augusta-Richmond County, GA	186,177	–
91	Bakersfield, CA	183,959	–
92	Huntington Beach, CA	182,899	0.7%
93	Dayton, OH	182,393	-1.1%
94	Garland, TX	180,844	–
95	Glendale, CA	180,060	–
96	Columbus, GA	178,685	0.5%
97	Spokane, WA	178,120	0.4%
98	Tacoma, WA	177,341	1.1%
99	Little Rock, AR	177,086	1.1%
100	Fremont, CA	173,359	–

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What was the largest city in the US in 1990?

In 1990, the largest city in the US was New York, with a population of 7,322,564. The second largest city was Los Angeles, with a population of 3,485,499. The third largest US city in 1990 was Chicago, with a population of 2,783,660.

What was the overall population of the United States in 1990?

The total population of the United States in 1990 was 248,709,873. In 1990, the top 10 largest cities held 8.8% of the population of the country. The top 100 cities accounted for 21.0% of the entire country's population.

What was the demographic makeup of the United States in 1990?

The racial demographics of the United States in 1990 were as follows: White population of 199,714,028 (80.3%), Black population of 30,093,894 (12.1%), Other race population of 9,699,685 (3.9%), Asian and Pacific Islander population of 7,212,586 (2.9%), American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut population of 1,989,678 (0.8%).

What was the overall population of the world in 1990?

The overall population of the world in 1990 was around 5,327,000,000. In 1990 the United States population accounted for about 4.7% of the world's total population.