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
101	Knoxville, TN	173,186
102	Newport News, VA	171,477
103	San Bernardino, CA	171,209
104	Arlington, VA	170,885
105	Worcester, MA	169,636
106	Winston-Salem, NC	167,254
107	Modesto, CA	166,430
108	Syracuse, NY	163,855
109	Orlando, FL	163,435
110	Huntsville, AL	160,372
111	Providence, RI	160,281
112	Salt Lake City, UT	159,952
113	Paterson, NJ	158,019
114	Amarillo, TX	157,861
115	Springfield, MA	156,964
116	Irving, TX	155,130
117	Chattanooga, TN	152,828
118	Chesapeake, VA	151,982
119	Kansas City, KS	151,344
120	Glendale, AZ	150,867
121	Fort Lauderdale, FL	148,779
122	Durham, NC	148,450
123	Warren, MI	145,080
124	Rockford, IL	143,942
125	Garden Grove, CA	143,660
126	Oxnard, CA	142,458
127	Tempe, AZ	142,056
128	Bridgeport, CT	141,555
129	Flint, MI	141,367
130	Springfield, MO	141,115
131	Savannah, GA	137,628
132	Hartford, CT	137,289
133	Chula Vista, CA	135,243
134	Boise City, ID	135,150
135	Reno, NV	134,747
136	Hampton, VA	133,773
137	Ontario, CA	133,270
138	Torrance, CA	133,243
139	Pomona, CA	132,328
140	Pasadena, CA	131,735
141	New Haven, CT	130,191
142	Scottsdale, AZ	130,086
143	Oceanside, CA	128,579
144	Plano, TX	128,507
145	Lansing, MI	126,932
146	Evansville, IN	126,172
147	Lakewood, CO	126,156
148	Tallahassee, FL	125,448
149	Laredo, TX	125,029
150	Santa Clarita, CA	123,610
151	Hollywood, FL	122,793
152	Topeka, KS	120,847
153	Santa Rosa, CA	120,499
154	Pasadena, TX	119,389
155	Moreno Valley, CA	118,756
156	Sterling Heights, MI	117,814
157	Sunnyvale, CA	117,311
158	Gary, IN	116,587
159	Brownsville, TX	115,143
160	Hayward, CA	114,640
161	Columbia, SC	114,462
162	Beaumont, TX	114,417
163	Eugene, OR	113,913
164	Peoria, IL	113,822
165	Fullerton, CA	113,419
166	Fayetteville, NC	112,644
167	Independence, MO	112,402
168	Overland Park, KS	111,798
169	Irvine, CA	111,416
170	Concord, CA	111,197
171	Alexandria, VA	111,183
172	Vallejo, CA	110,835
173	Orange, CA	110,641
174	Inglewood, CA	110,454
175	Ann Arbor, MI	110,168
176	Elizabeth, NJ	110,138
177	Escondido, CA	109,026
178	Salinas, CA	108,863
179	Cedar Rapids, IA	108,854
180	Salem, OR	108,846
181	Erie, PA	108,717
182	Waterbury, CT	108,213
183	Stamford, CT	108,107
184	Springfield, IL	107,265
185	Abilene, TX	106,925
186	Macon, GA	106,590
187	El Monte, CA	106,154
188	South Bend, IN	106,055
189	Allentown, PA	105,473
190	Vancouver, WA	104,531
191	Thousand Oaks, CA	104,000
192	Waco, TX	103,924
193	Portsmouth, VA	103,910
194	Lowell, MA	103,428
195	Berkeley, CA	102,847
196	Lafayette, LA	102,529
197	Mesquite, TX	101,753
198	Sioux Falls, SD	101,461
199	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	101,385
200	Livonia, MI	100,864

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