Biggest Cities in New York - 1990 Census Data

Top 100 Biggest Cities In New York (1990 Census)

Rank	City	1990 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	New York	7,322,564	0.3%
2	Buffalo	327,931	-0.9%
3	Rochester	230,872	-0.5%
4	Yonkers	188,185	-0.4%
5	Syracuse	163,855	-0.4%
6	Albany	100,070	–
7	Utica	68,722	–
8	New Rochelle	67,368	–
9	Mount Vernon	67,039	–
10	Schenectady	65,554	–
11	Niagara Falls	61,957	–
12	Troy	54,801	–
13	Binghamton	53,689	–
14	White Plains	48,737	–
15	Hempstead	45,899	–
16	Rome	44,439	–
17	Freeport	39,820	–
18	Jamestown	35,050	–
19	North Tonawanda	34,992	–
20	Valley Stream	33,966	–
21	Elmira	33,833	–
22	Long Beach	33,518	–
23	Auburn	31,470	–
24	Ithaca	29,547	–
25	Watertown	29,519	–
26	Poughkeepsie	28,860	–
27	Lindenhurst	26,886	–
28	Newburgh	26,468	–
29	Saratoga Springs	25,474	–
30	Port Chester	25,011	–
31	Rockville Centre	24,768	–
32	Middletown	24,529	–
33	Lockport	24,420	–
34	Glen Cove	24,227	–
35	Kingston	23,894	–
36	Harrison	23,291	–
37	Ossining	22,048	–
38	Garden City	21,741	–
39	Plattsburgh	21,532	–
40	Spring Valley	21,508	–
41	Amsterdam	20,799	–
42	Lackawanna	20,520	–
43	Cortland	19,734	–
44	Peekskill	19,612	–
45	Oswego	19,393	–
46	Lynbrook	19,215	–
47	Mineola	19,001	–
48	Massapequa Park	17,980	–
49	Depew	17,772	–
50	Scarsdale	17,456	–
51	Mamaroneck	17,355	–
52	Tonawanda	17,283	–
53	Kenmore	17,180	–
54	Olean	16,927	–
55	Johnson City	16,910	–
56	Gloversville	16,793	–
57	Cohoes	16,781	–
58	Batavia	16,544	–
59	Floral Park	15,895	–
60	Glens Falls	15,028	–
61	Rye	14,653	–
62	Geneva	14,135	–
63	Oneonta	14,009	–
64	Dunkirk	13,988	–
65	Ogdensburg	13,572	–
66	Endicott	13,547	–
67	Fulton	13,538	–
68	Beacon	13,247	–
69	Westbury	13,066	–
70	Babylon	12,243	–
71	Lancaster	11,905	–
72	Corning	11,893	–
73	Massena	11,746	–
74	Patchogue	11,312	–
75	Watervliet	11,179	–
76	Suffern	11,100	–
77	Canandaigua	10,865	–
78	Oneida	10,861	–
79	Tarrytown	10,788	–
80	Fredonia	10,490	–
81	Potsdam	10,419	–
82	East Rockaway	10,096	–
83	Hamburg	10,077	–
84	Hornell	9,958	–
85	Dobbs Ferry	9,913	–
86	Newark	9,794	–
87	New Hyde Park	9,662	–
88	Haverstraw	9,438	–
89	Lake Grove	9,404	–
90	Amityville	9,222	–
91	Port Jervis	9,222	–
92	West Haverstraw	9,147	–
93	Johnstown	9,098	–
94	Malverne	9,050	–
95	Ilion	8,975	–
96	Mount Kisco	8,952	–
97	Great Neck	8,741	–
98	Brockport	8,739	–
99	Rensselaer	8,484	–
100	Farmingdale	8,300	–

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What was the largest city in New York in 1990?

In 1990, the largest city in New York was New York, with a population of 7,322,564. The second largest city is Buffalo, with a population of 327,931.