Population of the 20 Largest U.S. Cities, 1900–2005
The table below lists the largest 20 cities in the United States based on population for select years between 1900 to 2005.
1900 1920 1940 Rank Place Population Place Population Place Population 1. New York, N.Y. 3,437,202 New York, N.Y. 5,620,048 New York, N.Y. 7,454,995 2. Chicago, Ill. 1,698,575 Chicago, Ill. 2,701,705 Chicago, Ill. 3,396,808 3. Philadelphia, Pa. 1,293,697 Philadelphia, Pa. 1,823,779 Philadelphia, Pa. 1,931,334 4. St. Louis, Mo. 575,238 Detroit, Mich. 993,078 Detroit, Mich. 1,623,452 5. Boston, Mass. 560,892 Cleveland, Ohio 796,841 Los Angeles, Calif. 1,504,277 6. Baltimore, Md. 508,957 St. Louis, Mo. 772,897 Cleveland, Ohio 878,336 7. Cleveland, Ohio 381,768 Boston, Mass. 748,060 Baltimore, Md. 859,100 8. Buffalo, N.Y. 352,387 Baltimore, Md. 733,826 St. Louis, Mo. 816,048 9. San Francisco, Calif. 342,782 Pittsburgh, Pa. 588,343 Boston, Mass. 770,816 10. Cincinnati, Ohio 325,902 Los Angeles, Calif. 576,673 Pittsburgh, Pa. 671,659 11. Pittsburgh, Pa. 321,616 Buffalo, N.Y. 506,775 Washington, DC 663,091 12. New Orleans, La. 287,104 San Francisco, Calif. 506,676 San Francisco, Calif. 634,536 13. Detroit, Mich. 285,704 Milwaukee, Wis. 457,147 Milwaukee, Wis. 587,472 14. Milwaukee, Wis. 285,315 Washington, DC 437,571 Buffalo, N.Y. 575,901 15. Washington, DC 278,718 Newark, N.J. 414,524 New Orleans, La. 494,537 16. Newark, N.J. 246,070 Cincinnati, Ohio 401,247 Minneapolis, Minn. 492,370 17. Jersey City, N.J. 206,433 New Orleans, La. 387,219 Cincinnati, Ohio 455,610 18. Louisville, Ky. 204,731 Minneapolis, Minn. 380,582 Newark, N.J. 429,760 19. Minneapolis, Minn. 202,718 Kansas City, Mo. 324,410 Kansas City, Mo. 399,178 20. Providence, R.I. 175,597 Seattle, Wash. 315,312 Indianapolis, Ind. 386,972
1960 1980 20051 Rank Place Population Place Population Place Population 1. New York, N.Y. 7,781,984 New York, N.Y. 7,071,639 New York, N.Y. 8,143,197 2. Chicago, Ill. 3,550,404 Chicago, Ill. 3,005,072 Los Angeles, Calif. 3,844,829 3. Los Angeles, Calif. 2,479,015 Los Angeles, Calif. 2,966,850 Chicago, Ill. 2,842,518 4. Philadelphia, Pa. 2,002,512 Philadelphia, Pa. 1,688,210 Houston, Tex. 2,016,582 5. Detroit, Mich. 1,670,144 Houston, Tex, 1,595,138 Philadelphia, Pa. 1,463,281 6. Baltimore, Md. 939,024 Detroit, Mich. 1,203,339 Phoenix, Ariz. 1,461,575 7. Houston, Tex. 938,219 Dallas, Tex. 904,078 San Antonio, Tex. 1,256,509 8. Cleveland, Ohio 876,050 San Diego, Calif. 875,538 San Diego, Calif. 1,255,540 9. Washington, DC 763,956 Phoenix, Ariz. 789,704 Dallas, Tex. 1,213,825 10. St. Louis, Mo. 750,026 Baltimore, Md. 786,775 San Jose, Calif. 912,332 11. Milwaukee, Wis. 741,324 San Antonio, Tex. 785,880 Detroit, Mich. 886,671 12. San Francisco, Calif. 740,316 Indianapolis, Ind. 700,807 Indianapolis, Ind. 784,118 13. Boston, Mass. 697,197 San Francisco, Calif. 678,974 Jacksonville, Fla. 782,623 14. Dallas, Tex. 679,684 Memphis, Tenn. 646,356 San Francisco, Calif. 739,426 15. New Orleans, La. 627,525 Washington, DC 638,333 Columbus, Ohio 730,657 16. Pittsburgh, Pa. 604,332 Milwaukee, Wis. 636,212 Austin, Tex. 690,252 17. San Antonio, Tex. 587,718 San Jose, Calif. 629,442 Memphis, Tenn. 672,277 18. San Diego, Calif. 573,224 Cleveland, Ohio 573,822 Baltimore, Md. 635,815 19. Seattle, Wash. 557,087 Columbus, Ohio 564,871 Fort Worth, Tex. 624,067 20. Buffalo, N.Y. 532,759 Boston, Mass. 562,994 Charlotte, N.C. 610,949 1. Populations for 1900–1980 are Census figures. 2005 figures are population estimates.Source: U.S. Census Bureau. For 2000 Census figures, see Top 50 Cities in the U.S. by Population and Rank, 1990, 2000, and 2005.
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Notice how STL drops out of the top 20 btwn 1960 and 1980. The trend is reversing, but how far can we get?
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