Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by Population, 2000 in Alphabetic Order [CDP = census designated place, only used in Hawaii which has no incorporated places] City in alphabetic order Number Rank --------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene city, TX 115,930 193 Akron city, OH 217,074 81 Albuquerque city, NM 448,607 35 Alexandria city, VA 128,283 166 Allentown city, PA 106,632 215 Amarillo city, TX 173,627 118 Anaheim city, CA 328,014 55 Anchorage city, AK 260,283 65 Ann Arbor city, MI 114,024 195 Arlington city, TX 332,969 53 Arvada city, CO 102,153 231 Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA 100,266 239 Atlanta city, GA 416,474 39 Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA 195,182 97 Aurora city, CO 276,393 61 Aurora city, IL 142,990 147 Austin city, TX 656,562 16 Bakersfield city, CA 247,057 69 Baltimore city, MD 651,154 17 Baton Rouge city, LA 227,818 74 Beaumont city, TX 113,866 196 Bellevue city, WA 109,569 206 Berkeley city, CA 102,743 227 Birmingham city, AL 242,820 71 Boise City city, ID 185,787 105 Boston city, MA 589,141 20 Bridgeport city, CT 139,529 152 Brownsville city, TX 139,722 151 Buffalo city, NY 292,648 58 Burbank city, CA 100,316 238 Cambridge city, MA 101,355 233 Cape Coral city, FL 102,286 230 Carrollton city, TX 109,576 205 Cedar Rapids city, IA 120,758 181 Chandler city, AZ 176,581 114 Charlotte city, NC 540,828 26 Chattanooga city, TN 155,554 129 Chesapeake city, VA 199,184 90 Chicago city, IL 2,896,016 3 Chula Vista city, CA 173,556 120 Cincinnati city, OH 331,285 54 Clarksville city, TN 103,455 224 Clearwater city, FL 108,787 208 Cleveland city, OH 478,403 33 Colorado Springs city, CO 360,890 48 Columbia city, SC 116,278 191 Columbus city (balance), GA 185,781 106 Columbus city, OH 711,470 15 Concord city, CA 121,780 177 Coral Springs city, FL 117,549 186 Corona city, CA 124,966 170 Corpus Christi city, TX 277,454 60 Costa Mesa city, CA 108,724 209 Dallas city, TX 1,188,580 8 Daly City city, CA 103,621 223 Dayton city, OH 166,179 123 Denver city, CO 554,636 24 Des Moines city, IA 198,682 92 Detroit city, MI 951,270 10 Downey city, CA 107,323 212 Durham city, NC 187,035 103 El Monte city, CA 115,965 192 El Paso city, TX 563,662 22 Elizabeth city, NJ 120,568 182 Erie city, PA 103,717 222 Escondido city, CA 133,559 160 Eugene city, OR 137,893 156 Evansville city, IN 121,582 178 Fayetteville city, NC 121,015 180 Flint city, MI 124,943 171 Fontana city, CA 128,929 163 Fort Collins city, CO 118,652 185 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 152,397 130 Fort Wayne city, IN 205,727 84 Fort Worth city, TX 534,694 27 Fremont city, CA 203,413 85 Fresno city, CA 427,652 37 Fullerton city, CA 126,003 169 Garden Grove city, CA 165,196 124 Garland city, TX 215,768 82 Gary city, IN 102,746 226 Gilbert town, AZ 109,697 204 Glendale city, AZ 218,812 80 Glendale city, CA 194,973 98 Grand Prairie city, TX 127,427 168 Grand Rapids city, MI 197,800 93 Green Bay city, WI 102,313 229 Greensboro city, NC 223,891 77 Hampton city, VA 146,437 143 Hartford city, CT 121,578 179 Hayward city, CA 140,030 150 Henderson city, NV 175,381 116 Hialeah city, FL 226,419 75 Hollywood city, FL 139,357 153 Honolulu CDP, HI 371,657 46 Houston city, TX 1,953,631 4 Huntington Beach city, CA 189,594 101 Huntsville city, AL 158,216 127 Independence city, MO 113,288 198 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 781,870 12 Inglewood city, CA 112,580 200 Irvine city, CA 143,072 146 Irving city, TX 191,615 100 Jackson city, MS 184,256 109 Jacksonville city, FL 735,617 14 Jersey City city, NJ 240,055 72 Joliet city, IL 106,221 217 Kansas City city, KS 146,866 142 Kansas City city, MO 441,545 36 Knoxville city, TN 173,890 117 Lafayette city, LA 110,257 203 Lakewood city, CO 144,126 144 Lancaster city, CA 118,718 184 Lansing city, MI 119,128 183 Laredo city, TX 176,576 115 Las Vegas city, NV 478,434 32 Lexington-Fayette, KY 260,512 64 Lincoln city, NE 225,581 76 Little Rock city, AR 183,133 110 Livonia city, MI 100,545 237 Long Beach city, CA 461,522 34 Los Angeles city, CA 3,694,820 2 Louisville city, KY 256,231 66 Lowell city, MA 105,167 218 Lubbock city, TX 199,564 89 Madison city, WI 208,054 83 Manchester city, NH 107,006 214 McAllen city, TX 106,414 216 Memphis city, TN 650,100 18 Mesa city, AZ 396,375 42 Mesquite city, TX 124,523 172 Miami city, FL 362,470 47 Milwaukee city, WI 596,974 19 Minneapolis city, MN 382,618 45 Mobile city, AL 198,915 91 Modesto city, CA 188,856 102 Montgomery city, AL 201,568 87 Moreno Valley city, CA 142,381 148 Naperville city, IL 128,358 165 Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN 545,524 25 New Haven city, CT 123,626 175 New Orleans city, LA 484,674 31 New York city, NY 8,008,278 1 Newark city, NJ 273,546 63 Newport News city, VA 180,150 113 Norfolk city, VA 234,403 73 North Las Vegas city, NV 115,488 194 Norwalk city, CA 103,298 225 Oakland city, CA 399,484 41 Oceanside city, CA 161,029 125 Oklahoma City city, OK 506,132 29 Omaha city, NE 390,007 44 Ontario city, CA 158,007 128 Orange city, CA 128,821 164 Orlando city, FL 185,951 104 Overland Park city, KS 149,080 139 Oxnard city, CA 170,358 122 Palmdale city, CA 116,670 190 Pasadena city, CA 133,936 159 Pasadena city, TX 141,674 149 Paterson city, NJ 149,222 138 Pembroke Pines city, FL 137,427 157 Peoria city, AZ 108,364 210 Peoria city, IL 112,936 199 Philadelphia city, PA 1,517,550 5 Phoenix city, AZ 1,321,045 6 Pittsburgh city, PA 334,563 52 Plano city, TX 222,030 78 Pomona city, CA 149,473 137 Portland city, OR 529,121 28 Portsmouth city, VA 100,565 236 Providence city, RI 173,618 119 Provo city, UT 105,166 219 Pueblo city, CO 102,121 232 Raleigh city, NC 276,093 62 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 127,743 167 Reno city, NV 180,480 112 Richmond city, VA 197,790 94 Riverside city, CA 255,166 67 Rochester city, NY 219,773 79 Rockford city, IL 150,115 136 Sacramento city, CA 407,018 40 Salem city, OR 136,924 158 Salinas city, CA 151,060 134 Salt Lake City city, UT 181,743 111 San Antonio city, TX 1,144,646 9 San Bernardino city, CA 185,401 108 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 100,916 235 San Diego city, CA 1,223,400 7 San Francisco city, CA 776,733 13 San Jose city, CA 894,943 11 Santa Ana city, CA 337,977 51 Santa Clara city, CA 102,361 228 Santa Clarita city, CA 151,088 133 Santa Rosa city, CA 147,595 140 Savannah city, GA 131,510 162 Scottsdale city, AZ 202,705 86 Seattle city, WA 563,374 23 Shreveport city, LA 200,145 88 Simi Valley city, CA 111,351 202 Sioux Falls city, SD 123,975 174 South Bend city, IN 107,789 211 Spokane city, WA 195,629 96 Springfield city, IL 111,454 201 Springfield city, MA 152,082 131 Springfield city, MO 151,580 132 St. Louis city, MO 348,189 49 St. Paul city, MN 287,151 59 St. Petersburg city, FL 248,232 68 Stamford city, CT 117,083 187 Sterling Heights city, MI 124,471 173 Stockton city, CA 243,771 70 Sunnyvale city, CA 131,760 161 Syracuse city, NY 147,306 141 Tacoma city, WA 193,556 99 Tallahassee city, FL 150,624 135 Tampa city, FL 303,447 57 Tempe city, AZ 158,625 126 Thousand Oaks city, CA 117,005 188 Toledo city, OH 313,619 56 Topeka city, KS 122,377 176 Torrance city, CA 137,946 155 Tucson city, AZ 486,699 30 Tulsa city, OK 393,049 43 Vallejo city, CA 116,760 189 Vancouver city, WA 143,560 145 Virginia Beach city, VA 425,257 38 Waco city, TX 113,726 197 Warren city, MI 138,247 154 Washington city, DC 572,059 21 Waterbury city, CT 107,271 213 West Covina city, CA 105,080 220 West Valley City city, UT 108,896 207 Westminster city, CO 100,940 234 Wichita city, KS 344,284 50 Wichita Falls city, TX 104,197 221 Winston-Salem city, NC 185,776 107 Worcester city, MA 172,648 121 Yonkers city, NY 196,086 95 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-1.