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This is a list of the largest cities in each U.S. state and territory by historical population, as enumerated every decade by the United States Census, starting with the 1790 Census. Data for the tables below is drawn from U.S. Census Bureau reports. For the 1990 Census and earlier, the primary resource is the 2005 Working Paper number POP-WP076.[1] Post-1990 data, as well as data for territories, is drawn from the respective year's Census. Some locales may have pre-existed their first appearance in the U.S. Census, but such values are not included here, unless otherwise noted.

Total population counts for the Censuses of 1790 through 1860 include both free and enslaved persons. Native Americans were not identified in the Census of 1790 through 1840 and only sporadically from 1850 until 1890 if they lived outside of Indian Territory or off reservations. Beginning with the 1900 census, Native Americans were fully enumerated along with the general population.[2] Shaded areas of the tables indicate census years when a territory or the part of another state had not yet been admitted as a new state.[a]

1790–1840

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State, federal
district, or territory 		1790 1800 1810 1820 1830
Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop.
 Alabama — — — Mobile 1,500 Mobile 3,194
 Connecticut New Haven 4,487 New London 5,150 New Haven 5,772 New Haven 7,147 New Haven 10,180
 Delaware — — — Wilmington 5,268 Wilmington 6,628
 District of Columbia[b] — Alexandria 4,971 Washington City 8,208 Washington City 13,247 Washington City 18,826
 Florida — — — — St. Augustine 2,544
 Georgia — Savannah 5,146 Savannah 5,215 Savannah 7,523 Savannah 7,303
 Illinois — — — — Quincy 300
 Indiana — — — — New Albany 2,079
 Kentucky Lexington 834 Lexington 1,795 Lexington 4,326 Louisville 4,012 Louisville 10,341
 Louisiana — — New Orleans[c] 17,242 New Orleans 27,176 New Orleans 46,082
 Maine[d] — Portland 3,822 Portland 7,169 Portland 8,581 Portland 12,598
 Maryland Baltimore 13,503 Baltimore 26,514 Baltimore 46,555 Baltimore 62,738 Baltimore 80,620
 Massachusetts Boston 18,320 Boston 24,937 Boston 33,787 Boston 43,298 Boston 61,392
 Michigan — — — Detroit 1,422 Detroit 2,222
 Mississippi — — Natchez 1,511 Natchez 2,184 Natchez 2,789
 Missouri — — — — St. Louis 4,977
 New Hampshire Portsmouth 4,720 Portsmouth 5,339 Portsmouth 6,934 Portsmouth 7,327 Portsmouth 8,026
 New Jersey — — Trenton 3,000 Trenton 3,942 Newark 10,953
 New York New York City[e] 33,131 New York City[e] 60,515 New York City[e] 96,373 New York City[e] 123,706 New York City[e] 202,589
 North Carolina — New Bern 2,467 —[f] New Bern 3,663 New Bern 3,796
 Ohio — Cincinnati 850 Cincinnati 2,540 Cincinnati 9,642 Cincinnati 24,831
 Pennsylvania Philadelphia[g] 28,522 Philadelphia[g] 41,220 Philadelphia[g] 53,722 Philadelphia[g] 63,802 Philadelphia[g] 93,665
 Rhode Island Newport 6,716 Providence 7,614 Providence 11,767 Providence 11,767 Providence 16,833
 South Carolina Charleston 16,359 Charleston 18,824 Charleston 24,711 Charleston 24,780 Charleston 30,289
 Tennessee — — Nashville 2,490 Nashville 3,410 Nashville 5,566
 Vermont Guilford 2,422 Guilford 2,257 Bennington 2,524 Bennington 2,485 Burlington 3,526
 Virginia Richmond 3,761 Norfolk 6,926 Richmond 9,735 Richmond 12,067 Richmond 16,060

1840–1880

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State, federal
district, or territory 		1840 1850 1860 1870 1880
Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop.
 Alabama Mobile 12,672 Mobile 20,515 Mobile 29,258 Mobile 32,034 Mobile 29,132
 Arizona — — Tucson 915[h] Tucson 3,224 Tucson 7,007
 Arkansas — Little Rock 2,167 Little Rock 3,727 Little Rock 12,380 Little Rock 13,138
 California — Sacramento 6,820 San Francisco 56,802 San Francisco 149,473 San Francisco 233,959
 Colorado — — Denver 4,749 Denver 4,759 Denver 35,629
 Connecticut New Haven 12,960 New Haven 20,345 New Haven 39,267 New Haven 50,840 New Haven 62,882
 Delaware Wilmington 8,367 Wilmington 13,979 Wilmington 21,258 Wilmington 30,841 Wilmington 42,478
 District of Columbia Washington City 23,364 Washington City 40,001 Washington City 61,122 Washington City 109,199 Washington[i] 147,293
 Florida St. Augustine 2,352 Key West 2,367 Pensacola 2,876 Jacksonville 6,912 Key West 8,890
 Georgia Savannah 11,214 Savannah 15,312 Savannah 22,292 Savannah 28,235 Atlanta 37,409
 Hawaii[j] — — — — Honolulu 14,114[k]
 Idaho — — — Boise 995 Boise 1,899
 Illinois Chicago 4,470 Chicago 29,963 Chicago 112,172 Chicago 298,977 Chicago 503,185
 Indiana New Albany 4,226 New Albany 8,181 Indianapolis 18,611 Indianapolis 48,244 Indianapolis 75,056
 Iowa — Dubuque 3,108 Dubuque 13,000 Davenport 20,038 Des Moines 22,408
 Kansas — — Leavenworth 7,429 Leavenworth 17,873 Leavenworth 16,546
 Kentucky Louisville 21,210 Louisville 43,194 Louisville 68,033 Louisville 100,753 Louisville 123,758
 Louisiana New Orleans 102,193 New Orleans 116,375 New Orleans 168,675 New Orleans 191,418 New Orleans 216,090
 Maine Portland 15,218 Portland 20,815 Portland 26,341 Portland 31,413 Portland 33,810
 Maryland Baltimore 102,313 Baltimore 169,054 Baltimore 212,418 Baltimore 267,354 Baltimore 332,313
 Massachusetts Boston 93,383 Boston 136,881 Boston 177,840 Boston 250,526 Boston 362,839
 Michigan Detroit 9,102 Detroit 21,019 Detroit 45,619 Detroit 79,577 Detroit 116,340
 Minnesota — St. Paul 1,112 Minneapolis 2,564 Minneapolis 13,066 Minneapolis 46,887
 Mississippi Natchez 3,612 Natchez 4,434 Natchez 6,612 Vicksburg 12,443 Vicksburg 11,814
 Missouri St. Louis 16,469 St. Louis 77,860 St. Louis 160,773 St. Louis 310,864 St. Louis 350,518
 Montana — — — Helena 3,106 Helena 3,624
 Nebraska — — Omaha 1,883 Omaha 16,083 Omaha 30,518
 Nevada — — — Virginia City 2,345 Virginia City 7,048
 New Hampshire Portsmouth 7,887 Manchester 13,932 Manchester 20,107 Manchester 23,536 Manchester 32,630
 New Jersey Newark 17,290 Newark 38,894 Newark 71,941 Newark 105,059 Newark 136,508
 New Mexico — Santa Fe 4,846 Santa Fe 4,635 Santa Fe 4,765 Santa Fe 6,635
 New York New York City[e] 312,710 New York City[e] 515,547 New York City[e] 813,669 New York City[e] 942,292 New York City[l] 1,206,299
 North Carolina Wilmington 5,335 Wilmington 7,264 Wilmington 9,552 Wilmington 13,446 Wilmington 17,350
 North Dakota[m] — — — — Fargo 2,693
 Ohio Cincinnati 46,338 Cincinnati 115,435 Cincinnati 161,044 Cincinnati 216,239 Cincinnati 255,139
 Oregon — Portland 821 Portland 2,874 Portland 8,293 Portland 17,577
 Pennsylvania Philadelphia[g] 93,665 Philadelphia[g] 121,376 Philadelphia[n] 565,529 Philadelphia 674,022 Philadelphia 847,170
 Rhode Island Providence 23,171 Providence 41,513 Providence 50,666 Providence 68,904 Providence 104,857
 South Carolina Charleston 29,261 Charleston 42,985 Charleston 40,522 Charleston 48,956 Charleston 49,984
 South Dakota[m] — — Yankton Agency 458 Yankton 737 Deadwood 3,777
 Tennessee Nashville 6,929 Nashville 10,165 Memphis 22,623 Memphis 40,226 Nashville 43,350
 Texas — Galveston 4,177 San Antonio 8,235 Galveston 13,818 Galveston 22,248
 Utah — — Salt Lake City 8,236 Salt Lake City 12,854 Salt Lake City 20,768
 Vermont Burlington 4,271 Burlington 7,585 Burlington 7,713 Burlington 14,387 Burlington 11,365
 Virginia Richmond 20,153 Richmond 27,570 Richmond 37,910 Richmond 51,038 Richmond 63,600
Washington (state) Washington — — — Seattle 1,107 Seattle 3,533
 West Virginia[o] Wheeling 7,885 Wheeling 11,435 Wheeling 14,083 Wheeling 19,280 Wheeling 30,737
 Wisconsin Milwaukee 1,712 Milwaukee 20,061 Milwaukee 45,246 Milwaukee 71,440 Milwaukee 115,587
 Wyoming — — — Cheyenne 1,450 Cheyenne 3,456

1890–1930

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State, federal
district, or territory 		1890 1900 1910 1920 1930
Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop.
 Alabama Mobile 31,076 Mobile 38,469 Birmingham 132,685 Birmingham 178,806 Birmingham 259,678
 Alaska — — Fairbanks 3,541 Juneau 3,058 Juneau 4,043
 American Samoa — — — Pago Pago 568 Pago Pago 706
 Arizona Tucson 5,150 Tucson 7,531 Tucson 13,193 Phoenix 29,053 Phoenix 48,118
 Arkansas Little Rock 25,874 Little Rock 38,307 Little Rock 45,941 Little Rock 65,142 Little Rock 81,679
 California San Francisco 298,997 San Francisco 342,782 San Francisco 416,912 Los Angeles 576,673 Los Angeles 1,238,048
 Colorado Denver 106,713 Denver 133,859 Denver 213,381 Denver 256,491 Denver 287,861
 Connecticut New Haven 81,298 New Haven 108,027 New Haven 133,605 Hartford 162,537 Hartford 164,072
 Delaware Wilmington 61,431 Wilmington 76,508 Wilmington 87,411 Wilmington 110,168 Wilmington 106,597
 District of Columbia Washington 230,392 Washington 278,718 Washington 331,069 Washington 437,571 Washington 486,869
 Florida Key West 18,080 Jacksonville 28,429 Jacksonville 57,699 Jacksonville 91,558 Jacksonville 129,549
 Georgia Atlanta 65,533 Atlanta 89,872 Atlanta 154,839 Atlanta 200,616 Atlanta 270,366
 Hawaii[j] Honolulu 22,907[p] Honolulu 39,306 Honolulu 52,183 Honolulu 83,327 Honolulu 137,582
 Idaho Boise 2,311 Boise 5,957 Boise 17,358 Boise 21,393 Boise 21,544
 Illinois Chicago 1,099,850 Chicago 1,698,575 Chicago 2,185,283 Chicago 2,701,705 Chicago 3,376,438
 Indiana Indianapolis 105,436 Indianapolis 169,164 Indianapolis 233,650 Indianapolis 314,194 Indianapolis 364,161
 Iowa Des Moines 50,093 Des Moines 62,139 Des Moines 86,368 Des Moines 126,468 Des Moines 142,559
 Kansas Kansas City 38,316 Kansas City 51,418 Kansas City 82,331 Kansas City 101,177 Kansas City 121,857
 Kentucky Louisville 161,129 Louisville 204,731 Louisville 223,928 Louisville 234,891 Louisville 307,745
 Louisiana New Orleans 242,039 New Orleans 287,104 New Orleans 339,075 New Orleans 387,219 New Orleans 458,762
 Maine Portland 36,425 Portland 50,145 Portland 58,571 Portland 69,272 Portland 70,810
 Maryland Baltimore 434,439 Baltimore 508,957 Baltimore 558,485 Baltimore 733,826 Baltimore 804,874
 Massachusetts Boston 448,477 Boston 560,892 Boston 670,585 Boston 748,060 Boston 781,188
 Michigan Detroit 205,876 Detroit 285,704 Detroit 465,766 Detroit 993,678 Detroit 1,568,662
 Minnesota Minneapolis 164,738 Minneapolis 202,718 Minneapolis 301,408 Minneapolis 380,582 Minneapolis 464,356
 Mississippi Vicksburg 13,373 Vicksburg 14,834 Jackson 23,285 Jackson 23,399 Jackson 48,282
 Missouri St. Louis 451,770 St. Louis 575,238 St. Louis 687,029 St. Louis 772,897 St. Louis 821,960
 Montana Butte 10,723 Butte 30,470 Butte 39,165 Butte 41,611 Butte 39,532
 Nebraska Omaha 140,452 Omaha 102,555 Omaha 124,096 Omaha 191,601 Omaha 214,006
 Nevada Virginia City 10,917 Reno 4,500 Reno 10,867 Reno 12,016 Reno 18,529
 New Hampshire Manchester 44,126 Manchester 56,987 Manchester 70,063 Manchester 78,384 Manchester 76,834
 New Jersey Newark 181,830 Newark 246,070 Newark 347,469 Newark 414,524 Newark 442,337
 New Mexico Santa Fe 6,185 Albuquerque 6,238 Albuquerque 11,020 Albuquerque 15,157 Albuquerque 26,570
 New York New York City 1,515,301 New York City[q] 3,437,202 New York City 4,766,883 New York City 5,620,048 New York City 6,930,446
 North Carolina Wilmington 20,056 Wilmington 20,976 Charlotte 34,014 Charlotte 46,338 Charlotte 82,675
 North Dakota Fargo 5,664 Fargo 9,589 Fargo 14,331 Fargo 21,961 Fargo 28,619
 Ohio Cleveland 261,353 Cleveland 381,768 Cleveland 560,663 Cleveland 796,841 Cleveland 900,429
 Oklahoma[r] Guthrie 5,333[s] Oklahoma City 10,037 Oklahoma City 64,205 Oklahoma City 91,295 Oklahoma City 185,389
 Oregon Portland 46,385 Portland 90,426 Portland 207,214 Portland 258,288 Portland 301,815
 Panama Canal Zone[t] — — — — Silver City 4,460
 Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1,046,964 Philadelphia 1,293,697 Philadelphia 1,549,008 Philadelphia 1,823,779 Philadelphia 1,950,961
 Puerto Rico — San Juan 32,048[u] San Juan 48,716 San Juan 71,443 San Juan 114,715
 Rhode Island Providence 132,146 Providence 175,597 Providence 224,326 Providence 237,595 Providence 252,981
 South Carolina Charleston 54,955 Charleston 55,807 Charleston 58,833 Charleston 67,957 Charleston 62,265
 South Dakota Sioux Falls 10,177 Sioux Falls 10,266 Sioux Falls 14,094 Sioux Falls 25,202 Sioux Falls 33,362
 Tennessee Nashville 76,168 Memphis 102,320 Memphis 131,105 Memphis 162,351 Memphis 253,143
 Texas Dallas 38,069 San Antonio 53,321 San Antonio 96,614 San Antonio 161,379 Houston 292,352
 U.S. Virgin Islands — — — Charlotte Amalie[v] 7,747 St. Thomas City[w] 7,036
 Utah Salt Lake City 44,843 Salt Lake City 53,531 Salt Lake City 92,777 Salt Lake City 118,110 Salt Lake City 140,267
 Vermont Burlington 14,590 Burlington 18,640 Burlington 20,468 Burlington 22,779 Burlington 24,789
 Virginia Richmond 81,388 Richmond 85,050 Richmond 127,628 Richmond 171,667 Richmond 182,929
Washington (state) Washington Seattle 42,837 Seattle 80,671 Seattle 237,194 Seattle 315,312 Seattle 365,583
 West Virginia Wheeling 34,522 Wheeling 38,878 Wheeling 41,641 Wheeling 56,208 Huntington 75,572
 Wisconsin Milwaukee 204,468 Milwaukee 285,315 Milwaukee 373,857 Milwaukee 457,147 Milwaukee 578,249
 Wyoming Cheyenne 11,690 Cheyenne 14,087 Cheyenne 11,320 Cheyenne 13,829 Cheyenne 17,361

1940–1980

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State, federal
district, or territory 		1940 1950 1960 1970 1980
Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop.
 Alabama Birmingham 267,583 Birmingham 326,037 Birmingham 340,887 Birmingham 300,910 Birmingham 284,388
 Alaska Juneau 5,729 Anchorage 11,254 Anchorage 44,237 Anchorage 48,081 Anchorage 174,431
 American Samoa Pago Pago 934 Pago Pago 1,586 Fagatogo 1,344 Pago Pago 2,451 Pago Pago 3,075
 Arizona Phoenix 65,414 Phoenix 106,818 Phoenix 439,170 Phoenix 581,572 Phoenix 789,704
 Arkansas Little Rock 88,039 Little Rock 102,213 Little Rock 107,813 Little Rock 132,483 Little Rock 158,461
 California Los Angeles 1,504,277 Los Angeles 1,970,358 Los Angeles 2,479,015 Los Angeles 2,816,061 Los Angeles 2,966,850
 Colorado Denver 322,412 Denver 415,786 Denver 493,887 Denver 514,678 Denver 492,365
 Connecticut Hartford 166,267 Hartford 177,397 Hartford 162,178 Hartford 158,017 Bridgeport 142,546
 Delaware Wilmington 112,504 Wilmington 110,356 Wilmington 95,827 Wilmington 80,386 Wilmington 70,195
 District of Columbia Washington 663,091 Washington 802,178 Washington 763,956 Washington 756,510 Washington 638,333
 Florida Jacksonville 173,065 Miami 249,276 Miami[x] 291,688 Jacksonville[y] 504,265 Jacksonville 540,920
 Georgia Atlanta 302,288 Atlanta 331,314 Atlanta 487,455 Atlanta 496,973 Atlanta 425,022
 Guam — Tamuning 5,380 Tamuning 5,944 Yigo 11,542 Dededo 23,664
 Hawaii[j] Honolulu 179,326 Honolulu 248,034 Honolulu 294,194 Honolulu 324,871 Honolulu 365,048
 Idaho Boise 26,130 Boise 34,393 Boise 34,481 Boise 74,990 Boise 102,249
 Illinois Chicago 3,396,808 Chicago 3,620,962 Chicago 3,550,404 Chicago 3,366,957 Chicago 3,005,072
 Indiana Indianapolis 386,972 Indianapolis 427,173 Indianapolis 476,258 Indianapolis[z] 744,624 Indianapolis 700,807
 Iowa Des Moines 159,819 Des Moines 177,965 Des Moines 208,982 Des Moines 200,587 Des Moines 191,003
 Kansas Kansas City 121,458 Wichita 168,279 Wichita 254,698 Wichita 276,554 Wichita 279,272
 Kentucky Louisville 319,077 Louisville 369,129 Louisville 390,639 Louisville 361,472 Louisville 298,451
 Louisiana New Orleans 494,537 New Orleans 570,445 New Orleans 627,525 New Orleans 593,471 New Orleans 557,515
 Maine Portland 73,643 Portland 77,634 Portland 72,566 Portland 65,116 Portland 61,572
 Maryland Baltimore 859,100 Baltimore 949,708 Baltimore 939,024 Baltimore 905,759 Baltimore 786,775
 Massachusetts Boston 770,816 Boston 801,444 Boston 697,197 Boston 641,071 Boston 562,994
 Michigan Detroit 1,623,452 Detroit 1,849,568 Detroit 1,670,144 Detroit 1,511,482 Detroit 1,203,339
 Minnesota Minneapolis 492,370 Minneapolis 521,718 Minneapolis 482,872 Minneapolis 434,400 Minneapolis 370,951
 Mississippi Jackson 62,107 Meridian 98,271 Meridian 144,422 Jackson 153,968 Jackson 202,895
 Missouri St. Louis 816,048 St. Louis 856,796 St. Louis 750,026 St. Louis 622,23 St. Louis 453,085
 Montana Butte 37,081 Great Falls 39,214 Great Falls 55,357 Billings 66,798 Billings 66,798
 Nebraska Omaha 223,844 Omaha 251,117 Omaha 301,598 Omaha 347,328 Omaha 314,255
 Nevada Reno 21,317 Reno 32,497 Las Vegas 64,405 Las Vegas 125,787 Las Vegas 164,674
 New Hampshire Manchester 77,685 Manchester 82,732 Manchester 88,282 Manchester 87,754 Manchester 90,936
 New Jersey Newark 429,760 Newark 438,776 Newark 405,220 Newark 382,417 Newark 329,248
 New Mexico Albuquerque 26,570 Albuquerque 35,449 Albuquerque 96,815 Albuquerque 243,751 Albuquerque 331,767
 New York New York City 7,454,995 New York City 7,891,957 New York City 7,781,984 New York City 7,894,862 New York City 7,071,639
 North Carolina Charlotte 100,899 Charlotte 134,042 Charlotte 201,564 Charlotte 241,178 Charlotte 314,447
 North Dakota Fargo 32,580 Fargo 38,256 Fargo 46,662 Fargo 53,365 Fargo 61,383
 Northern Mariana Islands — — — Chalan Kanoa 3,481 Chalan Kanoa 2,678
 Ohio Cleveland 878,336 Cleveland 914,808 Cleveland 876,050 Cleveland 750,903 Cleveland 573,822
 Oklahoma Oklahoma City 204,424 Oklahoma City 243,504 Oklahoma City 324,253 Oklahoma City 366,481 Oklahoma City 403,213
 Oregon Portland 305,394 Portland 373,628 Portland 372,676 Portland 382,619 Portland 366,383
 Panama Canal Zone[t] Silver City 4,583 Silver City 5,729 Rainbow City[aa] 3,688 Balboa 2,569 Territory Abolished
 Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1,931,334 Philadelphia 2,071,605 Philadelphia 2,002,512 Philadelphia 1,948,609 Philadelphia 1,688,210
 Puerto Rico San Juan 223,949 San Juan 224,767 San Juan 451,658 San Juan 463,242 San Juan 434,849
 Rhode Island Providence 253,504 Providence 248,674 Providence 207,498 Providence 179,213 Providence 156,804
 South Carolina Charleston 71,275 Columbia 86,914 Columbia 97,433 Columbia 113,542 Columbia 101,208
 South Dakota Sioux Falls 40,832 Sioux Falls 52,696 Sioux Falls 65,466 Sioux Falls 72,488 Sioux Falls 81,182
 Tennessee Memphis 292,942 Memphis 396,000 Memphis 497,524 Memphis 623,530 Memphis 646,356
 Texas Houston 384,514 Houston 596,163 Houston 938,219 Houston 1,232,802 Houston 1,595,138
 U.S. Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie 9,801 Charlotte Amalie 11,469 Charlotte Amalie 12,880 Charlotte Amalie 12,220 Charlotte Amalie 11,842
 Utah Salt Lake City 149,934 Salt Lake City 182,121 Salt Lake City 189,454 Salt Lake City 175,885 Salt Lake City 163,033
 Vermont Burlington 27,686 Burlington 33,155 Burlington 35,531 Burlington 37,712 Burlington 39,127
 Virginia Richmond 193,042 Richmond 230,310 Norfolk 305,872 Norfolk 307,951 Norfolk 266,979
 Washington Seattle 368,302 Seattle 467,591 Seattle 557,087 Seattle 530,831 Seattle 493,846
 West Virginia Huntington 78,836 Huntington 86,353 Charleston 85,796 Huntington 74,315 Huntington 63,968
 Wisconsin Milwaukee 587,472 Milwaukee 637,392 Milwaukee 741,324 Milwaukee 717,099 Milwaukee 636,212
 Wyoming Cheyenne 22,474 Cheyenne 31,935 Cheyenne 43,505 Cheyenne 41,254 Casper 51,016

1990–2020

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State, federal
district, or territory 		1990 2000 2010 2020
Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop.
 Alabama Birmingham 263,555 Birmingham 242,840 Birmingham 212,237 Huntsville 215,006
 Alaska Anchorage 226,338 Anchorage 260,283 Anchorage 291,826 Anchorage 291,247
 American Samoa Tāfuna 5,174 Tāfuna 8,409 Tāfuna 7,945 Tāfuna 7,988
 Arizona Phoenix 992,551 Phoenix 1,321,045 Phoenix 1,445,632 Phoenix 1,660,272
 Arkansas Little Rock 175,795 Little Rock 183,133 Little Rock 193,524 Little Rock 197,881
 California Los Angeles 3,485,398 Los Angeles 3,694,820 Los Angeles 3,792,621 Los Angeles 3,898,747
 Colorado Denver 467,610 Denver 554,636 Denver 600,158 Denver 719,238
 Connecticut Bridgeport 141,686 Bridgeport 139,529 Bridgeport 144,229 Bridgeport 148,654
 Delaware Wilmington 71,529 Wilmington 72,664 Wilmington 70,851 Wilmington 70,635
 District of Columbia Washington 606,900 Washington 572,059 Washington 601,723 Washington 689,545
 Florida Jacksonville 635,230 Jacksonville 735,503 Jacksonville 821,784 Jacksonville 949,611
 Georgia Atlanta 394,017 Atlanta 416,474 Atlanta 420,003 Atlanta 504,527
 Guam Dededo 31,728 Dededo 42,980 Dededo 44,943 Dededo 44,908
 Hawaii[j] Honolulu 365,272 Honolulu 371,657 Honolulu 337,256 Honolulu 347,397
 Idaho Boise 125,738 Boise 185,787 Boise 205,671 Boise 228,790
 Illinois Chicago 2,783,726 Chicago 2,896,016 Chicago 2,695,598 Chicago 2,705,994
 Indiana Indianapolis 731,327 Indianapolis 781,926 Indianapolis 820,445 Indianapolis 867,125
 Iowa Des Moines 193,187 Des Moines 198,682 Des Moines 203,433 Des Moines 216,853
 Kansas Wichita 304,011 Wichita 344,284 Wichita 382,368 Wichita 389,225
 Kentucky Louisville 269,063 Lexington 260,512[ab] Louisville 597,337[ac] Louisville 620,578
 Louisiana New Orleans 496,938 New Orleans 484,674 New Orleans 343,829 New Orleans 399,187
 Maine Portland 64,358 Portland 64,249 Portland 66,194 Portland 68,408
 Maryland Baltimore 736,016 Baltimore 651,154 Baltimore 620,961 Baltimore 585,708
 Massachusetts Boston 574,283 Boston 589,141 Boston 617,594 Boston 675,647
 Michigan Detroit 1,027,974 Detroit 951,270 Detroit 713,777 Detroit 672,662
 Minnesota Minneapolis 368,383 Minneapolis 382,618 Minneapolis 382,578 Minneapolis 427,728
 Mississippi Jackson 196,637 Jackson 184,286 Jackson 173,514 Jackson 164,422
 Missouri Kansas City 435,146 Kansas City 441,545 Kansas City 459,787 Kansas City 507,928
 Montana Billings 81,151 Billings 89,847 Billings 104,170 Billings 116,827
 Nebraska Omaha 335,795 Omaha 390,007 Omaha 408,958 Omaha 468,262
 Nevada Las Vegas 258,295 Las Vegas 478,434 Las Vegas 583,756 Las Vegas 649,876
 New Hampshire Manchester 99,332 Manchester 107,006 Manchester 109,565 Manchester 115,644
 New Jersey Newark 275,221 Newark 273,546 Newark 277,140 Newark 282,090
 New Mexico Albuquerque 384,736 Albuquerque 448,607 Albuquerque 545,852 Albuquerque 560,218
 New York New York City 7,322,564 New York City 8,008,278 New York City 8,175,133 New York City 8,879,928
 North Carolina Charlotte 395,934 Charlotte 540,828 Charlotte 731,424 Charlotte 882,367
 North Dakota Fargo 74,111 Fargo 90,599 Fargo 105,549 Fargo 124,844
 Northern Mariana Islands Garapan 3,904 Garapan 3,588 Garapan 3,983 Garapan 3,096
 Ohio Columbus 632,910 Columbus 715,971 Columbus 787,033 Columbus 895,477
 Oklahoma Oklahoma City 444,719 Oklahoma City 506,132 Oklahoma City 579,999 Oklahoma City 649,021
 Oregon Portland 437,319 Portland 529,121 Portland 583,776 Portland 661,189
 Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1,585,577 Philadelphia 1,517,550 Philadelphia 1,526,006 Philadelphia 1,587,828
 Puerto Rico San Juan 437,745 San Juan 434,374 San Juan 395,326 San Juan 320,967
 Rhode Island Providence 160,728 Providence 173,618 Providence 178,042 Providence 190,934
 South Carolina Columbia 98,052 Columbia 116,278 Columbia 129,272 Charleston 136,208
 South Dakota Sioux Falls 100,814 Sioux Falls 123,975 Sioux Falls 153,888 Sioux Falls 181,883
 Tennessee Memphis 610,337 Memphis 650,100 Memphis 646,889 Nashville 681,928
 Texas Houston 1,630,553 Houston 1,953,631 Houston 2,099,451 Houston 2,325,502
 U.S. Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie 12,331 Charlotte Amalie 11,044 Charlotte Amalie 8,194 Charlotte Amalie 10,354
 Utah Salt Lake City 159,936 Salt Lake City 181,743 Salt Lake City 186,440 Salt Lake City 200,591
 Vermont Burlington 38,889 Burlington 42,417 Burlington 42,417 Burlington 42,899
 Virginia Virginia Beach 393,069 Virginia Beach 425,257 Virginia Beach 437,994 Virginia Beach 450,189
 Washington Seattle 516,259 Seattle 563,374 Seattle 608,660 Seattle 754,567
 West Virginia Charleston 57,287 Charleston 53,421 Charleston 51,400 Charleston 47,215
 Wisconsin Milwaukee 628,088 Milwaukee 596,974 Milwaukee 594,833 Milwaukee 592,025
 Wyoming Cheyenne 50,008 Cheyenne 53,011 Cheyenne 59,466 Cheyenne 63,957

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Notes

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  1. ^ As the Federal District, the District of Columbia is not shaded.
  2. ^ In 1846, Alexandria County, including the city of Alexandria, was retroceded to Virginia.
  3. ^ Territory of Orleans
  4. ^ Between 1790 and 1820, the District of Maine was part of the state of Massachusetts.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Prior to 1874, New York City consisted only of the island of Manhattan.
  6. ^ No city-level data for North Carolina reported in 1810.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Before 1854, Philadelphia refers to the modern-day Center City section of the city.
  8. ^ Part of the Territory of New Mexico
  9. ^ In 1871, Georgetown, Washington City, and Washington County, D.C. were unified.
  10. ^ a b c d The only incorporated place in Hawaii is the City & County of Honolulu. The U.S. Census Bureau defines Honolulu CDP (census-designated place) as coincident with the Honolulu District, the portion of the city and county sometimes regarded as the "city" for statistical purposes.
  11. ^ From the 1878 Census by the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi.[3]
  12. ^ In 1875, West Bronx was annexed to New York City.
  13. ^ a b From 1861–1889, part of the Dakota Territory
  14. ^ The 1854 Act of Consolidation greatly increased Philadelphia's population by consolidating the city with Philadelphia County.
  15. ^ Prior to 1863, West Virginia was part of Virginia.
  16. ^ From the 1890 Census by the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi.[3]
  17. ^ In 1899, the modern New York City was formed when the five boroughs were consolidated into a single city.
  18. ^ The 1890 and 1900 columns reflect the largest settlement in the Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory, which were combined when Oklahoma became a state in 1907.
  19. ^ Combined total for Guthrie, East Guthrie, and West Guthrie, as reported in the 1940 U.S. Census.
  20. ^ a b This territory no longer exists.
  21. ^ From the 1899 Puerto Rico census.
  22. ^ From the 1917 Census of the Virgin Islands of the United States
  23. ^ From 1921 to 1936, Charlotte Amalie was known as St. Thomas City
  24. ^ In 1957, Miami and Dade County consolidated.
  25. ^ In 1968, Jacksonville consolidated with Duval County.
  26. ^ On January 1, 1970, Indianapolis and Marion County consolidated under a single governance structure.
  27. ^ In 1952, residents voted to change the town's name from Silver City to Rainbow City
  28. ^ In 1974, the city of Lexington merged with Fayette County, becoming a consolidated city-county.
  29. ^ In 2003, the city of Louisville merged with Jefferson County, becoming a consolidated city-county and substantially increasing the city's population.

References

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  1. ^ Gibson, Campbell; Jung, Kay (February 2005). Historical Census Statistics On Population Totals by Race, 1790 to 1990, and by Hispanic Origin, 1970 to 1990, For Large Cities And Other Urban Places In The United States (Technical report). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau. POP-WP076.
  2. ^ "American Indians in the Federal Decennial Census, 1790-1930". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Population of Hawaii by Islands and Districts" (PDF). Census Bulletin (15): 4. November 16, 1900. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
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