BIGGEST CITIES IN AMERICA
Nine of the biggest cities in America have populations over 1 million.
The US state with the largest number of cities with more than 100,000 people is California, and Los Angeles was the fastest growing city.
The American population has reached 300 million in October 2006 and is expected to reach 400 million in 40 years.
The US population is increasing at nearly one per cent a year, making the United States the world's fastest growing industrial nation.
Here you'll find a list of the 300 largest American cities by population (not metropolitan areas) surveyed by the US Census Bureau in 2004.
1 - New York, New York - 8,086,384
2 - Los Angeles, California - 3,821,457
3 - Chicago, Illinois - 2,890,138
4 - Houston, Texas - 2,010,293
5 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1,490,618
6 - Phoenix, Arizona - 1,390,825
7 - San Diego, California 1,267,939
8 - San Antonio, Texas - 1,215,084
9 - Dallas, Texas - 1,212,372
10 - Detroit, Michigan - 925,451
11 - San Jose, California - 900,413
12 - Indianapolis, Indiana - 793,375
13 - San Francisco, California - 764,069
14 - Jacksonville, Florida - 762,271
15 - Columbus, Ohio - 725,228
16 - Austin, Texas - 671,873
17 - Memphis, Tennessee - 648,882
18 - Baltimore, Maryland - 638,614
19 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 590,895
20 - Boston, Massachusetts - 589,281
21 - Charlotte, North Carolina - 580,597
22 - El Paso, Texas - 577,415
23 - Washington, District of Columbia - 570,898
24 - Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee - 570,785
25 - Seattle, Washington - 570,426
26 - Fort Worth, Texas - 567,516
27 - Denver, Colorado - 560,415
28 - Portland, Oregon - 539,438
29 - Oklahoma, Oklahoma - 519,034
30 - Las Vegas, Nevada - 508,604
31 - Tucson, Arizona - 503,151
32 - New Orleans, Louisiana - 473,681
33 - Long Beach, California - 472,412
34 - Cleveland, Ohio - 467,851
35 - Albuquerque, New Mexico - 463,874
36 - Fresno, California - 445,227
37 - Kansas, Missouri - 443,471
38 - Sacramento, California - 435,245
39 - Virginia Beach, Virginia - 433,934
40 - Mesa, Arizona 426,841
41 - Atlanta, Georgia - 424,868
42 - Oakland, California - 402,777
43 - Omaha, Nebraska - 399,357
44 - Tulsa, Oklahoma - 391,908
45 - Honolulu CDP, Hawaii - 378,155
46 - Minneapolis, Minnesota - 375,635
47 - Miami, Florida - 374,791
48 - Colorado Springs, - Colorado 371,182
49 - Wichita, Kansas - 355,126
50 - Arlington, Texas - 349,944
51 - Santa Ana, California - 343,413
52 - St. Louis, Missouri - 338,353
53 - Anaheim, California - 332,642
54 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 327,898
55 - Cincinnati, Ohio - 323,885
56 - Tampa, Florida - 315,140
57 - Toledo, Ohio - 309,106
58 - Raleigh, North Carolina - 306,944
59 - Buffalo, New York - 287,698
60 - Aurora, Colorado - 286,028
61 - St. Paul, Minnesota - 284,037
62 - Corpus Christi, Texas - 278,520
63 - Newark, New Jersey - 277,000
64 - Riverside, California - 274,226
65 - Anchorage, Alaska - 268,983
66 - Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky - 263,618
67 - Stockton, California - 262,835
68 - Bakersfield, California - 260,969
69 - Louisville, Kentucky - 251,399
70 - St. Petersburg, Florida - 248,546
71 - Jersey, New Jersey - 240,100
72 - Birmingham, Alabama - 239,416
73 - Norfolk, Virginia - 239,036
74 - Plano, Texas - 238,091
75 - Lincoln, Nebraska - 232,362
76 - Glendale, Arizona - 230,564
77 - Greensboro, North Carolina - 228,217
78 - Hialeah, Florida - 228,149
79 - Baton Rouge, Louisiana - 225,702
80 - Garland, Texas - 219,646
81 - Rochester, New York - 217,158
82 - Scottsdale, Arizona - 215,779
83 - Madison, Wisconsin - 215,211
84 - Akron, Ohio - 214,349
85 - Fort Wayne, Indiana - 210,070
86 - Fremont, California - 206,856
87 - Chesapeake, Virginia - 206,665
88 - Henderson, Nevada - 206,153
89 - Lubbock, Texas - 203,715
90 - Modesto, California - 203,555
91 - Chandler, Arizona - 202,016
92 - Montgomery, Alabama - 201,425
93 - Glendale, California - 199,430
94 - Shreveport, Louisiana - 199,033
95 - Des Moines, Iowa - 198,076
96 - Augusta-Richmond, Georgia - 197,842
97 - Tacoma, Washington - 197,553
98 - Richmond, Virginia - 197,456
99 - Yonkers, New York - 197,234
100 - Grand Rapids, Michigan - 196,595
101 - Spokane, Washington - 196,305
102 - Irving, Texas - 196,119
103 - Durham, North Carolina - 195,914
104 - Mobile, Alabama - 194,862
105 - Chula Vista, California - 193,919
106 - Huntington Beach, California - 193,799
107 - Orlando, Florida - 193,722
108 - San Bernardino, California - 191,631
109 - Laredo, Texas - 191,538
110 - Reno, Nevada - 190,248
111 - Arlington CDP, Virginia - 189,927
112 - Boise, Idaho - 189,847
113 - Winston-Salem, North Carolina - 188,934
114 - Columbus, Georgia - 185,948
115 - Little Rock, Arkansas - 184,055
116 - Salt Lake, Utah - 181,266
117 - Jackson, Mississippi - 180,881
118 - Newport News, Virginia - 180,272
119 - Oxnard, California - 177,984
120 - Amarillo, Texas - 177,010
121 - Providence, Rhode Island - 175,901
122 - Worcester, Massachusetts - 174,962
123 - Knoxville, Tennessee - 173,661
124 - Garden Grove, California - 167,429
125 - Oceanside, California - 165,880
126 - Ontario, California - 165,064
127 - Dayton, Ohio - 162,669
128 - Huntsville, Alabama - 162,536
129 - Irvine, California - 162,122
130 - Santa Clarita, California - 160,554
131 - Tempe, Arizona - 159,508
132 - Overland Park, Kansas - 158,430
133 - Fort Lauderdale, Florida - 158,194
134 - Aurora, Illinois - 156,974
135 - Chattanooga, Tennessee - 155,404
136 - Tallahassee, Florida - 155,171
137 - Pomona, California - 153,555
138 - Santa Rosa, California - 153,489
139 - Springfield, Massachusetts - 151,915
140 - Rockford, Illinois - 151,068
141 - Springfield, Missouri - 151,010
142 - Moreno Valley, California - 150,773
143 - Paterson, New Jersey - 150,750
144 - Brownsville, Texas - 150,425
145 - Vancouver, Washington - 149,811
146 - Salinas, California - 148,744
147 - Kansas, Kansas - 146,978
148 - Pembroke Pines, Florida - 146,637
149 - Hampton, Virginia - 145,921
150 - Syracuse, New York - 145,164
151 - Pasadena, Texas 145,034
152 - Lakewood, Colorado 143,754
153 - Rancho Cucamonga, California - 143,711
154 - Fontana, California - 143,607
155 - Hollywood, Florida - 143,213
156 - Hayward, California - 142,718
157 - Torrance, California - 141,615
158 - Salem, Oregon - 140,977
159 - Eugene, Oregon - 140,395
160 - Bridgeport, Connecticut - 140,104
161 - Pasadena, California - 139,712
162 - Corona, California - 138,326
163 - Warren, Michigan - 137,672
164 - Escondido, California - 135,908
165 - North Las Vegas, Nevada - 135,902
166 - Naperville, Illinois - 135,389
167 - Grand Prairie, Texas - 135,303
168 - Gilbert town, Arizona - 135,005
169 - Orange, California - 131,606
170 - Alexandria, Virginia - 130,804
171 - Sioux Falls, South Dakota - 130,491
172 - Sunnyvale, California - 129,687
173 - Fullerton, California - 128,842
174 - Mesquite, Texas - 128,776
175 - Savannah, Georgia - 127,691
176 - Sterling Heights, Michigan - 126,146
177 - Coral Springs, Florida - 125,674
178 - Concord, California - 125,225
179 - Fort Collins, Colorado - 124,665
180 - Lancaster, California - 124,592
181 - Hartford, Connecticut - 124,558
182 - Palmdale, California - 124,346
183 - Fayetteville, North Carolina - 124,286
184 - New Haven, Connecticut - 124,176
185 - Elizabeth, New Jersey - 123,279
186 - Peoria, Arizona - 123,239
187 - Thousand Oaks, California - 122,700
188 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa - 122,514
189 - Topeka, Kansas - 122,103
190 - Flint, Michigan - 121,763
191 - El Monte, California - 119,918
192 - Stamford, Connecticut - 119,850
193 - Vallejo, California - 119,798
194 - Evansville, Indiana - 119,081
195 - Lansing, Michigan - 118,588
196 - Joliet, Illinois - 118,423
197 - Columbia, South Carolina - 117,394
198 - Simi Valley, California - 116,562
199 - Waco, Texas - 115,749
200 - Abilene, Texas - 115,225
201 - Ann Arbor, Michigan - 115,213
202 - Carrollton, Texas - 115,107
203 - Inglewood, California - 114,959
204 - McAllen, Texas - 113,877
205 - Independence, Missouri - 113,027
206 - Cape Coral, Florida - 112,899
207 - Bellevue, Washington - 112,894
208 - Beaumont, Texas - 112,871
209 - Peoria, Illinois - 112,670
210 - Springfield, Illinois - 111,834
211 - Lafayette, Louisiana - 111,272
212 - West Valley, Utah - 111,254
213 - Costa Mesa, California - 110,126
214 - Downey, California - 109,840
215 - Manchester, New Hampshire - 108,398
216 - Clearwater, Florida - 108,313
217 - Waterbury, Connecticut - 107,883
218 - West Covina, California - 107,694
219 - South Bend, Indiana - 106,558
220 - Allentown, Pennsylvania - 106,105
221 - Norwalk, California - 106,084
222 - Clarksville, Tennessee - 105,898
223 - Provo, Utah - 105,170
224 - Lowell, Massachusetts - 104,901
225 - Athens-Clarke County, Georgia - 103,881
226 - Berkeley, California - 103,640
227 - Ventura, California - 103,619
228 - Westminster, Colorado - 103,599
229 - Pueblo, Colorado - 103,411
230 - Wichita Falls, Texas - 102,926
231 - Burbank, California - 102,913
232 - Richmond, California - 102,553
233 - Arvada, Colorado - 102,190
234 - Erie, Pennsylvania 102,122
235 - Fairfield, California 101,935
236 - Daly, California - 101,901
237 - Santa Clara, California - 101,867
238 - Cambridge, Massachusetts - 101,807
239 - Green Bay, Wisconsin - 101,515
240 - Olathe, Kansas - 101,413
241 - Gary, Indiana - 100,945
242 - Livonia, Michigan - 100,341
243 - Antioch, California - 99,870
244 - Portsmouth, Virginia - 99,790
245 - Centennial, Colorado - 99,447
246 - Charleston, South Carolina - 98,795
247 - South Gate, California - 98,791
248 - Port St. Lucie, Florida - 98,538
249 - Cary town, North Carolina - 98,041
250 - Dearborn, Michigan - 97,833
251 - Norman, Oklahoma - 97,831
252 - Davenport, Iowa - 97,777
253 - Everett, Washington - 97,088
254 - Richardson, Texas - 96,956
255 - Visalia, California - 96,889
256 - Rialto, California - 96,616
257 - Elgin, Illinois - 96,539
258 - Mission Viejo, California - 96,307
259 - Macon, Georgia - 95,862
260 - Midland, Texas - 95,829
261 - Compton, California - 95,559
262 - El Cajon, California - 95,555
263 - Brockton, Massachusetts - 95,437
264 - Gainesville, Florida - 95,177
265 - Gresham, Oregon - 94,706
266 - Boulder, Colorado - 94,167
267 - New Bedford, Massachusetts - 94,088
268 - Roanoke, Virginia - 93,873
269 - Albany, New York - 93,779
270 - Thornton, Colorado - 93,623
271 - Vacaville, California - 93,573
272 - Carson, California - 92,929
273 - Killeen, Texas - 92,707
274 - Fall River, Massachusetts - 92,660
275 - Kenosha, Wisconsin - 92,513
276 - Billings, Montana - 92,008
277 - San Mateo, California - 91,935
278 - Roseville, California - 91,761
279 - Vista, California - 91,565
280 - Lawton, Oklahoma - 91,333
281 - Waukegan, Illinois - 91,323
282 - Fargo, North Dakota - 91,204
283 - Odessa, Texas - 90,961
284 - Wilmington, North Carolina - 90,644
285 - High Point, North Carolina - 90,639
286 - Rochester, Minnesota - 90,515
287 - Miramar, Florida - 90,359
288 - Denton, Texas - 90,349
289 - Lynn, Massachusetts - 89,590
290 - Miami Beach, Florida - 89,575
291 - Westminster, California - 89,515
292 - Santa Barbara, California - 89,382
293 - Sandy, Utah - 89,244
294 - Quincy, Massachusetts - 89,187
295 - Citrus Heights, California - 88,567
296 - Sunrise, Florida - 88,478
297 - Nashua, New Hampshire - 87,705
298 - Alhambra, California - 87,655
299 - San Angelo, Texas - 87,423
300 - Pompano Beach, Florida - 87,153
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