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Rank
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City; State
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2010 population
|
2012 population
|
Growth / Decline
|
|
1
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New York City; New York |
8,175,133
|
8,336,697
|
161,564
|
|
2
|
Los Angeles; California |
3,792,621
|
3,857,799
|
65,178
|
|
3
|
Chicago; Illinois |
2,695,598
|
2,714,856
|
19,258
|
|
4
|
Houston; Texas |
2,099,451
|
2,160,821
|
61,370
|
|
5
|
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania |
1,526,006
|
1,547,607
|
21,601
|
|
6
|
Phoenix; Arizona |
1,445,632
|
1,488,750
|
43,118
|
|
7
|
San Antonio; Texas |
1,327,407
|
1,382,951
|
55,544
|
|
8
|
San Diego; California |
1,307,402
|
1,338,348
|
30,946
|
|
9
|
Dallas; Texas |
1,197,816
|
1,241,162
|
43,346
|
|
10
|
San Jose; California |
945,942
|
982,765
|
36,823
|
|
11
|
Austin; Texas |
790,390
|
842,592
|
52,202
|
|
12
|
Jacksonville; Florida |
821,784
|
836,507
|
14,723
|
|
13
|
Indianapolis; Indiana |
820,445
|
834,852
|
14,407
|
|
14
|
San Francisco; California |
805,235
|
825,863
|
20,628
|
|
15
|
Columbus; Ohio |
787,033
|
809,798
|
22,765
|
|
16
|
Fort Worth; Texas |
741,206
|
777,992
|
36,786
|
|
17
|
Charlotte; North Carolina |
731,424
|
775,202
|
43,778
|
|
18
|
Detroit; Michigan |
713,777
|
701,475
|
-12,302
|
|
19
|
El Paso; Texas |
649,121
|
672,538
|
23,417
|
|
20
|
Memphis; Tennessee |
646,889
|
655,155
|
8,266
|
|
21
|
Boston; Massachusetts |
617,594
|
636,479
|
18,885
|
|
22
|
Seattle; Washington |
608,660
|
634,535
|
25,875
|
|
23
|
Denver; Colorado |
600,158
|
634,265
|
34,107
|
|
24
|
Washington; DC |
601,723
|
632,323
|
30,600
|
|
25
|
Nashville-Davidson; Tennessee |
601,222
|
624,496
|
23,274
|
|
26
|
Baltimore; Maryland |
620,961
|
621,342
|
381
|
|
27
|
Louisville/Jefferson; Kentucky |
597,337
|
605,110
|
7,773
|
|
28
|
Portland; Oregon |
583,776
|
603,106
|
19,330
|
|
29
|
Oklahoma ; Oklahoma |
579,999
|
599,199
|
19,200
|
|
30
|
Milwaukee; Wisconsin |
594,833
|
598,916
|
4,083
|
|
31
|
Las Vegas; Nevada |
583,756
|
596,424
|
12,668
|
|
32
|
Albuquerque; New Mexico |
545,852
|
555,417
|
9,565
|
|
33
|
Tucson; Arizona |
520,116
|
524,295
|
4,179
|
|
34
|
Fresno; California |
494,665
|
505,882
|
11,217
|
|
35
|
Sacramento; California |
466,488
|
475,516
|
9,028
|
|
36
|
Long Beach; California |
462,257
|
467,892
|
5,635
|
|
37
|
Kansas ; Missouri |
459,787
|
464,310
|
4,523
|
|
38
|
Mesa; Arizona |
439,041
|
452,084
|
13,043
|
|
39
|
Virginia Beach; Virginia |
437,994
|
447,021
|
9,027
|
|
40
|
Atlanta; Georgia |
420,003
|
443,775
|
23,772
|
|
41
|
Colorado Springs; Colorado |
416,427
|
431,834
|
15,407
|
|
42
|
Raleigh; North Carolina |
403,892
|
423,179
|
19,287
|
|
43
|
Omaha; Nebraska |
408,958
|
421,570
|
12,612
|
|
44
|
Miami; Florida |
399,457
|
413,892
|
14,435
|
|
45
|
Oakland; California |
390,724
|
400,740
|
10,016
|
|
46
|
Tulsa; Oklahoma |
391,906
|
393,987
|
2,081
|
|
47
|
Minneapolis; Minnesota |
382,578
|
392,880
|
10,302
|
|
48
|
Cleveland; Ohio |
396,815
|
390,928
|
-5,887
|
|
49
|
Wichita; Kansas |
382,368
|
385,577
|
3,209
|
|
50
|
Arlington; Texas |
365,438
|
375,600
|
10,162
|
|
51
|
New Orleans; Louisiana |
343,829
|
369,250
|
25,421
|
|
52
|
Bakersfield; California |
347,483
|
358,597
|
11,114
|
|
53
|
Tampa; Florida |
335,709
|
347,645
|
11,936
|
|
54
|
Honolulu; Hawaii |
337,256
|
345,610
|
8,354
|
|
55
|
Anaheim; California |
336,265
|
343,248
|
6,983
|
|
56
|
Aurora; Colorado |
325,078
|
339,030
|
13,952
|
|
57
|
Santa Ana; California |
324,528
|
330,920
|
6,392
|
|
58
|
St. Louis; Missouri |
319,294
|
318,172
|
-1,122
|
|
59
|
Riverside; California |
303,871
|
313,673
|
9,802
|
|
60
|
Corpus Christi; Texas |
305,215
|
312,195
|
6,980
|
|
61
|
Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania |
305,704
|
306,211
|
507
|
|
62
|
Lexington-Fayette; Kentucky |
295,803
|
305,489
|
9,686
|
|
63
|
Anchorage municipality, Alaska |
291,826
|
298,610
|
6,784
|
|
64
|
Stockton; California |
291,707
|
297,984
|
6,277
|
|
65
|
Cincinnati; Ohio |
296,943
|
296,550
|
-393
|
|
66
|
St. Paul; Minnesota |
285,068
|
290,770
|
5,702
|
|
67
|
Toledo; Ohio |
287,208
|
284,012
|
-3,196
|
|
68
|
Newark; New Jersey |
277,140
|
277,727
|
587
|
|
69
|
Greensboro; North Carolina |
269,666
|
277,080
|
7,414
|
|
70
|
Plano; Texas |
259,841
|
272,068
|
12,227
|
|
71
|
Henderson; Nevada |
257,729
|
265,679
|
7,950
|
|
72
|
Lincoln; Nebraska |
258,379
|
265,404
|
7,025
|
|
73
|
Buffalo; New York |
261,310
|
259,384
|
-1,926
|
|
74
|
Fort Wayne; Indiana |
253,691
|
254,555
|
864
|
|
75
|
Jersey ; New Jersey |
247,597
|
254,441
|
6,844
|
|
76
|
Chula Vista; California |
243,916
|
252,422
|
8,506
|
|
77
|
Orlando; Florida |
238,300
|
249,562
|
11,262
|
|
78
|
St. Petersburg; Florida |
244,769
|
246,541
|
1,772
|
|
79
|
Norfolk; Virginia |
242,803
|
245,782
|
2,979
|
|
80
|
Chandler; Arizona |
236,123
|
245,628
|
9,505
|
|
81
|
Laredo; Texas |
236,091
|
244,731
|
8,640
|
|
82
|
Madison; Wisconsin |
233,209
|
240,323
|
7,114
|
|
83
|
Durham; North Carolina |
228,330
|
239,358
|
11,028
|
|
84
|
Lubbock; Texas |
229,573
|
236,065
|
6,492
|
|
85
|
Winston-Salem; North Carolina |
229,617
|
234,349
|
4,732
|
|
86
|
Garland; Texas |
226,876
|
233,564
|
6,688
|
|
87
|
Glendale; Arizona |
226,721
|
232,143
|
5,422
|
|
88
|
Hialeah; Florida |
224,669
|
231,941
|
7,272
|
|
89
|
Reno; Nevada |
225,221
|
231,027
|
5,806
|
|
90
|
Baton Rouge; Louisiana |
229,493
|
230,058
|
565
|
|
91
|
Irvine; California |
212,375
|
229,985
|
17,610
|
|
92
|
Chesapeake; Virginia |
222,209
|
228,417
|
6,208
|
|
93
|
Irving; Texas |
216,290
|
225,427
|
9,137
|
|
94
|
Scottsdale; Arizona |
217,385
|
223,514
|
6,129
|
|
95
|
North Las Vegas; Nevada |
216,961
|
223,491
|
6,530
|
|
96
|
Fremont; California |
214,089
|
221,986
|
7,897
|
|
97
|
Gilbert town, Arizona |
208,453
|
221,140
|
12,687
|
|
98
|
San Bernardino; California |
209,924
|
213,295
|
3,371
|
|
99
|
Boise; Idaho |
205,671
|
212,303
|
6,632
|
|
100
|
Birmingham; Alabama |
212,237
|
212,038
|
-199
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