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