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Table 1. 1980 and 1990 CENSUS COUNTS for CITIES WITH 1990 POPULATION 
 GREATER THAN 100,000   Sorted by 1990 population size


Source:  Population Distribution Branch
         U.S. Bureau of the Census
Released:  Sept. 1996

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Table 1. 1980 and 1990 CENSUS COUNTS for CITIES WITH 1990 POPULATION 
GREATER THAN 100,000   Sorted by 1990 population size
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                                                                                                 City Rank 
                                                                                        ---------------------------- 
                                                  April 1,    April 1,       Change                        Percent 
                                                      1990        1980      1980-90          Population     change 
                                                                       ---------------  ---------------------------- 
City and State                                      census      census   Number   Pct.      1990     1980  1980-90 
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New York, NY                                       7322564     7071639    250925    3.5        1        1       114 
Los Angeles, CA                                    3485398     2968528    516870   17.4        2        3        66 
Chicago, IL                                        2783726     3005072   -221346   -7.4        3        2       177 
Houston, TX                                        1630553     1595138     35415    2.2        4        5       125 
Philadelphia, PA                                   1585577     1688210   -102633   -6.1        5        4       171 
San Diego, CA                                      1110549      875538    235011   26.8        6        8        49 
Detroit, MI                                        1027974     1203368   -175394  -14.6        7        6       191 
Dallas, TX                                         1006877      904599    102278   11.3        8        7        80 
Phoenix, AX                                         983403      789704    193699   24.5        9        9        51 
San Antonio, TX                                     935933      785940    149993   19.1       10       11        61 
San Jose, CA                                        782248      629400    152848   24.3       11       17        52 
Indianapolis, IN (consolidated city)                741952      711539     30413    4.3       12       12       111 
Baltimore, MD                                       736014      786741    -50727   -6.4       13       10       173 
San Francisco, CA                                   723959      678974     44985    6.6       14       13        99 
Jacksonville, FL (consolidated city)                672971      571003    101968   17.9       15       19        65 
Columbus, OH                                        632910      565021     67889   12.0       16       20        74 
Milwaukee, WI                                       628088      636297     -8209   -1.3       17       16       146 
Memphis, TN                                         610337      646174    -35837   -5.5       18       14       167 
Washington, DC                                      606900      638432    -31532   -4.9       19       15       164 
Boston, MA                                          574283      562994     11289    2.0       20       21       127 
Seattle, WA                                         516259      493846     22413    4.5       21       23       110 
El Paso, TX                                         515342      425259     90083   21.2       22       28        57 
Nashville-Davidson, TN (consolidated city)          510784      477811     32973    6.9       23       25        96 
Cleveland, OH                                       505616      573822    -68206  -11.9       24       18       188 
New Orleans, LA                                     496938      557927    -60989  -10.9       25       22       186 
Denver, CO                                          467610      492686    -25076   -5.1       26       24       165 
Austin, TX                                          465622      345890    119732   34.6       27       42        32 
Fort Worth, TX                                      447619      385164     62455   16.2       28       33        69 
Oklahoma City, OK                                   444719      404014     40705   10.1       29       31        85 
Portland, OR                                        437319      368148     69171   18.8       30       35        63 
Kansas City, MO                                     435146      448028    -12882   -2.9       31       27       153 
Long Beach, CA                                      429433      361498     67935   18.8       32       37        62 
Tucson, AZ                                          405390      330537     74853   22.6       33       45        55 
St Louis, MO                                        396685      452801    -56116  -12.4       34       26       189 
Charlotte, NC                                       395934      315474     80460   25.5       35       47        50 
Atlanta, GA                                         394017      425022    -31005   -7.3       36       29       176 
Virginia Beach, VA                                  393069      262199    130870   49.9       37       56        17 
Albuquerque, NM                                     384736      332920     51816   15.6       38       44        71 
Oakland, CA                                         372242      339337     32905    9.7       39       43        87 
Pittsburgh, PA                                      369879      423959    -54080  -12.8       40       30       190 
Sacramento, CA                                      369365      275741     93624   34.0       41       52        34 
Minneapolis, MN                                     368383      370951     -2568   -0.7       42       34       145 
Tulsa, OK                                           367302      360919      6383    1.8       43       38       128 
Honolulu CDP, HI                                    365272      365048       224    0.1       44       36       137 
Cincinnati, OH                                      364040      385409    -21369   -5.5       45       32       166 
Miami, FL                                           358548      346681     11867    3.4       46       41       117 
Fresno, CA                                          354202      217491    136711   62.9       47       65         9 
Omaha, NE                                           335795      313939     21856    7.0       48       48        95 
Toledo, OH                                          332943      354635    -21692   -6.1       49       40       172 
Buffalo, NY                                         328123      357870    -29747   -8.3       50       39       179 
Wichita, KS                                         304011      279838     24173    8.6       51       51        90 
Santa Ana, CA                                       293742      204023     89719   44.0       52       69        19 
Mesa, AZ                                            288091      152404    135687   89.0       53      102         1 
Colorado Springs, CO                                281140      215105     66035   30.7       54       66        42 
Tampa, FL                                           280015      271577      8438    3.1       55       53       118 
Newark, NJ                                          275221      329248    -54027  -16.4       56       46       192 
St Paul, MN                                         272235      270320      1915    0.7       57       54       133 
Louisville, KY                                      269063      298694    -29631   -9.9       58       49       183 
Anaheim, CA                                         266406      219494     46912   21.4       59       63        56 
Birmingham, AL                                      265868      284413    -18545   -6.5       60       50       174 
Arlington, TX                                       261721      160113    101608   63.5       61       94         8 
Norfolk, VA                                         261229      266979     -5750   -2.2       62       55       150 
Las Vegas, NV                                       258295      164674     93621   56.9       63       89        11 
Corpus Christi, TX                                  257453      232134     25319   10.9       64       60        82 
St Petersburg, FL                                   238629      238647       -18   -0.0       65       58       138 
Rochester, NY                                       231636      241741    -10105   -4.2       66       57       163 
Jersey City, NJ                                     228537      223532      5005    2.2       67       61       124 
Riverside, CA                                       226505      170591     55914   32.8       68       84        37 
Anchorage, AK                                       226338      174731     51607   29.5       69       78        44 
Lexington-Fayette, KY                               225366      204165     21201   10.4       70       68        84 
Akron, OH                                           223019      237177    -14158   -6.0       71       59       170 
Aurora, CO                                          222103      158588     63515   40.1       72       97        23 
Baton Rouge, LA                                     219531      220394      -863   -0.4       73       62       140 
Stockton, CA                                        210943      148283     62660   42.3       74      107        20 
Raleigh, NC                                         207951      150255     57696   38.4       75      105        24 
Richmond, VA                                        203056      219214    -16158   -7.4       76       64       178 
Shreveport, LA                                      198525      206989     -8464   -4.1       77       67       162 
Jackson, MS                                         196637      202895     -6258   -3.1       78       70       155 
Mobile, AL                                          196278      200452     -4174   -2.1       79       71       149 
Des Moines, IA                                      193187      191003      2184    1.1       80       74       131 
Lincoln, NE                                         191972      171932     20040   11.7       81       81        76 
Madison, WI                                         191262      170616     20646   12.1       82       83        73 
Grand Rapids, MI                                    189126      181843      7283    4.0       83       75       112 
Yonkers, NY                                         188082      195351     -7269   -3.7       84       72       159 
Hialeah, FL                                         188004      145254     42750   29.4       85      108        46 
Montgomery, AL                                      187106      177857      9249    5.2       86       76       107 
Lubbock, TX                                         186206      174361     11845    6.8       87       79        97 
Greensboro, NC                                      183521      155642     27879   17.9       88      100        64 
Dayton, OH                                          182044      193536    -11492   -5.9       89       73       169 
Huntington Beach, CA                                181519      170505     11014    6.5       90       85       100 
Garland, TX                                         180650      138857     41793   30.1       91      115        43 
Glendale, CA                                        180038      139060     40978   29.5       92      114        45 
Columbus, GA (consolidated city)                    179278      170108      9170    5.4       93       86       106 
Spokane, WA                                         177196      171300      5896    3.4       94       82       116 
Tacoma, WA                                          176664      158501     18163   11.5       95       98        78 
Little Rock, AR                                     175795      159159     16636   10.5       96       96        83 
Bakersfield, CA                                     174820      105611     69209   65.5       97      151         7 
Fremont, CA                                         173339      131945     41394   31.4       98      119        41 
Fort Wayne, IN                                      173072      172391       681    0.4       99       80       135 
Newport News, VA                                    170045      144903     25142   17.4      100      109        67 
Worcester, MA                                       169759      161799      7960    4.9      101       91       109 
Knoxville, TN                                       165121      175045     -9924   -5.7      102       77       168 
Modesto, CA                                         164730      106963     57767   54.0      103      146        12 
Orlando, FL                                         164693      128291     36402   28.4      104      124        48 
San Bernardino, CA                                  164164      118794     45370   38.2      105      131        25 
Syracuse, NY                                        163860      170105     -6245   -3.7      106       87       158 
Providence, RI                                      160728      156804      3924    2.5      107       99       120 
Salt Lake City, UT                                  159936      163034     -3098   -1.9      108       90       148 
Huntsville, AL                                      159786      142513     17273   12.1      109      111        72 
Amarillo, TX                                        157615      149230      8385    5.6      110      106       102 
Springfield, MA                                     156983      152319      4664    3.1      111      103       119 
Irving, TX                                          155037      109943     45094   41.0      112      141        22 
Chattanooga, TN                                     152466      169514    -17048  -10.1      113       88       184 
Chesapeake, VA                                      151976      114486     37490   32.7      114      136        38 
Kansas City, KS                                     149767      161148    -11381   -7.1      115       92       175 
Fort Lauderdale, FL                                 149377      153249     -3872   -2.5      116      101       152 
Glendale, AZ                                        148134       97172     50962   52.4      117      168        14 
Warren, MI                                          144864      161134    -16270  -10.1      118       93       185 
Winston-Salem, NC                                   143485      131885     11600    8.8      119      120        89 
Garden Grove, CA                                    143050      123307     19743   16.0      120      127        70 
Oxnard, CA                                          142216      108195     34021   31.4      121      144        40 
Tempe, AZ                                           141865      106919     34946   32.7      122      147        39 
Bridgeport, CT                                      141686      142546      -860   -0.6      123      110       142 
Paterson, NJ                                        140891      137970      2921    2.1      124      116       126 
Flint, MI                                           140761      159611    -18850  -11.8      125       95       187 
Springfield, MO                                     140494      133116      7378    5.5      126      118       103 
Hartford, CT                                        139739      136392      3347    2.5      127      117       122 
Rockford, IL                                        139426      139712      -286   -0.2      128      113       139 
Savannah, GA                                        137560      141654     -4094   -2.9      129      112       154 
Durham, NC                                          136611      101149     35462   35.1      130      164        31 
Chula Vista, CA                                     135163       83927     51236   61.0      131      178        10 
Reno, NV                                            133850      100756     33094   32.8      132      165        36 
Hampton, VA                                         133793      122617     11176    9.1      133      128        88 
Ontario, CA                                         133179       88820     44359   49.9      134      176        16 
Torrance, CA                                        133107      129881      3226    2.5      135      123       121 
Pomona, CA                                          131723       92742     38981   42.0      136      171        21 
Pasadena, CA                                        131591      118072     13519   11.4      137      134        79 
New Haven, CT                                       130474      126089      4385    3.5      138      125       115 
Scottsdale, AZ                                      130069       88622     41447   46.8      139      177        18 
Plano, TX                                           128713       72331     56382   77.9      140      189         3 
Oceanside, CA                                       128398       76698     51700   67.4      141      188         6 
Lansing, MI                                         127321      130414     -3093   -2.4      142      122       151 
Lakewood, CO                                        126481      113808     12673   11.1      143      137        81 
Evansville, IN                                      126272      130496     -4224   -3.2      144      121       157 
Boise City, ID                                      125738      102249     23489   23.0      145      160        54 
Tallahassee, FL                                     124773       81548     43225   53.0      146      181        13 
Laredo, TX                                          122899       91449     31450   34.4      147      174        33 
Hollywood, FL                                       121697      121323       374    0.3      148      129       136 
Topeka, KS                                          119883      118690      1193    1.0      149      132       132 
Pasadena, TX                                        119363      112560      6803    6.0      150      138       101 
Moreno Valley, CA                                   118779         ...       ...    ...      151      ...       ... 
Sterling Heights, MI                                117810      108999      8811    8.1      152      143        92 
Sunnyvale, CA                                       117229      106618     10611   10.0      153      148        86 
Gary, IN                                            116646      151968    -35322  -23.2      154      104       193 
Beaumont, TX                                        114323      118102     -3779   -3.2      155      133       156 
Fullerton, CA                                       114144      102246     11898   11.6      156      161        77 
Peoria, IL                                          113504      124160    -10656   -8.6      157      126       180 
Santa Rosa, CA                                      113313       82658     30655   37.1      158      179        26 
Eugene, OR                                          112669      105664      7005    6.6      159      150        98 
Independence, MO                                    112301      111797       504    0.5      160      139       134 
Overland Park, KS                                   111790       81784     30006   36.7      161      180        27 
Hayward, CA                                         111498       93585     17913   19.1      162      170        60 
Concord, CA                                         111348      103763      7585    7.3      163      154        94 
Alexandria, VA                                      111183      103217      7966    7.7      164      158        93 
Orange, CA                                          110658       91450     19208   21.0      165      173        58 
Santa Clarita, CA                                   110642         ...       ...    ...      166      ...       ... 
Irvine, CA                                          110330       62134     48196   77.6      167      192         4 
Elizabeth, NJ                                       110002      106201      3801    3.6      168      149       113 
Inglewood, CA                                       109602       94162     15440   16.4      169      169        68 
Ann Arbor, MI                                       109592      107969      1623    1.5      170      145       129 
Vallejo, CA                                         109199       80303     28896   36.0      171      184        28 
Waterbury, CT                                       108961      103266      5695    5.5      172      157       104 
Salinas, CA                                         108777       80479     28298   35.2      173      183        30 
Cedar Rapids, IA                                    108751      110243     -1492   -1.4      174      140       147 
Erie, PA                                            108718      119123    -10405   -8.7      175      130       181 
Escondido, CA                                       108635       64355     44280   68.8      176      191         5 
Stamford, CT                                        108056      102466      5590    5.5      177      159       105 
Salem, OR                                           107786       89091     18695   21.0      178      175        59 
Abilene, TX                                         106654       98315      8339    8.5      179      167        91 
Macon, GA                                           106612      116896    -10284   -8.8      180      135       182 
El Monte, CA                                        106209       79494     26715   33.6      181      185        35 
South Bend, IN                                      105511      109727     -4216   -3.8      182      142       161 
Springfield, IL                                     105227      100054      5173    5.2      183      166       108 
Allentown, PA                                       105090      103758      1332    1.3      184      155       130 
Thousand Oaks, CA                                   104352       77072     27280   35.4      185      187        29 
Portsmouth, VA                                      103907      104577      -670   -0.6      186      153       144 
Waco, TX                                            103590      101261      2329    2.3      187      163       123 
Lowell, MA                                          103439       92418     11021   11.9      188      172        75 
Berkeley, CA                                        102724      103328      -604   -0.6      189      156       141 
Mesquite, TX                                        101484       67053     34431   51.3      190      190        15 
Rancho Cucamonga, CA                                101409       55250     46159   83.5      191      193         2 
Albany, NY                                          101082      101727      -645   -0.6      192      162       143 
Livonia, MI                                         100850      104814     -3964   -3.8      193      152       160 
Siox Falls, SD                                      100814       81343     19471   23.9      194      182        53 
Simi Valley, CA                                     100217       77500     22717   29.3      195      186        47 


The term "remainder" following a city name indicates that it is part of a 
consolidated city-county government and that the populations of other 
incorporated places in the county have been excluded from the population 
totals shown here.

Honolulu and Arlington CDPs (census designated places) are not incorporated 
as cities but are recognized for census purposes as large urban 
places.  Honolulu CDP is coextensive with Honolulu Judicial District 
within the City and County of Honolulu.  Arlington CDP is coextensive 
with Arlington County.

NOTE:  The 1990 census counts do not include count resolution corrections 
or adjustments for census coverage errors.