# List of Midwestern cities by size

This short description is INTENTIONALLY "none" &#x2D; please see WP:SDNONE before you consider changing it! The following table lists all of the cities in the Midwestern United States with at least 100,000 people. These numbers were taken directly from the United States Census Bureau. Note that only people living in the city itself are counted. People living in suburbs are not included.
| Rank | City | State | Census Population | Census Population | Change |
| Rank | City | State | 2010 | 2020 | Change |
| 1 | Chicago | Illinois | 2,695,598 | 2,746,388 | +1.9% |
| 2 | Columbus | Ohio | 787,033 | 905,748 | +15.1% |
| 3 | Indianapolis | Indiana | 820,445 | 887,642 | +8.2% |
| 4 | Detroit | Michigan | 713,777 | 639,111 | −10.5% |
| 5 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 594,833 | 577,222 | −3.0% |
| 6 | Kansas City | Missouri | 459,787 | 508,090 | +10.5% |
| 7 | Omaha | Nebraska | 408,958 | 486,051 | +18.9% |
| 8 | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 382,578 | 429,954 | +12.4% |
| 9 | Wichita | Kansas | 382,368 | 397,532 | +4.0% |
| 10 | Cleveland | Ohio | 396,815 | 372,624 | −6.1% |
| 11 | Saint Paul | Minnesota | 285,068 | 311,527 | +9.3% |
| 12 | Cincinnati | Ohio | 296,943 | 309,317 | +4.2% |
| 13 | St. Louis | Missouri | 319,294 | 301,578 | −5.5% |
| 14 | Lincoln | Nebraska | 258,379 | 291,082 | +12.7% |
| 15 | Toledo | Ohio | 287,208 | 270,871 | −5.7% |
| 16 | Madison | Wisconsin | 233,209 | 269,840 | +15.7% |
| 17 | Fort Wayne | Indiana | 253,691 | 263,886 | +4.0% |
| 18 | Des Moines | Iowa | 203,433 | 214,133 | +5.3% |
| 19 | Grand Rapids | Michigan | 188,040 | 198,917 | +5.8% |
| 20 | Overland Park | Kansas | 173,372 | 197,238 | +13.8% |
| 21 | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | 153,888 | 192,517 | +25.1% |
| 22 | Akron | Ohio | 199,110 | 190,469 | −4.3% |
| 23 | Aurora | Illinois | 197,899 | 180,542 | −8.8% |
| 24 | Springfield | Missouri | 159,498 | 169,176 | +6.1% |
| 25 | Kansas City | Kansas | 145,786 | 156,607 | +7.4% |
| 26 | Joliet | Illinois | 147,433 | 150,362 | +2.0% |
| 27 | Naperville | Illinois | 141,853 | 149,540 | +5.4% |
| 28 | Rockford | Illinois | 152,871 | 148,655 | −2.8% |
| 29 | Olathe | Kansas | 125,872 | 141,290 | +12.2% |
| 30 | Warren | Michigan | 134,056 | 139,387 | +4.0% |
| 31 | Cedar Rapids | Iowa | 126,326 | 137,710 | +9.0% |
| 32 | Dayton | Ohio | 141,527 | 137,644 | −2.7% |
| 33 | Sterling Heights | Michigan | 129,699 | 134,346 | +3.6% |
| 34 | Topeka | Kansas | 127,473 | 126,587 | −0.7% |
| 35 | Columbia | Missouri | 108,500 | 126,254 | +16.4% |
| 36 | Fargo | North Dakota | 105,549 | 125,990 | +19.4% |
| 37 | Ann Arbor | Michigan | 113,934 | 123,851 | +8.7% |
| 38 | Independence | Missouri | 116,830 | 123,011 | +5.3% |
| 39 | Rochester | Minnesota | 106,769 | 121,395 | +13.7% |
| 40 | Evansville | Indiana | 117,429 | 117,298 | −0.1% |
| 41 | Elgin | Illinois | 108,188 | 114,797 | +6.1% |
| 42 | Springfield | Illinois | 116,250 | 114,394 | −1.6% |
| 43 | Peoria | Illinois | 115,007 | 113,150 | −1.6% |
| 44 | Lansing | Michigan | 114,297 | 112,644 | −1.4% |
| 45 | Dearborn | Michigan | 98,153 | 109,976 | +12.0% |
| 46 | Green Bay | Wisconsin | 104,057 | 107,395 | +3.2% |
| 47 | South Bend | Indiana | 101,168 | 103,453 | +2.3% |
| 48 | Davenport | Iowa | 99,685 | 101,724 | +2.0% |
| 49 | Lee's Summit | Missouri | 91,364 | 101,108 | +10.7% |
| 50 | Clinton Township | Michigan | 96,796 | 100,513 | +3.8% |