# List of largest cities of U.S. states and territories by historical population

This is a list of the largest cities in each U.S. state and territory by historical population, as enumerated every decade by the United States Census, starting with the 1790 Census. Data for the tables below is drawn from U.S. Census Bureau reports. For the 1990 Census and earlier, the primary resource is the 2005 Working Paper number POP-WP076. Post-1990 data, as well as data for territories, is drawn from the respective year's Census. Some locales may have pre-existed their first appearance in the U.S. Census, but such values are not included here, unless otherwise noted.
Total population counts for the Censuses of 1790 through 1860 include both free and enslaved persons. Native Americans were not identified in the Census of 1790 through 1840 and only sporadically from 1850 until 1890 if they lived outside of Indian Territory or off reservations. Beginning with the 1900 census, Native Americans were fully enumerated along with the general population. Shaded areas of the tables indicate census years when a territory or the part of another state had not yet been admitted as a new state.

## 1790–1840

| State, federal district, or territory | 1790 | 1790 | 1800 | 1800 | 1810 | 1810 | 1820 | 1820 | 1830 | 1830 |
| State, federal district, or territory | Name | Pop. | Name | Pop. | Name | Pop. | Name | Pop. | Name | Pop. |
| Alabama | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mobile | 1,500 | Mobile | 3,194 |
| Connecticut | New Haven | 4,487 | New London | 5,150 | New Haven | 5,772 | New Haven | 7,147 | New Haven | 10,180 |
| Delaware | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wilmington | 5,268 | Wilmington | 6,628 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | Alexandria | 4,971 | Washington City | 8,208 | Washington City | 13,247 | Washington City | 18,826 |
| Florida | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | St. Augustine | 2,544 |
| Georgia | — | — | Savannah | 5,146 | Savannah | 5,215 | Savannah | 7,523 | Savannah | 7,303 |
| Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Quincy | 300 |
| Indiana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | New Albany | 2,079 |
| Kentucky | Lexington | 834 | Lexington | 1,795 | Lexington | 4,326 | Louisville | 4,012 | Louisville | 10,341 |
| Louisiana | — | — | — | — | New Orleans | 17,242 | New Orleans | 27,176 | New Orleans | 46,082 |
| Maine | — | — | Portland | 3,822 | Portland | 7,169 | Portland | 8,581 | Portland | 12,598 |
| Maryland | Baltimore | 13,503 | Baltimore | 26,514 | Baltimore | 46,555 | Baltimore | 62,738 | Baltimore | 80,620 |
| Massachusetts | Boston | 18,320 | Boston | 24,937 | Boston | 33,787 | Boston | 43,298 | Boston | 61,392 |
| Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | — | Detroit | 1,422 | Detroit | 2,222 |
| Mississippi | — | — | — | — | Natchez | 1,511 | Natchez | 2,184 | Natchez | 2,789 |
| Missouri | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | St. Louis | 4,977 |
| New Hampshire | Portsmouth | 4,720 | Portsmouth | 5,339 | Portsmouth | 6,934 | Portsmouth | 7,327 | Portsmouth | 8,026 |
| New Jersey | — | — | — | — | Trenton | 3,000 | Trenton | 3,942 | Newark | 10,953 |
| New York | New York City | 33,131 | New York City | 60,515 | New York City | 96,373 | New York City | 123,706 | New York City | 202,589 |
| North Carolina | — | — | New Bern | 2,467 | — | — | New Bern | 3,663 | New Bern | 3,796 |
| Ohio | — | — | Cincinnati | 850 | Cincinnati | 2,540 | Cincinnati | 9,642 | Cincinnati | 24,831 |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 28,522 | Philadelphia | 41,220 | Philadelphia | 53,722 | Philadelphia | 63,802 | Philadelphia | 93,665 |
| Rhode Island | Newport | 6,716 | Providence | 7,614 | Providence | 11,767 | Providence | 11,767 | Providence | 16,833 |
| South Carolina | Charleston | 16,359 | Charleston | 18,824 | Charleston | 24,711 | Charleston | 24,780 | Charleston | 30,289 |
| Tennessee | — | — | — | — | Nashville | 2,490 | Nashville | 3,410 | Nashville | 5,566 |
| Vermont | Guilford | 2,422 | Guilford | 2,257 | Bennington | 2,524 | Bennington | 2,485 | Burlington | 3,526 |
| Virginia | Richmond | 3,761 | Norfolk | 6,926 | Richmond | 9,735 | Richmond | 12,067 | Richmond | 16,060 |

## 1840–1880

| State, federal district, or territory | 1840 | 1840 | 1850 | 1850 | 1860 | 1860 | 1870 | 1870 | 1880 | 1880 |
| State, federal district, or territory | Name | Pop. | Name | Pop. | Name | Pop. | Name | Pop. | Name | Pop. |
| Alabama | Mobile | 12,672 | Mobile | 20,515 | Mobile | 29,258 | Mobile | 32,034 | Mobile | 29,132 |
| Arizona | — | — | — | — | Tucson | 915 | Tucson | 3,224 | Tucson | 7,007 |
| Arkansas | — | — | Little Rock | 2,167 | Little Rock | 3,727 | Little Rock | 12,380 | Little Rock | 13,138 |
| California | — | — | Sacramento | 6,820 | San Francisco | 56,802 | San Francisco | 149,473 | San Francisco | 233,959 |
| Colorado | — | — | — | — | Denver | 4,749 | Denver | 4,759 | Denver | 35,629 |
| Connecticut | New Haven | 12,960 | New Haven | 20,345 | New Haven | 39,267 | New Haven | 50,840 | New Haven | 62,882 |
| Delaware | Wilmington | 8,367 | Wilmington | 13,979 | Wilmington | 21,258 | Wilmington | 30,841 | Wilmington | 42,478 |
| District of Columbia | Washington City | 23,364 | Washington City | 40,001 | Washington City | 61,122 | Washington City | 109,199 | Washington | 147,293 |
| Florida | St. Augustine | 2,352 | Key West | 2,367 | Pensacola | 2,876 | Jacksonville | 6,912 | Key West | 8,890 |
| Georgia | Savannah | 11,214 | Savannah | 15,312 | Savannah | 22,292 | Savannah | 28,235 | Atlanta | 37,409 |
| Hawaii | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Honolulu | 14,114 |
| Idaho | — | — | — | — | — | — | Boise | 995 | Boise | 1,899 |
| Illinois | Chicago | 4,470 | Chicago | 29,963 | Chicago | 112,172 | Chicago | 298,977 | Chicago | 503,185 |
| Indiana | New Albany | 4,226 | New Albany | 8,181 | Indianapolis | 18,611 | Indianapolis | 48,244 | Indianapolis | 75,056 |
| Iowa | — | — | Dubuque | 3,108 | Dubuque | 13,000 | Davenport | 20,038 | Des Moines | 22,408 |
| Kansas | — | — | — | — | Leavenworth | 7,429 | Leavenworth | 17,873 | Leavenworth | 16,546 |
| Kentucky | Louisville | 21,210 | Louisville | 43,194 | Louisville | 68,033 | Louisville | 100,753 | Louisville | 123,758 |
| Louisiana | New Orleans | 102,193 | New Orleans | 116,375 | New Orleans | 168,675 | New Orleans | 191,418 | New Orleans | 216,090 |
| Maine | Portland | 15,218 | Portland | 20,815 | Portland | 26,341 | Portland | 31,413 | Portland | 33,810 |
| Maryland | Baltimore | 102,313 | Baltimore | 169,054 | Baltimore | 212,418 | Baltimore | 267,354 | Baltimore | 332,313 |
| Massachusetts | Boston | 93,383 | Boston | 136,881 | Boston | 177,840 | Boston | 250,526 | Boston | 362,839 |
| Michigan | Detroit | 9,102 | Detroit | 21,019 | Detroit | 45,619 | Detroit | 79,577 | Detroit | 116,340 |
| Minnesota | — | — | St. Paul | 1,112 | Minneapolis | 2,564 | Minneapolis | 13,066 | Minneapolis | 46,887 |
| Mississippi | Natchez | 3,612 | Natchez | 4,434 | Natchez | 6,612 | Vicksburg | 12,443 | Vicksburg | 11,814 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 16,469 | St. Louis | 77,860 | St. Louis | 160,773 | St. Louis | 310,864 | St. Louis | 350,518 |
| Montana | — | — | — | — | — | — | Helena | 3,106 | Helena | 3,624 |
| Nebraska | — | — | — | — | Omaha | 1,883 | Omaha | 16,083 | Omaha | 30,518 |
| Nevada | — | — | — | — | — | — | Virginia City | 2,345 | Virginia City | 7,048 |
| New Hampshire | Portsmouth | 7,887 | Manchester | 13,932 | Manchester | 20,107 | Manchester | 23,536 | Manchester | 32,630 |
| New Jersey | Newark | 17,290 | Newark | 38,894 | Newark | 71,941 | Newark | 105,059 | Newark | 136,508 |
| New Mexico | — | — | Santa Fe | 4,846 | Santa Fe | 4,635 | Santa Fe | 4,765 | Santa Fe | 6,635 |
| New York | New York City | 312,710 | New York City | 515,547 | New York City | 813,669 | New York City | 942,292 | New York City | 1,206,299 |
| North Carolina | Wilmington | 5,335 | Wilmington | 7,264 | Wilmington | 9,552 | Wilmington | 13,446 | Wilmington | 17,350 |
| North Dakota | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fargo | 2,693 |
| Ohio | Cincinnati | 46,338 | Cincinnati | 115,435 | Cincinnati | 161,044 | Cincinnati | 216,239 | Cincinnati | 255,139 |
| Oregon | — | — | Portland | 821 | Portland | 2,874 | Portland | 8,293 | Portland | 17,577 |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 93,665 | Philadelphia | 121,376 | Philadelphia | 565,529 | Philadelphia | 674,022 | Philadelphia | 847,170 |
| Rhode Island | Providence | 23,171 | Providence | 41,513 | Providence | 50,666 | Providence | 68,904 | Providence | 104,857 |
| South Carolina | Charleston | 29,261 | Charleston | 42,985 | Charleston | 40,522 | Charleston | 48,956 | Charleston | 49,984 |
| South Dakota | — | — | — | — | Yankton Agency | 458 | Yankton | 737 | Deadwood | 3,777 |
| Tennessee | Nashville | 6,929 | Nashville | 10,165 | Memphis | 22,623 | Memphis | 40,226 | Nashville | 43,350 |
| Texas | — | — | Galveston | 4,177 | San Antonio | 8,235 | Galveston | 13,818 | Galveston | 22,248 |
| Utah | — | — | — | — | Salt Lake City | 8,236 | Salt Lake City | 12,854 | Salt Lake City | 20,768 |
| Vermont | Burlington | 4,271 | Burlington | 7,585 | Burlington | 7,713 | Burlington | 14,387 | Burlington | 11,365 |
| Virginia | Richmond | 20,153 | Richmond | 27,570 | Richmond | 37,910 | Richmond | 51,038 | Richmond | 63,600 |
| Washington | — | — | — | — | — | — | Seattle | 1,107 | Seattle | 3,533 |
| West Virginia | Wheeling | 7,885 | Wheeling | 11,435 | Wheeling | 14,083 | Wheeling | 19,280 | Wheeling | 30,737 |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 1,712 | Milwaukee | 20,061 | Milwaukee | 45,246 | Milwaukee | 71,440 | Milwaukee | 115,587 |
| Wyoming | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cheyenne | 1,450 | Cheyenne | 3,456 |

## 1890–1930

| State, federal district, or territory | 1890 | 1890 | 1900 | 1900 | 1910 | 1910 | 1920 | 1920 | 1930 | 1930 |
| State, federal district, or territory | Name | Pop. | Name | Pop. | Name | Pop. | Name | Pop. | Name | Pop. |
| Alabama | Mobile | 31,076 | Mobile | 38,469 | Birmingham | 132,685 | Birmingham | 178,806 | Birmingham | 259,678 |
| Alaska | — | — | — | — | Fairbanks | 3,541 | Juneau | 3,058 | Juneau | 4,043 |
| American Samoa | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pago Pago | 568 | Pago Pago | 706 |
| Arizona | Tucson | 5,150 | Tucson | 7,531 | Tucson | 13,193 | Phoenix | 29,053 | Phoenix | 48,118 |
| Arkansas | Little Rock | 25,874 | Little Rock | 38,307 | Little Rock | 45,941 | Little Rock | 65,142 | Little Rock | 81,679 |
| California | San Francisco | 298,997 | San Francisco | 342,782 | San Francisco | 416,912 | Los Angeles | 576,673 | Los Angeles | 1,238,048 |
| Colorado | Denver | 106,713 | Denver | 133,859 | Denver | 213,381 | Denver | 256,491 | Denver | 287,861 |
| Connecticut | New Haven | 81,298 | New Haven | 108,027 | New Haven | 133,605 | Hartford | 162,537 | Hartford | 164,072 |
| Delaware | Wilmington | 61,431 | Wilmington | 76,508 | Wilmington | 87,411 | Wilmington | 110,168 | Wilmington | 106,597 |
| District of Columbia | Washington | 230,392 | Washington | 278,718 | Washington | 331,069 | Washington | 437,571 | Washington | 486,869 |
| Florida | Key West | 18,080 | Jacksonville | 28,429 | Jacksonville | 57,699 | Jacksonville | 91,558 | Jacksonville | 129,549 |
| Georgia | Atlanta | 65,533 | Atlanta | 89,872 | Atlanta | 154,839 | Atlanta | 200,616 | Atlanta | 270,366 |
| Hawaii | Honolulu | 22,907 | Honolulu | 39,306 | Honolulu | 52,183 | Honolulu | 83,327 | Honolulu | 137,582 |
| Idaho | Boise | 2,311 | Boise | 5,957 | Boise | 17,358 | Boise | 21,393 | Boise | 21,544 |
| Illinois | Chicago | 1,099,850 | Chicago | 1,698,575 | Chicago | 2,185,283 | Chicago | 2,701,705 | Chicago | 3,376,438 |
| Indiana | Indianapolis | 105,436 | Indianapolis | 169,164 | Indianapolis | 233,650 | Indianapolis | 314,194 | Indianapolis | 364,161 |
| Iowa | Des Moines | 50,093 | Des Moines | 62,139 | Des Moines | 86,368 | Des Moines | 126,468 | Des Moines | 142,559 |
| Kansas | Kansas City | 38,316 | Kansas City | 51,418 | Kansas City | 82,331 | Kansas City | 101,177 | Kansas City | 121,857 |
| Kentucky | Louisville | 161,129 | Louisville | 204,731 | Louisville | 223,928 | Louisville | 234,891 | Louisville | 307,745 |
| Louisiana | New Orleans | 242,039 | New Orleans | 287,104 | New Orleans | 339,075 | New Orleans | 387,219 | New Orleans | 458,762 |
| Maine | Portland | 36,425 | Portland | 50,145 | Portland | 58,571 | Portland | 69,272 | Portland | 70,810 |
| Maryland | Baltimore | 434,439 | Baltimore | 508,957 | Baltimore | 558,485 | Baltimore | 733,826 | Baltimore | 804,874 |
| Massachusetts | Boston | 448,477 | Boston | 560,892 | Boston | 670,585 | Boston | 748,060 | Boston | 781,188 |
| Michigan | Detroit | 205,876 | Detroit | 285,704 | Detroit | 465,766 | Detroit | 993,678 | Detroit | 1,568,662 |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis | 164,738 | Minneapolis | 202,718 | Minneapolis | 301,408 | Minneapolis | 380,582 | Minneapolis | 464,356 |
| Mississippi | Vicksburg | 13,373 | Vicksburg | 14,834 | Jackson | 23,285 | Jackson | 23,399 | Jackson | 48,282 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 451,770 | St. Louis | 575,238 | St. Louis | 687,029 | St. Louis | 772,897 | St. Louis | 821,960 |
| Montana | Butte | 10,723 | Butte | 30,470 | Butte | 39,165 | Butte | 41,611 | Butte | 39,532 |
| Nebraska | Omaha | 140,452 | Omaha | 102,555 | Omaha | 124,096 | Omaha | 191,601 | Omaha | 214,006 |
| Nevada | Virginia City | 10,917 | Reno | 4,500 | Reno | 10,867 | Reno | 12,016 | Reno | 18,529 |
| New Hampshire | Manchester | 44,126 | Manchester | 56,987 | Manchester | 70,063 | Manchester | 78,384 | Manchester | 76,834 |
| New Jersey | Newark | 181,830 | Newark | 246,070 | Newark | 347,469 | Newark | 414,524 | Newark | 442,337 |
| New Mexico | Santa Fe | 6,185 | Albuquerque | 6,238 | Albuquerque | 11,020 | Albuquerque | 15,157 | Albuquerque | 26,570 |
| New York | New York City | 1,515,301 | New York City | 3,437,202 | New York City | 4,766,883 | New York City | 5,620,048 | New York City | 6,930,446 |
| North Carolina | Wilmington | 20,056 | Wilmington | 20,976 | Charlotte | 34,014 | Winston-Salem | 48,395 | Charlotte | 82,675 |
| North Dakota | Fargo | 5,664 | Fargo | 9,589 | Fargo | 14,331 | Fargo | 21,961 | Fargo | 28,619 |
| Ohio | Cleveland | 261,353 | Cleveland | 381,768 | Cleveland | 560,663 | Cleveland | 796,841 | Cleveland | 900,429 |
| Oklahoma | Guthrie | 5,333 | Oklahoma City | 10,037 | Oklahoma City | 64,205 | Oklahoma City | 91,295 | Oklahoma City | 185,389 |
| Oregon | Portland | 46,385 | Portland | 90,426 | Portland | 207,214 | Portland | 258,288 | Portland | 301,815 |
| Panama Canal Zone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver City | 4,460 |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1,046,964 | Philadelphia | 1,293,697 | Philadelphia | 1,549,008 | Philadelphia | 1,823,779 | Philadelphia | 1,950,961 |
| Puerto Rico | — | — | San Juan | 32,048 | San Juan | 48,716 | San Juan | 71,443 | San Juan | 114,715 |
| Rhode Island | Providence | 132,146 | Providence | 175,597 | Providence | 224,326 | Providence | 237,595 | Providence | 252,981 |
| South Carolina | Charleston | 54,955 | Charleston | 55,807 | Charleston | 58,833 | Charleston | 67,957 | Charleston | 62,265 |
| South Dakota | Sioux Falls | 10,177 | Sioux Falls | 10,266 | Sioux Falls | 14,094 | Sioux Falls | 25,202 | Sioux Falls | 33,362 |
| Tennessee | Nashville | 76,168 | Memphis | 102,320 | Memphis | 131,105 | Memphis | 162,351 | Memphis | 253,143 |
| Texas | Dallas | 38,069 | San Antonio | 53,321 | San Antonio | 96,614 | San Antonio | 161,379 | Houston | 292,352 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | — | — | — | — | — | — | Charlotte Amalie | 7,747 | St. Thomas City | 7,036 |
| Utah | Salt Lake City | 44,843 | Salt Lake City | 53,531 | Salt Lake City | 92,777 | Salt Lake City | 118,110 | Salt Lake City | 140,267 |
| Vermont | Burlington | 14,590 | Burlington | 18,640 | Burlington | 20,468 | Burlington | 22,779 | Burlington | 24,789 |
| Virginia | Richmond | 81,388 | Richmond | 85,050 | Richmond | 127,628 | Richmond | 171,667 | Richmond | 182,929 |
| Washington | Seattle | 42,837 | Seattle | 80,671 | Seattle | 237,194 | Seattle | 315,312 | Seattle | 365,583 |
| West Virginia | Wheeling | 34,522 | Wheeling | 38,878 | Wheeling | 41,641 | Wheeling | 56,208 | Huntington | 75,572 |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 204,468 | Milwaukee | 285,315 | Milwaukee | 373,857 | Milwaukee | 457,147 | Milwaukee | 578,249 |
| Wyoming | Cheyenne | 11,690 | Cheyenne | 14,087 | Cheyenne | 11,320 | Cheyenne | 13,829 | Cheyenne | 17,361 |

## 1940–1980

| State, federal district, or territory | 1940 | 1940 | 1950 | 1950 | 1960 | 1960 | 1970 | 1970 | 1980 | 1980 |
| State, federal district, or territory | Name | Pop. | Name | Pop. | Name | Pop. | Name | Pop. | Name | Pop. |
| Alabama | Birmingham | 267,583 | Birmingham | 326,037 | Birmingham | 340,887 | Birmingham | 300,910 | Birmingham | 284,388 |
| Alaska | Juneau | 5,729 | Anchorage | 11,254 | Anchorage | 44,237 | Anchorage | 48,081 | Anchorage | 174,431 |
| American Samoa | Pago Pago | 934 | Pago Pago | 1,586 | Fagatogo | 1,344 | Pago Pago | 2,451 | Pago Pago | 3,075 |
| Arizona | Phoenix | 65,414 | Phoenix | 106,818 | Phoenix | 439,170 | Phoenix | 581,572 | Phoenix | 789,704 |
| Arkansas | Little Rock | 88,039 | Little Rock | 102,213 | Little Rock | 107,813 | Little Rock | 132,483 | Little Rock | 158,461 |
| California | Los Angeles | 1,504,277 | Los Angeles | 1,970,358 | Los Angeles | 2,479,015 | Los Angeles | 2,816,061 | Los Angeles | 2,966,850 |
| Colorado | Denver | 322,412 | Denver | 415,786 | Denver | 493,887 | Denver | 514,678 | Denver | 492,365 |
| Connecticut | Hartford | 166,267 | Hartford | 177,397 | Hartford | 162,178 | Hartford | 158,017 | Bridgeport | 142,546 |
| Delaware | Wilmington | 112,504 | Wilmington | 110,356 | Wilmington | 95,827 | Wilmington | 80,386 | Wilmington | 70,195 |
| District of Columbia | Washington | 663,091 | Washington | 802,178 | Washington | 763,956 | Washington | 756,510 | Washington | 638,333 |
| Florida | Jacksonville | 173,065 | Miami | 249,276 | Miami | 291,688 | Jacksonville | 504,265 | Jacksonville | 540,920 |
| Georgia | Atlanta | 302,288 | Atlanta | 331,314 | Atlanta | 487,455 | Atlanta | 496,973 | Atlanta | 425,022 |
| Guam | — | — | Tamuning | 5,380 | Tamuning | 5,944 | Yigo | 11,542 | Dededo | 23,664 |
| Hawaii | Honolulu | 179,326 | Honolulu | 248,034 | Honolulu | 294,194 | Honolulu | 324,871 | Honolulu | 365,048 |
| Idaho | Boise | 26,130 | Boise | 34,393 | Boise | 34,481 | Boise | 74,990 | Boise | 102,249 |
| Illinois | Chicago | 3,396,808 | Chicago | 3,620,962 | Chicago | 3,550,404 | Chicago | 3,366,957 | Chicago | 3,005,072 |
| Indiana | Indianapolis | 386,972 | Indianapolis | 427,173 | Indianapolis | 476,258 | Indianapolis | 744,624 | Indianapolis | 700,807 |
| Iowa | Des Moines | 159,819 | Des Moines | 177,965 | Des Moines | 208,982 | Des Moines | 200,587 | Des Moines | 191,003 |
| Kansas | Kansas City | 121,458 | Wichita | 168,279 | Wichita | 254,698 | Wichita | 276,554 | Wichita | 279,272 |
| Kentucky | Louisville | 319,077 | Louisville | 369,129 | Louisville | 390,639 | Louisville | 361,472 | Louisville | 298,451 |
| Louisiana | New Orleans | 494,537 | New Orleans | 570,445 | New Orleans | 627,525 | New Orleans | 593,471 | New Orleans | 557,515 |
| Maine | Portland | 73,643 | Portland | 77,634 | Portland | 72,566 | Portland | 65,116 | Portland | 61,572 |
| Maryland | Baltimore | 859,100 | Baltimore | 949,708 | Baltimore | 939,024 | Baltimore | 905,759 | Baltimore | 786,775 |
| Massachusetts | Boston | 770,816 | Boston | 801,444 | Boston | 697,197 | Boston | 641,071 | Boston | 562,994 |
| Michigan | Detroit | 1,623,452 | Detroit | 1,849,568 | Detroit | 1,670,144 | Detroit | 1,511,482 | Detroit | 1,203,339 |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis | 492,370 | Minneapolis | 521,718 | Minneapolis | 482,872 | Minneapolis | 434,400 | Minneapolis | 370,951 |
| Mississippi | Jackson | 62,107 | Meridian | 98,271 | Meridian | 144,422 | Jackson | 153,968 | Jackson | 202,895 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 816,048 | St. Louis | 856,796 | St. Louis | 750,026 | St. Louis | 622,23 | St. Louis | 453,085 |
| Montana | Butte | 37,081 | Great Falls | 39,214 | Great Falls | 55,357 | Billings | 66,798 | Billings | 66,798 |
| Nebraska | Omaha | 223,844 | Omaha | 251,117 | Omaha | 301,598 | Omaha | 347,328 | Omaha | 314,255 |
| Nevada | Reno | 21,317 | Reno | 32,497 | Las Vegas | 64,405 | Las Vegas | 125,787 | Las Vegas | 164,674 |
| New Hampshire | Manchester | 77,685 | Manchester | 82,732 | Manchester | 88,282 | Manchester | 87,754 | Manchester | 90,936 |
| New Jersey | Newark | 429,760 | Newark | 438,776 | Newark | 405,220 | Newark | 382,417 | Newark | 329,248 |
| New Mexico | Albuquerque | 26,570 | Albuquerque | 35,449 | Albuquerque | 96,815 | Albuquerque | 243,751 | Albuquerque | 331,767 |
| New York | New York City | 7,454,995 | New York City | 7,891,957 | New York City | 7,781,984 | New York City | 7,894,862 | New York City | 7,071,639 |
| North Carolina | Charlotte | 100,899 | Charlotte | 134,042 | Charlotte | 201,564 | Charlotte | 241,178 | Charlotte | 314,447 |
| North Dakota | Fargo | 32,580 | Fargo | 38,256 | Fargo | 46,662 | Fargo | 53,365 | Fargo | 61,383 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chalan Kanoa | 3,481 | Chalan Kanoa | 2,678 |
| Ohio | Cleveland | 878,336 | Cleveland | 914,808 | Cleveland | 876,050 | Cleveland | 750,903 | Cleveland | 573,822 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 204,424 | Oklahoma City | 243,504 | Oklahoma City | 324,253 | Oklahoma City | 366,481 | Oklahoma City | 403,213 |
| Oregon | Portland | 305,394 | Portland | 373,628 | Portland | 372,676 | Portland | 382,619 | Portland | 366,383 |
| Panama Canal Zone | Silver City | 4,583 | Silver City | 5,729 | Rainbow City | 3,688 | Balboa | 2,569 | Territory Abolished | Territory Abolished |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1,931,334 | Philadelphia | 2,071,605 | Philadelphia | 2,002,512 | Philadelphia | 1,948,609 | Philadelphia | 1,688,210 |
| Puerto Rico | San Juan | 223,949 | San Juan | 224,767 | San Juan | 451,658 | San Juan | 463,242 | San Juan | 434,849 |
| Rhode Island | Providence | 253,504 | Providence | 248,674 | Providence | 207,498 | Providence | 179,213 | Providence | 156,804 |
| South Carolina | Charleston | 71,275 | Columbia | 86,914 | Columbia | 97,433 | Columbia | 113,542 | Columbia | 101,208 |
| South Dakota | Sioux Falls | 40,832 | Sioux Falls | 52,696 | Sioux Falls | 65,466 | Sioux Falls | 72,488 | Sioux Falls | 81,182 |
| Tennessee | Memphis | 292,942 | Memphis | 396,000 | Memphis | 497,524 | Memphis | 623,530 | Memphis | 646,356 |
| Texas | Houston | 384,514 | Houston | 596,163 | Houston | 938,219 | Houston | 1,232,802 | Houston | 1,595,138 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Charlotte Amalie | 9,801 | Charlotte Amalie | 11,469 | Charlotte Amalie | 12,880 | Charlotte Amalie | 12,220 | Charlotte Amalie | 11,842 |
| Utah | Salt Lake City | 149,934 | Salt Lake City | 182,121 | Salt Lake City | 189,454 | Salt Lake City | 175,885 | Salt Lake City | 163,033 |
| Vermont | Burlington | 27,686 | Burlington | 33,155 | Burlington | 35,531 | Burlington | 37,712 | Burlington | 39,127 |
| Virginia | Richmond | 193,042 | Richmond | 230,310 | Norfolk | 305,872 | Norfolk | 307,951 | Norfolk | 266,979 |
| Washington | Seattle | 368,302 | Seattle | 467,591 | Seattle | 557,087 | Seattle | 530,831 | Seattle | 493,846 |
| West Virginia | Huntington | 78,836 | Huntington | 86,353 | Charleston | 85,796 | Huntington | 74,315 | Huntington | 63,968 |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 587,472 | Milwaukee | 637,392 | Milwaukee | 741,324 | Milwaukee | 717,099 | Milwaukee | 636,212 |
| Wyoming | Cheyenne | 22,474 | Cheyenne | 31,935 | Cheyenne | 43,505 | Cheyenne | 41,254 | Casper | 51,016 |

## 1990–2020

| State, federal district, or territory | 1990 | 1990 | 2000 | 2000 | 2010 | 2010 | 2020 | 2020 |
| State, federal district, or territory | Name | Pop. | Name | Pop. | Name | Pop. | Name | Pop. |
| Alabama | Birmingham | 263,555 | Birmingham | 242,840 | Birmingham | 212,237 | Huntsville | 215,006 |
| Alaska | Anchorage | 226,338 | Anchorage | 260,283 | Anchorage | 291,826 | Anchorage | 291,247 |
| American Samoa | Tāfuna | 5,174 | Tāfuna | 8,409 | Tāfuna | 7,945 | Tāfuna | 7,988 |
| Arizona | Phoenix | 992,551 | Phoenix | 1,321,045 | Phoenix | 1,445,632 | Phoenix | 1,660,272 |
| Arkansas | Little Rock | 175,795 | Little Rock | 183,133 | Little Rock | 193,524 | Little Rock | 197,881 |
| California | Los Angeles | 3,485,398 | Los Angeles | 3,694,820 | Los Angeles | 3,792,621 | Los Angeles | 3,898,747 |
| Colorado | Denver | 467,610 | Denver | 554,636 | Denver | 600,158 | Denver | 719,238 |
| Connecticut | Bridgeport | 141,686 | Bridgeport | 139,529 | Bridgeport | 144,229 | Bridgeport | 148,654 |
| Delaware | Wilmington | 71,529 | Wilmington | 72,664 | Wilmington | 70,851 | Wilmington | 70,635 |
| District of Columbia | Washington | 606,900 | Washington | 572,059 | Washington | 601,723 | Washington | 689,545 |
| Florida | Jacksonville | 635,230 | Jacksonville | 735,503 | Jacksonville | 821,784 | Jacksonville | 949,611 |
| Georgia | Atlanta | 394,017 | Atlanta | 416,474 | Atlanta | 420,003 | Atlanta | 504,527 |
| Guam | Dededo | 31,728 | Dededo | 42,980 | Dededo | 44,943 | Dededo | 44,908 |
| Hawaii | Honolulu | 365,272 | Honolulu | 371,657 | Honolulu | 337,256 | Honolulu | 347,397 |
| Idaho | Boise | 125,738 | Boise | 185,787 | Boise | 205,671 | Boise | 228,790 |
| Illinois | Chicago | 2,783,726 | Chicago | 2,896,016 | Chicago | 2,695,598 | Chicago | 2,705,994 |
| Indiana | Indianapolis | 731,327 | Indianapolis | 781,926 | Indianapolis | 820,445 | Indianapolis | 867,125 |
| Iowa | Des Moines | 193,187 | Des Moines | 198,682 | Des Moines | 203,433 | Des Moines | 216,853 |
| Kansas | Wichita | 304,011 | Wichita | 344,284 | Wichita | 382,368 | Wichita | 389,225 |
| Kentucky | Louisville | 269,063 | Lexington | 260,512 | Louisville | 597,337 | Louisville | 620,578 |
| Louisiana | New Orleans | 496,938 | New Orleans | 484,674 | New Orleans | 343,829 | New Orleans | 399,187 |
| Maine | Portland | 64,358 | Portland | 64,249 | Portland | 66,194 | Portland | 68,408 |
| Maryland | Baltimore | 736,016 | Baltimore | 651,154 | Baltimore | 620,961 | Baltimore | 585,708 |
| Massachusetts | Boston | 574,283 | Boston | 589,141 | Boston | 617,594 | Boston | 675,647 |
| Michigan | Detroit | 1,027,974 | Detroit | 951,270 | Detroit | 713,777 | Detroit | 672,662 |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis | 368,383 | Minneapolis | 382,618 | Minneapolis | 382,578 | Minneapolis | 427,728 |
| Mississippi | Jackson | 196,637 | Jackson | 184,286 | Jackson | 173,514 | Jackson | 164,422 |
| Missouri | Kansas City | 435,146 | Kansas City | 441,545 | Kansas City | 459,787 | Kansas City | 507,928 |
| Montana | Billings | 81,151 | Billings | 89,847 | Billings | 104,170 | Billings | 116,827 |
| Nebraska | Omaha | 335,795 | Omaha | 390,007 | Omaha | 408,958 | Omaha | 468,262 |
| Nevada | Las Vegas | 258,295 | Las Vegas | 478,434 | Las Vegas | 583,756 | Las Vegas | 649,876 |
| New Hampshire | Manchester | 99,332 | Manchester | 107,006 | Manchester | 109,565 | Manchester | 115,644 |
| New Jersey | Newark | 275,221 | Newark | 273,546 | Newark | 277,140 | Newark | 282,090 |
| New Mexico | Albuquerque | 384,736 | Albuquerque | 448,607 | Albuquerque | 545,852 | Albuquerque | 560,218 |
| New York | New York City | 7,322,564 | New York City | 8,008,278 | New York City | 8,175,133 | New York City | 8,879,928 |
| North Carolina | Charlotte | 395,934 | Charlotte | 540,828 | Charlotte | 731,424 | Charlotte | 882,367 |
| North Dakota | Fargo | 74,111 | Fargo | 90,599 | Fargo | 105,549 | Fargo | 124,844 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Garapan | 3,904 | Garapan | 3,588 | Garapan | 3,983 | Garapan | 3,096 |
| Ohio | Columbus | 632,910 | Columbus | 715,971 | Columbus | 787,033 | Columbus | 895,477 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 444,719 | Oklahoma City | 506,132 | Oklahoma City | 579,999 | Oklahoma City | 649,021 |
| Oregon | Portland | 437,319 | Portland | 529,121 | Portland | 583,776 | Portland | 661,189 |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1,585,577 | Philadelphia | 1,517,550 | Philadelphia | 1,526,006 | Philadelphia | 1,587,828 |
| Puerto Rico | San Juan | 437,745 | San Juan | 434,374 | San Juan | 395,326 | San Juan | 320,967 |
| Rhode Island | Providence | 160,728 | Providence | 173,618 | Providence | 178,042 | Providence | 190,934 |
| South Carolina | Columbia | 98,052 | Columbia | 116,278 | Columbia | 129,272 | Charleston | 136,208 |
| South Dakota | Sioux Falls | 100,814 | Sioux Falls | 123,975 | Sioux Falls | 153,888 | Sioux Falls | 181,883 |
| Tennessee | Memphis | 610,337 | Memphis | 650,100 | Memphis | 646,889 | Nashville | 681,928 |
| Texas | Houston | 1,630,553 | Houston | 1,953,631 | Houston | 2,099,451 | Houston | 2,325,502 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Charlotte Amalie | 12,331 | Charlotte Amalie | 11,044 | Charlotte Amalie | 8,194 | Charlotte Amalie | 10,354 |
| Utah | Salt Lake City | 159,936 | Salt Lake City | 181,743 | Salt Lake City | 186,440 | Salt Lake City | 200,591 |
| Vermont | Burlington | 38,889 | Burlington | 42,417 | Burlington | 42,417 | Burlington | 42,899 |
| Virginia | Virginia Beach | 393,069 | Virginia Beach | 425,257 | Virginia Beach | 437,994 | Virginia Beach | 450,189 |
| Washington | Seattle | 516,259 | Seattle | 563,374 | Seattle | 608,660 | Seattle | 754,567 |
| West Virginia | Charleston | 57,287 | Charleston | 53,421 | Charleston | 51,400 | Charleston | 47,215 |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 628,088 | Milwaukee | 596,974 | Milwaukee | 594,833 | Milwaukee | 592,025 |
| Wyoming | Cheyenne | 50,008 | Cheyenne | 53,011 | Cheyenne | 59,466 | Cheyenne | 63,957 |