Question: What were the six most populous cities in the United States in 2000, and what were their respective populations in number of people?

Decomposition:
question: What are the six most populous cities in the United States?
answer: New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Houston
Phoenix
Philadelphia
question: What was the population of New York in 2000?
answer: 8008278
question: What was the population of Los Angeles in 2000?
answer: 3694820
question: What was the population of Chicago in 2000?
answer: 2896016
question: What was the population of Houston in 2000?
answer: 1953631
question: What was the population of Phoenix in 2000?
answer: 1321045
question: What was the population of Philadelphia in 2000?
answer: 1517550

Answer:
New York: 8008278
Los Angeles: 3694820
Chicago: 2896016
Houston: 1953631
Phoenix: 1321045
Philadelphia: 1517550

Categories: Demographics
Geography