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population estimates for cities and towns

Population Estimates for Incorporated Places over 100,000, Ranked by Percent Change: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2002
Rank Place State July 1, 2002 Population April 1, 2000 Population Estimates Base Numerical
Population
Change		 Percent
Population
Change
1 Gilbert town Arizona 135,005 109,920 25,085 22.8
2 North Las Vegas city Nevada 135,902 115,488 20,414 17.7
3 Henderson city Nevada 206,153 175,750 30,403 17.3
4 Chandler city Arizona 202,016 176,652 25,364 14.4
5 Peoria city Arizona 123,239 108,685 14,554 13.4
6 Irvine city California 162,122 143,072 19,050 13.3
7 Rancho Cucamonga city California 143,711 127,743 15,968 12.5
8 Chula Vista city California 193,919 173,566 20,353 11.7
9 Fontana city California 143,607 128,938 14,669 11.4
10 Joliet city Illinois 118,423 106,334 12,089 11.4
11 Corona city California 138,326 125,251 13,075 10.4
12 Cape Coral city Florida 112,899 102,286 10,613 10.4
13 Aurora city Illinois 156,974 143,078 13,896 9.7
14 Olathe city Kansas 101,413 92,998 8,415 9.0
15 Raleigh city North Carolina 306,944 281,915 25,029 8.9
16 Laredo city Texas 191,538 177,322 14,216 8.0
17 Stockton city California 262,835 243,771 19,064 7.8
18 Modesto city California 203,555 188,856 14,699 7.8
19 Brownsville city Texas 150,425 139,715 10,710 7.7
20 Riverside city California 274,226 255,175 19,051 7.5
21 Bakersfield city California 260,969 243,072 17,897 7.4
22 Mesa city Arizona 426,841 397,763 29,078 7.3
23 Plano city Texas 238,091 222,008 16,083 7.2
24 McAllen city Texas 113,877 106,419 7,458 7.0
25 Sacramento city California 435,245 407,018 28,227 6.9
26 Coral Springs city Florida 125,674 117,549 8,125 6.9
27 Pembroke Pines city Florida 146,637 137,415 9,222 6.7
28 Palmdale city California 124,346 116,829 7,517 6.4
29 Scottsdale city Arizona 215,779 202,736 13,043 6.4
30 Overland Park city Kansas 158,430 149,080 9,350 6.3
31 Grand Prairie city Texas 135,303 127,427 7,876 6.2
32 Las Vegas city Nevada 508,604 479,644 28,960 6.0
33 Fairfield city California 101,935 96,178 5,757 6.0
34 Moreno Valley city California 150,773 142,379 8,394 5.9
35 Santa Clarita city California 160,554 152,192 8,362 5.5
36 Naperville city Illinois 135,389 128,420 6,969 5.4
37 Reno city Nevada 190,248 180,480 9,768 5.4
38 Glendale city Arizona 230,564 218,815 11,749 5.4
39 Fort Worth city Texas 567,516 539,167 28,349 5.3
40 Arlington city Texas 349,944 332,969 16,975 5.1
41 Carrollton city Texas 115,107 109,578 5,529 5.0
42 Fort Collins city Colorado 124,665 118,716 5,949 5.0
43 Sioux Falls city South Dakota 130,491 124,293 6,198 5.0
44 Lancaster city California 124,592 118,718 5,874 4.9
45 Thousand Oaks city California 122,700 117,005 5,695 4.9
46 Simi Valley city California 116,562 111,365 5,197 4.7
47 Durham city North Carolina 195,914 187,364 8,550 4.6
48 Oxnard city California 177,984 170,359 7,625 4.5
49 Ontario city California 165,064 158,011 7,053 4.5
50 Vancouver city Washington 149,811 143,593 6,218 4.3
51 Pasadena city California 139,712 133,936 5,776 4.3
52 Charlotte city North Carolina 580,597 558,549 22,048 3.9
53 Tampa city Florida 315,140 303,463 11,677 3.8
54 Phoenix city Arizona 1,371,960 1,321,190 50,770 3.8
55 Fresno city California 445,227 428,806 16,421 3.8
56 Santa Rosa city California 153,489 147,854 5,635 3.8
57 Chesapeake city Virginia 206,665 199,184 7,481 3.8
58 San Antonio city Texas 1,194,222 1,151,268 42,954 3.7
59 Aurora city Colorado 286,028 275,922 10,106 3.7
60 Jacksonville city Florida 762,461 735,617 26,844 3.6
61 Salinas city California 148,744 143,776 4,968 3.5
62 San Bernardino city California 191,631 185,260 6,371 3.4
63 Mesquite city Texas 128,776 124,523 4,253 3.4
64 El Monte city California 119,918 115,965 3,953 3.4
65 Madison city Wisconsin 215,211 208,126 7,085 3.4
66 Albuquerque city New Mexico 463,874 448,607 15,267 3.4
67 Miami city Florida 374,791 362,470 12,321 3.4
68 Richmond city California 102,553 99,216 3,337 3.4
69 Anchorage municipality Alaska 268,983 260,283 8,700 3.3
70 Tucson city Arizona 503,151 487,285 15,866 3.3
71 Oceanside city California 165,880 161,029 4,851 3.0
72 Lincoln city Nebraska 232,362 225,640 6,722 3.0
73 San Diego city California 1,259,532 1,223,416 36,116 3.0
74 Salem city Oregon 140,977 136,971 4,006 2.9
75 Houston city Texas 2,009,834 1,953,633 56,201 2.9
76 Concord city California 125,225 121,780 3,445 2.8
77 Colorado Springs city Colorado 371,182 360,979 10,203 2.8
78 Los Angeles city California 3,798,981 3,694,742 104,239 2.8
79 Pomona city California 153,555 149,473 4,082 2.7
80 Norwalk city California 106,084 103,298 2,786 2.7
81 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city California 103,619 100,920 2,699 2.7
82 Torrance city California 141,615 137,946 3,669 2.7
83 Westminster city Colorado 103,599 100,928 2,671 2.6
84 Hollywood city Florida 143,213 139,530 3,683 2.6
85 Vallejo city California 119,798 116,760 3,038 2.6
86 Huntsville city Alabama 162,536 158,430 4,106 2.6
87 Fort Lauderdale city Florida 158,194 154,198 3,996 2.6
88 Burbank city California 102,913 100,316 2,597 2.6
89 Oklahoma City city Oklahoma 519,034 506,129 12,905 2.5
90 Tallahassee city Florida 155,171 151,401 3,770 2.5
91 West Covina city California 107,694 105,080 2,614 2.5
92 El Paso city Texas 577,415 563,657 13,758 2.4
93 Athens-Clarke County (balance) Georgia 102,663 100,266 2,397 2.4
94 Pasadena city Texas 145,034 141,674 3,360 2.4
95 Stamford city Connecticut 119,850 117,083 2,767 2.4
96 Long Beach city California 472,412 461,522 10,890 2.4
97 Omaha city Nebraska 399,357 390,159 9,198 2.4
98 Irving city Texas 196,119 191,615 4,504 2.4
99 Downey city California 109,840 107,323 2,517 2.3
100 Clarksville city Tennessee 105,898 103,478 2,420 2.3
101 Austin city Texas 671,873 656,562 15,311 2.3
102 Glendale city California 199,430 194,973 4,457 2.3
103 Fullerton city California 128,842 126,003 2,839 2.3
104 Elizabeth city New Jersey 123,279 120,568 2,711 2.2
105 Huntington Beach city California 193,799 189,594 4,205 2.2
106 West Valley City city Utah 111,254 108,896 2,358 2.2
107 Orange city California 131,606 128,821 2,785 2.2
108 Boise City city Idaho 189,847 185,898 3,949 2.1
109 Inglewood city California 114,959 112,580 2,379 2.1
110 Orlando city Florida 193,722 189,752 3,970 2.1
111 Lubbock city Texas 203,715 199,572 4,143 2.1
112 Atlanta city Georgia 424,868 416,267 8,601 2.1
113 Tacoma city Washington 197,553 193,556 3,997 2.1
114 Virginia Beach city Virginia 433,934 425,257 8,677 2.0
115 Norfolk city Virginia 239,036 234,403 4,633 2.0
116 Alexandria city Virginia 130,804 128,283 2,521 2.0
117 Amarillo city Texas 177,010 173,627 3,383 1.9
118 Portland city Oregon 539,438 529,148 10,290 1.9
119 Dallas city Texas 1,211,467 1,188,589 22,878 1.9
120 Columbus city Ohio 725,228 711,548 13,680 1.9
121 Hayward city California 142,718 140,031 2,687 1.9
122 Greensboro city North Carolina 228,217 224,035 4,182 1.9
123 Garland city Texas 219,646 215,794 3,852 1.8
124 Honolulu CDP Hawaii 378,155 371,657 6,498 1.7
125 Winston-Salem city North Carolina 188,934 185,779 3,155 1.7
126 Escondido city California 135,908 133,643 2,265 1.7
127 Fremont city California 206,856 203,413 3,443 1.7
128 Waco city Texas 115,749 113,880 1,869 1.6
129 Newark city New Jersey 277,000 272,537 4,463 1.6
130 Santa Ana city California 343,413 337,977 5,436 1.6
131 Eugene city Oregon 140,395 138,319 2,076 1.5
132 Anaheim city California 332,642 328,071 4,571 1.4
133 Garden Grove city California 167,429 165,196 2,233 1.4
134 Sterling Heights city Michigan 126,146 124,471 1,675 1.3
135 Worcester city Massachusetts 174,962 172,648 2,314 1.3
136 Providence city Rhode Island 175,901 173,618 2,283 1.3
137 Manchester city New Hampshire 108,398 107,006 1,392 1.3
138 Costa Mesa city California 110,126 108,756 1,370 1.3
139 Pueblo city Colorado 103,411 102,129 1,282 1.3
140 Seattle city Washington 570,426 563,372 7,054 1.3
141 Lexington-Fayette Kentucky 263,618 260,512 3,106 1.2
142 Wichita city Kansas 355,126 351,028 4,098 1.2
143 Denver city Colorado 560,415 554,636 5,779 1.0
144 Paterson city New Jersey 150,750 149,222 1,528 1.0
145 Cedar Rapids city Iowa 122,514 121,296 1,218 1.0
146 Ann Arbor city Michigan 115,213 114,111 1,102 1.0
147 Columbia city South Carolina 117,394 116,278 1,116 1.0
148 New York city New York 8,084,316 8,008,278 76,038 0.9
149 Berkeley city California 103,640 102,743 897 0.9
150 Oakland city California 402,777 399,484 3,293 0.8
151 Hialeah city Florida 228,149 226,419 1,730 0.8
152 San Jose city California 900,443 895,005 5,438 0.6
153 Yonkers city New York 197,234 196,086 1,148 0.6
154 Waterbury city Connecticut 107,883 107,271 612 0.6
155 Tempe city Arizona 159,508 158,625 883 0.6
156 Little Rock city Arkansas 184,055 183,135 920 0.5
157 Rockford city Illinois 151,068 150,323 745 0.5
158 Cambridge city Massachusetts 101,807 101,355 452 0.4
159 New Haven city Connecticut 124,176 123,626 550 0.4
160 Kansas City city Missouri 443,471 441,545 1,926 0.4
161 Bridgeport city Connecticut 140,104 139,529 575 0.4
162 Corpus Christi city Texas 278,520 277,492 1,028 0.4
163 Hartford city Connecticut 124,558 124,121 437 0.4
164 Spokane city Washington 196,305 195,629 676 0.3
165 Springfield city Illinois 111,834 111,486 348 0.3
166 Arlington CDP Virginia 189,927 189,453 474 0.3
167 Bellevue city Washington 112,894 112,638 256 0.2
168 Indianapolis city (balance) Indiana 783,612 781,870 1,742 0.2
169 Kansas City city Kansas 146,978 146,866 112 0.1
170 Nashville-Davidson (balance) Tennessee 545,915 545,534 381 0.1
171 Newport News city Virginia 180,272 180,150 122 0.1
172 St. Petersburg city Florida 248,546 248,408 138 0.1
173 Boston city Massachusetts 589,281 589,141 140 -
174 Jersey City city New Jersey 240,100 240,055 45 -
175 Provo city Utah 105,170 105,168 2 -
176 Arvada city Colorado 102,190 102,271 -81 -0.1
177 Montgomery city Alabama 201,425 201,587 -162 -0.1
178 Lafayette city Louisiana 111,272 111,385 -113 -0.1
179 Springfield city Massachusetts 151,915 152,082 -167 -0.1
180 Fort Wayne city Indiana 210,070 210,415 -345 -0.2
181 Richmond city Virginia 197,456 197,790 -334 -0.2
182 Columbus city Georgia 185,948 186,291 -343 -0.2
183 Memphis city Tennessee 648,882 650,100 -1,218 -0.2
184 Chattanooga city Tennessee 155,404 155,704 -300 -0.2
185 Livonia city Michigan 100,341 100,545 -204 -0.2
186 Washington city District of Columbia 570,898 572,059 -1,161 -0.2
187 Independence city Missouri 113,027 113,288 -261 -0.2
188 Lowell city Massachusetts 104,901 105,167 -266 -0.3
189 Peoria city Illinois 112,670 112,970 -300 -0.3
190 Lakewood city Colorado 143,754 144,137 -383 -0.3
191 Salt Lake City city Utah 181,266 181,767 -501 -0.3
192 Tulsa city Oklahoma 391,908 393,120 -1,212 -0.3
193 Des Moines city Iowa 198,076 198,709 -633 -0.3
194 Chicago city Illinois 2,886,251 2,896,047 -9,796 -0.3
195 Hampton city Virginia 145,921 146,437 -516 -0.4
196 Warren city Michigan 137,672 138,247 -575 -0.4
197 Clearwater city Florida 108,313 108,789 -476 -0.4
198 Springfield city Missouri 151,010 151,720 -710 -0.5
199 Topeka city Kansas 122,103 122,685 -582 -0.5
200 Knoxville city Tennessee 173,661 174,501 -840 -0.5
201 Santa Clara city California 101,867 102,361 -494 -0.5
202 Allentown city Pennsylvania 106,105 106,632 -527 -0.5
203 Lansing city Michigan 118,588 119,213 -625 -0.5
204 Shreveport city Louisiana 199,033 200,114 -1,081 -0.5
205 Fayetteville city North Carolina 124,286 125,024 -738 -0.6
206 Abilene city Texas 115,225 115,930 -705 -0.6
207 Grand Rapids city Michigan 196,595 197,800 -1,205 -0.6
208 Green Bay city Wisconsin 101,515 102,313 -798 -0.8
209 Syracuse city New York 145,164 146,435 -1,271 -0.9
210 Beaumont city Texas 112,871 113,866 -995 -0.9
211 Milwaukee city Wisconsin 590,895 596,974 -6,079 -1.0
212 Augusta-Richmond County (balance) Georgia 193,101 195,182 -2,081 -1.1
213 St. Paul city Minnesota 284,037 287,151 -3,114 -1.1
214 Rochester city New York 217,158 219,773 -2,615 -1.2
215 Wichita Falls city Texas 102,926 104,197 -1,271 -1.2
216 Baton Rouge city Louisiana 225,702 228,518 -2,816 -1.2
217 Akron city Ohio 214,349 217,074 -2,725 -1.3
218 South Bend city Indiana 106,558 107,919 -1,361 -1.3
219 Birmingham city Alabama 239,416 242,820 -3,404 -1.4
220 Toledo city Ohio 309,106 313,782 -4,676 -1.5
221 Erie city Pennsylvania 102,122 103,717 -1,595 -1.5
222 Sunnyvale city California 129,687 131,760 -2,073 -1.6
223 San Francisco city California 764,049 776,733 -12,684 -1.6
224 Daly City city California 101,901 103,621 -1,720 -1.7
225 Philadelphia city Pennsylvania 1,492,231 1,517,550 -25,319 -1.7
226 Buffalo city New York 287,698 292,648 -4,950 -1.7
227 Gary city Indiana 100,945 102,746 -1,801 -1.8
228 Minneapolis city Minnesota 375,635 382,618 -6,983 -1.8
229 Jackson city Mississippi 180,881 184,256 -3,375 -1.8
230 Louisville city Kentucky 251,399 256,231 -4,832 -1.9
231 Baltimore city Maryland 638,614 651,154 -12,540 -1.9
232 Pittsburgh city Pennsylvania 327,898 334,563 -6,665 -2.0
233 Cleveland city Ohio 467,851 477,459 -9,608 -2.0
234 Mobile city Alabama 194,862 198,915 -4,053 -2.0
235 Evansville city Indiana 119,081 121,582 -2,501 -2.1
236 Dayton city Ohio 162,669 166,197 -3,528 -2.1
237 Cincinnati city Ohio 323,885 331,285 -7,400 -2.2
238 New Orleans city Louisiana 473,681 484,674 -10,993 -2.3
239 Flint city Michigan 121,763 124,943 -3,180 -2.5
240 Detroit city Michigan 925,051 951,270 -26,219 -2.8
241 St. Louis city Missouri 338,353 348,189 -9,836 -2.8
242 Savannah city Georgia 127,691 131,555 -3,864 -2.9
NOTE: The April 1, 2000 Population Estimates Base reflects modifications to the Census 2000 population as documented in the Count Question Resolution program, updates from the Boundary and Annexation Survey, and geographic program revisions. Dash (-) represents zero or rounds to zero.
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Table SUB-EST2002-03 - City and Town Population Estimates: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2002
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Release Date: July 10, 2003

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