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population estimates for cities and towns

Population Estimates for Incorporated Places over 100,000, Ranked by Percent Change: July 1, 2001 to July 1, 2002
Rank Place State July 1, 2002 Population July 1, 2001 Population Numerical
Population
Change		 Percent
Population
Change
1 Gilbert town Arizona 135,005 122,372 12,633 10.3
2 North Las Vegas city Nevada 135,902 127,409 8,493 6.7
3 Rancho Cucamonga city California 143,711 135,198 8,513 6.3
4 Henderson city Nevada 206,153 194,005 12,148 6.3
5 Joliet city Illinois 118,423 112,066 6,357 5.7
6 Chandler city Arizona 202,016 191,426 10,590 5.5
7 Chula Vista city California 193,919 183,778 10,141 5.5
8 Olathe city Kansas 101,413 96,312 5,101 5.3
9 Cape Coral city Florida 112,899 107,743 5,156 4.8
10 Peoria city Arizona 123,239 117,880 5,359 4.5
11 Aurora city Illinois 156,974 150,563 6,411 4.3
12 Fontana city California 143,607 137,745 5,862 4.3
13 Corona city California 138,326 132,810 5,516 4.2
14 McAllen city Texas 113,877 109,388 4,489 4.1
15 Irvine city California 162,122 156,229 5,893 3.8
16 Bakersfield city California 260,969 251,690 9,279 3.7
17 Raleigh city North Carolina 306,944 296,538 10,406 3.5
18 Modesto city California 203,555 196,827 6,728 3.4
19 Brownsville city Texas 150,425 145,486 4,939 3.4
20 Laredo city Texas 191,538 185,506 6,032 3.3
21 Stockton city California 262,835 254,774 8,061 3.2
22 Pembroke Pines city Florida 146,637 142,180 4,457 3.1
23 Sacramento city California 435,245 422,075 13,170 3.1
24 Palmdale city California 124,346 120,726 3,620 3.0
25 Moreno Valley city California 150,773 146,436 4,337 3.0
26 Coral Springs city Florida 125,674 122,072 3,602 3.0
27 Riverside city California 274,226 266,642 7,584 2.8
28 Overland Park city Kansas 158,430 154,074 4,356 2.8
29 Fairfield city California 101,935 99,144 2,791 2.8
30 Thousand Oaks city California 122,700 119,533 3,167 2.6
31 Fort Worth city Texas 567,516 553,341 14,175 2.6
32 Lancaster city California 124,592 121,500 3,092 2.5
33 Santa Clarita city California 160,554 156,828 3,726 2.4
34 Mesa city Arizona 426,841 416,953 9,888 2.4
35 Scottsdale city Arizona 215,779 210,973 4,806 2.3
36 Arlington city Texas 349,944 342,180 7,764 2.3
37 Naperville city Illinois 135,389 132,430 2,959 2.2
38 Tampa city Florida 315,140 308,394 6,746 2.2
39 Albuquerque city New Mexico 463,874 454,109 9,765 2.2
40 Grand Prairie city Texas 135,303 132,544 2,759 2.1
41 Fresno city California 445,227 436,389 8,838 2.0
42 Durham city North Carolina 195,914 192,036 3,878 2.0
43 San Antonio city Texas 1,194,222 1,170,820 23,402 2.0
44 Pasadena city California 139,712 136,987 2,725 2.0
45 Ontario city California 165,064 161,857 3,207 2.0
46 Fort Collins city Colorado 124,665 122,268 2,397 2.0
47 Las Vegas city Nevada 508,604 498,935 9,669 1.9
48 Reno city Nevada 190,248 186,633 3,615 1.9
49 Anchorage municipality Alaska 268,983 264,015 4,968 1.9
50 Phoenix city Arizona 1,371,960 1,347,458 24,502 1.8
51 Simi Valley city California 116,562 114,482 2,080 1.8
52 Sioux Falls city South Dakota 130,491 128,178 2,313 1.8
53 Madison city Wisconsin 215,211 211,448 3,763 1.8
54 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city California 103,619 101,813 1,806 1.8
55 Jacksonville city Florida 762,461 749,201 13,260 1.8
56 Plano city Texas 238,091 233,954 4,137 1.8
57 El Monte city California 119,918 117,853 2,065 1.8
58 Salem city Oregon 140,977 138,647 2,330 1.7
59 Miami city Florida 374,791 368,614 6,177 1.7
60 Santa Rosa city California 153,489 151,019 2,470 1.6
61 Charlotte city North Carolina 580,597 571,288 9,309 1.6
62 Vancouver city Washington 149,811 147,417 2,394 1.6
63 Chesapeake city Virginia 206,665 203,377 3,288 1.6
64 Huntsville city Alabama 162,536 159,954 2,582 1.6
65 Tucson city Arizona 503,151 495,506 7,645 1.5
66 Carrollton city Texas 115,107 113,359 1,748 1.5
67 Lincoln city Nebraska 232,362 228,850 3,512 1.5
68 Norfolk city Virginia 239,036 235,446 3,590 1.5
69 San Bernardino city California 191,631 188,769 2,862 1.5
70 Oxnard city California 177,984 175,514 2,470 1.4
71 Pomona city California 153,555 151,426 2,129 1.4
72 Burbank city California 102,913 101,515 1,398 1.4
73 Houston city Texas 2,009,834 1,983,065 26,769 1.3
74 Clarksville city Tennessee 105,898 104,524 1,374 1.3
75 Hollywood city Florida 143,213 141,389 1,824 1.3
76 Amarillo city Texas 177,010 174,763 2,247 1.3
77 Oklahoma City city Oklahoma 519,034 512,497 6,537 1.3
78 Oceanside city California 165,880 163,807 2,073 1.3
79 Long Beach city California 472,412 466,530 5,882 1.3
80 Los Angeles city California 3,798,981 3,751,815 47,166 1.3
81 Pasadena city Texas 145,034 143,256 1,778 1.2
82 Salinas city California 148,744 146,925 1,819 1.2
83 Fullerton city California 128,842 127,348 1,494 1.2
84 Westminster city Colorado 103,599 102,415 1,184 1.2
85 Mesquite city Texas 128,776 127,328 1,448 1.1
86 El Paso city Texas 577,415 570,997 6,418 1.1
87 Honolulu CDP Hawaii 378,155 374,000 4,155 1.1
88 Torrance city California 141,615 140,062 1,553 1.1
89 Tallahassee city Florida 155,171 153,471 1,700 1.1
90 Virginia Beach city Virginia 433,934 429,223 4,711 1.1
91 Huntington Beach city California 193,799 191,697 2,102 1.1
92 Tacoma city Washington 197,553 195,412 2,141 1.1
93 West Covina city California 107,694 106,530 1,164 1.1
94 Omaha city Nebraska 399,357 395,092 4,265 1.1
95 San Diego city California 1,259,532 1,246,252 13,280 1.1
96 Inglewood city California 114,959 113,780 1,179 1.0
97 Downey city California 109,840 108,717 1,123 1.0
98 Glendale city California 199,430 197,399 2,031 1.0
99 Fort Lauderdale city Florida 158,194 156,629 1,565 1.0
100 Waco city Texas 115,749 114,620 1,129 1.0
101 Sterling Heights city Michigan 126,146 124,923 1,223 1.0
102 Irving city Texas 196,119 194,350 1,769 0.9
103 Lubbock city Texas 203,715 201,879 1,836 0.9
104 Norwalk city California 106,084 105,140 944 0.9
105 Eugene city Oregon 140,395 139,146 1,249 0.9
106 Athens-Clarke County (balance) Georgia 102,663 101,755 908 0.9
107 Boise City city Idaho 189,847 188,190 1,657 0.9
108 Elizabeth city New Jersey 123,279 122,223 1,056 0.9
109 Stamford city Connecticut 119,850 118,846 1,004 0.8
110 Orlando city Florida 193,722 192,102 1,620 0.8
111 Glendale city Arizona 230,564 228,671 1,893 0.8
112 West Valley City city Utah 111,254 110,351 903 0.8
113 Newark city New Jersey 277,000 274,788 2,212 0.8
114 Portland city Oregon 539,438 535,186 4,252 0.8
115 Concord city California 125,225 124,243 982 0.8
116 Wichita city Kansas 355,126 352,466 2,660 0.8
117 Greensboro city North Carolina 228,217 226,550 1,667 0.7
118 Orange city California 131,606 130,651 955 0.7
119 Winston-Salem city North Carolina 188,934 187,586 1,348 0.7
120 Pueblo city Colorado 103,411 102,675 736 0.7
121 Costa Mesa city California 110,126 109,350 776 0.7
122 Corpus Christi city Texas 278,520 276,691 1,829 0.7
123 Providence city Rhode Island 175,901 174,785 1,116 0.6
124 Garland city Texas 219,646 218,259 1,387 0.6
125 Aurora city Colorado 286,028 284,253 1,775 0.6
126 Santa Ana city California 343,413 341,360 2,053 0.6
127 Anaheim city California 332,642 330,660 1,982 0.6
128 Rockford city Illinois 151,068 150,170 898 0.6
129 Garden Grove city California 167,429 166,443 986 0.6
130 Columbus city Ohio 725,228 721,139 4,089 0.6
131 Worcester city Massachusetts 174,962 174,017 945 0.5
132 Atlanta city Georgia 424,868 422,673 2,195 0.5
133 Spokane city Washington 196,305 195,308 997 0.5
134 Dallas city Texas 1,211,467 1,205,897 5,570 0.5
135 Escondido city California 135,908 135,299 609 0.5
136 Lexington-Fayette Kentucky 263,618 262,478 1,140 0.4
137 Paterson city New Jersey 150,750 150,106 644 0.4
138 Tempe city Arizona 159,508 158,856 652 0.4
139 Vallejo city California 119,798 119,342 456 0.4
140 Newport News city Virginia 180,272 179,596 676 0.4
141 Hialeah city Florida 228,149 227,331 818 0.4
142 St. Petersburg city Florida 248,546 247,693 853 0.3
143 Richmond city California 102,553 102,216 337 0.3
144 New Haven city Connecticut 124,176 123,788 388 0.3
145 Lafayette city Louisiana 111,272 110,929 343 0.3
146 Ann Arbor city Michigan 115,213 114,861 352 0.3
147 Springfield city Massachusetts 151,915 151,466 449 0.3
148 Waterbury city Connecticut 107,883 107,574 309 0.3
149 New York city New York 8,084,316 8,062,027 22,289 0.3
150 Little Rock city Arkansas 184,055 183,566 489 0.3
151 Columbia city South Carolina 117,394 117,110 284 0.2
152 Cedar Rapids city Iowa 122,514 122,235 279 0.2
153 Montgomery city Alabama 201,425 201,024 401 0.2
154 Manchester city New Hampshire 108,398 108,186 212 0.2
155 Kansas City city Missouri 443,471 442,608 863 0.2
156 Abilene city Texas 115,225 115,012 213 0.2
157 Bridgeport city Connecticut 140,104 139,869 235 0.2
158 Seattle city Washington 570,426 569,494 932 0.2
159 Peoria city Illinois 112,670 112,493 177 0.2
160 Springfield city Illinois 111,834 111,665 169 0.2
161 Bellevue city Washington 112,894 112,748 146 0.1
162 Hartford city Connecticut 124,558 124,404 154 0.1
163 Memphis city Tennessee 648,882 648,202 680 0.1
164 Chattanooga city Tennessee 155,404 155,266 138 0.1
165 Hampton city Virginia 145,921 145,872 49 -
166 Yonkers city New York 197,234 197,181 53 -
167 Alexandria city Virginia 130,804 130,828 -24 -
168 Fort Wayne city Indiana 210,070 210,122 -52 -
169 Arlington CDP Virginia 189,927 190,092 -165 -0.1
170 Indianapolis city (balance) Indiana 783,612 784,343 -731 -0.1
171 Colorado Springs city Colorado 371,182 371,563 -381 -0.1
172 Nashville-Davidson (balance) Tennessee 545,915 546,496 -581 -0.1
173 Warren city Michigan 137,672 137,823 -151 -0.1
174 Arvada city Colorado 102,190 102,310 -120 -0.1
175 Tulsa city Oklahoma 391,908 392,407 -499 -0.1
176 Salt Lake City city Utah 181,266 181,509 -243 -0.1
177 Independence city Missouri 113,027 113,194 -167 -0.1
178 Fayetteville city North Carolina 124,286 124,471 -185 -0.1
179 Richmond city Virginia 197,456 197,762 -306 -0.2
180 Hayward city California 142,718 142,940 -222 -0.2
181 Beaumont city Texas 112,871 113,047 -176 -0.2
182 Austin city Texas 671,873 672,974 -1,101 -0.2
183 Lakewood city Colorado 143,754 143,990 -236 -0.2
184 Columbus city Georgia 185,948 186,263 -315 -0.2
185 Knoxville city Tennessee 173,661 174,047 -386 -0.2
186 Livonia city Michigan 100,341 100,570 -229 -0.2
187 Lansing city Michigan 118,588 118,891 -303 -0.3
188 South Bend city Indiana 106,558 106,851 -293 -0.3
189 Shreveport city Louisiana 199,033 199,593 -560 -0.3
190 Chicago city Illinois 2,886,251 2,894,581 -8,330 -0.3
191 Green Bay city Wisconsin 101,515 101,809 -294 -0.3
192 Springfield city Missouri 151,010 151,457 -447 -0.3
193 Provo city Utah 105,170 105,495 -325 -0.3
194 Allentown city Pennsylvania 106,105 106,450 -345 -0.3
195 Syracuse city New York 145,164 145,658 -494 -0.3
196 Kansas City city Kansas 146,978 147,491 -513 -0.3
197 Clearwater city Florida 108,313 108,698 -385 -0.4
198 Lowell city Massachusetts 104,901 105,280 -379 -0.4
199 Milwaukee city Wisconsin 590,895 593,093 -2,198 -0.4
200 Jersey City city New Jersey 240,100 240,999 -899 -0.4
201 Grand Rapids city Michigan 196,595 197,345 -750 -0.4
202 Topeka city Kansas 122,103 122,576 -473 -0.4
203 Rochester city New York 217,158 218,022 -864 -0.4
204 Evansville city Indiana 119,081 119,569 -488 -0.4
205 Boston city Massachusetts 589,281 591,707 -2,426 -0.4
206 Wichita Falls city Texas 102,926 103,373 -447 -0.4
207 Fremont city California 206,856 207,784 -928 -0.4
208 Santa Clara city California 101,867 102,324 -457 -0.4
209 Oakland city California 402,777 404,633 -1,856 -0.5
210 Cambridge city Massachusetts 101,807 102,281 -474 -0.5
211 Des Moines city Iowa 198,076 199,031 -955 -0.5
212 Berkeley city California 103,640 104,155 -515 -0.5
213 Augusta-Richmond County (balance) Georgia 193,101 194,073 -972 -0.5
214 Denver city Colorado 560,415 563,238 -2,823 -0.5
215 Washington city District of Columbia 570,898 573,822 -2,924 -0.5
216 Akron city Ohio 214,349 215,458 -1,109 -0.5
217 Baton Rouge city Louisiana 225,702 226,941 -1,239 -0.5
218 Jackson city Mississippi 180,881 181,990 -1,109 -0.6
219 Birmingham city Alabama 239,416 240,905 -1,489 -0.6
220 San Jose city California 900,443 906,183 -5,740 -0.6
221 Philadelphia city Pennsylvania 1,492,231 1,501,777 -9,546 -0.6
222 Buffalo city New York 287,698 289,663 -1,965 -0.7
223 Erie city Pennsylvania 102,122 102,843 -721 -0.7
224 Toledo city Ohio 309,106 311,391 -2,285 -0.7
225 Dayton city Ohio 162,669 163,885 -1,216 -0.7
226 Louisville city Kentucky 251,399 253,367 -1,968 -0.8
227 Gary city Indiana 100,945 101,738 -793 -0.8
228 Pittsburgh city Pennsylvania 327,898 330,541 -2,643 -0.8
229 St. Paul city Minnesota 284,037 286,372 -2,335 -0.8
230 Cleveland city Ohio 467,851 472,031 -4,180 -0.9
231 Savannah city Georgia 127,691 128,876 -1,185 -0.9
232 New Orleans city Louisiana 473,681 478,427 -4,746 -1.0
233 Minneapolis city Minnesota 375,635 379,513 -3,878 -1.0
234 Baltimore city Maryland 638,614 645,305 -6,691 -1.0
235 Mobile city Alabama 194,862 196,939 -2,077 -1.1
236 Daly City city California 101,901 102,990 -1,089 -1.1
237 Detroit city Michigan 925,051 935,864 -10,813 -1.2
238 Cincinnati city Ohio 323,885 327,739 -3,854 -1.2
239 St. Louis city Missouri 338,353 342,773 -4,420 -1.3
240 Flint city Michigan 121,763 123,450 -1,687 -1.4
241 Sunnyvale city California 129,687 131,517 -1,830 -1.4
242 San Francisco city California 764,049 775,978 -11,929 -1.5
NOTE: Dash (-) represents zero or rounds to zero.
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Table SUB-EST2002-02 - City and Town Population Estimates: July 1, 2001 to July 1, 2002
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Release Date: July 10, 2003

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