Top 50 Cities Ranked by Population

Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Web: www.census.gov

 

 

 City

4/1/2000
census
population

Ten Year

Growth

Status

Scale:

1 to 5

IT

Index

New York, N.Y.

8,008,278

1

18

Los Angeles, Calif.

3,694,820

1

12

Chicago, Ill.

2,896,016

1

21

Houston, Tex.

1,953,631

2

33

Philadelphia, Pa.  5

1,517,550

na

13

Phoenix, Ariz.

1,321,045

4

22

San Diego, Calif.

1,223,400

2

37

Dallas, Tex.

1,188,580

2

35

San Antonio, Tex.

1,144,646

2

14

Detroit, Mich.   10

951,270

na

4

San Jose, Calif.

894,943

2

10

Indianapolis, Ind.

791,926

1

27

San Francisco, Calif.

776,733

1

51

Jacksonville, Fla.

735,617

2

11

Columbus, Ohio   15

711,470

2

56

Austin, Tex.

656,562

4

39

Baltimore, Md.

651,154

na

62

Memphis, Tenn.

650,100

1

22

Milwaukee, Wis.

596,974

na

17

Boston, Mass.  20

589,141

1

68

Washington, DC

572,059

na

154

Nashville-Davidson, Tenn.1

569,891

2

35

El Paso, Tex.

563,662

1

2

Seattle, Wash.

563,374

1

71

Denver, Colo.  25

554,636

2

76

Charlotte, N.C.

540,828

4

61

Fort Worth, Tex.

534,694

2

11

Portland, Ore.

529,121

3

51

Oklahoma City, Okla.

506,132

2

16

Tucson, Ariz.  30

486,699

3

20

New Orleans, La.

484,674

na

10

Las Vegas, Nev.

478,434

5

42

Cleveland, Ohio

478,403

na

17

Long Beach, Calif.

461,522

1

17

Albuquerque, N.M.  35

448,607

2

18

Kansas City, Mo.

441,545

1

20

Fresno, Calif.

427,652

3

5

Virginia Beach, Va.

425,257

1

5

Atlanta, Ga.

416,474

1

117

Sacramento, Calif.  40

407,018

2

39

Oakland, Calif.

399,484

1

25

Mesa, Ariz.

396,375

4

13

Tulsa, Okla.

393,049

1

18

Omaha, Neb.

390,007

2

18

Minneapolis, Minn.

382,618

1

82

Honolulu CDP,2 Hawaii

371,657

1

27

Miami, Fla.

362,470

1

61

Colorado Springs, Colo.

360,890

3

17

St. Louis, Mo.

348,189

na

34

Wichita, Kans.

344,284

2

24

 

 

 


 

 

Top 50 Cities Ranked by IT Index*

 

 

Rank

 City

4/1/2000
census
population

Ten Year

Growth

Status

Scale:

1 to 5

IT

Index

1

Washington, DC

572,059

na

154

2

Atlanta, Ga.

416,474

1

117

3

Minneapolis, Minn.

382,618

1

82

4

Denver, Colo.

554,636

2

76

5

Seattle, Wash.

563,374

1

71

6

Boston, Mass.

589,141

1

68

7

Baltimore, Md.

651,154

na

62

8

Charlotte, N.C.

540,828

4

61

9

Miami, Fla.

362,470

1

61

10

Columbus, Ohio

711,470

2

56

11

Portland, Ore.

529,121

3

51

12

San Francisco, Calif.

776,733

1

51

13

Las Vegas, Nev.

478,434

5

42

14

Austin, Tex.

656,562

4

39

15

Sacramento, Calif.

407,018

2

39

16

San Diego, Calif.

1,223,400

2

37

17

Dallas, Tex.

1,188,580

2

35

18

Nashville-Davidson, Ten.

569,891

2

35

19

St. Louis, Mo.

348,189

na

34

20