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

Houston, Tex.

1,953,631

2

33

21

Indianapolis, Ind.

791,926

1

27

22

Honolulu CDP,2 Hawaii

371,657

1

27

23

Oakland, Calif.

399,484

1

25

24

Wichita, Kans.

344,284

2

24

25

Phoenix, Ariz.

1,321,045

4

22

26

Memphis, TN

650,100

1

22

27

Chicago, Ill.

2,896,016

1

21

28

Tucson, Ariz.

486,699

3

20

29

Kansas City, Mo.

441,545

1

20

30

Albuquerque, N.M.

448,607

2

18

31

Omaha, Neb.

390,007

2

18

32

New York, N.Y.

8,008,278

1

18

33

Tulsa, Okla.

393,049

1

18

34

Colorado Springs, Colo.

360,890

3

17

35

Long Beach, Calif.

461,522

1

17

36

Milwaukee, Wis.

596,974

na

17

37

Cleveland, Ohio

478,403

na

17

38

Oklahoma City, Okla.

506,132

2

16

39

San Antonio, Tex.

1,144,646

2

14

40

Mesa, Ariz.

396,375

4

13

41

Philadelphia, Pa.

1,517,550

na

13

42

Los Angeles, Calif.

3,694,820

1

12

43

Jacksonville, Fla.

735,617

2

11

44

Fort Worth, Tex.

534,694

2

11

45

San Jose, Calif.

894,943

2

10

46

New Orleans, La.

484,674

na

10

47

Fresno, Calif.

427,652

3

5

48

Virginia Beach, Va.

425,257

1

5

49

Detroit, Mich. 

951,270

na

4

50

El Paso, Tex.

563,662

1

2


 

 na Negative ten year growth, meaning this city shrunk in size.

Blue Very low overall ranking

Red Very high overall potential.

 

When more than one city has the same IT Index, they are then ranked by growth rate and when growth rates are also the same, finally, they are ranked by population.

 

The IT Index is derived from a sample database of about 10,000 businesses who have, at any time, purchased server-side, database connected Web tools from ActivSoftware, Inc.