US Urban Growth, 1850-2007
rank |
city |
1850 |
1900 |
1950 |
1990 |
2000 |
2007 |
1 |
New York NY1 |
515,547 |
3,437,202 |
7,891,957 |
7,322,564 |
8,008,278 |
8,274,527 |
2 |
Los Angeles CA |
1,610 |
102,479 |
1,970,358 |
3,485,398 |
3,694,820 |
3,834,340 |
3 |
Chicago IL |
29,963 |
1,698,575 |
3,620,962 |
2,783,726 |
2,896,016 |
2,836,658 |
4 |
Houston TX |
2,396 |
44,633 |
596,163 |
1,630,553 |
1,953,631 |
2,208,180 |
5 |
Phoenix AZ |
|
5,544 |
106,818 |
983,403 |
1,321,045 |
1,552,259 |
6 |
Philadelphia PA1 |
121,376 |
1,293,697 |
2,071,605 |
1,585,577 |
1,517,550 |
1,449,634 |
7 |
San Antonio TX |
3,488 |
53,321 |
408,442 |
935,933 |
1,144,646 |
1,328,984 |
8 |
San Diego CA |
|
17,700 |
334,387 |
1,110,549 |
1,223,400 |
1,266,731 |
9 |
Dallas TX |
|
42,638 |
434,462 |
1,006,877 |
1,188,580 |
1,240,499 |
10 |
San Jose CA |
|
21,500 |
95,280 |
782,248 |
894,943 |
939,899 |
11 |
Detroit MI |
21,019 |
285,704 |
1,849,568 |
1,027,974 |
951,270 |
916,952 |
12 |
Jacksonville FL |
1,045 |
28,429 |
204,517 |
635,230 |
735,617 |
805,605 |
13 |
Indianapolis IN1 |
8,091 |
169,164 |
427,173 |
731,7262 |
781,8702 |
795,4582 |
14 |
San Francisco CA1 |
34,776 |
342,782 |
775,357 |
723,959 |
776,733 |
764,976 |
15 |
Columbus OH |
17,882 |
125,560 |
375,901 |
632,910 |
711,470 |
747,755 |
16 |
Austin TX |
629 |
22,258 |
132,459 |
465,622 |
656,562 |
743,074 |
17 |
Fort Worth TX |
|
26,688 |
278,778 |
447,619 |
534,694 |
681,818 |
18 |
Memphis TN |
8,841 |
102,320 |
396,000 |
610,337 |
650,100 |
674,028 |
19 |
Charlotte NC |
1,065 |
18,091 |
134,042 |
395,934 |
540,828 |
671,588 |
20 |
Baltimore MD |
169,054 |
508,957 |
949,708 |
736,014 |
651,154 |
637,455 |
21 |
El Paso TX |
|
15,906 |
130,485 |
515,342 |
563,662 |
606,913 |
22 |
Milwaukee WI |
20,061 |
285,315 |
637,392 |
628,088 |
596,974 |
602,191 |
23 |
Boston MA |
136,881 |
560,892 |
801,444 |
574,283 |
589,141 |
599,351 |
24 |
Seattle WA |
|
80,671 |
467,591 |
516,259 |
563,374 |
594,210 |
25 |
Nashville TN1 |
10,165 |
80,865 |
174,307 |
488,3742 |
545,5242 |
590,8072 |
26 |
Denver CO1 |
|
133,859 |
415,786 |
467,610 |
554,636 |
588,349 |
27 |
Washington DC1 |
40,001 |
278,718 |
802,178 |
606,900 |
572,059 |
588,292 |
28 |
Las Vegas NV |
|
|
24,624 |
258,295 |
478,434 |
558,880 |
29 |
Louisville KY1 |
43,194 |
204,731 |
369,129 |
269,063 |
256,231 |
557,7892 |
30 |
Portland OR |
821 |
90,426 |
373,628 |
437,319 |
529,121 |
550,396 |
|
population |
|
|
city |
1 apr 2000 |
1 jul 2007 |
change (%) |
McKinneyTX |
54,417 |
115,620 |
+112.5 |
North Las Vegas NV |
115,531 |
212,114 |
+83.6 |
Gilbert AZ |
113,868 |
207,550 |
+82.3 |
Port St. Lucie FL |
88,883 |
151,391 |
+70.3 |
Victorville CA |
64,058 |
107,221 |
+67.4 |
Elk Grove CA |
81,103 |
131,212 |
+61.8 |
Cape Coral FL |
102,468 |
156,981 |
+53.2 |
Miramar FL |
72,739 |
108,240 |
+48.8 |
Henderson NV |
175,274 |
249,386 |
+42.3 |
Denton TX |
82,589 |
115,506 |
+39.9 |
Irvine CA |
144,145 |
201,160 |
+39.6 |
Chandler AZ |
177,103 |
246,399 |
+39.1 |
Roseville CA |
79,961 |
108,759 |
+36.0 |
Thornton CO |
82,109 |
110,880 |
+35.0 |
Joliet IL |
107,093 |
144,316 |
+34.8 |
Fifteen Cities with the Greatest Population Losses in the US
|
population |
|
|
city |
1 apr 2000 |
1 jul 2007 |
change (%) |
New Orleans LA |
484,674 |
239,124 |
-50.7 |
Cleveland OH |
477,472 |
438,042 |
-8.3 |
Flint MI |
124,943 |
114,662 |
-8.2 |
Pittsburgh PA |
334,563 |
311,218 |
-7.0 |
Buffalo NY |
292,648 |
272,632 |
-6.8 |
Dayton OH |
166,210 |
155,461 |
-6.5 |
Hialeah FL |
226,440 |
212,217 |
-6.3 |
Toledo OH |
313,782 |
295,029 |
-6.0 |
|
population |
|
|
city |
1 apr 2000 |
1 jul 2007 |
change (%) |
Rochester NY |
219,774 |
206,759 |
-5.9 |
Birmingham AL |
242,452 |
229,800 |
-5.2 |
Syracuse NY |
146,464 |
139,079 |
-5.0 |
Jackson MS |
184,256 |
175,710 |
-4.6 |
Philadelphia PA |
1,517,550 |
1,449,634 |
-4.5 |
Evansville IN |
121,648 |
116,253 |
-4.4 |
Akron OH |
217,094 |
207,934 |
-4.2 |
Racial Makeup of the Fifteen Largest US Cities
Information is given in percent of the total population. The Hispanic or Latino category is listed for comparative purposes even though Hispanic or Latino people may be of any race; thus, the rows of racial percentages will not add up to 100 if the Hispanic or
Latino entries are included. Excludes population living in institutions. Data are preliminary.
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total |
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city |
white |
american |
native |
asian |
islander |
race |
races |
latino |
population |
New York NY |
43.9 |
25.1 |
0.3 |
11.7 |
- |
17.0 |
2.0 |
27.6 |
8,214,426 |
Los Angeles CA |
47.1 |
9.6 |
0.6 |
10.4 |
0.2 |
29.3 |
2.9 |
48.9 |
3,773,846 |
Chicago IL |
36.5 |
35.3 |
0.2 |
4.9 |
- |
21.4 |
1.6 |
28.2 |
2,749,283 |
Houston TX |
52.7 |
24.7 |
0.4 |
5.0 |
0.1 |
15.9 |
1.2 |
41.9 |
2,074,828 |
Philadelphia PA |
41.8 |
44.3 |
0.3 |
5.3 |
- |
6.6 |
1.6 |
10.5 |
1,448,394 |
Phoenix AZ |
76.6 |
5.6 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
0.2 |
11.6 |
1.9 |
41.2 |
1,429,637 |
San Antonio TX |
66.0 |
6.7 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
22.5 |
2.1 |
61.3 |
1,273,374 |
San Diego CA |
65.0 |
6.9 |
0.6 |
15.3 |
0.4 |
8.4 |
3.5 |
27.1 |
1,261,251 |
Dallas TX |
52.9 |
24.2 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
18.9 |
1.2 |
43.1 |
1,192,538 |
San Jose CA |
47.0 |
2.9 |
0.5 |
30.5 |
0.5 |
15.1 |
3.5 |
32.2 |
916,220 |
Detroit MI |
10.0 |
83.1 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
- |
4.2 |
1.3 |
6.2 |
834,116 |
Jacksonville FL |
61.7 |
30.7 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
5.8 |
799,875 |
Indianapolis IN |
66.3 |
26.7 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
- |
3.4 |
1.9 |
6.5 |
789,306 |
San Francisco CA |
53.0 |
6.7 |
0.4 |
31.8 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
2.9 |
14.1 |
744,041 |
Columbus OH |
64.6 |
27.6 |
0.2 |
4.3 |
- |
1.4 |
2.0 |
4.1 |
718,477 |
The crime trends shown below represent the percent change in crimes reported to police in the 2007 calendar year as compared to the same time period in 2006. A negative number indicates that crime declined. Detail may not add to total given because of rounding.
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