|
Paul M. Bessel's webpage about
Population of U.S. Cities
| U.S. Cities with
Populations of 500,000 or More in 1998 |
1998
Rank |
City and State |
Growth or Loss since
1990 |
1998 Population |
| 1 |
New York NY |
+1% |
|
7,420,166 |
| 2 |
Los Angeles CA |
+3% |
|
3,597,556 |
| 3 |
Chicago IL |
+1% |
|
2,802,079 |
| 4 |
Houston TX |
+8% |
|
1,786,691 |
| 5 |
Philadelphia PA |
|
-10% |
1,436,287 |
| 6 |
San Diego CA |
+10% |
|
1,220,666 |
| 7 |
Phoenix AZ |
+21% |
|
1,198,064 |
| 8 |
San Antonio TX |
+14% |
|
1,114,130 |
| 9 |
Dallas TX |
+7% |
|
1,075,894 |
| 10 |
Detroit MI |
|
-6% |
970,196 |
| 11 |
San Jose CA |
+10% |
|
861,284 |
| 12 |
San Francisco CA |
+3% |
|
745,774 |
| 13 |
Indianapolis IN |
+1% |
|
741,304 |
| 14 |
Jacksonville FL |
+9% |
|
693,630 |
| 15 |
Columbus OH |
+6% |
|
670,234 |
| 16 |
Baltimore MD |
|
-12% |
645,593 |
| 17 |
El Paso TX |
+19% |
|
615,032 |
| 18 |
Memphis TN |
|
-2% |
603,507 |
| 19 |
Milwaukee WI |
|
-8% |
578,364 |
| 20 |
Boston MA |
|
-3% |
555,447 |
| 21 |
Austin TX |
+17% |
|
552,435 |
| 22 |
Seattle WA |
+4% |
|
536,978 |
| 23 |
Washington DC |
|
-14% |
523,124 |
| 24 |
Nashville-Davidson TN |
+5% |
|
510,274 |
| 25 |
Charlotte NC |
+20% |
|
504,637 |
| 26 |
Portland OR |
+4% |
|
503,891 |
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