Rank

City

State

Population
July 1, 2006

Population
July 1, 2005

Numerical Change

Percent Change

1

North Las Vegas city

Nevada

197,567

176,527

21,040

11.9

2

McKinney city

Texas

107,530

96,805

10,725

11.1

3

Port St. Lucie city

Florida

143,868

130,959

12,909

9.9

4

Cape Coral city

Florida

151,389

139,986

11,403

8.1

5

Gilbert town

Arizona

191,517

177,653

13,864

7.8

6

Grand Prairie city

Texas

153,812

144,352

9,460

6.6

7

Peoria city

Arizona

142,024

134,259

7,765

5.8

8

Cary town

North Carolina

112,414

106,963

5,451

5.1

9

Denton city

Texas

109,561

104,264

5,297

5.1

10

Lancaster city

California

140,804

134,106

6,698

5.0

11

Fort Worth city

Texas

653,320

623,119

30,201

4.8

12

Joliet city

Illinois

142,702

136,159

6,543

4.8

13

Miami city

Florida

404,048

386,619

17,429

4.5

14

Bakersfield city

California

308,392

295,769

12,623

4.3

15

Raleigh city

North Carolina

356,321

342,812

13,509

3.9

16

Chandler city

Arizona

240,595

231,728

8,867

3.8

17

Baton Rouge city

Louisiana

229,553

221,148

8,405

3.8

18

Henderson city

Nevada

240,614

232,014

8,600

3.7

19

Visalia city

California

113,487

109,433

4,054

3.7

20

Irvine city

California

193,956

187,457

6,499

3.5

21

Fontana city

California

170,099

164,468

5,631

3.4

22

Orlando city

Florida

220,186

213,250

6,936

3.3

23

Laredo city

Texas

215,484

208,935

6,549

3.1

24

Elk Grove city

California

129,184

125,293

3,891

3.1

25

Palmdale city

California

138,790

134,650

4,140

3.1

26

Olathe city

Kansas

114,662

111,278

3,384

3.0

27

Thornton city

Colorado

109,155

105,962

3,193

3.0

28

Elgin city

Illinois

101,903

98,932

2,971

3.0

29

Moreno Valley city

California

183,571

178,272

5,299

3.0

30

Phoenix city

Arizona

1,512,986

1,469,794

43,192

2.9

31

Brownsville city

Texas

172,437

167,731

4,706

2.8

32

Austin city

Texas

709,893

691,263

18,630

2.7

33

San Antonio city

Texas

1,296,682

1,263,598

33,084

2.6

34

Santa Clara city

California

108,518

105,778

2,740

2.6

35

Midland city

Texas

102,073

99,623

2,450

2.5

36

Charlotte city

North Carolina

630,478

616,075

14,403

2.3

37

Aurora city

Colorado

303,582

296,861

6,721

2.3

38

McAllen city

Texas

126,411

123,678

2,733

2.2

39

Simi Valley city

California

121,288

118,671

2,617

2.2

40

Carrollton city

Texas

121,604

118,998

2,606

2.2

41

Tampa city

Florida

332,888

325,800

7,088

2.2

42

Reno city

Nevada

210,255

205,794

4,461

2.2

43

Salem city

Oregon

152,239

149,024

3,215

2.2

44

Albuquerque city

New Mexico

504,949

494,477

10,472

2.1

45

Durham city

North Carolina

209,009

204,680

4,329

2.1

46

Atlanta city

Georgia

486,411

476,483

9,928

2.1

47

Sioux Falls city

South Dakota

142,396

139,494

2,902

2.1

48

Lafayette city

Louisiana

114,214

111,944

2,270

2.0

49

Killeen city

Texas

102,003

100,084

1,919

1.9

50

El Paso city

Texas

609,415

598,240

11,175

1.9

51

Tempe city

Arizona

169,712

166,625

3,087

1.9

52

Pasadena city

Texas

144,793

142,297

2,496

1.8

53

Plano city

Texas

255,009

250,654

4,355

1.7

54

Winston-Salem city

North Carolina

196,990

193,826

3,164

1.6

55

Portsmouth city

Virginia

101,377

99,772

1,605

1.6

56

San Jose city

California

929,936

915,668

14,268

1.6

57

Scottsdale city

Arizona

231,127

227,584

3,543

1.6

58

Columbus city

Georgia

188,660

185,799

2,861

1.5

59

Norman city

Oklahoma

102,827

101,274

1,553

1.5

60

Billings city

Montana

100,148

98,666

1,482

1.5

61

Denver city

Colorado

566,974

558,663

8,311

1.5

62

Jacksonville city

Florida

794,555

783,043

11,512

1.5

63

Greensboro city

North Carolina

236,865

233,459

3,406

1.5

64

Eugene city

Oregon

146,356

144,317

2,039

1.4

65

Glendale city

Arizona

246,531

243,144

3,387

1.4

66

Las Vegas city

Nevada

552,539

544,958

7,581

1.4

67

Charleston city

South Carolina

107,845

106,366

1,479

1.4

68

Miramar city

Florida

108,072

106,590

1,482

1.4

69

Dallas city

Texas

1,232,940

1,216,264

16,676

1.4

70

Montgomery city

Alabama

201,998

199,350

2,648

1.3

71

Amarillo city

Texas

185,525

183,106

2,419

1.3

72

Arlington city

Texas

367,197

362,530

4,667

1.3

73

Oklahoma City city

Oklahoma

537,734

530,992

6,742

1.3

74

Houston city

Texas

2,144,491

2,117,937

26,554

1.3

75

Overland Park city

Kansas

166,722

164,681

2,041

1.2

76

Omaha city

Nebraska

419,545

414,447

5,098

1.2

77

Anchorage municipality

Alaska

278,700

275,474

3,226

1.2

78

Mesa city

Arizona

447,541

442,381

5,160

1.2

79

Riverside city

California

293,761

290,417

3,344

1.2

80

Tallahassee city

Florida

159,012

157,203

1,809

1.2

81

Arvada city

Colorado

104,830

103,643

1,187

1.1

82

Roseville city

California

107,158

105,946

1,212

1.1

83

Seattle city

Washington

582,454

575,884

6,570

1.1

84

Fresno city

California

466,714

461,454

5,260

1.1

85

Irving city

Texas

196,084

193,877

2,207

1.1

86

Aurora city

Illinois

170,617

168,701

1,916

1.1

87

Fort Collins city

Colorado

129,467

128,017

1,450

1.1

88

Mesquite city

Texas

131,447

129,995

1,452

1.1

89

Huntsville city

Alabama

168,132

166,314

1,818

1.1

90

Chesapeake city

Virginia

220,560

218,219

2,341

1.1

91

Stockton city

California

290,141

287,069

3,072

1.1

92

Lexington-Fayette

Kentucky

270,789

267,929

2,860

1.1

93

Mobile city

Alabama

192,830

190,802

2,028

1.1

94

Lubbock city

Texas

212,169

209,946

2,223

1.1

95

Cambridge city

Massachusetts

101,365

100,318

1,047

1.0

96

Chula Vista city

California

212,756

210,563

2,193

1.0

97

Athens-Clarke County (balance)

Georgia

111,580

110,461

1,119

1.0

98

Jersey City city

New Jersey

241,789

239,395

2,394

1.0

99

Shreveport city

Louisiana

200,199

198,236

1,963

1.0

100

Rockford city

Illinois

155,138

153,628

1,510

1.0

101

Knoxville city

Tennessee

182,337

180,576

1,761

1.0

102

Bellevue city

Washington

118,186

117,137

1,049

0.9

103

Colorado Springs city

Colorado

372,437

369,156

3,281

0.9

104

Waco city

Texas

121,496

120,426

1,070

0.9

105

Sunnyvale city

California

130,519

129,371

1,148

0.9

106

Fairfield city

California

104,897

104,003

894

0.9

107

Naperville city

Illinois

142,901

141,707

1,194

0.8

108

Madison city

Wisconsin

223,389

221,545

1,844

0.8

109

Lincoln city

Nebraska

241,167

239,196

1,971

0.8

110

Rancho Cucamonga city

California

170,714

169,330

1,384

0.8

111

Corpus Christi city

Texas

285,267

282,972

2,295

0.8

112

Vancouver city

Washington

158,855

157,603

1,252

0.8

113

West Valley City city

Utah

119,841

118,917

924

0.8

114

Wichita city

Kansas

357,698

355,029

2,669

0.8

115

Nashville-Davidson (balance)

Tennessee

552,120

548,286

3,834

0.7

116

Springfield city

Illinois

116,482

115,676

806

0.7

117

Garland city

Texas

217,963

216,478

1,485

0.7

118

Portland city

Oregon

537,081

533,467

3,614

0.7

119

Kansas City city

Missouri

447,306

444,314

2,992

0.7

120

Fort Wayne city

Indiana

248,637

247,000

1,637

0.7

121

Berkeley city

California

101,555

100,888

667

0.7

122

Cedar Rapids city

Iowa

124,417

123,600

817

0.7

123

Tucson city

Arizona

518,956

515,610

3,346

0.6

124

Corona city

California

150,253

149,427

826

0.6

125

Fort Lauderdale city

Florida

185,804

184,842

962

0.5

126

Newark city

New Jersey

281,402

280,007

1,395

0.5

127

Columbus city

Ohio

733,203

729,748

3,455

0.5

128

Gainesville city

Florida

108,655

108,143

512

0.5

129

El Monte city

California

123,162

122,584

578

0.5

130

Oxnard city

California

184,463

183,602

861

0.5

131

Clarksville city

Tennessee

113,175

112,658

517

0.5

132

Fremont city

California

201,691

200,770

921

0.5

133

Springfield city

Missouri

150,797

150,118

679

0.5

134

Sacramento city

California

453,781

451,743

2,038

0.5

135

Pueblo city

Colorado

103,730

103,269

461

0.4

136

Elizabeth city

New Jersey

126,179

125,634

545

0.4

137

Daly City city

California

101,005

100,569

436

0.4

138

Santa Rosa city

California

154,212

153,548

664

0.4

139

Salt Lake City city

Utah

178,858

178,099

759

0.4

140

San Francisco city

California

744,041

741,025

3,016

0.4

141

Peoria city

Illinois

113,107

112,651

456

0.4

142

Tacoma city

Washington

196,532

195,740

792

0.4

143

Ontario city

California

173,351

172,656

695

0.4

144

Westminster city

Colorado

105,753

105,338

415

0.4

145

Allentown city

Pennsylvania

107,294

106,877

417

0.4

146

Tulsa city

Oklahoma

382,872

381,479

1,393

0.4

147

Anaheim city

California

334,425

333,229

1,196

0.4

148

Indianapolis city (balance)

Indiana

785,597

782,871

2,726

0.3

149

Inglewood city

California

114,914

114,534

380

0.3

150

Topeka city

Kansas

122,113

121,725

388

0.3

151

Oakland city

California

397,067

395,864

1,203

0.3

152

Columbia city

South Carolina

119,961

119,614

347

0.3

153

Cincinnati city

Ohio

332,252

331,310

942

0.3

154

Little Rock city

Arkansas

184,422

183,921

501

0.3

155

Pomona city

California

154,271

153,876

395

0.3

156

Chattanooga city

Tennessee

155,190

154,823

367

0.2

157

San Bernardino city

California

198,985

198,524

461

0.2

158

Pasadena city

California

144,133

143,804

329

0.2

159

Des Moines city

Iowa

193,886

193,576

310

0.2

160

Memphis city

Tennessee

670,902

669,864

1,038

0.2

161

Burbank city

California

104,317

104,169

148

0.1

162

Hartford city

Connecticut

124,512

124,354

158

0.1

163

Honolulu CDP

Hawaii

377,357

376,879

478

0.1

164

Augusta-Richmond County (balance)

Georgia

189,366

189,166

200

0.1

165

San Buenaventura ( Ventura ) city

California

104,092

104,002

90

0.1

166

Evansville city

Indiana

115,738

115,642

96

0.1

167

Hayward city

California

140,606

140,503

103

0.1

168

Los Angeles city

California

3,849,378

3,847,059

2,319

0.1

169

Spokane city

Washington

198,081

197,969

112

0.1

170

Pompano Beach city

Florida

104,402

104,355

47

-

171

Minneapolis city

Minnesota

372,833

372,674

159

-

172

Yonkers city

New York

197,852

197,778

74

-

173

Manchester city

New Hampshire

109,497

109,460

37

-

174

Sterling Heights city

Michigan

127,991

127,956

35

-

175

Arlington CDP

Virginia

199,776

199,761

15

-

176

New York city

New York

8,214,426

8,213,839

587

-

177

Abilene city

Texas

114,797

114,805

-8

-

178

Garden Grove city

California

166,296

166,316

-20

-

179

San Diego city

California

1,256,951

1,257,328

-377

-

180

Antioch city

California

100,586

100,622

-36

-

181

Fullerton city

California

132,918

132,977

-59

-

182

Richmond city

California

102,120

102,177

-57

-0.1

183

Hollywood city

Florida

145,794

145,879

-85

-0.1

184

Worcester city

Massachusetts

175,454

175,559

-105

-0.1

185

Erie city

Pennsylvania

102,036

102,099

-63

-0.1

186

Torrance city

California

142,350

142,467

-117

-0.1

187

Washington city

District of Columbia

581,530

582,049

-519

-0.1

188

Hampton city

Virginia

145,017

145,154

-137

-0.1

189

St. Petersburg city

Florida

248,098

248,365

-267

-0.1

190

Lakewood city

Colorado

140,024

140,175

-151

-0.1

191

Thousand Oaks city

California

124,207

124,342

-135

-0.1

192

Ann Arbor city

Michigan

113,206

113,364

-158

-0.1

193

Richmond city

Virginia

192,913

193,186

-273

-0.1

194

Lowell city

Massachusetts

103,229

103,383

-154

-0.1

195

Orange city

California

135,070

135,276

-206

-0.2

196

Huntington Beach city

California

194,436

194,741

-305

-0.2

197

Costa Mesa city

California

109,809

109,987

-178

-0.2

198

Springfield city

Massachusetts

151,176

151,483

-307

-0.2

199

Santa Clarita city

California

168,008

168,357

-349

-0.2

200

Oceanside city

California

165,803

166,163

-360

-0.2

201

Jackson city

Mississippi

176,614

177,026

-412

-0.2

202

Santa Ana city

California

340,024

340,865

-841

-0.2

203

Grand Rapids city

Michigan

193,083

193,563

-480

-0.2

204

Louisville/Jefferson County (balance)

Kentucky

554,496

555,899

-1,403

-0.3

205

Kansas City city

Kansas

143,801

144,167

-366

-0.3

206

Waterbury city

Connecticut

107,251

107,549

-298

-0.3

207

South Bend city

Indiana

104,905

105,207

-302

-0.3

208

Green Bay city

Wisconsin

100,353

100,651

-298

-0.3

209

Virginia Beach city

Virginia

435,619

437,021

-1,402

-0.3

210

Boise City city

Idaho

198,638

199,285

-647

-0.3

211

Newport News city

Virginia

178,281

178,869

-588

-0.3

212

Chicago city

Illinois

2,833,321

2,842,753

-9,432

-0.3

213

Paterson city

New Jersey

148,708

149,222

-514

-0.3

214

Glendale city

California

199,463

200,181

-718

-0.4

215

New Haven city

Connecticut

124,001

124,451

-450

-0.4

216

Downey city

California

109,376

109,782

-406

-0.4

217

Long Beach city

California

472,494

474,307

-1,813

-0.4

218

Savannah city

Georgia

127,889

128,404

-515

-0.4

219

Coral Springs city

Florida

129,805

130,348

-543

-0.4

220

Stamford city

Connecticut

119,261

119,760

-499

-0.4

221

Vallejo city

California

116,844

117,351

-507

-0.4

222

Pembroke Pines city

Florida

150,064

150,741

-677

-0.4

223

Alexandria city

Virginia

136,974

137,602

-628

-0.5

224

Escondido city

California

133,510

134,131

-621

-0.5

225

West Covina city

California

107,745

108,248

-503

-0.5

226

Warren city

Michigan

134,589

135,230

-641

-0.5

227

Akron city

Ohio

209,704

210,771

-1,067

-0.5

228

Milwaukee city

Wisconsin

573,358

576,336

-2,978

-0.5

229

Philadelphia city

Pennsylvania

1,448,394

1,456,350

-7,956

-0.5

230

Modesto city

California

205,721

206,885

-1,164

-0.6

231

St. Paul city

Minnesota

273,535

275,084

-1,549

-0.6

232

Birmingham city

Alabama

229,424

230,726

-1,302

-0.6

233

Independence city

Missouri

109,400

110,039

-639

-0.6

234

Bridgeport city

Connecticut

137,912

138,763

-851

-0.6

235

Norwalk city

California

105,240

105,895

-655

-0.6

236

Syracuse city

New York

140,658

141,657

-999

-0.7

237

Clearwater city

Florida

107,742

108,520

-778

-0.7

238

Norfolk city

Virginia

229,112

230,775

-1,663

-0.7

239

Rochester city

New York

208,123

209,662

-1,539

-0.7

240

Providence city

Rhode Island

175,255

176,614

-1,359

-0.8

241

Baltimore city

Maryland

631,366

636,377

-5,011

-0.8

242

Fayetteville city

North Carolina

168,033

169,400

-1,367

-0.8

243

Concord city

California

122,204

123,241

-1,037

-0.8

244

Lansing city

Michigan

114,276

115,312

-1,036

-0.9

245

Dayton city

Ohio

156,771

158,203

-1,432

-0.9

246

Boston city

Massachusetts

590,763

596,638

-5,875

-1.0

247

Flint city

Michigan

117,068

118,247

-1,179

-1.0

248

Provo city

Utah

113,984

115,135

-1,151

-1.0

249

Salinas city

California

145,032

146,518

-1,486

-1.0

250

Toledo city

Ohio

298,446

301,728

-3,282

-1.1

251

Pittsburgh city

Pennsylvania

312,819

316,299

-3,480

-1.1

252

Buffalo city

New York

276,059

279,138

-3,079

-1.1

253

Cleveland city

Ohio

444,313

450,560

-6,247

-1.4

254

Detroit city

Michigan

871,121

883,465

-12,344

-1.4

255

Beaumont city

Texas

109,856

111,493

-1,637

-1.5

256

St. Louis city

Missouri

347,181

352,572

-5,391

-1.5

257

Hialeah city

Florida

217,141

220,611

-3,470

-1.6

258

New Orleans city

Louisiana

223,388

452,170

-228,782

-50.6