2007 population of US cities -- Census Bureau

American cities with a population of more than 100,000

New Orleans, hard-hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, was the fastest-growing large city in the nation between July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2007, according to statistics released by the Census Bureau. New Orleans was followed by Victorville, Calif., whose population climbed 9.5 percent to 107,221.

McKinney, Texas, has grown the most since 2000, as its population more than doubled to 115,620. New York continued to be most populous, with 8.3 million residents. Boston's population of nearly 600,000 ranks 23rd.

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2007 population of all 351 Massachusetts cities and towns

Rank	City or town	2007 population	2006 population	2000 population	% change 2006-7	% change 2000-7
1	New York, N.Y.	8,274,527	8,250,567	8,008,654	0.3	3.3
2	Los Angeles, Calif.	3,834,340	3,823,508	3,694,646	0.3	3.8
3	Chicago, Ill.	2,836,658	2,828,586	2,896,044	0.3	-2.1
4	Houston, Texas	2,208,180	2,169,248	1,974,304	1.8	11.8
5	Phoenix, Ariz.	1,552,259	1,517,318	1,321,894	2.3	17.4
6	Philadelphia, Pa.	1,449,634	1,453,212	1,517,550	-0.2	-4.5
7	San Antonio, Texas	1,328,984	1,296,304	1,159,833	2.5	14.6
8	San Diego, Calif.	1,266,731	1,258,603	1,223,418	0.6	3.5
9	Dallas, Texas	1,240,499	1,227,894	1,188,589	1.0	4.4
10	San Jose, Calif.	939,899	924,888	895,816	1.6	4.9
11	Detroit, Mich.	916,952	918,849	951,270	-0.2	-3.6
12	Jacksonville, Fla.	805,605	798,708	735,606	0.9	9.5
13	Indianapolis, Ind.	795,458	792,380	781,864	0.4	1.7
14	San Francisco, Calif.	764,976	756,376	776,733	1.1	-1.5
15	Columbus, Ohio	747,755	742,976	712,863	0.6	4.9
16	Austin, Texas	743,074	725,426	659,948	2.4	12.6
17	Fort Worth, Texas	681,818	652,365	541,641	4.5	25.9
18	Memphis, Tenn.	674,028	677,345	690,571	-0.5	-2.4
19	Charlotte, N.C.	671,588	654,117	566,933	2.7	18.5
20	Baltimore, Md.	637,455	640,961	651,154	-0.5	-2.1
21	El Paso, Texas	606,913	600,712	563,900	1.0	7.6
22	Milwaukee, Wisc.	602,191	602,782	596,988	-0.1	0.9
23	Boston, Mass.	599,351	595,698	589,141	0.6	1.7
24	Seattle, Wash.	594,210	584,788	563,375	1.6	5.5
25	Nashville-Davidson, Tenn.	590,807	585,595	545,537	0.9	8.3
26	Denver, Colo.	588,349	575,817	553,690	2.2	6.3
27	Washington, D.C.	588,292	585,459	572,059	0.5	2.8
28	Las Vegas, Nev.	558,880	552,521	480,274	1.2	16.4
29	Louisville, Ky.	557,789	556,160	551,287	0.3	1.2
30	Portland, Ore.	550,396	541,604	529,110	1.6	4.0
31	Oklahoma City, Okla.	547,274	539,916	506,129	1.4	8.1
32	Tucson, Ariz.	525,529	520,266	487,381	1.0	7.8
33	Atlanta, Ga.	519,145	498,522	418,106	4.1	24.2
34	Albuquerque, N.M.	518,271	509,621	449,380	1.7	15.3
35	Fresno, Calif.	470,508	463,942	429,585	1.4	9.5
36	Long Beach, Calif.	466,520	469,324	461,548	-0.6	1.1
37	Sacramento, Calif.	460,242	453,112	407,018	1.6	13.1
38	Mesa, Ariz.	452,933	449,120	398,136	0.8	13.8
39	Kansas City, Mo.	450,375	446,808	441,543	0.8	2.0
40	Cleveland, Ohio	438,042	443,109	477,472	-1.1	-8.3
41	Virginia Beach, Va.	434,743	437,774	425,257	-0.7	2.2
42	Omaha, Neb.	424,482	419,816	391,158	1.1	8.5
43	Miami, Fla.	409,719	399,603	362,436	2.5	13.0
44	Oakland, Calif.	401,489	395,559	399,484	1.5	0.5
45	Tulsa, Okla.	384,037	382,618	393,115	0.4	-2.3
46	Minneapolis, Minn.	377,392	375,065	382,747	0.6	-1.4
47	Colorado Springs, Colo.	376,427	375,230	361,125	0.3	4.2
48	Raleigh, N.C.	375,806	360,658	285,587	4.2	31.6
49	Honolulu, Hawaii	375,571	376,765	371,657	-0.3	1.1
50	Arlington, Texas	371,038	366,821	333,201	1.1	11.4
51	Wichita, Kan.	361,420	357,129	351,930	1.2	2.7
52	St. Louis, Mo.	350,759	353,837	348,189	-0.9	0.7
53	Santa Ana, Calif.	339,555	338,208	337,977	0.4	0.5
54	Tampa, Fla.	336,823	334,294	303,471	0.8	11.0
55	Anaheim, Calif.	333,249	332,440	328,759	0.2	1.4
56	Cincinnati, Ohio	332,458	331,632	331,285	0.2	0.4
57	Bakersfield, Calif.	315,837	305,622	243,661	3.3	29.6
58	Aurora, Colo.	311,794	303,382	276,430	2.8	12.8
59	Pittsburgh, Pa.	311,218	313,668	334,563	-0.8	-7.0
60	Toledo, Ohio	295,029	297,806	313,782	-0.9	-6.0
61	Riverside, Calif.	294,437	290,938	255,763	1.2	15.1
62	Stockton, Calif.	287,245	286,125	243,217	0.4	18.1
63	Corpus Christi, Texas	285,507	284,324	277,494	0.4	2.9
64	Newark, N.J.	280,135	278,695	272,530	0.5	2.8
65	Anchorage, Alaska	279,671	279,922	260,283	-0.1	7.4
66	Lexington-Fayette, Ky.	279,044	275,915	260,512	1.1	7.1
67	St. Paul, Minn.	277,251	276,262	286,788	0.4	-3.3
68	Buffalo, N.Y.	272,632	275,184	292,648	-0.9	-6.8
69	Plano, Texas	260,796	254,279	222,383	2.6	17.3
70	Glendale, Ariz.	253,152	248,244	219,729	2.0	15.2
71	Fort Wayne, Ind.	251,247	249,226	251,658	0.8	-0.2
72	Henderson, Nev.	249,386	240,516	175,274	3.7	42.3
73	Lincoln, Neb.	248,744	245,358	226,396	1.4	9.9
74	Greensboro, N.C.	247,183	241,372	228,402	2.4	8.2
75	St. Petersburg, Fla.	246,407	247,710	248,351	-0.5	-0.8
76	Chandler, Ariz.	246,399	241,329	177,103	2.1	39.1
77	Jersey City, N.J.	242,389	241,230	240,055	0.5	1.0
78	New Orleans, La.	239,124	210,198	484,674	13.8	-50.7
79	Norfolk, Va.	235,747	238,832	234,403	-1.3	0.6
80	Scottsdale, Ariz.	235,677	231,795	202,629	1.7	16.3
81	Birmingham, Ala.	229,800	230,914	242,452	-0.5	-5.2
82	Madison, Wisc.	228,775	226,011	209,431	1.2	9.2
83	Orlando, Fla.	227,907	223,650	192,522	1.9	18.4
84	Baton Rouge, La.	227,071	230,715	228,699	-1.6	-0.7
85	Chesapeake, Va.	219,154	218,638	199,184	0.2	10.0
86	Garland, Texas	218,792	217,393	215,794	0.6	1.4
87	Durham, N.C.	217,847	211,854	187,804	2.8	16.0
88	Laredo, Texas	217,506	211,830	177,599	2.7	22.5
89	Chula Vista, Calif.	217,478	213,857	173,553	1.7	25.3
90	Lubbock, Texas	217,326	215,203	199,716	1.0	8.8
91	Winston-Salem, N.C.	215,348	211,638	201,358	1.8	6.9
92	Reno, Nev.	214,853	211,216	183,274	1.7	17.2
93	Hialeah, Fla.	212,217	214,693	226,440	-1.2	-6.3
94	North Las Vegas, Nev.	212,114	197,573	115,531	7.4	83.6
95	Akron, Ohio	207,934	209,316	217,094	-0.7	-4.2
96	Gilbert town, Ariz.	207,550	196,242	113,868	5.8	82.3
97	Rochester, N.Y.	206,759	207,782	219,774	-0.5	-5.9
98	Arlington, Va.	204,568	201,065	189,444	1.7	8.0
99	Montgomery, Ala.	204,086	203,762	201,726	0.2	1.2
100	Modesto, Calif.	203,955	203,800	188,963	0.1	7.9
101	Boise City, Idaho	202,832	200,398	195,007	1.2	4.0
102	Fremont, Calif.	201,334	200,923	203,418	0.2	-1.0
103	Irvine, Calif.	201,160	192,956	144,145	4.3	39.6
104	Spokane, Wash.	200,975	198,628	197,059	1.2	2.0
105	Richmond, Va.	200,123	198,624	197,962	0.8	1.1
106	Shreveport, La.	199,569	200,706	200,778	-0.6	-0.6
107	Irving, Texas	199,505	195,605	191,615	2.0	4.1
108	San Bernardino, Calif.	199,285	200,034	188,449	-0.4	5.8
109	Yonkers, N.Y.	199,244	198,860	196,000	0.2	1.7
110	Des Moines, Iowa	196,998	196,088	199,033	0.5	-1.0
111	Glendale, Calif.	196,979	198,111	194,973	-0.6	1.0
112	Tacoma, Wash.	196,520	195,767	193,571	0.4	1.5
113	Grand Rapids, Mich.	193,627	193,497	197,800	0.1	-2.1
114	Huntington Beach, Calif.	192,885	193,383	189,627	-0.3	1.7
115	Augusta-Richmond County, Ga.	192,142	192,221	195,182	0.0	-1.6
116	Mobile, Ala.	191,411	191,966	199,191	-0.3	-3.9
117	Moreno Valley, Calif.	188,936	181,689	142,381	4.0	32.7
118	Little Rock, Ark.	187,452	186,886	183,194	0.3	2.3
119	Columbus, Ga.	187,046	191,840	186,291	-2.5	0.4
120	Amarillo, Texas	186,106	184,893	173,633	0.7	7.2
121	Oxnard, Calif.	184,725	182,948	170,644	1.0	8.3
122	Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	183,606	184,236	170,693	-0.3	7.6
123	Knoxville, Tenn.	183,546	181,891	175,374	0.9	4.7
124	Fontana, Calif.	183,502	181,253	141,844	1.2	29.4
125	Salt Lake City, Utah	180,651	180,283	181,773	0.2	-0.6
126	Newport News, Va.	179,153	180,259	180,697	-0.6	-0.9
127	Jackson, Miss.	175,710	178,182	184,256	-1.4	-4.6
128	Tempe, Ariz.	174,091	170,188	158,625	2.3	9.8
129	Worcester, Mass.	173,966	174,282	172,648	-0.2	0.8
130	Brownsville, Texas	172,806	169,096	142,455	2.2	21.3
131	Providence, R.I.	172,459	172,854	173,621	-0.2	-0.7
132	Fayetteville, N.C.	171,853	172,680	175,360	-0.5	-2.0
133	Huntsville, Ala.	171,327	168,101	159,929	1.9	7.1
134	Ontario, Calif.	170,936	172,007	158,011	-0.6	8.2
135	Aurora, Ill.	170,855	168,830	143,319	1.2	19.2
136	Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.	170,266	169,408	127,743	0.5	33.3
137	Santa Clarita, Calif.	169,951	170,651	154,924	-0.4	9.7
138	Chattanooga, Tenn.	169,884	168,293	156,299	0.9	8.7
139	Overland Park, Kan.	169,403	166,674	149,464	1.6	13.3
140	Tallahassee, Fla.	168,979	166,815	152,285	1.3	11.0
141	Oceanside, Calif.	168,602	166,661	161,041	1.2	4.7
142	Garden Grove, Calif.	165,610	165,404	165,215	0.1	0.2
143	Vancouver, Wash.	161,436	158,741	144,844	1.7	11.5
144	Grand Prairie, Texas	158,422	153,503	127,195	3.2	24.6
145	Cape Coral, Fla.	156,981	151,044	102,468	3.9	53.2
146	Rockford, Ill.	156,596	154,328	151,386	1.5	3.4
147	Dayton, Ohio	155,461	156,691	166,210	-0.8	-6.5
148	Springfield, Mo.	154,777	153,607	152,135	0.8	1.7
149	Santa Rosa, Calif.	154,241	153,133	148,515	0.7	3.9
150	Pomona, Calif.	152,631	153,240	147,906	-0.4	3.2
151	Salem, Ore.	151,913	149,648	137,067	1.5	10.8
152	Sioux Falls, S.D.	151,505	148,244	124,636	2.2	21.6
153	Port St. Lucie, Fla.	151,391	142,481	88,883	6.3	70.3
154	Corona, Calif.	150,308	148,596	127,768	1.2	17.6
155	Springfield, Mass.	149,938	150,432	152,080	-0.3	-1.4
156	Eugene, Ore.	149,004	147,548	138,773	1.0	7.4
157	Pembroke Pines, Fla.	146,828	148,776	137,415	-1.3	6.9
158	Peoria, Ariz.	146,743	142,422	108,922	3.0	34.7
159	Paterson, N.J.	146,545	147,177	149,222	-0.4	-1.8
160	Pasadena, Texas	146,518	147,688	141,674	-0.8	3.4
161	Hampton, Va.	146,439	146,568	146,437	-0.1	0.0
162	Joliet, Ill.	144,316	139,967	107,093	3.1	34.8
163	Lancaster, Calif.	143,616	139,885	118,718	2.7	21.0
164	Salinas, Calif.	143,517	143,662	142,959	-0.1	0.4
165	Pasadena, Calif.	143,400	143,183	134,026	0.2	7.0
166	Naperville, Ill.	142,479	141,421	128,586	0.7	10.8
167	Hollywood, Fla.	142,473	144,541	139,443	-1.4	2.2
168	Kansas City, Kan.	142,320	142,060	146,866	0.2	-3.1
169	Torrance, Calif.	141,420	141,592	137,944	-0.1	2.5
170	Hayward, Calif.	140,943	140,071	140,031	0.6	0.7
171	Palmdale, Calif.	140,882	137,836	116,848	2.2	20.6
172	Lakewood, Colo.	140,305	139,575	144,366	0.5	-2.8
173	Alexandria, Va.	140,024	138,237	128,292	1.3	9.1
174	Syracuse, N.Y.	139,079	140,179	146,464	-0.8	-5.0
175	Bridgeport, Conn.	136,695	136,947	139,529	-0.2	-2.0
176	Escondido, Calif.	136,246	134,257	133,874	1.5	1.8
177	Orange, Calif.	134,299	134,385	129,586	-0.1	3.6
178	Warren, Mich.	134,223	134,036	138,247	0.1	-2.9
179	Fort Collins, Colo.	133,899	131,932	119,050	1.5	12.5
180	Fullerton, Calif.	132,066	132,213	126,280	-0.1	4.6
181	Mesquite, Texas	131,738	131,179	124,596	0.4	5.7
182	Elk Grove, Calif.	131,212	128,990	81,103	1.7	61.8
183	Sunnyvale, Calif.	131,140	129,741	131,844	1.1	-0.5
184	Savannah, Ga.	130,331	129,505	133,429	0.6	-2.3
185	Sterling Heights, Mich.	127,349	127,584	124,471	-0.2	2.3
186	McAllen, Texas	127,245	124,388	106,468	2.3	19.5
187	Coral Springs, Fla.	126,875	128,637	118,896	-1.4	6.7
188	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	126,396	124,933	121,524	1.2	4.0
189	Elizabeth, N.J.	124,862	124,702	120,568	0.1	3.6
190	Columbia, S.C.	124,818	123,635	119,616	1.0	4.3
191	Hartford, Conn.	124,563	124,408	124,121	0.1	0.4
192	New Haven, Conn.	123,932	123,707	123,777	0.2	0.1
193	Carrollton, Texas	123,799	121,728	109,579	1.7	13.0
194	Thousand Oaks, Calif.	123,349	123,188	117,005	0.1	5.4
195	Topeka, Kan.	122,642	122,187	123,336	0.4	-0.6
196	West Valley City, Utah	122,374	120,235	108,896	1.8	12.4
197	El Monte, Calif.	122,272	122,324	115,965	0.0	5.4
198	Waco, Texas	122,222	121,055	114,423	1.0	6.8
199	Cary, N.C.	121,796	113,537	96,546	7.3	26.2
200	Bellevue, Wash.	121,347	118,186	112,557	2.7	7.8
201	Concord, Calif.	120,844	120,422	121,875	0.4	-0.8
202	Simi Valley, Calif.	120,464	120,285	111,374	0.1	8.2
203	Clarksville, Tenn.	119,284	113,873	103,535	4.8	15.2
204	Visalia, Calif.	118,603	114,502	95,274	3.6	24.5
205	Stamford, Conn.	118,475	118,383	117,083	0.1	1.2
206	Olathe, Kan.	118,034	114,618	93,091	3.0	26.8
207	Provo, Utah	117,592	116,217	105,511	1.2	11.4
208	Springfield, Ill.	117,090	116,480	111,679	0.5	4.8
209	Evansville, Ind.	116,253	116,180	121,648	0.1	-4.4
210	Abilene, Texas	116,219	115,705	115,926	0.4	0.3
211	McKinney, Texas	115,620	107,075	54,417	8.0	112.5
212	Vallejo, Calif.	115,552	115,865	116,760	-0.3	-1.0
213	Denton, Texas	115,506	110,304	82,589	4.7	39.9
214	Ann Arbor, Mich.	115,092	114,637	114,394	0.4	0.6
215	Lansing, Mich.	114,947	115,543	119,373	-0.5	-3.7
216	Flint, Mich.	114,662	116,025	124,943	-1.2	-8.2
217	Gainesville, Fla.	114,375	113,356	111,750	0.9	2.3
218	Peoria, Ill.	113,546	113,167	113,105	0.3	0.4
219	Lafayette, La.	113,544	114,219	111,951	-0.6	1.4
220	Inglewood, Calif.	113,376	114,142	112,580	-0.7	0.7
221	Athens-Clarke County, Ga.	112,760	110,407	100,269	2.1	12.5
222	Killeen, Texas	112,434	105,604	87,531	6.5	28.5
223	Thornton, Colo.	110,880	107,796	82,109	2.9	35.0
224	Independence, Mo.	110,704	110,783	113,271	-0.1	-2.3
225	Charleston, S.C.	110,015	110,035	97,520	0.0	12.8
226	Santa Clara, Calif.	109,756	107,883	102,361	1.7	7.2
227	Beaumont, Texas	109,579	108,828	113,713	0.7	-3.6
228	Costa Mesa, Calif.	108,978	109,229	109,490	-0.2	-0.5
229	Manchester, N.H.	108,874	109,026	107,008	-0.1	1.7
230	Roseville, Calif.	108,759	106,512	79,961	2.1	36.0
231	Miramar, Fla.	108,240	107,360	72,739	0.8	48.8
232	Downey, Calif.	108,109	108,636	107,323	-0.5	0.7
233	Victorville, Calif.	107,221	97,926	64,058	9.5	67.4
234	Waterbury, Conn.	107,174	106,991	107,271	0.2	-0.1
235	Allentown, Pa.	107,117	106,802	106,635	0.3	0.5
236	Norman, Okla.	106,707	105,230	96,780	1.4	10.3
237	Clearwater, Fla.	106,642	107,493	109,369	-0.8	-2.5
238	West Covina, Calif.	106,388	107,026	105,097	-0.6	1.2
239	Arvada, Colo.	106,328	104,479	102,401	1.8	3.8
240	Westminster, Colo.	106,195	105,230	101,028	0.9	5.1
241	Elgin, Ill.	104,288	100,990	94,762	3.3	10.1
242	South Bend, Ind.	104,069	104,457	108,372	-0.4	-4.0
243	Fairfield, Calif.	103,992	104,021	96,188	0.0	8.1
244	Midland, Texas	103,880	101,406	95,519	2.4	8.8
245	Pueblo, Colo.	103,805	103,145	102,136	0.6	1.6
246	Norwalk, Calif.	103,720	104,529	104,323	-0.8	-0.6
247	Erie, Pa.	103,650	103,809	103,688	-0.2	0.0
248	Lowell, Mass.	103,512	103,209	105,167	0.3	-1.6
249	Burbank, Calif.	103,286	103,605	100,316	-0.3	3.0
250	Ventura, Calif.	103,219	103,288	100,982	-0.1	2.2
251	Pompano Beach, Fla.	102,745	103,522	100,205	-0.8	2.5
252	West Jordan, Utah	102,445	100,280	78,708	2.2	30.2
253	Portsmouth, Va.	101,967	102,726	100,565	-0.7	1.4
254	Billings, Mont.	101,876	100,208	91,743	1.7	11.0
255	Wichita Falls, Texas	101,590	102,530	104,199	-0.9	-2.5
256	Richmond, Calif.	101,454	100,637	99,216	0.8	2.3
257	Cambridge, Mass.	101,388	101,396	101,355	0.0	0.0
258	Berkeley, Calif.	101,377	101,188	102,743	0.2	-1.3
259	Daly City, Calif.	100,882	100,345	103,627	0.5	-2.6
260	Green Bay, Wisc.	100,781	100,655	102,787	0.1	-2.0
261	High Point, N.C.	100,432	98,627	86,211	1.8	16.5
262	Palm Bay, Fla.	100,116	97,298	79,426	2.9	26.0