| Rank | City | 1890 Population | Growth Rate (Annual) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 1,515,301 | 2.3% |
| 2 | Chicago, IL | 1,099,850 | 8.1% |
| 3 | Philadelphia, PA | 1,046,964 | 2.1% |
| 4 | Brooklyn, NY | 806,343 | 3.6% |
| 5 | St. Louis, MO | 451,770 | 2.6% |
| 6 | Boston, MA | 448,477 | 2.1% |
| 7 | Baltimore, MD | 434,439 | 2.7% |
| 8 | San Francisco, CA | 298,997 | 2.5% |
| 9 | Cincinnati, OH | 296,908 | 1.5% |
| 10 | Cleveland, OH | 261,353 | 5.0% |
| 11 | Buffalo, NY | 255,664 | 5.1% |
| 12 | New Orleans, LA | 242,039 | 1.1% |
| 13 | Pittsburgh, PA | 238,617 | 4.3% |
| 14 | Washington, DC | 230,392 | 4.6% |
| 15 | Detroit, MI | 205,876 | 5.9% |
| 16 | Milwaukee, WI | 204,468 | 5.9% |
| 17 | Newark, NJ | 181,830 | 2.9% |
| 18 | Minneapolis, MN | 164,738 | 13.4% |
| 19 | Jersey City, NJ | 163,003 | 3.0% |
| 20 | Louisville, KY | 161,129 | 2.7% |
| 21 | Omaha, NE | 140,452 | 16.5% |
| 22 | Rochester, NY | 133,896 | 4.1% |
| 23 | St. Paul, MN | 133,156 | 12.4% |
| 24 | Kansas City, MO | 132,716 | 9.1% |
| 25 | Providence, RI | 132,146 | 2.3% |
| 26 | Denver, CO | 106,713 | 11.6% |
| 27 | Indianapolis, IN | 105,436 | 3.5% |
| 28 | Allegheny, PA | 105,287 | 3.0% |
| 29 | Albany, NY | 94,923 | 0.4% |
| 30 | Columbus, OH | 88,150 | 5.5% |
| 31 | Syracuse, NY | 88,143 | 5.5% |
| 32 | New Haven, CT | 86,045 | 3.2% |
| 33 | Worcester, MA | 84,655 | 3.8% |
| 34 | Toledo, OH | 81,434 | 5.0% |
| 35 | Richmond, VA | 81,388 | 2.5% |
| 36 | Paterson, NJ | 78,347 | 4.4% |
| 37 | Lowell, MA | 77,696 | 2.7% |
| 38 | Nashville, TN | 76,168 | 5.8% |
| 39 | Scranton, PA | 75,215 | 5.1% |
| 40 | Fall River, MA | 74,398 | 4.3% |
| 41 | Cambridge, MA | 70,028 | 2.9% |
| 42 | Atlanta, GA | 65,533 | 5.8% |
| 43 | Memphis, TN | 64,495 | 6.7% |
| 44 | Wilmington, DE | 61,431 | 3.8% |
| 45 | Dayton, OH | 61,220 | 4.7% |
| 46 | Troy, NY | 60,956 | 0.7% |
| 47 | Grand Rapids, MI | 60,278 | 6.5% |
| 48 | Reading, PA | 58,661 | 3.1% |
| 49 | Camden, NJ | 58,313 | 3.4% |
| 50 | Trenton, NJ | 57,458 | 6.7% |
| 51 | Lynn, MA | 55,727 | 3.8% |
| 52 | Lincoln, NE | 55,154 | – |
| 53 | Charleston, SC | 54,955 | 1.0% |
| 54 | Hartford, CT | 53,230 | 2.4% |
| 55 | St. Joseph, MO | 52,324 | 4.9% |
| 56 | Evansville, IN | 50,756 | 5.7% |
| 57 | Los Angeles, CA | 50,395 | – |
| 58 | Des Moines, IA | 50,093 | 8.4% |
| 59 | Bridgeport, CT | 48,866 | 5.9% |
| 60 | Oakland, CA | 48,682 | 3.5% |
| 61 | Portland, OR | 46,385 | – |
| 62 | Saginaw, MI | 46,322 | – |
| 63 | Salt Lake City, UT | 44,843 | 8.0% |
| 64 | Lawrence, MA | 44,654 | 1.3% |
| 65 | Springfield, MA | 44,179 | 2.9% |
| 66 | Manchester, NH | 44,126 | 3.1% |
| 67 | Utica, NY | 44,007 | 2.6% |
| 68 | Hoboken, NJ | 43,648 | 3.5% |
| 69 | Savannah, GA | 43,189 | 3.5% |
| 70 | Seattle, WA | 42,837 | – |
| 71 | Peoria, IL | 41,024 | 3.4% |
| 72 | New Bedford, MA | 40,733 | 4.3% |
| 73 | Erie, PA | 40,634 | 3.9% |
| 74 | Somerville, MA | 40,152 | 4.9% |
| 75 | Harrisburg, PA | 39,385 | – |
| 76 | Kansas City, KS | 38,316 | – |
| 77 | Dallas, TX | 38,067 | – |
| 78 | Sioux City, IA | 37,806 | – |
| 79 | Elizabeth, NJ | 37,764 | 3.0% |
| 80 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 37,718 | 4.9% |
| 81 | San Antonio, TX | 37,673 | 6.2% |
| 82 | Covington, KY | 37,371 | 2.3% |
| 83 | Portland, ME | 36,425 | 0.7% |
| 84 | Tacoma, WA | 36,006 | – |
| 85 | Holyoke, MA | 35,637 | 5.0% |
| 86 | Fort Wayne, IN | 35,393 | 2.8% |
| 87 | Binghamton, NY | 35,005 | – |
| 88 | Norfolk, VA | 34,871 | 4.7% |
| 89 | Wheeling, WV | 34,522 | 1.2% |
| 90 | Augusta, GA | 33,300 | 4.3% |
| 91 | Youngstown, OH | 33,220 | – |
| 92 | Duluth, MN | 33,115 | – |
| 93 | Yonkers, NY | 32,033 | – |
| 94 | Lancaster, PA | 32,011 | 2.2% |
| 95 | Springfield, OH | 31,895 | 4.4% |
| 96 | Quincy, IL | 31,494 | 1.5% |
| 97 | Mobile, AL | 31,076 | 0.6% |
| 98 | Topeka, KS | 31,007 | – |
| 99 | Elmira, NY | 30,893 | 4.2% |
| 100 | Salem, MA | 30,801 | 1.1% |
Cities in Bold = State Capitals
In 1890, the largest city in the US was New York, with a population of 1,515,301. The second largest city was Chicago, with a population of 1,099,850. The third largest US city in 1890 was Philadelphia, with a population of 1,046,964.
The total population of the United States in 1890 was 62,979,766. In 1890, the top 10 largest cities held 10.6% of the population of the country. The top 100 cities accounted for 21.2% of the entire country's population.
The racial demographics of the United States in 1890 were as follows: White population of 55,107,295 (87.5%), Black population of 7,494,592 (11.9%), American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut population of 251,919 (0.4%), Asian and Pacific Islander population of 125,959 (0.2%).
The overall population of the world in 1890 was around 1,535,000,000. In 1890 the United States population accounted for about 4.1% of the world's total population.
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