| Rank | City | 1990 Population | Growth Rate (Annual) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 7,322,564 | 0.3% |
| 2 | Los Angeles, CA | 3,485,499 | 1.6% |
| 3 | Chicago, IL | 2,783,660 | -0.8% |
| 4 | Houston, TX | 1,697,873 | 0.6% |
| 5 | Philadelphia, PA | 1,585,577 | -0.6% |
| 6 | San Diego, CA | 1,111,031 | 2.4% |
| 7 | Detroit, MI | 1,027,946 | -1.6% |
| 8 | Dallas, TX | 1,006,646 | 1.1% |
| 9 | San Antonio, TX | 997,434 | 2.4% |
| 10 | Phoenix, AZ | 988,983 | 2.3% |
| 11 | San Jose, CA | 783,324 | 2.2% |
| 12 | Baltimore, MD | 736,014 | -0.7% |
| 13 | Indianapolis, IN | 731,726 | 0.4% |
| 14 | San Francisco, CA | 723,959 | 0.6% |
| 15 | Columbus, OH | 636,323 | 1.2% |
| 16 | Jacksonville, FL | 635,042 | 1.6% |
| 17 | Milwaukee, WI | 628,300 | -0.1% |
| 18 | Memphis, TN | 618,894 | -0.4% |
| 19 | Washington, DC | 606,900 | -0.5% |
| 20 | Boston, MA | 574,289 | 0.2% |
| 21 | Seattle, WA | 516,332 | 0.4% |
| 22 | El Paso, TX | 515,652 | 1.9% |
| 23 | Cleveland, OH | 505,450 | -1.3% |
| 24 | New Orleans, LA | 496,938 | -1.1% |
| 25 | Austin, TX | 494,290 | 3.6% |
| 26 | Nashville, TN | 488,188 | 0.7% |
| 27 | Portland, OR | 486,083 | 2.9% |
| 28 | Denver, CO | 467,549 | -0.5% |
| 29 | Fort Worth, TX | 448,181 | 1.5% |
| 30 | Oklahoma City, OK | 444,605 | 1.0% |
| 31 | Kansas City, MO | 435,121 | -0.3% |
| 32 | Long Beach, CA | 429,870 | 1.8% |
| 33 | Charlotte, NC | 426,984 | 3.1% |
| 34 | Tucson, AZ | 417,139 | 2.4% |
| 35 | Oakland, CA | 399,886 | 1.7% |
| 36 | St. Louis, MO | 396,685 | -1.3% |
| 37 | Sacramento, CA | 395,100 | 3.7% |
| 38 | Atlanta, GA | 393,760 | -0.8% |
| 39 | Virginia Beach, VA | 393,089 | 4.1% |
| 40 | Albuquerque, NM | 386,988 | 1.6% |
| 41 | Honolulu, HI | 376,937 | 0.3% |
| 42 | Pittsburgh, PA | 370,139 | -1.3% |
| 43 | Minneapolis, MN | 368,284 | -0.1% |
| 44 | Tulsa, OK | 367,167 | 0.2% |
| 45 | Cincinnati, OH | 364,553 | -0.6% |
| 46 | Miami, FL | 359,790 | 0.4% |
| 47 | Omaha, NE | 357,807 | 1.3% |
| 48 | Fresno, CA | 355,444 | 5.0% |
| 49 | Toledo, OH | 332,832 | -0.6% |
| 50 | Buffalo, NY | 327,931 | -0.9% |
| 51 | Wichita, KS | 308,652 | 1.0% |
| 52 | Santa Ana, CA | 294,309 | 3.7% |
| 53 | Mesa, AZ | 290,212 | – |
| 54 | Colorado Springs, CO | 283,112 | 2.8% |
| 55 | Tampa, FL | 280,826 | 0.3% |
| 56 | Newark, NJ | 275,291 | -1.8% |
| 57 | St. Paul, MN | 272,235 | 0.1% |
| 58 | Louisville, KY | 269,838 | – |
| 59 | Anaheim, CA | 266,625 | 2.0% |
| 60 | Birmingham, AL | 265,940 | -0.7% |
| 61 | Arlington, TX | 261,999 | 5.0% |
| 62 | Norfolk, VA | 261,250 | -0.2% |
| 63 | Las Vegas, NV | 259,834 | 4.7% |
| 64 | Corpus Christi, TX | 258,439 | 1.1% |
| 65 | St. Petersburg, FL | 240,368 | 0.1% |
| 66 | Rochester, NY | 230,872 | -0.5% |
| 67 | Jersey City, NJ | 228,475 | 0.2% |
| 68 | Riverside, CA | 226,582 | 2.9% |
| 69 | Anchorage, AK | 226,338 | 2.6% |
| 70 | Lexington, KY | 225,366 | 1.0% |
| 71 | Akron, OH | 223,182 | -0.6% |
| 72 | Baton Rouge, LA | 222,342 | 0.1% |
| 73 | Aurora, CO | 221,855 | 3.4% |
| 74 | Raleigh, NC | 220,425 | – |
| 75 | Stockton, CA | 211,495 | – |
| 76 | Fort Wayne, IN | 202,995 | 1.7% |
| 77 | Richmond, VA | 202,713 | -0.8% |
| 78 | Mobile, AL | 198,417 | -0.1% |
| 79 | Shreveport, LA | 198,402 | -0.4% |
| 80 | Jackson, MS | 196,575 | -0.3% |
| 81 | Des Moines, IA | 193,333 | 0.1% |
| 82 | Lincoln, NE | 192,722 | 1.1% |
| 83 | Greensboro, NC | 191,591 | – |
| 84 | Montgomery, AL | 190,831 | 0.7% |
| 85 | Madison, WI | 190,816 | 1.1% |
| 86 | Grand Rapids, MI | 189,673 | 0.4% |
| 87 | Yonkers, NY | 188,185 | -0.4% |
| 88 | Hialeah, FL | 187,905 | – |
| 89 | Lubbock, TX | 186,770 | 0.7% |
| 90 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA | 186,177 | – |
| 91 | Bakersfield, CA | 183,959 | – |
| 92 | Huntington Beach, CA | 182,899 | 0.7% |
| 93 | Dayton, OH | 182,393 | -1.1% |
| 94 | Garland, TX | 180,844 | – |
| 95 | Glendale, CA | 180,060 | – |
| 96 | Columbus, GA | 178,685 | 0.5% |
| 97 | Spokane, WA | 178,120 | 0.4% |
| 98 | Tacoma, WA | 177,341 | 1.1% |
| 99 | Little Rock, AR | 177,086 | 1.1% |
| 100 | Fremont, CA | 173,359 | – |
Cities in Bold = State Capitals
In 1990, the largest city in the US was New York, with a population of 7,322,564. The second largest city was Los Angeles, with a population of 3,485,499. The third largest US city in 1990 was Chicago, with a population of 2,783,660.
The total population of the United States in 1990 was 248,709,873. In 1990, the top 10 largest cities held 8.8% of the population of the country. The top 100 cities accounted for 21.0% of the entire country's population.
The racial demographics of the United States in 1990 were as follows: White population of 199,714,028 (80.3%), Black population of 30,093,894 (12.1%), Other race population of 9,699,685 (3.9%), Asian and Pacific Islander population of 7,212,586 (2.9%), American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut population of 1,989,678 (0.8%).
The overall population of the world in 1990 was around 5,327,000,000. In 1990 the United States population accounted for about 4.7% of the world's total population.
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