Biggest US Cities in 2008 - Historical Population Data

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Top 100 Biggest US Cities In The Year 2008

Rank	City	2009 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	New York, NY	8,346,794	0.5%
2	Los Angeles, CA	3,801,576	0.3%
3	Chicago, IL	2,830,026	-0.3%
4	Houston, TX	2,238,183	1.6%
5	Phoenix, AZ	1,569,917	2.1%
6	Philadelphia, PA	1,540,351	0.2%
7	San Antonio, TX	1,349,274	1.9%
8	San Diego, CA	1,305,754	0.8%
9	Dallas, TX	1,279,539	0.9%
10	San Jose, CA	948,686	0.6%
11	Detroit, MI	912,632	-0.4%
12	Jacksonville, FL	809,891	1.2%
13	San Francisco, CA	808,001	0.5%
14	Indianapolis, IN	800,730	0.3%
15	Austin, TX	767,201	1.7%
16	Columbus, OH	759,360	0.7%
17	Fort Worth, TX	704,299	3.2%
18	Charlotte, NC	687,971	2.4%
19	Memphis, TN	676,660	-0.2%
20	Baltimore, MD	638,091	-0.2%
21	Boston, MA	636,748	0.9%
22	El Paso, TX	609,248	1.0%
23	Milwaukee, WI	604,179	0.1%
24	Seattle, WA	602,934	0.8%
25	Nashville, TN	598,465	1.2%
26	Denver, CO	593,086	0.8%
27	Washington, DC	590,074	0.4%
28	Louisville, KY	563,119	0.2%
29	Las Vegas, NV	562,849	1.9%
30	Portland, OR	556,442	0.6%
31	Oklahoma City, OK	551,875	1.1%
32	Tucson, AZ	540,653	1.3%
33	Atlanta, GA	537,385	3.1%
34	Albuquerque, NM	523,240	1.9%
35	Kansas City, MO	480,129	1.0%
36	Fresno, CA	472,949	1.2%
37	Mesa, AZ	463,829	1.8%
38	Sacramento, CA	461,036	1.5%
39	Long Beach, CA	460,138	-0.1%
40	Omaha, NE	448,050	1.1%
41	Cleveland, OH	434,023	-1.2%
42	Virginia Beach, VA	432,228	0.2%
43	Miami, FL	431,196	2.2%
44	Oakland, CA	403,188	0.1%
45	Colorado Springs, CO	397,317	1.2%
46	Raleigh, NC	393,692	3.9%
47	Tulsa, OK	385,755	-0.2%
48	Minneapolis, MN	381,978	-0.0%
49	Arlington, TX	374,793	1.4%
50	Honolulu, HI	373,295	0.1%
51	Wichita, KS	365,838	0.5%
52	St. Louis, MO	356,730	0.3%
53	Tampa, FL	340,108	1.4%
54	Santa Ana, CA	337,152	-0.1%
55	New Orleans, LA	336,644	-4.4%
56	Cincinnati, OH	333,170	0.1%
57	Anaheim, CA	333,114	0.1%
58	Bakersfield, CA	318,701	3.3%
59	Aurora, CO	316,676	1.6%
60	Toledo, OH	316,664	0.1%
61	Pittsburgh, PA	312,119	-0.8%
62	Riverside, CA	293,207	1.6%
63	Lexington, KY	292,240	1.4%
64	Stockton, CA	285,357	1.9%
65	Corpus Christi, TX	284,845	0.3%
66	Anchorage, AK	280,471	0.9%
67	St. Paul, MN	279,447	-0.3%
68	Newark, NJ	277,377	0.2%
69	Buffalo, NY	271,220	-0.9%
70	Plano, TX	268,552	2.3%
71	Fort Wayne, IN	254,143	0.0%
72	Henderson, NV	253,693	4.4%
73	Glendale, AZ	251,772	1.6%
74	Greensboro, NC	251,179	1.2%
75	Lincoln, NE	250,939	1.2%
76	Chandler, AZ	247,214	4.1%
77	St. Petersburg, FL	244,753	-0.2%
78	Jersey City, NJ	239,658	-0.0%
79	Scottsdale, AZ	235,633	1.8%
80	Norfolk, VA	234,653	0.0%
81	Orlando, FL	232,321	2.2%
82	Madison, WI	231,840	1.2%
83	Birmingham, AL	230,228	-0.6%
84	Winston-Salem, NC	227,834	1.5%
85	Baton Rouge, LA	224,983	-0.2%
86	Durham, NC	223,328	2.1%
87	Lubbock, TX	221,248	1.3%
88	Laredo, TX	220,801	2.6%
89	Chesapeake, VA	220,319	1.2%
90	Chula Vista, CA	219,316	2.8%
91	Garland, TX	218,645	0.2%
92	North Las Vegas, NV	217,975	8.0%
93	Reno, NV	217,564	2.1%
94	Hialeah, FL	216,876	-0.5%
95	Gilbert, AZ	216,661	8.0%
96	Arlington, VA	210,196	1.3%
97	Akron, OH	207,872	-0.5%
98	Rochester, NY	207,348	-0.7%
99	Irvine, CA	204,936	4.3%
100	Boise City, ID	204,778	0.6%

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What was the largest city in the US in 2008?

In 2008, the largest city in the US was New York, with a population of 8,346,794. The second largest city was Los Angeles, with a population of 3,801,576. The third largest US city in 2008 was Chicago, with a population of 2,830,026.