Posted:    National League of Cities www.nlc.org 30 Largest Cities 30 Largest Cities Rank City Name State Population 1 New York NY 8,008,278 2 Los Angeles CA 3,694,820 3 Chicago IL 2,896,016 4 Houston TX 1,953,631 5 Philadelphia PA 1,517,550 6 Phoenix AZ 1,321,045 7 San Diego CA 1,223,400 8 Dallas TX 1,188,580 9 San Antonio TX 1,144,646 10 Detroit MI 951,270 11 San Jose CA 894,943 12 Indianapolis IN 791,926 13 San Francisco CA 776,733 14 Jacksonville FL 735,617 15 Columbus OH 711,470 16 Austin TX 656,562 17 Baltimore MD 651,154 18 Memphis TN 650,100 19 Milwaukee WI 596,974 20 Boston MA 589,141 21 Washington DC 572,059 22 Nashville-Davidson TN 569,891 23 El Paso TX 563,662 24 Seattle WA 563,374 25 Denver CO 554,636 26 Charlotte NC 540,828 27 Fort Worth TX 534,694 28 Portland OR 529,121 29 Oklahoma City OK 506,132 30 Tucson AZ 486,699 Source:  Census 2000 PHC-T-5.  Ranking Tables for Incorporated Places of 100,000 or More:   1990 and 2000. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.