20 Biggest US Cities by Decade

Can you guess the 20 biggest cities from 1790 to 2010?

According to: biggestuscities.com and census.gov

Some of these cities no longer exist!

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Last updated: February 13, 2017

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Pop	City

2010
8,175,000	New York
3,793,000	Los Angeles
2,696,000	Chicago
2,100,000	Houston
1,526,000	Philadelphia
1,446,000	Phoenix
1,327,000	San Antonio
1,307,000	San Diego
1,198,000	Dallas
946,000	San Jose
822,000	Jacksonville
821,000	Indianapolis
805,000	San Francisco
790,000	Austin
787,000	Columbus
741,000	Fort Worth
731,000	Charlotte
714,000	Detroit
649,000	El Paso
647,000	Memphis

2000
8,015,000	New York
3,704,000	Los Angeles
2,896,000	Chicago
1,978,000	Houston
1,514,000	Philadelphia
1,327,000	Phoenix
1,227,000	San Diego
1,191,000	Dallas
1,164,000	San Antonio
945,000	Detroit
904,000	San Jose
782,000	Indianapolis
777,000	San Francisco
737,000	Jacksonville
716,000	Columbus
690,000	Memphis
672,000	Austin
649,000	Baltimore
597,000	Milwaukee
590,000	Boston

1990
7,323,000	New York
3,485,000	Los Angeles
2,784,000	Chicago
1,698,000	Houston
1,586,000	Philadelphia
1,111,000	San Diego
1,028,000	Detroit
1,007,000	Dallas
997,000	San Antonio
989,000	Phoenix
783,000	San Jose
736,000	Baltimore
732,000	Indianapolis
724,000	San Francisco
636,000	Columbus
635,000	Jacksonville
628,000	Milwaukee
619,000	Memphis
607,000	Washington, D.C.
574,000	Boston

1980
7,072,000	New York
3,005,000	Chicago
2,967,000	Los Angeles
1,688,000	Philadelphia
1,595,000	Houston
1,203,000	Detroit
904,000	Dallas
876,000	San Diego
790,000	Phoenix
787,000	Baltimore
786,000	San Antonio
701,000	Indianapolis
679,000	San Francisco
646,000	Memphis
638,000	Washington, D.C.
636,000	Milwaukee
629,000	San Jose
574,000	Cleveland
565,000	Columbus
563,000	Boston

1970
7,895,000	New York
3,367,000	Chicago
2,816,000	Los Angeles
1,949,000	Philadelphia
1,511,000	Detroit
1,233,000	Houston
906,000	Baltimore
844,000	Dallas
757,000	Washington, D.C.
751,000	Cleveland
745,000	Indianapolis
717,000	Milwaukee
716,000	San Francisco
697,000	San Diego
654,000	San Antonio
641,000	Boston
624,000	Memphis
622,000	St. Louis
593,000	New Orleans
582,000	Phoenix

1960
7.782,000	New York
3,550,000	Chicago
2,479,000	Los Angeles
2,003,000	Philadelphia
1,670,000	Detroit
939,000	Baltimore
938,000	Houston
876,000	Cleveland
764,000	Washington, D.C.
750,000	St. Louis
741,000	Milwaukee
740,000	San Francisco
697,000	Boston
680,000	Dallas
628,000	New Orleans
604,000	Pittsburgh
588,000	San Antonio
573,000	San Diego
557,000	Seattle
533,000	Buffalo

1950
7,892,000	New York
3,621,000	Chicago
2,072,000	Philadelphia
1,970,000	Los Angeles
1,850,000	Detroit
950,000	Baltimore
915,000	Cleveland
857,000	St. Louis
802,000	Washington, D.C.
801,000	Boston
775,000	San Francisco
677,000	Pittsburgh
637,000	Milwaukee
596,000	Houston
580,000	Buffalo
570,000	New Orleans
522,000	Minneapolis
504,000	Cincinnati
468,000	Seattle
457,000	Kansas City

1940
7,455,000	New York
3,397,000	Chicago
1,931,000	Philadelphia
1,623,000	Detroit
1,504,000	Los Angeles
878,000	Cleveland
859,000	Baltimore
816,000	St. Louis
771,000	Boston
672,000	Pittsburgh
663,000	Washington, D.C.
635,000	San Francisco
587,000	Milwaukee
576,000	Buffalo
495,000	New Orleans
492,000	Minneapolis
456,000	Cincinnati
430,000	Newark
399,000	Kansas City
387,000	Indianapolis

Pop	City

1930
6,930,000	New York
3,376,000	Chicago
1,951,000	Philadelphia
1,569,000	Detroit
1,238,000	Los Angeles
900,000	Cleveland
822,000	St. Louis
805,000	Baltimore
781,000	Boston
670,000	Pittsburgh
634,000	San Francisco
578,000	Milwaukee
573,000	Buffalo
487,000	Washington, D.C.
464,000	Minneapolis
459,000	New Orleans
451,000	Cincinnati
442,000	Newark
400,000	Kansas City
366,000	Seattle

1920
5,620,000	New York
2,702,000	Chicago
1,824,000	Philadelphia
993,000	Detroit
797,000	Cleveland
773,000	St. Louis
748,000	Boston
734,000	Baltimore
588,000	Pittsburgh
577,000	Los Angeles
507,000	Buffalo
507,000	San Francisco
457,000	Milwaukee
438,000	Washington, D.C.
415,000	Newark
401,000	Cincinnati
387,000	New Orleans
381,000	Minneapolis
324,000	Kansas City
315,000	Seattle

1910
4,767,000	New York
2,185,000	Chicago
1,549,000	Philadelphia
687,000	St. Louis
671,000	Boston
561,000	Cleveland
558,000	Baltimore
534,000	Pittsburgh
466,000	Detroit
424,000	Buffalo
417,000	San Francisco
374,000	Milwaukee
364,000	Cincinnati
347,000	Newark
339,000	New Orleans
331,000	Washington, D.C.
319,000	Los Angeles
301,000	Minneapolis
268,000	Jersey City
248,000	Kansas City

1900
3,437,000	New York
1,699,000	Chicago
1,294,000	Philadelphia
575,000	St. Louis
561,000	Boston
509,000	Baltimore
382,000	Cleveland
352,000	Buffalo
343,000	San Francisco
326,000	Cincinnati
322,000	Pittsburgh
287,000	New Orleans
286,000	Detroit
285,000	Milwaukee
279,000	Washington, D.C.
246,000	Newark
206,000	Jersey City
205,000	Louisville
203,000	Minneapolis
176,000	Providence

1890
1,515,000	New York
1,100,000	Chicago
1,047,000	Philadelphia
806,000	Brooklyn
452,000	St. Louis
448,000	Boston
434,000	Baltimore
299,000	San Francisco
297,000	Cincinnati
261,000	Cleveland
256,000	Buffalo
242,000	New Orleans
239,000	Pittsburgh
230,000	Washington, D.C.
206,000	Detroit
204,000	Milwaukee
182,000	Newark
165,000	Minneapolis
163,000	Jersey City
161,000	Louisville

1880
1,206,000	New York
847,000	Philadelphia
567,000	Brooklyn
503,000	Chicago
363,000	Boston
351,000	St. Louis
332,000	Baltimore
255,000	Cincinnati
234,000	San Francisco
216,000	New Orleans
160,000	Cleveland
156,000	Pittsburgh
155,000	Buffalo
147,000	Washington, D.C.
137,000	Newark
124,000	Louisville
121,000	Jersey City
116,000	Detroit
116,000	Milwaukee
105,000	Providence

1870
942,000	New York
674,000	Philadelphia
396,000	Brooklyn
311,000	St. Louis
299,000	Chicago
267,000	Baltimore
251,000	Boston
216,000	Cincinnati
191,000	New Orleans
149,000	San Francisco
118,000	Buffalo
109,000	Washington, D.C.
105,000	Newark
101,000	Louisville
93,000	Cleveland
86,000	Pittsburgh
83,000	Jersey City
80,000	Detroit
71,000	Milwaukee
69,000	Albany

1860
814,000	New York
566,000	Philadelphia
267,000	Brooklyn
212,000	Baltimore
178,000	Boston
169,000	New Orleans
161,000	Cincinnati
161,000	St. Louis
112,000	Chicago
81,000	Buffalo
72,000	Newark
68,000	Louisville
62,000	Albany
61,000	Washington, D.C.
57,000	San Francisco
51,000	Providence
49,000	Pittsburgh
48,000	Rochester
46,000	Detroit
45,000	Milwaukee

Pop	City

1850
516,000	New York
169,000	Baltimore
137,000	Boston
121,000	Philadelphia
116,000	New Orleans
115,000	Cincinnati
97,000	Brooklyn
78,000	St. Louis
59,000	Spring Garden
51,000	Albany
47,000	Northern Liberties
47,000	Kensington
47,000	Pittsburgh
43,000	Louisville
43,000	Charleston
42,000	Buffalo
42,000	Providence
40,000	Washington, D.C.
39,000	Newark
39,000	Southwark

1840
313,000	New York
102,000	Baltimore
102,000	New Orleans
94,000	Philadelphia
93,000	Boston
46,000	Cincinnati
36,000	Brooklyn
34,000	Northern Liberties
34,000	Albany
29,000	Charleston
28,000	Spring Garden
28,000	Southwark
23,000	Washington, D.C.
23,000	Providence
22,000	Kensington
21,000	Louisville
21,000	Pittsburgh
21,000	Lowell
20,000	Rochester
20,000	Richmond

1830
203,000	New York
81,000	Baltimore
80,000	Philadelphia
61,000	Boston
46,000	New Orleans
30,000	Charleston
29,000	Northern Liberties
25,000	Cincinnati
24,000	Albany
21,000	Southwark
19,000	Washington, D.C.
17,000	Providence
16,000	Richmond
14,000	Salem
13,000	Kensington
13,000	Portland
13,000	Pittsburgh
12,000	Brooklyn
12,000	Troy
11,000	Spring Garden

1820
124,000	New York
64,000	Philadelphia
63,000	Baltimore
43,000	Boston
27,000	New Orleans
25,000	Charleston
20,000	Northern Liberties
15,000	Southwark
13,000	Washington, D.C.
13,000	Salem
13,000	Albany
12,000	Richmond
12,000	Providence
10,000	Cincinnati
9,000	Portland
8,000	Norfolk
8,000	Alexandria
8,000	Savannah
7,000	Georgetown
7,000	Portsmouth

1810
96,000	New York
54,000	Philadelphia
47,000	Baltimore
34,000	Boston
25,000	Charleston
20,000	Northern Liberties
17,000	New Orleans
14,000	Southwark
13,000	Salem
11,000	Albany
10,000	Providence
10,000	Richmond
9,000	Norfolk
8,000	Washington, D.C.
8,000	Newport
8,000	Newburyport
7,000	Alexandria
7,000	Portland
7,000	Portsmouth
7,000	Nantucket

1800
61,000	New York
41,000	Philadelphia
27,000	Baltimore
25,000	Boston
19,000	Charleston
11,000	Northern Liberties
10,000	Southwark
9,000	Salem
8,000	Providence
7,000	Norfolk
7,000	Newport
6,000	Newburyport
6,000	Richmond
6,000	Nantucket
5,000	Portsmouth
5,000	Gloucester
5,000	Albany
5,000	Schenectady
5,000	Marblehead
5,000	New London

1790
33,000	New York
29,000	Philadelphia
18,000	Boston
16,000	Charleston
14,000	Baltimore
10,000	Northern Liberties
8,000	Salem
7,000	Newport
6,000	Providence
6,000	Marblehead
6,000	Southwark
5,000	Gloucester
5,000	Newburyport
5,000	Portsmouth
5,000	Sherburne
5,000	Middleborough
4,000	New Haven
4,000	Richmond
3,000	Albany
3,000	Norfolk

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I missed 7 which equals 19 answers; I'm not sure how many individual answers there are. Very interesting quiz.

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