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Biggest cities in the USA by decade

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Decade
Population
Answer
1950
15,239,000
New York City
 
5,982,000
Chicago
 
4,357,000
Los Angeles
 
4,000,000
Philadelphia
 
3,738,000
Detroit
 
3,215,000
Baltimore
 
2,989,000
Cleveland
 
2,361,000
St. Louis
 
2,000,000
Washington D.C
 
1,864,000
Boston
1960
16,001,000
New York City
 
6,867,000
Chicago
 
6,234,000
Los Angeles
 
4,884,000
Philadelphia
 
3,959,000
Detroit
 
3,585,000
Baltimore
 
3,529,000
Houston
 
3,274,000
Cleveland
 
3,369,000
Washington D.C
 
2,854,000
Boston
1970
16,559,000
New York City
 
7,746,000
Los Angeles
 
6,997,000
Chicago
 
5,438,000
Philadelphia
 
4,385,000
Houston
 
4,294,000
Detroit
 
4,225,000
Washington D.C
 
3,792,000
Boston
 
3,781,000
Baltimore
 
3,516,000
Cleveland
1980
17,000,000
New York City
 
8,949,000
Los Angeles
 
7,484,000
Chicago
 
5,863,000
Philadelphia
 
5,761,000
Houston
 
5,000,000
Washington D.C
 
4,846,000
Detroit
 
4,838,000
Boston
 
4,081,000
Dallas
 
3,923,000
San Francisco
Decade
Population
Answer
1990
17,477,000
New York City
 
10,004,000
Los Angeles
 
7,823,000
Chicago
 
6,943,000
Houston
 
6,395,000
Philadelphia
 
5,800,000
Boston
 
5,749,000
Washington D.C
 
5,372,000
Dallas
 
5,361,000
Detroit
 
5,100,000
San Francisco
2000
18,000,000
New York City
 
12,265,000
Los Angeles
 
8,363,000
Chicago
 
8,051,000
Houston
 
6,958,000
Washington D.C
 
6,814,000
Philadelphia
 
6,795,000
Dallas
 
6,427,000
San Francisco
 
6,202,000
Boston
 
5,926,000
Phoenix
2010
18,942,000
New York City
 
14,275,000
Los Angeles
 
9,635,000
Houston
 
8,946,000
Chicago
 
8,162,000
Dallas
 
8,001,000
Phoenix
 
8,000,000
Washington D.C
 
7,805,000
San Francisco
 
7,174,000
Philadelphia
 
7,031,000
Miami
2019
20,000,000
New York City
 
16,338,000
Los Angeles
 
11,257,000
Houston
 
10,225,000
Phoenix
 
9,528,000
Dallas
 
9,472,000
Miami
 
9,451,000
Chicago
 
9,282,000
San Francisco
 
9,047,000
Washington D.C
 
8,973,000
Atlanta
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