2011 Census Estimates For Largest Cities Released
The Census Bureau recently released their 2011 estimates for the country's largest cities. Despite having the largest land area in the continental United States, Jacksonville is on the verge of being surpassed in population by several of its peers. Today, Metro Jacksonville shares the results for America's 100 largest cities to illustrate where Jacksonville's growth fits in with the rest of the country.
Cities by Population Rank 2011
Rank -- 2011 Population -- 2010-2011 Population Change -- City Name
1. 8,244,910 -- 69,777 -- New York City, NY
2. 3,819,702 -- 27,081 -- Los Angeles, CA
3. 2,707,120 -- 11,522 -- Chicago, IL
4. 2,145,146 -- 45,695 -- Houston, TX
5. 1,536,471 -- 10,465 -- Philadelphia, PA
6. 1,469,471 -- 23,839 -- Phoenix, AZ
7. 1,359,758 -- 32,351 -- San Antonio, TX
8. 1,326,179 -- 18,777 -- San Diego, CA
9. 1,223,229 -- 25,413 -- Dallas, TX
10. 967,487 -- 21,545 -- San Jose, CA
11. 827,908 -- 6,124 -- Jacksonville, FL
12. 827,609 -- 7,164 -- Indianapolis, IN
13. 820,611 -- 30,221 -- Austin, TX
14. 812,826 -- 7,591 -- San Francisco, CA
15. 797,434 -- 10,401 -- Columbus, OH
16. 758,738 -- 17,532 -- Fort Worth, TX
17. 751,087 -- 19,663 -- Charlotte, NC
18. 706,585 -- (-7,192) -- Detroit, MI
19. 665,568 -- 16,447 -- El Paso, TX
20. 652,050 -- 5,161 -- Memphis, TN
21. 625,087 -- 7,493 -- Boston, MA
22. 620,778 -- 12,118 -- Seattle, WA
23. 619,968 -- 19,810 -- Denver, CO
24. 619,493 -- (-1,468) -- Baltimore, MD
25. 617,996 -- 16,273 -- Washington, DC
26. 609,644 -- 8,422 -- Nashville, TN
27. 602,011 -- 4,674 -- Louisville, KY
28. 597,867 -- 3,034 -- Milwaukee, WI
29. 593,820 -- 10,044 -- Portland, OR
30. 591,967 -- 11,968 -- Oklahoma City, OK
31. 589,317 -- 5,561 -- Las Vegas, NV
32. 552,804 -- 6,952 -- Albuquerque, NM
33. 525,796 -- 5,680 -- Tucson, AZ
34. 501,362 -- 6,697 -- Fresno, CA
35. 472,178 -- 5,690 -- Sacramento, CA
36. 465,576 -- 3,319 -- Long Beach, CA
37. 463,202 -- 3,415 -- Kansas City, MO
38. 446,518 -- 7,477 -- Mesa, AZ
39. 442,707 -- 4,713 -- Virginia Beach, VA
40. 432,427 -- 12,424 --Atlanta, GA
41. 426,388 -- 9,961 -- Colorado Springs, CO
42. 416,468 -- 12,576 -- Raleigh, NC
43. 415,068 -- 6,110 -- Omaha, NE
44. 408,750 -- 9,293 -- Miami, FL
45. 396,466 -- 4,560 -- Tulsa, OK
46. 395,817 -- 5,093 -- Oakland, CA
47. 393,806 -- (-3,009) -- Cleveland, OH
48. 387,753 -- 5,175 -- Minneapolis, MN
49. 384,445 -- 2,077 -- Wichita, KS
50. 373,698 -- 8,260 -- Arlington, TX
51. 360,740 -- 16,911 -- New Orleans, LA
52. 352,428 -- 4,945 -- Bakersfield, CA
53. 346,037 -- 10,328 -- Tampa, FL
54. 341,361 -- 5,096 -- Anaheim, CA
55. 340,936 -- (-46,234) -- Honolulu, HI
56. 332,354 -- 7,276 -- Aurora, CO
57. 329,427 -- (-1,225) -- Santa Ana, CA
58. 318,069 -- 4,899 -- St. Louis, MO
59. 310,651 -- 6,780 -- Riverside, CA
60. 307,953 -- 2,738 -- Corpus Christi, TX
61. 307,484 -- 1,780 -- Pittsburgh, PA
62. 301,569 -- 5,766 -- Lexington, KY
63. 296,357 -- 4,650 -- Stockton, CA
64. 296,223 -- (-720) -- Cincinnati, OH
65. 295,570 -- 3,744 -- Anchorage, AK
66. 288,448 -- 3,380 -- Saint Paul, MN
67. 286,038 -- (-1,170) -- Toledo, OH
68. 277,540 -- 400 -- Newark, NJ
69. 273,425 -- 3,759 -- Greensboro, NC
70. 269,776 -- 9,935 -- Plano, TX
71. 262,341 -- 3,962 -- Lincoln, NE
72. 261,025 -- 285 -- Buffalo, NY
73. 260,068 -- 2,339 -- Henderson, NV
74. 255,824 -- 2,133 -- Fort Wayne, IN
75. 250,323 -- 2,726 -- Jersey City, NJ
76. 247,535 -- 3,619 -- Chula Vista, CA
77. 244,997 -- 228 -- St. Petersburg, FL
78. 243,195 -- 4,895 -- Orlando, FL
79. 242,628 -- (-175) -- Norfolk, VA
80. 241,935 -- 5,844 -- Laredo, TX
81. 240,101 -- 3,978 -- Chandler, AZ
82. 236,901 -- 3,692 -- Madison, WI
83. 233,740 -- 4,167 -- Lubbock, TX
84. 233,252 -- 4,922 -- Durham, NC
85. 232,385 -- 2,768 -- Winston-Salem, NC
86. 231,517 -- 4,641 -- Garland, TX
87. 230,482 -- 3,761 -- Glendale, AZ
88. 230,139 -- 646 -- Baton Rouge, LA
89. 229,969 -- 5,300 -- Hialeah, FL
90. 227,511 -- 2,290 -- Reno, NV
91. 225,050 -- 2,841 -- Chesapeake, VA
92. 221,020 -- 3,635 -- Scottsdale, AZ
93. 220,702 -- 4,412 -- Irving, TX
94. 219,020 -- 2,059 -- North Las Vegas, NV
95. 216,916 -- 2,827 -- Fremont, CA
96. 215,529 -- 3,154 -- Irvine, CA
97. 213,012 -- 3,088 -- San Bernardino, CA
98. 212,413 -- (-176) -- Birmingham, AL
99. 211,951 -- 3,498 -- Gilbert, AZ
100. 210,855 -- 290 -- Rochester, NY
Source: United States Census Bureau
Rank -- 2011 Population -- 2010-2011 Population Change -- City Name
1. 8,244,910 -- 69,777 -- New York City, NY
2. 3,819,702 -- 27,081 -- Los Angeles, CA
3. 2,707,120 -- 11,522 -- Chicago, IL
4. 2,145,146 -- 45,695 -- Houston, TX
5. 1,536,471 -- 10,465 -- Philadelphia, PA
6. 1,469,471 -- 23,839 -- Phoenix, AZ
7. 1,359,758 -- 32,351 -- San Antonio, TX
8. 1,326,179 -- 18,777 -- San Diego, CA
9. 1,223,229 -- 25,413 -- Dallas, TX
10. 967,487 -- 21,545 -- San Jose, CA
11. 827,908 -- 6,124 -- Jacksonville, FL
12. 827,609 -- 7,164 -- Indianapolis, IN
13. 820,611 -- 30,221 -- Austin, TX
14. 812,826 -- 7,591 -- San Francisco, CA
15. 797,434 -- 10,401 -- Columbus, OH
16. 758,738 -- 17,532 -- Fort Worth, TX
17. 751,087 -- 19,663 -- Charlotte, NC
18. 706,585 -- (-7,192) -- Detroit, MI
19. 665,568 -- 16,447 -- El Paso, TX
20. 652,050 -- 5,161 -- Memphis, TN
21. 625,087 -- 7,493 -- Boston, MA
22. 620,778 -- 12,118 -- Seattle, WA
23. 619,968 -- 19,810 -- Denver, CO
24. 619,493 -- (-1,468) -- Baltimore, MD
25. 617,996 -- 16,273 -- Washington, DC
26. 609,644 -- 8,422 -- Nashville, TN
27. 602,011 -- 4,674 -- Louisville, KY
28. 597,867 -- 3,034 -- Milwaukee, WI
29. 593,820 -- 10,044 -- Portland, OR
30. 591,967 -- 11,968 -- Oklahoma City, OK
31. 589,317 -- 5,561 -- Las Vegas, NV
32. 552,804 -- 6,952 -- Albuquerque, NM
33. 525,796 -- 5,680 -- Tucson, AZ
34. 501,362 -- 6,697 -- Fresno, CA
35. 472,178 -- 5,690 -- Sacramento, CA
36. 465,576 -- 3,319 -- Long Beach, CA
37. 463,202 -- 3,415 -- Kansas City, MO
38. 446,518 -- 7,477 -- Mesa, AZ
39. 442,707 -- 4,713 -- Virginia Beach, VA
40. 432,427 -- 12,424 --Atlanta, GA
41. 426,388 -- 9,961 -- Colorado Springs, CO
42. 416,468 -- 12,576 -- Raleigh, NC
43. 415,068 -- 6,110 -- Omaha, NE
44. 408,750 -- 9,293 -- Miami, FL
45. 396,466 -- 4,560 -- Tulsa, OK
46. 395,817 -- 5,093 -- Oakland, CA
47. 393,806 -- (-3,009) -- Cleveland, OH
48. 387,753 -- 5,175 -- Minneapolis, MN
49. 384,445 -- 2,077 -- Wichita, KS
50. 373,698 -- 8,260 -- Arlington, TX
51. 360,740 -- 16,911 -- New Orleans, LA
52. 352,428 -- 4,945 -- Bakersfield, CA
53. 346,037 -- 10,328 -- Tampa, FL
54. 341,361 -- 5,096 -- Anaheim, CA
55. 340,936 -- (-46,234) -- Honolulu, HI
56. 332,354 -- 7,276 -- Aurora, CO
57. 329,427 -- (-1,225) -- Santa Ana, CA
58. 318,069 -- 4,899 -- St. Louis, MO
59. 310,651 -- 6,780 -- Riverside, CA
60. 307,953 -- 2,738 -- Corpus Christi, TX
61. 307,484 -- 1,780 -- Pittsburgh, PA
62. 301,569 -- 5,766 -- Lexington, KY
63. 296,357 -- 4,650 -- Stockton, CA
64. 296,223 -- (-720) -- Cincinnati, OH
65. 295,570 -- 3,744 -- Anchorage, AK
66. 288,448 -- 3,380 -- Saint Paul, MN
67. 286,038 -- (-1,170) -- Toledo, OH
68. 277,540 -- 400 -- Newark, NJ
69. 273,425 -- 3,759 -- Greensboro, NC
70. 269,776 -- 9,935 -- Plano, TX
71. 262,341 -- 3,962 -- Lincoln, NE
72. 261,025 -- 285 -- Buffalo, NY
73. 260,068 -- 2,339 -- Henderson, NV
74. 255,824 -- 2,133 -- Fort Wayne, IN
75. 250,323 -- 2,726 -- Jersey City, NJ
76. 247,535 -- 3,619 -- Chula Vista, CA
77. 244,997 -- 228 -- St. Petersburg, FL
78. 243,195 -- 4,895 -- Orlando, FL
79. 242,628 -- (-175) -- Norfolk, VA
80. 241,935 -- 5,844 -- Laredo, TX
81. 240,101 -- 3,978 -- Chandler, AZ
82. 236,901 -- 3,692 -- Madison, WI
83. 233,740 -- 4,167 -- Lubbock, TX
84. 233,252 -- 4,922 -- Durham, NC
85. 232,385 -- 2,768 -- Winston-Salem, NC
86. 231,517 -- 4,641 -- Garland, TX
87. 230,482 -- 3,761 -- Glendale, AZ
88. 230,139 -- 646 -- Baton Rouge, LA
89. 229,969 -- 5,300 -- Hialeah, FL
90. 227,511 -- 2,290 -- Reno, NV
91. 225,050 -- 2,841 -- Chesapeake, VA
92. 221,020 -- 3,635 -- Scottsdale, AZ
93. 220,702 -- 4,412 -- Irving, TX
94. 219,020 -- 2,059 -- North Las Vegas, NV
95. 216,916 -- 2,827 -- Fremont, CA
96. 215,529 -- 3,154 -- Irvine, CA
97. 213,012 -- 3,088 -- San Bernardino, CA
98. 212,413 -- (-176) -- Birmingham, AL
99. 211,951 -- 3,498 -- Gilbert, AZ
100. 210,855 -- 290 -- Rochester, NY
Source: United States Census Bureau