2010 Urban Area Population Numbers Released
The Census Bureau recently announced the 2010 populations of the country's urbanized areas. Eight out of ten Americans are now urbanites. Urbanized area populations are considered by many to be the best definition of a 'city's' true size and scale. Find out where Jacksonville ranks and who our similarly scaled peer communities really are.
The next time someone compares congestion in Atlanta or Miami with Jacksonville, don't forget to understand that those places are at least four times larger in population. In terms of scale, Jacksonville's true peers are cities like Charlotte, Providence, Memphis, Salt Lake City, Louisville, and Nashville.
Rank--City--State--2010 Urban Area Population
1. New York--Newark, NY--NJ--CT 18,351,295
2. Los Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA 12,150,996
3. Chicago, IL--IN 8,608,208
4. Miami, FL 5,502,379
5. Philadelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD 5,441,567
6. Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX 5,121,892
7. Houston, TX 4,944,332
8. Washington, DC--VA--MD 4,586,770
9. Atlanta, GA 4,515,419
10. Boston, MA--NH--RI 4,181,019
11. Detroit, MI 3,734,090
12. Phoenix--Mesa, AZ 3,629,114
13. San Francisco--Oakland, CA 3,281,212
14. Seattle, WA 3,059,393
15. San Diego, CA 2,956,746
16. Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI 2,650,890
17. Tampa--St. Petersburg, FL 2,441,770
18. Denver--Aurora, CO 2,374,203
19. Baltimore, MD 2,203,663
20. St. Louis, MO--IL 2,150,706
21. San Juan, PR 2,148,346
22. Riverside--San Bernardino, CA 1,932,666
23. Las Vegas--Henderson, NV 1,886,011
24. Portland, OR--WA 1,849,898
25. Cleveland, OH 1,780,673
26. San Antonio, TX 1,758,210
27. Pittsburgh, PA 1,733,853
28. Sacramento, CA 1,723,634
29. San Jose, CA 1,664,496
30. Cincinnati, OH--KY--IN 1,624,827
31. Kansas City, MO--KS 1,519,417
32. Orlando, FL 1,510,516
33. Indianapolis, IN 1,487,483
34. Virginia Beach, VA 1,439,666
35. Milwaukee, WI 1,376,476
36. Columbus, OH 1,368,035
37. Austin, TX 1,362,416
38. Charlotte, NC--SC 1,249,442
39. Providence, RI--MA 1,190,956
40. Jacksonville, FL 1,065,219
41. Memphis, TN--MS--AR 1,060,061
42. Salt Lake City--West Valley City, UT 1,021,243
43. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY--IN 972,546
44. Nashville-Davidson, TN 969,587
45. Richmond, VA 953,556
46. Buffalo, NY 935,906
47. Hartford, CT 924,859
48. Bridgeport--Stamford, CT--NY 923,311
49. New Orleans, LA 899,703
50. Raleigh, NC 884,891
51. Oklahoma City, OK 861,505
52. Tucson, AZ 843,168
53. El Paso, TX--NM 803,086
54. Urban Honolulu, HI 802,459
55. Birmingham, AL 749,495
56. Albuquerque, NM 741,318
57. McAllen, TX 728,825
58. Omaha, NE--IA 725,008
59. Dayton, OH 724,091
60. Rochester, NY 720,572
61. Allentown, PA--NJ 664,651
62. Tulsa, OK 655,479
63. Fresno, CA 654,628
64. Sarasota--Bradenton, FL 643,260
65. Springfield, MA--CT 621,300
66. Concord, CA 615,968
67. Albany--Schenectady, NY 594,962
68. Baton Rouge, LA 594,309
69. Mission Viejo--Lake Forest--San Clemente, CA 583,681
70. Grand Rapids, MI 569,935
71. Akron, OH 569,499
72. New Haven, CT 562,839
73. Colorado Springs, CO 559,409
74. Knoxville, TN 558,696
75. Columbia, SC 549,777
76. Charleston--North Charleston, SC 548,404
77. Ogden--Layton, UT 546,026
78. Cape Coral, FL 530,290
79. Bakersfield, CA 523,994
80. Toledo, OH--MI 507,643
81. Worcester, MA--CT 486,514
82. Provo--Orem, UT 482,819
83. Wichita, KS 472,870
84. Palm Bay--Melbourne, FL 452,791
85. Des Moines, IA 450,070
86. Harrisburg, PA 444,474
87. Murrieta--Temecula--Menifee, CA 441,546
88. Little Rock, AR 431,388
89. Poughkeepsie--Newburgh, NY--NJ 423,566
90. Syracuse, NY 412,317
91. Lancaster, PA 402,004
92. Madison, WI 401,661
93. Greenville, SC 400,492
94. Reno, NV--CA 392,141
95. Winston-Salem, NC 391,024
96. Spokane, WA 387,847
97. Youngstown, OH--PA 387,550
98. Augusta-Richmond County, GA--SC 386,787
99. Scranton, PA 381,502
100. Chattanooga, TN--GA 381,112
Full list: https://www2.census.gov/geo/ua/ua_list_ua.xls
2000 Census Urban Area Peer Cities
Over the last decade, Jacksonville's urbanized area surpassed Salt Lake City, Bridgeport, and Memphis in population. During the same time, Jacksonville was passed by Charlotte. The Charlotte, NC area grew at the fastest rate in the country, increasing by 64.6 percent, followed by Austin, Texas, at 51.1 percent.
38. Buffalo, NY 976,703
39. Memphis, TN--MS--AR 972,091
40. Austin, TX 901,920
41. Bridgeport-Stamford, CT--NY 888,890
42. Salt Lake City, UT 887,650
43. Jacksonville, FL 882,295
44. Louisville, KY--IN 863,582
45. Hartford, CT 851,535
46. Richmond, VA 818,836
47. Charlotte, NC--SC 758,927
48. Nashville-Davidson, TN 749,935
Update by Ennis Davis.
Rank--City--State--2010 Urban Area Population
1. New York--Newark, NY--NJ--CT 18,351,295
2. Los Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA 12,150,996
3. Chicago, IL--IN 8,608,208
4. Miami, FL 5,502,379
5. Philadelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD 5,441,567
6. Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX 5,121,892
7. Houston, TX 4,944,332
8. Washington, DC--VA--MD 4,586,770
9. Atlanta, GA 4,515,419
10. Boston, MA--NH--RI 4,181,019
11. Detroit, MI 3,734,090
12. Phoenix--Mesa, AZ 3,629,114
13. San Francisco--Oakland, CA 3,281,212
14. Seattle, WA 3,059,393
15. San Diego, CA 2,956,746
16. Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI 2,650,890
17. Tampa--St. Petersburg, FL 2,441,770
18. Denver--Aurora, CO 2,374,203
19. Baltimore, MD 2,203,663
20. St. Louis, MO--IL 2,150,706
21. San Juan, PR 2,148,346
22. Riverside--San Bernardino, CA 1,932,666
23. Las Vegas--Henderson, NV 1,886,011
24. Portland, OR--WA 1,849,898
25. Cleveland, OH 1,780,673
26. San Antonio, TX 1,758,210
27. Pittsburgh, PA 1,733,853
28. Sacramento, CA 1,723,634
29. San Jose, CA 1,664,496
30. Cincinnati, OH--KY--IN 1,624,827
31. Kansas City, MO--KS 1,519,417
32. Orlando, FL 1,510,516
33. Indianapolis, IN 1,487,483
34. Virginia Beach, VA 1,439,666
35. Milwaukee, WI 1,376,476
36. Columbus, OH 1,368,035
37. Austin, TX 1,362,416
38. Charlotte, NC--SC 1,249,442
39. Providence, RI--MA 1,190,956
40. Jacksonville, FL 1,065,219
41. Memphis, TN--MS--AR 1,060,061
42. Salt Lake City--West Valley City, UT 1,021,243
43. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY--IN 972,546
44. Nashville-Davidson, TN 969,587
45. Richmond, VA 953,556
46. Buffalo, NY 935,906
47. Hartford, CT 924,859
48. Bridgeport--Stamford, CT--NY 923,311
49. New Orleans, LA 899,703
50. Raleigh, NC 884,891
51. Oklahoma City, OK 861,505
52. Tucson, AZ 843,168
53. El Paso, TX--NM 803,086
54. Urban Honolulu, HI 802,459
55. Birmingham, AL 749,495
56. Albuquerque, NM 741,318
57. McAllen, TX 728,825
58. Omaha, NE--IA 725,008
59. Dayton, OH 724,091
60. Rochester, NY 720,572
61. Allentown, PA--NJ 664,651
62. Tulsa, OK 655,479
63. Fresno, CA 654,628
64. Sarasota--Bradenton, FL 643,260
65. Springfield, MA--CT 621,300
66. Concord, CA 615,968
67. Albany--Schenectady, NY 594,962
68. Baton Rouge, LA 594,309
69. Mission Viejo--Lake Forest--San Clemente, CA 583,681
70. Grand Rapids, MI 569,935
71. Akron, OH 569,499
72. New Haven, CT 562,839
73. Colorado Springs, CO 559,409
74. Knoxville, TN 558,696
75. Columbia, SC 549,777
76. Charleston--North Charleston, SC 548,404
77. Ogden--Layton, UT 546,026
78. Cape Coral, FL 530,290
79. Bakersfield, CA 523,994
80. Toledo, OH--MI 507,643
81. Worcester, MA--CT 486,514
82. Provo--Orem, UT 482,819
83. Wichita, KS 472,870
84. Palm Bay--Melbourne, FL 452,791
85. Des Moines, IA 450,070
86. Harrisburg, PA 444,474
87. Murrieta--Temecula--Menifee, CA 441,546
88. Little Rock, AR 431,388
89. Poughkeepsie--Newburgh, NY--NJ 423,566
90. Syracuse, NY 412,317
91. Lancaster, PA 402,004
92. Madison, WI 401,661
93. Greenville, SC 400,492
94. Reno, NV--CA 392,141
95. Winston-Salem, NC 391,024
96. Spokane, WA 387,847
97. Youngstown, OH--PA 387,550
98. Augusta-Richmond County, GA--SC 386,787
99. Scranton, PA 381,502
100. Chattanooga, TN--GA 381,112
Full list: https://www2.census.gov/geo/ua/ua_list_ua.xls
2000 Census Urban Area Peer Cities
Over the last decade, Jacksonville's urbanized area surpassed Salt Lake City, Bridgeport, and Memphis in population. During the same time, Jacksonville was passed by Charlotte. The Charlotte, NC area grew at the fastest rate in the country, increasing by 64.6 percent, followed by Austin, Texas, at 51.1 percent.
38. Buffalo, NY 976,703
39. Memphis, TN--MS--AR 972,091
40. Austin, TX 901,920
41. Bridgeport-Stamford, CT--NY 888,890
42. Salt Lake City, UT 887,650
43. Jacksonville, FL 882,295
44. Louisville, KY--IN 863,582
45. Hartford, CT 851,535
46. Richmond, VA 818,836
47. Charlotte, NC--SC 758,927
48. Nashville-Davidson, TN 749,935
Update by Ennis Davis.