America's Downtowns Ranked by Number of Residents
America's 100 largest downtowns ranked by residential population. Find out where Jacksonville makes the list.
Rank by residents in and adjacent to a downtown
Rank -- Employment Node -- Population in DT + One-Mile Area
Chicago, IL
1. Midtown Manhattan - 586,652
2. Downtown LA - 174,975
3. Downtown DC - 173,672
4. Downtown Manhattan - 173,179
5. Center City Philadelphia - 170,467
6. Downtown Chicago - 144,051
7. Downtown Miami - 140,889
8. Downtown San Francisco - 134,312
9. Downtown Minneapolis - 132,403
10. Downtown Seattle - 119,590
11. Downtown Oakland - 111,587
12. Downtown Baltimore - 108,725
13. Downtown Portland - 101,416
14. Downtown Hartford - 94,968
15. Downtown San Jose - 94,838
16. Downtown Honolulu - 85,323
17. Downtown Denver - 80,369
18. Downtown Salt Lake City - 80,015
19. Downtown Milwaukee - 74,619
20. Downtown Sacramento - 73,225
21. Downtown New Orleans - 70,525
22. Downtown Providence - 70,508
23. Downtown Pittsburgh - 69,534
24. Downtown Austin - 64,843
25. Downtown Rochester - 63,722
Richmond, VA
26. Downtown Atlanta - 63,560
27. Downtown Louisville - 59,789
28. Downtown Houston - 58,459
29. Downtown San Diego - 58,287
30. Downtown Norfolk - 57,120
31. Downtown Fort Lauderdale - 56,906
32. Downtown Akron - 54,271
33. Downtown Las Vegas - 53,236
34. Downtown Columbus - 53,110
35. Downtown Indianapolis - 50,349
36. Downtown Richmond - 49,702
37. Downtown Bakersfield - 48,927
38. Downtown Lubbock, TX - 48,175
39. Downtown Lexington, KY - 45,508
40. Downtown Columbia, SC - 44,536
41. Downtown Grand Rapids - 43,347
42. Downtown St. Paul, MN - 42,910
43. Downtown Cleveland - 41,236
44. Downtown Boise - 40,820
45. Downtown Buffalo - 40,332
46. Downtown Stockton, CA - 39,830
47. Downtown San Antonio - 39,826
48. Downtown Wichita - 39,274
49. Downtown Madison - Madison - 38,451
50. Downtown Toledo - 37,840
Cincinnati, OH
51 Downtown Greensboro - 37,604
52 Downtown Lincoln, NE - 37,219
53 Downtown Dallas - 36,884
54 Downtown Des Moines - 36,518
55 Downtown Colorado Springs - 34,628
56 Downtown Raleigh - 34,359
57 Downtown Omaha - 33,619
58 Downtown Phoenix - 33,554
59 Downtown Memphis - 33,418
60 Downtown Spokane, WA - 33,411
61 Downtown Fort Wayne, IN - 33,270
62 Downtown Orlando - 33,228
63 Downtown Charlotte - 33,140
64 Downtown Tampa - 32,477
65 Downtown Albany - 32,227
66 Downtown Baton Rouge - 31,803
67 Downtown Sioux Falls, SD - 30,242
68 Downtown Syracuse - 29,346
69 Downtown Tallahassee - 28,954
70 Downtown St. Louis - 28,534
71 Downtown Shreveport - 28,097
72 Downtown Amarillo, TX - 27,980
73 Downtown Oklahoma City - 27,868
74 Downtown Savannah, GA - 27,834
75 Downtown Cincinnati - 27,488
Downtown Jacksonville
76 Downtown Tacoma - 26,318
77 Downtown Tulsa - 26,073
78 Downtown Cedar Rapids, IA - 26,066
79 Downtown Nashville - 25,922
80 Downtown El Paso - 25,663
81 Downtown Tucson - 25,316
82 Downtown Jacksonville - 24,743
83 Downtown Charleston - 23,070
84 Downtown Augusta, GA - 22,466
85 Downtown Huntsville - 22,442
86 Downtown Kansas City - 22,122
87 Downtown Albuquerque - 21,458
88 Downtown Jackson, MS - 20,869
89 Downtown Birmingham - 20,786
90 Downtown Rochester, MN - 19,918
91 Downtown Greenville, SC - 19,687
92 Downtown Winston Salem - 19,557
93 Downtown Little Rock - 18,392
94 Downtown Detroit - 17,438
95 Downtown Chattanooga - 16,300
96 Downtown Mobile - 16,237
97 Downtown Montgomery, AL - 15,680
98 Downtown Knoxville, TN - 15,509
99 Downtown Corpus Cristi - 14,722
100 Downtown Anchorage - 14,013
101 Downtown Fort Worth - 13,550
Source: https://definingdowntown.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/Defining_DowntownReport.pdf
Rank -- Employment Node -- Population in DT + One-Mile Area
Chicago, IL
1. Midtown Manhattan - 586,652
2. Downtown LA - 174,975
3. Downtown DC - 173,672
4. Downtown Manhattan - 173,179
5. Center City Philadelphia - 170,467
6. Downtown Chicago - 144,051
7. Downtown Miami - 140,889
8. Downtown San Francisco - 134,312
9. Downtown Minneapolis - 132,403
10. Downtown Seattle - 119,590
11. Downtown Oakland - 111,587
12. Downtown Baltimore - 108,725
13. Downtown Portland - 101,416
14. Downtown Hartford - 94,968
15. Downtown San Jose - 94,838
16. Downtown Honolulu - 85,323
17. Downtown Denver - 80,369
18. Downtown Salt Lake City - 80,015
19. Downtown Milwaukee - 74,619
20. Downtown Sacramento - 73,225
21. Downtown New Orleans - 70,525
22. Downtown Providence - 70,508
23. Downtown Pittsburgh - 69,534
24. Downtown Austin - 64,843
25. Downtown Rochester - 63,722
Richmond, VA
26. Downtown Atlanta - 63,560
27. Downtown Louisville - 59,789
28. Downtown Houston - 58,459
29. Downtown San Diego - 58,287
30. Downtown Norfolk - 57,120
31. Downtown Fort Lauderdale - 56,906
32. Downtown Akron - 54,271
33. Downtown Las Vegas - 53,236
34. Downtown Columbus - 53,110
35. Downtown Indianapolis - 50,349
36. Downtown Richmond - 49,702
37. Downtown Bakersfield - 48,927
38. Downtown Lubbock, TX - 48,175
39. Downtown Lexington, KY - 45,508
40. Downtown Columbia, SC - 44,536
41. Downtown Grand Rapids - 43,347
42. Downtown St. Paul, MN - 42,910
43. Downtown Cleveland - 41,236
44. Downtown Boise - 40,820
45. Downtown Buffalo - 40,332
46. Downtown Stockton, CA - 39,830
47. Downtown San Antonio - 39,826
48. Downtown Wichita - 39,274
49. Downtown Madison - Madison - 38,451
50. Downtown Toledo - 37,840
Cincinnati, OH
51 Downtown Greensboro - 37,604
52 Downtown Lincoln, NE - 37,219
53 Downtown Dallas - 36,884
54 Downtown Des Moines - 36,518
55 Downtown Colorado Springs - 34,628
56 Downtown Raleigh - 34,359
57 Downtown Omaha - 33,619
58 Downtown Phoenix - 33,554
59 Downtown Memphis - 33,418
60 Downtown Spokane, WA - 33,411
61 Downtown Fort Wayne, IN - 33,270
62 Downtown Orlando - 33,228
63 Downtown Charlotte - 33,140
64 Downtown Tampa - 32,477
65 Downtown Albany - 32,227
66 Downtown Baton Rouge - 31,803
67 Downtown Sioux Falls, SD - 30,242
68 Downtown Syracuse - 29,346
69 Downtown Tallahassee - 28,954
70 Downtown St. Louis - 28,534
71 Downtown Shreveport - 28,097
72 Downtown Amarillo, TX - 27,980
73 Downtown Oklahoma City - 27,868
74 Downtown Savannah, GA - 27,834
75 Downtown Cincinnati - 27,488
Downtown Jacksonville
76 Downtown Tacoma - 26,318
77 Downtown Tulsa - 26,073
78 Downtown Cedar Rapids, IA - 26,066
79 Downtown Nashville - 25,922
80 Downtown El Paso - 25,663
81 Downtown Tucson - 25,316
82 Downtown Jacksonville - 24,743
83 Downtown Charleston - 23,070
84 Downtown Augusta, GA - 22,466
85 Downtown Huntsville - 22,442
86 Downtown Kansas City - 22,122
87 Downtown Albuquerque - 21,458
88 Downtown Jackson, MS - 20,869
89 Downtown Birmingham - 20,786
90 Downtown Rochester, MN - 19,918
91 Downtown Greenville, SC - 19,687
92 Downtown Winston Salem - 19,557
93 Downtown Little Rock - 18,392
94 Downtown Detroit - 17,438
95 Downtown Chattanooga - 16,300
96 Downtown Mobile - 16,237
97 Downtown Montgomery, AL - 15,680
98 Downtown Knoxville, TN - 15,509
99 Downtown Corpus Cristi - 14,722
100 Downtown Anchorage - 14,013
101 Downtown Fort Worth - 13,550
Source: https://definingdowntown.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/Defining_DowntownReport.pdf