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23rd United States national census
Twenty-third census
of the United States
2000
April 1, 2010
2020
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General information
Country
United States
Results
Total population
308,745,538 (
9.7%)
Most
populous
state
California
(37,253,956)
Least
populous
state
Wyoming
(563,826)
The
2010 United States census
was the 23rd
United States census
. National Census Day, the reference day used for the
census
, was April 1, 2010.
The census was taken via mail-in citizen self-reporting, with enumerators serving to spot-check randomly selected neighborhoods and communities. As part of a drive to increase the count's accuracy, 635,000 temporary enumerators were hired.
The population of the United States was counted as 308,745,538,
a 9.7% increase from the
2000 United States census
. This was the first census in which all states recorded a population of over 500,000 people as well as the first in which all 100 largest cities recorded populations of over 200,000.
It was the first census since 1930 that
California
did not record the largest population growth in absolute number.
Texas
surpassed California's growth by 4.3 million to 3.4 million.
Introduction
edit
As required by the
United States Constitution
, the U.S. Census has been conducted every 10 years since 1790. The
2000 U.S. census
was the previous census completed. Participation in the U.S. Census is required by law of people living in the United States in
Title 13 of the United States Code
On January 25, 2010,
Census Bureau
Director
Robert Groves
personally inaugurated the 2010 census enumeration by counting
World War II
veteran Clifton Jackson, a resident of
Noorvik, Alaska
More than 120 million census forms were delivered by the
U.S. Post Office
beginning March 15, 2010.
The number of forms mailed out or hand-delivered by the Census Bureau was approximately 134 million on April 1, 2010.
Although the questionnaire used April 1, 2010, as the reference date as to where a person was living, an insert dated March 15, 2010, included the following printed in bold type: "Please complete and mail back the enclosed census form today."
The 2010 census national mail participation rate was 74%.
From April through July 2010, census takers visited households that did not return a form, an operation called "non-response follow-up" (NRFU).
In December 2010, the
U.S. Census Bureau
delivered population information to the
U.S. president
for
apportionment
, and later in March 2011, complete
redistricting
data was delivered to states.
Personally identifiable information
will be available in 2082.
10
Major changes
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The Census Bureau did not use a long form for the 2010 census.
11
In several previous censuses, one in six households received this long form, which asked for detailed social and economic information. The 2010 census used only a short form asking ten basic questions:
11
How many people were living or staying in this house, apartment, or mobile home on April 1, 2010?
Were there any additional people staying here on April 1, 2010, that you did not include in Question 1? Mark all that apply: (checkboxes for: children; relatives; non-relatives; people staying temporarily; none)
Is this house, apartment, or mobile home – [Checkboxes for owned with a mortgage, owned free and clear, rented, occupied without rent.]
What is your telephone number?
What is Person 1's name? (last, first)
What is Person 1's sex? (male, female)
What is Person 1's age and Person 1's date of birth?
Is Person 1 of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? (checkboxes for: "No", and several for "Yes" which specify groups of countries)
What is Person 1's race? (checkboxes for 14 including "other". One possibility was "Black, African Am., or Negro")
Does Person 1 sometimes live or stay somewhere else? (checkboxes for "No", and several locations for "Yes")
The form included space to repeat some or all of these questions for up to twelve residents total.
In contrast to the 2000 census, an Internet response option was not offered, nor was the form available for download.
11
12
Detailed socioeconomic information collected during past censuses will continue to be collected through the
American Community Survey
12
The survey provides data about communities in the United States on a 1-year or 3-year cycle, depending on the size of the community, rather than once every 10 years. A small percentage of the population on a rotating basis will receive the survey each year, and no household will receive it more than once every five years.
13
In June 2009, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that it would count
same-sex married couples
. However, the final form did not contain a separate "same-sex married couple" option. When noting the relationship between household members, same-sex couples who are married could mark their spouses as being "Husband or wife", the same response given by opposite-sex married couples. An "unmarried partner" option was available for couples (whether same-sex or opposite-sex) who were not married.
14
The Census 2010 Language Program was significantly expanded. Language assistance in 49 languages in the 2000 Census was increased to 59 languages in Census 2000. In addition to English, Census questionnaire was available in five non-English languages: Spanish, Chinese (simplified), Korean, Vietnamese, and Russian.
15
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Cost
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The 2010 census cost $13 billion, approximately $42 per capita; by comparison, the 2010 census per-capita cost for China was about US$1 and for India was US$0.40.
17
Operational costs were $5.4 billion, significantly under the $7 billion budget.
18
In December 2010 the
Government Accountability Office
(GAO) noted that the cost of conducting the census has approximately doubled each decade since 1970.
17
In a detailed 2004 report to
Congress
, the GAO called on the Census Bureau to address cost and design issues, and at that time, had estimated the 2010 census cost to be $11 billion.
19
In August 2010, Commerce Secretary
Gary Locke
announced that the census
operational costs
came in significantly under budget; of an almost $7 billion operational budget:
18
$650 million was saved in the budget for the door-to-door questioning (NRFU) phase because 72% of households returned mailed questionnaires;
$150 million was saved because of lower-than-planned costs in areas including Alaska and tribal lands; and
the $800 million emergency fund was not needed.
Locke credited the management practices of Census Bureau director
Robert Groves
, citing in particular the decision to buy additional advertising in locations where responses lagged, which improved the overall response rate. The agency also has begun to rely more on questioning neighbors or other reliable third parties when a person could not be immediately reached at home, which reduced the cost of follow-up visits. Census data for about 22% of U.S. households that did not reply by mail were based on such outside interviews, Groves said.
18
Technology
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In 2005,
Lockheed Martin
won a six-year, $500 million contract to capture and standardize data for the census. The contract included systems, facilities, and staffing.
20
The final value of that contract was in excess of one billion dollars.
21
Information technology was about a quarter of the projected $11.3 billion cost of the decennial census.
22
The use of high-speed document scanning technology, such as ImageTrac scanners developed by
IBML
, helped Lockheed Martin complete the project on schedule and under budget.
23
Due to the rise in social media and cell-phone usage in the U.S., the Census Bureau used research gathered through a cell-phone study in order to target media and ads to populations that were nonrespondents and promote census participation. This study also helped gauge the mindset of those who fail to respond, trying to figure out why.
24
This was the first census to use
hand-held computing devices
with
GPS
capability, although they were only used for the address canvassing operation. Enumerators (information gatherers) that had operational problems with the device understandably made negative reports. During the 2009 Senate confirmation hearings for
Robert Groves
, President Obama's Census Director appointee, there was much mention of contracting problems but very little criticism of the units themselves.
25
The Census Bureau chose to conduct the primary operation, Non-Response Follow Up (NRFU), without using the handheld computing devices.
26
27
Marketing and undercounts
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Due to allegations surrounding previous censuses that poor people and non-whites are routinely undercounted, for the 2010 census, the Census Bureau tried to avoid that bias by enlisting tens of thousands of intermediaries, such as churches, charities and firms, to explain to people the importance of being counted.
There was a penalty of $100 for not completing some or all of the 2010 U.S. Census. Census Bureau director Robert Grove, however, wrote "the Census Bureau has rarely prosecuted failure to respond. While the rationale for the mandatory nature of the census still applies today, our message for the 2010 Census is about the common good benefits of participation".
28
The fine for non-participation is much lower than that for reporting false information. In 2010, that penalty was $500.
29
The
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
(ACORN) was given a contract to help publicize the importance of the census count and to encourage individuals to fill out their forms. In September 2009, after
controversial undercover videos
showing four ACORN staffers giving tax advice to a man and a woman posing as a prostitute, the bureau canceled ACORN's contract.
30
Various American celebrities, including
Demi Lovato
and
Eva Longoria
31
were used in
public service announcements
targeting younger people to fill out census forms.
Wilmer Valderrama
and
Rosario Dawson
have helped spread census awareness among young Hispanics, a historically low participating ethnicity in the U.S. census.
32
Rapper
Ludacris
also participated in efforts to spread awareness of the 2010 census.
33
The Census Bureau hired about 635,000 people to find those U.S. residents who had not returned their forms by mail; as of May 28, 2010, 113 census workers had been victims of crime while conducting the census.
needs update
As of June 29, there were 436 incidents involving assaults or threats against enumerators, more than double the 181 incidents in
2000
; one enumerator, attempting to hand-deliver the census forms to a
Hawaii County
police officer, was arrested for trespassing – the officer's fellow policemen made the arrest.
Some political conservatives and libertarians questioned the validity of the questions and even encouraged people to refuse to answer questions for privacy and constitutional reasons.
34
Michele Bachmann
, a former conservative
Republican
Representative
from
Minnesota
, stated that she would not fill out her census form other than to indicate the number of people living in her household because "the Constitution doesn't require any information beyond that."
35
Former Republican representative and
Libertarian
presidential candidate
Bob Barr
stated that the census has become too intrusive, going beyond the mere enumeration (i.e., count) intended by the framers of the U.S. Constitution.
36
According to political commentator
Juan Williams
, "Census participation rates have been declining since 1970, and if conservatives don't participate, doubts about its accuracy and credibility may become fatal."
34
As a result, the Census Bureau undertook an unprecedented advertising campaign targeted at encouraging white political conservatives to fill out their forms, in the hope of avoiding an undercount of this group. The 2010 U.S. census was the primary sponsor at NASCAR races in Atlanta, Bristol, and Martinsville, and sponsored the No. 16
Ford Fusion
driven by
Greg Biffle
for part of the season, because of a marketing survey that indicated most NASCAR fans lean politically conservative.
34
It also ran an advertisement during the
2010 Super Bowl
, and hired singer
Marie Osmond
, who is thought to have many conservative fans, to publicize the census.
34
Reapportionment
edit
Allocation of
U.S. congressional
districts following the 2010 census
The 435 seats of the
House
grouped by state, as apportioned after the 2010 census
The results of the 2010 census determined the number of seats that each state received in the
United States House of Representatives
starting with the
2012 elections
. Consequently, this affected the number of votes each state had in the
Electoral College
for the
2012 presidential election
Because of population changes, eighteen states had changes in their number of seats. Eight states gained at least one seat, and ten states lost at least one seat. The final result involved 12 seats being switched.
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Gained four seats
Gained two seats
Gained one seat
Lost one seat
Lost two seats
Texas
Florida
Arizona
Georgia
Nevada
South Carolina
Utah
Washington
Illinois
Iowa
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
Missouri
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
Controversies
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Some objected to the counting of persons who are in the United States illegally.
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Senators
David Vitter
(R-LA) and
Bob Bennett
(R-UT) tried unsuccessfully to add questions on immigration status to the census form.
Organizations such as the
Prison Policy Initiative
argued that the census counts of incarcerated men and women as residents of prisons, rather than of their pre-incarceration addresses, skewed political clout and resulted in misleading demographic and population data.
40
Many residents of prisons counted on the 2010 census were those who identify as Black and Hispanic. This could lead to the loss of resources for underserved minority communities.
41
The term "
Negro
" was used in the questionnaire as one of the options for
African Americans
(Question 9. What is Person (number)'s race? ...
Black
, African Am., or Negro) as a choice to describe one's race. Census Bureau spokesman Jack Martin explained that "many older African-Americans identified themselves that way, and many still do. Those who identify themselves as Negroes need to be included."
42
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The word was also used in the 2000 census, with over 56,000 people identifying themselves as "Negro".
44
In response to complaints over the word's inclusion on the 2010 census, the Census Bureau announced in 2013 that it would stop using "Negro" going forward, with the 2014
American Community Survey
census form being the first without the word.
45
The 2010 census contained ten questions about age, gender, ethnicity, home ownership, and household relationships. Six of the ten questions were to be answered for each individual in the household. Federal law has provisions for fining those who refuse to complete the census form.
46
Detroit Mayor
Dave Bing
held a press conference on March 22, 2011, to announce that the city would challenge its census results.
47
The challenge, being led by the city's planning department, cited an inconsistency as an example showing a downtown census tract which lost only 60 housing units, but 1,400 people, implying that a downtown jail or dormitory was missed in canvassing.
48
NYC Mayor
Michael Bloomberg
held a conference on March 27, 2011, to announce that the city would also challenge his city's census results, specifically the apparent undercounting in the boroughs of
Queens
and
Brooklyn
49
Bloomberg said that the numbers for Queens and Brooklyn, the two most populous boroughs, are implausible.
50
According to the census, they grew by only 0.1% and 1.6%, respectively, while the other boroughs grew by between 3% and 5%. He also stated that the census showed improbably high numbers of vacant housing in vital neighborhoods such as
Jackson Heights, Queens
The
District of Columbia
announced in August 2011 that it would also challenge its census results. The Mayor's Office claimed that the detailed information provided for 549 census blocks is "nonsensical", listing examples of census data that show housing units located in the middle of a street that does not actually exist. However, officials do not believe the city's total population will drastically change as a result of the challenge.
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State rankings
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See also:
List of U.S. states and territories by population
The state with the highest percentage rate of growth was
Nevada
, while the state with the largest population increase was
Texas
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Michigan
, the 8th largest by population, was the only state to lose population (although
Puerto Rico
, a
U.S. territory
, lost population as well), and the
District of Columbia
saw its first gain since the 1950s.
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The resident populations listed below do not include people living overseas. For Congressional apportionment, the sum of a state's resident population and its population of military personnel and federal contractors living overseas (but not other citizens overseas, such as missionaries or expatriate workers) is used.
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A map showing the population change of each US State by percentage.
Population and population change in the United States by state
Rank
State
Population as of
2010 census
Population as of
2000 census
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Change
Percent
change
California
37,253,956
33,871,648
3,382,308
10.0%
Texas
25,145,561
20,851,820
4,293,741
20.6%
New York
19,378,102
18,976,457
401,645
2.1%
Florida
18,801,310
15,982,378
2,818,932
17.6%
Illinois
12,830,632
12,419,293
411,339
3.3%
Pennsylvania
12,702,379
12,281,054
421,325
3.4%
Ohio
11,536,504
11,353,140
183,364
1.6%
Michigan
9,883,640
9,938,444
−54,804
−0.6%
Georgia
9,687,653
8,186,453
1,501,200
18.3%
10
North Carolina
9,535,483
8,049,313
1,486,170
18.5%
11
New Jersey
8,791,894
8,414,350
377,544
4.5%
12
Virginia
8,001,024
7,078,515
922,509
13.0%
13
Washington
6,724,540
5,894,121
830,419
14.1%
14
Massachusetts
6,547,629
6,349,097
198,532
3.1%
15
Indiana
6,483,802
6,080,485
403,317
6.6%
16
Arizona
6,392,017
5,130,632
1,261,385
24.6%
17
Tennessee
6,346,105
5,689,283
656,822
11.5%
18
Missouri
5,988,927
5,595,211
393,716
7.0%
19
Maryland
5,773,552
5,296,486
477,066
9.0%
20
Wisconsin
5,686,986
5,363,675
323,311
6.0%
21
Minnesota
5,303,925
4,919,479
384,446
7.8%
22
Colorado
5,029,196
4,301,261
727,935
16.9%
23
Alabama
4,779,736
4,447,100
332,636
7.5%
24
South Carolina
4,625,364
4,012,012
613,352
15.3%
25
Louisiana
4,533,372
4,468,976
64,396
1.4%
26
Kentucky
4,339,367
4,041,769
297,598
7.4%
27
Oregon
3,831,074
3,421,399
409,675
12.0%
28
Oklahoma
3,751,351
3,450,654
300,697
8.7%
29
Connecticut
3,574,097
3,405,565
168,532
4.9%
30
Iowa
3,046,355
2,926,324
120,031
4.1%
31
Mississippi
2,967,297
2,844,658
122,639
4.3%
32
Arkansas
2,915,918
2,673,400
242,518
9.1%
33
Kansas
2,853,118
2,688,418
164,700
6.1%
34
Utah
2,763,885
2,233,169
530,716
23.8%
35
Nevada
2,700,551
1,998,257
702,294
35.1%
36
New Mexico
2,059,179
1,819,046
240,133
13.2%
37
West Virginia
1,852,994
1,808,344
44,650
2.5%
38
Nebraska
1,826,341
1,711,263
115,078
6.7%
39
Idaho
1,567,582
1,293,953
273,629
21.1%
40
Hawaii
1,360,301
1,211,537
148,764
12.3%
41
Maine
1,328,361
1,274,923
53,438
4.2%
42
New Hampshire
1,316,470
1,235,786
80,684
6.5%
43
Rhode Island
1,052,567
1,048,319
4,248
0.4%
44
Montana
989,415
902,195
87,220
9.7%
45
Delaware
897,934
783,600
114,334
14.6%
46
South Dakota
814,180
754,844
59,336
7.9%
47
Alaska
710,231
626,932
83,299
13.3%
48
North Dakota
672,591
642,200
30,391
4.7%
49
Vermont
625,741
608,827
16,914
2.8%
District of Columbia
601,723
572,059
29,664
5.2%
50
Wyoming
563,626
493,782
69,844
14.1%
United States
308,745,538
281,421,906
27,323,632
9.7%
Metropolitan rankings
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See also:
List of metropolitan statistical areas
These are core metropolitan rankings versus combined statistical areas. For full list with current data, go to
metropolitan statistics
The top 25 metropolitan statistical areas of the United States of America
Rank
Metropolitan statistical area
2010 census
Encompassing combined statistical area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
19,567,410
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
12,828,837
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
9,461,105
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
6,426,214
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,965,343
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,920,416
Houston-The Woodlands, TX Combined Statistical Area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,636,232
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,564,635
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL Combined Statistical Area
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,286,728
Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA Combined Statistical Area
10
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,552,402
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area
11
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,335,391
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area
12
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,296,250
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area
13
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,224,851
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area
14
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,192,887
15
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,439,809
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area
16
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,348,859
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area
17
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,095,313
18
St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,787,701
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area
19
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,783,243
20
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,710,489
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
21
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,543,482
Denver-Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area
22
Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,356,285
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV Combined Statistical Area
23
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,226,009
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area
24
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,217,012
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area
25
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,142,508
City rankings
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See also:
List of United States cities by population
The 10 most populous
cities
of the United States (2010 census)
1. New York
2. Los Angeles
3. Chicago
4. Houston
5. Philadelphia
6. Phoenix
7. San Antonio
8. San Diego
9. Dallas
10. San Jose
Rank
City
State
Population
Land area
(square miles)
Population density
(per square mile)
Region
New York
New York
8,175,133
302.6
27,016.3
Northeast
Los Angeles
California
3,792,621
468.7
8,091.8
West
Chicago
Illinois
2,695,598
227.6
11,843.6
Midwest
Houston
Texas
2,099,451
599.6
3,502.8
Southwest
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
1,526,006
134.1
11,379.6
Northeast
Phoenix
Arizona
1,445,632
516.7
2,797.8
Southwest
San Antonio
Texas
1,327,407
460.9
2,880.0
Southwest
San Diego
California
1,307,402
325.2
4,020.3
West
Dallas
Texas
1,197,816
340.5
3,517.8
Southwest
10
San Jose
California
945,942
176.5
5,359.4
West
11
Jacksonville
Florida
821,784
747.0
1,100.1
Southeast
12
Indianapolis
Indiana
820,445
361.4
2,270.2
Midwest
13
San Francisco
California
805,235
46.9
17,169.2
West
14
Austin
Texas
790,390
297.9
2,653.2
Southwest
15
Columbus
Ohio
787,033
217.2
3,623.5
Midwest
16
Fort Worth
Texas
741,206
339.8
2,181.3
Southwest
17
Charlotte
North Carolina
731,424
297.7
2,456.9
Southeast
18
Detroit
Michigan
713,777
138.8
5,142.5
Midwest
19
El Paso
Texas
649,121
255.2
2,543.6
Southwest
20
Memphis
Tennessee
646,889
315.1
2,053.0
Southeast
21
Baltimore
Maryland
620,961
80.9
7,675.7
Northeast
22
Boston
Massachusetts
617,594
48.3
12,786.6
Northeast
23
Seattle
Washington
608,660
83.9
7,254.6
West
24
Washington
District of Columbia
601,723
61.0
9,864.3
Northeast
25
Nashville
Tennessee
601,222
475.1
1,265.5
Southeast
26
Denver
Colorado
600,158
153.0
3,922.6
West
27
Louisville
Kentucky
597,337
385.09
1,551.2
Southeast
28
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
594,833
96.1
6,189.7
Midwest
29
Portland
Oregon
583,776
134.3
4,346.8
West
30
Las Vegas
Nevada
583,756
135.8
4,298.6
West
31
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
579,999
606.4
956.5
Southwest
32
Albuquerque
New Mexico
545,852
187.7
2,908.1
Southwest
33
Tucson
Arizona
520,116
226.7
2,294.3
Southwest
34
Fresno
California
494,665
112.0
4,416.7
West
35
Sacramento
California
466,488
97.9
4,764.9
West
36
Long Beach
California
462,257
50.3
9,190.0
West
37
Kansas City
Missouri
459,787
315.0
1,459.6
Midwest
38
Mesa
Arizona
439,041
136.5
3,216.4
Southwest
39
Virginia Beach
Virginia
437,994
249.0
1,759.0
Southeast
40
Atlanta
Georgia
420,003
133.2
3,153.2
Southeast
41
Colorado Springs
Colorado
416,427
194.5
2,141.0
West
42
Omaha
Nebraska
408,958
127.1
3,217.6
Midwest
43
Raleigh
North Carolina
403,892
142.9
2,826.4
Southeast
44
Miami
Florida
399,457
35.9
11,126.9
Southeast
45
Cleveland
Ohio
396,815
77.7
5,107.0
Midwest
46
San Juan
Puerto Rico
395,326
47.9
8,253.1
Territories
47
Tulsa
Oklahoma
391,906
196.8
1,991.4
Southwest
48
Oakland
California
390,724
55.8
7,002.2
West
49
Minneapolis
Minnesota
382,578
54.0
7,084.8
Midwest
50
Wichita
Kansas
382,368
159.3
2,400.3
Midwest
51
Arlington
Texas
365,438
95.9
3,810.6
Southwest
52
Bakersfield
California
347,483
142.2
2,443.6
West
53
New Orleans
Louisiana
343,829
169.4
2,029.7
Southeast
54
Honolulu
Hawaii
337,256
60.5
5,574.5
West
55
Anaheim
California
336,265
49.8
6,752.3
West
56
Tampa
Florida
335,709
113.4
2,960.4
Southeast
57
Aurora
Colorado
325,078
154.7
2,101.3
West
58
Santa Ana
California
324,528
27.3
11,887.5
West
59
Saint Louis
Missouri
319,294
61.9
5,158.2
Midwest
60
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
305,704
55.4
5,518.1
Northeast
61
Corpus Christi
Texas
305,215
160.6
1,900.5
Southwest
62
Riverside
California
303,871
81.1
3,746.9
West
63
Cincinnati
Ohio
296,943
77.9
3,811.8
Midwest
64
Lexington
Kentucky
295,803
283.6
1,043.0
Southeast
65
Anchorage
Alaska
291,826
1,704.7
171.2
West
66
Stockton
California
291,707
61.7
4,727.8
West
67
Toledo
Ohio
287,208
80.7
3,559.0
Midwest
68
Saint Paul
Minnesota
285,068
52.0
5,482.1
Midwest
69
Newark
New Jersey
277,140
24.2
11,452.1
Northeast
70
Greensboro
North Carolina
269,666
126.5
2,131.7
Southeast
71
Buffalo
New York
261,310
40.4
6,468.1
Northeast
72
Plano
Texas
259,841
71.6
3,629.1
Southwest
73
Lincoln
Nebraska
258,379
89.1
2,899.9
Midwest
74
Henderson
Nevada
257,729
107.7
2,393.0
West
75
Fort Wayne
Indiana
253,691
110.6
2,293.8
Midwest
76
Jersey City
New Jersey
247,597
14.8
16,729.5
Northeast
77
Saint Petersburg
Florida
244,769
61.7
3,967.1
Southeast
78
Chula Vista
California
243,916
49.6
4,917.7
West
79
Norfolk
Virginia
242,803
54.1
4,488.0
Southeast
80
Orlando
Florida
238,300
102.4
2,327.1
Southeast
81
Chandler
Arizona
236,123
64.4
3,666.5
Southwest
82
Laredo
Texas
236,091
88.9
2,655.7
Southwest
83
Madison
Wisconsin
233,209
76.8
3,036.6
Midwest
84
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
229,617
132.4
1,734.3
Southeast
85
Lubbock
Texas
229,573
122.4
1,875.6
Southwest
86
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
229,493
76.9
2,984.3
Southeast
87
Durham
North Carolina
228,330
107.4
2,126.0
Southeast
88
Garland
Texas
226,876
57.1
3,973.3
Southwest
89
Glendale
Arizona
226,721
60.0
3,778.7
Southwest
90
Reno
Nevada
225,221
103.0
2,186.6
West
91
Hialeah
Florida
224,669
21.5
10,449.7
Southeast
92
Chesapeake
Virginia
222,209
340.8
652.0
Southeast
93
Scottsdale
Arizona
217,385
183.9
1,182.1
Southwest
94
North Las Vegas
Nevada
216,961
101.3
2,141.8
West
95
Irving
Texas
216,290
67.0
3,228.2
Southwest
96
Fremont
California
214,089
77.5
2,762.4
West
97
Irvine
California
212,375
66.1
3,212.9
West
98
Birmingham
Alabama
212,237
146.1
1,452.7
Southeast
99
Rochester
New York
210,565
35.8
5,881.7
Northeast
100
San Bernardino
California
209,924
59.2
3,546.0
West
Locations of 50 most populous cities
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Los Angeles
Chicago
Houston
Philadelphia
Phoenix
San Antonio
San Diego
Dallas
San Jose
Jacksonville
Indianapolis
San Francisco
Austin
Columbus
Fort Worth
Charlotte
Detroit
El Paso
Memphis
Baltimore
Boston
Seattle
Washington
Nashville
Denver
Louisville
Milwaukee
Portland
Las Vegas
Oklahoma City
Albuquerque
Tucson
Fresno
Sacramento
Long Beach
Kansas City
Mesa
Virginia Beach
Atlanta
Colorado Springs
Omaha
Raleigh
Miami
Cleveland
San Juan
Tulsa
Oakland
Minneapolis
Wichita
Location of 50 largest cities by population in the United States in 2010
See also
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2010 in the United States
United States census
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