Urbanized areas in the United States are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as contiguous census block groups with a population density of at least 1,000 per square mile (about 400 per square km). Urban areas are delineated without regard to political boundaries. Urban areas with a population of at least 50,000 serve as the core of a metropolitan statistical area.Census 2010 Urban and Rural Classification. United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 16, 2016.

Areas over 100,000 The following is a list of urbanized areas in the American Midwest with a population of at least 100,000. States within the Midwest are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Areas are ranked based on population as listed in the 2020 U.S. Census.

RankUrbanized AreaPopulation(2010 census)Alphabetically sorted list of Urbanized Areas. U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed October 16, 2016.Population(2020 census) 1 Chicago, IL-IN-WI 8,608,208 8,671,746 2 Detroit, MI 3,737,090 3,776,890 3 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI 2,650,890 2,914,866 4 St. Louis, MO-IL 2,150,706 2,156,323 5 Cleveland, OH 1,780,603 1,712,178 6 Indianapolis, IN 1,487,483 1,699,881 7 Cincinnati, OH-KY 1,624,827 1,686,744 8 Kansas City, MO-KS 1,519,417 1,674,218 9 Columbus, OH 1,368,035 1,567,25410 Milwaukee, WI 1,376,476 1,306,79511 Omaha, NE-IA 725,008 819,50812 Dayton, OH 724,091 674,04613 Grand Rapids, MI 569,935 605,66614 Des Moines, IA 450,070 542,48615 Akron, OH 569,499 541,87916 Wichita, KS 472,870 500,23117 Toledo, OH-MI 507,643 497,95218 Madison, WI 401,661 450,30519 Fort Wayne, IN 313,492 335,93420 Youngstown, OH 387,550 320,90121 Lansing, MI 313,532 318,30022 Ann Arbor, MI 306,022 317,68923 Flint, MI 356,218 298,96424 Canton, OH 295,31925 Lincoln, NE 258,719 291,21726 Davenport, IA 280,051 285,21127 Springfield, MO 273,724 282,65128 South Bend, IN-MI 278,165 278,92129 Rockford, IL 296,863 276,44330 Round Lake Beach, Illinois, IL-WI 290,373 261,83531 Peoria, IL 266,921 259,78132 Appleton, WI 216,154 230,96733 Green Bay, WI 206,520 224,15634 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN 176,676 216,21435 Evansville, IN 229,351 206,85536 Kalamazoo, MI 255,452 204,562 37 Lorain-Elyria, OH 180,956 199,06738 Sioux Falls, SD 124,269 194,28339 Cedar Rapids, IA 177,844 192,84440 Muskegon, MI 161,280 166,41441 Springfield, IL 161,316 282,65142 Lafayette, IN 147,725 157,10043 Topeka, KS 150,003 148,95644 Elkhart, IN 143,592 148,19945 Champaign-Urbana, IL 145,361 147,45246 South Lyon-Hamburg-Genoa, Michigan, MI 119,509 145,96347 Columbia, MO 124,748 141,83148 Racine, WI 133,700 134,87749 Bloomington, IL 132,600 134,10050 Iowa City, IA 106,621 126,81051 Kenosha, WI-IL 124,064 125,86552 Rochester, MN 107,677 121,58753 Duluth, MN-WI 124,064 119,41154 St. Cloud, MN 110,621 117,63855 Saginaw, MI 126,265 116,05856 Waterloo, IA 113,418 114,13957 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 106,494 113,06658 Bloomington, IN 108,651 110,10359 Holland, MI 99,941 107,03460 Eau Claire, WI 102,852 105,475

Areas under 100,000

The following are areas which in the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau had a population under 100,000 and over 50,000. Areas are ranked based on population as listed in the 2020 U.S. Census. RankAreaPopulation(2000 census)Population(2020 census)61 La Crosse, WI-MN 100,868 98,87262 Bismarck, ND 81,955 98,19863 Lawrence, KS 88,053 94,99864 Middleton, OH 97,503 93,60865 Lee's Summit, MO 85,081 91,96066 Joplin, MO 82,775 86,67967 Decatur, IL 93,863 86,28768 Rapid City, SD 81,251 85,67969 Muncie, IN 90,580 84,38270 Jackson, MI 90,057 84,30771 Springfield, OH 85,256 82,36972 Port Huron, MI 87,106 82,22673 Newark, OH 76,068 81,22374 Terre Haute, IN 92,742 79,86275 Anderson, IN 88,133 79,51776 Alton, IL-MO 83,890 79,26077 Wausau, WI 74,632 77,42978 St. Joseph, MO-KS 81,176 77,18779 Oshkosh, WI 74,495 76,19080 Battle Creek, MI 78,393 75,51381 Sheboygan, WI 71,313 74,36982 Mansfield, OH 75,250 73,54583 Janesville, WI 69,658 72,28584 Michigan City-La Porte, IN-MI 66,025 71,36785 Dubuque, IA-IL 67,818 70,33286 Lima, OH 72,852 68,63087 Bay City, MI 70,585 68,47288 Grand Forks, ND-MN 61,270 68,16089 Kankakee, IL 81,926 66,53090 Ames, IA 60,438 66,34291 Dekalb, IL 68,545 64,73692 Beloit, WI-IL 63,835 63,07393 Kokomo, IN 62,182 62,57694 Benton Harbor-St. Joseph-Fair Plain, MI 61,022 61,88895 Sandusky, OH 50,693 61,74396 Columbus, IN 54,933 60,98297 Manhattan, KS 54,622 60,45498 Mankato, MN 57,584 60,20699 Monroe, MI 51,240 57,260100 Traverse City, MI 56,890101 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 52,900 55,546104 Grand Island, NE 50,440 55,099105 Fond du Lac, WI 54,901 54,731106 Midland, MI 59,014 52,340107 Valparaiso-Shorewood Forest, IN 51,867108 Minot, ND 50,925109 Jefferson City, MO 58,533 50,775

See also List of United States urban areas List of Midwestern metropolitan areas List of Midwestern cities by size

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