List of largest cities of U.S. states and territories by historical population

This is a list of the largest cities in each U.S. state and territory by historical population, as enumerated every decade by the United States Census, starting with the 1790 Census. Data for the tables below is drawn from U.S. Census Bureau reports. For the 1990 Census and earlier, the primary resource is the 2005 Working Paper number POP-WP076. Post-1990 data, as well as data for territories, is drawn from the respective year's Census. Some locales may have pre-existed their first appearance in the U.S. Census, but such values are not included here, unless otherwise noted.

Total population counts for the Censuses of 1790 through 1860 include both free and enslaved persons. Native Americans were not identified in the Census of 1790 through 1840 and only sporadically from 1850 until 1890 if they lived outside of Indian Territory or off reservations. Beginning with the 1900 census, Native Americans were fully enumerated along with the general population. Shaded areas of the tables indicate census years when a territory or the part of another state had not yet been admitted as a new state.

1790–1830 State, federaldistrict, or territory17901800181018201830 Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop. Mobile 1,500 Mobile 3,194 New Haven 4,487 New London 5,150 New Haven 5,772 New Haven 7,147 New Haven 10,180 Wilmington 5,268 Wilmington 6,628 Alexandria 4,971 Washington City 8,208 Washington City 13,247 Washington City 18,826 St. Augustine 2,544 Savannah 5,146 Savannah 5,215 Savannah 7,523 Savannah 7,303 Quincy 300 New Albany 2,079 Lexington 834 Lexington 1,795 Lexington 4,326 Louisville 4,012 Louisville 10,341 New Orleans 17,242 New Orleans 27,176 New Orleans 46,082 Portland 3,822 Portland 7,169 Portland 8,581 Portland 12,598 Baltimore 13,503 Baltimore 26,514 Baltimore 46,555 Baltimore 62,738 Baltimore 80,620 Boston 18,320 Boston 24,937 Boston 33,787 Boston 43,298 Boston 61,392 Detroit 1,422 Detroit 2,222 Natchez 1,511 Natchez 2,184 Natchez 2,789 St. Louis 4,977 Portsmouth 4,720 Portsmouth 5,339 Portsmouth 6,934 Portsmouth 7,327 Portsmouth 8,026 Trenton 3,000 Trenton 3,942 Newark 10,953 New York City 33,131 New York City 60,515 New York City 96,373 New York City 123,706 New York City 202,589 New Bern 2,467 New Bern 3,663 New Bern 3,796 Cincinnati 850 Cincinnati 2,540 Cincinnati 9,642 Cincinnati 24,831 Philadelphia 28,522 Philadelphia 41,220 Philadelphia 53,722 Philadelphia 63,802 Philadelphia 93,665 Newport 6,716 Providence 7,614 Providence 11,767 Providence 11,767 Providence 16,833 Charleston 16,359 Charleston 18,824 Charleston 24,711 Charleston 24,780 Charleston 30,289 Nashville 2,490 Nashville 3,410 Nashville 5,566 Guilford 2,422 Guilford 2,257 Bennington 2,524 Bennington 2,485 Burlington 3,526 Richmond 3,761 Norfolk 6,926 Richmond 9,735 Richmond 12,067 Richmond 16,060

1840–1880 State, federaldistrict, or territory18401850186018701880 Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop. Mobile 12,672 Mobile 20,515 Mobile 29,258 Mobile 32,034 Mobile 29,132 Tucson 915 Tucson 3,224 Tucson 7,007 Little Rock 2,167 Little Rock 3,727 Little Rock 12,380 Little Rock 13,138 Sacramento 6,820 San Francisco 56,802 San Francisco 149,473 San Francisco 233,959 Denver 4,749 Denver 4,759 Denver 35,629 New Haven 12,960 New Haven 20,345 New Haven 39,267 New Haven 50,840 New Haven 62,882 Wilmington 8,367 Wilmington 13,979 Wilmington 21,258 Wilmington 30,841 Wilmington 42,478 Washington City 23,364 Washington City 40,001 Washington City 61,122 Washington City 109,199 Washington 147,293 St. Augustine 2,352 Key West 2,367 Pensacola 2,876 Jacksonville 6,912 Key West 8,890 Savannah 11,214 Savannah 15,312 Savannah 22,292 Savannah 28,235 Atlanta 37,409 Honolulu 14,114 Boise 995 Boise 1,899 Chicago 4,470 Chicago 29,963 Chicago 112,172 Chicago 298,977 Chicago 503,185 New Albany 4,226 New Albany 8,181 Indianapolis 18,611 Indianapolis 48,244 Indianapolis 75,056 Dubuque 3,108 Dubuque 13,000 Davenport 20,038 Des Moines 22,408 Leavenworth 7,429 Leavenworth 17,873 Leavenworth 16,546 Louisville 21,210 Louisville 43,194 Louisville 68,033 Louisville 100,753 Louisville 123,758 New Orleans 102,193 New Orleans 116,375 New Orleans 168,675 New Orleans 191,418 New Orleans 216,090 Portland 15,218 Portland 20,815 Portland 26,341 Portland 31,413 Portland 33,810 Baltimore 102,313 Baltimore 169,054 Baltimore 212,418 Baltimore 267,354 Baltimore 332,313 Boston 93,383 Boston 136,881 Boston 177,840 Boston 250,526 Boston 362,839 Detroit 9,102 Detroit 21,019 Detroit 45,619 Detroit 79,577 Detroit 116,340 St. Paul 1,112 Minneapolis 2,564 Minneapolis 13,066 Minneapolis 46,887 Natchez 3,612 Natchez 4,434 Natchez 6,612 Vicksburg 12,443 Vicksburg 11,814 St. Louis 16,469 St. Louis 77,860 St. Louis 160,773 St. Louis 310,864 St. Louis 350,518 Helena 3,106 Helena 3,624 Omaha 1,883 Omaha 16,083 Omaha 30,518 Virginia City 2,345 Virginia City 7,048 Portsmouth 7,887 Manchester 13,932 Manchester 20,107 Manchester 23,536 Manchester 32,630 Newark 17,290 Newark 38,894 Newark 71,941 Newark 105,059 Newark 136,508 Santa Fe 4,846 Santa Fe 4,635 Santa Fe 4,765 Santa Fe 6,635 New York City 312,710 New York City 515,547 New York City 813,669 New York City 942,292 New York City 1,206,299 Wilmington 5,335 Wilmington 7,264 Wilmington 9,552 Wilmington 13,446 Wilmington 17,350 Fargo 2,693 Cincinnati 46,338 Cincinnati 115,435 Cincinnati 161,044 Cincinnati 216,239 Cincinnati 255,139 Portland 821 Portland 2,874 Portland 8,293 Portland 17,577 Philadelphia 93,665 Philadelphia 121,376 Philadelphia 565,529 Philadelphia 674,022 Philadelphia 847,170 Providence 23,171 Providence 41,513 Providence 50,666 Providence 68,904 Providence 104,857 Charleston 29,261 Charleston 42,985 Charleston 40,522 Charleston 48,956 Charleston 49,984 Yankton Agency 458 Yankton 737 Deadwood 3,777 Nashville 6,929 Nashville 10,165 Memphis 22,623 Memphis 40,226 Nashville 43,350 Galveston 4,177 San Antonio 8,235 Galveston 13,818 Galveston 22,248 Salt Lake City 8,236 Salt Lake City 12,854 Salt Lake City 20,768 Burlington 4,271 Burlington 7,585 Burlington 7,713 Burlington 14,387 Burlington 11,365 Richmond 20,153 Richmond 27,570 Richmond 37,910 Richmond 51,038 Richmond 63,600 Washington Seattle 1,107 Seattle 3,533 Wheeling 7,885 Wheeling 11,435 Wheeling 14,083 Wheeling 19,280 Wheeling 30,737 Milwaukee 1,712 Milwaukee 20,061 Milwaukee 45,246 Milwaukee 71,440 Milwaukee 115,587 Cheyenne 1,450 Cheyenne 3,456

1890–1930 State, federaldistrict, or territory18901900191019201930 Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop. Mobile 31,076 Mobile 38,469 Birmingham 132,685 Birmingham 178,806 Birmingham 259,678 Fairbanks 3,541 Juneau 3,058 Juneau 4,043 Pago Pago 568 Pago Pago 706 Tucson 5,150 Tucson 7,531 Tucson 13,193 Phoenix 29,053 Phoenix 48,118 Little Rock 25,874 Little Rock 38,307 Little Rock 45,941 Little Rock 65,142 Little Rock 81,679 San Francisco 298,997 San Francisco 342,782 San Francisco 416,912 Los Angeles 576,673 Los Angeles 1,238,048 Denver 106,713 Denver 133,859 Denver 213,381 Denver 256,491 Denver 287,861 New Haven 81,298 New Haven 108,027 New Haven 133,605 Hartford 162,537 Hartford 164,072 Wilmington 61,431 Wilmington 76,508 Wilmington 87,411 Wilmington 110,168 Wilmington 106,597 Washington 230,392 Washington 278,718 Washington 331,069 Washington 437,571 Washington 486,869 Key West 18,080 Jacksonville 28,429 Jacksonville 57,699 Jacksonville 91,558 Jacksonville 129,549 Atlanta 65,533 Atlanta 89,872 Atlanta 154,839 Atlanta 200,616 Atlanta 270,366 Honolulu 22,907 Honolulu 39,306 Honolulu 52,183 Honolulu 83,327 Honolulu 137,582 Boise 2,311 Boise 5,957 Boise 17,358 Boise 21,393 Boise 21,544 Chicago 1,099,850 Chicago 1,698,575 Chicago 2,185,283 Chicago 2,701,705 Chicago 3,376,438 Indianapolis 105,436 Indianapolis 169,164 Indianapolis 233,650 Indianapolis 314,194 Indianapolis 364,161 Des Moines 50,093 Des Moines 62,139 Des Moines 86,368 Des Moines 126,468 Des Moines 142,559 Kansas City 38,316 Kansas City 51,418 Kansas City 82,331 Kansas City 101,177 Kansas City 121,857 Louisville 161,129 Louisville 204,731 Louisville 223,928 Louisville 234,891 Louisville 307,745 New Orleans 242,039 New Orleans 287,104 New Orleans 339,075 New Orleans 387,219 New Orleans 458,762 Portland 36,425 Portland 50,145 Portland 58,571 Portland 69,272 Portland 70,810 Baltimore 434,439 Baltimore 508,957 Baltimore 558,485 Baltimore 733,826 Baltimore 804,874 Boston 448,477 Boston 560,892 Boston 670,585 Boston 748,060 Boston 781,188 Detroit 205,876 Detroit 285,704 Detroit 465,766 Detroit 993,678 Detroit 1,568,662 Minneapolis 164,738 Minneapolis 202,718 Minneapolis 301,408 Minneapolis 380,582 Minneapolis 464,356 Vicksburg 13,373 Vicksburg 14,834 Meridian 23,285 Meridian 23,399 Jackson 48,282 St. Louis 451,770 St. Louis 575,238 St. Louis 687,029 St. Louis 772,897 St. Louis 821,960 Butte 10,723 Butte 30,470 Butte 39,165 Butte 41,611 Butte 39,532 Omaha 140,452 Omaha 102,555 Omaha 124,096 Omaha 191,601 Omaha 214,006 Virginia City 10,917 Reno 4,500 Reno 10,867 Reno 12,016 Reno 18,529 Manchester 44,126 Manchester 56,987 Manchester 70,063 Manchester 78,384 Manchester 76,834 Newark 181,830 Newark 246,070 Newark 347,469 Newark 414,524 Newark 442,337 Santa Fe 6,185 Albuquerque 6,238 Albuquerque 11,020 Albuquerque 15,157 Albuquerque 26,570 New York City 1,515,301 New York City 3,437,202 New York City 4,766,883 New York City 5,620,048 New York City 6,930,446 Wilmington 20,056 Wilmington 20,976 Charlotte 34,014 Winston-Salem 48,395 Charlotte 82,675 Fargo 5,664 Fargo 9,589 Fargo 14,331 Fargo 21,961 Fargo 28,619 Cleveland 261,353 Cleveland 381,768 Cleveland 560,663 Cleveland 796,841 Cleveland 900,429 Guthrie 5,333 Oklahoma City 10,037 Oklahoma City 64,205 Oklahoma City 91,295 Oklahoma City 185,389 Portland 46,385 Portland 90,426 Portland 207,214 Portland 258,288 Portland 301,815 Silver City 4,460 Philadelphia 1,046,964 Philadelphia 1,293,697 Philadelphia 1,549,008 Philadelphia 1,823,779 Philadelphia 1,950,961 San Juan 32,048 San Juan 48,716 San Juan 71,443 San Juan 114,715 Providence 132,146 Providence 175,597 Providence 224,326 Providence 237,595 Providence 252,981 Charleston 54,955 Charleston 55,807 Charleston 58,833 Charleston 67,957 Charleston 62,265 Sioux Falls 10,177 Sioux Falls 10,266 Sioux Falls 14,094 Sioux Falls 25,202 Sioux Falls 33,362 Nashville 76,168 Memphis 102,320 Memphis 131,105 Memphis 162,351 Memphis 253,143 Dallas 38,069 San Antonio 53,321 San Antonio 96,614 San Antonio 161,379 Houston 292,352 Charlotte Amalie 7,747 St. Thomas City 7,036 Salt Lake City 44,843 Salt Lake City 53,531 Salt Lake City 92,777 Salt Lake City 118,110 Salt Lake City 140,267 Burlington 14,590 Burlington 18,640 Burlington 20,468 Burlington 22,779 Burlington 24,789 Richmond 81,388 Richmond 85,050 Richmond 127,628 Richmond 171,667 Richmond 182,929 Washington Seattle 42,837 Seattle 80,671 Seattle 237,194 Seattle 315,312 Seattle 365,583 Wheeling 34,522 Wheeling 38,878 Wheeling 41,641 Wheeling 56,208 Huntington 75,572 Milwaukee 204,468 Milwaukee 285,315 Milwaukee 373,857 Milwaukee 457,147 Milwaukee 578,249 Cheyenne 11,690 Cheyenne 14,087 Cheyenne 11,320 Cheyenne 13,829 Cheyenne 17,361

1940–1980