Population & Plans - Top 100 Largest US Cities, 2010-2012 |
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Rank |
City |
State |
2010 Census Population |
2012 Est. Population |
Plan / Link |
1 |
New York |
NY |
8,175,133 |
8,336,697 |
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2 |
Los Angeles |
CA |
3,792,621 |
3,857,799 |
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3 |
Chicago |
IL |
2,695,598 |
2,714,856 |
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4 |
Houston |
TX |
2,099,451 |
2,160,821 |
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5 |
Philadelphia |
PA |
1,526,006 |
1,547,607 |
Philadelphia 2035 Citywide Vision |
6 |
Phoenix |
AZ |
1,445,632 |
1,488,750 |
General Plan |
7 |
San Antonio |
TX |
1,327,407 |
1,382,951 |
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8 |
San Diego |
CA |
1,307,402 |
1,338,348 |
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9 |
Dallas |
TX |
1,197,816 |
1,241,162 |
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10 |
San Jose |
CA |
945,942 |
982,765 |
Envision San Jose 2040 General Plan |
11 |
Austin |
TX |
790,390 |
842,592 |
Imagine Austin |
12 |
Jacksonville |
FL |
821,784 |
836,507 |
2030 Comprehensive Plan |
13 |
Indianapolis |
IN |
820,445 |
834,852 |
Indianapolis Insight |
14 |
San Francisco |
CA |
805,235 |
825,863 |
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15 |
Columbus |
OH |
787,033 |
809,798 |
Columbus Comprehensive Plan |
16 |
Fort Worth |
TX |
741,206 |
777,992 |
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17 |
Charlotte |
NC |
731,424 |
775,202 |
2015 Plan: Planning for our Future |
18 |
Detroit |
MI |
713,777 |
701,475 |
Master Plan of Policies |
19 |
El Paso |
TX |
649,121 |
672,538 |
Plan El Paso |
20 |
Memphis |
TN |
646,889 |
655,155 |
Memphis 2000 |
21 |
Boston |
MA |
617,594 |
636,479 |
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22 |
Seattle |
WA |
608,660 |
634,535 |
Toward a Sustainable Seattle |
23 |
Denver |
CO |
600,158 |
634,265 |
Comprehensive Plan 2000 |
24 |
Washington |
DC |
601,723 |
632,323 |
The Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital |
25 |
Nashville-Davidson |
TN |
601,222 |
624,496 |
Nashville Next |
26 |
Baltimore |
MD |
620,961 |
621,342 |
Live - Earn - Play - Learn: Comprehensive Master Plan |
27 |
Louisville-Jefferson |
KY |
597,337 |
605,110 |
Cornerstone 2020 |
28 |
Portland |
OR |
583,776 |
603,106 |
The Portland Plan |
29 |
Oklahoma |
OK |
579,999 |
599,199 |
PLAN OKC: Planning for a Healthy Future |
30 |
Milwaukee |
WI |
594,833 |
598,916 |
Comprehensive Plan / Citywide Policy Plan |
31 |
Las Vegas |
NV |
583,756 |
596,424 |
Las Vegas Master Plan 2020 |
32 |
Albuquerque |
NM |
545,852 |
555,417 |
Albuquerque and Bernalillo County Comprehensive Plan |
33 |
Tucson |
AZ |
520,116 |
524,295 |
General Plan |
34 |
Fresno |
CA |
494,665 |
505,882 |
2025 Fresno General Plan |
35 |
Sacramento |
CA |
466,488 |
475,516 |
Sacramento General Plan 2030 |
36 |
Long Beach |
CA |
462,257 |
467,892 |
General Plan |
37 |
Kansas |
MO |
459,787 |
464,310 |
FOCUS Kansas City Plan |
38 |
Mesa |
AZ |
439,041 |
452,084 |
Mesa 2025 General Plan |
39 |
Virginia Beach |
VA |
437,994 |
447,021 |
2009 Comprehensive Plan |
40 |
Atlanta |
GA |
420,003 |
443,775 |
Comprehensive Development Plan |
41 |
Colorado Springs |
CO |
416,427 |
431,834 |
Comprehensive Plan |
42 |
Raleigh |
NC |
403,892 |
423,179 |
2030 Comprehensive Plan |
43 |
Omaha |
NE |
408,958 |
421,570 |
Omaha Master Plan |
44 |
Miami |
FL |
399,457 |
413,892 |
Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan |
45 |
Oakland |
CA |
390,724 |
400,740 |
Envision Oakland General Plan |
46 |
Tulsa |
OK |
391,906 |
393,987 |
PLANiTULSA Comprehensive Plan |
47 |
Minneapolis |
MN |
382,578 |
392,880 |
Minneapolis Plan for Sustainable Growth |
48 |
Cleveland |
OH |
396,815 |
390,928 |
Connecting Cleveland 2020 |
49 |
Wichita |
KS |
382,368 |
385,577 |
Community Investments Plan |
50 |
Arlington |
TX |
365,438 |
375,600 |
Arlington 2025 |
51 |
New Orleans |
LA |
343,829 |
369,250 |
Plan for the 21st Century: New Orleans 2030 |
52 |
Bakersfield |
CA |
347,483 |
358,597 |
Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan |
53 |
Tampa |
FL |
335,709 |
347,645 |
Tampa Comprehensive Plan |
54 |
Honolulu |
HI |
337,256 |
345,610 |
O'ahu 2035 General Plan (update) |
55 |
Anaheim |
CA |
336,265 |
343,248 |
General Plan |
56 |
Aurora |
CO |
325,078 |
339,030 |
2009 Comprehensive Plan |
57 |
Santa Ana |
CA |
324,528 |
330,920 |
General Plan |
58 |
St. Louis |
MS |
319,294 |
318,172 |
Strategic Land Use Plan of the St. Louis Comprehensive Plan |
59 |
Riverside |
CA |
303,871 |
313,673 |
General Plan 2025 |
60 |
Corpus Christi |
TX |
305,215 |
312,195 |
Comprehensive Plan |
61 |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
305,704 |
306,211 |
PLANPGH: Pittsburgh's Comprehensive Plan
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62 |
Lexington-Fayette |
KY |
295,803 |
305,489 |
Comprehensive Plan |
63 |
Anchorage |
AK |
291,826 |
298,610 |
Anchorage 2020 |
64 |
Stockton |
CA |
291,707 |
297,984 |
Stockton 2035 General Plan |
65 |
Cincinnati |
OH |
296,943 |
296,550 |
Plan Cincinnati: A Comprehensive Plan for the Future |
66 |
St. Paul |
MN |
285,068 |
290,770 |
Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan |
67 |
Toledo |
OH |
287,208 |
284,012 |
Toledo 20/20 Comprehensive Plan |
68 |
Newark |
NJ |
277,140 |
277,727 |
Newark's Master Plan: Our City, Our Future |
69 |
Greensboro |
NC |
269,666 |
277,080 |
Connections 2025 Comprehensive Plan |
70 |
Plano |
TX |
259,841 |
272,068 |
Plano Tomorrow |
71 |
Henderson |
NV |
257,729 |
265,679 |
Comprehensive Plan |
72 |
Lincoln |
NE |
258,379 |
265,404 |
LPLAN 2040 |
73 |
Buffalo |
NY |
261,310 |
259,384 |
Buffalo Comprehensive Plan: The Queen City in the 21st Century |
74 |
Fort Wayne |
IN |
253,691 |
254,555 |
Plan-It-Allen |
75 |
Jersey City |
NJ |
247,597 |
254,441 |
Jersey City Master Plan |
76 |
Chula Vista |
CA |
243,916 |
252,422 |
Chula Vista Vision 2020 |
77 |
Orlando |
FL |
238,300 |
249,562 |
Growth Management Plan |
78 |
St. Petersburg |
FL |
244,769 |
246,541 |
Comprehensive Plan |
79 |
Norfolk |
VA |
242,803 |
245,782 |
plaNorfolk 2030 |
80 |
Chandler |
AZ |
236,123 |
245,628 |
Build Out & Beyond: 2008 General Plan |
81 |
Laredo |
TX |
236,091 |
244,731 |
Comprehensive Plan |
82 |
Madison |
WI |
233,209 |
240,323 |
Comprehensive Plan |
83 |
Durham |
NC |
228,330 |
239,358 |
Durham Comprehensive Plan |
84 |
Lubbock |
TX |
229,573 |
236,065 |
Comprehensive Land Use Plan |
85 |
Winston-Salem |
NC |
229,617 |
234,349 |
Legacy 2030 Comprehensive Plan |
86 |
Garland |
TX |
226,876 |
233,564 |
Envision Garland: 2030 Comprehensive Plan |
87 |
Glendale |
AZ |
226,721 |
232,143 |
Glendale 2025:The Next Step |
88 |
Hialeah |
FL |
224,669 |
231,941 |
Comprehensive Plan (not on-line) |
89 |
Reno |
NV |
225,221 |
231,027 |
The Great City Plan: The City of Reno Master Plan |
90 |
Baton Rouge |
LA |
229,493 |
230,058 |
FutureBR Comprehensive Plan |
91 |
Irvine |
CA |
212,375 |
229,985 |
General Plan |
92 |
Chesapeake |
VA |
222,209 |
228,417 |
Moving Forward: Chesapeake 2035 |
93 |
Irving |
TX |
216,290 |
225,427 |
Comprehensive Plan |
94 |
Scottsdale |
AZ |
217,385 |
223,514 |
General Plan |
95 |
North Las Vegas |
NV |
216,961 |
223,491 |
Comprehensive Master Plan |
96 |
Fremont |
CA |
214,089 |
221,986 |
Fremont General Plan |
97 |
Gilbert town |
AZ |
208,453 |
221,140 |
General Plan |
98 |
San Bernardino |
CA |
209,924 |
213,295 |
General Plan |
99 |
Boise |
ID |
205,671 |
212,303 |
Blueprint Boise |
100 |
Birmingham |
AL |
212,237 |
212,038 |
Birmingham Comprehensive Plan |
