America’s Top-Rated Cities, 2022

Demographics:   Population Growth   Household Size   Race   Hispanic Origin   Age   Religious Groups by Family   Religious Groups by Tradition   Ancestry   Foreign-Born Population   Marital Status   Disability Status   Male/Female Ratio
Economy Gross Metropolitan Product   Economic Growth   Metropolitan Area Exports   Building Permits   Housing Vacancy Rates   Bankruptcy Filings
Income & Poverty:   Income   Household Income Distribution   Poverty Rate
Employment & Earnings:   Employment by Industry   Labor Force, Employment & Job Growth    Unemployment Rate    Means of Transportation to Work   Travel Time to Work
Average Hourly Wages:    A-C   C-E   F-H   L-N   N-P   P-S   T-W
Election Results:   2020 Presidential Election Results
Housing:   House Price Index (HPI)   Home Value Distribution   Homeownership Rate   Year Housing Structure Built   Gross Monthly Rent
Education:   Highest Level of Education   School Enrollment by Grade & Control   Educational Attainment by Race
Cost of Living:   Cost of Living Index   Grocery Prices   Housing & Utility Costs   Healthcare, Transportation & Other Costs
Health Care:   Health Insurance Coverage   Number of Medical Professionals
Public Safety:   Crime Rate
Climate:   Temperature & Precipitation: Yearly Averages & Extremes   Weather Conditions
Air Quality:   Air Quality Index   Pollutants   Air Quality Trends: Ozone   Air Pollutant Concentrations: Particulate Matter   Air Pollutant Concentrations: Nitrogen Dioxide &Sulfer Dioxide

Population Growth

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City	State	1990 Census	2000 Census	2010 Census	2020 Estimate*	Pop. Growth 1990-2020(%)	Pop. Growth 2010-2020(%)
Albuquerque	NM	388,375	448,607	545,852	560,447	44.3	2.7
Allentown	PA	105,066	106,632	118,032	121,156	15.3	2.6
Anchorage	AK	226,338	260,283	291,826	292,090	29.1	.1
Ann Arbor	MI	111,018	114,024	113,934	121,093	9.1	6.3
Athens	GA	86,561	100,266	115,452	124,962	44.4	8.2
Atlanta	GA	394,092	416,474	420,003	497,642	26.3	18.5
Austin	TX	499,053	656,562	790,390	965,872	93.5	22.2
Baltimore	MD	736,014	651,154	620,961	602,274	-18.2	-3.0
Baton Rouge	LA	223,299	227,818	229,493	222,191	-.5	-3.2
Boise City	ID	144,317	185,787	205,671	228,057	58.0	10.9
Boston	MA	574,283	589,141	617,594	689,326	20.0	11.6
Boulder	CO	87,737	94,673	97,385	108,777	24.0	11.7
Buffalo	NY	328,123	292,648	261,310	255,805	-22.0	-2.1
Cape Coral	FL	75,507	102,286	154,305	189,633	151.1	22.9
Cedar Rapids	IA	110,829	120,758	126,326	133,125	20.1	5.4
Charleston	SC	96,102	96,650	120,083	137,041	42.6	14.1
Charlotte	NC	428,283	540,828	731,424	873,570	104.0	19.4
Chicago	IL	2,783,726	2,896,016	2,695,598	2,699,347	-3.0	.1
Cincinnati	OH	363,974	331,285	296,943	302,687	-16.8	1.9
Clarksville	TN	78,569	103,455	132,929	156,092	98.7	17.4
Cleveland	OH	505,333	478,403	396,815	383,331	-24.1	-3.4
College Station	TX	53,318	67,890	93,857	115,802	117.2	23.4
Colorado Springs	CO	283,798	360,890	416,427	471,686	66.2	13.3
Columbia	MO	71,069	84,531	108,500	122,659	72.6	13.0
Columbia	SC	115,475	116,278	129,272	134,057	16.1	3.7
Columbus	OH	648,656	711,470	787,033	889,079	37.1	13.0
Dallas	TX	1,006,971	1,188,580	1,197,816	1,338,846	33.0	11.8
Davenport	IA	95,705	98,359	99,685	102,199	6.8	2.5
Denver	CO	467,153	554,636	600,158	715,878	53.2	19.3
Des Moines	IA	193,569	198,682	203,433	215,408	11.3	5.9
Durham	NC	151,737	187,035	228,330	276,341	82.1	21.0
Edison	NJ	88,680	97,687	99,967	99,876	12.6	-.1
El Paso	TX	515,541	563,662	649,121	679,879	31.9	4.7
Fargo	ND	74,372	90,599	105,549	123,550	66.1	17.1
Fort Collins	CO	89,555	118,652	143,986	166,069	85.4	15.3
Fort Wayne	IN	205,671	205,727	253,691	268,378	30.5	5.8
Fort Worth	TX	448,311	534,694	741,206	892,221	99.0	20.4
Grand Rapids	MI	189,145	197,800	188,040	199,417	5.4	6.1
Green Bay	WI	96,466	102,313	104,057	104,508	8.3	.4
Honolulu	HI	376,465	371,657	337,256	347,181	-7.8	2.9
Houston	TX	1,697,610	1,953,631	2,099,451	2,313,238	36.3	10.2
Huntsville	AL	161,842	158,216	180,105	199,845	23.5	11.0
Indianapolis	IN	730,993	781,870	820,445	869,387	18.9	6.0
Jacksonville	FL	635,221	735,617	821,784	902,488	42.1	9.8
Kansas City	MO	434,967	441,545	459,787	491,158	12.9	6.8
Lafayette	LA	104,735	110,257	120,623	126,674	20.9	5.0
Las Cruces	NM	63,267	74,267	97,618	102,950	62.7	5.5
Las Vegas	NV	261,374	478,434	583,756	644,594	146.6	10.4
Lexington	KY	225,366	260,512	295,803	322,200	43.0	8.9
Lincoln	NE	193,629	225,581	258,379	286,388	47.9	10.8
Little Rock	AR	177,519	183,133	193,524	198,067	11.6	2.3
Los Angeles	CA	3,487,671	3,694,820	3,792,621	3,973,278	13.9	4.8
Louisville	KY	269,160	256,231	597,337	618,733	129.9	3.6
Madison	WI	193,451	208,054	233,209	258,366	33.6	10.8
Manchester	NH	99,567	107,006	109,565	112,441	12.9	2.6
Memphis	TN	660,536	650,100	646,889	650,910	-1.5	.6
Miami	FL	358,843	362,470	399,457	461,080	28.5	15.4
Midland	TX	89,358	94,996	111,147	141,194	58.0	27.0
Milwaukee	WI	628,095	596,974	594,833	592,649	-5.6	-.4
Minneapolis	MN	368,383	382,618	382,578	424,536	15.2	11.0
Nashville	TN	488,364	545,524	601,222	667,070	36.6	11.0
New Haven	CT	130,474	123,626	129,779	130,381	-.1	.5
New Orleans	LA	496,938	484,674	343,829	391,249	-21.3	13.8
New York	NY	7,322,552	8,008,278	8,175,133	8,379,552	14.4	2.5
Oklahoma City	OK	445,065	506,132	579,999	649,821	46.0	12.0
Omaha	NE	371,972	390,007	408,958	479,529	28.9	17.3
Orlando	FL	161,172	185,951	238,300	284,817	76.7	19.5
Philadelphia	PA	1,585,577	1,517,550	1,526,006	1,581,531	-.3	3.6
Phoenix	AZ	989,873	1,321,045	1,445,632	1,658,422	67.5	14.7
Pittsburgh	PA	369,785	334,563	305,704	301,286	-18.5	-1.4
Portland	OR	485,833	529,121	583,776	650,380	33.9	11.4
Providence	RI	160,734	173,618	178,042	179,472	11.7	.8
Provo	UT	87,148	105,166	112,488	116,886	34.1	3.9
Raleigh	NC	226,841	276,093	403,892	469,698	107.1	16.3
Reno	NV	139,950	180,480	225,221	250,903	79.3	11.4
Richmond	VA	202,783	197,790	204,214	229,233	13.0	12.3
Riverside	CA	226,232	255,166	303,871	327,569	44.8	7.8
Rochester	MN	74,151	85,806	106,769	117,134	58.0	9.7
Rochester	NY	231,642	219,773	210,565	206,357	-10.9	-2.0
Sacramento	CA	368,923	407,018	466,488	503,482	36.5	7.9
St. Louis	MO	396,685	348,189	319,294	304,709	-23.2	-4.6
Salt Lake City	UT	159,796	181,743	186,440	200,133	25.2	7.3
San Antonio	TX	997,258	1,144,646	1,327,407	1,529,133	53.3	15.2
San Diego	CA	1,111,048	1,223,400	1,307,402	1,414,545	27.3	8.2
San Francisco	CA	723,959	776,733	805,235	874,784	20.8	8.6
San Jose	CA	784,324	894,943	945,942	1,029,409	31.2	8.8
Santa Rosa	CA	123,297	147,595	167,815	178,391	44.7	6.3
Savannah	GA	138,038	131,510	136,286	145,492	5.4	6.8
Seattle	WA	516,262	563,374	608,660	741,251	43.6	21.8
Sioux Falls	SD	102,262	123,975	153,888	180,927	76.9	17.6
Springfield	IL	108,997	111,454	116,250	115,075	5.6	-1.0
Tampa	FL	279,960	303,447	335,709	395,912	41.4	17.9
Tucson	AZ	417,942	486,699	520,116	545,340	30.5	4.8
Tulsa	OK	367,241	393,049	391,906	402,441	9.6	2.7
Tuscaloosa	AL	81,075	77,906	90,468	100,633	24.1	11.2
Virginia Beach	VA	393,069	425,257	437,994	450,882	14.7	2.9
Washington	DC	606,900	572,059	601,723	701,974	15.7	16.7
Wichita	KS	313,693	344,284	382,368	390,566	24.5	2.1
Wilmington	NC	64,609	75,838	106,476	122,162	89.1	14.7
Winston-Salem	NC	168,139	185,776	229,617	245,787	46.2	7.0
U.S.		248,709,873	281,421,906	308,745,538	326,569,308	31.3	5.8

Note: (*) 2016-2020 5-year estimated population Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 Census, Census 2000, Census 2010, 2016-2020 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates