Table 1-1c: Top 25 U.S. Population Centres (Thousands)
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| Hierarchies | 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 18,323.0 | 18,476.8 | 18,554.6 | 18,598.8 | 18,597.9 | 18,568.8 | 18,538.8 | 18,572.3 | 18,672.4 | 18,800.2 | 18,920.0 | 19,015.9 | 19,160.0 | 19,949.5 | 20,092.9 | 20,182.3 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 12,365.6 | 12,511.5 | 12,614.2 | 12,696.5 | 12,735.0 | 12,726.4 | 12,670.2 | 12,632.0 | 12,692.7 | 12,774.6 | 12,849.4 | 12,944.8 | 13,052.9 | 13,131.4 | 13,262.2 | 13,340.1 |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 9,098.3 | 9,169.6 | 9,206.0 | 9,233.3 | 9,260.7 | 9,276.3 | 9,297.7 | 9,337.1 | 9,384.6 | 9,429.5 | 9,474.2 | 9,504.0 | 9,522.4 | 9,537.0 | 9,553.8 | 9,550.1 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 5,161.5 | 5,332.3 | 5,437.7 | 5,529.2 | 5,618.8 | 5,727.8 | 5,892.3 | 6,030.2 | 6,158.0 | 6,287.7 | 6,402.9 | 6,526.6 | 6,647.5 | 6,812.4 | 6,954.0 | 7,102.2 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 4,715.4 | 4,840.7 | 4,960.5 | 5,060.5 | 5,157.4 | 5,258.7 | 5,448.8 | 5,566.6 | 5,702.3 | 5,852.2 | 5,977.1 | 6,086.9 | 6,204.2 | 6,313.2 | 6,490.2 | 6,656.9 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 4,796.2 | 4,927.9 | 5,012.0 | 5,079.3 | 5,152.9 | 5,224.3 | 5,267.5 | 5,320.0 | 5,391.6 | 5,494.3 | 5,610.1 | 5,703.9 | 5,804.3 | 5,950.2 | 6,032.7 | 6,098.3 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 5,687.1 | 5,714.0 | 5,743.4 | 5,773.9 | 5,804.5 | 5,829.1 | 5,856.1 | 5,882.1 | 5,906.9 | 5,941.5 | 5,971.5 | 5,992.4 | 6,018.8 | 6,034.7 | 6,051.2 | 6,069.9 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 5,007.6 | 5,110.8 | 5,197.2 | 5,261.7 | 5,336.4 | 5,411.1 | 5,429.7 | 5,423.0 | 5,454.6 | 5,504.6 | 5,582.4 | 5,670.1 | 5,762.7 | 5,828.2 | 5,929.8 | 6,012.3 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 4,248.0 | 4,386.5 | 4,473.0 | 4,556.1 | 4,643.0 | 4,753.9 | 4,914.5 | 5,048.7 | 5,152.1 | 5,222.9 | 5,288.3 | 5,365.7 | 5,442.1 | 5,524.7 | 5,611.8 | 5,709.7 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 4,391.3 | 4,432.1 | 4,440.0 | 4,434.7 | 4,425.0 | 4,418.0 | 4,427.4 | 4,447.8 | 4,483.1 | 4,527.2 | 4,560.7 | 4,591.1 | 4,640.8 | 4,684.3 | 4,732.2 | 4,774.3 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 4,123.7 | 4,174.8 | 4,158.5 | 4,146.0 | 4,133.4 | 4,137.9 | 4,148.7 | 4,183.6 | 4,243.9 | 4,302.8 | 4,345.3 | 4,391.0 | 4,455.6 | 4,516.3 | 4,594.1 | 4,656.1 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 3,254.8 | 3,377.4 | 3,486.9 | 3,617.8 | 3,755.6 | 3,875.7 | 3,986.5 | 4,067.3 | 4,113.4 | 4,160.7 | 4,211.2 | 4,263.2 | 4,329.5 | 4,398.8 | 4,489.1 | 4,574.5 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 3,251.9 | 3,363.7 | 3,452.5 | 3,536.4 | 3,637.3 | 3,774.7 | 3,914.2 | 4,018.1 | 4,106.4 | 4,153.6 | 4,245.8 | 4,305.0 | 4,350.1 | 4,380.9 | 4,441.9 | 4,489.2 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 4,452.6 | 4,461.9 | 4,456.4 | 4,453.4 | 4,445.9 | 4,431.0 | 4,409.7 | 4,377.1 | 4,339.5 | 4,311.7 | 4,291.8 | 4,285.8 | 4,292.1 | 4,295.0 | 4,296.6 | 4,302.0 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 3,043.9 | 3,092.9 | 3,118.3 | 3,133.0 | 3,159.0 | 3,198.3 | 3,257.1 | 3,304.5 | 3,355.0 | 3,414.8 | 3,449.1 | 3,500.0 | 3,552.2 | 3,610.1 | 3,671.5 | 3,733.6 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2,968.8 | 3,022.7 | 3,051.4 | 3,077.5 | 3,105.2 | 3,131.5 | 3,165.8 | 3,200.4 | 3,232.0 | 3,261.5 | 3,286.2 | 3,318.5 | 3,353.7 | 3,459.1 | 3,495.2 | 3,524.6 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2,813.8 | 2,869.7 | 2,900.4 | 2,914.7 | 2,930.0 | 2,938.4 | 2,947.3 | 2,975.7 | 3,022.1 | 3,061.2 | 3,106.0 | 3,140.1 | 3,177.1 | 3,211.3 | 3,263.4 | 3,299.5 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2,396.0 | 2,444.0 | 2,487.4 | 2,529.7 | 2,587.8 | 2,651.6 | 2,699.9 | 2,726.8 | 2,747.0 | 2,763.9 | 2,789.1 | 2,824.7 | 2,842.9 | 2,870.6 | 2,915.6 | 2,975.2 |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, COFootnote 1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2,179.2 | 2,241.4 | 2,266.8 | 2,284.9 | 2,304.8 | 2,332.7 | 2,374.2 | 2,418.7 | 2,464.0 | 2,509.4 | 2,560.5 | 2,600.6 | 2,645.2 | 2,697.5 | 2,754.3 | 2,814.3 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2,698.7 | 2,713.6 | 2,723.9 | 2,735.0 | 2,746.0 | 2,754.5 | 2,768.9 | 2,780.4 | 2,792.9 | 2,804.5 | 2,815.2 | 2,813.7 | 2,819.4 | 2,799.6 | 2,805.9 | 2,812.3 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2,553.0 | 2,575.5 | 2,596.5 | 2,614.2 | 2,630.9 | 2,644.2 | 2,658.2 | 2,667.6 | 2,679.8 | 2,696.0 | 2,714.2 | 2,729.1 | 2,753.1 | 2,770.7 | 2,785.9 | 2,797.4 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2,335.4 | 2,380.3 | 2,426.4 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 1,927.9 | 1,971.2 | 2,002.9 | 2,024.1 | 2,039.3 | 2,067.3 | 2,103.2 | 2,137.8 | 2,172.9 | 2,206.7 | 2,232.5 | 2,262.7 | 2,289.7 | 2,315.1 | 2,347.1 | 2,390.2 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2,140.8 | 2,171.4 | 2,223.7 | 2,267.8 | 2,321.4 | 2,387.1 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 1,711.7 | 1,748.1 | 1,784.2 | 1,815.8 | 1,857.6 | 1,896.3 | 1,956.4 | 2,011.5 | 2,061.3 | 2,105.7 | 2,157.9 | 2,196.1 | 2,234.0 | 2,277.5 | 2,326.7 | 2,381.8 |
| Total of Top 25 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 111,170.0 | 112,959.1 | 114,124.7 | 115,106.5 | 116,064.4 | 117,028.0 | 118,133.1 | 119,129.3 | 120,328.5 | 121,587.2 | 124,982.1 | 126,203.5 | 127,574.0 | 131,971.2 | 133,599.7 | 135,060.5 |
| Percent of total U. S. population | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 39.4 | 39.6 | 39.7 | 39.7 | 39.6 | 39.6 | 39.6 | 39.6 | 39.6 | 39.6 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 40.6 | 41.7 | 41.9 | 42.0 |
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... not applicable Notes: Areas are defined by the Office of Management and Budget as of February 2013. Sources: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Technical documentation 1-1c: Top 25 U.S. Population Centres (Thousands) |
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