2014 U.S. Census Bureau population for U.S. cities: 10 U.S. cities now have 1 million people or more -released date May 21, 2015

2014 U.S. Census Bureau population for U.S. cities: 10 U.S. cities now have 1 million people or more -released date May 21, 2015
Ten U.S. cities now have 1 million people or more; California and Texas each have 3

U.S. Census Bureau

San Jose, Calif., is now among the 10 U.S. cities with a population of 1 million or more, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.

California now has three cities with 1 million or more people (Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose), tying Texas (Houston, San Antonio and Dallas) for the lead among states.

When the 2013 estimates were originally released last year, San Jose stood just shy of the 1 million mark. The 2014 population estimates released today show the city passing the 1 million milestone in the updated 2013 estimate. Each year, the Census Bureau revises its time series of previously released estimates going back to the 2010 Census. The updated years in the time series supersede the previously released estimates to reflect additional data used in the population estimates.

New York remained the nation’s most populous city and gained 52,700 people during the year ending July 1, 2014, which is more than any other U.S. city.

Half of the 10 cities with the largest population gains between 2013 and 2014 were in Texas — Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Dallas and Fort Worth. Each added more than 18,000 people. The Lone Star State also had six of the top 13 fastest-growing cities by percentage — San Marcos, Georgetown, Frisco, Conroe, McKinney and New Braunfels.

San Marcos, situated between Austin and San Antonio, was the fastest-growing city for the third consecutive year, with its population climbing 7.9 percent between 2013 and 2014 to reach 58,892.

The West was home to eight cities among the top 15 fastest-growing cities with a population of 50,000 or more. Four were in California. Each of the 15 fastest-growing cities between 2013 and 2014 were in the South or West, as were all but two of top 15 numerical gainers. The lone exception, aside from New York, was Columbus, Ohio, which gained 12,421 people over the period to make it the nation’s 13th largest numerical gainer. Ohio’s capital was the nation’s 15th most populous city in 2014, with 835,957 residents.

The only change in the rank order of the 15 most populous cities between 2013 and 2014 was Jacksonville, Fla., and San Francisco, each moving up one spot to 12th and 13th place, respectively, passing Indianapolis, which fell from 12th to 14th.

The statistics released today cover all local governmental units, including incorporated places (like cities and towns), minor civil divisions (such as townships) and consolidated cities (government units for which the functions of an incorporated place and its parent county have merged).

San Jose, California is the largest city in the Bay Area (followed by San Francisco and Oakland). Levi’s Stadium, home to the San Francisco 49ers, is located in Santa Clara. The NFL stadium is just 8.9 miles from downtown San Jose or 43.4 miles from downtown San Francisco.

Other highlights:

• For the first time since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, New Orleans (384,320) returns to the list of the 50 most-populous cities this year, with Arlington, Texas, dropping off the list.

• Irvine was one of four California cities among the 15 largest numerical gainers (Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose were the others). It was also the only city in the U.S. to be among both the 15 largest numerical gainers and the 15 fastest growing. The Orange County municipality grew by 11,420 people, or 4.8 percent, over the period to reach a population of 248,531 in 2014.

• Four areas crossed the 50,000-population mark for the first time since the 2010 Census; all of them were in the West. In alphabetical order by state, these areas were: Cerritos, Calif. (50,004), Commerce City, Colo. (51,762), Caldwell, Idaho (50,224) and Burien, Wash. (50,188). One area in the Midwest dropped below the 50,000 mark this year: Saginaw, Mich. (49,844).

• Among the 50 largest places in the country, three moved more than one position on the total population ranking list since 2013. In addition to Indianapolis, Memphis, Tenn. (656,861 population in 2014) fell three positions, putting it in 23rd place; and Louisville, Ky. (612,780) dropped two positions to 30th.

• Of the 19,509 incorporated places in the United States, around 76 percent (14,819) had fewer than 5,000 people in 2014. Only about 3.8 percent (749) had populations of 50,000 or more.

1 Million Milestone

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Population estimates for July 2014
These estimates for 2014 were released by the U.S. Census Bureau on May 21, 2015

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Population of the largest U.S. cities: 1950

1 New York city, NY …… 7,891,957
2 Chicago city, IL……… 3,620,962
3 Philadelphia city, PA…. 2,071,605
4 Los Angeles city, CA….. 1,970,358
5 Detroit city, MI……… 1,849,568
6 Baltimore city, MD……. 949,708
7 Cleveland city, OH……. 914,808
8 St. Louis city, MO……. 856,796
9 Washington city, DC…… 802,178
10 Boston city, MA………. 801,444

11 San Francisco city, CA… 775,357
12 Pittsburgh city, PA…… 676,806
13 Milwaukee city, WI……. 637,392
14 Houston city, TX……… 596,163
15 Buffalo city, NY……… 580,132
16 New Orleans city, LA….. 570,445
17 Minneapolis city, MN….. 521,718
18 Cincinnati city, OH…… 503,998
19 Seattle city, WA……… 467,591
20 Kansas City city, MO….. 456,622

21 Newark city, NJ………. 438,776
22 Dallas city, TX………. 434,462
23 Indianapolis city, IN…. 427,173
24 Denver city, CO………. 415,786
25 San Antonio city, TX….. 408,442
26 Memphis city, TN……… 396,000
27 Oakland city, CA……… 384,575
28 Columbus city, OH…….. 375,901
29 Portland city, OR…….. 373,628
30 Louisville city, KY…… 369,129

31 San Diego city, CA……. 334,387
32 Rochester city, NY……. 332,488
33 Atlanta city, GA……… 331,314
34 Birmingham city, AL…… 326,037
35 St. Paul city, MN…….. 311,349
36 Toledo city, OH………. 303,616
37 Jersey City city, NJ….. 299,017
38 Fort Worth city, TX…… 278,778
39 Akron city, OH……….. 274,605
40 Omaha city, NE……….. 251,117

41 Long Beach city, CA…… 250,767
42 Miami city, FL……….. 249,276
43 Providence city, RI…… 248,674
44 Dayton city, OH………. 243,872
45 Oklahoma City city, OK… 243,504
46 Richmond city, VA…….. 230,310
47 Syracuse city, NY…….. 220,583
48 Norfolk city, VA……… 213,513
49 Jacksonville city, FL…. 204,517
50 Worcester city, MA……. 203,486

51 Tulsa city, OK……….. 182,740
52 Salt Lake City city, UT.. 182,121
53 Des Moines city, IA…… 177,965
54 Hartford city, CT…….. 177,397
55 Grand Rapids city, MI…. 176,515
56 Nashville city, TN……. 174,307
57 Youngstown city, OH…… 168,330
58 Wichita city, KS……… 168,279
59 New Haven city, CT……. 164,443
60 Flint city, MI……….. 163,143

61 Springfield city, MA….. 162,399
62 Spokane city WA………. 161,721
63 Bridgeport city, CT…… 158,709
64 Yonkers city, NY……… 152,798
65 Tacoma city WA……….. 143,673
66 Paterson city, NJ…….. 139,336
67 Sacramento city, CA…… 137,572
68 Arlington CDP , VA …… 135,449
69 Albany city, NY………. 134,995
70 Charlotte city, NC……. 134,042
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City Limits by total area of some cities:
Jacksonville 874.6 sq mi
Houston 627.8 sq mi
Oklahoma City 621.2 sq mi
Nashville 525.94 sq mi
Phoenix 517.948 sq mi
Los Angeles 503 sq mi
Virginia Beach 497 sq mi
New York City 468.9 sq mi
San Antonio 465.4 sq mi
Louisville 399 sq mi
Dallas 385.8 sq mi
San Diego 372.40 sq mi
Indianapolis 372 sq mi
New Orleans 350 sq mi
Fort Worth 349.2 sq mi
Memphis 324.0 sq mi
Kansas City 319.03 sq mi
Charlotte 297.7 sq mi
Lexington 284.5 sq mi
Austin 271.8 sq mi
El Paso 256.3 sq mi
Chicago 234.0 sq mi
San Francisco 231.89 sq mi
Columbus 223.11 sq mi
Huntsville 210 sq mi
Colorado Springs 194.7 sq mi
San Jose 179.97 sq mi
Tampa 170.6 sq mi
Mobile 159.4 sq mi
Montgomery 156.19 sq mi
Denver 155 sq mi
Birmingham 151.9 sq mi
Portland 145 sq mi
Raleigh 144.8 sq mi
Detroit 142.87 sq mi
Seattle 142.5 sq mi
Philadelphia 141.6 sq mi
Las Vegas 135.8 sq mi
Columbia, SC 134.9 sq mi
Mesa 133.13 sq mi
Winston-Salem 132.4 sq mi
Atlanta 132.4 sq mi
Greensboro 131.2 sq mi
Omaha 130.58 sq mi
Orlando 110.7 sq mi
Jackson, MS 106.8 sq mi
Milwaukee 96.80 sq mi
Durham 94.9 sq mi
Baltimore 92.1 sq mi
Boston 89.63 sq mi
Cleveland 82.47 sq mi
Cincinnati 79.54 sq mi
Oakland 78 sq mi
Washington 68.3 sq mi
St. Louis 66 sq mi
Richmond 62.5 sq mi
Minneapolis 58.4 sq mi
Pittsburgh 58.3 sq mi
Miami 55.27 sq mi
Buffalo 52.5 sq mi
Long Beach 51.43 sq mi
Jersey City 21.08 sq mi