Most Populous Cities in the American South

Can you guess the 50 most populous cities in the South?
Note: I define the "South" as Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Tennessee.
Population rankings according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population.
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Regional Ranking
National Ranking
State Located In
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1.
#4
Texas
Houston
2.
#7
Texas
San Antonio
3.
#9
Texas
Dallas
4.
#11
Texas
Austin
5.
#13
Florida
Jacksonville
6.
#16
North Carolina
Charlotte
7.
#17
Texas
Fort Worth
8.
#19
Texas
El Paso
9.
#20
Tennessee
Memphis
10.
#25
Tennessee
Nashville
11.
#27
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
12.
#39
Virginia
Virginia Beach
13.
#40
Georgia
Atlanta
14.
#43
North Carolina
Raleigh
15.
#44
Florida
Miami
16.
#47
Oklahoma
Tulsa
17.
#50
Texas
Arlington
18.
#51
Louisiana
New Orleans
19
#53
Florida
Tampa
20.
#60
Texas
Corpus Christi
21.
#68
North Carolina
Greensboro
22.
#70
Texas
Plano
23.
#77
Florida
Orlando
24.
#78
Florida
St. Petersburg
25.
#80
Texas
Laredo
26.
#81
Virginia
Norfolk
27.
#82
North Carolina
Durham
28.
#84
Texas
Lubbock
29
#86
North Carolina
Winston-Salem
30
#88
Texas
Garland
31.
#89
Florida
Hialeah
32.
#91
Virginia
Chesapeake
33.
#93
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
34.
#94
Texas
Irving
35.
#99
Virginia
Richmond
36.
#101
Alabama
Birmingham
37.
#106
North Carolina
Fayetteville
38.
#110
Georgia
Columbus
39.
#111
Alabama
Montgomery
40.
#113
Louisiana
Shreveport
41.
#118
Arkansas
Little Rock
42.
#119
Georgia
Augusta
43.
#120
Texas
Amarillo
44.
#122
Alabama
Mobile
45.
#125
Florida
Tallahassee
46.
#126
Alabama
Huntsville
47.
#127
Texas
Grand Prairie
48.
#128
Tennessee
Knoxville
49
#130
Virginia
Newport News
50.
#131
Texas
Brownsville
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Jan 9, 2015
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Jan 9, 2015
Great quiz, would recommend to all! Definitely go check it out!
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Level 66
Jan 9, 2015
Grand Prairie is misspelled.
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Level 34
Jan 9, 2015
Thank you. Fixed!
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Jriddycuz...?
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Jun 6, 2025
Is Kentucky not considered the South?