U.S. Cities With The Most Top Census Appearances

Can you name the US cities which have appeared in the top 100 cities by population in the most U.S. Censuses?

We also show the peak rank and current rank as of 2020

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First submitted	June 30, 2020
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# Times	City	Peak	Current
24	New York City	1	1
24	Philadelphia	2	6
24	Baltimore	2	30
24	Boston	3	25
24	Norfolk	10	100
23	Washington D.C.	9	22
23	Richmond	12	98
22	New Orleans	3	54
22	Cincinnati	6	66
22	Pittsburgh	8	67
21	Louisville	12	27
20	St. Louis	4	70
20	Buffalo	8	82
20	Providence	9	134
20	Newark	11	64
20	Nashville	21	21
19	Chicago	2	3
19	Detroit	4	26
19	Cleveland	5	53
19	Albany	9	335

# Times	City	Peak	Current
19	Memphis	14	29
19	Columbus	15	15
19	Rochester	18	119
19	Hartford	23	243
18	Indianapolis	11	16
18	Milwaukee	11	31
18	New Haven	17	211
17	San Francisco	8	17
17	Jersey City	17	70
17	Saint Paul	23	68
17	Atlanta	24	36
17	Toledo	26	86
17	Dayton	40	214
16	Savannah	18	185
16	Kansas City	19	38
16	Omaha	21	41
16	New Bedford	24	334
16	Worcester	28	114
16	Fort Wayne	70	83

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18 Comments

Level 88

Jun 30, 2020

Nice idea!

Level 47

Jun 30, 2020

Thanks!

Level 92

Jun 25, 2021

Nominated

Level 75

Nov 23, 2025

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Level 75

Nov 23, 2025

All the stats arre currently 100% thus far.

Level 78

Nov 23, 2025

Love the idea!

Level 76

Nov 23, 2025

Such a cool idea! Love it!

Level 76

Nov 23, 2025

It says Nashville peaked at 25 but is currently at 21, is that supposed to be switched?

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Nov 23, 2025

New peak! Fixed.

Level 78

Nov 28, 2025

Surprised to see Saint Paul beating out Minneapolis for this list!

Level 61

Nov 29, 2025

They won this round, and also the battle of really bad city flags too, though I dare say that was a close one!

Level 73

Nov 28, 2025

awesome quiz

Level 59

Nov 28, 2025

Louisville is the 27th largest city in the United States? LOUISVILLE?

Level 56

Nov 28, 2025

Wouldn't have gotter new bedford in a million years

Level 56

Apr 4, 2026

Right?

Level 61

Nov 29, 2025

Out of curiosity, how many times has LA made the top 100? I was thinking it might have broken in sometime in the 1920s or so, maybe earlier, so 10-11 times?

Level 95

Dec 4, 2025

Is this a ten year thing in the states?

Level 86

Dec 12, 2025

Yes, there is a census every 10 years in the US.