Most Populous Cities in the U.S. - 1970 Census

List the 100 most populous cities in the United States as of the 1970 census. The populations and corresponding states have already been listed.

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Answer	State	Population
New York City	NY	7,894,862
Chicago	IL	3,366,957
Los Angeles	CA	2,816,061
Philadelphia	PA	1,948,609
Detroit	MI	1,511,482
Houston	TX	1,232,802
Baltimore	MD	905,759
Dallas	TX	844,401
Washington	DC	756,510
Cleveland	OH	750,903
Indianapolis	IN	744,624
Milwaukee	WI	717,099
San Francisco	CA	715,674
San Diego	CA	696,769
San Antonio	TX	654,153
Boston	MA	641,071
Memphis	TN	623,530
St. Louis	MO	622,236
New Orleans	LA	593,471
Phoenix	AZ	581,562
Columbus	OH	539,677
Seattle	WA	530,831
Jacksonville	FL	528,865
Pittsburgh	PA	520,117
Denver	CO	514,678
Kansas City	MO	507,087
Atlanta	GA	496,973
Buffalo	NY	462,768
Cincinnati	OH	452,524
Nashville	TN	448,003
San Jose	CA	445,779
Minneapolis	MN	434,400
Fort Worth	TX	393,476
Toledo	OH	383,818
Portland	OR	382,619
Newark	NJ	382,417
Oklahoma City	OK	366,481
Oakland	CA	361,561
Louisville	KY	361,472
Long Beach	CA	358,633
Omaha	NE	347,328
Miami	FL	334,859
Tulsa	OK	331,638
Honolulu	HI	324,871
El Paso	TX	322,261
St. Paul	MN	309,980
Norfolk	VA	307,951
Birmingham	AL	300,910
Rochester	NY	296,233
Tampa	FL	277,767
Wichita	KS	276,554
Akron	OH	275,425
Tucson	AZ	262,933
Jersey City	NJ	260,545
Sacramento	CA	254,413
Austin	TX	251,808
Richmond	VA	249,621
Albuquerque	NM	243,751
Dayton	OH	243,601
Charlotte	NC	241,178
St. Petersburg	FL	216,232
Corpus Christi	TX	204,525
Yonkers	NY	204,297
Des Moines	IA	200,587
Grand Rapids	MI	197,649
Syracuse	NY	197,208
Flint	MI	193,317
Mobile	AL	190,026
Shreveport	LA	182,064
Warren	MI	179,260
Providence	RI	179,213
Fort Wayne	IN	177,671
Worcester	MA	176,572
Salt Lake City	UT	175,885
Gary	IN	175,415
Knoxville	TN	174,587
Arlington	VA	174,284
Madison	WI	173,258
Virginia Beach	VA	172,106
Spokane	WA	170,516
Kansas City	KS	168,213
Anaheim	CA	166,701
Fresno	CA	165,972
Baton Rouge	LA	165,963
Springfield	MA	163,905
Hartford	CT	158,017
Santa Ana	CA	156,601
Bridgeport	CT	156,542
Tacoma	WA	154,581
Columbus	GA	154,168
Jackson	MS	153,968
Lincoln	NE	149,518
Lubbock	TX	149,101
Rockford	IL	147,370
Paterson	NJ	144,824
Greensboro	NC	144,076
Riverside	CA	140,089
Youngstown	OH	139,788
Fort Lauderdale	FL	139,590
Evansville	IN	138,764