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Biggest US Cities in 1900

Can you name the 50 largest US cities as of the 1900 census?
By city proper population
One city in yellow has been annexed by another city
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Last updated: March 10, 2026
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Rank
Population
City
1
3,437,202
New York
2
1,698,575
Chicago
3
1,293,697
Philadelphia
4
575,238
St Louis
5
560,892
Boston
6
508,957
Baltimore
7
391,768
Cleveland
8
352,387
Buffalo
9
342,782
San Francisco
10
325,902
Cincinnati
11
321,616
Pittsburgh
12
287,104
New Orleans
13
285,704
Detroit
14
285,315
Milwaukee
15
278,718
Washington, DC
16
246,070
Newark
17
206,433
Jersey City
18
204,731
Louisville
19
202,718
Minneapolis
20
175,597
Providence
21
169,164
Indianapolis
22
163,752
Kansas City
23
163,065
St Paul
24
162,608
Rochester
25
133,859
Denver
Rank
Population
City
26
131,822
Toledo
27
129,896
Allegheny
28
125,560
Columbus
29
118,421
Worcester
30
108,374
Syracuse
31
108,027
New Haven
32
105,171
Paterson
33
104,863
Fall River
34
102,979
St Joseph
35
102,555
Omaha
36
102,479
Los Angeles
37
102,320
Memphis
38
102,026
Scranton
39
94,969
Lowell
40
94,151
Albany
41
91,886
Cambridge
42
90,426
Portland
43
89,872
Atlanta
44
87,565
Grand Rapids
45
85,333
Dayton
46
85,050
Richmond
47
80,865
Nashville
48
80,671
Seattle
49
79,850
Hartford
50
78,961
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