Largest Cities in the United States by Decade on a Map

Can you name the most populous cities of the U.S. over the course of 12 decades - with the help of a map?

Big thanks to CringeDragon for letting me base this off his Biggest Cities in Colorado by Decade on a Map quiz

Sources: 1870 to 2010 - city proper population

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1900
3,437,202	New York
1,698,575	Chicago
1,293,697	Philadelphia
575,238	St. Louis
560,892	Boston
508,957	Baltimore
381,768	Cleveland
352,387	Buffalo
342,782	San Francisco
325,902	Cincinnati
321,616	Pittsburgh
287,104	New Orleans

1940
7,454,995	New York
3,396,808	Chicago
1,931,334	Philadelphia
1,623,452	Detroit
1,504,277	Los Angeles
878,336	Cleveland
859,100	Baltimore
816,048	St. Louis
770,816	Boston
671,659	Pittsburgh
663,091	Washington
634,536	San Francisco

1980
7,071,639	New York
3,005,072	Chicago
2,966,850	Los Angeles
1,688,210	Philadelphia
1,595,138	Houston
1,203,339	Detroit
904,078	Dallas
875,538	San Diego
789,704	Phoenix
786,775	Baltimore
785,880	San Antonio
700,807	Indianapolis

1910
4,766,883	New York
2,185,283	Chicago
1,549,008	Philadelphia
687,029	St. Louis
670,585	Boston
560,663	Cleveland
558,485	Baltimore
533,905	Pittsburgh
465,766	Detroit
423,715	Buffalo
416,912	San Francisco
373,857	Milwaukee

1950
7,891,957	New York
3,620,962	Chicago
2,071,605	Philadelphia
1,970,358	Los Angeles
1,849,568	Detroit
949,708	Baltimore
914,808	Cleveland
856,796	St. Louis
802,178	Washington
801,444	Boston
775,357	San Francisco
676,806	Pittsburgh

1990
7,322,564	New York
3,485,499	Los Angeles
2,783,660	Chicago
1,697,873	Houston
1,585,577	Philadelphia
1,111,031	San Diego
1,027,946	Detroit
1,006,646	Dallas
997,434	San Antonio
988,983	Phoenix
783,324	San Jose
736,014	Baltimore

1920
5,620,048	New York
2,701,705	Chicago
1,823,779	Philadelphia
993,078	Detroit
796,841	Cleveland
772,897	St. Louis
748,060	Boston
733,826	Baltimore
588,343	Pittsburgh
576,673	Los Angeles
506,775	Buffalo
506,676	San Francisco

1960
7,781,984	New York
3,550,404	Chicago
2,479,015	Los Angeles
2,002,512	Philadelphia
1,670,144	Detroit
939,024	Baltimore
938,219	Houston
876,050	Cleveland
763,956	Washington
750,026	St. Louis
741,324	Milwaukee
740,316	San Francisco

2000
8,015,348	New York
3,703,921	Los Angeles
2,895,671	Chicago
1,977,811	Houston
1,513,800	Philadelphia
1,326,997	Phoenix
1,226,804	San Diego
1,190,731	Dallas
1,163,825	San Antonio
945,297	Detroit
903,540	San Jose
782,254	Indianapolis

1930
6,930,446	New York
3,376,438	Chicago
1,950,961	Philadelphia
1,568,662	Detroit
1,238,048	Los Angeles
900,429	Cleveland
821,960	St. Louis
804,874	Baltimore
781,188	Boston
669,817	Pittsburgh
634,394	San Francisco
578,249	Milwaukee

1970
7,894,862	New York
3,366,957	Chicago
2,816,061	Los Angeles
1,948,609	Philadelphia
1,511,482	Detroit
1,232,802	Houston
905,759	Baltimore
844,401	Dallas
756,510	Washington
750,903	Cleveland
744,624	Indianapolis
717,099	Milwaukee

2010
8,175,133	New York
3,792,621	Los Angeles
2,695,598	Chicago
2,099,451	Houston
1,526,006	Philadelphia
1,445,632	Phoenix
1,327,407	San Antonio
1,307,402	San Diego
1,197,816	Dallas
945,942	San Jose
821,784	Jacksonville
820,445	Indianapolis

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10 Comments

Level 60

Oct 4, 2020

I had to remove Alaska and Hawaii as the filesize was too big (sorry!) :/

Level 59

Oct 4, 2020

Great quiz. Think there is a rogue dot in 1940s

Level 60

Oct 4, 2020

Thanks. Now fixed.

Level 51

Dec 12, 2020

Hooray for the Texas Triangle!

Level 66

Mar 26, 2021

Wow! This type of quality SVG would've taken me months- and yet you finish them quickly! This is my favorite recent Pandora quiz! Even if you exclude the map, the idea is brilliant. If QM doesen't instant feature this then I fear for JetPunk.

Level 60

Mar 26, 2021

Quickly? lol it took 2 months

Level 37

Mar 27, 2022

Nominated!

Level 73

Oct 20, 2022

Easy but fun.

Level 85

Jan 22, 2023

I'm very confused. How is it possible to get the San Francisco from 1900/10/20/30 without getting the San Francisco from 1940/50/60? How do you get the San Diego from 1980/90/2000 without getting the San Diego from 2010? How do you get the San Jose from 1990 without getting the San Jose from 2000/10?

Level 70

Jan 22, 2023

bro what