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Biggest Cities in the Western U.S. by Decade

Name the 20 most populated cities in the western U.S. in each decennial census since 1860.
Populations taken from the US Census Bureau.
Only cities west of the 102nd meridian.
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2020
3,898,747
Los Angeles
1,608,139
Phoenix
1,386,932
San Diego
1,013,240
San Jose
873,965
San Francisco
737,015
Seattle
715,522
Denver
678,815
El Paso
652,503
Portland
641,903
Las Vegas
564,559
Albuquerque
542,629
Tucson
542,107
Fresno
524,943
Sacramento
504,258
Mesa
478,961
Colorado Springs
466,742
Long Beach
440,646
Oakland
403,455
Bakersfield
386,261
Aurora
 
 
1990
3,485,398
Los Angeles
1,110,549
San Diego
983,403
Phoenix
782,248
San Jose
723,959
San Francisco
516,259
Seattle
515,342
El Paso
467,610
Denver
437,319
Portland
429,433
Long Beach
405,390
Tucson
384,736
Albuquerque
372,242
Oakland
369,365
Sacramento
365,272
Honolulu
354,202
Fresno
293,742
Santa Ana
288,091
Mesa
281,140
Colorado Springs
266,406
Anaheim
 
 
1960
2,479,015
Los Angeles
740,316
San Francisco
573,224
San Diego
557,087
Seattle
493,887
Denver
439,170
Phoenix
372,676
Portland
367,548
Oakland
344,168
Long Beach
294,194
Honolulu
276,687
El Paso
212,892
Tucson
204,196
San Jose
201,189
Albuquerque
191,667
Sacramento
189,454
Salt Lake City
181,608
Spokane
147,979
Tacoma
133,929
Fresno
119,442
Glendale, CA
 
 
1930
1,238,048
Los Angeles
634,394
San Francisco
365,583
Seattle
301,815
Portland
287,861
Denver
284,063
Oakland
147,995
San Diego
142,032
Long Beach
140,267
Salt Lake City
137,582
Honolulu
115,514
Spokane
106,817
Tacoma
102,421
El Paso
93,750
Sacramento
82,109
Berkeley
76,086
Pasadena
62,736
Glendale, CA
57,651
San Jose
52,513
Fresno
50,096
Pueblo
 
 
1900
342,782
San Francisco
133,859
Denver
102,479
Los Angeles
90,426
Portland
80,671
Seattle
66,960
Oakland
53,531
Salt Lake City
39,306
Honolulu
37,714
Tacoma
36,848
Spokane
30,470
Butte
29,282
Sacramento
28,157
Pueblo
21,500
San Jose
21,085
Colorado Springs
17,700
San Diego
17,506
Stockton
16,464
Alameda
16,313
Ogden
15,906
El Paso
 
 
1870
149,473
San Francisco
16,283
Sacramento
12,854
Salt Lake City
10,500
Oakland
10,066
Stockton
9,089
San Jose
8,293
Portland
7,063
Grass Valley
7,048
Virginia City
6,391
Vallejo
5,728
Los Angeles
4,765
Santa Fe
4,759
Denver
4,738
Marysville, CA
4,588
Petaluma
4,311
Gold Hill
3,986
Nevada City
3,913
Hamilton, NV
3,714
Chico
3,224
Tucson
2010
3,792,621
Los Angeles
1,445,632
Phoenix
1,307,402
San Diego
945,942
San Jose
805,235
San Francisco
649,121
El Paso
608,660
Seattle
600,158
Denver
583,776
Portland
583,756
Las Vegas
545,852
Albuquerque
520,116
Tucson
494,665
Fresno
466,488
Sacramento
462,257
Long Beach
439,041
Mesa
416,427
Colorado Springs
390,724
Oakland
347,483
Bakersfield
337,256
Honolulu
 
 
1980
2,966,850
Los Angeles
875,538
San Diego
789,704
Phoenix
678,974
San Francisco
629,442
San Jose
493,846
Seattle
492,365
Denver
425,259
El Paso
366,383
Portland
365,048
Honolulu
361,334
Long Beach
339,337
Oakland
331,767
Albuquerque
330,537
Tucson
275,741
Sacramento
219,311
Anaheim
217,491
Fresno
215,150
Colorado Springs
203,713
Santa Ana
174,431
Anchorage
 
 
1950
1,970,358
Los Angeles
775,357
San Francisco
467,591
Seattle
415,786
Denver
384,575
Oakland
373,628
Portland
334,387
San Diego
250,767
Long Beach
248,034
Honolulu
182,121
Salt Lake City
161,721
Spokane
143,673
Tacoma
137,572
Sacramento
130,485
El Paso
113,805
Berkeley
106,818
Phoenix
104,577
Pasadena
99,545
Richmond
96,815
Albuquerque
95,702
Glendale, CA
 
 
1920
576,673
Los Angeles
506,676
San Francisco
315,312
Seattle
258,288
Portland
256,491
Denver
216,261
Oakland
118,110
Salt Lake City
104,437
Spokane
96,965
Tacoma
83,327
Honolulu
77,560
El Paso
74,683
San Diego
65,908
Sacramento
56,036
Berkeley
55,593
Long Beach
45,354
Pasadena
45,086
Fresno
43,050
Pueblo
41,611
Butte
40,296
Stockton
 
 
1890
298,997
San Francisco
106,713
Denver
50,395
Los Angeles
48,682
Oakland
46,385
Portland
44,843
Salt Lake City
42,837
Seattle
36,006
Tacoma
26,386
Sacramento
24,558
Pueblo
19,922
Spokane
18,060
San Jose
16,159
San Diego
14,889
Ogden
14,424
Stockton
13,834
Helena
11,690
Cheyenne
11,165
Alameda
11,140
Colorado Springs
10,818
Fresno
 
 
1860
56,802
San Francisco
13,785
Sacramento
10,610
Fairplay
8,236
Salt Lake City
4,749
Denver
4,740
Marysville, CA
4,635
Santa Fe
4,579
San Jose
4,385
Los Angeles
4,348
Lewiston, CA
3,840
Grass Valley
3,679
Nevada City
3,679
Stockton
2,946
Placerville
2,874
Portland
2,686
Bridgeport
2,559
Santa Clara
2,429
Oroville
2,420
Mesilla
2,378
Napa
2000
3,694,820
Los Angeles
1,321,045
Phoenix
1,223,400
San Diego
894,943
San Jose
776,733
San Francisco
563,662
El Paso
563,374
Seattle
554,636
Denver
529,121
Portland
486,699
Tucson
478,434
Las Vegas
461,522
Long Beach
448,607
Albuquerque
427,652
Fresno
407,018
Sacramento
399,484
Oakland
396,375
Mesa
371,657
Honolulu
360,890
Colorado Springs
337,977
Santa Ana
 
 
1970
2,816,061
Los Angeles
715,674
San Francisco
696,769
San Diego
581,562
Phoenix
530,831
Seattle
514,678
Denver
445,779
San Jose
382,619
Portland
361,561
Oakland
358,633
Long Beach
324,871
Honolulu
322,261
El Paso
262,933
Tucson
254,413
Sacramento
243,751
Albuquerque
175,885
Salt Lake City
170,516
Spokane
166,701
Anaheim
165,972
Fresno
156,601
Santa Ana
 
 
1940
1,504,277
Los Angeles
634,536
San Francisco
368,302
Seattle
322,412
Denver
305,394
Portland
302,163
Oakland
203,341
San Diego
179,326
Honolulu
164,271
Long Beach
149,934
Salt Lake City
122,001
Spokane
109,408
Tacoma
105,958
Sacramento
96,810
El Paso
85,547
Berkeley
82,582
Glendale, CA
81,864
Pasadena
68,457
San Jose
65,414
Phoenix
60,685
Fresno
 
 
1910
416,912
San Francisco
319,198
Los Angeles
237,194
Seattle
213,381
Denver
207,214
Portland
150,174
Oakland
104,402
Spokane
92,777
Salt Lake City
83,743
Tacoma
52,183
Honolulu
44,696
Sacramento
41,747
Pueblo
40,434
Berkeley
39,578
San Diego
39,279
El Paso
39,165
Butte
30,291
Pasadena
29,078
Colorado Springs
28,946
San Jose
25,580
Ogden
 
 
1880
233,959
San Francisco
35,629
Denver
34,555
Oakland
21,420
Sacramento
20,768
Salt Lake City
17,577
Portland
14,820
Leadville
12,567
San Jose
11,183
Los Angeles
10,917
Virginia City
10,282
Stockton
7,007
Tucson
6,635
Santa Fe
5,987
Vallejo
5,708
Alameda
5,246
Ogden
5,040
Silver Cliff
4,531
Gold Hill
4,321
Marysville, CA
4,229
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