Biggest City in Each U.S. State by Decade

Can you name the most populous city of each U.S. state in each decennial census?

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Alabama
1820	1,500	Mobile
1830	3,194
1840	12,672
1850	20,515
1860	29,258
1870	32,034
1880	29,132
1890	31,076
1900	38,469
1910	132,685	Birmingham
1920	178,806
1930	259,678
1940	267,583
1950	326,037
1960	340,887
1970	300,910
1980	284,413
1990	265,968
2000	242,820
2010	212,237
2020	215,006	Huntsville

California
1850	25,000	San Francisco
1860	56,802
1870	149,473
1880	233,959
1890	298,997
1900	342,782
1910	416,912
1920	576,673	Los Angeles
1930	1,238,048
1940	1,504,277
1950	1,970,358
1960	2,479,015
1970	2,816,061
1980	2,966,850
1990	3,485,398
2000	3,694,820
2010	3,792,621
2020	3,898,747

Florida
1850	2,367	Key West
1860	2,876	Pensacola
1870	6,912	Jacksonville
1880	9,890	Key West
1890	18,080	Key West
1900	28,429	Jacksonville
1910	57,699
1920	91,558
1930	129,549
1940	173,065
1950	249,276	Miami
1960	291,688	Miami
1970	528,865	Jacksonville
1980	540,920
1990	635,230
2000	735,617
2010	821,784
2020	949,611

Illinois
1820	(no data)
1830	(no data)
1840	4,470	Chicago
1850	29,963
1860	112,172
1870	298,977
1880	503,185
1890	1,099,850
1900	1,698,575
1910	2,185,283
1920	2,701,705
1930	3,376,438
1940	3,396,808
1950	3,620,962
1960	3,550,404
1970	3,366,957
1980	3,005,072
1990	2,783,726
2000	2,896,016
2010	2,695,598
2020	2,746,388

Kentucky
1800	1,795	Lexington
1810	4,326
1820	5,279
1830	10,341	Louisville
1840	21,210
1850	43,194
1860	68,033
1870	100,753
1880	123,758
1890	161,129
1900	204,731
1910	223,928
1920	234,891
1930	307,745
1940	319,077
1950	369,129
1960	390,639
1970	361,472
1980	298,451
1990	269,063
2000	260,512	Lexington
2010	597,337	Louisville
2020	633,045	Louisville

Massachusetts
1790	18,320	Boston
1800	24,937
1810	33,787
1820	43,298
1830	61,392
1840	93,383
1850	136,881
1860	177,840
1870	250,526
1880	362,839
1890	448,477
1900	560,892
1910	670,585
1920	748,060
1930	781,188
1940	770,816
1950	801,444
1960	697,197
1970	641,071
1980	562,994
1990	574,283
2000	589,141
2010	617,594
2020	675,647

Missouri
1830	4,977	St. Louis
1840	16,469
1850	77,860
1860	160,773
1870	310,864
1880	350,518
1890	451,770
1900	575,238
1910	687,029
1920	772,897
1930	821,960
1940	816,048
1950	856,796
1960	750,026
1970	622,236
1980	453,085
1990	435,146	Kansas City
2000	441,545
2010	459,787
2020	508,090

New Hampshire
1790	4,720	Portsmouth
1800	5,339
1810	6,934
1820	7,327
1830	8,026
1840	7,887
1850	13,932	Manchester
1860	20,107
1870	23,536
1880	32,630
1890	44,126
1900	56,987
1910	70,063
1920	78,384
1930	76,834
1940	77,685
1950	82,732
1960	88,282
1970	87,754
1980	90,936
1990	99,332
2000	107,006
2010	109,565
2020	115,644

Oregon
1860	2,874	Portland
1870	8,293
1880	17,577
1890	46,385
1900	90,426
1910	207,214
1920	258,288
1930	301,815
1940	305,394
1950	373,628
1960	372,676
1970	382,619
1980	366,383
1990	437,319
2000	529,121
2010	583,776
2020	652,503

South Dakota
1890	10,177	Sioux Falls
1900	10,266
1910	14,094
1920	25,202
1930	33,362
1940	40,832
1950	52,969
1960	65,466
1970	72,488
1980	81,182
1990	100,814
2000	123,975
2010	153,888
2020	192,517

Vermont
1800	2,256	Guilford
1810	2,757	Windsor
1820	2,956	Windsor
1830	3,526	Burlington
1840	4,271
1850	6,110
1860	7,713
1870	14,387
1880	12,149	Rutland
1890	14,590	Burlington
1900	18,640
1910	20,468
1920	22,779
1930	24,789
1940	27,686
1950	33,155
1960	35,531
1970	38,633
1980	37,712
1990	39,127
2000	38,889
2010	42,417
2020	44,743

Wisconsin
1850	20,061	Milwaukee
1860	45,246
1870	71,440
1880	115,587
1890	204,468
1900	285,315
1910	373,857
1920	457,147
1930	578,249
1940	587,472
1950	637,392
1960	741,324
1970	717,099
1980	636,212
1990	628,088
2000	596,974
2010	594,833
2020	577,222

Alaska
1960	44,397	Anchorage
1970	48,081
1980	174,431
1990	226,338
2000	260,283
2010	291,826
2020	291,247

Colorado
1880	35,629	Denver
1890	106,713
1900	133,859
1910	213,381
1920	256,491
1930	287,861
1940	322,412
1950	415,765
1960	493,887
1970	514,678
1980	492,686
1990	467,610
2000	554,636
2010	600,158
2020	715,522

Georgia
1790	(no data)
1800	5,146	Savannah
1810	5,215
1820	7,523
1830	7,303
1840	11,214
1850	15,312
1860	22,292
1870	28,235
1880	37,409	Atlanta
1890	65,533
1900	89,872
1910	154,839
1920	200,616
1930	270,366
1940	302,288
1950	331,314
1960	487,455
1970	496,973
1980	425,022
1990	394,017
2000	416,474
2010	420,003
2020	498,715

Indiana
1820	993	Evansville
1830	2,079	New Albany
1840	4,226
1850	8,181
1860	18,611	Indianapolis
1870	48,244
1880	75,056
1890	105,436
1900	169,164
1910	233,650
1920	314,194
1930	364,161
1940	386,972
1950	427,173
1960	476,258
1970	744,624
1980	700,807
1990	731,327
2000	791,926
2010	820,445
2020	887,642

Louisiana
1820	27,176	New Orleans
1830	46,082
1840	102,193
1850	116,375
1860	168,675
1870	191,418
1880	216,090
1890	242,039
1900	287,104
1910	339,075
1920	387,219
1930	458,762
1940	494,537
1950	570,445
1960	627,525
1970	593,471
1980	557,515
1990	496,938
2000	484,674
2010	343,829
2020	383,997

Michigan
1840	9,102	Detroit
1850	21,019
1860	45,619
1870	79,577
1880	116,340
1890	205,876
1900	285,704
1910	465,766
1920	993,078
1930	1,568,662
1940	1,623,452
1950	1,849,568
1960	1,670,144
1970	1,511,482
1980	1,203,339
1990	1,027,974
2000	951,270
2010	713,777
2020	639,111

Montana
1890	13,834	Helena
1900	10,770
1910	12,515
1920	15,100	Billings
1930	16,386
1940	23,216
1950	31,834
1960	52,851
1970	61,581
1980	66,798
1990	81,151
2000	89,847
2010	104,170
2020	117,116

New Jersey
1790	5,201	Amwell
1800	3,381	Evesham
1810	8,008	Newark
1820	6,507
1830	10,953
1840	17,290
1850	38,894
1860	71,941
1870	105,059
1880	136,508
1890	181,830
1900	246,070
1910	347,469
1920	414,524
1930	442,337
1940	429,760
1950	438,776
1960	405,220
1970	382,417
1980	329,248
1990	275,221
2000	273,546
2010	277,140
2020	311,549

North Carolina
1790	1,575	Edenton
1800	2,467	New Bern
1810	(no data)
1820	3,663	New Bern
1830	3,796	New Bern
1840	5,335	Wilmington
1850	7,264
1860	9,552
1870	13,446
1880	17,350
1890	20,056
1900	20,976
1910	34,014	Charlotte
1920	46,338
1930	82,675
1940	100,899
1950	134,042
1960	201,564
1970	241,178
1980	314,447
1990	395,934
2000	540,828
2010	731,424
2020	874,579

Pennsylvania
1790	28,522	Philadelphia
1800	41,220
1810	53,722
1820	63,802
1830	80,462
1840	93,665
1850	121,376
1860	565,529
1870	674,022
1880	847,170
1890	1,046,964
1900	1,293,697
1910	1,549,008
1920	1,823,779
1930	1,950,961
1940	1,931,334
1950	2,071,605
1960	2,002,512
1970	1,948,609
1980	1,688,210
1990	1,585,577
2000	1,517,550
2010	1,526,006
2020	1,603,797

Tennessee
1800	387	Knoxville
1810	2,490	Nashville
1820	3,410
1830	5,566
1840	6,929
1850	10,165
1860	22,623	Memphis
1870	40,226	Memphis
1880	43,350	Nashville
1890	76,168	Nashville
1900	102,320	Memphis
1910	131,105
1920	162,351
1930	253,143
1940	292,942
1950	396,000
1960	497,524
1970	623,530
1980	646,356
1990	610,337
2000	650,100
2010	646,889
2020	689,447	Nashville

Virginia
1790	3,761	Richmond
1800	6,926	Norfolk
1810	9,735	Richmond
1820	12,067
1830	16,060
1840	20,153
1850	27,570
1860	37,910
1870	51,038
1880	63,600
1890	81,388
1900	85,050
1910	127,628
1920	171,667
1930	182,929
1940	193,042
1950	230,310
1960	305,872	Norfolk
1970	307,951
1980	266,979
1990	393,069	Virginia Beach
2000	425,257
2010	437,994
2020	459,470

Arizona
1920	29,053	Phoenix
1930	48,118
1940	65,414
1950	106,818
1960	439,170
1970	581,572
1980	789,704
1990	983,403
2000	1,321,045
2010	1,445,632
2020	1,608,139

Connecticut
1790	11,942	Norwalk
1800	5,437	Stonington
1810	5,772	New Haven
1820	7,147
1830	10,180
1840	12,960
1850	20,345
1860	39,267
1870	50,840
1880	62,882
1890	86,045
1900	108,027
1910	133,605
1920	162,537
1930	164,072	Hartford
1940	166,267
1950	177,397
1960	162,178
1970	158,017
1980	142,546	Bridgeport
1990	141,686
2000	139,529
2010	144,229
2020	148,654

Hawaii
1960	294,194	Honolulu
1970	324,871
1980	365,048
1990	365,272
2000	371,657
2010	337,256
2020	350,964

Iowa
1850	4,082	Burlington
1860	13,000	Dubuque
1870	20,038	Davenport
1880	22,408	Des Moines
1890	50,093
1900	62,139
1910	86,368
1920	126,468
1930	142,559
1940	159,819
1950	177,965
1960	208,982
1970	200,587
1980	191,003
1990	193,187
2000	198,682
2010	203,433
2020	214,133

Maine
1820	8,581	Portland
1830	12,598
1840	15,218
1850	20,815
1860	26,341
1870	31,413
1880	33,810
1890	36,425
1900	50,145
1910	58,571
1920	69,272
1930	70,810
1940	73,643
1950	77,634
1960	72,566
1970	65,116
1980	61,572
1990	64,358
2000	64,249
2010	66,194
2020	68,408

Minnesota
1860	10,401	Saint Paul
1870	20,030	Saint Paul
1880	46,887	Minneapolis
1890	164,738
1900	202,718
1910	301,408
1920	380,582
1930	464,356
1940	492,370
1950	521,718
1960	482,872
1970	434,400
1980	370,951
1990	368,383
2000	382,618
2010	382,578
2020	429,954

Nebraska
1870	16,083	Omaha
1880	30,518
1890	140,452
1900	102,555
1910	124,096
1920	191,601
1930	214,006
1940	223,844
1950	251,117
1960	301,598
1970	347,328
1980	314,255
1990	335,795
2000	390,007
2010	408,958
2020	486,051

New Mexico
1920	15,157	Albuquerque
1930	26,570
1940	35,449
1950	96,815
1960	201,189
1970	244,501
1980	332,920
1990	384,736
2000	448,607
2010	545,852
2020	564,559

North Dakota
1890	5,664	Fargo
1900	9,589
1910	14,331
1920	21,961
1930	28,619
1940	32,580
1950	38,256
1960	46,662
1970	53,365
1980	61,383
1990	74,111
2000	90,599
2010	105,549
2020	125,990

Ohio
1810	2,540	Cincinnati
1820	9,642
1830	24,831
1840	46,338
1850	115,435
1860	161,044
1870	216,239
1880	255,139
1890	296,908
1900	391,768	Cleveland
1910	560,663
1920	796,841
1930	900,429
1940	878,336
1950	914,808
1960	876,050
1970	750,903
1980	573,822
1990	632,910	Columbus
2000	711,470
2010	787,033
2020	905,748

Rhode Island
1790	6,716	Newport
1800	7,614	Providence
1810	10,071
1820	11,767
1830	16,833
1840	23,171
1850	41,513
1860	50,666
1870	68,904
1880	104,857
1890	132,146
1900	175,597
1910	224,326
1920	237,595
1930	252,981
1940	253,504
1950	248,674
1960	207,498
1970	179,213
1980	156,804
1990	160,728
2000	173,618
2010	178,042
2020	190,934

Texas
1850	4,177	Galveston
1860	8,235	San Antonio
1870	13,818	Galveston
1880	22,248	Galveston
1890	38,067	Dallas
1900	53,321	San Antonio
1910	96,614
1920	161,379
1930	292,352	Houston
1940	384,514
1950	596,163
1960	938,219
1970	1,232,802
1980	1,595,138
1990	1,630,553
2000	1,953,631
2010	2,099,451
2020	2,302,878

Washington
1890	42,837	Seattle
1900	80,671
1910	237,194
1920	315,312
1930	365,583
1940	368,302
1950	467,591
1960	557,087
1970	530,831
1980	493,846
1990	516,259
2000	563,374
2010	608,660
2020	737,015

Wyoming
1890	11,690	Cheyenne
1900	14,087
1910	11,320
1920	13,829
1930	17,361
1940	22,474
1950	31,935
1960	43,505
1970	41,254
1980	47,283
1990	50,008
2000	53,011
2010	59,466
2020	65,132

Arkansas
1840	(no data)
1850	2,167	Little Rock
1860	3,727
1870	12,380
1880	13,138
1890	25,874
1900	38,307
1910	45,941
1920	65,142
1930	81,679
1940	88,039
1950	102,213
1960	107,813
1970	132,483
1980	159,151
1990	175,795
2000	183,133
2010	193,524
2020	202,591

Delaware
1790	(no data)
1800
1810
1820	5,268	Wilmington
1830	6.628
1840	8,367
1850	13,979
1860	21,258
1870	30,841
1880	42,478
1890	61,431
1900	76,508
1910	87,411
1920	110,168
1930	106,597
1940	112,504
1950	110,356
1960	95,827
1970	80,386
1980	70,195
1990	71,529
2000	72,664
2010	70,851
2020	70,898

Idaho
1890	2,311	Boise
1900	5,957
1910	17,358
1920	21,393
1930	21,544
1940	26,130
1950	34,393
1960	34,481
1970	74,990
1980	102,249
1990	125,738
2000	185,787
2010	205,671
2020	235,684

Kansas
1870	17,873	Leavenworth
1880	16,546	Leavenworth
1890	38,316	Kansas City
1900	51,418
1910	82,331
1920	101,177
1930	121,857
1940	121,458
1950	168,279	Wichita
1960	254,698
1970	276,554
1980	279,272
1990	304,011
2000	344,284
2010	382,368
2020	397,532

Maryland
1790	13,503	Baltimore
1800	26,514
1810	46,555
1820	78,444
1830	80,620
1840	102,313
1850	169,054
1860	212,418
1870	267,354
1880	332,313
1890	434,439
1900	508,957
1910	558,485
1920	733,826
1930	804,874
1940	859,100
1950	949,708
1960	939,024
1970	905,759
1980	786,775
1990	736,014
2000	651,154
2010	620,961
2020	585,708

Mississippi
1820	2,184	Natchez
1830	2,789
1840	3,612
1850	4,434
1860	6,612
1870	12,443	Vicksburg
1880	11,814
1890	13,373
1900	14,834
1910	23,285	Meridian
1920	23,339	Meridian
1930	48,282	Jackson
1940	62,107
1950	98,271
1960	144,422
1970	153,968
1980	202,895
1990	196,637
2000	184,286
2010	173,514
2020	153,701

Nevada
1870	7,048	Virginia City
1880	10,917
1890	8,511
1900	4,500	Reno
1910	10,867
1920	12,016
1930	18,529
1940	21,317
1950	32,497
1960	64,405	Las Vegas
1970	125,787
1980	164,674
1990	258,295
2000	478,434
2010	583,756
2020	641,903

New York
1790	33,131	New York City
1800	60,515
1810	96,373
1820	123,706
1830	202,589
1840	312,710
1850	515,547
1860	813,669
1870	942,292
1880	1,206,299
1890	1,515,301
1900	3,437,202
1910	4,766,883
1920	5,620,048
1930	6,930,446
1940	7,454,995
1950	7,891,957
1960	7,781,984
1970	7,894,862
1980	7,071,639
1990	7,322,564
2000	8,008,278
2010	8,175,133
2020	8,804,190

Oklahoma
1910	64,205	Oklahoma City
1920	91,295
1930	185,389
1940	204,424
1950	243,504
1960	324,253
1970	366,481
1980	403,213
1990	444,719
2000	506,132
2010	579,999
2020	681,054

South Carolina
1790	16,359	Charleston
1800	18,824
1810	24,711
1820	24,780
1830	30,289
1840	29,261
1850	42,985
1860	40,522
1870	48,956
1880	49,984
1890	54,955
1900	55,807
1910	58,833
1920	67,957
1930	62,265
1940	71,275
1950	86,914	Columbia
1960	97,433
1970	112,542
1980	108,208
1990	110,852
2000	116,278
2010	129,272
2020	150,227	Charleston

Utah
1900	53,531	Salt Lake City
1910	92,777
1920	118,110
1930	140,267
1940	149,934
1950	182,121
1960	189,454
1970	175,885
1980	163,034
1990	159,936
2000	181,743
2010	186,440
2020	199,723

West Virginia
1870	19,280	Wheeling
1880	30,737
1890	34,522
1900	38,878
1910	41,641
1920	56,208
1930	75,572	Huntington
1940	78,836
1950	86,353
1960	85,796	Charleston
1970	74,315	Huntington
1980	63,968	Charleston
1990	57,287
2000	53,421
2010	51,400
2020	48,864

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