1995 cities 95 Population Composite Rank Amherst, NY 107,042 (80.45) 1 Thousand Oaks, CA 111,539 (65.63) 2 Irvine, CA 126,255 (60.54) 3 Simi Valley, CA 107,486 (59.67) 4 Sunnyvale, CA 120,185 (58.28) 5 Virginia Beach, VA 435,959 (50.89) 6 Livonia, MI 100,975 (50.32) 7 Plano, TX 160,357 (45.54) 8 Madison, WI 196,156 (38.77) 9 Mesquite, TX 115,770 (37.20) 10 Boise, ID 149,856 (36.31) 11 Santa Clarita, CA 124,298 (35.08) 12 Ann Arbor, MI 109,424 (33.85) 13 Fort Collins, CO 101,416 (32.77) 14 Huntington Beach, C 190,171 (32.08) 15 Lincoln, NE 204,828 (31.71) 16 Lakewood, CO 129,167 (29.72) 17 Green Bay, WI 103,536 (28.47) 18 Fremont, CA 184,498 (28.36) 19 Hampton, VA 141,034 (27.66) 20 Stamford, CT 107,199 (26.95) 21 Irving, TX 168,022 (26.26) 22 Glendale, CA 179,378 (25.95) 23 Sioux Falls, SD 110,385 (25.91) 24 Evansville, IN 130,600 (24.66) 25 Chesapeake, VA 182,395 (24.55) 26 Rancho Cucamon., CA 115,376 (20.70) 27 Orange, CA 117,372 (20.61) 28 Scottsdale, AZ 157,788 (16.83) 29 Burbank, CA 100,166 (16.03) 30 Honolulu, HI 880,266 (15.97) 31 Independence, MO 112,642 (14.99) 32 Henderson, NV 107,107 (14.90) 33 Fullerton, CA 117,450 (14.68) 34 Abilene, TX 112,105 (12.88) 35 Garland, TX 197,875 (12.72) 36 Santa Rosa, CA 117,550 (11.05) 37 Brownsville, TX 115,029 (10.83) 38 Torrance, CA 138,914 (9.99) 39 Columbus, GA 190,328 (9.24) 40 Colorado Springs, C 324,441 (9.04) 41 San Jose, CA 822,845 (8.54) 42 Laredo, TX 152,736 (7.95) 43 Warren, MI 143,420 (7.78) 44 Springfield, MO 151,032 (7.61) 45 Chandler, AZ 123,410 (7.22) 46 Alexandria, VA 114,015 (5.82) 47 Erie, PA 108,577 (4.58) 48 Cambridge, MA 100,428 (3.67) 49 Concord, CA 112,451 (2.44) 50 Yonkers, NY 183,156 (2.19) 51 El Paso, TX 590,215 (1.03) 52 Garden Grove, CA 148,702 (0.93) 53 Eugene, OR 120,226 (0.33) 54 Grand Prairie, TX 110,958 2.80 55 Aurora, CO 256,957 4.84 56 Des Moines, IA 194,654 6.97 57 West Covina, CA 103,817 11.13 58 Amarillo, TX 168,142 11.40 59 Lexington, KY 239,660 11.53 60 Downey, CA 100,391 11.67 61 Arlington, TX 292,324 11.98 62 Clearwater, FL 101,362 12.20 63 Huntsville, AL 161,617 12.20 63 Pasadena, TX 131,726 12.31 65 Oxnard, CA 146,596 15.86 66 Salem, OR 117,466 16.10 67 Reno, NV 152,294 18.20 68 Raleigh, NC 240,891 18.27 69 Allentown, PA 105,513 18.65 70 Chula Vista, CA 150,005 19.89 71 Lubbock, TX 198,128 21.60 72 Fort Wayne, IN 184,985 22.79 73 Palmdale, CA 103,943 22.97 74 San Diego, CA 1,157,771 23.56 75 Escondido, CA 116,934 24.30 76 Omaha, NE 348,089 26.40 77 Austin, TX 523,691 26.47 78 Tempe, AZ 149,352 27.22 79 Anaheim, CA 283,552 28.18 80 Lancaster, CA 119,785 28.55 81 Worcester, MA 166,290 28.96 82 Bakersfield, CA 192,021 29.85 83 Spokane, WA 195,956 30.42 84 Pueblo, CO 102,971 31.21 85 San Antonio, TX 999,900 31.75 86 Mesa, AZ 324,654 32.25 87 Modesto, CA 177,244 32.50 88 Waterbury, CT 103,523 33.48 89 Morena Valley, CA 140,011 33.72 90 Newport News, VA 180,930 34.00 91 Hayward, CA 116,171 34.15 92 Corpus Christi, TX 280,605 35.05 93 Lafayette, LA 102,921 36.74 94 Montgomery, AL 197,046 36.74 94 Glendale, AZ 174,349 38.57 96 Pasadena, CA 134,844 41.72 97 Salinas, CA 120,416 42.95 98 Syracuse, NY 159,603 43.45 99 Hollywood, FL 126,900 43.66 100 Wichita, KS 311,675 45.51 101 Norwalk, CA 101,250 46.48 102 Oceanside, CA 146,964 46.72 103 Santa Ana, CA 292,289 48.94 104 Anchorage, AK 253,500 51.60 105 Grand Rapids, MI 191,457 52.55 106 Seattle, WA 529,526 53.62 107 Albany, NY 104,637 56.26 108 Denver, CO 505,843 56.29 109 Akron, OH 222,864 57.21 110 St. Paul, MN 264,539 58.35 111 Hialeah, FL 197,084 58.54 112 Greensboro, NC 199,635 58.57 113 Paterson, NJ 139,007 60.52 114 Tulsa, OK 377,152 61.09 115 Savannah, GA 143,505 62.47 116 Pittsburgh, PA 354,780 65.68 117 Berkeley, CA 100,332 66.71 118 Indianapolis, IN 772,792 68.78 119 Chattanooga, TN 154,641 68.95 120 Macon, GA 111,450 68.98 121 Vallejo, CA 112,044 69.93 122 Lansing, MI 120,256 71.42 123 Toledo, OH 323,972 71.48 124 Pomona, CA 144,593 73.02 125 Tucson, AZ 449,981 73.69 126 Salt Lake City, UT 175,765 74.83 127 Las Vegas, NV 793,432 79.50 128 Norfolk, VA 243,857 80.02 129 El Monte, CA 105,187 80.65 130 Ontario, CA 135,503 82.55 131 New York, NY 7,319,546 85.47 132 Louisville, KY 272,638 86.10 133 Beaumont, TX 117,187 86.20 134 Long Beach, CA 436,034 86.34 135 San Francisco, CA 738,371 86.56 136 Cincinnati, OH 359,749 87.01 137 Tallahassee, FL 135,759 87.12 138 South Bend, IN 106,024 87.68 139 Providence, RI 149,805 88.91 140 Houston, TX 1,734,335 89.17 141 Jacksonville, FL 679,148 90.45 142 Riverside, CA 242,859 92.92 143 Fontana, CA 104,258 93.19 144 Fort Worth, TX 460,321 93.42 145 Columbus, OH 638,729 94.04 146 Knoxville, TN 171,960 95.04 147 Shreveport, LA 199,007 97.33 148 Charlotte, NC 544,146 97.68 149 Phoenix, AZ 1,085,706 106.30 150 Mobile, AL 206,138 106.70 151 St. Petersburg, FL 242,228 106.82 152 Durham, NC 145,975 107.50 153 Rochester, NY 230,749 107.72 154 Waco, TX 107,885 108.23 155 Milwaukee, WI 622,467 109.37 156 Stockton, CA 223,752 113.83 157 Sacramento, CA 375,845 116.39 158 Bridgeport, CT 133,057 120.57 159 Springfield, MA 149,978 120.66 160 Columbia, SC 104,457 121.03 161 Winston-Salem, NC 157,870 124.00 162 Topeka, KS 121,165 124.20 163 Elizabeth, NJ 106,849 126.13 164 Orlando, FL 179,649 126.62 165 Portsmouth, VA 104,505 129.43 166 Philadelphia, PA 1,529,848 129.49 167 Tacoma, WA 186,074 129.57 168 Boston, MA 550,715 130.21 169 Jersey City, NJ 227,195 131.41 170 Los Angeles, CA 3,466,211 137.85 171 Nashville, TN 523,681 138.12 172 Dallas, TX 1,042,088 140.13 173 Portland, OR 458,623 140.59 174 Fort Lauderdale, FL 165,328 146.56 175 Inglewood, CA 110,638 157.98 176 Little Rock, AR 180,821 158.56 177 Oklahoma City, OK 466,232 162.34 178 Buffalo, NY 312,395 167.64 179 Fresno, CA 388,495 168.19 180 Dayton, OH 179,327 168.85 181 New Haven, CT 119,604 179.43 182 Cleveland, OH 495,074 183.66 183 Kansas City, MO 445,549 186.11 184 Baton Rouge, LA 229,027 200.34 185 San Bernardino, CA 182,632 201.36 186 Richmond, VA 203,133 206.87 187 Minneapolis, MN 357,709 207.51 188 Hartford, CT 124,196 216.51 189 Jackson, MS 195,123 219.14 190 Memphis, TN 623,902 222.78 191 Tampa, FL 289,882 226.08 192 Birmingham, AL 270,728 226.83 193 Flint, MI 138,934 246.37 194 Washington, DC 554,000 279.33 195 Miami, FL 378,720 287.49 196 Baltimore, MD 712,209 292.44 197 Detroit, MI 997,297 292.88 198 New Orleans, LA 487,179 300.91 199 St. Louis, MO 371,425 331.93 200 Atlanta, GA 404,337 334.44 201 Newark, NJ 260,232 414.43 202