Ten U.S. Cities Now Have 1 Million People or More
From the U.S. Census Bureau
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2015
Ten U.S. Cities Now Have 1 Million People or More;
California and Texas Each Have Three of These Places
San Jose, Calif., is now among the 10 U.S. cities with a
population of 1 million or more, according to estimates released today by the
U.S. Census Bureau.
California now has three cities with 1 million or more
people (Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose), tying Texas (Houston, San Antonio
and Dallas) for the lead among states.
When the 2013 estimates were originally released last year,
San Jose stood just shy of the 1 million mark. The 2014 population estimates
released today show the city passing the 1 million milestone in the updated
2013 estimate. Each year, the Census Bureau revises its time series of
previously released estimates going back to the 2010 Census. The updated years
in the time series supersede the previously released estimates to reflect
additional data used in the population estimates.
New York remained the nation’s most populous city and gained
52,700 people during the year ending July 1, 2014, which is more than any other
U.S. city.
Half of the 10 cities with the largest population gains
between 2013 and 2014 were in Texas — Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Dallas and
Fort Worth. Each added more than 18,000 people. The Lone Star State also had
six of the top 13 fastest-growing cities by percentage — San Marcos,
Georgetown, Frisco, Conroe, McKinney and New Braunfels.
San Marcos, situated between Austin and San Antonio, was the
fastest-growing city for the third consecutive year, with its population
climbing 7.9 percent between 2013 and 2014 to reach 58,892.
The West was home to eight cities among the top 15
fastest-growing cities with a population of 50,000 or more. Four were in
California. Each of the 15 fastest-growing cities between 2013 and 2014 were in
the South or West, as were all but two of top 15 numerical gainers. The lone
exception, aside from New York, was Columbus, Ohio, which gained 12,421 people
over the period to make it the nation’s 13th largest numerical gainer. Ohio’s
capital was the nation’s 15th most populous city in 2014, with 835,957 residents.
The only change in the rank order of the 15 most populous
cities between 2013 and 2014 was Jacksonville, Fla., and San Francisco, each
moving up one spot to 12th and 13th place, respectively, passing Indianapolis,
which fell from 12th to 14th.
The statistics released today cover all local governmental
units, including incorporated places (like cities and towns), minor civil
divisions (such as townships) and consolidated cities (government units for
which the functions of an incorporated place and its parent county have
merged).
Other highlights:
For the first time since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005,
New Orleans (384,320) returns to the list of the 50 most-populous cities this
year, with Arlington, Texas, dropping off the list.
Irvine was one of four California cities among the 15
largest numerical gainers (Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose were the
others). It was also the only city in the U.S. to be among both the 15 largest
numerical gainers and the 15 fastest growing. The Orange County municipality
grew by 11,420 people, or 4.8 percent, over the period to reach a population of
248,531 in 2014.
Four areas crossed the 50,000-population mark for the first
time since the 2010 Census; all of them were in the West. In alphabetical order
by state, these areas were: Cerritos, Calif. (50,004), Commerce City, Colo.
(51,762), Caldwell, Idaho (50,224) and Burien, Wash. (50,188). One area in the
Midwest dropped below the 50,000 mark this year: Saginaw, Mich. (49,844).
Among the 50 largest places in the country, three moved more
than one position on the total population ranking list since 2013. In addition
to Indianapolis, Memphis, Tenn. (656,861 population in 2014) fell three
positions, putting it in 23rd place; and Louisville, Ky. (612,780) dropped two
positions to 30th.
Of the 19,509 incorporated places in the United States,
around 76 percent (14,819) had fewer than 5,000 people in 2014. Only about 3.8
percent (749) had populations of 50,000 or more.
For more information about the geographic areas for which
the Census Bureau produces population estimates, see <http://www.census.gov/popest/about/geo-topics.html>.