The latest U.S. Census Bureau data shows Jacksonville is maintaining its rank as Florida’s most populous city and the country’s 12th largest city.
The U.S. Census Bureau has released its 2017 estimates for the country’s largest cities in terms of population. Out of the top 100, here’s how Jacksonville and cities in Florida ranked as compared to 2016:
Florida
Rank | Population | Change | City
1. 892,062 -- 11,169 Jacksonville city, Florida
2. 463,347 -- 6,715 Miami city, Florida
3. 385,430 -- 9,383 Tampa city, Florida
4. 280,257 -- 2,378 Orlando city, Florida
5. 263,255 -- 3,336 St. Petersburg city, Florida
6. 239,673 -- 1,575 Hialeah city, Florida
Nationwide
Rank | Population | Change | City
1. 8,622,698 -- 7,272 New York city, New York
2. 3,999,759 -- 18,643 Los Angeles city, California
3. 2,716,450 -- (-3,825) Chicago city, Illinois
4. 2,312,717 -- 8,235 Houston city, Texas
5. 1,626,078 -- 24,036 Phoenix city, Arizona
6. 1,580,863 -- 6,098 Philadelphia city, Pennsylvania
7. 1,511,946 -- 24,208 San Antonio city, Texas
8. 1,419,516 -- 12,834 San Diego city, California
9. 1,341,075 -- 18,935 Dallas city, Texas
10. 1,035,317 -- 3,375 San Jose city, California
11. 950,715 -- 12,515 Austin city, Texas
12. 892,062 -- 11,169 Jacksonville city, Florida
13. 884,363 -- 8,260 San Francisco city, California
14. 879,170 -- 15,429 Columbus city, Ohio
15. 874,168 -- 18,664 Fort Worth city, Texas
16. 863,002 -- 5,549 Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana
17. 859,035 -- 15,551 Charlotte city, North Carolina
18. 724,745 -- 17,490 Seattle city, Washington
19. 704,621 -- 9,844 Denver city, Colorado
20. 693,972 -- 9,636 Washington city, District of Columbia
21. 685,094 -- 6,664 Boston city, Massachusetts
22. 683,577 -- 2,780 El Paso city, Texas
23. 673,104 -- (-2376) Detroit city, Michigan
24. 667,560 -- 2,798 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Tennessee
25. 652,236 -- (-1133) Memphis city, Tennessee
26. 647,805 -- 6,311 Portland city, Oregon
27. 643,648 -- 4,485 Oklahoma City city, Oklahoma
28. 641,676 -- 9,966 Las Vegas city, Nevada
29. 621,349 -- 3,319 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky
30. 611,648 -- (-5310) Baltimore city, Maryland
31. 595,351 -- (-2,157) Milwaukee city, Wisconsin
32. 558,545 -- 1,036 Albuquerque city, New Mexico
33. 535,677 -- 4,130 Tucson city, Arizona
34. 527,438 -- 4,646 Fresno city, California
35. 501,901 -- 7,007 Sacramento city, California
36. 496,401 -- 9,025 Mesa city, Arizona
37. 488,943 -- 6,825 Kansas City city, Missouri
38. 486,290 -- 13,323 Atlanta city, Georgia
39. 469,450 -- (-1,402) Long Beach city, California
40. 466,893 -- 1,660 Omaha city, Nebraska
41. 464,758 -- 5,710 Raleigh city, North Carolina
42. 464,474 -- 6,874 Colorado Springs city, Colorado43. 463,347 -- 6,715 Miami city, Florida
44. 450,435 -- (-969) Virginia Beach city, Virginia
45. 425,195 -- 3,629 Oakland city, California
46. 422,331 -- 6,709 Minneapolis city, Minnesota
47. 401,800 -- (-1,533) Tulsa city, Oklahoma
48. 396,394 -- 2,377 Arlington city, Texas
49. 393,292 -- 271 New Orleans city, Louisiana
50. 390,591 -- 475 Wichita city, Kansas51. 385,525 -- (-1,926) Cleveland city, Ohio
52. 385,430 -- 9,383 Tampa city, Florida
53. 380,874 -- 3,930 Bakersfield city, California
54. 366,623 -- 4,587 Aurora city, Colorado
55. 352,497 -- 836 Anaheim city, California
56. 350,395 -- (-1,464) Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii
57. 334,136 -- (-817) Santa Ana city, California
58. 327,728 -- 3,392 Riverside city, California
59. 325,605 -- (-158) Corpus Christi city, Texas
60. 321,959 -- 2,907 Lexington-Fayette urban county, Kentucky
61. 310,496 -- 3,226 Stockton city, California
62. 308,626 -- (-4,518) St. Louis city, Missouri
63. 306,621 -- 2,984 St. Paul city, Minnesota
64. 302,539 -- 10,534 Henderson city, Nevada
65. 302,407 -- (-2,610) Pittsburgh city, Pennsylvania
66. 301,301 -- 2,174 Cincinnati city, Ohio
67. 294,356 -- (-3,020) Anchorage municipality, Alaska
68. 290,222 -- 3,204 Greensboro city, North Carolina
69. 286,143 -- 11 Plano city, Texas
70. 285,154 -- 768 Newark city, New Jersey
71. 284,736 -- 3,500 Lincoln city, Nebraska
72. 280,257 -- 2,378 Orlando city, Florida
73. 277,453 -- 11,068 Irvine city, California
74. 276,491 -- (-2,115) Toledo city, Ohio
75. 270,753 -- 3,307 Jersey City city, New Jersey
76. 270,471 -- 3,268 Chula Vista city, California
77. 267,743 -- 4,605 Durham city, North Carolina
78. 265,904 -- 2,011 Fort Wayne city, Indiana
79. 263,255 -- 3,336 St. Petersburg city, Florida
80. 260,654 -- 2,422 Laredo city, Texas
81. 258,612 -- 149 Buffalo city, New York
82. 255,214 -- 3,107 Madison city, Wisconsin
83. 253,888 -- 2,634 Lubbock city, Texas
84. 253,458 -- 5,620 Chandler city, Arizona
85. 249,950 -- 3,746 Scottsdale city, Arizona
86. 248,853 -- 5,155 Reno city, Nevada
87. 246,709 -- 2,541 Glendale city, Arizona
88. 244,703 -- (-829) Norfolk city, Virginia
89. 244,605 -- 2,800 Winston-Salem city, North Carolina
90. 242,975 -- 4,480 North Las Vegas city, Nevada
91. 242,354 -- 5,219 Gilbert town, Arizona
92. 240,397 -- 2,776 Chesapeake city, Virginia
93. 240,373 -- 800 Irving city, Texas
94. 239,673 -- 1,575 Hialeah city, Florida
95. 238,002 -- 2,134 Garland city, Texas
96. 234,962 -- 1,161 Fremont city, California
97. 227,032 -- 1,744 Richmond city, Virginia
98. 226,570 -- 3,209 Boise City city, Idaho
99. 225,374 -- (-1,978) Baton Rouge city, Louisiana
100. 217,521 -- 939 Des Moines city, Iowa
Bill Bortzfield can be reached at bbortzfield@wjct.org, 904-358-6349 or on Twitter at @BortzInJax.
