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Urban Areas in the Transformation of the South: A Review of Modern History
Table 3
US Urban hierarchy (population, millions).
| | Rank | 1950 | 2000 | | | Population | | Population |
| | New York | 12.91 | New York | 19.05 | | Chicago | 5.50 | LA | 16.37 | | LA | 4.81 | Chicago | 8.90 | | Philadelphia | 3.67 | San Fran-O | 7.04 | | Detroit | 3.02 | Philadelphia | 6.19 | | Boston | 2.37 | Boston | 5.82 | | San Fran-O | 2.24 | Dallas-FW | 5.16 | | Pittsburgh | 2.21 | Miami | 5.01 | | Cleveland | 1.47 | Wash. DC | 4.92 | | St. Louis | 1.68 | Houston | 4.46 | | Wash. DC | 1.46 | Detroit | 4.45 | | Baltimore | 1.34 | Atlanta | 4.25 | | Minn.-St.P. | 1.12 | Phoenix | 3.25 | | Buffalo | 1.09 | Seattle | 3.04 | | Dallas-FW | 0.98 | Minn.-St.P. | 2.97 | | Cincinnati | 0.90 | San Diego | 2.81 | | Milwaukee | 0.87 | St. Louis | 2.70 | | Kansas City | 0.81 | Baltimore | 2.55 | | Houston | 0.81 | Pittsburgh | 2.43 | | Providence | 0.74 | Tampa | 2.40 | | Seattle | 0.73 | Denver | 2.18 | | Portland, OR | 0.70 | Cleveland | 2.15 | | Miami | 0.69 | Cincinnati | 2.01 | | New Orleans | 0.69 | Portland, OR | 1.93 | | Atlanta | 0.67 | Kansas City | 1.84 |
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