This is a list of the 70 largest cities in the United States of America by population as of the 1986 preliminary census. There are approximately 10 US cities with a population of over 1 million, with several more predicted to reach that number by the 1990 census, and another half a dozen beyond that expected to join that number by the 1995 prelim census.
- Bold denotes a state/federal capital.
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| Rank | City | State | Population (1980) | Population (1986) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New York City
|
 New York
|
7,070,600 | 7,910,000 |
| 2 |  Chicago
|
 Illinois
|
3,500,500 | 4,235,000 |
| 3 |  Monterrey
|
 Rio Grande
|
2,049,000 | 2,415,000 |
| 4 |  Los Angeles
|
 Colorado
|
2,424,000 | 2,708,000 |
| 5 |  Houston
|
 Texas
|
1,560,000 | 2,075,000 |
| 6 |  Havana
|
 Cuba
|
1,499,000 | 1,870,000 |
| 7 |  Philadelphia
|
 Pennsylvania
|
1,300,000 | 1,855,000 |
| 8 |  Yerba Buena
|
 California
|
1,790,000 | 1,830,000 |
| 9 |  Columbus
|
 Ohio
|
1,585,000 | 1,702,000 |
| 10 |  San Diego
|
Colorado
|
1,234,000 | 1,670,000 |
| 11 | San José
|
California
|
1,081,000 | 1,509,000 |
| 12 |  Phoenix
|
 Arizona
|
892,000 | 1,377,000 |
| 13 |  Detroit
|
 Michigan
|
891,450 | 1,230,000 |
| 14 |  New Orleans
|
 Louisiana
|
975,200 | 990,760 |
| 15 |  Washington
|
N/A | 853,000 | 967,000 |
| 16 | San Antonio
|
Texas
|
865,000 | 940,000 |
| 17 |  La Paz
|
 Baja California
|
788,000 | 927,000 |
| 18 | Ensenada
|
Baja California
|
776,000 | 887,000 |
| 19 |  Dallas
|
Texas
|
605,000 | 880,000 |
| 20 |  Portland
|
 New Somersetshire
|
600,000 | 872,000 |
| 21 |  Biscayne
|
 Pantanosa
|
605,000 | 860,000 |
| 22 |  Charlotte
|
 North Carolina
|
750,000 | 856,000 |
| 23 |  Tocobaga
|
Pantanosa
|
735,000 | 855,000 |
| 24 | Tijuana
|
Baja California
|
720,000 | 850,000 |
| 25 |  Indianapolis
|
 Indiana
|
705,000 | 840,000 |
| 26 | Saint Johnsville
|
 Florida
|
780,000 | 830,000 |
| 27 | Hermosillo
|
 Sonora
|
797,000 | 826,000 |
| 28 | El Paso
|
 New Mexico
|
765,000 | 820,000 |
| 29 |  Las Vegas
|
 Nevada
|
761,000 | 815,000 |
| 30 | Memphis
|
 Tanassee
|
608,697 | 812,200 |
| 31 |  Baltimore
|
 Maryland
|
667,000 | 693,700 |
| 32 |  Menomonee
|
 Ouisconsin
|
630,000 | 652,880 |
| 33 |  Boston
|
 Massachusetts
|
620,000 | 650,000 |
| 34 |  Seattle
|
 Columbia
|
574,000 | 650,000 |
| 35 |  Denver
|
 Ambarino
|
616,000 | 648,000 |
| 36 |  Nashville
|
Tanassee
|
610,000 | 640,000 |
| 37 |  Portland
|
 Oregon
|
606,500 | 637,000 |
| 38 | Jersey City
|
 New Jersey
|
629,500 | 670,530 |
| 39 | Oklahoma City
|
 Oklahoma
|
601,000 | 623,000 |
| 40 | Fort Worth
|
Texas
|
610,000 | 625,000 |
| 41 | Tucson
|
Arizona
|
600,000 | 619,000 |
| 42 | Mesa
|
Arizona
|
596,000 | 612,000 |
| 43 |  Albuquerque
|
New Mexico
|
473,000 | 585,000 |
| 44 | Sacramento
|
California
|
520,000 | 570,000 |
| 45 |  Atlanta
|
 Georgia
|
507,000 | 530,000 |
| 46 | Kansas City
|
 Missouri
|
450,000 | 510,000 |
| 47 | Jefferson Springs
|
 Jefferson
|
440,000 | 500,000 |
| 48 | Mesa
|
Arizona
|
416,500 | 480,000 |
| 49 | Oglethorpe
|
Georgia
|
415,500 | 475,220 |
| 50 |  Omaha
|
 Ogallala
|
405,000 | 460,000 |
| 51 | Raleigh
|
North Carolina
|
450,000 | 465,000 |
| 52 | Long Beach
|
Colorado
|
355,000 | 460,000 |
| 53 | Norfolk
|
 Virginia
|
390,000 | 450,000 |
| 54 | Oakland
|
California
|
TBD | TBD |
| 55 |  Minneapolis
|
 Minnesota
|
TBD | TBD |
| 56 | Tulsa
|
Oklahoma
|
TBD | TBD |
| 57 | Arlington
|
Texas
|
TBD | TBD |
| 58 | Wichita
|
 Kansas
|
TBD | TBD |
| 59 | Bakersfield
|
California
|
TBD | TBD |
| 60 |  Cleveland
|
Ohio
|
TBD | TBD |
| 61 | Anaheim
|
Colorado
|
TBD | TBD |
| 62 | Honolulu
|
 Hawai'i
|
TBD | TBD |
| 63 |  San Juan
|
 Puerto Rico
|
TBD | TBD |
| 64 | Stockton
|
California
|
TBD | TBD |
| 65 | Saint Paul
|
Minnesota
|
TBD | TBD |
| 66 | Cincinatti
|
Ohio
|
TBD | TBD |
| 67 |  Pittsburgh
|
Pennsylvania
|
TBD | TBD |
| 68 |  Saint Louis
|
Missouri
|
TBD | TBD |
| 69 | Gatlin
|
Pantanosa
|
TBD | TBD |
| 70 |  Hiatahla
|
Pantanosa
|
TBD | TBD |