Top 20 Cities

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Top 20 Cities

Highest Ranking Cities, 1790 to 2010

July 19, 2012

City and State	1790 rank	1800 rank	1810 rank	1820 rank	1830 rank	1840 rank	1850 rank	1860 rank	1870 rank	1880 rank	1890 rank	1900 rank	1910 rank	1920 rank	1930 rank	1940 rank	1950 rank	1960 rank	1970 rank	1980 rank	1990 rank	2000 rank	2010 rank	Number of times ranked in top 20
Philadelphia, PA	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	23
New York, NY	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	23
Baltimore, MD	5	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	6	7	7	6	7	8	8	7	6	6	7	10	12	17	0	22
Boston, MA	3	4	4	4	4	5	3	5	7	5	6	5	5	7	9	9	10	13	16	20	20	20	0	22
Washington, DC	0	0	14	9	11	13	18	14	12	14	14	15	16	14	14	11	9	9	9	15	19	0	0	19
New Orleans, LA	0	0	7	5	5	3	5	6	9	10	12	12	15	17	16	15	16	15	19	0	0	0	0	17
Detroit, MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	18	18	15	13	9	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	7	10	18	16
Chicago, IL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	5	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	16
San Francisco, CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	10	9	8	9	11	12	11	12	11	12	13	13	14	13	13	16
Milwaukee, WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	19	19	16	14	12	13	12	13	13	11	12	16	17	19	0	15
Pittsburgh, PA	0	0	0	0	17	17	13	17	16	12	13	11	8	9	10	10	12	16	0	0	0	0	0	14
Cincinnati, OH	0	0	0	14	8	6	6	7	8	8	9	10	13	16	17	17	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	14
St Louis, MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	8	4	6	5	4	4	6	7	8	8	10	18	0	0	0	0	13
Cleveland, OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	11	10	7	6	5	6	6	7	8	10	18	0	0	0	12
Buffalo, NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	10	11	13	11	8	10	11	13	14	15	20	0	0	0	0	0	12
Los Angeles, CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	10	5	5	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	11
Providence, RI	9	9	11	13	12	14	17	16	0	20	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
Newark, NJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	11	13	15	17	16	14	15	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
Albany, NY	19	17	10	11	9	9	10	13	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
Houston, TX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	7	6	5	4	4	4	7
Charleston, SC	4	5	5	6	6	10	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Northern Liberties, PA	6	6	6	7	7	8	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Southwark, PA	10	7	8	8	10	12	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Brooklyn, NY	0	0	0	0	18	7	7	3	3	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Minneapolis, MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	19	18	18	15	16	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Louisville, KY	0	0	0	0	0	16	14	12	14	16	20	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Richmond, VA	18	13	12	12	13	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
San Antonio, TX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	15	11	10	9	7	6
Dallas, TX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	8	7	8	8	9	6
Indianapolis, IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	11	12	13	12	12	6
San Diego, CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	14	8	6	7	8	6
Memphis, TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	14	18	18	20	5
Jersey City, NJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	17	19	17	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Kansas City, MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	19	19	19	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Salem, MA	7	8	9	10	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Phoenix, AZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	9	9	6	6	5
Seattle, WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	20	0	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	4
Norfolk, VA	20	10	13	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Columbus, OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	16	15	15	4
Portsmouth, NH	14	15	19	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
San Jose, CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	11	11	10	4
Newport, RI	8	11	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Kensington, PA	0	0	0	0	15	15	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Spring Garden, PA	0	0	0	0	20	11	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Portland, ME	0	0	18	15	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Newburyport, MA	13	12	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Sherburne, MA	15	14	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Jacksonville, FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	14	11	3
Austin, TX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	14	2
Rochester, NY	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Marblehead, MA	10	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Gloucester, MA	12	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Alexandria, DC	0	0	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Fort Worth, TX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	1
El Paso, TX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	1
Schenectady, NY	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Troy, NY	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Charlotte, NC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
Lowell, MA	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Middleborough, MA	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Savannah, GA	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Georgetown, DC	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
New London, CT	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
New Haven, CT	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1