List of Midwestern cities by size

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The following table lists all of the cities in the Midwestern United States with at least 100,000 people. These numbers were taken directly from the United States Census Bureau. [1] Note that only people living in the city itself are counted. People living in suburbs are not included.

RankCityStateCensus PopulationChange
20102020
1 Chicago Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois 2,695,5982,746,388+1.9%
2 Columbus Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio 787,033905,748+15.1%
3 Indianapolis Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana 820,445887,642+8.2%
4 Detroit Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan 713,777639,111−10.5%
5 Milwaukee Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin 594,833577,222−3.0%
6 Kansas City Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri 459,787508,090+10.5%
7 Omaha Flag of Nebraska.svg  Nebraska 408,958486,051+18.9%
8 Minneapolis Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota 382,578429,954+12.4%
9 Wichita Flag of Kansas.svg  Kansas 382,368397,532+4.0%
10 Cleveland Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio 396,815372,624−6.1%
11 Saint Paul Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota 285,068311,527+9.3%
12 Cincinnati Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio 296,943309,317+4.2%
13 St. Louis Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri 319,294301,578−5.5%
14 Lincoln Flag of Nebraska.svg  Nebraska 258,379291,082+12.7%
15 Toledo Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio 287,208270,871−5.7%
16 Madison Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin 233,209269,840+15.7%
17 Fort Wayne Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana 253,691263,886+4.0%
18 Des Moines Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa 203,433214,133+5.3%
19 Grand Rapids Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan 188,040198,917+5.8%
20 Overland Park Flag of Kansas.svg  Kansas 173,372197,238+13.8%
21 Sioux Falls Flag of South Dakota.svg  South Dakota 153,888192,517+25.1%
22 Akron Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio 199,110190,469−4.3%
23 Aurora Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois 197,899180,542−8.8%
24 Springfield Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri 159,498169,176+6.1%
25 Kansas City Flag of Kansas.svg  Kansas 145,786156,607+7.4%
26 Joliet Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois 147,433150,362+2.0%
27 Naperville Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois 141,853149,540+5.4%
28 Rockford Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois 152,871148,655−2.8%
29 Olathe Flag of Kansas.svg  Kansas 125,872141,290+12.2%
30 Warren Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan 134,056139,387+4.0%
31 Cedar Rapids Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa 126,326137,710+9.0%
32 Dayton Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio 141,527137,644−2.7%
33 Sterling Heights Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan 129,699134,346+3.6%
34 Topeka Flag of Kansas.svg  Kansas 127,473126,587−0.7%
35 Columbia Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri 108,500126,254+16.4%
36 Fargo Flag of North Dakota.svg  North Dakota 105,549125,990+19.4%
37 Ann Arbor Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan 113,934123,851+8.7%
38 Independence Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri 116,830123,011+5.3%
39 Rochester Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota 106,769121,395+13.7%
40 Evansville Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana 117,429117,298−0.1%
41 Elgin Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois 108,188114,797+6.1%
42 Springfield Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois 116,250114,394−1.6%
43 Peoria Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois 115,007113,150−1.6%
44 Lansing Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan 114,297112,644−1.4%
45 Dearborn Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan 98,153109,976+12.0%
46 Green Bay Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin 104,057107,395+3.2%
47 South Bend Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana 101,168103,453+2.3%
48 Davenport Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa 99,685101,724+2.0%
49 Lee's Summit Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri 91,364101,108+10.7%
50 Clinton Township Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan 96,796100,513+3.8%

References

  1. "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: United States". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-09.