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THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE PROJECT

Vital Statistics:
 How the 35 Cities Stack Up

Population


CITY                                      POPULATION
(RANKED BY        POPULATION  POPULATION  CHANGE (1990
REVENUE)          (1990)      (1998)      VS. 1998)
New York City     7,322,564   7,420,166     1.3%
Los Angeles       3,485,557   3,597,556     3.2
Washington, D.C.    606,900     523,124   -13.8
Chicago           2,783,726   2,802,079     0.7
Philadelphia      1,585,577   1,436,287    -9.4
San Francisco       723,959     745,774     3.0
Detroit           1,027,974     970,196    -5.6
Baltimore           736,014     645,593   -12.3
Boston              574,283     555,447    -3.3
Memphis             618,652     603,507    -2.4
Houston           1,654,348   1,786,691     8.0
Nashville           488,366     510,274     4.5
San Antonio         976,514   1,114,130    14.1
Jacksonville        635,230     693,630     9.2
San Diego         1,110,623   1,220,666     9.9
Dallas            1,007,618   1,075,894     6.8
Denver              467,610     499,055     6.7
Phoenix             988,015   1,198,064    21.3
Austin              472,020     552,434    17.0
Seattle             516,259     536,978     4.0
Indianapolis        731,278     741,304     1.4
Honolulu            377,059     395,789     5.0
San Jose            782,224     861,284    10.1
Minneapolis         368,383     351,731    -4.5
Atlanta             393,929     403,819     2.5
Anchorage           226,338     254,982    12.7
Richmond            202,798     194,173    -4.3
Long Beach          429,321     430,905     0.4
Cleveland           505,616     495,817    -1.9
Milwaukee           628,088     578,364    -7.9
Virginia Beach      393,089     432,380    10.0
Columbus            632,945     670,234     5.9
New Orleans         496,938     465,538    -6.3
Buffalo             328,175     300,717    -8.4
Kansas City, Mo.    434,829     441,574     1.6
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