Jacksonville 12th Most Populous City in the Country
May 20, 2016
According to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Jacksonville ranks 12 in both the most populous and largest numeric increase categories for American cities. From July 2014 to July 2015, the city’s population increased by 13,000 residents, bringing the 2015 total to 868,031.
Jacksonville is the largest city by population in the state of Florida, and the largest by land mass in the continental United States. The city is the only Florida municipality in the top 15 national rankings for population.
The 15 Most Populous Cities on July 1, 2015
(via Census.gov)
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Rank
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Area Name
|
State Name
|
2015 Total Population
|
|
1
|
New York
|
New York
|
8,550,405
|
|
2
|
Los Angeles
|
California
|
3,971,883
|
|
3
|
Chicago
|
Illinois
|
2,720,546
|
|
4
|
Houston
|
Texas
|
2,296,224
|
|
5
|
Philadelphia
|
Pennsylvania
|
1,567,442
|
|
6
|
Phoenix
|
Arizona
|
1,563,025
|
|
7
|
San Antonio
|
Texas
|
1,469,845
|
|
8
|
San Diego
|
California
|
1,394,928
|
|
9
|
Dallas
|
Texas
|
1,300,092
|
|
10
|
San Jose
|
California
|
1,026,908
|
|
11
|
Austin
|
Texas
|
931,830
|
|
12
|
Jacksonville
|
Florida
|
868,031
|
|
13
|
San Francisco
|
California
|
864,816
|
|
14
|
Indianapolis
|
Indiana
|
853,173
|
|
15
|
Columbus
|
Ohio
|
850,106
|
The 15 Cities With the Largest Numeric Increase Between July 1, 2014, and July 1, 2015, With Populations of 50,000 or more on July 1, 2014
(via Census.gov)
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Rank
|
Area Name
|
State Name
|
Numeric Increase
|
2015 Total Population
|
|
1
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New York
|
New York
|
55,211
|
8,550,405
|
|
2
|
Houston
|
Texas
|
40,032
|
2,296,224
|
|
3
|
Los Angeles
|
California
|
34,943
|
3,971,883
|
|
4
|
San Antonio
|
Texas
|
29,536
|
1,469,845
|
|
5
|
Phoenix
|
Arizona
|
24,614
|
1,563,025
|
|
6
|
Fort Worth
|
Texas
|
19,894
|
833,319
|
|
7
|
Dallas
|
Texas
|
19,642
|
1,300,092
|
|
8
|
Austin
|
Texas
|
19,117
|
931,830
|
|
9
|
Denver
|
Colorado
|
18,582
|
682,545
|
|
10
|
Charlotte
|
North Carolina
|
17,695
|
827,097
|
|
11
|
Seattle
|
Washington
|
15,339
|
684,451
|
|
12
|
Jacksonville
|
Florida
|
13,069
|
868,031
|
|
13
|
San Diego
|
California
|
12,677
|
1,394,928
|
|
14
|
Washington
|
District of Columbia
|
12,392
|
672,228
|
|
15
|
San Francisco
|
California
|
12,279
|
864,816
|
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