List of Midwestern urban areas

Urbanized areas in the United States are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as contiguous census block groups with a population density of at least 1,000 per square mile (about 400 per square km). Urban areas are delineated without regard to political boundaries. Urban areas with a population of at least 50,000 serve as the core of a metropolitan statistical area.[1]

Areas over 100,000

The following is a list of urbanized areas in the American Midwest with a population of at least 100,000. States within the Midwest are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Areas are ranked based on population as listed in the 2020 U.S. Census.

Rank Urbanized Area Population
(2010 census)[2] 		Population
(2020 census)[3]
1 Chicago, IL-IN-WI 8,608,208 8,671,746
2 Detroit, MI 3,737,090 3,776,890
3 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI 2,650,890 2,914,866
4 St. Louis, MO-IL 2,150,706 2,156,323
5 Cleveland, OH 1,780,603 1,712,178
6 Indianapolis, IN 1,487,483 1,699,881
7 Cincinnati, OH-KY[a] 1,624,827 1,686,744
8 Kansas City, MO-KS 1,519,417 1,674,218
9 Columbus, OH 1,368,035 1,567,254
10 Milwaukee, WI 1,376,476 1,306,795
11 Omaha, NE-IA 725,008 819,508
12 Dayton, OH 724,091 674,046
13 Grand Rapids, MI 569,935 605,666
14 Des Moines, IA 450,070 542,486
15 Akron, OH 569,499 541,879
16 Wichita, KS 472,870 500,231
17 Toledo, OH-MI 507,643 497,952
18 Madison, WI 401,661 450,305
19 Fort Wayne, IN 313,492 335,934
20 Youngstown, OH 387,550 320,901
21 Lansing, MI 313,532 318,300
22 Ann Arbor, MI 306,022 317,689
23 Flint, MI 356,218 298,964
24 Canton, OH 295,319
25 Lincoln, NE 258,719 291,217
26 Davenport, IA 280,051 285,211
27 Springfield, MO 273,724 282,651
28 South Bend, IN-MI 278,165 278,921
29 Rockford, IL 296,863 276,443
30 Round Lake Beach, Illinois, IL-WI 290,373 261,835
31 Peoria, IL 266,921 259,781
32 Appleton, WI 216,154 230,967
33 Green Bay, WI 206,520 224,156
34 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN 176,676 216,214
35 Evansville, IN 229,351 206,855
36 Kalamazoo, MI 255,452 204,562
37 Lorain-Elyria, OH 180,956 199,067
38 Sioux Falls, SD 124,269 194,283
39 Cedar Rapids, IA 177,844 192,844
40 Muskegon, MI 161,280 166,414
41 Springfield, IL 161,316 282,651
42 Lafayette, IN 147,725 157,100
43 Topeka, KS 150,003 148,956
44 Elkhart, IN 143,592 148,199
45 Champaign-Urbana, IL 145,361 147,452
46 South Lyon-Hamburg-Genoa, Michigan, MI 119,509 145,963
47 Columbia, MO 124,748 141,831
48 Racine, WI 133,700 134,877
49 Bloomington, IL 132,600 134,100
50 Iowa City, IA 106,621 126,810
51 Kenosha, WI-IL 124,064 125,865
52 Rochester, MN 107,677 121,587
53 Duluth, MN-WI 124,064 119,411
54 St. Cloud, MN 110,621 117,638
55 Saginaw, MI 126,265 116,058
56 Waterloo, IA 113,418 114,139
57 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 106,494 113,066
58 Bloomington, IN 108,651 110,103
59 Holland, MI 99,941 107,034
60 Eau Claire, WI 102,852 105,475
  1. ^ Part of this statistical area is outside the Midwest

Areas under 100,000

The following are areas which in the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau had a population under 100,000 and over 50,000. Areas are ranked based on population as listed in the 2020 U.S. Census.

Rank Area Population
(2000 census)[2] 		Population
(2020 census)[3]
61 La Crosse, WI-MN 100,868 98,872
62 Bismarck, ND 81,955 98,198
63 Lawrence, KS 88,053 94,998
64 Middleton, OH 97,503 93,608
65 Lee's Summit, MO 85,081 91,960
66 Joplin, MO 82,775 86,679
67 Decatur, IL 93,863 86,287
68 Rapid City, SD 81,251 85,679
69 Muncie, IN 90,580 84,382
70 Jackson, MI 90,057 84,307
71 Springfield, OH 85,256 82,369
72 Port Huron, MI 87,106 82,226
73 Newark, OH 76,068 81,223
74 Terre Haute, IN 92,742 79,862
75 Anderson, IN 88,133 79,517
76 Alton, IL-MO 83,890 79,260
77 Wausau, WI 74,632 77,429
78 St. Joseph, MO-KS 81,176 77,187
79 Oshkosh, WI 74,495 76,190
80 Battle Creek, MI 78,393 75,513
81 Sheboygan, WI 71,313 74,369
82 Mansfield, OH 75,250 73,545
83 Janesville, WI 69,658 72,285
84 Michigan City-La Porte, IN-MI 66,025 71,367
85 Dubuque, IA-IL 67,818 70,332
86 Lima, OH 72,852 68,630
87 Bay City, MI 70,585 68,472
88 Grand Forks, ND-MN 61,270 68,160
89 Kankakee, IL 81,926 66,530
90 Ames, IA 60,438 66,342
91 Dekalb, IL 68,545 64,736
92 Beloit, WI-IL 63,835 63,073
93 Kokomo, IN 62,182 62,576
94 Benton Harbor-St. Joseph-Fair Plain, MI 61,022 61,888
95 Sandusky, OH 50,693 61,743
96 Columbus, IN 54,933 60,982
97 Manhattan, KS 54,622 60,454
98 Mankato, MN 57,584 60,206
99 Monroe, MI 51,240 57,260
100 Traverse City, MI 56,890
101 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 52,900 55,546
104 Grand Island, NE 50,440 55,099
105 Fond du Lac, WI 54,901 54,731
106 Midland, MI 59,014 52,340
107 Valparaiso-Shorewood Forest, IN 51,867
108 Minot, ND 50,925
109 Jefferson City, MO 58,533 50,775

See also

References

  1. ^ Census 2010 Urban and Rural Classification. Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 16, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Alphabetically sorted list of Urbanized Areas. Archived 2002-06-13 at the Wayback Machine U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed October 16, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Census 2020 Urban and Rural Classification U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed September 23, 2023.