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.
Rank
City
State
Census Population
Change
2010
2020
1
Chicago
Illinois
2,695,598
2,746,388
+1.9%
2
Columbus
Ohio
787,033
905,748
+15.1%
3
Indianapolis
Indiana
820,445
887,642
+8.2%
4
Detroit
Michigan
713,777
639,111
−10.5%
5
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
594,833
577,222
−3.0%
6
Kansas City
Missouri
459,787
508,090
+10.5%
7
Omaha
Nebraska
408,958
486,051
+18.9%
8
Minneapolis
Minnesota
382,578
429,954
+12.4%
9
Wichita
Kansas
382,368
397,532
+4.0%
10
Cleveland
Ohio
396,815
372,624
−6.1%
11
Saint Paul
Minnesota
285,068
311,527
+9.3%
12
Cincinnati
Ohio
296,943
309,317
+4.2%
13
St. Louis
Missouri
319,294
301,578
−5.5%
14
Lincoln
Nebraska
258,379
291,082
+12.7%
15
Toledo
Ohio
287,208
270,871
−5.7%
16
Madison
Wisconsin
233,209
269,840
+15.7%
17
Fort Wayne
Indiana
253,691
263,886
+4.0%
18
Des Moines
Iowa
203,433
214,133
+5.3%
19
Grand Rapids
Michigan
188,040
198,917
+5.8%
20
Overland Park
Kansas
173,372
197,238
+13.8%
21
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
153,888
192,517
+25.1%
22
Akron
Ohio
199,110
190,469
−4.3%
23
Aurora
Illinois
197,899
180,542
−8.8%
24
Springfield
Missouri
159,498
169,176
+6.1%
25
Kansas City
Kansas
145,786
156,607
+7.4%
26
Joliet
Illinois
147,433
150,362
+2.0%
27
Naperville
Illinois
141,853
149,540
+5.4%
28
Rockford
Illinois
152,871
148,655
−2.8%
29
Olathe
Kansas
125,872
141,290
+12.2%
30
Warren
Michigan
134,056
139,387
+4.0%
31
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
126,326
137,710
+9.0%
32
Dayton
Ohio
141,527
137,644
−2.7%
33
Sterling Heights
Michigan
129,699
134,346
+3.6%
34
Topeka
Kansas
127,473
126,587
−0.7%
35
Columbia
Missouri
108,500
126,254
+16.4%
36
Fargo
North Dakota
105,549
125,990
+19.4%
37
Ann Arbor
Michigan
113,934
123,851
+8.7%
38
Independence
Missouri
116,830
123,011
+5.3%
39
Rochester
Minnesota
106,769
121,395
+13.7%
40
Evansville
Indiana
117,429
117,298
−0.1%
41
Elgin
Illinois
108,188
114,797
+6.1%
42
Springfield
Illinois
116,250
114,394
−1.6%
43
Peoria
Illinois
115,007
113,150
−1.6%
44
Lansing
Michigan
114,297
112,644
−1.4%
45
Dearborn
Michigan
98,153
109,976
+12.0%
46
Green Bay
Wisconsin
104,057
107,395
+3.2%
47
South Bend
Indiana
101,168
103,453
+2.3%
48
Davenport
Iowa
99,685
101,724
+2.0%
49
Lee's Summit
Missouri
91,364
101,108
+10.7%
50
Clinton Township
Michigan
96,796
100,513
+3.8%
^"U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: United States". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
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