List of Midwestern urban areas

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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]

1 Areas over 100,000
2 Areas under 100,000
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Areas over 100,000

The following is a list of urbanized areas in the American Midwest with a population of at least 100,000. In this list, states considered part of 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 2000 U.S. Census.

Rank	Urbanized Area	Population (2000 census)^[2]
1	Chicago, IL-IN-WI	8,307,904
2	Detroit, MI	3,903,377
3	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI	2,388,593
4	St. Louis, MO-IL	2,077,662
5	Cleveland, OH	1,786,647
6	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1,503,262
7	Kansas City, MO-KS	1,361,744
8	Milwaukee, WI	1,308,913
9	Indianapolis, IN	1,218,919
10	Columbus, OH	1,133,193
11	Dayton, OH	703,444
12	Omaha, NE-IA	626,623
13	Akron, OH	570,215
14	Grand Rapids, MI	539,080
15	Toledo, OH-IN	503,008
16	Wichita, KS	422,301
17	Youngstown, OH-PA	417,437
18	Des Moines, IA	370,505
19	Flint, MI	365,096
20	Madison, WI	329,533
21	Lansing, MI	300,032
22	Fort Wayne, IN	287,759
23	Ann Arbor, MI	283,904
24	South Bend, IN-MI	276,498
25	Davenport, IA-IL	270,626
26	Rockford, IL	270,414
27	Canton, OH	266,595
28	Peoria, IL	247,172
29	Lincoln, NE	226,582
30	Springfield, MO	215,004
31	Evansville, IN-KY	211,989
32	Kalamazoo, MI	187,961
33	Appleton, WI	187,683
34	Green Bay, WI	187,316
35	Cedar Rapids, IA	155,334
36	Springfield, IL	153,516
37	Fargo-Moorehead, ND-MN	142,477
38	Topeka, KS	142,411
39	Saginaw, MI	140,985
40	Elkhart, IN-MI	131,226
41	Racine, WI	129,545
42	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	125,738
43	Sioux Falls, SD	124,269
44	Champaign-Urbana, IL	123,938
45	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI	118,265
46	Bloomington-Normal, IL	112,415
47	Kenosha, WI	110,942
48	Waterloo, IA	108,298
49	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	106,119

[edit] Areas under 100,000

The following are areas which in the 2000 U.S. Census Bureau had a population under 100,000. Areas are ranked based on population as listed in the 2000 U.S. Census.

Rank	Area	Population (2000 census)^[2]
50	Columbia, MO	98,779
51	Anderson, IN	97,038
52	Decatur, IL	96,454
53	Bloomington, IN	92,456
54	Holland, MI	91,921
55	Eau Claire, WI	91,393
56	St. Cloud, MN	91,305
57	Rochester, MN	91,271
58	Muncie, IN	90,673
59	La Crosse, WI-MN	89,966
60	Springfield, OH	89,684
61	Jackson, MI	88,050
62	Iowa City, IA	85,247
63	Mansfield, OH	79,698
64	Lawrence, KS	79,647
65	Terre Haute, IN	79,376
66	Battle Creek, MI	79,135
67	St. Joseph, MO-KS	77,231
68	Lima, OH	74,071
69	Bay City, MI	74,048
70	Joplin, MO	72,089
71	Oshkosh, WI	71,070
72	Sheboygan, WI	68,600
73	Wausau, WI	68,221
74	Rapid City, SD	66,780
75	Michigan City, IN-MI	66,199
76	Janesville, WI	66,034
77	Kankakee-Bradley, IL	65,073
78	Kokomo, IN	63,739
79	Jefferson City, MO	53,714