Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by Retail Sales Per Capita /1, 1997 in Rank Order
[When cities share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. CDP = census designated place, only used in HI which has no incorporated places]
City in rank order
Dollars
Rank
Bellevue city, WA
26,682
1
Clearwater city, FL
25,606
2
Knoxville city, TN
23,349
3
Costa Mesa city, CA
23,014
4
Torrance city, CA
22,224
5
Orlando city, FL
21,489
6
Tempe city, AZ
21,233
7
Fort Lauderdale city, FL
20,941
8
Springfield city, MO
20,365
9
Scottsdale city, AZ
19,509
10
Fayetteville city, NC
19,238
11
Irving city, TX
18,346
12
Lafayette city, LA
18,261
13
Chattanooga city, TN
18,115
14
Raleigh city, NC
17,856
15
Reno city, NV
17,802
16
Santa Clara city, CA
17,789
17
Salt Lake City city, UT
17,723
18
Greensboro city, NC
17,144
19
Columbia city, SC
17,100
20
Evansville city, IN
16,961
21
Sioux Falls city, SD
16,842
22
Tampa city, FL
16,571
23
Winston-Salem city, NC
16,403
24
Overland Park city, KS
16,375
25
Stamford city, CT
16,313
26
Santa Rosa city, CA
16,091
27
Eugene city, OR
16,020
28
Livonia city, MI
15,756
29
Baton Rouge city, LA
15,745
30
McAllen city, TX
15,479
31
Boise City city, ID
15,289
32
Manchester city, NH
15,268
33
Plano city, TX
15,243
34
Pembroke Pines city, FL
15,226
35
Beaumont city, TX
15,200
36
Thousand Oaks city, CA
14,963
37
Escondido city, CA
14,960
38
Las Vegas city, NV
14,860
39
Little Rock city, AR
14,787
40
Salem city, OR
14,507
41
Fort Wayne city, IN
14,470
42
Omaha city, NE
14,366
43
Concord city, CA
14,328
44
Cedar Rapids city, IA
14,278
45
Savannah city, GA
14,212
46
Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN
14,176
47
Jackson city, MS
14,084
48
Joliet city, IL
14,078
49
Albuquerque city, NM
14,052
50
Springfield city, IL
14,029
51
Green Bay city, WI
13,986
52
Mesquite city, TX
13,903
53
Honolulu CDP, HI
13,899
54
Colorado Springs city, CO
13,845
55
Indianapolis city (balance), IN
13,751
56
Charlotte city, NC
13,742
57
Tulsa city, OK
13,448
58
Burbank city, CA
13,440
59
Peoria city, IL
13,418
60
Fort Collins city, CO
13,341
61
Austin city, TX
13,332
62
Naperville city, IL
13,305
63
Lakewood city, CO
13,291
64
Alexandria city, VA
13,261
65
Kansas City city, MO
13,247
66
Madison city, WI
13,136
67
Lubbock city, TX
13,132
68
Sunnyvale city, CA
13,111
69
Lexington-Fayette, KY
13,078
70
Huntsville city, AL
12,989
71
Amarillo city, TX
12,891
72
Sterling Heights city, MI
12,886
73
Rockford city, IL
12,882
74
Waco city, TX
12,866
75
Spokane city, WA
12,859
76
Columbus city, OH
12,852
77
Mobile city, AL
12,838
78
Tallahassee city, FL
12,732
79
Arlington city, TX
12,717
80
San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA
12,692
81
Topeka city, KS
12,599
82
Ann Arbor city, MI
12,498
83
Carrollton city, TX
12,471
84
Anchorage city, AK
12,392
85
Tacoma city, WA
12,367
86
Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA /2
12,336
87
Mesa city, AZ
12,319
88
Portland city, OR
12,302
89
Montgomery city, AL
12,261
90
Ontario city, CA
12,241
91
Glendale city, AZ
12,235
92
Birmingham city, AL
12,219
93
El Monte city, CA
12,156
94
Houston city, TX
12,050
95
Warren city, MI
12,044
96
Clarksville city, TN
11,928
97
Cambridge city, MA
11,905
98
West Valley City city, UT
11,814
99
Hampton city, VA
11,804
100
Dallas city, TX
11,742
101
Tucson city, AZ
11,707
102
Wichita city, KS
11,670
103
Pasadena city, CA
11,631
104
Lansing city, MI
11,621
105
Berkeley city, CA
11,589
106
Westminster city, CO
11,588
107
Seattle city, WA
11,520
108
Vancouver city, WA
11,513
109
Hayward city, CA
11,452
110
Downey city, CA
11,451
111
Oklahoma City city, OK
11,399
112
Abilene city, TX
11,290
113
Denver city, CO
11,217
114
Salinas city, CA
11,207
115
Bakersfield city, CA
11,115
116
Jacksonville city, FL
11,078
117
Independence city, MO
11,028
118
Des Moines city, IA
10,964
119
Pueblo city, CO
10,846
120
Shreveport city, LA
10,827
121
Wichita Falls city, TX
10,755
122
Grand Rapids city, MI
10,754
123
Columbus city (balance), GA /3
10,675
124
Durham city, NC
10,674
125
Atlanta city, GA
10,546
126
Lincoln city, NE
10,388
127
Memphis city, TN
10,382
128
Irvine city, CA
10,359
129
San Bernardino city, CA
10,302
130
Allentown city, PA
10,203
131
Chesapeake city, VA
10,171
132
Corona city, CA
10,095
133
Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA
10,092
134
Orange city, CA
10,091
135
Glendale city, CA
10,035
136
West Covina city, CA
9,946
137
Miami city, FL
9,907
138
Modesto city, CA
9,720
139
Fort Worth city, TX
9,697
140
Aurora city, IL
9,686
141
Phoenix city, AZ
9,643
142
Corpus Christi city, TX
9,484
143
Hollywood city, FL
9,475
144
Anaheim city, CA
9,467
145
Aurora city, CO
9,452
146
Waterbury city, CT
9,329
147
South Bend city, IN
9,245
148
Oxnard city, CA
9,209
149
Worcester city, MA
9,186
150
San Francisco city, CA
9,170
151
Henderson city, NV
9,153
152
Richmond city, VA
9,112
153
St. Petersburg city, FL
9,034
154
Fresno city, CA
9,028
155
Riverside city, CA
8,949
156
Laredo city, TX
8,907
157
Cincinnati city, OH
8,871
158
Huntington Beach city, CA
8,798
159
Syracuse city, NY
8,784
160
San Antonio city, TX
8,691
161
Coral Springs city, FL
8,672
162
Fremont city, CA
8,612
163
Newport News city, VA
8,516
164
San Diego city, CA
8,371
165
Grand Prairie city, TX
8,316
166
Garden Grove city, CA
8,289
167
Chula Vista city, CA
8,204
168
San Jose city, CA
8,109
169
Norfolk city, VA
8,069
170
Louisville city, KY
8,061
171
Yonkers city, NY
8,042
172
Akron city, OH
8,023
173
Toledo city, OH
8,013
174
Pittsburgh city, PA
7,922
175
Chandler city, AZ
7,870
176
Simi Valley city, CA
7,831
177
Fullerton city, CA
7,765
178
Virginia Beach city, VA
7,754
179
Boston city, MA
7,656
180
El Paso city, TX
7,650
181
Santa Ana city, CA
7,575
182
Sacramento city, CA
7,555
183
Springfield city, MA
7,547
184
Stockton city, CA
7,523
185
Garland city, TX
7,457
186
Erie city, PA
7,432
187
St. Paul city, MN
7,398
188
Fontana city, CA
7,257
189
Hialeah city, FL
7,187
190
Vallejo city, CA
7,092
191
Brownsville city, TX
6,903
192
St. Louis city, MO
6,856
193
Arvada city, CO
6,775
194
Jersey City city, NJ
6,662
195
Pasadena city, TX
6,658
196
Minneapolis city, MN
6,588
197
Elizabeth city, NJ
6,549
198
Norwalk city, CA
6,516
199
Flint city, MI
6,470
200
Los Angeles city, CA
6,434
201
Dayton city, OH
6,072
202
Kansas City city, KS
6,009
203
Rancho Cucamonga city, CA
5,992
204
Provo city, UT
5,985
205
Lancaster city, CA
5,971
206
Hartford city, CT
5,908
207
New Orleans city, LA
5,908
207
Oakland city, CA
5,861
209
Milwaukee city, WI
5,785
210
Cape Coral city, FL
5,736
211
Santa Clarita city, CA
5,707
212
New York city, NY
5,677
213
Peoria city, AZ
5,660
214
Philadelphia city, PA
5,592
215
Daly City city, CA
5,301
216
Washington city, DC
5,274
217
Baltimore city, MD
5,229
218
Rochester city, NY
5,204
219
Oceanside city, CA
5,192
220
Providence city, RI
5,116
221
Palmdale city, CA
5,074
222
Chicago city, IL
4,944
223
North Las Vegas city, NV
4,900
224
Bridgeport city, CT
4,844
225
Gilbert town, AZ
4,827
226
Moreno Valley city, CA
4,819
227
Cleveland city, OH
4,751
228
Inglewood city, CA
4,729
229
Portsmouth city, VA
4,712
230
Lowell city, MA
4,661
231
Long Beach city, CA
4,533
232
Pomona city, CA
4,445
233
New Haven city, CT
4,100
234
Buffalo city, NY
4,087
235
Newark city, NJ
3,419
236
Detroit city, MI
3,269
237
Gary city, IN
3,223
238
Paterson city, NJ
2,752
239
/1 Includes only establishments with payroll; based on resident population estimated as of July 1, 1997.
/2 Data are for consolidated city of Athens-Clarke County, GA.
/3 Data are for consolidated city of Columbus, GA.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-6.
