Next Big Cities in US by 2050 (live, state, largest, compared)

[Kavinbuchanan44]

These or next big cities in 2050 New York and Los Angeles will maintain there places in rank LA will never up catch with NY anytime soon unless the state provide them with more fresh drinking water.


New York 15,500,000
Los Angeles 5,700,000
Houston 4,500,000
Chicago 4,350,000
Phoenix 2,750,000
San Antonio 2,550,000
San Deigo 2,490,000
Dallas 2,360,000
Philadelphia 1,990,000
San Jose 1,830,000

[jamills21]

why any city wants as many people as NYC is beyond me.

[waronxmas]

The only reasonable one out of this list that could possibly happen is Philly, but even that is a stretch. No way NYC has 15 million residents, or Houston has 4.5...well, unless they expand their city to 1000 square miles. LOL

[westboundrambler]

The bigger the city, the more I hate it

[mrfoe]

Originally Posted by westboundrambler

The bigger the city, the more I hate it

Population or land wise. A good example would be San Antonio compared to philly.

[The_Hate_Train]

Originally Posted by Kavinbuchanan44

These or next big cities in 2050 New York and Los Angeles will maintain there places in rank LA will never up catch with NY anytime soon unless the state provide them with more fresh drinking water.


New York 15,500,000
Los Angeles 5,700,000
Houston 4,500,000
Chicago 4,350,000
Phoenix 2,750,000
San Antonio 2,550,000
San Deigo 2,490,000
Dallas 2,360,000
Philadelphia 1,990,000
San Jose 1,830,000

I fear living in a world where the government rounds-off populations to even 10,000 census counts. Chilling.

[Sammy215267]

I dont see San Diego , Phoenix , San Jose having that many people. I really honestly don't. Philly I really feel like it could be maybe like 1.6-1.7 Million. Our growth rate is slow but still climbing. Philly was home to 2 Million People in the city alone

[Frostbite82]

Originally Posted by Kavinbuchanan44

These or next big cities in 2050 New York and Los Angeles will maintain there places in rank LA will never up catch with NY anytime soon unless the state provide them with more fresh drinking water.


New York 15,500,000
Los Angeles 5,700,000
Houston 4,500,000
Chicago 4,350,000
Phoenix 2,750,000
San Antonio 2,550,000
San Deigo 2,490,000
Dallas 2,360,000
Philadelphia 1,990,000
San Jose 1,830,000

I disagree with the listed populations... I doubt San Diego experience that much population growth, and I also don't see San Jose up that far in any scenario, to point out a couple... Overall, to be frank I'm skeptical of almost all of those listed.

[MrKnight]

Orlando should be on this list, it has all the following:

Population count of 2,134,411 (According to 2010 Census)
New transportation systems being built and expanded (SunRail)
New stadiums being built and expanded (OCSC Stadium, Citrus Bowl renovations, etc.)
New world class performing arts center (Dr. Phillips Center)
2nd Largest University by Student Enrollment (University of Central Florida)
2nd Busiest Airport in the State of Florida
Thriving sports scene (NBA, MLS, NCAA, College Bowls, etc)
Major commercial development throughout the city (I-Live Megaplex, Amway Center Megaplex, etc)
Largest USTA national training center under construction
Medical City

Etc.....

[MrKnight]

Originally Posted by waronxmas

The only reasonable one out of this list that could possibly happen is Philly, but even that is a stretch. No way NYC has 15 million residents, or Houston has 4.5...well, unless they expand their city to 1000 square miles. LOL

The OP used an overinflated metro population count that includes New Jersey, Western Connecticut, and even parts of Pennsylvania as part of "NYC" (New York metropolitan area - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

In regards to Houston, once again the OP did the same thing, he used a "metro" population count that includes NINE counties surrounding the Houston area. (Greater Houston - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Whether or not some of these regions which are not anywhere near the city itself are considered part of the "metro" region is highly questionable and debatable..