Originally Posted by Facts Kill Rhetoric
This is the history of the 6th spot by MSA since 1900.
1900:
01. New York: 5,417,000
02. Chicago: 2,256,000
03. Philadelphia: 2,052,000
04. Boston: 1,890,000
05. Pittsburgh: 1,304,000
06. Saint Louis: 1,001,000
07. Cincinnati: 760,000
08. Baltimore: 737,000
09. Providence: 681,000
10. Minneapolis-Saint Paul: 650,000
11. Washington DC: 593,000
12. Cleveland: 552,000
13. Kansas City: 545,000
14. Atlanta: 534,000
15. Detroit: 529,000
16. San Francisco-Oakland: 519,000
17. Buffalo: 509,000
18. Indianapolis: 463,000
19. Dallas-Fort Worth: 452,000
20. Columbus: 416,000
21. Louisville: 408,000
22. Milwaukee: 405,000
23. Nashville: 399,000
24. New Orleans: 375,000
25. Memphis: 327,000
1910:
01. New York: 7,452,000
02. Chicago: 2,931,000
03. Philadelphia: 2,442,000
04. Boston: 2,261,000
05. Pittsburgh: 1,780,000
06. Saint Louis: 1,214,000
07. Providence: 861,000
08. Cincinnati: 819,000
09. Baltimore: 815,000
10. Minneapolis-Saint Paul: 808,000
11. Cleveland: 775,000
12. Detroit: 710,000
13 San Francisco-Oakland: 746,000
14. Washington DC: 658,000
15. Atlanta: 646,000
16. Kansas City: 643,000
17. Buffalo: 621,000
18. Dallas-Fort Worth: 571,000
19. Los Angeles: 539,000
20. Indianapolis: 517,000
21. Milwaukee: 511,000
22. Columbus: 487,000
23. New Orleans: 443,000
24. Louisville: 432,000
25. Nashville: 421,000
1920:
01. New York: 8,905,000
02. Chicago: 3,711,000
03. Philadelphia: 2,923,000
04. Boston: 2,563,000
05. Pittsburgh: 2,101,000
06. Detroit: 1,407,000
07. Saint Louis: 1,349,000
08. Cleveland: 1,104,000
09. Los Angeles: 998,000
10. San Francisco-Oakland: 969,000
11. Providence: 963,000
12. Baltimore: 947,000
13. Minneapolis-Saint Paul: 921,000
14. Cincinnati: 869,000
15. Washington DC: 786,000
16. Buffalo: 753,000
17. Atlanta: 748,000
18. Kansas City: 739,000
19. Dallas-Fort Worth: 701,000
20. Milwaukee: 624,000
21. Seattle: 601,000
22. Indianapolis: 596,000
23. Columbus: 548,000
24. Rochester: 536,000
25. New Orleans: 486,000
1930:
01. New York: 11,359,000
02. Chicago: 4,882,000
03. Philadelphia: 3,361,000
04. Boston: 2,867,000
05. Pittsburgh: 2,382,000
06. Los Angeles: 2,327,000
07. Detroit: 2,293,000
08. Saint Louis: 1,557,000
09. Cleveland: 1,397,000
10. San Francisco-Oakland: 1,307,000
11. Baltimore: 1,083,000
12. Minneapolis-Saint Paul: 1,070,000
13. Providence: 1,052,000
14. Cincinnati: 1,023,000
15. Buffalo: 912,000
16. Washington DC: 884,000
17. Kansas City: 875,000
18. Dallas-Fort Worth: 835,000
19. Milwaukee: 822,000
20. Atlanta: 815,000
21. Seattle: 706,000
22. Indianapolis: 681,000
23. Columbus: 624,000
24. Birmingham: 616,000
25. Rochester: 611,000
1940:
01. New York: 12,211,000
02. Chicago: 5,043,000
03. Philadelphia: 3,448,000
04. Boston: 2,927,000
05. Los Angeles: 2,916,000
06. Detroit: 2,507,000
07. Pittsburgh: 2,452,000
08. Saint Louis: 1,638,000
09. Cleveland: 1,432,000
10. San Francisco-Oakland: 1,413,000
11. Washington DC: 1,198,000
12. Baltimore: 1,189,000
13. Minneapolis-Saint Paul: 1,162,000
14. Providence: 1,078,000
15. Cincinnati: 1,071,000
16. Buffalo: 958,000
17. Dallas-Fort Worth: 927,000
18. Atlanta: 921,000
19. Kansas City: 883,000
20. Milwaukee: 877,000
21. Seattle: 776,000
22. Houston: 753,000
23. Indianapolis: 729,000
24. Columbus: 664,000
25. Birmingham: 658,000
1950:
01. New York: 13,589,000
02. Chicago: 5,761,000
03. Los Angeles: 4,368,000
04. Philadelphia: 3,973,000
05. Boston: 3,187,000
06. Detroit: 3,170,000
07. Pittsburgh: 2,581,000
08. San Francisco-Oakland: 2,136,000
09. Saint Louis: 1,893,000
10. Washington DC: 1,721,000
11. Cleveland: 1,681,000
12. Baltimore: 1,472,000
13. Minneapolis-Saint Paul: 1,346,000
14. Dallas-Fort Worth: 1,262,000
15. Cincinnati: 1,235,000
16. Providence: 1,173,000
17. Seattle: 1,120,000
18. Atlanta: 1,091,000
19. Buffalo: 1,089,000
20. Houston: 1,083,000
21. Milwaukee: 1,014,000
22. Kansas City: 1,001,000
23. Indianapolis: 860,000
24. Columbus: 794,000
25. New Orleans: 770,000
1960:
01. New York: 15,706,000
02. Chicago: 7,017,000
03. Los Angeles: 6,743,000
04. Philadelphia: 4,757,000
05. Detroit: 3,950,000
06. Boston: 3,516,000
07. Pittsburgh: 2,769,000
08. San Francisco-Oakland: 2,649,000
09. Washington DC: 2,327,000
10. Saint Louis: 2,248,000
11. Cleveland: 2,127,000
12. Baltimore: 1,820,000
13. Dallas-Fort Worth: 1,780,000
14. Minneapolis-Saint Paul: 1,697,000
15. Houston: 1,595,000
16. Cincinnati: 1,534,000
17. Miami-Fort Lauderdale: 1,497,000
18. Seattle: 1,429,000
19. Atlanta: 1,398,000
20. Buffalo: 1,307,000
21. Milwaukee: 1,279,000
22. Providence: 1,258,000
23. Kansas City: 1,247,000
24. Indianapolis: 1,102,000
25. San Diego: 1,033,000
1970:
01. New York: 17,506,000
02. Los Angeles: 8,452,000
03. Chicago: 7,887,000
04. Philadelphia: 5,317,000
05. Detroit: 4,431,000
06. Boston: 3,918,000
07. Washington DC: 3,164,000
08. San Francisco-Oakland: 3,110,000
09. Pittsburgh: 2,759,000
10. Saint Louis: 2,521,000
11. Dallas-Fort Worth: 2,429,000
12. Cleveland: 2,321,000
13. Miami-Fort Lauderdale: 2,237,000
14. Houston: 2,195,000
15. Baltimore: 2,089,000
16. Minneapolis-Saint Paul: 2,080,000
17. Atlanta: 1,852,000
18. Seattle: 1,833,000
19. Cincinnati: 1,680,000
20. Kansas City: 1,415,000
22. Milwaukee: 1,404,000
23. Providence: 1,391,000
24. San Diego: 1,358,000
25. Buffalo: 1,349,000
1980:
01. New York: 16,868,000
02. Los Angeles: 9,410,000
03. Chicago: 8,053,000
04. Philadelphia: 5,240,000
05. Detroit: 4,353,000
06. Boston: 3,939,000
07. Washington DC: 3,427,000
08. San Francisco-Oakland: 3,251,000
09. Miami-Fort Lauderdale: 3,221,000
10. Houston: 3,138,000
11. Dallas-Fort Worth: 3,034,000
12. Pittsburgh: 2,649,000
13. Saint Louis: 2,486,000
14. Atlanta: 2,338,000
15. Minneapolis-Saint Paul: 2,256,000
16. Baltimore: 2,200,000
17. Cleveland: 2,174,000
18. Seattle: 2,093,000
19. San Diego: 1,862,000
20. Cincinnati: 1,741,000
21. Tampa: 1,614,000
22. Phoenix: 1,600,000
23. Riverside-San Bernardino: 1,558,000
24. Kansas City: 1,482,000
25. Denver: 1,451,000
1990:
01. New York: 17,413,000
02. Los Angeles: 11,274,000
03. Chicago: 8,182,000
04. Philadelphia: 5,435,000
05. Detroit: 4,249,000
06. Washington DC: 4,157,000
07. Boston: 4,134,000
08. Miami-Fort Lauderdale: 4,056,000
09. Dallas-Fort Worth: 4,018,778
10. Houston: 3,751,000
11. San Francisco-Oakland: 3,687,000
12. Atlanta: 3,082,000
13. Minneapolis-Saint Paul: 2,595,000
14. Riverside-San Bernardino: 2,589,000
15. Seattle: 2,559,000
16. Saint Louis: 2,561,000
17. San Diego: 2,498,000
18. Pittsburgh: 2,468,000
19. Baltimore: 2,382,000
20. Phoenix: 2,238,000
21. Cleveland: 2,102,000
22. Tampa: 2,068,000
23. Cincinnati: 1,832,000
24. Denver: 1,650,000
25. Kansas City: 1,615,000
2000:
01. New York: 18,945,000
02. Los Angeles: 12,366,000
03. Chicago: 9,098,000
04. Philadelphia: 5,687,000
05. Dallas-Fort Worth: 5,204,000
06. Miami-Fort Lauderdale: 5,008,000
07. Washington DC: 4,837,000
08. Houston: 4,693,000
09. Detroit: 4,453,000
10. Boston: 4,391,000
11. Atlanta: 4,263,000
12. San Francisco-Oakland: 4,124,000
13. Riverside-San Bernardino: 3,255,000
14. Phoenix: 3,252,000
15. Seattle: 3,044,000
16. Minneapolis-Saint Paul: 3,032,000
17. San Diego: 2,814,000
18. Saint Louis: 2,675,000
19. Baltimore: 2,553,000
20. Pittsburgh: 2,431,000
21. Tampa: 2,396,000
22. Denver: 2,158,000
23. Cleveland: 2,148,000
24. Cincinnati: 1,995,000
25. Portland: 1,928,000
2010:
01. New York: 19,567,000
02. Los Angeles: 12,829,000
03. Chicago: 9,461,000
04. Dallas-Fort Worth: 6,426,000
05. Philadelphia: 5,965,000
06. Houston: 5,920,000
07. Washington DC: 5,636,000
08. Miami-Fort Lauderdale: 5,565,000
09. Atlanta: 5,287,000
10. Boston: 4,552,000
11. San Francisco-Oakland: 4,335,000
12. Detroit: 4,296,000
13. Riverside-San Bernardino: 4,225,000
14. Phoenix: 4,193,000
15. Seattle: 3,440,000
16. Minneapolis-Saint Paul: 3,349,000
17. San Diego: 3,095,000
18. Saint Louis: 2,788,000
19. Tampa: 2,783,000
20. Baltimore: 2,710,000
21. Denver: 2,543,000
22. Pittsburgh: 2,356,000
23. Charlotte: 2,217,000
24. Portland: 2,226,000
25. San Antonio: 2,143,000
* Both Washington D.C. and Miami/Fort Lauderdale have been there before. The 6th spot, historically speaking (literally) has largely been a revolving door over the decades.
Here is how it is year by year of the 2010s decade so far. Even just this decade, the 6th spot has had 3 different occupants (Houston (2010), Philadelphia (2011-2014), Washington D.C. (2015-Present)).
2010:
01. New York: 19,567,410
02. Los Angeles: 12,828,837
03. Chicago: 9,461,105
04. Dallas-Fort Worth: 6,426,214
05. Philadelphia: 5,965,343
06. Houston: 5,920,416
07. Washington DC: 5,636,232
08. Miami-Fort Lauderdale: 5,564,635
09. Atlanta: 5,286,728
10. Boston: 4,552,402
2011:
01. New York: 19,751,176
02. Los Angeles: 12,942,360
03. Chicago: 9,493,862
04. Dallas-Fort Worth: 6,571,576
05. Houston: 6,057,412
06. Philadelphia: 5,997,026
07. Washington D.C.: 5,777,111
08. Miami-Fort Lauderdale: 5,697,425
09. Atlanta: 5,373,558
10. Boston: 4,608,410
2012:
01. New York: 19,864,434
02. Los Angeles: 13,038,490
03. Chicago: 9,516,555
04. Dallas-Fort Worth: 6,704,080
05. Houston: 6,180,817
06. Philadelphia: 6,020,631
07. Washington D.C.: 5,870,500
08. Miami-Fort Lauderdale: 5,779,518
09. Atlanta: 5,452,145
10. Boston: 4,652,011
2013:
01. New York: 19,968,845
02. Los Angeles: 13,128,012
03. Chicago: 9,535,961
04. Dallas-Fort Worth: 6,813,055
05. Houston: 6,324,167
06. Philadelphia: 6,034,367
07. Washington D.C.: 5,957,037
08. Miami-Fort Lauderdale: 5,856,943
09. Atlanta: 5,517,230
10. Boston: 4,696,293
2014:
01. New York: 20,052,234
02. Los Angeles: 13,201,053
03. Chicago: 9,543,893
04. Dallas-Fort Worth: 6,945,274
05. Houston: 6,488,046
06. Philadelphia: 6,050,799
07. Washington D.C.: 6,020,777
08. Miami-Fort Lauderdale: 5,930,210
09. Atlanta: 5,605,765
10. Boston: 4,734,711
2015:
01. New York: 20,118,063
02. Los Angeles: 13,268,828
03. Chicago: 9,532,569
04. Dallas-Fort Worth: 7,089,888
05. Houston: 6,647,465
06. Washington D.C.: 6,078,469
07. Philadelphia: 6,062,303
08. Miami-Fort Lauderdale: 6,001,717
09. Atlanta: 5,699,050
10. Boston: 4,766,755
2016:
01. New York: 20,153,634
02. Los Angeles: 13,310,447
03. Chicago: 9,512,999
04. Dallas-Fort Worth: 7,233,323
05. Houston: 6,772,470
06. Washington D.C.: 6,131,977
07. Philadelphia: 6,070,500
08. Miami-Fort Lauderdale: 6,066,387
09. Atlanta: 5,789,700
10. Boston: 4,794,447
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