Rating

Population Fit

Scale55-100

Higher values are better.

About This Ranking

Goal

Highlight Census places closest to the selected target of 100,000 residents, treating proportional differences similarly above and below it.

Sources

2 sources

2020–2025 estimates; released May 14, 2026

Data: July 1, 2025 resident population estimates for incorporated places and other local governmental units, used as the primary place-population source.
What it tells us: Provides the latest annual incorporated-place population used to compare community size; it does not describe metro scale or day-to-day population present.

2020–2024 estimates; released January 29, 2026

Data: Place-level total resident population used when no matching incorporated-place row is available in the Population Estimates Program.
What it tells us: Extends population-size coverage to Census-designated and other places that PEP does not publish, with the usual uncertainty of a five-year survey estimate.

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