Sunday, December 21, 2008

Stimulus Package

Hopefully the Obama team will spend the money wisely. Especially since the 100 biggest metropolitan areas account for 65% of America's population and 75% of its output. Hopefully they won't build bridges to no where and they repair the bridges we already have.

Top 100 Cities:

1. New York, New York (pop 8,213,839)
2. Los Angeles, California (pop 3,827,953)
3. Chicago, Illinois (pop 2,839,944)
4. Houston, Texas (pop 2,076,189)
5. Phoenix, Arizona (pop 1,473,223)
6. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (pop 1,460,301)
7. San Antonio, Texas (pop 1,262,858)
8. San Diego, California (pop 1,258,961)
9. Dallas, Texas (pop 1,213,608)
10. Detroit, Michigan (pop 920,645)
11. San Jose, California (pop 912,736)
12. Indianapolis, Indiana (pop 789,181)
13. Jacksonville, Florida (pop 787,735)
14. San Francisco, California (pop 751,461)
15. Hempstead, New York (pop 744,344)
16. Columbus, Ohio (pop 738,665)
17. Austin, Texas (pop 703,592)
18. Memphis, Tennessee (pop 676,738)
19. Baltimore, Maryland (pop 640,064)
20. Charlotte, North Carolina (pop 633,259)
21. Fort Worth, Texas (pop 622,811)
22. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (pop 600,787)
23. Boston, Massachusetts (pop 596,638)
24. El Paso, Texas (pop 591,168)
25. Washington, District of Columbia (pop 582,049)
26. Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee (pop 579,738)
27. Seattle, Washington (pop 577,727)
28. Denver, Colorado (pop 566,359)
29. Las Vegas, Nevada (pop 544,887)
30. Portland, Oregon (pop 536,871)
31. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (pop 532,861)
32. Tucson, Arizona (pop 516,791)
33. Albuquerque, New Mexico (pop 498,716)
34. Atlanta, Georgia (pop 483,108)
35. Long Beach, California (pop 471,957)
36. Brookhaven, New York (pop 468,034)
37. Fresno, California (pop 459,540)
38. New Orleans, Louisiana (pop 453,726)
39. Sacramento, California (pop 451,261)
40. Cleveland, Ohio (pop 450,046)
41. Mesa, Arizona (pop 443,710)
42. Kansas City, Missouri (pop 443,702)
43. Virginia Beach, Virginia (pop 438,191)
44. Omaha, Nebraska (pop 414,798)
45. Oakland, California (pop 394,715)
46. Miami, Florida (pop 383,048)
47. Tulsa, Oklahoma (pop 381,370)
48. Honolulu, Hawaii (pop 375,825)
49. Minneapolis, Minnesota (pop 374,682)
50. Colorado Springs, Colorado (pop 371,287)
51. Arlington, Texas (pop 362,385)
52. Wichita, Kansas (pop 355,015)
53. St. Louis, Missouri (pop 352,572)
54. Raleigh, North Carolina (pop 345,584)
55. Santa Ana, California (pop 339,685)
56. Anaheim, California (pop 331,885)
57. Cincinnati, Ohio (pop 331,310)
58. Tampa, Florida (pop 326,887)
59. Islip, New York (pop 326,631)
60. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (pop 316,615)
61. Toledo, Ohio (pop 301,493)
62. Aurora, Colorado (pop 297,081)
63. Oyster Bay, New York (pop 294,520)
64. Bakersfield, California (pop 293,456)
65. Riverside, California (pop 287,739)
66. Stockton, California (pop 283,657)
67. Corpus Christi, Texas (pop 282,022)
68. Buffalo, New York (pop 278,398)
69. Newark, New Jersey (pop 277,903)
70. St. Paul, Minnesota (pop 277,015)
71. Anchorage, Alaska (pop 276,613)
72. Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky (pop 272,219)
73. Plano, Texas (pop 250,067)
74. St. Petersburg, Florida (pop 248,191)
75. Fort Wayne, Indiana (pop 247,849)
76. Glendale, Arizona (pop 244,672)
77. Lincoln, Nebraska (pop 242,676)
78. Jersey City, New Jersey (pop 239,198)
79. Greensboro, North Carolina (pop 237,428)
80. Norfolk, Virginia (pop 237,349)
81. Chandler, Arizona (pop 232,312)
82. Henderson, Nevada (pop 231,880)
83. Birmingham, Alabama (pop 231,877)
84. Scottsdale, Arizona (pop 228,119)
85. Madison, Wisconsin (pop 223,719)
86. Baton Rouge, Louisiana (pop 222,669)
87. North Hempstead, New York (pop 220,975)
88. Hialeah, Florida (pop 218,529)
89. Chesapeake, Virginia (pop 216,644)
90. Garland, Texas (pop 216,012)
91. Orlando, Florida (pop 215,190)
92. Babylon, New York (pop 214,275)
93. Lubbock, Texas (pop 212,341)
94. Chula Vista, California (pop 211,609)
95. Akron, Ohio (pop 210,526)
96. Rochester, New York (pop 209,317)
97. Winston-Salem, North Carolina (pop 208,393)
98. Durham, North Carolina (pop 206,614)
99. Reno, Nevada (pop 206,375)
100. Laredo, Texas (pop 206,285)

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