Definition and Overall Rank
A little over 28 million people live in the 80 cities in the Large Cities category — almost the same number that live in the 20 Major Cities. Together, the Large Cities and Major Cities comprise the 100 largest cities (in population) in the United States. The average Large City has a population of about 350,000 (about the size of Wichita, KS), including approximately 91,000 children under the age of 18. The Large Cities range in size from more than one million in San Antonio to just over 191,000 in Irving, TX. Santa Ana, CA, has the highest proportion of children (34.2%), while Madison, WI, has the lowest (17.9%).
Large Cities: Overall Rank
| Rank | City | State | Grade |
| 1 | Des Moines | IA | A+ |
| 2 | Spokane | WA | A+ |
| 3 | Madison | WI | A |
| 4 | Fremont | CA | A |
| 5 | Yonkers | NY | A |
| 6 | Glendale | CA | A |
| 7 | Kansas City | MO | A |
| 8 | Indianapolis | IN | A |
| 9 | Fort Wayne | IN | A- |
| 10 | St. Paul | MN | A- |
| 11 | Raleigh | NC | A- |
| 12 | Tacoma | WA | A- |
| 13 | Anchorage | AK | A- |
| 14 | San Jose | CA | A- |
| 15 | Greensboro | NC | A- |
| 16 | Portland | OR | A- |
| 17 | Lincoln | NE | A- |
| 18 | Lexington | KY | A- |
| 19 | Virginia Beach | VA | A- |
| 20 | Grand Rapids | MI | B+ |
| 21 | Rochester | NY | B+ |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | PA | B+ |
| 23 | Omaha | NE | B+ |
| 24 | Louisville | KY | B+ |
| 25 | Oakland | CA | B+ |
| 26 | Honolulu | HI | B+ |
| 27 | Jersey City | NJ | B+ |
| 28 | Austin | TX | B+ |
| 29 | Wichita | KS | B+ |
| 30 | Buffalo | NY | B+ |
| 31 | Irving | TX | B+ |
| 32 | Plano | TX | B+ |
| 33 | Colorado Springs | CO | B+ |
| 34 | Scottsdale | AZ | B+ |
| 35 | Augusta | GA | B |
| 36 | Aurora | CO | B |
| 37 | Sacramento | CA | B |
| 38 | Newark | NJ | B |
| 39 | Charlotte | NC | B |
| 40 | Anaheim | CA | B |
| 41 | Riverside | CA | B |
| 42 | Arlington | TX | B |
| 43 | Long Beach | CA | B |
| 44 | Garland | TX | B |
| 45 | Milwaukee | WI | B |
| 46 | Akron | OH | B |
| 47 | Columbus | OH | B |
| 48 | Mesa | AZ | B |
| 49 | Tucson | AZ | B |
| 50 | Norfolk | VA | B- |
| 51 | Jacksonville | FL | B- |
| 52 | Fort Worth | TX | B- |
| 53 | Albuquerque | NM | B- |
| 54 | San Antonio | TX | B- |
| 55 | Chesapeake | VA | B- |
| 56 | Glendale | AZ | B- |
| 57 | Hialeah | FL | B- |
| 58 | Toledo | OH | B- |
| 59 | Santa Ana | CA | B- |
| 60 | Cincinnati | OH | B- |
| 61 | Tampa | FL | B- |
| 62 | Corpus Christi | TX | B- |
| 63 | Stockton | CA | C+ |
| 64 | Lubbock | TX | C+ |
| 65 | Richmond | VA | C+ |
| 66 | Tulsa | OK | C+ |
| 67 | Nashville | TN | C+ |
| 68 | Las Vegas | NV | C+ |
| 69 | Montgomery | AL | C+ |
| 70 | St. Petersburg | FL | C+ |
| 71 | Fresno | CA | C+ |
| 72 | Oklahoma City | OK | C+ |
| 73 | Mobile | AL | C |
| 74 | El Paso | TX | C |
| 75 | Baton Rouge | LA | C |
| 76 | Bakersfield | CA | C |
| 77 | Memphis | TN | C- |
| 78 | New Orleans | LA | C- |
| 79 | Shreveport | LA | C- |
| 80 | Birmingham | AL | C- |
