|
STRUCTURE
|
CITIES
|
PERCENTAGE
|
|
Mayor - Council
|
31
|
62%
|
|
Council - Manager
|
18
|
36%
|
|
Commission
|
1
|
2%
|
|
RANK
|
CITY
|
STRUCTURE
|
POPULATION
|
|
1
|
New York City, NY
|
Mayor - Council
|
8,104,079
|
|
2
|
Los Angeles, CA
|
Mayor - Council
|
3,845,541
|
|
3
|
Chicago, IL
|
Mayor - Council
|
2,862,244
|
|
4
|
Houston, TX
|
Mayor - Council
|
2,012,626
|
|
5
|
Philadelphia, PA
|
Mayor - Council
|
1,470,151
|
|
6
|
Phoenix, AZ
|
Council - Manager
|
1,418,041
|
|
7
|
San Diego, CA
|
Mayor - Council
|
1,263,756
|
|
8
|
San Antonio, TX
|
Council - Manager
|
1,236,249
|
|
9
|
Dallas, TX
|
Council - Manager
|
1,210,393
|
|
10
|
San Jose, CA
|
Council - Manager
|
904,522
|
|
11
|
Detroit, MI
|
Mayor - Council
|
900,198
|
|
12
|
Indianapolis, IN
|
Mayor - Council
|
784,242
|
|
13
|
Jacksonville, FL
|
Mayor - Council
|
777,704
|
|
14
|
San Francisco, CA
|
Mayor - Council
|
744,230
|
|
15
|
Columbus, OH
|
Mayor - Council
|
730,008
|
|
16
|
Austin, TX
|
Council - Manager
|
681,804
|
|
17
|
Memphis, TN
|
Mayor - Council
|
671,929
|
|
18
|
Baltimore, MD
|
Mayor - Council
|
636,251
|
|
19
|
Fort Worth, TX
|
Council - Manager
|
603,337
|
|
20
|
Charlotte, NC
|
Council - Manager
|
594,359
|
|
21
|
El Paso, TX
|
Council - Manager
|
592,099
|
|
22
|
Milwaukee, WI
|
Mayor - Council
|
583,624
|
|
23
|
Seattle, WA
|
Mayor - Council
|
571,480
|
|
24
|
Boston, MA
|
Mayor - Council
|
569,165
|
|
25
|
Denver, CO
|
Mayor - Council
|
556,432
|
|
RANK
|
CITY
|
STRUCTURE
|
POPULATION
|
|
26
|
Louisville, KY
|
Mayor - Council
|
556,332
|
|
27
|
Washington, DC
|
Mayor - Council
|
553,523
|
|
28
|
Nashville, TN
|
Mayor - Council
|
546,719
|
|
29
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
Council - Manager
|
534,847
|
|
30
|
Portland, OR
|
Commission *
|
533,492
|
|
31
|
Oklahoma City, OK
|
Council - Manager
|
528,042
|
|
32
|
Tuscon, AZ
|
Council - Manager
|
512,023
|
|
33
|
Albuquerque, NM
|
Mayor - Council
|
484,246
|
|
34
|
Long Beach, CA
|
Council - Manager
|
476,564
|
|
35
|
New Orleans, LA
|
Mayor - Council
|
462,269
|
|
36
|
Cleveland, OH
|
Mayor - Council
|
458,684
|
|
37
|
Fresno, CA
|
Mayor - Council
|
457,719
|
|
38
|
Sacramento, CA
|
Council - Manager
|
454,719
|
|
39
|
Kansas City, MO
|
Council - Manager
|
444,387
|
|
40
|
Virginia Beach, VA
|
Council - Manager
|
440,098
|
|
41
|
Mesa, AZ
|
Council - Manager
|
437,454
|
|
42
|
Atlanta, GA
|
Mayor - Council
|
419,122
|
|
43
|
Omaha, NE
|
Mayor - Council
|
409,114
|
|
44
|
Oakland, CA
|
Mayor - Council
|
397,976
|
|
45
|
Tulsa, OK
|
Mayor - Council
|
383,764
|
|
46
|
Miami, FL
|
Mayor - Council
|
379,724
|
|
47
|
Honolulu, HI
|
Mayor - Council
|
377,260
|
|
48
|
Minneapolis, MN
|
Mayor - Council
|
373,943
|
|
49
|
Colorado Springs, CO
|
Council - Manager
|
369,363
|
|
50
|
Arlington, TX
|
Council - Manager
|
359,467
|
U.S. Census 2004 Population Estimates
|
|