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National Accounts – Major Cities To Optimize For

Many of our clients are national companies and focus on a keyword nationally.   However, the latest statistics show that focusing on your keyword and city name as a whole can actually bring in equal if nor more traffic than the national keyword.   Here is a list of the top 100 major cities in the U.S. to optimize your keyword for.

1.  New York, New York (pop 8,213,839)
2.  Los Angeles,  California (pop 3,794,640)
3.  Chicago, Illinois (pop 2,824,584)
4.  Houston, Texas (pop  2,076,189)
5.  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania (pop 1,517,628)
6.  Phoenix, Arizona (pop  1,476,331)
7.  San Diego,  California (pop 1,284,347)
8.  San Antonio, Texas (pop 1,258,733)
9.  Dallas, Texas (pop  1,246,185)
10.  Detroit, Michigan (pop 921,147)
11.  San Jose,  California (pop 908,870)
12.  Indianapolis,  Indiana (pop 789,250)
13.  Jacksonville,  Florida (pop 786,938)
14.  San Francisco,  California (pop 777,660)
15.  Columbus, Ohio (pop  738,782)
16.  Austin, Texas (pop  708,293)
17.  Memphis, Tennessee (pop 680,515)
18.  Baltimore, Maryland (pop 640,064)
19.  Charlotte, North  Carolina (pop 634,059)
20.  Fort Worth, Texas (pop 622,311)
21.  Boston,  Massachusetts (pop 609,690)
22.  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin (pop 602,057)
23.  El Paso, Texas (pop  587,400)
25.  Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee (pop 579,748)
26.  Seattle, Washington (pop 575,719)
27.  Denver, Colorado (pop  561,323)
28.  Las Vegas, Nevada (pop 544,806)
29.  Portland, Oregon (pop  534,093)
30.  Oklahoma City,  Oklahoma (pop 532,006)
31.  Tucson, Arizona (pop  528,483)
32.  Albuquerque, New  Mexico (pop 496,801)
33.  Atlanta, Georgia (pop  483,108)
34.  Long Beach,  California (pop 467,851)
35.  Kansas City,  Missouri (pop 463,985)
36.  Fresno, California (pop 456,574)
37.  New Orleans,  Louisiana (pop 455,188)
38.  Cleveland, Ohio (pop  449,188)
39.  Sacramento,  California (pop 448,842)
40.  Mesa, Arizona (pop  448,520)
41.  Virginia Beach,  Virginia (pop 437,464)
42.  Omaha, Nebraska (pop  432,148)
43.  Colorado  Springs, Colorado (pop 393,795)
44.  Oakland, California (pop 392,112)
45.  Miami, Florida (pop  390,768)
46.  Tulsa, Oklahoma (pop  381,017)
47.  Minneapolis,  Minnesota (pop 375,641)
48.  Honolulu, Hawaii (pop  375,111)
49.  Arlington, Texas (pop  361,043)
50.  Wichita, Kansas (pop  354,524)
51.  St. Louis, Missouri (pop 352,572)
52.  Raleigh, North  Carolina (pop 348,699)
53.  Santa Ana,  California (pop 337,121)
54.  Cincinnati, Ohio (pop  331,310)
55.  Anaheim, California (pop 329,315)
56.  Tampa, Florida (pop  325,569)
57.  Toledo, Ohio (pop  316,970)
58.  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania (pop 316,206)
59.  Aurora, Colorado (pop  296,681)
60.  Bakersfield,  California (pop 291,553)
61.  Riverside,  California (pop 285,615)
62.  Stockton,  California (pop 282,015)
63.  Corpus Christi,  Texas (pop 281,290)
64.  Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky (pop 278,313)
65.  Buffalo, New York (pop 277,998)
66.  St. Paul, Minnesota (pop 276,978)
67.  Anchorage, Alaska (pop 276,863)
68.  Newark, New Jersey (pop 276,200)
69.  Plano, Texas (pop  250,357)
70.  Fort Wayne, Indiana (pop 249,762)
71.  St. Petersburg,  Florida (pop 247,936)
72.  Glendale, Arizona (pop 242,864)
73.  Lincoln, Nebraska (pop 242,009)
74.  Norfolk, Virginia (pop 237,487)
75.  Jersey City, New  Jersey (pop 236,808)
76.  Greensboro,  North Carolina (pop 236,449)
77.  Chandler, Arizona (pop 236,188)
78.  Birmingham, Alabama (pop 232,137)
79.  Henderson, Nevada (pop 231,787)
80.  Scottsdale, Arizona (pop 228,076)
81.  North Hempstead,  New York (pop 226,669)
82.  Madison, Wisconsin (pop 223,807)
83.  Hialeah, Florida (pop  223,164)
84.  Baton Rouge,  Louisiana (pop 221,997)
85.  Chesapeake,  Virginia (pop 216,570)
86.  Orlando, Florida (pop  216,501)
87.  Lubbock, Texas (pop  213,089)
88.  Garland, Texas (pop  212,539)
89.  Akron, Ohio (pop  210,527)
90.  Rochester, New York (pop 209,781)
91.  Chula Vista,  California (pop 209,483)
92.  Reno, Nevada (pop  206,109)
93.  Laredo, Texas (pop  205,770)
94.  Durham, North  Carolina (pop 205,615)
95.  Modesto, California (pop 204,077)
96.  Huntington, New  York (pop 202,606)
97.  Montgomery, Alabama (pop 200,537)
98.  Boise, Idaho (pop  200,163)
99.  Arlington, Virginia (pop 199,761)
100.  San Bernardino,  California (pop  198,959)

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