- Boston: 675,647
- Chicago: 2,746,388
- Houston: 2,304,580
- San Francisco: 815,201
The population differences are:
- Boston - Chicago: 2,070,741
- Boston - Houston: 1,628,933
- Boston - San Francisco: 139,554
- Chicago - Houston: 441,808
- Chicago - San Francisco: 1,931,187
- Houston - San Francisco: 1,489,379