List of Midwestern cities by size

Cities in the Midwest with at least 100,000 inhabitants as of July 2017 by the United States Census Bureau[1]:

1. Chicago, Illinois; 2,722,586
2. Indianapolis, Indiana; 853,431
3. Columbus, Ohio; 852,144
4. Detroit, Michigan; 679,865
5. Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 599,086
6. Kansas City, Missouri; 476,974
7. Omaha, Nebraska; 463,081
8. Minneapolis, Minnesota; 411,452
9. Wichita, Kansas; 389,054
10. Cleveland, Ohio; 388,812
11. St. Louis, Missouri; 314,867
12. St. Paul, Minnesota; 300,820
13. Cincinnati, Ohio; 298,957
14. Toledo, Ohio; 279,455
15. Lincoln, Nebraska; 277,315
16. Fort Wayne, Indiana; 262,450
17. Madison, Wisconsin; 248,856
18. Des Moines, Iowa; 214,778
19. Aurora, Illinois; 200,946
20. Grand Rapids, Michigan; 195,355
21. Akron, Ohio; 198,252
22. Overland Park, Kansas; 186,147
23. Sioux Falls, South Dakota; 170,401
24. Springfield, Missouri; 165,785
25. Kansas City, Kansas; 151,042
26. Rockford, Illinois; 148,640
27. Joliet, Illinois; 148,172
28. Naperville, Illinois; 146,431
29. Dayton, Ohio; 140,939
30. Warren, Michigan; 135,147
31. Olathe, Kansas; 134,368
32. Sterling Heights, Michigan; 131,996
33. Cedar Rapids, Iowa; 130,330
34. Topeka, Kansas; 127,139
35. Evansville, Indiana; 119,806
36. Ann Arbor, Michigan; 119,303
37. Columbia, Missouri; 118,620
38. Fargo, North Dakota; 118,099
39. Independence, Missouri; 117,369
40. Springfield, Illinois; 116,313
41. Peoria, Illinois; 115,424
42. Lansing, Michigan; 115,222
43. Rochester, Minnesota; 112,683
44. Elgin, Illinois; 112,628
45. Green Bay, Wisconsin; 104,796
46. Davenport, Iowa; 102,268
47. South Bend, Indiana; 101,928

Indianapolis is listed as 2nd largest midwest city when the individual articles show Columbus is larger. In the individual articles Columbus is stated as the 14th largest city Indy is 17th. One of these articles needs to be corrected. 

References

1. United States Census Bureau - U.S. Census website Retrieved April 19, 2019