The Genovese family is #1, as it always has been. The Gambinos are a strong #2, pretty much as it always has been. Those are your two large, powerhouse families, each with about 200 members, and who are the most active, expansive, and diversified.
The gap between the three mid-sized families, the Luccheses, Colombos, and Bonannos, is closer than a lot of people think. They are all relatively the same in size with about 100 members each. If one insisted in putting them in a specific order, the Luccheses would probably be next. An argument can be made either way for whether the Colombos or Boanannos would come last. But there really isn't that much of a difference.
Then you have the four smaller families, each with about 50 members or so. Chicago would still be next in line but it's much more comparable to other families in that same category in size and activity than many think who are still stuck back in the 1950's. After the Outfit, I'd probably say New England would come next. And an argument could be made whether New Jersey or Philadelphia would come after. To me, it's like splitting hairs.
Those are the 9 families still considered viable by the feds. Yes, it can be said there is more of what is left of the mob in Detroit and Buffalo than Pittsburgh or St. Louis but it none of them are much of a factor at this point.
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