List of United States cities by population

This is a list of the most populous municipal corporations of the United States. As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an incorporated place includes cities, towns, villages, boroughs, and municipalities. A few exceptional census-designated places (CDPs) are also included in the Census Bureau's listing of incorporated places. Consolidated city-counties represent a distinct type of government that includes the entire population of a county, or county equivalent. Some consolidated city-counties, however, include multiple incorporated places. This list presents only the portion of such consolidated city-counties that are not a part of another incorporated place.

This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits; the populations of other municipalities considered suburbs of a central city are listed separately, and unincorporated areas within urban agglomerations are not included. Therefore, a different ranking is evident when considering U.S. urban areas or metropolitan areas.

50 states and the District of Columbia

This table lists the 348 incorporated places in the United States, excluding the U.S. territories, with a population of at least 100,000 as of July 1, 2025, as estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau. Five states have no cities with populations exceeding 100,000: Delaware, Maine, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

The table displays:

The municipality rank by population as of July 1, 2025, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau The municipality name The name of the state in which the municipality lies The municipality population as of July 1, 2025, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau The municipality population as of April 1, 2020, as enumerated by the 2020 United States census The municipality percent population change from April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2025 The municipality land area as of January 1, 2020 The municipality population density as of April 1, 2020 (residents per unit of land area) The municipality latitude and longitude coordinates

State capitalState's largest municipalityState capital and largest municipalityFederal capital

Municipality 2025estimate 2020census Change 2020 land area 2020 density Location mi2 / mi2 / New York NY Los Angeles CA Chicago IL Houston TX Phoenix AZ Philadelphia PA San Antonio TX San Diego CA Dallas TX Fort Worth TX Jacksonville FL Austin TX San Jose CA Charlotte NC Columbus OH Indianapolis IN San Francisco CA Seattle WA Denver CO Nashville TN Oklahoma City OK Washington DC El Paso TX Las Vegas NV Boston MA Detroit MI Louisville KY Portland OR Memphis TN Baltimore MD Milwaukee WI Albuquerque NM Fresno CA Tucson AZ Sacramento CA Atlanta GA Kansas City MO Mesa AZ Raleigh NC Colorado Springs CO Miami FL Omaha NE Virginia Beach VA Long Beach CA Oakland CA Minneapolis MN Bakersfield CA Tulsa OK Tampa FL Aurora CO Arlington TX Wichita KS Cleveland OH New Orleans LA Henderson NV Honolulu HI Anaheim CA Orlando FL Lexington KY Stockton CA Newark NJ Riverside CA Irvine CA Corpus Christi TX Santa Ana CA Cincinnati OH Greensboro NC Pittsburgh PA St. Paul MN Durham NC Jersey City NJ Lincoln NE North Las Vegas NV Plano TX Gilbert AZ Anchorage AK Madison WI Reno NV Chandler AZ St. Louis MO Chula Vista CA Fort Wayne IN Buffalo NY Lubbock TX Laredo TX Port St. Lucie FL St. Petersburg FL Toledo OH Glendale AZ Winston-Salem NC Irving TX Chesapeake VA Garland TX Scottsdale AZ Boise ID Richmond VA Frisco TX Cape Coral FL McKinney TX Huntsville AL Norfolk VA Hialeah FL Spokane WA Tacoma WA Santa Clarita CA Fremont CA Baton Rouge LA San Bernardino CA Fontana CA Modesto CA Salt Lake City UT Moreno Valley CA Worcester MA Sioux Falls SD Yonkers NY Des Moines IA Grand Prairie TX Fayetteville NC Little Rock AR Rochester NY Amarillo TX Tallahassee FL Overland Park KS Columbus GA Knoxville TN Augusta GA Grand Rapids MI Peoria AZ Mobile AL Vancouver WA Oxnard CA Birmingham AL Providence RI Montgomery AL Chattanooga TN Brownsville TX Huntington Beach CA Tempe AZ Akron OH Clarksville TN Fort Lauderdale FL Glendale CA Ontario CA Elk Grove CA Cary NC Newport News VA Salem OR Aurora IL Santa Rosa CA Eugene OR Rancho Cucamonga CA Pembroke Pines FL Shreveport LA Surprise AZ Fort Collins CO Murfreesboro TN Oceanside CA Garden Grove CA Lancaster CA Springfield MO Denton TX Roseville CA Killeen TX Palmdale CA Paterson NJ Corona CA Alexandria VA Charleston SC Salinas CA Kansas City KS Macon GA Hayward CA Hollywood FL Lakewood CO Sunnyvale CA Springfield MA Bellevue WA Naperville IL Bridgeport CT Joliet IL Mesquite TX McAllen TX Olathe KS Savannah GA Gainesville FL Pasadena TX Palm Bay FL Pomona CA Waco TX Thornton CO Midland TX Rockford IL Columbia SC Visalia CA Escondido CA Syracuse NY Lakewood NJ Meridian ID Miramar FL Elizabeth NJ Victorville CA Round Rock TX Jackson MS Stamford CT Lewisville TX Coral Springs FL New Haven CT Fullerton CA Torrance CA Orange CA Cedar Rapids IA West Valley City UT Hampton VA Warren MI Dayton OH Fargo ND Pasadena CA Kent WA Carrollton TX Sterling Heights MI Santa Clara CA Abilene TX Norman OK Columbia MO Pearland TX Clovis CA North Charleston SC Athens GA College Station TX West Palm Beach FL Wilmington NC Allentown PA Topeka KS Lakeland FL Buckeye AZ Goodyear AZ Broken Arrow OK Simi Valley CA Rochester MN Lafayette LA Vallejo CA Concord CA Arvada CO Odessa TX Cambridge MA New Braunfels TX Fairfield CA Ann Arbor MI Thousand Oaks CA Hartford CT Berkeley CA Independence MO Billings MT High Point NC Nampa ID Lowell MA League City TX Conroe TX Antioch CA Menifee CA Richardson TX Pompano Beach FL Las Cruces NM Manchester NH West Jordan UT Westminster CO Evansville IN Waterbury CT Elgin IL Greeley CO Temecula CA Richmond CA Concord NC Provo UT Rio Rancho NM Clearwater FL Tuscaloosa AL Murrieta CA Lansing MI Tyler TX Miami Gardens FL Everett WA Allen TX Springfield IL Beaumont TX South Fulton GA Carlsbad CA Sparks NV Gresham OR Santa Maria CA Hillsboro OR Peoria IL Davie FL Edinburg TX Pueblo CO Ventura CA Palm Coast FL Edison NJ Costa Mesa CA St. George UT Centennial CO Downey CA Spokane Valley WA Sugar Land TX Lee's Summit MO Bend OR Jurupa Valley CA Georgetown TX Green Bay WI Fayetteville AR Rialto CA Brockton MA Boulder CO Carmel IN Dearborn MI West Covina CA Yuma AZ Chico CA El Monte CA Sandy Springs GA Renton WA Fishers IN Woodbridge NJ Suffolk VA Lynn MA Vacaville CA San Mateo CA South Bend IN Quincy MA Burbank CA Hesperia CA Wichita Falls TX Tracy CA New Bedford MA El Cajon CA Albany NY Inglewood CA Boca Raton FL Fort Myers FL Clinton MI Daly City CA Avondale AZ Toms River NJ San Angelo TX Edmond OK Davenport IA Deltona FL Longmont CO

Distribution

The total 2020 enumerated population of all incorporated municipalities over 100,000 is 96,598,047, representing 29.14% of the United States population (excluding territories) and covering a total land area of . The mean municipality population is 301,765, and the mean density is .

Population Number of municipal governments 1,000,000+ 12 900,000–999,999 4 800,000–899,999 1 700,000–799,999 4 600,000–699,999 8 500,000–599,999 10 400,000–499,999 13 300,000–399,999 20 200,000–299,999 57 100,000–199,999 219 Total 348

State Number of listed municipalities California76 Texas44 Florida26 Arizona14 Colorado13 North Carolina10 Massachusetts, Washington9 Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Virginia8 Indiana, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee6 Alabama, Connecticut, Kansas, Nevada, Oklahoma, Utah5 Louisiana4 Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Wisconsin3 Arkansas, Kentucky, Nebraska2 Alaska, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota1 Delaware, Maine, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming0

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Puerto Rico

The following table lists the five municipalities () of Puerto Rico with a population greater than 100,000 on July 1, 2024, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. If Puerto Rican cities were included among the broader U.S. list, San Juan would rank as the 58th largest city in the country.

The table below contains the following information: The municipality rank by population as of July 1, 2025, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau The municipality The municipality population as of July 1, 2025, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau The municipality population as of April 1, 2020, as enumerated by the 2020 United States census The municipality percent population change from April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2025 The municipality land area as of January 1, 2020 The municipality population density as of April 1, 2020 (residents per land area) The municipality latitude and longitude coordinates

Municipio 2025 estimate 2020 census Change 2020 land area 2020 density Location San Juan Bayamón Carolina Ponce Caguas

Other U.S. territories

The other U.S. territories — American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands — have no cities with at least 100,000 people.CIA World Factbook – American Samoa / Guam / Northern Mariana Islands / U.S. Virgin Islands . Retrieved July 6, 2021.

Census-designated places

The following table lists U.S. census-designated places (CDPs) with populations of at least 100,000 according to the 2020 census. A CDP is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages. CDPs are populated areas that lack separate municipal government, but which otherwise physically resemble incorporated places. Unlike the incorporated cities in the main list, the US Census Bureau does not release annual population estimates for CDPs.

The table below contains the following information: The census-designated place The state The census-designated place population as of April 1, 2020, as enumerated by the 2020 United States census The census-designated place population as of April 1, 2010, as enumerated by the 2010 United States census The census-designated place percent population change from April 1, 2010, to April 1, 2020 The census-designated place land area as of January 1, 2020 The census-designated place population density as of April 1, 2020 (residents per land area) The census-designated place latitude and longitude coordinates

Census-designated place 2020 census 2010 census Change 2020 land area 2020 density Location mi2 / mi2 / Arlington VA Enterprise NV Spring Valley NV Sunrise Manor NV Paradise NV Metairie LA East Los Angeles CA Brandon FL The Woodlands TX Lehigh Acres FL Spring Hill FL Riverview FL Columbia MD Highlands Ranch CO

Cities formerly over 100,000 people

The following table lists U.S. cities that, in past censuses, have had populations of at least 100,000 but have since decreased beneath this threshold or have been consolidated with or annexed into a neighboring city.

City 2025estimate Peakpopulation %declinefrom peak Peakyear Allegheny PA NA 129,896 NA 1907 Brooklyn NY NA 806,343 NA 1898 Camden NJ 1950 Canton OH 1950 Citrus Heights CA 1990 Duluth MN 1960 Erie PA 1960 Fall River MA 1920 Federal Way WA 2020 Flint MI 1960 Gary IN 1960 Hammond IN 1960 Livonia MI 1970 Niagara Falls NY 1960 Norwalk CA 2010 Parma OH 1970 Portsmouth VA 1960 Reading PA 1930 Roanoke VA 1980 Scranton PA 1930 Somerville MA 1930 St. Joseph MO 1900 Trenton NJ 1950 Utica NY 1930 Wilmington DE 1940 Youngstown OH 1930

Locations of 50 most populous cities

See also

Demographics of the United States Largest cities in the United States by population by decade List of largest cities – (world) List of largest cities of U.S. states and territories by population List of largest cities of U.S. states and territories by historical population List of United States cities by area List of United States cities by elevation