United States: List of the Largest Cities by Population

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Because population lists are outdated even before they can be published, the following estimates have been rounded for easier comparison.

1. New York City, New York – 7,937,000
City in New York.


2. Los Angeles, California – 3,771,000
City in California.


3. Chicago, Illinois – 2,612,000
City in Illinois.


4. Houston, Texas – 2,324,000
City in Texas.


5. Phoenix, Arizona – 1,675,000
City in Arizona.


6. San Antonio, Texas – 1,533,000
City in Texas.


7. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 1,517,000
City in Pennsylvania.


8. San Diego, California – 1,390,000
City in California.


9. Dallas, Texas – 1,303,000
City in Texas.


10. Fort Worth, Texas – 1,015,000
City in Texas.


11. Jacksonville, Florida – 1,008,000
City in Florida.


12. Austin, Texas – 989,000
City in Texas.


13. San Jose, California – 943,000
City in California.


14. Charlotte, North Carolina – 935,000
City in North Carolina.


15. Columbus, Ohio – 918,000
City in Ohio.


16. Indianapolis, Indiana – 874,000
City in Indiana.


17. San Francisco, California – 768,000
City in California.


18. Seattle, Washington – 765,000
City in Washington.


19. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 716,000
City in Oklahoma.


20. Denver, Colorado – 716,000
City in Colorado.


21. Nashville, Tennessee – 687,000
City in Tennessee.


22. Washington, District of Columbia – 684,000
City in District of Columbia.


23. El Paso, Texas – 679,000
City in Texas.


24. Las Vegas, Nevada – 670,000
City in Nevada.


25. Boston, Massachusetts – 639,000
City in Massachusetts.


26. Detroit, Michigan – 630,000
City in Michigan.


27. Louisville, Kentucky – 617,000
City in Kentucky.


28. Portland, Oregon – 615,000
City in Oregon.


29. Memphis, Tennessee – 608,000
City in Tennessee.


30. Albuquerque, New Mexico – 557,000
City in New Mexico.


31. Baltimore, Maryland – 553,000
City in Maryland.


32. Milwaukee, Wisconsin – 551,000
City in Wisconsin.


33. Tucson, Arizona – 550,000
City in Arizona.


34. Fresno, California – 548,000
City in California.


35. Sacramento, California – 527,000
City in California.


36. Atlanta, Georgia – 518,000
City in Georgia.


37. Mesa, Arizona – 515,000
City in Arizona.


38. Kansas City, Missouri – 512,000
City in Missouri.


39. Colorado Springs, Colorado – 494,000
City in Colorado.


40. Raleigh, North Carolina – 494,000
City in North Carolina.


41. Omaha, Nebraska – 477,000
City in Nebraska.


42. Miami, Florida – 465,000
City in Florida.


43. Virginia Beach, Virginia – 450,000
City in Virginia.


44. Long Beach, California – 439,000
City in California.


45. Oakland, California – 434,000
City in California.


46. Minneapolis, Minnesota – 421,000
City in Minnesota.


47. Bakersfield, California – 419,000
City in California.


48. Tampa, Florida – 414,000
City in Florida.


49. Tulsa, Oklahoma – 411,000
City in Oklahoma.


50. Arlington, Texas – 401,000
City in Texas.


51. Aurora, Colorado – 401,000
City in Colorado.


52. Wichita, Kansas – 395,000
City in Kansas.


53. Cleveland, Ohio – 357,000
City in Ohio.


54. New Orleans, Louisiana – 351,000
City in Louisiana.


55. Henderson, Nevada – 349,000
City in Nevada.


56. Honolulu, Hawaii – 337,000
City in Hawaii.


57. Anaheim, California – 336,000
City in California.


58. Orlando, Florida – 329,000
City in Florida.


59. Riverside, California – 321,000
City in California.


60. Irvine, California – 319,000
City in California.


61. Stockton, California – 319,000
City in California.


62. Lexington, Kentucky – 319,000
City in Kentucky.


63. Corpus Christi, Texas – 316,000
City in Texas.


64. Cincinnati, Ohio – 312,000
City in Ohio.


65. Santa Ana, California – 310,000
City in California.


66. Greensboro, North Carolina – 306,000
City in North Carolina.


67. Durham, North Carolina – 304,000
City in North Carolina.


68. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – 304,000
City in Pennsylvania.


69. Newark, New Jersey – 301,000
City in New Jersey.


70. North Las Vegas, Nevada – 300,000
City in Nevada.


71. St. Paul, Minnesota – 299,000
City in Minnesota.


72. Lincoln, Nebraska – 297,000
City in Nebraska.


73. Plano, Texas – 293,000
City in Texas.


74. Jersey City, New Jersey – 291,000
City in New Jersey.


75. Madison, Wisconsin – 284,000
City in Wisconsin.


76. Anchorage, Alaska – 283,000
City in Alaska.


77. Chandler, Arizona – 282,000
City in Arizona.


78. Reno, Nevada – 282,000
City in Nevada.


79. Gilbert, Arizona – 280,000
City in Arizona.


80. Fort Wayne, Indiana – 274,000
City in Indiana.


81. Chula Vista, California – 273,000
City in California.


82. Lubbock, Texas – 273,000
City in Texas.


83. Buffalo, New York – 273,000
City in New York.


84. Port St. Lucie, Florida – 270,000
City in Florida.


85. St. Louis, Missouri – 269,000
City in Missouri.


86. St. Petersburg, Florida – 266,000
City in Florida.


87. Toledo, Ohio – 262,000
City in Ohio.


88. Laredo, Texas – 259,000
City in Texas.


89. Glendale, Arizona – 257,000
City in Arizona.


90. Chesapeake, Virginia – 257,000
City in Virginia.


91. Winston-Salem, North Carolina – 255,000
City in North Carolina.


92. Enterprise, Nevada – 255,000
City in Nevada.


93. Irving, Texas – 253,000
City in Texas.


94. Scottsdale, Arizona – 246,000
City in Arizona.


95. Cape Coral, Florida – 244,000
City in Florida.


96. Arlington, Virginia – 243,000
City in Virginia.


97. Garland, Texas – 242,000
City in Texas.


98. Frisco, Texas – 240,000
City in Texas.


99. Boise City, Idaho – 235,000
City in Idaho.


100. Huntsville, Alabama – 232,000
City in Alabama.

The above is subject to change.

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