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Population, cities 106 cities · highest first
PlacePopulationAs of
1stNew York8,478,0722024
2ndLos Angeles, California3,878,7042024
3rdChicago2,721,3082024
4thHouston, Texas2,390,1252024
5thPhoenix1,673,1642024
6thPhiladelphia1,573,9162024
7thSan Antonio, Texas1,526,6562024
8thSan Diego1,404,4522024
9thDallas, Texas1,326,0872024
10thJacksonville1,009,8332024
10thJacksonville, Florida1,009,8332024
12thSan Jose, California997,3682024
13thAustin993,5882024
14thCharlotte, NC943,4762024
15thColumbus933,2632024
16thIndianapolis891,4842024
17thSan Francisco827,5262024
18thSeattle780,9952024
19thDenver729,0192024
20thOklahoma City712,9192024
21stNashville704,9632024
22ndWashington DC702,2502024
23rdEl Paso681,7232024
24thLas Vegas678,9222024
25thBoston673,4582024
26thDetroit645,7052024
27thLouisville640,7962024
28thPortland635,7492024
29thMemphis610,9192024
30thBaltimore568,2712024
31stMilwaukee563,5312024
32ndAlbuquerque560,3262024
33rdTucson554,0132024
34thFresno550,1052024
35thSacramento535,7982024
36thAtlanta, Georgia520,0702024
37thKansas City516,0322024
38thRaleigh499,8252024
39thColorado Springs493,5542024
40thOmaha489,2652024
41stMiami487,0142024
42ndVirginia Beach454,8082024
43rdMinneapolis428,5792024
44thBakersfield417,4682024
45thTulsa415,1542024
46thTampa414,5472024
47thWichita400,9912024
48thCleveland365,3792024
49thNew Orleans362,7012024
50thHonolulu344,9672024
51stOrlando, Florida334,8542024
52ndStockton324,9752024
53rdRiverside323,7572024
54thCincinnati314,9152024
55thPittsburgh307,6682024
56thGreensboro307,3812024
57thDurham301,8702024
58thMadison285,3002024
59thReno281,7142024
60thSt. Louis279,6952024
61stBuffalo276,6172024
62ndToledo265,6382024
63rdWinston-Salem255,7692024
64thBoise, Idaho237,9632024
65thRichmond233,6552024
66thCape Coral233,0252024
67thSpokane230,6092024
68thHuntsville, AL230,4022024
69thBaton Rouge220,9072024
70thSalt Lake City217,7832024
71stDes Moines213,0962024
72ndWorcester211,2862024
73rdRochester, New York207,2822024
74thLittle Rock204,7742024
75thOxnard200,6162024
76thGrand Rapids200,1172024
77thVancouver, Washington198,9922024
78thKnoxville198,7222024
79thBirmingham196,3572024
80thProvidence194,7062024
81stChattanooga191,4962024
82ndAkron189,6642024
83rdCharleston157,6652024
84thBridgeport151,5992024
85thSavannah148,8082024
86thMcAllen148,7822024
87thSyracuse146,0972024
88thColumbia, South Carolina144,7882024
89thJackson, Mississippi141,4492024
90thNew Haven137,5622024
91stDayton136,3462024
92ndAllentown127,1382024
93rdLakeland124,9902024
94thHartford122,1292024
95thProvo115,4792024
96thFayetteville, Arkansas103,1342024
97thAlbany101,3172024
98thAsheville94,9922024
99thOgden88,6562024
100thMelbourne87,5612024
101stDaytona Beach86,0152024
102ndGreenville, SC74,3712024
103rdPortland, Maine69,5682024
104thSarasota57,7642024
105thHarrisburg50,6492024
106thPoughkeepsie32,2932024
Population, states 49 states · highest first
PlacePopulationAs of
1stCalifornia39,431,2632024
2ndTexas31,290,8312024
3rdFlorida23,372,2152024
4thNew York19,867,2482024
5thPennsylvania13,078,7512024
6thIllinois12,710,1582024
7thOhio11,883,3042024
8thGeorgia11,180,8782024
9thNorth Carolina11,046,0242024
10thMichigan10,140,4592024
11thNew Jersey9,500,8512024
12thVirginia8,811,1952024
13thWashington7,958,1802024
14thArizona7,582,3842024
15thTennessee7,227,7502024
16thMassachusetts7,136,1712024
17thIndiana6,924,2752024
18thMaryland6,263,2202024
19thMissouri6,245,4662024
20thWisconsin5,960,9752024
21stColorado5,957,4932024
22ndMinnesota5,793,1512024
23rdSouth Carolina5,478,8312024
24thAlabama5,157,6992024
25thLouisiana4,597,7402024
26thKentucky4,588,3722024
27thOklahoma4,095,3932024
28thConnecticut3,675,0692024
29thUtah3,503,6132024
30thNevada3,267,4672024
31stIowa3,241,4882024
32ndArkansas3,088,3542024
33rdKansas2,970,6062024
34thMississippi2,943,0452024
35thNew Mexico2,130,2562024
36thNebraska2,005,4652024
37thIdaho2,001,6192024
38thWest Virginia1,769,9792024
39thHawaii1,446,1462024
40thNew Hampshire1,409,0322024
41stMaine1,405,0122024
42ndMontana1,137,2332024
43rdRhode Island1,112,3082024
44thDelaware1,051,9172024
45thSouth Dakota924,6692024
46thNorth Dakota796,5682024
47thAlaska740,1332024
48thVermont648,4932024
49thWyoming587,6182024
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The Honest Local, Population across America, every city and state on one map, September 2026, https://thehonestlocal.com/map/population

Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Data last moved September 22, 2026. Each number's source and period sit on its ranking page, one click from its rank.

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