The Honest LocalA community forum for neighbors
Loading the numbers…
Current to Oct 5, 2026How the numbers work
The Living-In Map every number with its rank, hover for six, click for the record

Where each city and state stands on population

Colored from lowest to largest; every reading with its source and period one click away on its ranking page. Switch lenses on the map for rent, taxes, sunshine, air, safety and the rest.

By The Honest Local · 157 places · every rank links to its ranking
The Sunday letter

Every reading on this map, in one email a week.

One email a week, written from the tape. What changed, what locals said, what got answered. What’s in it · or watch one place.

Double opt-in. Unsubscribe in one click.
Population, cities 105 cities · highest first
PlacePopulationAs of
1stNew York8,584,6292025
2ndLos Angeles, California3,869,0892025
3rdChicago2,731,5852025
4thHouston, Texas2,397,3152025
5thPhoenix1,665,4812025
6thPhiladelphia1,574,2812025
7thSan Antonio, Texas1,548,4222025
8thSan Diego1,406,1062025
9thDallas, Texas1,329,4912025
10thJacksonville, Florida1,017,6892025
11thAustin1,002,6322025
12thSan Jose, California989,8142025
13thCharlotte, NC964,7842025
14thColumbus938,3962025
15thIndianapolis901,1162025
16thSan Francisco826,0792025
17thSeattle784,7772025
18thDenver740,6132025
19thNashville721,0742025
20thOklahoma City719,8492025
21stWashington DC693,6452025
22ndEl Paso683,0122025
23rdLas Vegas679,8172025
24thBoston672,9732025
25thDetroit649,0952025
26thLouisville641,9622025
27thPortland635,1092025
28thMemphis609,6472025
29thBaltimore569,9972025
30thMilwaukee562,4072025
31stAlbuquerque556,5882025
32ndFresno555,5492025
33rdTucson548,3712025
34thSacramento536,4492025
35thAtlanta, Georgia529,1102025
36thKansas City521,2202025
37thRaleigh506,3062025
38thColorado Springs494,7432025
39thMiami489,8122025
40thOmaha488,7972025
41stVirginia Beach453,7372025
42ndMinneapolis430,3242025
43rdBakersfield422,1652025
44thTulsa416,2092025
45thTampa413,5542025
46thWichita400,9872025
47thCleveland363,6082025
48thNew Orleans362,1542025
49thHonolulu341,8682025
50thOrlando, Florida333,8882025
51stStockton324,5972025
52ndRiverside323,0572025
53rdCincinnati314,3672025
54thGreensboro308,6672025
55thPittsburgh307,6322025
56thDurham305,5612025
57thMadison286,2332025
58thReno283,6212025
59thSt. Louis278,1442025
60thBuffalo274,6132025
61stToledo263,4232025
62ndWinston-Salem257,2712025
63rdBoise, Idaho238,4292025
64thRichmond237,2572025
65thCape Coral236,2642025
66thHuntsville, AL233,6272025
67thSpokane230,7832025
68thBaton Rouge222,7952025
69thSalt Lake City218,4282025
70thWorcester213,8622025
71stDes Moines212,0862025
72ndLittle Rock206,4272025
73rdRochester, New York206,1082025
74thKnoxville202,0212025
75thGrand Rapids201,1832025
76thVancouver, Washington199,6982025
77thOxnard199,6512025
78thBirmingham195,8932025
79thProvidence195,3102025
80thChattanooga194,1442025
81stAkron189,6912025
82ndCharleston159,4232025
83rdBridgeport152,2732025
84thMcAllen150,6402025
85thSavannah149,4402025
86thColumbia, South Carolina147,0352025
87thSyracuse144,8962025
88thJackson, Mississippi141,1962025
89thNew Haven138,7742025
90thDayton136,6882025
91stAllentown126,0442025
92ndLakeland125,5202025
93rdHartford121,9812025
94thProvo114,5272025
95thFayetteville, Arkansas106,6232025
96thAlbany101,6982025
97thAsheville93,5232025
98thOgden89,5102025
99thDaytona Beach88,4712025
100thMelbourne87,0972025
101stGreenville, SC75,3102025
102ndPortland, Maine69,9112025
103rdSarasota58,4582025
104thHarrisburg50,5222025
105thPoughkeepsie32,4992025
Population, states 50 states · highest first
PlacePopulationAs of
1stCalifornia39,355,3092025
2ndTexas31,709,8212025
3rdFlorida23,462,5182025
4thNew York20,002,4272025
5thPennsylvania13,059,4322025
6thIllinois12,719,1412025
7thOhio11,900,5102025
8thGeorgia11,302,7482025
9thNorth Carolina11,197,9682025
10thMichigan10,127,8842025
11thNew Jersey9,548,2152025
12thVirginia8,880,1072025
13thWashington8,001,0202025
14thArizona7,623,8182025
15thTennessee7,315,0762025
16thMassachusetts7,154,0842025
17thIndiana6,973,3332025
18thMissouri6,270,5412025
19thMaryland6,265,3472025
20thColorado6,012,5612025
21stWisconsin5,972,7872025
22ndMinnesota5,830,4052025
23rdSouth Carolina5,570,2742025
24thAlabama5,193,0882025
25thLouisiana4,618,1892025
26thKentucky4,606,8642025
27thOregon4,273,5862025
28thOklahoma4,123,2882025
29thConnecticut3,688,4962025
30thUtah3,538,9042025
31stNevada3,282,1882025
32ndIowa3,238,3872025
33rdArkansas3,114,7912025
34thKansas2,977,2202025
35thMississippi2,954,1602025
36thNew Mexico2,125,4982025
37thIdaho2,029,7332025
38thNebraska2,018,0062025
39thWest Virginia1,766,1472025
40thHawaii1,432,8202025
41stNew Hampshire1,415,3422025
42ndMaine1,414,8742025
43rdMontana1,144,6942025
44thRhode Island1,114,5212025
45thDelaware1,059,9522025
46thSouth Dakota935,0942025
47thNorth Dakota799,3582025
48thAlaska737,2702025
49thVermont644,6632025
50thWyoming588,7532025
Cite this

The Honest Local, Population across America, every city and state, October 2026, https://thehonestlocal.com/map/population

Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Data last moved October 5, 2026. Each number's source and period sit on its ranking page, one click from its rank.

Sources and method

The map reads the same tables as every ranking on this site: the live tape (Zillow, realtor.com by way of FRED, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, AAA, AirNow, MERIC, the Census Bureau, the FBI, the EIA, the BEA), and The Honest Local's own scores (Sunshine, Heat, Cold, Snow, Clean Air, Bad Air, Disaster, Safety, Affordability), each a blend of at least two public sources. Cities and states rank on separate lists. A place with no reading is left grey rather than estimated.