List of United States cities by population
The following is a list of incorporated places with the most people living in them in the United States. The United States Census Bureau says an "incorporated place" can have many names, such as city, town, village, borough, and municipality. A few special census-designated places (CDPs) are also in the Census Bureau's list of incorporated places. Consolidated city-counties are a type of place that includes all of a county, or something like it with a different name. Some consolidated city-counties, however, include more than one incorporated place. This list presents only that part (or "balance") of such consolidated city-counties that are not a part of another incorporated place.
50 states and the District of Columbia
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The table below lists the 346 incorporated places in the United States with more than 100,000 people living in them on July 1, 2024, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital city, and in italics if it is the city with the most people of the state. Five states—Delaware, Maine, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming—do not have cities with more than 100,000 people living in them. The table below shows the following things:
- The city rank by population as of July 1, 2024, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[1]
- The city name[1]
- The name of the state in which the city lies[1]
- The city population as of July 1, 2024, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[1]
- The city population as of April 1, 2020, as counted by the 2020 United States census[1]
- The city percent population change from April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2024
- The city land area as of January 1, 2020[2]
- The city population density as of April 1, 2020 (residents per unit of land area)[2]
- The city latitude and longitude coordinates[2]
| State capital | |
| State's largest city | |
| State capital and largest city | |
| Federal capital |
Where they are
[change | change source]| State | Number of listed cities |
|---|---|
| CA | 76 |
| TX | 44 |
| FL | 27 |
| AZ | 13 |
| CO | 12 |
| NC, WA | 10 |
| MA | 9 |
| GA, IL, MI, VA | 8 |
| NJ | 7 |
| IN, MO, NY, OH, OR, TN | 6 |
| AL, CT, KS, NV, UT | 5 |
| LA, OK | 4 |
| IA, ID, MN, NM, PA, SC, WI | 3 |
| AR, KY, NE | 2 |
| AK, DC, HI, MD, MS, MT, ND, NH, RI, SD | 1 |
| DE, ME, VT, WV, WY | 0 |
Gallery
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13. Austin, Texas
15. Columbus, Ohio
19. Denver, Colorado
- 23. El Paso, Texas
28. Portland, Oregon
33. Tucson, Arizona
36. Atlanta, Georgia
37. Mesa, Arizona
41. Omaha, Nebraska
42. Miami, Florida
48. Tulsa, Oklahoma
49. Tampa, Florida
50. Arlington, Texas
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Puerto Rico
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The table below lists the five municipalities (municipios) of Puerto Rico with more than 100,000 people living in them on July 1, 2024, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.
If Puerto Rico were included with the broader U.S. list, San Juan would be the 59th largest city in the country.
The table below contains the following information:
- The municipio rank by population as of July 1, 2024, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau
- The municipio[3]
- The municipio population as of July 1, 2024, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[3]
- The municipio population as of April 1, 2020, as counted by the 2020 United States census[3]
- The municipio percent population change from April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2024
- The municipio land area as of January 1, 2020[2]
- The municipio population density as of April 1, 2020 (residents per land area)[2]
- The municipio latitude and longitude coordinates
| Municipio | 2024 estimate | 2020 census | Change | 2020 land area | 2020 density | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 332,454 | 342,259 | −2.86% | 39.8 sq mi | 103.1 km2 | 8,599/sq mi | 3,320/km2 | 18°24′N 66°04′W / 18.40°N 66.06°W |
| Bayamón | 181,152 | 185,187 | −2.18% | 27.0 sq mi | 69.9 km2 | 6,859/sq mi | 2,648/km2 | 18°23′N 66°10′W / 18.38°N 66.16°W |
| Carolina | 150,679 | 154,815 | −2.67% | 20.7 sq mi | 53.6 km2 | 7,479/sq mi | 2,888/km2 | 18°25′N 65°59′W / 18.41°N 65.98°W |
| Ponce | 129,659 | 137,491 | −5.70% | 28.4 sq mi | 73.6 km2 | 4,841/sq mi | 1,869/km2 | 18°00′N 66°37′W / 18.00°N 66.62°W |
| Caguas | 124,628 | 127,244 | −2.06% | 10.9 sq mi | 28.2 km2 | 11,674/sq mi | 4,507/km2 | 18°14′N 66°02′W / 18.23°N 66.04°W |
Cities that used to have 100,000 people
[change | change source]The table below lists U.S. cities that, in past censuses, have had more than 100,000 people living in them, but do not anymore. Some of these cities were merged into another city.
The table below contains the following information:
- Name of city
- Name of state
- The city population as of July 1, 2024, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[1]
- The city's peak population based on highest official enumeration recorded by the census
- The percent decline in population from its peak census count to the 2024 estimate
- The year of the highest recorded population
- Additional notes
| City | State | 2024 estimate |
Peak population |
% decline from peak |
Peak year |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny | PA | NA | 129,896 | NA | 1907 | [aa] |
| Brooklyn | NY | NA | 806,343 | NA | 1898 | [ab] |
| Camden | NJ | 71,749 | 124,555 | −42.40% | 1950 | |
| Canton | OH | 69,211 | 116,912 | −40.80% | 1950 | |
| Citrus Heights | CA | 86,909 | 107,439 | −19.11% | 1990 | |
| Duluth | MN | 87,986 | 107,312 | −18.01% | 1960 | |
| Erie | PA | 92,940 | 138,440 | −32.87% | 1960 | |
| Fall River | MA | 94,689 | 120,485 | −21.41% | 1920 | |
| Flint | MI | 79,735 | 196,940 | −59.51% | 1960 | |
| Gary | IN | 67,555 | 178,320 | −62.12% | 1960 | |
| Hammond | IN | 76,030 | 111,698 | −31.93% | 1960 | |
| Livonia | MI | 93,113 | 110,109 | −15.44% | 1970 | |
| Niagara Falls | NY | 47,512 | 102,394 | −53.60% | 1960 | |
| Norwalk | CA | 98,230 | 105,549 | −6.93% | 2010 | |
| Parma | OH | 79,350 | 100,216 | −20.82% | 1970 | |
| Portsmouth | VA | 96,482 | 114,773 | −15.94% | 1960 | |
| Reading | PA | 96,000 | 111,171 | −13.65% | 1930 | |
| Roanoke | VA | 97,912 | 100,220 | −2.30% | 1980 | |
| Scranton | PA | 75,905 | 143,333 | −47.04% | 1930 | |
| Somerville | MA | 82,149 | 103,908 | −20.94% | 1930 | |
| St. Joseph | MO | 71,098 | 102,979 | −30.96% | 1900 | [ac] |
| Trenton | NJ | 91,193 | 128,009 | −28.76% | 1950 | |
| Utica | NY | 63,660 | 101,740 | −37.43% | 1930 | |
| Wilmington | DE | 73,176 | 112,504 | −34.96% | 1940 | |
| Youngstown | OH | 59,123 | 170,002 | −65.22% | 1930 |
Notes and references
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[change | change source]- ↑ Or federal district in the case of Washington, D.C.
- ↑ Since 1898, the City of New York, New York, has comprised five boroughs with consolidated borough–county governments (2024 population estimates):
- (pop. 2,617,631)
- The Borough of Queens and Queens County
- (pop. 2,316,841)
- (pop. 1,660,664)
- (pop. 1,384,724)
- (pop. 498,212)
- ↑ The City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, are separate but coterminous entities with a single consolidated city–county government.
- ↑ The City of Jacksonville, Florida, and Duval County, Florida, are separate entities with a single consolidated city–county government. The City of Jacksonville comprises all of Duval County except the other incorporated municipalities within the county.
- ↑ The City of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Marion County, Indiana, are separate entities with a single consolidated city–county government. The City of Indianapolis comprises all of Marion County except the other incorporated municipalities within the county. See Indianapolis (balance).
- ↑ The City and County of San Francisco, California, has a consolidated city and county government.
- ↑ The City and County of Denver, Colorado, has a consolidated city and county government.
- ↑ The City of Nashville, Tennessee, and Davidson County, Tennessee, are separate entities with a single consolidated city–county government. The City of Nashville comprises all of Davidson County except the other incorporated municipalities within the county. See Nashville-Davidson (balance).
- ↑ The City of Washington was consolidated with the District of Columbia in 1871.
- ↑ The City of Louisville, Kentucky, and Jefferson County, Kentucky, are separate entities with a single consolidated city–county government. The City of Louisville comprises all of Jefferson County except the other incorporated municipalities within the county. See Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 This is an independent city that is not part of any county.
- ↑ The City of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Orleans Parish, Louisiana, are separate but coterminous entities with a single consolidated city–parish government.
- ↑ The City of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Honolulu County, Hawaii, are separate entities with a single consolidated city–county government. The City of Honolulu comprises all of Honolulu County except the other unincorporated census-designated places within the county.
- ↑ The City of Lexington, Kentucky, and Fayette County, Kentucky, are separate but coterminous entities with a single consolidated city–county government
- ↑ The Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, is a unified home rule municipality that functions as both a city and a borough.
- ↑ Officially listed in US Census Bureau records as Boise City
- ↑ The City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, are separate entities with a single consolidated city–parish government. The City of Baton Rouge has retained its own city limits within East Baton Rouge Parish.
- ↑ The City of Columbus, Georgia, and Muscogee County, Georgia, are separate but coterminous entities with a single consolidated city–county government.
- ↑ The City of Augusta, Georgia, and Richmond County, Georgia, are separate entities with a single consolidated city–county government. The City of Augusta comprises all of Richmond County except the two other incorporated municipalities within the county.
- ↑ After approval by local voters in a 2012 referendum, the City of Macon, Georgia merged with most of unincorporated Bibb County, Georgia on January 1, 2014. The new consolidated government is officially "Macon-Bibb County".
- ↑ Kansas City, Kansas, and Wyandotte County, Kansas, are separate entities with a single consolidated city–county government. Kansas City comprises all of Wyandotte County except the other incorporated municipalities within the county.
- 1 2 3 Incorporated as a township. In New Jersey, townships are considered full-fledged municipalities on par with any town, city, borough, or village.
- ↑ The City of Athens, Georgia, and Clarke County, Georgia, are separate entities with a single consolidated city–county government. The City of Athens comprises all of Clarke County except the other incorporated municipalities within the county.
- ↑ The City of Lafayette, Louisiana, and Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, are separate entities with a single consolidated city–parish government. The City of Lafayette comprises all of Lafayette Parish except the other incorporated municipalities within the parish.
- ↑ Official name is San Buenaventura
- ↑ Incorporated as a charter township. In Michigan, charter townships are granted certain rights and responsiblities of home rule that are similar to those of a city or village.
- ↑ Peak as an independent city, annexed by Pittsburgh in 1907. In the 2010 census, the population of all neighborhoods of Pittsburgh that were formerly part of Allegheny City totalled 43,421. All North Side neighborhoods of Pittsburgh (41,120), plus an additional 2,301 in Census Tract 4270 Blocks 2 & 3, which are the sections of Millvale, Pennsylvania that were formally part of Allegheny City.
- ↑ Peak as an independent city, consolidated with New York City in 1898. The estimated 2020 population for Brooklyn was 2,538,934.
- ↑ Official peak in 1900, but there is evidence the count was padded by about 25,000;[4] −2.51% since 2020.
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2024". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Puerto Rico Municipios Population Totals: 2020–2024". 2024 Census Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ↑ Bob Slater (February 28, 2010). "Civic Pride Ran Amok With 1900 Census". St. Joseph News-Press. Retrieved February 13, 2021.[permanent dead link]
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