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US City Data

Most Populated Cities

Cities ranked by total population · Top 100 nationally · Updated 2026-04-05

This ranking shows the top 100 US cities for most populated cities based on data from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates. Cities are sorted by total population from highest to lowest.

All data reflects the most recent Census release and is updated nightly. Only incorporated cities and census-designated places are included. Use the state links below the table to see how cities rank within individual states, or visit any city's profile for detailed demographics, housing, and economic data.

RankCityStateValuePopulation
#1New YorkNY8,516,2028,516,202
#2Los AngelesCA3,857,8973,857,897
#3ChicagoIL2,707,6482,707,648
#4HoustonTX2,300,4192,300,419
#5PhoenixAZ1,624,8321,624,832
#6PhiladelphiaPA1,582,4321,582,432
#7San AntonioTX1,458,9541,458,954
#8San DiegoCA1,385,0611,385,061
#9DallasTX1,299,5531,299,553
#10San JoseCA990,054990,054
#11AustinTX967,862967,862
#12JacksonvilleFL961,739961,739
#13Fort WorthTX941,311941,311
#14ColumbusOH906,480906,480
#15CharlotteNC886,283886,283
#16Indianapolis city (balance), IndianaIN882,043882,043
#17San FranciscoCA836,321836,321
#18SeattleWA741,440741,440
#19DenverCO713,734713,734
#20Oklahoma CityOK688,693688,693
#21Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TennesseeTN684,298684,298
#22El PasoTX678,147678,147
#23BostonMA663,972663,972
#24Las VegasNV650,873650,873
#25PortlandOR642,715642,715
#26DetroitMI636,644636,644
#27MemphisTN629,063629,063
#28Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KentuckyKY627,210627,210
#29BaltimoreMD577,193577,193
#30MilwaukeeWI569,756569,756
#31AlbuquerqueNM562,488562,488
#32FresnoCA543,615543,615
#33TucsonAZ543,348543,348
#34SacramentoCA524,802524,802
#35Kansas CityMO508,233508,233
#36MesaAZ507,478507,478
#37AtlantaGA499,287499,287
#38OmahaNE488,197488,197
#39Colorado SpringsCO483,099483,099
#40RaleighNC470,763470,763
#41Long BeachCA458,491458,491
#42Virginia BeachVA457,066457,066
#43MiamiFL446,663446,663
#44OaklandCA438,072438,072
#45MinneapolisMN426,845426,845
#46TulsaOK412,322412,322
#47BakersfieldCA408,366408,366
#48WichitaKS396,488396,488
#49ArlingtonTX394,769394,769
#50TampaFL393,389393,389
#51AuroraCO390,201390,201
#52New OrleansLA376,035376,035
#53ClevelandOH367,523367,523
#54Urban HonoluluHI346,323346,323
#55AnaheimCA344,553344,553
#56HendersonNV324,523324,523
#57Lexington-Fayette urban county, KentuckyKY321,122321,122
#58StocktonCA320,470320,470
#59Corpus ChristiTX317,383317,383
#60RiversideCA316,241316,241
#61OrlandoFL311,732311,732
#62Santa AnaCA311,639311,639
#63CincinnatiOH309,595309,595
#64IrvineCA308,160308,160
#65St. PaulMN307,762307,762
#66NewarkNJ307,188307,188
#67PittsburghPA303,620303,620
#68GreensboroNC298,564298,564
#69St. LouisMO293,109293,109
#70LincolnNE291,932291,932
#71Jersey CityNJ289,691289,691
#72AnchorageAK289,069289,069
#73DurhamNC288,465288,465
#74PlanoTX287,339287,339
#75ChandlerAZ278,123278,123
#76BuffaloNY276,397276,397
#77MadisonWI275,568275,568
#78Chula VistaCA275,030275,030
#79GilbertAZ271,118271,118
#80North Las VegasNV270,773270,773
#81RenoNV268,959268,959
#82ToledoOH268,461268,461
#83Fort WayneIN266,235266,235
#84LubbockTX261,078261,078
#85St. PetersburgFL260,646260,646
#86LaredoTX255,949255,949
#87IrvingTX255,036255,036
#88ChesapeakeVA251,153251,153
#89Winston-SalemNC250,887250,887
#90GlendaleAZ250,193250,193
#91GarlandTX245,298245,298
#92ScottsdaleAZ242,169242,169
#93Boise CityID235,701235,701
#94ArlingtonVA235,463235,463
#95NorfolkVA235,037235,037
#96EnterpriseNV232,043232,043
#97SpokaneWA229,228229,228
#98Santa ClaritaCA229,021229,021
#99FremontCA228,518228,518
#100RichmondVA227,595227,595

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