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United States of America — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

United States of America had an estimated population of 296,208,476 in 2005, with 26,203 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

Agglomerations, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1New York22,313,756
2Los Angeles17,542,279
3Chicago9,418,268
4Washington-Baltimore8,036,348
5San Francisco7,533,384
6Philadelphia6,254,178
7Boston6,130,237
8Dallas5,896,242
9Houston5,194,247
10Atlanta4,716,120
11Miami4,538,969
12Phoenix3,792,121
13Seattle3,769,257
14Minneapolis-Saint Paul3,162,769
15Cleveland2,956,137
16Denver2,685,466
17Saint Louis2,629,132
18Tampa2,584,261
19Portland2,467,673
20Pittsburgh2,332,000
21Cincinnati2,038,710
22Sacramento1,980,550
23Las Vegas1,952,779
24Orlando1,901,399
25Salt Lake City1,872,852
26Kansas City1,856,422
27Milwaukee1,743,593
28San Antonio1,739,695
29Indianapolis1,706,428
30Charlotte1,658,034
31Norfolk-Virginia Beach1,644,911
32Columbus1,623,744
33Austin1,503,128
34Raleigh1,356,682
35New Orleans1,342,557
36Greensboro1,333,621
37Nashville1,330,745
38Providence1,251,066
39West Palm Beach1,250,732
40Hartford1,225,384
41Jacksonville1,214,028
42Memphis1,169,716
43Grand Rapids1,156,797
44Oklahoma City1,131,070
45Rochester1,106,544
46Richmond1,073,795
47Louisville1,051,893
48Fresno1,028,263
49Greenville1,021,224
50Dayton940,528
51Birmingham938,656
52Tucson926,569
53Honolulu909,541
54Albany875,215
55Tulsa839,919
56Albuquerque754,392
57Omaha748,823
58Bakersfield735,570
59Syracuse721,613
60Knoxville721,467
61Springfield655,873
62Sarasota-Bradenton648,833
63Harrisburg647,325
64Allentown644,732
65Baton Rouge631,860
66Stockton616,446
67Scranton615,978
68Toledo613,845
69Little Rock602,240
70Youngstown585,874
71Columbia575,137
72Wichita565,980
73Colorado Springs565,257
74Charleston564,507
75Mobile559,114
76Daytona Beach548,589
77Lakeland535,067
78Augusta523,479
79Fort Wayne517,456
80Boise City503,731
81Johnson City500,834
82Chattanooga485,259
83Modesto479,760
84Quad Cities252,576

Cities and towns, 2005 (top 300 of 26,203)

#PlaceRegionPopulation (2005)
1New YorkNew York8,107,916
2Los AngelesCalifornia3,877,129
3ChicagoIllinois2,841,952
4HoustonTexas2,027,712
5PhiladelphiaPennsylvania1,453,268
6PhoenixArizona1,428,509
7San DiegoCalifornia1,287,050
8San AntonioTexas1,256,810
9DallasTexas1,211,704
10San JoseCalifornia897,460
11DetroitMichigan884,941
12JacksonvilleFlorida797,557
13IndianapolisIndiana773,283
14ColumbusOhio736,836
15San FranciscoCalifornia732,072
16AustinTexas678,368
17MemphisTennessee641,608
18Fort WorthTexas618,119
19BaltimoreMaryland610,892
20CharlotteNorth Carolina598,351
21El PasoTexas597,181
22MilwaukeeWisconsin579,180
23BostonMassachusetts571,281
24SeattleWashington569,369
25DenverColorado555,981
26WashingtonDistrict of Columbia552,433
27PortlandOregon540,513
28Las VegasNevada540,111
29Oklahoma CityOklahoma532,950
30NashvilleTennessee530,852
31TucsonArizona518,907
32AlbuquerqueNew Mexico487,378
33Long BeachCalifornia482,618
34SacramentoCalifornia467,898
35FresnoCalifornia465,183
36New OrleansLouisiana459,336
37MesaArizona449,878
38ClevelandOhio449,514
39Virginia BeachVirginia449,386
40Kansas CityMissouri442,028
41AtlantaGeorgia422,908
42OmahaNebraska413,487
43OaklandCalifornia394,579
44HonoluluHawaii384,241
45MiamiFlorida382,894
46TulsaOklahoma382,005
47Colorado SpringsColorado373,072
48MinneapolisMinnesota367,773
49ArlingtonTexas367,535
50WichitaKansas355,244
51Santa AnaCalifornia343,054
52RaleighNorth Carolina338,759
53AnaheimCalifornia333,689
54TampaFlorida324,465
55Saint LouisMissouri320,916
56PittsburghPennsylvania319,494
57ToledoOhio306,974
58CincinnatiOhio306,382
59AuroraColorado299,780
60RiversideCalifornia297,554
61BakersfieldCalifornia291,389
62StocktonCalifornia289,580
63Corpus ChristiTexas280,382
64NewarkNew Jersey280,123
65BuffaloNew York279,557
66AnchorageAlaska276,263
67Saint PaulMinnesota274,792
68LexingtonKentucky272,079
69PlanoTexas253,372
70Saint PetersburgFlorida246,316
71NorfolkVirginia246,216
72LouisvilleKentucky243,639
73LincolnNebraska242,072
74GlendaleArizona240,112
75HendersonNevada239,757
76Jersey CityNew Jersey237,681
77ChandlerArizona234,297
78GreensboroNorth Carolina231,769
79BirminghamAlabama231,621
80Fort WayneIndiana229,715
81ScottsdaleArizona225,796
82HialeahFlorida224,840
83MadisonWisconsin224,625
84Baton RougeLouisiana223,349
85ChesapeakeVirginia219,124
86GarlandTexas217,219
87ModestoCalifornia216,008
88ParadiseNevada215,120
89Chula VistaCalifornia213,032
90LubbockTexas211,387
91RochesterNew York211,354
92LaredoTexas210,769
93AkronOhio208,414
94OrlandoFlorida207,970
95DurhamNorth Carolina204,734
96GlendaleCalifornia203,201
97FremontCalifornia202,615
98San BernardinoCalifornia202,381
99RenoNevada202,142
100MontgomeryAlabama198,325
101YonkersNew York197,818
102SpokaneWashington197,262
103ShreveportLouisiana196,980
104TacomaWashington196,957
105Huntington BeachCalifornia195,968
106Grand RapidsMichigan193,852
107IrvingTexas193,825
108Winston-SalemNorth Carolina193,300
109Des MoinesIowa193,180
110Augusta-RichmondGeorgia192,939
111Boise CityIdaho192,170
112Augusta-Richmond CountyGeorgia191,165
113RichmondVirginia190,886
114MobileAlabama190,274
115IrvineCalifornia189,297
116Sunrise ManorNevada188,608
117OxnardCalifornia187,235
118ArlingtonVirginia185,360
119ColumbusGeorgia185,208
120Little RockArkansas184,217
121Newport NewsVirginia183,444
122AmarilloTexas181,766
123Salt Lake CityUtah178,026
124ProvidenceRhode Island177,595
125WorcesterMassachusetts177,216
126JacksonMississippi176,696
127AuroraIllinois174,276
128OntarioCalifornia172,808
129KnoxvilleTennessee172,474
130GilbertArizona170,829
131Fort LauderdaleFlorida170,510
132OceansideCalifornia170,340
133FontanaCalifornia169,160
134Santa ClaritaCalifornia168,927
135Moreno ValleyCalifornia168,629
136Rancho CucamongaCalifornia168,557
137BrownsvilleTexas168,015
138HuntsvilleAlabama167,528
139Garden GroveCalifornia167,232
140Overland ParkKansas166,010
141North Las VegasNevada165,416
142Spring ValleyNevada165,015
143DaytonOhio159,134
144TempeArizona158,368
145VancouverWashington157,517
146PomonaCalifornia156,183
147Pembroke PinesFlorida155,862
148Santa RosaCalifornia155,118
149ChattanoogaTennessee154,024
150TallahasseeFlorida153,583
151CoronaCalifornia152,954
152RockfordIllinois152,765
153SpringfieldMassachusetts152,227
154PatersonNew Jersey151,205
155SpringfieldMissouri150,443
156SalinasCalifornia148,691
157HamptonVirginia147,993
158SalemOregon146,922
159EugeneOregon145,208
160TorranceCalifornia144,963
161HollywoodFlorida144,821
162PasadenaTexas144,696
163PasadenaCalifornia144,618
164Kansas CityKansas144,030
165NapervilleIllinois143,850
166MetairieLouisiana142,489
167SyracuseNew York141,830
168Grand PrairieTexas141,122
169LakewoodColorado140,772
170HaywardCalifornia140,494
171Sioux FallsSouth Dakota140,336
172PeoriaArizona139,368
173BridgeportConnecticut139,090
174EscondidoCalifornia137,119
175FullertonCalifornia135,353
176PalmdaleCalifornia135,294
177JolietIllinois134,957
178OrangeCalifornia133,874
179WarrenMichigan133,517
180Coral SpringsFlorida131,674
181MesquiteTexas131,337
182Cape CoralFlorida130,807
183LancasterCalifornia129,548
184Fort CollinsColorado129,252
185Thousand OaksCalifornia127,942
186AlexandriaVirginia127,273
187Sterling HeightsMichigan126,657
188SunnyvaleCalifornia126,499
189SavannahGeorgia126,119
190GainesvilleFlorida125,684
191ConcordCalifornia125,626
192El MonteCalifornia125,372
193East Los AngelesCalifornia125,157
194New HavenConnecticut124,922
195FayettevilleNorth Carolina124,775
196HartfordConnecticut124,019
197ElizabethNew Jersey123,913
198Cedar RapidsIowa122,945
199MacAllenTexas122,578
200TopekaKansas121,570
201StamfordConnecticut121,230
202CarrolltonTexas120,792
203VallejoCalifornia120,446
204Simi ValleyCalifornia119,417
205Port Saint LucieFlorida119,371
206Toms RiverNew Jersey119,088
207WacoTexas118,967
208ColumbiaSouth Carolina117,722
209LansingMichigan117,691
210FlintMichigan117,258
211InglewoodCalifornia116,158
212SpringfieldIllinois115,975
213EvansvilleIndiana115,474
214AbileneTexas114,247
215Ann ArborMichigan113,810
216OlatheKansas113,647
217West Valley CityUtah113,112
218PeoriaIllinois113,004
219MiramarFlorida112,922
220RosevilleCalifornia112,647
221LafayetteLouisiana112,197
222BellevueWashington111,927
223DowneyCalifornia111,862
224ClarksvilleTennessee111,694
225BeaumontTexas111,485
226IndependenceMissouri110,675
227ManchesterNew Hampshire109,877
228West CovinaCalifornia109,756
229Costa MesaCalifornia109,250
230NorwalkCalifornia109,111
231WaterburyConnecticut108,507
232ClearwaterFlorida108,064
233VisaliaCalifornia107,431
234AntiochCalifornia106,038
235ProvoUtah105,764
236FairfieldCalifornia105,741
237San BuenaventuraCalifornia105,620
238AllentownPennsylvania105,519
239RichardsonTexas104,791
240CharlestonSouth Carolina104,782
241BurbankCalifornia104,690
242ThorntonColorado104,658
243PuebloColorado104,293
244WestminsterColorado104,037
245CaryNorth Carolina103,945
246South BendIndiana103,760
247Athens-Clarke CountyGeorgia103,481
248LowellMassachusetts103,469
249Athens-ClarkeGeorgia103,047
250RichmondCalifornia103,041
251KilleenTexas103,009
252EdisonNew Jersey102,548
253Santa ClaraCalifornia102,250
254NormanOklahoma101,742
255ArvadaColorado101,732
256Highlands RanchColorado101,565
257RialtoCalifornia101,523
258CambridgeMassachusetts101,382
259Wichita FallsTexas101,212
260West JordanUtah101,031
261Green BayWisconsin101,012
262DentonTexas100,975
263BerkeleyCalifornia100,158
264South GateCalifornia99,922
265EriePennsylvania99,801
266ClintonMichigan99,753
267BillingsMontana99,751
268Arden-ArcadeCalifornia99,424
269PortsmouthVirginia99,049
270Daly CityCalifornia98,959
271GreshamOregon98,851
272ElginIllinois98,586
273LivoniaMichigan98,218
274GaryIndiana97,966
275MidlandTexas97,782
276MacKinneyTexas97,651
277EverettWashington96,993
278CentennialColorado96,930
279DavenportIowa96,930
280Spring HillFlorida96,767
281ComptonCalifornia96,749
282VacavilleCalifornia96,469
283RochesterMinnesota96,355
284Mission ViejoCalifornia96,287
285ColumbiaMaryland96,201
286CarsonCalifornia95,767
287DearbornMichigan95,170
288BrocktonMassachusetts94,881
289El CajonCalifornia94,807
290Sandy SpringsGeorgia94,717
291Elk GroveCalifornia94,497
292High PointNorth Carolina94,281
293MaconGeorgia94,273
294New BedfordMassachusetts94,083
295KenoshaWisconsin93,982
296LewisvilleTexas93,907
297AlbanyNew York93,794
298West Palm BeachFlorida93,620
299OremUtah93,060
300Fall RiverMassachusetts93,000

Administrative divisions, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1California36,354,327
2Texas22,875,689
3New York19,274,244
4Florida17,671,452
5Illinois12,772,888
6Pennsylvania12,411,465
7Ohio11,467,123
8Michigan10,147,096
9Georgia8,975,842
10New Jersey8,751,436
11North Carolina8,611,367
12Virginia7,576,559
13Massachusetts6,460,023
14Washington6,271,775
15Indiana6,265,933
16Tennessee5,935,099
17Arizona5,863,809
18Missouri5,768,151
19Maryland5,624,246
20Wisconsin5,535,168
21Minnesota5,141,953
22Colorado4,678,630
23Alabama4,530,315
24Louisiana4,515,939
25South Carolina4,229,842
26Kentucky4,165,047
27Oregon3,642,919
28Oklahoma3,547,049
29Connecticut3,527,249
30Iowa2,955,010
31Mississippi2,901,371
32Arkansas2,757,631
33Kansas2,740,759
34Utah2,427,340
35Nevada2,399,532
36New Mexico1,912,684
37West Virginia1,817,871
38Nebraska1,757,399
39Idaho1,416,564
40Maine1,325,518
41New Hampshire1,316,216
42Hawaii1,284,220
43Rhode Island1,090,292
44Montana930,698
45Delaware838,549
46South Dakota770,184
47Alaska660,633
48North Dakota630,529
49Vermont624,501
50District of Columbia552,433
51Wyoming505,907

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.