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United States: cities by population

The United States has a population of 327,167,434, its largest city is New York City, and its capital is Washington. 21,028 places recorded across 51 states.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.

Largest cities

#PlaceRegionPopulation
1New York CityNew York8,804,190
2Los AngelesCalifornia3,820,914
3BrooklynNew York2,736,074
4ChicagoIllinois2,664,452
5QueensNew York2,316,841
6HoustonTexas2,314,157
7PhoenixArizona1,650,070
8PhiladelphiaPennsylvania1,573,916
9San AntonioTexas1,526,656
10ManhattanNew York1,487,536
11San DiegoCalifornia1,404,452
12The BronxNew York1,385,108
13DallasTexas1,326,087
14JacksonvilleFlorida1,009,833
15Fort WorthTexas1,008,106
16San JoseCalifornia997,368
17AustinTexas974,447
18ColumbusOhio913,175
19CharlotteNorth Carolina911,311
20IndianapolisIndiana887,642
21San FranciscoCalifornia827,526
22SeattleWashington780,995
23DenverColorado729,019
24WashingtonDistrict of Columbia689,545
25NashvilleTennessee689,447
26Oklahoma CityOklahoma681,054
27El PasoTexas678,815
28BostonMassachusetts653,833
29PortlandOregon652,503
30DetroitMichigan645,705
31Las VegasNevada641,903
32MemphisTennessee633,104
33LouisvilleKentucky624,444
34BaltimoreMaryland585,708
35AlbuquerqueNew Mexico564,559
36MilwaukeeWisconsin563,531
37TucsonArizona542,629
38FresnoCalifornia542,107
39SacramentoCalifornia524,943
40AtlantaGeorgia510,823
41MiamiFlorida487,014
42OmahaNebraska486,051
43RaleighNorth Carolina482,295
44Kansas CityMissouri475,378
45Long BeachCalifornia474,140
46MesaArizona471,825
47Staten IslandNew York468,730
48Colorado SpringsColorado456,568
49Virginia BeachVirginia454,808
50OaklandCalifornia419,267

Every state

California
1,132 places · 36.5M
New York
1,114 places · 25.5M
Texas
1,247 places · 21.8M
Florida
862 places · 16.3M
Illinois
945 places · 11.3M
Ohio
865 places · 8.3M
New Jersey
589 places · 7.7M
Pennsylvania
1,372 places · 7.6M
Massachusetts
477 places · 7.3M
Arizona
277 places · 6.5M
Washington
476 places · 6.5M
North Carolina
590 places · 6.2M
Michigan
548 places · 5.9M
Virginia
451 places · 5.7M
Maryland
443 places · 5.3M
Georgia
474 places · 4.8M
Colorado
282 places · 4.7M
Indiana
493 places · 4.6M
Minnesota
512 places · 4.6M
Tennessee
369 places · 4.5M
Wisconsin
574 places · 4.3M
Missouri
518 places · 4.1M
Connecticut
198 places · 3.4M
Kentucky
374 places · 3.3M
Alabama
423 places · 3.2M
Oregon
257 places · 3.2M
Oklahoma
354 places · 3.1M
Louisiana
371 places · 3.0M
Utah
232 places · 2.9M
Nevada
79 places · 2.7M
Iowa
456 places · 2.4M
Kansas
299 places · 2.4M
South Carolina
306 places · 2.3M
Hawaii
199 places · 2.0M
Arkansas
305 places · 2.0M
New Mexico
219 places · 1.8M
Mississippi
276 places · 1.7M
Nebraska
217 places · 1.5M
District of Columbia
52 places · 1.4M
Idaho
135 places · 1.2M
New Hampshire
219 places · 1.2M
Rhode Island
52 places · 1.1M
Maine
350 places · 1.1M
West Virginia
247 places · 0.8M
Montana
156 places · 0.7M
Alaska
121 places · 0.7M
South Dakota
152 places · 0.6M
North Dakota
117 places · 0.6M
Wyoming
80 places · 0.4M
Delaware
56 places · 0.4M
Vermont
116 places · 0.3M