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US cities by households

New York, NY had the highest households of 3211 cities in 2021, at 3.25 million. Josephine, TX had the lowest, at 906. The median was 8,999 and the figure for the United States was 124.01 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,250,657New York, NY
Lowest906Josephine, TX
Median8,9993211 cities
United States124,010,992History

Top 40 cities, 2021

New York, NY: 3,250,657 countNew York, NY3,250,657Los Angeles, CA: 1,384,851 countLos Angeles, CA1,384,851Chicago, IL: 1,112,581 countChicago, IL1,112,581Houston, TX: 878,906 countHouston, TX878,906Philadelphia, PA: 646,608 countPhiladelphia, PA646,608Phoenix, AZ: 579,876 countPhoenix, AZ579,876San Antonio, TX: 535,610 countSan Antonio, TX535,610Dallas, TX: 515,138 countDallas, TX515,138San Diego, CA: 509,347 countSan Diego, CA509,347Austin, TX: 404,121 countAustin, TX404,121Columbus, OH: 377,648 countColumbus, OH377,648Jacksonville, FL: 366,780 countJacksonville, FL366,780San Francisco, CA: 361,222 countSan Francisco, CA361,222Indianapolis, IN: 352,238 countIndianapolis, IN352,238Charlotte, NC: 345,944 countCharlotte, NC345,944Seattle, WA: 337,361 countSeattle, WA337,361San Jose, CA: 324,376 countSan Jose, CA324,376Fort Worth, TX: 317,872 countFort Worth, TX317,872Denver, CO: 313,926 countDenver, CO313,926Nashville, TN: 282,855 countNashville, TN282,855Portland, OR: 279,797 countPortland, OR279,797Boston, MA: 271,950 countBoston, MA271,950Oklahoma City, OK: 265,519 countOklahoma City, OK265,519Louisville, KY: 257,758 countLouisville, KY257,758Detroit, MI: 250,096 countDetroit, MI250,096Memphis, TN: 249,554 countMemphis, TN249,554Baltimore, MD: 244,893 countBaltimore, MD244,893El Paso, TX: 236,708 countEl Paso, TX236,708Las Vegas, NV: 236,410 countLas Vegas, NV236,410Albuquerque, NM: 236,191 countAlbuquerque, NM236,191Milwaukee, WI: 229,470 countMilwaukee, WI229,470Atlanta, GA: 221,171 countAtlanta, GA221,171Tucson, AZ: 218,790 countTucson, AZ218,790Kansas City, MO: 213,560 countKansas City, MO213,560Omaha, NE: 195,393 countOmaha, NE195,393Sacramento, CA: 194,004 countSacramento, CA194,004Mesa, AZ: 190,363 countMesa, AZ190,363Colorado Springs, CO: 188,699 countColorado Springs, CO188,699Raleigh, NC: 187,234 countRaleigh, NC187,234Minneapolis, MN: 182,419 countMinneapolis, MN182,419New York, NY: 3,250,657 countNew York, NY3,250,657Los Angeles, CA: 1,384,851 countLos Angeles, CA1,384,851Chicago, IL: 1,112,581 countChicago, IL1,112,581Houston, TX: 878,906 countHouston, TX878,906Philadelphia, PA: 646,608 countPhiladelphia, PA646,608Phoenix, AZ: 579,876 countPhoenix, AZ579,876San Antonio, TX: 535,610 countSan Antonio, TX535,610Dallas, TX: 515,138 countDallas, TX515,138San Diego, CA: 509,347 countSan Diego, CA509,347Austin, TX: 404,121 countAustin, TX404,121Columbus, OH: 377,648 countColumbus, OH377,648Jacksonville, FL: 366,780 countJacksonville, FL366,780San Francisco, CA: 361,222 countSan Francisco, CA361,222Indianapolis, IN: 352,238 countIndianapolis, IN352,238Charlotte, NC: 345,944 countCharlotte, NC345,944Seattle, WA: 337,361 countSeattle, WA337,361San Jose, CA: 324,376 countSan Jose, CA324,376Fort Worth, TX: 317,872 countFort Worth, TX317,872Denver, CO: 313,926 countDenver, CO313,926Nashville, TN: 282,855 countNashville, TN282,855Portland, OR: 279,797 countPortland, OR279,797Boston, MA: 271,950 countBoston, MA271,950Oklahoma City, OK: 265,519 countOklahoma City, OK265,519Louisville, KY: 257,758 countLouisville, KY257,758Detroit, MI: 250,096 countDetroit, MI250,096Memphis, TN: 249,554 countMemphis, TN249,554Baltimore, MD: 244,893 countBaltimore, MD244,893El Paso, TX: 236,708 countEl Paso, TX236,708Las Vegas, NV: 236,410 countLas Vegas, NV236,410Albuquerque, NM: 236,191 countAlbuquerque, NM236,191Milwaukee, WI: 229,470 countMilwaukee, WI229,470Atlanta, GA: 221,171 countAtlanta, GA221,171Tucson, AZ: 218,790 countTucson, AZ218,790Kansas City, MO: 213,560 countKansas City, MO213,560Omaha, NE: 195,393 countOmaha, NE195,393Sacramento, CA: 194,004 countSacramento, CA194,004Mesa, AZ: 190,363 countMesa, AZ190,363Colorado Springs, CO: 188,699 countColorado Springs, CO188,699Raleigh, NC: 187,234 countRaleigh, NC187,234Minneapolis, MN: 182,419 countMinneapolis, MN182,419
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count
1New York, NY3,250,657
2Los Angeles, CA1,384,851
3Chicago, IL1,112,581
4Houston, TX878,906
5Philadelphia, PA646,608
6Phoenix, AZ579,876
7San Antonio, TX535,610
8Dallas, TX515,138
9San Diego, CA509,347
10Austin, TX404,121
11Columbus, OH377,648
12Jacksonville, FL366,780
13San Francisco, CA361,222
14Indianapolis, IN352,238
15Charlotte, NC345,944
16Seattle, WA337,361
17San Jose, CA324,376
18Fort Worth, TX317,872
19Denver, CO313,926
20Nashville, TN282,855
21Portland, OR279,797
22Boston, MA271,950
23Oklahoma City, OK265,519
24Louisville, KY257,758
25Detroit, MI250,096
26Memphis, TN249,554
27Baltimore, MD244,893
28El Paso, TX236,708
29Las Vegas, NV236,410
30Albuquerque, NM236,191
31Milwaukee, WI229,470
32Atlanta, GA221,171
33Tucson, AZ218,790
34Kansas City, MO213,560
35Omaha, NE195,393
36Sacramento, CA194,004
37Mesa, AZ190,363
38Colorado Springs, CO188,699
39Raleigh, NC187,234
40Minneapolis, MN182,419
41Miami, FL181,597
42Virginia Beach, VA177,046
43Fresno, CA174,756
44Long Beach, CA169,958
45Cleveland, OH168,196
46Tulsa, OK167,948
47Oakland, CA167,307
48New Orleans, LA156,586
49Wichita, KS155,184
50Tampa, FL153,163
51St. Louis, MO141,161
52Cincinnati, OH139,791
53Aurora, CO138,426
54Pittsburgh, PA137,747
55Arlington, TX136,263
56Lexington, KY134,229
57Honolulu, HI133,358
58Bakersfield, CA123,334
59Henderson, NV121,325
60St. Paul, MN119,505
61Orlando, FL118,834
62Greensboro, NC118,663
63Buffalo, NY118,071
64Durham, NC117,638
65Madison, WI117,324
66Corpus Christi, TX117,210
67Lincoln, NE116,362
68Toledo, OH116,257
69Jersey City, NJ115,654
70Scottsdale, AZ113,451
71St. Petersburg, FL111,860
72Newark, NJ109,737
73Reno, NV107,304
74Irvine, CA107,166
75Anchorage, AK106,695
76Fort Wayne, IN106,669
77Plano, TX106,022
78Anaheim, CA103,570
79Chandler, AZ102,568
80Lubbock, TX99,705
81Richmond, VA98,821
82Winston-Salem, NC97,869
83Boise City, ID96,395
84Stockton, CA96,216
85Spokane, WA94,105
86Norfolk, VA92,877
87Irving, TX91,752
88Rochester, NY91,400
89Huntsville, AL91,048
90Chesapeake, VA89,413
91Gilbert, AZ88,427
92Riverside, CA88,340
93Tacoma, WA87,379
94Des Moines, IA86,992
95Baton Rouge, LA85,617
96Birmingham, AL85,521
97Little Rock, AR85,249
98Glendale, AZ83,956
99Akron, OH83,538
100Salt Lake City, UT83,197
101Knoxville, TN82,586
102Chula Vista, CA82,354
103Yonkers, NY80,936
104North Las Vegas, NV80,930
105Overland Park, KS80,854
106Tallahassee, FL80,591
107Fayetteville, NC80,057
108Garland, TX79,345
109Springfield, MO78,824
110Montgomery, AL78,791
111Worcester, MA78,780
112Fort Lauderdale, FL78,652
113Amarillo, TX78,540
114Columbus, GA78,491
115Mobile, AL77,515
116Sioux Falls, SD77,326
117Huntington Beach, CA77,143
118Grand Rapids, MI76,961
119Santa Ana, CA76,624
120Chattanooga, TN76,508
121Hialeah, FL76,142
122Vancouver, WA75,663
123Shreveport, LA74,949
124Newport News, VA74,922
125Fremont, CA74,629
126Cape Coral, FL74,387
127Alexandria, VA74,224
128Tempe, AZ73,785
129Eugene, OR73,466
130Glendale, CA73,394
131Santa Clarita, CA73,294
132Laredo, TX72,692
133Augusta, GA72,133
134Modesto, CA71,879
135Port St. Lucie, FL71,609
136Peoria, AZ70,471
137Providence, RI67,974
138Santa Rosa, CA67,662
139Lakewood, CO67,598
140Fort Collins, CO67,270
141Frisco, TX66,615
142McKinney, TX65,770
143Cary, NC64,512
144Salem, OR64,426
145Grand Prairie, TX64,108
146Charleston, SC63,760
147Jackson, MS61,942
148Pembroke Pines, FL61,862
149San Bernardino, CA61,680
150Rockford, IL61,304
151Aurora, IL61,003
152Oceanside, CA60,838
153Bellevue, WA59,800
154Clarksville, TN59,481
155Hollywood, FL58,795
156Macon, GA58,752
157Springfield, MA58,344
158Cedar Rapids, IA57,637
159Sunnyvale, CA57,565
160Syracuse, NY57,153
161Hampton, VA57,116
162Dayton, OH56,572
163Rancho Cucamonga, CA56,380
164Kansas City, KS56,289
165Savannah, GA56,155
166Fargo, ND55,857
167Brownsville, TX55,793
168Killeen, TX55,759
169Torrance, CA55,585
170Fontana, CA55,307
171Pasadena, CA55,191
172Murfreesboro, TN54,768
173Roseville, CA54,571
174Warren, MI54,502
175Elk Grove, CA54,262
176Topeka, KS54,257
177Gainesville, FL53,503
178Naperville, IL53,234
179Moreno Valley, CA53,135
180Bridgeport, CT52,914
181Wilmington, NC52,656
182Stamford, CT52,577
183Lancaster, CA52,448
184Surprise, AZ52,205
185Evansville, IN52,114
186Athens, GA51,613
187Lafayette, LA51,328
188Sterling Heights, MI51,129
189Ontario, CA51,068
190Denton, TX50,994
191Waco, TX50,990
192Springfield, IL50,961
193Escondido, CA50,456
194Oxnard, CA50,403
195Columbia, SC50,372
196Midland, TX50,371
197Independence, MO50,293
198New Haven, CT50,264
199Olathe, KS50,141
200Norman, OK50,129
201Sandy Springs, GA49,941
202Paterson, NJ49,701
203Columbia, MO49,666
204Ann Arbor, MI49,661
205Mesquite, TX49,622
206Clearwater, FL49,574
207Joliet, IL49,563
208Hayward, CA49,524
209Arvada, CO49,441
210Carrollton, TX49,255
211Lansing, MI49,018
212Rochester, MN48,990
213Pasadena, TX48,686
214Billings, MT48,478
215Manchester, NH48,414
216Garden Grove, CA48,217
217West Palm Beach, FL48,002
218Cambridge, MA47,777
219Peoria, IL47,734
220Thornton, CO47,599
221Westminster, CO46,968
222Hartford, CT46,879
223McAllen, TX46,679
224Santa Monica, CA46,664
225Palmdale, CA46,515
226Fullerton, CA46,434
227Thousand Oaks, CA46,270
228Kent, WA45,957
229Corona, CA45,875
230Santa Clara, CA45,830
231Pueblo, CO45,734
232Abilene, TX45,504
233Concord, CA45,471
234North Charleston, SC45,428
235Visalia, CA45,376
236Allentown, PA45,195
237Waterbury, CT45,114
238Beaumont, TX44,951
239Pompano Beach, FL44,875
240Quincy, MA44,515
241Elizabeth, NJ44,354
242Carlsbad, CA44,350
243Berkeley, CA44,195
244Las Cruces, NM43,995
245Coral Springs, FL43,913
246Simi Valley, CA43,893
247Green Bay, WI43,887
248Vallejo, CA43,883
249Round Rock, TX43,705
250Everett, WA43,656

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 8 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which city has the highest households?

New York, NY, with 3.25 million in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest households?

Josephine, TX, with 906 in 2021.

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