US cities by households

New York, NY had the highest households of 3214 cities in 2022, at 3.28 million. Josephine, TX had the lowest, at 1,138. The median was 9,129 and the figure for the United States was 125.74 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest3,282,804New York, NY

Lowest1,138Josephine, TX

Median9,1293214 cities

United States125,736,353History

Top 40 cities, 2022

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

Rank	Cities	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	New York, NY	3,282,804	+1%
2	Los Angeles, CA	1,399,442	+1.1%
3	Chicago, IL	1,129,908	+1.6%
4	Houston, TX	897,510	+2.1%
5	Philadelphia, PA	659,129	+1.9%
6	Phoenix, AZ	591,169	+1.9%
7	San Antonio, TX	542,817	+1.3%
8	Dallas, TX	521,147	+1.2%
9	San Diego, CA	515,475	+1.2%
10	Austin, TX	423,079	+4.7%
11	Columbus, OH	382,140	+1.2%
12	Jacksonville, FL	375,851	+2.5%
13	San Francisco, CA	360,842	-0.1%
14	Indianapolis, IN	356,357	+1.2%
15	Charlotte, NC	354,442	+2.5%
16	Seattle, WA	345,246	+2.3%
17	Fort Worth, TX	326,648	+2.8%
18	San Jose, CA	324,842	+0.1%
19	Denver, CO	322,964	+2.9%
20	Nashville, TN	291,884	+3.2%
21	Portland, OR	283,896	+1.5%
22	Boston, MA	276,053	+1.5%
23	Oklahoma City, OK	270,070	+1.7%
24	Louisville, KY	261,105	+1.3%
25	Memphis, TN	251,586	+0.8%
26	Detroit, MI	249,518	-0.2%
27	Baltimore, MD	247,232	+1%
28	Las Vegas, NV	240,462	+1.7%
29	Albuquerque, NM	239,800	+1.5%
30	El Paso, TX	239,624	+1.2%
31	Milwaukee, WI	230,759	+0.6%
32	Atlanta, GA	227,388	+2.8%
33	Tucson, AZ	220,769	+0.9%
34	Kansas City, MO	216,513	+1.4%
35	Omaha, NE	197,842	+1.3%
36	Sacramento, CA	196,524	+1.3%
37	Mesa, AZ	193,316	+1.6%
38	Colorado Springs, CO	193,149	+2.4%
39	Raleigh, NC	189,830	+1.4%
40	Miami, FL	186,137	+2.5%
41	Minneapolis, MN	185,674	+1.8%
42	Virginia Beach, VA	178,915	+1.1%
43	Fresno, CA	177,757	+1.7%
44	Oakland, CA	170,282	+1.8%
45	Long Beach, CA	170,174	+0.1%
46	Tulsa, OK	169,783	+1.1%
47	Cleveland, OH	167,829	-0.2%
48	Tampa, FL	157,066	+2.5%
49	Wichita, KS	156,054	+0.6%
50	New Orleans, LA	155,669	-0.6%
51	St. Louis, MO	143,059	+1.3%
52	Aurora, CO	141,125	+1.9%
53	Cincinnati, OH	141,033	+0.9%
54	Arlington, TX	137,519	+0.9%
55	Pittsburgh, PA	137,226	-0.4%
56	Lexington, KY	136,104	+1.4%
57	Honolulu, HI	134,264	+0.7%
58	Bakersfield, CA	124,744	+1.1%
59	Henderson, NV	124,626	+2.7%
60	Orlando, FL	122,607	+3.2%
61	St. Paul, MN	121,212	+1.4%
62	Madison, WI	120,509	+2.7%
63	Durham, NC	120,386	+2.3%
64	Greensboro, NC	120,137	+1.2%
65	Jersey City, NJ	119,278	+3.1%
66	Buffalo, NY	118,897	+0.7%
67	Lincoln, NE	118,332	+1.7%
68	Toledo, OH	117,618	+1.2%
69	Corpus Christi, TX	117,555	+0.3%
70	Scottsdale, AZ	115,826	+2.1%
71	St. Petersburg, FL	113,817	+1.7%
72	Newark, NJ	112,635	+2.6%
73	Reno, NV	110,480	+3%
74	Irvine, CA	110,465	+3.1%
75	Fort Wayne, IN	107,764	+1%
76	Plano, TX	107,448	+1.3%
77	Anchorage, AK	107,134	+0.4%
78	Anaheim, CA	104,671	+1.1%
79	Chandler, AZ	104,419	+1.8%
80	Lubbock, TX	102,894	+3.2%
81	Richmond, VA	101,201	+2.4%
82	Winston-Salem, NC	98,749	+0.9%
83	Boise City, ID	97,826	+1.5%
84	Stockton, CA	96,975	+0.8%
85	Spokane, WA	96,007	+2%
86	Norfolk, VA	93,797	+1%
87	Irving, TX	92,820	+1.2%
88	Huntsville, AL	92,291	+1.4%
89	Chesapeake, VA	91,368	+2.2%
90	Rochester, NY	91,315	-0.1%
91	Riverside, CA	90,540	+2.5%
92	Gilbert, AZ	90,299	+2.1%
93	Tacoma, WA	89,228	+2.1%
94	Des Moines, IA	88,894	+2.2%
95	Baton Rouge, LA	87,486	+2.2%
96	Little Rock, AR	86,365	+1.3%
97	Salt Lake City, UT	85,435	+2.7%
98	Glendale, AZ	85,379	+1.7%
99	Birmingham, AL	84,999	-0.6%
100	Knoxville, TN	84,195	+1.9%
101	Akron, OH	83,935	+0.5%
102	North Las Vegas, NV	83,188	+2.8%
103	Chula Vista, CA	83,074	+0.9%
104	Overland Park, KS	82,211	+1.7%
105	Tallahassee, FL	81,846	+1.6%
106	Yonkers, NY	81,470	+0.7%
107	Fayetteville, NC	80,852	+1%
108	Fort Lauderdale, FL	80,031	+1.8%
109	Columbus, GA	79,856	+1.7%
110	Garland, TX	79,770	+0.5%
111	Sioux Falls, SD	79,753	+3.1%
112	Montgomery, AL	79,489	+0.9%
113	Springfield, MO	79,070	+0.3%
114	Grand Rapids, MI	79,009	+2.7%
115	Worcester, MA	78,977	+0.3%
116	Amarillo, TX	78,616	+0.1%
117	Mobile, AL	77,844	+0.4%
118	Huntington Beach, CA	77,641	+0.6%
119	Santa Ana, CA	77,553	+1.2%
120	Vancouver, WA	77,418	+2.3%
121	Chattanooga, TN	77,016	+0.7%
122	Cape Coral, FL	76,882	+3.4%
123	Hialeah, FL	76,255	+0.1%
124	Tempe, AZ	75,701	+2.6%
125	Eugene, OR	75,532	+2.8%
126	Newport News, VA	75,465	+0.7%
127	Shreveport, LA	75,184	+0.3%
128	Fremont, CA	74,995	+0.5%
129	Port St. Lucie, FL	74,960	+4.7%
130	Alexandria, VA	74,818	+0.8%
131	Laredo, TX	74,380	+2.3%
132	Santa Clarita, CA	73,362	+0.1%
133	Glendale, CA	73,104	-0.4%
134	Augusta, GA	72,510	+0.5%
135	Modesto, CA	71,794	-0.1%
136	Peoria, AZ	71,733	+1.8%
137	Frisco, TX	70,502	+5.8%
138	Fort Collins, CO	69,953	+4%
139	Providence, RI	69,110	+1.7%
140	McKinney, TX	68,224	+3.7%
141	Lakewood, CO	68,111	+0.8%
142	Santa Rosa, CA	68,096	+0.6%
143	Salem, OR	66,283	+2.9%
144	Cary, NC	66,120	+2.5%
145	Grand Prairie, TX	65,740	+2.5%
146	Charleston, SC	65,198	+2.3%
147	Pembroke Pines, FL	62,807	+1.5%
148	San Bernardino, CA	62,486	+1.3%
149	Clarksville, TN	62,115	+4.4%
150	Jackson, MS	62,053	+0.2%
151	Oceanside, CA	61,636	+1.3%
152	Rockford, IL	61,242	-0.1%
153	Bellevue, WA	60,882	+1.8%
154	Aurora, IL	60,492	-0.8%
155	Hollywood, FL	60,138	+2.3%
156	Macon, GA	59,480	+1.2%
157	Sunnyvale, CA	58,646	+1.9%
158	Springfield, MA	58,448	+0.2%
159	Syracuse, NY	58,424	+2.2%
160	Cedar Rapids, IA	58,283	+1.1%
161	Savannah, GA	57,673	+2.7%
162	Killeen, TX	57,570	+3.2%
163	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	57,553	+2.1%
164	Hampton, VA	57,470	+0.6%
165	Murfreesboro, TN	57,399	+4.8%
166	Dayton, OH	57,362	+1.4%
167	Fargo, ND	56,890	+1.8%
168	Brownsville, TX	56,876	+1.9%
169	Kansas City, KS	56,842	+1%
170	Roseville, CA	56,133	+2.9%
171	Pasadena, CA	56,076	+1.6%
172	Fontana, CA	55,856	+1%
173	Torrance, CA	55,719	+0.2%
174	Bridgeport, CT	55,550	+5%
175	Gainesville, FL	55,193	+3.2%
176	Elk Grove, CA	54,813	+1%
177	Warren, MI	54,483	-0%
178	Topeka, KS	54,278	0%
179	Moreno Valley, CA	53,958	+1.5%
180	Naperville, IL	53,815	+1.1%
181	Stamford, CT	53,520	+1.8%
182	Wilmington, NC	53,374	+1.4%
183	Surprise, AZ	52,995	+1.5%
184	New Haven, CT	52,977	+5.4%
185	Athens, GA	52,601	+1.9%
186	Lancaster, CA	52,341	-0.2%
187	Waco, TX	52,256	+2.5%
188	Denton, TX	52,243	+2.4%
189	Evansville, IN	52,070	-0.1%
190	Ontario, CA	51,760	+1.4%
191	Lafayette, LA	51,472	+0.3%
192	Midland, TX	51,460	+2.2%
193	Norman, OK	51,336	+2.4%
194	Escondido, CA	51,288	+1.6%
195	Independence, MO	51,251	+1.9%
196	Sandy Springs, GA	51,204	+2.5%
197	Oxnard, CA	51,099	+1.4%
198	Olathe, KS	51,021	+1.8%
199	Sterling Heights, MI	50,989	-0.3%
200	Columbia, MO	50,948	+2.6%
201	Springfield, IL	50,686	-0.5%
202	Carrollton, TX	50,369	+2.3%
203	Mesquite, TX	50,352	+1.5%
204	Rochester, MN	50,236	+2.5%
205	Columbia, SC	50,223	-0.3%
206	Arvada, CO	50,211	+1.6%
207	Lansing, MI	50,137	+2.3%
208	Ann Arbor, MI	50,110	+0.9%
209	Joliet, IL	49,815	+0.5%
210	Paterson, NJ	49,678	-0%
211	Clearwater, FL	49,592	0%
212	Hayward, CA	49,542	0%
213	Pasadena, TX	49,541	+1.8%
214	Cambridge, MA	49,475	+3.6%
215	West Palm Beach, FL	49,348	+2.8%
216	Billings, MT	49,228	+1.5%
217	Lewisville, TX	48,725	+14.2%
218	Peoria, IL	48,542	+1.7%
219	Thornton, CO	48,466	+1.8%
220	Manchester, NH	48,409	-0%
221	Hartford, CT	48,277	+3%
222	Garden Grove, CA	48,183	-0.1%
223	Santa Clara, CA	47,434	+3.5%
224	McAllen, TX	47,077	+0.9%
225	Westminster, CO	47,030	+0.1%
226	Fullerton, CA	47,014	+1.2%
227	Palmdale, CA	46,588	+0.2%
228	Corona, CA	46,524	+1.4%
229	Santa Monica, CA	46,207	-1%
230	Thousand Oaks, CA	46,143	-0.3%
231	Pompano Beach, FL	46,038	+2.6%
232	Abilene, TX	46,030	+1.2%
233	Waterbury, CT	45,968	+1.9%
234	North Charleston, SC	45,917	+1.1%
235	Berkeley, CA	45,788	+3.6%
236	Pueblo, CO	45,782	+0.1%
237	Visalia, CA	45,757	+0.8%
238	Kent, WA	45,699	-0.6%
239	Concord, CA	45,574	+0.2%
240	Allentown, PA	45,553	+0.8%
241	Elizabeth, NJ	45,488	+2.6%
242	Beaumont, TX	45,450	+1.1%
243	Las Cruces, NM	45,297	+3%
244	Richardson, TX	45,200	+3.7%
245	Round Rock, TX	45,133	+3.3%
246	Quincy, MA	44,956	+1%
247	Orange, CA	44,336	+2.1%
248	Lakeland, FL	44,323	+3.4%
249	Coral Springs, FL	44,260	+0.8%
250	Vallejo, CA	44,107	+0.5%

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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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): US cities by households, 2022}},
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