US cities by households

New York, NY had the highest households of 3214 cities in 2023, at 3.31 million. Josephine, TX had the lowest, at 1,437. The median was 9,246 and the figure for the United States was 127.48 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest3,313,316New York, NY

Lowest1,437Josephine, TX

Median9,2463214 cities

United States127,482,865History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	New York, NY	3,313,316	+0.9%
2	Los Angeles, CA	1,419,663	+1.4%
3	Chicago, IL	1,146,547	+1.5%
4	Houston, TX	916,536	+2.1%
5	Philadelphia, PA	669,222	+1.5%
6	Phoenix, AZ	601,397	+1.7%
7	San Antonio, TX	547,883	+0.9%
8	Dallas, TX	528,038	+1.3%
9	San Diego, CA	522,146	+1.3%
10	Austin, TX	440,294	+4.1%
11	Columbus, OH	386,581	+1.2%
12	Jacksonville, FL	384,741	+2.4%
13	San Francisco, CA	362,650	+0.5%
14	Charlotte, NC	361,100	+1.9%
15	Indianapolis, IN	359,665	+0.9%
16	Seattle, WA	353,019	+2.3%
17	Fort Worth, TX	334,230	+2.3%
18	Denver, CO	329,578	+2%
19	San Jose, CA	326,767	+0.6%
20	Nashville, TN	303,539	+4%
21	Portland, OR	287,030	+1.1%
22	Boston, MA	279,216	+1.1%
23	Oklahoma City, OK	275,193	+1.9%
24	Louisville, KY	262,740	+0.6%
25	Memphis, TN	254,530	+1.2%
26	Detroit, MI	253,207	+1.5%
27	Baltimore, MD	250,608	+1.4%
28	Las Vegas, NV	244,429	+1.6%
29	El Paso, TX	242,482	+1.2%
30	Albuquerque, NM	242,117	+1%
31	Atlanta, GA	231,504	+1.8%
32	Milwaukee, WI	231,084	+0.1%
33	Tucson, AZ	225,095	+2%
34	Kansas City, MO	219,486	+1.4%
35	Omaha, NE	199,926	+1.1%
36	Sacramento, CA	199,401	+1.5%
37	Colorado Springs, CO	198,070	+2.5%
38	Raleigh, NC	196,924	+3.7%
39	Mesa, AZ	196,065	+1.4%
40	Miami, FL	190,282	+2.2%
41	Minneapolis, MN	188,944	+1.8%
42	Virginia Beach, VA	179,800	+0.5%
43	Fresno, CA	179,684	+1.1%
44	Oakland, CA	173,179	+1.7%
45	Tulsa, OK	171,382	+0.9%
46	Long Beach, CA	171,309	+0.7%
47	Cleveland, OH	168,652	+0.5%
48	Tampa, FL	160,527	+2.2%
49	Wichita, KS	157,646	+1%
50	New Orleans, LA	155,060	-0.4%
51	St. Louis, MO	144,450	+1%
52	Aurora, CO	143,179	+1.5%
53	Cincinnati, OH	142,810	+1.3%
54	Arlington, TX	140,408	+2.1%
55	Lexington, KY	137,803	+1.2%
56	Pittsburgh, PA	137,593	+0.3%
57	Honolulu, HI	136,228	+1.5%
58	Bakersfield, CA	127,626	+2.3%
59	Henderson, NV	127,507	+2.3%
60	Orlando, FL	126,665	+3.3%
61	Madison, WI	125,787	+4.4%
62	Durham, NC	123,318	+2.4%
63	Jersey City, NJ	123,132	+3.2%
64	St. Paul, MN	123,067	+1.5%
65	Greensboro, NC	121,189	+0.9%
66	Lincoln, NE	120,698	+2%
67	Buffalo, NY	119,548	+0.5%
68	Toledo, OH	118,508	+0.8%
69	Corpus Christi, TX	118,038	+0.4%
70	Scottsdale, AZ	117,787	+1.7%
71	St. Petersburg, FL	116,772	+2.6%
72	Newark, NJ	113,748	+1%
73	Reno, NV	112,061	+1.4%
74	Irvine, CA	111,979	+1.4%
75	Plano, TX	110,522	+2.9%
76	Fort Wayne, IN	109,604	+1.7%
77	Anchorage, AK	107,868	+0.7%
78	Chandler, AZ	105,867	+1.4%
79	Anaheim, CA	105,819	+1.1%
80	Lubbock, TX	105,259	+2.3%
81	Richmond, VA	102,145	+0.9%
82	Winston-Salem, NC	100,278	+1.5%
83	Boise City, ID	99,616	+1.8%
84	Stockton, CA	98,295	+1.4%
85	Spokane, WA	96,602	+0.6%
86	Norfolk, VA	94,457	+0.7%
87	Irving, TX	94,252	+1.5%
88	Huntsville, AL	94,058	+1.9%
89	Riverside, CA	92,368	+2%
90	Chesapeake, VA	92,361	+1.1%
91	Rochester, NY	92,228	+1%
92	Gilbert, AZ	91,712	+1.6%
93	Tacoma, WA	91,612	+2.7%
94	Des Moines, IA	90,085	+1.3%
95	Salt Lake City, UT	88,932	+4.1%
96	Birmingham, AL	88,527	+4.2%
97	Baton Rouge, LA	87,607	+0.1%
98	Little Rock, AR	86,853	+0.6%
99	Glendale, AZ	86,733	+1.6%
100	North Las Vegas, NV	85,814	+3.2%
101	Chula Vista, CA	85,193	+2.6%
102	Knoxville, TN	84,882	+0.8%
103	Akron, OH	83,854	-0.1%
104	Tallahassee, FL	83,637	+2.2%
105	Overland Park, KS	82,965	+0.9%
106	Sioux Falls, SD	82,836	+3.9%
107	Fayetteville, NC	81,499	+0.8%
108	Garland, TX	80,811	+1.3%
109	Columbus, GA	80,600	+0.9%
110	Fort Lauderdale, FL	80,575	+0.7%
111	Yonkers, NY	80,550	-1.1%
112	Montgomery, AL	80,540	+1.3%
113	Grand Rapids, MI	79,944	+1.2%
114	Vancouver, WA	79,747	+3%
115	Santa Ana, CA	79,691	+2.8%
116	Springfield, MO	79,439	+0.5%
117	Cape Coral, FL	79,258	+3.1%
118	Port St. Lucie, FL	79,185	+5.6%
119	Worcester, MA	79,089	+0.1%
120	Amarillo, TX	78,612	-0%
121	Chattanooga, TN	77,916	+1.2%
122	Mobile, AL	77,587	-0.3%
123	Huntington Beach, CA	77,549	-0.1%
124	Hialeah, FL	77,294	+1.4%
125	Tempe, AZ	77,053	+1.8%
126	Fremont, CA	77,019	+2.7%
127	Laredo, TX	76,259	+2.5%
128	Eugene, OR	76,140	+0.8%
129	Newport News, VA	75,798	+0.4%
130	Shreveport, LA	75,353	+0.2%
131	Alexandria, VA	75,349	+0.7%
132	Santa Clarita, CA	75,281	+2.6%
133	Frisco, TX	74,081	+5.1%
134	Augusta, GA	73,493	+1.4%
135	Glendale, CA	73,179	+0.1%
136	Peoria, AZ	73,165	+2%
137	Modesto, CA	72,418	+0.9%
138	McKinney, TX	70,787	+3.8%
139	Fort Collins, CO	70,782	+1.2%
140	Providence, RI	70,313	+1.7%
141	Lakewood, CO	69,296	+1.7%
142	Santa Rosa, CA	68,234	+0.2%
143	Cary, NC	67,964	+2.8%
144	Salem, OR	67,028	+1.1%
145	Grand Prairie, TX	66,943	+1.8%
146	Charleston, SC	66,408	+1.9%
147	Clarksville, TN	64,863	+4.4%
148	Pembroke Pines, FL	63,994	+1.9%
149	San Bernardino, CA	63,133	+1%
150	Jackson, MS	61,956	-0.2%
151	Rockford, IL	61,481	+0.4%
152	Bellevue, WA	61,433	+0.9%
153	Oceanside, CA	61,417	-0.4%
154	Hollywood, FL	60,456	+0.5%
155	Aurora, IL	60,396	-0.2%
156	Killeen, TX	59,824	+3.9%
157	Macon, GA	59,681	+0.3%
158	Syracuse, NY	59,286	+1.5%
159	Cedar Rapids, IA	58,870	+1%
160	Sunnyvale, CA	58,791	+0.2%
161	Savannah, GA	58,632	+1.7%
162	Fargo, ND	58,629	+3.1%
163	Murfreesboro, TN	58,567	+2%
164	Brownsville, TX	58,518	+2.9%
165	Gainesville, FL	58,176	+5.4%
166	Springfield, MA	58,046	-0.7%
167	Dayton, OH	57,953	+1%
168	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	57,945	+0.7%
169	Roseville, CA	57,921	+3.2%
170	Hampton, VA	57,740	+0.5%
171	Pasadena, CA	57,131	+1.9%
172	Fontana, CA	57,111	+2.2%
173	Kansas City, KS	56,853	0%
174	Bridgeport, CT	55,498	-0.1%
175	Torrance, CA	55,317	-0.7%
176	Wilmington, NC	55,145	+3.3%
177	Moreno Valley, CA	54,808	+1.6%
178	Elk Grove, CA	54,707	-0.2%
179	Surprise, AZ	54,442	+2.7%
180	Topeka, KS	54,303	0%
181	Naperville, IL	54,286	+0.9%
182	Stamford, CT	54,165	+1.2%
183	Warren, MI	54,076	-0.7%
184	Denton, TX	53,983	+3.3%
185	New Haven, CT	53,424	+0.8%
186	Athens, GA	53,397	+1.5%
187	Waco, TX	52,980	+1.4%
188	Midland, TX	52,780	+2.6%
189	Ontario, CA	52,664	+1.7%
190	Lafayette, LA	52,480	+2%
191	Evansville, IN	52,284	+0.4%
192	Lancaster, CA	52,183	-0.3%
193	Sandy Springs, GA	52,035	+1.6%
194	Olathe, KS	51,985	+1.9%
195	Oxnard, CA	51,798	+1.4%
196	Columbia, SC	51,784	+3.1%
197	Norman, OK	51,489	+0.3%
198	Sterling Heights, MI	51,407	+0.8%
199	Columbia, MO	51,381	+0.8%
200	Lansing, MI	51,129	+2%
201	Carrollton, TX	51,059	+1.4%
202	Independence, MO	50,925	-0.6%
203	Springfield, IL	50,803	+0.2%
204	Escondido, CA	50,658	-1.2%
204	Rochester, MN	50,658	+0.8%
206	Joliet, IL	50,648	+1.7%
207	West Palm Beach, FL	50,518	+2.4%
208	Mesquite, TX	50,362	0%
209	Billings, MT	50,340	+2.3%
210	Lewisville, TX	50,147	+2.9%
211	Clearwater, FL	49,909	+0.6%
212	Ann Arbor, MI	49,907	-0.4%
213	Pasadena, TX	49,791	+0.5%
214	Arvada, CO	49,766	-0.9%
215	Paterson, NJ	49,688	0%
216	Cambridge, MA	49,592	+0.2%
217	Thornton, CO	49,579	+2.3%
218	Manchester, NH	49,546	+2.3%
219	Hayward, CA	49,470	-0.1%
220	Hartford, CT	49,023	+1.5%
221	Peoria, IL	48,950	+0.8%
222	Garden Grove, CA	48,650	+1%
223	Santa Clara, CA	48,601	+2.5%
224	McAllen, TX	48,268	+2.5%
225	Corona, CA	48,083	+3.4%
226	Westminster, CO	47,995	+2.1%
227	North Charleston, SC	47,528	+3.5%
228	Fullerton, CA	47,484	+1%
229	Pompano Beach, FL	47,403	+3%
230	Round Rock, TX	46,764	+3.6%
231	Berkeley, CA	46,762	+2.1%
232	Kent, WA	46,727	+2.2%
233	Abilene, TX	46,682	+1.4%
234	Las Cruces, NM	46,661	+3%
235	Palmdale, CA	46,502	-0.2%
236	Visalia, CA	46,466	+1.5%
237	Santa Monica, CA	46,457	+0.5%
238	Lakeland, FL	46,339	+4.5%
239	Thousand Oaks, CA	46,268	+0.3%
240	Pueblo, CO	46,106	+0.7%
241	Allentown, PA	46,039	+1.1%
242	Waterbury, CT	45,962	-0%
243	Elizabeth, NJ	45,932	+1%
244	Concord, CA	45,635	+0.1%
245	Quincy, MA	45,571	+1.4%
246	Meridian, ID	45,486	+6.2%
247	Richardson, TX	45,444	+0.5%
248	High Point, NC	45,043	+2.3%
249	Odessa, TX	44,987	+2.7%
250	Beaumont, TX	44,915	-1.2%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023}},
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}

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New York, NY, with 3.31 million in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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