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US cities by population

New York, NY had the highest population of 3223 cities in 2020, at 8.75 million. Josephine, TX had the lowest, at 2,283. The median was 24,174 and the figure for the United States was 331.58 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest8,751,188New York, NY
Lowest2,283Josephine, TX
Median24,1743223 cities
United States331,578,104History

Top 40 cities, 2020

New York, NY: 8,751,188 personsNew York, NY8,751,188Los Angeles, CA: 3,896,473 personsLos Angeles, CA3,896,473Chicago, IL: 2,741,640 personsChicago, IL2,741,640Houston, TX: 2,298,295 personsHouston, TX2,298,295Phoenix, AZ: 1,612,458 personsPhoenix, AZ1,612,458Philadelphia, PA: 1,600,737 personsPhiladelphia, PA1,600,737San Antonio, TX: 1,438,310 personsSan Antonio, TX1,438,310San Diego, CA: 1,382,566 personsSan Diego, CA1,382,566Dallas, TX: 1,303,503 personsDallas, TX1,303,503San Jose, CA: 1,009,573 personsSan Jose, CA1,009,573Austin, TX: 962,163 personsAustin, TX962,163Jacksonville, FL: 951,880 personsJacksonville, FL951,880Fort Worth, TX: 923,653 personsFort Worth, TX923,653Columbus, OH: 906,675 personsColumbus, OH906,675Indianapolis, IN: 887,223 personsIndianapolis, IN887,223San Francisco, CA: 875,139 personsSan Francisco, CA875,139Charlotte, NC: 874,907 personsCharlotte, NC874,907Seattle, WA: 740,675 personsSeattle, WA740,675Denver, CO: 717,680 personsDenver, CO717,680Nashville, TN: 689,780 personsNashville, TN689,780Oklahoma City, OK: 682,938 personsOklahoma City, OK682,938El Paso, TX: 679,296 personsEl Paso, TX679,296Boston, MA: 669,665 personsBoston, MA669,665Portland, OR: 653,049 personsPortland, OR653,049Las Vegas, NV: 647,676 personsLas Vegas, NV647,676Detroit, MI: 638,419 personsDetroit, MI638,419Louisville, KY: 631,872 personsLouisville, KY631,872Memphis, TN: 628,282 personsMemphis, TN628,282Baltimore, MD: 583,295 personsBaltimore, MD583,295Milwaukee, WI: 577,151 personsMilwaukee, WI577,151Albuquerque, NM: 564,752 personsAlbuquerque, NM564,752Fresno, CA: 542,675 personsFresno, CA542,675Tucson, AZ: 542,621 personsTucson, AZ542,621Sacramento, CA: 525,615 personsSacramento, CA525,615Kansas City, MO: 508,128 personsKansas City, MO508,128Mesa, AZ: 505,990 personsMesa, AZ505,990Atlanta, GA: 500,086 personsAtlanta, GA500,086Omaha, NE: 492,766 personsOmaha, NE492,766Colorado Springs, CO: 481,230 personsColorado Springs, CO481,230Raleigh, NC: 466,310 personsRaleigh, NC466,310
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2020
persons
1New York, NY8,751,188
2Los Angeles, CA3,896,473
3Chicago, IL2,741,640
4Houston, TX2,298,295
5Phoenix, AZ1,612,458
6Philadelphia, PA1,600,737
7San Antonio, TX1,438,310
8San Diego, CA1,382,566
9Dallas, TX1,303,503
10San Jose, CA1,009,573
11Austin, TX962,163
12Jacksonville, FL951,880
13Fort Worth, TX923,653
14Columbus, OH906,675
15Indianapolis, IN887,223
16San Francisco, CA875,139
17Charlotte, NC874,907
18Seattle, WA740,675
19Denver, CO717,680
20Nashville, TN689,780
21Oklahoma City, OK682,938
22El Paso, TX679,296
23Boston, MA669,665
24Portland, OR653,049
25Las Vegas, NV647,676
26Detroit, MI638,419
27Louisville, KY631,872
28Memphis, TN628,282
29Baltimore, MD583,295
30Milwaukee, WI577,151
31Albuquerque, NM564,752
32Fresno, CA542,675
33Tucson, AZ542,621
34Sacramento, CA525,615
35Kansas City, MO508,128
36Mesa, AZ505,990
37Atlanta, GA500,086
38Omaha, NE492,766
39Colorado Springs, CO481,230
40Raleigh, NC466,310
41Long Beach, CA465,566
42Virginia Beach, VA459,626
43Miami, FL442,895
44Oakland, CA441,157
45Minneapolis, MN430,772
46Tulsa, OK413,617
47Bakersfield, CA405,185
48Wichita, KS398,072
49Arlington, TX394,361
50Tampa, FL388,655
51Aurora, CO386,688
52New Orleans, LA383,361
53Cleveland, OH371,909
54Honolulu, HI348,449
55Anaheim, CA346,645
56Lexington, KY322,620
57Stockton, CA320,890
58Henderson, NV318,489
59Corpus Christi, TX318,278
60Riverside, CA315,470
61Santa Ana, CA311,236
62St. Paul, MN311,156
63Newark, NJ310,567
64Cincinnati, OH309,670
65Irvine, CA308,368
66Orlando, FL308,190
67Pittsburgh, PA302,859
68St. Louis, MO300,302
69Greensboro, NC295,849
70Jersey City, NJ291,955
71Lincoln, NE291,852
72Anchorage, AK290,877
73Plano, TX286,414
74Durham, NC281,709
75Buffalo, NY277,750
76Chandler, AZ277,410
77Chula Vista, CA275,809
78Madison, WI274,851
79Toledo, OH270,280
80Gilbert, AZ269,419
81Reno, NV265,001
82Fort Wayne, IN264,377
83North Las Vegas, NV261,164
84St. Petersburg, FL259,305
85Lubbock, TX258,080
86Irving, TX256,886
87Laredo, TX255,471
88Chesapeake, VA249,655
89Winston-Salem, NC249,208
90Glendale, AZ248,901
91Garland, TX246,367
92Scottsdale, AZ241,855
93Norfolk, VA237,859
94Boise City, ID236,033
95Santa Clarita, CA232,406
96Fremont, CA230,446
97Spokane, WA229,175
98Richmond, VA226,927
99Baton Rouge, LA226,065
100Hialeah, FL222,417
101San Bernardino, CA222,080
102Tacoma, WA220,182
103Modesto, CA218,691
104Huntsville, AL216,292
105Des Moines, IA213,682
106Yonkers, NY211,002
107Fayetteville, NC210,827
108Rochester, NY210,781
109Fontana, CA209,159
110Moreno Valley, CA208,830
111Columbus, GA207,016
112Port St. Lucie, FL206,788
113Mobile, AL206,485
114Frisco, TX202,749
115Little Rock, AR202,616
116Worcester, MA202,448
117Augusta, GA202,053
118Oxnard, CA201,900
119Salt Lake City, UT200,719
120Amarillo, TX200,549
121Birmingham, AL200,226
122Montgomery, AL200,038
123Grand Rapids, MI198,689
124Huntington Beach, CA198,480
125Tallahassee, FL197,919
126Overland Park, KS197,835
127McKinney, TX197,507
128Grand Prairie, TX196,185
129Glendale, CA195,933
130Cape Coral, FL195,442
131Sioux Falls, SD193,453
132Peoria, AZ191,975
133Vancouver, WA191,267
134Knoxville, TN191,201
135Providence, RI190,713
136Akron, OH190,184
137Shreveport, LA186,809
138Brownsville, TX186,582
139Newport News, VA186,030
140Tempe, AZ185,298
141Fort Lauderdale, FL182,726
142Chattanooga, TN182,255
143Aurora, IL180,264
144Eugene, OR178,542
145Santa Rosa, CA177,938
146Elk Grove, CA176,578
147Salem, OR175,985
148Ontario, CA175,699
149Cary, NC174,773
150Rancho Cucamonga, CA174,655
151Oceanside, CA174,064
152Lancaster, CA173,175
153Garden Grove, CA171,861
154Pembroke Pines, FL171,077
155Fort Collins, CO169,954
156Springfield, MO169,153
157Palmdale, CA168,896
158Clarksville, TN167,547
159Salinas, CA163,390
160Hayward, CA162,692
161Paterson, NJ159,276
162Alexandria, VA159,147
163Corona, CA157,444
164Macon, GA157,054
165Kansas City, KS156,306
166Lakewood, CO156,263
167Sunnyvale, CA155,240
168Springfield, MA155,182
169Murfreesboro, TN153,801
170Killeen, TX153,785
171Jackson, MS153,025
172Hollywood, FL152,816
173Bellevue, WA151,783
174Pasadena, TX151,401
175Charleston, SC151,225
176Pomona, CA151,023
177Escondido, CA150,974
178Joliet, IL150,368
179Mesquite, TX149,620
180Naperville, IL149,384
181Rockford, IL148,789
182Roseville, CA148,517
183Syracuse, NY148,106
184Bridgeport, CT147,672
185Savannah, GA147,517
186Torrance, CA146,426
187Surprise, AZ144,390
188Fullerton, CA143,464
189McAllen, TX142,395
190Gainesville, FL142,298
191Thornton, CO142,162
192Visalia, CA141,841
193Olathe, KS141,549
194Denton, TX141,141
195Waco, TX140,541
196West Valley City, UT140,027
197Orange, CA139,463
198Pasadena, CA139,360
199Warren, MI139,203
200Cedar Rapids, IA137,853
201Dayton, OH137,407
202Hampton, VA137,279
203Elizabeth, NJ136,609
204Columbia, SC135,860
205Stamford, CT135,447
206Kent, WA135,354
207Victorville, CA134,647
208Miramar, FL134,518
209Coral Springs, FL134,159
210Sterling Heights, MI134,106
211Carrollton, TX133,598
212Midland, TX133,247
213New Haven, CT129,319
214Santa Clara, CA128,614
215Norman, OK128,171
216Pearland, TX127,799
217Athens, GA127,283
218Thousand Oaks, CA126,810
219Topeka, KS126,427
220Lewisville, TX126,408
221Simi Valley, CA126,348
222Columbia, MO126,315
223Fargo, ND125,989
224Vallejo, CA125,939
225Allentown, PA125,714
226Concord, CA125,282
227Abilene, TX125,194
228Arvada, CO124,350
229Berkeley, CA124,142
230Ann Arbor, MI123,772
231Independence, MO122,866
232Rochester, MN121,591
233Lafayette, LA121,457
234College Station, TX120,791
235Clovis, CA120,775
236Round Rock, TX120,556
237Hartford, CT120,479
238Palm Bay, FL120,159
239Fairfield, CA119,890
240Meridian, ID119,506
241Richardson, TX119,319
242West Palm Beach, FL117,493
243Evansville, IN117,377
244Clearwater, FL117,250
245Billings, MT117,218
246West Jordan, UT117,060
247Westminster, CO116,639
248Cambridge, MA116,202
249Richmond, CA116,108
250Wilmington, NC115,947

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Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (US cities by population, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

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Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), US cities by population, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/us-cities?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). US cities by population, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/us-cities?period=2020.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), US cities by population, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/us-cities?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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New York, NY, with 8.75 million in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Josephine, TX, with 2,283 in 2020.

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