US cities by population
New York, NY had the highest population of 3223 cities in 2022, at 8.36 million. Lavon, TX had the lowest, at 6,522. The median was 24,493 and the figure for the United States was 334 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 cities, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2022 | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 8,362,665 | -1% |
| 2 | Los Angeles, CA | 3,833,523 | +0.1% |
| 3 | Chicago, IL | 2,680,609 | -0.9% |
| 4 | Houston, TX | 2,316,816 | +1.1% |
| 5 | Phoenix, AZ | 1,640,910 | +1% |
| 6 | Philadelphia, PA | 1,572,341 | -1.1% |
| 7 | San Antonio, TX | 1,476,463 | +1.6% |
| 8 | San Diego, CA | 1,383,847 | +0.9% |
| 9 | Dallas, TX | 1,303,744 | +1% |
| 10 | Austin, TX | 978,358 | +1.2% |
| 11 | Jacksonville, FL | 977,221 | +2% |
| 12 | San Jose, CA | 976,520 | -0.5% |
| 13 | Fort Worth, TX | 959,354 | +2.3% |
| 14 | Columbus, OH | 910,713 | +0.9% |
| 15 | Charlotte, NC | 898,017 | +1.8% |
| 16 | Indianapolis, IN | 885,016 | +0.3% |
| 17 | San Francisco, CA | 813,266 | -0.4% |
| 18 | Seattle, WA | 749,545 | +2.2% |
| 19 | Denver, CO | 716,800 | +0.7% |
| 20 | Oklahoma City, OK | 696,523 | +1.2% |
| 21 | Nashville, TN | 686,747 | +1.6% |
| 22 | El Paso, TX | 678,968 | +0.1% |
| 23 | Boston, MA | 661,014 | +0.2% |
| 24 | Las Vegas, NV | 657,003 | +0.8% |
| 25 | Portland, OR | 636,125 | -1% |
| 26 | Detroit, MI | 634,219 | -0.1% |
| 27 | Louisville, KY | 628,624 | +0.2% |
| 28 | Memphis, TN | 618,901 | -0.6% |
| 29 | Baltimore, MD | 570,475 | -1% |
| 30 | Milwaukee, WI | 564,296 | -0.4% |
| 31 | Albuquerque, NM | 560,954 | -0.4% |
| 32 | Tucson, AZ | 546,838 | +1% |
| 33 | Fresno, CA | 546,253 | +0.4% |
| 34 | Sacramento, CA | 526,691 | +0.2% |
| 35 | Mesa, AZ | 512,041 | +0.5% |
| 36 | Kansas City, MO | 509,218 | 0% |
| 37 | Atlanta, GA | 500,528 | +1.5% |
| 38 | Colorado Springs, CO | 487,141 | +0.6% |
| 39 | Omaha, NE | 486,791 | -0.4% |
| 40 | Raleigh, NC | 475,226 | +0.7% |
| 41 | Miami, FL | 460,762 | +4.2% |
| 42 | Virginia Beach, VA | 454,721 | -0.9% |
| 43 | Long Beach, CA | 454,175 | -0.2% |
| 44 | Oakland, CA | 436,240 | -0.3% |
| 45 | Minneapolis, MN | 425,897 | +0.2% |
| 46 | Tulsa, OK | 413,113 | 0% |
| 47 | Bakersfield, CA | 412,848 | +0.8% |
| 48 | Tampa, FL | 402,378 | +2.2% |
| 49 | Wichita, KS | 396,171 | -0.2% |
| 50 | Arlington, TX | 395,593 | +0.5% |
| 51 | Aurora, CO | 394,724 | +1.1% |
| 52 | New Orleans, LA | 371,038 | -1.7% |
| 53 | Cleveland, OH | 363,012 | -0.7% |
| 54 | Honolulu, HI | 343,398 | -0.9% |
| 55 | Anaheim, CA | 343,292 | -0.5% |
| 56 | Henderson, NV | 330,666 | +2.7% |
| 57 | Lexington, KY | 321,332 | +0.3% |
| 58 | Stockton, CA | 320,945 | -0.2% |
| 59 | Riverside, CA | 320,328 | +2% |
| 60 | Orlando, FL | 319,687 | +3% |
| 61 | Corpus Christi, TX | 316,457 | -0.5% |
| 62 | Irvine, CA | 312,627 | +3% |
| 63 | Santa Ana, CA | 311,482 | +0.1% |
| 64 | Cincinnati, OH | 310,113 | +0.5% |
| 65 | Newark, NJ | 306,513 | -0.3% |
| 66 | St. Paul, MN | 304,970 | -0.9% |
| 67 | Pittsburgh, PA | 303,012 | -0.8% |
| 68 | Greensboro, NC | 300,706 | +0.9% |
| 69 | Lincoln, NE | 293,202 | +0.5% |
| 70 | Jersey City, NJ | 292,008 | +2.4% |
| 71 | Plano, TX | 291,123 | +0.8% |
| 72 | Durham, NC | 290,678 | +1.4% |
| 73 | Anchorage, AK | 286,992 | -0.7% |
| 74 | St. Louis, MO | 286,509 | -2.4% |
| 75 | Gilbert, AZ | 281,356 | +2.5% |
| 76 | Chandler, AZ | 280,356 | +0.3% |
| 77 | North Las Vegas, NV | 280,192 | +3.4% |
| 78 | Madison, WI | 277,322 | +2.3% |
| 79 | Buffalo, NY | 276,251 | -0.5% |
| 80 | Chula Vista, CA | 275,262 | -0.2% |
| 81 | Reno, NV | 273,277 | +1.2% |
| 82 | Fort Wayne, IN | 268,123 | +0.7% |
| 83 | Toledo, OH | 266,387 | -0.9% |
| 84 | Lubbock, TX | 264,296 | +1.2% |
| 85 | St. Petersburg, FL | 262,655 | +1.1% |
| 86 | Laredo, TX | 256,856 | +0.5% |
| 87 | Irving, TX | 255,305 | +0.3% |
| 88 | Chesapeake, VA | 252,431 | +0.2% |
| 89 | Glendale, AZ | 251,740 | +0.8% |
| 90 | Winston-Salem, NC | 251,395 | +0.4% |
| 91 | Garland, TX | 246,780 | +1% |
| 92 | Scottsdale, AZ | 242,499 | -0.1% |
| 93 | Boise City, ID | 237,416 | -0.3% |
| 94 | Norfolk, VA | 232,960 | -0.9% |
| 95 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 232,878 | +6.9% |
| 96 | Spokane, WA | 230,603 | 0% |
| 97 | Santa Clarita, CA | 229,852 | 0% |
| 98 | Richmond, VA | 228,936 | +0.8% |
| 99 | Fremont, CA | 226,975 | -0.4% |
| 100 | Hialeah, FL | 225,281 | +2% |
| 101 | Huntsville, AL | 222,237 | +1.6% |
| 102 | Baton Rouge, LA | 222,044 | -0.9% |
| 103 | Tacoma, WA | 221,263 | +0.4% |
| 104 | San Bernardino, CA | 221,029 | +0.2% |
| 105 | Frisco, TX | 220,399 | +4.4% |
| 106 | Modesto, CA | 218,574 | -0.1% |
| 107 | Cape Coral, FL | 218,364 | +7% |
| 108 | Fontana, CA | 214,765 | +1.1% |
| 109 | Moreno Valley, CA | 211,799 | +0.4% |
| 110 | Fayetteville, NC | 211,271 | -0.4% |
| 111 | Des Moines, IA | 210,530 | -0.9% |
| 112 | Yonkers, NY | 208,926 | -0.6% |
| 113 | Salt Lake City, UT | 208,818 | +3.8% |
| 114 | McKinney, TX | 208,584 | +2.5% |
| 115 | Rochester, NY | 208,102 | -1% |
| 116 | Worcester, MA | 206,772 | +0.5% |
| 117 | Little Rock, AR | 203,671 | +0.7% |
| 118 | Mobile, AL | 202,772 | -1% |
| 119 | Columbus, GA | 202,697 | -1.2% |
| 120 | Augusta, GA | 202,291 | +0.6% |
| 121 | Tallahassee, FL | 202,205 | +1% |
| 122 | Grand Prairie, TX | 202,077 | +2.4% |
| 123 | Sioux Falls, SD | 201,731 | +2.5% |
| 124 | Amarillo, TX | 201,380 | +0.3% |
| 125 | Overland Park, KS | 200,449 | +0.7% |
| 126 | Oxnard, CA | 200,416 | -0.7% |
| 127 | Grand Rapids, MI | 197,579 | -0.1% |
| 128 | Peoria, AZ | 197,402 | +1.3% |
| 129 | Montgomery, AL | 197,141 | -0.6% |
| 130 | Birmingham, AL | 196,972 | -0.3% |
| 131 | Knoxville, TN | 196,198 | +2.1% |
| 132 | Vancouver, WA | 194,899 | +0.7% |
| 133 | Huntington Beach, CA | 194,654 | -0.9% |
| 134 | Providence, RI | 190,527 | +0.2% |
| 135 | Glendale, CA | 189,697 | -1.2% |
| 136 | Tempe, AZ | 189,535 | +2.7% |
| 137 | Brownsville, TX | 189,237 | +1% |
| 138 | Akron, OH | 188,702 | 0% |
| 139 | Chattanooga, TN | 184,962 | +1.7% |
| 140 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 184,908 | +1.6% |
| 141 | Newport News, VA | 183,976 | -0.4% |
| 142 | Eugene, OR | 182,215 | +1.1% |
| 143 | Ontario, CA | 180,892 | +1.5% |
| 144 | Shreveport, LA | 180,334 | -1.6% |
| 145 | Cary, NC | 180,126 | +1.8% |
| 146 | Aurora, IL | 179,114 | -0.2% |
| 147 | Salem, OR | 179,060 | +0.4% |
| 148 | Elk Grove, CA | 178,460 | +0.3% |
| 149 | Clarksville, TN | 176,939 | +3.5% |
| 150 | Santa Rosa, CA | 176,182 | -0.7% |
| 151 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 175,148 | -0.1% |
| 152 | Oceanside, CA | 171,763 | -0.7% |
| 153 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 171,496 | +1.1% |
| 154 | Fort Collins, CO | 170,257 | +0.6% |
| 155 | Springfield, MO | 170,061 | +0.5% |
| 156 | Garden Grove, CA | 169,704 | -0.6% |
| 157 | Lancaster, CA | 167,888 | -1.3% |
| 158 | Palmdale, CA | 163,521 | -1.2% |
| 159 | Murfreesboro, TN | 162,722 | +4% |
| 160 | Salinas, CA | 161,022 | -1% |
| 161 | Corona, CA | 159,857 | +0.4% |
| 162 | Killeen, TX | 159,358 | +1.4% |
| 163 | Paterson, NJ | 157,410 | -0.4% |
| 164 | Hayward, CA | 156,797 | -1% |
| 165 | Macon, GA | 156,302 | +0.1% |
| 166 | Lakewood, CO | 156,286 | -0.6% |
| 167 | Roseville, CA | 156,070 | +2.3% |
| 168 | Alexandria, VA | 154,880 | -0.2% |
| 169 | Charleston, SC | 154,665 | +1.5% |
| 170 | Surprise, AZ | 154,358 | +3.2% |
| 171 | Springfield, MA | 154,307 | -0.4% |
| 172 | Hollywood, FL | 154,236 | +1.1% |
| 173 | Kansas City, KS | 153,678 | -0.8% |
| 174 | Sunnyvale, CA | 152,308 | -0.1% |
| 175 | Bellevue, WA | 151,056 | +1.1% |
| 176 | Denton, TX | 150,969 | +2.5% |
| 177 | Joliet, IL | 150,462 | -0.2% |
| 178 | Naperville, IL | 150,086 | +0.4% |
| 179 | Escondido, CA | 149,207 | -0.6% |
| 180 | Bridgeport, CT | 148,906 | +0.5% |
| 181 | Pasadena, TX | 148,599 | -0.1% |
| 182 | Savannah, GA | 148,452 | +1.2% |
| 183 | Mesquite, TX | 148,157 | +0.3% |
| 184 | Rockford, IL | 146,816 | -0.7% |
| 185 | Pomona, CA | 146,711 | -0.2% |
| 186 | Syracuse, NY | 146,196 | +0.4% |
| 187 | Jackson, MS | 145,870 | -2.4% |
| 188 | Gainesville, FL | 145,775 | +1.2% |
| 189 | Olathe, KS | 144,820 | +1.3% |
| 190 | McAllen, TX | 144,703 | +0.7% |
| 191 | Visalia, CA | 143,771 | +0.7% |
| 192 | Thornton, CO | 143,358 | +0.4% |
| 193 | Waco, TX | 143,268 | +0.6% |
| 194 | Torrance, CA | 141,271 | -1.4% |
| 195 | Fullerton, CA | 140,836 | +0.3% |
| 196 | Columbia, SC | 139,381 | +2.4% |
| 197 | Miramar, FL | 138,493 | +2.3% |
| 198 | Orange, CA | 138,416 | -0.2% |
| 199 | Hampton, VA | 137,889 | +0.1% |
| 200 | West Valley City, UT | 137,691 | -1.1% |
| 201 | Victorville, CA | 137,578 | +1.1% |
| 202 | Warren, MI | 137,178 | -0.9% |
| 203 | Stamford, CT | 136,850 | -0% |
| 204 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 136,806 | -0.2% |
| 205 | Elizabeth, NJ | 136,121 | +0.5% |
| 206 | Dayton, OH | 135,977 | -0.6% |
| 207 | Pasadena, CA | 135,652 | -1% |
| 208 | Midland, TX | 135,355 | +2.6% |
| 209 | Coral Springs, FL | 134,631 | +1.1% |
| 210 | New Haven, CT | 134,622 | +0.4% |
| 211 | Carrollton, TX | 134,305 | +0.5% |
| 212 | Kent, WA | 133,303 | -0.5% |
| 213 | Sterling Heights, MI | 132,423 | -0.6% |
| 214 | Fargo, ND | 131,776 | +1.8% |
| 215 | Lewisville, TX | 131,642 | +3.5% |
| 216 | Meridian, ID | 130,097 | +3.3% |
| 217 | Norman, OK | 129,763 | +0.5% |
| 218 | Santa Clara, CA | 129,415 | +0.6% |
| 219 | Palm Bay, FL | 129,294 | +5.1% |
| 220 | Pearland, TX | 129,038 | +0.9% |
| 221 | Athens, GA | 128,744 | +0.6% |
| 222 | Columbia, MO | 128,255 | +0.7% |
| 223 | Abilene, TX | 127,376 | +1.2% |
| 224 | Round Rock, TX | 127,340 | +2.6% |
| 225 | Topeka, KS | 125,481 | -0.6% |
| 226 | Allentown, PA | 125,211 | -0.5% |
| 227 | Clovis, CA | 125,147 | +1.5% |
| 228 | Simi Valley, CA | 125,055 | -0.6% |
| 229 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 124,677 | -1.1% |
| 230 | College Station, TX | 124,421 | +1.5% |
| 231 | Vallejo, CA | 123,968 | -0.7% |
| 232 | Concord, CA | 123,415 | -0.8% |
| 233 | West Palm Beach, FL | 122,288 | +3.7% |
| 234 | Rochester, MN | 121,797 | -0% |
| 235 | Lafayette, LA | 121,736 | +0.2% |
| 236 | Arvada, CO | 121,627 | -1.5% |
| 237 | Wilmington, NC | 121,400 | +2.9% |
| 238 | Ann Arbor, MI | 121,110 | +1.3% |
| 239 | Independence, MO | 121,083 | -0.9% |
| 240 | Hartford, CT | 120,823 | 0% |
| 241 | Lakeland, FL | 120,693 | +2.8% |
| 242 | Fairfield, CA | 120,220 | +0.2% |
| 243 | Billings, MT | 119,885 | +1.8% |
| 244 | Cambridge, MA | 119,861 | +6.1% |
| 245 | Richardson, TX | 119,245 | +0.9% |
| 246 | Berkeley, CA | 119,217 | +3.3% |
| 247 | North Charleston, SC | 118,860 | +1% |
| 248 | Lowell, MA | 118,356 | +0.4% |
| 249 | Broken Arrow, OK | 118,109 | +1.5% |
| 250 | West Jordan, UT | 117,390 | +0.7% |
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About this ranking
Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 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.
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How to cite
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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which city has the highest population?
New York, NY, with 8.36 million in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which city has the lowest population?
Lavon, TX, with 6,522 in 2022.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.