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US cities by population

New York, NY had the highest population of 3223 cities in 2023, at 8.43 million. Josephine, TX had the lowest, at 7,205. The median was 24,657 and the figure for the United States was 336.76 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8,433,834New York, NY
Lowest7,205Josephine, TX
Median24,6573223 cities
United States336,755,052History

Top 40 cities, 2023

New York, NY: 8,433,834 personsNew York, NY8,433,834Los Angeles, CA: 3,848,289 personsLos Angeles, CA3,848,289Chicago, IL: 2,698,758 personsChicago, IL2,698,758Houston, TX: 2,345,418 personsHouston, TX2,345,418Phoenix, AZ: 1,648,671 personsPhoenix, AZ1,648,671Philadelphia, PA: 1,565,822 personsPhiladelphia, PA1,565,822San Antonio, TX: 1,505,047 personsSan Antonio, TX1,505,047San Diego, CA: 1,388,747 personsSan Diego, CA1,388,747Dallas, TX: 1,318,565 personsDallas, TX1,318,565Jacksonville, FL: 996,221 personsJacksonville, FL996,221Austin, TX: 990,110 personsAustin, TX990,110Fort Worth, TX: 983,882 personsFort Worth, TX983,882San Jose, CA: 980,125 personsSan Jose, CA980,125Columbus, OH: 919,569 personsColumbus, OH919,569Charlotte, NC: 918,270 personsCharlotte, NC918,270Indianapolis, IN: 890,112 personsIndianapolis, IN890,112San Francisco, CA: 816,926 personsSan Francisco, CA816,926Seattle, WA: 759,395 personsSeattle, WA759,395Denver, CO: 726,763 personsDenver, CO726,763Oklahoma City, OK: 704,366 personsOklahoma City, OK704,366Nashville, TN: 696,121 personsNashville, TN696,121El Paso, TX: 682,050 personsEl Paso, TX682,050Boston, MA: 667,453 personsBoston, MA667,453Las Vegas, NV: 665,642 personsLas Vegas, NV665,642Detroit, MI: 637,452 personsDetroit, MI637,452Portland, OR: 633,753 personsPortland, OR633,753Louisville, KY: 633,289 personsLouisville, KY633,289Memphis, TN: 615,634 personsMemphis, TN615,634Baltimore, MD: 567,952 personsBaltimore, MD567,952Milwaukee, WI: 562,904 personsMilwaukee, WI562,904Albuquerque, NM: 560,284 personsAlbuquerque, NM560,284Fresno, CA: 550,189 personsFresno, CA550,189Tucson, AZ: 548,213 personsTucson, AZ548,213Sacramento, CA: 530,494 personsSacramento, CA530,494Atlanta, GA: 513,206 personsAtlanta, GA513,206Mesa, AZ: 512,433 personsMesa, AZ512,433Kansas City, MO: 511,549 personsKansas City, MO511,549Raleigh, NC: 490,503 personsRaleigh, NC490,503Colorado Springs, CO: 490,094 personsColorado Springs, CO490,094Omaha, NE: 486,784 personsOmaha, NE486,784New York, NY: 8,433,834 personsNew York, NY8,433,834Los Angeles, CA: 3,848,289 personsLos Angeles, CA3,848,289Chicago, IL: 2,698,758 personsChicago, IL2,698,758Houston, TX: 2,345,418 personsHouston, TX2,345,418Phoenix, AZ: 1,648,671 personsPhoenix, AZ1,648,671Philadelphia, PA: 1,565,822 personsPhiladelphia, PA1,565,822San Antonio, TX: 1,505,047 personsSan Antonio, TX1,505,047San Diego, CA: 1,388,747 personsSan Diego, CA1,388,747Dallas, TX: 1,318,565 personsDallas, TX1,318,565Jacksonville, FL: 996,221 personsJacksonville, FL996,221Austin, TX: 990,110 personsAustin, TX990,110Fort Worth, TX: 983,882 personsFort Worth, TX983,882San Jose, CA: 980,125 personsSan Jose, CA980,125Columbus, OH: 919,569 personsColumbus, OH919,569Charlotte, NC: 918,270 personsCharlotte, NC918,270Indianapolis, IN: 890,112 personsIndianapolis, IN890,112San Francisco, CA: 816,926 personsSan Francisco, CA816,926Seattle, WA: 759,395 personsSeattle, WA759,395Denver, CO: 726,763 personsDenver, CO726,763Oklahoma City, OK: 704,366 personsOklahoma City, OK704,366Nashville, TN: 696,121 personsNashville, TN696,121El Paso, TX: 682,050 personsEl Paso, TX682,050Boston, MA: 667,453 personsBoston, MA667,453Las Vegas, NV: 665,642 personsLas Vegas, NV665,642Detroit, MI: 637,452 personsDetroit, MI637,452Portland, OR: 633,753 personsPortland, OR633,753Louisville, KY: 633,289 personsLouisville, KY633,289Memphis, TN: 615,634 personsMemphis, TN615,634Baltimore, MD: 567,952 personsBaltimore, MD567,952Milwaukee, WI: 562,904 personsMilwaukee, WI562,904Albuquerque, NM: 560,284 personsAlbuquerque, NM560,284Fresno, CA: 550,189 personsFresno, CA550,189Tucson, AZ: 548,213 personsTucson, AZ548,213Sacramento, CA: 530,494 personsSacramento, CA530,494Atlanta, GA: 513,206 personsAtlanta, GA513,206Mesa, AZ: 512,433 personsMesa, AZ512,433Kansas City, MO: 511,549 personsKansas City, MO511,549Raleigh, NC: 490,503 personsRaleigh, NC490,503Colorado Springs, CO: 490,094 personsColorado Springs, CO490,094Omaha, NE: 486,784 personsOmaha, NE486,784
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

RankCities2023
persons		Change on 2022
1New York, NY8,433,834+0.9%
2Los Angeles, CA3,848,289+0.4%
3Chicago, IL2,698,758+0.7%
4Houston, TX2,345,418+1.2%
5Phoenix, AZ1,648,671+0.5%
6Philadelphia, PA1,565,822-0.4%
7San Antonio, TX1,505,047+1.9%
8San Diego, CA1,388,747+0.4%
9Dallas, TX1,318,565+1.1%
10Jacksonville, FL996,221+1.9%
11Austin, TX990,110+1.2%
12Fort Worth, TX983,882+2.6%
13San Jose, CA980,125+0.4%
14Columbus, OH919,569+1%
15Charlotte, NC918,270+2.3%
16Indianapolis, IN890,112+0.6%
17San Francisco, CA816,926+0.5%
18Seattle, WA759,395+1.3%
19Denver, CO726,763+1.4%
20Oklahoma City, OK704,366+1.1%
21Nashville, TN696,121+1.4%
22El Paso, TX682,050+0.5%
23Boston, MA667,453+1%
24Las Vegas, NV665,642+1.3%
25Detroit, MI637,452+0.5%
26Portland, OR633,753-0.4%
27Louisville, KY633,289+0.7%
28Memphis, TN615,634-0.5%
29Baltimore, MD567,952-0.4%
30Milwaukee, WI562,904-0.2%
31Albuquerque, NM560,284-0.1%
32Fresno, CA550,189+0.7%
33Tucson, AZ548,213+0.3%
34Sacramento, CA530,494+0.7%
35Atlanta, GA513,206+2.5%
36Mesa, AZ512,433+0.1%
37Kansas City, MO511,549+0.5%
38Raleigh, NC490,503+3.2%
39Colorado Springs, CO490,094+0.6%
40Omaha, NE486,784-0%
41Miami, FL474,744+3%
42Virginia Beach, VA453,402-0.3%
43Long Beach, CA451,843-0.5%
44Oakland, CA438,301+0.5%
45Minneapolis, MN426,788+0.2%
46Bakersfield, CA415,043+0.5%
47Tulsa, OK414,177+0.3%
48Tampa, FL410,079+1.9%
49Arlington, TX400,547+1.3%
50Aurora, CO399,712+1.3%
51Wichita, KS397,087+0.2%
52New Orleans, LA365,782-1.4%
53Cleveland, OH363,0560%
54Anaheim, CA342,196-0.3%
55Honolulu, HI342,003-0.4%
56Henderson, NV338,637+2.4%
57Orlando, FL327,997+2.6%
58Lexington, KY323,414+0.6%
59Stockton, CA322,353+0.4%
60Riverside, CA321,596+0.4%
61Corpus Christi, TX316,883+0.1%
62Irvine, CA314,442+0.6%
63Cincinnati, OH312,728+0.8%
64Santa Ana, CA312,247+0.2%
65Newark, NJ310,626+1.3%
66St. Paul, MN304,836-0%
67Pittsburgh, PA304,508+0.5%
68Greensboro, NC303,093+0.8%
69Jersey City, NJ297,555+1.9%
70Lincoln, NE296,221+1%
71Durham, NC295,264+1.6%
72Plano, TX293,395+0.8%
73Anchorage, AK286,771-0.1%
74North Las Vegas, NV286,220+2.2%
75Gilbert, AZ285,423+1.4%
76St. Louis, MO283,190-1.2%
77Madison, WI280,941+1.3%
78Chandler, AZ280,300-0%
79Chula Vista, CA275,851+0.2%
80Buffalo, NY275,772-0.2%
81Reno, NV275,768+0.9%
82Fort Wayne, IN270,181+0.8%
83Lubbock, TX267,247+1.1%
84Toledo, OH265,250-0.4%
85St. Petersburg, FL264,921+0.9%
86Laredo, TX260,319+1.3%
87Irving, TX257,427+0.8%
88Glendale, AZ254,021+0.9%
89Chesapeake, VA253,782+0.5%
90Winston-Salem, NC253,320+0.8%
91Port St. Lucie, FL247,573+6.3%
92Garland, TX246,232-0.2%
93Scottsdale, AZ244,138+0.7%
94Boise City, ID236,297-0.5%
95Norfolk, VA232,862-0%
96Richmond, VA230,804+0.8%
97Hialeah, FL230,169+2.2%
98Spokane, WA229,957-0.3%
99Santa Clarita, CA229,837-0%
100Cape Coral, FL227,458+4.2%
101Frisco, TX226,878+2.9%
102Fremont, CA226,837-0.1%
103Huntsville, AL226,024+1.7%
104Tacoma, WA224,965+1.7%
105Baton Rouge, LA221,143-0.4%
106San Bernardino, CA221,0610%
107Modesto, CA219,600+0.5%
108Fontana, CA216,759+0.9%
109McKinney, TX215,834+3.5%
110Moreno Valley, CA212,761+0.5%
111Salt Lake City, UT212,428+1.7%
112Des Moines, IA210,6330%
113Fayetteville, NC209,625-0.8%
114Worcester, MA209,554+1.3%
115Yonkers, NY209,192+0.1%
116Rochester, NY206,673-0.7%
117Sioux Falls, SD205,631+1.9%
118Little Rock, AR204,625+0.5%
119Grand Prairie, TX203,872+0.9%
120Tallahassee, FL203,267+0.5%
121Amarillo, TX202,585+0.6%
122Mobile, AL202,114-0.3%
123Columbus, GA202,073-0.3%
124Augusta, GA201,408-0.4%
125Overland Park, KS201,131+0.3%
126Oxnard, CA199,531-0.4%
127Peoria, AZ198,759+0.7%
128Grand Rapids, MI197,880+0.2%
129Vancouver, WA197,517+1.3%
130Knoxville, TN197,496+0.7%
131Birmingham, AL197,0010%
132Montgomery, AL195,923-0.6%
133Huntington Beach, CA193,011-0.8%
134Providence, RI191,987+0.8%
135Brownsville, TX190,727+0.8%
136Tempe, AZ190,194+0.3%
137Akron, OH188,934+0.1%
138Glendale, CA188,309-0.7%
139Chattanooga, TN187,976+1.6%
140Fort Lauderdale, FL187,796+1.6%
141Ontario, CA183,328+1.3%
142Newport News, VA183,311-0.4%
143Clarksville, TN180,981+2.3%
144Cary, NC180,693+0.3%
145Elk Grove, CA180,067+0.9%
146Aurora, IL179,717+0.3%
147Salem, OR179,544+0.3%
148Eugene, OR178,794-1.9%
149Shreveport, LA178,152-1.2%
150Santa Rosa, CA176,493+0.2%
151Rancho Cucamonga, CA175,732+0.3%
152Pembroke Pines, FL174,310+1.6%
153Oceanside, CA170,812-0.6%
154Fort Collins, CO170,545+0.2%
155Springfield, MO170,290+0.1%
156Garden Grove, CA169,802+0.1%
157Lancaster, CA167,313-0.3%
158Murfreesboro, TN166,381+2.2%
159Palmdale, CA162,629-0.5%
160Corona, CA160,607+0.5%
161Salinas, CA160,002-0.6%
162Killeen, TX159,786+0.3%
163Paterson, NJ159,570+1.4%
164Roseville, CA159,436+2.2%
165Denton, TX159,300+5.5%
166Surprise, AZ159,171+3.1%
167Hollywood, FL156,894+1.7%
168Macon, GA156,869+0.4%
169Hayward, CA156,7990%
170Charleston, SC156,771+1.4%
171Lakewood, CO156,481+0.1%
172Alexandria, VA155,798+0.6%
173Kansas City, KS154,817+0.7%
174Springfield, MA154,032-0.2%
175Sunnyvale, CA153,473+0.8%
176Bellevue, WA151,483+0.3%
177Joliet, IL151,166+0.5%
178Naperville, IL150,769+0.5%
179Bridgeport, CT150,117+0.8%
180Mesquite, TX148,918+0.5%
181Savannah, GA148,704+0.2%
182Pasadena, TX148,596-0%
183Escondido, CA148,594-0.4%
184McAllen, TX147,125+1.7%
185Gainesville, FL147,104+0.9%
186Olathe, KS147,083+1.6%
187Pomona, CA146,962+0.2%
188Rockford, IL146,578-0.2%
189Thornton, CO145,933+1.8%
190Syracuse, NY145,716-0.3%
191Visalia, CA145,201+1%
192Waco, TX144,854+1.1%
193Jackson, MS143,623-1.5%
194Columbia, SC141,370+1.4%
195Miramar, FL140,868+1.7%
196Torrance, CA140,129-0.8%
197Fullerton, CA139,941-0.6%
198Midland, TX139,801+3.3%
199Victorville, CA139,460+1.4%
200Elizabeth, NJ139,052+2.2%
201Orange, CA138,558+0.1%
202West Valley City, UT138,171+0.3%
203Stamford, CT137,577+0.5%
204Coral Springs, FL137,392+2.1%
205Hampton, VA137,043-0.6%
206Warren, MI136,870-0.2%
207Cedar Rapids, IA136,243-0.4%
208New Haven, CT135,993+1%
209Dayton, OH135,9890%
210Palm Bay, FL135,798+5%
211Pasadena, CA135,7190%
212Meridian, ID135,242+4%
213Lewisville, TX134,368+2.1%
214Carrollton, TX134,116-0.1%
215Fargo, ND133,822+1.6%
216Sterling Heights, MI133,409+0.7%
217Kent, WA133,088-0.2%
218Round Rock, TX131,315+3.1%
219Santa Clara, CA131,036+1.3%
220Norman, OK130,221+0.4%
221Pearland, TX129,939+0.7%
222Columbia, MO129,381+0.9%
223Athens, GA129,210+0.4%
224Abilene, TX129,167+1.4%
225Clovis, CA126,967+1.5%
226College Station, TX126,369+1.6%
227West Palm Beach, FL126,327+3.3%
228Allentown, PA125,586+0.3%
229Topeka, KS125,5090%
230Simi Valley, CA125,123+0.1%
231Thousand Oaks, CA123,926-0.6%
232Wilmington, NC123,607+1.8%
233Vallejo, CA123,383-0.5%
234Lakeland, FL123,221+2.1%
235Concord, CA123,151-0.2%
236Rochester, MN122,506+0.6%
237Lafayette, LA122,020+0.2%
238North Charleston, SC121,910+2.6%
239Ann Arbor, MI121,885+0.6%
240Arvada, CO121,813+0.2%
241Independence, MO121,213+0.1%
242Cambridge, MA121,186+1.1%
243Fairfield, CA121,185+0.8%
244Hartford, CT121,137+0.3%
245Billings, MT120,671+0.7%
246Berkeley, CA119,717+0.4%
247Broken Arrow, OK119,606+1.3%
248Lowell, MA118,857+0.4%
249Richardson, TX118,734-0.4%
250High Point, NC117,337+1.5%

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  • 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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