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US cities by population

New York, NY had the highest population of 3223 cities in 2024, at 8.6 million. Lavon, TX had the lowest, at 8,468. The median was 24,973 and the figure for the United States was 340 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest8,596,825New York, NY
Lowest8,468Lavon, TX
Median24,9733223 cities
United States340,003,797History

Top 40 cities, 2024

New York, NY: 8,596,825 personsNew York, NY8,596,825Los Angeles, CA: 3,872,710 personsLos Angeles, CA3,872,710Chicago, IL: 2,726,332 personsChicago, IL2,726,332Houston, TX: 2,385,800 personsHouston, TX2,385,800Phoenix, AZ: 1,662,324 personsPhoenix, AZ1,662,324Philadelphia, PA: 1,572,735 personsPhiladelphia, PA1,572,735San Antonio, TX: 1,534,063 personsSan Antonio, TX1,534,063San Diego, CA: 1,400,232 personsSan Diego, CA1,400,232Dallas, TX: 1,331,299 personsDallas, TX1,331,299Jacksonville, FL: 1,009,370 personsJacksonville, FL1,009,370Fort Worth, TX: 1,008,605 personsFort Worth, TX1,008,605Austin, TX: 998,607 personsAustin, TX998,607San Jose, CA: 987,831 personsSan Jose, CA987,831Charlotte, NC: 944,053 personsCharlotte, NC944,053Columbus, OH: 930,700 personsColumbus, OH930,700Indianapolis, IN: 899,274 personsIndianapolis, IN899,274San Francisco, CA: 820,945 personsSan Francisco, CA820,945Seattle, WA: 773,205 personsSeattle, WA773,205Denver, CO: 741,591 personsDenver, CO741,591Oklahoma City, OK: 713,745 personsOklahoma City, OK713,745Nashville, TN: 711,830 personsNashville, TN711,830El Paso, TX: 685,231 personsEl Paso, TX685,231Las Vegas, NV: 675,152 personsLas Vegas, NV675,152Boston, MA: 674,311 personsBoston, MA674,311Detroit, MI: 644,035 personsDetroit, MI644,035Louisville, KY: 641,189 personsLouisville, KY641,189Portland, OR: 634,402 personsPortland, OR634,402Memphis, TN: 614,222 personsMemphis, TN614,222Baltimore, MD: 570,053 personsBaltimore, MD570,053Milwaukee, WI: 563,322 personsMilwaukee, WI563,322Albuquerque, NM: 558,878 personsAlbuquerque, NM558,878Fresno, CA: 555,075 personsFresno, CA555,075Tucson, AZ: 550,633 personsTucson, AZ550,633Sacramento, CA: 534,834 personsSacramento, CA534,834Atlanta, GA: 520,760 personsAtlanta, GA520,760Kansas City, MO: 516,539 personsKansas City, MO516,539Mesa, AZ: 514,789 personsMesa, AZ514,789Raleigh, NC: 499,017 personsRaleigh, NC499,017Colorado Springs, CO: 492,455 personsColorado Springs, CO492,455Omaha, NE: 489,247 personsOmaha, NE489,247
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

RankCities2024
persons		Change on 2023
1New York, NY8,596,825+1.9%
2Los Angeles, CA3,872,710+0.6%
3Chicago, IL2,726,332+1%
4Houston, TX2,385,800+1.7%
5Phoenix, AZ1,662,324+0.8%
6Philadelphia, PA1,572,735+0.4%
7San Antonio, TX1,534,063+1.9%
8San Diego, CA1,400,232+0.8%
9Dallas, TX1,331,299+1%
10Jacksonville, FL1,009,370+1.3%
11Fort Worth, TX1,008,605+2.5%
12Austin, TX998,607+0.9%
13San Jose, CA987,831+0.8%
14Charlotte, NC944,053+2.8%
15Columbus, OH930,700+1.2%
16Indianapolis, IN899,274+1%
17San Francisco, CA820,945+0.5%
18Seattle, WA773,205+1.8%
19Denver, CO741,591+2%
20Oklahoma City, OK713,745+1.3%
21Nashville, TN711,830+2.3%
22El Paso, TX685,231+0.5%
23Las Vegas, NV675,152+1.4%
24Boston, MA674,311+1%
25Detroit, MI644,035+1%
26Louisville, KY641,189+1.2%
27Portland, OR634,402+0.1%
28Memphis, TN614,222-0.2%
29Baltimore, MD570,053+0.4%
30Milwaukee, WI563,322+0.1%
31Albuquerque, NM558,878-0.3%
32Fresno, CA555,075+0.9%
33Tucson, AZ550,633+0.4%
34Sacramento, CA534,834+0.8%
35Atlanta, GA520,760+1.5%
36Kansas City, MO516,539+1%
37Mesa, AZ514,789+0.5%
38Raleigh, NC499,017+1.7%
39Colorado Springs, CO492,455+0.5%
40Omaha, NE489,247+0.5%
41Miami, FL483,419+1.8%
42Virginia Beach, VA453,763+0.1%
43Long Beach, CA451,575-0.1%
44Oakland, CA440,173+0.4%
45Minneapolis, MN430,125+0.8%
46Bakersfield, CA419,344+1%
47Tulsa, OK416,182+0.5%
48Tampa, FL412,981+0.7%
49Aurora, CO408,325+2.2%
50Arlington, TX403,348+0.7%
51Wichita, KS399,763+0.7%
52New Orleans, LA363,477-0.6%
53Cleveland, OH363,336+0.1%
54Henderson, NV347,910+2.7%
55Anaheim, CA342,688+0.1%
56Honolulu, HI342,391+0.1%
57Orlando, FL332,655+1.4%
58Lexington, KY327,071+1.1%
59Stockton, CA324,643+0.7%
60Riverside, CA323,379+0.6%
61Newark, NJ320,162+3.1%
62Irvine, CA317,865+1.1%
63Corpus Christi, TX317,147+0.1%
64Cincinnati, OH314,855+0.7%
65Santa Ana, CA314,799+0.8%
66St. Paul, MN306,760+0.6%
67Pittsburgh, PA306,719+0.7%
68Greensboro, NC306,355+1.1%
69Durham, NC300,834+1.9%
70Jersey City, NJ300,723+1.1%
71Lincoln, NE299,265+1%
72Plano, TX293,3950%
73North Las Vegas, NV292,321+2.1%
74Anchorage, AK287,369+0.2%
75Gilbert, AZ287,133+0.6%
76Madison, WI284,278+1.2%
77Reno, NV280,646+1.8%
78St. Louis, MO280,445-1%
79Chandler, AZ280,014-0.1%
80Chula Vista, CA276,747+0.3%
81Buffalo, NY275,322-0.2%
82Fort Wayne, IN273,030+1.1%
83Lubbock, TX270,226+1.1%
84Laredo, TX268,740+3.2%
85St. Petersburg, FL265,855+0.4%
86Toledo, OH264,385-0.3%
87Port St. Lucie, FL258,931+4.6%
88Irving, TX258,637+0.5%
89Glendale, AZ256,776+1.1%
90Winston-Salem, NC255,646+0.9%
91Chesapeake, VA254,770+0.4%
92Garland, TX251,034+2%
93Scottsdale, AZ244,686+0.2%
94Boise City, ID237,730+0.6%
95Frisco, TX235,159+3.6%
96Richmond, VA234,807+1.7%
97Hialeah, FL233,178+1.3%
98Cape Coral, FL233,108+2.5%
99Norfolk, VA231,105-0.8%
100Huntsville, AL230,347+1.9%
101Spokane, WA230,288+0.1%
102Santa Clarita, CA229,361-0.2%
103Tacoma, WA227,909+1.3%
104McKinney, TX227,497+5.4%
105Fremont, CA226,738-0%
106San Bernardino, CA222,163+0.5%
107Baton Rouge, LA221,540+0.2%
108Modesto, CA220,315+0.3%
109Fontana, CA219,359+1.2%
110Salt Lake City, UT217,834+2.5%
111Moreno Valley, CA213,976+0.6%
112Des Moines, IA212,277+0.8%
113Worcester, MA211,946+1.1%
114Yonkers, NY211,546+1.1%
115Sioux Falls, SD209,886+2.1%
116Fayetteville, NC209,047-0.3%
117Grand Prairie, TX207,515+1.8%
118Rochester, NY206,080-0.3%
119Little Rock, AR206,014+0.7%
120Tallahassee, FL204,025+0.4%
121Amarillo, TX203,513+0.5%
122Overland Park, KS202,402+0.6%
123Columbus, GA202,072-0%
124Augusta, GA201,979+0.3%
125Mobile, AL201,612-0.2%
126Oxnard, CA200,087+0.3%
127Grand Rapids, MI199,388+0.8%
128Knoxville, TN199,084+0.8%
129Peoria, AZ198,735-0%
130Vancouver, WA198,595+0.5%
131Birmingham, AL196,789-0.1%
132Montgomery, AL195,872-0%
133Providence, RI194,242+1.2%
134Huntington Beach, CA192,619-0.2%
135Brownsville, TX192,417+0.9%
136Chattanooga, TN192,010+2.1%
137Tempe, AZ189,376-0.4%
138Akron, OH189,332+0.2%
139Fort Lauderdale, FL188,692+0.5%
140Glendale, CA187,947-0.2%
141Clarksville, TN185,811+2.7%
142Ontario, CA185,669+1.3%
143Newport News, VA183,4010%
144Elk Grove, CA182,771+1.5%
145Cary, NC182,173+0.8%
146Aurora, IL180,910+0.7%
147Salem, OR180,479+0.5%
148Eugene, OR178,772-0%
149Santa Rosa, CA177,940+0.8%
150Pembroke Pines, FL177,015+1.6%
151Rancho Cucamonga, CA177,002+0.7%
152Shreveport, LA176,960-0.7%
153Garden Grove, CA170,926+0.7%
154Oceanside, CA170,796-0%
155Fort Collins, CO170,727+0.1%
156Springfield, MO170,233-0%
157Murfreesboro, TN169,752+2%
158Lancaster, CA168,929+1%
159Surprise, AZ167,602+5.3%
160Denton, TX166,235+4.4%
161Roseville, CA163,543+2.6%
162Palmdale, CA162,490-0.1%
163Paterson, NJ161,737+1.4%
164Corona, CA161,579+0.6%
165Killeen, TX160,388+0.4%
166Salinas, CA159,794-0.1%
167Alexandria, VA159,367+2.3%
168Charleston, SC158,791+1.3%
169Lakewood, CO157,395+0.6%
170Hollywood, FL157,387+0.3%
171Macon, GA157,360+0.3%
172Kansas City, KS157,195+1.5%
173Hayward, CA157,150+0.2%
174Sunnyvale, CA155,422+1.3%
175Springfield, MA154,390+0.2%
176Bellevue, WA152,958+1%
177Naperville, IL152,548+1.2%
178Joliet, IL151,904+0.5%
179Bridgeport, CT151,415+0.9%
180Mesquite, TX150,461+1%
181Savannah, GA150,080+0.9%
182Pasadena, TX149,276+0.5%
183Olathe, KS148,664+1.1%
184McAllen, TX148,655+1%
185Thornton, CO148,370+1.7%
186Gainesville, FL147,890+0.5%
187Escondido, CA147,858-0.5%
188Pomona, CA147,712+0.5%
189Rockford, IL147,098+0.4%
190Waco, TX146,790+1.3%
191Visalia, CA146,260+0.7%
192Syracuse, NY145,402-0.2%
193Midland, TX144,194+3.1%
194Columbia, SC144,133+2%
195Jackson, MS142,042-1.1%
196Elizabeth, NJ141,555+1.8%
197Miramar, FL141,432+0.4%
198Palm Bay, FL141,351+4.1%
199Victorville, CA141,038+1.1%
200Fullerton, CA139,612-0.2%
201Meridian, ID139,593+3.2%
202Torrance, CA139,489-0.5%
203Stamford, CT139,344+1.3%
204Coral Springs, FL139,020+1.2%
205Orange, CA138,324-0.2%
206West Valley City, UT138,254+0.1%
207New Haven, CT137,888+1.4%
208Hampton, VA137,399+0.3%
209Warren, MI137,132+0.2%
210Cedar Rapids, IA137,022+0.6%
211Pasadena, CA136,398+0.5%
212Dayton, OH136,224+0.2%
213Lewisville, TX136,050+1.3%
214Carrollton, TX135,781+1.2%
215Round Rock, TX135,621+3.3%
216Fargo, ND135,187+1%
217Kent, WA134,138+0.8%
218Sterling Heights, MI133,788+0.3%
219Santa Clara, CA132,377+1%
220Norman, OK130,863+0.5%
221Pearland, TX130,789+0.7%
222Abilene, TX130,136+0.8%
223Columbia, MO130,077+0.5%
224Athens, GA129,429+0.2%
225Clovis, CA128,886+1.5%
226West Palm Beach, FL127,364+0.8%
227College Station, TX127,208+0.7%
228North Charleston, SC126,551+3.8%
229Allentown, PA125,808+0.2%
230Topeka, KS125,677+0.1%
231Wilmington, NC125,438+1.5%
232Simi Valley, CA125,349+0.2%
233Lakeland, FL124,889+1.4%
234Thousand Oaks, CA123,617-0.2%
235Vallejo, CA123,611+0.2%
236Concord, CA123,596+0.4%
237Rochester, MN123,209+0.6%
238Broken Arrow, OK122,778+2.7%
239Lafayette, LA122,688+0.5%
240Fairfield, CA122,313+0.9%
241Arvada, CO122,310+0.4%
242Independence, MO121,944+0.6%
243Hartford, CT121,841+0.6%
244Cambridge, MA121,837+0.5%
245Ann Arbor, MI121,447-0.4%
246Billings, MT121,445+0.6%
247Berkeley, CA120,665+0.8%
248Odessa, TX120,189+3%
249Lowell, MA120,095+1%
250Buckeye, AZ118,893+6.1%

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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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/us-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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