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The largest cities in the United States

This list ranks 342 entries by population (city limits). The biggest is New York, NY (≈ 8.58 million) and the smallest is Longmont, CO (≈ 100,000), a difference of about 86 times. Right in the middle sits Hayward, CA (≈ 157,000).

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Figures are US Census Bureau estimates for the city itself, not the metro area.

#	Name	Population (city limits)
1	New York, NY	≈ 8.58 million
2	Los Angeles, CA	≈ 3.87 million
3	Chicago, IL	≈ 2.73 million
4	Houston, TX	≈ 2.40 million
5	Phoenix, AZ	≈ 1.67 million
6	Philadelphia, PA	≈ 1.57 million
7	San Antonio, TX	≈ 1.55 million
8	San Diego, CA	≈ 1.41 million
9	Dallas, TX	≈ 1.33 million
10	Fort Worth, TX	≈ 1.03 million
11	Jacksonville, FL	≈ 1.02 million
12	Austin, TX	≈ 1.00 million
13	San Jose, CA	≈ 990,000
14	Charlotte, NC	≈ 965,000
15	Columbus, OH	≈ 938,000
16	Indianapolis, IN	≈ 901,000
17	San Francisco, CA	≈ 826,000
18	Seattle, WA	≈ 785,000
19	Denver, CO	≈ 741,000
20	Nashville, TN	≈ 721,000
21	Oklahoma City, OK	≈ 720,000
22	Washington, DC	≈ 694,000
23	El Paso, TX	≈ 683,000
24	Las Vegas, NV	≈ 680,000
25	Boston, MA	≈ 673,000
26	Detroit, MI	≈ 649,000
27	Louisville, KY	≈ 642,000
28	Portland, OR	≈ 635,000
29	Memphis, TN	≈ 610,000
30	Baltimore, MD	≈ 570,000
31	Milwaukee, WI	≈ 562,000
32	Albuquerque, NM	≈ 557,000
33	Fresno, CA	≈ 556,000
34	Tucson, AZ	≈ 548,000
35	Sacramento, CA	≈ 536,000
36	Atlanta, GA	≈ 529,000
37	Kansas City, MO	≈ 521,000
38	Mesa, AZ	≈ 514,000
39	Raleigh, NC	≈ 506,000
40	Colorado Springs, CO	≈ 495,000
41	Miami, FL	≈ 490,000
42	Omaha, NE	≈ 489,000
43	Virginia Beach, VA	≈ 454,000
44	Long Beach, CA	≈ 450,000
45	Oakland, CA	≈ 441,000
46	Minneapolis, MN	≈ 430,000
47	Bakersfield, CA	≈ 422,000
48	Tulsa, OK	≈ 416,000
49	Tampa, FL	≈ 414,000
50	Aurora, CO	≈ 410,000
51	Arlington, TX	≈ 402,000
52	Wichita, KS	≈ 401,000
53	Cleveland, OH	≈ 364,000
54	New Orleans, LA	≈ 362,000
55	Henderson, NV	≈ 353,000
56	Honolulu, HI	≈ 342,000
57	Anaheim, CA	≈ 341,000
58	Orlando, FL	≈ 334,000
59	Lexington, KY	≈ 330,000
60	Stockton, CA	≈ 325,000
61	Newark, NJ	≈ 324,000
62	Riverside, CA	≈ 323,000
63	Irvine, CA	≈ 319,000
64	Corpus Christi, TX	≈ 317,000
65	Santa Ana, CA	≈ 316,000
66	Cincinnati, OH	≈ 314,000
67	Greensboro, NC	≈ 309,000
68	Pittsburgh, PA	≈ 308,000
69	St. Paul, MN	≈ 307,000
70	Durham, NC	≈ 306,000
71	Jersey City, NJ	≈ 302,000
72	Lincoln, NE	≈ 302,000
73	North Las Vegas, NV	≈ 297,000
74	Plano, TX	≈ 293,000
75	Gilbert, AZ	≈ 287,000
76	Anchorage, AK	≈ 287,000
77	Madison, WI	≈ 286,000
78	Reno, NV	≈ 284,000
79	Chandler, AZ	≈ 279,000
80	St. Louis, MO	≈ 278,000
81	Chula Vista, CA	≈ 276,000
82	Fort Wayne, IN	≈ 275,000
83	Buffalo, NY	≈ 275,000
84	Lubbock, TX	≈ 273,000
85	Laredo, TX	≈ 270,000
86	Port St. Lucie, FL	≈ 268,000
87	St. Petersburg, FL	≈ 264,000
88	Toledo, OH	≈ 263,000
89	Glendale, AZ	≈ 261,000
90	Winston-Salem, NC	≈ 257,000
91	Irving, TX	≈ 257,000
92	Chesapeake, VA	≈ 255,000
93	Garland, TX	≈ 250,000
94	Scottsdale, AZ	≈ 243,000
95	Boise, ID	≈ 238,000
96	Richmond, VA	≈ 237,000
97	Frisco, TX	≈ 237,000
98	Cape Coral, FL	≈ 236,000
99	McKinney, TX	≈ 236,000
100	Huntsville, AL	≈ 234,000
101	Norfolk, VA	≈ 231,000
102	Hialeah, FL	≈ 231,000
103	Spokane, WA	≈ 231,000
104	Tacoma, WA	≈ 230,000
105	Santa Clarita, CA	≈ 228,000
106	Fremont, CA	≈ 226,000
107	Baton Rouge, LA	≈ 223,000
108	San Bernardino, CA	≈ 222,000
109	Fontana, CA	≈ 221,000
110	Modesto, CA	≈ 220,000
111	Salt Lake City, UT	≈ 218,000
112	Moreno Valley, CA	≈ 214,000
113	Worcester, MA	≈ 214,000
114	Sioux Falls, SD	≈ 214,000
115	Yonkers, NY	≈ 213,000
116	Des Moines, IA	≈ 212,000
117	Grand Prairie, TX	≈ 209,000
118	Fayetteville, NC	≈ 209,000
119	Little Rock, AR	≈ 206,000
120	Rochester, NY	≈ 206,000
121	Amarillo, TX	≈ 205,000
122	Tallahassee, FL	≈ 205,000
123	Overland Park, KS	≈ 204,000
124	Columbus, GA	≈ 202,000
125	Knoxville, TN	≈ 202,000
126	Augusta, GA	≈ 202,000
127	Grand Rapids, MI	≈ 201,000
128	Peoria, AZ	≈ 201,000
129	Mobile, AL	≈ 201,000
130	Vancouver, WA	≈ 200,000
131	Oxnard, CA	≈ 200,000
132	Birmingham, AL	≈ 196,000
133	Providence, RI	≈ 195,000
134	Montgomery, AL	≈ 195,000
135	Chattanooga, TN	≈ 194,000
136	Brownsville, TX	≈ 193,000
137	Huntington Beach, CA	≈ 191,000
138	Tempe, AZ	≈ 191,000
139	Akron, OH	≈ 190,000
140	Clarksville, TN	≈ 189,000
141	Fort Lauderdale, FL	≈ 189,000
142	Glendale, CA	≈ 187,000
143	Ontario, CA	≈ 187,000
144	Elk Grove, CA	≈ 185,000
145	Cary, NC	≈ 184,000
146	Newport News, VA	≈ 183,000
147	Salem, OR	≈ 182,000
148	Aurora, IL	≈ 182,000
149	Santa Rosa, CA	≈ 179,000
150	Eugene, OR	≈ 179,000
151	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	≈ 178,000
152	Pembroke Pines, FL	≈ 177,000
153	Shreveport, LA	≈ 176,000
154	Surprise, AZ	≈ 175,000
155	Fort Collins, CO	≈ 172,000
156	Murfreesboro, TN	≈ 171,000
157	Oceanside, CA	≈ 170,000
158	Garden Grove, CA	≈ 170,000
159	Lancaster, CA	≈ 170,000
160	Springfield, MO	≈ 170,000
161	Denton, TX	≈ 169,000
162	Roseville, CA	≈ 167,000
163	Killeen, TX	≈ 162,000
164	Palmdale, CA	≈ 162,000
165	Paterson, NJ	≈ 162,000
166	Corona, CA	≈ 162,000
167	Alexandria, VA	≈ 161,000
168	Charleston, SC	≈ 159,000
169	Salinas, CA	≈ 159,000
170	Kansas City, KS	≈ 158,000
171	Macon, GA	≈ 158,000
172	Hayward, CA	≈ 157,000
173	Hollywood, FL	≈ 157,000
174	Lakewood, CO	≈ 157,000
175	Sunnyvale, CA	≈ 157,000
176	Springfield, MA	≈ 155,000
177	Bellevue, WA	≈ 154,000
178	Naperville, IL	≈ 153,000
179	Bridgeport, CT	≈ 152,000
180	Joliet, IL	≈ 152,000
181	Mesquite, TX	≈ 151,000
182	McAllen, TX	≈ 151,000
183	Olathe, KS	≈ 150,000
184	Savannah, GA	≈ 149,000
185	Gainesville, FL	≈ 149,000
186	Pasadena, TX	≈ 149,000
187	Palm Bay, FL	≈ 148,000
188	Pomona, CA	≈ 148,000
189	Waco, TX	≈ 148,000
190	Thornton, CO	≈ 148,000
191	Midland, TX	≈ 148,000
192	Rockford, IL	≈ 147,000
193	Columbia, SC	≈ 147,000
194	Visalia, CA	≈ 147,000
195	Escondido, CA	≈ 146,000
196	Syracuse, NY	≈ 145,000
197	Lakewood, NJ	≈ 144,000
198	Meridian, ID	≈ 143,000
199	Miramar, FL	≈ 143,000
200	Elizabeth, NJ	≈ 142,000
201	Victorville, CA	≈ 141,000
202	Round Rock, TX	≈ 141,000
203	Jackson, MS	≈ 141,000
204	Stamford, CT	≈ 140,000
205	Lewisville, TX	≈ 139,000
206	Coral Springs, FL	≈ 139,000
207	New Haven, CT	≈ 139,000
208	Fullerton, CA	≈ 139,000
209	Torrance, CA	≈ 138,000
210	Orange, CA	≈ 138,000
211	Cedar Rapids, IA	≈ 138,000
212	West Valley City, UT	≈ 137,000
213	Hampton, VA	≈ 137,000
214	Warren, MI	≈ 137,000
215	Dayton, OH	≈ 137,000
216	Fargo, ND	≈ 136,000
217	Pasadena, CA	≈ 136,000
218	Kent, WA	≈ 135,000
219	Carrollton, TX	≈ 135,000
220	Sterling Heights, MI	≈ 134,000
221	Santa Clara, CA	≈ 133,000
222	Abilene, TX	≈ 132,000
223	Norman, OK	≈ 131,000
224	Columbia, MO	≈ 131,000
225	Pearland, TX	≈ 130,000
226	Clovis, CA	≈ 129,000
227	North Charleston, SC	≈ 129,000
228	Athens, GA	≈ 129,000
229	College Station, TX	≈ 127,000
230	West Palm Beach, FL	≈ 127,000
231	Wilmington, NC	≈ 127,000
232	Allentown, PA	≈ 126,000
233	Topeka, KS	≈ 126,000
234	Lakeland, FL	≈ 126,000
235	Buckeye, AZ	≈ 125,000
236	Goodyear, AZ	≈ 125,000
237	Broken Arrow, OK	≈ 125,000
238	Simi Valley, CA	≈ 125,000
239	Rochester, MN	≈ 124,000
240	Lafayette, LA	≈ 123,000
241	Vallejo, CA	≈ 123,000
242	Concord, CA	≈ 123,000
243	Arvada, CO	≈ 123,000
244	Odessa, TX	≈ 123,000
245	Cambridge, MA	≈ 123,000
246	New Braunfels, TX	≈ 122,000
247	Fairfield, CA	≈ 122,000
248	Ann Arbor, MI	≈ 122,000
249	Thousand Oaks, CA	≈ 122,000
250	Hartford, CT	≈ 122,000
251	Berkeley, CA	≈ 122,000
252	Independence, MO	≈ 122,000
253	Billings, MT	≈ 121,000
254	High Point, NC	≈ 121,000
255	Nampa, ID	≈ 120,000
256	Lowell, MA	≈ 120,000
257	League City, TX	≈ 120,000
258	Conroe, TX	≈ 120,000
259	Antioch, CA	≈ 119,000
260	Menifee, CA	≈ 119,000
261	Richardson, TX	≈ 119,000
262	Pompano Beach, FL	≈ 117,000
263	Las Cruces, NM	≈ 117,000
264	Manchester, NH	≈ 117,000
265	West Jordan, UT	≈ 117,000
266	Westminster, CO	≈ 116,000
267	Evansville, IN	≈ 116,000
268	Waterbury, CT	≈ 116,000
269	Elgin, IL	≈ 115,000
270	Greeley, CO	≈ 115,000
271	Temecula, CA	≈ 115,000
272	Richmond, CA	≈ 115,000
273	Concord, NC	≈ 115,000
274	Provo, UT	≈ 115,000
275	Rio Rancho, NM	≈ 114,000
276	Clearwater, FL	≈ 114,000
277	Tuscaloosa, AL	≈ 114,000
278	Murrieta, CA	≈ 114,000
279	Lansing, MI	≈ 114,000
280	Tyler, TX	≈ 114,000
281	Miami Gardens, FL	≈ 114,000
282	Everett, WA	≈ 114,000
283	Allen, TX	≈ 113,000
284	Springfield, IL	≈ 113,000
285	Beaumont, TX	≈ 113,000
286	Carlsbad, CA	≈ 112,000
287	Sparks, NV	≈ 112,000
288	Gresham, OR	≈ 112,000
289	Santa Maria, CA	≈ 111,000
290	Hillsboro, OR	≈ 111,000
291	Peoria, IL	≈ 111,000
292	Edinburg, TX	≈ 111,000
293	Pueblo, CO	≈ 110,000
294	Ventura, CA	≈ 110,000
295	Palm Coast, FL	≈ 110,000
296	Costa Mesa, CA	≈ 109,000
297	St. George, UT	≈ 109,000
298	Centennial, CO	≈ 109,000
299	Downey, CA	≈ 108,000
300	Spokane Valley, WA	≈ 108,000
301	Sugar Land, TX	≈ 108,000
302	Lee's Summit, MO	≈ 108,000
303	Bend, OR	≈ 107,000
304	Jurupa Valley, CA	≈ 107,000
305	Georgetown, TX	≈ 107,000
306	Green Bay, WI	≈ 107,000
307	Fayetteville, AR	≈ 107,000
308	Rialto, CA	≈ 107,000
309	Brockton, MA	≈ 106,000
310	Boulder, CO	≈ 106,000
311	Carmel, IN	≈ 106,000
312	Dearborn, MI	≈ 106,000
313	West Covina, CA	≈ 105,000
314	Yuma, AZ	≈ 105,000
315	Chico, CA	≈ 105,000
316	El Monte, CA	≈ 105,000
317	Sandy Springs, GA	≈ 105,000
318	Renton, WA	≈ 105,000
319	Fishers, IN	≈ 105,000
320	Suffolk, VA	≈ 105,000
321	Lynn, MA	≈ 104,000
322	Vacaville, CA	≈ 104,000
323	San Mateo, CA	≈ 103,000
324	South Bend, IN	≈ 103,000
325	Quincy, MA	≈ 103,000
326	Burbank, CA	≈ 103,000
327	Hesperia, CA	≈ 103,000
328	Wichita Falls, TX	≈ 102,000
329	Tracy, CA	≈ 102,000
330	New Bedford, MA	≈ 102,000
331	El Cajon, CA	≈ 102,000
332	Albany, NY	≈ 102,000
333	Inglewood, CA	≈ 102,000
334	Boca Raton, FL	≈ 102,000
335	Fort Myers, FL	≈ 102,000
336	Daly City, CA	≈ 101,000
337	Avondale, AZ	≈ 101,000
338	San Angelo, TX	≈ 101,000
339	Edmond, OK	≈ 100,000
340	Davenport, IA	≈ 100,000
341	Deltona, FL	≈ 100,000
342	Longmont, CO	≈ 100,000

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