Largest US Cities by Population 2026

378 cities

City	Rank	State	2026 Pop. ↓	2020 Pop.	Annual Change	Density (/mi²)	Area (mi²)	Type
New York	1	New York	8,546,038	8,751,188	-0.4%	28,441	300	City
Los Angeles	2	California	3,863,148	3,896,473	-0.14%	8,210	471	City
Chicago	3	Illinois	2,727,758	2,741,640	-0.08%	11,977	228	City
Houston	4	Texas	2,419,191	2,298,295	0.86%	3,775	641	City
Phoenix	5	Arizona	1,677,947	1,612,458	0.67%	3,237	518	City
San Antonio	6	Texas	1,572,360	1,438,310	1.5%	3,152	499	City
Philadelphia	7	Pennsylvania	1,567,280	1,600,737	-0.35%	11,668	134	City
San Diego	8	California	1,410,522	1,382,566	0.33%	4,326	326	City
Dallas	9	Texas	1,336,440	1,303,503	0.42%	3,934	340	City
Fort Worth	10	Texas	1,049,355	923,653	2.15%	2,981	352	City
Jacksonville	11	Florida	1,032,061	951,880	1.36%	1,381	747	City
Austin	12	Texas	1,011,743	962,163	0.84%	3,113	325	City
San Jose	13	California	984,378	1,009,573	-0.42%	5,532	178	City
Charlotte	14	North Carolina	982,070	874,907	1.94%	3,147	312	City
Columbus	15	Ohio	944,402	906,675	0.68%	4,255	222	City
Indianapolis	16	Indiana	904,128	887,223	0.32%	2,504	361	Township
San Francisco	17	California	812,530	875,139	-1.23%	17,399	47	City
Hempstead	18	New York	796,269	790,766	0.12%	6,719	119	Town
Seattle	19	Washington	792,909	740,675	1.14%	9,439	84	City
Denver	20	Colorado	746,590	717,680	0.66%	4,877	153	City
Oklahoma City	21	Oklahoma	727,550	682,938	1.06%	1,199	607	City
Nashville	22	Tennessee	726,586	689,780	0.87%	1,528	476	Township
Washington	23	District of Columbia	698,733	670,958	0.68%	11,431	61	City
Las Vegas	24	Nevada	686,686	647,676	0.98%	4,841	142	City
El Paso	25	Texas	684,495	679,296	0.13%	2,645	259	City
Boston	26	Massachusetts	671,635	669,665	0.05%	13,894	48	City
Detroit	27	Michigan	650,499	638,419	0.31%	4,689	139	City
Louisville	28	Kentucky	644,291	631,872	0.33%	2,451	263	Township
Portland	29	Oregon	630,447	653,049	-0.58%	4,723	133	City
Memphis	30	Tennessee	606,132	628,282	-0.6%	2,092	290	City
Baltimore	31	Maryland	566,686	583,295	-0.48%	7,001	81	City
Milwaukee	32	Wisconsin	558,949	577,151	-0.53%	5,812	96	City
Fresno	33	California	558,649	542,675	0.48%	4,824	116	City
Albuquerque	34	New Mexico	555,119	564,752	-0.29%	2,964	187	City
Tucson	35	Arizona	550,374	542,621	0.24%	2,266	243	City
Sacramento	36	California	538,753	525,615	0.41%	5,461	99	City
Atlanta	37	Georgia	534,278	500,086	1.11%	3,950	135	City
Kansas City	38	Missouri	523,322	508,128	0.49%	1,664	315	City
Mesa	39	Arizona	515,855	505,990	0.32%	3,634	142	City
Raleigh	40	North Carolina	514,482	466,310	1.65%	3,379	152	City
Miami	41	Florida	499,943	442,895	2.04%	13,889	36	City
Brookhaven	42	New York	497,748	484,406	0.45%	1,917	260	Town
Colorado Springs	43	Colorado	497,549	481,230	0.56%	2,460	202	City
Omaha	44	Nebraska	487,917	492,766	-0.17%	3,412	143	City
Virginia Beach	45	Virginia	452,271	459,626	-0.27%	1,848	245	City
Long Beach	46	California	446,971	465,566	-0.68%	8,821	51	City
Oakland	47	California	440,592	441,157	-0.02%	7,873	56	City
Minneapolis	48	Minnesota	430,162	430,772	-0.02%	7,966	54	City
Bakersfield	49	California	425,704	405,185	0.83%	2,830	150	City
Tampa	50	Florida	419,635	388,655	1.29%	3,665	114	City
Tulsa	51	Oklahoma	416,850	413,617	0.13%	2,108	198	City
Aurora	52	Colorado	415,462	386,688	1.2%	2,531	164	City
Arlington	53	Texas	404,380	394,361	0.42%	4,219	96	City
Wichita	54	Kansas	401,409	398,072	0.14%	2,432	165	City
Cleveland	55	Ohio	361,464	371,909	-0.47%	4,650	78	City
Henderson	56	Nevada	360,644	318,489	2.09%	2,981	121	City
New Orleans	57	Louisiana	357,183	383,361	-1.17%	2,107	170	City
Islip	58	New York	340,934	339,081	0.09%	3,304	103	Town
Honolulu	59	Hawaii	340,353	348,449	-0.39%	5,614	61	CDP
Anaheim	60	California	340,018	346,645	-0.32%	6,762	50	City
Orlando	61	Florida	340,004	308,190	1.65%	2,623	130	City
Lexington	62	Kentucky	330,863	322,620	0.42%	1,166	284	Urban County
Newark	63	New Jersey	327,454	310,567	0.89%	13,563	24	City
Stockton	64	California	325,535	320,890	0.24%	5,143	63	City
Riverside	65	California	325,034	315,470	0.5%	4,005	81	City
Irvine	66	California	321,138	308,368	0.68%	4,894	66	City
Corpus Christi	67	Texas	316,964	318,278	-0.07%	1,889	168	City
Santa Ana	68	California	316,476	311,236	0.28%	11,560	27	City
Cincinnati	69	Ohio	315,663	309,670	0.32%	4,051	78	City
Greensboro	70	North Carolina	311,293	295,849	0.85%	2,310	135	City
Durham	71	North Carolina	310,342	281,709	1.63%	2,587	120	City
Pittsburgh	72	Pennsylvania	308,597	302,859	0.31%	5,573	55	City
St. Paul	73	Minnesota	305,585	311,156	-0.3%	5,880	52	City
North Las Vegas	74	Nevada	304,442	261,164	2.59%	2,891	105	City
Lincoln	75	Nebraska	303,375	291,852	0.65%	2,959	103	City
Jersey City	76	New Jersey	303,303	291,955	0.64%	20,566	15	City
Oyster Bay	77	New York	301,359	300,306	0.06%	2,909	104	Town
Plano	78	Texas	294,773	286,414	0.48%	4,111	72	City
Gilbert	79	Arizona	291,713	269,419	1.33%	4,248	69	Town
Madison	80	Wisconsin	288,589	274,851	0.82%	3,427	84	City
Reno	81	Nevada	287,532	265,001	1.37%	2,631	109	City
Anchorage	82	Alaska	286,278	290,877	-0.27%	168	1.7K	Township
Port St. Lucie	83	Florida	281,097	206,788	5.25%	2,358	119	City
Chandler	84	Arizona	279,399	277,410	0.12%	4,257	66	City
Fort Wayne	85	Indiana	277,366	264,377	0.8%	2,482	112	City
Lubbock	86	Texas	276,107	258,080	1.13%	1,928	143	City
Chula Vista	87	California	275,767	275,809	0%	5,556	50	City
Buffalo	88	New York	274,006	277,750	-0.23%	6,786	40	City
St. Louis	89	Missouri	273,179	300,302	-1.57%	4,426	62	City
Laredo	90	Texas	272,832	255,471	1.1%	2,501	109	City
St. Petersburg	91	Florida	265,670	259,305	0.4%	4,299	62	City
Glendale	92	Arizona	262,540	248,901	0.89%	3,911	67	City
Toledo	93	Ohio	261,949	270,280	-0.52%	3,255	80	City
Enterprise	94	Nevada	260,557	0	0%	3,948	66	CDP
Winston-Salem	95	North Carolina	258,880	249,208	0.64%	1,938	134	City
Irving	96	Texas	257,513	256,886	0.04%	3,845	67	City
Chesapeake	97	Virginia	256,610	249,655	0.46%	758	338	City
Garland	98	Texas	250,791	246,367	0.3%	4,411	57	City
Cape Coral	99	Florida	245,680	195,442	3.89%	2,315	106	City
Frisco	100	Texas	245,057	202,749	3.21%	3,573	69	City
Scottsdale	101	Arizona	243,713	241,855	0.13%	1,325	184	City
McKinney	102	Texas	243,498	197,507	3.55%	3,545	69	City
Arlington	103	Virginia	241,887	0	0%	9,304	26	CDP
North Hempstead	104	New York	239,359	236,843	0.18%	4,470	54	Town
Richmond	105	Virginia	239,227	226,927	0.88%	3,992	60	City
Boise City	106	Idaho	238,853	236,033	0.2%	2,774	86	City
Huntsville	107	Alabama	237,140	216,292	1.55%	1,052	225	City
Hialeah	108	Florida	233,658	222,417	0.83%	10,827	22	City
Tacoma	109	Washington	231,747	220,182	0.86%	4,662	50	City
Spokane	110	Washington	231,061	229,175	0.14%	3,360	69	City
Spring Valley	111	Nevada	229,494	0	0%	6,464	36	CDP
Norfolk	112	Virginia	229,324	237,859	-0.61%	4,305	53	City
Santa Clarita	113	California	227,668	232,406	-0.34%	3,093	74	City
Fremont	114	California	225,515	230,446	-0.36%	2,887	78	City
Fontana	115	California	223,773	209,159	1.13%	5,171	43	City
Salt Lake City	116	Utah	222,706	200,719	1.75%	2,008	111	City
San Bernardino	117	California	222,064	222,080	0%	3,576	62	City
Baton Rouge	118	Louisiana	221,663	226,065	-0.33%	2,566	86	City
Modesto	119	California	220,058	218,691	0.1%	5,075	43	City
Babylon	120	New York	219,919	217,605	0.18%	4,207	52	Town
Sioux Falls	121	South Dakota	217,856	193,453	2%	2,577	85	City
Worcester	122	Massachusetts	215,778	202,448	1.07%	5,776	37	City
Moreno Valley	123	California	215,549	208,830	0.53%	4,201	51	City
Yonkers	124	New York	212,739	211,002	0.14%	11,815	18	City
Grand Prairie	125	Texas	212,266	196,185	1.32%	2,776	76	City
Des Moines	126	Iowa	211,734	213,682	-0.15%	2,402	88	City
Fayetteville	127	North Carolina	208,675	210,827	-0.17%	1,407	148	City
Little Rock	128	Arkansas	207,276	202,616	0.38%	1,710	121	City
Tallahassee	129	Florida	206,428	197,919	0.7%	2,015	102	City
Huntington	130	New York	206,155	203,600	0.21%	2,192	94	Town
Amarillo	131	Texas	205,871	200,549	0.44%	1,941	106	City
Rochester	132	New York	204,932	210,781	-0.47%	5,731	36	City
Overland Park	133	Kansas	204,818	197,835	0.58%	2,723	75	City
Knoxville	134	Tennessee	203,991	191,201	1.08%	2,066	99	City
Peoria	135	Arizona	202,571	191,975	0.9%	1,146	177	City
Augusta	136	Georgia	201,980	202,053	-0.01%	668	302	Township
Vancouver	137	Washington	201,530	191,267	0.88%	4,134	49	City
Grand Rapids	138	Michigan	201,357	198,689	0.22%	4,497	45	City
Sunrise Manor	139	Nevada	201,344	0	0%	5,972	34	CDP
Columbus	140	Georgia	200,935	207,016	-0.5%	928	217	City
Mobile	141	Alabama	199,605	206,485	-0.56%	1,323	151	City
Oxnard	142	California	199,197	201,900	-0.22%	7,504	27	City
Chattanooga	143	Tennessee	196,582	182,255	1.27%	1,381	142	City
Providence	144	Rhode Island	196,192	190,713	0.47%	10,659	18	City
Birmingham	145	Alabama	195,033	200,226	-0.44%	1,326	147	City
Brownsville	146	Texas	194,415	186,582	0.69%	1,593	122	City
Montgomery	147	Alabama	194,258	200,038	-0.49%	1,215	160	City
Clarksville	148	Tennessee	193,395	167,547	2.42%	1,931	100	City
Tempe	149	Arizona	191,590	185,298	0.56%	4,792	40	City
Fort Lauderdale	150	Florida	190,168	182,726	0.67%	5,499	35	City
Huntington Beach	151	California	189,985	198,480	-0.73%	6,962	27	City
Ontario	152	California	189,505	175,699	1.27%	3,791	50	City
Akron	153	Ohio	189,478	190,184	-0.06%	3,059	62	City
Elk Grove	154	California	186,555	176,578	0.92%	4,379	43	City
Cary	155	North Carolina	185,432	174,773	0.99%	3,035	61	Town
Glendale	156	California	185,163	195,933	-0.94%	6,075	30	City
Salem	157	Oregon	182,902	175,985	0.65%	3,738	49	City
Newport News	158	Virginia	182,572	186,030	-0.31%	2,646	69	City
Aurora	159	Illinois	181,666	180,264	0.13%	4,015	45	City
Surprise	160	Arizona	181,107	144,390	3.85%	1,639	111	City
Santa Rosa	161	California	179,437	177,938	0.14%	4,218	43	City
Eugene	162	Oregon	178,675	178,542	0.01%	3,998	45	City
Rancho Cucamonga	163	California	178,442	174,655	0.36%	3,837	47	City
Pembroke Pines	164	Florida	178,198	171,077	0.68%	5,453	33	City
Paradise	165	Nevada	177,642	0	0%	4,189	42	CDP
Denton	166	Texas	175,704	141,141	3.72%	1,813	97	City
Murfreesboro	167	Tennessee	175,165	153,801	2.19%	2,703	65	City
Shreveport	168	Louisiana	173,439	186,809	-1.23%	1,604	108	City
Fort Collins	169	Colorado	171,693	169,954	0.17%	3,000	57	City
Roseville	170	California	171,058	148,517	2.38%	3,880	44	City
Garden Grove	171	California	170,221	171,861	-0.16%	9,481	18	City
Springfield	172	Missouri	170,117	169,153	0.1%	2,045	83	City
Oceanside	173	California	169,666	174,064	-0.43%	4,111	41	City
Lancaster	174	California	169,022	173,175	-0.4%	1,793	94	City
Killeen	175	Texas	163,533	153,785	1.03%	2,994	55	City
Ramapo	176	New York	163,287	148,724	1.57%	2,669	61	Town
Corona	177	California	162,767	157,444	0.56%	4,080	40	City
Paterson	178	New Jersey	161,849	159,276	0.27%	19,238	8	City
Charleston	179	South Carolina	161,314	151,225	1.08%	1,399	115	City
Alexandria	180	Virginia	160,717	159,147	0.16%	10,761	15	City
Palmdale	181	California	160,243	168,896	-0.87%	1,511	106	City
Salinas	182	California	158,235	163,390	-0.53%	6,729	24	City
Hollywood	183	Florida	158,161	152,816	0.57%	5,804	27	City
Kansas City	184	Kansas	158,027	156,306	0.18%	1,267	125	City
Macon-Bibb County	185	Georgia	157,632	157,054	0.06%	632	249	Township
Lakewood	186	Colorado	157,210	156,263	0.1%	3,618	43	City
Sunnyvale	187	California	156,622	155,240	0.15%	7,100	22	City
Hayward	188	California	155,727	162,692	-0.73%	3,399	46	City
Springfield	189	Massachusetts	155,014	155,182	-0.02%	4,864	32	City
Bellevue	190	Washington	154,486	151,783	0.29%	4,616	33	City
Naperville	191	Illinois	153,905	149,384	0.5%	3,909	39	City
Palm Bay	192	Florida	153,390	120,159	4.15%	1,770	87	City
Bridgeport	193	Connecticut	153,208	147,672	0.61%	9,537	16	City
Joliet	194	Illinois	152,625	150,368	0.25%	2,308	66	City
McAllen	195	Texas	152,205	142,395	1.12%	2,442	62	City
Olathe	196	Kansas	151,803	141,549	1.17%	2,347	65	City
Mesquite	197	Texas	150,903	149,620	0.14%	3,073	49	City
Midland	198	Texas	150,351	133,247	2.03%	1,973	76	City
Savannah	199	Georgia	150,080	147,517	0.29%	1,371	109	City
Gainesville	200	Florida	150,069	142,298	0.89%	2,345	64	City
Waco	201	Texas	149,350	140,541	1.02%	1,641	91	City
Thornton	202	Colorado	149,318	142,162	0.82%	4,090	37	City
Columbia	203	South Carolina	149,103	135,860	1.56%	1,070	139	City
Meridian	204	Idaho	148,009	119,506	3.63%	3,935	38	City
Pasadena	205	Texas	148,007	151,401	-0.38%	3,388	44	City
Visalia	206	California	147,645	141,841	0.67%	3,695	40	City
Pomona	207	California	146,979	151,023	-0.45%	6,395	23	City
Rockford	208	Illinois	146,961	148,789	-0.21%	2,247	65	City
Escondido	209	California	145,251	150,974	-0.64%	3,889	37	City
Lakewood	210	New Jersey	145,126	135,281	1.18%	5,880	25	Township
Round Rock	211	Texas	145,048	120,556	3.13%	3,756	39	City
Miramar	212	Florida	144,298	134,518	1.18%	5,001	29	City
Syracuse	213	New York	144,220	148,106	-0.44%	5,755	25	City
Victorville	214	California	142,992	134,647	1.01%	1,940	74	City
Elizabeth	215	New Jersey	141,795	136,609	0.62%	11,510	12	City
Lewisville	216	Texas	141,416	126,408	1.89%	3,478	41	City
New Haven	217	Connecticut	140,916	129,319	1.44%	7,540	19	City
Stamford	218	Connecticut	140,509	135,447	0.61%	3,734	38	City
Coral Springs	219	Florida	139,998	134,159	0.71%	6,123	23	City
Metairie	220	Louisiana	139,114	0	0%	6,007	23	CDP
Fargo	221	North Dakota	138,574	125,989	1.6%	2,671	52	City
Jackson	222	Mississippi	138,450	153,025	-1.65%	1,240	112	City
Orange	223	California	138,080	139,463	-0.17%	5,380	26	City
Cedar Rapids	224	Iowa	137,727	137,853	-0.01%	1,842	75	City
Fullerton	225	California	137,712	143,464	-0.68%	6,142	22	City
Hampton	226	Virginia	137,345	137,279	0.01%	2,669	51	City
West Valley City	227	Utah	137,047	140,027	-0.36%	3,825	36	City
Lehigh Acres	228	Florida	136,762	0	0%	1,475	93	CDP
Torrance	229	California	136,656	146,426	-1.14%	6,661	21	City
Warren	230	Michigan	136,620	139,203	-0.31%	3,974	34	City
Dayton	231	Ohio	136,392	137,407	-0.12%	2,444	56	City
Carrollton	232	Texas	135,107	133,598	0.19%	3,686	37	City
Pasadena	233	California	135,063	139,360	-0.52%	5,883	23	City
Kent	234	Washington	134,567	135,354	-0.1%	4,007	34	City
Santa Clara	235	California	134,386	128,614	0.73%	7,353	18	City
Sterling Heights	236	Michigan	133,851	134,106	-0.03%	3,672	36	City
Abilene	237	Texas	132,823	125,194	0.99%	1,245	107	City
North Charleston	238	South Carolina	131,980	115,610	2.23%	1,692	78	City
Buckeye	239	Arizona	131,812	93,422	5.91%	333	396	City
Columbia	240	Missouri	131,791	126,315	0.71%	1,943	68	City
Norman	241	Oklahoma	131,616	128,171	0.44%	737	179	City
Clovis	242	California	131,374	120,775	1.41%	5,004	26	City
Pearland	243	Texas	130,677	127,799	0.37%	2,656	49	City
Goodyear	244	Arizona	130,332	97,774	4.91%	681	191	City
Amherst	245	New York	130,132	129,343	0.1%	2,446	53	Town
West Palm Beach	246	Florida	129,656	117,493	1.65%	2,407	54	City
Wilmington	247	North Carolina	129,181	115,947	1.82%	2,513	51	City
Athens	248	Georgia	129,148	127,283	0.24%	1,109	116	Township
College Station	249	Texas	129,076	120,791	1.11%	2,523	51	City
New Braunfels	250	Texas	128,712	91,640	5.83%	2,858	45	City
Lakeland	251	Florida	128,276	113,862	2.01%	1,927	67	City
Broken Arrow	252	Oklahoma	127,206	113,915	1.86%	2,020	63	City
Allentown	253	Pennsylvania	126,067	125,714	0.05%	7,178	18	City
Topeka	254	Kansas	125,607	126,427	-0.11%	2,029	62	City
Conroe	255	Texas	125,440	91,156	5.46%	1,655	76	City
Rochester	256	Minnesota	124,696	121,591	0.42%	2,195	57	City
Simi Valley	257	California	124,611	126,348	-0.23%	3,000	42	City
Nampa	258	Idaho	124,426	101,406	3.47%	3,450	36	City
Odessa	259	Texas	124,023	114,922	1.28%	2,390	52	City
Lafayette	260	Louisiana	123,618	121,457	0.29%	2,190	56	City
Spring Hill	261	Florida	123,474	0	0%	2,061	60	CDP
Cambridge	262	Massachusetts	123,339	116,202	1%	19,281	6	City
Fairfield	263	California	123,094	119,890	0.44%	2,960	42	City
Concord	264	California	122,839	125,282	-0.33%	4,019	31	City
Vallejo	265	California	122,705	125,939	-0.43%	4,032	30	City
Arvada	266	Colorado	122,391	124,350	-0.26%	3,140	39	City
Hartford	267	Connecticut	122,321	120,479	0.25%	7,038	17	City
Billings	268	Montana	122,295	117,218	0.71%	2,643	46	City
The Woodlands	269	Texas	122,240	0	0%	2,825	43	CDP
Menifee	270	California	121,943	103,211	2.82%	2,624	46	City
Ann Arbor	271	Michigan	121,651	123,772	-0.29%	4,294	28	City
High Point	272	North Carolina	121,475	114,722	0.96%	2,113	57	City
Independence	273	Missouri	121,444	122,866	-0.19%	1,557	78	City
Thousand Oaks	274	California	121,431	126,810	-0.72%	2,198	55	City
Berkeley	275	California	121,041	124,142	-0.42%	11,603	10	City
League City	276	Texas	120,814	114,629	0.88%	2,352	51	City
Lowell	277	Massachusetts	119,847	115,783	0.58%	8,806	14	City
Antioch	278	California	119,688	115,388	0.61%	4,103	29	City
Brandon	279	Florida	119,338	0	0%	3,602	33	CDP
Pompano Beach	280	Florida	118,441	111,984	0.94%	4,922	24	City
Richardson	281	Texas	118,205	119,319	-0.16%	4,139	29	City
Las Cruces	282	New Mexico	118,133	111,713	0.94%	1,536	77	City
Manchester	283	New Hampshire	117,453	115,507	0.28%	3,552	33	City
Smithtown	284	New York	116,900	115,915	0.14%	2,175	54	Town
West Jordan	285	Utah	116,737	117,060	-0.05%	3,582	33	City
Concord	286	North Carolina	116,559	104,889	1.77%	1,798	65	City
Tuscaloosa	287	Alabama	116,477	105,564	1.65%	1,850	63	City
Greeley	288	Colorado	116,451	109,259	1.07%	2,301	51	City
Rio Rancho	289	New Mexico	116,418	104,451	1.82%	1,126	103	City
Riverview	290	Florida	116,251	0	0%	2,517	46	CDP
Waterbury	291	Connecticut	116,177	113,875	0.33%	4,068	29	City
Westminster	292	Colorado	116,095	116,639	-0.08%	3,672	32	City
Evansville	293	Indiana	115,808	117,377	-0.22%	2,446	47	City
Temecula	294	California	115,617	110,074	0.82%	3,110	37	City
Elgin	295	Illinois	115,569	114,614	0.14%	3,030	38	City
Allen	296	Texas	115,492	105,555	1.51%	4,377	26	City
Tyler	297	Texas	115,314	106,182	1.39%	1,995	58	City
Georgetown	298	Texas	115,088	68,725	8.97%	1,953	59	City
Murrieta	299	California	114,625	111,164	0.51%	3,238	35	City
Richmond	300	California	114,604	116,108	-0.22%	3,815	30	City
Provo	301	Utah	114,523	115,144	-0.09%	2,734	42	City
Miami Gardens	302	Florida	114,522	111,282	0.48%	6,198	18	City
Clearwater	303	Florida	114,067	117,250	-0.46%	4,358	26	City
Palm Coast	304	Florida	114,046	89,713	4.08%	1,184	96	City
Lansing	305	Michigan	114,024	112,562	0.21%	2,896	39	City
Everett	306	Washington	113,956	110,792	0.47%	3,391	34	City
South Fulton	307	Georgia	113,789	108,265	0.83%	1,224	93	City
Edinburg	308	Texas	112,735	100,751	1.89%	2,389	47	City
Springfield	309	Illinois	112,630	114,431	-0.26%	1,839	61	City
Beaumont	310	Texas	112,524	114,791	-0.33%	1,370	82	City
Sparks	311	Nevada	112,456	108,884	0.54%	3,082	36	City
Davie	312	Florida	111,993	106,073	0.91%	3,210	35	Town
East Los Angeles	313	California	111,876	0	0%	15,011	7	CDP
Carlsbad	314	California	111,835	114,924	-0.45%	2,958	38	City
Hillsboro	315	Oregon	111,820	107,080	0.73%	4,229	26	City
Santa Maria	316	California	111,689	109,789	0.29%	4,896	23	City
St. George	317	Utah	111,344	96,032	2.5%	1,438	77	City
San Tan Valley	318	Arizona	110,749	0	0%	1,461	76	CDP
Gresham	319	Oregon	110,747	114,481	-0.55%	4,709	24	City
Peoria	320	Illinois	110,431	112,895	-0.37%	2,295	48	City
Pueblo	321	Colorado	110,269	111,886	-0.24%	1,952	56	City
San Buenaventura (Ventura)	322	California	109,698	110,621	-0.14%	5,015	22	City
Spokane Valley	323	Washington	109,551	103,623	0.93%	2,904	38	City
Centennial	324	Colorado	109,178	107,732	0.22%	3,620	30	City
Edison	325	New Jersey	109,132	107,024	0.33%	3,628	30	Township
Bend	326	Oregon	109,105	99,690	1.52%	3,099	35	City
Fayetteville	327	Arkansas	108,857	94,779	2.33%	1,988	55	City
Lee's Summit	328	Missouri	108,768	101,565	1.15%	1,702	64	City
Costa Mesa	329	California	108,122	112,043	-0.59%	6,841	16	City
Jurupa Valley	330	California	107,937	105,340	0.41%	2,514	43	City
Columbia	331	Maryland	107,315	0	0%	3,361	32	CDP
Downey	332	California	107,286	113,963	-1%	8,646	12	City
Sugar Land	333	Texas	107,255	110,819	-0.54%	2,650	40	City
Rialto	334	California	106,946	103,963	0.47%	4,439	24	City
Yuma	335	Arizona	106,923	97,326	1.58%	883	121	City
Suffolk	336	Virginia	106,746	94,818	1.99%	267	399	City
Carmel	337	Indiana	106,568	99,909	1.08%	2,171	49	City
Green Bay	338	Wisconsin	106,463	107,301	-0.13%	2,341	45	City
Brockton	339	Massachusetts	106,078	105,481	0.09%	4,972	21	City
Fishers	340	Indiana	105,932	99,496	1.05%	2,897	37	City
Boulder	341	Colorado	105,220	108,431	-0.5%	3,912	27	City
Chico	342	California	105,067	104,022	0.17%	3,044	35	City
Fort Myers	343	Florida	104,797	87,289	3.09%	2,614	40	City
Dearborn	344	Michigan	104,725	109,557	-0.75%	4,319	24	City
Lynn	345	Massachusetts	104,710	101,071	0.59%	9,750	11	City
West Covina	346	California	104,579	109,153	-0.71%	6,522	16	City
Woodbridge	347	New Jersey	104,499	103,661	0.13%	4,493	23	Township
Renton	348	Washington	104,437	106,729	-0.36%	4,437	24	City
Vacaville	349	California	104,333	102,117	0.36%	3,493	30	City
Sandy Springs	350	Georgia	104,328	108,225	-0.61%	2,770	38	City
El Monte	351	California	104,023	109,142	-0.8%	10,884	10	City
Quincy	352	Massachusetts	103,699	101,487	0.36%	6,257	17	City
Tracy	353	California	103,595	93,635	1.7%	3,933	26	City
South Bend	354	Indiana	103,218	103,341	-0.02%	2,464	42	City
Hesperia	355	California	103,162	99,936	0.53%	1,419	73	City
Avondale	356	Arizona	102,760	89,537	2.32%	2,148	48	City
San Mateo	357	California	102,633	105,669	-0.48%	8,458	12	City
Highlands Ranch	358	Colorado	102,527	0	0%	4,225	24	CDP
Boca Raton	359	Florida	102,502	98,240	0.71%	3,513	29	City
Albany	360	New York	102,305	98,865	0.57%	4,780	21	City
Burbank	361	California	102,092	107,006	-0.78%	5,896	17	City
New Bedford	362	Massachusetts	102,044	100,909	0.19%	5,102	20	City
Merced	363	California	101,896	90,454	2%	3,912	26	City
Wichita Falls	364	Texas	101,849	102,474	-0.1%	1,410	72	City
Clinton	365	Michigan	101,785	100,452	0.22%	3,632	28	Township
Temple	366	Texas	101,765	82,837	3.49%	1,372	74	City
Deltona	367	Florida	101,760	94,039	1.32%	2,726	37	City
Toms River	368	New Jersey	101,621	95,607	1.02%	2,506	41	Township
Edmond	369	Oklahoma	101,571	94,732	1.17%	1,203	84	City
Plantation	370	Florida	101,035	91,947	1.58%	4,645	22	City
El Cajon	371	California	100,948	106,069	-0.82%	6,957	15	City
North Port	372	Florida	100,826	75,698	4.89%	1,015	99	City
San Angelo	373	Texas	100,702	100,059	0.11%	1,677	60	City
Inglewood	374	California	100,488	107,378	-1.1%	11,083	9	City
Atascocita	375	Texas	100,406	0	0%	4,203	24	CDP
Daly City	376	California	100,332	104,806	-0.72%	13,115	8	City
Longmont	377	Colorado	100,211	99,192	0.17%	3,423	29	City
Davenport	378	Iowa	100,062	101,651	-0.26%	1,558	64	City

2026 is projected based on recent estimates
2020 population is the 7/1/2020 resident total population estimate from the Census Bureau, and may differ slightly from the 2020 Decennial Census

Growth and Density of US Cities

Major Cities and Population Milestones

The United States, which is home to a population of over 340 million people, has 12 cities with populations exceeding 1 million. The largest city in the US is New York City, with residents. Los Angeles (3.9M) and Chicago (2.7M) follow, and southern cities Houston (2.4M) and Phoenix (1.7M) round out the top five. The 2020 Census revealed 10 US cities with populations exceeding 1 million, but recent population shifts have reduced this number to 9 as San Jose's population has dipped below the million-resident threshold.

New York

8,546,038

Los Angeles

3,863,148

Chicago

2,727,758

New York 8,546,038

Los Angeles 3,863,148

Chicago 2,727,758

As of 2026, there are 378 cities in the US with over 100,000 people. This is an increase from a total of 337 in 2020, and 287 in 2010. Of the 378, California contains the most, with 78 cities, while Texas has 47 and Florida has 32.

Incorporated Places in the United States

The United States Census Bureau designates populated regions of the country as 'incorporated places.' An incorporated place in the United States includes cities, towns, townships, villages and boroughs. The list above also includes a number of census-designated places (CDPs).

Growth and Decline of US Cities

Among cities with populations exceeding 100,000, Georgetown experienced the highest growth rate at 8.97%. The fastest growing cities in the US are predominantly found in the south, with notable concentrations in Texas, Florida, and Arizona.

City	State	Annual Change ↓
Georgetown	Texas	8.97%
Buckeye	Arizona	5.91%
New Braunfels	Texas	5.83%
Conroe	Texas	5.46%
Port St. Lucie	Florida	5.25%

Jackson holds the distinction of being the fastest-shrinking city in the US, with a population decline of -1.65%. Of the cities shrinking by more than 1% per year, a majority of them are located in California.

City	State	Annual Change ↑
Jackson	Mississippi	-1.65%
St. Louis	Missouri	-1.57%
San Francisco	California	-1.23%
Shreveport	Louisiana	-1.23%
New Orleans	Louisiana	-1.17%

Population Density of US Cities

Population Density is a measure of how many people live in a specific area, usually calculated as the number of people per square mile or square kilometer. A higher population density means more people live close together, while a lower density means people are more spread out.

Of US cities with populations exceeding 100,000, the following have the highest population densities:

New York, New York at 28,441/mi²
Jersey City, New Jersey at 20,566/mi²
Cambridge, Massachusetts at 19,281/mi²
Paterson, New Jersey at 19,238/mi²

Cities with the lowest population density include:

Anchorage, Alaska at 168/mi²
Suffolk, Virginia at 267/mi²
Buckeye, Arizona at 333/mi²
Macon-Bibb County, Georgia at 632/mi²

Largest US Cities by Population 2026

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Growth and Density of US Cities

Major Cities and Population Milestones

Incorporated Places in the United States

Growth and Decline of US Cities

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