Bible Belt Cities

230 cities

City	State	2026 Pop. ↓	Annual Change	Rank	Type
Houston	Texas	2,419,191	0.91%	1	City
San Antonio	Texas	1,572,360	1.55%	2	City
Dallas	Texas	1,336,440	0.52%	3	City
Fort Worth	Texas	1,049,355	2.07%	4	City
Austin	Texas	1,011,743	0.91%	5	City
Charlotte	North Carolina	982,070	1.79%	6	City
Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	727,550	1.07%	7	City
Nashville	Tennessee	726,586	0.76%	8	Township
El Paso	Texas	684,495	0.22%	9	City
Louisville	Kentucky	644,291	0.36%	10	Township
Memphis	Tennessee	606,132	-0.58%	11	City
Atlanta	Georgia	534,278	0.98%	12	City
Kansas City	Missouri	523,322	0.4%	13	City
Raleigh	North Carolina	514,482	1.61%	14	City
Virginia Beach	Virginia	452,271	-0.32%	15	City
Tulsa	Oklahoma	416,850	0.15%	16	City
Arlington	Texas	404,380	0.56%	17	City
New Orleans	Louisiana	357,183	-1.37%	18	City
Lexington	Kentucky	330,863	0.34%	19	Urban County
Corpus Christi	Texas	316,964	-0.09%	20	City
Greensboro	North Carolina	311,293	0.85%	21	City
Durham	North Carolina	310,342	1.56%	22	City
Plano	Texas	294,773	0.6%	23	City
Lubbock	Texas	276,107	1.11%	24	City
St. Louis	Missouri	273,179	-1.79%	25	City
Laredo	Texas	272,832	1.23%	26	City
Winston-Salem	North Carolina	258,880	0.63%	27	City
Irving	Texas	257,513	0.17%	28	City
Chesapeake	Virginia	256,610	0.5%	29	City
Garland	Texas	250,791	0.47%	30	City
Frisco	Texas	245,057	3.42%	31	City
McKinney	Texas	243,498	3.18%	32	City
Arlington	Virginia	241,887	0.89%	33	CDP
Richmond	Virginia	239,227	0.83%	34	City
Huntsville	Alabama	237,140	1.5%	35	City
Norfolk	Virginia	229,324	-0.73%	36	City
Baton Rouge	Louisiana	221,663	-0.51%	37	City
Grand Prairie	Texas	212,266	1.35%	38	City
Fayetteville	North Carolina	208,675	-0.21%	39	City
Little Rock	Arkansas	207,276	0.41%	40	City
Amarillo	Texas	205,871	0.36%	41	City
Knoxville	Tennessee	203,991	0.98%	42	City
Augusta	Georgia	201,980	-0.01%	43	Township
Columbus	Georgia	200,935	-0.61%	44	City
Mobile	Alabama	199,605	-0.61%	45	City
Chattanooga	Tennessee	196,582	1.26%	46	City
Birmingham	Alabama	195,033	-0.44%	47	City
Brownsville	Texas	194,415	0.76%	48	City
Montgomery	Alabama	194,258	-0.53%	49	City
Clarksville	Tennessee	193,395	2.42%	50	City
Cary	North Carolina	185,432	1.01%	51	Town
Newport News	Virginia	182,572	-0.36%	52	City
Denton	Texas	175,704	3.7%	53	City
Murfreesboro	Tennessee	175,165	2.33%	54	City
Shreveport	Louisiana	173,439	-1.4%	55	City
Springfield	Missouri	170,117	0.16%	56	City
Killeen	Texas	163,533	1.02%	57	City
Charleston	South Carolina	161,314	1.19%	58	City
Alexandria	Virginia	160,717	0.03%	59	City
Macon-Bibb County	Georgia	157,632	0.05%	60	Township
McAllen	Texas	152,205	1.04%	61	City
Mesquite	Texas	150,903	0.14%	62	City
Midland	Texas	150,351	1.85%	63	City
Savannah	Georgia	150,080	0.43%	64	City
Waco	Texas	149,350	1.06%	65	City
Columbia	South Carolina	149,103	1.41%	66	City
Pasadena	Texas	148,007	-0.36%	67	City
Round Rock	Texas	145,048	2.67%	68	City
Lewisville	Texas	141,416	1.73%	69	City
Metairie	Louisiana	139,114	0.03%	70	CDP
Jackson	Mississippi	138,450	-1.94%	71	City
Hampton	Virginia	137,345	0.02%	72	City
Carrollton	Texas	135,107	0.41%	73	City
Abilene	Texas	132,823	0.94%	74	City
North Charleston	South Carolina	131,980	2.12%	75	City
Columbia	Missouri	131,791	0.72%	76	City
Norman	Oklahoma	131,616	0.51%	77	City
Pearland	Texas	130,677	0.57%	78	City
Wilmington	North Carolina	129,181	1.87%	79	City
Athens	Georgia	129,148	0.42%	80	Township
College Station	Texas	129,076	1.26%	81	City
New Braunfels	Texas	128,712	5.08%	82	City
Broken Arrow	Oklahoma	127,206	1.77%	83	City
Conroe	Texas	125,440	4.91%	84	City
Odessa	Texas	124,023	1.07%	85	City
Lafayette	Louisiana	123,618	0.25%	86	City
The Woodlands	Texas	122,240	1.47%	87	CDP
High Point	North Carolina	121,475	0.75%	88	City
Independence	Missouri	121,444	-0.19%	89	City
League City	Texas	120,814	0.76%	90	City
Richardson	Texas	118,205	-0.28%	91	City
Concord	North Carolina	116,559	1.71%	92	City
Tuscaloosa	Alabama	116,477	1.89%	93	City
Allen	Texas	115,492	1.8%	94	City
Tyler	Texas	115,314	1.4%	95	City
Georgetown	Texas	115,088	7.65%	96	City
South Fulton	Georgia	113,789	0.86%	97	City
Edinburg	Texas	112,735	1.84%	98	City
Beaumont	Texas	112,524	-0.39%	99	City
Fayetteville	Arkansas	108,857	2.1%	100	City
Lee's Summit	Missouri	108,768	1.17%	101	City
Sugar Land	Texas	107,255	-0.44%	102	City
Suffolk	Virginia	106,746	1.96%	103	City
Sandy Springs	Georgia	104,328	-0.65%	104	City
Wichita Falls	Texas	101,849	-0.1%	105	City
Temple	Texas	101,765	3.41%	106	City
Edmond	Oklahoma	101,571	1.09%	107	City
San Angelo	Texas	100,702	0.06%	108	City
Atascocita	Texas	100,406	2.2%	109	CDP
Roanoke	Virginia	98,807	-0.31%	110	City
Leander	Texas	97,835	7.36%	111	City
Greenville	North Carolina	97,520	1.12%	112	City
O'Fallon	Missouri	96,958	0.89%	113	City
Mount Pleasant	South Carolina	96,654	1.24%	114	Town
Portsmouth	Virginia	96,490	-0.3%	115	City
Asheville	North Carolina	93,716	0.21%	116	City
Bryan	Texas	93,704	1.86%	117	City
Hoover	Alabama	93,661	0.12%	118	City
Franklin	Tennessee	91,416	1.32%	119	City
Roswell	Georgia	91,308	-0.22%	120	City
Springdale	Arkansas	91,267	0.64%	121	City
Fort Smith	Arkansas	91,251	0.44%	122	City
Lawton	Oklahoma	90,468	-0.04%	123	City
Mission	Texas	89,647	0.74%	124	City
Warner Robins	Georgia	89,165	1.6%	125	City
Gastonia	North Carolina	88,392	1.52%	126	City
Auburn	Alabama	86,786	1.97%	127	City
Baytown	Texas	86,670	0.13%	128	City
Mansfield	Texas	86,408	2.33%	129	City
Jonesboro	Arkansas	84,273	1.17%	130	City
Longview	Texas	83,652	0.5%	131	City
Apex	North Carolina	83,047	3.27%	132	Town
Lake Charles	Louisiana	81,816	-1.04%	133	City
Lynchburg	Virginia	81,677	0.41%	134	City
Pharr	Texas	81,130	0.37%	135	City
Flower Mound	Texas	80,415	1.1%	136	Town
Johns Creek	Georgia	79,995	-0.5%	137	City
Bowling Green	Kentucky	79,982	1.88%	138	City
San Marcos	Texas	79,808	2.54%	139	City
Mableton	Georgia	79,174	83.2%	140	City
Mableton	Georgia	79,174	0.45%	141	City
Cedar Park	Texas	79,172	0.18%	142	City
Rogers	Arkansas	78,308	1.76%	143	City
Missouri City	Texas	78,207	1.14%	144	City
Gulfport	Mississippi	77,003	0.65%	145	City
Rock Hill	South Carolina	76,202	0.38%	146	City
Greenville	South Carolina	76,180	1.16%	147	City
Johnson City	Tennessee	75,575	0.84%	148	City
Kyle	Texas	74,790	6.97%	149	City
Dale City	Virginia	74,368	0.71%	150	CDP
Conway	Arkansas	74,019	2.34%	151	City
Fulshear	Texas	73,692	14.02%	152	City
St. Charles	Missouri	72,939	0.52%	153	City
Celina	Texas	72,848	13.07%	154	City
Jacksonville	North Carolina	72,606	-0.17%	155	City
Harlingen	Texas	72,574	0.15%	156	City
Dothan	Alabama	72,242	0.25%	157	City
Centreville	Virginia	72,058	0.08%	158	CDP
North Richland Hills	Texas	71,122	0.39%	159	City
St. Joseph	Missouri	70,743	-0.36%	160	City
Spring	Texas	70,058	1.43%	161	CDP
Huntersville	North Carolina	69,892	1.98%	162	Town
Madison	Alabama	69,611	2.42%	163	City
Jackson	Tennessee	69,551	0.31%	164	City
Rowlett	Texas	69,243	1.99%	165	City
Pflugerville	Texas	68,765	0.66%	166	City
Alpharetta	Georgia	67,211	0.43%	167	City
Victoria	Texas	66,676	0.26%	168	City
Albany	Georgia	66,376	-0.79%	169	City
Little Elm	Texas	66,237	5.6%	170	City
North Little Rock	Arkansas	65,185	0.1%	171	City
Chapel Hill	North Carolina	65,149	2.49%	172	Town
Smyrna	Tennessee	65,127	2.85%	173	Town
Wylie	Texas	65,094	1.96%	174	City
Kenner	Louisiana	64,911	-0.35%	175	City
Bentonville	Arkansas	64,831	2.81%	176	City
Hendersonville	Tennessee	64,763	0.77%	177	City
Reston	Virginia	64,728	0.62%	178	CDP
Marietta	Georgia	64,152	0.91%	179	City
Moore	Oklahoma	63,775	0.26%	180	City
Spring Hill	Tennessee	63,406	3.37%	181	City
Bossier City	Louisiana	63,398	0.22%	182	City
Kannapolis	North Carolina	63,053	2.18%	183	City
Burlington	North Carolina	62,486	1.61%	184	City
St. Peters	Missouri	62,354	1.42%	185	City
Blue Springs	Missouri	62,252	1.01%	186	City
Stonecrest	Georgia	61,847	0.83%	187	City
Texas City	Texas	61,143	2.36%	188	City
Owensboro	Kentucky	60,968	0.12%	189	City
Brookhaven	Georgia	60,343	1.17%	190	City
Wake Forest	North Carolina	59,869	2.96%	191	Town
Euless	Texas	59,730	-0.46%	192	City
Burleson	Texas	59,034	3.74%	193	City
Midwest City	Oklahoma	58,839	0.07%	194	City
Southaven	Mississippi	58,551	1.27%	195	City
Decatur	Alabama	58,291	0.4%	196	City
Kingsport	Tennessee	57,947	0.72%	197	City
Smyrna	Georgia	57,798	0.5%	198	City
Mooresville	North Carolina	57,078	2.21%	199	Town
DeSoto	Texas	56,877	0.35%	200	City
Gallatin	Tennessee	56,541	3.57%	201	City
Lebanon	Tennessee	56,325	5.45%	202	City
Valdosta	Georgia	56,287	0.18%	203	City
Bartlett	Tennessee	56,246	-0.3%	204	City
Port Arthur	Texas	55,792	-0.02%	205	City
Rockwall	Texas	55,420	2.67%	206	City
Rocky Mount	North Carolina	55,197	0.14%	207	City
Joplin	Missouri	54,391	0.85%	208	City
Sherman	Texas	54,008	3.04%	209	City
Summerville	South Carolina	53,623	0.84%	210	Town
Galveston	Texas	53,623	-0.02%	211	City
Goose Creek	South Carolina	53,108	2.11%	212	City
Greer	South Carolina	52,676	5.34%	213	City
Woodbridge	Virginia	52,533	6.12%	214	CDP
Collierville	Tennessee	52,126	0.42%	215	Town
Holly Springs	North Carolina	52,022	3.45%	216	Town
Dunwoody	Georgia	51,870	0.15%	217	City
Waxahachie	Texas	51,860	3.53%	218	City
Cleveland	Tennessee	51,784	1.2%	219	City
Columbia	Tennessee	51,750	3.35%	220	City
Fuquay	North Carolina	51,449	6%	221	Town
Grapevine	Texas	50,850	0.27%	222	City
Florissant	Missouri	50,820	-0.59%	223	City
McLean	Virginia	50,721	0.32%	224	CDP
Gainesville	Georgia	50,700	3%	225	City
Harrisonburg	Virginia	50,612	-0.45%	226	City
Stillwater	Oklahoma	50,415	0.74%	227	City
Wentzville	Missouri	50,306	1.64%	228	City
Leesburg	Virginia	50,270	0.71%	229	Town
Enid	Oklahoma	50,145	-0.3%	230	City

States Within the Bible Belt Region

For this list, the Bible Belt Region is defined as the 14 states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

Sources

City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024