Bible Belt Cities

232 cities

City	State	2026 Pop. ↓	Annual Change	Rank	Type
Houston	Texas	2,435,715	0.94%	1	City
San Antonio	Texas	1,570,314	1.41%	2	City
Dallas	Texas	1,337,417	0.43%	3	City
Fort Worth	Texas	1,050,336	2.05%	4	City
Austin	Texas	1,007,435	0.69%	5	City
Charlotte	North Carolina	977,740	1.78%	6	City
Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	727,836	1.04%	7	City
Nashville	Tennessee	712,581	0.54%	8	Township
El Paso	Texas	682,893	0.09%	9	City
Louisville	Kentucky	645,270	0.35%	10	Township
Memphis	Tennessee	602,184	-0.72%	11	City
Atlanta	Georgia	530,106	0.96%	12	City
Kansas City	Missouri	520,000	0.38%	13	City
Raleigh	North Carolina	516,807	1.67%	14	City
Virginia Beach	Virginia	452,375	-0.27%	15	City
Tulsa	Oklahoma	415,899	0.09%	16	City
Arlington	Texas	408,318	0.57%	17	City
New Orleans	Louisiana	352,364	-1.45%	18	City
Lexington	Kentucky	332,841	0.51%	19	Urban County
Corpus Christi	Texas	316,833	-0.08%	20	City
Greensboro	North Carolina	313,135	0.93%	21	City
Durham	North Carolina	311,965	1.64%	22	City
Plano	Texas	296,718	0.58%	23	City
Lubbock	Texas	279,104	1.27%	24	City
St. Louis	Missouri	269,385	-1.88%	25	City
Laredo	Texas	264,142	0.55%	26	City
Winston-Salem	North Carolina	259,038	0.64%	27	City
Irving	Texas	258,636	0.11%	28	City
Chesapeake	Virginia	257,632	0.51%	29	City
Garland	Texas	252,450	0.4%	30	City
Frisco	Texas	251,430	3.33%	31	City
McKinney	Texas	242,534	3.19%	32	City
Arlington	Virginia	241,887	0.89%	33	CDP
Huntsville	Alabama	237,413	1.5%	34	City
Richmond	Virginia	237,021	0.72%	35	City
Norfolk	Virginia	227,751	-0.73%	36	City
Baton Rouge	Louisiana	218,223	-0.61%	37	City
Grand Prairie	Texas	212,896	1.32%	38	City
Fayetteville	North Carolina	208,797	-0.17%	39	City
Little Rock	Arkansas	205,857	0.26%	40	City
Amarillo	Texas	205,310	0.39%	41	City
Knoxville	Tennessee	202,469	0.93%	42	City
Augusta	Georgia	201,590	-0.04%	43	Township
Columbus	Georgia	199,237	-0.65%	44	City
Mobile	Alabama	198,806	-0.64%	45	City
Chattanooga	Tennessee	196,108	1.19%	46	City
Clarksville	Tennessee	194,768	2.39%	47	City
Brownsville	Texas	194,626	0.69%	48	City
Birmingham	Alabama	194,400	-0.5%	49	City
Montgomery	Alabama	193,703	-0.54%	50	City
Cary	North Carolina	186,587	1.06%	51	Town
Newport News	Virginia	181,558	-0.41%	52	City
Denton	Texas	178,433	3.61%	53	City
Murfreesboro	Tennessee	175,672	2.12%	54	City
Shreveport	Louisiana	171,469	-1.47%	55	City
Springfield	Missouri	171,315	0.21%	56	City
Killeen	Texas	164,045	1.06%	57	City
Charleston	South Carolina	160,965	1.04%	58	City
Alexandria	Virginia	159,081	-0.01%	59	City
Macon-Bibb County	Georgia	157,065	0%	60	Township
McAllen	Texas	151,972	1.06%	61	City
Mesquite	Texas	150,391	0.08%	62	City
Waco	Texas	149,640	1.02%	63	City
Savannah	Georgia	149,465	0.22%	64	City
Columbia	South Carolina	149,078	1.46%	65	City
Midland	Texas	148,908	1.78%	66	City
Pasadena	Texas	148,701	-0.31%	67	City
Round Rock	Texas	142,752	2.66%	68	City
Lewisville	Texas	140,759	1.73%	69	City
Metairie	Louisiana	139,114	0.03%	70	CDP
Hampton	Virginia	137,753	0.06%	71	City
Carrollton	Texas	136,403	0.35%	72	City
Jackson	Mississippi	135,671	-2.09%	73	City
Columbia	Missouri	133,193	0.87%	74	City
Abilene	Texas	133,136	1%	75	City
Norman	Oklahoma	132,425	0.54%	76	City
College Station	Texas	131,645	1.39%	77	City
Pearland	Texas	131,424	0.69%	78	City
North Charleston	South Carolina	131,201	2.02%	79	City
Wilmington	North Carolina	129,982	1.84%	80	City
Athens	Georgia	129,417	0.28%	81	Township
New Braunfels	Texas	128,874	5.05%	82	City
Broken Arrow	Oklahoma	127,156	1.76%	83	City
Conroe	Texas	126,254	4.85%	84	City
Lafayette	Louisiana	122,695	0.17%	85	City
The Woodlands	Texas	122,240	1.47%	86	CDP
Odessa	Texas	122,155	1%	87	City
Independence	Missouri	121,021	-0.25%	88	City
High Point	North Carolina	120,518	0.8%	89	City
League City	Texas	120,354	0.79%	90	City
Tuscaloosa	Alabama	118,643	1.87%	91	City
Allen	Texas	117,841	1.77%	92	City
Richardson	Texas	117,677	-0.23%	93	City
Georgetown	Texas	117,660	7.45%	94	City
Concord	North Carolina	116,136	1.64%	95	City
Tyler	Texas	115,194	1.31%	96	City
South Fulton	Georgia	113,884	0.83%	97	City
Edinburg	Texas	112,716	1.8%	98	City
Beaumont	Texas	111,900	-0.44%	99	City
Sugar Land	Texas	109,354	-0.23%	100	City
Lee's Summit	Missouri	108,842	1.13%	101	City
Fayetteville	Arkansas	107,309	1.98%	102	City
Suffolk	Virginia	107,260	1.98%	103	City
Sandy Springs	Georgia	104,151	-0.65%	104	City
Temple	Texas	103,001	3.38%	105	City
Wichita Falls	Texas	102,317	-0.03%	106	City
Edmond	Oklahoma	101,185	1.07%	107	City
Leander	Texas	100,843	7.08%	108	City
Atascocita	Texas	100,406	2.2%	109	CDP
San Angelo	Texas	100,206	0.02%	110	City
Mount Pleasant	South Carolina	97,780	1.13%	111	Town
Greenville	North Carolina	97,230	1.09%	112	City
O'Fallon	Missouri	97,200	0.96%	113	City
Roanoke	Virginia	96,919	-0.51%	114	City
Portsmouth	Virginia	95,724	-0.39%	115	City
Asheville	North Carolina	95,311	0.17%	116	City
Bryan	Texas	95,132	1.92%	117	City
Hoover	Alabama	93,174	0.09%	118	City
Roswell	Georgia	91,871	-0.19%	119	City
Franklin	Tennessee	91,635	1.38%	120	City
Fort Smith	Arkansas	91,181	0.37%	121	City
Springdale	Arkansas	90,387	0.57%	122	City
Mission	Texas	89,929	0.76%	123	City
Lawton	Oklahoma	89,853	-0.1%	124	City
Warner Robins	Georgia	89,009	1.6%	125	City
Gastonia	North Carolina	88,022	1.43%	126	City
Auburn	Alabama	87,102	1.96%	127	City
Baytown	Texas	86,288	0.16%	128	City
Mansfield	Texas	84,801	2.41%	129	City
Longview	Texas	84,616	0.56%	130	City
Jonesboro	Arkansas	84,155	1.06%	131	City
Bowling Green	Kentucky	82,378	2.05%	132	City
Pharr	Texas	81,790	0.4%	133	City
Flower Mound	Texas	81,739	1.08%	134	Town
Apex	North Carolina	81,359	3.42%	135	Town
Lynchburg	Virginia	80,955	0.41%	136	City
Missouri City	Texas	80,653	1.3%	137	City
Johns Creek	Georgia	80,458	-0.44%	138	City
Lake Charles	Louisiana	79,293	-1.16%	139	City
Mableton	Georgia	78,914	82.6%	140	City
Mableton	Georgia	78,914	0.38%	141	City
Cedar Park	Texas	78,551	0.11%	142	City
Rogers	Arkansas	78,278	1.72%	143	City
San Marcos	Texas	77,362	2.01%	144	City
Rock Hill	South Carolina	76,370	0.38%	145	City
Greenville	South Carolina	75,842	0.98%	146	City
Kyle	Texas	75,533	6.86%	147	City
Gulfport	Mississippi	75,491	0.58%	148	City
Johnson City	Tennessee	74,892	0.85%	149	City
Dale City	Virginia	74,368	0.71%	150	CDP
Conway	Arkansas	73,884	2.2%	151	City
St. Charles	Missouri	73,292	0.57%	152	City
Fulshear	Texas	73,135	14.48%	153	City
Harlingen	Texas	72,328	0.07%	154	City
Centreville	Virginia	72,058	0.08%	155	CDP
North Richland Hills	Texas	72,007	0.4%	156	City
Dothan	Alabama	71,922	0.19%	157	City
Rowlett	Texas	70,800	1.93%	158	City
St. Joseph	Missouri	70,570	-0.37%	159	City
Spring	Texas	70,058	1.43%	160	CDP
Jackson	Tennessee	69,854	0.4%	161	City
Huntersville	North Carolina	69,826	2%	162	Town
Jacksonville	North Carolina	69,625	-0.86%	163	City
Celina	Texas	68,583	14.07%	164	City
Little Elm	Texas	68,222	5.41%	165	City
Alpharetta	Georgia	67,929	0.48%	166	City
Chapel Hill	North Carolina	67,533	2.66%	167	Town
Pflugerville	Texas	67,483	0.49%	168	City
Madison	Alabama	67,388	2.56%	169	City
Victoria	Texas	66,262	0.18%	170	City
Albany	Georgia	65,506	-0.91%	171	City
Wylie	Texas	65,489	1.97%	172	City
Bentonville	Arkansas	65,277	2.74%	173	City
Hendersonville	Tennessee	64,861	0.71%	174	City
Reston	Virginia	64,728	0.62%	175	CDP
North Little Rock	Arkansas	64,410	-0.07%	176	City
Moore	Oklahoma	64,239	0.31%	177	City
Marietta	Georgia	64,165	0.82%	178	City
Kenner	Louisiana	63,830	-0.64%	179	City
Smyrna	Tennessee	63,695	2.74%	180	Town
Bossier City	Louisiana	63,471	0.2%	181	City
Spring Hill	Tennessee	63,440	3.29%	182	City
Burlington	North Carolina	63,274	1.53%	183	City
St. Peters	Missouri	63,243	1.48%	184	City
Kannapolis	North Carolina	63,097	2.08%	185	City
Blue Springs	Missouri	62,429	0.96%	186	City
Stonecrest	Georgia	61,888	0.71%	187	City
Owensboro	Kentucky	60,870	0.16%	188	City
Texas City	Texas	60,669	2.36%	189	City
Brookhaven	Georgia	60,666	1.08%	190	City
Burleson	Texas	60,379	3.54%	191	City
Wake Forest	North Carolina	60,284	3.01%	192	Town
Euless	Texas	59,475	-0.45%	193	City
Southaven	Mississippi	58,816	1.14%	194	City
Midwest City	Oklahoma	58,525	0.02%	195	City
Decatur	Alabama	58,394	0.36%	196	City
Kingsport	Tennessee	57,908	0.7%	197	City
Lebanon	Tennessee	57,804	5.77%	198	City
Smyrna	Georgia	57,682	0.44%	199	City
DeSoto	Texas	57,047	0.3%	200	City
Rockwall	Texas	56,446	2.64%	201	City
Gallatin	Tennessee	56,321	3.52%	202	City
Bartlett	Tennessee	56,226	-0.43%	203	City
Valdosta	Georgia	55,788	0.11%	204	City
Port Arthur	Texas	55,693	-0.1%	205	City
Rocky Mount	North Carolina	54,620	0.07%	206	City
Joplin	Missouri	54,502	0.83%	207	City
Mooresville	North Carolina	54,045	1.09%	208	Town
Galveston	Texas	53,481	-0.05%	209	City
Summerville	South Carolina	53,459	0.79%	210	Town
Sherman	Texas	53,364	3.03%	211	City
Woodbridge	Virginia	52,533	6.12%	212	CDP
Goose Creek	South Carolina	52,398	1.99%	213	City
Collierville	Tennessee	52,260	0.3%	214	Town
Holly Springs	North Carolina	52,224	3.52%	215	Town
Columbia	Tennessee	52,221	3.38%	216	City
Fuquay	North Carolina	52,197	5.97%	217	Town
Waxahachie	Texas	52,116	3.47%	218	City
Dunwoody	Georgia	51,894	0.1%	219	City
Grapevine	Texas	51,597	0.27%	220	City
Greer	South Carolina	51,559	5.36%	221	City
Cleveland	Tennessee	51,392	1.14%	222	City
Prosper	Texas	51,345	7.14%	223	Town
Huntsville	Texas	51,320	1.81%	224	City
Stillwater	Oklahoma	51,012	0.86%	225	City
Harrisonburg	Virginia	50,893	-0.26%	226	City
McLean	Virginia	50,721	0.32%	227	CDP
Florissant	Missouri	50,705	-0.57%	228	City
Leesburg	Virginia	50,525	0.69%	229	Town
Gainesville	Georgia	50,467	2.81%	230	City
Wentzville	Missouri	50,328	1.7%	231	City
Enid	Oklahoma	50,198	-0.32%	232	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