Southeast Cities

213 cities

City	State	2026 Pop. ↓	Annual Change	Rank	Type
Jacksonville	Florida	1,038,787	1.41%	1	City
Charlotte	North Carolina	977,740	1.78%	2	City
Nashville	Tennessee	712,581	0.54%	3	Township
Louisville	Kentucky	645,270	0.35%	4	Township
Memphis	Tennessee	602,184	-0.72%	5	City
Atlanta	Georgia	530,106	0.96%	6	City
Raleigh	North Carolina	516,807	1.67%	7	City
Miami	Florida	509,107	2.22%	8	City
Virginia Beach	Virginia	452,375	-0.27%	9	City
Tampa	Florida	427,538	1.54%	10	City
New Orleans	Louisiana	352,364	-1.45%	11	City
Orlando	Florida	348,347	1.98%	12	City
Lexington	Kentucky	332,841	0.51%	13	Urban County
Greensboro	North Carolina	313,135	0.93%	14	City
Durham	North Carolina	311,965	1.64%	15	City
Port St. Lucie	Florida	284,448	4.76%	16	City
St. Petersburg	Florida	271,017	0.73%	17	City
Winston-Salem	North Carolina	259,038	0.64%	18	City
Chesapeake	Virginia	257,632	0.51%	19	City
Cape Coral	Florida	251,819	3.88%	20	City
Arlington	Virginia	241,887	0.89%	21	CDP
Hialeah	Florida	241,873	1.36%	22	City
Huntsville	Alabama	237,413	1.5%	23	City
Richmond	Virginia	237,021	0.72%	24	City
Norfolk	Virginia	227,751	-0.73%	25	City
Baton Rouge	Louisiana	218,223	-0.61%	26	City
Fayetteville	North Carolina	208,797	-0.17%	27	City
Tallahassee	Florida	208,666	0.86%	28	City
Little Rock	Arkansas	205,857	0.26%	29	City
Knoxville	Tennessee	202,469	0.93%	30	City
Augusta	Georgia	201,590	-0.04%	31	Township
Columbus	Georgia	199,237	-0.65%	32	City
Mobile	Alabama	198,806	-0.64%	33	City
Chattanooga	Tennessee	196,108	1.19%	34	City
Clarksville	Tennessee	194,768	2.39%	35	City
Fort Lauderdale	Florida	194,579	1.02%	36	City
Birmingham	Alabama	194,400	-0.5%	37	City
Montgomery	Alabama	193,703	-0.54%	38	City
Cary	North Carolina	186,587	1.06%	39	Town
Pembroke Pines	Florida	183,446	1.14%	40	City
Newport News	Virginia	181,558	-0.41%	41	City
Murfreesboro	Tennessee	175,672	2.12%	42	City
Shreveport	Louisiana	171,469	-1.47%	43	City
Hollywood	Florida	162,199	0.97%	44	City
Charleston	South Carolina	160,965	1.04%	45	City
Alexandria	Virginia	159,081	-0.01%	46	City
Macon-Bibb County	Georgia	157,065	0%	47	Township
Palm Bay	Florida	152,950	3.7%	48	City
Gainesville	Florida	151,942	1.07%	49	City
Savannah	Georgia	149,465	0.22%	50	City
Columbia	South Carolina	149,078	1.46%	51	City
Miramar	Florida	147,600	1.5%	52	City
Coral Springs	Florida	144,121	1.16%	53	City
Metairie	Louisiana	139,114	0.03%	54	CDP
Hampton	Virginia	137,753	0.06%	55	City
Lehigh Acres	Florida	136,762	2.34%	56	CDP
Jackson	Mississippi	135,671	-2.09%	57	City
West Palm Beach	Florida	132,860	1.96%	58	City
North Charleston	South Carolina	131,201	2.02%	59	City
Lakeland	Florida	130,544	2.17%	60	City
Wilmington	North Carolina	129,982	1.84%	61	City
Athens	Georgia	129,417	0.28%	62	Township
Spring Hill	Florida	123,474	1.27%	63	CDP
Lafayette	Louisiana	122,695	0.17%	64	City
Pompano Beach	Florida	121,174	1.28%	65	City
High Point	North Carolina	120,518	0.8%	66	City
Brandon	Florida	119,338	0.84%	67	CDP
Tuscaloosa	Alabama	118,643	1.87%	68	City
Miami Gardens	Florida	118,537	1.01%	69	City
Clearwater	Florida	116,545	-0.11%	70	City
Riverview	Florida	116,251	2.49%	71	CDP
Concord	North Carolina	116,136	1.64%	72	City
Palm Coast	Florida	115,233	3.83%	73	City
Davie	Florida	115,062	1.33%	74	Town
South Fulton	Georgia	113,884	0.83%	75	City
Fayetteville	Arkansas	107,309	1.98%	76	City
Suffolk	Virginia	107,260	1.98%	77	City
Fort Myers	Florida	106,233	3.06%	78	City
Plantation	Florida	104,997	2.09%	79	City
Boca Raton	Florida	104,232	0.97%	80	City
Sandy Springs	Georgia	104,151	-0.65%	81	City
Deltona	Florida	103,746	1.58%	82	City
Sunrise	Florida	101,643	0.75%	83	City
North Port	Florida	101,564	4.47%	84	City
Mount Pleasant	South Carolina	97,780	1.13%	85	Town
Greenville	North Carolina	97,230	1.09%	86	City
Roanoke	Virginia	96,919	-0.51%	87	City
Portsmouth	Virginia	95,724	-0.39%	88	City
Asheville	North Carolina	95,311	0.17%	89	City
Alafaya	Florida	93,819	1.06%	90	CDP
Hoover	Alabama	93,174	0.09%	91	City
Daytona Beach	Florida	92,873	3.83%	92	City
Deerfield Beach	Florida	92,373	1.02%	93	City
Roswell	Georgia	91,871	-0.19%	94	City
Franklin	Tennessee	91,635	1.38%	95	City
Fort Smith	Arkansas	91,181	0.37%	96	City
Springdale	Arkansas	90,387	0.57%	97	City
The Villages	Florida	89,185	2.72%	98	CDP
Warner Robins	Georgia	89,009	1.6%	99	City
Melbourne	Florida	88,801	0.7%	100	City
Homestead	Florida	88,433	1.51%	101	City
Town 'n' Country	Florida	88,414	0.71%	102	CDP
Gastonia	North Carolina	88,022	1.43%	103	City
Kissimmee	Florida	87,544	1.62%	104	City
Pine Hills	Florida	87,384	1.99%	105	CDP
Doral	Florida	87,331	2.17%	106	City
Auburn	Alabama	87,102	1.96%	107	City
Boynton Beach	Florida	84,405	0.78%	108	City
Jonesboro	Arkansas	84,155	1.06%	109	City
Miami Beach	Florida	83,639	0.23%	110	City
Bowling Green	Kentucky	82,378	2.05%	111	City
Largo	Florida	82,190	-0.09%	112	City
Apex	North Carolina	81,359	3.42%	113	Town
Lynchburg	Virginia	80,955	0.41%	114	City
Johns Creek	Georgia	80,458	-0.44%	115	City
Lake Charles	Louisiana	79,293	-1.16%	116	City
Kendall	Florida	79,255	0.31%	117	CDP
Mableton	Georgia	78,914	82.6%	118	City
Mableton	Georgia	78,914	0.38%	119	City
Wesley Chapel	Florida	78,397	2.81%	120	CDP
Rogers	Arkansas	78,278	1.72%	121	City
Lauderhill	Florida	77,773	0.74%	122	City
St. Cloud	Florida	76,828	3.92%	123	City
Tamarac	Florida	76,763	1.06%	124	City
Rock Hill	South Carolina	76,370	0.38%	125	City
Poinciana	Florida	75,928	1.91%	126	CDP
Greenville	South Carolina	75,842	0.98%	127	City
Gulfport	Mississippi	75,491	0.58%	128	City
Johnson City	Tennessee	74,892	0.85%	129	City
Dale City	Virginia	74,368	0.71%	130	CDP
Conway	Arkansas	73,884	2.2%	131	City
Ocala	Florida	73,434	2.22%	132	City
Horizon West	Florida	73,264	5.32%	133	CDP
Centreville	Virginia	72,058	0.08%	134	CDP
Weston	Florida	72,007	0.93%	135	City
Dothan	Alabama	71,922	0.19%	136	City
Delray Beach	Florida	71,802	1.17%	137	City
Jackson	Tennessee	69,854	0.4%	138	City
Sanford	Florida	69,829	2.13%	139	City
Huntersville	North Carolina	69,826	2%	140	Town
Jacksonville	North Carolina	69,625	-0.86%	141	City
Port Orange	Florida	68,467	1.42%	142	City
Four Corners	Florida	68,365	4.02%	143	CDP
Alpharetta	Georgia	67,929	0.48%	144	City
Chapel Hill	North Carolina	67,533	2.66%	145	Town
Port Charlotte	Florida	67,412	1.22%	146	CDP
Madison	Alabama	67,388	2.56%	147	City
Apopka	Florida	66,701	3.03%	148	City
Albany	Georgia	65,506	-0.91%	149	City
Palm Beach Gardens	Florida	65,302	1.57%	150	City
Bentonville	Arkansas	65,277	2.74%	151	City
Hendersonville	Tennessee	64,861	0.71%	152	City
Reston	Virginia	64,728	0.62%	153	CDP
Winter Haven	Florida	64,661	3.76%	154	City
North Little Rock	Arkansas	64,410	-0.07%	155	City
Marietta	Georgia	64,165	0.82%	156	City
Wellington	Florida	64,100	0.66%	157	Village
Jupiter	Florida	63,889	0.71%	158	Town
Kenner	Louisiana	63,830	-0.64%	159	City
Smyrna	Tennessee	63,695	2.74%	160	Town
Bossier City	Louisiana	63,471	0.2%	161	City
Spring Hill	Tennessee	63,440	3.29%	162	City
North Miami	Florida	63,387	0.94%	163	City
Burlington	North Carolina	63,274	1.53%	164	City
Kannapolis	North Carolina	63,097	2.08%	165	City
Palm Harbor	Florida	62,381	0.5%	166	CDP
Stonecrest	Georgia	61,888	0.71%	167	City
Margate	Florida	61,671	0.84%	168	City
Owensboro	Kentucky	60,870	0.16%	169	City
Coconut Creek	Florida	60,718	0.83%	170	City
Brookhaven	Georgia	60,666	1.08%	171	City
The Hammocks	Florida	60,289	0.97%	172	CDP
Wake Forest	North Carolina	60,284	3.01%	173	Town
Bradenton	Florida	59,368	1.01%	174	City
Sarasota	Florida	59,047	1.1%	175	City
Southaven	Mississippi	58,816	1.14%	176	City
Bonita Springs	Florida	58,724	1.39%	177	City
Westchester	Florida	58,440	3.15%	178	CDP
Decatur	Alabama	58,394	0.36%	179	City
Kingsport	Tennessee	57,908	0.7%	180	City
Lebanon	Tennessee	57,804	5.77%	181	City
Smyrna	Georgia	57,682	0.44%	182	City
Gallatin	Tennessee	56,321	3.52%	183	City
Bartlett	Tennessee	56,226	-0.43%	184	City
Valdosta	Georgia	55,788	0.11%	185	City
Fountainebleau	Florida	55,689	-0.46%	186	CDP
Rocky Mount	North Carolina	54,620	0.07%	187	City
Clermont	Florida	54,606	3.56%	188	City
Mooresville	North Carolina	54,045	1.09%	189	Town
Pensacola	Florida	53,606	-0.27%	190	City
Pinellas Park	Florida	53,558	0.05%	191	City
Summerville	South Carolina	53,459	0.79%	192	Town
Ocoee	Florida	53,155	1.81%	193	City
Woodbridge	Virginia	52,533	6.12%	194	CDP
Goose Creek	South Carolina	52,398	1.99%	195	City
Fort Pierce	Florida	52,377	1.52%	196	City
Collierville	Tennessee	52,260	0.3%	197	Town
Holly Springs	North Carolina	52,224	3.52%	198	Town
Columbia	Tennessee	52,221	3.38%	199	City
Fuquay	North Carolina	52,197	5.97%	200	Town
Country Club	Florida	51,899	0.58%	201	CDP
Dunwoody	Georgia	51,894	0.1%	202	City
Greer	South Carolina	51,559	5.36%	203	City
Cleveland	Tennessee	51,392	1.14%	204	City
Kendale Lakes	Florida	51,216	-0.6%	205	CDP
Harrisonburg	Virginia	50,893	-0.26%	206	City
McLean	Virginia	50,721	0.32%	207	CDP
Coral Gables	Florida	50,692	0.31%	208	City
University	Florida	50,646	1.18%	209	CDP
Leesburg	Virginia	50,525	0.69%	210	Town
Gainesville	Georgia	50,467	2.81%	211	City
Titusville	Florida	50,414	0.53%	212	City
Tamiami	Florida	50,262	-0.62%	213	CDP

States Within the Southeast Region

For this list, the Southeast Region is defined as the 12 states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

Sources

City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024