Southern Cities

321 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
Jacksonville	Florida	1,032,061	1.41%	5	City
Austin	Texas	1,011,743	0.91%	6	City
Charlotte	North Carolina	982,070	1.79%	7	City
Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	727,550	1.07%	8	City
Nashville	Tennessee	726,586	0.76%	9	Township
El Paso	Texas	684,495	0.22%	10	City
Louisville	Kentucky	644,291	0.36%	11	Township
Memphis	Tennessee	606,132	-0.58%	12	City
Baltimore	Maryland	566,686	-0.58%	13	City
Atlanta	Georgia	534,278	0.98%	14	City
Raleigh	North Carolina	514,482	1.61%	15	City
Miami	Florida	499,943	2.07%	16	City
Virginia Beach	Virginia	452,271	-0.32%	17	City
Tampa	Florida	419,635	1.47%	18	City
Tulsa	Oklahoma	416,850	0.15%	19	City
Arlington	Texas	404,380	0.56%	20	City
New Orleans	Louisiana	357,183	-1.37%	21	City
Orlando	Florida	340,004	1.83%	22	City
Lexington	Kentucky	330,863	0.34%	23	Urban County
Corpus Christi	Texas	316,964	-0.09%	24	City
Greensboro	North Carolina	311,293	0.85%	25	City
Durham	North Carolina	310,342	1.56%	26	City
Plano	Texas	294,773	0.6%	27	City
Port St. Lucie	Florida	281,097	4.86%	28	City
Lubbock	Texas	276,107	1.11%	29	City
Laredo	Texas	272,832	1.23%	30	City
St. Petersburg	Florida	265,670	0.62%	31	City
Winston-Salem	North Carolina	258,880	0.63%	32	City
Irving	Texas	257,513	0.17%	33	City
Chesapeake	Virginia	256,610	0.5%	34	City
Garland	Texas	250,791	0.47%	35	City
Cape Coral	Florida	245,680	3.99%	36	City
Frisco	Texas	245,057	3.42%	37	City
McKinney	Texas	243,498	3.18%	38	City
Arlington	Virginia	241,887	0.89%	39	CDP
Richmond	Virginia	239,227	0.83%	40	City
Huntsville	Alabama	237,140	1.5%	41	City
Hialeah	Florida	233,658	1.16%	42	City
Norfolk	Virginia	229,324	-0.73%	43	City
Baton Rouge	Louisiana	221,663	-0.51%	44	City
Grand Prairie	Texas	212,266	1.35%	45	City
Fayetteville	North Carolina	208,675	-0.21%	46	City
Little Rock	Arkansas	207,276	0.41%	47	City
Tallahassee	Florida	206,428	0.74%	48	City
Amarillo	Texas	205,871	0.36%	49	City
Knoxville	Tennessee	203,991	0.98%	50	City
Augusta	Georgia	201,980	-0.01%	51	Township
Columbus	Georgia	200,935	-0.61%	52	City
Mobile	Alabama	199,605	-0.61%	53	City
Chattanooga	Tennessee	196,582	1.26%	54	City
Birmingham	Alabama	195,033	-0.44%	55	City
Brownsville	Texas	194,415	0.76%	56	City
Montgomery	Alabama	194,258	-0.53%	57	City
Clarksville	Tennessee	193,395	2.42%	58	City
Fort Lauderdale	Florida	190,168	0.79%	59	City
Cary	North Carolina	185,432	1.01%	60	Town
Newport News	Virginia	182,572	-0.36%	61	City
Pembroke Pines	Florida	178,198	0.84%	62	City
Denton	Texas	175,704	3.7%	63	City
Murfreesboro	Tennessee	175,165	2.33%	64	City
Shreveport	Louisiana	173,439	-1.4%	65	City
Killeen	Texas	163,533	1.02%	66	City
Charleston	South Carolina	161,314	1.19%	67	City
Alexandria	Virginia	160,717	0.03%	68	City
Hollywood	Florida	158,161	0.73%	69	City
Macon-Bibb County	Georgia	157,632	0.05%	70	Township
Palm Bay	Florida	153,390	3.58%	71	City
McAllen	Texas	152,205	1.04%	72	City
Mesquite	Texas	150,903	0.14%	73	City
Midland	Texas	150,351	1.85%	74	City
Savannah	Georgia	150,080	0.43%	75	City
Gainesville	Florida	150,069	0.94%	76	City
Waco	Texas	149,350	1.06%	77	City
Columbia	South Carolina	149,103	1.41%	78	City
Pasadena	Texas	148,007	-0.36%	79	City
Round Rock	Texas	145,048	2.67%	80	City
Miramar	Florida	144,298	1.21%	81	City
Lewisville	Texas	141,416	1.73%	82	City
Coral Springs	Florida	139,998	0.88%	83	City
Metairie	Louisiana	139,114	0.03%	84	CDP
Jackson	Mississippi	138,450	-1.94%	85	City
Hampton	Virginia	137,345	0.02%	86	City
Lehigh Acres	Florida	136,762	2.34%	87	CDP
Carrollton	Texas	135,107	0.41%	88	City
Abilene	Texas	132,823	0.94%	89	City
North Charleston	South Carolina	131,980	2.12%	90	City
Norman	Oklahoma	131,616	0.51%	91	City
Pearland	Texas	130,677	0.57%	92	City
West Palm Beach	Florida	129,656	1.94%	93	City
Wilmington	North Carolina	129,181	1.87%	94	City
Athens	Georgia	129,148	0.42%	95	Township
College Station	Texas	129,076	1.26%	96	City
New Braunfels	Texas	128,712	5.08%	97	City
Lakeland	Florida	128,276	2.2%	98	City
Broken Arrow	Oklahoma	127,206	1.77%	99	City
Conroe	Texas	125,440	4.91%	100	City
Odessa	Texas	124,023	1.07%	101	City
Lafayette	Louisiana	123,618	0.25%	102	City
Spring Hill	Florida	123,474	1.27%	103	CDP
The Woodlands	Texas	122,240	1.47%	104	CDP
High Point	North Carolina	121,475	0.75%	105	City
League City	Texas	120,814	0.76%	106	City
Brandon	Florida	119,338	0.84%	107	CDP
Pompano Beach	Florida	118,441	1.05%	108	City
Richardson	Texas	118,205	-0.28%	109	City
Concord	North Carolina	116,559	1.71%	110	City
Tuscaloosa	Alabama	116,477	1.89%	111	City
Riverview	Florida	116,251	2.49%	112	CDP
Allen	Texas	115,492	1.8%	113	City
Tyler	Texas	115,314	1.4%	114	City
Georgetown	Texas	115,088	7.65%	115	City
Miami Gardens	Florida	114,522	0.83%	116	City
Clearwater	Florida	114,067	-0.26%	117	City
Palm Coast	Florida	114,046	3.79%	118	City
South Fulton	Georgia	113,789	0.86%	119	City
Edinburg	Texas	112,735	1.84%	120	City
Beaumont	Texas	112,524	-0.39%	121	City
Davie	Florida	111,993	1.03%	122	Town
Fayetteville	Arkansas	108,857	2.1%	123	City
Columbia	Maryland	107,315	0.45%	124	CDP
Sugar Land	Texas	107,255	-0.44%	125	City
Suffolk	Virginia	106,746	1.96%	126	City
Fort Myers	Florida	104,797	3.17%	127	City
Sandy Springs	Georgia	104,328	-0.65%	128	City
Boca Raton	Florida	102,502	0.91%	129	City
Wichita Falls	Texas	101,849	-0.1%	130	City
Temple	Texas	101,765	3.41%	131	City
Deltona	Florida	101,760	1.49%	132	City
Edmond	Oklahoma	101,571	1.09%	133	City
Plantation	Florida	101,035	1.87%	134	City
North Port	Florida	100,826	4.43%	135	City
San Angelo	Texas	100,702	0.06%	136	City
Atascocita	Texas	100,406	2.2%	137	CDP
Sunrise	Florida	99,309	0.47%	138	City
Roanoke	Virginia	98,807	-0.31%	139	City
Leander	Texas	97,835	7.36%	140	City
Greenville	North Carolina	97,520	1.12%	141	City
Mount Pleasant	South Carolina	96,654	1.24%	142	Town
Portsmouth	Virginia	96,490	-0.3%	143	City
Frederick	Maryland	94,796	2.97%	144	City
Alafaya	Florida	93,819	1.06%	145	CDP
Asheville	North Carolina	93,716	0.21%	146	City
Bryan	Texas	93,704	1.86%	147	City
Hoover	Alabama	93,661	0.12%	148	City
Daytona Beach	Florida	91,916	3.89%	149	City
Germantown	Maryland	91,473	0.35%	150	CDP
Franklin	Tennessee	91,416	1.32%	151	City
Roswell	Georgia	91,308	-0.22%	152	City
Springdale	Arkansas	91,267	0.64%	153	City
Fort Smith	Arkansas	91,251	0.44%	154	City
Lawton	Oklahoma	90,468	-0.04%	155	City
Deerfield Beach	Florida	90,018	0.76%	156	City
Mission	Texas	89,647	0.74%	157	City
The Villages	Florida	89,185	2.72%	158	CDP
Warner Robins	Georgia	89,165	1.6%	159	City
Town 'n' Country	Florida	88,414	0.71%	160	CDP
Gastonia	North Carolina	88,392	1.52%	161	City
Melbourne	Florida	87,669	0.66%	162	City
Pine Hills	Florida	87,384	1.99%	163	CDP
Homestead	Florida	87,334	1.27%	164	City
Kissimmee	Florida	86,894	1.52%	165	City
Auburn	Alabama	86,786	1.97%	166	City
Baytown	Texas	86,670	0.13%	167	City
Mansfield	Texas	86,408	2.33%	168	City
Waldorf	Maryland	85,954	1.34%	169	CDP
Silver Spring	Maryland	84,593	0.98%	170	CDP
Jonesboro	Arkansas	84,273	1.17%	171	City
Longview	Texas	83,652	0.5%	172	City
Doral	Florida	83,243	1.97%	173	City
Apex	North Carolina	83,047	3.27%	174	Town
Boynton Beach	Florida	82,960	0.68%	175	City
Lake Charles	Louisiana	81,816	-1.04%	176	City
Lynchburg	Virginia	81,677	0.41%	177	City
Miami Beach	Florida	81,625	0.04%	178	City
Pharr	Texas	81,130	0.37%	179	City
Largo	Florida	80,488	-0.25%	180	City
Flower Mound	Texas	80,415	1.1%	181	Town
Johns Creek	Georgia	79,995	-0.5%	182	City
Bowling Green	Kentucky	79,982	1.88%	183	City
San Marcos	Texas	79,808	2.54%	184	City
Kendall	Florida	79,255	0.31%	185	CDP
Mableton	Georgia	79,174	83.2%	186	City
Mableton	Georgia	79,174	0.45%	187	City
Cedar Park	Texas	79,172	0.18%	188	City
Wesley Chapel	Florida	78,397	2.81%	189	CDP
Rogers	Arkansas	78,308	1.76%	190	City
Missouri City	Texas	78,207	1.14%	191	City
St. Cloud	Florida	77,790	3.78%	192	City
Gulfport	Mississippi	77,003	0.65%	193	City
Rock Hill	South Carolina	76,202	0.38%	194	City
Greenville	South Carolina	76,180	1.16%	195	City
Lauderhill	Florida	76,038	0.49%	196	City
Poinciana	Florida	75,928	1.91%	197	CDP
Johnson City	Tennessee	75,575	0.84%	198	City
Ellicott City	Maryland	75,561	0.81%	199	CDP
Kyle	Texas	74,790	6.97%	200	City
Tamarac	Florida	74,720	0.79%	201	City
Dale City	Virginia	74,368	0.71%	202	CDP
Wilmington	Delaware	74,084	0.78%	203	City
Conway	Arkansas	74,019	2.34%	204	City
Glen Burnie	Maryland	73,957	0.54%	205	CDP
Fulshear	Texas	73,692	14.02%	206	City
Ocala	Florida	73,305	2.16%	207	City
Horizon West	Florida	73,264	5.32%	208	CDP
Celina	Texas	72,848	13.07%	209	City
Jacksonville	North Carolina	72,606	-0.17%	210	City
Harlingen	Texas	72,574	0.15%	211	City
Dothan	Alabama	72,242	0.25%	212	City
Centreville	Virginia	72,058	0.08%	213	CDP
Gaithersburg	Maryland	71,642	0.74%	214	City
North Richland Hills	Texas	71,122	0.39%	215	City
Delray Beach	Florida	70,560	1.08%	216	City
Spring	Texas	70,058	1.43%	217	CDP
Weston	Florida	70,012	0.61%	218	City
Huntersville	North Carolina	69,892	1.98%	219	Town
Madison	Alabama	69,611	2.42%	220	City
Jackson	Tennessee	69,551	0.31%	221	City
Rowlett	Texas	69,243	1.99%	222	City
Bethesda	Maryland	68,913	0.74%	223	CDP
Sanford	Florida	68,775	1.91%	224	City
Pflugerville	Texas	68,765	0.66%	225	City
Four Corners	Florida	68,365	4.02%	226	CDP
Rockville	Maryland	67,431	-0.2%	227	City
Port Charlotte	Florida	67,412	1.22%	228	CDP
Apopka	Florida	67,364	2.76%	229	City
Port Orange	Florida	67,280	1.33%	230	City
Alpharetta	Georgia	67,211	0.43%	231	City
Victoria	Texas	66,676	0.26%	232	City
Albany	Georgia	66,376	-0.79%	233	City
Little Elm	Texas	66,237	5.6%	234	City
Dundalk	Maryland	65,867	0.22%	235	CDP
North Little Rock	Arkansas	65,185	0.1%	236	City
Chapel Hill	North Carolina	65,149	2.49%	237	Town
Smyrna	Tennessee	65,127	2.85%	238	Town
Wylie	Texas	65,094	1.96%	239	City
Kenner	Louisiana	64,911	-0.35%	240	City
Bentonville	Arkansas	64,831	2.81%	241	City
Palm Beach Gardens	Florida	64,797	1.43%	242	City
Hendersonville	Tennessee	64,763	0.77%	243	City
Reston	Virginia	64,728	0.62%	244	CDP
Winter Haven	Florida	64,648	3.75%	245	City
Marietta	Georgia	64,152	0.91%	246	City
Moore	Oklahoma	63,775	0.26%	247	City
Spring Hill	Tennessee	63,406	3.37%	248	City
Bossier City	Louisiana	63,398	0.22%	249	City
Kannapolis	North Carolina	63,053	2.18%	250	City
Wellington	Florida	62,982	0.51%	251	Village
Jupiter	Florida	62,701	0.56%	252	Town
Burlington	North Carolina	62,486	1.61%	253	City
Palm Harbor	Florida	62,381	0.5%	254	CDP
Stonecrest	Georgia	61,847	0.83%	255	City
North Miami	Florida	61,349	0.76%	256	City
Severn	Maryland	61,228	1.77%	257	CDP
Texas City	Texas	61,143	2.36%	258	City
Owensboro	Kentucky	60,968	0.12%	259	City
Margate	Florida	60,411	0.57%	260	City
Brookhaven	Georgia	60,343	1.17%	261	City
The Hammocks	Florida	60,289	0.97%	262	CDP
Bel Air South	Maryland	60,008	1.3%	263	CDP
Wake Forest	North Carolina	59,869	2.96%	264	Town
Euless	Texas	59,730	-0.46%	265	City
Sarasota	Florida	59,096	1.09%	266	City
Burleson	Texas	59,034	3.74%	267	City
Coconut Creek	Florida	58,931	0.52%	268	City
Midwest City	Oklahoma	58,839	0.07%	269	City
Bradenton	Florida	58,643	1.08%	270	City
Southaven	Mississippi	58,551	1.27%	271	City
Bonita Springs	Florida	58,458	1.43%	272	City
Westchester	Florida	58,440	3.15%	273	CDP
Bowie	Maryland	58,339	-0.08%	274	City
Decatur	Alabama	58,291	0.4%	275	City
Towson	Maryland	58,257	0.33%	276	CDP
Kingsport	Tennessee	57,947	0.72%	277	City
Smyrna	Georgia	57,798	0.5%	278	City
Mooresville	North Carolina	57,078	2.21%	279	Town
DeSoto	Texas	56,877	0.35%	280	City
Gallatin	Tennessee	56,541	3.57%	281	City
Lebanon	Tennessee	56,325	5.45%	282	City
Valdosta	Georgia	56,287	0.18%	283	City
Bartlett	Tennessee	56,246	-0.3%	284	City
Port Arthur	Texas	55,792	-0.02%	285	City
Fountainebleau	Florida	55,689	-0.46%	286	CDP
Rockwall	Texas	55,420	2.67%	287	City
Rocky Mount	North Carolina	55,197	0.14%	288	City
Aspen Hill	Maryland	54,904	0.7%	289	CDP
Clermont	Florida	54,663	3.5%	290	City
Sherman	Texas	54,008	3.04%	291	City
Pensacola	Florida	53,634	-0.34%	292	City
Summerville	South Carolina	53,623	0.84%	293	Town
Galveston	Texas	53,623	-0.02%	294	City
Goose Creek	South Carolina	53,108	2.11%	295	City
Wheaton	Maryland	53,069	0.57%	296	CDP
Ocoee	Florida	52,760	1.59%	297	City
Greer	South Carolina	52,676	5.34%	298	City
Fort Pierce	Florida	52,588	1.64%	299	City
Woodbridge	Virginia	52,533	6.12%	300	CDP
Pinellas Park	Florida	52,238	-0.11%	301	City
Collierville	Tennessee	52,126	0.42%	302	Town
Holly Springs	North Carolina	52,022	3.45%	303	Town
Country Club	Florida	51,899	0.58%	304	CDP
Dunwoody	Georgia	51,870	0.15%	305	City
Waxahachie	Texas	51,860	3.53%	306	City
Cleveland	Tennessee	51,784	1.2%	307	City
Columbia	Tennessee	51,750	3.35%	308	City
Fuquay	North Carolina	51,449	6%	309	Town
Kendale Lakes	Florida	51,216	-0.6%	310	CDP
Grapevine	Texas	50,850	0.27%	311	City
North Bethesda	Maryland	50,806	0.87%	312	CDP
McLean	Virginia	50,721	0.32%	313	CDP
Gainesville	Georgia	50,700	3%	314	City
University	Florida	50,646	1.18%	315	CDP
Harrisonburg	Virginia	50,612	-0.45%	316	City
Stillwater	Oklahoma	50,415	0.74%	317	City
Leesburg	Virginia	50,270	0.71%	318	Town
Tamiami	Florida	50,262	-0.62%	319	CDP
Enid	Oklahoma	50,145	-0.3%	320	City
Titusville	Florida	50,034	0.47%	321	City

States Within the Southern Region

For this list, the Southern Region is defined as the 16 states of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

Sources

City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024