Sun Belt Cities

422 cities

City	State	2025 Pop. ↓	Annual Change	Rank	Type
Los Angeles	California	3,874,297	-0.11%	1	City
Houston	Texas	2,412,920	0.95%	2	City
Phoenix	Arizona	1,688,306	0.9%	3	City
San Antonio	Texas	1,548,485	1.43%	4	City
San Diego	California	1,409,359	0.35%	5	City
Dallas	Texas	1,331,752	0.43%	6	City
Fort Worth	Texas	1,029,221	2.09%	7	City
Jacksonville	Florida	1,024,310	1.43%	8	City
Austin	Texas	1,000,511	0.7%	9	City
San Jose	California	994,288	-0.31%	10	City
Charlotte	North Carolina	960,608	1.82%	11	City
San Francisco	California	815,701	-1.43%	12	City
Las Vegas	Nevada	686,711	1.15%	13	City
El Paso	Texas	682,308	0.09%	14	City
Albuquerque	New Mexico	559,186	-0.2%	15	City
Tucson	Arizona	556,854	0.51%	16	City
Fresno	California	551,952	0.34%	17	City
Sacramento	California	538,352	0.48%	18	City
Atlanta	Georgia	525,088	0.96%	19	City
Mesa	Arizona	519,951	0.54%	20	City
Raleigh	North Carolina	508,316	1.7%	21	City
Miami	Florida	498,060	2.27%	22	City
Long Beach	California	447,228	-0.81%	23	City
Oakland	California	444,196	0.14%	24	City
Tampa	Florida	421,042	1.57%	25	City
Bakersfield	California	420,530	0.73%	26	City
Arlington	Texas	405,995	0.58%	27	City
Henderson	Nevada	357,883	2.24%	28	City
New Orleans	Louisiana	357,532	-1.43%	29	City
Anaheim	California	344,035	-0.15%	30	City
Orlando	Florida	341,600	2.01%	31	City
Stockton	California	325,976	0.31%	32	City
Riverside	California	325,812	0.63%	33	City
Irvine	California	321,241	0.8%	34	City
Santa Ana	California	317,423	0.39%	35	City
Corpus Christi	Texas	317,075	-0.08%	36	City
Greensboro	North Carolina	310,258	0.94%	37	City
Durham	North Carolina	306,917	1.67%	38	City
North Las Vegas	Nevada	302,249	2.79%	39	City
Plano	Texas	295,002	0.59%	40	City
Gilbert	Arizona	293,630	1.68%	41	Town
Reno	Nevada	285,895	1.48%	42	City
Chandler	Arizona	282,181	0.34%	43	City
Chula Vista	California	279,230	0.25%	44	City
Lubbock	Texas	275,595	1.29%	45	City
Port St. Lucie	Florida	271,511	5%	46	City
St. Petersburg	Florida	269,059	0.73%	47	City
Laredo	Texas	262,701	0.55%	48	City
Glendale	Arizona	260,444	0.89%	49	City
Irving	Texas	258,348	0.11%	50	City
Winston-Salem	North Carolina	257,403	0.64%	51	City
Garland	Texas	251,440	0.4%	52	City
Scottsdale	Arizona	247,245	0.44%	53	City
Frisco	Texas	243,319	3.45%	54	City
Cape Coral	Florida	242,422	4.03%	55	City
Hialeah	Florida	238,630	1.38%	56	City
McKinney	Texas	235,030	3.3%	57	City
Huntsville	Alabama	233,907	1.52%	58	City
Santa Clarita	California	228,343	-0.36%	59	City
Fremont	California	227,628	-0.25%	60	City
San Bernardino	California	225,439	0.3%	61	City
Modesto	California	221,060	0.21%	62	City
Fontana	California	220,772	1.06%	63	City
Baton Rouge	Louisiana	219,565	-0.61%	64	City
Moreno Valley	California	215,183	0.59%	65	City
Grand Prairie	Texas	210,113	1.34%	66	City
Fayetteville	North Carolina	209,146	-0.17%	67	City
Tallahassee	Florida	206,877	0.87%	68	City
Amarillo	Texas	204,519	0.39%	69	City
Peoria	Arizona	201,907	0.99%	70	City
Augusta	Georgia	201,663	-0.04%	71	Township
Columbus	Georgia	200,533	-0.64%	72	City
Oxnard	California	200,293	-0.16%	73	City
Mobile	Alabama	200,086	-0.64%	74	City
Birmingham	Alabama	195,378	-0.5%	75	City
Montgomery	Alabama	194,760	-0.54%	76	City
Brownsville	Texas	193,296	0.69%	77	City
Fort Lauderdale	Florida	192,610	1.03%	78	City
Huntington Beach	California	191,833	-0.68%	79	City
Tempe	Arizona	191,314	0.63%	80	City
Ontario	California	187,675	1.29%	81	City
Glendale	California	185,792	-1.08%	82	City
Cary	North Carolina	184,623	1.08%	83	Town
Elk Grove	California	184,351	0.85%	84	City
Pembroke Pines	Florida	181,386	1.15%	85	City
Santa Rosa	California	177,412	-0.06%	86	City
Rancho Cucamonga	California	177,174	0.28%	87	City
Shreveport	Louisiana	174,023	-1.45%	88	City
Surprise	Arizona	173,356	3.46%	89	City
Garden Grove	California	172,484	0.07%	90	City
Denton	Texas	172,215	3.75%	91	City
Oceanside	California	170,158	-0.46%	92	City
Roseville	California	167,000	2.26%	93	City
Lancaster	California	165,984	-0.86%	94	City
Corona	California	162,587	0.65%	95	City
Killeen	Texas	162,330	1.07%	96	City
Palmdale	California	160,943	-0.98%	97	City
Hollywood	Florida	160,636	0.98%	98	City
Salinas	California	160,130	-0.41%	99	City
Charleston	South Carolina	159,315	1.05%	100	City
Hayward	California	157,368	-0.68%	101	City
Sunnyvale	California	157,174	0.24%	102	City
Macon-Bibb County	Georgia	157,060	0%	103	Township
McAllen	Texas	150,377	1.07%	104	City
Gainesville	Florida	150,331	1.08%	105	City
Mesquite	Texas	150,265	0.08%	106	City
Pasadena	Texas	149,159	-0.31%	107	City
Savannah	Georgia	149,136	0.22%	108	City
Escondido	California	148,297	-0.37%	109	City
Waco	Texas	148,124	1.03%	110	City
Palm Bay	Florida	147,486	3.85%	111	City
Visalia	California	147,392	0.77%	112	City
Pomona	California	147,191	-0.52%	113	City
Columbia	South Carolina	146,933	1.48%	114	City
Midland	Texas	146,297	1.82%	115	City
Miramar	Florida	145,421	1.52%	116	City
Coral Springs	Florida	142,464	1.18%	117	City
Victorville	California	142,221	1.07%	118	City
Fullerton	California	139,218	-0.6%	119	City
Round Rock	Texas	139,055	2.73%	120	City
Jackson	Mississippi	138,560	-2.04%	121	City
Lewisville	Texas	138,371	1.76%	122	City
Torrance	California	137,860	-1.23%	123	City
Orange	California	137,556	-0.28%	124	City
Pasadena	California	136,650	-0.4%	125	City
Carrollton	Texas	135,929	0.35%	126	City
Santa Clara	California	134,263	0.85%	127	City
Abilene	Texas	131,818	1.01%	128	City
Pearland	Texas	130,522	0.7%	129	City
West Palm Beach	Florida	130,302	2%	130	City
College Station	Texas	129,834	1.41%	131	City
Clovis	California	129,795	1.41%	132	City
Athens	Georgia	129,054	0.28%	133	Township
North Charleston	South Carolina	128,603	2.06%	134	City
Lakeland	Florida	127,767	2.22%	135	City
Wilmington	North Carolina	127,633	1.87%	136	City
Simi Valley	California	125,635	-0.11%	137	City
Concord	California	123,699	-0.26%	138	City
Thousand Oaks	California	123,582	-0.52%	139	City
Fairfield	California	123,335	0.56%	140	City
Goodyear	Arizona	123,279	4.31%	141	City
Vallejo	California	122,861	-0.5%	142	City
New Braunfels	Texas	122,675	5.32%	143	City
Lafayette	Louisiana	122,487	0.17%	144	City
Berkeley	California	121,131	-0.51%	145	City
Odessa	Texas	120,951	1%	146	City
Menifee	California	120,496	2.95%	147	City
Conroe	Texas	120,417	5.09%	148	City
Pompano Beach	Florida	119,639	1.3%	149	City
High Point	North Carolina	119,559	0.81%	150	City
Buckeye	Arizona	119,482	4.5%	151	City
League City	Texas	119,405	0.8%	152	City
Antioch	California	119,220	0.65%	153	City
Las Cruces	New Mexico	118,317	1.13%	154	City
Richardson	Texas	117,949	-0.23%	155	City
Miami Gardens	Florida	117,355	1.02%	156	City
Clearwater	Florida	116,678	-0.11%	157	City
Tuscaloosa	Alabama	116,465	1.9%	158	City
Allen	Texas	115,793	1.8%	159	City
Richmond	California	115,147	-0.18%	160	City
Rio Rancho	New Mexico	114,544	1.8%	161	City
Concord	North Carolina	114,265	1.66%	162	City
Tyler	Texas	113,706	1.33%	163	City
Davie	Florida	113,557	1.34%	164	Town
Carlsbad	California	113,236	-0.3%	165	City
Temecula	California	113,017	0.52%	166	City
South Fulton	Georgia	112,943	0.84%	167	City
Murrieta	California	112,888	0.31%	168	City
Beaumont	Texas	112,396	-0.44%	169	City
Sparks	Nevada	112,178	0.59%	170	City
Santa Maria	California	111,737	0.35%	171	City
Palm Coast	Florida	110,981	3.98%	172	City
Edinburg	Texas	110,724	1.83%	173	City
San Buenaventura (Ventura)	California	109,630	-0.18%	174	City
Sugar Land	Texas	109,602	-0.23%	175	City
Georgetown	Texas	109,502	8.05%	176	City
Jurupa Valley	California	108,853	0.65%	177	City
Costa Mesa	California	108,401	-0.67%	178	City
Downey	California	108,218	-1.05%	179	City
West Covina	California	106,361	-0.52%	180	City
Rialto	California	105,156	0.23%	181	City
Yuma	Arizona	105,113	1.5%	182	City
Sandy Springs	Georgia	104,828	-0.64%	183	City
Vacaville	California	104,455	0.44%	184	City
El Monte	California	103,519	-1.07%	185	City
Boca Raton	Florida	103,235	0.98%	186	City
Fort Myers	Florida	103,075	3.16%	187	City
Plantation	Florida	102,845	2.14%	188	City
Chico	California	102,816	-0.09%	189	City
Burbank	California	102,663	-0.84%	190	City
El Cajon	California	102,592	-0.68%	191	City
Wichita Falls	Texas	102,344	-0.03%	192	City
San Mateo	California	102,343	-0.64%	193	City
Hesperia	California	102,303	0.46%	194	City
Deltona	Florida	102,129	1.61%	195	City
Tracy	California	101,765	1.63%	196	City
Inglewood	California	101,618	-1.12%	197	City
Sunrise	Florida	100,885	0.76%	198	City
Daly City	California	100,536	-0.87%	199	City
San Angelo	Texas	100,182	0.02%	200	City
Temple	Texas	99,634	3.5%	201	City
Vista	California	99,444	0.12%	202	City
Avondale	Arizona	98,369	1.82%	203	City
Merced	California	98,336	2.36%	204	City
North Port	Florida	97,219	4.68%	205	City
Norwalk	California	97,184	-1.06%	206	City
San Marcos	California	97,040	0.43%	207	City
Manteca	California	96,849	2.71%	208	City
Mount Pleasant	South Carolina	96,692	1.14%	209	Town
Greenville	North Carolina	96,184	1.1%	210	City
Indio	California	95,474	1.27%	211	City
Asheville	North Carolina	95,151	0.17%	212	City
Chino	California	94,751	0.79%	213	City
Leander	Texas	94,177	7.62%	214	City
Hemet	California	93,672	0.82%	215	City
Redding	California	93,427	-0.08%	216	City
Bryan	Texas	93,336	1.96%	217	City
Hoover	Alabama	93,093	0.09%	218	City
Roswell	Georgia	92,049	-0.19%	219	City
Deerfield Beach	Florida	91,440	1.03%	220	City
Santa Fe	New Mexico	91,254	0.78%	221	City
Mission Viejo	California	91,135	-0.51%	222	City
Carson	California	90,342	-1.11%	223	City
South Gate	California	90,342	-0.51%	224	City
Santa Monica	California	90,181	-0.6%	225	City
Compton	California	90,059	-1.17%	226	City
Folsom	California	89,898	2.05%	227	City
Queen Creek	Arizona	89,508	6.84%	228	Town
Daytona Beach	Florida	89,444	3.99%	229	City
Mission	Texas	89,251	0.76%	230	City
Westminster	California	89,227	-0.35%	231	City
Mountain View	California	88,451	1.3%	232	City
Melbourne	Florida	88,181	0.71%	233	City
Warner Robins	Georgia	87,604	1.63%	234	City
Lake Forest	California	87,467	0.35%	235	City
Homestead	Florida	87,114	1.54%	236	City
Santa Barbara	California	86,921	-0.42%	237	City
Gastonia	North Carolina	86,778	1.45%	238	City
Citrus Heights	California	86,749	-0.18%	239	City
Kissimmee	Florida	86,150	1.64%	240	City
Baytown	Texas	86,146	0.17%	241	City
San Ramon	California	85,808	-0.14%	242	City
San Leandro	California	85,532	-1.2%	243	City
Doral	Florida	85,478	2.22%	244	City
Auburn	Alabama	85,429	2%	245	City
Rancho Cordova	California	85,233	1.33%	246	City
Whittier	California	85,072	-0.6%	247	City
Longview	Texas	84,142	0.57%	248	City
Livermore	California	84,115	-0.89%	249	City
Perris	California	84,083	1.27%	250	City
Boynton Beach	Florida	83,750	0.79%	251	City
Miami Beach	Florida	83,445	0.23%	252	City
Mansfield	Texas	82,802	2.47%	253	City
Redwood City	California	82,758	-0.27%	254	City
Hawthorne	California	82,593	-1.24%	255	City
Newport Beach	California	82,421	-0.66%	256	City
Buena Park	California	82,296	-0.38%	257	City
Largo	Florida	82,263	-0.09%	258	City
Pharr	Texas	81,466	0.4%	259	City
Maricopa	Arizona	81,103	5.8%	260	City
Flower Mound	Texas	80,864	1.09%	261	Town
Johns Creek	Georgia	80,812	-0.44%	262	City
Lake Charles	Louisiana	80,225	-1.15%	263	City
Upland	California	79,843	0.2%	264	City
Milpitas	California	79,736	-0.01%	265	City
Alhambra	California	79,686	-0.74%	266	City
Missouri City	Texas	79,617	1.32%	267	City
Alameda	California	78,964	0.21%	268	City
Apex	North Carolina	78,668	3.54%	269	Town
Mableton	Georgia	78,614	83.63%	270	City
Mableton	Georgia	78,614	0.38%	271	City
Tustin	California	78,607	-0.32%	272	City
Cedar Park	Texas	78,465	0.11%	273	City
Flagstaff	Arizona	77,651	0.14%	274	City
Lakewood	California	77,561	-1.19%	275	City
Pittsburg	California	77,325	0.25%	276	City
Lauderhill	Florida	77,200	0.75%	277	City
Chino Hills	California	77,158	-0.34%	278	City
Napa	California	76,316	-0.79%	279	City
Rock Hill	South Carolina	76,084	0.38%	280	City
Rocklin	California	75,968	1.12%	281	City
Tamarac	Florida	75,955	1.08%	282	City
San Marcos	Texas	75,839	2.05%	283	City
Greenville	South Carolina	75,106	0.99%	284	City
Gulfport	Mississippi	75,056	0.58%	285	City
Bellflower	California	74,902	-1.08%	286	City
Apple Valley	California	74,821	-0.28%	287	Town
Pleasanton	California	74,662	-1.32%	288	City
Redlands	California	74,537	0.35%	289	City
Lake Elsinore	California	74,352	1.03%	290	City
St. Cloud	Florida	73,932	4.08%	291	City
Tulare	California	73,417	1.12%	292	City
Turlock	California	72,918	0.04%	293	City
Casa Grande	Arizona	72,627	5.37%	294	City
Harlingen	Texas	72,281	0.07%	295	City
Ocala	Florida	71,842	2.26%	296	City
Dothan	Alabama	71,786	0.19%	297	City
North Richland Hills	Texas	71,721	0.4%	298	City
Weston	Florida	71,340	0.94%	299	City
Delray Beach	Florida	70,971	1.18%	300	City
Walnut Creek	California	70,966	0.21%	301	City
Eastvale	California	70,929	0.25%	302	City
Kyle	Texas	70,683	7.37%	303	City
Jacksonville	North Carolina	70,232	-0.86%	304	City
Dublin	California	70,109	-0.62%	305	City
Madera	California	69,737	0.93%	306	City
Camarillo	California	69,671	-0.3%	307	City
Rowlett	Texas	69,461	1.96%	308	City
Lodi	California	69,192	0.8%	309	City
Yuba City	California	68,917	-0.33%	310	City
Baldwin Park	California	68,567	-0.98%	311	City
Huntersville	North Carolina	68,456	2.04%	312	Town
Sanford	Florida	68,374	2.17%	313	City
Alpharetta	Georgia	67,602	0.49%	314	City
Port Orange	Florida	67,511	1.43%	315	City
Palo Alto	California	67,483	-0.26%	316	City
Redondo Beach	California	67,254	-1.21%	317	City
Davis	California	67,180	0.08%	318	City
Pflugerville	Texas	67,151	0.5%	319	City
Brentwood	California	66,744	0.69%	320	City
Victoria	Texas	66,141	0.18%	321	City
Albany	Georgia	66,105	-0.9%	322	City
Yorba Linda	California	66,053	-0.66%	323	City
Chapel Hill	North Carolina	65,780	2.74%	324	Town
Madison	Alabama	65,708	2.62%	325	City
Union City	California	65,261	-1.41%	326	City
Marana	Arizona	64,818	3.91%	327	Town
Apopka	Florida	64,739	3.13%	328	City
Little Elm	Texas	64,720	5.72%	329	City
South San Francisco	California	64,349	-0.48%	330	City
Palm Beach Gardens	Florida	64,293	1.59%	331	City
Kenner	Louisiana	64,240	-0.63%	332	City
Wylie	Texas	64,221	2.01%	333	City
Laguna Niguel	California	64,096	-0.14%	334	City
Fulshear	Texas	63,882	16.94%	335	City
Wellington	Florida	63,679	0.67%	336	Village
Porterville	California	63,645	0.2%	337	City
Marietta	Georgia	63,643	0.83%	338	City
Woodland	California	63,487	0.8%	339	City
Jupiter	Florida	63,438	0.72%	340	Town
Bossier City	Louisiana	63,344	0.2%	341	City
Lynwood	California	62,797	-1.26%	342	City
North Miami	Florida	62,794	0.95%	343	City
Burlington	North Carolina	62,319	1.55%	344	City
Winter Haven	Florida	62,318	3.91%	345	City
San Clemente	California	62,229	-0.64%	346	City
Santa Cruz	California	62,171	-0.66%	347	City
Kannapolis	North Carolina	61,809	2.13%	348	City
Stonecrest	Georgia	61,451	0.71%	349	City
Margate	Florida	61,160	0.84%	350	City
Beaumont	California	61,049	2.6%	351	City
La Habra	California	60,986	-0.66%	352	City
Hanford	California	60,956	0.6%	353	City
Encinitas	California	60,921	-0.35%	354	City
La Mesa	California	60,685	-0.13%	355	City
Gilroy	California	60,637	0.41%	356	City
Coconut Creek	Florida	60,219	0.83%	357	City
Montebello	California	60,161	-0.75%	358	City
Celina	Texas	60,122	16.38%	359	City
Brookhaven	Georgia	60,018	1.09%	360	City
Euless	Texas	59,742	-0.45%	361	City
San Rafael	California	59,665	-0.49%	362	City
Lake Havasu City	Arizona	59,454	0.71%	363	City
Petaluma	California	59,304	-0.15%	364	City
Texas City	Texas	59,272	2.41%	365	City
Santee	California	58,915	-0.32%	366	City
Bradenton	Florida	58,776	1.02%	367	City
Pico Rivera	California	58,732	-1.06%	368	City
Wake Forest	North Carolina	58,524	3.1%	369	Town
Gardena	California	58,444	-0.81%	370	City
Sarasota	Florida	58,405	1.11%	371	City
Cupertino	California	58,393	-0.54%	372	City
Burleson	Texas	58,316	3.67%	373	City
Decatur	Alabama	58,184	0.36%	374	City
Southaven	Mississippi	58,154	1.15%	375	City
Carson City	Nevada	58,014	-0.23%	376	Township
Bonita Springs	Florida	57,918	1.41%	377	City
Lincoln	California	57,842	2.8%	378	City
National City	California	57,706	-1.29%	379	City
Smyrna	Georgia	57,429	0.44%	380	City
Monterey Park	California	57,270	-1.25%	381	City
DeSoto	Texas	56,879	0.3%	382	City
West Sacramento	California	56,534	0.97%	383	City
Highland	California	56,380	-0.21%	384	City
San Jacinto	California	55,844	0.59%	385	City
Fountain Valley	California	55,802	-0.42%	386	City
Port Arthur	Texas	55,746	-0.09%	387	City
Valdosta	Georgia	55,727	0.11%	388	City
Rockwall	Texas	54,996	2.71%	389	City
Rocky Mount	North Carolina	54,580	0.07%	390	City
Yucaipa	California	54,429	-0.07%	391	City
Delano	California	54,024	1.55%	392	City
Arcadia	California	53,961	-0.94%	393	City
Pensacola	Florida	53,752	-0.27%	394	City
Palm Desert	California	53,634	0.92%	395	City
Placentia	California	53,577	0.34%	396	City
Pinellas Park	Florida	53,530	0.05%	397	City
Galveston	Texas	53,509	-0.05%	398	City
Mooresville	North Carolina	53,464	1.1%	399	Town
Colton	California	53,416	-0.21%	400	City
Summerville	South Carolina	53,042	0.79%	401	Town
Cathedral City	California	52,739	0.42%	402	City
Clermont	Florida	52,728	3.69%	403	City
Prescott Valley	Arizona	52,557	2.17%	404	Town
Ocoee	Florida	52,212	1.84%	405	City
Novato	California	52,102	-0.4%	406	City
Dunwoody	Georgia	51,844	0.09%	407	City
Sherman	Texas	51,796	3.12%	408	City
Diamond Bar	California	51,612	-1.3%	409	City
Fort Pierce	Florida	51,591	1.55%	410	City
Huntington Park	California	51,531	-1.22%	411	City
Grapevine	Texas	51,458	0.27%	412	City
Goose Creek	South Carolina	51,375	2.03%	413	City
Watsonville	California	51,032	-0.56%	414	City
Paramount	California	50,567	-1.18%	415	City
Coral Gables	Florida	50,535	0.31%	416	City
Holly Springs	North Carolina	50,449	3.65%	417	Town
Huntsville	Texas	50,410	1.84%	418	City
Waxahachie	Texas	50,366	3.6%	419	City
San Luis Obispo	California	50,363	1.27%	420	City
Titusville	Florida	50,148	0.53%	421	City
Aliso Viejo	California	50,052	-0.8%	422	City

States Within the Sun Belt Region

For this list, the Sun Belt Region is defined as the 12 states of Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.