Largest US Cities by Population 2026

381 cities

City	Rank	State	2026 Pop. ↓	2020 Pop.	Annual Change	Density	Area (mi²)	Type
New York	1	New York	8,346,955	8,740,306	-0.77%	27,778	300	City
Los Angeles	2	California	3,869,891	3,896,329	-0.11%	8,225	471	City
Chicago	3	Illinois	2,709,364	2,745,196	-0.22%	11,896	228	City
Houston	4	Texas	2,435,715	2,298,945	0.97%	3,801	641	City
Phoenix	5	Arizona	1,703,449	1,612,593	0.92%	3,286	518	City
San Antonio	6	Texas	1,570,314	1,439,340	1.46%	3,147	499	City
Philadelphia	7	Pennsylvania	1,560,480	1,600,788	-0.42%	11,617	134	City
San Diego	8	California	1,414,266	1,384,824	0.35%	4,338	326	City
Dallas	9	Texas	1,337,417	1,303,426	0.43%	3,937	340	City
Fort Worth	10	Texas	1,050,336	923,645	2.17%	2,984	352	City
Jacksonville	11	Florida	1,038,787	951,925	1.47%	1,390	747	City
Austin	12	Texas	1,007,435	965,893	0.7%	3,100	325	City
San Jose	13	California	991,209	1,009,686	-0.31%	5,570	178	City
Charlotte	14	North Carolina	977,740	874,948	1.87%	3,133	312	City
Columbus	15	Ohio	946,661	906,466	0.73%	4,266	222	City
Indianapolis	16	Indiana	893,619	887,213	0.12%	2,475	361	Township
San Francisco	17	California	803,876	874,826	-1.4%	17,214	47	City
Seattle	18	Washington	801,192	740,600	1.32%	9,538	84	City
Hempstead	19	New York	800,777	790,424	0.22%	6,757	119	Town
Denver	20	Colorado	734,718	717,620	0.39%	4,800	153	City
Oklahoma City	21	Oklahoma	727,836	683,084	1.06%	1,199	607	City
Washington	22	District of Columbia	717,916	670,917	1.14%	11,745	61	City
Nashville	23	Tennessee	712,581	689,726	0.55%	1,498	476	Township
Las Vegas	24	Nevada	694,501	647,763	1.17%	4,896	142	City
Boston	25	Massachusetts	691,168	675,522	0.38%	14,298	48	City
El Paso	26	Texas	682,893	679,382	0.09%	2,639	259	City
Detroit	27	Michigan	649,374	638,367	0.29%	4,681	139	City
Louisville	28	Kentucky	645,270	631,847	0.35%	2,455	263	Township
Portland	29	Oregon	627,040	653,166	-0.68%	4,697	133	City
Memphis	30	Tennessee	602,184	628,388	-0.71%	2,078	290	City
Baltimore	31	Maryland	560,812	583,189	-0.65%	6,928	81	City
Tucson	32	Arizona	559,695	542,649	0.52%	2,304	243	City
Albuquerque	33	New Mexico	558,046	564,885	-0.2%	2,980	187	City
Milwaukee	34	Wisconsin	556,718	577,157	-0.6%	5,789	96	City
Fresno	35	California	553,800	542,714	0.34%	4,782	116	City
Sacramento	36	California	540,907	525,579	0.48%	5,483	99	City
Atlanta	37	Georgia	530,106	499,998	0.98%	3,919	135	City
Mesa	38	Arizona	522,751	505,950	0.55%	3,682	142	City
Kansas City	39	Missouri	520,000	508,096	0.39%	1,653	315	City
Raleigh	40	North Carolina	516,807	465,861	1.75%	3,394	152	City
Miami	41	Florida	509,107	442,828	2.35%	14,143	36	City
Colorado Springs	42	Colorado	499,474	481,713	0.6%	2,470	202	City
Brookhaven	43	New York	497,541	484,592	0.44%	1,916	260	Town
Omaha	44	Nebraska	487,506	492,783	-0.18%	3,410	143	City
Virginia Beach	45	Virginia	452,375	459,673	-0.27%	1,849	245	City
Oakland	46	California	444,839	440,983	0.14%	7,949	56	City
Long Beach	47	California	443,555	465,593	-0.8%	8,753	51	City
Tampa	48	Florida	427,538	388,564	1.61%	3,734	114	City
Minneapolis	49	Minnesota	427,499	430,738	-0.13%	7,917	54	City
Bakersfield	50	California	423,592	405,220	0.74%	2,816	150	City
Tulsa	51	Oklahoma	415,899	413,663	0.09%	2,103	198	City
Aurora	52	Colorado	411,293	386,804	1.03%	2,506	164	City
Arlington	53	Texas	408,318	394,380	0.58%	4,260	96	City
Wichita	54	Kansas	402,453	398,067	0.18%	2,438	165	City
Henderson	55	Nevada	365,728	318,660	2.32%	3,023	121	City
Cleveland	56	Ohio	362,142	371,853	-0.44%	4,659	78	City
New Orleans	57	Louisiana	352,364	383,374	-1.4%	2,079	170	City
Orlando	58	Florida	348,347	307,868	2.08%	2,688	130	City
Anaheim	59	California	343,509	346,665	-0.15%	6,832	50	City
Urban Honolulu	60	Hawaii	343,229	348,442	-0.25%	5,662	61	CDP
Islip	61	New York	341,430	339,101	0.11%	3,308	103	Town
Newark	62	New Jersey	333,459	310,665	1.19%	13,811	24	City
Lexington	63	Kentucky	332,841	322,628	0.52%	1,173	284	Urban County
Riverside	64	California	327,868	315,534	0.64%	4,040	81	City
Stockton	65	California	326,977	320,971	0.31%	5,166	63	City
Irvine	66	California	323,799	308,450	0.81%	4,935	66	City
Santa Ana	67	California	318,663	311,226	0.39%	11,640	27	City
Cincinnati	68	Ohio	317,570	309,604	0.42%	4,076	78	City
Corpus Christi	69	Texas	316,833	318,285	-0.08%	1,889	168	City
Greensboro	70	North Carolina	313,135	295,873	0.95%	2,324	135	City
Jersey City	71	New Jersey	312,042	291,960	1.11%	21,158	15	City
Durham	72	North Carolina	311,965	281,679	1.72%	2,601	120	City
North Las Vegas	73	Nevada	310,464	261,173	2.92%	2,948	105	City
Pittsburgh	74	Pennsylvania	310,103	302,798	0.4%	5,600	55	City
St. Paul	75	Minnesota	305,634	311,127	-0.3%	5,881	52	City
Lincoln	76	Nebraska	305,010	291,837	0.74%	2,975	103	City
Oyster Bay	77	New York	301,088	300,294	0.04%	2,906	104	Town
Gilbert	78	Arizona	298,470	269,429	1.72%	4,347	69	Town
Plano	79	Texas	296,718	286,422	0.59%	4,138	72	City
Madison	80	Wisconsin	290,508	274,884	0.93%	3,450	84	City
Reno	81	Nevada	290,076	264,990	1.52%	2,654	109	City
Anchorage	82	Alaska	288,947	290,905	-0.11%	169	1.7K	Township
Port St. Lucie	83	Florida	284,448	206,828	5.46%	2,386	119	City
Chandler	84	Arizona	283,132	277,429	0.34%	4,313	66	City
Chula Vista	85	California	279,915	275,808	0.25%	5,639	50	City
Lubbock	86	Texas	279,104	258,050	1.32%	1,949	143	City
Fort Wayne	87	Indiana	277,607	264,394	0.82%	2,484	112	City
Buffalo	88	New York	276,146	277,558	-0.08%	6,839	40	City
St. Petersburg	89	Florida	271,017	259,271	0.74%	4,385	62	City
St. Louis	90	Missouri	269,385	300,315	-1.8%	4,365	62	City
Laredo	91	Texas	264,142	255,495	0.56%	2,421	109	City
Toledo	92	Ohio	263,314	270,285	-0.43%	3,271	80	City
Glendale	93	Arizona	262,745	248,938	0.9%	3,914	67	City
Enterprise	94	Nevada	260,557	0	0%	3,948	66	CDP
Winston-Salem	95	North Carolina	259,038	249,231	0.65%	1,939	134	City
Irving	96	Texas	258,636	256,907	0.11%	3,861	67	City
Chesapeake	97	Virginia	257,632	249,726	0.52%	761	338	City
Garland	98	Texas	252,450	246,392	0.41%	4,440	57	City
Cape Coral	99	Florida	251,819	195,436	4.32%	2,373	106	City
Frisco	100	Texas	251,430	202,764	3.65%	3,666	69	City
Scottsdale	101	Arizona	248,321	241,868	0.44%	1,350	184	City
McKinney	102	Texas	242,534	197,510	3.48%	3,531	69	City
Arlington	103	Virginia	241,887	0	0%	9,304	26	CDP
Hialeah	104	Florida	241,873	222,418	1.41%	11,208	22	City
North Hempstead	105	New York	240,082	236,834	0.23%	4,484	54	Town
Boise City	106	Idaho	238,923	236,043	0.2%	2,775	86	City
Huntsville	107	Alabama	237,413	216,379	1.56%	1,054	225	City
Richmond	108	Virginia	237,021	226,923	0.73%	3,955	60	City
Tacoma	109	Washington	232,425	219,756	0.94%	4,675	50	City
Spokane	110	Washington	231,311	229,205	0.15%	3,364	69	City
Spring Valley	111	Nevada	229,494	0	0%	6,464	36	CDP
Norfolk	112	Virginia	227,751	237,813	-0.72%	4,275	53	City
Santa Clarita	113	California	227,527	232,422	-0.35%	3,091	74	City
Fremont	114	California	227,065	230,445	-0.25%	2,907	78	City
Salt Lake City	115	Utah	226,341	200,666	2.03%	2,041	111	City
San Bernardino	116	California	226,103	222,119	0.3%	3,641	62	City
Fontana	117	California	223,089	209,186	1.08%	5,155	43	City
Modesto	118	California	221,529	218,717	0.21%	5,109	43	City
Babylon	119	New York	220,044	217,662	0.18%	4,209	52	Town
Baton Rouge	120	Louisiana	218,223	226,275	-0.6%	2,526	86	City
Sioux Falls	121	South Dakota	217,209	193,448	1.95%	2,569	85	City
Moreno Valley	122	California	216,447	208,862	0.6%	4,218	51	City
Worcester	123	Massachusetts	215,436	202,475	1.04%	5,766	37	City
Grand Prairie	124	Texas	212,896	196,201	1.37%	2,784	76	City
Des Moines	125	Iowa	212,759	213,769	-0.08%	2,413	88	City
Yonkers	126	New York	211,062	210,995	0.01%	11,722	18	City
Fayetteville	127	North Carolina	208,797	210,894	-0.17%	1,408	148	City
Tallahassee	128	Florida	208,666	197,934	0.88%	2,037	102	City
Huntington	129	New York	206,780	203,614	0.26%	2,199	94	Town
Little Rock	130	Arkansas	205,857	202,607	0.27%	1,698	121	City
Rochester	131	New York	205,477	210,892	-0.43%	5,746	36	City
Overland Park	132	Kansas	205,413	197,852	0.63%	2,731	75	City
Amarillo	133	Texas	205,310	200,567	0.39%	1,935	106	City
Peoria	134	Arizona	203,891	191,989	1.01%	1,154	177	City
Vancouver	135	Washington	202,846	191,284	0.98%	4,161	49	City
Knoxville	136	Tennessee	202,469	191,227	0.96%	2,051	99	City
Augusta	137	Georgia	201,590	202,031	-0.04%	667	302	Township
Sunrise Manor	138	Nevada	201,344	0	0%	5,972	34	CDP
Grand Rapids	139	Michigan	200,808	198,735	0.17%	4,485	45	City
Oxnard	140	California	199,970	201,908	-0.16%	7,533	27	City
Columbus	141	Georgia	199,237	207,015	-0.64%	920	217	City
Mobile	142	Alabama	198,806	206,488	-0.63%	1,318	151	City
Providence	143	Rhode Island	196,657	190,803	0.51%	10,684	18	City
Chattanooga	144	Tennessee	196,108	182,271	1.23%	1,378	142	City
Clarksville	145	Tennessee	194,768	167,533	2.54%	1,945	100	City
Brownsville	146	Texas	194,626	186,648	0.7%	1,595	122	City
Fort Lauderdale	147	Florida	194,579	182,765	1.05%	5,627	35	City
Birmingham	148	Alabama	194,400	200,270	-0.5%	1,322	147	City
Montgomery	149	Alabama	193,703	200,048	-0.54%	1,212	160	City
Tempe	150	Arizona	192,514	185,313	0.64%	4,815	40	City
Huntington Beach	151	California	190,515	198,422	-0.68%	6,982	27	City
Ontario	152	California	190,066	175,723	1.32%	3,803	50	City
Akron	153	Ohio	189,423	190,146	-0.06%	3,059	62	City
Cary	154	North Carolina	186,587	174,803	1.09%	3,054	61	Town
Elk Grove	155	California	185,906	176,579	0.86%	4,364	43	City
Glendale	156	California	183,761	195,947	-1.06%	6,029	30	City
Pembroke Pines	157	Florida	183,446	171,086	1.17%	5,613	33	City
Salem	158	Oregon	182,620	175,977	0.62%	3,732	49	City
Newport News	159	Virginia	181,558	186,052	-0.41%	2,631	69	City
Aurora	160	Illinois	180,935	180,260	0.06%	3,999	45	City
Surprise	161	Arizona	179,149	144,393	3.66%	1,621	111	City
Eugene	162	Oregon	178,961	178,436	0.05%	4,004	45	City
Denton	163	Texas	178,433	141,128	3.99%	1,841	97	City
Rancho Cucamonga	164	California	177,673	174,678	0.28%	3,820	47	City
Paradise	165	Nevada	177,642	0	0%	4,189	42	CDP
Santa Rosa	166	California	177,300	177,972	-0.06%	4,168	43	City
Murfreesboro	167	Tennessee	175,672	153,816	2.24%	2,711	65	City
Garden Grove	168	California	172,608	171,866	0.07%	9,614	18	City
Shreveport	169	Louisiana	171,469	186,796	-1.42%	1,586	108	City
Fort Collins	170	Colorado	171,391	169,990	0.14%	2,995	57	City
Springfield	171	Missouri	171,315	169,158	0.21%	2,059	83	City
Roseville	172	California	170,696	148,520	2.35%	3,872	44	City
Oceanside	173	California	169,376	174,071	-0.46%	4,104	41	City
Lancaster	174	California	164,543	173,192	-0.85%	1,745	94	City
Paterson	175	New Jersey	164,315	159,328	0.52%	19,531	8	City
Killeen	176	Texas	164,045	153,758	1.08%	3,003	55	City
Corona	177	California	163,635	157,349	0.66%	4,102	40	City
Ramapo	178	New York	162,422	148,697	1.48%	2,655	61	Town
Hollywood	179	Florida	162,199	152,820	1%	5,952	27	City
Charleston	180	South Carolina	160,965	151,065	1.06%	1,396	115	City
Salinas	181	California	159,478	163,393	-0.4%	6,782	24	City
Palmdale	182	California	159,350	168,907	-0.97%	1,502	106	City
Alexandria	183	Virginia	159,081	159,144	-0.01%	10,652	15	City
Sunnyvale	184	California	157,557	155,261	0.24%	7,142	22	City
Lakewood	185	Colorado	157,161	156,281	0.09%	3,616	43	City
Macon-Bibb County	186	Georgia	157,065	157,038	0%	630	249	Township
Kansas City	187	Kansas	156,977	156,302	0.07%	1,258	125	City
Hayward	188	California	156,297	162,726	-0.67%	3,411	46	City
Springfield	189	Massachusetts	156,224	155,258	0.1%	4,902	32	City
Bellevue	190	Washington	155,672	151,786	0.42%	4,651	33	City
Naperville	191	Illinois	154,969	149,434	0.61%	3,936	39	City
Bridgeport	192	Connecticut	153,542	147,713	0.65%	9,558	16	City
Palm Bay	193	Florida	152,950	120,168	4.1%	1,765	87	City
Olathe	194	Kansas	152,772	141,560	1.28%	2,362	65	City
Joliet	195	Illinois	152,579	150,352	0.24%	2,308	66	City
McAllen	196	Texas	151,972	142,401	1.09%	2,438	62	City
Gainesville	197	Florida	151,942	142,276	1.1%	2,375	64	City
Mesquite	198	Texas	150,391	149,637	0.08%	3,063	49	City
Meridian	199	Idaho	149,862	119,496	3.85%	3,984	38	City
Waco	200	Texas	149,640	140,543	1.05%	1,644	91	City
Savannah	201	Georgia	149,465	147,494	0.22%	1,365	109	City
Columbia	202	South Carolina	149,078	136,207	1.52%	1,070	139	City
Thornton	203	Colorado	148,938	142,191	0.78%	4,080	37	City
Midland	204	Texas	148,908	133,245	1.87%	1,954	76	City
Pasadena	205	Texas	148,701	151,449	-0.3%	3,404	44	City
Visalia	206	California	148,513	141,787	0.78%	3,717	40	City
Escondido	207	California	147,748	151,045	-0.37%	3,956	37	City
Miramar	208	Florida	147,600	134,525	1.56%	5,116	29	City
Rockford	209	Illinois	146,881	148,696	-0.2%	2,246	65	City
Pomona	210	California	146,416	151,065	-0.52%	6,370	23	City
Lakewood	211	New Jersey	145,783	135,364	1.24%	5,907	25	Township
Syracuse	212	New York	145,678	146,934	-0.14%	5,813	25	City
Elizabeth	213	New Jersey	145,149	136,681	1.01%	11,783	12	City
Coral Springs	214	Florida	144,121	134,182	1.2%	6,303	23	City
Victorville	215	California	143,721	134,721	1.08%	1,950	74	City
Round Rock	216	Texas	142,752	120,572	2.85%	3,697	39	City
New Haven	217	Connecticut	141,686	129,314	1.53%	7,581	19	City
Fargo	218	North Dakota	141,434	125,986	1.95%	2,726	52	City
Stamford	219	Connecticut	140,964	135,474	0.66%	3,746	38	City
Lewisville	220	Texas	140,759	126,431	1.8%	3,462	41	City
Metairie	221	Louisiana	139,114	0	0%	6,007	23	CDP
Fullerton	222	California	138,382	143,398	-0.59%	6,172	22	City
Cedar Rapids	223	Iowa	137,927	137,857	0.01%	1,844	75	City
Hampton	224	Virginia	137,753	137,282	0.06%	2,677	51	City
West Valley City	225	Utah	137,218	139,995	-0.33%	3,830	36	City
Orange	226	California	137,171	139,481	-0.28%	5,344	26	City
Warren	227	Michigan	136,925	139,208	-0.27%	3,983	34	City
Lehigh Acres	228	Florida	136,762	0	0%	1,475	93	CDP
Kent	229	Washington	136,585	136,593	0%	4,067	34	City
Carrollton	230	Texas	136,403	133,562	0.35%	3,721	37	City
Torrance	231	California	136,144	146,440	-1.21%	6,636	21	City
Pasadena	232	California	136,106	139,373	-0.4%	5,928	23	City
Dayton	233	Ohio	135,742	137,553	-0.22%	2,432	56	City
Jackson	234	Mississippi	135,671	153,004	-1.98%	1,215	112	City
Santa Clara	235	California	135,395	128,606	0.86%	7,408	18	City
Sterling Heights	236	Michigan	134,456	134,114	0.04%	3,689	36	City
Columbia	237	Missouri	133,193	126,314	0.89%	1,963	68	City
Abilene	238	Texas	133,136	125,230	1.03%	1,248	107	City
West Palm Beach	239	Florida	132,860	117,512	2.07%	2,466	54	City
Norman	240	Oklahoma	132,425	128,179	0.55%	741	179	City
College Station	241	Texas	131,645	120,779	1.45%	2,573	51	City
Clovis	242	California	131,597	120,785	1.44%	5,012	26	City
Pearland	243	Texas	131,424	126,011	0.7%	2,671	49	City
North Charleston	244	South Carolina	131,201	115,613	2.13%	1,682	78	City
Amherst	245	New York	131,100	129,359	0.22%	2,464	53	Town
Lakeland	246	Florida	130,544	113,881	2.3%	1,961	67	City
Wilmington	247	North Carolina	129,982	115,887	1.93%	2,528	51	City
Athens	248	Georgia	129,417	127,239	0.28%	1,111	116	Township
New Braunfels	249	Texas	128,874	91,683	5.84%	2,862	45	City
Goodyear	250	Arizona	128,372	97,814	4.63%	671	191	City
Allentown	251	Pennsylvania	127,841	125,731	0.28%	7,279	18	City
Broken Arrow	252	Oklahoma	127,156	113,955	1.84%	2,020	63	City
Conroe	253	Texas	126,254	91,234	5.56%	1,666	76	City
Simi Valley	254	California	125,493	126,347	-0.11%	3,021	42	City
Nampa	255	Idaho	125,310	101,430	3.59%	3,474	36	City
Topeka	256	Kansas	124,985	126,430	-0.19%	2,019	62	City
Cambridge	257	Massachusetts	124,928	118,204	0.93%	19,529	6	City
Rochester	258	Minnesota	124,648	121,575	0.42%	2,194	57	City
Buckeye	259	Arizona	124,630	93,741	4.86%	315	396	City
Fairfield	260	California	124,024	119,890	0.57%	2,982	42	City
Menifee	261	California	123,952	103,218	3.1%	2,668	46	City
Billings	262	Montana	123,608	117,233	0.89%	2,672	46	City
Spring Hill	263	Florida	123,474	0	0%	2,061	60	CDP
Concord	264	California	123,382	125,284	-0.26%	4,036	31	City
Hartford	265	Connecticut	122,959	120,469	0.34%	7,075	17	City
Lowell	266	Massachusetts	122,948	115,834	1%	9,034	14	City
Thousand Oaks	267	California	122,936	126,814	-0.52%	2,225	55	City
Lafayette	268	Louisiana	122,695	121,450	0.17%	2,174	56	City
Ann Arbor	269	Michigan	122,509	123,757	-0.17%	4,324	28	City
Vallejo	270	California	122,247	125,930	-0.49%	4,017	30	City
The Woodlands	271	Texas	122,240	0	0%	2,825	43	CDP
Odessa	272	Texas	122,155	114,934	1.02%	2,354	52	City
Pompano Beach	273	Florida	121,174	111,964	1.33%	5,035	24	City
Independence	274	Missouri	121,021	122,845	-0.25%	1,552	78	City
Arvada	275	Colorado	120,628	124,363	-0.51%	3,095	39	City
High Point	276	North Carolina	120,518	114,767	0.82%	2,096	57	City
Berkeley	277	California	120,514	124,219	-0.5%	11,552	10	City
League City	278	Texas	120,354	114,659	0.81%	2,343	51	City
Antioch	279	California	119,988	115,382	0.66%	4,113	29	City
Las Cruces	280	New Mexico	119,636	111,721	1.15%	1,555	77	City
Brandon	281	Florida	119,338	0	0%	3,602	33	CDP
Tuscaloosa	282	Alabama	118,643	105,578	1.96%	1,884	63	City
Miami Gardens	283	Florida	118,537	111,445	1.03%	6,416	18	City
Allen	284	Texas	117,841	105,556	1.85%	4,466	26	City
Manchester	285	New Hampshire	117,774	115,512	0.32%	3,561	33	City
Richardson	286	Texas	117,677	119,308	-0.23%	4,120	29	City
Georgetown	287	Texas	117,660	68,712	9.38%	1,996	59	City
Smithtown	288	New York	116,940	115,898	0.15%	2,176	54	Town
Waterbury	289	Connecticut	116,917	113,889	0.44%	4,094	29	City
Greeley	290	Colorado	116,900	109,289	1.13%	2,310	51	City
Rio Rancho	291	New Mexico	116,565	104,441	1.85%	1,128	103	City
Clearwater	292	Florida	116,545	117,343	-0.11%	4,453	26	City
West Jordan	293	Utah	116,515	117,034	-0.07%	3,576	33	City
Riverview	294	Florida	116,251	0	0%	2,517	46	CDP
Concord	295	North Carolina	116,136	104,913	1.71%	1,791	65	City
Provo	296	Utah	115,666	115,104	0.08%	2,761	42	City
Palm Coast	297	Florida	115,233	89,721	4.26%	1,196	96	City
Lansing	298	Michigan	115,226	112,555	0.39%	2,927	39	City
Tyler	299	Texas	115,194	106,269	1.35%	1,993	58	City
Davie	300	Florida	115,062	106,032	1.37%	3,297	35	Town
Richmond	301	California	114,941	116,177	-0.18%	3,826	30	City
Elgin	302	Illinois	114,729	114,645	0.01%	3,008	38	City
Westminster	303	Colorado	114,626	116,653	-0.29%	3,625	32	City
Evansville	304	Indiana	114,404	117,377	-0.43%	2,416	47	City
Everett	305	Washington	114,070	110,892	0.47%	3,395	34	City
South Fulton	306	Georgia	113,884	108,241	0.85%	1,225	93	City
Temecula	307	California	113,604	110,084	0.53%	3,056	37	City
Murrieta	308	California	113,237	111,142	0.31%	3,199	35	City
Edison	309	New Jersey	113,208	107,061	0.94%	3,764	30	Township
Carlsbad	310	California	112,897	114,930	-0.3%	2,986	38	City
Sparks	311	Nevada	112,837	108,886	0.6%	3,092	36	City
Edinburg	312	Texas	112,716	100,767	1.88%	2,389	47	City
Springfield	313	Illinois	112,236	114,375	-0.31%	1,832	61	City
Santa Maria	314	California	112,128	109,782	0.35%	4,916	23	City
Hillsboro	315	Oregon	111,963	107,084	0.74%	4,234	26	City
Beaumont	316	Texas	111,900	114,879	-0.44%	1,362	82	City
East Los Angeles	317	California	111,876	0	0%	15,011	7	CDP
St. George	318	Utah	111,407	96,050	2.5%	1,439	77	City
Peoria	319	Illinois	111,073	112,942	-0.28%	2,308	48	City
Pueblo	320	Colorado	110,794	111,910	-0.17%	1,961	56	City
San Tan Valley	321	Arizona	110,749	0	0%	1,461	76	CDP
Spokane Valley	322	Washington	110,577	103,647	1.08%	2,932	38	City
Bend	323	Oregon	110,545	99,687	1.74%	3,140	35	City
Gresham	324	Oregon	110,015	114,490	-0.66%	4,678	24	City
Jurupa Valley	325	California	109,553	105,356	0.65%	2,551	43	City
San Buenaventura (Ventura)	326	California	109,430	110,632	-0.18%	5,003	22	City
Sugar Land	327	Texas	109,354	110,844	-0.22%	2,702	40	City
Centennial	328	Colorado	109,178	108,202	0.15%	3,620	30	City
Woodbridge	329	New Jersey	108,905	103,664	0.83%	4,682	23	Township
Lee's Summit	330	Missouri	108,842	101,572	1.16%	1,703	64	City
Costa Mesa	331	California	107,671	112,050	-0.66%	6,812	16	City
Columbia	332	Maryland	107,315	0	0%	3,361	32	CDP
Fayetteville	333	Arkansas	107,309	94,784	2.09%	1,960	55	City
Suffolk	334	Virginia	107,260	94,794	2.08%	269	399	City
Downey	335	California	107,069	113,966	-1.03%	8,628	12	City
Brockton	336	Massachusetts	106,892	105,485	0.22%	5,011	21	City
Lynn	337	Massachusetts	106,731	101,073	0.91%	9,939	11	City
Yuma	338	Arizona	106,667	97,342	1.54%	881	121	City
Fort Myers	339	Florida	106,233	87,288	3.33%	2,650	40	City
Fishers	340	Indiana	106,228	99,502	1.1%	2,905	37	City
Boulder	341	Colorado	105,995	108,418	-0.38%	3,941	27	City
Green Bay	342	Wisconsin	105,817	107,299	-0.23%	2,327	45	City
West Covina	343	California	105,802	109,155	-0.52%	6,598	16	City
Quincy	344	Massachusetts	105,694	101,492	0.68%	6,377	17	City
Carmel	345	Indiana	105,455	99,907	0.91%	2,148	49	City
Rialto	346	California	105,395	103,963	0.23%	4,375	24	City
Plantation	347	Florida	104,997	92,088	2.21%	4,827	22	City
Renton	348	Washington	104,947	106,734	-0.28%	4,458	24	City
Vacaville	349	California	104,917	102,147	0.45%	3,512	30	City
Dearborn	350	Michigan	104,788	109,555	-0.74%	4,322	24	City
Boca Raton	351	Florida	104,232	98,250	0.99%	3,572	29	City
Sandy Springs	352	Georgia	104,151	108,212	-0.64%	2,765	38	City
South Bend	353	Indiana	103,894	103,350	0.09%	2,480	42	City
Deltona	354	Florida	103,746	94,046	1.65%	2,780	37	City
Clinton	355	Michigan	103,429	100,435	0.49%	3,690	28	Township
Tracy	356	California	103,395	93,618	1.67%	3,926	26	City
Temple	357	Texas	103,001	82,799	3.71%	1,389	74	City
Hesperia	358	California	102,771	99,966	0.46%	1,414	73	City
Chico	359	California	102,722	103,289	-0.09%	2,976	35	City
Albany	360	New York	102,671	98,609	0.68%	4,797	21	City
Highlands Ranch	361	Colorado	102,527	0	0%	4,225	24	CDP
El Monte	362	California	102,399	109,119	-1.05%	10,715	10	City
Wichita Falls	363	Texas	102,317	102,482	-0.03%	1,416	72	City
New Bedford	364	Massachusetts	101,940	100,946	0.16%	5,097	20	City
El Cajon	365	California	101,893	106,087	-0.67%	7,022	15	City
Burbank	366	California	101,793	107,012	-0.83%	5,879	17	City
Lehi	367	Utah	101,737	76,863	4.78%	3,353	30	City
San Mateo	368	California	101,680	105,658	-0.64%	8,380	12	City
Sunrise	369	Florida	101,643	97,097	0.77%	6,275	16	City
North Port	370	Florida	101,564	75,496	5.07%	1,022	99	City
Edmond	371	Oklahoma	101,185	94,750	1.1%	1,198	84	City
Toms River	372	New Jersey	101,061	95,665	0.92%	2,493	41	Township
Canton	373	Michigan	100,901	98,805	0.35%	2,793	36	Township
Leander	374	Texas	100,843	60,847	8.79%	2,607	39	City
Merced	375	California	100,600	87,019	2.45%	3,862	26	City
Davenport	376	Iowa	100,581	101,651	-0.18%	1,566	64	City
Inglewood	377	California	100,462	107,398	-1.11%	11,080	9	City
Atascocita	378	Texas	100,406	0	0%	4,203	24	CDP
San Angelo	379	Texas	100,206	100,065	0.02%	1,668	60	City
Avondale	380	Arizona	100,130	89,566	1.88%	2,093	48	City
Longmont	381	Colorado	100,124	99,206	0.15%	3,420	29	City

2026 is projected based on recent estimates
2020 population is the 7/1/2020 resident total population estimate from the Census Bureau, and may differ slightly from the 2020 Decennial Census

Growth and Density of US Cities

Major Cities and Population Milestones

The United States, which is home to a population of 300 million people, has 12 cities with populations exceeding 1 million. The largest city in the US is New York City, with residents. Los Angeles (3.9M) and Chicago (2.7M) follow, and southern cities Houston (2.4M) and Phoenix (1.7M) round out the top five. The 2020 Census revealed 10 US cities with populations exceeding 1 million, but recent population shifts have reduced this number to 9 as San Jose's population has dipped below the million-resident threshold.

New York

8,346,955

Los Angeles

3,869,891

Chicago

2,709,364

New York 8,346,955

Los Angeles 3,869,891

Chicago 2,709,364

As of 2026, there are 381 cities in the US with over 100,000 people. This is an increase from a total of 337 in 2020, and 287 in 2010. Of the 381, California contains the most, with 77 cities, while Texas has 48 and Florida has 33.

Incorporated Places in the United States

The United States Census Bureau designates populated regions of the country as 'incorporated places.' An incorporated place in the United States includes cities, towns, townships, villages and boroughs. The list above also includes a number of census-designated places (CDPs).

Growth and Decline of US Cities

Among cities with populations exceeding 100,000, Georgetown experienced the highest growth rate at 9.38%. The fastest growing cities in the US are predominantly found in the south, with notable concentrations in Texas, Florida, and Arizona.

City	State	Annual Change ↓
Georgetown	Texas	9.38%
Leander	Texas	8.79%
New Braunfels	Texas	5.84%
Conroe	Texas	5.56%
Port St. Lucie	Florida	5.46%

Jackson holds the distinction of being the fastest-shrinking city in the US, with a population decline of -1.98%. Of the cities shrinking by more than 1% per year, a majority of them are located in California.

City	State	Annual Change ↑
Jackson	Mississippi	-1.98%
St. Louis	Missouri	-1.8%
Shreveport	Louisiana	-1.42%
San Francisco	California	-1.4%
New Orleans	Louisiana	-1.4%

Population Density of US Cities

Population Density is a measure of how many people live in a specific area, usually calculated as the number of people per square mile or square kilometer. A higher population density means more people live close together, while a lower density means people are more spread out.

Of US cities with populations exceeding 100,000, the following have the lowest population densities:

New York, New York at 27,778/mi²
Jersey City, New Jersey at 21,158/mi²
Paterson, New Jersey at 19,531/mi²
Cambridge, Massachusetts at 19,529/mi²

Cities with the highest population density include:

Anchorage, Alaska at 169/mi²
Suffolk, Virginia at 269/mi²
Buckeye, Arizona at 315/mi²
Macon-Bibb County, Georgia at 630/mi²

Largest US Cities by Population 2026

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Growth and Density of US Cities

Major Cities and Population Milestones

Incorporated Places in the United States

Growth and Decline of US Cities

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