Top Cities in United States by Population 2024

Top Cities in United States by population

The United States is mostly urban and most of the population lives in the Cities. It is estimated that 83% of the U.S. population lives in urban areas, up from 64% in 1950. By 2050, 89% of the U.S. population and 68% of the world population is projected to live in urban areas.

More than 300 urban areas in the United States have populations above 100,000. New York, with 8.8 million inhabitants, is the most populated city followed by Los Angeles (3.8 million) and Chicago (2.7 million).

In terms of the density of population, New York with a density of 29,298 people per sq. mi. is the most densely populated city in US.

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List of Top 100 Cities in US

More than 300 Cities in the United States have populations above 100,000. Only 10 cities have a million plus population. New York with 8.8 million inhabitants, is the most populated city followed by Los Angeles and Chicago.

California and Texas both have 3 cities in the top 10 with a million plus population, Los Los Angeles (3.9 million), San Diego (1.4 million), and San Jose (1 million) in California. Houston (2.3 million), San Antonio (1.4 million), and Dallas (1.3 million) in Texas.

California has 17 cities in the Top 100, Next is Texas with 13 Cities, and Arizona with 7 cities. Florida and North Carolina both have 5 cities in the Top 100.

New York with a density of 29,298 persons/sq. mi is the most densely populated city followed by Jersey City (19,894 person/sq mi) and San Francisco (18,635 person/sq. mi)

Let’s have a look at the List of the Top 100 cities in the United States.

#	City	States	Pop. 2020
1	New York	New York	8,804,190
2	Los Angeles	California	3,898,747
3	Chicago	Illinois	2,746,388
4	Houston	Texas	2,304,580
5	Phoenix	Arizona	1,608,139
6	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	1,603,797
7	San Antonio	Texas	1,434,625
8	San Diego	California	1,386,932
9	Dallas	Texas	1,304,379
10	San Jose	California	1,013,240
11	Austin	Texas	961,855
12	Jacksonville	Florida	949,611
13	Fort Worth	Texas	918,915
14	Columbus	Ohio	905,748
15	Indianapolis	Indiana	887,642
16	Charlotte	North Carolina	874,579
17	San Francisco	California	873,965
18	Seattle	Washington	737,015
19	Denver	Colorado	715,522
20	Washington	District of Columbia	689,545
21	Nashville	Tennessee	689,447
22	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	681,054
23	El Paso	Texas	678,815
24	Boston	Massachusetts	675,647
25	Portland	Oregon	652,503
26	Las Vegas	Nevada	641,903
27	Detroit	Michigan	639,111
28	Memphis	Tennessee	633,104
29	Louisville	Kentucky	633,045
30	Baltimore	Maryland	585,708
31	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	577,222
32	Albuquerque	New Mexico	564,559
33	Tucson	Arizona	542,629
34	Fresno	California	542,107
35	Sacramento	California	524,943
36	Kansas City	Missouri	508,090
37	Mesa	Arizona	504,258
38	Atlanta	Georgia	498,715
39	Omaha	Nebraska	486,051
40	Colorado Springs	Colorado	478,961
41	Raleigh	North Carolina	467,665
42	Long Beach	California	466,742
43	Virginia Beach	Virginia	459,470
44	Miami	Florida	442,241
45	Oakland	California	440,646
46	Minneapolis	Minnesota	429,954
47	Tulsa	Oklahoma	413,066
48	Bakersfield	California	403,455
49	Wichita	Kansas	397,532
50	Arlington	Texas	394,266
51	Aurora	Colorado	386,261
52	Tampa	Florida	384,959
53	New Orleans	Louisiana	383,997
54	Cleveland	Ohio	372,624
55	Honolulu	Hawaii	350,964
56	Anaheim	California	346,824
57	Lexington	Kentucky	322,570
58	Stockton	California	320,804
59	Corpus Christi	Texas	317,863
60	Henderson	Nevada	317,610
61	Riverside	California	314,998
62	Newark	New Jersey	311,549
63	Saint Paul	Minnesota	311,527
64	Santa Ana	California	310,227
65	Cincinnati	Ohio	309,317
66	Irvine	California	307,670
67	Orlando	Florida	307,573
68	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	302,971
69	St. Louis	Missouri	301,578
70	Greensboro	North Carolina	299,035
71	Jersey City	New Jersey	292,449
72	Anchorage	Alaska	291,247
73	Lincoln	Nebraska	291,082
74	Plano	Texas	285,494
75	Durham	North Carolina	283,506
76	Buffalo	New York	278,349
77	Chandler	Arizona	275,987
78	Chula Vista	California	275,487
79	Toledo	Ohio	270,871
80	Madison	Wisconsin	269,840
81	Gilbert	Arizona	267,918
82	Reno	Nevada	264,165
83	Fort Wayne	Indiana	263,886
84	North Las Vegas	Nevada	262,527
85	St. Petersburg	Florida	258,308
86	Lubbock	Texas	257,141
87	Irving	Texas	256,684
88	Laredo	Texas	255,205
89	Winston–Salem	North Carolina	249,545
90	Chesapeake	Virginia	249,422
91	Glendale	Arizona	248,325
92	Garland	Texas	246,018
93	Scottsdale	Arizona	241,361
94	Norfolk	Virginia	238,005
95	Boise	Idaho	235,684
96	Fremont	California	230,504
97	Spokane	Washington	228,989
98	Santa Clarita	California	228,673
99	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	227,470
100	Richmond	Virginia	226,610

Source: US Census 2020

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Most populated metropolitan areas in the US

New York Mereo Area with a population of 19.8 million is the most populous in the United States. It is followed by Los Angeles (13 million) and the Chicago metro area (9.5 million).

Let’s have a look at the List of the Top 50 Metro Areas in the United States.

#	Metro Area	Estimated Population
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	19,768,458
2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	12,997,353
3	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	9,510,390
4	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	7,759,615
5	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	7,206,841
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	6,358,652
7	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	6,228,601
8	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA	6,144,970
9	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL	6,091,747
10	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	4,946,145
11	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	4,899,932
12	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	4,653,105
13	San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA	4,623,264
14	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	4,365,205
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	4,011,553
16	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	3,690,512
17	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	3,286,069
18	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	3,219,514
19	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	2,972,567
20	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	2,838,327
21	St. Louis, MO-IL	2,806,615
22	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	2,701,046
23	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	2,691,925
24	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	2,601,788
25	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	2,510,696
26	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	2,411,428
27	Pittsburgh, PA	2,353,538
28	Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX	2,352,426
29	Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	2,292,476
30	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	2,261,665
31	Kansas City, MO-KS	2,199,544
32	Columbus, OH	2,151,017
33	Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	2,129,479
34	Cleveland-Elyria, OH	2,075,662
35	Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN	2,013,506
36	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	1,952,185
37	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	1,806,423
38	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1,675,774
39	Jacksonville, FL	1,637,666
40	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1,566,487
41	Raleigh-Cary, NC	1,448,411
42	Oklahoma City, OK	1,441,647
43	Richmond, VA	1,317,525
44	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1,284,826
45	Salt Lake City, UT	1,263,061
46	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	1,261,726
47	Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT	1,211,906
48	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	1,162,336
49	Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI	1,091,620
50	Rochester, NY	1,084,973
51	Tucson, AZ	1,052,030
52	Tulsa, OK	1,024,191
53	Worcester, MA-CT	978,447
54	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	972,195
55	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	959,768
56	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	899,286
57	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	865,310
58	New Haven-Milford, CT	863,700
59	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	859,760
60	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY	701,637
61	Madison, WI	683,183
62	Syracuse, NY	658,281
63	Ann Arbor, MI	369,390

Source: US Census 2021 estimates

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