| Rank | City | 2024 Population (Est.) | Growth Rate (Annual) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 8,258,035 | -2.0% |
| 2 | Los Angeles, CA | 3,820,914 | -0.6% |
| 3 | Chicago, IL | 2,664,452 | -0.9% |
| 4 | Houston, TX | 2,314,157 | 0.2% |
| 5 | Phoenix, AZ | 1,650,070 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Philadelphia, PA | 1,550,542 | -1.1% |
| 7 | San Antonio, TX | 1,495,295 | 1.3% |
| 8 | San Diego, CA | 1,388,320 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Dallas, TX | 1,302,868 | -0.0% |
| 10 | Jacksonville, FL | 985,843 | 1.2% |
| 11 | Austin, TX | 979,882 | 0.6% |
| 12 | Fort Worth, TX | 978,468 | 2.0% |
| 13 | San Jose, CA | 969,655 | -1.4% |
| 14 | Columbus, OH | 913,175 | 0.3% |
| 15 | Charlotte, NC | 911,311 | 1.3% |
| 16 | Indianapolis, IN | 879,293 | -0.3% |
| 17 | San Francisco, CA | 808,988 | -2.4% |
| 18 | Seattle, WA | 755,078 | 0.8% |
| 19 | Denver, CO | 716,577 | -0.0% |
| 20 | Oklahoma City, OK | 702,767 | 1.0% |
| 21 | Nashville, TN | 687,788 | -0.1% |
| 22 | Washington, DC | 678,972 | -0.5% |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | 678,958 | 0.0% |
| 24 | Las Vegas, NV | 660,929 | 0.9% |
| 25 | Boston, MA | 653,833 | -1.0% |
| 26 | Detroit, MI | 633,218 | -0.3% |
| 27 | Portland, OR | 630,498 | -1.1% |
| 28 | Louisville, KY | 622,981 | -0.5% |
| 29 | Memphis, TN | 618,639 | -0.7% |
| 30 | Baltimore, MD | 565,239 | -1.0% |
| 31 | Milwaukee, WI | 561,385 | -0.9% |
| 32 | Albuquerque, NM | 560,274 | -0.3% |
| 33 | Tucson, AZ | 547,239 | 0.3% |
| 34 | Fresno, CA | 545,716 | 0.2% |
| 35 | Sacramento, CA | 526,384 | 0.2% |
| 36 | Mesa, AZ | 511,648 | 0.4% |
| 37 | Atlanta, GA | 510,823 | 0.7% |
| 38 | Kansas City, MO | 510,704 | 0.2% |
| 39 | Colorado Springs, CO | 488,664 | 0.6% |
| 40 | Omaha, NE | 483,335 | -0.5% |
| 41 | Raleigh, NC | 482,295 | 1.0% |
| 42 | Miami, FL | 455,924 | 1.0% |
| 43 | Virginia Beach, VA | 453,649 | -0.4% |
| 44 | Long Beach, CA | 449,468 | -1.1% |
| 45 | Oakland, CA | 436,504 | -0.2% |
| 46 | Minneapolis, MN | 425,115 | -0.3% |
| 47 | Bakersfield, CA | 413,381 | 0.8% |
| 48 | Tulsa, OK | 411,894 | -0.1% |
| 49 | Tampa, FL | 403,364 | 1.7% |
| 50 | Arlington, TX | 398,431 | 0.4% |
| 51 | Wichita, KS | 396,119 | -0.1% |
| 52 | Aurora, CO | 395,052 | 0.7% |
| 53 | New Orleans, LA | 364,136 | -1.7% |
| 54 | Cleveland, OH | 362,656 | -0.8% |
| 55 | Honolulu, HI | 341,778 | -0.8% |
| 56 | Anaheim, CA | 340,512 | -0.6% |
| 57 | Henderson, NV | 337,305 | 1.9% |
| 58 | Orlando, FL | 320,742 | 1.4% |
| 59 | Lexington, KY | 320,154 | -0.2% |
| 60 | Stockton, CA | 319,543 | -0.1% |
| 61 | Riverside, CA | 318,858 | 0.4% |
| 62 | Corpus Christi, TX | 316,595 | -0.1% |
| 63 | Irvine, CA | 314,621 | 0.9% |
| 64 | Cincinnati, OH | 311,097 | 0.1% |
| 65 | Santa Ana, CA | 310,539 | 0.1% |
| 66 | Newark, NJ | 304,960 | -0.6% |
| 67 | St. Paul, MN | 303,820 | -0.8% |
| 68 | Pittsburgh, PA | 303,255 | 0.1% |
| 69 | Greensboro, NC | 302,296 | 0.5% |
| 70 | Durham, NC | 296,186 | 1.4% |
| 71 | Lincoln, NE | 294,757 | 0.4% |
| 72 | Jersey City, NJ | 291,657 | -0.0% |
| 73 | Plano, TX | 290,190 | 0.4% |
| 74 | Anchorage, AK | 286,075 | -0.5% |
| 75 | North Las Vegas, NV | 284,771 | 2.5% |
| 76 | St. Louis, MO | 281,754 | -2.1% |
| 77 | Madison, WI | 280,305 | 1.4% |
| 78 | Chandler, AZ | 280,167 | 0.3% |
| 79 | Gilbert, AZ | 275,411 | 0.8% |
| 80 | Reno, NV | 274,915 | 1.3% |
| 81 | Buffalo, NY | 274,678 | -0.4% |
| 82 | Chula Vista, CA | 274,333 | -0.3% |
| 83 | Fort Wayne, IN | 269,994 | 0.7% |
| 84 | Lubbock, TX | 266,878 | 1.1% |
| 85 | Toledo, OH | 265,304 | -0.6% |
| 86 | St. Petersburg, FL | 263,553 | 0.6% |
| 87 | Laredo, TX | 257,602 | 0.3% |
| 88 | Irving, TX | 254,373 | -0.3% |
| 89 | Chesapeake, VA | 253,886 | 0.6% |
| 90 | Glendale, AZ | 253,855 | 0.7% |
| 91 | Winston-Salem, NC | 252,975 | 0.5% |
| 92 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 245,021 | 5.8% |
| 93 | Scottsdale, AZ | 244,394 | 0.3% |
| 94 | Garland, TX | 243,470 | -0.3% |
| 95 | Boise City, ID | 235,421 | -0.1% |
| 96 | Norfolk, VA | 230,930 | -0.9% |
| 97 | Spokane, WA | 229,447 | 0.1% |
| 98 | Richmond, VA | 229,247 | 0.4% |
| 99 | Fremont, CA | 226,208 | -0.8% |
| 100 | Huntsville, AL | 225,564 | 1.6% |
Cities in Bold = State Capitals
Based on the latest 2024 estimates, the total population of the United States is approximately 338,438,000.
There are currently 9 cities in the US with a population over 1 million people. They are New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, Philadelphia, San Antonio, San Diego and Dallas.
The largest US city that is also a state capital is Phoenix, which is the capital of Arizona and is the 5th largest city in the US.
Out of the top 100 cities, 17 are also state capitals. They are, in order of population, Phoenix, Arizona, Austin, Texas, Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis, Indiana, Denver, Colorado, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, Boston, Massachusetts, Sacramento, California, Atlanta, Georgia, Raleigh, North Carolina, Honolulu, Hawaii, St. Paul, Minnesota, Lincoln, Nebraska, Madison, Wisconsin, Boise City, Idaho and Richmond, Virginia.
Among the largest 100 cities in the US, the fastest growing city is
Port St. Lucie, Florida, whose population has grown 174.7% since the year 2000.
Among the largest 50 cities in the US, the fastest growing city is
Fort Worth, Texas, whose population has grown 79.2% since the year 2000.
Among the largest 100 cities in the US, the fastest shrinking city is Detroit, Michigan, whose population has declined 33.0% since the year 2000. Detroit's peak populuation was 1,849,568 in the year 1950, and it's current population of 633,218 represents a 65.8% decline from it's peak. Detroit was once the 5th largest city in the US, but it's now the 26th largest.
The state of California has 16 cities in the top 100 largest US cities, which is the most of any state. The state with the second most is Texas, which has 13 cities in the top 100. The rest of the top 5 is Arizona in third with 7 cities, Florida in fourth with 6 cities and North Carolina in fifth with 5 cities.
Alabama has had 2 cities drop out of the top 100 since the year 1990, which is the most of any state. The cities that were formally in the top 100 were Birmingham, Mobile and Montgomery.
The state of Arizona had added the most cities into the 100 biggest us cities since the year 1990, with a total of 4 addition. The new top 100 cities from Arizona are Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale and Scottsdale. The other states which added cities to the top 100 since the year 1990 are Texas (3), Nevada (3), North Carolina (2), Virginia (1), Idaho (1) and Florida (1).
The most densely populated large cities (population greater than 300,000) in the US are, in order: New York, San Francisco, Boston, Santa Ana, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, Washington, Long Beach and Los Angeles.
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