Biggest Cities In The US | 2022 Population Data

How many cities in the US have a population over 1 million?

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.

What is the fastest growing city in the US?

Among the largest 100 cities in the US, the fastest growing city is Gilbert, Arizona, whose population has grown 132.8% since the year 2000.
Among the largest 50 cities in the US, the fastest growing city is Fort Worth, Texas, whose population has grown 71.3% since the year 2000.

What is the fastest shrinking city in the US?

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 632,464 represents a 65.8% decline from it's peak. Detroit was once the 5th largest city in the US, but it's now the 27th largest.

Which state has the most cities in the top 100?

The state of California has 18 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 5 cities and North Carolina in fifth with 5 cities.

Which state has had the most cities drop out of the top 100 since 2000?

Alabama has had 3 cities drop out of the top 100 since the year 2000, which is the most of any state. The cities that were formally in the top 100 were Birmingham, Mobile and Montgomery.

Which state has added the most cities to the top 100 since 2000?

The state of Nevada had added the most cities into the 100 biggest us cities since the year 2000, with a total of 3 addition. The new top 100 cities from Nevada are Henderson, North Las Vegas and Reno. The other states which added cities to the top 100 since the year 2000 are California (3), Texas (2) and Arizona (2).

Which US cities have the highest population density?

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.

US Population Rank	City	2021 Population	2000 - 2021 Population Growth
1	New York, New York	8,467,513	5.6%
2	Los Angeles, California	3,849,297	3.9%
3	Chicago, Illinois	2,696,555	-6.8%
4	Houston, Texas	2,288,250	15.6%
5	Phoenix, Arizona	1,624,569	22.4%
6	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1,576,251	4.1%
7	San Antonio, Texas	1,451,853	24.7%
8	San Diego, California	1,381,611	12.6%
9	Dallas, Texas	1,288,457	8.2%
10	San Jose, California	983,489	8.8%
11	Austin, Texas	964,177	43.4%
12	Jacksonville, Florida	954,614	29.6%
13	Fort Worth, Texas	935,508	71.3%
14	Columbus, Ohio	906,528	26.6%
15	Indianapolis, Indiana	882,039	12.7%
16	Charlotte, North Carolina	879,709	54.3%
17	San Francisco, California	815,201	4.8%
18	Seattle, Washington	733,919	30.1%
19	Denver, Colorado	711,463	27.9%
20	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	687,725	35.4%
21	Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee	678,851	24.3%
22	El Paso, Texas	678,415	20.1%
23	Washington, District of Columbia	670,050	17.1%
24	Boston, Massachusetts	654,776	10.8%
25	Las Vegas, Nevada	646,790	33.4%
26	Portland, Oregon	641,162	20.9%
27	Detroit, Michigan	632,464	-33.0%
28	Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky	628,594	13.4%
29	Memphis, Tennessee	628,127	-8.9%
30	Baltimore, Maryland	576,498	-11.1%
31	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	569,330	-4.6%
32	Albuquerque, New Mexico	562,599	24.8%
33	Fresno, California	544,510	26.4%
34	Tucson, Arizona	543,242	11.0%
35	Sacramento, California	525,041	28.2%
36	Mesa, Arizona	509,475	26.4%
37	Kansas City, Missouri	508,394	14.9%
38	Atlanta, Georgia	496,461	17.8%
39	Omaha, Nebraska	487,300	18.8%
40	Colorado Springs, Colorado	483,956	33.6%
41	Raleigh, North Carolina	469,124	61.6%
42	Virginia Beach, Virginia	457,672	7.3%
43	Long Beach, California	456,062	-1.3%
44	Miami, Florida	439,890	21.1%
45	Oakland, California	433,823	8.2%
46	Minneapolis, Minnesota	425,336	11.1%
47	Tulsa, Oklahoma	411,401	4.7%
48	Bakersfield, California	407,615	66.4%
49	Wichita, Kansas	395,699	12.2%
50	Arlington, Texas	392,786	17.3%
51	Aurora, Colorado	389,347	40.1%
52	Tampa, Florida	387,050	27.2%
53	New Orleans, Louisiana	376,971	-22.0%
54	Cleveland, Ohio	367,991	-22.7%
55	Anaheim, California	345,940	5.0%
56	Honolulu, Hawaii	345,510	-6.8%
57	Henderson, Nevada	322,178	79.7%
58	Stockton, California	322,120	31.6%
59	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	321,793	23.2%
60	Corpus Christi, Texas	317,773	14.6%
61	Riverside, California	317,261	22.7%
62	Santa Ana, California	309,441	-8.5%
63	Orlando, Florida	309,154	58.7%
64	Irvine, California	309,031	110.6%
65	Cincinnati, Ohio	308,935	-6.7%
66	Newark, New Jersey	307,220	12.6%
67	St. Paul, Minnesota	307,193	7.1%
68	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	300,431	-9.9%
69	Greensboro, North Carolina	298,263	30.5%
70	St. Louis, Missouri	293,310	-15.4%
71	Lincoln, Nebraska	292,657	28.5%
72	Plano, Texas	288,253	28.5%
73	Anchorage, Alaska	288,121	10.5%
74	Durham, North Carolina	285,527	51.1%
75	Jersey City, New Jersey	283,927	18.2%
76	Chandler, Arizona	279,458	55.6%
77	Chula Vista, California	277,220	57.8%
78	Buffalo, New York	276,807	-5.2%
79	North Las Vegas, Nevada	274,133	132.3%
80	Gilbert, Arizona	273,136	132.8%
81	Madison, Wisconsin	269,196	28.1%
82	Reno, Nevada	268,851	46.1%
83	Toledo, Ohio	268,508	-14.4%
84	Fort Wayne, Indiana	265,974	4.7%
85	Lubbock, Texas	260,993	30.3%
86	St. Petersburg, Florida	258,201	3.7%
87	Laredo, Texas	256,153	42.7%
88	Irving, Texas	254,198	32.4%
89	Chesapeake, Virginia	251,269	25.4%
90	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	250,320	23.7%
91	Glendale, Arizona	249,630	12.5%
92	Scottsdale, Arizona	242,753	18.8%
93	Garland, Texas	242,035	12.0%
94	Boise City, Idaho	237,446	21.4%
95	Norfolk, Virginia	235,089	0.3%
96	Spokane, Washington	229,071	16.3%
97	Fremont, California	227,514	11.3%
98	Richmond, Virginia	226,604	14.5%
99	Santa Clarita, California	224,593	44.3%
100	San Bernardino, California	222,203	17.5%

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