Top 100 Biggest US Cities By Population

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

There are currently 10 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, Dallas and San Jose.

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 116.6% since the year 2000.
Among the largest 50 cities in the US, the fastest growing city is Fort Worth, Texas, whose population has grown 66.5% 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 29.1% since the year 2000. Detroit's peak populuation was 1,849,568 in the year 1950, and it's current population of 670,031 represents a 63.8% decline from it's peak. Detroit was once the 5th largest city in the US, but it's now the 24th largest.

Which state has the most cities in the top 100?

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.

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 Texas (2), Arizona (2), Florida (1) and California (1).

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 Pop
Rank 		City 2019 Population
1 New York, New York 8,336,817
2 Los Angeles, California 3,979,576
3 Chicago, Illinois 2,693,976
4 Houston, Texas 2,320,268
5 Phoenix, Arizona 1,680,992
6 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1,584,064
7 San Antonio, Texas 1,547,253
8 San Diego, California 1,423,851
9 Dallas, Texas 1,343,573
10 San Jose, California 1,021,795
11 Austin, Texas 978,908
12 Jacksonville, Florida 911,507
13 Fort Worth, Texas 909,585
14 Columbus, Ohio 898,553
15 Charlotte, North Carolina 885,708
16 San Francisco, California 881,549
17 Indianapolis, Indiana 876,384
18 Seattle, Washington 753,675
19 Denver, Colorado 727,211
20 Washington, District of Columbia 705,749
21 Boston, Massachusetts 692,600
22 El Paso, Texas 681,728
23 Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee 670,820
24 Detroit, Michigan 670,031
25 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 655,057
26 Portland, Oregon 654,741
27 Las Vegas, Nevada 651,319
28 Memphis, Tennessee 651,073
29 Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky 617,638
30 Baltimore, Maryland 593,490
31 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 590,157
32 Albuquerque, New Mexico 560,513
33 Tucson, Arizona 548,073
34 Fresno, California 531,576
35 Mesa, Arizona 518,012
36 Sacramento, California 513,624
37 Atlanta, Georgia 506,811
38 Kansas City, Missouri 495,327
39 Colorado Springs, Colorado 478,221
40 Omaha, Nebraska 478,192
41 Raleigh, North Carolina 474,069
42 Miami, Florida 467,963
43 Long Beach, California 462,628
44 Virginia Beach, Virginia 449,974
45 Oakland, California 433,031
46 Minneapolis, Minnesota 429,606
47 Tulsa, Oklahoma 401,190
48 Tampa, Florida 399,700
49 Arlington, Texas 398,854
50 New Orleans, Louisiana 390,144
51 Wichita, Kansas 389,938
52 Bakersfield, California 384,145
53 Cleveland, Ohio 381,009
54 Aurora, Colorado 379,289
55 Anaheim, California 350,365
56 Honolulu, Hawaii 345,064
57 Santa Ana, California 332,318
58 Riverside, California 331,360
59 Corpus Christi, Texas 326,586
60 Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky 323,152
61 Henderson, Nevada 320,189
62 Stockton, California 312,697
63 St. Paul, Minnesota 308,096
64 Cincinnati, Ohio 303,940
65 St. Louis, Missouri 300,576
66 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 300,286
67 Greensboro, North Carolina 296,710
68 Lincoln, Nebraska 289,102
69 Anchorage, Alaska 288,000
70 Plano, Texas 287,677
71 Orlando, Florida 287,442
72 Irvine, California 287,401
73 Newark, New Jersey 282,011
74 Durham, North Carolina 278,993
75 Chula Vista, California 274,492
76 Toledo, Ohio 272,779
77 Fort Wayne, Indiana 270,402
78 St. Petersburg, Florida 265,351
79 Laredo, Texas 262,491
80 Jersey City, New Jersey 262,075
81 Chandler, Arizona 261,165
82 Madison, Wisconsin 259,680
83 Lubbock, Texas 258,862
84 Scottsdale, Arizona 258,069
85 Reno, Nevada 255,601
86 Buffalo, New York 255,284
87 Gilbert, Arizona 254,114
88 Glendale, Arizona 252,381
89 North Las Vegas, Nevada 251,974
90 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 247,945
91 Chesapeake, Virginia 244,835
92 Norfolk, Virginia 242,742
93 Fremont, California 241,110
94 Garland, Texas 239,928
95 Irving, Texas 239,798
96 Hialeah, Florida 233,339
97 Richmond, Virginia 230,436
98 Boise City, Idaho 228,959
99 Spokane, Washington 222,081
100 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 220,236

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