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Largest US cities

Largest Cities in the United States

New York leads with about 8.6 million residents, more than twice Los Angeles — the two biggest US cities. Figures are city-proper (city limits), from the 2025 Census estimates.

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Top 10 largest US cities

  • 1New YorkNew York8.58M8,584,629 people
  • 2Los AngelesCalifornia3.87M3,869,089 people
  • 3ChicagoIllinois2.73M2,731,585 people
  • 4HoustonTexas2.40M2,397,315 people
  • 5PhoenixArizona1.67M1,665,481 people
  • 6PhiladelphiaPennsylvania1.57M1,574,281 people
  • 7San AntonioTexas1.55M1,548,422 people
  • 8San DiegoCalifornia1.41M1,406,106 people
  • 9DallasTexas1.33M1,329,491 people
  • 10Fort WorthTexas1.03M1,028,117 people
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The full ranking

#CityStatePopulation ▼
1New YorkNew York8.6M
2Los AngelesCalifornia3.9M
3ChicagoIllinois2.7M
4HoustonTexas2.4M
5PhoenixArizona1.7M
6PhiladelphiaPennsylvania1.6M
7San AntonioTexas1.5M
8San DiegoCalifornia1.4M
9DallasTexas1.3M
10Fort WorthTexas1.0M
11JacksonvilleFlorida1.0M
12AustinTexas1.0M
13San JoseCalifornia990K
14CharlotteNorth Carolina965K
15ColumbusOhio938K
16IndianapolisIndiana901K
17San FranciscoCalifornia826K
18SeattleWashington785K
19DenverColorado741K
20Nashville-DavidsonTennessee721K
21Oklahoma CityOklahoma720K
22WashingtonDistrict of Columbia694K
23El PasoTexas683K
24Las VegasNevada680K
25BostonMassachusetts673K
26DetroitMichigan649K
27Louisville/Jefferson CountyKentucky642K
28PortlandOregon635K
29MemphisTennessee610K
30BaltimoreMaryland570K
31MilwaukeeWisconsin562K
32AlbuquerqueNew Mexico557K
33FresnoCalifornia556K
34TucsonArizona548K
35SacramentoCalifornia536K
36AtlantaGeorgia529K
37Kansas CityMissouri521K
38MesaArizona514K
39RaleighNorth Carolina506K
40Colorado SpringsColorado495K
41MiamiFlorida490K
42OmahaNebraska489K
43Virginia BeachVirginia454K
44Long BeachCalifornia450K
45OaklandCalifornia441K
46MinneapolisMinnesota430K
47BakersfieldCalifornia422K
48TulsaOklahoma416K
49TampaFlorida414K
50AuroraColorado410K
51ArlingtonTexas402K
52WichitaKansas401K
53ClevelandOhio364K
54New OrleansLouisiana362K
55HendersonNevada353K
56Urban HonoluluHawaii342K
57AnaheimCalifornia341K
58OrlandoFlorida334K
59Lexington-FayetteKentucky330K
60StocktonCalifornia325K
61NewarkNew Jersey324K
62RiversideCalifornia323K
63IrvineCalifornia319K
64Corpus ChristiTexas317K
65Santa AnaCalifornia316K
66CincinnatiOhio314K
67GreensboroNorth Carolina309K
68PittsburghPennsylvania308K
69St. PaulMinnesota307K
70DurhamNorth Carolina306K
71Jersey CityNew Jersey302K
72LincolnNebraska302K
73North Las VegasNevada297K
74PlanoTexas293K
75GilbertArizona287K
76AnchorageAlaska287K
77MadisonWisconsin286K
78RenoNevada284K
79ChandlerArizona279K
80St. LouisMissouri278K
81Chula VistaCalifornia276K
82Fort WayneIndiana275K
83BuffaloNew York275K
84LubbockTexas273K
85LaredoTexas270K
86Port St. LucieFlorida268K
87St. PetersburgFlorida264K
88ToledoOhio263K
89GlendaleArizona261K
90Winston-SalemNorth Carolina257K
91IrvingTexas257K
92ChesapeakeVirginia255K
93GarlandTexas250K
94ScottsdaleArizona243K
95Boise CityIdaho238K
96RichmondVirginia237K
97FriscoTexas237K
98Cape CoralFlorida236K
99McKinneyTexas236K
100HuntsvilleAlabama234K
101NorfolkVirginia231K
102HialeahFlorida231K
103SpokaneWashington231K
104TacomaWashington230K
105Santa ClaritaCalifornia228K
106FremontCalifornia226K
107Baton RougeLouisiana223K
108San BernardinoCalifornia222K
109FontanaCalifornia221K
110ModestoCalifornia220K
111Salt Lake CityUtah218K
112Moreno ValleyCalifornia214K
113WorcesterMassachusetts214K
114Sioux FallsSouth Dakota214K
115YonkersNew York213K
116Des MoinesIowa212K
117Grand PrairieTexas209K
118FayettevilleNorth Carolina209K
119Little RockArkansas206K
120RochesterNew York206K
121AmarilloTexas205K
122TallahasseeFlorida205K
123Overland ParkKansas204K
124ColumbusGeorgia202K
125KnoxvilleTennessee202K
126Augusta-Richmond CountyGeorgia202K
127Grand RapidsMichigan201K
128PeoriaArizona201K
129MobileAlabama201K
130VancouverWashington200K
131OxnardCalifornia200K
132BirminghamAlabama196K
133ProvidenceRhode Island195K
134MontgomeryAlabama195K
135ChattanoogaTennessee194K
136BrownsvilleTexas193K
137Huntington BeachCalifornia191K
138TempeArizona191K
139AkronOhio190K
140ClarksvilleTennessee189K
141Fort LauderdaleFlorida189K
142GlendaleCalifornia187K
143OntarioCalifornia187K
144Elk GroveCalifornia185K
145CaryNorth Carolina184K
146Newport NewsVirginia183K
147SalemOregon182K
148AuroraIllinois182K
149Santa RosaCalifornia179K
150EugeneOregon179K
150 largest US cities by city-proper population · US Census Bureau 2025
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Frequently asked questions

What is the largest city in the United States?
New York City, with about 8.6 million residents inside the city limits — more than twice the size of Los Angeles, the second-largest US city (3.9 million).
Where do Los Angeles and Chicago rank?
Los Angeles is second (about 3.9 million) and Chicago third (about 2.7 million), followed by Houston and Phoenix — the five biggest US cities by city-proper population.
City proper vs metro area — what's the difference?
City proper counts only people inside the official city limits; a metropolitan area adds the surrounding suburbs and commuter region. New York's city-proper figure is 8.6 million, but its metro area is around 19 million.
Is New York the biggest US city by metro area too?
Yes — New York leads both ways. It is the largest US city by city limits and by metropolitan area (~19 million), which is not true everywhere: rankings can shuffle sharply when you switch between city-proper and metro figures.
Where does this data come from?
The US Census Bureau's 2025 population estimates. As a US Government work, the figures are in the public domain and free to use.