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List of United States cities by population This is a
list of the 100 largest incorporated cities in the United States (including
Puerto Rico ), based on the
United States Census Bureau 's July 1, 2005 population estimates.
Census Bureau Estimates Program (2005) These figures are lower than the populations of
metropolitan area s, the primary meaning of "city" in many parts of the world. In some cases two or more of the cities listed are in the same metropolitan area.
See also List of United States cities by area and 25 largest metropolitan areas in the United States The United States has dozens of major cities, including 11 of the 55
global cities of all typesâ€"with three "alpha" global cities:
New York City ,
Los Angeles , and
Chicago . The figures expressed below are for populations within city limits. A different ranking is evident when considering
U.S. metro area populations , although the top three would be unchanged. The ten largest cities, based on the United States Census Bureau's
2005 estimates, are as follows:
Rank City Population within Population per sq mi Metropolitan Region millions rank 1 New York City , New York 8,143,197 26,402.9 18.7 1 Northeast 2 Los Angeles , California 3,844,829 7,876.8 12.9 2 West 3 Chicago , Illinois 2,842,518 12,750.3 9.4 3 Midwest 4 Houston , Texas 2,016,582 3,371.7 5.2 7 South 5 Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 1,463,281 11,233.6 5.8 4 Northeast 6 Phoenix , Arizona 1,461,575 2,782.0 3.7 14 West 7 San Antonio , Texas 1,256,509 2,808.5 1.8 29 South 8 San Diego , California 1,255,540 3,771.9 2.9 17 West 9 Dallas , Texas 1,213,825 3,469.9 5.7 5 South 10 San Jose , California 912,332 5,117.9 1.7 30 West
Rank City!Population 11 Detroit, Michigan 886,671 12 Indianapolis (balance), Indiana *784,118 13 Jacksonville, Florida 782,623 14 San Francisco, California 739,426 15 Columbus, Ohio 730,657 16 Austin, Texas 690,252 17 Memphis, Tennessee 672,277 18 Baltimore, Maryland 635,815 19 Fort Worth, Texas 624,067 20 Charlotte, North Carolina 610,949 21 El Paso, Texas 598,590 22 Washington, District of Columbia **582,049 23 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 578,887 24 Seattle, Washington 573,911 25 Boston, Massachusetts 559,034 26 Denver, Colorado 557,917 27 Louisville-Jefferson County (balance), Kentucky *556,429 28 Nashville-Davidson (balance), Tennessee *549,110 29 Las Vegas, Nevada 545,147 30 Portland, Oregon 533,427 31 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 531,324 32 Tucson, Arizona 515,526 33 Albuquerque, New Mexico 494,236 34 Long Beach, California 474,014 35 Atlanta, Georgia 470,688 36 Fresno, California 461,116 37 Sacramento, California 456,441 38 New Orleans, Louisiana ***454,863 39 Cleveland, Ohio 452,208 40 Kansas City, Missouri 444,965 41 Mesa, Arizona 442,780 42 Virginia Beach, Virginia 438,415 43 San Juan, Puerto Rico 428,591 44 Omaha, Nebraska 414,521 45 Oakland, California 395,274 46 Miami, Florida 386,417 47 Tulsa, Oklahoma 382,457 48 Honolulu CDP, Hawaii **** 377,379 49 Minneapolis, Minnesota 372,811 50 Colorado Springs, Colorado 369,815 51 Arlington, Texas 362,805 52 Wichita, Kansas 354,865 53 St. Louis, Missouri **352,572 54 Raleigh, North Carolina 341,530 55 Santa Ana, California 340,368 56 Anaheim, California 331,804 57 Tampa, Florida 325,989 58 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 316,718 59 Cincinnati, Ohio 308,728 60 Toledo, Ohio 301,285 61 Aurora, Colorado 297,235 62 Bakersfield, California 295,536 63 Riverside, California 290,086 64 Stockton, California 286,926 65 Corpus Christi, Texas 283,474 66 Newark, New Jersey 280,666 67 Buffalo, New York 279,745 68 Saint Paul, Minnesota 275,150 69 Anchorage, Alaska 275,043 70 Lexington, Kentucky 268,080 71 Plano, Texas 250,096 72 St. Petersburg, Florida 249,079 73 Jersey City, New Jersey 239,614 74 Glendale, Arizona 239,435 75 Lincoln, Nebraska 239,213 76 Chandler, Arizona 234,939 77 Henderson, Nevada 232,146 78 Greensboro, North Carolina 231,962 79 Norfolk, Virginia 231,954 80 Birmingham, Alabama 231,483 81 Scottsdale, Arizona 226,013 82 Fort Wayne, Indiana 223,341 83 Bayamón, Puerto Rico 222,195 84 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 222,064 85 Madison, Wisconsin 221,551 86 Hialeah, Florida 220,485 87 Chesapeake, Virginia 218,968 88 Garland, Texas 216,346 89 Orlando, Florida 213,223 90 Rochester, New York 211,091 91 Akron, Ohio 210,795 92 Chula Vista, California 210,497 93 Lubbock, Texas 209,737 94 Laredo, Texas 208,754 95 Modesto, California 207,011 96 Durham, North Carolina 204,845 97 Reno, Nevada 203,550 98 Montgomery, Alabama 201,568 99 Shreveport, Louisiana 200,145 100 Glendale, California 200,065
* Indianapolis ,
Louisville , and
Nashville are
consolidated city-counties ; the population given is for the entire city excluding other
incorporated places lying within the city limits.
** Due to accepted challenges to the 2005 population estimates, the populations of Washington and St. Louis increased from the original estimates of 550,521 and 344,362, respectively, to the revised figures listed above.
*** The population estimate given for New Orleans does not reflect the impact of
Hurricane Katrina . Population estimates as of June 2006 ranged from 192,000
to 230,000.
**** Hawaii has no incorporated municipalities other than the
City and County of Honolulu , which actually includes the entire island of
Oahu . In accordance with
Hawaiian law, the U.S. Census Bureau defines the state's "cities" and "towns" as
Census-designated Place s (CDPs). The Census defines Honolulu CDP as the portion of the City and County that is coextensive with the Judicial District of Honolulu. Honolulu CDP is what is generally thought of as the "city" of Honolulu, and its population is used here and in other population comparisons.
Population Number of municipal governments[2002 Census of Governments; Volume 1, No. 1, Government Organization. U.S. Census Bureau. []1 ] p. 9 300,000+ 58 200,000-299,999 30 100,000-199,999 153 50,000-99,999 364 25,000-49,999 643 10,000-24,999 1,436 5,000-9,999 1,637 2,500-4,999 2,070 1,000-2,499 3,677 Under 1000 9,361 Total 19,429
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U.S. Census Bureau Data for Puerto Rico (2000-2005)
