United States Cities by Population 2026
5 Most Populated United States Cities
| City | 2026 Pop. ↓ | Annual Change |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 8,346,955 | -0.77% |
| Los Angeles | 3,869,891 | -0.11% |
| Chicago | 2,709,364 | -0.22% |
| Houston | 2,435,715 | 0.97% |
| Phoenix | 1,703,449 | 0.92% |
| San Antonio | 1,570,314 | 1.46% |
| Philadelphia | 1,560,480 | -0.42% |
| San Diego | 1,414,266 | 0.35% |
| Dallas | 1,337,417 | 0.43% |
| Fort Worth | 1,050,336 | 2.17% |
| Jacksonville | 1,038,787 | 1.47% |
| Austin | 1,007,435 | 0.7% |
| San Jose | 991,209 | -0.31% |
| Charlotte | 977,740 | 1.87% |
| Columbus | 946,661 | 0.73% |
| Indianapolis | 893,619 | 0.12% |
| San Francisco | 803,876 | -1.4% |
| Seattle | 801,192 | 1.32% |
| Hempstead | 800,777 | 0.22% |
| Denver | 734,718 | 0.39% |
| Oklahoma City | 727,836 | 1.06% |
| Washington | 717,916 | 1.14% |
| Nashville | 712,581 | 0.55% |
| Las Vegas | 694,501 | 1.17% |
| Boston | 691,168 | 0.38% |
| El Paso | 682,893 | 0.09% |
| Detroit | 649,374 | 0.29% |
| Louisville | 645,270 | 0.35% |
| Portland | 627,040 | -0.68% |
| Memphis | 602,184 | -0.71% |
| Baltimore | 560,812 | -0.65% |
| Tucson | 559,695 | 0.52% |
| Albuquerque | 558,046 | -0.2% |
| Milwaukee | 556,718 | -0.6% |
| Fresno | 553,800 | 0.34% |
| Sacramento | 540,907 | 0.48% |
| Atlanta | 530,106 | 0.98% |
| Mesa | 522,751 | 0.55% |
| Kansas City | 520,000 | 0.39% |
| Raleigh | 516,807 | 1.75% |
| Miami | 509,107 | 2.35% |
| Colorado Springs | 499,474 | 0.6% |
| Brookhaven | 497,541 | 0.44% |
| Omaha | 487,506 | -0.18% |
| Virginia Beach | 452,375 | -0.27% |
| Oakland | 444,839 | 0.14% |
| Long Beach | 443,555 | -0.8% |
| Tampa | 427,538 | 1.61% |
| Minneapolis | 427,499 | -0.13% |
| Bakersfield | 423,592 | 0.74% |
| Tulsa | 415,899 | 0.09% |
| Aurora | 411,293 | 1.03% |
| Arlington | 408,318 | 0.58% |
| Wichita | 402,453 | 0.18% |
| Henderson | 365,728 | 2.32% |
| Cleveland | 362,142 | -0.44% |
| New Orleans | 352,364 | -1.4% |
| Orlando | 348,347 | 2.08% |
| Anaheim | 343,509 | -0.15% |
| Urban Honolulu | 343,229 | -0.25% |
| Islip | 341,430 | 0.11% |
| Newark | 333,459 | 1.19% |
| Lexington | 332,841 | 0.52% |
| Riverside | 327,868 | 0.64% |
| Stockton | 326,977 | 0.31% |
| Irvine | 323,799 | 0.81% |
| Santa Ana | 318,663 | 0.39% |
| Cincinnati | 317,570 | 0.42% |
| Corpus Christi | 316,833 | -0.08% |
| Greensboro | 313,135 | 0.95% |
| Jersey City | 312,042 | 1.11% |
| Durham | 311,965 | 1.72% |
| North Las Vegas | 310,464 | 2.92% |
| Pittsburgh | 310,103 | 0.4% |
| St. Paul | 305,634 | -0.3% |
| Lincoln | 305,010 | 0.74% |
| Oyster Bay | 301,088 | 0.04% |
| Gilbert | 298,470 | 1.72% |
| Plano | 296,718 | 0.59% |
| Madison | 290,508 | 0.93% |
| Reno | 290,076 | 1.52% |
| Anchorage | 288,947 | -0.11% |
| Port St. Lucie | 284,448 | 5.46% |
| Chandler | 283,132 | 0.34% |
| Chula Vista | 279,915 | 0.25% |
| Lubbock | 279,104 | 1.32% |
| Fort Wayne | 277,607 | 0.82% |
| Buffalo | 276,146 | -0.08% |
| St. Petersburg | 271,017 | 0.74% |
| St. Louis | 269,385 | -1.8% |
| Laredo | 264,142 | 0.56% |
| Toledo | 263,314 | -0.43% |
| Glendale | 262,745 | 0.9% |
| Enterprise | 260,557 | 0% |
| Winston-Salem | 259,038 | 0.65% |
| Irving | 258,636 | 0.11% |
| Chesapeake | 257,632 | 0.52% |
| Garland | 252,450 | 0.41% |
| Cape Coral | 251,819 | 4.32% |
| Frisco | 251,430 | 3.65% |
| Scottsdale | 248,321 | 0.44% |
| McKinney | 242,534 | 3.48% |
| Arlington | 241,887 | 0% |
| Hialeah | 241,873 | 1.41% |
| North Hempstead | 240,082 | 0.23% |
| Boise City | 238,923 | 0.2% |
| Huntsville | 237,413 | 1.56% |
| Richmond | 237,021 | 0.73% |
| Tacoma | 232,425 | 0.94% |
| Spokane | 231,311 | 0.15% |
| Spring Valley | 229,494 | 0% |
| Norfolk | 227,751 | -0.72% |
| Santa Clarita | 227,527 | -0.35% |
| Fremont | 227,065 | -0.25% |
| Salt Lake City | 226,341 | 2.03% |
| San Bernardino | 226,103 | 0.3% |
| Fontana | 223,089 | 1.08% |
| Modesto | 221,529 | 0.21% |
| Babylon | 220,044 | 0.18% |
| Baton Rouge | 218,223 | -0.6% |
| Sioux Falls | 217,209 | 1.95% |
| Moreno Valley | 216,447 | 0.6% |
| Worcester | 215,436 | 1.04% |
| Grand Prairie | 212,896 | 1.37% |
| Des Moines | 212,759 | -0.08% |
| Yonkers | 211,062 | 0.01% |
| Fayetteville | 208,797 | -0.17% |
| Tallahassee | 208,666 | 0.88% |
| Huntington | 206,780 | 0.26% |
| Little Rock | 205,857 | 0.27% |
| Rochester | 205,477 | -0.43% |
| Overland Park | 205,413 | 0.63% |
| Amarillo | 205,310 | 0.39% |
| Peoria | 203,891 | 1.01% |
| Vancouver | 202,846 | 0.98% |
| Knoxville | 202,469 | 0.96% |
| Augusta | 201,590 | -0.04% |
| Sunrise Manor | 201,344 | 0% |
| Grand Rapids | 200,808 | 0.17% |
| Oxnard | 199,970 | -0.16% |
| Columbus | 199,237 | -0.64% |
| Mobile | 198,806 | -0.63% |
| Providence | 196,657 | 0.51% |
| Chattanooga | 196,108 | 1.23% |
| Clarksville | 194,768 | 2.54% |
| Brownsville | 194,626 | 0.7% |
| Fort Lauderdale | 194,579 | 1.05% |
| Birmingham | 194,400 | -0.5% |
| Montgomery | 193,703 | -0.54% |
| Tempe | 192,514 | 0.64% |
| Huntington Beach | 190,515 | -0.68% |
| Ontario | 190,066 | 1.32% |
| Akron | 189,423 | -0.06% |
| Cary | 186,587 | 1.09% |
| Elk Grove | 185,906 | 0.86% |
| Glendale | 183,761 | -1.06% |
| Pembroke Pines | 183,446 | 1.17% |
| Salem | 182,620 | 0.62% |
| Newport News | 181,558 | -0.41% |
| Aurora | 180,935 | 0.06% |
| Surprise | 179,149 | 3.66% |
| Eugene | 178,961 | 0.05% |
| Denton | 178,433 | 3.99% |
| Rancho Cucamonga | 177,673 | 0.28% |
| Paradise | 177,642 | 0% |
| Santa Rosa | 177,300 | -0.06% |
| Murfreesboro | 175,672 | 2.24% |
| Garden Grove | 172,608 | 0.07% |
| Shreveport | 171,469 | -1.42% |
| Fort Collins | 171,391 | 0.14% |
| Springfield | 171,315 | 0.21% |
| Roseville | 170,696 | 2.35% |
| Oceanside | 169,376 | -0.46% |
| Lancaster | 164,543 | -0.85% |
| Paterson | 164,315 | 0.52% |
| Killeen | 164,045 | 1.08% |
| Corona | 163,635 | 0.66% |
| Ramapo | 162,422 | 1.48% |
| Hollywood | 162,199 | 1% |
| Charleston | 160,965 | 1.06% |
| Salinas | 159,478 | -0.4% |
| Palmdale | 159,350 | -0.97% |
| Alexandria | 159,081 | -0.01% |
| Sunnyvale | 157,557 | 0.24% |
| Lakewood | 157,161 | 0.09% |
| Macon-Bibb County | 157,065 | 0% |
| Kansas City | 156,977 | 0.07% |
| Hayward | 156,297 | -0.67% |
| Springfield | 156,224 | 0.1% |
| Bellevue | 155,672 | 0.42% |
| Naperville | 154,969 | 0.61% |
| Bridgeport | 153,542 | 0.65% |
| Palm Bay | 152,950 | 4.1% |
| Olathe | 152,772 | 1.28% |
| Joliet | 152,579 | 0.24% |
| McAllen | 151,972 | 1.09% |
| Gainesville | 151,942 | 1.1% |
| Mesquite | 150,391 | 0.08% |
| Meridian | 149,862 | 3.85% |
| Waco | 149,640 | 1.05% |
| Savannah | 149,465 | 0.22% |
| Columbia | 149,078 | 1.52% |
| Thornton | 148,938 | 0.78% |
| Midland | 148,908 | 1.87% |
| Pasadena | 148,701 | -0.3% |
| Visalia | 148,513 | 0.78% |
| Escondido | 147,748 | -0.37% |
| Miramar | 147,600 | 1.56% |
| Rockford | 146,881 | -0.2% |
| Pomona | 146,416 | -0.52% |
| Lakewood | 145,783 | 1.24% |
| Syracuse | 145,678 | -0.14% |
| Elizabeth | 145,149 | 1.01% |
| Coral Springs | 144,121 | 1.2% |
| Victorville | 143,721 | 1.08% |
| Round Rock | 142,752 | 2.85% |
| New Haven | 141,686 | 1.53% |
| Fargo | 141,434 | 1.95% |
| Stamford | 140,964 | 0.66% |
| Lewisville | 140,759 | 1.8% |
| Metairie | 139,114 | 0% |
| Fullerton | 138,382 | -0.59% |
| Cedar Rapids | 137,927 | 0.01% |
| Hampton | 137,753 | 0.06% |
| West Valley City | 137,218 | -0.33% |
| Orange | 137,171 | -0.28% |
| Warren | 136,925 | -0.27% |
| Lehigh Acres | 136,762 | 0% |
| Kent | 136,585 | 0% |
| Carrollton | 136,403 | 0.35% |
| Torrance | 136,144 | -1.21% |
| Pasadena | 136,106 | -0.4% |
| Dayton | 135,742 | -0.22% |
| Jackson | 135,671 | -1.98% |
| Santa Clara | 135,395 | 0.86% |
| Sterling Heights | 134,456 | 0.04% |
| Columbia | 133,193 | 0.89% |
| Abilene | 133,136 | 1.03% |
| West Palm Beach | 132,860 | 2.07% |
| Norman | 132,425 | 0.55% |
| College Station | 131,645 | 1.45% |
| Clovis | 131,597 | 1.44% |
| Pearland | 131,424 | 0.7% |
| North Charleston | 131,201 | 2.13% |
| Amherst | 131,100 | 0.22% |
| Lakeland | 130,544 | 2.3% |
| Wilmington | 129,982 | 1.93% |
| Athens | 129,417 | 0.28% |
| New Braunfels | 128,874 | 5.84% |
| Goodyear | 128,372 | 4.63% |
| Allentown | 127,841 | 0.28% |
| Broken Arrow | 127,156 | 1.84% |
| Conroe | 126,254 | 5.56% |
| Simi Valley | 125,493 | -0.11% |
| Nampa | 125,310 | 3.59% |
| Topeka | 124,985 | -0.19% |
| Cambridge | 124,928 | 0.93% |
| Rochester | 124,648 | 0.42% |
| Buckeye | 124,630 | 4.86% |
| Fairfield | 124,024 | 0.57% |
| Menifee | 123,952 | 3.1% |
| Billings | 123,608 | 0.89% |
| Spring Hill | 123,474 | 0% |
| Concord | 123,382 | -0.26% |
| Hartford | 122,959 | 0.34% |
| Lowell | 122,948 | 1% |
| Thousand Oaks | 122,936 | -0.52% |
| Lafayette | 122,695 | 0.17% |
| Ann Arbor | 122,509 | -0.17% |
| Vallejo | 122,247 | -0.49% |
| The Woodlands | 122,240 | 0% |
| Odessa | 122,155 | 1.02% |
| Pompano Beach | 121,174 | 1.33% |
| Independence | 121,021 | -0.25% |
| Arvada | 120,628 | -0.51% |
| High Point | 120,518 | 0.82% |
| Berkeley | 120,514 | -0.5% |
| League City | 120,354 | 0.81% |
| Antioch | 119,988 | 0.66% |
| Las Cruces | 119,636 | 1.15% |
| Brandon | 119,338 | 0% |
| Tuscaloosa | 118,643 | 1.96% |
| Miami Gardens | 118,537 | 1.03% |
| Allen | 117,841 | 1.85% |
| Manchester | 117,774 | 0.32% |
| Richardson | 117,677 | -0.23% |
| Georgetown | 117,660 | 9.38% |
| Smithtown | 116,940 | 0.15% |
| Waterbury | 116,917 | 0.44% |
| Greeley | 116,900 | 1.13% |
| Rio Rancho | 116,565 | 1.85% |
| Clearwater | 116,545 | -0.11% |
| West Jordan | 116,515 | -0.07% |
| Riverview | 116,251 | 0% |
| Concord | 116,136 | 1.71% |
| Provo | 115,666 | 0.08% |
| Palm Coast | 115,233 | 4.26% |
| Lansing | 115,226 | 0.39% |
| Tyler | 115,194 | 1.35% |
| Davie | 115,062 | 1.37% |
| Richmond | 114,941 | -0.18% |
| Elgin | 114,729 | 0.01% |
| Westminster | 114,626 | -0.29% |
| Evansville | 114,404 | -0.43% |
| Everett | 114,070 | 0.47% |
| South Fulton | 113,884 | 0.85% |
| Temecula | 113,604 | 0.53% |
| Murrieta | 113,237 | 0.31% |
| Edison | 113,208 | 0.94% |
| Carlsbad | 112,897 | -0.3% |
| Sparks | 112,837 | 0.6% |
| Edinburg | 112,716 | 1.88% |
| Springfield | 112,236 | -0.31% |
| Santa Maria | 112,128 | 0.35% |
| Hillsboro | 111,963 | 0.74% |
| Beaumont | 111,900 | -0.44% |
| East Los Angeles | 111,876 | 0% |
| St. George | 111,407 | 2.5% |
| Peoria | 111,073 | -0.28% |
| Pueblo | 110,794 | -0.17% |
| San Tan Valley | 110,749 | 0% |
| Spokane Valley | 110,577 | 1.08% |
| Bend | 110,545 | 1.74% |
| Gresham | 110,015 | -0.66% |
| Jurupa Valley | 109,553 | 0.65% |
| San Buenaventura (Ventura) | 109,430 | -0.18% |
| Sugar Land | 109,354 | -0.22% |
| Centennial | 109,178 | 0.15% |
| Woodbridge | 108,905 | 0.83% |
| Lee's Summit | 108,842 | 1.16% |
| Costa Mesa | 107,671 | -0.66% |
| Columbia | 107,315 | 0% |
| Fayetteville | 107,309 | 2.09% |
| Suffolk | 107,260 | 2.08% |
| Downey | 107,069 | -1.03% |
| Brockton | 106,892 | 0.22% |
| Lynn | 106,731 | 0.91% |
| Yuma | 106,667 | 1.54% |
| Fort Myers | 106,233 | 3.33% |
| Fishers | 106,228 | 1.1% |
| Boulder | 105,995 | -0.38% |
| Green Bay | 105,817 | -0.23% |
| West Covina | 105,802 | -0.52% |
| Quincy | 105,694 | 0.68% |
| Carmel | 105,455 | 0.91% |
| Rialto | 105,395 | 0.23% |
| Plantation | 104,997 | 2.21% |
| Renton | 104,947 | -0.28% |
| Vacaville | 104,917 | 0.45% |
| Dearborn | 104,788 | -0.74% |
| Boca Raton | 104,232 | 0.99% |
| Sandy Springs | 104,151 | -0.64% |
| South Bend | 103,894 | 0.09% |
| Deltona | 103,746 | 1.65% |
| Clinton | 103,429 | 0.49% |
| Tracy | 103,395 | 1.67% |
| Temple | 103,001 | 3.71% |
| Hesperia | 102,771 | 0.46% |
| Chico | 102,722 | -0.09% |
| Albany | 102,671 | 0.68% |
| Highlands Ranch | 102,527 | 0% |
| El Monte | 102,399 | -1.05% |
| Wichita Falls | 102,317 | -0.03% |
| New Bedford | 101,940 | 0.16% |
| El Cajon | 101,893 | -0.67% |
| Burbank | 101,793 | -0.83% |
| Lehi | 101,737 | 4.78% |
| San Mateo | 101,680 | -0.64% |
| Sunrise | 101,643 | 0.77% |
| North Port | 101,564 | 5.07% |
| Edmond | 101,185 | 1.1% |
| Toms River | 101,061 | 0.92% |
| Canton | 100,901 | 0.35% |
| Leander | 100,843 | 8.79% |
| Merced | 100,600 | 2.45% |
| Davenport | 100,581 | -0.18% |
| Inglewood | 100,462 | -1.11% |
| Atascocita | 100,406 | 0% |
| San Angelo | 100,206 | 0.02% |
| Avondale | 100,130 | 1.88% |
| Longmont | 100,124 | 0.15% |
United States Overview
The largest city in United States is New York, with a population of 8,346,955 people.
United States is the third-most populous country in the world, behind only India and China, with over 332 million people. The United States has ten cities with over 1 million people and an additional 27 with over 500,000 people. There are 317 U.S. cities with populations over 100,000.
The most populous U.S. city is New York, which has over 8.3 million people. New York City has one of the highest population densities of 28,317 persons per square mile. New York is considered one of the world’s financial, cultural, and media capitals with significant influence on business, fashion, entertainment, education, art, tourism, and more. Los Angeles is the second-most populous city in the U.S., with over 3.9 million people, followed by Chicago with 2.7 million and Houston with 2.3 million. The other cities with populations of over 1 million are Phoenix, Philadelphia, San Antonio, San Diego, Dallas, and San Jose.
An estimated 83% of the United States population lives in urban areas. In 1950, this number was 64%, and by 2050, it is expected to rise to 89%.
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