Southeast Cities

211 cities

City	State	2025 Pop. ↓	Annual Change	Rank	Type
Jacksonville	Florida	1,024,310	1.43%	1	City
Charlotte	North Carolina	960,608	1.82%	2	City
Nashville	Tennessee	708,772	0.54%	3	Township
Louisville	Kentucky	643,033	0.35%	4	Township
Memphis	Tennessee	606,551	-0.71%	5	City
Atlanta	Georgia	525,088	0.96%	6	City
Raleigh	North Carolina	508,316	1.7%	7	City
Miami	Florida	498,060	2.27%	8	City
Virginia Beach	Virginia	453,591	-0.27%	9	City
Tampa	Florida	421,042	1.57%	10	City
New Orleans	Louisiana	357,532	-1.43%	11	City
Orlando	Florida	341,600	2.01%	12	City
Lexington	Kentucky	331,139	0.52%	13	Urban County
Greensboro	North Carolina	310,258	0.94%	14	City
Durham	North Carolina	306,917	1.67%	15	City
Port St. Lucie	Florida	271,511	5%	16	City
St. Petersburg	Florida	269,059	0.73%	17	City
Winston-Salem	North Carolina	257,403	0.64%	18	City
Chesapeake	Virginia	256,314	0.52%	19	City
Arlington	Virginia	242,900	0.98%	20	CDP
Cape Coral	Florida	242,422	4.03%	21	City
Hialeah	Florida	238,630	1.38%	22	City
Richmond	Virginia	235,338	0.72%	23	City
Huntsville	Alabama	233,907	1.52%	24	City
Norfolk	Virginia	229,428	-0.73%	25	City
Baton Rouge	Louisiana	219,565	-0.61%	26	City
Fayetteville	North Carolina	209,146	-0.17%	27	City
Tallahassee	Florida	206,877	0.87%	28	City
Little Rock	Arkansas	205,315	0.26%	29	City
Augusta	Georgia	201,663	-0.04%	30	Township
Knoxville	Tennessee	200,595	0.94%	31	City
Columbus	Georgia	200,533	-0.64%	32	City
Mobile	Alabama	200,086	-0.64%	33	City
Birmingham	Alabama	195,378	-0.5%	34	City
Montgomery	Alabama	194,760	-0.54%	35	City
Chattanooga	Tennessee	193,802	1.2%	36	City
Fort Lauderdale	Florida	192,610	1.03%	37	City
Clarksville	Tennessee	190,229	2.44%	38	City
Cary	North Carolina	184,623	1.08%	39	Town
Newport News	Virginia	182,307	-0.41%	40	City
Pembroke Pines	Florida	181,386	1.15%	41	City
Shreveport	Louisiana	174,023	-1.45%	42	City
Murfreesboro	Tennessee	172,029	2.16%	43	City
Hollywood	Florida	160,636	0.98%	44	City
Charleston	South Carolina	159,315	1.05%	45	City
Alexandria	Virginia	159,091	-0.01%	46	City
Macon-Bibb County	Georgia	157,060	0%	47	Township
Gainesville	Florida	150,331	1.08%	48	City
Savannah	Georgia	149,136	0.22%	49	City
Palm Bay	Florida	147,486	3.85%	50	City
Columbia	South Carolina	146,933	1.48%	51	City
Miramar	Florida	145,421	1.52%	52	City
Coral Springs	Florida	142,464	1.18%	53	City
Metairie	Louisiana	140,437	0.09%	54	CDP
Jackson	Mississippi	138,560	-2.04%	55	City
Hampton	Virginia	137,674	0.06%	56	City
Lehigh Acres	Florida	133,854	2.4%	57	CDP
West Palm Beach	Florida	130,302	2%	58	City
Athens	Georgia	129,054	0.28%	59	Township
North Charleston	South Carolina	128,603	2.06%	60	City
Lakeland	Florida	127,767	2.22%	61	City
Wilmington	North Carolina	127,633	1.87%	62	City
Lafayette	Louisiana	122,487	0.17%	63	City
Spring Hill	Florida	121,447	1.27%	64	CDP
Pompano Beach	Florida	119,639	1.3%	65	City
High Point	North Carolina	119,559	0.81%	66	City
Brandon	Florida	117,783	0.82%	67	CDP
Miami Gardens	Florida	117,355	1.02%	68	City
Clearwater	Florida	116,678	-0.11%	69	City
Tuscaloosa	Alabama	116,465	1.9%	70	City
Concord	North Carolina	114,265	1.66%	71	City
Davie	Florida	113,557	1.34%	72	Town
South Fulton	Georgia	112,943	0.84%	73	City
Palm Coast	Florida	110,981	3.98%	74	City
Riverview	Florida	110,321	2.43%	75	CDP
Fayetteville	Arkansas	105,221	2.02%	76	City
Suffolk	Virginia	105,182	2.01%	77	City
Sandy Springs	Georgia	104,828	-0.64%	78	City
Boca Raton	Florida	103,235	0.98%	79	City
Fort Myers	Florida	103,075	3.16%	80	City
Plantation	Florida	102,845	2.14%	81	City
Deltona	Florida	102,129	1.61%	82	City
Sunrise	Florida	100,885	0.76%	83	City
Roanoke	Virginia	97,415	-0.51%	84	City
North Port	Florida	97,219	4.68%	85	City
Mount Pleasant	South Carolina	96,692	1.14%	86	Town
Greenville	North Carolina	96,184	1.1%	87	City
Portsmouth	Virginia	96,103	-0.39%	88	City
Asheville	North Carolina	95,151	0.17%	89	City
Alafaya	Florida	94,886	1.19%	90	CDP
Hoover	Alabama	93,093	0.09%	91	City
Town 'n' Country	Florida	92,209	1%	92	CDP
Roswell	Georgia	92,049	-0.19%	93	City
Deerfield Beach	Florida	91,440	1.03%	94	City
Fort Smith	Arkansas	90,844	0.37%	95	City
Franklin	Tennessee	90,388	1.4%	96	City
Springdale	Arkansas	89,877	0.57%	97	City
Daytona Beach	Florida	89,444	3.99%	98	City
Pine Hills	Florida	89,007	2.22%	99	CDP
Melbourne	Florida	88,181	0.71%	100	City
Warner Robins	Georgia	87,604	1.63%	101	City
Homestead	Florida	87,114	1.54%	102	City
Gastonia	North Carolina	86,778	1.45%	103	City
Kissimmee	Florida	86,150	1.64%	104	City
The Villages	Florida	86,024	2.75%	105	CDP
Doral	Florida	85,478	2.22%	106	City
Auburn	Alabama	85,429	2%	107	City
Boynton Beach	Florida	83,750	0.79%	108	City
Miami Beach	Florida	83,445	0.23%	109	City
Jonesboro	Arkansas	83,269	1.07%	110	City
Largo	Florida	82,263	-0.09%	111	City
Johns Creek	Georgia	80,812	-0.44%	112	City
Bowling Green	Kentucky	80,727	2.09%	113	City
Lynchburg	Virginia	80,628	0.41%	114	City
Lake Charles	Louisiana	80,225	-1.15%	115	City
Kendall	Florida	79,160	0.32%	116	CDP
Apex	North Carolina	78,668	3.54%	117	Town
Mableton	Georgia	78,614	85.4%	118	CDP
Mableton	Georgia	78,614	85.4%	119	CDP
Mableton	Georgia	78,614	0.38%	120	CDP
Mableton	Georgia	78,614	0.38%	121	CDP
Lauderhill	Florida	77,200	0.75%	122	City
Rogers	Arkansas	76,958	1.74%	123	City
Rock Hill	South Carolina	76,084	0.38%	124	City
Tamarac	Florida	75,955	1.08%	125	City
Dale City	Virginia	75,918	0.88%	126	CDP
Greenville	South Carolina	75,106	0.99%	127	City
Gulfport	Mississippi	75,056	0.58%	128	City
Wesley Chapel	Florida	74,995	2.83%	129	CDP
Johnson City	Tennessee	74,263	0.85%	130	City
St. Cloud	Florida	73,932	4.08%	131	City
Poinciana	Florida	73,341	1.87%	132	CDP
Centreville	Virginia	73,066	0.18%	133	CDP
Conway	Arkansas	72,297	2.24%	134	City
Ocala	Florida	71,842	2.26%	135	City
Dothan	Alabama	71,786	0.19%	136	City
Weston	Florida	71,340	0.94%	137	City
Delray Beach	Florida	70,971	1.18%	138	City
Jacksonville	North Carolina	70,232	-0.86%	139	City
Horizon West	Florida	69,744	5.63%	140	CDP
Jackson	Tennessee	69,578	0.4%	141	City
Huntersville	North Carolina	68,456	2.04%	142	Town
Sanford	Florida	68,374	2.17%	143	City
Alpharetta	Georgia	67,602	0.49%	144	City
Port Orange	Florida	67,511	1.43%	145	City
Port Charlotte	Florida	66,293	1.21%	146	CDP
Albany	Georgia	66,105	-0.9%	147	City
Chapel Hill	North Carolina	65,780	2.74%	148	Town
Madison	Alabama	65,708	2.62%	149	City
Apopka	Florida	64,739	3.13%	150	City
North Little Rock	Arkansas	64,454	-0.07%	151	City
Hendersonville	Tennessee	64,404	0.71%	152	City
Palm Beach Gardens	Florida	64,293	1.59%	153	City
Kenner	Louisiana	64,240	-0.63%	154	City
Four Corners	Florida	64,142	4.11%	155	CDP
Wellington	Florida	63,679	0.67%	156	Village
Marietta	Georgia	63,643	0.83%	157	City
Bentonville	Arkansas	63,534	2.82%	158	City
Jupiter	Florida	63,438	0.72%	159	Town
Bossier City	Louisiana	63,344	0.2%	160	City
Reston	Virginia	63,323	0.52%	161	CDP
North Miami	Florida	62,794	0.95%	162	City
Palm Harbor	Florida	62,627	0.56%	163	CDP
Burlington	North Carolina	62,319	1.55%	164	City
Winter Haven	Florida	62,318	3.91%	165	City
The Hammocks	Florida	62,053	1.2%	166	CDP
Smyrna	Tennessee	61,998	2.81%	167	Town
Kannapolis	North Carolina	61,809	2.13%	168	City
Stonecrest	Georgia	61,451	0.71%	169	City
Spring Hill	Tennessee	61,419	3.4%	170	City
Margate	Florida	61,160	0.84%	171	City
Owensboro	Kentucky	60,772	0.16%	172	City
Coconut Creek	Florida	60,219	0.83%	173	City
Brookhaven	Georgia	60,018	1.09%	174	City
Westchester	Florida	59,741	3.45%	175	CDP
Bradenton	Florida	58,776	1.02%	176	City
Wake Forest	North Carolina	58,524	3.1%	177	Town
Sarasota	Florida	58,405	1.11%	178	City
Decatur	Alabama	58,184	0.36%	179	City
Southaven	Mississippi	58,154	1.15%	180	City
Bonita Springs	Florida	57,918	1.41%	181	City
Kingsport	Tennessee	57,508	0.7%	182	City
Smyrna	Georgia	57,429	0.44%	183	City
Bartlett	Tennessee	56,467	-0.42%	184	City
Fountainebleau	Florida	56,391	-0.4%	185	CDP
Valdosta	Georgia	55,727	0.11%	186	City
Lebanon	Tennessee	54,652	6.12%	187	City
Rocky Mount	North Carolina	54,580	0.07%	188	City
Gallatin	Tennessee	54,405	3.65%	189	City
Pensacola	Florida	53,752	-0.27%	190	City
Pinellas Park	Florida	53,530	0.05%	191	City
Mooresville	North Carolina	53,464	1.1%	192	Town
Summerville	South Carolina	53,042	0.79%	193	Town
Clermont	Florida	52,728	3.69%	194	City
Woodbridge	Virginia	52,260	6.55%	195	CDP
Tamiami	Florida	52,246	-0.39%	196	CDP
Ocoee	Florida	52,212	1.84%	197	City
Collierville	Tennessee	52,105	0.3%	198	Town
Country Club	Florida	51,942	0.62%	199	CDP
Dunwoody	Georgia	51,844	0.09%	200	City
Kendale Lakes	Florida	51,789	-0.56%	201	CDP
Fort Pierce	Florida	51,591	1.55%	202	City
Goose Creek	South Carolina	51,375	2.03%	203	City
University	Florida	51,144	1.32%	204	CDP
Harrisonburg	Virginia	51,028	-0.27%	205	City
Cleveland	Tennessee	50,812	1.15%	206	City
Coral Gables	Florida	50,535	0.31%	207	City
Columbia	Tennessee	50,516	3.49%	208	City
Holly Springs	North Carolina	50,449	3.65%	209	Town
Leesburg	Virginia	50,178	0.7%	210	Town
Titusville	Florida	50,148	0.53%	211	City

States Within the Southeast Region

For this list, the Southeast Region is defined as the 12 states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.