Southern Cities

321 cities

City	State	2025 Pop. ↓	Annual Change	Rank	Type
Houston	Texas	2,412,920	0.95%	1	City
San Antonio	Texas	1,548,485	1.43%	2	City
Dallas	Texas	1,331,752	0.43%	3	City
Fort Worth	Texas	1,029,221	2.09%	4	City
Jacksonville	Florida	1,024,310	1.43%	5	City
Austin	Texas	1,000,511	0.7%	6	City
Charlotte	North Carolina	960,608	1.82%	7	City
Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	720,377	1.05%	8	City
Nashville	Tennessee	708,772	0.54%	9	Township
El Paso	Texas	682,308	0.09%	10	City
Louisville	Kentucky	643,033	0.35%	11	Township
Memphis	Tennessee	606,551	-0.71%	12	City
Baltimore	Maryland	564,541	-0.66%	13	City
Atlanta	Georgia	525,088	0.96%	14	City
Raleigh	North Carolina	508,316	1.7%	15	City
Miami	Florida	498,060	2.27%	16	City
Virginia Beach	Virginia	453,591	-0.27%	17	City
Tampa	Florida	421,042	1.57%	18	City
Tulsa	Oklahoma	415,526	0.09%	19	City
Arlington	Texas	405,995	0.58%	20	City
New Orleans	Louisiana	357,532	-1.43%	21	City
Orlando	Florida	341,600	2.01%	22	City
Lexington	Kentucky	331,139	0.52%	23	Urban County
Corpus Christi	Texas	317,075	-0.08%	24	City
Greensboro	North Carolina	310,258	0.94%	25	City
Durham	North Carolina	306,917	1.67%	26	City
Plano	Texas	295,002	0.59%	27	City
Lubbock	Texas	275,595	1.29%	28	City
Port St. Lucie	Florida	271,511	5%	29	City
St. Petersburg	Florida	269,059	0.73%	30	City
Laredo	Texas	262,701	0.55%	31	City
Irving	Texas	258,348	0.11%	32	City
Winston-Salem	North Carolina	257,403	0.64%	33	City
Chesapeake	Virginia	256,314	0.52%	34	City
Garland	Texas	251,440	0.4%	35	City
Frisco	Texas	243,319	3.45%	36	City
Arlington	Virginia	242,900	0.98%	37	CDP
Cape Coral	Florida	242,422	4.03%	38	City
Hialeah	Florida	238,630	1.38%	39	City
Richmond	Virginia	235,338	0.72%	40	City
McKinney	Texas	235,030	3.3%	41	City
Huntsville	Alabama	233,907	1.52%	42	City
Norfolk	Virginia	229,428	-0.73%	43	City
Baton Rouge	Louisiana	219,565	-0.61%	44	City
Grand Prairie	Texas	210,113	1.34%	45	City
Fayetteville	North Carolina	209,146	-0.17%	46	City
Tallahassee	Florida	206,877	0.87%	47	City
Little Rock	Arkansas	205,315	0.26%	48	City
Amarillo	Texas	204,519	0.39%	49	City
Augusta	Georgia	201,663	-0.04%	50	Township
Knoxville	Tennessee	200,595	0.94%	51	City
Columbus	Georgia	200,533	-0.64%	52	City
Mobile	Alabama	200,086	-0.64%	53	City
Birmingham	Alabama	195,378	-0.5%	54	City
Montgomery	Alabama	194,760	-0.54%	55	City
Chattanooga	Tennessee	193,802	1.2%	56	City
Brownsville	Texas	193,296	0.69%	57	City
Fort Lauderdale	Florida	192,610	1.03%	58	City
Clarksville	Tennessee	190,229	2.44%	59	City
Cary	North Carolina	184,623	1.08%	60	Town
Newport News	Virginia	182,307	-0.41%	61	City
Pembroke Pines	Florida	181,386	1.15%	62	City
Shreveport	Louisiana	174,023	-1.45%	63	City
Denton	Texas	172,215	3.75%	64	City
Murfreesboro	Tennessee	172,029	2.16%	65	City
Killeen	Texas	162,330	1.07%	66	City
Hollywood	Florida	160,636	0.98%	67	City
Charleston	South Carolina	159,315	1.05%	68	City
Alexandria	Virginia	159,091	-0.01%	69	City
Macon-Bibb County	Georgia	157,060	0%	70	Township
McAllen	Texas	150,377	1.07%	71	City
Gainesville	Florida	150,331	1.08%	72	City
Mesquite	Texas	150,265	0.08%	73	City
Pasadena	Texas	149,159	-0.31%	74	City
Savannah	Georgia	149,136	0.22%	75	City
Waco	Texas	148,124	1.03%	76	City
Palm Bay	Florida	147,486	3.85%	77	City
Columbia	South Carolina	146,933	1.48%	78	City
Midland	Texas	146,297	1.82%	79	City
Miramar	Florida	145,421	1.52%	80	City
Coral Springs	Florida	142,464	1.18%	81	City
Metairie	Louisiana	140,437	0.09%	82	CDP
Round Rock	Texas	139,055	2.73%	83	City
Jackson	Mississippi	138,560	-2.04%	84	City
Lewisville	Texas	138,371	1.76%	85	City
Hampton	Virginia	137,674	0.06%	86	City
Carrollton	Texas	135,929	0.35%	87	City
Lehigh Acres	Florida	133,854	2.4%	88	CDP
Abilene	Texas	131,818	1.01%	89	City
Norman	Oklahoma	131,717	0.54%	90	City
Pearland	Texas	130,522	0.7%	91	City
West Palm Beach	Florida	130,302	2%	92	City
College Station	Texas	129,834	1.41%	93	City
Athens	Georgia	129,054	0.28%	94	Township
North Charleston	South Carolina	128,603	2.06%	95	City
Lakeland	Florida	127,767	2.22%	96	City
Wilmington	North Carolina	127,633	1.87%	97	City
Broken Arrow	Oklahoma	124,956	1.79%	98	City
The Woodlands	Texas	124,541	1.67%	99	CDP
New Braunfels	Texas	122,675	5.32%	100	City
Lafayette	Louisiana	122,487	0.17%	101	City
Spring Hill	Florida	121,447	1.27%	102	CDP
Odessa	Texas	120,951	1%	103	City
Conroe	Texas	120,417	5.09%	104	City
Pompano Beach	Florida	119,639	1.3%	105	City
High Point	North Carolina	119,559	0.81%	106	City
League City	Texas	119,405	0.8%	107	City
Richardson	Texas	117,949	-0.23%	108	City
Brandon	Florida	117,783	0.82%	109	CDP
Miami Gardens	Florida	117,355	1.02%	110	City
Clearwater	Florida	116,678	-0.11%	111	City
Tuscaloosa	Alabama	116,465	1.9%	112	City
Allen	Texas	115,793	1.8%	113	City
Concord	North Carolina	114,265	1.66%	114	City
Tyler	Texas	113,706	1.33%	115	City
Davie	Florida	113,557	1.34%	116	Town
South Fulton	Georgia	112,943	0.84%	117	City
Beaumont	Texas	112,396	-0.44%	118	City
Palm Coast	Florida	110,981	3.98%	119	City
Edinburg	Texas	110,724	1.83%	120	City
Riverview	Florida	110,321	2.43%	121	CDP
Sugar Land	Texas	109,602	-0.23%	122	City
Georgetown	Texas	109,502	8.05%	123	City
Columbia	Maryland	108,346	0.54%	124	CDP
Fayetteville	Arkansas	105,221	2.02%	125	City
Suffolk	Virginia	105,182	2.01%	126	City
Sandy Springs	Georgia	104,828	-0.64%	127	City
Boca Raton	Florida	103,235	0.98%	128	City
Fort Myers	Florida	103,075	3.16%	129	City
Plantation	Florida	102,845	2.14%	130	City
Wichita Falls	Texas	102,344	-0.03%	131	City
Deltona	Florida	102,129	1.61%	132	City
Sunrise	Florida	100,885	0.76%	133	City
San Angelo	Texas	100,182	0.02%	134	City
Edmond	Oklahoma	100,112	1.08%	135	City
Temple	Texas	99,634	3.5%	136	City
Roanoke	Virginia	97,415	-0.51%	137	City
North Port	Florida	97,219	4.68%	138	City
Mount Pleasant	South Carolina	96,692	1.14%	139	Town
Greenville	North Carolina	96,184	1.1%	140	City
Portsmouth	Virginia	96,103	-0.39%	141	City
Asheville	North Carolina	95,151	0.17%	142	City
Atascocita	Texas	94,940	2.09%	143	CDP
Alafaya	Florida	94,886	1.19%	144	CDP
Leander	Texas	94,177	7.62%	145	City
Bryan	Texas	93,336	1.96%	146	City
Hoover	Alabama	93,093	0.09%	147	City
Frederick	Maryland	92,322	3.11%	148	City
Town 'n' Country	Florida	92,209	1%	149	CDP
Roswell	Georgia	92,049	-0.19%	150	City
Deerfield Beach	Florida	91,440	1.03%	151	City
Germantown	Maryland	91,164	0.35%	152	CDP
Fort Smith	Arkansas	90,844	0.37%	153	City
Franklin	Tennessee	90,388	1.4%	154	City
Lawton	Oklahoma	89,940	-0.1%	155	City
Springdale	Arkansas	89,877	0.57%	156	City
Daytona Beach	Florida	89,444	3.99%	157	City
Mission	Texas	89,251	0.76%	158	City
Pine Hills	Florida	89,007	2.22%	159	CDP
Melbourne	Florida	88,181	0.71%	160	City
Warner Robins	Georgia	87,604	1.63%	161	City
Homestead	Florida	87,114	1.54%	162	City
Gastonia	North Carolina	86,778	1.45%	163	City
Kissimmee	Florida	86,150	1.64%	164	City
Baytown	Texas	86,146	0.17%	165	City
The Villages	Florida	86,024	2.75%	166	CDP
Doral	Florida	85,478	2.22%	167	City
Auburn	Alabama	85,429	2%	168	City
Waldorf	Maryland	84,408	1.33%	169	CDP
Silver Spring	Maryland	84,397	1.03%	170	CDP
Longview	Texas	84,142	0.57%	171	City
Boynton Beach	Florida	83,750	0.79%	172	City
Miami Beach	Florida	83,445	0.23%	173	City
Jonesboro	Arkansas	83,269	1.07%	174	City
Mansfield	Texas	82,802	2.47%	175	City
Largo	Florida	82,263	-0.09%	176	City
Pharr	Texas	81,466	0.4%	177	City
Flower Mound	Texas	80,864	1.09%	178	Town
Johns Creek	Georgia	80,812	-0.44%	179	City
Bowling Green	Kentucky	80,727	2.09%	180	City
Lynchburg	Virginia	80,628	0.41%	181	City
Lake Charles	Louisiana	80,225	-1.15%	182	City
Missouri City	Texas	79,617	1.32%	183	City
Kendall	Florida	79,160	0.32%	184	CDP
Apex	North Carolina	78,668	3.54%	185	Town
Mableton	Georgia	78,614	85.4%	186	CDP
Mableton	Georgia	78,614	85.4%	187	CDP
Mableton	Georgia	78,614	0.38%	188	CDP
Mableton	Georgia	78,614	0.38%	189	CDP
Cedar Park	Texas	78,465	0.11%	190	City
Lauderhill	Florida	77,200	0.75%	191	City
Rogers	Arkansas	76,958	1.74%	192	City
Rock Hill	South Carolina	76,084	0.38%	193	City
Tamarac	Florida	75,955	1.08%	194	City
Dale City	Virginia	75,918	0.88%	195	CDP
San Marcos	Texas	75,839	2.05%	196	City
Ellicott City	Maryland	75,528	0.86%	197	CDP
Greenville	South Carolina	75,106	0.99%	198	City
Gulfport	Mississippi	75,056	0.58%	199	City
Wesley Chapel	Florida	74,995	2.83%	200	CDP
Johnson City	Tennessee	74,263	0.85%	201	City
St. Cloud	Florida	73,932	4.08%	202	City
Wilmington	Delaware	73,759	0.8%	203	City
Poinciana	Florida	73,341	1.87%	204	CDP
Centreville	Virginia	73,066	0.18%	205	CDP
Glen Burnie	Maryland	72,374	0.44%	206	CDP
Conway	Arkansas	72,297	2.24%	207	City
Harlingen	Texas	72,281	0.07%	208	City
Ocala	Florida	71,842	2.26%	209	City
Dothan	Alabama	71,786	0.19%	210	City
North Richland Hills	Texas	71,721	0.4%	211	City
Weston	Florida	71,340	0.94%	212	City
Gaithersburg	Maryland	70,988	0.43%	213	City
Delray Beach	Florida	70,971	1.18%	214	City
Kyle	Texas	70,683	7.37%	215	City
Jacksonville	North Carolina	70,232	-0.86%	216	City
Horizon West	Florida	69,744	5.63%	217	CDP
Jackson	Tennessee	69,578	0.4%	218	City
Rowlett	Texas	69,461	1.96%	219	City
Rockville	Maryland	68,687	0.39%	220	City
Huntersville	North Carolina	68,456	2.04%	221	Town
Sanford	Florida	68,374	2.17%	222	City
Bethesda	Maryland	67,680	0.68%	223	CDP
Alpharetta	Georgia	67,602	0.49%	224	City
Port Orange	Florida	67,511	1.43%	225	City
Pflugerville	Texas	67,151	0.5%	226	City
Dundalk	Maryland	67,002	0.34%	227	CDP
Spring	Texas	66,338	1.23%	228	CDP
Port Charlotte	Florida	66,293	1.21%	229	CDP
Victoria	Texas	66,141	0.18%	230	City
Albany	Georgia	66,105	-0.9%	231	City
Chapel Hill	North Carolina	65,780	2.74%	232	Town
Madison	Alabama	65,708	2.62%	233	City
Apopka	Florida	64,739	3.13%	234	City
Little Elm	Texas	64,720	5.72%	235	City
North Little Rock	Arkansas	64,454	-0.07%	236	City
Hendersonville	Tennessee	64,404	0.71%	237	City
Palm Beach Gardens	Florida	64,293	1.59%	238	City
Kenner	Louisiana	64,240	-0.63%	239	City
Wylie	Texas	64,221	2.01%	240	City
Four Corners	Florida	64,142	4.11%	241	CDP
Moore	Oklahoma	64,042	0.31%	242	City
Fulshear	Texas	63,882	16.94%	243	City
Wellington	Florida	63,679	0.67%	244	Village
Marietta	Georgia	63,643	0.83%	245	City
Bentonville	Arkansas	63,534	2.82%	246	City
Jupiter	Florida	63,438	0.72%	247	Town
Bossier City	Louisiana	63,344	0.2%	248	City
Reston	Virginia	63,323	0.52%	249	CDP
North Miami	Florida	62,794	0.95%	250	City
Palm Harbor	Florida	62,627	0.56%	251	CDP
Burlington	North Carolina	62,319	1.55%	252	City
Winter Haven	Florida	62,318	3.91%	253	City
The Hammocks	Florida	62,053	1.2%	254	CDP
Smyrna	Tennessee	61,998	2.81%	255	Town
Kannapolis	North Carolina	61,809	2.13%	256	City
Stonecrest	Georgia	61,451	0.71%	257	City
Spring Hill	Tennessee	61,419	3.4%	258	City
Margate	Florida	61,160	0.84%	259	City
Owensboro	Kentucky	60,772	0.16%	260	City
Coconut Creek	Florida	60,219	0.83%	261	City
Celina	Texas	60,122	16.38%	262	City
Brookhaven	Georgia	60,018	1.09%	263	City
Euless	Texas	59,742	-0.45%	264	City
Westchester	Florida	59,741	3.45%	265	CDP
Severn	Maryland	59,490	1.74%	266	CDP
Bel Air South	Maryland	59,459	1.33%	267	CDP
Texas City	Texas	59,272	2.41%	268	City
Bradenton	Florida	58,776	1.02%	269	City
Wake Forest	North Carolina	58,524	3.1%	270	Town
Midwest City	Oklahoma	58,515	0.02%	271	City
Bowie	Maryland	58,469	0.08%	272	City
Sarasota	Florida	58,405	1.11%	273	City
Burleson	Texas	58,316	3.67%	274	City
Towson	Maryland	58,222	0.35%	275	CDP
Decatur	Alabama	58,184	0.36%	276	City
Southaven	Mississippi	58,154	1.15%	277	City
Bonita Springs	Florida	57,918	1.41%	278	City
Kingsport	Tennessee	57,508	0.7%	279	City
Smyrna	Georgia	57,429	0.44%	280	City
DeSoto	Texas	56,879	0.3%	281	City
Bartlett	Tennessee	56,467	-0.42%	282	City
Fountainebleau	Florida	56,391	-0.4%	283	CDP
Port Arthur	Texas	55,746	-0.09%	284	City
Valdosta	Georgia	55,727	0.11%	285	City
Aspen Hill	Maryland	55,638	0.83%	286	CDP
Rockwall	Texas	54,996	2.71%	287	City
Lebanon	Tennessee	54,652	6.12%	288	City
Rocky Mount	North Carolina	54,580	0.07%	289	City
Gallatin	Tennessee	54,405	3.65%	290	City
Wheaton	Maryland	53,898	0.7%	291	CDP
Pensacola	Florida	53,752	-0.27%	292	City
Pinellas Park	Florida	53,530	0.05%	293	City
Galveston	Texas	53,509	-0.05%	294	City
Mooresville	North Carolina	53,464	1.1%	295	Town
Summerville	South Carolina	53,042	0.79%	296	Town
Clermont	Florida	52,728	3.69%	297	City
Woodbridge	Virginia	52,260	6.55%	298	CDP
Tamiami	Florida	52,246	-0.39%	299	CDP
Ocoee	Florida	52,212	1.84%	300	City
Collierville	Tennessee	52,105	0.3%	301	Town
Country Club	Florida	51,942	0.62%	302	CDP
Dunwoody	Georgia	51,844	0.09%	303	City
Sherman	Texas	51,796	3.12%	304	City
Kendale Lakes	Florida	51,789	-0.56%	305	CDP
Fort Pierce	Florida	51,591	1.55%	306	City
Grapevine	Texas	51,458	0.27%	307	City
Goose Creek	South Carolina	51,375	2.03%	308	City
North Bethesda	Maryland	51,247	0.98%	309	CDP
University	Florida	51,144	1.32%	310	CDP
Harrisonburg	Virginia	51,028	-0.27%	311	City
Cleveland	Tennessee	50,812	1.15%	312	City
Stillwater	Oklahoma	50,575	0.87%	313	City
Coral Gables	Florida	50,535	0.31%	314	City
Columbia	Tennessee	50,516	3.49%	315	City
Holly Springs	North Carolina	50,449	3.65%	316	Town
Huntsville	Texas	50,410	1.84%	317	City
Waxahachie	Texas	50,366	3.6%	318	City
Enid	Oklahoma	50,358	-0.32%	319	City
Leesburg	Virginia	50,178	0.7%	320	Town
Titusville	Florida	50,148	0.53%	321	City

States Within the Southern Region

For this list, the Southern Region is defined as the 16 states of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.