A comprehensive list of every city and place over 5,000 people in America by state and population size. You can also browse special categories of cities only found on HomeSnacks.
Using Census data from the last 7 years, we created a list of all the 100 largest cities in America sorted from biggest to smallest. Feel free to sort by city name, population size, or rank. For a list of cities by state, scroll down past the first table or click here.
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Population: 8,483,844.0
Population 2010: 8,078,471
Growth: 5.0%
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Population: 3,857,263.0
Population 2010: 3,772,486
Growth: 2.2%
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Population: 2,711,226.0
Population 2010: 2,703,466
Growth: 0.3%
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Population: 2,328,253.0
Population 2010: 2,068,026
Growth: 12.6%
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Population: 1,642,323.0
Population 2010: 1,450,206
Growth: 13.2%
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Population: 1,579,706.0
Population 2010: 1,504,950
Growth: 5.0%
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Population: 1,479,835.0
Population 2010: 1,290,196
Growth: 14.7%
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Population: 1,389,526.0
Population 2010: 1,282,800
Growth: 8.3%
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Population: 1,307,930.0
Population 2010: 1,187,285
Growth: 10.2%
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Population: 990,138.0
Population 2010: 925,300
Growth: 7.0%
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100 Biggest Cities In America
| City | Rank | Pop. | 2010 | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 1 | 8,483,844.0 | 8,078,471 | 5.0% |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2 | 3,857,263.0 | 3,772,486 | 2.2% |
| Chicago, IL | 3 | 2,711,226.0 | 2,703,466 | 0.3% |
| Houston, TX | 4 | 2,328,253.0 | 2,068,026 | 12.6% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 5 | 1,642,323.0 | 1,450,206 | 13.2% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 6 | 1,579,706.0 | 1,504,950 | 5.0% |
| San Antonio, TX | 7 | 1,479,835.0 | 1,290,196 | 14.7% |
| San Diego, CA | 8 | 1,389,526.0 | 1,282,800 | 8.3% |
| Dallas, TX | 9 | 1,307,930.0 | 1,187,285 | 10.2% |
| San Jose, CA | 10 | 990,138.0 | 925,300 | 7.0% |
| Austin, TX | 11 | 979,539.0 | 764,129 | 28.2% |
| Jacksonville, FL | 12 | 977,670.0 | 811,833 | 20.4% |
| Fort Worth, TX | 13 | 963,194.0 | 705,349 | 36.6% |
| Columbus, OH | 14 | 914,802.0 | 770,407 | 18.7% |
| Charlotte, NC | 15 | 903,844.0 | 705,896 | 28.0% |
| Indianapolis, IN | 16 | 885,860.0 | 809,804 | 9.4% |
| San Francisco, CA | 17 | 830,235.0 | 789,172 | 5.2% |
| Seattle, WA | 18 | 754,195.0 | 595,240 | 26.7% |
| Denver, CO | 19 | 718,877.0 | 578,087 | 24.4% |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 20 | 697,125.0 | 563,571 | 23.7% |
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Tennessee | 21 | 690,130.0 | 587,790 | 17.4% |
| El Paso, TX | 22 | 680,130.0 | 628,923 | 8.1% |
| Boston, MA | 23 | 666,442.0 | 602,609 | 10.6% |
| Las Vegas, NV | 24 | 660,400.0 | 579,786 | 13.9% |
| Portland, OR | 25 | 641,165.0 | 566,686 | 13.1% |
| Detroit, MI | 26 | 638,530.0 | 759,340 | -15.9% |
| Louisville/jefferson County Metro Government (Balance), KY | 27 | 631,818.0 | 586,994 | 7.6% |
| Memphis, TN | 28 | 618,980.0 | 654,876 | -5.5% |
| Baltimore, MD | 29 | 573,243.0 | 620,538 | -7.6% |
| Milwaukee, WI | 30 | 566,973.0 | 589,697 | -3.9% |
| Albuquerque, NM | 31 | 562,218.0 | 531,403 | 5.8% |
| Tucson, AZ | 32 | 547,073.0 | 518,457 | 5.5% |
| Fresno, CA | 33 | 545,970.0 | 484,008 | 12.8% |
| Sacramento, CA | 34 | 528,706.0 | 459,511 | 15.1% |
| Mesa, AZ | 35 | 511,764.0 | 439,639 | 16.4% |
| Kansas City, MO | 36 | 510,612.0 | 454,876 | 12.3% |
| Atlanta, GA | 37 | 505,268.0 | 413,462 | 22.2% |
| Omaha, NE | 38 | 488,837.0 | 407,334 | 20.0% |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 39 | 487,887.0 | 403,983 | 20.8% |
| Raleigh, NC | 40 | 481,031.0 | 382,729 | 25.7% |
| Miami, FL | 41 | 459,745.0 | 391,458 | 17.4% |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 42 | 456,349.0 | 435,996 | 4.7% |
| Long Beach, CA | 43 | 455,548.0 | 461,823 | -1.4% |
| Oakland, CA | 44 | 439,418.0 | 386,909 | 13.6% |
| Minneapolis, MN | 45 | 427,246.0 | 379,631 | 12.5% |
| Tulsa, OK | 46 | 413,794.0 | 388,247 | 6.6% |
| Bakersfield, CA | 47 | 411,986.0 | 331,868 | 24.1% |
| Tampa, FL | 48 | 401,618.0 | 333,327 | 20.5% |
| Wichita, KS | 49 | 397,945.0 | 373,725 | 6.5% |
| Arlington, TX | 50 | 397,742.0 | 359,410 | 10.7% |
| Aurora, CO | 51 | 394,432.0 | 314,092 | 25.6% |
| New Orleans, LA | 52 | 371,853.0 | 295,285 | 25.9% |
| Cleveland, OH | 53 | 366,097.0 | 409,221 | -10.5% |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 54 | 345,482.0 | 330,749 | 4.5% |
| Anaheim, CA | 55 | 344,521.0 | 333,039 | 3.4% |
| Henderson, NV | 56 | 332,141.0 | 249,250 | 33.3% |
| Lexington-Fayette Urban County, KY | 57 | 323,725.0 | 288,045 | 12.4% |
| Stockton, CA | 58 | 322,326.0 | 287,377 | 12.2% |
| Orlando, FL | 59 | 319,758.0 | 233,707 | 36.8% |
| Riverside, CA | 60 | 319,069.0 | 300,553 | 6.2% |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 61 | 317,419.0 | 299,324 | 6.0% |
| Santa Ana, CA | 62 | 312,534.0 | 325,216 | -3.9% |
| Irvine, CA | 63 | 311,690.0 | 199,117 | 56.5% |
| Cincinnati, OH | 64 | 311,224.0 | 300,165 | 3.7% |
| Newark, NJ | 65 | 310,178.0 | 274,674 | 12.9% |
| St. Paul, MN | 66 | 307,284.0 | 282,079 | 8.9% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 67 | 304,759.0 | 308,003 | -1.1% |
| Greensboro, NC | 68 | 301,198.0 | 263,358 | 14.4% |
| Lincoln, NE | 69 | 294,856.0 | 253,035 | 16.5% |
| Jersey City, NJ | 70 | 294,078.0 | 243,257 | 20.9% |
| Durham, NC | 71 | 291,467.0 | 220,324 | 32.3% |
| Plano, TX | 72 | 290,594.0 | 256,099 | 13.5% |
| Anchorage, AK | 73 | 288,976.0 | 284,267 | 1.7% |
| St. Louis, MO | 74 | 288,512.0 | 318,809 | -9.5% |
| Gilbert, AZ | 75 | 280,262.0 | 195,046 | 43.7% |
| Chandler, AZ | 76 | 280,136.0 | 229,531 | 22.0% |
| North Las Vegas, NV | 77 | 278,595.0 | 203,951 | 36.6% |
| Madison, WI | 78 | 278,001.0 | 229,236 | 21.3% |
| Buffalo, NY | 79 | 276,854.0 | 266,012 | 4.1% |
| Chula Vista, CA | 80 | 276,375.0 | 229,614 | 20.4% |
| Reno, NV | 81 | 273,212.0 | 220,996 | 23.6% |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 82 | 268,589.0 | 253,721 | 5.9% |
| Toledo, OH | 83 | 267,463.0 | 291,851 | -8.4% |
| Lubbock, TX | 84 | 264,814.0 | 222,272 | 19.1% |
| St. Petersburg, FL | 85 | 262,732.0 | 245,715 | 6.9% |
| Laredo, TX | 86 | 257,619.0 | 226,229 | 13.9% |
| Irving, TX | 87 | 256,492.0 | 210,025 | 22.1% |
| Glendale, AZ | 88 | 252,833.0 | 229,687 | 10.1% |
| Chesapeake, VA | 89 | 252,583.0 | 219,268 | 15.2% |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 90 | 252,037.0 | 224,769 | 12.1% |
| Garland, TX | 91 | 246,844.0 | 222,962 | 10.7% |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 92 | 243,821.0 | 218,770 | 11.5% |
| Enterprise, NV | 93 | 240,464.0 | 99,544 | 141.6% |
| Boise City, ID | 94 | 237,242.0 | 206,481 | 14.9% |
| Arlington, VA | 95 | 236,254.0 | 197,467 | 19.6% |
| Norfolk, VA | 96 | 233,596.0 | 242,143 | -3.5% |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 97 | 232,491.0 | 155,004 | 50.0% |
| Spokane, WA | 98 | 230,293.0 | 206,541 | 11.5% |
| Santa Clarita, CA | 99 | 230,221.0 | 172,253 | 33.7% |
| Richmond, VA | 100 | 229,359.0 | 201,828 | 13.6% |