Largest Cities in the United States by Population: The largest city of America is New York, with over 8.5 millions residents. The city itself has more than twice the population of Los Angeles, and the New York urban area is the country’s only megacity. As of 2015, there are more than 300 incorporated places in the United States that have a population exceeding 100,000, a sizeable increase over the 285 recorded in 2012.
According to data from the US Census Bureau, a total of 10 US cities have surpassed the one million milestone in population. The United States, which has a population of over 300 million people, has many large cities with a population of over a million. Other cities like Dallas and San Antonio each have populations of more than a million. Today in this article we will share a table of chart of Largest Cities in the United States by Population.
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Top Largest Cities in the United States by Population
| Rank | City | 2020 Census | 2010 Census | 2000 Census | 1990 Census |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, New York | 8,804,190 | 8,175,133 | 8,008,278 | 7,322,564 |
| 2 | Los Angeles, California | 3,898747 | 3,792,621 | 3,694,820 | 3,485,398 |
| 3 | Chicago, Illinois | 2,746,388 | 2,695,598 | 2,896,016 | 2,783,726 |
| 4 | Houston, Texas | 2,304,580 | 2,100,263 | 1,953,631 | 1,630,553 |
| 5 | Phoenix, Arizona | 1,608,139 | 1,445,632 | 1,321,045 | 983,403 |
| 6 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1,603,797 | 1,526,006 | 1,517,550 | 1,585,577 |
| 7 | San Antonio, Texas | 1,434,625 | 1,327,407 | 1,144,646 | 935,933 |
| 8 | San Diego, California | 1,386,932 | 1,307,402 | 1,223,400 | 1,110,549 |
| 9 | Dallas, Texas | 1,304,379 | 1,197,816 | 1,188,580 | 1,006,877 |
| 10 | San Jose, California | 1,013,240 | 945,942 | 894,943 | 782,248 |
| 11 | Austin, Texas | 961,855 | 790,390 | 656,562 | 465,622 |
| 12 | Jacksonville, Florida | 949,611 | 821,784 | 735,617 | 635,230 |
| 13 | Fort Worth, Texas | 918,915 | 741,206 | 534,694 | 447,619 |
| 14 | Columbus, Ohio | 905,748 | 787,033 | 711,470 | 632,910 |
| 15 | Indianapolis, Indiana | 887,642 | 820,445 | 781,870 | 741,952 |
| 16 | Charlotte, North Carolina | 874,579 | 731,424 | 540,828 | 395,934 |
| 17 | San Francisco, California | 873,579 | 805,235 | 776,733 | 723,959 |
| 18 | Seattle, Washington | 737,015 | 608,660 | 563,374 | 516,259 |
| 19 | Denver, Colorado | 715,522 | 600,158 | 554,636 | 467,610 |
| 20 | Washington, DC | 689,545 | 601,723 | 572,059 | 606,900 |
| 21 | Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee | 689,447 | 601,222 | 545,524 | 510,784 |
| 22 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 681,054 | 579,999 | 506,132 | 444,719 |
| 23 | El Paso, Texas | 678,815 | 649,121 | 563,662 | 515,342 |
| 24 | Boston, Massachusetts | 675,647 | 617,594 | 589,141 | 574,283 |
| 25 | Portland, Oregon | 652,503 | 583,776 | 529,121 | 437,319 |
| 26 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 641,903 | 583,756 | 478,434 | 258,295 |
| 27 | Detroit, Michigan | 639,111 | 713,777 | 951,270 | 1,027,974 |
| 28 | Memphis, Tennessee | 633,104 | 646,889 | 650,100 | 610,337 |
| 29 | Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky | 633,045 | 597,337 | 256,231 | 269,063 |
| 30 | Baltimore, Maryland | 585,708 | 620,961 | 651,154 | 736,014 |
| 31 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 577,222 | 594,833 | 596,974 | 628,088 |
| 32 | Albuquerque, N.M. | 564,559 | 545,852 | 448,607 | 384,736 |
| 33 | Tucson, Arizona | 542,629 | 520,116 | 486,699 | 405,390 |
| 34 | Fresno, California | 542,107 | 494,665 | 427,652 | 354,202 |
| 35 | Sacramento, California | 524,943 | 466,488 | 407,018 | 369,365 |
| 36 | Kansas City, Missouri | 508,090 | 459,787 | 441,545 | 435,146 |
| 37 | Mesa, Arizona | 504,258 | 439,041 | 396,375 | 288,091 |
| 38 | Atlanta, Georgia | 498,715 | 420,003 | 416,474 | 394,017 |
| 39 | Omaha, Nebraska | 486,051 | 408,958 | 409,868 | 357,807 |
| 40 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 478,961 | 416,427 | 360,890 | 281,140 |
| 41 | Raleigh, North Carolina | 467,665 | 403,892 | 276,093 | 207,951 |
| 42 | Long Beach, California | 466,742 | 462,257 | 461,522 | 429,433 |
| 43 | Virginia Beach, Virginia | 459,470 | 437,994 | 425,257 | 393,069 |
| 44 | Miami, Florida | 442,241 | 399,457 | 362,470 | 358,548 |
| 45 | Oakland, California | 440,646 | 390,724 | 399,484 | 372,242 |
| 46 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 429,954 | 382,578 | 382,618 | 368,383 |
| 47 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 413,066 | 391,906 | 393,049 | 367,302 |
| 48 | Bakersfield, California | 403,455 | 347,483 | 247,057 | 183,959 |
| 49 | Wichita, Kansas | 397,352 | 382,368 | 344,284 | 308,652 |
| 50 | Arlington, Texas | 394,266 | 365,438 | 332,969 | 261,721 |