Most populated cities in the USA

 

Cities ranked by city proper population

City Name
Inhabitants
1. New York (NY) 8,008,278
2. Los Angeles (CA) 3,694,820
3. Chicago (IL) 2,896,016
   
4. Houston (TX) 1,953,631
5. Philadelphia (PA) 1,517,550
6. Phoenix (AZ) 1,321,045
7. San Diego (CA) 1,223,400
8. Dallas (TX) 1,188,580
9. San Antonio (TX) 1,144,646
10. Detroit (MI) 951,270
11. San Jose (CA) 894,943
12. Indianapolis (IN) 781,870
13. San Francisco (CA) 776,733
14. Jacksonville (FL) 735,617
15. Columbus (OH) 711,470
16. Austin (TX) 656,562
17. Baltimore (MD) 651,154
18. Memphis (TN) 650,100
19. Milwaukee (WI) 596,974
20. Boston (MA) 589,141
21. Washington (DC) 572,059
22. El Paso (TX) 563,662
23. Seattle (WA) 563,374
24. Denver (CO) 554,636
25. Nashville-Davidson (TN) 545,524
26. Charlotte (NC) 540,828
27. Fort Worth (TX) 534,694
28. Portland (OR) 529,121
29. Oklahoma City (OK) 506,132
30. Tucson (AZ) 486,699
31. New Orleans (LA) 484,674
32. Las Vegas (NV) 478,434
33. Long Beach (CA) 461,522
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Cities ranked by city-region (urban agglomeration population)

City Name
Inhabitants
New York (NY) 21,199,865
Los Angeles (CA) 16,373,645
Chicago (IL) 9,157,540
   
Washington (DC) 7,608,070
San Francisco (CA) 7,039,362
Philadelphia (PA) 6,188,463
Boston (MA) 5,819,100
Detroit (MI) 5,456,428
Dallas (TX) 5,221,801
Houston (TX) 4,669,571
Atlanta (GA) 4,112,198
Miami (FL) 3,876,380
Seattle (WA) 3,554,760
Phoenix (AZ) 3,251,876
Minneapolis (MN) 2,968,806
Cleveland (OH) 2,945,831
San Diego (CA) 2,813,833
St Louis (MO) 2,603,607
Denver (CO) 2,581,506
Tampa (FL) 2,395,997
Pittsburgh (PA) 2,358,695
Portland (OR) 2,265,223
Sacramento (CA) 1,796,857
Kansas City (MO) 1,776,062
Milwaukee (WI) 1,689,572
Orlando (FL) 1,644,561
Indianapolis (IN) 1,607,486
San Antonio (TX) 1,592,383
Norfolk (VA) 1,569,541
Las Vegas (NV) 1,563,282
Columbus (OH) 1,540,157
Charlotte (NC) 1,499,293
New Orleans (LA) 1,337,726

* Baltimore (MD) is included in urban agglomeration of Washington, D.C.
* Fort Worth (TX) is included in urban agglomeration of Dallas.
* Long Beach (CA) is included in urban agglomeration of Los Angeles.
* San Jose (CA) is included in urban agglomeration of San Francisco.
1 City proper is defined as a locality with legally fixed boundaries and an administratively recognized urban status that is usually characterized by some form of local government.

2 Urban agglomeration has been defined as comprising the city or town proper and also the suburban fringe or thickly settled territory lying outside of, but adjacent to, the city boundaries.

Data source: United Nations Statistics Division - Citydata, December 2002

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