List of United States cities by population

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This is a list of the 200 largest incorporated places in the United States. As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an incorporated place includes a variety of designations, including city, town, village, and borough. In this list of the largest incorporated places, based on the Bureau's July 1, 2005 population estimates,^[1] the majority are incorporated as cities. Consolidated city-counties represent a distinct type of government in that other incorporated places exist within the consolidated city. This list presents only that portion (or "balance") of the consolidated cities that are not a part of another incorporated place.

These figures are lower than the populations of metropolitan areas, the primary meaning of "city" in many parts of the world. In some cases two or more of the cities listed are in the same metropolitan area (such as San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland), and other cities may consist of a small, shrinking inner city surrounded by several rings of suburbs (like St. Louis or Boston).

See also List of United States cities by area and 25 largest metropolitan areas in the United States

1 Largest cities
2 Notes
3 Other cities
4 See also
5 References
6 Other sources

[edit] Largest cities

1 - New York City

2 - Los Angeles

3 - Chicago

4 - Houston

5 - Philadelphia

6 - Phoenix

7 - San Antonio

8 - San Diego

9 - Dallas

10 - San Jose

The United States has dozens of major cities, including 11 of the 55 global cities of all types—with three "alpha" global cities: New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. The figures expressed below are for populations within city limits. A different ranking is evident when considering U.S. metro area populations, although the top three would be unchanged. The ten largest cities, based on the United States Census Bureau's 2005 estimates, are as follows:

Rank	City	Population within city limits	Population Density per sq mi	Metropolitan Area		Region
Rank	City	Population within city limits	Population Density per sq mi	millions	rank	Region
1	New York City, New York	8,213,839	26,402.9	18.7	1	Northeast
2	Los Angeles, California	4,097,340	7,876.8	12.9	2	West
3	Chicago, Illinois	2,873,790	12,750.3	9.4	3	Midwest
4	Houston, Texas	2,016,582	3,371.7	5.2	7	South
5	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1,463,281	11,233.6	5.8	4	Northeast
6	Phoenix, Arizona	1,461,575	2,782.0	3.7	14	West
7	San Antonio, Texas	1,256,509	2,808.5	1.8	29	South
8	San Diego, California	1,311,162	3,771.9	2.9	17	West
9	Dallas, Texas	1,213,825	3,469.9	5.7	5	South
10	San Jose, California	953,679	5,117.9	1.7	30	West

Rank	City	Population
11	Detroit, Michigan	886,671
12	Indianapolis (balance), Indiana*	784,118
13	Jacksonville, Florida	782,623
14	San Francisco, California	739,426
15	Columbus, Ohio	730,657
16	Austin, Texas	690,252
17	Memphis, Tennessee	672,277
18	Baltimore, Maryland	635,815
19	Fort Worth, Texas	624,067
20	Charlotte, North Carolina	610,949
21	El Paso, Texas	598,590
22	Washington, District of Columbia**	582,049
23	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	578,887
24	Seattle, Washington	573,911
25	Boston, Massachusetts	559,034
26	Denver, Colorado	557,917
27	Louisville-Jefferson County (balance), Kentucky*	556,429
28	Nashville-Davidson (balance), Tennessee*	549,110
29	Las Vegas, Nevada	545,147
30	Portland, Oregon	533,427
31	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	531,324
32	Tucson, Arizona	515,526
33	Albuquerque, New Mexico	494,236
34	Long Beach, California	474,014
35	Atlanta, Georgia	470,688
36	Fresno, California	461,116
37	Sacramento, California	456,441
38	New Orleans, Louisiana***	454,863
39	Cleveland, Ohio	452,208
40	Kansas City, Missouri	444,965
41	Mesa, Arizona	442,780
42	Virginia Beach, Virginia	438,415
43	Omaha, Nebraska	414,521
44	Oakland, California	395,274
45	Miami, Florida	386,417
46	Tulsa, Oklahoma	382,457
47	Honolulu CDP, Hawaii****	377,379
48	Minneapolis, Minnesota	372,811
49	Colorado Springs, Colorado	369,815
50	Arlington, Texas	362,805
51	Wichita, Kansas	354,865
52	St. Louis, Missouri**	352,572
53	Raleigh, North Carolina	341,530
54	Santa Ana, California	340,368
55	Anaheim, California	331,804
56	Tampa, Florida	325,989
57	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	316,718
58	Cincinnati, Ohio	308,728
59	Toledo, Ohio	301,285
60	Aurora, Colorado	297,235
61	Bakersfield, California	295,536
62	Riverside, California	290,086
63	Stockton, California	286,926
64	Corpus Christi, Texas	283,474
65	Newark, New Jersey	280,666
66	Buffalo, New York	279,745
67	Saint Paul, Minnesota	275,150
68	Anchorage, Alaska	275,043
69	Lexington, Kentucky	268,080
70	Plano, Texas	250,096
71	St. Petersburg, Florida	249,079
72	Jersey City, New Jersey	239,614
73	Glendale, Arizona	239,435
74	Lincoln, Nebraska	239,213
75	Chandler, Arizona	234,939
76	Henderson, Nevada	232,146
77	Greensboro, North Carolina	231,962
78	Norfolk, Virginia	231,954
79	Birmingham, Alabama	231,483
80	Scottsdale, Arizona	226,013
81	Fort Wayne, Indiana	223,341
82	Baton Rouge, Louisiana ******	222,064
83	Madison, Wisconsin	221,551
84	Hialeah, Florida	220,485
85	Chesapeake, Virginia	218,968
86	Garland, Texas	216,346
87	Orlando, Florida	213,223
88	Rochester, New York	211,091
89	Akron, Ohio	210,795
90	Chula Vista, California	210,497
91	Lubbock, Texas	209,737
92	Laredo, Texas	208,754
93	Modesto, California	207,011
94	Durham, North Carolina	204,845
95	Reno, Nevada	203,550
96	Fremont, California	200,468
97	Montgomery, Alabama	200,127
98	Glendale, California	200,065
99	Shreveport, Louisiana	198,874
100	San Bernardino, California	198,550
101	Spokane, Washington	196,818
102	Yonkers, New York	196,425
103	Arlington CDP, Virginia*****	195,965
104	Tacoma, Washington	195,898
105	Huntington Beach, California	194,457
106	Des Moines, Iowa	194,163
107	Grand Rapids, Michigan	193,780
108	Richmond, Virginia	193,777
109	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	193,755
110	Irving, Texas	193,649
111	Boise, Idaho	193,161
112	Mobile, Alabama	191,544
113	Augusta-Richmond County (balance), Georgia*	190,782
114	Irvine, California	186,852
115	Columbus, Georgia	185,271
116	Little Rock, Arkansas	184,564
117	Oxnard, California	183,628
118	Amarillo, Texas	183,021
119	Knoxville, Tennessee	180,130
120	Newport News, Virginia	179,899
121	Moreno Valley, California	178,367
122	Salt Lake City, Utah	178,097
123	Jackson, Mississippi	177,977
124	Providence, Rhode Island	176,862
125	North Las Vegas, Nevada	176,635
126	Worcester, Massachusetts	175,898
127	Gilbert, Arizona	173,989
128	Ontario, California	172,679
129	Rancho Cucamonga, California	169,353
130	Santa Clarita, California	168,253
131	Aurora, Illinois	168,181
132	Brownsville, Texas	167,493
133	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	167,380
134	Huntsville, Alabama	166,313
135	Oceanside, California	166,108
136	Garden Grove, California	166,075
137	Overland Park, Kansas	164,811
138	Fontana, California	163,860
139	Tempe, Arizona	161,143
140	Dayton, Ohio	158,873
141	Tallahassee, Florida	158,500
142	Vancouver, Washington	157,493
143	Chattanooga, Tennessee	154,762
144	Pomona, California	153,787
145	Santa Rosa, California	153,158
146	Rockford, Illinois	152,916
147	Springfield, Massachusetts	151,732
148	Pembroke Pines, Florida	150,380
149	Springfield, Missouri	150,298
150	Paterson, New Jersey	149,843
151	Corona, California	149,387
152	Salem, Oregon	148,751
153	Salinas, California	146,431
154	Hollywood, Florida	145,629
155	Hampton, Virginia	145,579
156	Eugene, Oregon	144,515
157	Grand Prairie, Texas	144,337
158	Kansas City, Kansas	144,210
159	Pasadena, Texas	143,852
160	Pasadena, California	143,731
161	Torrance, California	142,384
162	Syracuse, New York	141,683
163	Naperville, Illinois	141,579
164	Lakewood, Colorado	140,671
165	Hayward, California	140,293
166	Cape Coral, Florida	140,010
167	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	139,517
168	Bridgeport, Connecticut	139,008
169	Peoria, Arizona	138,200
170	Joliet, Illinois	136,208
171	Alexandria, Virginia	135,337
172	Warren, Michigan	135,311
173	Orange, California	134,950
174	Palmdale, California	134,570
175	Escondido, California	134,085
176	Lancaster, California	134,032
177	Fullerton, California	132,787
178	Port St. Lucie, Florida	131,692
179	Fayetteville, North Carolina	129,928
180	Mesquite, Texas	129,902
181	Sunnyvale, California	128,902
182	Coral Springs, Florida	128,804
183	Savannah, Georgia	128,453
184	Sterling Heights, Michigan	128,034
185	Fort Collins, Colorado	128,026
186	Elizabeth, New Jersey	125,809
187	New Haven, Connecticut	124,791
188	Hartford, Connecticut	124,397
189	Thousand Oaks, California	124,359
190	McAllen, Texas	123,622
191	Concord, California	123,252
192	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	123,119
193	El Monte, California	122,513
194	Topeka, Kansas	121,946
195	Waco, Texas	120,465
196	Stamford, Connecticut	120,045
197	Carrollton, Texas	118,870
198	Simi Valley, California	118,687
199	Flint, Michigan	118,551
200	Vallejo, California	117,483

[edit] Notes

* Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville, and Augusta are consolidated city-counties; the population given is for the entire city excluding other incorporated places lying within the city limits.

** Due to accepted challenges to the 2005 population estimates, the populations of Washington and St. Louis increased from the original estimates of 550,521 and 344,362, respectively, to the revised figures listed above.^[2]

*** The population estimate given for New Orleans does not reflect the impact of Hurricane Katrina. Population estimates as of June 2006 ranged from 192,000^[3] to 230,000.^[4]

**** Hawaii has no incorporated municipalities other than the City & County of Honolulu, which actually includes the entire island of Oahu. In accordance with Hawaiian law, the U.S. Census Bureau defines the state's "cities" and "towns" as Census-designated Places (CDPs). The Census defines Honolulu CDP. as the portion of the City and County that is coextensive with the Judicial District of Honolulu. Honolulu CDP is what is generally thought of as the "city" of Honolulu, and its population is used here and in other population comparisons.

*****Arlington CDP, Virginia is coincidental with Arlington County. Virginian law forbids the creation of cities in counties over 1,000 people per square mile, which Arlington County exceeds. Thus, the entire county is considered by the Census Bureau as one CDP.

****** The population estimate given for Baton Rouge does not reflect the impact of Hurricane Katrina. Currently, there is some debate over the numbers, with the general estimated range being from 500,000 within the city as of 2006-08-30^[5] to over 800,000 for the greater Baton Rouge metro area as of January 2006.^[6]

[edit] Other cities

Population	Number of municipal governments^[7]
300,000+	58
200,000-299,999	30
100,000-199,999	153
50,000-99,999	364
25,000-49,999	643
10,000-24,999	1,436
5,000-9,999	1,637
2,500-4,999	2,070
1,000-2,499	3,677
Under 1000	9,361
Total	19,429