List of U.S. states' largest cities

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This is a list of the largest cities of U.S. states by population. State capitals are designated in italics.

State Largest city 2nd Largest 3rd Largest
Alabama Birmingham Montgomery Mobile
Alaska Anchorage Fairbanks Juneau
Arizona Phoenix Tucson Mesa
Arkansas Little Rock Fort Smith Fayetteville
California Los Angeles San Diego San Jose
Colorado Denver Colorado Springs Aurora
Connecticut Bridgeport New Haven Hartford
Delaware Wilmington Dover Newark
Florida Jacksonville Miami Tampa
Georgia Atlanta Augusta Columbus
Hawaii Honolulu1 Hilo1 Kailua1
Idaho Boise Nampa Meridian
Illinois Chicago Aurora Rockford
Indiana Indianapolis Fort Wayne Evansville
Iowa Des Moines Cedar Rapids Davenport
Kansas Wichita Overland Park Kansas City
Kentucky Louisville Lexington Owensboro
Louisiana New Orleans2 Baton Rouge2 Shreveport
Maine Portland Lewiston Bangor
Maryland Baltimore Columbia Silver Spring
Massachusetts Boston Worcester Springfield
Michigan Detroit Grand Rapids Warren
Minnesota Minneapolis Saint Paul Rochester
Mississippi Jackson Gulfport Biloxi
Missouri Kansas City Saint Louis Springfield
Montana Billings Missoula Great Falls
Nebraska Omaha Lincoln Bellevue
Nevada Las Vegas Henderson Reno
New Hampshire Manchester Nashua Concord
New Jersey Newark Jersey City Paterson
New Mexico Albuquerque Las Cruces Santa Fe
New York New York City Buffalo Rochester
North Carolina Charlotte Raleigh Greensboro
North Dakota Fargo Bismarck Grand Forks
Ohio Columbus Cleveland Cincinnati
Oklahoma Oklahoma City Tulsa Norman
Oregon Portland Salem Eugene
Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pittsburgh Allentown
Rhode Island Providence Warwick Cranston
South Carolina Columbia Charleston North Charleston
South Dakota Sioux Falls Rapid City Aberdeen
Tennessee Memphis Nashville Knoxville
Texas Houston San Antonio Dallas
Utah Salt Lake City Provo West Valley City
Vermont Burlington Rutland South Burlington
Virginia Virginia Beach Norfolk Chesapeake
Washington Seattle Spokane Tacoma
West Virginia Charleston Huntington Parkersburg
Wisconsin Milwaukee Madison Green Bay
Wyoming Cheyenne Casper Laramie

Note 1: The only incorporated place in Hawaii is the City & County of Honolulu. A portion of it, the Honolulu District, is sometimes regarded as the "city" for statistical purposes, although it has no government separate from that of the City and County as a whole. The U.S. Census Bureau defines Honolulu CDP (Census Designated Place) to coincide with the Honolulu District. Thus for Hawaii, the largest CDPs are ranked.

Note 2: As of January 2006, New Orleans remains at a population of anywhere from 200,000-230,000 due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina which is only about 50% of the population. Many of the city's residents have relocated to Baton Rouge or elsewhere, either temporarily or permanently. When new Census estimates are released in mid-2006, it is expected that New Orleans will move down in the rankings.