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The 10 most populous cities of the United States (2020 census) 1. New York. 2. Los Angeles. 3. Chicago. 4. Houston. 5. Phoenix. 6. Philadelphia. 7. San Antonio.
There are 81 cities in the world with a population exceeding 5 million people, according to 2024 estimates by the United Nations. The UN figures include a mixture of city proper, metropolitan area, and urban area.
The largest city in the US is New York City, with 8.1M residents. Los Angeles ( 3.8M ) and Chicago ( 2.6M ) follow, and southern cities Houston ( 2.3M ) and Phoenix ( 1.7M ) round out the top five.
Here is a list of the top ten most populated cities in the world: It is perhaps unsurprising that the majority of the most populous cities in the world are in the two most populated countries in the world, China and India.
Ballotpedia provides in-depth coverage of America's 100 largest cities based on official population figures provided by the United States Census Bureau. This list has been updated following the release of the 2020 census data .
The most densely populated large cities (population greater than 300,000) in the US are, in order: New York, San Francisco, Boston, Santa Ana, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, Washington, Long Beach and Los Angeles. View Biggest US Cities From Different Years.
2024 Metro Area Rankings. Rank. City Name. Population. 1. New York City. 19,034,000. 2. Los Angeles.
What is the largest central city and urban area in the world by population? Find out in our list.
In that initial census, New York City had 33,131 people. Today it is home to more than 8,335,000. That is more than double the second largest city, Los Angeles, and triple the third largest city, Chicago. How do other cities stack up? Find out in the table below, which ranks the 25 largest U.S. cities based on the most recent population estimate.
This graphic uses data taken from latest official censuses and projections to rank the largest cities by population.