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This table lists the 336 incorporated places in the United States, excluding the U.S. territories, with a population of at least 100,000 as of July 1, 2023, as estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau. Five states have no cities with populations exceeding 100,000.
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.
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.
The table below lists these 100 largest cities, their 2020 populations, their current mayors, when mayors took office, when current mayoral terms expire, and whether each city held municipal elections in 2022.
1. New York City, New York - 8.804 Million. New York City skyline. The Big Apple takes the crown for the most populated city in the country - and by quite a margin. New York City, New York, has over double the amount of people as the runner-up, Los Angeles. Not only is the absolute number impressive, but so is the population density.
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 list of the 20 biggest cities in the U.S. is based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau as of July 2016. The biggest cities in the U.S. include predictable locales like New York City and Los Angeles, as well as metros in smaller states in the county.