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# Largest cities in United States

United States cities ranked by their own published resident population.

- Canonical: /reports/united-states-largest-cities/
- Last checked: 2026-09-19

## Answers

### New York, United States

8,478,072 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2024/cities/totals/sub-est2024.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-05

### Los Angeles, United States

3,869,089 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Chicago, United States

2,731,585 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Houston, United States

2,397,315 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Phoenix, United States

1,665,481 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Philadelphia, United States

1,574,281 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### San Antonio, United States

1,548,422 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### San Diego, United States

1,406,106 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Dallas, United States

1,329,491 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Fort Worth, United States

1,028,117 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Jacksonville, United States

1,017,689 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Austin, United States

1,002,632 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### San Jose, United States

989,814 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Charlotte, United States

964,784 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Columbus, United States

938,396 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### San Francisco, United States

826,079 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Seattle, United States

784,777 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Denver, United States

740,613 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Oklahoma City, United States

719,849 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Washington, United States

693,645 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### El Paso, United States

683,012 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Las Vegas, United States

679,817 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Boston, United States

672,973 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Detroit, United States

649,095 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Portland, United States

635,109 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Louisville, United States

627,210 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b01003.dat
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Memphis, United States

609,647 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Baltimore, United States

569,997 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Milwaukee, United States

562,407 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Albuquerque, United States

556,588 people
- Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

## Method

Every row is a published population observation measured in people, ranked highest first. The values were observed between 2023 and 2025. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify.

## Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program — https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2024/cities/totals/sub-est2024.csv
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program — https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv
ACS 2023 5-year (2019-2023), table B01003 Total Population, table-based summary file — https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b01003.dat

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_largest-cities-in-united-states_bc5a2cc3d42b,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Largest cities in United States},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {1851503214bf32d0a2c76a364fe2f9dd},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/united-states-largest-cities/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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