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Cities in United States Ranked by Population (city proper)

Population of the city proper (the municipality itself, not the metro area), using the most recent figure recorded in Wikidata. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

New York metropolitan area ranks #1 with 19.94 million people (2024). That is 2.3 times New York City in second place (8.8 million people). The top five are New York metropolitan area, New York City, Chicago, El Paso–Juárez and Houston. The median across all 116 is 313,274 people; Amarillo is last at 200,393 people.

#1
New York metropolitan area · 19.94 million people
Median
313,274 people
Coverage
116 cities in United States
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: PopulationBar chart of the top 10: 1. New York metropolitan area 19.94 million; 2. New York City 8.8 million; 3. Chicago 2.75 million; 4. El Paso–Juárez 2.54 million; 5. Houston 2.3 million; 6. Phoenix 1.61 million; 7. San Diego 1.39 million; 8. Dallas 1.3 million; 9. San Jose 1.01 million; 10. Charlotte 964,784.New York metropolitan a…19.94 millionNew York City8.8 millionChicago2.75 millionEl Paso–Juárez2.54 millionHouston2.3 millionPhoenix1.61 millionSan Diego1.39 millionDallas1.3 millionSan Jose1.01 millionCharlotte964,784
Top 10: Population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. New York metropolitan area 19.94 million; 2. New York City 8.8 million; 3. Chicago 2.75 million; 4. El Paso–Juárez 2.54 million; 5. Houston 2.3 million; 6. Phoenix 1.61 million; 7. San Diego 1.39 million; 8. Dallas 1.3 million; 9. San Jose 1.01 million; 10. Charlotte 964,784.

Full ranking

Cities in United States Ranked by Population (city proper)
RankCityCountryPopulation (people)Year
1New York metropolitan areaUnited States19,940,2742024
2New York CityUnited States8,804,1902020
3ChicagoUnited States2,746,3882020
4El Paso–JuárezUnited States2,539,946
5HoustonUnited States2,304,5802020
6PhoenixUnited States1,608,1392020
7San DiegoUnited States1,386,9322020
8DallasUnited States1,304,3792020
9San JoseUnited States1,013,2402020
10CharlotteUnited States964,7842025
11AustinUnited States961,8552020
12Fort WorthUnited States918,9152020
13ColumbusUnited States905,7482020
14IndianapolisUnited States887,6422020
15San FranciscoUnited States873,9652020
16SeattleUnited States737,0152020
17DenverUnited States715,5222020
18Washington, D.C.United States689,5452020
19NashvilleUnited States689,4472020
20Oklahoma CityUnited States681,0542020
21El PasoUnited States678,8152020
22BostonUnited States675,6472020
23PortlandUnited States652,5032020
24Las VegasUnited States641,9032020
25DetroitUnited States639,1112020
26MemphisUnited States633,1042020
27BaltimoreUnited States585,7082020
28MilwaukeeUnited States577,2222020
29AlbuquerqueUnited States564,5592020
30TucsonUnited States542,6292020
31FresnoUnited States542,1072020
32SacramentoUnited States524,9432020
33Kansas CityUnited States508,0902020
34MesaUnited States504,2582020
35AtlantaUnited States498,7152020
36OmahaUnited States486,0512020
37Colorado SpringsUnited States478,9612020
38RaleighUnited States467,6652020
39Long BeachUnited States466,7422020
40Virginia BeachUnited States459,4702020
41OaklandUnited States440,6462020
42MinneapolisUnited States429,9542020
43TulsaUnited States413,0662020
44BakersfieldUnited States403,4552020
45WichitaUnited States397,5322020
46ArlingtonUnited States394,2662020
47AuroraUnited States386,2612020
48New OrleansUnited States383,9972020
49ClevelandUnited States372,6242020
50HonoluluUnited States350,9642020
51AnaheimUnited States346,8242020
52San JuanUnited States342,2592020
53OrlandoUnited States334,8542024
54LexingtonUnited States322,5702020
55StocktonUnited States320,8042020
56Corpus ChristiUnited States317,8632020
57HendersonUnited States317,6102020
58RiversideUnited States314,9982020
59NewarkUnited States311,5492020
60Saint PaulUnited States311,5272020
61Santa AnaUnited States310,2272020
62CincinnatiUnited States309,3172020
63IrvineUnited States307,6702020
64PittsburghUnited States302,9712020
65St. LouisUnited States301,5782020
66GreensboroUnited States299,0352020
67AnchorageUnited States291,2472020
68LincolnUnited States291,0822020
69PlanoUnited States285,4942020
70DurhamUnited States283,5062020
71BuffaloUnited States278,3492020
72ChandlerUnited States275,9872020
73Chula VistaUnited States275,4872020
74ToledoUnited States270,8712020
75MadisonUnited States269,8402020
76RenoUnited States264,1652020
77Fort WayneUnited States263,8862020
78North Las VegasUnited States262,5272020
79St. PetersburgUnited States258,3082020
80LubbockUnited States257,1412020
81IrvingUnited States256,6842020
82LaredoUnited States255,2052020
83Winston-SalemUnited States249,5452020
84ChesapeakeUnited States249,4222020
85GlendaleUnited States248,3252020
86LouisvilleUnited States246,1612020
87GarlandUnited States246,0182020
88ScottsdaleUnited States241,3612020
89ArlingtonUnited States238,6432020
90NorfolkUnited States238,0052020
91BoiseUnited States235,6842020
92FremontUnited States230,5042020
93SpokaneUnited States228,9892020
94Santa ClaritaUnited States228,6732020
95Baton RougeUnited States227,4702020
96RichmondUnited States226,6102020
97HialeahUnited States223,1092020
98San BernardinoUnited States222,1012020
99TacomaUnited States219,3462020
100ModestoUnited States218,4642020

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About the top 10

#1 New York metropolitan area

New York metropolitan area ranks #1 on this list with 19.94 million people (2024).

Country
United States
Population
19,940,274 people (2024)
Area
34,493 km²
Density
578 people per km²
Elevation
509 m
Coordinates
40.81° N, 74.02° W

Also ranks #7 in population · #25 in area · #89 in latitude.

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#10 Charlotte

Charlotte ranks #10 on this list with 964,784 people (2025).

Country
United States
Population
964,784 people (2025)
Area
776.1 km²
Density
1,243 people per km²
Elevation
229 m
Founded
1768
Coordinates
35.23° N, 80.84° W

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Source and method

Population of the city proper (the municipality itself, not the metro area), using the most recent figure recorded in Wikidata.

Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

Data: Wikidata (CC0)

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