List of largest cities of U.S. states and territories by population

This is a list of the five most populous incorporated places and the capital city (if not one of those five places) in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the 5 inhabited territories of the United States, as of July 1, 2025, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.

+State, federaldistrict, or territoryState, federal district,or territory populationMost populous2nd most populous3rd most populous4th most populous5th most populousCapital (if nototherwise listed) Name Population Name Population Name Population Name Population Name Population Name Population 5,193,088 Huntsville233,627Mobile200,824Birmingham195,893 Montgomery 195,300Tuscaloosa114,316 737,270 Anchorage287,155 Juneau31,609 Fairbanks31,468 Wasilla10,556 Sitka8,319 49,710Tafuna7,988 Nuʻuuli4,991 'Ili'ili3,073 Pago Pago3,000 Pava'ia'i2,112 7,623,818 Phoenix 1,665,481 Tucson548,371 Mesa513,656 Gilbert287,285 Chandler278,748 3,114,791 Little Rock206,427 Fayetteville106,623 Fort Smith90,855 Springdale90,685 Jonesboro83,296 39,355,309 Los Angeles3,869,089San Diego1,406,106 San Jose989,814 San Francisco826,079Fresno555,549 Sacramento (6)536,449 6,012,561 Denver740,613 Colorado Springs494,743Aurora410,053 Fort Collins171,500 Lakewood156,927 3,688,496 Bridgeport152,273 Stamford139,535 New Haven138,774Hartford121,981 Waterbury115,771 1,059,952 Wilmington73,512 Dover40,592 Newark30,359 Middletown25,798 Milford14,723 693,645Washington, D.C.693,645 23,462,518 Jacksonville1,017,689 Miami489,812Tampa413,554Orlando333,888Port St. Lucie268,062Tallahassee (9)204,902 11,302,748Atlanta529,110Columbus202,171Augusta201,999Macon157,556Savannah149,440 153,836 Dededo44,908Yigo19,339 Tamuning18,489 Mangilao13,476 Barrigada7,956Hagåtña (18)943 1,432,820Honolulu1341,868 East Honolulu 150,922 Pearl City145,295 Hilo144,186 Waipahu143,485 2,029,733Boise238,429 Meridian142,988 Nampa120,384 Caldwell76,629Idaho Falls71,785 12,719,141 Chicago2,731,585 Aurora181,505 Naperville153,114Joliet152,241 Rockford147,384Springfield (7)112,989 6,973,333Indianapolis901,116 Fort Wayne275,203 Evansville116,176Carmel105,634 Fishers104,812 3,238,387Des Moines212,086 Cedar Rapids137,935 Davenport100,358 Sioux City86,356 Ankeny77,833 2,977,220 Wichita400,987 Overland Park203,677Kansas City157,805 Olathe150,025Topeka125,795 4,606,864 Louisville641,962Lexington329,751 Bowling Green78,505 Owensboro60,892 Covington41,847Frankfort (14)28,657 4,618,189 New Orleans362,154Baton Rouge222,795 Shreveport175,902Lafayette123,311 Lake Charles82,676 1,414,874 Portland69,911Lewiston38,866 Bangor32,518 South Portland27,007 Auburn25,441Augusta (14)19,155 6,265,347 Baltimore569,997 Frederick92,059 Gaithersburg71,113 Rockville67,563 Bowie58,383Annapolis (7)40,634 7,154,084Boston672,973Worcester213,862 Springfield154,702 Cambridge122,588 Lowell119,971 10,127,884 Detroit649,095 Grand Rapids201,183 Warren137,138 Sterling Heights133,931 Ann Arbor122,233Lansing (6)113,884 5,830,405 Minneapolis430,324Saint Paul306,684Rochester124,292Bloomington89,034Duluth88,330 2,954,160Jackson141,196 Gulfport76,506 Southaven57,819 Hattiesburg48,802 Biloxi48,516 6,270,541 Kansas City521,220Saint Louis278,144 Springfield169,847 Columbia130,851 Independence121,675Jefferson City (16)42,489 1,144,694 Billings121,239Missoula78,903 Great Falls60,208 Bozeman58,814 Butte35,469Helena (6)35,138 2,018,006 Omaha488,797Lincoln301,522 Bellevue64,863 Grand Island53,943 Kearney34,782 3,282,188 Las Vegas679,817Henderson353,289North Las Vegas296,653Reno283,621 Sparks111,902Carson City (6)58,571 1,415,342 Manchester116,818 Nashua92,435Concord44,597 Dover34,623 Derry33,990 9,548,215 Newark323,808 Jersey City302,013 Paterson161,793 Lakewood143,765 Elizabeth141,675Trenton (10)91,506 2,125,498 Albuquerque556,588 Las Cruces116,978 Rio Rancho114,419Santa Fe89,837Roswell46,878 20,002,427 New York8,584,629Buffalo274,613Yonkers212,603 Rochester206,108 Syracuse144,896Albany (6)101,698 11,197,968 Charlotte964,784Raleigh506,306Greensboro308,667Durham305,561 Winston-Salem257,271 799,358 Fargo136,275Bismarck77,963 Grand Forks60,365 Minot47,308 West Fargo41,175 47,329Saipan243,385Tinian22,044Rota21,893Northern Islands27 11,900,510Columbus938,396 Cleveland363,608 Cincinnati314,367 Toledo263,423 Akron189,691 4,123,288Oklahoma City719,849 Tulsa416,209 Norman130,943 Broken Arrow124,991 Edmond100,479 4,273,586 Portland635,109Salem181,779 Eugene178,618 Gresham111,513 Hillsboro111,126 13,059,432 Philadelphia1,574,281 Pittsburgh307,632 Allentown126,044Reading95,832 Erie91,838Harrisburg (9)50,522 3,184,835San Juan329,737 Bayamón180,562 Carolina149,874 Ponce128,384 Caguas124,161 1,114,521Providence195,310 Cranston84,647 Warwick84,187 Pawtucket77,065 East Providence48,249 5,570,274Charleston159,423Columbia147,035North Charleston129,245 Mount Pleasant95,469 Rock Hill75,911 935,094 Sioux Falls213,748 Rapid City80,589 Aberdeen27,961 Brookings25,355 Watertown23,736Pierre (11)13,848 7,315,076Nashville721,074Memphis609,647 Knoxville202,021 Chattanooga194,144 Clarksville188,829 31,709,821 Houston2,397,315 San Antonio1,548,422 Dallas1,329,491Fort Worth1,028,117Austin1,002,632 3,538,904Salt Lake City218,428 West Valley City137,491 West Jordan116,812Provo114,527 St. George108,713 644,663 Burlington44,019 South Burlington21,394 Colchester17,565 Rutland15,363 Bennington14,953Montpelier (18)7,823 Virgin Islands (U.S.)87,146Charlotte Amalie314,477Sion Farm310,332 Northside38,889East End37,502Southcentral37,415 8,880,107 Virginia Beach453,737 Chesapeake255,332Richmond237,257 Norfolk231,013 Newport News183,230 8,001,020 Seattle784,777Spokane230,783 Tacoma229,816 Vancouver199,698 Bellevue154,193Olympia (24)56,724 1,766,147Charleston46,117 Huntington44,815 Morgantown30,293 Parkersburg28,593 Wheeling25,680 5,972,787 Milwaukee562,407Madison286,233 Green Bay106,675Kenosha99,239 Racine77,908 588,753Cheyenne66,507 Casper58,771 Gillette34,024 Laramie32,284 Rock Springs22,936

Census-designated places on the list

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, as of the 2020 United States census.

Note 2: The 4 municipalities of the Northern Mariana Islands are listed. Each municipality is divided into smaller villages, but the municipalities are considered the primary subdivisions (as in how Saipan is usually listed as the capital rather than Capitol Hill, Saipan). The five largest villages are Garapan (3,096), Dandan (2,922), Finasisu (2,566), Koblerville (2,470), and Kagman III (2,144), with Capitol Hill being the 16th largest village at 979 people.

Note 3: The most populous sub-districts of the U.S. Virgin Islands (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau) are listed. The three towns are Charlotte Amalie (8,194), Christiansted (1,770) and Frederiksted (528).

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