List of U.S. states' largest cities

This is a list of the largest cities in each United States state and territory based upon the 2021 population estimates made by the U.S. Census Bureau. State or territory capitals are listed in italics.

List

State,
Federal District,
or Territory
State,
Federal District,
or Territory Population[1]
Most populous[2] City population 2nd most populous 3rd most populous 4th most populous 5th most populous Capital (if not
otherwise listed)
  Alabama 5,039,877 Huntsville 216,963 Montgomery Birmingham Mobile Tuscaloosa
  Alaska 732,673 Anchorage 288,121 Fairbanks Juneau Wasilla Sitka
  American Samoa 49,710 Tafuna 7,988 Nu'uuli 'Ili'ili Pago Pago Pava'ia'i
  Arizona 7,276,316 Phoenix 1,624,569 Tucson Mesa Chandler Gilbert
  Arkansas 3,025,891 Little Rock 201,988 Fayetteville Fort Smith Springdale Jonesboro
  California 39,237,836 Los Angeles 3,849,297 San Diego San Jose San Francisco Fresno Sacramento (6)
  Colorado 5,812,069 Denver 711,463 Colorado Springs Aurora Fort Collins Lakewood
  Connecticut 3,605,597 Bridgeport 148,333 Stamford New Haven Hartford Waterbury
  Delaware 1,003,384 Wilmington 70,750 Dover Newark Middletown Smyrna
  District of Columbia 670,050 Washington 670,050
  Florida 21,781,128 Jacksonville 954,614 Miami Tampa Orlando St. Petersburg Tallahassee (9)
  Georgia 10,799,128 Atlanta 496,461 Columbus Augusta Macon Savannah
  Guam 153,836 Dededo 44,908 Yigo Tamuning Mangilao Barrigada Hagåtña (18)
  Hawaii 1,441,553 Honolulu1 345,510 East Honolulu1 Pearl City1 Hilo1 Waipahu1
  Idaho 1,900,923 Boise 237,446 Meridian Nampa Idaho Falls Caldwell
  Illinois 12,671,469 Chicago 2,696,555 Aurora Joliet Naperville Rockford Springfield (7)
  Indiana 6,805,985 Indianapolis 882,039 Fort Wayne Evansville South Bend Fishers
  Iowa 3,193,079 Des Moines 212,031 Cedar Rapids Davenport Sioux City Iowa City
  Kansas 2,934,582 Wichita 395,699 Overland Park Kansas City Olathe Topeka
  Kentucky 4,509,394 Louisville 628,549 Lexington Bowling Green Owensboro Covington Frankfort (14)
  Louisiana 4,624,047 New Orleans 376,971 Baton Rouge Shreveport Lafayette Lake Charles
  Maine 1,372,247 Portland 68,313 Lewiston Bangor South Portland Auburn Augusta (10)
  Maryland 6,165,129 Baltimore 576,498 Frederick Gaithersburg Rockville Bowie Annapolis (7)
  Massachusetts 6,984,723 Boston 654,776 Worcester Springfield Cambridge Lowell
  Michigan 10,050,811 Detroit 632,464 Grand Rapids Warren Sterling Heights Ann Arbor Lansing (6)
  Minnesota 5,707,390 Minneapolis 425,336 Saint Paul Rochester Bloomington Duluth
  Mississippi 2,949,965 Jackson 149,761 Gulfport Southaven Biloxi Hattiesburg
  Missouri 6,168,187 Kansas City 508,394 Saint Louis Springfield Columbia Independence Jefferson City (16)
  Montana 1,104,271 Billings 117,445 Missoula Great Falls Bozeman Butte Helena (6)
  Nebraska 1,963,692 Omaha 487,300 Lincoln Bellevue Grand Island Kearney
  Nevada 3,143,991 Las Vegas 646,790 Henderson North Las Vegas Reno Sparks Carson City (6)
  New Hampshire 1,388,992 Manchester 115,462 Nashua Concord Dover Rochester
  New Jersey 9,267,130 Newark 307,220 Jersey City Paterson Elizabeth Trenton
  New Mexico 2,115,877 Albuquerque 562,599 Las Cruces Rio Rancho Santa Fe Roswell
  New York 19,835,913 New York City 8,467,513 Buffalo Rochester Yonkers Syracuse Albany (6)
  North Carolina 10,551,162 Charlotte 879,709 Raleigh Greensboro Durham Winston-Salem
  North Dakota 774,948 Fargo 126,748 Bismarck Grand Forks Minot West Fargo
  Northern Mariana Islands 47,329 Garapan2 3,096 Dandan2 Finasisu2 Koblerville2 Kagman III Capitol Hill (17)
  Ohio 11,780,017 Columbus 906,528 Cleveland Cincinnati Toledo Akron
  Oklahoma 3,986,639 Oklahoma City 687,725 Tulsa Norman Broken Arrow Edmond
  Oregon 4,246,155 Portland 641,162 Salem Eugene Gresham Hillsboro
  Pennsylvania 12,964,056 Philadelphia 1,576,251 Pittsburgh Allentown Reading Erie Harrisburg (9)
  Puerto Rico 3,263,584 San Juan 337,300 Bayamón Carolina Ponce Caguas
  Rhode Island 1,095,610 Providence 189,692 Warwick Cranston Pawtucket East Providence
  South Carolina 5,190,705 Charleston 151,612 Columbia North Charleston Mount Pleasant Rock Hill
  South Dakota 895,376 Sioux Falls 196,528 Rapid City Aberdeen Brookings Watertown Pierre (9)
  Tennessee 6,975,218 Nashville 678,851 Memphis Knoxville Chattanooga Clarksville
  Texas 29,527,941 Houston 2,288,250 San Antonio Dallas Austin Fort Worth
  Utah 3,337,975 Salt Lake City 200,478 West Valley City West Jordan Provo Saint George
  Vermont 645,570 Burlington 44,781 South Burlington Rutland Essex Junction Barre Montpelier (7)
  Virgin Islands (U.S.) 87,146 Charlotte Amalie
(St. Thomas)3
14,477 Sion Farm
(St. Croix)3
Northside
(St. Thomas)3
East End
(St. Thomas)3
Southcentral
(St. Croix)3
  Virginia 8,642,274 Virginia Beach 457,672 Chesapeake Norfolk Richmond Newport News
  Washington 7,738,692 Seattle 733,919 Spokane Tacoma Vancouver Bellevue Olympia (23)
  West Virginia 1,782,959 Charleston 48,018 Huntington Parkersburg Morgantown Wheeling
  Wisconsin 5,895,908 Milwaukee 569,330 Madison Green Bay Kenosha Racine
  Wyoming 578,803 Cheyenne 65,051 Casper Gillette Laramie Rock Springs

Note 1: The only incorporated place in Hawaii is the City & County of Honolulu. A portion of it, the Honolulu District, is sometimes called the "city of Honolulu" for statistical reasons, although it has no government separate from that of the "City and County" as a whole. The U.S. Census Bureau defines the Honolulu Urban CDP (Census Designated Place) as the Honolulu District. For Hawaii, the largest CDPs are listed.

Note 2: The most populous villages or settlements of the Northern Mariana Islands are listed. All are on the island of Saipan.[3]

Note 3: The most populous sub-districts (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau) of the U.S. Virgin Islands are listed. The island the sub-district occupies is listed shown, too.[4]

References

  1. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 (NST-EST2021-POP)". www.census.gov. 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  2. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in the United States: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 (SUB-IP-EST2021-POP)". www.census.gov. 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  3. "Table 2. 2020 Census Population of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Municipality and Village". www.census.gov. 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  4. "Table 1. Population of the United States Virgin Islands: 2010 and 2020". www.census.gov. 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2022-07-25.