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5 Most Populous Cities by Each US State

Can you name the most populous city in each US state?
Population data taken from 2020 census.
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State
Rank
Population
City
Alabama
1
215,006
Huntsville
2
206,950
Birmingham
3
198,956
Montgomery
4
189,572
Mobile
5
101,113
Tuscaloosa
Alaska
1
291,538
Anchorage
2
32,197
Juneau
3
31,516
Fairbanks
4
10,529
Wasilla
5
8,647
Sitka
Arizona
1
1,660,272
Phoenix
2
545,975
Tucson
3
508,958
Mesa
4
257,165
Chandler
5
255,310
Scottsdale
Arkansas
1
197,881
Little Rock
2
87,845
Fort Smith
3
86,751
Fayetteville
4
81,029
Springdale
5
76,990
Jonesboro
California
1
3,997,984
Los Angeles
2
1,425,976
San Diego
3
1,030,119
San Jose
4
884,198
San Francisco
5
530,093
Fresno
Colorado
1
715,522
Denver
2
464,474
Colorado Springs
3
386,261
Aurora
4
164,381
Fort Collins
5
155,984
Lakewood
Connecticut
1
148,654
Bridgeport
2
134,638
Stamford
3
134,023
New Haven
4
121,054
Hartford
5
114,403
Waterbury
Delaware
1
70,898
Wilmington
2
38,166
Dover
3
33,448
Newark
4
23,192
Middletown
5
12,883
Smyrna
Florida
1
949,611
Jacksonville
2
442,241
Miami
3
384,959
Tampa
4
307,573
Orlando
5
258,308
St. Petersburg
Georgia
1
498,715
Atlanta
2
196,939
Augusta
3
195,769
Columbus
4
153,691
Macon
5
144,464
Savannah
Hawaii
1
345,064
Honolulu
2
49,914
East Honolulu
3
47,698
Pearl City
4
45,895
Hilo
5
38,216
Waipahu
Idaho
1
235,829
Boise
2
117,635
Meridian
3
100,200
Nampa
4
64,818
Idaho Falls
5
56,320
Pocatello
Illinois
1
2,746,388
Chicago
2
197,757
Aurora
3
148,462
Naperville
4
148,449
Joliet
5
147,051
Rockford
Indiana
1
887,642
Indianapolis
2
262,286
Fort Wayne
3
117,429
Evansville
4
101,168
South Bend
5
100,777
Carmel
Iowa
1
214,133
Des Moines
2
137,710
Cedar Rapids
3
101,724
Davenport
4
82,684
Sioux City
5
75,064
Iowa City
Kansas
1
397,532
Wichita
2
197,238
Overland Park
3
156,607
Kansas City
4
140,545
Olathe
5
126,587
Topeka
Kentucky
1
633,045
Louisville
2
318,449
Lexington
3
72,294
Bowling Green
4
59,077
Owensboro
5
40,899
Covington
Louisiana
1
383,997
New Orleans
2
227,470
Baton Rouge
3
187,112
Shreveport
4
126,595
Lafayette
5
78,396
Lake Charles
Maine
1
66,215
Portland
2
36,221
Lewiston
3
31,753
Bangor
4
25,002
South Portland
5
24,061
Auburn
Maryland
1
585,708
Baltimore
2
105,412
Columbia
3
89,529
Germantown
4
81,069
Silver Spring
5
73,308
Frederick
Massachusetts
1
675,647
Boston
2
206,518
Worcester
3
154,760
Springfield
4
118,403
Cambridge
5
115,554
Lowell
Michigan
1
639,111
Detroit
2
198,917
Grand Rapids
3
134,587
Warren
4
132,020
Sterling Heights
5
123,851
Ann Arbor
Minnesota
1
429,606
Minneapolis
2
311,527
St. Paul
3
121,395
Rochester
4
85,618
Duluth
5
85,578
Bloomington
Mississippi
1
153,701
Jackson
2
72,972
Gulfport
3
54,152
Southaven
4
49,420
Biloxi
5
48,736
Hattiesburg
Missouri
1
508,090
Kansas City
2
292,925
St. Louis
3
169,176
Springfield
4
136,961
Columbia
5
117,993
Independence
State
Rank
Population
City
Montana
1
117,116
Billings
2
75,516
Missoula
3
58,434
Great Falls
4
54,919
Bozeman
5
34,494
Butte
Nebraska
1
486,051
Omaha
2
291,082
Lincoln
3
53,324
Bellevue
4
48,520
Grand Island
5
33,790
Kearney
Nevada
1
641,903
Las Vegas
2
317,610
Henderson
3
264,165
Reno
4
262,527
North Las Vegas
5
219,178
Paradise
New Hampshire
1
115,281
Manchester
2
91,183
Nashua
3
43,627
Concord
4
34,317
Dover
5
31,752
Rochester
New Jersey
1
282,011
Newark
2
292,449
Jersey City
3
159,732
Paterson
4
137,298
Elizabeth
5
106,585
Edison
New Mexico
1
564,559
Albuquerque
2
103,432
Las Cruces
3
97,943
Rio Rancho
4
84,683
Santa Fe
5
48,317
Roswell
New York
1
8,804,190
New York City
2
278,349
Buffalo
3
210,357
Rochester
4
211,569
Yonkers
5
148,620
Syracuse
North Carolina
1
874,579
Charlotte
2
474,069
Raleigh
3
291,087
Greensboro
4
283,506
Durham
5
246,328
Winston-Salem
North Dakota
1
125,804
Fargo
2
73,622
Bismarck
3
59,166
Grand Forks
4
47,073
Minot
5
38,690
West Fargo
Ohio
1
905,748
Columbus
2
372,624
Cleveland
3
309,317
Cincinnati
4
270,871
Toledo
5
190,469
Akron
Oklahoma
1
681,054
Oklahoma City
2
413,066
Tulsa
3
128,026
Norman
4
110,540
Broken Arrow
5
95,346
Edmond
Oregon
1
647,805
Portland
2
176,654
Eugene
3
175,535
Salem
4
114,247
Gresham
5
106,447
Hillsboro
Pennsylvania
1
1,576,251
Philadelphia
2
302,407
Pittsburgh
3
125,845
Allentown
4
94,831
Erie
5
88,495
Reading
Rhode Island
1
190,934
Providence
2
81,364
Warwick
3
81,202
Cranston
4
72,348
Pawtucket
5
47,139
East Providence
South Carolina
1
150,227
Charleston
2
133,451
Columbia
3
115,382
North Charleston
4
91,684
Mount Pleasant
5
75,048
Rock Hill
South Dakota
1
192,517
Sioux Falls
2
75,443
Rapid City
3
28,492
Aberdeen
4
23,993
Brookings
5
22,530
Watertown
Tennessee
1
689,447
Nashville
2
649,705
Memphis
3
190,740
Knoxville
4
176,522
Chattanooga
5
155,482
Clarksville
Texas
1
2,325,502
Houston
2
1,434,625
San Antonio
3
1,304,379
Dallas
4
961,855
Austin
5
918,915
Fort Worth
Utah
1
199,153
Salt Lake City
2
136,401
West Valley City
3
115,503
Provo
4
115,031
West Jordan
5
99,283
Orem
Vermont
1
44,743
Burlington
2
20,604
South Burlington
3
15,739
Rutland
4
8,491
Barre
5
7,477
Montpelier
Virginia
1
457,970
Virginia Beach
2
238,005
Norfolk
3
222,209
Chesapeake
4
226,610
Richmond
5
179,225
Newport News
Washington
1
749,561
Seattle
2
228,989
Spokane
3
220,770
Tacoma
4
190,915
Vancouver
5
151,854
Bellevue
West Virginia
1
46,536
Charleston
2
45,110
Huntington
3
30,955
Morgantown
4
29,405
Parkersburg
5
26,431
Wheeling
Wisconsin
1
577,222
Milwaukee
2
269,840
Madison
3
107,395
Green Bay
4
101,755
Kenosha
5
77,816
Racine
Wyoming
1
64,235
Cheyenne
2
58,446
Casper
3
32,675
Laramie
4
30,560
Gillette
5
23,442
Rock Springs
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2 Comments
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Level 39
Aug 4, 2025
Instantly doubted this quiz when Birmingham was not one of Alabama's five largest cities.
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Level 28
Aug 4, 2025
Wow! Didn't how how I didn't notice that. It's been fixed now. Definitely need to double check my lists for future quizzes.