Population
|
City
|
8,478,072
|
New York
|
3,878,704
|
Los Angeles
|
2,721,308
|
Chicago
|
2,390,125
|
Houston
|
1,673,164
|
Phoenix
|
1,573,916
|
Philadelphia
|
1,526,656
|
San Antonio
|
1,404,452
|
San Diego
|
1,326,087
|
Dallas
|
1,009,833
|
Jacksonville
|
1,008,106
|
Fort Worth
|
997,368
|
San Jose
|
993,588
|
Austin
|
943,476
|
Charlotte
|
933,263
|
Columbus
|
891,484
|
Indianapolis
|
827,526
|
San Francisco
|
|
Population
|
City
|
780,995
|
Seattle
|
729,019
|
Denver
|
712,919
|
Oklahoma City
|
704,963
|
Nashville
|
702,250
|
Washington
|
681,723
|
El Paso
|
678,922
|
Las Vegas
|
673,458
|
Boston
|
645,705
|
Detroit
|
640,796
|
Louisville
|
635,749
|
Portland
|
610,919
|
Memphis
|
568,271
|
Baltimore
|
563,531
|
Milwaukee
|
560,326
|
Albuquerque
|
554,013
|
Tucson
|
550,105
|
Fresno
|
|
Population
|
City
|
535,798
|
Sacramento
|
520,070
|
Atlanta
|
517,151
|
Mesa
|
516,032
|
Kansas City
|
499,825
|
Raleigh
|
493,554
|
Colorado Springs
|
489,265
|
Omaha
|
487,014
|
Miami
|
454,808
|
Virginia Beach
|
450,901
|
Long Beach
|
443,554
|
Oakland
|
428,579
|
Minneapolis
|
417,468
|
Bakersfield
|
415,154
|
Tulsa
|
414,547
|
Tampa
|
403,672
|
Arlington
|
|
Forgot Chicago.
Cities have a much higher ranking than their national reputation would suggest:
1.) Jacksonville
2.) San Jose
3.) El Paso
4.) Mesa
5.) Fort Worth
Cities with a much lower ranking than their national reputation would suggest (this one relies more on metro area)
1.) Miami
2.) Atlanta
3.) Minneapolis
Cities that surprisingly don't make the list (likely would it used metro area definition)
1.) Saint Louis
2.) New Orleans
3.) Cleveland
4.) Cincinnati
5.) Pittsburgh
6.) Salt Lake
- what quiz master said las vegas's population was (may 2023 using 2022 census) - 656,274
your thinking metro areas bro. vegas has a metro of 2,953,000 as of 2024. next time read the directions lol
Pacific Northwest/Cascadia: Seattle, Portland
SF Bay Area: San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose
California Central Valley: Sacramento, Fresno, Bakersfield
Southern Cali: Los Angeles-Long Beach, San Diego
Mojave Basin/Nevada: Las Vegas
Southwest Mexico Border: Phoenix-Mesa, Tucson, Albuquerque, El Paso
Colorado: Denver, Colorado Springs
Texas Triangle: San Antonio, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston
Central Plains: Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Wichita, Omaha, Kansas City
Midwest/Great Lakes: Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Indianapolis, Columbus, Detroit
Kentucky-Tennessee: Louisville, Nashville, Memphis
Northeast: Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC
South Atlantic: Virginia Beach, Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta
Florida Peninsula: Jacksonville, Tampa, Miami
Interestingly, Kansas City, Missouri predates both the state and territory of Kansas. Maybe they have a right to the name?