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U.S. Cities With Population > 1 Million

Name the American cities that have a population of at least one million within the city limits.
Population according to 2024 U.S. census estimates
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First submittedOctober 30, 2016
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Population
Years
City
8,478,072
1857–
New York City
3,878,704
1928–
Los Angeles
2,721,308
1889–
Chicago
2,390,125
1963–
Houston
1,673,164
1991–
Phoenix
1,573,916
1888–
Philadelphia
1,526,656
1991–
San Antonio
1,404,452
1986–
San Diego
1,326,087
1990–
Dallas
1,009,833
2024–
Jacksonville
1,008,106
2024–
Fort Worth
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1921–1990
Detroit
2014–2020
San Jose
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87 Comments
Quizmaster
+50
Level ∞
Oct 30, 2016
Detroit was over a million in 1921, and reached a peak of around 1.85 million in 1950. It now has a population of about 670,000.
sealsi6
+7
Level 59
Mar 28, 2017
Cool fact! I knew it wasn't over one million in the present but was wondering about the past..
bkemp2001
+12
Level 60
Mar 29, 2017
If I'm remembering correctly, at one point, Detroit was the third most populous city in America.
NINJAQKk
+4
Level 70
Oct 29, 2019
I think that was Saint Louis, but I'm not sure.
Cordelia75
+2
Level 56
Jun 15, 2022
It was New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia for years. Then Los Angeles took over some of its suburbs. I don’t think any other city has been in the top three.
Inferno46
+3
Level 54
Jul 31, 2022
There were several exceptions to NYC, Chicago, Philly, and LA, although mostly in the early days. In 1790 Boston was 3rd. From 1800-1820 Baltimore was 3rd (and was 2nd in 1830-1840), New Orleans was 3rd in 1840, Boston was 3rd in 1850, Brooklyn 3rd in 1860-1880 (as it was separate from NYC at the time). Of course, after that it is what you said.
Keihanshin
+1
Level 33
May 19, 2025
detroit is #4th at maximum. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd filled by nyc, chicago, philly, and los angeles (surpass both Chicago and Philadelphia)
bkemp2001
+1
Level 60
Aug 8, 2025
Yeah, Detroit was the third largest city by population between 1920 and 1930.
sensfan123
+23
Level 21
Mar 30, 2017
Democrats, never again
IsleAuHaulte
+27
Level 92
Jun 29, 2018
All the greedy Republican CEOs built crap cars and the city's lifeblood poured out.
Quizmaster
+127
Level ∞
May 27, 2019
Get a room you two. Detroit's problems are far beyond the scope of partisan squabbles.
IsleAuHaulte
+16
Level 92
Jun 26, 2019
Agreed. The blame for decades long economic collapse in a dull cold landscapes versus growth in warmer climates has nothing to do with current politicians. The young outsiders' political blame game is getting pathetic.
IsleAuHaulte
+9
Level 92
Jul 3, 2021
Pittsburgh's a beautiful city actually.
richiesyxx
+5
Level 73
Jun 12, 2022
Whilst it might be correct to say that this is about more than partisan, party squabble generally, i.e., you can’t point directly to Democrats or Republicans, the polarised nature of politics doesn’t help. Probably better to say that, whilst no one side can be held entirely culpable, the nature of present day political squabbles is such that both sides must be held jointly responsible. When political support is so extremely tribal, with voters so entrenched in ‘the red team,’ or ‘the blue team’ and discourse losing all civility, you get problems like this. So, whilst no one side can be held responsible for creating the problem, they can both be blamed for failing to provide and implement solutions
mightythor
+2
Level 67
Mar 20, 2018
US Cities with population > 100K
Quizzer4life
+1
Level 31
Nov 18, 2020
missed phoenix I am 9
TheKindCowboy
+1
Level 55
Mar 10, 2022
Reminds me of the song "Shuttin' Detroit Down" by John Rich
Gamer1162
+2
Level 59
Oct 30, 2016
Interesting quiz! Didn't expect there to be 10.
sillie
+2
Level 75
Oct 30, 2016
I really expected more. But I guess most are sprawled around.
hashtagnotmyreal
+11
Level 75
Oct 30, 2016
It's so strange that US and Canadian cities have that wierd quirk where most of the people who live in the city live in a different local council area so they sometimes don't count.

In Australia we have different "cities" within a city from a technical standpoint, (I live in Melbourne, but technically my local council is the City of Maroondah - you've never heard of it) but you don't get people take it as actually different places!

Findlay
+7
Level 81
Oct 30, 2016
Arguably the US system is actually simpler than the Australian one. The City of Melbourne for example contains less than 3% of what we typically consider to be Melbourne. These population figures for US cities don't really give you a good idea of how big these cities really are, but they come closer to the reality than equivalent Australian figures (Queensland cities are an exception - around half of Greater Brisbane's population lives in the City of Brisbane and the vast majority of the Gold Coast's population live in Gold Coast City Council boundaries). But I do get your point - it seems more common in the US to refer to administrative boundaries than metro areas. People who live in San Bernardino aren't said to live in Los Angeles. You can be less than a mile from Downtown Manhattan and not be said to be in New York City, if you're across the Hudson. You can stand in Arlington, within sight of the Washington Monument and people will say you're not in Washington.
MyMindWentBlank
+9
Level 61
Dec 23, 2016
But here I am, 12 miles outside the actual boundary of the city of Denver, and nobody bats an eye if we say we live in Denver. It's rather inconsistent.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
May 15, 2025
Yes. But Australia/UK makes even less sense.
saltnpepsquidwd
+3
Level 85
May 15, 2025
it's just semantics, spare us the american conceit QM
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Nov 18, 2025
No, it's not just semantics. You've clearly never tried to make a population quiz with UK data. It's a horror show.
dogla305
+7
Level 61
Sep 20, 2017
Maybe it's relative to how large the country is? I live in Diemen, a few hundred meters away from Amsterdam but God forbid I say im from Amsterdam or people will start tripping.
PotatoBoy
+14
Level 66
Sep 20, 2017
Hahaha, dogla305 wrote "Amsterdam" and "tripping" in the same sentence.
AlmostAGenius
+9
Level 88
May 29, 2022
I think it’s really a matter of who you’re talking to. Even though I live 30 miles from the city of Houston, I would tell anybody who doesn’t live in Texas that I’m from Houston. If I’m talking to someone from Texas I tell the that I live south of Houston, and if I’m talking to someone from the Houston area I give the specific landmarks near me. Granted it’s a little different because of Houston’s enormous urban sprawl, at least when compared to other U.S. cities.
Cooldrive
+1
Level 64
May 29, 2022
I live in Mesa, Arizona but consider myself a Phoenician.
bitterblue
+2
Level 58
Jul 6, 2018
I'll never understand why people would count a city (or multiple cities) as part of another city just because its bigger, people always confuse me by telling me they live somewhere then i find out later that they live like a half hour drive outside the city they've told me they are from!
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Sep 4, 2019
Yea, I agree... atleast say near...... or something. (or perhaps in some cases; part of the municipal of.........)
joeythelemur
+2
Level 81
May 31, 2022
I'm not sure what the issue is frankly. If I'm traveling, I often tell people what state I'm from rather than try to be too specific in a way that won't be useful or informative (like my small town or the neighboring bigger city). This kind of thing is relative, and the way the quiz is setup is perfectly fine: every town/city has boundaries but in casual conversation people can associate themselves to it however they like, even if they technically live in a suburb or similar.
Balikati
+3
Level 72
Mar 28, 2017
Does suburbs count as another city? What does "within the city limits" mean?
jmellor13
+7
Level 68
Mar 28, 2017
It means what it says. Once you step outside the city border, you are no longer in the city. So people who live in the suburbs or "metro area" do not count. New York, for example, has a city population of under 9 million people, but it skyrockets to 20 million people when you include the suburbs.
Moosefight
+4
Level 59
Mar 28, 2017
Yeah, that's really pretty literal. I know Texas (and I imagine other locales as well) puts up signs with the city name and population when you enter pretty much every city, from Diboll to Dallas. You drive across the Metroplex and are constantly entering/leaving cities.
Falcons11
+1
Level 24
Mar 28, 2017
he didnt put New Orleans
sealsi6
+4
Level 59
Mar 28, 2017
because new orleans doesn't have one million people. PS the patriots rule
Panifex
+9
Level 28
Mar 27, 2018
New Orleans has less than 400,000 people and has never had a million.
Antofagasta
+5
Level 71
Jun 6, 2017
Few seconds left... 'Should I try San Jose? No, it won't be big enough'...
iRDM
+1
Level 80
Jun 15, 2025
Accurate now :)
GeoGuy8
+2
Level 66
Nov 12, 2017
Sorry
Hollywood
+12
Level 61
Feb 23, 2020
Apology accepted
GeoGuy8
+1
Level 66
Nov 12, 2017
Didn't mean to I was just Having fun.
GeoGuy8
+1
Level 66
Nov 12, 2017
By the way, Phoenix is more populous than Philadelphia
PacoGee
+3
Level 44
Feb 24, 2018
but there are less than 1 million people living in Phoenix city limits, you can'tcount scottsdale, peoria, glendale, etc so there are WAY more people living in Philly metro area than Phoenix.. I should know, Ive lived outside of Philly and Phoenix for most of my life.
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 92
Jun 29, 2018
Nope, a million and a half living in Phoenix incorporated city boundaries. Its just a huge, huge boundary that on the East Coast would swallow up tons of suburbs.
rhinobaby
+2
Level 72
May 2, 2025
Phoenix has a laughably low population density--lower than rural Pennsylvania. Phoenix 'city limits' are also larger than the state of Rhode Island. American cities outside of the northeast and california are a complete joke and wouldn't even qualify as suburbs in most countries.
HydratedMite
+1
Level 68
Aug 16, 2025
Yeah? It's called "urban sprawl"? It's still a city, just with a different plan? What's your point? That it's not a city? Or just that it sucks (if so I agree)

(Also your hyperbole really doesn't make sense I'm pretty sure Phoenix has more people than rural Pennsylvania and obviously isn't bigger, and it didn't come off like you were just exaggerating but whatever.)

richiesyxx
+1
Level 73
Jun 12, 2022
Hopefully not both at the same time?!
iknowthings
+1
Level 65
Apr 17, 2020
1:34 left first try
richiesyxx
+6
Level 73
Jun 12, 2022
You need to post your full address if you want them to send you the medal.
SuperT
+4
Level 72
May 29, 2022
San Jose may eke back in, Austin TX will probably be next, followed by Ft Worth TX. Sunbelt will keep on growing.
KrishPatel
+3
Level 69
May 30, 2022
The story of Detroit is just sad 😔
JWatson24
+4
Level 71
May 30, 2022
What happened to San Jose? I was under the impression that the city was still growing.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 80
Jun 12, 2022
Other states like Texas with more pro-corporate policies have been stealing away the tech industry that spurred on the city's rapid growth in the 90s and 2000s. Companies have been moving, and so have the jobs they represent, and as I've said countless times this is the main reason why people move, too.
ignorred
+3
Level 67
Apr 18, 2024
I honestly think remote work killed it pretty hard, as compared to the rest of the bay area it's mostly offices and not a lot of cool stuff
jimhawkins90
+7
Level 77
Jun 12, 2022
highest rent in the US played a role i'm guessing
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
May 17, 2024
No one can afford to live there.
0to180andback
+2
Level 58
Jun 14, 2022
By the most recent census data (2020) San Jose has a population of 1.013 - 1.029 million people. Most estimates still place San Jose's population above 1 million even with a population decline between 2020 and 2022. The data is slightly mixed, I looked at a couple of sources, most California State sources list San Jose's population above 1 million, however the cities own website lists it at 984,299. Still, I would err on the side of caution as most reputable sources still list it at over 1 million, and while there has been a slight population decline in the city proper, I personally would need to see more evidence of a net loss of 60,000+ people in just over a year. - This is not to say that the Greater San Jose Area population didn't decrease, just that San Jose is still probably + 1 million.
0to180andback
+1
Level 58
Jun 14, 2022
I should also clarify why it is unlikely for San Jose to have lost 60,000 residents in just over a year. To lose that many people would amount to a loss between 5-6% of all residents. California had a net loss of only 0.3% in 2021 (one of the largest net losses in the states history). Granted, the Bay area probably had a much larger net loss between housing prices and a particularly bad year of forest fires, but even then, say the predicted losses of 0.6% is an underestimate and it was triple the states average net loss at 0.9%. That would still only be a net loss of around 9000 to 10000 residents which would still keep the population above 1 million.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Jun 14, 2022
I just take the numbers from the Census. I imagine that they have good reasons for their 2021 estimates.
mjolnir
+3
Level 56
Nov 17, 2022
San Jose is back over a mil, if u wanna update the quiz 🙂
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
May 17, 2024
Nope.
Jacktheguy
+2
Level 93
Aug 7, 2025
No, San Jose is not over a million or no, you don't wanna update the quiz?
Pontiac
+1
Level 58
Aug 7, 2025
3,000 people short of 1 million.
DictatorTal
+1
Level 92
Jun 17, 2023
Fun quiz! Just one note: San Jose had a city population over 1 million in 2020, but went below it in 2021 and hasn't gone back up since.
turnerhg14
+5
Level 76
May 13, 2024
Really enjoy the "Rest in Peace" section, but would honestly enjoy trying to guess those cities as well. Great quiz!
Minecraftyoshi2
+1
Level 57
Feb 13, 2025
What if you let us guess the rest in peace section
DoktorApplejuce
+4
Level 74
Apr 11, 2025
Wow, that's wild. That's less than double the amount of Canadian cities that meet that threshold (Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa, and Edmonton), despite Canada having somewhere between 1/9 and 1/10 the population.
cpec
+1
Level 74
Jun 1, 2025
Canada's population is much more concentrated. Australia has 5 cities with over a million and has about 66% of the population of Canada. It's all relative since that's pretty much it while USA has dozens of 6 figure population cities.
Pontiac
+3
Level 58
May 15, 2025
Can you let us guess the Rest In Peace? It seems fun
chaostess
+3
Level 66
May 15, 2025
used to be able to do so.
AlmostAGenius
+4
Level 88
May 15, 2025
I’m actually kind of shocked that Ft Worth beat Austin to a million.
FlabberBapper
+2
Level 76
May 15, 2025
Are you? Austin is expensive.
AlmostAGenius
+1
Level 88
May 15, 2025
Sure it’s expensive, but last I knew, Austin was still bigger than Ft Worth. I knew Ft Worth was growing faster, but I still thought Austin would beat it to a million.
Sparkxlol
+9
Level 79
May 15, 2025
Classic Jacksonville city limits
PortablePotty1
+2
Level 49
May 16, 2025
duval moment
Asterlan
+3
Level 57
May 19, 2025
Fourth most relevant city in Florida
nations12345eat
+2
Level 47
May 16, 2025
how did detroit lose over 1 million people in 75 years
nkgonjetpunk
+5
Level 55
May 16, 2025
cars and racism, mostly
Pontiac
+1
Level 58
Aug 7, 2025
Because Cleveland, OH said Detroit, MI was worse than Cleveland, OH
Cellomaster12
+2
Level 38
Jun 30, 2025
What do you mean Fort worth has 1,000,000 people?
bunbud
+1
Level 59
Jul 10, 2025
As a canadian i'm proud of myself for getting fort worth and not jacksonville
mattBk
+2
Level 74
Aug 7, 2025
Brooklyn belongs in the RIP category as it had 1.18 million people at the time it merged with NYC in 1898.
draisaitl29
+1
Level 42
Aug 7, 2025
at first glance, the RIP section really scared me and almost made me scream OH MY GOD
eurotec
+1
Level 55
Sep 17, 2025
San Jose is getting close with 997k again in 2024! Great quiz.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Nov 9, 2025
After getting Dallas I didn't bother typing Fort Worth 🤦‍♂️
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