|
Rank
|
Population
|
Country
|
State / Province / County / Island
|
Hint
|
City
|
|
1
|
8'550'000
|
USA
|
New York
|
Empire State Building
|
New York City
|
|
2
|
3'972'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Hollywood
|
Los Angeles
|
|
3
|
2'721'000
|
USA
|
Illinois
|
Windy City
|
Chicago
|
|
4
|
2'615'000
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
CN Tower
|
Toronto
|
|
5
|
2'296'000
|
USA
|
Texas
|
NASA Mission Control Center
|
Houston
|
|
6
|
1'650'000
|
Canada
|
Quebec
|
St. Lawrence River
|
Montreal
|
|
7
|
1'567'000
|
USA
|
Pennsylvania
|
Liberty Bell
|
Philadelphia
|
|
8
|
1'563'000
|
USA
|
Arizona
|
Valley of the Sun
|
Phoenix
|
|
9
|
1'470'000
|
USA
|
Texas
|
The Alamo
|
San Antonio
|
|
10
|
1'395'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Close to Tijuana, Mexico
|
San Diego
|
|
11
|
1'300'000
|
USA
|
Texas
|
Where JFK was assassinated
|
Dallas
|
|
12
|
1'097'000
|
Canada
|
Alberta
|
Stampede
|
Calgary
|
|
13
|
1'041'000
|
Jamaica
|
Surrey
|
Capital of Jamaica
|
Kingston
|
|
13
|
1'027'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Silicon Valley
|
San Jose
|
|
14
|
932'000
|
USA
|
Texas
|
Live music
|
Austin
|
|
15
|
883'000
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
Capital of Canada
|
Ottawa
|
|
16
|
868'000
|
USA
|
Florida
|
Largest city in Florida
|
Jacksonville
|
|
17
|
864'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Golden Gate Bridge
|
San Francisco
|
|
18
|
853'000
|
USA
|
Indiana
|
Indy 500
|
Indianapolis
|
|
19
|
850'000
|
USA
|
Ohio
|
The guy who discovered America
|
Columbus
|
|
20
|
833'000
|
USA
|
Texas
|
Metroplex
|
Fort Worth
|
|
21
|
827'000
|
USA
|
North Carolina
|
Bank of America
|
Charlotte
|
|
22
|
812'000
|
Canada
|
Alberta
|
Wayne Gretzky played here for the Oilers
|
Edmonton
|
|
23
|
713'000
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
Absolute World
|
Mississauga
|
|
24
|
684'000
|
USA
|
Washington
|
Space Needle
|
Seattle
|
|
25
|
682'000
|
USA
|
Colorado
|
Mile-High City
|
Denver
|
|
26
|
681'000
|
USA
|
Texas
|
Borders Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
|
El Paso
|
|
27
|
677'000
|
USA
|
Michigan
|
Motown
|
Detroit
|
|
28
|
672'000
|
USA
|
District of Columbia
|
Capital of the United States
|
Washington, D.C.
|
|
29
|
667'000
|
USA
|
Massachusetts
|
Tea Party
|
Boston
|
|
30
|
664'000
|
Canada
|
Manitoba
|
"Gateway to the West"
|
Winnipeg
|
|
31
|
656'000
|
USA
|
Tennessee
|
Elvis
|
Memphis
|
|
32
|
655'000
|
USA
|
Tennessee
|
Music City
|
Nashville
|
|
33
|
632'000
|
USA
|
Oregon
|
Biggest city in Oregon
|
Portland
|
|
34
|
631'000
|
USA
|
Oklahoma
|
1995 bombing
|
Oklahoma City
|
|
35
|
623'000
|
USA
|
Nevada
|
Gambling
|
Las Vegas
|
|
36
|
622'000
|
USA
|
Maryland
|
Once second-biggest city in the US
|
Baltimore
|
|
37
|
615'000
|
USA
|
Kentucky
|
Muhammad Ali
|
Louisville
|
|
38
|
604'000
|
Canada
|
British Columbia
|
Olympic Winter Games 2010
|
Vancouver
|
|
39
|
600'000
|
USA
|
Wisconsin
|
Baseball team "Brewers"
|
Milwaukee
|
|
40
|
559'000
|
USA
|
New Mexico
|
Breaking Bad
|
Albuquerque
|
|
41
|
531'000
|
USA
|
Arizona
|
Saguaro National Park
|
Tucson
|
|
42
|
524'000
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
The Flower Town of Canada
|
Brampton
|
|
43
|
520'000
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
Canadian Football Hall of Fame
|
Hamilton
|
|
44
|
520'000
|
USA
|
California
|
San Joaquin Valley
|
Fresno
|
|
45
|
517'000
|
Canada
|
Quebec
|
Château Frontenac
|
Quebec City
|
|
46
|
491'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Capital of California
|
Sacramento
|
|
47
|
475'000
|
USA
|
Missouri
|
BBQ
|
Kansas City
|
|
48
|
474'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Snoop Dogg
|
Long Beach
|
|
49
|
472'000
|
USA
|
Arizona
|
Biggest US city with four letters
|
Mesa
|
|
50
|
468'000
|
Canada
|
British Columbia
|
Peace Arch
|
Surrey
|
|
51
|
464'000
|
USA
|
Georgia
|
Too busy to hate
|
Atlanta
|
|
52
|
457'000
|
USA
|
Colorado
|
Pikes Peak
|
Colorado Springs
|
|
53
|
453'000
|
USA
|
Virginia
|
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
|
Virginia Beach
|
|
54
|
451'000
|
USA
|
North Carolina
|
Research Triangle
|
Raleigh
|
|
55
|
444'000
|
USA
|
Nebraska
|
Warren Buffett
|
Omaha
|
|
56
|
441'000
|
USA
|
Florida
|
South Beach
|
Miami
|
|
57
|
419'000
|
USA
|
California
|
East Bay (Bay Area)
|
Oakland
|
|
58
|
411'000
|
USA
|
Minnesota
|
Twin Cities
|
Minneapolis
|
|
59
|
404'000
|
USA
|
Oklahoma
|
Oil Capital of the World
|
Tulsa
|
|
60
|
402'000
|
Canada
|
Quebec
|
Rivière des Prairies
|
Laval
|
|
61
|
390'000
|
USA
|
Kansas
|
"The Air Capital of the World"
|
Wichita
|
|
62
|
390'000
|
USA
|
Louisiana
|
Bourbon Street
|
New Orleans
|
|
63
|
390'000
|
Canada
|
Nova Scotia
|
Swissair flight 111
|
Halifax
|
|
64
|
388'000
|
USA
|
Texas
|
Six Flags Over Texas
|
Arlington
|
|
65
|
388'000
|
USA
|
Ohio
|
NBA champions "Cavaliers"
|
Cleveland
|
|
66
|
375'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Kern County
|
Bakersfield
|
|
67
|
369'000
|
USA
|
Florida
|
Famous bay
|
Tampa
|
|
68
|
366'000
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
Not to be confused with the capital of England
|
London
|
|
69
|
359'000
|
USA
|
Colorado
|
2012 shooting in a cinema
|
Aurora
|
|
70
|
353'000
|
USA
|
Hawaii
|
Waikiki Beach
|
Honolulu
|
|
71
|
350'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Disneyland
|
Anaheim
|
|
72
|
335'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Spanish for "Saint Anne"
|
Santa Ana
|
|
73
|
324'000
|
USA
|
Texas
|
Latin for "Body of Christ"
|
Corpus Christi
|
|
74
|
322'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Inland Empire
|
Riverside
|
|
75
|
316'000
|
USA
|
Missouri
|
Gateway Arch
|
Saint Louis
|
|
76
|
314'000
|
USA
|
Kentucky
|
Horses
|
Lexington
|
|
77
|
306'000
|
USA
|
California
|
All-America City
|
Stockton
|
|
78
|
304'000
|
USA
|
Pennsylvania
|
Steel city
|
Pittsburgh
|
|
79
|
302'000
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
Civic centre
|
Markham
|
|
80
|
301'000
|
USA
|
Minnesota
|
Capital of Minnesota
|
Saint Paul
|
|
81
|
299'000
|
USA
|
Alaska
|
Largest city in Alaska
|
Anchorage
|
|
82
|
299'000
|
USA
|
Ohio
|
Reds and Bengals
|
Cincinnati
|
|
83
|
288'000
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
Canada's Wonderland
|
Vaughan
|
|
84
|
286'000
|
USA
|
Nevada
|
Vegas suburb
|
Henderson
|
|
85
|
285'000
|
USA
|
North Carolina
|
ICRCM
|
Greensboro
|
|
86
|
284'000
|
USA
|
Texas
|
Dr Pepper
|
Plano
|
|
87
|
282'000
|
USA
|
New Jersey
|
A New York airport
|
Newark
|
|
88
|
280'000
|
USA
|
Ohio
|
"The Glass City"
|
Toledo
|
|
89
|
277'000
|
USA
|
Nebraska
|
16th POTUS
|
Lincoln
|
|
90
|
274'000
|
Bahamas
|
New Providence
|
Capital of the Bahamas
|
Nassau
|
|
91
|
271'000
|
USA
|
Florida
|
Walt Disney World
|
Orlando
|
|
92
|
266'000
|
USA
|
California
|
San Diego suburb
|
Chula Vista
|
|
93
|
265'000
|
Canada
|
Quebec
|
Across from Ottawa
|
Gatineau
|
|
94
|
264'000
|
USA
|
New Jersey
|
Wall Street West
|
Jersey City
|
|
95
|
261'000
|
USA
|
Arizona
|
Satellite locations for many technology companies
|
Chandler
|
|
96
|
260'000
|
USA
|
Indiana
|
Children's Zoo
|
Fort Wayne
|
|
97
|
258'000
|
USA
|
New York
|
Niagara Falls
|
Buffalo
|
|
98
|
258'000
|
USA
|
North Carolina
|
Research Triangle
|
Durham
|
|
99
|
257'000
|
USA
|
Florida
|
Second-largest city in Russia
|
Saint Petersburg
|
|
100
|
257'000
|
USA
|
California
|
UCI
|
Irvine
|
|
101
|
255'000
|
USA
|
Texas
|
Rio Grande
|
Laredo
|
|
102
|
249'000
|
USA
|
Texas
|
Texas Tech
|
Lubbock
|
|
103
|
249'000
|
USA
|
Wisconsin
|
Madtown
|
Madison
|
|
104
|
248'000
|
USA
|
Arizona
|
Most populous incorporated towm
|
Gilbert
|
|
105
|
246'000
|
USA
|
Virginia
|
USS Wisconsin
|
Norfolk
|
|
106
|
241'000
|
USA
|
Nevada
|
The biggest little city in the world
|
Reno
|
|
107
|
241'000
|
USA
|
North Carolina
|
"Camel City"
|
Winston-Salem
|
|
108
|
240'000
|
USA
|
Arizona
|
Suburb of Phoenix
|
Glendale
|
|
109
|
237'000
|
USA
|
Florida
|
Many Cubans and Cuban Americans
|
Hialeah
|
|
110
|
237'000
|
USA
|
Texas
|
Lake Ray Hubbard
|
Garland
|
|
111
|
237'000
|
USA
|
Arizona
|
"The West's Most Western Town"
|
Scottsdale
|
|
112
|
237'000
|
USA
|
Texas
|
ExxonMobil
|
Irving
|
|
113
|
236'000
|
USA
|
Virginia
|
Lies on a bay with the same name
|
Chesapeake
|
|
114
|
235'000
|
USA
|
Nevada
|
Just north of Las Vegas
|
North Las Vegas
|
|
115
|
232'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Tesla Motors
|
Fremont
|
|
116
|
231'000
|
Canada
|
Quebec
|
Commuter town
|
Longueuil
|
|
117
|
229'000
|
USA
|
Louisiana
|
Horace Wilkinson Bridge (Mississippi River)
|
Baton Rouge
|
|
118
|
223'000
|
Canada
|
British Columbia
|
Suburb of Vancouver
|
Burnaby
|
|
119
|
222'000
|
Canada
|
Saskatchewan
|
Wanuskewin Heritage Park
|
Saskatoon
|
|
120
|
220'000
|
USA
|
Virginia
|
Confederacy
|
Richmond
|
|
121
|
219'000
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
In the Golden Horseshoe
|
Kitchener
|
|
122
|
218'000
|
USA
|
Idaho
|
Capital of Idaho
|
Boise
|
|
123
|
216'000
|
USA
|
California
|
2015 terrorist attack
|
San Bernardino
|
|
124
|
213'000
|
USA
|
Washington
|
Expo '74
|
Spokane
|
|
125
|
212'000
|
USA
|
Alabama
|
Largest city in Alabama
|
Birmingham
|
|
126
|
211'000
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
Ambassador Bridge (close to Detroit, MI)
|
Windsor
|
|
127
|
211'000
|
USA
|
California
|
George Lucas
|
Modesto
|
|
128
|
210'000
|
USA
|
Iowa
|
Capital of Iowa
|
Des Moines
|
|
129
|
209'000
|
USA
|
New York
|
Kodak
|
Rochester
|
|
130
|
208'000
|
USA
|
Washington
|
Mount Rainier
|
Tacoma
|
|
131
|
207'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Auto Club Speedway
|
Fontana
|
|
132
|
207'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Gateway to the Channel Islands
|
Oxnard
|
|
133
|
204'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Young, rapidly growing city
|
Moreno Valley
|
|
134
|
202'000
|
USA
|
North Carolina
|
Fort Bragg
|
Fayetteville
|
|
135
|
202'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Surf City
|
Huntington Beach
|
|
136
|
201'000
|
USA
|
New York
|
Biggest US city that starts with Y
|
Yonkers
|
|
137
|
201'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
|
Glendale
|
|
138
|
201'000
|
USA
|
Illinois
|
City of Lights
|
Aurora
|
|
139
|
201'000
|
USA
|
Alabama
|
Rosa Parks
|
Montgomery
|
|
140
|
201'000
|
USA
|
Georgia
|
The guy who discovered America in 1492
|
Columbus
|
|
141
|
198'000
|
USA
|
Texas
|
"Yellow" in Spanish
|
Amarillo
|
|
142
|
198'000
|
USA
|
Arkansas
|
Capital of Arkansas
|
Little Rock
|
|
143
|
198'000
|
USA
|
Ohio
|
Goodyear
|
Akron
|
|
144
|
197'000
|
USA
|
Louisiana
|
Red River of the South
|
Shreveport
|
|
145
|
197'000
|
USA
|
Georgia
|
Named after Princess Augusta of Saxe-Goth
|
Augusta
|
|
146
|
195'000
|
USA
|
Michigan
|
Gerald Ford
|
Grand Rapids
|
|
147
|
194'000
|
USA
|
Alabama
|
Biggest city on Alabamas gulf coast
|
Mobile
|
|
148
|
193'000
|
Canada
|
Saskatchewan
|
Capital of Saskatchewan
|
Regina
|
|
149
|
193'000
|
USA
|
Utah
|
Olympic Winter Games 2002
|
Salt Lake City
|
|
150
|
191'000
|
USA
|
Alabama
|
Big Spring Park
|
Huntsville
|
|
151
|
190'000
|
Canada
|
British Columbia
|
Lulu Island
|
Richmond
|
|
152
|
190'000
|
USA
|
Florida
|
Capital of Florida
|
Tallahassee
|
|
153
|
188'000
|
USA
|
Texas
|
Metroplex
|
Grand Prairie
|
|
154
|
187'000
|
USA
|
Kansas
|
Sprint Corporation
|
Overland Park
|
|
155
|
185'000
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
Just add "Hill" to Number 151 or 120
|
Richmond Hill
|
|
156
|
185'000
|
USA
|
Tennessee
|
Great Smoky Mountains
|
Knoxville
|
|
157
|
185'000
|
USA
|
Massachusetts
|
Heart of the Commonwealth
|
Worcester
|
|
158
|
184'000
|
USA
|
Texas
|
Southernmost point of Texas
|
Brownsville
|
|
159
|
183'000
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
Suburb of Toronto
|
Oakville
|
|
160
|
182'000
|
USA
|
Virginia
|
Hampton Roads metropolitan area
|
Newport News
|
|
161
|
182'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Six Flags Magic Mountain
|
Santa Clarita
|
|
162
|
179'000
|
USA
|
Florida
|
PSL
|
Port St. Lucie
|
|
163
|
179'000
|
USA
|
Rhode Island
|
Capital of Rhode Island
|
Providence
|
|
164
|
179'000
|
USA
|
Florida
|
Port Everglades
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
|
165
|
177'000
|
USA
|
Tennessee
|
Choo Choo
|
Chattanooga
|
|
166
|
176'000
|
USA
|
Arizona
|
Headquarter of US Airways Group
|
Tempe
|
|
167
|
176'000
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
Canada's largest Ribfest
|
Burlington
|
|
168
|
176'000
|
USA
|
California
|
California Surf Museum
|
Oceanside
|
|
169
|
175'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Crystal Cathedral
|
Garden Grove
|
|
170
|
175'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Wine-making
|
Rancho Cucamonga
|
|
171
|
175'000
|
USA
|
Florida
|
Waterfront Wonderland
|
Cape Coral
|
|
172
|
175'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Shooting of Andy Lopez
|
Santa Rosa
|
|
173
|
173'000
|
USA
|
Washington
|
Named after explorer George Vancouver
|
Vancouver
|
|
174
|
172'000
|
USA
|
South Dakota
|
Largest city in South Dakota
|
Sioux Falls
|
|
175
|
171'000
|
USA
|
Arizona
|
Suburb of Phoenix
|
Peoria
|
|
176
|
171'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Most populous province of Canada
|
Ontario
|
|
177
|
171'000
|
USA
|
Mississippi
|
King of Pop (Michael ......)
|
Jackson
|
|
178
|
167'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Suburb of Sacramento
|
Elk Grove
|
|
179
|
167'000
|
USA
|
Missouri
|
Where the Simpsons live
|
Springfield
|
|
180
|
167'000
|
USA
|
Florida
|
Suburb of Miami
|
Pembroke Pines
|
|
181
|
165'000
|
USA
|
Oregon
|
Willamette River
|
Salem
|
|
182
|
164'000
|
USA
|
California
|
The Circle City
|
Corona
|
|
183
|
163'000
|
USA
|
Oregon
|
Skinner Butte
|
Eugene
|
|
184
|
163'000
|
USA
|
Texas
|
Metroplex
|
McKinney
|
|
185
|
162'000
|
Jamaica
|
Middlesex
|
St. Jago de la Vega Cathedral
|
Spanish Town
|
|
186
|
161'000
|
USA
|
Colorado
|
Colorado State University
|
Fort Collins
|
|
187
|
161'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Antelope Valley
|
Lancaster
|
|
188
|
160'000
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
"Nickel City"
|
Greater Sudbury
|
|
189
|
160'000
|
USA
|
North Carolina
|
Research Triangle
|
Cary
|
|
190
|
158'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Aerospace Capital of America
|
Palmdale
|
|
191
|
158'000
|
USA
|
California
|
San Mateo Bridge
|
Hayward
|
|
192
|
157'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck
|
Salinas
|
|
193
|
154'000
|
USA
|
Texas
|
Abbreviation for San Francisco (disparaging)
|
Frisco
|
|
194
|
154'000
|
USA
|
Massachusetts
|
The City of Firsts
|
Springfield
|
|
195
|
154'000
|
USA
|
Texas
|
Named after a California city
|
Pasadena
|
|
196
|
154'000
|
USA
|
Georgia
|
Heart of Georgia
|
Macon
|
|
197
|
154'000
|
USA
|
Virginia
|
George Washington Masonic National Memorial
|
Alexandria
|
|
198
|
153'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Los Angeles County Fair
|
Pomona
|
|
199
|
153'000
|
USA
|
Colorado
|
Denver Federal Center
|
Lakewood
|
|
200
|
152'000
|
USA
|
California
|
Yahoo!
|
Sunnyvale
|
|
201
|
151'000
|
USA
|
California
|
"Hidden" in Spanish
|
Escondido
|
|
202
|
151'000
|
USA
|
Kansas
|
BBQ
|
Kansas City
|
|
203
|
150'000
|
USA
|
Florida
|
L. A. film industry
|
Hollywood
|
|
204
|
150'000
|
Jamaica
|
Middlesex
|
Suburb of Kingston
|
Portmore
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