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Top 5 Most Populous Cities from each US State

Name the top 5 most populous cities from each U.S. state.
Based on 2018 estimate.
The State of Hawaii has no incorporated municipalities other than the City and County of Honolulu. The Urban Honolulu CDP is what is generally thought of as the "city" of Honolulu, and its population is used here and in other population comparisons. The rest of the populations are taken from the 2010 census.
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Alabama
Birmingham
209,880
Montgomery
198,218
Huntsville
197,318
Mobile
189,572
Tuscaloosa
101,113
 
 
Alaska
Anchorage
291,538
Juneau
32,113
Fairbanks
31,516
Wasilla
10,529
Sitka
8,647
 
 
Arizona
Phoenix
1,660,272
Tucson
545,975
Mesa
508,958
Chandler
257,165
Scottsdale
255,310
 
 
Arkansas
Little Rock
197,881
Fort Smith
87,845
Fayetteville
86,751
Springdale
81,029
Jonesboro
76,990
 
 
California
Los Angeles
3,990,456
San Diego
1,425,976
San Jose
1,030,119
San Francisco
883,305
Fresno
530,093
 
 
Colorado
Denver
530,093
Colorado Springs
472,688
Aurora
374,114
Fort Collins
167,830
Lakewood
156,798
 
 
Connecticut
Bridgeport
144,900
New Haven
130,418
Stamford
129,775
Hartford
122,587
Waterbury
108,093
 
 
Delaware
Wilmington
70,635
Dover
38,079
Newark
33,673
Middletown
22,582
Smyrna
11,580
 
 
Florida
Jacksonville
903,889
Miami
470,914
Tampa
392,890
Orlando
285,713
St. Petersburg
265,098
 
 
Georgia
Atlanta
498,044
Augusta
196,939
Columbus
194,160
Macon
153,095
Savannah
145,862
 
 
Hawaii
Honolulu
347,397
East Honolulu
49,914
Pearl City
47,698
Hilo
43,263
Kailua
38,635
 
 
Idaho
Boise
228,790
Meridian
106,804
Nampa
96,252
Idaho Falls
61,535
Caldwell
56,541
 
 
Illinois
Chicago
2,705,994
Aurora
199,602
Naperville
148,304
Joliet
148,099
Rockford
146,526
 
 
Indiana
Indianapolis
867,125
Fort Wayne
267,633
Evansville
117,963
South Bend
101,860
Carmel
93,510
 
 
Iowa
Des Moines
216,853
Cedar Rapids
133,174
Davenport
102,085
Sioux City
82,396
Iowa City
76,290
 
 
Kansas
Wichita
389,255
Overland Park
192,536
Kansas City
152,958
Olathe
139,605
Topeka
125,904
 
 
Kentucky
Louisville
620,118
Lexington
323,780
Bowling Green
68,401
Owensboro
59,809
Covington
40,366
Louisiana
New Orleans
391,006
Baton Rouge
221,599
Shreveport
188,987
Lafayette
126,143
Lake Charles
78,001
 
 
Maine
Portland
66,417
Lewiston
35,944
Bangor
31,997
South Portland
25,606
Auburn
23,196
 
 
Maryland
Baltimore
602,495
Frederick
72,146
Gaithersburg
68,289
Rockville
68,268
Bowie
58,682
 
 
Massachusetts
Boston
694,583
Worcester
185,877
Springfield
155,032
Cambridge
118,977
Lowell
111,670
 
 
Michigan
Detroit
672,662
Grand Rapids
200,217
Warren
134,587
Sterling Heights
132,964
Ann Arbor
121,890
 
 
Minnesota
Minneapolis
425,403
Saint Paul
307,695
Rochester
116,961
Duluth
85,844
Bloomington
85,578
 
 
Mississippi
Jackson
164,422
Gulfport
71,870
Southaven
54,944
Biloxi
45,968
Hattiesburg
45,951
 
 
Missouri
Kansas City
491,918
St. Louis
302,838
Springfield
168,122
Columbia
123,180
Independence
116,925
 
 
Montana
Billings
109,550
Missoula
74,428
Great Falls
58,701
Bozeman
48,532
Butte
34,284
 
 
Nebraska
Omaha
468,262
Lincoln
287,401
Bellevue
53,627
Grand Island
51,478
Kearney
33,761
 
 
Nevada
Las Vegas
644,644
Henderson
310,390
Reno
250,998
North Las Vegas
245,949
Sparks
104,246
 
 
New Hampshire
Manchester
112,525
Nashua
89,246
Concord
43,412
Dover
31,771
Rochester
31,366
 
 
New Jersey
Newark
282,090
Jersey City
265,549
Paterson
145,627
Elizabeth
128,885
Lakewood
104,157
 
 
New Mexico
Albuquerque
560,218
Las Cruces
102,926
Rio Rancho
98,023
Santa Fe
84,612
Roswell
47,635
 
 
New York
New York
8,398,748
Buffalo
256,304
Rochester
206,284
Yonkers
199,663
Syracuse
142,749
 
 
North Carolina
Charlotte
872,498
Raleigh
469,298
Greensboro
294,722
Durham
274,291
Winston-Salem
246,328
 
 
North Dakota
Fargo
124,844
Bismarck
73,112
Grand Forks
56,948
Minot
47,370
West Fargo
36,566
Ohio
Columbus
892,533
Cleveland
383,793
Cincinnati
302,605
Toledo
274,975
Akron
198,006
 
 
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
649,021
Tulsa
400,669
Norman
123,471
Broken Arrow
109,171
Edmond
93,127
 
 
Oregon
Portland
653,115
Salem
173,442
Eugene
171,245
Gresham
110,158
Hillsboro
108,389
 
 
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
1,584,138
Pittsburgh
301,048
Allentown
121,433
Erie
96,471
Reading
88,495
 
 
Rhode Island
Providence
179,335
Cranston
81,274
Warwick
80,847
Pawtucket
71,847
East Providence
47,476
 
 
South Carolina
Charleston
136,208
Columbia
133,451
North Charleston
113,237
Mount Pleasant
89,338
Rock Hill
74,309
 
 
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
181,883
Rapid City
75,443
Aberdeen
28,562
Brookings
24,509
Watertown
22,153
 
 
Tennessee
Nashville
669,053
Memphis
650,618
Knoxville
187,500
Chattanooga
180,557
Clarksville
156,794
 
 
Texas
Houston
2,325,502
San Antonio
1,532,233
Dallas
1,345,047
Austin
964,254
Fort Worth
895,008
 
 
Utah
Salt Lake City
200,591
West Valley City
136,401
Provo
116,702
West Jordan
116,046
Orem
97,521
 
 
Vermont
Burlington
42,899
South Burlington
19,486
Rutland
15,325
Barre
8,605
Montpelier
7,436
 
 
Virginia
Virginia Beach
450,189
Norfolk
244,076
Chesapeake
242,634
Richmond
228,783
Newport News
178,626
 
 
Washington
Seattle
744,955
Spokane
219,190
Tacoma
216,279
Vancouver
183,012
Bellevue
147,599
 
 
West Virginia
Charleston
47,215
Huntington
46,048
Morgantown
30,955
Parkersburg
29,675
Wheeling
26,771
 
 
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
592,025
Madison
258,054
Green Bay
104,879
Kenosha
100,164
Racine
77,432
 
 
Wyoming
Cheyenne
63,957
Casper
57,461
Laramie
32,473
Gillette
31,903
Rock Springs
23,082
4 Comments
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Level 96
Apr 19, 2020
Great quiz – I really enjoyed this. There's a typo: should by Joliet.
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Apr 19, 2020
Thanks for the feedback!
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Mar 8, 2021
Great Quiz!
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Apr 27, 2022
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