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300 Biggest U.S. Cities

Can you name the most populous cities in the United States?
Population of city proper, as of July 1, 2023, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population
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City
ST
Population
1
New York
NY
8,258,035
2
Los Angeles
CA
3,820,914
3
Chicago
IL
2,664,452
4
Houston
TX
2,314,157
5
Phoenix
AZ
1,650,070
6
Philadelphia
PA
1,550,542
7
San Antonio
TX
1,495,295
8
San Diego
CA
1,388,320
9
Dallas
TX
1,302,868
10
Jacksonville
FL
985,843
11
Austin
TX
979,882
12
Fort Worth
TX
978,468
13
San Jose
CA
969,655
14
Columbus
OH
913,175
15
Charlotte
NC
911,311
16
Indianapolis
IN
879,293
17
San Francisco
CA
808,988
18
Seattle
WA
755,078
19
Denver
CO
716,577
20
Oklahoma City
OK
702,767
21
Nashville
TN
687,788
22
Washington
DC
678,972
23
El Paso
TX
678,958
24
Las Vegas
NV
660,929
25
Boston
MA
653,833
26
Detroit
MI
633,218
27
Portland
OR
630,498
28
Louisville
KY
622,981
29
Memphis
TN
618,639
30
Baltimore
MD
565,239
31
Milwaukee
WI
561,385
32
Albuquerque
NM
560,274
33
Tucson
AZ
547,239
34
Fresno
CA
545,716
35
Sacramento
CA
526,384
36
Mesa
AZ
511,648
37
Atlanta
GA
510,823
38
Kansas City
MO
510,704
39
Colorado Springs
CO
488,664
40
Omaha
NE
483,335
41
Raleigh
NC
482,295
42
Miami
FL
455,924
43
Virginia Beach
VA
453,649
44
Long Beach
CA
449,468
45
Oakland
CA
436,504
46
Minneapolis
MN
425,115
47
Bakersfield
CA
413,381
48
Tulsa
OK
411,894
49
Tampa
FL
403,364
50
Arlington
TX
398,431
51
Wichita
KS
396,119
52
Aurora
CO
395,052
53
New Orleans
LA
364,136
54
Cleveland
OH
362,656
55
Honolulu
HI
341,778
56
Anaheim
CA
340,512
57
Henderson
NV
337,305
58
Orlando
FL
320,742
59
Lexington
KY
320,154
60
Stockton
CA
319,543
61
Riverside
CA
318,858
62
Corpus Christi
TX
316,595
63
Irvine
CA
314,621
64
Cincinnati
OH
311,097
65
Santa Ana
CA
310,539
66
Newark
NJ
304,960
67
St. Paul
MN
303,820
68
Pittsburgh
PA
303,255
69
Greensboro
NC
302,296
70
Durham
NC
296,186
71
Lincoln
NE
294,757
72
Jersey City
NJ
291,657
73
Plano
TX
290,190
74
Anchorage
AK
286,075
75
North Las Vegas
NV
284,771
76
St. Louis
MO
281,754
77
Madison
WI
280,305
78
Chandler
AZ
280,167
79
Gilbert
AZ
275,411
80
Reno
NV
274,915
81
Buffalo
NY
274,678
82
Chula Vista
CA
274,333
83
Fort Wayne
IN
269,994
84
Lubbock
TX
266,878
85
Toledo
OH
265,304
86
St. Petersburg
FL
263,553
87
Laredo
TX
257,602
88
Irving
TX
254,373
89
Chesapeake
VA
253,886
90
Glendale
AZ
253,855
91
Winston-Salem
NC
252,975
92
Port St. Lucie
FL
245,021
93
Scottsdale
AZ
244,394
94
Garland
TX
243,470
95
Boise
ID
235,421
96
Norfolk
VA
230,930
97
Spokane
WA
229,447
98
Richmond
VA
229,247
99
Fremont
CA
226,208
100
Huntsville
AL
225,564
101
Frisco
TX
225,007
102
Cape Coral
FL
224,455
103
Santa Clarita
CA
224,028
104
San Bernardino
CA
223,728
105
Tacoma
WA
222,906
106
Hialeah
FL
221,300
107
Baton Rouge
LA
219,573
108
Modesto
CA
218,915
109
Fontana
CA
215,465
110
McKinney
TX
213,509
111
Moreno Valley
CA
212,392
112
Des Moines
IA
210,381
113
Fayetteville
NC
209,749
114
Salt Lake City
UT
209,593
115
Yonkers
NY
207,657
116
Worcester
MA
207,621
117
Rochester
NY
207,274
118
Sioux Falls
SD
206,410
119
Little Rock
AR
203,842
120
Amarillo
TX
202,408
121
Tallahassee
FL
202,221
122
Grand Prairie
TX
202,134
123
Columbus
GA
201,877
124
Augusta
GA
200,884
125
Peoria
AZ
198,750
126
Oxnard
CA
198,488
127
Knoxville
TN
198,162
128
Overland Park
KS
197,089
129
Birmingham
AL
196,644
130
Grand Rapids
MI
196,608
131
Vancouver
WA
196,442
132
Montgomery
AL
195,287
133
Huntington Beach
CA
192,129
134
Providence
RI
190,792
135
Brownsville
TX
190,158
136
Tempe
AZ
189,834
137
Akron
OH
188,701
138
Glendale
AZ
187,050
139
Chattanooga
TN
187,030
140
Fort Lauderdale
FL
184,255
141
Newport News
VA
183,118
142
Mobile
AL
182,595
143
Ontario
CA
182,457
144
Clarksville
TN
180,716
145
Cary
NC
180,010
146
Elk Grove
CA
178,444
147
Shreveport
LA
177,959
148
Eugene
OR
177,899
149
Aurora
IL
177,563
150
Salem
OR
177,432
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City
ST
Population
151
Santa Rosa
CA
175,845
152
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
174,405
153
Pembroke Pines
FL
171,119
154
Fort Collins
CO
170,376
155
Springfield
MO
170,188
156
Oceanside
CA
170,020
157
Garden Grove
CA
168,234
158
Lancaster
CA
166,236
159
Murfreesboro
TN
165,430
160
Palmdale
CA
161,404
161
Corona
CA
160,238
162
Killeen
TX
159,643
163
Salinas
CA
159,506
164
Roseville
CA
159,135
165
Denton
TX
158,349
166
Surprise
AZ
158,285
167
Macon
GA
156,512
168
Paterson
NJ
156,452
169
Lakewood
CO
155,961
170
Hayward
CA
155,675
171
Charleston
SC
155,369
172
Alexandria
VA
155,230
173
Hollywood
FL
153,859
174
Springfield
MA
153,672
175
Kansas City
KS
152,933
176
Sunnyvale
CA
151,967
177
Bellevue
WA
151,574
178
Joliet
IL
150,489
179
Naperville
IL
150,245
180
Escondido
CA
148,122
181
Bridgeport
CT
148,028
182
Savannah
GA
147,748
183
Olathe
KS
147,461
184
Mesquite
TX
147,317
185
Pasadena
TX
146,716
186
McAllen
TX
146,593
187
Rockford
IL
146,120
188
Gainesville
FL
145,812
189
Syracuse
NY
145,560
190
Pomona
CA
145,502
191
Visalia
CA
144,998
192
Thornton
CO
144,922
193
Waco
TX
144,816
194
Jackson
MS
143,709
195
Columbia
SC
142,416
196
Lakewood
NJ
139,866
197
Fullerton
CA
139,250
198
Torrance
CA
139,224
199
Victorville
CA
138,869
200
Midland
TX
138,397
201
Orange
CA
138,337
202
Miramar
FL
138,319
203
Hampton
VA
137,098
204
Warren
MI
136,655
205
Stamford
CT
136,226
206
Cedar Rapids
IA
135,958
207
Elizabeth
NJ
135,829
208
Palm Bay
FL
135,566
209
Dayton
OH
135,512
210
New Haven
CT
135,319
211
Coral Springs
FL
134,906
212
Meridian
ID
134,801
213
West Valley City
UT
134,470
214
Pasadena
CA
133,560
215
Lewisville
TX
133,553
216
Kent
WA
133,378
217
Sterling Heights
MI
133,306
218
Fargo
ND
133,188
219
Carrollton
TX
132,918
220
Santa Clara
CA
131,062
221
Round Rock
TX
130,406
222
Norman
OK
130,046
223
Columbia
MO
129,330
224
Abilene
TX
129,043
225
Athens
GA
128,628
226
Pearland
TX
127,736
227
Clovis
CA
125,826
228
Topeka
KS
125,475
229
College Station
TX
125,192
230
Simi Valley
CA
125,113
231
Allentown
PA
124,880
232
West Palm Beach
FL
124,130
233
Thousand Oaks
CA
123,463
234
Vallejo
CA
122,807
235
Wilmington
NC
122,698
236
Rochester
MN
122,413
237
Concord
CA
122,315
238
Lakeland
FL
122,264
239
North Charleston
SC
121,469
240
Lafayette
LA
121,467
241
Arvada
CO
121,414
242
Independence
MO
120,922
243
Billings
MT
120,864
244
Fairfield
CA
120,768
245
Hartford
CT
119,669
246
Ann Arbor
MI
119,381
247
Broken Arrow
OK
119,194
248
Berkeley
CA
118,962
249
Cambridge
MA
118,214
250
Richardson
TX
117,435
251
Antioch
CA
117,096
252
High Point
NC
116,926
253
Clearwater
FL
116,850
254
League City
TX
116,320
255
Odessa
TX
115,743
256
Manchester
NH
115,474
257
Evansville
IN
115,332
258
Waterbury
CT
114,990
259
West Jordan
UT
114,908
260
Las Cruces
NM
114,892
261
Westminster
CO
114,875
262
Lowell
MA
114,296
263
Nampa
ID
114,268
264
Richmond
CA
114,106
265
Pompano Beach
FL
113,619
266
Carlsbad
CA
113,495
267
Menifee
CA
113,433
268
Provo
UT
113,343
269
Elgin
IL
113,310
270
Greeley
CO
112,609
271
Springfield
IL
112,544
272
Beaumont
TX
112,193
273
Lansing
MI
112,115
274
Murrieta
CA
111,878
275
Goodyear
AZ
111,805
276
Allen
TX
111,620
277
Tuscaloosa
AL
111,338
278
Everett
WA
111,180
279
Pueblo
CO
111,077
280
New Braunfels
TX
110,958
281
South Fulton
GA
110,920
282
Miami Gardens
FL
110,717
283
Gresham
OR
110,685
284
Temecula
CA
110,682
285
Rio Rancho
NM
110,660
286
Peoria
IL
110,460
287
Tyler
TX
110,327
288
Sparks
NV
110,323
289
Concord
NC
110,119
290
Santa Maria
CA
109,987
291
Ventura
CA
109,058
292
Buckeye
AZ
108,909
293
Downey
CA
108,816
294
Sugar Land
TX
108,515
295
Costa Mesa
CA
108,354
296
Conroe
TX
108,248
297
Spokane Valley
WA
108,235
298
Davie
FL
107,799
299
Hillsboro
OR
107,730
300
Jurupa Valley
CA
107,321
16 Comments
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Level 56
Dec 26, 2024
Quiz is updated for most recent census estimates. (Standard type-ins are also accepted now, even added a thumbnail) First time updating this quiz since 2015 - I woulda been a junior in high school then. Jeesh. Since I took so long on any kind of update, here are some fun stats:

Since the last update in 2015, 18 cities have fallen out of the top 100:

- El Monte, CA (formerly at 235)

- Inglewood, CA (formerly at 254)

- Centenniel, CO (264)

- West Covina, CA (270)

- Boulder, CO (276)

- Norwalk, CA (277)

- Daly City, CA (280)

- Sandy Springs, GA (281)

- Burbank, CA (282)

- Green Bay, WI (283)

- Wichita Falls, TX (285)

- El Cajon, CA (290)

- San Mateo, CA (291)

- Rialto, CA (292)

- Edison, NJ (293)

- Davenport, IA (294)

- Woodbridge, NJ (296)

- South Bend, IN (298)

CA, TX, FL, and AZ alone account for over half the cities on this quiz, combining for 152 total.

5 states are not represented: DE, ME, VT, WV, and WY.

I'll update more consistently in the future. Thanks for playing!

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Level 76
Nov 28, 2016
HuntingTon Beach
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Level 56
Nov 28, 2016
Fixed.
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Level 35
Oct 24, 2018
The spot where the number 289 is supposed ot be has the number 89
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Level 31
Feb 1, 2019
there isn't a comma between virginia and beach
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Level 39
Sep 26, 2020
Could you please give it 5 minutes longer. I'm typing super fast, but just can't get all my answers out in the time.
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Level 56
Oct 30, 2020
Done.
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Level 39
Dec 27, 2020
Thanks
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Level 91
Aug 28, 2022
It says it's using 2015 guesses. The official 2020 Census results are out.
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Level 87
Mar 8, 2023
I began by typing "NYC" and stopped when it didn't work. Type-ins matter, especially universal ones.
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Level 63
Mar 8, 2023
Was about to say. OKC doesn't work either.
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Level 66
Mar 8, 2023
Holy crap will accept type-ins like every other quiz on this site does! DC, Philly, Vegas, and NYC for starters…..
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Level 67
Mar 8, 2023
PLEASE accept type-ins
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Level 54
Apr 20, 2023
aw man i cant type cincy for cincinnati
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Level 48
Apr 25, 2024
I don't even try these. wth
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Level 40
Feb 21, 2025
Great quiz thank you for updating it too - got 280 first try. Every time I try one of these I completely forget Santa Clara; got South Fulton and New Braunfels though.