Largest cities in United States 2023

Are you thinking of moving in 2023 to one of the biggest cities in the U.S.? Top cities can experience a very high cost of living. If the cost of living is more than the salaries then people plan to move to suburbans or to cheaper cities. Living in a large city will always have many advantages that includes job opportunities, better amenities, easy transportation and ethnic culture. Take a look at the ten largest U.S. Cities by population as per the latest 2020 census. New York City is the largest city in United States of America with 8.8 million, followed by Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, Philadelphia, San Antonio, San Diego, Dallas and San Jose. The Largest US cities as per populations of 2020 and 2010 census as per table below, a total of 1.5 million people has been increased with a average change of 6.9% from 2010 to 2020 for the top 10 American Cities.

Rank	Largest Cities	State	Population(2010)	Population(2020)	Change, 2010-2020	Percent
1	New York city	New York	8,175,133	8,804,190	629,057	7.7
2	Los Angeles city	California	3,792,621	3,898,747	106,126	2.8
3	Chicago city	Illinois	2,695,598	2,746,388	50,790	1.9
4	Houston city	Texas	2,099,451	2,304,580	205,129	9.8
5	Phoenix city	Arizona	1,445,632	1,608,139	162,507	11.2
6	Philadelphia city	Pennsylvania	1,526,006	1,603,797	77,791	5.1
7	San Antonio city	Texas	1,327,407	1,434,625	107,218	8.1
8	San Diego city	California	1,307,402	1,386,932	79,530	6.1
9	Dallas city	Texas	1,197,816	1,304,379	106,563	8.9
10	San Jose city	California	945,942	1,013,240	67,298	7.1

Metropolitan Statistical Area is a geographical region combined with major city or cities to form a single large city also called Metro Area, relatively high density. New York metropolitan is the largest metropolitan area with a estimated population of 19.3 million in 2021, covers area of 4,669.0 sq mi, followed by Los Angeles metropolitan area is the second biggest with an estimated population of 13 million, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim. Chicago metropolitan area is the third largest MSA city by population with estimates of 9.5 million, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington or the Metroplex is the fourth largest MSA city by population with estimates of 7.75 million, Greater Houston is the fifth biggest city by MSA, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, with a population 7.2 million.

Rank	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Population July 2010	Population July 2020	Change 2010-2020	Change Percent 2010 - 2020	Population July 2021	Change 2020-2021	Change Percent 2020 - 2021
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	18,923,407	20,096,413	1,173,006	6.20	19,768,458	-327,955	-1.63
2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	12,838,417	13,173,266	334,849	2.61	12,997,353	-175,913	-1.34
3	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	9,470,634	9,601,605	130,971	1.38	9,509,934	-91,671	-0.95
4	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	6,392,065	7,662,325	1,270,260	19.87	7,759,615	97,290	1.27
5	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	5,947,236	7,137,747	1,190,511	20.02	7,206,841	69,094	0.97
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	5,678,491	6,385,714	707,223	12.45	6,356,434	-29,280	-0.46
7	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	5,970,899	6,241,983	271,084	4.54	6,228,601	-13,382	-0.21
8	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA	5,302,598	6,101,146	798,548	15.06	6,144,050	42,904	0.7
9	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL	5,583,394	6,126,441	543,047	9.73	6,091,747	-34,694	-0.57
10	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	4,566,348	4,936,511	370,163	8.11	4,899,932	-36,579	-0.74
11	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	4,204,204	4,867,925	663,721	15.79	4,946,145	78,220	1.61
12	San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA	4,343,634	4,739,649	396,015	9.12	4,623,264	-116,385	-2.46
13	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	4,242,424	4,605,504	363,080	8.56	4,653,105	47,601	1.03
14	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	4,291,508	4,385,748	94,240	2.20	4,365,205	-20,543	-0.47
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	3,449,241	4,024,730	575,489	16.68	4,011,553	-13,177	-0.33
16	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	3,340,007	3,692,421	352,414	10.55	3,690,512	-1,909	-0.05
17	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	3,103,212	3,297,252	194,040	6.25	3,286,069	-11,183	-0.34
18	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	2,788,366	3,183,385	395,019	14.17	3,219,514	36,129	1.13
19	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	2,554,523	2,969,289	414,766	16.24	2,972,566	3,277	0.11
20	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	2,715,738	2,841,691	125,953	4.64	2,838,327	-3,364	-0.12
21	St. Louis, MO-IL	2,789,989	2,818,267	28,278	1.01	2,809,299	-8,968	-0.32
22	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	2,139,161	2,677,687	538,526	25.17	2,691,925	14,238	0.53
23	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	2,250,121	2,669,665	419,544	18.65	2,701,046	31,381	1.18
24	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	2,153,009	2,566,683	413,674	19.21	2,601,788	35,105	1.37
25	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	2,232,181	2,516,230	284,049	12.73	2,511,612	-4,618	-0.18
26	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	2,153,613	2,399,351	245,738	11.41	2,411,428	12,077	0.5
27	Pittsburgh, PA	2,357,090	2,367,293	10,203	0.43	2,353,538	-13,755	-0.58
28	Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX	1,727,502	2,299,125	571,623	33.09	2,352,426	53,301	2.32
29	Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	1,952,587	2,273,386	320,799	16.43	2,292,476	19,090	0.84
30	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	2,140,715	2,257,667	116,952	5.46	2,259,935	2,268	0.1
31	Kansas City, MO-KS	2,013,361	2,193,578	180,217	8.95	2,199,490	5,912	0.27
32	Columbus, OH	1,906,366	2,141,042	234,676	12.31	2,151,017	9,975	0.47
33	Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	1,892,640	2,113,700	221,060	11.68	2,126,804	13,104	0.62
34	Cleveland-Elyria, OH	2,075,478	2,085,357	9,879	0.48	2,075,662	-9,695	-0.46
35	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1,650,831	1,995,343	344,512	20.87	2,012,476	17,133	0.86
36	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	1,841,556	1,995,105	153,549	8.34	1,952,185	-42,920	-2.15
37	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	1,717,036	1,800,081	83,045	4.84	1,803,328	3,247	0.18
38	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1,603,125	1,675,401	72,276	4.51	1,675,774	373	0.02
39	Jacksonville, FL	1,348,907	1,611,388	262,481	19.46	1,637,666	26,278	1.63
40	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1,556,678	1,573,598	16,920	1.09	1,566,487	-7,111	-0.45
41	Oklahoma City, OK	1,257,793	1,428,709	170,916	13.59	1,441,647	12,938	0.91
42	Raleigh-Cary, NC	1,137,383	1,420,225	282,842	24.87	1,448,411	28,186	1.98
43	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1,317,489	1,337,311	19,822	1.50	1,336,103	-1,208	-0.09
44	Richmond, VA	1,188,246	1,315,734	127,488	10.73	1,324,062	8,328	0.63
45	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1,204,655	1,285,058	80,403	6.67	1,284,566	-492	-0.04
46	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	1,195,324	1,270,366	75,042	6.28	1,261,726	-8,640	-0.68
47	Salt Lake City, UT	1,091,478	1,259,517	168,039	15.40	1,263,061	3,544	0.28
48	Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT	1,214,091	1,211,505	-2,586	-0.21	1,211,906	401	0.03
49	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	1,135,627	1,165,506	29,879	2.63	1,162,336	-3,170	-0.27
50	Birmingham-Hoover, AL	1,061,717	1,114,710	52,993	4.99	1,114,262	-448	-0.04
51	Rochester, NY	1,079,974	1,088,776	8,802	0.82	1,084,973	-3,803	-0.35
52	Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI	994,262	1,088,203	93,941	9.45	1,091,620	3,417	0.31
53	Tucson, AZ	981,620	1,045,599	63,979	6.52	1,052,030	6,431	0.62
54	Tulsa, OK	939,833	1,016,589	76,756	8.17	1,023,988	7,399	0.73
55	Urban Honolulu, HI	956,285	1,013,227	56,942	5.95	1,000,890	-12,337	-1.22
56	Fresno, CA	932,039	1,008,966	76,927	8.25	1,013,581	4,615	0.46
57	Worcester, MA-CT	918,935	977,701	58,766	6.40	978,447	746	0.08
58	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	867,671	968,493	100,822	11.62	971,637	3,144	0.32
59	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	919,355	955,895	36,540	3.97	959,768	3,873	0.41
60	Greenville-Anderson, SC	825,625	930,165	104,540	12.66	940,774	10,609	1.14
61	Albuquerque, NM	889,558	917,179	27,621	3.11	918,259	1,080	0.12
62	Bakersfield, CA	840,996	909,997	69,001	8.20	917,673	7,676	0.84
63	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	871,082	898,561	27,479	3.15	899,286	725	0.08
64	Knoxville, TN	815,984	881,628	65,644	8.04	893,412	11,784	1.34
65	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	779,149	872,204	93,055	11.94	880,356	8,152	0.93
66	Baton Rouge, LA	827,629	870,178	42,549	5.14	871,905	1,727	0.2
67	El Paso, TX	807,048	869,289	62,241	7.71	871,234	1,945	0.22
68	New Haven-Milford, CT	863,357	863,498	141	0.02	863,700	202	0.02
69	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	821,923	861,705	39,782	4.84	865,310	3,605	0.42
70	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	825,097	842,921	17,824	2.16	839,784	-3,137	-0.37
71	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	703,354	837,107	133,753	19.02	859,760	22,653	2.71
72	Columbia, SC	769,646	830,767	61,121	7.94	838,250	7,483	0.9
73	Dayton-Kettering, OH	799,672	813,475	13,803	1.73	813,516	41	0.01
74	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	667,450	802,961	135,511	20.30	813,052	10,091	1.26
75	Stockton, CA	687,127	780,517	93,390	13.59	789,410	8,893	1.14
76	Greensboro-High Point, NC	725,264	776,761	51,497	7.10	778,848	2,087	0.27
77	Boise City, ID	616,561	769,581	153,020	24.82	795,268	25,687	3.34
78	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	620,449	764,679	144,230	23.25	787,976	23,297	3.05
79	Colorado Springs, CO	650,500	756,573	106,073	16.31	762,793	6,220	0.82
80	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	702,294	748,434	46,140	6.57	750,936	2,502	0.33
81	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	603,102	729,233	126,131	20.91	753,520	24,287	3.33
82	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	608,930	710,843	101,913	16.74	719,146	8,303	1.17
83	Akron, OH	703,031	701,305	-1,726	-0.25	700,015	-1,290	-0.18
84	Springfield, MA	694,935	697,960	3,025	0.44	695,305	-2,655	-0.38
85	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY	671,173	697,064	25,891	3.86	701,637	4,573	0.66
86	Ogden-Clearfield, UT	599,740	696,620	96,880	16.15	706,696	10,076	1.45
87	Madison, WI	606,625	681,484	74,859	12.34	683,183	1,699	0.25
88	Winston-Salem, NC	641,245	676,369	35,124	5.48	681,438	5,069	0.75
89	Provo-Orem, UT	530,262	674,967	144,705	27.29	697,141	22,174	3.29
90	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	590,506	670,869	80,363	13.61	685,344	14,475	2.16
91	Syracuse, NY	663,110	660,894	-2,216	-0.33	658,281	-2,613	-0.4
92	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	566,267	651,192	84,925	15.00	654,012	2,820	0.43
93	Wichita, KS	623,887	647,921	24,034	3.85	647,919	-2	0
94	Toledo, OH	651,372	645,819	-5,553	-0.85	644,217	-1,602	-0.25
95	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	566,694	611,720	45,026	7.95	615,933	4,213	0.69
96	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	543,965	608,007	64,042	11.77	616,628	8,621	1.42
97	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	550,088	592,361	42,273	7.68	596,305	3,944	0.67
98	Jackson, MS	588,272	590,626	2,354	0.40	587,202	-3,424	-0.58
99	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	515,553	587,266	71,713	13.91	593,466	6,200	1.06
100	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	563,740	566,574	2,834	0.50	567,750	1,176	0.21
101	Chattanooga, TN-GA	529,131	563,599	34,468	6.51	567,641	4,042	0.72
102	Modesto, CA	515,145	552,710	37,565	7.29	552,999	289	0.05
103	Lancaster, PA	520,319	552,597	32,278	6.20	553,652	1,055	0.19
104	Portland-South Portland, ME	513,911	552,089	38,178	7.43	556,893	4,804	0.87
105	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	442,301	549,566	107,265	24.25	560,709	11,143	2.03
106	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	534,899	540,737	5,838	1.09	540,281	-456	-0.08
107	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	564,826	539,686	-25,140	-4.45	538,069	-1,617	-0.3
108	Fayetteville, NC	490,446	520,354	29,908	6.10	524,588	4,234	0.81
109	Lexington-Fayette, KY	473,412	517,028	43,616	9.21	517,846	818	0.16
110	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	450,946	511,557	60,611	13.44	516,388	4,831	0.94
111	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	378,343	491,582	113,239	29.93	509,794	18,212	3.7
112	Port St. Lucie, FL	425,173	489,804	64,631	15.20	503,521	13,717	2.8
113	Huntsville, AL	419,276	494,018	74,742	17.83	502,728	8,710	1.76

List Updated : 2022 - 2023