Which metro area has the highest american population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 749,081 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by american population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is american population measured?

Number of residents who are American ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 425 SHOWN OF 925

Largest American population, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are American ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

501Starkville, MSMS62,0634,685+0%

502Greencastle, ININ37,8764,660−20%

503Michigan City, ININ111,2944,658−28%

504Kinston, NCNC55,8374,639−46%

505Greenwood, MSMS34,9124,600+12%

506Missoula, MTMT128,6984,566−22%

507Elmira, NYNY80,4154,561−35%

508Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0024,536−18%

509Murray, KYKY39,4214,536−25%

510Cedar City, UTUT67,1414,527+140%

511Rexburg, IDID69,3804,517+57%

512Branson, MOMO57,0014,428+20%

513Seymour, ININ47,3704,427−19%

514Sikeston, MOMO49,9784,421−28%

515Alexander City, ALAL40,9534,414−25%

516Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3324,411−24%

517Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3024,403−17%

518Lawrence, KSKS120,9204,389−1%

519Troy, ALAL33,6884,363+70%

520Bedford, ININ45,5684,361−28%

521Cortland, NYNY45,8504,328+67%

522Kingsland, GAGA60,1434,320+24%

523Oxford, MSMS71,9724,310−6%

524Duncan, OKOK44,3104,281−56%

525Salina, KSKS59,1214,277+11%

526Shawnee, OKOK75,1024,239−17%

527Rutland, VTVT59,6534,221+19%

528DuBois, PAPA78,1004,219−66%

529Greenville, OHOH51,5204,218−31%

530Fremont, OHOH58,6554,206−3%

531New Iberia, LALA66,8464,163−55%

532Grants Pass, OROR87,8674,160−7%

533Hutchinson, KSKS61,5394,135−17%

534Carlsbad, NMNM62,5094,112+12%

535Whitewater, WIWI106,1274,111+41%

536Wausau, WIWI139,4324,100−1%

537Monticello, NYNY80,5864,095+1%

538Moses Lake, WAWA105,7274,085+22%

539Port Angeles, WAWA78,2024,079+11%

540Ames, IAIA128,0904,078−2%

541Stillwater, OKOK83,8894,064−27%

542Hobbs, NMNM74,7494,051+2%

543Elko, NVNV56,6824,048−64%

544Mankato, MNMN104,9074,042+74%

545Effingham, ILIL44,7274,038−21%

546Blackfoot, IDID51,1534,021+53%

547Arkansas City, KSKS34,3824,015+22%

548Fairmont, WVWV55,5844,012−48%

549Sayre, PAPA59,6004,010−13%

550Auburn, ININ44,5354,000−12%

551Marion, ILIL67,2253,959−33%

552Carson, NVNV58,5713,934+70%

553Warrensburg, MOMO56,6703,910+8%

554Madison, ININ33,2793,903−22%

555Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0603,903+47%

556Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2013,869−28%

557Brainerd, MNMN100,5623,869+16%

558Rolla, MOMO45,2473,868+4%

559Dyersburg, TNTN36,3203,845−36%

560Ithaca, NYNY104,0473,810−20%

561Bay City, MIMI102,1233,808−11%

562Midland, MIMI83,7543,778−31%

563Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3683,761+4%

564Harrison, ARAR45,6543,756−37%

565Indiana, PAPA82,8783,730−5%

566Lebanon, MOMO36,9433,709−28%

567Henderson, NCNC42,6383,703−57%

568Burley, IDID49,3083,702−14%

569Torrington, CTCT114,6903,698–

570Vidalia, GAGA36,1803,690−15%

571Oneonta, NYNY60,5893,684−43%

572Jesup, GAGA32,4813,665−18%

573Keene, NHNH78,2693,655+0%

574Bucyrus, OHOH41,8963,644−40%

575Sidney, OHOH48,0653,642−20%

576West Plains, MOMO40,7983,637−16%

577Winona, MNMN50,5233,610+165%

578Wilmington, OHOH42,3013,598−29%

579Okeechobee, FLFL42,6083,595−50%

580Rockingham, NCNC42,0413,584−56%

581Fairbanks, AKAK93,9723,551+6%

582Clovis, NMNM65,2703,549−50%

583Marietta, OHOH58,3893,547−46%

584Stevens Point, WIWI71,9433,545+104%

585Opelousas, LALA80,7653,524−5%

586Marinette, WIWI65,5153,501+37%

587Grand Island, NENE78,0763,496+27%

588Auburn, NYNY74,3653,480−9%

589Somerset, PAPA72,0043,460−33%

590Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0973,450+29%

591Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6913,439+17%

592Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6573,423+9%

593Sterling, ILIL54,1213,419−3%

594Kankakee, ILIL105,5253,418−15%

595Stephenville, TXTX43,9113,411+35%

596Hannibal, MOMO38,9693,396−38%

597Sedalia, MOMO44,2543,389−29%

598Hailey, IDID32,4363,388+52%

599Plymouth, ININ46,5993,375−23%

600Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1543,372+72%

601Cambridge, OHOH38,3793,368−13%

602Truckee, CACA101,9113,367−19%

603Huntingdon, PAPA43,0013,362+26%

604Crawfordsville, ININ38,9543,354−47%

605Casper, WYWY80,5263,340−58%

606Blytheville, ARAR37,8283,336−7%

607Franklin, KYKY20,7883,334+8%

608Cambridge, MDMD33,6283,331−39%

609Toccoa, GAGA27,8543,321−13%

610Tiffin, OHOH54,5223,268−36%

611El Dorado, ARAR36,9263,260−17%

612Mountain Home, ARAR42,9823,258−19%

613Batesville, ARAR38,7853,242−37%

614Barre, VTVT59,6523,218+17%

615McComb, MSMS52,6403,215−81%

616Bartlesville, OKOK54,0373,203−13%

617Washington, ININ34,2093,198−4%

618Napa, CACA132,9493,189−12%

619Enid, OKOK61,7793,175−39%

620Urbana, OHOH38,8203,166−45%

621Taylorville, ILIL33,4433,163−15%

622Watertown, WIWI86,5053,150+16%

623Hanford, CACA154,3273,142−28%

624Jacksonville, ILIL37,3813,139−65%

625Norwalk, OHOH58,2503,134−41%

626Athens, OHOH63,1973,125−68%

627Olean, NYNY75,3903,121−16%

628Brigham City, UTUT70,4053,092−41%

629Celina, OHOH42,7373,087−14%

630Oil City, PAPA49,3463,086−8%

631Eureka, CACA131,6473,081−33%

632Malvern, ARAR33,4513,074−22%

633Walla Walla, WAWA62,3613,073−19%

634Clewiston, FLFL61,5463,065−69%

635Lock Haven, PAPA37,8703,048+28%

636Heber, UTUT81,6553,044−62%

637Kendallville, ININ47,9373,028−43%

638Burlington, IAIA44,0613,025−27%

639Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9093,022−26%

640Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0633,013−60%

641Washington Court House, OHOH28,5523,012−33%

642Vicksburg, MSMS41,7593,010−58%

643Milledgeville, GAGA44,0293,003−73%

644Huntington, ININ37,2243,002−38%

645Wabash, ININ30,7133,002−50%

646Klamath Falls, OROR70,2742,998−19%

647Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6552,998−1%

648Victoria, TXTX99,8642,995−4%

649Sanford, NCNC70,2582,986−49%

650Washington, NCNC44,6702,983−47%

651Bennington, VTVT36,6302,982+37%

652Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2112,949−52%

653Centralia, ILIL36,3822,948−31%

654Bradford, PAPA38,9842,939+7%

655Connersville, ININ23,5332,933−21%

656Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4422,921−3%

657Newberry, SCSC39,5612,916−45%

658Hudson, NYNY60,1682,884−49%

659Gillette, WYWY48,1452,881+20%

660Corvallis, OROR97,7282,865−6%

661Ruidoso, NMNM19,8442,862+192%

662Gainesville, TXTX44,4612,858−7%

663Cadillac, MIMI49,7192,853+8%

664Gloversville, NYNY52,2162,833−46%

665Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4592,797−22%

666Amsterdam, NYNY50,0462,791−35%

667Grenada, MSMS30,2222,790−28%

668Muscatine, IAIA41,8532,782+6%

669Charleston, ILIL46,6072,771−53%

670Clearlake, CACA67,7722,766+25%

671Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1932,760−12%

672Vincennes, ININ35,6522,759−64%

673Peru, ININ34,4872,750−57%

674Palestine, TXTX59,8052,749−29%

675Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0832,743−16%

676Lewiston, IDID65,4502,723−41%

677Greensburg, ININ26,5762,721−38%

678Weatherford, OKOK39,0592,700+0%

679Frankfort, ININ33,3222,699−27%

680DeRidder, LALA36,6732,696−36%

681Easton, MDMD38,2382,692−16%

682Jasper, ININ44,0162,692−28%

683Shelton, WAWA71,1652,669−9%

684Sturgis, MIMI60,9682,666−73%

685Aberdeen, WAWA78,1442,647−13%

686Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8082,647+56%

687Logansport, ININ37,8362,628−55%

688El Centro, CACA181,4112,624+27%

689Angola, ININ34,7992,598−7%

690Rifle, COCO80,0992,592+4%

691Ashland, OHOH52,5232,589−70%

692Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1472,585−35%

693Arcadia, FLFL37,0782,581−40%

694Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7912,579−5%

695Warren, PAPA37,0382,574+27%

696Natchez, MSMS54,7222,572−57%

697Bainbridge, GAGA29,4322,568−6%

698Greenfield, MAMA70,6982,562−9%

699Gallipolis, OHOH29,0722,558−56%

700Americus, GAGA33,3942,557−8%

701Laconia, NHNH65,1472,550−35%

702Ontario, OROR60,0852,549−65%

703Bemidji, MNMN47,0552,528+28%

704Coos Bay, OROR63,9922,525−46%

705Coldwater, MIMI45,9932,523−42%

706Ardmore, OKOK48,9102,499−85%

707Brookhaven, MSMS35,0122,494−57%

708Coshocton, OHOH37,1882,488−35%

709Morgan City, LALA46,5522,484−77%

710Grand Forks, NDND105,0462,484−3%

711Safford, AZAZ40,1572,480+61%

712Natchitoches, LALA36,0892,479+11%

713Shawano, WIWI45,7592,470+80%

714Ponca City, OKOK43,4902,438−36%

715Corsicana, TXTX57,1812,436−37%

716Alamogordo, NMNM70,3682,423−12%

717Brenham, TXTX38,2882,402+72%

718Brevard, NCNC34,2112,400−55%

719Kerrville, TXTX54,0372,391+17%

720Canton, ILIL32,9012,371−67%

721Putnam, CTCT98,0962,368–

722Selma, ALAL35,1402,366−11%

723Magnolia, ARAR21,8942,360+51%

724Galesburg, ILIL47,7672,358−44%

725Defiance, OHOH38,2922,356−21%

726Farmington, NMNM120,3402,347−34%

727Dickinson, NDND39,1422,342+163%

728Decatur, ININ36,6502,325−14%

729Baraboo, WIWI66,6522,324+5%

730Hillsdale, MIMI45,7382,315−41%

731Ottawa, KSKS26,2992,311+13%

732Batavia, NYNY58,4162,309−4%

733Kearney, NENE57,9622,307+17%

734Sandpoint, IDID54,4202,304+14%

735Elkins, WVWV26,8822,293−23%

736Mason City, IAIA49,7102,288+17%

737Payson, AZAZ53,8012,286+26%

738Brattleboro, VTVT45,2042,258−38%

739Laramie, WYWY38,5582,249+45%

740Ottumwa, IAIA35,2102,249−38%

741Cleveland, MSMS28,2622,224−46%

742Hilo, HIHI210,0432,215+41%

743Kennett, MOMO26,8552,200−47%

744Moberly, MOMO24,5132,200−9%

745Montrose, COCO44,5912,180+5%

746Cody, WYWY31,1712,170+26%

747Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4042,166−19%

748Fallon, NVNV25,8512,144+45%

749Thomaston, GAGA28,5002,142−63%

750Pahrump, NVNV57,3362,121−53%

751Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9382,116+11%

752El Campo, TXTX42,0602,112+106%

753Rock Springs, WYWY41,2672,104+13%

754Ada, OKOK38,5282,072−29%

755Lewisburg, PAPA42,3132,070−23%

756Pullman, WAWA48,5122,068+16%

757Kirksville, MOMO29,8242,066−19%

758Brownwood, TXTX38,7112,053−40%

759Big Spring, TXTX30,5042,044−6%

760Menomonie, WIWI46,2232,030+25%

761Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0411,996+14%

762Austin, MNMN40,9711,988+44%

763Cordele, GAGA19,2371,986−8%

764Alma, MIMI41,1901,976−29%

765Middlesborough, KYKY22,8291,955−87%

766Clinton, IAIA46,0021,950−39%

767Rochelle, ILIL51,3991,928−43%

768Faribault, MNMN69,9391,921−14%

769Petoskey, MIMI33,7751,896+21%

770Pontiac, ILIL35,0571,895−57%

771Minot, NDND75,6941,890+19%

772Snyder, TXTX16,1621,883+45%

773Astoria, OROR40,9261,873−43%

774Bonham, TXTX39,2651,870−38%

775Platteville, WIWI52,4461,869−24%

776Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8831,866−17%

777Mitchell, SDSD25,9131,850+69%

778Española, NMNM39,8321,842+553%

779Van Wert, OHOH29,0131,820−43%

780Aberdeen, SDSD41,5831,815+23%

781Marshall, MOMO23,2651,815−3%

782Fremont, NENE38,0571,772+51%

783McAlester, OKOK43,3201,765−38%

784Williston, NDND41,7671,759+498%

785Las Vegas, NMNM30,3111,751+240%

786Red Wing, MNMN48,1951,739+25%

787Willmar, MNMN44,7201,739+86%

788Cañon City, COCO50,0391,739−19%

789Le Mars, IAIA25,6971,735+16%

790Norfolk, NENE49,2281,695+19%

791Vernal, UTUT38,2781,694−24%

792Woodward, OKOK19,8271,693−61%

793Durango, COCO56,8981,690−53%

794Newport, OROR50,6361,685−20%

795Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1181,670+57%

796Sheridan, WYWY33,2411,670−22%

797Mexico, MOMO24,5281,669−65%

798Marshalltown, IAIA39,8901,661−16%

799Macomb, ILIL25,9161,657−66%

800Monticello, ININ25,1641,652−20%

801Carbondale, ILIL52,5011,646−52%

802Elk City, OKOK22,1591,617+11%

803Andrews, TXTX18,9141,607+57%

804Pella, IAIA34,1921,602−36%

805Pampa, TXTX21,7861,598−24%

806Tahlequah, OKOK49,1961,591−59%

807Marquette, MIMI68,0641,589−8%

808Kahului, HIHI160,6741,585+33%

809Rice Lake, WIWI46,4841,578−29%

810Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4511,572−4%

811Moscow, IDID41,8421,567+42%

812Edwards, COCO54,2911,555+73%

813Bay City, TXTX36,4631,545+18%

814North Platte, NENE33,9721,539−20%

815Big Rapids, MIMI42,3201,535−44%

816Fort Madison, IAIA32,3061,529−55%

817The Dalles, OROR26,3101,523−3%

818Spearfish, SDSD29,4591,522+45%

819La Grande, OROR25,9001,521−14%

820Hood River, OROR23,7201,502+81%

821Plainview, TXTX36,7001,502−22%

822Fort Morgan, COCO30,3061,497+43%

823Lincoln, ILIL27,1821,487−72%

824Riverton, WYWY39,4641,487−50%

825Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0811,472+4%

826Crescent City, CACA26,4101,447−9%

827Sparta, WIWI46,5721,443−7%

828Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8381,439+17%

829Hutchinson, MNMN36,6311,424+21%

830St. Marys, PAPA29,9261,417−23%

831Ellensburg, WAWA48,8031,414+5%

832Scottsbluff, NENE36,2721,387+9%

833Alpena, MIMI28,8531,370−13%

834Freeport, ILIL43,2201,368−64%

835Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8801,364−27%

836Escanaba, MIMI36,5821,358+14%

837Owatonna, MNMN37,4641,354+12%

838Miami, OKOK30,4381,348−39%

839Fairmont, MNMN19,4401,326+99%

840Borger, TXTX19,6331,322+7%

841Ludington, MIMI29,0401,321+10%

842Maryville, MOMO20,1741,316−61%

843Winnemucca, NVNV17,2671,313+62%

844Altus, OKOK24,7641,308−29%

845McPherson, KSKS30,0641,307−38%

846Hastings, NENE40,5771,300−26%

847Port Townsend, WAWA33,9701,295+4%

848Emporia, KSKS34,8381,290−44%

849Camden, ARAR26,3631,278−59%

850Dixon, ILIL32,9141,274−57%

851Mountain Home, IDID29,4651,262−48%

852Ukiah, CACA88,1221,236−59%

853Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5271,216−5%

854Houghton, MIMI40,0281,204+37%

855Dodge City, KSKS33,9931,203−8%

856Del Rio, TXTX47,8351,202−35%

857Albert Lea, MNMN30,4401,197+37%

858Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5991,191+98%

859Watertown, SDSD29,5621,185+33%

860Jackson, WYWY36,5871,184−56%

861Sweetwater, TXTX14,1171,157−22%

862Columbus, NENE46,5831,148−6%

863Sonora, CACA53,1601,122−52%

864Beatrice, NENE21,7111,102+8%

865Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4971,100+25%

866Huron, SDSD19,6241,091+58%

867Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5751,087+41%

868Great Bend, KSKS24,7901,079−39%

869Forrest City, ARAR21,8001,068−66%

870Laurinburg, NCNC33,3221,057−38%

871Silver City, NMNM27,2521,054+23%

872Deming, NMNM25,4071,048+70%

873Carroll, IAIA20,3031,047−4%

874Juneau city and, AKAK31,6091,046−12%

875Atchison, KSKS16,1721,026−19%

876Breckenridge, COCO39,0691,019+178%

877Alexandria, MNMN40,1201,012+11%

878Liberal, KSKS21,0731,003+20%

879Evanston, WYWY23,415994+14%

880Baker City, OROR16,658978−25%

881Spencer, IAIA16,202967+20%

882Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099955−53%

883Pierre, SDSD20,588942+33%

884Bishop, CACA18,158910+24%

885Kapaa, HIHI73,400904+65%

886New Ulm, MNMN25,517880−7%

887Hays, KSKS29,075854−29%

888Susanville, CACA28,117850−36%

889Los Alamos, NMNM19,407824−29%

890Price, UTUT20,680821−6%

891Vernon, TXTX12,481808−67%

892Garden City, KSKS37,505773−41%

893Jamestown, NDND21,414770+52%

894Lexington, NENE26,255767−25%

895Brookings, OROR22,621740−47%

896Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077736+78%

897Hereford, TXTX18,626682−10%

898Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219668−59%

899Marshall, MNMN25,684667−4%

900Alamosa, COCO27,896665−22%

901Nogales, AZAZ50,020632−41%

902Uvalde, TXTX24,963628−17%

903Taos, NMNM34,564605+57%

904Guymon, OKOK20,322601−35%

905Kingsville, TXTX30,315594−53%

906Alice, TXTX45,383578−68%

907Yankton, SDSD23,635568−28%

908Sterling, COCO20,654548−43%

909Brookings, SDSD37,635540−12%

910Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823503+95%

911Gallup, NMNM68,119502−48%

912Wahpeton, NDND23,019500+9%

913Dumas, TXTX21,891488−48%

914Clarksdale, MSMS19,849487−48%

915Beeville, TXTX32,515483−25%

916Worthington, MNMN22,338472−0%

917Storm Lake, IAIA20,449464−34%

918Vermillion, SDSD15,031449+77%

919Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319442+61%

920Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138442+21%

921Othello, WAWA21,488402+1%

922Nantucket, MAMA14,758387−66%

923Zapata, TXTX13,753335+148%

924Raymondville, TXTX19,971334−13%

925Ketchikan, AKAK13,549325−18%

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