Which metro area has the highest american population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 795,922 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by american population?

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

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is american population measured?

Number of residents who are American ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Largest American population, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are American ancestry, from the 2020 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

501Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6694,804+25%

502Longview, WAWA114,8854,793−12%

503Farmington, NMNM120,3404,789+35%

504Roswell, NMNM63,3644,780+61%

505Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9754,775+6%

506Bedford, ININ45,5684,766−21%

507Winchester, TNTN45,5794,765−45%

508Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2014,735−12%

509Dublin, GAGA60,3514,675−46%

510Moses Lake, WAWA105,7274,655+39%

511DuBois, PAPA78,1004,642−63%

512Fairmont, WVWV55,5844,636−40%

513Jamestown, NYNY124,1264,621+8%

514Hutchinson, KSKS61,5394,595−8%

515Newberry, SCSC39,5614,590−13%

516Douglas, GAGA52,8614,589−10%

517Alamogordo, NMNM70,3684,570+66%

518Owosso, MIMI67,6814,558−17%

519Bonham, TXTX39,2654,555+50%

520Dubuque, IAIA99,3814,534−12%

521Charleston, ILIL46,6074,527−24%

522Heber, UTUT81,6554,515−44%

523Coos Bay, OROR63,9924,497−4%

524La Crosse, WIWI171,1824,490−11%

525Napa, CACA132,9494,463+23%

526Kalispell, MTMT115,4294,442+8%

527Marion, ILIL67,2254,441−24%

528Shawnee, OKOK75,1024,440−14%

529Merced, CACA297,2604,419−25%

530Eureka, CACA131,6474,410−4%

531Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1384,410−42%

532Branson, MOMO57,0014,354+18%

533Magnolia, ARAR21,8944,351+177%

534Missoula, MTMT128,6984,339−26%

535Burley, IDID49,3084,317−0%

536Oxford, MSMS71,9724,290−7%

537Selma, ALAL35,1404,265+61%

538Toccoa, GAGA27,8544,263+12%

539Sheboygan, WIWI118,0474,226+7%

540Dyersburg, TNTN36,3204,224−29%

541Effingham, ILIL44,7274,216−18%

542Key West, FLFL80,4064,213−5%

543Bozeman, MTMT128,7404,195+37%

544Vicksburg, MSMS41,7594,193−41%

545Midland, MIMI83,7544,161−24%

546Eufaula, ALAL26,8614,160+38%

547Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2114,136−33%

548Hobbs, NMNM74,7494,108+4%

549Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4594,081+14%

550Racine, WIWI198,9194,047−10%

551Okeechobee, FLFL42,6084,010−44%

552Blytheville, ARAR37,8284,007+12%

553Fairbanks, AKAK93,9723,998+19%

554Murray, KYKY39,4213,969−35%

555Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4423,961+32%

556Somerset, PAPA72,0043,959−23%

557Americus, GAGA33,3943,951+42%

558Vidalia, GAGA36,1803,936−9%

559Sanford, NCNC70,2583,933−33%

560Batesville, ARAR38,7853,930−23%

561Kankakee, ILIL105,5253,929−2%

562West Plains, MOMO40,7983,904−10%

563Celina, OHOH42,7373,904+8%

564Hannibal, MOMO38,9693,895−29%

565Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3323,895−32%

566Greenwood, MSMS34,9123,889−5%

567Plymouth, ININ46,5993,881−12%

568Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6573,880+23%

569Blackfoot, IDID51,1533,877+48%

570Enid, OKOK61,7793,856−26%

571Show Low, AZAZ109,9463,816+58%

572Auburn, ININ44,5353,808−16%

573Urbana, OHOH38,8203,799−34%

574Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3023,788−28%

575Greenville, MSMS40,4463,786+75%

576Greencastle, ININ37,8763,777−35%

577Warrensburg, MOMO56,6703,776+4%

578Kendallville, ININ47,9373,742−29%

579Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6553,737+24%

580Jesup, GAGA32,4813,733−16%

581Hermiston, OROR93,7213,712−21%

582Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0633,712−50%

583Lewiston, IDID65,4503,702−19%

584Opelousas, LALA80,7653,700−1%

585Harrison, ARAR45,6543,685−38%

586Monticello, NYNY80,5863,684−9%

587Sturgis, MIMI60,9683,657−63%

588Wausau, WIWI139,4323,654−11%

589Port Angeles, WAWA78,2023,638−1%

590Freeport, ILIL43,2203,637−5%

591Huntingdon, PAPA43,0013,631+36%

592Helena, MTMT97,1533,613−3%

593Centralia, WAWA88,0623,603−37%

594Tahlequah, OKOK49,1963,599−8%

595Weatherford, OKOK39,0593,594+34%

596Sayre, PAPA59,6003,588−23%

597Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0603,556+34%

598Watertown, WIWI86,5053,554+31%

599Ames, IAIA128,0903,545−15%

600Washington, NCNC44,6703,526−37%

601Casper, WYWY80,5263,516−55%

602Grand Island, NENE78,0763,510+28%

603Bucyrus, OHOH41,8963,505−42%

604Tiffin, OHOH54,5223,502−31%

605Mountain Home, ARAR42,9823,499−13%

606Indiana, PAPA82,8783,491−11%

607Wilmington, OHOH42,3013,488−32%

608Athens, OHOH63,1973,487−64%

609Orangeburg, SCSC83,1773,485−51%

610Bismarck, NDND139,7503,474+16%

611Alpena, MIMI28,8533,474+121%

612Crawfordsville, ININ38,9543,472−45%

613Manitowoc, WIWI81,7103,457+9%

614Bartlesville, OKOK54,0373,427−7%

615Macomb, ILIL25,9163,424−29%

616Mexico, MOMO24,5283,408−29%

617Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0973,403+27%

618Cortland, NYNY45,8503,402+31%

619Corsicana, TXTX57,1813,396−12%

620Keene, NHNH78,2693,396−7%

621Ashland, OHOH52,5233,395−61%

622Coshocton, OHOH37,1883,390−11%

623McComb, MSMS52,6403,364−80%

624Stephenville, TXTX43,9113,361+33%

625Sidney, OHOH48,0653,353−26%

626Malvern, ARAR33,4513,345−15%

627Henderson, NCNC42,6383,344−61%

628Vincennes, ININ35,6523,344−56%

629Whitewater, WIWI106,1273,333+15%

630Oil City, PAPA49,3463,331−1%

631Galesburg, ILIL47,7673,328−22%

632Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6913,320+13%

633Fremont, OHOH58,6553,319−23%

634Middlesborough, KYKY22,8293,316−78%

635Brookhaven, MSMS35,0123,306−43%

636Clovis, NMNM65,2703,303−54%

637Bay City, MIMI102,1233,296−23%

638Kennett, MOMO26,8553,296−21%

639Brigham City, UTUT70,4053,293−37%

640Amsterdam, NYNY50,0463,292−23%

641Auburn, NYNY74,3653,279−14%

642Decatur, ININ36,6503,269+21%

643Rutland, VTVT59,6533,269−8%

644Walla Walla, WAWA62,3613,255−14%

645Madison, ININ33,2793,228−35%

646Laconia, NHNH65,1473,204−19%

647Cambridge, OHOH38,3793,203−17%

648Rexburg, IDID69,3803,195+11%

649Jacksonville, ILIL37,3813,190−65%

650Bogalusa, LALA44,9373,184−55%

651Frankfort, ININ33,3223,163−14%

652Marinette, WIWI65,5153,160+23%

653Laredo, TXTX281,2243,155+37%

654Truckee, CACA101,9113,151−24%

655Huntington, ININ37,2243,150−35%

656Klamath Falls, OROR70,2743,145−15%

657Barre, VTVT59,6523,120+13%

658Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1933,119−1%

659Stevens Point, WIWI71,9433,110+79%

660Rockingham, NCNC42,0413,105−62%

661Angola, ININ34,7993,105+11%

662Hillsdale, MIMI45,7383,102−21%

663Centralia, ILIL36,3823,092−28%

664Taylorville, ILIL33,4433,086−17%

665Logansport, ININ37,8363,082−47%

666Sedalia, MOMO44,2543,075−35%

667Greenfield, MAMA70,6983,074+9%

668Corvallis, OROR97,7283,074+1%

669Wabash, ININ30,7133,045−49%

670Jasper, ININ44,0163,024−19%

671Carbondale, ILIL52,5013,023−12%

672Defiance, OHOH38,2923,015+1%

673Mankato, MNMN104,9073,009+29%

674Alma, MIMI41,1903,008+9%

675Cadillac, MIMI49,7193,007+13%

676Altus, OKOK24,7643,001+62%

677Olean, NYNY75,3902,999−19%

678Brainerd, MNMN100,5622,990−10%

679Oneonta, NYNY60,5892,985−54%

680Connersville, ININ23,5332,984−19%

681Lock Haven, PAPA37,8702,975+25%

682Washington Court House, OHOH28,5522,951−34%

683Washington, ININ34,2092,944−12%

684Elk City, OKOK22,1592,905+99%

685Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0832,902−12%

686Arkansas City, KSKS34,3822,888−12%

687Sandpoint, IDID54,4202,871+42%

688Ada, OKOK38,5282,858−2%

689Canton, ILIL32,9012,842−60%

690Camden, ARAR26,3632,841−8%

691Rochelle, ILIL51,3992,809−17%

692Coldwater, MIMI45,9932,803−35%

693Greensburg, ININ26,5762,795−36%

694Carlsbad, NMNM62,5092,780−24%

695DeRidder, LALA36,6732,777−34%

696Winona, MNMN50,5232,777+104%

697Dixon, ILIL32,9142,762−6%

698Burlington, IAIA44,0612,747−33%

699Gallipolis, OHOH29,0722,745−52%

700Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9092,737−33%

701Shelton, WAWA71,1652,714−7%

702Lewisburg, PAPA42,3132,694−0%

703Pahrump, NVNV57,3362,686−40%

704Gainesville, TXTX44,4612,684−12%

705Peru, ININ34,4872,676−59%

706Dickinson, NDND39,1422,668+200%

707Bradford, PAPA38,9842,657−4%

708Thomaston, GAGA28,5002,651−55%

709Ponca City, OKOK43,4902,638−30%

710Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1472,636−34%

711Ruston, LALA48,3602,625−17%

712Aberdeen, WAWA78,1442,623−13%

713Ontario, OROR60,0852,613−64%

714Mitchell, SDSD25,9132,611+138%

715Montrose, COCO44,5912,586+25%

716Española, NMNM39,8322,585+817%

717Baraboo, WIWI66,6522,584+17%

718Moberly, MOMO24,5132,573+7%

719Bennington, VTVT36,6302,571+18%

720Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7912,564−6%

721Gillette, WYWY48,1452,560+7%

722Ottumwa, IAIA35,2102,525−30%

723Cordele, GAGA19,2372,504+16%

724Rifle, COCO80,0992,467−1%

725Brownwood, TXTX38,7112,458−28%

726Durango, COCO56,8982,427−33%

727Grenada, MSMS30,2222,425−38%

728Clearlake, CACA67,7722,407+9%

729Hanford, CACA154,3272,370−45%

730Hilo, HIHI210,0432,335+49%

731Victoria, TXTX99,8642,332−25%

732North Platte, NENE33,9722,312+20%

733El Centro, CACA181,4112,309+11%

734Elkins, WVWV26,8822,274−24%

735Ottawa, KSKS26,2992,272+11%

736Rock Springs, WYWY41,2672,267+22%

737Batavia, NYNY58,4162,264−6%

738Clinton, IAIA46,0022,242−30%

739Hudson, NYNY60,1682,229−61%

740Houghton, MIMI40,0282,208+152%

741Emporia, KSKS34,8382,197−5%

742Arcadia, FLFL37,0782,191−49%

743Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8082,190+29%

744Kerrville, TXTX54,0372,188+7%

745Brenham, TXTX38,2882,188+57%

746Vernal, UTUT38,2782,176−2%

747Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4042,167−19%

748Big Rapids, MIMI42,3202,158−21%

749Payson, AZAZ53,8012,152+19%

750Easton, MDMD38,2382,149−33%

751Pontiac, ILIL35,0572,122−51%

752Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0992,078+3%

753Warren, PAPA37,0382,068+2%

754Muscatine, IAIA41,8532,060−21%

755Kirksville, MOMO29,8242,056−19%

756Franklin, KYKY20,7882,053−33%

757Marquette, MIMI68,0642,027+18%

758Grand Forks, NDND105,0462,018−21%

759Woodward, OKOK19,8272,014−53%

760Kearney, NENE57,9622,013+2%

761Carson, NVNV58,5712,006−14%

762Natchitoches, LALA36,0892,004−10%

763Pullman, WAWA48,5122,002+12%

764Newport, OROR50,6361,983−5%

765Big Spring, TXTX30,5041,969−9%

766Fort Madison, IAIA32,3061,956−42%

767Laurinburg, NCNC33,3221,941+14%

768Moscow, IDID41,8421,939+76%

769Van Wert, OHOH29,0131,936−39%

770Brattleboro, VTVT45,2041,905−48%

771Mason City, IAIA49,7101,861−5%

772Ukiah, CACA88,1221,853−39%

773Faribault, MNMN69,9391,848−17%

774Kahului, HIHI160,6741,842+54%

775Ellensburg, WAWA48,8031,833+36%

776McAlester, OKOK43,3201,831−36%

777Morgan City, LALA46,5521,814−83%

778Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8831,807−19%

779Minot, NDND75,6941,805+14%

780Lincoln, ILIL27,1821,804−66%

781Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1541,798−9%

782Cleveland, MSMS28,2621,793−57%

783Mountain Home, IDID29,4651,782−26%

784Marshall, MOMO23,2651,777−5%

785Bainbridge, GAGA29,4321,764−35%

786Cody, WYWY31,1711,760+2%

787Jackson, WYWY36,5871,757−35%

788Fort Morgan, COCO30,3061,753+68%

789Astoria, OROR40,9261,729−47%

790Fallon, NVNV25,8511,719+16%

791Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0411,712−2%

792Pella, IAIA34,1921,707−32%

793Platteville, WIWI52,4461,690−31%

794Edwards, COCO54,2911,687+88%

795Brookings, OROR22,6211,684+20%

796Laramie, WYWY38,5581,666+8%

797Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8381,665+36%

798Hays, KSKS29,0751,654+38%

799Miami, OKOK30,4381,648−25%

800The Dalles, OROR26,3101,643+4%

801Austin, MNMN40,9711,633+18%

802Petoskey, MIMI33,7751,625+4%

803Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9381,624−15%

804Borger, TXTX19,6331,620+31%

805Monticello, ININ25,1641,619−22%

806Norfolk, NENE49,2281,609+13%

807Cañon City, COCO50,0391,607−25%

808Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8801,586−15%

809McPherson, KSKS30,0641,569−26%

810Maryville, MOMO20,1741,567−53%

811La Grande, OROR25,9001,566−11%

812Menomonie, WIWI46,2231,535−6%

813Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4511,532−6%

814Sonora, CACA53,1601,520−36%

815Hastings, NENE40,5771,519−14%

816Fremont, NENE38,0571,495+28%

817Pampa, TXTX21,7861,481−30%

818Sparta, WIWI46,5721,467−5%

819Marshalltown, IAIA39,8901,430−28%

820Hutchinson, MNMN36,6311,424+21%

821Riverton, WYWY39,4641,394−53%

822Atchison, KSKS16,1721,372+9%

823Evanston, WYWY23,4151,351+55%

824Shawano, WIWI45,7591,350−2%

825Plainview, TXTX36,7001,347−30%

826Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0811,339−5%

827Ludington, MIMI29,0401,324+10%

828Scottsbluff, NENE36,2721,319+3%

829Owatonna, MNMN37,4641,306+8%

830Andrews, TXTX18,9141,283+26%

831Great Bend, KSKS24,7901,278−27%

832Snyder, TXTX16,1621,274−2%

833Rice Lake, WIWI46,4841,271−43%

834El Campo, TXTX42,0601,268+24%

835Columbus, NENE46,5831,266+4%

836Kingsville, TXTX30,3151,241−1%

837Aberdeen, SDSD41,5831,239−16%

838Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5271,220−4%

839Escanaba, MIMI36,5821,215+2%

840Port Townsend, WAWA33,9701,192−5%

841Juneau city and, AKAK31,6091,183−0%

842Alexandria, MNMN40,1201,178+29%

843Sweetwater, TXTX14,1171,172−21%

844Los Alamos, NMNM19,4071,168+0%

845Beeville, TXTX32,5151,163+82%

846Forrest City, ARAR21,8001,153−63%

847Beatrice, NENE21,7111,133+11%

848Sheridan, WYWY33,2411,084−49%

849Red Wing, MNMN48,1951,080−22%

850St. Marys, PAPA29,9261,073−42%

851Carroll, IAIA20,3031,065−3%

852Albert Lea, MNMN30,4401,061+22%

853Lexington, NENE26,2551,038+1%

854Garden City, KSKS37,5051,031−21%

855Bemidji, MNMN47,0551,027−48%

856Willmar, MNMN44,7201,022+9%

857Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4971,004+14%

858Hailey, IDID32,4361,004−55%

859Uvalde, TXTX24,963988+31%

860Hood River, OROR23,720982+18%

861Bay City, TXTX36,463965−27%

862Dodge City, KSKS33,993962−26%

863Spencer, IAIA16,202936+16%

864Susanville, CACA28,117908−31%

865Spearfish, SDSD29,459903−14%

866Ruidoso, NMNM19,844889−9%

867Del Rio, TXTX47,835881−52%

868Watertown, SDSD29,562878−1%

869Le Mars, IAIA25,697847−43%

870Williston, NDND41,767846+188%

871Kapaa, HIHI73,400835+52%

872Alamosa, COCO27,896831−3%

873Nogales, AZAZ50,020829−22%

874Huron, SDSD19,624824+19%

875Silver City, NMNM27,252824−4%

876Alice, TXTX45,383790−57%

877Winnemucca, NVNV17,267781−4%

878Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118779−27%

879Crescent City, CACA26,410764−52%

880New Ulm, MNMN25,517757−20%

881Vernon, TXTX12,481754−69%

882Price, UTUT20,680742−15%

883Sterling, COCO20,654742−23%

884Deming, NMNM25,407734+19%

885Jamestown, NDND21,414698+38%

886Fairmont, MNMN19,440697+4%

887Bishop, CACA18,158687−6%

888Liberal, KSKS21,073686−18%

889Safford, AZAZ40,157683−56%

890Wahpeton, NDND23,019679+48%

891Breckenridge, COCO39,069645+76%

892Port Lavaca, TXTX19,599635+5%

893Baker City, OROR16,658634−51%

894Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823626+143%

895Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077625+51%

896Guymon, OKOK20,322621−33%

897Yankton, SDSD23,635617−22%

898Othello, WAWA21,488616+55%

899Nantucket, MAMA14,758614−47%

900Iron Mountain, MIMI30,575613−21%

901Pierre, SDSD20,588612−14%

902Brookings, SDSD37,635581−6%

903Hereford, TXTX18,626580−24%

904Taos, NMNM34,564565+47%

905Clarksdale, MSMS19,849565−40%

906Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219499−69%

907Vermillion, SDSD15,031495+96%

908Marshall, MNMN25,684492−29%

909Storm Lake, IAIA20,449460−34%

910Worthington, MNMN22,338457−3%

911Raymondville, TXTX19,971438+13%

912Las Vegas, NMNM30,311425−17%

913Ketchikan, AKAK13,549412+4%

914Gallup, NMNM68,119386−60%

915Dumas, TXTX21,891312−67%

916Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319205−25%

917Zapata, TXTX13,753200+48%

918Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138132−64%

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