Which city has the highest total population?

New York, New York ranks #1 with 8,008,278 (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 cities by total population?

New York, New York, Los Angeles, California, Chicago, Illinois, Houston, Texas, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

How many cities are in this ranking?

6,299 cities qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability (minimum 5,000 residents). The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is total population measured?

Total resident population. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 6,299

Largest by population, US cities · 2000

The most populous US cities as of the 2000 population estimates.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 1990

501La Habra, CACA58,974+15%

502Haverhill, MAMA58,969+15%

503Yorba Linda, CACA58,918+12%

504Hemet, CACA58,812+63%

505Marietta, GAGA58,748+33%

506Des Plaines, ILIL58,720+10%

507Lake Forest, CACA58,707–

508Palo Alto, CACA58,598+5%

509Layton, UTUT58,474+40%

510Council Bluffs, IAIA58,268+7%

511Dearborn Heights, MIMI58,264−4%

512Meriden, CTCT58,244−2%

513Lakewood, WAWA58,211−0%

514Fayetteville, ARAR58,047+38%

515Encinitas, CACA58,014+5%

516Port Arthur, TXTX57,755−2%

517Gardena, CACA57,746+16%

518Dothan, ALAL57,737+8%

519Burke, VAVA57,737+0%

520Temecula, CACA57,716+113%

521Dubuque, IAIA57,686+0%

522Lauderhill, FLFL57,585+16%

523Harlingen, TXTX57,564+18%

524Kettering, OHOH57,502−5%

525Taylorsville, UTUT57,439–

526Castro Valley, CACA57,292+18%

527Galveston, TXTX57,247−3%

528Brookline, MAMA57,107+4%

529Camarillo, CACA57,077+9%

530Missoula, MTMT57,053+33%

531Lodi, CACA56,999+10%

532Tracy, CACA56,929+70%

533Kendale Lakes, FLFL56,901+17%

534Pittsburg, CACA56,769+19%

535Great Falls, MTMT56,690+3%

536Lakewood, OHOH56,646−5%

537Hempstead, NYNY56,554+14%

538Bossier City, LALA56,461+7%

539Reston, VAVA56,407+16%

540Ellicott City, MDMD56,397+36%

541Lafayette, ININ56,397+29%

542Lancaster, PAPA56,348+1%

543Malden, MAMA56,340+5%

544Bolingbrook, ILIL56,321+38%

545Diamond Bar, CACA56,287+5%

546Vineland, NJNJ56,271+3%

547Mount Prospect, ILIL56,265+6%

548Pensacola, FLFL56,255−3%

549San Rafael, CACA56,063+16%

550Greenville, SCSC56,002−4%

551Concord, NCNC55,977+105%

552Taunton, MAMA55,976+12%

553Dale City, VAVA55,971+19%

554Elyria, OHOH55,953−1%

555Rocky Mount, NCNC55,893+14%

556Turlock, CACA55,810+32%

557Medford, MAMA55,765−3%

558The Woodlands, TXTX55,649+91%

559North Richland Hills, TXTX55,635+21%

560Niagara Falls, NYNY55,593−10%

561Tamarac, FLFL55,588+24%

562Bismarck, NDND55,532+13%

563Jonesboro, ARAR55,515+19%

564Johnson City, TNTN55,469+13%

565Germantown, MDMD55,419+35%

566Wheaton, ILIL55,416+8%

567Bethesda, MDMD55,277−12%

568Paramount, CACA55,266+16%

569Oak Lawn, ILIL55,245−2%

570Goleta, CACA55,204–

571South Whittier, CACA55,193+11%

572Pine Bluff, ARAR55,085−4%

573Rancho Cordova, CACA55,060+13%

574Annandale, VAVA54,994+8%

575Fountain Valley, CACA54,978+2%

576San Marcos, CACA54,977+41%

577Eden Prairie, MNMN54,901+40%

578Tamiami, FLFL54,788+62%

579La Mesa, CACA54,749+3%

580Kennewick, WAWA54,693+30%

581Chicopee, MAMA54,653−3%

582Santa Cruz, CACA54,593+11%

583Petaluma, CACA54,548+26%

584Temple, TXTX54,514+18%

585McKinney, TXTX54,369+155%

586National City, CACA54,260+0%

587Apple Valley, CACA54,239+18%

588Midwest City, OKOK54,088+3%

589Owensboro, KYKY54,067+1%

590Berwyn, ILIL54,016+19%

591Casas Adobes, AZAZ54,011–

592Levittown, PAPA53,966−3%

593Decatur, ALAL53,929+11%

594Margate, FLFL53,909+25%

595Catalina Foothills, AZAZ53,794–

596Rosemead, CACA53,505+4%

597Charleston, WVWV53,421−7%

598Battle Creek, MIMI53,364−0%

599Hacienda Heights, CACA53,122+1%

600Monroe, LALA53,107−3%

601White Plains, NYNY53,077+9%

602Levittown, NYNY53,067−0%

603Arcadia, CACA53,054+10%

604Shoreline, WAWA53,025–

605Cheyenne, WYWY53,011+6%

606Santee, CACA52,975+0%

607Missouri City, TXTX52,913+46%

608Flagstaff, AZAZ52,894+15%

609Springfield, OROR52,864+18%

610Frederick, MDMD52,767+31%

611Euclid, OHOH52,717−4%

612Sarasota, FLFL52,715+3%

613Gaithersburg, MDMD52,613+33%

614Oak Park, ILIL52,524−2%

615Carson, NVNV52,457+30%

616West Haven, CTCT52,360−3%

617Irondequoit, NYNY52,354+0%

618Bend, OROR52,029+154%

619Folsom, CACA51,884+74%

620Elkhart, ININ51,874+19%

621Nampa, IDID51,867+83%

622La Crosse, WIWI51,818+2%

623Towson, MDMD51,793+5%

624Rio Rancho, NMNM51,765–

625Middletown, OHOH51,605+12%

626Cerritos, CACA51,488−3%

627Huntington, WVWV51,475−6%

628Pocatello, IDID51,466+12%

629St. Peters, MOMO51,381+12%

630Minnetonka, MNMN51,301+6%

631Orland Park, ILIL51,077+43%

632Sheboygan, WIWI50,792+2%

633Ames, IAIA50,731+7%

634Idaho Falls, IDID50,730+15%

635Flower Mound, TXTX50,702+227%

636Biloxi, MSMS50,644+9%

637Loveland, COCO50,608+35%

638Milford, CTCT50,594–

639Cupertino, CACA50,546+26%

640Florissant, MOMO50,497−1%

641Maple Grove, MNMN50,365+30%

642Mentor, OHOH50,278+6%

643Bowie, MDMD50,269+34%

644Aspen Hill, MDMD50,228+10%

645Renton, WAWA50,052+20%

646Cleveland Heights, OHOH49,958−8%

647San Clemente, CACA49,936+21%

648Rock Hill, SCSC49,765+20%

649Carmichael, CACA49,742+2%

650St. George, UTUT49,663+74%

651Casper, WYWY49,644+6%

652East Hartford, CTCT49,575−2%

653Altoona, PAPA49,523−5%

654Bradenton, FLFL49,504+13%

655Hoffman Estates, ILIL49,495+6%

656Glendora, CACA49,415+3%

657Cuyahoga Falls, OHOH49,374+1%

658Mansfield, OHOH49,346−3%

659Corvallis, OROR49,322+10%

660Grand Forks, NDND49,321−0%

661Bowling Green, KYKY49,296+21%

662Weston, FLFL49,286–

663Manteca, CACA49,258+21%

664Troy, NYNY49,170−9%

665Woodland, CACA49,151+23%

666Indio, CACA49,116+33%

667Harrisburg, PAPA48,950−7%

668Warner Robins, GAGA48,804+12%

669Downers Grove, ILIL48,724+4%

670Chapel Hill, NCNC48,715+26%

671East Providence, RIRI48,688−3%

672Centreville, VAVA48,661+83%

673New Brunswick, NJNJ48,573+16%

674Rowland Heights, CACA48,553+14%

675Edinburg, TXTX48,465+62%

676Danville, VAVA48,411−9%

677Tinley Park, ILIL48,401+30%

678Fort Myers, FLFL48,208+7%

679Peabody, MAMA48,129+2%

680Roseville, MIMI48,129−6%

681Blue Springs, MOMO48,080+20%

682Poway, CACA48,044+10%

683Shawnee, KSKS47,996+26%

684Plainfield, NJNJ47,829+3%

685Kissimmee, FLFL47,814+59%

686Colton, CACA47,662+19%

687Novato, CACA47,630+0%

688Mount Pleasant, SCSC47,609+58%

689Edina, MNMN47,425+3%

690Rockville, MDMD47,388+6%

691Novi, MIMI47,386+44%

692Binghamton, NYNY47,380−11%

693The Hammocks, FLFL47,379–

694Perth Amboy, NJNJ47,303+13%

695Revere, MAMA47,283+11%

696Wauwatosa, WIWI47,271−4%

697Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA47,214+315%

698Bedford, TXTX47,152+8%

699Enid, OKOK47,045+4%

700Covina, CACA46,837+8%

701Warren, OHOH46,832−8%

702Chesterfield, MOMO46,802+23%

703La Mirada, CACA46,783+16%

704Pharr, TXTX46,660+42%

705Mishawaka, ININ46,557+9%

706East Lansing, MIMI46,525−8%

707Placentia, CACA46,488+13%

708Woodbury, MNMN46,463+131%

709Port Charlotte, FLFL46,451+12%

710West Des Moines, IAIA46,403+46%

711Alexandria, LALA46,342−6%

712Newark, OHOH46,279+4%

713Cypress, CACA46,229+8%

714O'Fallon, MOMO46,169+147%

715Kokomo, ININ46,113+3%

716Euless, TXTX46,005+21%

717West Seneca, NYNY45,943−4%

718Ocala, FLFL45,943+9%

719Port Orange, FLFL45,823+30%

720Springdale, ARAR45,798+53%

721Pittsfield, MAMA45,793−6%

722West New York, NJNJ45,768+20%

723Salina, KSKS45,679+8%

724Pinellas Park, FLFL45,658+5%

725Apple Valley, MNMN45,527+32%

726Joplin, MOMO45,504+11%

727League City, TXTX45,444+51%

728Mission, TXTX45,408+58%

729Normal, ILIL45,386+13%

730Roswell, NMNM45,293+1%

731Redmond, WAWA45,256+26%

732Kentwood, MIMI45,255+20%

733Kirkland, WAWA45,054+12%

734Charlottesville, VAVA45,049+12%

735Blaine, MNMN44,942+15%

736Burlington, NCNC44,917+14%

737Kingsport, TNTN44,905+23%

738Portage, MIMI44,897+9%

739Manhattan, KSKS44,831+19%

740Potomac, MDMD44,822−2%

741Hattiesburg, MSMS44,779+7%

742San Ramon, CACA44,722+27%

743Azusa, CACA44,712+8%

744Highland, CACA44,605+30%

745Rowlett, TXTX44,503+91%

746Wilson, NCNC44,405+20%

747Bellevue, NENE44,382+43%

748Murrieta, CACA44,282+2813%

749Watsonville, CACA44,265+42%

750North Highlands, CACA44,187+5%

751San Luis Obispo, CACA44,174+5%

752St. Louis Park, MNMN44,126+1%

753Bell Gardens, CACA44,054+4%

754Tulare, CACA43,994+32%

755Strongsville, OHOH43,858+24%

756Freeport, NYNY43,783+10%

757Moline, ILIL43,768+1%

758Valdosta, GAGA43,724+10%

759Coconut Creek, FLFL43,566+59%

760Allen, TXTX43,554+138%

761West Babylon, NYNY43,452+2%

762Covington, KYKY43,370+0%

763Tuckahoe, VAVA43,242+1%

764Woonsocket, RIRI43,224−1%

765Madera, CACA43,207+47%

766Conway, ARAR43,167+63%

767Middletown, CTCT43,167+1%

768Lakeville, MNMN43,128+74%

769Wilkes-Barre, PAPA43,123−9%

770Auburn, ALAL42,987+27%

771Grand Island, NENE42,940+9%

772Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,909+18%

773Palm Springs, CACA42,807+7%

774Elmhurst, ILIL42,762+2%

775Hackensack, NJNJ42,677+15%

776Logan, UTUT42,670+30%

777Cathedral City, CACA42,647+42%

778Altadena, CACA42,610−0%

779Olympia, WAWA42,514+26%

780Newark, CACA42,471+12%

781Arlington, MAMA42,389−5%

782Lombard, ILIL42,322+7%

783Coral Gables, FLFL42,249+5%

784Rohnert Park, CACA42,236+16%

785Fond du Lac, WIWI42,203+12%

786Fairfield, OHOH42,097+6%

787Attleboro, MAMA42,068+10%

788Grapevine, TXTX42,059+44%

789Grand Junction, COCO41,986+45%

790Lake Havasu City, AZAZ41,938+72%

791Glenview, ILIL41,847+13%

792Franklin, TNTN41,842+108%

793Pine Hills, FLFL41,764+18%

794Aloha, OROR41,741+22%

795Danville, CACA41,715+33%

796Hanford, CACA41,686+35%

797Midland, MIMI41,685+9%

798Greenville, MSMS41,633−8%

799Texas City, TXTX41,521+2%

800Gilroy, CACA41,464+32%

801Belleville, ILIL41,410−3%

802Leominster, MAMA41,303+8%

803Bountiful, UTUT41,301+13%

804Hicksville, NYNY41,260+3%

805Tigard, OROR41,223+40%

806Yucaipa, CACA41,207+26%

807Altamonte Springs, FLFL41,200+18%

808Palm Desert, CACA41,155+77%

809Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA41,145−1%

810Moore, OKOK41,138+2%

811Lompoc, CACA41,103+9%

812La Puente, CACA41,063+11%

813Chantilly, VAVA41,041+40%

814Smyrna, GAGA40,999+32%

815York, PAPA40,862−3%

816Albany, OROR40,852+39%

817Hutchinson, KSKS40,787+4%

818North Miami Beach, FLFL40,786+15%

819Hilo, HIHI40,759+8%

820Concord, NHNH40,687+13%

821Titusville, FLFL40,670+3%

822Hendersonville, TNTN40,620+26%

823Bartlett, TNTN40,543+50%

824Atlantic City, NJNJ40,517+7%

825Kearny, NJNJ40,513+16%

826Harrisonburg, VAVA40,468+32%

827Carol Stream, ILIL40,438+28%

828Salem, MAMA40,407+6%

829Sayreville, NJNJ40,377+15%

830Quincy, ILIL40,366+2%

831Littleton, COCO40,340+20%

832Auburn, WAWA40,314+22%

833Lenexa, KSKS40,238+18%

834North Fort Myers, FLFL40,214+34%

835Aliso Viejo, CACA40,166+428%

836San Bruno, CACA40,165+3%

837Muskegon, MIMI40,105−0%

838Lima, OHOH40,081−12%

839Westfield, MAMA40,072+4%

840Lincoln Park, MIMI40,008−4%

841Meridian, MSMS39,968−3%

842Beverly, MAMA39,862+4%

843Holyoke, MAMA39,838−9%

844Catonsville, MDMD39,820+13%

845San Gabriel, CACA39,804+7%

846Bel Air South, MDMD39,711+50%

847Rock Island, ILIL39,684−2%

848Spartanburg, SCSC39,673−9%

849Sumter, SCSC39,643−5%

850Jefferson City, MOMO39,636+12%

851Porterville, CACA39,615+34%

852East Point, GAGA39,595+15%

853Blacksburg, VAVA39,573+14%

854Edmonds, WAWA39,515+29%

855Linden, NJNJ39,394+7%

856Jupiter, FLFL39,328+57%

857Richmond, ININ39,124+1%

858Fitchburg, MAMA39,102−5%

859Essex, MDMD39,078−4%

860Calumet City, ILIL39,071+3%

861Stillwater, OKOK39,065+7%

862South Valley, NMNM39,060+9%

863Columbus, ININ39,059+23%

864Goldsboro, NCNC39,043−4%

865Haltom City, TXTX39,018+19%

866DeKalb, ILIL39,018+12%

867Gadsden, ALAL38,978−8%

868Findlay, OHOH38,967+9%

869McLean, VAVA38,929+2%

870Glen Burnie, MDMD38,922+4%

871Lawrence, ININ38,915+45%

872Burlington, VTVT38,889−1%

873Rogers, ARAR38,829+57%

874Delano, CACA38,824+71%

875Culver City, CACA38,816+0%

876Richland, WAWA38,708+20%

877Brookfield, WIWI38,649+10%

878North Bethesda, MDMD38,610+30%

879Hoboken, NJNJ38,577+16%

880Wausau, WIWI38,426+4%

881State College, PAPA38,420−1%

882Pacifica, CACA38,390+2%

883Muskogee, OKOK38,310+2%

884Sun City, AZAZ38,309+0%

885Sanford, FLFL38,291+18%

886Hanover Park, ILIL38,278+16%

887Broomfield, COCO38,272+55%

888New Berlin, WIWI38,220+14%

889Wellington, FLFL38,216+85%

890Huber Heights, OHOH38,212−1%

891Campbell, CACA38,138–

892Shelton, CTCT38,101+8%

893Montgomery, MDMD38,051+18%

894Everett, MAMA38,037+7%

895Kendall West, FLFL38,034–

896Crystal Lake, ILIL38,000+55%

897Beavercreek, OHOH37,984+13%

898Farmington, NMNM37,844+11%

899Fishers, ININ37,835+404%

900El Centro, CACA37,835+21%

901Sierra Vista, AZAZ37,775+15%

902Park Ridge, ILIL37,775+4%

903Carmel, ININ37,733+49%

904DeSoto, TXTX37,646+23%

905Pearland, TXTX37,640+101%

906New Albany, ININ37,603+4%

907Fort Pierce, FLFL37,516+2%

908East Meadow, NYNY37,461+1%

909University City, MOMO37,428−7%

910Stanton, CACA37,403+23%

911Germantown, TNTN37,348+14%

912Bremerton, WAWA37,259−3%

913Woburn, MAMA37,258+4%

914Hickory, NCNC37,222+31%

915Cleveland, TNTN37,192+23%

916Monrovia, CACA36,929+3%

917Kannapolis, NCNC36,910+24%

918Chester, PAPA36,854−12%

919Bay City, MIMI36,817−5%

920Conroe, TXTX36,811+33%

921Yuba City, CACA36,758+34%

922Bartlett, ILIL36,706+90%

923Hagerstown, MDMD36,687+4%

924Bell, CACA36,664+7%

925Minot, NDND36,567+6%

926Kailua CDP (Honolulu County), HIHI36,513−1%

927New Braunfels, TXTX36,494+34%

928Panama City, FLFL36,417+6%

929Streamwood, ILIL36,407+17%

930Urbana, ILIL36,395+0%

931Spring, TXTX36,385+10%

932Valley Stream, NYNY36,368+7%

933Commack, NYNY36,367+1%

934Rocklin, CACA36,330+91%

935Jackson, MIMI36,316−3%

936Country Club, FLFL36,310–

937Ormond Beach, FLFL36,301+22%

938Hurst, TXTX36,273+8%

939Florence, ALAL36,264−1%

940Marlborough, MAMA36,255+14%

941Perris, CACA36,189+69%

942Marrero, LALA36,165−1%

943Cedar Falls, IAIA36,145+5%

944Norwich, CTCT36,117−3%

945Merritt Island, FLFL36,090+10%

946Duncanville, TXTX36,081+1%

947Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County), MDMD36,079+10%

948Lakewood, NJNJ36,065+38%

949Greenwood, ININ36,037+37%

950Coppell, TXTX35,958+112%

951North Chicago, ILIL35,918+3%

952Addison, ILIL35,914+12%

953Avondale, AZAZ35,883+122%

954Martinez, CACA35,866+12%

955Annapolis, MDMD35,838+8%

956Beloit, WIWI35,775+1%

957Atascocita, TXTX35,757–

958Hot Springs, ARAR35,750–

959West Hollywood, CACA35,716−1%

960Dunedin, FLFL35,691+5%

961Lewiston, MEME35,690−10%

962Brighton, NYNY35,584+3%

963Alamogordo, NMNM35,582+29%

964Greenfield, WIWI35,476+6%

965Long Beach, NYNY35,462+6%

966Fort Lee, NJNJ35,461+11%

967Leavenworth, KSKS35,420−8%

968Brea, CACA35,410+8%

969Cape Girardeau, MOMO35,349+3%

970Lancaster, OHOH35,335+2%

971Marion, OHOH35,318+4%

972Westerville, OHOH35,318+17%

973Oakville, MOMO35,309+11%

974Lake Oswego, OROR35,278+16%

975Torrington, CTCT35,202+4%

976Manassas, VAVA35,135+26%

977Dana Point, CACA35,110+10%

978Sherman, TXTX35,082+11%

979Chelsea, MAMA35,080+22%

980Huntsville, TXTX35,078+26%

981Severn, MDMD35,076+43%

982Palm Beach Gardens, FLFL35,058+53%

983Holland, MIMI35,048+14%

984San Dimas, CACA34,980+8%

985Rome, GAGA34,980+15%

986Kaneohe, HIHI34,970−1%

987Rome, NYNY34,950−21%

988Maplewood, MNMN34,947+13%

989Coram, NYNY34,923+16%

990Meridian, IDID34,919+264%

991Alpharetta, GAGA34,854+168%

992Texarkana, TXTX34,782+10%

993Bartlesville, OKOK34,748+1%

994San Marcos, TXTX34,733+21%

995Elk Grove, ILIL34,727+4%

996Longview, WAWA34,660+10%

997Ceres, CACA34,609+32%

998Coeur d'Alene, IDID34,514+40%

999Wheeling, ILIL34,496+15%

1000Twin Falls, IDID34,469+25%

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