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

1501Highland, ININ23,546−1%

1502Riverside, OHOH23,545+1501%

1503South Euclid, OHOH23,537−1%

1504Prescott Valley, AZAZ23,535+166%

1505Norfolk, NENE23,516+9%

1506Cloverleaf, TXTX23,508+29%

1507Opelika, ALAL23,498+6%

1508West Chicago, ILIL23,469+59%

1509Pleasant Grove, UTUT23,468+73%

1510Dedham, MAMA23,464−1%

1511Blue Island, ILIL23,463+11%

1512Park Forest, ILIL23,462−5%

1513Kingston, NYNY23,456+2%

1514Baldwin, NYNY23,455+3%

1515Griffin, GAGA23,451+8%

1516Brentwood, TNTN23,445+43%

1517San Benito, TXTX23,444+16%

1518Arnold, MDMD23,422+16%

1519Edgewood, MDMD23,378−2%

1520Clinton, MSMS23,347+7%

1521Hazleton, PAPA23,329−6%

1522University Park, TXTX23,324+5%

1523South Portland, MEME23,324+1%

1524Statesville, NCNC23,320+33%

1525Austin, MNMN23,314+6%

1526Brentwood, CACA23,302+208%

1527Algonquin, ILIL23,276+99%

1528Alliance, OHOH23,253−1%

1529Gallatin, TNTN23,230+24%

1530Webster Groves, MOMO23,230+1%

1531Sanford, NCNC23,220+60%

1532Auburn, MEME23,203−5%

1533Lafayette, COCO23,197+59%

1534El Cerrito, CACA23,171+1%

1535Melrose Park, ILIL23,171+11%

1536Wekiwa Springs, FLFL23,169–

1537Bailey's Crossroads, VAVA23,166+19%

1538Lake in the Hills, ILIL23,152+295%

1539New Bern, NCNC23,128+33%

1540Maryville, TNTN23,120+20%

1541Roselle, ILIL23,115+11%

1542Atwater, CACA23,113+4%

1543North Potomac, MDMD23,044+25%

1544Somerset, NJNJ23,040+4%

1545North Haven, CTCT23,035+4%

1546Centerville, OHOH23,024+9%

1547Uniondale, NYNY23,011+13%

1548Cliffside Park, NJNJ23,007+13%

1549Grants Pass, OROR23,003+32%

1550Romulus, MIMI22,979+0%

1551Hamtramck, MIMI22,976+25%

1552Lennox, CACA22,950+1%

1553Rosemont, CACA22,904+0%

1554Burlington, MAMA22,876−2%

1555Zion, ILIL22,866+16%

1556Darien, ILIL22,860+25%

1557Opelousas, LALA22,860+26%

1558Old Bridge, NJNJ22,833+3%

1559Green, OHOH22,817–

1560Okemos, MIMI22,805+13%

1561North Port, FLFL22,797+90%

1562Tualatin, OROR22,791+52%

1563Center Point, ALAL22,784+1%

1564Denison, TXTX22,773+6%

1565Bridgeton, NJNJ22,771+20%

1566Magna metro, UTUT22,770+28%

1567Merrick, NYNY22,764−1%

1568Myrtle Beach, SCSC22,759−8%

1569Windsor, CACA22,744+70%

1570Coachella, CACA22,724+34%

1571Statesboro, GAGA22,698+43%

1572Crystal, MNMN22,698−5%

1573Muscatine, IAIA22,697−1%

1574Miami Lakes, FLFL22,676+78%

1575Derry, NHNH22,661+11%

1576Massapequa, NYNY22,652+3%

1577East Peoria, ILIL22,638+6%

1578Casselberry, FLFL22,629+20%

1579Willoughby, OHOH22,621+10%

1580Alabaster, ALAL22,619+54%

1581West Puente Valley, CACA22,589+12%

1582Keene, NHNH22,563+1%

1583Elizabethtown, KYKY22,542+24%

1584Norton Shores, MIMI22,527+4%

1585Duncan, OKOK22,505+4%

1586Tooele, UTUT22,502+62%

1587West Mifflin, PAPA22,464−5%

1588Morton Grove, ILIL22,451+0%

1589Havelock, NCNC22,442+11%

1590Peekskill, NYNY22,441+15%

1591Hudson, OHOH22,439–

1592Reisterstown, MDMD22,438+16%

1593Owatonna, MNMN22,434+16%

1594Eagle Pass, TXTX22,413+9%

1595Ferguson, MOMO22,406+1%

1596Lawrenceville, GAGA22,397+33%

1597Ypsilanti, MIMI22,362−10%

1598Hopewell, VAVA22,354−3%

1599Oak Ridge, FLFL22,349+45%

1600North Ridgeville, OHOH22,338+4%

1601Plainview, TXTX22,336+4%

1602Waldorf, MDMD22,312+48%

1603Lockport, NYNY22,279−9%

1604West Linn, OROR22,261+36%

1605Brent, FLFL22,257+3%

1606Harvey, LALA22,226+5%

1607Stoneham, MAMA22,219+0%

1608New Brighton, MNMN22,206−0%

1609Champlin, MNMN22,193+32%

1610Leisure City, FLFL22,152+14%

1611South Holland, ILIL22,147+0%

1612Del City, OKOK22,128−7%

1613Matthews, NCNC22,127+62%

1614Duluth, GAGA22,122+148%

1615Ferndale, MIMI22,105−12%

1616Monroe, MIMI22,076−4%

1617Villa Park, ILIL22,075−1%

1618Prairie, KSKS22,072−5%

1619Greenwood, SCSC22,071+6%

1620Brawley, CACA22,052+17%

1621Elkridge, MDMD22,042+70%

1622South Salt Lake, UTUT22,038+118%

1623Mercer Island, WAWA22,036+6%

1624Paragould, ARAR22,017+19%

1625Mason, OHOH22,016+92%

1626Seguin, TXTX22,011+17%

1627Troy, OHOH21,999+13%

1628Medford, NYNY21,985+3%

1629Ashland, KYKY21,981−7%

1630Radcliff, KYKY21,961+11%

1631Pearl, MSMS21,961+12%

1632Oxford, OHOH21,943+16%

1633American Fork, UTUT21,941+40%

1634West Pensacola, FLFL21,939−1%

1635Copiague, NYNY21,922+6%

1636O'Fallon, ILIL21,910+36%

1637Watauga, TXTX21,908+9%

1638Benton, ARAR21,906+21%

1639Holiday, FLFL21,904+13%

1640San Lorenzo, CACA21,898+10%

1641Starkville, MSMS21,869+18%

1642Selden, NYNY21,861+6%

1643Pottstown, PAPA21,859+0%

1644Port Hueneme, CACA21,845+8%

1645Walker, MIMI21,842+26%

1646Mequon, WIWI21,823+15%

1647St. Andrews, SCSC21,814−15%

1648South Plainfield, NJNJ21,810+6%

1649Solon, OHOH21,802+18%

1650Chillicothe, OHOH21,796−1%

1651Valinda, CACA21,776+16%

1652Fairland, MDMD21,738+10%

1653Belton, MOMO21,730+20%

1654Wright, FLFL21,697+15%

1655Kennesaw, GAGA21,675+143%

1656Bloomingdale, ILIL21,675+30%

1657Norwood, OHOH21,675−8%

1658Garden City, NYNY21,672−0%

1659Asheboro, NCNC21,672+32%

1660Parma Heights, OHOH21,659+1%

1661Herndon, VAVA21,655+34%

1662La Porte, ININ21,621+1%

1663Watertown, WIWI21,598+13%

1664Spanaway, WAWA21,588+44%

1665South Bradenton, FLFL21,587+6%

1666Adrian, MIMI21,574−2%

1667Bay Point, CACA21,534–

1668El Dorado, ARAR21,530−7%

1669Royal Palm Beach, FLFL21,523+48%

1670Southlake, TXTX21,519+205%

1671Cumberland, MDMD21,518−9%

1672Sherwood, ARAR21,511+14%

1673Munster, ININ21,511+8%

1674McHenry, ILIL21,501+33%

1675Fairfax, VAVA21,498+10%

1676Edwardsville, ILIL21,491+47%

1677Duarte, CACA21,486+4%

1678Greenbelt, MDMD21,456+2%

1679Altus, OKOK21,447−2%

1680Forest Park, GAGA21,447+27%

1681Waxahachie, TXTX21,426+18%

1682Alvin, TXTX21,413+11%

1683Clarksville, ININ21,400+8%

1684Muskego, WIWI21,397+27%

1685Wilmington, MAMA21,363+21%

1686Athens, OHOH21,342+0%

1687Spanish Lake, MOMO21,337+5%

1688Groveton, VAVA21,296+6%

1689Moscow, IDID21,291+15%

1690Roselle, NJNJ21,274+5%

1691Wasco, CACA21,263+73%

1692South Milwaukee, WIWI21,256+1%

1693Ashland, OHOH21,249+6%

1694Brook Park, OHOH21,218−7%

1695Bellview, FLFL21,201+9%

1696Lisle, ILIL21,182+9%

1697Enterprise, ALAL21,178+5%

1698Romeoville, ILIL21,153+50%

1699South El Monte, CACA21,144+1%

1700West Carson, CACA21,138+5%

1701Summit, NJNJ21,131+7%

1702Barstow, CACA21,119−2%

1703Savage, MNMN21,115+113%

1704North Plainfield, NJNJ21,103+12%

1705Olive Branch, MSMS21,054+490%

1706Yukon, OKOK21,043+1%

1707Charleston, ILIL21,039+3%

1708Tarpon Springs, FLFL21,003+17%

1709Commerce City, COCO20,991+27%

1710Jacksonville Beach, FLFL20,990+18%

1711Burleson, TXTX20,976+31%

1712Naples, FLFL20,976+8%

1713White Center, WAWA20,975–

1714White Oak, MDMD20,973+12%

1715Land O' Lakes, FLFL20,971+166%

1716Columbus, NENE20,971+8%

1717Ashtabula, OHOH20,962−3%

1718Golden Gate, FLFL20,951+48%

1719Forest Hills, MIMI20,942+25%

1720Biddeford, MEME20,942+1%

1721Niles, OHOH20,932−1%

1722Temple Terrace, FLFL20,918+27%

1723Portsmouth, OHOH20,909−8%

1724Brighton, COCO20,905+47%

1725DeLand, FLFL20,904+27%

1726Nogales, AZAZ20,878+7%

1727New Hope, MNMN20,873−4%

1728East Northport, NYNY20,845+2%

1729East Patchogue, NYNY20,824+3%

1730Evergreen Park, ILIL20,821−0%

1731Belvidere, ILIL20,820+30%

1732Faribault, MNMN20,818+22%

1733Winchester, MAMA20,810+3%

1734Lumberton, NCNC20,795+11%

1735Ashland, CACA20,793+25%

1736Portsmouth, NHNH20,784−20%

1737Gardner, MAMA20,770+3%

1738Machesney Park, ILIL20,759+9%

1739Reedley, CACA20,756+31%

1740Libertyville, ILIL20,742+8%

1741Piqua, OHOH20,738+1%

1742Rocky River, OHOH20,735+2%

1743Millbrae, CACA20,718+1%

1744Carteret, NJNJ20,709+9%

1745Bensenville, ILIL20,703+17%

1746Carbondale, ILIL20,681−23%

1747Clarksdale, MSMS20,645+5%

1748East Ridge, TNTN20,640−2%

1749Mountain Brook, ALAL20,604+4%

1750Islip, NYNY20,575+9%

1751Shakopee, MNMN20,568+75%

1752De Pere, WIWI20,559+24%

1753Ruston, LALA20,546+3%

1754Agoura Hills, CACA20,537+1%

1755Rotterdam, NYNY20,536−3%

1756Affton, MOMO20,535−3%

1757Bellwood, ILIL20,535+1%

1758Odenton, MDMD20,534+60%

1759Cedar City, UTUT20,527+53%

1760Selma, ALAL20,512−14%

1761Sulphur, LALA20,512+2%

1762Fitchburg, WIWI20,501+31%

1763Milwaukie, OROR20,490+10%

1764South Laurel, MDMD20,479+10%

1765Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ20,478+165%

1766North Laurel, MDMD20,468+36%

1767Wade Hampton, SCSC20,458–

1768Doral, FLFL20,438+554%

1769Kerrville, TXTX20,425+17%

1770Springville, UTUT20,424+46%

1771Weirton, WVWV20,411−8%

1772College Park, GAGA20,382+1%

1773Marblehead, MAMA20,377+2%

1774Sun Prairie, WIWI20,369+33%

1775Vero Beach South, FLFL20,362+20%

1776Mountlake Terrace, WAWA20,362+5%

1777Kaysville, UTUT20,351+45%

1778Sedalia, MOMO20,339+3%

1779East Moline, ILIL20,333+1%

1780Chanhassen, MNMN20,321+73%

1781La Cañada Flintridge, CACA20,318+5%

1782Bainbridge Island, WAWA20,308–

1783Bethany, OKOK20,307+1%

1784Golden Valley, MNMN20,281−3%

1785Eastlake, OHOH20,255−4%

1786Spanish Fork, UTUT20,246+80%

1787Watertown, SDSD20,237+15%

1788Lebanon, TNTN20,235+33%

1789Fountain Hills, AZAZ20,235+102%

1790Citrus Park, FLFL20,226–

1791Castle Rock, COCO20,224+132%

1792South San Jose Hills, CACA20,218+13%

1793Apex, NCNC20,212+307%

1794Sidney, OHOH20,211+8%

1795Gallup, NMNM20,209+6%

1796Benbrook, TXTX20,208+3%

1797Owings Mills, MDMD20,193+113%

1798Ridgeland, MSMS20,173+71%

1799Rockledge, FLFL20,170+26%

1800South St. Paul, MNMN20,167–

1801Rancho San Diego, CACA20,155+189%

1802Woodstock, ILIL20,151+40%

1803Kahului, HIHI20,146+19%

1804Taylors, SCSC20,125+3%

1805Vernon Hills, ILIL20,120+31%

1806Arbutus, MDMD20,116+2%

1807Woodburn, OROR20,100+50%

1808Hauppauge, NYNY20,100+2%

1809Palm City, FLFL20,097+412%

1810Crofton, MDMD20,091+57%

1811North Bellmore, NYNY20,079+2%

1812St. Cloud, FLFL20,074+61%

1813Kingman, AZAZ20,069+58%

1814Douglasville, GAGA20,065+72%

1815Lake Forest, ILIL20,059+12%

1816New Smyrna Beach, FLFL20,048+21%

1817Lomita, CACA20,046+3%

1818Loves Park, ILIL20,044+30%

1819Calabasas, CACA20,033–

1820Ronkonkoma, NYNY20,029−2%

1821Roseburg, OROR20,017+18%

1822Hays, KSKS20,013+13%

1823Baldwin, PAPA19,999−9%

1824Fort Walton Beach, FLFL19,973−7%

1825Arnold, MOMO19,965+6%

1826Laurel, MDMD19,960+3%

1827Lexington, NCNC19,953+20%

1828Lynbrook, NYNY19,911+4%

1829Palm Valley, FLFL19,860+97%

1830Carrollton, GAGA19,843+24%

1831Bloomingdale, FLFL19,839+43%

1832Auburn Hills, MIMI19,837+16%

1833Colesville, MDMD19,810+5%

1834Crown Point, ININ19,806+12%

1835Oak Harbor, WAWA19,795+15%

1836Thomasville, NCNC19,788+24%

1837Newington, VAVA19,784+10%

1838Winter Gardens, CACA19,771–

1839Immokalee, FLFL19,763+40%

1840Pike Creek, DEDE19,751+94%

1841Bentonville, ARAR19,730+75%

1842Alsip, ILIL19,725+8%

1843Lemoore, CACA19,712+45%

1844Lake Ronkonkoma, NYNY19,701+4%

1845Logansport, ININ19,684+17%

1846Nicholasville, KYKY19,680+45%

1847Liberal, KSKS19,666+19%

1848Marquette, MIMI19,661−10%

1849Gillette, WYWY19,646+11%

1850Colleyville, TXTX19,636+54%

1851Altamont, OROR19,603+5%

1852Trenton, MIMI19,584−5%

1853East Massapequa, NYNY19,565+0%

1854Lakeside CDP (San Diego County), CACA19,560−50%

1855Homewood, ILIL19,543+1%

1856Ashland, OROR19,522+20%

1857Waynesboro, VAVA19,520+5%

1858Geneva, ILIL19,515+55%

1859Miamisburg, OHOH19,489+9%

1860Hercules, CACA19,488+16%

1861Shelby, NCNC19,477+33%

1862Galt, CACA19,472+119%

1863Forest Park, OHOH19,463+5%

1864Franklin, ININ19,463+51%

1865Klamath Falls, OROR19,462+10%

1866Sun Valley, NVNV19,461+71%

1867Selma, CACA19,444+32%

1868Northport, ALAL19,435+12%

1869Franklin Park, ILIL19,434+5%

1870West St. Paul, MNMN19,405–

1871Cockeysville, MDMD19,388+4%

1872Granite Bay, CACA19,388–

1873Mayfield Heights, OHOH19,386−2%

1874Balch Springs, TXTX19,375+11%

1875Oregon, OHOH19,355+6%

1876Bloomington, CACA19,318+28%

1877Madisonville, KYKY19,307+19%

1878Point Pleasant, NJNJ19,306+6%

1879Hialeah Gardens, FLFL19,297+150%

1880Birmingham, MIMI19,291−4%

1881Fredericksburg, VAVA19,279+1%

1882Pittsburg, KSKS19,243+8%

1883Mineola, NYNY19,234+1%

1884Whitehall, OHOH19,201−7%

1885Rosedale, MDMD19,199+3%

1886Wilkinsburg, PAPA19,196−9%

1887Sapulpa, OKOK19,166+6%

1888Manchester, MOMO19,161+193%

1889North Massapequa, NYNY19,152−1%

1890Fairmont, WVWV19,097−6%

1891Fort Lewis, WAWA19,089−14%

1892Brookfield, ILIL19,085+1%

1893Glassboro, NJNJ19,068+22%

1894Lackawanna, NYNY19,064−7%

1895Pinecrest, FLFL19,055–

1896Wayne, MIMI19,051−4%

1897Pinole, CACA19,039+9%

1898Lehi, UTUT19,028+124%

1899Steubenville, OHOH19,015−14%

1900Pleasantville, NJNJ19,012+19%

1901Alice, TXTX19,010−4%

1902Weatherford, TXTX19,000+28%

1903Van Buren, ARAR18,986+27%

1904Wantagh, NYNY18,971+2%

1905Berea, OHOH18,970−0%

1906Athens, ALAL18,967+13%

1907Hazel Park, MIMI18,963−5%

1908Belvedere Park, GAGA18,945+5%

1909Jacksonville, ILIL18,940−2%

1910Louisville, COCO18,937+53%

1911Sanger, CACA18,931+12%

1912Central Falls, RIRI18,928+7%

1913Searcy, ARAR18,928+25%

1914Elmwood Park, NJNJ18,925+7%

1915Goodyear, AZAZ18,911+202%

1916Junction City, KSKS18,886−8%

1917Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CACA18,874−39%

1918North Druid Hills, GAGA18,852+33%

1919Mooresville, NCNC18,823+102%

1920Plattsburgh, NYNY18,816−11%

1921Brownwood, TXTX18,813+2%

1922Marshfield, WIWI18,800−2%

1923Milledgeville, GAGA18,757+6%

1924Ensley, FLFL18,752+15%

1925Mamaroneck, NYNY18,752+8%

1926Cortland, NYNY18,740−5%

1927West Hempstead, NYNY18,713+6%

1928Rock Springs, WYWY18,708−2%

1929Vincennes, ININ18,701−6%

1930Schertz, TXTX18,694+77%

1931La Vergne, TNTN18,687+149%

1932Loma Linda, CACA18,681+7%

1933Kenmore, WAWA18,678+109%

1934Sylvania, OHOH18,670+8%

1935Edgewater, FLFL18,668+22%

1936Bay City, TXTX18,667+2%

1937Orange, TXTX18,643−4%

1938Hermosa Beach, CACA18,566+2%

1939Eastchester, NYNY18,564+0%

1940Augusta, MEME18,560−13%

1941Macomb, ILIL18,558−7%

1942Ansonia, CTCT18,554+1%

1943Syosset, NYNY18,544−2%

1944Morristown, NJNJ18,544+15%

1945La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA18,532+9%

1946Columbia Heights, MNMN18,520−2%

1947King of Prussia, PAPA18,511+1%

1948Ramsey, MNMN18,510+49%

1949Grayslake, ILIL18,506+150%

1950Brookings, SDSD18,504+14%

1951Owasso, OKOK18,502+66%

1952Natchez, MSMS18,464−5%

1953Wadsworth, OHOH18,437+17%

1954Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,435+1%

1955Cudahy, WIWI18,429−1%

1956Greenwood, MSMS18,425−3%

1957Deerfield, ILIL18,420+6%

1958Huntington, NYNY18,403+1%

1959Port Angeles, WAWA18,397+4%

1960Plainfield, ININ18,396+76%

1961Laurel, MSMS18,393−2%

1962Albert Lea, MNMN18,356+0%

1963Amsterdam, NYNY18,355−11%

1964Willmar, MNMN18,351+5%

1965Isla Vista, CACA18,344−10%

1966Woodbridge, NJNJ18,309+5%

1967Ottawa, ILIL18,307+5%

1968Mattoon, ILIL18,291−1%

1969Whitney, NVNV18,273–

1970Blytheville, ARAR18,272−20%

1971Germantown, WIWI18,260+34%

1972Somerset, MAMA18,234+3%

1973Hayesville, OROR18,222+27%

1974Hawthorne, NJNJ18,218+7%

1975Jasmine Estates, FLFL18,213+6%

1976Hastings, MNMN18,204+18%

1977Dover, NJNJ18,188+20%

1978Thomasville, GAGA18,162+4%

1979Decatur, GAGA18,147+5%

1980Avon Lake, OHOH18,145+20%

1981Tiffin, OHOH18,135−3%

1982Angleton, TXTX18,130+6%

1983Adelanto, CACA18,130+113%

1984Rutherford, NJNJ18,110+2%

1985Lake Zurich, ILIL18,104+21%

1986Seymour, ININ18,101+16%

1987Georgetown, KYKY18,080+58%

1988Anoka, MNMN18,076+5%

1989Newberg, OROR18,064+38%

1990Mukilteo, WAWA18,019+157%

1991El Dorado Hills, CACA18,016+182%

1992Tullahoma, TNTN17,994+7%

1993Rockwall, TXTX17,976+71%

1994Carlisle, PAPA17,970−2%

1995Camp Springs, MDMD17,968+10%

1996Oswego, NYNY17,954−6%

1997Shelbyville, ININ17,951+17%

1998Chester, VAVA17,890+19%

1999Pampa, TXTX17,887−10%

2000North Babylon, NYNY17,877−1%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS