RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 500 SHOWN OF 925

Largest by population, US metro areas

The most populous US metro areas as of the 2025 population estimates. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ leads at 20,112,448. 925 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 4 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01New York, NYNY20,112,448+10%

02Los Angeles, CACA12,844,441+4%

03Chicago, ILIL9,434,123+5%

04Dallas, TXTX8,477,157+64%

05Houston, TXTX7,904,627+68%

06Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182+52%

07Washington, DCDC6,465,724+36%

08Miami, FLFL6,391,072+28%

09Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118+11%

10Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938+61%

11Boston, MAMA5,034,221+15%

12Riverside, CACA4,769,007+47%

13San Francisco, CACA4,630,041+12%

14Detroit, MIMI4,390,913−1%

15Seattle, WAWA4,161,883+37%

16Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295+26%

17Tampa, FLFL3,418,895+43%

18San Diego, CACA3,282,248+17%

19Denver, COCO3,092,037+43%

20Orlando, FLFL2,957,672+80%

21Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830+69%

22Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781+12%

23St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421+5%

24San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140+64%

25Austin, TXTX2,620,945+110%

26Portland, OROR2,542,282+32%

27Sacramento, CACA2,477,274+38%

28Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992−4%

29Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226+75%

30Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858+15%

31Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682+25%

32Columbus, OHOH2,242,028+34%

33Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695+35%

34Nashville, TNTN2,197,416+59%

35Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775−4%

36San Jose, CACA1,984,473+14%

37Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213+13%

38Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500+59%

39Providence, RIRI1,708,161+8%

40Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720+100%

41Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010+5%

42Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813+38%

43Louisville, KYKY1,402,509+22%

44Richmond, VAVA1,389,338+34%

45Memphis, TNTN1,341,412+11%

46Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377+39%

47Fresno, CACA1,203,383+30%

48Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766+14%

49Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645+19%

50Hartford, CTCT1,171,426–

51Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653−1%

52Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685+27%

53Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273+24%

54Rochester, NYNY1,056,149+2%

55Greenville, SCSC1,014,101+40%

56Omaha, NENE1,009,836+32%

57Honolulu, HIHI988,703+13%

58Bridgeport, CTCT978,179–

59New Orleans, LALA970,849−15%

60Knoxville, TNTN968,137+29%

61North Port, FLFL948,158+61%

62Bakersfield, CACA927,068+40%

63Albuquerque, NMNM925,279+27%

64McAllen, TXTX921,549+62%

65Albany, NYNY915,835+11%

66Charleston, SCSC889,263+62%

67Baton Rouge, LALA888,699+22%

68Worcester, MAMA888,502+18%

69Allentown, PAPA887,615+20%

70El Paso, TXTX881,291+29%

71Columbia, SCSC879,918+36%

72Cape Coral, FLFL875,607+99%

73Lakeland, FLFL874,790+81%

74Boise City, IDID864,243+86%

75Oxnard, CACA830,851+10%

76Dayton, OHOH826,554+3%

77Stockton, CACA823,815+46%

78Greensboro, NCNC805,945+25%

79Colorado Springs, COCO781,796+45%

80Little Rock, ARAR777,607+27%

81Provo, UTUT773,426+105%

82Des Moines, IAIA758,539+46%

83Deltona, FLFL746,933+51%

84Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377+16%

85Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206+25%

86Madison, WIWI709,685+33%

87Akron, OHOH701,780+1%

88Ogden, UTUT672,784+52%

89Palm Bay, FLFL663,982+39%

90Wichita, KSKS663,809+16%

91Syracuse, NYNY652,273+0%

92Augusta, GAGA641,231+26%

93Durham, NCNC625,485+47%

94Fayetteville, ARAR622,177+91%

95Harrisburg, PAPA617,427+21%

96Jackson, MSMS609,847+6%

97Spokane, WAWA608,012+33%

98Toledo, OHOH599,376−3%

99Chattanooga, TNTN594,530+25%

100New Haven, CTCT578,741–

101Reno, NVNV578,734+53%

102Portland, MEME577,635+18%

103Scranton, PAPA574,418+2%

104Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721+78%

105Lancaster, PAPA563,159+20%

106Modesto, CACA557,719+25%

107Huntsville, ALAL556,444+63%

108Pensacola, FLFL544,949+32%

109Lexington, KYKY535,174+31%

110Killeen, TXTX511,497+55%

111Springfield, MOMO500,694+36%

112Wilmington, NCNC492,772+79%

113Santa Rosa, CACA486,444+6%

114Visalia, CACA485,146+32%

115Lansing, MIMI479,722+7%

116York, PAPA473,197+24%

117Fort Wayne, ININ466,258+20%

118Springfield, MAMA464,338+2%

119Waterbury, CTCT463,349–

120Vallejo, CACA455,376+15%

121Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191+12%

122Salem, OROR445,814+28%

123Ocala, FLFL442,660+71%

124Santa Maria, CACA442,065+11%

125Reading, PAPA440,072+18%

126Savannah, GAGA438,314+50%

127Brownsville, TXTX433,946+29%

128Salinas, CACA433,729+8%

129Manchester, NHNH433,415+14%

130Gulfport, MSMS431,329+14%

131Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551+117%

132Lafayette, LALA423,758+20%

133Youngstown, OHOH423,678−12%

134Asheville, NCNC422,345+34%

135Naples, FLFL417,131+66%

136Mobile, ALAL411,658+3%

137Spartanburg, SCSC407,656+44%

138Anchorage, AKAK405,821+27%

139Flint, MIMI401,093−8%

140Canton, OHOH400,246−2%

141Beaumont, TXTX399,310+4%

142Trenton, NJNJ399,289+14%

143Tallahassee, FLFL397,442+24%

144Fayetteville, NCNC395,412+17%

145Montgomery, ALAL388,747+12%

146Shreveport, LALA383,474+2%

147Eugene, OROR381,584+18%

148Davenport, IAIA380,452+1%

149Greeley, COCO378,426+109%

150Fort Collins, COCO377,292+50%

151Hickory, NCNC376,890+10%

152Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047+5%

153Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214+15%

154Lubbock, TXTX368,431+28%

155Huntington, WVWV365,965−4%

156Peoria, ILIL363,505−1%

157Gainesville, FLFL359,036+35%

158Lincoln, NENE352,081+32%

159Clarksville, TNTN349,001+50%

160Rockford, ILIL337,242+5%

161Green Bay, WIWI336,756+19%

162Boulder, COCO328,560+13%

163Columbus, GAGA324,830+11%

164South Bend, ININ324,538+2%

165Kennewick, WAWA324,334+69%

166Roanoke, VAVA316,547+10%

167Hagerstown, MDMD315,280+42%

168Crestview, FLFL315,098+49%

169Kingsport, TNTN314,834+5%

170Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638+60%

171Waco, TXTX308,807+24%

172Lacey, WAWA304,261+47%

173Longview, TXTX297,315+16%

174Merced, CACA297,260+41%

175College Station, TXTX287,476+55%

176Utica, NYNY285,611−5%

177Norwich, CTCT284,015–

178Bremerton, WAWA283,374+22%

179San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367+14%

180Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850+32%

181Laredo, TXTX281,224+46%

182Duluth, MNMN281,219+2%

183Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285+18%

184Slidell, LALA279,108+46%

185Seaford, DEDE277,140+77%

186Amarillo, TXTX276,235+21%

187Evansville, ININ273,786+9%

188Fargo, NDND269,528+55%

189Lynchburg, VAVA269,169+21%

190Daphne, ALAL267,761+91%

191Bend, OROR266,376+73%

192Erie, PAPA265,832−5%

193Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795+11%

194Yakima, WAWA259,185+16%

195Santa Cruz, CACA258,852+1%

196Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552+51%

197Tyler, TXTX252,549+45%

198Appleton, WIWI249,876+24%

199Lake Charles, LALA244,655+9%

200Binghamton, NYNY243,189−4%

201Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966+72%

202Champaign, ILIL239,979+14%

203Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553+7%

204Bellingham, WAWA236,392+42%

205Fort Smith, ARAR234,140+13%

206Barnstable, MAMA233,539+5%

207Topeka, KSKS233,052+4%

208Rochester, MNMN231,184+25%

209Panama City, FLFL231,174+37%

210Las Cruces, NMNM229,091+31%

211Charlottesville, VAVA228,597+31%

212Lafayette, ININ228,468+22%

213Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102+47%

214Burlington, VTVT227,803+15%

215Gainesville, GAGA226,568+63%

216Lebanon, NHNH224,500+8%

217Yuma, AZAZ224,449+40%

218Athens, GAGA224,148+35%

219Monroe, LALA222,390+0%

220Medford, OROR221,795+22%

221Columbia, MOMO219,062+35%

222Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212+53%

223Jacksonville, NCNC217,175+44%

224Johnson City, TNTN216,416+19%

225St. George, UTUT213,670+136%

226Lexington Park, MDMD211,176+31%

227Hilo, HIHI210,043+41%

228Chico, CACA209,211+3%

229Joplin, MOMO208,796+16%

230Elkhart, ININ208,774+14%

231Warner Robins, GAGA208,091+55%

232Auburn, ALAL208,013+49%

233Springfield, ILIL206,033+2%

234St. Cloud, MNMN205,854+23%

235Florence, SCSC201,392+4%

236Charleston, WVWV200,170−15%

237Houma, LALA199,668+3%

238Racine, WIWI198,919+5%

239Bowling Green, KYKY197,180+46%

240Dover, DEDE194,786+54%

241Billings, MTMT193,603+32%

242Midland, TXTX193,139+60%

243Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864+77%

244Saginaw, MIMI187,688−11%

245Yuba City, CACA187,478+35%

246Burlington, NCNC186,177+42%

247Abilene, TXTX185,429+16%

248Jackson, TNTN184,569+9%

249Kingston, NYNY183,330+3%

250Greenville, NCNC182,936+37%

251Iowa City, IAIA182,711+39%

252Redding, CACA181,648+11%

253Blacksburg, VAVA181,616+10%

254El Centro, CACA181,411+27%

255Muskegon, MIMI177,901+5%

256Eau Claire, WIWI176,647+19%

257Oshkosh, WIWI174,218+11%

258Idaho Falls, IDID173,851+66%

259Odessa, TXTX173,801+43%

260Sebastian, FLFL172,799+53%

261Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666+45%

262Bloomington, ILIL171,419+14%

263La Crosse, WIWI171,182+11%

264Pueblo, COCO169,277+20%

265Terre Haute, ININ169,241−1%

266Waterloo, IAIA169,189+3%

267Kenosha, WIWI168,448+13%

268East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179+21%

269Janesville, WIWI166,472+9%

270Bloomington, ININ165,231+16%

271Amherst, MAMA164,065+8%

272Grand Junction, COCO162,845+40%

273Logan, UTUT160,889+57%

274Kahului, HIHI160,674+25%

275Chambersburg, PAPA160,652+24%

276Decatur, ALAL160,326+10%

277Jackson, MIMI159,552+1%

278Concord, NHNH158,078+16%

279Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014+28%

280Bangor, MEME157,967+9%

281The Villages, FLFL157,772+196%

282State College, PAPA157,393+16%

283Vineland, NJNJ157,148+7%

284Traverse City, MIMI156,972+20%

285Rapid City, SDSD156,934+31%

286Santa Fe, NMNM156,907+21%

287Florence, ALAL156,609+10%

288Dothan, ALAL156,266+19%

289Monroe, MIMI156,004+7%

290Hanford, CACA154,327+19%

291Sherman, TXTX153,613+39%

292Valdosta, GAGA153,276+28%

293Jefferson City, MOMO152,712+9%

294Cookeville, TNTN152,477+31%

295Niles, MIMI152,444−6%

296Winchester, VAVA152,332+48%

297Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137+65%

298Corbin, KYKY150,040+4%

299Wichita Falls, TXTX149,448−1%

300Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486+4%

301Alexandria, LALA147,952+2%

302Dalton, GAGA147,819+23%

303Texarkana, TXTX146,816+2%

304Lebanon, PAPA146,380+22%

305Ottawa, ILIL145,902−5%

306Sioux City, IAIA145,738+7%

307Albany, GAGA145,510−5%

308Pottsville, PAPA145,085−3%

309Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368+24%

310Morgantown, WVWV141,995+28%

311Hammond, LALA141,346+41%

312Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155+30%

313Bismarck, NDND139,750+44%

314Jonesboro, ARAR139,440+29%

315Wausau, WIWI139,432+11%

316Manhattan, KSKS136,122+25%

317Springfield, OHOH135,340−6%

318Wheeling, WVWV134,089−12%

319Cleveland, TNTN134,057+29%

320Battle Creek, MIMI133,408−3%

321Tupelo, MSMS133,167+7%

322Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975+29%

323Napa, CACA132,949+7%

324Albany, OROR132,843+29%

325Salisbury, MDMD131,872+21%

326Richmond, KYKY131,806+28%

327Eureka, CACA131,647+4%

328Staunton, VAVA129,692+19%

329Augusta, MEME129,067+10%

330Johnstown, PAPA128,968−15%

331Morristown, TNTN128,867+26%

332Bozeman, MTMT128,740+90%

333Missoula, MTMT128,698+29%

334Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666+20%

335Wenatchee, WAWA128,414+29%

336Pittsfield, MAMA128,224−5%

337Ames, IAIA128,090+21%

338Lawton, OKOK127,590+5%

339New Bern, NCNC127,358+11%

340Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,332+7%

341Mansfield, OHOH124,893−3%

342Glens Falls, NYNY124,373+0%

343Jamestown, NYNY124,126−11%

344Twin Falls, IDID123,901+50%

345Holland, MIMI123,188+17%

346Goldsboro, NCNC122,278+8%

347San Angelo, TXTX122,065+15%

348Lawrence, KSKS120,920+21%

349Farmington, NMNM120,340+6%

350Lumberton, NCNC119,941−3%

351Altoona, PAPA119,541−7%

352St. Joseph, MOMO119,170−3%

353St. Simons, GAGA118,524+27%

354Sheboygan, WIWI118,047+5%

355Wooster, OHOH116,758+5%

356Lewiston, MEME116,487+12%

357Oxford, ALAL115,834+3%

358Kalispell, MTMT115,429+55%

359Longview, WAWA114,885+24%

360Torrington, CTCT114,690–

361Owensboro, KYKY113,962+12%

362Muncie, ININ113,106−5%

363Sandusky, OHOH112,777−6%

364Williamsport, PAPA112,587−6%

365Weirton, WVWV112,468−15%

366Roseburg, OROR111,951+12%

367Watertown, NYNY111,540−0%

368Michigan City, ININ111,294+1%

369Sebring, FLFL111,122+27%

370Pinehurst, NCNC110,619+48%

371Show Low, AZAZ109,946+13%

372Beckley, WVWV109,940−13%

373Hermitage, PAPA107,860−10%

374Sunbury, PAPA107,788−4%

375Gettysburg, PAPA107,594+18%

376LaGrange, GAGA107,097+12%

377Whitewater, WIWI106,127+13%

378Moses Lake, WAWA105,727+42%

379Kankakee, ILIL105,525+2%

380Massena, NYNY105,488−6%

381Sumter, SCSC105,067+0%

382Grand Forks, NDND105,046+8%

383Mankato, MNMN104,907+22%

384Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669+8%

385Ithaca, NYNY104,047+8%

386Gadsden, ALAL103,886+0%

387Albertville, ALAL103,537+26%

388Shelby, NCNC103,325+7%

389Cheyenne, WYWY102,938+26%

390Paducah, KYKY102,259−2%

391Bay City, MIMI102,123−7%

392Truckee, CACA101,911+11%

393Rome, GAGA101,378+12%

394Sevierville, TNTN101,342+42%

395Danville, VAVA101,137−8%

396Lima, OHOH100,881−7%

397Brainerd, MNMN100,562+22%

398Victoria, TXTX99,864+10%

399Hot Springs, ARAR99,695+13%

400Dubuque, IAIA99,381+11%

401Salem, OHOH99,377−11%

402Decatur, ILIL99,300−13%

403Jefferson, GAGA99,265+139%

404Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215+10%

405Putnam, CTCT98,096–

406Statesboro, GAGA97,977+47%

407Adrian, MIMI97,779−1%

408Corvallis, OROR97,728+25%

409Helena, MTMT97,153+38%

410Bluefield, WVWV96,138−11%

411Greenwood, SCSC95,215+3%

412Cullman, ALAL94,009+21%

413Fairbanks, AKAK93,972+13%

414Hermiston, OROR93,721+15%

415Cumberland, MDMD93,640−8%

416New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373+2%

417Hinesville, GAGA91,870+28%

418Corning, NYNY91,855−7%

419Talladega, ALAL91,764−1%

420Pocatello, IDID91,591+21%

421Pikeville, KYKY89,122−20%

422Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097+4%

423Athens, TXTX88,595+21%

424Lufkin, TXTX88,154+10%

425Clarksburg, WVWV88,142−4%

426Ukiah, CACA88,122+2%

427Centralia, WAWA88,062+28%

428Grants Pass, OROR87,867+16%

429Parkersburg, WVWV87,264−7%

430Zanesville, OHOH87,014+3%

431Watertown, WIWI86,505+17%

432Columbus, ININ85,729+20%

433Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657+20%

434Meridian, MSMS85,419−11%

435Great Falls, MTMT85,029+6%

436Russellville, ARAR84,932+12%

437Kokomo, ININ83,904−1%

438Stillwater, OKOK83,889+23%

439Huntsville, TXTX83,842+36%

440Seneca, SCSC83,775+27%

441Midland, MIMI83,754+1%

442Orangeburg, SCSC83,177−9%

443Indiana, PAPA82,878−8%

444Laurel, MSMS82,281−1%

445Meadville, PAPA81,792−9%

446Manitowoc, WIWI81,710−1%

447Heber, UTUT81,655+82%

448Wilson, NCNC81,150+10%

449Warsaw, ININ80,892+9%

450Opelousas, LALA80,765−8%

451Monticello, NYNY80,586+9%

452Casper, WYWY80,526+21%

453Elmira, NYNY80,415−12%

454Key West, FLFL80,406+1%

455Rifle, COCO80,099+37%

456Searcy, ARAR80,085+19%

457Keene, NHNH78,269+6%

458Port Angeles, WAWA78,202+21%

459Aberdeen, WAWA78,144+16%

460Plattsburgh, NYNY78,138−2%

461DuBois, PAPA78,100−6%

462Grand Island, NENE78,076+14%

463Frankfort, KYKY77,874+17%

464Palatka, FLFL77,734+10%

465Chillicothe, OHOH76,429+4%

466Minot, NDND75,694+12%

467Olean, NYNY75,390−10%

468Shawnee, OKOK75,102+15%

469Findlay, OHOH75,034+5%

470Hobbs, NMNM74,749+35%

471Auburn, NYNY74,365−9%

472Quincy, ILIL74,146−6%

473Lake City, FLFL74,094+31%

474Fort Payne, ALAL74,085+15%

475Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,060−2%

476Greeneville, TNTN73,831+17%

477Kapaa, HIHI73,400+26%

478Thomasville, GAGA72,958+10%

479Mount Airy, NCNC72,287+1%

480Somerset, PAPA72,004−10%

481Oxford, MSMS71,972+39%

482Stevens Point, WIWI71,943+7%

483Athens, TNTN71,590+19%

484Portsmouth, OHOH71,365−10%

485Danville, ILIL71,259−15%

486Shelton, WAWA71,165+44%

487Greenfield, MAMA70,698−1%

488Granbury, TXTX70,501+72%

489Morehead City, NCNC70,469+19%

490Brigham City, UTUT70,405+50%

491Alamogordo, NMNM70,368+13%

492Klamath Falls, OROR70,274+10%

493Sanford, NCNC70,258+43%

494Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211−24%

495Faribault, MNMN69,939+23%

496Rexburg, IDID69,380+77%

497Tullahoma, TNTN69,339+29%

498Albemarle, NCNC68,830+18%

499Gallup, NMNM68,119−9%

500Marquette, MIMI68,064+5%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest total population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 20,112,448 (2025 Census Population Estimates).

What are the top 5 metro areas by total population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2025 Census population estimates.

How is total population measured?

Total resident population. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (2025).