Which metro area has the highest total population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 18,839,740 (2010 American Community Survey).

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, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 ACS 5-year data.

How is total population measured?

Total resident population. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2010).

RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Largest by population, US metro areas · 2010

The most populous us metro areas as of the 2023 estimates.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

501Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03564,524+9%

502Hutchinson, KSKS61,53964,511−0%

503Faribault, MNMN69,93964,142+13%

504Athens, TNTN71,59064,019+7%

505Alamogordo, NMNM70,36863,797+2%

506Red Bluff, CACA64,66563,463+13%

507Hudson, NYNY60,16863,096+0%

508Somerset, KYKY67,38463,063+12%

509Coos Bay, OROR63,99263,043+0%

510Paris, TXTX63,31962,653−0%

511Sayre, PAPA59,60062,622−0%

512Oneonta, NYNY60,58962,259+1%

513Baraboo, WIWI66,65261,976+12%

514Marietta, OHOH58,38961,778−2%

515Salina, KSKS59,12161,697+3%

516Rutland, VTVT59,65361,642−3%

517Sturgis, MIMI60,96861,295−2%

518Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31960,968+14%

519Fremont, OHOH58,65560,944−1%

520Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00260,921+12%

521Lewiston, IDID65,45060,888+5%

522Natchez, MSMS54,72260,845−5%

523Shelton, WAWA71,16560,699+23%

524Albemarle, NCNC68,83060,585+4%

525Enid, OKOK61,77960,580+5%

526Jefferson, GAGA99,26560,485+45%

527Carbondale, ILIL52,50160,218+1%

528Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91260,158+8%

529Laconia, NHNH65,14760,088+7%

530Batavia, NYNY58,41660,079−0%

531Oxford, MSMS71,97260,029+16%

532Henderson, KYKY57,18459,871+2%

533Heber, UTUT81,65559,854+33%

534Norwalk, OHOH58,25059,626+0%

535Barre, VTVT59,65259,534+3%

536Kinston, NCNC55,83759,495−0%

537Tullahoma, TNTN69,33959,158+10%

538Waynesville, NCNC63,36959,036+9%

539Walla Walla, WAWA62,36158,781+7%

540Sterling, ILIL54,12158,498−4%

541Palestine, TXTX59,80558,458+6%

542Dublin, GAGA60,35158,414+9%

543Starkville, MSMS62,06357,924+9%

544Sanford, NCNC70,25857,866+18%

545Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07657,669+9%

546Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80857,369+24%

547Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04157,303+0%

548Tiffin, OHOH54,52256,745−3%

549Fairmont, WVWV55,58456,418−0%

550Crossville, TNTN66,30056,053+20%

551McComb, MSMS52,64055,847+3%

552Picayune, MSMS59,36355,834+15%

553Gloversville, NYNY52,21655,531+1%

554Sonora, CACA53,16055,365+2%

555Gaffney, SCSC58,27555,342+5%

556Carson, NVNV58,57155,274+5%

557Calhoun, GAGA61,70155,186+25%

558Waycross, GAGA57,67055,070+8%

559Oil City, PAPA49,34654,984−4%

560Morgan City, LALA46,55254,650+2%

561Brigham City, UTUT70,40554,261+16%

562Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82354,258+15%

563Ontario, OROR60,08553,936+3%

564Charleston, ILIL46,60753,873+1%

565Carlsbad, NMNM62,50953,829+4%

566Payson, AZAZ53,80153,597+4%

567Sikeston, MOMO49,97853,549−1%

568Rochelle, ILIL51,39953,497+5%

569Scottsboro, ALAL54,28153,227−1%

570Danville, KYKY56,98553,174+4%

571Ashland, OHOH52,52353,139+1%

572Greenville, OHOH51,52052,959−1%

573Galesburg, ILIL47,76752,919−5%

574Warrensburg, MOMO56,67052,595+9%

575Kearney, NENE57,96252,591+7%

576Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44252,274+27%

577Glasgow, KYKY56,22452,272+9%

578Edwards, COCO54,29152,197+25%

579Clewiston, FLFL61,54652,024+11%

580Mason City, IAIA49,71051,749−5%

581Branson, MOMO57,00151,675+30%

582Winona, MNMN50,52351,461+3%

583Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45951,454+11%

584Durango, COCO56,89851,334+17%

585Platteville, WIWI52,44651,208+3%

586Granbury, TXTX70,50151,182+25%

587Greenville, MSMS40,44651,137−19%

588Boone, NCNC54,78651,079+20%

589Bartlesville, OKOK54,03750,976+4%

590Jacksonville, TXTX53,33750,845+9%

591Elko, NVNV56,68250,805+8%

592Rexburg, IDID69,38050,778+29%

593Douglas, GAGA52,86150,731+13%

594Kingsland, GAGA60,14350,513+16%

595Ozark, ALAL49,91250,251+2%

596Amsterdam, NYNY50,04650,219+1%

597Enterprise, ALAL56,95349,948+15%

598Kerrville, TXTX54,03749,625+14%

599New Castle, ININ49,13749,462+2%

600Sidney, OHOH48,06549,423+3%

601Cortland, NYNY45,85049,336+2%

602Clinton, IAIA46,00249,116−2%

603Tifton, GAGA51,23749,048+2%

604Del Rio, TXTX47,83548,879+9%

605Vicksburg, MSMS41,75948,773−2%

606Norfolk, NENE49,22848,271−3%

607Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15448,172+13%

608Alice, TXTX45,38348,061+2%

609Washington, NCNC44,67047,759+6%

610Corsicana, TXTX57,18147,735+6%

611Freeport, ILIL43,22047,711−3%

612Burlington, IAIA44,06147,656−6%

613Cadillac, MIMI49,71947,584+6%

614Ardmore, OKOK48,91047,557+4%

615Kendallville, ININ47,93747,536+3%

616Nogales, AZAZ50,02047,420+24%

617Bogalusa, LALA44,93747,168+7%

618Plymouth, ININ46,59947,051+4%

619Tahlequah, OKOK49,19646,987+11%

620Madisonville, KYKY45,12746,920+1%

621Cañon City, COCO50,03946,824+1%

622Ruston, LALA48,36046,735+10%

623Hillsdale, MIMI45,73846,688+0%

624Lewistown, PAPA46,12746,682+0%

625Rockingham, NCNC42,04146,639+0%

626Ponca City, OKOK43,49046,562−3%

627Blytheville, ARAR37,82846,480−11%

628Red Wing, MNMN48,19546,183+5%

629Shawano, WIWI45,75946,181+2%

630Cedar City, UTUT67,14146,163+37%

631Bedford, ININ45,56846,134+0%

632Gillette, WYWY48,14546,133+37%

633Newport, OROR50,63646,034+3%

634Wapakoneta, OHOH45,90945,949−1%

635Huntingdon, PAPA43,00145,913+1%

636Rice Lake, WIWI46,48445,870+2%

637Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30245,858−0%

638McAlester, OKOK43,32045,837+4%

639Milledgeville, GAGA44,02945,720+2%

640Blackfoot, IDID51,15345,607+9%

641Moultrie, GAGA47,43845,498+8%

642Henderson, NCNC42,63845,422+6%

643Effingham, ILIL44,72745,290−0%

644Coldwater, MIMI45,99345,248−1%

645Harrison, ARAR45,65445,233+6%

646Rolla, MOMO45,24745,156+13%

647Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40445,058+2%

648Shelbyville, TNTN55,27345,058+20%

649Duncan, OKOK44,31045,048+4%

650Marion, NCNC45,19844,996+7%

651Lewisburg, PAPA42,31344,947+8%

652Pullman, WAWA48,51244,776+10%

653Sparta, WIWI46,57244,673+9%

654Brattleboro, VTVT45,20444,513+1%

655Bemidji, MNMN47,05544,442+12%

656Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42844,396+10%

657Pahrump, NVNV57,33643,946+35%

658Menomonie, WIWI46,22343,857+10%

659Selma, ALAL35,14043,820−5%

660Rock Springs, WYWY41,26743,806+16%

661Bucyrus, OHOH41,89643,784−7%

662Bradford, PAPA38,98443,450−5%

663Cornelia, GAGA50,41643,041+20%

664Burley, IDID49,30843,021+3%

665Greenwood, MSMS34,91242,914−12%

666Big Rapids, MIMI42,32042,798+6%

667Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90442,794+5%

668Columbus, NENE46,58342,752+2%

669Muscatine, IAIA41,85342,745+2%

670Plainview, TXTX36,70042,719−4%

671Alma, MIMI41,19042,476+0%

672Durant, OKOK51,36742,416+16%

673Seymour, ININ47,37042,376+3%

674Willmar, MNMN44,72042,239+3%

675Auburn, ININ44,53542,223+5%

676Sedalia, MOMO44,25442,201+7%

677Paragould, ARAR47,41142,090+13%

678Wilmington, OHOH42,30142,040+4%

679Jasper, ININ44,01641,889+6%

680Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91441,869+5%

681Warren, PAPA37,03841,815−5%

682Hastings, NENE40,57741,718−1%

683El Dorado, ARAR36,92641,639−9%

684Alexander City, ALAL40,95341,616+0%

685Mountain Home, ARAR42,98241,513+8%

686Cedartown, GAGA45,51441,475+9%

687El Campo, TXTX42,06041,280+0%

688Montrose, COCO44,59141,276+23%

689Minden, LALA34,94841,207−1%

690Winchester, TNTN45,57941,052+5%

691Ellensburg, WAWA48,80340,915+23%

692Jacksonville, ILIL37,38140,902−3%

693Sandpoint, IDID54,42040,877+11%

694Celina, OHOH42,73740,814−0%

695Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20140,661+17%

696Marshalltown, IAIA39,89040,648+3%

697Aberdeen, SDSD41,58340,602+2%

698West Plains, MOMO40,79840,400+8%

699Española, NMNM39,83240,246−2%

700Riverton, WYWY39,46440,123+12%

701Urbana, OHOH38,82040,097+3%

702Cambridge, OHOH38,37940,087−2%

703Okeechobee, FLFL42,60839,996+11%

704McMinnville, TNTN43,71739,839+4%

705Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65539,702+6%

706Natchitoches, LALA36,08939,566+1%

707Centralia, ILIL36,38239,437−5%

708Lock Haven, PAPA37,87039,238+3%

709Austin, MNMN40,97139,163+1%

710Pittsburg, KSKS39,00839,134+2%

711Weatherford, OKOK39,05939,098+4%

712Defiance, OHOH38,29239,037−1%

713Logansport, ININ37,83638,966−5%

714Pontiac, ILIL35,05738,950−2%

715Hannibal, MOMO38,96938,948+3%

716Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14738,827−3%

717Houghton, MIMI40,02838,784+1%

718Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08138,520−0%

719Vincennes, ININ35,65238,440−2%

720Gainesville, TXTX44,46138,437+6%

721Dyersburg, TNTN36,32038,335+3%

722Crawfordsville, ININ38,95438,124+1%

723Brownwood, TXTX38,71138,106+1%

724Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83838,013−6%

725Greencastle, ININ37,87637,963+5%

726Stephenville, TXTX43,91137,890+15%

727Americus, GAGA33,39437,829+2%

728Easton, MDMD38,23837,782+12%

729Scottsbluff, NENE36,27237,660−0%

730Newberry, SCSC39,56137,508+4%

731Ada, OKOK38,52837,492+7%

732Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45137,304+13%

733Moscow, IDID41,84237,244+7%

734Safford, AZAZ40,15737,220+11%

735Murray, KYKY39,42137,191+9%

736Bennington, VTVT36,63037,125+0%

737Huntington, ININ37,22437,124−2%

738Mayfield, KYKY37,05037,121+0%

739Escanaba, MIMI36,58237,069−4%

740Canton, ILIL32,90137,069−3%

741Corinth, MSMS34,56937,057+7%

742North Platte, NENE33,97237,051+5%

743Astoria, OROR40,92637,039+4%

744Peru, ININ34,48736,903+2%

745Coshocton, OHOH37,18836,901+1%

746Garden City, KSKS37,50536,776−9%

747Bay City, TXTX36,46336,702−3%

748Fremont, NENE38,05736,691+1%

749Hutchinson, MNMN36,63136,651+5%

750Batesville, ARAR38,78536,647+7%

751Owatonna, MNMN37,46436,576+9%

752Emporia, KSKS34,83836,480−6%

753Vidalia, GAGA36,18036,346+6%

754Arkansas City, KSKS34,38236,311+0%

755Laramie, WYWY38,55836,299+13%

756Laurinburg, NCNC33,32236,157+0%

757Dixon, ILIL32,91436,031−0%

758Alexandria, MNMN40,12036,009+10%

759Fort Madison, IAIA32,30635,862−6%

760Campbellsville, KYKY38,40735,770+4%

761Newport, TNTN37,88935,662+6%

762DeRidder, LALA36,67335,654+8%

763Ottumwa, IAIA35,21035,625−1%

764Lebanon, MOMO36,94335,571+9%

765Breckenridge, COCO39,06935,304+13%

766Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88335,251+6%

767Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06335,161+10%

768Martin, TNTN33,26135,021+0%

769Big Spring, TXTX30,50435,012+4%

770Susanville, CACA28,11734,895+3%

771Brookhaven, MSMS35,01234,869+5%

772Arcadia, FLFL37,07834,862+8%

773Taylorville, ILIL33,44334,800−2%

774Decatur, ININ36,65034,387+2%

775Las Vegas, NMNM30,31134,274−3%

776Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11834,200−1%

777Angola, ININ34,79934,185+3%

778Cleveland, MSMS28,26234,145−16%

779Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24533,920+13%

780Bonham, TXTX39,26533,915+9%

781Dodge City, KSKS33,99333,848+4%

782Brenham, TXTX38,28833,718+11%

783Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08333,481+29%

784Fayetteville, TNTN36,85333,361+6%

785Pella, IAIA34,19233,309+4%

786Frankfort, ININ33,32233,224−2%

787Brevard, NCNC34,21133,090+13%

788Taos, NMNM34,56432,937+10%

789Malvern, ARAR33,45132,923+8%

790Troy, ALAL33,68832,899+11%

791Wabash, ININ30,71332,888−6%

792Grenada, MSMS30,22232,831−7%

793Petoskey, MIMI33,77532,694+4%

794Cambridge, MDMD33,62832,618+6%

795Macomb, ILIL25,91632,612−1%

796Vernal, UTUT38,27832,588+29%

797Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49732,504+8%

798Madison, ININ33,27932,428+2%

799Paris, TNTN32,89632,330+4%

800Kingsville, TXTX30,31532,061+2%

801Brookings, SDSD37,63531,965+13%

802Kennett, MOMO26,85531,953−4%

803St. Marys, PAPA29,92631,946−9%

804Beeville, TXTX32,51531,861−2%

805Miami, OKOK30,43831,848−4%

806Union City, TNTN30,06731,807−2%

807Russellville, ALAL32,44931,704+2%

808Washington, ININ34,20931,648+6%

809Camden, ARAR26,36331,488−9%

810Jackson, WYWY36,58731,464+30%

811Juneau city and, AKAK31,60931,275+2%

812Albert Lea, MNMN30,44031,255−4%

813Gallipolis, OHOH29,07230,934−0%

814Lewisburg, TNTN38,07130,617+14%

815Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57530,591−6%

816Lincoln, ILIL27,18230,305−3%

817Jesup, GAGA32,48130,099+13%

818Kirksville, MOMO29,82430,038+3%

819Eufaula, ALAL26,86129,970−5%

820Port Townsend, WAWA33,97029,872+15%

821Alpena, MIMI28,85329,598−5%

822Silver City, NMNM27,25229,514−5%

823Elkins, WVWV26,88229,405+4%

824McPherson, KSKS30,06429,180−1%

825Sheridan, WYWY33,24129,116+10%

826Washington Court House, OHOH28,55229,030+2%

827Van Wert, OHOH29,01328,744−3%

828Ludington, MIMI29,04028,705+2%

829Middlesborough, KYKY22,82928,691−5%

830Crescent City, CACA26,41028,610+4%

831Dickinson, NDND39,14228,518+5%

832Hays, KSKS29,07528,452+3%

833Forrest City, ARAR21,80028,258−4%

834Cody, WYWY31,17128,205+9%

835Fort Morgan, COCO30,30628,159+4%

836Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79128,111+4%

837Bainbridge, GAGA29,43227,842−1%

838Hailey, IDID32,43627,701+15%

839Great Bend, KSKS24,79027,674−2%

840Watertown, SDSD29,56227,227+5%

841Alamosa, COCO27,89627,225+1%

842Thomaston, GAGA28,50027,153−2%

843Mountain Home, IDID29,46527,038−7%

844Altus, OKOK24,76426,446−7%

845Uvalde, TXTX24,96326,405+2%

846Lexington, NENE26,25526,370−1%

847Toccoa, GAGA27,85426,175+3%

848Clarksdale, MSMS19,84926,151−15%

849Summerville, GAGA25,30026,015+2%

850Ottawa, KSKS26,29925,992+5%

851New Ulm, MNMN25,51725,893−4%

852Marshall, MNMN25,68425,857+2%

853La Grande, OROR25,90025,748+5%

854Greensburg, ININ26,57625,740+5%

855Mexico, MOMO24,52825,529−1%

856Moberly, MOMO24,51325,414+3%

857The Dalles, OROR26,31025,213+6%

858Mitchell, SDSD25,91325,190+3%

859Deming, NMNM25,40725,095+0%

860Le Mars, IAIA25,69724,986+1%

861Fallon, NVNV25,85124,877+4%

862Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52724,837+19%

863Monticello, ININ25,16424,643−2%

864Magnolia, ARAR21,89424,552−4%

865Connersville, ININ23,53324,277−5%

866Spearfish, SDSD29,45924,097+11%

867Pampa, TXTX21,78623,464−1%

868Cordele, GAGA19,23723,439+7%

869Evanston, WYWY23,41523,382+8%

870Marshall, MOMO23,26523,370−2%

871Maryville, MOMO20,17423,370+7%

872Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93822,995−2%

873Liberal, KSKS21,07322,952+2%

874Wahpeton, NDND23,01922,897−9%

875Sterling, COCO20,65422,709+11%

876Yankton, SDSD23,63522,438+4%

877Williston, NDND41,76722,398+13%

878Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88022,381+0%

879Brookings, OROR22,62122,364+6%

880Hood River, OROR23,72022,346+9%

881Beatrice, NENE21,71122,311−3%

882Borger, TXTX19,63322,150−7%

883Raymondville, TXTX19,97122,134+10%

884Elk City, OKOK22,15922,119+12%

885Dumas, TXTX21,89121,904+9%

886Price, UTUT20,68021,403+5%

887Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59921,381+4%

888Worthington, MNMN22,33821,378+3%

889Jamestown, NDND21,41421,100−4%

890Fairmont, MNMN19,44020,840−4%

891Carroll, IAIA20,30320,816−3%

892Guymon, OKOK20,32220,640+3%

893Ruidoso, NMNM19,84420,497+6%

894Storm Lake, IAIA20,44920,260−1%

895Woodward, OKOK19,82720,081+9%

896Pierre, SDSD20,58819,988+4%

897Hereford, TXTX18,62619,372+4%

898Othello, WAWA21,48818,728+14%

899Bishop, CACA18,15818,546+3%

900Los Alamos, NMNM19,40717,950−2%

901Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09917,634+1%

902Huron, SDSD19,62417,398+2%

903Franklin, KYKY20,78817,327+6%

904Atchison, KSKS16,17216,924+1%

905Snyder, TXTX16,16216,921+3%

906Spencer, IAIA16,20216,667−4%

907Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07716,667+1%

908Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21916,535+10%

909Winnemucca, NVNV17,26716,528+3%

910Baker City, OROR16,65816,134−4%

911Sweetwater, TXTX14,11715,216−4%

912Andrews, TXTX18,91414,786+14%

913Zapata, TXTX13,75314,018+15%

914Vermillion, SDSD15,03113,864+2%

915Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13813,783+5%

916Vernon, TXTX12,48113,535−8%

917Ketchikan, AKAK13,54913,477−4%

918Nantucket, MAMA14,75810,172+7%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES