Which metro area has the highest total population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 20,081,935 (2020 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, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 ACS 5-year data.

How is total population measured?

Total resident population. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020).

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Largest by population, US metro areas · 2020

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

501Red Bluff, CACA64,66565,829+17%

502Baraboo, WIWI66,65265,763+19%

503Shelton, WAWA71,16565,726+33%

504Marinette, WIWI65,51565,374−5%

505Marion, OHOH65,11565,359−1%

506Roswell, NMNM63,36465,157+6%

507Somerset, KYKY67,38465,034+16%

508Coos Bay, OROR63,99264,929+3%

509Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19364,727+1%

510Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03564,653+9%

511Forest City, NCNC65,74564,444+2%

512Martinsville, VAVA63,09164,433−12%

513Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69164,394+2%

514Lewiston, IDID65,45064,375+11%

515Tullahoma, TNTN69,33964,350+20%

516Laconia, NHNH65,14763,705+13%

517Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91263,404+14%

518Sanford, NCNC70,25863,285+29%

519Enid, OKOK61,77962,846+9%

520Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00262,721+15%

521Walla Walla, WAWA62,36162,584+13%

522Albemarle, NCNC68,83062,504+8%

523Athens, OHOH63,19762,431+0%

524Carlsbad, NMNM62,50962,314+21%

525Brigham City, UTUT70,40562,230+33%

526Waynesville, NCNC63,36962,089+15%

527Hutchinson, KSKS61,53961,898−4%

528Starkville, MSMS62,06361,714+16%

529Paris, TXTX63,31961,675−2%

530Granbury, TXTX70,50161,598+50%

531Hudson, NYNY60,16861,570−2%

532Crossville, TNTN66,30061,145+31%

533Sturgis, MIMI60,96860,939−2%

534Rutland, VTVT59,65360,572−4%

535Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04160,081+5%

536Salina, KSKS59,12160,038+0%

537Sayre, PAPA59,60059,967−4%

538Barre, VTVT59,65259,807+3%

539Marietta, OHOH58,38959,771−6%

540Fremont, OHOH58,65558,896−5%

541Dublin, GAGA60,35158,759+10%

542Carson, NVNV58,57158,639+12%

543Norwalk, OHOH58,25058,565−2%

544Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80858,535+26%

545Oneonta, NYNY60,58958,524−5%

546Batavia, NYNY58,41658,388−3%

547Palestine, TXTX59,80557,922+5%

548Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82357,887+22%

549Henderson, KYKY57,18457,810−2%

550Calhoun, GAGA61,70157,544+30%

551Cedar City, UTUT67,14157,289+70%

552Ontario, OROR60,08556,957+9%

553Kearney, NENE57,96256,772+16%

554Gaffney, SCSC58,27556,216+7%

555Fairmont, WVWV55,58456,205−1%

556Picayune, MSMS59,36356,145+15%

557Branson, MOMO57,00156,066+41%

558Waycross, GAGA57,67055,967+9%

559Edwards, COCO54,29155,731+34%

560Sterling, ILIL54,12155,691−8%

561Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07655,684+6%

562Durango, COCO56,89855,638+27%

563Sonora, CACA53,16055,620+2%

564Elko, NVNV56,68255,557+18%

565Natchez, MSMS54,72255,485−14%

566Kinston, NCNC55,83755,122−8%

567Tiffin, OHOH54,52255,069−6%

568Danville, KYKY56,98554,889+8%

569Glasgow, KYKY56,22454,771+14%

570Kingsland, GAGA60,14354,768+25%

571McComb, MSMS52,64054,208+0%

572Boone, NCNC54,78654,086+27%

573Warrensburg, MOMO56,67054,013+12%

574Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44253,955+31%

575Enterprise, ALAL56,95353,465+23%

576Gloversville, NYNY52,21653,324−3%

577Payson, AZAZ53,80153,272+4%

578Carbondale, ILIL52,50152,974−11%

579Corsicana, TXTX57,18152,624+17%

580Kerrville, TXTX54,03752,598+20%

581Scottsboro, ALAL54,28152,579−2%

582Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45952,460+13%

583Bartlesville, OKOK54,03752,455+7%

584Ashland, OHOH52,52352,447−0%

585Platteville, WIWI52,44651,938+5%

586Greenville, OHOH51,52051,881−3%

587Rochelle, ILIL51,39951,788+1%

588Clewiston, FLFL61,54651,745+11%

589Pahrump, NVNV57,33651,591+59%

590Douglas, GAGA52,86151,378+14%

591Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15450,692+19%

592Sikeston, MOMO49,97850,636−6%

593Mason City, IAIA49,71050,570−7%

594Oil City, PAPA49,34650,454−12%

595Jacksonville, TXTX53,33750,412+8%

596Newport, OROR50,63650,395+13%

597Tifton, GAGA51,23750,350+5%

598Shelbyville, TNTN55,27350,237+34%

599Galesburg, ILIL47,76749,967−11%

600Winona, MNMN50,52349,671−1%

601Amsterdam, NYNY50,04649,532−0%

602Morgan City, LALA46,55249,406−8%

603Ozark, ALAL49,91249,326+0%

604Cañon City, COCO50,03948,939+6%

605New Castle, ININ49,13748,914+1%

606Norfolk, NENE49,22848,744−2%

607Cadillac, MIMI49,71948,725+8%

608Ruston, LALA48,36048,396+14%

609Sidney, OHOH48,06548,230+1%

610Ardmore, OKOK48,91048,003+5%

611Blackfoot, IDID51,15347,992+15%

612Pullman, WAWA48,51247,973+18%

613Nogales, AZAZ50,02047,669+24%

614Del Rio, TXTX47,83547,586+6%

615Red Wing, MNMN48,19547,582+8%

616Kendallville, ININ47,93747,457+3%

617Sandpoint, IDID54,42047,110+28%

618Tahlequah, OKOK49,19647,078+11%

619Gillette, WYWY48,14547,026+40%

620Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42846,977+17%

621Charleston, ILIL46,60746,863−12%

622Cortland, NYNY45,85046,809−4%

623Rice Lake, WIWI46,48446,711+4%

624Clinton, IAIA46,00246,460−7%

625Seymour, ININ47,37046,428+12%

626Wapakoneta, OHOH45,90946,422−0%

627Sparta, WIWI46,57246,274+13%

628Burley, IDID49,30846,268+11%

629Bemidji, MNMN47,05546,228+17%

630Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30246,150+0%

631Lewistown, PAPA46,12746,143−1%

632Plymouth, ININ46,59946,095+2%

633Durant, OKOK51,36746,067+26%

634Cornelia, GAGA50,41646,031+28%

635Alice, TXTX45,38345,967−3%

636Brattleboro, VTVT45,20445,905+4%

637Moultrie, GAGA47,43845,898+9%

638Hillsdale, MIMI45,73845,746−2%

639Paragould, ARAR47,41145,736+23%

640Bogalusa, LALA44,93745,463+3%

641Menomonie, WIWI46,22345,440+14%

642Madisonville, KYKY45,12745,423−2%

643Burlington, IAIA44,06145,297−10%

644Shawano, WIWI45,75945,136−0%

645Effingham, ILIL44,72745,118−1%

646Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40445,014+2%

647Bedford, ININ45,56845,011−2%

648Greenville, MSMS40,44644,922−29%

649Columbus, NENE46,58344,878+7%

650Coldwater, MIMI45,99344,862−2%

651Vicksburg, MSMS41,75944,722−10%

652Washington, NCNC44,67044,652−1%

653Rolla, MOMO45,24744,638+12%

654Freeport, ILIL43,22044,630−9%

655Harrison, ARAR45,65444,598+5%

656Marion, NCNC45,19844,578+6%

657Ellensburg, WAWA48,80344,337+33%

658Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91444,159+11%

659Huntingdon, PAPA43,00144,092−3%

660Milledgeville, GAGA44,02943,799−2%

661McAlester, OKOK43,32043,773−0%

662Willmar, MNMN44,72043,732+6%

663Ponca City, OKOK43,49043,700−9%

664Jasper, ININ44,01643,637+10%

665Auburn, ININ44,53543,265+7%

666Muscatine, IAIA41,85343,235+4%

667Sedalia, MOMO44,25442,980+9%

668Rockingham, NCNC42,04142,946−8%

669Cedartown, GAGA45,51442,853+12%

670Duncan, OKOK44,31042,848−1%

671Winchester, TNTN45,57942,774+9%

672Lewisburg, PAPA42,31342,681+3%

673Montrose, COCO44,59142,679+28%

674Henderson, NCNC42,63842,578−1%

675Stephenville, TXTX43,91142,545+29%

676Celina, OHOH42,73742,528+4%

677Aberdeen, SDSD41,58342,287+6%

678Rock Springs, WYWY41,26742,272+12%

679Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90442,130+3%

680Bucyrus, OHOH41,89642,025−11%

681Wilmington, OHOH42,30142,018+4%

682Alma, MIMI41,19041,761−1%

683Gainesville, TXTX44,46141,668+15%

684Mountain Home, ARAR42,98241,627+8%

685El Campo, TXTX42,06041,570+1%

686Alexander City, ALAL40,95341,311−0%

687Astoria, OROR40,92641,072+15%

688McMinnville, TNTN43,71740,953+7%

689Williston, NDND41,76740,950+107%

690Hastings, NENE40,57740,704−4%

691Blytheville, ARAR37,82840,685−22%

692Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20140,568+16%

693Bradford, PAPA38,98440,432−12%

694Española, NMNM39,83240,363−2%

695Marshalltown, IAIA39,89040,105+2%

696Austin, MNMN40,97140,029+4%

697West Plains, MOMO40,79839,750+7%

698Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65539,736+6%

699Big Rapids, MIMI42,32039,714−2%

700Okeechobee, FLFL42,60839,644+10%

701Moscow, IDID41,84239,517+13%

702Weatherford, OKOK39,05939,437+5%

703Houghton, MIMI40,02839,407+3%

704Riverton, WYWY39,46439,234+10%

705El Dorado, ARAR36,92639,054−14%

706Alexandria, MNMN40,12039,006+19%

707Pittsburg, KSKS39,00838,972+2%

708Hannibal, MOMO38,96938,880+3%

709Urbana, OHOH38,82038,714−0%

710Dickinson, NDND39,14238,686+43%

711Warren, PAPA37,03838,587−12%

712Safford, AZAZ40,15738,533+15%

713Breckenridge, COCO39,06938,491+23%

714Garden City, KSKS37,50538,470−5%

715Selma, ALAL35,14038,462−17%

716Cambridge, OHOH38,37938,438−6%

717Greenwood, MSMS34,91238,337−21%

718Defiance, OHOH38,29238,286−3%

719Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45138,121+16%

720Brownwood, TXTX38,71138,095+1%

721Ada, OKOK38,52838,065+8%

722Batesville, ARAR38,78537,938+11%

723Crawfordsville, ININ38,95437,936+1%

724Plainview, TXTX36,70037,924−15%

725Logansport, ININ37,83637,870−7%

726Jacksonville, ILIL37,38137,864−10%

727Centralia, ILIL36,38237,729−10%

728Newberry, SCSC39,56137,719+4%

729Easton, MDMD38,23837,526+11%

730Natchitoches, LALA36,08937,515−4%

731Lock Haven, PAPA37,87037,450−1%

732Owatonna, MNMN37,46437,406+11%

733Bennington, VTVT36,63037,347+1%

734Fremont, NENE38,05737,167+3%

735Campbellsville, KYKY38,40737,130+8%

736Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14737,113−7%

737Murray, KYKY39,42137,103+9%

738Laramie, WYWY38,55837,066+16%

739Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83836,999−8%

740Minden, LALA34,94836,967−12%

741Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24536,915+23%

742Escanaba, MIMI36,58236,903−4%

743Dyersburg, TNTN36,32036,801−1%

744Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06336,787+15%

745Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08136,785−5%

746Hutchinson, MNMN36,63136,771+5%

747Scottsbluff, NENE36,27236,758−3%

748Greencastle, ININ37,87636,726+2%

749Huntington, ININ37,22436,662−4%

750Mayfield, KYKY37,05036,649−1%

751Coshocton, OHOH37,18836,612−0%

752DeRidder, LALA36,67336,549+11%

753Vincennes, ININ35,65236,282−8%

754Bay City, TXTX36,46336,255−4%

755Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08336,254+40%

756Lebanon, MOMO36,94336,039+11%

757Newport, TNTN37,88935,999+7%

758Peru, ININ34,48735,962−0%

759Pontiac, ILIL35,05735,815−10%

760Decatur, ININ36,65035,809+6%

761Brenham, TXTX38,28835,805+18%

762Bonham, TXTX39,26535,662+14%

763Vidalia, GAGA36,18035,640+4%

764Vernal, UTUT38,27835,620+41%

765Ottumwa, IAIA35,21035,437−2%

766North Platte, NENE33,97235,392−0%

767Fayetteville, TNTN36,85335,319+13%

768Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49735,183+17%

769Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11835,133+2%

770Jackson, WYWY36,58734,961+44%

771Brookhaven, MSMS35,01234,907+5%

772Big Spring, TXTX30,50434,860+4%

773Emporia, KSKS34,83834,751−11%

774Corinth, MSMS34,56934,740+1%

775Arkansas City, KSKS34,38234,549−5%

776Taos, NMNM34,56434,489+15%

777Angola, ININ34,79934,435+4%

778Brookings, SDSD37,63534,375+22%

779Lewisburg, TNTN38,07134,318+28%

780Dodge City, KSKS33,99334,287+6%

781Laurinburg, NCNC33,32234,174−5%

782Americus, GAGA33,39434,163−8%

783Dixon, ILIL32,91434,145−5%

784Petoskey, MIMI33,77534,112+9%

785Taylorville, ILIL33,44334,032−4%

786Arcadia, FLFL37,07833,976+5%

787Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88333,814+1%

788Canton, ILIL32,90133,609−12%

789Fort Madison, IAIA32,30633,555−12%

790Pella, IAIA34,19233,414+4%

791Washington, ININ34,20933,381+12%

792Frankfort, ININ33,32233,190−2%

793Madison, ININ33,27933,147+5%

794Malvern, ARAR33,45133,040+9%

795Troy, ALAL33,68833,009+11%

796Brevard, NCNC34,21132,986+12%

797Port Townsend, WAWA33,97032,977+27%

798Martin, TNTN33,26132,902−6%

799Susanville, CACA28,11732,730−3%

800Cambridge, MDMD33,62832,531+6%

801Juneau city and, AKAK31,60932,255+5%

802Paris, TNTN32,89632,199+3%

803Russellville, ALAL32,44932,113+3%

804Grenada, MSMS30,22231,451−11%

805Las Vegas, NMNM30,31131,390−11%

806Beeville, TXTX32,51531,047−4%

807Kingsville, TXTX30,31531,040−2%

808St. Marys, PAPA29,92630,990−12%

809Cleveland, MSMS28,26230,985−24%

810Wabash, ININ30,71330,976−11%

811Sheridan, WYWY33,24130,921+16%

812Albert Lea, MNMN30,44030,895−5%

813Union City, TNTN30,06730,787−5%

814Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57530,505−6%

815Hailey, IDID32,43630,476+27%

816Miami, OKOK30,43830,285−9%

817McPherson, KSKS30,06430,223+2%

818Jesup, GAGA32,48130,144+13%

819Cody, WYWY31,17129,624+15%

820Bainbridge, GAGA29,43229,367+4%

821Kirksville, MOMO29,82429,346+1%

822Gallipolis, OHOH29,07229,220−6%

823Fort Morgan, COCO30,30629,111+7%

824Ludington, MIMI29,04029,052+3%

825Washington Court House, OHOH28,55228,951+2%

826Hays, KSKS29,07528,934+5%

827Van Wert, OHOH29,01328,931−2%

828Alpena, MIMI28,85328,907−8%

829Mountain Home, IDID29,46528,666−2%

830Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79128,409+5%

831Watertown, SDSD29,56228,325+9%

832Kennett, MOMO26,85528,283−15%

833Silver City, NMNM27,25228,185−9%

834Lincoln, ILIL27,18227,987−10%

835Elkins, WVWV26,88227,932−1%

836Crescent City, CACA26,41027,743+1%

837Thomaston, GAGA28,50027,700+0%

838Eufaula, ALAL26,86127,458−13%

839Camden, ARAR26,36327,389−21%

840Alamosa, COCO27,89627,336+1%

841Macomb, ILIL25,91627,238−17%

842Toccoa, GAGA27,85426,784+5%

843Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52726,725+28%

844The Dalles, OROR26,31026,670+12%

845Greensburg, ININ26,57626,472+8%

846La Grande, OROR25,90026,196+7%

847Lexington, NENE26,25526,004−2%

848Ottawa, KSKS26,29925,996+5%

849New Ulm, MNMN25,51725,912−4%

850Spearfish, SDSD29,45925,768+18%

851Mitchell, SDSD25,91325,747+5%

852Le Mars, IAIA25,69725,698+3%

853Fallon, NVNV25,85125,516+6%

854Great Bend, KSKS24,79025,493−10%

855Deming, NMNM25,40725,427+2%

856Marshall, MNMN25,68425,269−1%

857Summerville, GAGA25,30024,965−2%

858Mexico, MOMO24,52824,962−3%

859Altus, OKOK24,76424,785−13%

860Moberly, MOMO24,51324,716+0%

861Monticello, ININ25,16424,688−2%

862Uvalde, TXTX24,96324,564−5%

863Middlesborough, KYKY22,82924,097−20%

864Hood River, OROR23,72023,977+17%

865Brookings, OROR22,62123,446+11%

866Connersville, ININ23,53323,398−9%

867Marshall, MOMO23,26523,333−2%

868Yankton, SDSD23,63523,310+8%

869Forrest City, ARAR21,80023,090−21%

870Wahpeton, NDND23,01923,035−8%

871Evanston, WYWY23,41522,960+6%

872Magnolia, ARAR21,89422,801−11%

873Elk City, OKOK22,15922,410+13%

874Worthington, MNMN22,33822,290+7%

875Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88022,190−1%

876Pampa, TXTX21,78622,054−7%

877Liberal, KSKS21,07321,964−2%

878Beatrice, NENE21,71121,704−6%

879Jamestown, NDND21,41421,593−1%

880Sterling, COCO20,65421,528+5%

881Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93821,446−9%

882Clarksdale, MSMS19,84921,390−30%

883Guymon, OKOK20,32221,384+6%

884Dumas, TXTX21,89121,358+6%

885Maryville, MOMO20,17421,241−3%

886Storm Lake, IAIA20,44920,823+2%

887Carroll, IAIA20,30320,760−3%

888Pierre, SDSD20,58820,745+8%

889Borger, TXTX19,63320,617−14%

890Othello, WAWA21,48820,613+25%

891Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21920,600+37%

892Woodward, OKOK19,82720,470+11%

893Price, UTUT20,68020,412−0%

894Ruidoso, NMNM19,84420,269+4%

895Raymondville, TXTX19,97120,164+0%

896Cordele, GAGA19,23720,128−8%

897Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59920,106−3%

898Fairmont, MNMN19,44020,025−8%

899Franklin, KYKY20,78819,594+19%

900Los Alamos, NMNM19,40719,419+6%

901Huron, SDSD19,62419,149+12%

902Bishop, CACA18,15819,016+6%

903Andrews, TXTX18,91418,610+43%

904Hereford, TXTX18,62618,583+0%

905Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07717,703+8%

906Winnemucca, NVNV17,26717,285+7%

907Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09917,194−2%

908Snyder, TXTX16,16216,932+3%

909Baker City, OROR16,65816,668−0%

910Spencer, IAIA16,20216,384−6%

911Atchison, KSKS16,17216,348−3%

912Vermillion, SDSD15,03114,967+11%

913Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13814,748+12%

914Sweetwater, TXTX14,11714,738−7%

915Nantucket, MAMA14,75814,255+50%

916Ketchikan, AKAK13,54913,948−1%

917Zapata, TXTX13,75313,889+14%

918Vernon, TXTX12,48112,887−12%

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