RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Largest by population, US metro areas · 2000

The most populous US metro areas as of the 2000 population estimates. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ leads at 18,276,700. 918 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 4 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 918 is 71,097.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 1990

USUnited States281,421,906–

01New York, NYNY18,276,700+9%

02Los Angeles, CACA12,365,627+10%

03Chicago, ILIL8,948,739+11%

04Philadelphia, PAPA5,687,147+5%

05Dallas, TXTX5,156,217+29%

06Miami, FLFL5,007,564+136%

07Washington, DCDC4,762,865+16%

08Houston, TXTX4,715,407+25%

09Detroit, MIMI4,452,557+5%

10Boston, MAMA4,391,344+6%

11Atlanta, GAGA4,268,542+38%

12San Francisco, CACA4,123,740+12%

13Riverside, CACA3,254,821+26%

14Phoenix, AZAZ3,251,876+45%

15Seattle, WAWA3,043,878+19%

16Minneapolis, MNMN3,016,562+17%

17San Diego, CACA2,813,833+13%

18St. Louis, MOMO2,675,343+4%

19Baltimore, MDMD2,552,994+7%

20Pittsburgh, PAPA2,525,730−2%

21Tampa, FLFL2,395,997+16%

22Cleveland, OHOH2,250,871+2%

23Denver, COCO2,157,756+31%

24Cincinnati, OHOH2,009,632+9%

25Portland, OROR1,927,881+27%

26Kansas City, MOMO1,811,254+12%

27Sacramento, CACA1,796,857+21%

28Charlotte, NCNC1,742,647+28%

29San Jose, CACA1,735,819+13%

30San Antonio, TXTX1,711,703+22%

31Columbus, OHOH1,675,013+15%

32Orlando, FLFL1,644,561+34%

33Indianapolis, ININ1,639,020+16%

34Virginia Beach, VAVA1,593,771+9%

35Providence, RIRI1,582,997+5%

36Milwaukee, WIWI1,500,741+5%

37Nashville, TNTN1,381,287+25%

38Las Vegas, NVNV1,375,765+86%

39Austin, TXTX1,249,763+48%

40Memphis, TNTN1,213,230+13%

41Buffalo, NYNY1,170,111−2%

42Louisville, KYKY1,153,850+10%

43New Orleans, LALA1,146,4580%

44Jacksonville, FLFL1,122,750+21%

45Oklahoma City, OKOK1,095,421+13%

46Birmingham, ALAL1,052,238+10%

47Richmond, VAVA1,040,192+15%

48Rochester, NYNY1,037,831+4%

49Grand Rapids, MIMI992,188+17%

50Salt Lake City, UTUT939,122+25%

51Fresno, CACA922,516+22%

52Honolulu, HIHI876,156+5%

53Tulsa, OKOK859,532+13%

54Tucson, AZAZ843,746+27%

55Albany, NYNY825,875+2%

56Dayton, OHOH805,8160%

57Raleigh, NCNC797,071+47%

58Omaha, NENE767,041+12%

59Oxnard, CACA753,197+13%

60Worcester, MAMA750,963+6%

61Knoxville, TNTN748,259+15%

62Allentown, PAPA740,395+8%

63Albuquerque, NMNM729,649+22%

64Baton Rouge, LALA729,361+13%

65Greenville, SCSC725,680+18%

66Akron, OHOH694,960+6%

67El Paso, TXTX682,966+15%

68Bakersfield, CACA661,645+22%

69Syracuse, NYNY650,154−1%

70Columbia, SCSC647,158+18%

71Greensboro, NCNC643,430+19%

72Kiryas Joel, NYNY621,517+10%

73Toledo, OHOH618,203+1%

74Little Rock, ARAR610,518+14%

75North Port, FLFL589,959+21%

76Jackson, MSMS575,378+11%

77Wichita, KSKS571,166+12%

78McAllen, TXTX569,463+48%

79Winston-Salem, NCNC569,207+17%

80Stockton, CACA563,598+17%

81Scranton, PAPA560,625−3%

82Charleston, SCSC549,033+8%

83Colorado Springs, COCO537,484+31%

84Madison, WIWI535,421+16%

85Des Moines, IAIA518,607+15%

86Harrisburg, PAPA509,074+7%

87Augusta, GAGA508,032+15%

88Deltona, FLFL493,175+23%

89Portland, MEME487,568+10%

90Lakeland, FLFL483,924+19%

91Youngstown, OHOH482,671−2%

92Chattanooga, TNTN476,531+10%

93Palm Bay, FLFL476,230+19%

94Lancaster, PAPA470,658+11%

95Boise City, IDID464,840+45%

96Santa Rosa, CACA458,614+18%

97Spokane, WAWA458,005+17%

98Springfield, MAMA456,2280%

99Lansing, MIMI447,728+3%

100Modesto, CACA446,997+21%

101Ogden, UTUT442,656+26%

102Cape Coral, FLFL440,888+32%

103Flint, MIMI436,141+1%

104Durham, NCNC426,493+24%

105Pensacola, FLFL412,153+20%

106Lexington, KYKY408,326+17%

107Canton, OHOH406,934+3%

108Corpus Christi, TXTX403,280+10%

109Salinas, CACA401,762+13%

110Mobile, ALAL399,843+6%

111Santa Maria, CACA399,347+8%

112Vallejo, CACA394,542+16%

113Fort Wayne, ININ390,156+10%

114Beaumont, TXTX385,090+7%

115Huntington, WVWV382,696+4%

116York, PAPA381,751+12%

117Manchester, NHNH380,841+13%

118Gulfport, MSMS377,610+17%

119Reno, NVNV377,386+36%

120Provo, UTUT376,774+40%

121Davenport, IAIA376,019+2%

122Shreveport, LALA375,965+5%

123Reading, PAPA373,638+11%

124Springfield, MOMO368,374+23%

125Visalia, CACA368,021+18%

126Peoria, ILIL366,899+2%

127Atlantic City, NJNJ354,878+11%

128Lafayette, LALA351,754+12%

129Trenton, NJNJ350,761+8%

130Salem, OROR347,214+25%

131Montgomery, ALAL346,528+14%

132Huntsville, ALAL342,376+17%

133Hickory, NCNC341,851+17%

134Fayetteville, NCNC336,609+13%

135Brownsville, TXTX335,227+29%

136Killeen, TXTX330,714+23%

137Fayetteville, ARAR325,364+46%

138Eugene, OROR322,959+14%

139Ann Arbor, MIMI322,895+14%

140Tallahassee, FLFL320,304+24%

141Rockford, ILIL320,204+13%

142Anchorage, AKAK319,605+20%

143Port St. Lucie, FLFL319,426+27%

144South Bend, ININ316,663+7%

145Asheville, NCNC315,138+21%

146Utica, NYNY299,896−5%

147Kingsport, TNTN298,484+8%

148Columbus, GAGA293,518+5%

149Savannah, GAGA293,000+14%

150Boulder, COCO291,288+29%

151Roanoke, VAVA288,309+7%

152Lubbock, TXTX287,568+6%

153Spartanburg, SCSC283,672+10%

154Green Bay, WIWI282,599+16%

155Erie, PAPA280,843+2%

156Duluth, MNMN275,486+2%

157Wilmington, NCNC274,532+37%

158Gainesville, FLFL266,842+23%

159Lincoln, NENE266,787+16%

160Ocala, FLFL258,916+33%

161Longview, TXTX256,152+8%

162Santa Cruz, CACA255,602+11%

163Binghamton, NYNY252,320−5%

164Fort Collins, COCO251,494+35%

165Naples, FLFL251,377+65%

166Evansville, ININ251,366+7%

167Waco, TXTX249,297+12%

168San Luis Obispo, CACA246,681+14%

169Kalamazoo, MIMI238,603+7%

170Cedar Rapids, IAIA237,230+13%

171Charleston, WVWV235,938−3%

172Clarksville, TNTN232,000+23%

173Bremerton, WAWA231,969+22%

174Amarillo, TXTX228,707+15%

175Lake Charles, LALA225,003+8%

176Topeka, KSKS224,551+7%

177Hagerstown, MDMD222,771+16%

178Yakima, WAWA222,581+18%

179Macon-Bibb County, GAGA222,368+8%

180Lynchburg, VAVA222,317+11%

181Barnstable, MAMA222,230+19%

182Monroe, LALA222,055+3%

183Tuscaloosa, ALAL212,983+8%

184Crestview, FLFL211,099+23%

185Merced, CACA210,554+18%

186Champaign, ILIL210,275+4%

187Saginaw, MIMI210,039−1%

188Lebanon, NHNH207,845+7%

189Lacey, WAWA207,355+29%

190Fort Smith, ARAR207,290+18%

191Chico, CACA203,171+12%

192Appleton, WIWI201,602+15%

193Springfield, ILIL201,437+6%

194Burlington, VTVT198,889+12%

195Sioux Falls, SDSD196,814+21%

196Myrtle Beach, SCSC196,629+36%

197Houma, LALA194,477+6%

198Florence, SCSC193,155+10%

199Laredo, TXTX193,117+45%

200Kennewick, WAWA191,822+28%

201Slidell, LALA191,268+32%

202Racine, WIWI188,831+8%

203Lafayette, ININ186,960+12%

204College Station, TXTX184,885+22%

205Rochester, MNMN184,740+14%

206Elkhart, ININ182,791+17%

207Johnson City, TNTN181,607+13%

208Medford, OROR181,269+24%

209Greeley, COCO180,936+37%

210Joplin, MOMO179,927+15%

211Kingston, NYNY177,749+8%

212Tyler, TXTX174,706+15%

213Las Cruces, NMNM174,682+29%

214Fargo, NDND174,367+14%

215Charlottesville, VAVA174,021+21%

216Terre Haute, ININ170,943+3%

217Muskegon, MIMI170,200+7%

218Jackson, TNTN170,061+13%

219Panama City, FLFL169,190+18%

220Prescott Valley, AZAZ167,517+56%

221St. Cloud, MNMN167,392+12%

222Bellingham, WAWA166,814+31%

223Athens, GAGA166,079+22%

224Blacksburg, VAVA165,146+8%

225Waterloo, IAIA163,706+3%

226Redding, CACA163,256+11%

227Niles, MIMI162,453+1%

228Columbia, MOMO162,336+19%

229Lexington Park, MDMD160,774+26%

230Abilene, TXTX160,245+8%

231Yuma, AZAZ160,026+50%

232Jackson, MIMI158,422+6%

233Oshkosh, WIWI156,763+12%

234Seaford, DEDE156,638+38%

235Lake Havasu City, AZAZ155,032+66%

236La Crosse, WIWI154,894+9%

237Albany, GAGA153,759+8%

238Bend, OROR153,558+49%

239Wheeling, WVWV153,172−4%

240Ottawa, ILIL153,098+3%

241Johnstown, PAPA152,598−6%

242Janesville, WIWI152,307+9%

243Amherst, MAMA152,251+4%

244Wichita Falls, TXTX151,524+8%

245Bloomington, ILIL150,433+16%

246Jacksonville, NCNC150,3550%

247Pottsville, PAPA150,336−1%

248Kenosha, WIWI149,577+17%

249Hilo, HIHI148,677+24%

250Eau Claire, WIWI148,337+8%

251Billings, MTMT147,099+15%

252Vineland, NJNJ146,438+6%

253Monroe, MIMI145,945+9%

254Decatur, ALAL145,867+11%

255Alexandria, LALA145,035−3%

256Corbin, KYKY144,931+13%

257Bangor, MEME144,919−1%

258Springfield, OHOH144,742−2%

259Texarkana, TXTX143,377+7%

260Rocky Mount, NCNC143,026+7%

261Florence, ALAL142,950+9%

262El Centro, CACA142,361+30%

263Bloomington, ININ142,349+13%

264Punta Gorda, FLFL141,627+28%

265Hilton Head Island, SCSC141,615+39%

266Pueblo, COCO141,472+15%

267Daphne, ALAL140,415+43%

268Jefferson City, MOMO140,052+16%

269Jamestown, NYNY139,750−2%

270Gainesville, GAGA139,277+46%

271Auburn, ALAL139,197+24%

272Yuba City, CACA139,149+13%

273East Stroudsburg, PAPA138,687+45%

274Battle Creek, MIMI137,985+1%

275Sioux City, IAIA136,714+9%

276Concord, NHNH136,225+14%

277State College, PAPA135,758+10%

278Bowling Green, KYKY134,976+20%

279Pittsfield, MAMA134,953−3%

280Warner Robins, GAGA134,433+22%

281Greenville, NCNC133,798+24%

282Weirton, WVWV132,008−7%

283Iowa City, IAIA131,676+14%

284Traverse City, MIMI131,342+23%

285Dothan, ALAL130,861+9%

286Burlington, NCNC130,800+21%

287Hanford, CACA129,461+28%

288Chambersburg, PAPA129,313+7%

289Santa Fe, NMNM129,292+31%

290Altoona, PAPA129,144−1%

291Mansfield, OHOH128,852+2%

292Kahului, HIHI128,241+28%

293Beckley, WVWV126,799+2%

294Dover, DEDE126,697+14%

295Eureka, CACA126,518+6%

296Wausau, WIWI125,834+9%

297Glens Falls, NYNY124,345+5%

298Napa, CACA124,279+12%

299Tupelo, MSMS124,081+14%

300Hattiesburg, MSMS123,812+13%

301Lumberton, NCNC123,339+17%

302St. Joseph, MOMO122,336+6%

303Lawton, OKOK121,610+3%

304Odessa, TXTX121,123+2%

305Midland, TXTX120,755+8%

306Sandusky, OHOH120,536+3%

307Lebanon, PAPA120,327+6%

308Hermitage, PAPA120,293−1%

309Rapid City, SDSD120,093+10%

310Williamsport, PAPA120,044+1%

311Dalton, GAGA120,031+22%

312Valdosta, GAGA119,560+20%

313Muncie, ININ118,769−1%

314Homosassa Springs, FLFL118,085+26%

315Sierra Vista, AZAZ117,755+21%

316Augusta, MEME117,114+1%

317Cookeville, TNTN116,519+18%

318Flagstaff, AZAZ116,320+20%

319Grand Junction, COCO116,255+25%

320New Bern, NCNC114,751+12%

321Decatur, ILIL114,706−2%

322Farmington, NMNM113,801+24%

323Goldsboro, NCNC113,329+8%

324Sebastian, FLFL112,947+25%

325Sunbury, PAPA112,792−1%

326Sheboygan, WIWI112,646+8%

327Oxford, ALAL112,249−3%

328Salem, OHOH112,075+4%

329Massena, NYNY111,9310%

330Watertown, NYNY111,738+1%

331Wooster, OHOH111,564+10%

332Morgantown, WVWV111,200+6%

333Pikeville, KYKY111,177−4%

334Sherman, TXTX110,595+16%

335Bay City, MIMI110,157−1%

336Danville, VAVA110,156+1%

337Michigan City, ININ110,106+3%

338Salisbury, MDMD109,391+12%

339Manhattan, KSKS108,999−4%

340Staunton, VAVA108,988+12%

341Coeur d'Alene, IDID108,685+56%

342Lima, OHOH108,473−1%

343Harrisonburg, VAVA108,193+23%

344Jonesboro, ARAR107,762+15%

345Bluefield, WVWV107,578−3%

346Elizabethtown, KYKY107,547+7%

347Ames, IAIA106,205+7%

348San Angelo, TXTX105,781+6%

349Holland, MIMI105,665+17%

350Sumter, SCSC104,646+2%

351Idaho Falls, IDID104,576+14%

352Paducah, KYKY104,116+4%

353Cleveland, TNTN104,015+19%

354Kankakee, ILIL103,833+8%

355Lewiston, MEME103,793−1%

356Gadsden, ALAL103,459+4%

357Albany, OROR103,069+13%

358Winchester, VAVA102,997+22%

359Mount Vernon, WAWA102,979+29%

360Richmond, KYKY102,761+18%

361Logan, UTUT102,720+29%

362Morristown, TNTN102,422+23%

363Cumberland, MDMD102,0080%

364Owensboro, KYKY101,483+5%

365Hammond, LALA100,588+17%

366Roseburg, OROR100,399+6%

367Lawrence, KSKS99,962+22%

368Missoula, MTMT99,686+22%

369Wenatchee, WAWA99,219+26%

370Adrian, MIMI98,890+8%

371Corning, NYNY98,7260%

372Grand Forks, NDND97,478−6%

373Show Low, AZAZ97,470+26%

374Fond du Lac, WIWI97,296+8%

375Bismarck, NDND96,784+12%

376Ithaca, NYNY96,501+3%

377Shelby, NCNC96,287+14%

378Meridian, MSMS96,116+3%

379LaGrange, GAGA95,362+3%

380Parkersburg, WVWV93,859+2%

381Whitewater, WIWI93,759+25%

382St. Simons, GAGA93,044+13%

383Longview, WAWA92,948+13%

384Pine Bluff, ARAR92,8490%

385Talladega, ALAL92,523+9%

386Greenwood, SCSC92,438+11%

387Clarksburg, WVWV92,144+1%

388Truckee, CACA92,033+17%

389Orangeburg, SCSC91,582+8%

390Gettysburg, PAPA91,292+17%

391Elmira, NYNY91,070−4%

392Anderson Creek, NCNC91,025+34%

393Victoria, TXTX91,016+13%

394New Philadelphia, OHOH90,914+8%

395Rome, GAGA90,565+11%

396Meadville, PAPA90,366+5%

397St. George, UTUT90,354+86%

398Cape Girardeau, MOMO90,312+9%

399Indiana, PAPA89,6050%

400Dubuque, IAIA89,143+3%

401Hot Springs, ARAR88,068+20%

402Opelousas, LALA87,700+9%

403Sebring, FLFL87,366+28%

404Ukiah, CACA86,265+7%

405Beaver Dam, WIWI85,897+12%

406Mankato, MNMN85,712+4%

407Kokomo, ININ84,964+5%

408Zanesville, OHOH84,585+3%

409Olean, NYNY83,9550%

410Danville, ILIL83,919−5%

411DuBois, PAPA83,382+7%

412Laurel, MSMS83,107+5%

413Manitowoc, WIWI82,887+3%

414Midland, MIMI82,874+10%

415Fairbanks, AKAK82,840+7%

416Twin Falls, IDID82,626+20%

417Brainerd, MNMN82,249+25%

418Albertville, ALAL82,231+16%

419Auburn, NYNY81,9630%

420Cheyenne, WYWY81,607+12%

421Hermiston, OROR81,543+22%

422Great Falls, MTMT80,357+3%

423Lufkin, TXTX80,130+15%

424Somerset, PAPA80,023+2%

425Plattsburgh, NYNY79,894−7%

426Key West, FLFL79,589+2%

427Roanoke Rapids, NCNC79,456+4%

428Portsmouth, OHOH79,195−1%

429Quincy, ILIL78,771+3%

430Corvallis, OROR78,153+10%

431Cullman, ALAL77,483+15%

432Grants Pass, OROR75,726+21%

433Russellville, ARAR75,608+19%

434Pocatello, IDID75,565+14%

435Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI75,555+3%

436Gallup, NMNM74,798+23%

437Pinehurst, NCNC74,769+27%

438Moses Lake, WAWA74,698+36%

439Kalispell, MTMT74,471+26%

440Columbus, MSMS74,134+3%

441Warsaw, ININ74,057+13%

442Watertown, WIWI74,021+9%

443Monticello, NYNY73,966+7%

444Keene, NHNH73,825+5%

445Wilson, NCNC73,814+12%

446Marion, ININ73,403−1%

447Martinsville, VAVA73,3460%

448Chillicothe, OHOH73,345+6%

449Athens, TXTX73,277+25%

450New Iberia, LALA73,266+7%

451Hinesville, GAGA71,914+22%

452Owosso, MIMI71,687+3%

453Oak Harbor, WAWA71,558+19%

454Greenfield, MAMA71,535+2%

455Columbus, ININ71,435+12%

456Findlay, OHOH71,295+9%

457Mount Airy, NCNC71,219+15%

458Sevierville, TNTN71,170+39%

459Richmond, ININ71,097−1%

460Palatka, FLFL70,423+8%

461Helena, MTMT70,150+19%

462Muskogee, OKOK69,451+2%

463Marinette, WIWI68,710+5%

464Centralia, WAWA68,600+16%

465Grand Island, NENE68,305+8%

466Stillwater, OKOK68,190+11%

467Bozeman, MTMT67,831+34%

468Minot, NDND67,3920%

469Aberdeen, WAWA67,194+5%

470Stevens Point, WIWI67,182+9%

471Searcy, ARAR67,165+23%

472Frankfort, KYKY66,798+14%

473Casper, WYWY66,533+9%

474Statesboro, GAGA66,478+28%

475Thomasville, GAGA66,396+12%

476Marion, OHOH66,217+3%

477Seneca, SCSC66,215+15%

478North Wilkesboro, NCNC65,632+11%

479Shawnee, OKOK65,521+12%

480Hutchinson, KSKS64,790+4%

481Marquette, MIMI64,634−9%

482Port Angeles, WAWA64,525+14%

483Fort Payne, ALAL64,452+18%

484Natchez, MSMS64,327−1%

485Bloomsburg, PAPA64,151+2%

486Klamath Falls, OROR63,775+11%

487Rutland, VTVT63,400+2%

488Mount Pleasant, MIMI63,351+16%

489Marietta, OHOH63,251+2%

490Hudson, NYNY63,0940%

491Clovis, NMNM63,062+7%

492Greenville, MSMS62,977−7%

493Greeneville, TNTN62,909+13%

494Forest City, NCNC62,899+11%

495Paris, TXTX62,813+8%

496Coos Bay, OROR62,779+4%

497Sayre, PAPA62,761+3%

498Sturgis, MIMI62,422+6%

499Alamogordo, NMNM62,298+20%

500Athens, OHOH62,223+4%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest total population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 18,276,700 (2000 Decennial Census).

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, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is total population measured?

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