RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Largest by population, US metro areas · 2010

The most populous US metro areas as of the 2010 population estimates. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ leads at 18,839,740. 918 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

USUnited States308,745,538–

01New York, NYNY18,839,740+3%

02Los Angeles, CACA12,828,837+4%

03Chicago, ILIL9,294,679+4%

04Dallas, TXTX6,366,542+23%

05Philadelphia, PAPA5,965,343+5%

06Houston, TXTX5,946,800+26%

07Miami, FLFL5,564,635+11%

08Washington, DCDC5,547,495+16%

09Atlanta, GAGA5,298,377+24%

10Boston, MAMA4,552,402+4%

11San Francisco, CACA4,335,391+5%

12Detroit, MIMI4,296,250−4%

13Riverside, CACA4,224,851+30%

14Phoenix, AZAZ4,192,887+29%

15Seattle, WAWA3,439,809+13%

16Minneapolis, MNMN3,333,633+11%

17San Diego, CACA3,095,313+10%

18St. Louis, MOMO2,787,701+4%

19Tampa, FLFL2,783,243+16%

20Baltimore, MDMD2,710,489+6%

21Denver, COCO2,543,482+18%

22Pittsburgh, PAPA2,447,393−3%

23Charlotte, NCNC2,243,960+29%

24Portland, OROR2,226,009+15%

25Cleveland, OHOH2,178,737−3%

26Sacramento, CACA2,149,127+20%

27San Antonio, TXTX2,142,508+25%

28Orlando, FLFL2,134,411+30%

29Cincinnati, OHOH2,130,151+6%

30Kansas City, MOMO2,009,342+11%

31Las Vegas, NVNV1,951,269+42%

32Columbus, OHOH1,901,974+14%

33Indianapolis, ININ1,865,850+14%

34San Jose, CACA1,836,911+6%

35Austin, TXTX1,716,289+37%

36Virginia Beach, VAVA1,693,860+6%

37Nashville, TNTN1,670,890+21%

38Providence, RIRI1,600,852+1%

39Milwaukee, WIWI1,555,908+4%

40Jacksonville, FLFL1,345,596+20%

41Memphis, TNTN1,324,829+9%

42Louisville, KYKY1,274,757+10%

43Oklahoma City, OKOK1,252,987+14%

44Richmond, VAVA1,186,501+14%

45Buffalo, NYNY1,135,509−3%

46Raleigh, NCNC1,130,490+42%

47Birmingham, ALAL1,128,047+7%

48Salt Lake City, UTUT1,087,873+16%

49Fresno, CACA1,081,315+17%

50Rochester, NYNY1,054,323+2%

51Grand Rapids, MIMI1,052,843+6%

52Tucson, AZAZ980,263+16%

53New Orleans, LALA956,126−17%

54Honolulu, HIHI953,207+9%

55Tulsa, OKOK937,478+9%

56Albuquerque, NMNM887,077+22%

57Albany, NYNY870,716+5%

58Omaha, NENE865,350+13%

59Bakersfield, CACA839,631+27%

60Knoxville, TNTN837,571+12%

61Baton Rouge, LALA825,905+13%

62Greenville, SCSC824,112+14%

63Oxnard, CACA823,318+9%

64Allentown, PAPA821,173+11%

65El Paso, TXTX804,123+18%

66Dayton, OHOH799,232−1%

67Worcester, MAMA798,552+6%

68McAllen, TXTX774,769+36%

69Columbia, SCSC767,598+19%

70Greensboro, NCNC723,801+12%

71Akron, OHOH703,200+1%

72North Port, FLFL702,281+19%

73Little Rock, ARAR699,757+15%

74Stockton, CACA685,306+22%

75Kiryas Joel, NYNY670,301+8%

76Charleston, SCSC664,607+21%

77Syracuse, NYNY662,577+2%

78Colorado Springs, COCO645,613+20%

79Winston-Salem, NCNC640,595+13%

80Wichita, KSKS623,061+9%

81Cape Coral, FLFL618,754+40%

82Boise City, IDID616,561+33%

83Jackson, MSMS614,584+7%

84Toledo, OHOH610,001−1%

85Des Moines, IAIA606,475+17%

86Madison, WIWI605,435+13%

87Lakeland, FLFL602,095+24%

88Deltona, FLFL590,289+20%

89Augusta, GAGA564,873+11%

90Scranton, PAPA563,631+1%

91Harrisburg, PAPA549,475+8%

92Ogden, UTUT547,184+24%

93Palm Bay, FLFL543,376+14%

94Chattanooga, TNTN528,143+11%

95Provo, UTUT526,810+40%

96Lancaster, PAPA519,445+10%

97Spokane, WAWA514,752+12%

98Modesto, CACA514,453+15%

99Portland, MEME514,098+5%

100Durham, NCNC504,357+18%

101Santa Rosa, CACA483,878+6%

102Reno, NVNV477,397+27%

103Lexington, KYKY472,099+16%

104Lansing, MIMI464,036+4%

105Springfield, MAMA463,490+2%

106Youngstown, OHOH449,135−7%

107Pensacola, FLFL448,991+9%

108Visalia, CACA442,179+20%

109Fayetteville, ARAR440,121+35%

110Springfield, MOMO436,712+19%

111York, PAPA434,972+14%

112Corpus Christi, TXTX428,185+6%

113Flint, MIMI425,790−2%

114Port St. Lucie, FLFL424,107+33%

115Santa Maria, CACA423,895+6%

116Huntsville, ALAL417,593+22%

117Fort Wayne, ININ416,257+7%

118Salinas, CACA415,057+3%

119Vallejo, CACA413,344+5%

120Mobile, ALAL412,992+3%

121Reading, PAPA411,442+10%

122Brownsville, TXTX406,220+21%

123Killeen, TXTX405,300+23%

124Canton, OHOH404,422−1%

125Manchester, NHNH400,721+5%

126Shreveport, LALA398,604+6%

127Lafayette, LALA393,510+12%

128Salem, OROR390,738+13%

129Beaumont, TXTX388,745+1%

130Gulfport, MSMS388,488+3%

131Huntington, WVWV386,768+1%

132Anchorage, AKAK380,821+19%

133Davenport, IAIA379,690+1%

134Peoria, ILIL379,186+3%

135Montgomery, ALAL374,536+8%

136Atlantic City, NJNJ371,814+5%

137Tallahassee, FLFL367,413+15%

138Trenton, NJNJ366,513+4%

139Fayetteville, NCNC366,383+9%

140Asheville, NCNC365,822+16%

141Hickory, NCNC365,497+7%

142Wilmington, NCNC362,315+32%

143Eugene, OROR351,715+9%

144Rockford, ILIL349,431+9%

145Savannah, GAGA347,611+19%

146Ann Arbor, MIMI344,791+7%

147Ocala, FLFL331,298+28%

148Lubbock, TXTX323,328+12%

149Naples, FLFL321,520+28%

150South Bend, ININ319,224+1%

151Spartanburg, SCSC313,268+10%

152Kingsport, TNTN309,544+4%

153Roanoke, VAVA308,707+7%

154Columbus, GAGA307,788+5%

155Green Bay, WIWI306,241+8%

156Gainesville, FLFL305,076+14%

157Lincoln, NENE302,157+13%

158Fort Collins, COCO299,630+19%

159Utica, NYNY299,397−0%

160Boulder, COCO294,567+1%

161Erie, PAPA280,566−0%

162Longview, TXTX280,000+9%

163Duluth, MNMN279,771+2%

164Clarksville, TNTN273,949+18%

165Waco, TXTX270,984+9%

166San Luis Obispo, CACA269,637+9%

167Myrtle Beach, SCSC269,291+37%

168Hagerstown, MDMD269,140+21%

169Evansville, ININ265,302+6%

170Santa Cruz, CACA262,382+3%

171Cedar Rapids, IAIA257,940+9%

172Merced, CACA255,793+21%

173Kennewick, WAWA253,340+32%

174Greeley, COCO252,825+40%

175Lacey, WAWA252,264+22%

176Amarillo, TXTX251,933+10%

177Binghamton, NYNY251,725−0%

178Bremerton, WAWA251,133+8%

179Kalamazoo, MIMI250,331+5%

180Laredo, TXTX250,304+30%

181Lynchburg, VAVA246,412+11%

182Yakima, WAWA243,231+9%

183Tuscaloosa, ALAL239,207+12%

184Sioux Falls, SDSD237,948+21%

185Crestview, FLFL235,865+12%

186Topeka, KSKS233,870+4%

187Slidell, LALA233,740+22%

188Macon-Bibb County, GAGA232,293+4%

189Champaign, ILIL231,891+10%

190Lake Charles, LALA231,201+3%

191Fort Smith, ARAR230,083+11%

192College Station, TXTX228,660+24%

193Charleston, WVWV227,078−4%

194Appleton, WIWI225,666+12%

195Monroe, LALA225,145+1%

196Chico, CACA220,000+8%

197Lebanon, NHNH218,466+5%

198Barnstable, MAMA215,888−3%

199Burlington, VTVT211,261+6%

200Prescott Valley, AZAZ211,033+26%

201Lafayette, ININ210,297+12%

202Springfield, ILIL210,170+4%

203Tyler, TXTX209,714+20%

204Las Cruces, NMNM209,233+20%

205Fargo, NDND208,777+20%

206Houma, LALA208,178+7%

207Rochester, MNMN206,877+12%

208Florence, SCSC205,566+6%

209Medford, OROR203,206+12%

210Charlottesville, VAVA201,559+16%

211Bellingham, WAWA201,140+21%

212Bend, OROR200,431+31%

213Lake Havasu City, AZAZ200,186+29%

214Saginaw, MIMI200,169−5%

215Johnson City, TNTN198,716+9%

216Elkhart, ININ197,559+8%

217Seaford, DEDE197,145+26%

218Joplin, MOMO197,121+10%

219Yuma, AZAZ195,751+22%

220Racine, WIWI195,408+3%

221Lexington Park, MDMD193,888+21%

222Panama City, FLFL193,748+15%

223Athens, GAGA192,541+16%

224Columbia, MOMO190,387+17%

225St. Cloud, MNMN189,093+13%

226Hilton Head Island, SCSC187,010+32%

227Hilo, HIHI185,079+24%

228Kingston, NYNY182,493+3%

229Daphne, ALAL182,265+30%

230Jackson, TNTN179,694+6%

231Gainesville, GAGA179,684+29%

232Blacksburg, VAVA178,237+8%

233Jacksonville, NCNC177,772+18%

234Redding, CACA177,223+9%

235El Centro, CACA174,528+23%

236Terre Haute, ININ172,425+1%

237Muskegon, MIMI172,188+1%

238East Stroudsburg, PAPA169,842+22%

239Bloomington, ILIL169,572+13%

240Greenville, NCNC168,148+26%

241Waterloo, IAIA167,819+3%

242Warner Robins, GAGA167,595+25%

243Billings, MTMT167,167+14%

244Oshkosh, WIWI166,994+7%

245Yuba City, CACA166,892+20%

246Kenosha, WIWI166,426+11%

247Abilene, TXTX165,252+3%

248La Crosse, WIWI163,438+6%

249Dover, DEDE162,310+28%

250Auburn, ALAL161,699+16%

251Eau Claire, WIWI161,151+9%

252Janesville, WIWI160,331+5%

253Jackson, MIMI160,248+1%

254Punta Gorda, FLFL159,978+13%

255Bloomington, ININ159,549+12%

256Pueblo, COCO159,063+12%

257Bowling Green, KYKY158,599+18%

258Amherst, MAMA158,080+4%

259Vineland, NJNJ156,898+7%

260Niles, MIMI156,813−3%

261Kahului, HIHI154,924+21%

262Ottawa, ILIL154,908+1%

263State College, PAPA153,990+13%

264Bangor, MEME153,923+6%

265Alexandria, LALA153,922+6%

266Albany, GAGA153,857+0%

267Decatur, ALAL153,829+5%

268Hanford, CACA152,982+18%

269Iowa City, IAIA152,586+16%

270Rocky Mount, NCNC152,392+7%

271Monroe, MIMI152,021+4%

272Wichita Falls, TXTX151,306−0%

273Burlington, NCNC151,131+16%

274Jefferson City, MOMO149,807+7%

275Chambersburg, PAPA149,618+16%

276Texarkana, TXTX149,198+4%

277Pottsville, PAPA148,289−1%

278Corbin, KYKY148,099+2%

279Wheeling, WVWV147,950−3%

280Florence, ALAL147,137+3%

281Grand Junction, COCO146,723+26%

282Concord, NHNH146,445+8%

283Dothan, ALAL145,639+11%

284Santa Fe, NMNM144,170+12%

285Johnstown, PAPA143,679−6%

286Traverse City, MIMI143,372+9%

287Hattiesburg, MSMS142,842+15%

288Dalton, GAGA142,227+18%

289Midland, TXTX141,671+17%

290Homosassa Springs, FLFL141,236+20%

291Valdosta, GAGA139,588+17%

292Coeur d'Alene, IDID138,494+27%

293Springfield, OHOH138,333−4%

294St. George, UTUT138,115+53%

295Sebastian, FLFL138,028+22%

296Sioux City, IAIA137,577+1%

297Odessa, TXTX137,130+13%

298Napa, CACA136,484+10%

299Battle Creek, MIMI136,146−1%

300Jamestown, NYNY134,905−3%

301Eureka, CACA134,623+6%

302Rapid City, SDSD134,598+12%

303Flagstaff, AZAZ134,421+16%

304Lumberton, NCNC134,168+9%

305Wausau, WIWI134,063+7%

306Lebanon, PAPA133,568+11%

307Idaho Falls, IDID133,265+27%

308Cookeville, TNTN131,883+13%

309Tupelo, MSMS131,587+6%

310Sierra Vista, AZAZ131,346+12%

311Pittsfield, MAMA131,219−3%

312Lawton, OKOK130,291+7%

313Farmington, NMNM130,044+14%

314Morgantown, WVWV129,709+17%

315Glens Falls, NYNY128,923+4%

316Winchester, VAVA128,472+25%

317St. Joseph, MOMO127,329+4%

318Altoona, PAPA127,089−2%

319Manhattan, KSKS127,081+17%

320New Bern, NCNC126,802+11%

321Logan, UTUT125,442+22%

322Harrisonburg, VAVA125,228+16%

323Salisbury, MDMD125,203+14%

324Beckley, WVWV124,898−1%

325Mansfield, OHOH124,475−3%

326Weirton, WVWV124,454−6%

327Goldsboro, NCNC122,623+8%

328Augusta, MEME122,151+4%

329Hammond, LALA121,097+20%

330Jonesboro, ARAR121,026+12%

331Sherman, TXTX120,877+9%

332Elizabethtown, KYKY119,736+11%

333Oxford, ALAL118,572+6%

334Sandusky, OHOH118,507−2%

335Staunton, VAVA118,502+9%

336Muncie, ININ117,671−1%

337Mount Vernon, WAWA116,901+14%

338Albany, OROR116,672+13%

339Hermitage, PAPA116,638−3%

340Watertown, NYNY116,229+4%

341Williamsport, PAPA116,111−3%

342Ames, IAIA115,848+9%

343Cleveland, TNTN115,788+11%

344Sheboygan, WIWI115,507+3%

345Anderson Creek, NCNC114,678+26%

346Richmond, KYKY114,644+12%

347Wooster, OHOH114,520+3%

348Morristown, TNTN113,951+11%

349Missoula, MTMT113,522+14%

350Kankakee, ILIL113,449+9%

351Sunbury, PAPA112,795+0%

352St. Simons, GAGA112,370+21%

353Massena, NYNY111,944+0%

354San Angelo, TXTX111,823+6%

355Michigan City, ININ111,467+1%

356Holland, MIMI111,408+5%

357Wenatchee, WAWA110,884+12%

358Lawrence, KSKS110,826+11%

359Decatur, ILIL110,768−3%

360Bismarck, NDND110,625+14%

361Salem, OHOH107,841−4%

362Bay City, MIMI107,771−2%

363Lewiston, MEME107,702+4%

364Roseburg, OROR107,667+7%

365Sumter, SCSC107,456+3%

366Show Low, AZAZ107,449+10%

367Bluefield, WVWV107,342−0%

368Danville, VAVA106,561−3%

369Lima, OHOH106,331−2%

370Owensboro, KYKY106,187+5%

371Pikeville, KYKY104,475−6%

372Gadsden, ALAL104,430+1%

373Paducah, KYKY103,866−0%

374Cumberland, MDMD103,299+1%

375Longview, WAWA102,410+10%

376Whitewater, WIWI102,228+9%

377Fond du Lac, WIWI101,633+4%

378Ithaca, NYNY101,564+5%

379Gettysburg, PAPA101,407+11%

380LaGrange, GAGA101,259+6%

381Adrian, MIMI99,892+1%

382Twin Falls, IDID99,604+21%

383Corning, NYNY98,990+0%

384Sebring, FLFL98,786+13%

385Truckee, CACA98,764+7%

386Grand Forks, NDND98,461+1%

387Shelby, NCNC98,078+2%

388Fairbanks, AKAK97,581+18%

389Meridian, MSMS96,993+1%

390Mankato, MNMN96,740+13%

391Rome, GAGA96,317+6%

392Cape Girardeau, MOMO96,275+7%

393Hot Springs, ARAR96,024+9%

394Greenwood, SCSC95,078+3%

395Clarksburg, WVWV94,196+2%

396Victoria, TXTX94,003+3%

397Talladega, ALAL93,830+1%

398Dubuque, IAIA93,653+5%

399The Villages, FLFL93,420+75%

400Albertville, ALAL93,019+13%

401Parkersburg, WVWV92,673−1%

402New Philadelphia, OHOH92,582+2%

403Orangeburg, SCSC92,501+1%

404Cheyenne, WYWY91,738+12%

405Brainerd, MNMN91,067+11%

406Kalispell, MTMT90,928+22%

407Sevierville, TNTN89,889+26%

408Bozeman, MTMT89,513+32%

409Moses Lake, WAWA89,120+19%

410Indiana, PAPA88,880−1%

411Elmira, NYNY88,830−2%

412Meadville, PAPA88,765−2%

413Beaver Dam, WIWI88,759+3%

414Pinehurst, NCNC88,247+18%

415Ukiah, CACA87,841+2%

416Hermiston, OROR87,062+7%

417Lufkin, TXTX86,771+8%

418Pine Bluff, ARAR86,124−7%

419Zanesville, OHOH86,074+2%

420Corvallis, OROR85,579+10%

421Laurel, MSMS84,823+2%

422Russellville, ARAR83,939+11%

423Watertown, WIWI83,686+13%

424Midland, MIMI83,629+1%

425Opelousas, LALA83,384−5%

426Pocatello, IDID82,839+10%

427Kokomo, ININ82,752−3%

428Grants Pass, OROR82,713+9%

429Plattsburgh, NYNY82,128+3%

430DuBois, PAPA81,642−2%

431Danville, ILIL81,625−3%

432Manitowoc, WIWI81,442−2%

433Great Falls, MTMT81,327+1%

434Wilson, NCNC81,234+10%

435Statesboro, GAGA81,217+22%

436Helena, MTMT80,413+15%

437Cullman, ALAL80,406+4%

438Olean, NYNY80,317−4%

439Auburn, NYNY80,026−2%

440Portsmouth, OHOH79,499+0%

441Athens, TXTX78,532+7%

442Oak Harbor, WAWA78,506+10%

443Chillicothe, OHOH78,064+6%

444Hinesville, GAGA77,917+8%

445Somerset, PAPA77,742−3%

446Monticello, NYNY77,547+5%

447Warsaw, ININ77,358+4%

448Stillwater, OKOK77,350+13%

449Quincy, ILIL77,314−2%

450Keene, NHNH77,117+4%

451Searcy, ARAR77,076+15%

452Columbus, ININ76,794+8%

453Roanoke Rapids, NCNC76,790−3%

454Centralia, WAWA75,455+10%

455Casper, WYWY75,450+13%

456Findlay, OHOH74,782+5%

457Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,749−1%

458Palatka, FLFL74,364+6%

459Seneca, SCSC74,273+12%

460Mount Airy, NCNC73,673+3%

461Rifle, COCO73,537+25%

462New Iberia, LALA73,240−0%

463Key West, FLFL73,090−8%

464Aberdeen, WAWA72,797+8%

465Grand Island, NENE72,726+6%

466Gallup, NMNM71,492−4%

467Port Angeles, WAWA71,404+11%

468Greenfield, MAMA71,372−0%

469Columbus, MSMS71,324−4%

470Fort Payne, ALAL71,109+10%

471Muskogee, OKOK70,990+2%

472Frankfort, KYKY70,706+6%

473Owosso, MIMI70,648−1%

474Mount Pleasant, MIMI70,311+11%

475Marion, ININ70,061−5%

476Stevens Point, WIWI70,019+4%

477Thomasville, GAGA69,731+5%

478Minot, NDND69,540+3%

479Shawnee, OKOK69,442+6%

480North Wilkesboro, NCNC69,340+6%

481Richmond, ININ68,917−3%

482Greeneville, TNTN68,831+9%

483Clovis, NMNM68,222+8%

484Martinsville, VAVA67,972−7%

485Huntsville, TXTX67,861+10%

486Forest City, NCNC67,810+8%

487Lake City, FLFL67,531+19%

488Bloomsburg, PAPA67,295+5%

489Kapaa, HIHI67,091+15%

490Marquette, MIMI67,077+4%

491Marion, OHOH66,501+0%

492Morehead City, NCNC66,469+12%

493Klamath Falls, OROR66,380+4%

494Marion, ILIL66,357+8%

495Marinette, WIWI65,778−4%

496Roswell, NMNM65,645+7%

497Farmington, MOMO65,359+17%

498Athens, OHOH64,757+4%

499Hobbs, NMNM64,727+17%

500Clearlake, CACA64,665+11%

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest total population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 18,839,740 (2010 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, 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 Decennial Census data.

How is total population measured?

Total resident population. Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.