RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Largest by population, US metro areas · 2020

The most populous US metro areas as of the 2020 population estimates. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ leads at 20,081,935. 918 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 4 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 918 is 75,769.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

USUnited States331,449,281–

01New York, NYNY20,081,935+10%

02Los Angeles, CACA13,200,998+7%

03Chicago, ILIL9,449,351+6%

04Dallas, TXTX7,637,387+48%

05Houston, TXTX7,149,642+52%

06Washington, DCDC6,278,542+32%

07Philadelphia, PAPA6,245,051+10%

08Miami, FLFL6,138,333+23%

09Atlanta, GAGA6,104,803+43%

10Boston, MAMA4,941,632+13%

11Phoenix, AZAZ4,845,832+49%

12San Francisco, CACA4,749,008+15%

13Riverside, CACA4,599,839+41%

14Detroit, MIMI4,392,041−1%

15Seattle, WAWA4,018,762+32%

16Minneapolis, MNMN3,690,261+22%

17San Diego, CACA3,298,634+17%

18Tampa, FLFL3,175,275+33%

19Denver, COCO2,963,821+37%

20Baltimore, MDMD2,844,510+11%

21St. Louis, MOMO2,820,253+5%

22Orlando, FLFL2,673,376+63%

23Charlotte, NCNC2,660,329+53%

24San Antonio, TXTX2,558,143+49%

25Portland, OROR2,512,859+30%

26Pittsburgh, PAPA2,457,000−3%

27Sacramento, CACA2,397,382+33%

28Austin, TXTX2,283,371+83%

29Las Vegas, NVNV2,265,461+65%

30Cincinnati, OHOH2,249,797+12%

31Kansas City, MOMO2,192,035+21%

32Cleveland, OHOH2,185,825−3%

33Columbus, OHOH2,138,926+28%

34Indianapolis, ININ2,089,673+27%

35Nashville, TNTN2,014,444+46%

36San Jose, CACA2,000,468+15%

37Virginia Beach, VAVA1,780,059+12%

38Providence, RIRI1,676,579+6%

39Jacksonville, FLFL1,605,848+43%

40Milwaukee, WIWI1,574,731+5%

41Oklahoma City, OKOK1,425,695+30%

42Raleigh, NCNC1,413,982+77%

43Louisville, KYKY1,362,180+18%

44Memphis, TNTN1,345,425+11%

45Richmond, VAVA1,314,434+26%

46Salt Lake City, UTUT1,257,936+34%

47Birmingham, ALAL1,180,631+12%

48Buffalo, NYNY1,166,9020%

49Fresno, CACA1,164,909+26%

50Grand Rapids, MIMI1,150,015+16%

51Rochester, NYNY1,065,361+3%

52Tucson, AZAZ1,043,433+24%

53Honolulu, HIHI1,016,508+16%

54Tulsa, OKOK1,015,331+18%

55New Orleans, LALA1,007,275−12%

56Omaha, NENE967,604+26%

57Greenville, SCSC928,195+28%

58Albuquerque, NMNM916,528+26%

59Bakersfield, CACA909,235+37%

60Knoxville, TNTN903,300+21%

61Albany, NYNY899,262+9%

62McAllen, TXTX870,781+53%

63Baton Rouge, LALA870,569+19%

64El Paso, TXTX868,859+27%

65Worcester, MAMA862,111+15%

66Allentown, PAPA861,889+16%

67Oxnard, CACA843,843+12%

68North Port, FLFL833,716+41%

69Columbia, SCSC829,470+28%

70Dayton, OHOH814,049+1%

71Charleston, SCSC799,636+46%

72Stockton, CACA779,233+38%

73Greensboro, NCNC776,566+21%

74Boise City, IDID764,718+65%

75Cape Coral, FLFL760,822+73%

76Colorado Springs, COCO755,105+40%

77Little Rock, ARAR748,031+23%

78Lakeland, FLFL725,046+50%

79Des Moines, IAIA709,466+37%

80Akron, OHOH702,219+1%

81Kiryas Joel, NYNY697,221+12%

82Madison, WIWI680,796+27%

83Winston-Salem, NCNC675,966+19%

84Provo, UTUT671,185+78%

85Deltona, FLFL668,921+36%

86Syracuse, NYNY662,057+2%

87Wichita, KSKS647,610+13%

88Ogden, UTUT637,197+44%

89Jackson, MSMS619,968+8%

90Augusta, GAGA611,000+20%

91Palm Bay, FLFL606,612+27%

92Toledo, OHOH606,240−2%

93Harrisburg, PAPA591,712+16%

94Durham, NCNC588,911+38%

95Spokane, WAWA585,784+28%

96Scranton, PAPA567,559+1%

97Chattanooga, TNTN562,647+18%

98Lancaster, PAPA552,984+17%

99Modesto, CACA552,878+24%

100Portland, MEME551,740+13%

101Reno, NVNV549,831+46%

102Fayetteville, ARAR546,725+68%

103Lexington, KYKY516,811+27%

104Pensacola, FLFL509,905+24%

105Huntsville, ALAL491,723+44%

106Santa Rosa, CACA488,863+7%

107Port St. Lucie, FLFL487,657+53%

108Springfield, MOMO475,432+29%

109Killeen, TXTX475,367+44%

110Lansing, MIMI473,203+6%

111Visalia, CACA473,117+29%

112Springfield, MAMA465,825+2%

113York, PAPA456,438+20%

114Vallejo, CACA453,491+15%

115Santa Maria, CACA448,229+12%

116Fort Wayne, ININ447,781+15%

117Corpus Christi, TXTX445,763+11%

118Salinas, CACA439,035+9%

119Salem, OROR433,353+25%

120Youngstown, OHOH430,591−11%

121Reading, PAPA428,849+15%

122Manchester, NHNH422,937+11%

123Wilmington, NCNC422,598+54%

124Brownsville, TXTX421,017+26%

125Gulfport, MSMS416,259+10%

126Mobile, ALAL414,809+4%

127Lafayette, LALA408,455+16%

128Asheville, NCNC406,926+29%

129Flint, MIMI406,211−7%

130Savannah, GAGA404,798+38%

131Canton, OHOH401,574−1%

132Anchorage, AKAK398,328+25%

133Beaumont, TXTX397,565+3%

134Shreveport, LALA393,406+5%

135Trenton, NJNJ387,340+10%

136Fayetteville, NCNC386,810+15%

137Montgomery, ALAL386,047+11%

138Davenport, IAIA384,324+2%

139Tallahassee, FLFL384,298+20%

140Eugene, OROR382,971+19%

141Huntington, WVWV376,155−2%

142Ocala, FLFL375,908+45%

143Naples, FLFL375,752+49%

144Ann Arbor, MIMI372,258+15%

145Atlantic City, NJNJ369,797+4%

146Peoria, ILIL368,782+1%

147Hickory, NCNC365,276+7%

148Fort Collins, COCO359,066+43%

149Spartanburg, SCSC355,241+25%

150Lubbock, TXTX351,268+22%

151Myrtle Beach, SCSC351,029+79%

152Lincoln, NENE340,217+28%

153Gainesville, FLFL339,247+27%

154Rockford, ILIL338,798+6%

155Boulder, COCO330,758+14%

156Greeley, COCO328,981+82%

157Columbus, GAGA328,883+12%

158Green Bay, WIWI328,268+16%

159South Bend, ININ324,501+2%

160Clarksville, TNTN320,535+38%

161Roanoke, VAVA315,251+9%

162Kingsport, TNTN307,614+3%

163Kennewick, WAWA303,622+58%

164Waco, TXTX295,782+19%

165Lacey, WAWA294,793+42%

166Hagerstown, MDMD293,844+32%

167Utica, NYNY292,264−3%

168Crestview, FLFL286,973+36%

169Sioux Falls, SDSD286,434+46%

170Longview, TXTX286,184+12%

171San Luis Obispo, CACA282,424+14%

172Merced, CACA281,202+34%

173Duluth, MNMN280,733+2%

174Cedar Rapids, IAIA276,520+17%

175Bremerton, WAWA275,611+19%

176Erie, PAPA270,876−4%

177Santa Cruz, CACA270,861+6%

178Evansville, ININ269,256+7%

179Amarillo, TXTX268,691+17%

180Tuscaloosa, ALAL268,674+26%

181College Station, TXTX268,248+45%

182Laredo, TXTX267,114+38%

183Slidell, LALA264,570+38%

184Kalamazoo, MIMI261,670+10%

185Lynchburg, VAVA261,593+18%

186Yakima, WAWA256,728+15%

187Lake Charles, LALA254,652+13%

188Fargo, NDND249,843+43%

189Bend, OROR247,493+61%

190Binghamton, NYNY247,138−2%

191Appleton, WIWI243,147+21%

192Seaford, DEDE237,378+52%

193Prescott Valley, AZAZ236,209+41%

194Champaign, ILIL236,072+12%

195Macon-Bibb County, GAGA233,802+5%

196Tyler, TXTX233,479+34%

197Topeka, KSKS233,152+4%

198Daphne, ALAL231,767+65%

199Barnstable, MAMA228,996+3%

200Fort Smith, ARAR227,213+10%

201Monroe, LALA227,147+2%

202Bellingham, WAWA226,847+36%

203Rochester, MNMN226,329+23%

204Burlington, VTVT225,562+13%

205Lafayette, ININ223,716+20%

206Medford, OROR223,259+23%

207Charlottesville, VAVA221,524+27%

208Lebanon, NHNH221,211+6%

209Las Cruces, NMNM219,561+26%

210Hilton Head Island, SCSC215,908+52%

211Athens, GAGA215,415+30%

212Lake Havasu City, AZAZ213,267+38%

213Chico, CACA211,632+4%

214Columbia, MOMO210,864+30%

215Charleston, WVWV210,605−11%

216Springfield, ILIL208,640+4%

217Johnson City, TNTN207,285+14%

218Houma, LALA207,137+7%

219Elkhart, ININ207,047+13%

220Lexington Park, MDMD206,560+28%

221Jacksonville, NCNC204,576+36%

222Yuma, AZAZ203,881+27%

223Gainesville, GAGA203,136+46%

224Joplin, MOMO200,771+12%

225Hilo, HIHI200,629+35%

226Panama City, FLFL200,534+19%

227Florence, SCSC199,964+4%

228St. Cloud, MNMN199,671+19%

229Racine, WIWI197,727+5%

230Auburn, ALAL193,773+39%

231Warner Robins, GAGA191,614+43%

232Saginaw, MIMI190,124−9%

233Punta Gorda, FLFL186,847+32%

234Billings, MTMT184,167+25%

235Redding, CACA182,155+12%

236Blacksburg, VAVA181,854+10%

237Dover, DEDE181,851+44%

238Kingston, NYNY181,851+2%

239Yuba City, CACA181,208+30%

240Jackson, TNTN180,504+6%

241St. George, UTUT180,279+100%

242El Centro, CACA179,702+26%

243Bowling Green, KYKY179,639+33%

244Abilene, TXTX176,579+10%

245Muskegon, MIMI175,824+3%

246Iowa City, IAIA175,419+33%

247Midland, TXTX175,220+45%

248Eau Claire, WIWI172,007+16%

249Oshkosh, WIWI171,730+10%

250Burlington, NCNC171,415+31%

251Coeur d'Alene, IDID171,362+58%

252Bloomington, ILIL170,954+14%

253La Crosse, WIWI170,341+10%

254Greenville, NCNC170,243+27%

255Kenosha, WIWI169,151+13%

256Terre Haute, ININ168,875−1%

257Waterloo, IAIA168,461+3%

258East Stroudsburg, PAPA168,327+21%

259Pueblo, COCO168,162+19%

260Odessa, TXTX165,171+36%

261Kahului, HIHI164,836+29%

262Janesville, WIWI163,687+7%

263Amherst, MAMA162,308+7%

264Bloomington, ININ161,039+13%

265Jackson, MIMI160,366+1%

266Sebastian, FLFL159,788+41%

267State College, PAPA158,172+17%

268Idaho Falls, IDID157,429+51%

269Decatur, ALAL156,494+7%

270Chambersburg, PAPA155,932+21%

271Grand Junction, COCO155,703+34%

272Santa Fe, NMNM154,823+20%

273Monroe, MIMI154,809+6%

274Niles, MIMI154,316−5%

275Vineland, NJNJ154,152+5%

276Hattiesburg, MSMS153,891+24%

277Homosassa Springs, FLFL153,843+30%

278Concord, NHNH153,808+13%

279Traverse City, MIMI153,448+17%

280Hanford, CACA152,486+18%

281Bangor, MEME152,199+5%

282Alexandria, LALA152,192+5%

283Dothan, ALAL151,007+15%

284Florence, ALAL150,791+5%

285Jefferson City, MOMO150,309+7%

286Corbin, KYKY149,863+3%

287Albany, GAGA148,922−3%

288Ottawa, ILIL148,539−3%

289Wichita Falls, TXTX148,128−2%

290Valdosta, GAGA148,126+24%

291Texarkana, TXTX147,519+3%

292Rapid City, SDSD147,392+23%

293Logan, UTUT147,348+43%

294Flagstaff, AZAZ145,101+25%

295Sioux City, IAIA144,334+6%

296Rocky Mount, NCNC143,870+1%

297Lebanon, PAPA143,257+19%

298Pottsville, PAPA143,049−5%

299Dalton, GAGA142,837+19%

300Winchester, VAVA142,632+38%

301Cookeville, TNTN141,333+21%

302Morgantown, WVWV140,038+26%

303Wheeling, WVWV139,513−9%

304Napa, CACA138,019+11%

305Wausau, WIWI138,013+10%

306Eureka, CACA136,463+8%

307Springfield, OHOH136,001−6%

308Harrisonburg, VAVA135,571+25%

309Sherman, TXTX135,543+23%

310Battle Creek, MIMI134,310−3%

311Jonesboro, ARAR134,196+25%

312Manhattan, KSKS134,046+23%

313Bismarck, NDND133,626+38%

314Anderson Creek, NCNC133,568+47%

315Johnstown, PAPA133,472−13%

316Hammond, LALA133,157+32%

317Tupelo, MSMS132,214+7%

318The Villages, FLFL129,752+143%

319Mount Vernon, WAWA129,523+26%

320Pittsfield, MAMA129,026−4%

321Albany, OROR128,610+25%

322Salisbury, MDMD128,208+17%

323Jamestown, NYNY127,657−9%

324Glens Falls, NYNY127,039+2%

325Lawton, OKOK126,652+4%

326Cleveland, TNTN126,164+21%

327Elizabethtown, KYKY125,569+17%

328Sierra Vista, AZAZ125,447+7%

329Staunton, VAVA125,433+15%

330Ames, IAIA125,252+18%

331Mansfield, OHOH124,936−3%

332Augusta, MEME123,642+6%

333Richmond, KYKY122,901+20%

334Altoona, PAPA122,822−5%

335Missoula, MTMT122,457+23%

336New Bern, NCNC122,168+6%

337Wenatchee, WAWA122,012+23%

338Farmington, NMNM121,661+7%

339San Angelo, TXTX121,516+15%

340St. Joseph, MOMO121,467−1%

341Holland, MIMI120,502+14%

342Morristown, TNTN119,182+16%

343Bozeman, MTMT118,960+75%

344Lawrence, KSKS118,785+19%

345Sheboygan, WIWI118,034+5%

346Goldsboro, NCNC117,333+4%

347Weirton, WVWV116,903−11%

348Wooster, OHOH116,894+5%

349Watertown, NYNY116,721+4%

350Lumberton, NCNC116,530−6%

351Oxford, ALAL116,441+4%

352Sandusky, OHOH115,986−4%

353Beckley, WVWV115,079−9%

354Twin Falls, IDID114,283+38%

355Williamsport, PAPA114,188−5%

356St. Simons, GAGA113,495+22%

357Owensboro, KYKY112,464+11%

358Michigan City, ININ112,417+2%

359Muncie, ININ111,903−6%

360Roseburg, OROR111,201+11%

361Lewiston, MEME111,139+7%

362Longview, WAWA110,730+19%

363Hermitage, PAPA110,652−8%

364Sunbury, PAPA109,783−3%

365Massena, NYNY108,505−3%

366Kankakee, ILIL107,502+4%

367Show Low, AZAZ106,717+9%

368Whitewater, WIWI106,478+14%

369Ithaca, NYNY105,740+10%

370Sumter, SCSC105,556+1%

371Grand Forks, NDND104,362+7%

372Kalispell, MTMT104,357+40%

373LaGrange, GAGA104,198+9%

374Fond du Lac, WIWI104,154+7%

375Decatur, ILIL103,998−9%

376Bay City, MIMI103,856−6%

377Gettysburg, PAPA103,852+14%

378Mankato, MNMN103,566+21%

379Paducah, KYKY103,486−1%

380Gadsden, ALAL103,4360%

381Danville, VAVA103,091−6%

382Truckee, CACA102,241+11%

383Lima, OHOH102,206−6%

384Salem, OHOH101,877−9%

385Sebring, FLFL101,235+16%

386Cheyenne, WYWY100,512+23%

387Hot Springs, ARAR100,180+14%

388Bluefield, WVWV100,093−7%

389Pinehurst, NCNC99,727+33%

390Shelby, NCNC99,519+3%

391Adrian, MIMI99,423+1%

392Dubuque, IAIA99,266+11%

393Moses Lake, WAWA99,123+33%

394Rome, GAGA98,584+9%

395Sevierville, TNTN98,380+38%

396Victoria, TXTX98,331+8%

397Albertville, ALAL97,612+19%

398Cape Girardeau, MOMO97,517+8%

399Brainerd, MNMN96,189+17%

400Fairbanks, AKAK95,655+15%

401Corvallis, OROR95,184+22%

402Cumberland, MDMD95,044−7%

403Pikeville, KYKY94,611−15%

404Greenwood, SCSC93,646+1%

405Corning, NYNY93,584−5%

406New Philadelphia, OHOH93,263+3%

407Talladega, ALAL92,5360%

408Hermiston, OROR92,261+13%

409Statesboro, GAGA91,873+38%

410Ukiah, CACA91,601+6%

411Clarksburg, WVWV90,434−2%

412Helena, MTMT89,832+28%

413Parkersburg, WVWV89,490−5%

414Beaver Dam, WIWI89,396+4%

415Meridian, MSMS88,599−8%

416Grants Pass, OROR88,090+16%

417Cullman, ALAL87,866+13%

418Pocatello, IDID87,018+15%

419Oak Harbor, WAWA86,857+21%

420Zanesville, OHOH86,410+2%

421Lufkin, TXTX86,395+8%

422Watertown, WIWI84,900+15%

423Great Falls, MTMT84,414+5%

424Orangeburg, SCSC84,223−8%

425Elmira, NYNY84,148−8%

426Meadville, PAPA83,938−7%

427Kokomo, ININ83,658−2%

428Russellville, ARAR83,644+11%

429Laurel, MSMS83,613+1%

430Midland, MIMI83,494+1%

431Indiana, PAPA83,246−7%

432Key West, FLFL82,874+4%

433Opelousas, LALA82,540−6%

434Columbus, ININ82,208+15%

435Athens, TXTX82,150+12%

436Centralia, WAWA82,149+20%

437Stillwater, OKOK81,646+20%

438Hinesville, GAGA81,424+13%

439Manitowoc, WIWI81,359−2%

440DuBois, PAPA80,562−3%

441Warsaw, ININ80,240+8%

442Casper, WYWY79,955+20%

443Plattsburgh, NYNY79,8430%

444Rifle, COCO79,043+35%

445Wilson, NCNC78,784+7%

446Monticello, NYNY78,624+6%

447Seneca, SCSC78,607+19%

448Minot, NDND77,546+15%

449Port Angeles, WAWA77,155+20%

450Heber, UTUT77,145+72%

451Chillicothe, OHOH77,093+5%

452Olean, NYNY77,042−8%

453Grand Island, NENE77,038+13%

454Searcy, ARAR76,822+14%

455Keene, NHNH76,458+4%

456Huntsville, TXTX76,400+24%

457Auburn, NYNY76,248−7%

458Jefferson, GAGA75,907+83%

459Quincy, ILIL75,769−4%

460Aberdeen, WAWA75,636+13%

461Frankfort, KYKY75,393+13%

462Findlay, OHOH74,920+5%

463Pine Bluff, ARAR74,810−19%

464Hobbs, NMNM74,455+34%

465Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,207−2%

466Danville, ILIL74,188−12%

467Somerset, PAPA74,129−7%

468Portsmouth, OHOH74,008−7%

469Palatka, FLFL73,321+4%

470Kapaa, HIHI73,298+25%

471Gallup, NMNM72,902−3%

472Shawnee, OKOK72,454+11%

473Thomasville, GAGA72,034+8%

474Fort Payne, ALAL71,608+11%

475Mount Airy, NCNC71,3590%

476Greenfield, MAMA71,029−1%

477Stevens Point, WIWI70,377+5%

478Greeneville, TNTN70,152+12%

479New Iberia, LALA69,929−5%

480Lake City, FLFL69,698+23%

481Klamath Falls, OROR69,413+9%

482Columbus, MSMS69,164−7%

483Oxford, MSMS68,294+32%

484Clearlake, CACA68,163+17%

485Owosso, MIMI68,094−5%

486Alamogordo, NMNM67,839+9%

487Morehead City, NCNC67,686+14%

488Clovis, NMNM67,621+7%

489Marion, ILIL67,153+10%

490Faribault, MNMN67,097+18%

491Farmington, MOMO66,922+20%

492Marion, ININ66,674−9%

493Richmond, ININ66,553−6%

494Muskogee, OKOK66,339−4%

495Rexburg, IDID66,301+69%

496Roanoke Rapids, NCNC66,093−17%

497Athens, TNTN66,034+10%

498Marquette, MIMI66,017+2%

499North Wilkesboro, NCNC65,969+1%

500Rio Grande City, TXTX65,920+23%

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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 20,081,935 (2020 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, 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 Decennial Census data.

How is total population measured?

Total resident population. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.