Have you ever wondered which cities in the United States have the highest population? Let's take a closer look at the top 25 cities with the most residents.
1. New York City, New York
With a population of over 8.3 million people, New York City takes the top spot as the most populated city in the United States.
2. Los Angeles, California
Coming in second is Los Angeles, with a population of approximately 3.9 million residents.
3. Chicago, Illinois
Chicago ranks third with a population of around 2.7 million people.
4. Houston, Texas
Houston follows closely behind Chicago with a population of about 2.3 million residents.
5. Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix rounds out the top five most populated cities in the U.S. with a population of over 1.7 million people.
6. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the sixth most populated city in the United States, with a population of around 1.6 million residents.
7. San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio comes in seventh with a population of approximately 1.5 million people.
8. San Diego, California
San Diego ranks eighth with a population of over 1.4 million residents.
9. Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the ninth most populated city in the U.S., with a population of about 1.3 million people.
10. San Jose, California
San Jose completes the top ten with a population of around 1.02 million residents.
11. Austin, Texas
Austin ranks eleventh with a population of over 978,000 people.
12. Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the twelfth most populated city in the United States, with a population of approximately 911,000 residents.
13. Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth comes in thirteenth with a population of around 895,000 people.
14. Columbus, Ohio
Columbus ranks fourteenth with a population of over 892,000 residents.
15. Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the fifteenth most populated city in the U.S., with a population of about 885,000 people.
16. Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis has a population of approximately 877,000 residents, making it the sixteenth most populated city in the United States.
17. Seattle, Washington
Seattle ranks seventeenth with a population of over 753,000 people.
18. Denver, Colorado
Denver is the eighteenth most populated city in the U.S., with a population of around 727,000 residents.
19. Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. comes in nineteenth with a population of approximately 705,000 people.
20. Boston, Massachusetts
Boston ranks twentieth with a population of over 694,000 residents.
21. El Paso, Texas
El Paso is the twenty-first most populated city in the United States, with a population of around 681,000 people.
22. Detroit, Michigan
Detroit has a population of approximately 673,000 residents, making it the twenty-second most populated city in the U.S.
23. Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville ranks twenty-third with a population of over 669,000 people.
24. Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is the twenty-fourth most populated city in the United States, with a population of around 652,000 residents.
25. Portland, Oregon
Portland completes the top 25 with a population of approximately 654,000 people.
