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The following is a list of the most populous incorporated places in the United States. As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an incorporated place includes a variety of designations, including city, town, village, and borough. These designations and their usages can vary greatly from state to state. Most of the largest incorporated places in the United States are incorporated as cities by their states. Consolidated city-counties represent a distinct type of government in that other incorporated places exist within the consolidated city-county. This list presents only that portion (or "balance") of the consolidated city-counties that are not a part of another incorporated place.

Note that this list refers only to the population of individual municipalities and defined city limits and does not count the rest of their respective suburban or urban agglomerations. Some American cities, like those in many other parts of the world, cover large geographical areas. Because of this, the city's population may be large in overall numbers but their metropolitan area or urban area may be much smaller, giving the city less social or economic status than their ranking may suggest. For example, Jacksonville, Florida has a population greater than both Boston and Washington. But Boston and Washington are surrounded by many more suburbs which make their metropolitan area populations much greater than Jacksonville's. Because the metropolitan population is much greater in those cities, there is more dense settlement which leads to more cultural institutions, greater transportation options, and more entertainment attractions. Although Jacksonville appears higher on the list of largest cities, a bigger city feel will actually be felt in Boston or Washington, DC than in Jacksonville. This is why many definitions (and people's perceptions) of cities include the entire metropolitan region.

Contents 1 Incorporated places over 100,000 population 1.1 Notes 2 Population distribution 3 See also 4 References

The United States has dozens of major cities, including 11 of the 55 global cities of all types, more than any other nation, with three "alpha" global cities: New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago (it should be noted that "global cities" really are metro areas, while the figures expressed below are for populations within city limits). A different ranking is evident when considering U.S. metro area populations, although the top three would be unchanged. The following sortable table lists the incorporated places in the United States with a population of more than 100,000 as estimated by the United States Census Bureau on 2006-07-01:^[1]

Rank	City	State	Population
1	New York Citye[›]	New York	&&&&&&&&08250567.&&&&&08,250,567
2	Los Angeles	California	&&&&&&&&03849368.&&&&&03,849,368
3	Chicago	Illinois	&&&&&&&&02873326.&&&&&02,873,326
4	Houston	Texas	&&&&&&&&02144491.&&&&&02,144,491
5	Phoenix	Arizona	&&&&&&&&01512986.&&&&&01,512,986
6	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	&&&&&&&&01448396.&&&&&01,448,396
7	San Antonio	Texas	&&&&&&&&01296682.&&&&&01,296,682
8	San Diego	California	&&&&&&&&01256951.&&&&&01,256,951
9	Dallas	Texas	&&&&&&&&01232940.&&&&&01,232,940
10	San Jose	California	&&&&&&&&&0929936.&&&&&0929,936
11	Detroite[›]	Michigan	&&&&&&&&&0918849.&&&&&0918,849
12	Jacksonville	Florida	&&&&&&&&&0794555.&&&&&0794,555
13	Indianapolisa[›]	Indiana	&&&&&&&&&0785597.&&&&&0785,597
14	San Francisco	California	&&&&&&&&&0744041.&&&&&0744,041
15	Columbus	Ohio	&&&&&&&&&0733203.&&&&&0733,203
16	Austin	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0709893.&&&&&0709,893
17	Memphis	Tennessee	&&&&&&&&&0670902.&&&&&0670,902
18	Fort Worth	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0653320.&&&&&0653,320
19	Baltimored[›]e[›]	Maryland	&&&&&&&&&0640961.&&&&&0640,961
20	Charlotte	North Carolina	&&&&&&&&&0630478.&&&&&0630,478
21	El Paso	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0609415.&&&&&0609,415
22	Milwaukeee[›]	Wisconsin	&&&&&&&&&0602782.&&&&&0602,782
23	Boston	Massachusetts	&&&&&&&&&0590763.&&&&&0590,763
24	Seattle	Washington	&&&&&&&&&0582454.&&&&&0582,454
25	Washington	District of Columbia	&&&&&&&&&0581530.&&&&&0581,530
26	Denver	Colorado	&&&&&&&&&0566974.&&&&&0566,974
27	Louisvillea[›]	Kentucky	&&&&&&&&&0554496.&&&&&0554,496
28	Las Vegas	Nevada	&&&&&&&&&0552539.&&&&&0552,539
29	Nashvillea[›]	Tennessee	&&&&&&&&&0552120.&&&&&0552,120
30	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	&&&&&&&&&0537734.&&&&&0537,734
31	Portland	Oregon	&&&&&&&&&0537081.&&&&&0537,081
32	Tucson	Arizona	&&&&&&&&&0518956.&&&&&0518,956
33	Albuquerque	New Mexico	&&&&&&&&&0504949.&&&&&0504,949
34	Atlanta	Georgia	&&&&&&&&&0486411.&&&&&0486,411
35	Long Beach	California	&&&&&&&&&0472494.&&&&&0472,494
36	Fresno	California	&&&&&&&&&0466714.&&&&&0466,714
37	Sacramento	California	&&&&&&&&&0453781.&&&&&0453,781
38	Mesa	Arizona	&&&&&&&&&0447541.&&&&&0447,541
39	Kansas City	Missouri	&&&&&&&&&0447306.&&&&&0447,306
40	Cleveland	Ohio	&&&&&&&&&0444323.&&&&&0444,323
41	Virginia Beachd[›]	Virginia	&&&&&&&&&0435619.&&&&&0435,619
42	Omaha	Nebraska	&&&&&&&&&0419545.&&&&&0419,545
43	Miami	Florida	&&&&&&&&&0404048.&&&&&0404,048
44	Oakland	California	&&&&&&&&&0397067.&&&&&0397,067
45	Tulsa	Oklahoma	&&&&&&&&&0382872.&&&&&0382,872
46	Honolulub[›]	Hawaii	&&&&&&&&&0377357.&&&&&0377,357
47	Minneapolis	Minnesota	&&&&&&&&&0372833.&&&&&0372,833
48	Colorado Springs	Colorado	&&&&&&&&&0372437.&&&&&0372,437
49	Arlington	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0367197.&&&&&0367,197
50	Wichita	Kansas	&&&&&&&&&0357698.&&&&&0357,698
51	Raleigh	North Carolina	&&&&&&&&&0356321.&&&&&0356,321
52	St. Louisd[›]e[›]	Missouri	&&&&&&&&&0353837.&&&&&0353,837
53	Santa Ana	California	&&&&&&&&&0340024.&&&&&0340,024
54	Anaheim	California	&&&&&&&&&0334425.&&&&&0334,425
55	Tampa	Florida	&&&&&&&&&0332888.&&&&&0332,888
56	Cincinnati	Ohio	&&&&&&&&&0332252.&&&&&0332,252
57	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	&&&&&&&&&0312819.&&&&&0312,819
58	Bakersfield	California	&&&&&&&&&0308392.&&&&&0308,392
59	Aurora	Colorado	&&&&&&&&&0303582.&&&&&0303,582
60	Toledo	Ohio	&&&&&&&&&0298446.&&&&&0298,446
61	Riverside	California	&&&&&&&&&0293761.&&&&&0293,761
62	Stockton	California	&&&&&&&&&0290141.&&&&&0290,141
63	Corpus Christi	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0285267.&&&&&0285,267
64	Newark	New Jersey	&&&&&&&&&0281402.&&&&&0281,402
65	Anchorage	Alaska	&&&&&&&&&0278700.&&&&&0278,700
66	Buffalo	New York	&&&&&&&&&0276059.&&&&&0276,059
67	St. Paul	Minnesota	&&&&&&&&&0273535.&&&&&0273,535
68	Lexington-Fayette	Kentucky	&&&&&&&&&0270789.&&&&&0270,789
69	Plano	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0255009.&&&&&0255,009
70	Fort Wayne	Indiana	&&&&&&&&&0248637.&&&&&0248,637
71	St. Petersburg	Florida	&&&&&&&&&0248098.&&&&&0248,098
72	Glendale	Arizona	&&&&&&&&&0246531.&&&&&0246,531
73	Jersey City	New Jersey	&&&&&&&&&0241789.&&&&&0241,789
74	Lincoln	Nebraska	&&&&&&&&&0241167.&&&&&0241,167
75	Henderson	Nevada	&&&&&&&&&0240614.&&&&&0240,614
76	Chandler	Arizona	&&&&&&&&&0240595.&&&&&0240,595
77	Norfolkd[›]	Virginia	&&&&&&&&&0238832.&&&&&0238,832
78	Greensboro	North Carolina	&&&&&&&&&0236865.&&&&&0236,865
79	Scottsdale	Arizona	&&&&&&&&&0231127.&&&&&0231,127
80	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	&&&&&&&&&0229553.&&&&&0229,553
81	Birmingham	Alabama	&&&&&&&&&0229424.&&&&&0229,424
82	Madison	Wisconsin	&&&&&&&&&0223389.&&&&&0223,389
83	New Orleans	Louisiana	&&&&&&&&&0223388.&&&&&0223,388
84	Chesapeaked[›]	Virginia	&&&&&&&&&0220560.&&&&&0220,560
85	Orlando	Florida	&&&&&&&&&0220186.&&&&&0220,186
86	Garland	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0217963.&&&&&0217,963
87	Hialeah	Florida	&&&&&&&&&0217141.&&&&&0217,141
88	Laredo	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0215484.&&&&&0215,484
89	Chula Vista	California	&&&&&&&&&0212756.&&&&&0212,756
90	Lubbock	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0212169.&&&&&0212,169
91	Reno	Nevada	&&&&&&&&&0210255.&&&&&0210,255
92	Akron	Ohio	&&&&&&&&&0209704.&&&&&0209,704
93	Durham	North Carolina	&&&&&&&&&0209009.&&&&&0209,009
94	Rochester	New York	&&&&&&&&&0208123.&&&&&0208,123
95	Modesto	California	&&&&&&&&&0205721.&&&&&0205,721
96	Montgomery	Alabama	&&&&&&&&&0201998.&&&&&0201,998
97	Fremont	California	&&&&&&&&&0201691.&&&&&0201,691
98	Shreveport	Louisiana	&&&&&&&&&0200199.&&&&&0200,199
99	Arlingtonc[›]	Virginia	&&&&&&&&&0199776.&&&&&0199,776
100	Glendale	California	&&&&&&&&&0199463.&&&&&0199,463
101	San Bernardino	California	&&&&&&&&&0198985.&&&&&0198,985
102	Boise	Idaho	&&&&&&&&&0198638.&&&&&0198,638
103	Spokane	Washington	&&&&&&&&&0198081.&&&&&0198,081
104	Yonkers	New York	&&&&&&&&&0197852.&&&&&0197,852
105	North Las Vegas	Nevada	&&&&&&&&&0197567.&&&&&0197,567
106	Winston-Salem	North Carolina	&&&&&&&&&0196990.&&&&&0196,990
107	Tacoma	Washington	&&&&&&&&&0196532.&&&&&0196,532
108	Irving	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0196084.&&&&&0196,084
109	Huntington Beach	California	&&&&&&&&&0194436.&&&&&0194,436
110	Irvine	California	&&&&&&&&&0193956.&&&&&0193,956
111	Des Moines	Iowa	&&&&&&&&&0193886.&&&&&0193,886
112	Grand Rapids	Michigan	&&&&&&&&&0193083.&&&&&0193,083
113	Richmondd[›]	Virginia	&&&&&&&&&0192913.&&&&&0192,913
114	Mobile	Alabama	&&&&&&&&&0192830.&&&&&0192,830
115	Gilbert	Arizona	&&&&&&&&&0191517.&&&&&0191,517
116	Augustaa[›]	Georgia	&&&&&&&&&0189366.&&&&&0189,366
117	Columbus	Georgia	&&&&&&&&&0188660.&&&&&0188,660
118	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	&&&&&&&&&0185804.&&&&&0185,804
119	Amarillo	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0185525.&&&&&0185,525
120	Oxnard	California	&&&&&&&&&0184463.&&&&&0184,463
121	Little Rock	Arkansas	&&&&&&&&&0184422.&&&&&0184,422
122	Moreno Valley	California	&&&&&&&&&0183571.&&&&&0183,571
123	Knoxville	Tennessee	&&&&&&&&&0182337.&&&&&0182,337
124	Salt Lake City	Utah	&&&&&&&&&0178858.&&&&&0178,858
125	Newport Newsd[›]	Virginia	&&&&&&&&&0178281.&&&&&0178,281
126	Jackson	Mississippi	&&&&&&&&&0176614.&&&&&0176,614
127	Worcester	Massachusetts	&&&&&&&&&0175454.&&&&&0175,454
128	Providence	Rhode Island	&&&&&&&&&0175255.&&&&&0175,255
129	Ontario	California	&&&&&&&&&0173351.&&&&&0173,351
130	Brownsville	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0172437.&&&&&0172,437
131	Rancho Cucamonga	California	&&&&&&&&&0170714.&&&&&0170,714
132	Aurora	Illinois	&&&&&&&&&0170617.&&&&&0170,617
133	Fontana	California	&&&&&&&&&0170099.&&&&&0170,099
134	Tempe	Arizona	&&&&&&&&&0169712.&&&&&0169,712
135	Rockford	Illinois	&&&&&&&&&0155138.&&&&&0155,138
136	Huntsville	Alabama	&&&&&&&&&0168132.&&&&&0168,132
137	Fayetteville	North Carolina	&&&&&&&&&0168033.&&&&&0168,033
138	Santa Clarita	California	&&&&&&&&&0168008.&&&&&0168,008
139	Overland Park	Kansas	&&&&&&&&&0166722.&&&&&0166,722
140	Garden Grove	California	&&&&&&&&&0166296.&&&&&0166,296
141	Oceanside	California	&&&&&&&&&0165803.&&&&&0165,803
142	Tallahassee	Florida	&&&&&&&&&0159012.&&&&&0159,012
143	Vancouver	Washington	&&&&&&&&&0158855.&&&&&0158,855
144	Dayton	Ohio	&&&&&&&&&0156771.&&&&&0156,771
145	Chattanooga	Tennessee	&&&&&&&&&0168293.&&&&&0168,293
146	Pomona	California	&&&&&&&&&0154271.&&&&&0154,271
147	Santa Rosa	California	&&&&&&&&&0154212.&&&&&0154,212
148	Grand Prairie	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0153812.&&&&&0153,812
149	Salem	Oregon	&&&&&&&&&0152239.&&&&&0152,239
150	Cape Coral	Florida	&&&&&&&&&0151389.&&&&&0151,389
151	Springfield	Massachusetts	&&&&&&&&&0151176.&&&&&0151,176
152	Springfield	Missouri	&&&&&&&&&0150797.&&&&&0150,797
153	Corona	California	&&&&&&&&&0150253.&&&&&0150,253
154	Pembroke Pines	Florida	&&&&&&&&&0150064.&&&&&0150,064
155	Paterson	New Jersey	&&&&&&&&&0148708.&&&&&0148,708
156	Eugene	Oregon	&&&&&&&&&0146356.&&&&&0146,356
157	Hollywood	Florida	&&&&&&&&&0145794.&&&&&0145,794
158	Salinas	California	&&&&&&&&&0145032.&&&&&0145,032
159	Hamptond[›]	Virginia	&&&&&&&&&0145017.&&&&&0145,017
160	Pasadena	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0144793.&&&&&0144,793
161	Pasadena	California	&&&&&&&&&0144133.&&&&&0144,133
162	Port St. Lucie	Florida	&&&&&&&&&0143868.&&&&&0143,868
163	Kansas City	Kansas	&&&&&&&&&0143801.&&&&&0143,801
164	Naperville	Illinois	&&&&&&&&&0142901.&&&&&0142,901
165	Joliet	Illinois	&&&&&&&&&0142702.&&&&&0142,702
166	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	&&&&&&&&&0142396.&&&&&0142,396
167	Torrance	California	&&&&&&&&&0142350.&&&&&0142,350
168	Peoria	Arizona	&&&&&&&&&0142024.&&&&&0142,024
169	Lancaster	California	&&&&&&&&&0140804.&&&&&0140,804
170	Syracuse	New York	&&&&&&&&&0140658.&&&&&0140,658
171	Hayward	California	&&&&&&&&&0140606.&&&&&0140,606
172	Lakewood	Colorado	&&&&&&&&&0140024.&&&&&0140,024
173	Palmdale	California	&&&&&&&&&0138790.&&&&&0138,790
174	Alexandriad[›]	Virginia	&&&&&&&&&0138237.&&&&&0138,237
175	Bridgeport	Connecticut	&&&&&&&&&0137912.&&&&&0137,912
176	Orange	California	&&&&&&&&&0135070.&&&&&0135,070
177	Warren	Michigan	&&&&&&&&&0134589.&&&&&0134,589
178	Escondido	California	&&&&&&&&&0133510.&&&&&0133,510
179	Fullerton	California	&&&&&&&&&0132918.&&&&&0132,918
180	Mesquite	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0131447.&&&&&0131,447
181	Sunnyvale	California	&&&&&&&&&0130519.&&&&&0130,519
182	Coral Springs	Florida	&&&&&&&&&0129805.&&&&&0129,805
183	Fort Collins	Colorado	&&&&&&&&&0129467.&&&&&0129,467
184	Elk Grove	California	&&&&&&&&&0129184.&&&&&0129,184
185	Sterling Heights	Michigan	&&&&&&&&&0127991.&&&&&0127,991
186	Savannah	Georgia	&&&&&&&&&0127889.&&&&&0127,889
187	McAllen	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0126411.&&&&&0126,411
188	Elizabeth	New Jersey	&&&&&&&&&0126179.&&&&&0126,179
189	Hartford	Connecticut	&&&&&&&&&0124512.&&&&&0124,512
190	Cedar Rapids	Iowa	&&&&&&&&&0124417.&&&&&0124,417
191	Thousand Oaks	California	&&&&&&&&&0124207.&&&&&0124,207
192	New Haven	Connecticut	&&&&&&&&&0124001.&&&&&0124,001
193	El Monte	California	&&&&&&&&&0123162.&&&&&0123,162
194	Concord	California	&&&&&&&&&0122204.&&&&&0122,204
195	Topeka	Kansas	&&&&&&&&&0122113.&&&&&0122,113
196	Carrollton	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0121604.&&&&&0121,604
197	Waco	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0121496.&&&&&0121,496
198	Simi Valley	California	&&&&&&&&&0121288.&&&&&0121,288
199	West Valleye[›]	Utah	&&&&&&&&&0120235.&&&&&0120,235
200	Columbia	South Carolina	&&&&&&&&&0119961.&&&&&0119,961
201	Stamford	Connecticut	&&&&&&&&&0119261.&&&&&0119,261
202	Bellevue	Washington	&&&&&&&&&0118186.&&&&&0118,186
203	Flint	Michigan	&&&&&&&&&0117068.&&&&&0117,068
204	Vallejo	California	&&&&&&&&&0116844.&&&&&0116,844
205	Springfield	Illinois	&&&&&&&&&0116482.&&&&&0116,482
206	Evansville	Indiana	&&&&&&&&&0115738.&&&&&0115,738
207	Inglewood	California	&&&&&&&&&0114914.&&&&&0114,914
208	Abilene	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0114797.&&&&&0114,797
209	Olathe	Kansas	&&&&&&&&&0114662.&&&&&0114,662
210	Lansing	Michigan	&&&&&&&&&0114276.&&&&&0114,276
211	Lafayette	Louisiana	&&&&&&&&&0114214.&&&&&0114,214
212	Provo	Utah	&&&&&&&&&0113984.&&&&&0113,984
213	Visalia	California	&&&&&&&&&0113487.&&&&&0113,487
214	Ann Arbor	Michigan	&&&&&&&&&0113206.&&&&&0113,206
215	Clarksville	Tennessee	&&&&&&&&&0113175.&&&&&0113,175
216	Peoria	Illinois	&&&&&&&&&0113107.&&&&&0113,107
217	Cary	North Carolina	&&&&&&&&&0112414.&&&&&0112,414
218	Athensa[›]	Georgia	&&&&&&&&&0111580.&&&&&0111,580
219	Beaumont	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0109856.&&&&&0109,856
220	Costa Mesa	California	&&&&&&&&&0109809.&&&&&0109,809
221	Denton	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0109561.&&&&&0109,561
222	Manchester	New Hampshire	&&&&&&&&&0109497.&&&&&0109,497
223	Independence	Missouri	&&&&&&&&&0109400.&&&&&0109,400
224	Downey	California	&&&&&&&&&0109376.&&&&&0109,376
225	Thornton	Colorado	&&&&&&&&&0109155.&&&&&0109,155
226	Gainesville	Florida	&&&&&&&&&0108655.&&&&&0108,655
227	Santa Clara	California	&&&&&&&&&0108518.&&&&&0108,518
228	Miramar	Florida	&&&&&&&&&0108072.&&&&&0108,072
229	Charleston	South Carolina	&&&&&&&&&0107845.&&&&&0107,845
230	West Covina	California	&&&&&&&&&0107745.&&&&&0107,745
231	Clearwater	Florida	&&&&&&&&&0107742.&&&&&0107,742
232	McKinney	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0107530.&&&&&0107,530
233	Allentown	Pennsylvania	&&&&&&&&&0107294.&&&&&0107,294
234	Waterbury	Connecticut	&&&&&&&&&0107251.&&&&&0107,251
235	Roseville	California	&&&&&&&&&0107158.&&&&&0107,158
236	Westminster	Colorado	&&&&&&&&&0105753.&&&&&0105,753
237	Norwalk	California	&&&&&&&&&0105240.&&&&&0105,240
238	South Bend	Indiana	&&&&&&&&&0104905.&&&&&0104,905
239	Fairfield	California	&&&&&&&&&0104897.&&&&&0104,897
240	Arvada	Colorado	&&&&&&&&&0104830.&&&&&0104,830
241	Pompano Beach	Florida	&&&&&&&&&0104402.&&&&&0104,402
242	Burbank	California	&&&&&&&&&0104317.&&&&&0104,317
243	San Buenaventura	California	&&&&&&&&&0104092.&&&&&0104,092
244	Pueblo	Colorado	&&&&&&&&&0103730.&&&&&0103,730
245	Lowell	Massachusetts	&&&&&&&&&0103229.&&&&&0103,229
246	Norman	Oklahoma	&&&&&&&&&0102827.&&&&&0102,827
247	Richmond	California	&&&&&&&&&0102120.&&&&&0102,120
248	Midland	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0102073.&&&&&0102,073
249	Erie	Pennsylvania	&&&&&&&&&0102036.&&&&&0102,036
250	Killeen	Texas	&&&&&&&&&0102003.&&&&&0102,003
251	Elgin	Illinois	&&&&&&&&&0101903.&&&&&0101,903
252	Berkeley	California	&&&&&&&&&0101555.&&&&&0101,555
253	Portsmouthd[›]	Virginia	&&&&&&&&&0101377.&&&&&0101,377
254	Cambridge	Massachusetts	&&&&&&&&&0101365.&&&&&0101,365
255	Daly City	California	&&&&&&&&&0101005.&&&&&0101,005
256	Antioch	California	&&&&&&&&&0100586.&&&&&0100,586
257	Green Bay	Wisconsin	&&&&&&&&&0100353.&&&&&0100,353
258	West Jordane[›]	Utah	&&&&&&&&&0100280.&&&&&0100,280
259	Billings	Montana	&&&&&&&&&0100148.&&&&&0100,148

This list does not include the following cities and towns in Puerto Rico: San Juan (434,374), Bayamon (224,044), Ponce, Puerto Rico (186,475), Carolina, Puerto Rico (186,076 as of 2000), Caguas (140,502), Arecibo (100,131 as of 2000), Guaynabo (100,053 as of 2000), and Mayaguez (98,434 as of 2005). This is because San Juan, Puerto Rico and the other municipalities mentioned, while located in a U.S. Territory, are not part of the United States as defined by the Constitution and the U.S. Census Bureau (e.g., no state can secede, but Puerto Rico has the right to vote for independence). The official list from the Census Bureau only includes cities from the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

• ^ a: Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville, Augusta, and Athens are consolidated city-counties; the population given is for the entire city excluding other incorporated places lying within the county limits. The consolidated populations of these city-counties including other incorporated places are, respectively: 855,617; 701,500^[2]; 578,698^[3]; 194,398^[4]; and 112,787^[4].
  
• ^ b: Hawaii has no incorporated municipalities other than the City & County of Honolulu, which actually includes the entire island of Oahu. In accordance with Hawaiian law, the U.S. Census Bureau defines the state's "cities" and "towns" as Census-designated Places (CDPs). The Census defines Honolulu CDP as the portion of the City and County that is coextensive with the Judicial District of Honolulu. Honolulu CDP is what is generally thought of as the "city" of Honolulu, and its population is used here and in other population comparisons
  
• ^ c: Arlington CDP, Virginia is coextensive with Arlington County. Virginia law forbids the creation of cities in counties with over 1,000 people per square mile, which Arlington County exceeds. Thus, the entire county is considered by the Census Bureau as one CDP.
  
• ^ d: St. Louis, Baltimore, and the cities in Virginia, excepting Arlington, are all independent cities that are not a part of any particular county.
  
• ^ e: Some cities may challenge the annual Census estimates. Cities from the above list that have filed successful challenges to date are St. Louis, Baltimore, New York City, Detroit, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, West Valley, Utah, and West Jordan, Utah.^[5]
  

Population	Number of municipal governments[6]
1,000,000+	9
300,000-1,000,000	50
200,000-299,999	39
100,000-199,999	156
50,000-99,999	364
25,000-49,999	643
10,000-24,999	1,436
5,000-9,999	1,637
2,500-4,999	2,070
1,000-2,499	3,677
Under 1000	9,361
Total	19,429

• List of cities by population
• List of United States metropolitan areas
• List of United States cities by area
• Table of United States primary census statistical areas (PCSA)
• Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas (CSA)
• Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA)
• Table of United States Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSA)
• List of cities, towns, and villages in the United States
• List of United States urban areas
• Largest cities in the United States by population by decade