Largest cities by population
Rank US incorporated places by resident population, not land area.
U.S. Census Bureau Population EstimatesPeriod: July 1, 2024–July 1, 2025 · Vintage 2025Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:05:19+00:00
July 1 resident population estimates from a single Census vintage. Cities are ranked by population, not land area. County equivalents include independent cities and other Census county-equivalent areas.
Ranks are competition ranks computed across the full filtered set.
| Rank | Name | State | Population | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 | Franklin city | Indiana | 26,743 | 2.0% |
| 1502 | Horn Lake city | Mississippi | 26,741 | 0.1% |
| 1503 | Yorkville city | Illinois | 26,730 | 2.9% |
| 1503 | Paducah city | Kentucky | 26,730 | -0.3% |
| 1505 | Paramus borough | New Jersey | 26,723 | -0.1% |
| 1506 | Moscow city | Idaho | 26,721 | 0.3% |
| 1507 | Saginaw city | Texas | 26,706 | 2.2% |
| 1508 | Austin city | Minnesota | 26,689 | 0.5% |
| 1509 | Norfolk city | Nebraska | 26,677 | 1.3% |
| 1510 | Grandview city | Missouri | 26,653 | -0.2% |
| 1511 | Clinton city | Mississippi | 26,640 | -0.3% |
| 1512 | Owatonna city | Minnesota | 26,633 | 0.0% |
| 1512 | Raymore city | Missouri | 26,633 | 2.6% |
| 1514 | Fairhope city | Alabama | 26,625 | 0.7% |
| 1515 | Derby city | Kansas | 26,606 | 0.4% |
| 1516 | Nixa city | Missouri | 26,597 | 1.0% |
| 1517 | Patterson city | California | 26,587 | 3.1% |
| 1518 | Batavia city | Illinois | 26,586 | -0.2% |
| 1519 | West Linn city | Oregon | 26,567 | 0.0% |
| 1520 | Riverbank city | California | 26,557 | 2.8% |
| 1521 | Greenfield city | Indiana | 26,544 | 1.0% |
| 1522 | Cliffside Park borough | New Jersey | 26,539 | 1.9% |
| 1523 | New Iberia city | Louisiana | 26,533 | -1.5% |
| 1524 | Winona city | Minnesota | 26,530 | 0.2% |
| 1524 | Greenville city | Mississippi | 26,530 | -2.0% |
| 1526 | Ridgewood village | New Jersey | 26,527 | -0.1% |
| 1527 | Wasco city | California | 26,525 | -1.7% |
| 1528 | Chicago Heights city | Illinois | 26,508 | -0.2% |
| 1529 | Avon Lake city | Ohio | 26,486 | 1.0% |
| 1530 | Lebanon city | Pennsylvania | 26,479 | 0.2% |
| 1531 | Edwardsville city | Illinois | 26,463 | -0.2% |
| 1532 | Xenia city | Ohio | 26,425 | 1.6% |
| 1533 | Benicia city | California | 26,401 | -0.5% |
| 1534 | Superior city | Wisconsin | 26,397 | -0.2% |
| 1535 | Stevens Point city | Wisconsin | 26,377 | 0.1% |
| 1536 | Soledad city | California | 26,357 | 1.8% |
| 1537 | Pickerington city | Ohio | 26,333 | 1.8% |
| 1538 | Hercules city | California | 26,326 | -0.4% |
| 1539 | Garden City city | Michigan | 26,280 | -0.2% |
| 1540 | Farmington city | Utah | 26,266 | 0.3% |
| 1541 | Plum borough | Pennsylvania | 26,225 | -0.4% |
| 1542 | Fernley city | Nevada | 26,214 | 2.7% |
| 1543 | Belton city | Missouri | 26,193 | 1.2% |
| 1544 | Lodi borough | New Jersey | 26,187 | -0.1% |
| 1545 | Gardner city | Kansas | 26,154 | 1.5% |
| 1546 | Shelbyville city | Tennessee | 26,146 | 1.1% |
| 1547 | Brandon city | Mississippi | 26,122 | 0.6% |
| 1548 | El Cerrito city | California | 26,121 | -0.2% |
| 1549 | Elmira city | New York | 26,089 | -0.2% |
| 1550 | Belton city | Texas | 25,964 | 1.8% |
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