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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | Mebane city | North Carolina | 21,952 | 6.1% |
| 1802 | West St. Paul city | Minnesota | 21,950 | -0.1% |
| 1803 | Marquette city | Michigan | 21,944 | 0.7% |
| 1804 | Birmingham city | Michigan | 21,923 | 0.4% |
| 1805 | East Ridge city | Tennessee | 21,921 | -0.6% |
| 1806 | Dickinson city | Texas | 21,908 | 0.0% |
| 1807 | Villa Park village | Illinois | 21,888 | -0.2% |
| 1808 | Yucca Valley town | California | 21,887 | -0.1% |
| 1809 | Chillicothe city | Ohio | 21,815 | 0.1% |
| 1810 | Carbondale city | Illinois | 21,811 | -0.7% |
| 1811 | Blue Island city | Illinois | 21,805 | -0.2% |
| 1812 | Pleasant Prairie village | Wisconsin | 21,798 | 0.2% |
| 1813 | Stephenville city | Texas | 21,793 | 0.1% |
| 1814 | North Ogden city | Utah | 21,689 | 0.3% |
| 1815 | Mountain Brook city | Alabama | 21,661 | -0.7% |
| 1816 | Montrose city | Colorado | 21,583 | -0.1% |
| 1817 | Alliance city | Ohio | 21,582 | 0.6% |
| 1818 | Highland city | Utah | 21,571 | 2.2% |
| 1819 | Westbrook city | Maine | 21,565 | 0.6% |
| 1820 | Durant city | Oklahoma | 21,552 | 2.7% |
| 1821 | Elmwood Park borough | New Jersey | 21,534 | -0.1% |
| 1822 | Covington city | Washington | 21,496 | 0.6% |
| 1823 | Gardner city | Massachusetts | 21,483 | -0.1% |
| 1824 | Cudahy city | California | 21,445 | -1.0% |
| 1825 | Pascagoula city | Mississippi | 21,409 | -0.4% |
| 1826 | Rocky River city | Ohio | 21,397 | 0.2% |
| 1827 | South Burlington city | Vermont | 21,394 | -0.9% |
| 1828 | Mineola village | New York | 21,376 | 0.0% |
| 1829 | Auburndale city | Florida | 21,369 | 3.7% |
| 1830 | Frankfort village | Illinois | 21,365 | 1.0% |
| 1831 | North Myrtle Beach city | South Carolina | 21,346 | 2.3% |
| 1832 | Golden Valley city | Minnesota | 21,325 | -0.1% |
| 1833 | Ellensburg city | Washington | 21,308 | 1.5% |
| 1834 | Kingsland city | Georgia | 21,299 | 2.6% |
| 1835 | Siloam Springs city | Arkansas | 21,298 | 5.4% |
| 1836 | Angleton city | Texas | 21,295 | 2.0% |
| 1837 | Tullahoma city | Tennessee | 21,279 | 0.8% |
| 1838 | Hays city | Kansas | 21,258 | 0.1% |
| 1839 | Winder city | Georgia | 21,252 | 2.6% |
| 1840 | South Euclid city | Ohio | 21,248 | 0.0% |
| 1841 | Mukilteo city | Washington | 21,239 | 0.0% |
| 1842 | Shelbyville city | Indiana | 21,204 | 1.8% |
| 1843 | New Castle city | Pennsylvania | 21,175 | -0.4% |
| 1844 | Saco city | Maine | 21,159 | 0.1% |
| 1845 | Hyattsville city | Maryland | 21,158 | 0.5% |
| 1846 | Grayslake village | Illinois | 21,140 | -0.1% |
| 1847 | Greenfield city | California | 21,138 | 0.9% |
| 1847 | Geneva city | Illinois | 21,138 | -0.5% |
| 1847 | Del City city | Oklahoma | 21,138 | -0.8% |
| 1850 | Dixon city | California | 21,116 | 2.9% |
19483 ranked entries.