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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | South Lake Tahoe city | California | 21,115 | -0.2% |
| 1852 | Fort Walton Beach city | Florida | 21,097 | -0.5% |
| 1853 | Coronado city | California | 21,094 | 3.6% |
| 1854 | Park Forest village | Illinois | 21,079 | 0.2% |
| 1855 | Seagoville city | Texas | 21,077 | 4.7% |
| 1856 | Minneola city | Florida | 21,064 | 7.3% |
| 1856 | Piqua city | Ohio | 21,064 | 0.7% |
| 1858 | Germantown village | Wisconsin | 21,050 | 0.1% |
| 1859 | Villa Rica city | Georgia | 21,022 | 4.7% |
| 1860 | Elko city | Nevada | 21,019 | 0.4% |
| 1861 | Powder Springs city | Georgia | 21,004 | 6.9% |
| 1862 | Ashland city | Kentucky | 20,996 | -0.7% |
| 1863 | Arnold city | Missouri | 20,994 | -0.3% |
| 1864 | Port Hueneme city | California | 20,987 | -0.9% |
| 1865 | Murphy city | Texas | 20,985 | -0.6% |
| 1866 | Carrboro town | North Carolina | 20,962 | 0.0% |
| 1867 | Crowley city | Texas | 20,954 | 2.3% |
| 1868 | Forest Lake city | Minnesota | 20,952 | 1.5% |
| 1869 | Anniston city | Alabama | 20,930 | -0.8% |
| 1870 | Mount Pleasant city | Michigan | 20,925 | -0.5% |
| 1871 | Mill Creek city | Washington | 20,902 | -0.1% |
| 1872 | Ashland city | Oregon | 20,889 | -0.3% |
| 1873 | Star city | Idaho | 20,874 | 14.8% |
| 1874 | Lynbrook village | New York | 20,855 | 0.1% |
| 1875 | Pleasantville city | New Jersey | 20,853 | -0.2% |
| 1876 | Portland city | Texas | 20,833 | 0.4% |
| 1877 | Sweetwater city | Florida | 20,828 | -1.2% |
| 1878 | New Hope city | Minnesota | 20,807 | 0.0% |
| 1879 | Cullman city | Alabama | 20,799 | 2.3% |
| 1880 | Morristown town | New Jersey | 20,750 | 0.5% |
| 1881 | South Holland village | Illinois | 20,749 | -0.2% |
| 1882 | Harrisburg town | North Carolina | 20,742 | 1.7% |
| 1883 | El Reno city | Oklahoma | 20,730 | 3.3% |
| 1884 | Libertyville village | Illinois | 20,701 | 0.8% |
| 1885 | Manvel city | Texas | 20,699 | 8.5% |
| 1886 | Crest Hill city | Illinois | 20,695 | 2.3% |
| 1887 | Claremore city | Oklahoma | 20,681 | 0.4% |
| 1888 | Dolton village | Illinois | 20,671 | -0.2% |
| 1889 | Painesville city | Ohio | 20,660 | 0.0% |
| 1890 | Murrysville municipality | Pennsylvania | 20,636 | -0.3% |
| 1891 | Brigham City city | Utah | 20,633 | 1.7% |
| 1892 | Alamo city | Texas | 20,625 | 0.0% |
| 1893 | Zachary city | Louisiana | 20,621 | 1.1% |
| 1894 | Moncks Corner town | South Carolina | 20,612 | 11.5% |
| 1895 | Westminster city | Maryland | 20,589 | -0.2% |
| 1896 | Rolla city | Missouri | 20,588 | 0.7% |
| 1897 | Louisville city | Colorado | 20,581 | -0.8% |
| 1898 | Los Lunas village | New Mexico | 20,572 | 3.1% |
| 1899 | Pittsburg city | Kansas | 20,569 | 0.0% |
| 1900 | St. Marys city | Georgia | 20,546 | 2.2% |
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