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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Sherwood city | Oregon | 20,535 | 0.9% |
| 1902 | South St. Paul city | Minnesota | 20,532 | -0.4% |
| 1903 | Baldwin borough | Pennsylvania | 20,516 | -0.5% |
| 1904 | Iowa Colony village | Texas | 20,503 | 19.6% |
| 1905 | Sulphur city | Louisiana | 20,492 | -0.3% |
| 1906 | Fayetteville city | Georgia | 20,465 | 0.4% |
| 1907 | East Moline city | Illinois | 20,453 | 0.2% |
| 1908 | Oroville city | California | 20,451 | 2.7% |
| 1909 | Miamisburg city | Ohio | 20,414 | 0.7% |
| 1910 | Universal City city | Texas | 20,399 | 0.2% |
| 1911 | Sand Springs city | Oklahoma | 20,397 | 0.2% |
| 1912 | Red Oak city | Texas | 20,394 | 5.1% |
| 1913 | Golden city | Colorado | 20,390 | 0.9% |
| 1914 | Punta Gorda city | Florida | 20,383 | 0.2% |
| 1915 | Conyers city | Georgia | 20,377 | 1.9% |
| 1916 | Panama City Beach city | Florida | 20,375 | 2.0% |
| 1917 | Phoenixville borough | Pennsylvania | 20,356 | 1.0% |
| 1918 | Parma Heights city | Ohio | 20,327 | -0.3% |
| 1918 | Glenn Heights city | Texas | 20,327 | 2.9% |
| 1920 | La Marque city | Texas | 20,324 | 0.6% |
| 1921 | Palisades Park borough | New Jersey | 20,317 | -0.5% |
| 1922 | Bethany city | Oklahoma | 20,315 | -0.8% |
| 1923 | Onalaska city | Wisconsin | 20,297 | 2.1% |
| 1924 | Warrensburg city | Missouri | 20,283 | 1.7% |
| 1925 | Lebanon city | Oregon | 20,267 | 1.4% |
| 1926 | Holly Springs city | Georgia | 20,261 | 0.6% |
| 1927 | Lockport city | New York | 20,248 | -0.5% |
| 1928 | Lexington city | North Carolina | 20,238 | 1.5% |
| 1929 | Calhoun city | Georgia | 20,196 | 2.8% |
| 1930 | Adrian city | Michigan | 20,191 | -0.5% |
| 1930 | South Milwaukee city | Wisconsin | 20,191 | -0.2% |
| 1932 | Hawthorne borough | New Jersey | 20,169 | 0.0% |
| 1933 | Erlanger city | Kentucky | 20,158 | 0.3% |
| 1934 | Port Angeles city | Washington | 20,146 | 0.3% |
| 1935 | Graham city | North Carolina | 20,131 | 4.2% |
| 1936 | Firestone town | Colorado | 20,129 | 3.5% |
| 1937 | Sidney city | Ohio | 20,124 | -1.5% |
| 1938 | Ammon city | Idaho | 20,119 | 0.0% |
| 1938 | Oconomowoc city | Wisconsin | 20,119 | 1.0% |
| 1940 | Naples city | Florida | 20,114 | -0.5% |
| 1941 | Springfield city | Tennessee | 20,090 | 0.7% |
| 1942 | Monroe city | Michigan | 20,076 | -0.4% |
| 1943 | Forest Park city | Ohio | 20,041 | 0.0% |
| 1944 | Monroe city | Washington | 20,025 | 0.8% |
| 1945 | Richmond Hill city | Georgia | 20,022 | 1.8% |
| 1946 | Sheridan city | Wyoming | 20,015 | 1.1% |
| 1947 | Youngsville city | Louisiana | 19,980 | 5.2% |
| 1948 | Gallup city | New Mexico | 19,969 | -1.4% |
| 1949 | Eloy city | Arizona | 19,967 | 2.3% |
| 1950 | Coolidge city | Arizona | 19,959 | 4.2% |
19483 ranked entries.