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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Brenham city | Texas | 19,957 | 2.0% |
| 1952 | Boone town | North Carolina | 19,929 | -0.6% |
| 1953 | Sartell city | Minnesota | 19,918 | 0.3% |
| 1954 | Hermiston city | Oregon | 19,906 | 0.2% |
| 1955 | Mokena village | Illinois | 19,897 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | Mamaroneck village | New York | 19,896 | 0.4% |
| 1957 | Lake Zurich village | Illinois | 19,868 | 0.0% |
| 1958 | Clive city | Iowa | 19,861 | 1.0% |
| 1959 | Harvey city | Illinois | 19,849 | 0.3% |
| 1960 | Port Orchard city | Washington | 19,839 | 4.2% |
| 1961 | Vicksburg city | Mississippi | 19,830 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | Arvin city | California | 19,820 | 0.5% |
| 1963 | Whitehall city | Ohio | 19,805 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | Maumelle city | Arkansas | 19,780 | 1.0% |
| 1965 | Cocoa city | Florida | 19,777 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | Ypsilanti city | Michigan | 19,766 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | Broadview Heights city | Ohio | 19,755 | 0.1% |
| 1968 | Plattsburgh city | New York | 19,744 | 0.3% |
| 1969 | Durango city | Colorado | 19,733 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | Lake Forest city | Illinois | 19,731 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | Lomita city | California | 19,724 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | Point Pleasant borough | New Jersey | 19,712 | 0.4% |
| 1973 | Kinston city | North Carolina | 19,705 | 0.5% |
| 1974 | Wendell town | North Carolina | 19,687 | 17.3% |
| 1975 | Oregon city | Ohio | 19,674 | 0.1% |
| 1976 | Mayfield Heights city | Ohio | 19,667 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | Norwood city | Ohio | 19,658 | 1.1% |
| 1978 | Heber city | Utah | 19,651 | 3.2% |
| 1979 | Deerfield village | Illinois | 19,642 | 3.0% |
| 1980 | Elizabeth City city | North Carolina | 19,622 | 1.3% |
| 1981 | Springboro city | Ohio | 19,606 | 0.3% |
| 1982 | West Chester borough | Pennsylvania | 19,591 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | Palestine city | Texas | 19,555 | 0.3% |
| 1984 | Tinton Falls borough | New Jersey | 19,539 | 0.5% |
| 1985 | Hopkins city | Minnesota | 19,523 | 0.0% |
| 1986 | Winchester city | Kentucky | 19,514 | 0.4% |
| 1987 | Maitland city | Florida | 19,511 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | Orinda city | California | 19,507 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | Bluffdale city | Utah | 19,506 | 0.5% |
| 1990 | Nogales city | Arizona | 19,495 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | La Cañada Flintridge city | California | 19,480 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | Lackawanna city | New York | 19,452 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | Stuart city | Florida | 19,451 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | Wildwood city | Florida | 19,436 | 2.3% |
| 1995 | Madisonville city | Kentucky | 19,428 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | Orange city | Texas | 19,419 | 0.7% |
| 1997 | North Aurora village | Illinois | 19,406 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | Centralia city | Washington | 19,375 | 1.6% |
| 1999 | Stillwater city | Minnesota | 19,354 | 0.1% |
| 2000 | Fox Crossing village | Wisconsin | 19,320 | 0.1% |
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