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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Plainview city | Texas | 19,314 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | Evergreen Park village | Illinois | 19,283 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | West Richland city | Washington | 19,257 | 2.1% |
| 2004 | Agoura Hills city | California | 19,243 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | Farmington city | Missouri | 19,226 | 0.9% |
| 2006 | Ansonia city | Connecticut | 19,216 | 0.3% |
| 2007 | Ferndale city | Michigan | 19,212 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | Martinsburg city | West Virginia | 19,211 | 0.9% |
| 2009 | Albany city | California | 19,195 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | Forest Park city | Georgia | 19,168 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | Augusta city | Maine | 19,155 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | Newburyport city | Massachusetts | 19,148 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | Central Point city | Oregon | 19,139 | 0.1% |
| 2014 | Rutherford borough | New Jersey | 19,132 | 0.1% |
| 2015 | Lake St. Louis city | Missouri | 19,129 | 0.1% |
| 2016 | Norcross city | Georgia | 19,086 | 0.2% |
| 2017 | Sycamore city | Illinois | 19,083 | 1.2% |
| 2018 | Gautier city | Mississippi | 19,069 | 0.4% |
| 2019 | Arcata city | California | 19,047 | 1.5% |
| 2020 | Mount Holly city | North Carolina | 19,033 | 1.4% |
| 2021 | Lakeway city | Texas | 19,027 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | Liberal city | Kansas | 19,010 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | Sevierville city | Tennessee | 19,010 | 3.0% |
| 2024 | Seminole city | Florida | 18,997 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | Ocean Springs city | Mississippi | 18,993 | 0.2% |
| 2026 | Calera city | Alabama | 18,992 | 2.4% |
| 2027 | Mount Washington city | Kentucky | 18,989 | 0.7% |
| 2027 | Santaquin city | Utah | 18,989 | 3.8% |
| 2029 | Lansdale borough | Pennsylvania | 18,986 | -0.4% |
| 2030 | Marshfield city | Wisconsin | 18,980 | -0.4% |
| 2031 | Murray city | Kentucky | 18,964 | 2.3% |
| 2032 | South El Monte city | California | 18,963 | -0.7% |
| 2033 | Lumberton city | North Carolina | 18,955 | 0.0% |
| 2034 | Clemson city | South Carolina | 18,941 | 1.9% |
| 2035 | Twinsburg city | Ohio | 18,939 | -0.1% |
| 2036 | Dover town | New Jersey | 18,919 | 0.2% |
| 2037 | Sylvania city | Ohio | 18,883 | 0.0% |
| 2038 | Brookfield village | Illinois | 18,879 | -0.1% |
| 2039 | Prichard city | Alabama | 18,825 | 0.1% |
| 2040 | Hernando city | Mississippi | 18,824 | 1.0% |
| 2041 | Cumberland city | Maryland | 18,799 | 0.4% |
| 2042 | Santa Fe Springs city | California | 18,793 | 0.2% |
| 2043 | Mount Dora city | Florida | 18,791 | 3.2% |
| 2044 | Buford city | Georgia | 18,780 | 0.0% |
| 2045 | Homewood village | Illinois | 18,773 | -0.2% |
| 2046 | Colonial Heights city | Virginia | 18,738 | 0.6% |
| 2047 | Chowchilla city | California | 18,730 | -2.4% |
| 2047 | Ashland city | Ohio | 18,730 | -0.1% |
| 2049 | Altus city | Oklahoma | 18,707 | 0.5% |
| 2049 | West Mifflin borough | Pennsylvania | 18,707 | -0.7% |
19483 ranked entries.