This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their
defined limits; the populations of other municipalities considered
suburbs of a central city are listed separately, and unincorporated areas within
urban agglomerations are not included. Therefore, a different ranking is evident when considering
U.S. urban areas or
metropolitan areas.
The total 2020 enumerated population of all cities over 100,000 is 96,598,047, representing 29.14% of the United States population (excluding territories) and covering a total land area of 29,588 square miles (76,630 km2). The mean city population is 301,765, and the mean density is 4,151 inhabitants per square mile (1,603/km2).
The following table lists the five
municipalities (municipios) of
Puerto Rico with a population greater than 100,000 on July 1, 2023, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.
If Puerto Rico were included with the broader U.S. list, San Juan would be the 58th largest city in the country.
The table below contains the following information:
The municipio rank by population as of July 1, 2023, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau
The following table lists U.S.
census-designated places (CDPs) with populations of at least 100,000 according to the 2020 census. A CDP is a
concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of
incorporated places such as
cities,
towns and
villages. CDPs are populated areas that lack separate municipal government, but which otherwise physically resemble incorporated places. Unlike the incorporated cities in the main list, the US Census Bureau does not release annual population estimates for CDPs.
The table below contains the following information:
The following table lists U.S. cities that, in past censuses, have had populations of at least 100,000 but have since decreased beneath this threshold or have been consolidated with or annexed into a neighboring city.[1]
^The
State of Hawaiʻi has no incorporated municipalities other than the
City and County of Honolulu, which comprises the entire
Island of Oʻahu. In accordance with Hawaiian law, the
United States Census Bureau defines the state's cities"and towns as
Census Designated Places (CDPs). The Census Bureau defines the
Urban Honolulu CDP as the portion of the City and County of Honolulu that is coextensive with the Judicial District of Honolulu. The Urban Honolulu CDP is what is generally thought of as the "city" of
Honolulu, and its population is used here and in other population comparisons. The Urban Honolulu CDP is currently the most populous Census Designated Place in the United States. The
Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area comprises the entire City and County of Honolulu.
^The
City of Augusta,
Georgia, and
Richmond County, Georgia, are separate entities with a single
consolidated city–county government. The City of Augusta comprises all of Richmond County except the two other incorporated municipalities within the county.
^After approval by local voters in a 2012 referendum, the
City of Macon, Georgia merged with most of unincorporated
Bibb County, Georgia on January 1, 2014. The new consolidated government is officially "Macon-Bibb County".
^Kansas City, Kansas, and
Wyandotte County, Kansas, are separate entities with a single
consolidated city–county government. Kansas City comprises all of Wyandotte County except the other incorporated municipalities within the county.
^The
City of Athens,
Georgia, and
Clarke County, Georgia, are separate entities with a single
consolidated city–county government. The City of Athens comprises all of Clarke County except the other incorporated municipalities within the county.
^ Peak as an independent city,
annexed by Pittsburgh in 1907. In the 2010 census, the population of all neighborhoods of Pittsburgh that were formerly part of Allegheny City totalled 43,421. All
North Side neighborhoods of Pittsburgh (41,120), plus an additional 2,301 in Census Tract 4270 Blocks 2 & 3, which are the sections of
Millvale, Pennsylvania that were formally part of Allegheny City.
This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their
defined limits; the populations of other municipalities considered
suburbs of a central city are listed separately, and unincorporated areas within
urban agglomerations are not included. Therefore, a different ranking is evident when considering
U.S. urban areas or
metropolitan areas.
The total 2020 enumerated population of all cities over 100,000 is 96,598,047, representing 29.14% of the United States population (excluding territories) and covering a total land area of 29,588 square miles (76,630 km2). The mean city population is 301,765, and the mean density is 4,151 inhabitants per square mile (1,603/km2).
The following table lists the five
municipalities (municipios) of
Puerto Rico with a population greater than 100,000 on July 1, 2023, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.
If Puerto Rico were included with the broader U.S. list, San Juan would be the 58th largest city in the country.
The table below contains the following information:
The municipio rank by population as of July 1, 2023, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau
The following table lists U.S.
census-designated places (CDPs) with populations of at least 100,000 according to the 2020 census. A CDP is a
concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of
incorporated places such as
cities,
towns and
villages. CDPs are populated areas that lack separate municipal government, but which otherwise physically resemble incorporated places. Unlike the incorporated cities in the main list, the US Census Bureau does not release annual population estimates for CDPs.
The table below contains the following information:
The following table lists U.S. cities that, in past censuses, have had populations of at least 100,000 but have since decreased beneath this threshold or have been consolidated with or annexed into a neighboring city.[1]
^The
State of Hawaiʻi has no incorporated municipalities other than the
City and County of Honolulu, which comprises the entire
Island of Oʻahu. In accordance with Hawaiian law, the
United States Census Bureau defines the state's cities"and towns as
Census Designated Places (CDPs). The Census Bureau defines the
Urban Honolulu CDP as the portion of the City and County of Honolulu that is coextensive with the Judicial District of Honolulu. The Urban Honolulu CDP is what is generally thought of as the "city" of
Honolulu, and its population is used here and in other population comparisons. The Urban Honolulu CDP is currently the most populous Census Designated Place in the United States. The
Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area comprises the entire City and County of Honolulu.
^The
City of Augusta,
Georgia, and
Richmond County, Georgia, are separate entities with a single
consolidated city–county government. The City of Augusta comprises all of Richmond County except the two other incorporated municipalities within the county.
^After approval by local voters in a 2012 referendum, the
City of Macon, Georgia merged with most of unincorporated
Bibb County, Georgia on January 1, 2014. The new consolidated government is officially "Macon-Bibb County".
^Kansas City, Kansas, and
Wyandotte County, Kansas, are separate entities with a single
consolidated city–county government. Kansas City comprises all of Wyandotte County except the other incorporated municipalities within the county.
^The
City of Athens,
Georgia, and
Clarke County, Georgia, are separate entities with a single
consolidated city–county government. The City of Athens comprises all of Clarke County except the other incorporated municipalities within the county.
^ Peak as an independent city,
annexed by Pittsburgh in 1907. In the 2010 census, the population of all neighborhoods of Pittsburgh that were formerly part of Allegheny City totalled 43,421. All
North Side neighborhoods of Pittsburgh (41,120), plus an additional 2,301 in Census Tract 4270 Blocks 2 & 3, which are the sections of
Millvale, Pennsylvania that were formally part of Allegheny City.