Communities · 2020–2024 ACS estimate
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Communities · 2020–2024 ACS estimate
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40,345 entries in this view. The initial list shows up to 50 entries per section.
Communities · 2020–2024 ACS estimate (40,345)
| Name | Type | National rank | 2020–2024 ACS population |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York city · NYBronx County; Kings County; New York County; Queens County; Richmond County | City | 1 | 8,483,844Controlled estimate; no sampling error |
| Los Angeles city · CALos Angeles County | City | 2 | 3,857,263±151 |
| Chicago city · ILCook County; DuPage County | City | 3 | 2,711,226±63 |
| Houston city · TXFort Bend County; Harris County; Montgomery County; Waller County | City | 4 | 2,328,253±196 |
| Phoenix city · AZMaricopa County | City | 5 | 1,642,323±179 |
| Philadelphia city · PAPhiladelphia County | City | 6 | 1,579,706Controlled estimate; no sampling error |
| San Antonio city · TXBexar County; Comal County; Medina County | City | 7 | 1,479,835±251 |
| San Diego city · CASan Diego County | City | 8 | 1,389,526±106 |
| Dallas city · TXCollin County; Dallas County; Denton County; Kaufman County; Rockwall County | City | 9 | 1,307,930±153 |
| San Jose city · CASanta Clara County | City | 10 | 990,138±103 |
| Austin city · TXBastrop County; Hays County; Travis County; Williamson County | City | 11 | 979,539±484 |
| Jacksonville city · FLDuval County | City | 12 | 977,670±41 |
| Fort Worth city · TXDenton County; Johnson County; Parker County; Tarrant County; Wise County | City | 13 | 963,194±475 |
| Columbus city · OHDelaware County; Fairfield County; Franklin County | City | 14 | 914,802±302 |
| Charlotte city · NCMecklenburg County | City | 15 | 903,844±208 |
| Indianapolis city · IN | Consolidated city | 16 | 895,436±954 |
| San Francisco city · CASan Francisco County | City | 17 | 830,235Controlled estimate; no sampling error |
| Hempstead town · NYNassau County | Town | 18 | 790,202±58 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government · KY | Consolidated city | 19 | 783,022Controlled estimate; no sampling error |
| Seattle city · WAKing County | City | 20 | 754,195±72 |
| Denver city · CODenver County | City | 21 | 718,877Controlled estimate; no sampling error |
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government · TN | Consolidated city | 22 | 715,388Controlled estimate; no sampling error |
| Oklahoma City city · OKCanadian County; Cleveland County; Oklahoma County; Pottawatomie County | City | 23 | 697,125±174 |
| Washington city · DCDistrict of Columbia | City | 24 | 681,294Controlled estimate; no sampling error |
| El Paso city · TXEl Paso County | City | 25 | 680,130±130 |
| Boston city · MASuffolk County | City | 26 | 666,442±55 |
| Las Vegas city · NVClark County | City | 27 | 660,400±126 |
| Portland city · ORClackamas County; Multnomah County; Washington County | City | 28 | 641,165±734 |
| Detroit city · MIWayne County | City | 29 | 638,530±62 |
| Memphis city · TNShelby County | City | 30 | 618,980±62 |
| Baltimore city · MDBaltimore city | City | 31 | 573,243Controlled estimate; no sampling error |
| Milwaukee city · WIMilwaukee County; Washington County; Waukesha County | City | 32 | 566,973±84 |
| Albuquerque city · NMBernalillo County | City | 33 | 562,218±82 |
| Tucson city · AZPima County | City | 34 | 547,073±85 |
| Fresno city · CAFresno County | City | 35 | 545,970±90 |
| Sacramento city · CASacramento County | City | 36 | 528,706±125 |
| Mesa city · AZMaricopa County | City | 37 | 511,764±110 |
| Kansas City city · MOCass County; Clay County; Jackson County; Platte County | City | 38 | 510,612±174 |
| Atlanta city · GADeKalb County; Fulton County | City | 39 | 505,268±79 |
| Brookhaven town · NYSuffolk County | Town | 40 | 489,810±63 |
| Omaha city · NEDouglas County | City | 41 | 488,837±73 |
| Colorado Springs city · COEl Paso County | City | 42 | 487,887±110 |
| Raleigh city · NCDurham County; Wake County | City | 43 | 481,031±391 |
| Miami city · FLMiami-Dade County | City | 44 | 459,745±138 |
| Virginia Beach city · VAVirginia Beach city | City | 45 | 456,349Controlled estimate; no sampling error |
| Long Beach city · CALos Angeles County | City | 46 | 455,548±128 |
| Oakland city · CAAlameda County | City | 47 | 439,418±102 |
| Minneapolis city · MNHennepin County | City | 48 | 427,246±96 |
| Tulsa city · OKOsage County; Rogers County; Tulsa County; Wagoner County | City | 49 | 413,794±125 |
| Bakersfield city · CAKern County | City | 50 | 411,986±100 |
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