Top 100 US Cities Ranked By 2017 Population

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The Census Bureau recently released their 2017 estimates for the country's largest cities. Here's a look at the latest numbers for the country's largest 100 cities. Find out where your city falls on the list!

Rank – 2017 Population – 2016-2017 Population Change – City Name

  1. 8,622,698 – 7,272 New York city, New York
  2. 3,999,759 – 18,643 Los Angeles city, California
  3. 2,716,450 – (-3,825) Chicago city, Illinois
  4. 2,312,717 – 8,235 Houston city, Texas
  5. 1,626,078 – 24,036 Phoenix city, Arizona
  6. 1,580,863 – 6,098 Philadelphia city, Pennsylvania
  7. 1,511,946 – 24,208 San Antonio city, Texas
  8. 1,419,516 – 12,834 San Diego city, California
  9. 1,341,075 – 18,935 Dallas city, Texas

  10. 1,035,317 – 3,375 San Jose city, California

  11. 950,715 – 12,515 Austin city, Texas
  12. 892,062 – 11,169 Jacksonville city, Florida
  13. 884,363 – 8,260 San Francisco city, California
  14. 879,170 – 15,429 Columbus city, Ohio
  15. 874,168 – 18,664 Fort Worth city, Texas
  16. 863,002 – 5,549 Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana
  17. 859,035 – 15,551 Charlotte city, North Carolina
  18. 724,745 – 17,490 Seattle city, Washington
  19. 704,621 – 9,844 Denver city, Colorado

  20. 693,972 – 9,636 Washington city, District of Columbia

  21. 685,094 – 6,664 Boston city, Massachusetts
  22. 683,577 – 2,780 El Paso city, Texas
  23. 673,104 – (-2376) Detroit city, Michigan
  24. 667,560 – 2,798 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Tennessee
  25. 652,236 – (-1133) Memphis city, Tennessee
  26. 647,805 – 6,311 Portland city, Oregon
  27. 643,648 – 4,485 Oklahoma City city, Oklahoma
  28. 641,676 – 9,966 Las Vegas city, Nevada
  29. 621,349 – 3,319 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky

  30. 611,648 – (-5310) Baltimore city, Maryland

  31. 595,351 – (-2,157) Milwaukee city, Wisconsin
  32. 558,545 – 1,036 Albuquerque city, New Mexico
  33. 535,677 – 4,130 Tucson city, Arizona
  34. 527,438 – 4,646 Fresno city, California
  35. 501,901 – 7,007 Sacramento city, California
  36. 496,401 – 9,025 Mesa city, Arizona
  37. 488,943 – 6,825 Kansas City city, Missouri
  38. 486,290 – 13,323 Atlanta city, Georgia
  39. 469,450 – (-1,402) Long Beach city, California

  40. 466,893 – 1,660 Omaha city, Nebraska

  41. 464,758 – 5,710 Raleigh city, North Carolina
  42. 464,474 – 6,874 Colorado Springs city, Colorado
  43. 463,347 – 6,715 Miami city, Florida
  44. 450,435 – (-969) Virginia Beach city, Virginia
  45. 425,195 – 3,629 Oakland city, California
  46. 422,331 – 6,709 Minneapolis city, Minnesota
  47. 401,800 – (-1,533) Tulsa city, Oklahoma
  48. 396,394 – 2,377 Arlington city, Texas
  49. 393,292 – 271 New Orleans city, Louisiana
  50. 390,591 – 475 Wichita city, Kansas

The West and South Lead the Way Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  1. 385,525 – (-1,926) Cleveland city, Ohio
  2. 385,430 – 9,383 Tampa city, Florida
  3. 380,874 – 3,930 Bakersfield city, California
  4. 366,623 – 4,587 Aurora city, Colorado
  5. 352,497 – 836 Anaheim city, California
  6. 350,395 – (-1,464) Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii
  7. 334,136 – (-817) Santa Ana city, California
  8. 327,728 – 3,392 Riverside city, California
  9. 325,605 – (-158) Corpus Christi city, Texas

  10. 321,959 – 2,907 Lexington-Fayette urban county, Kentucky

  11. 310,496 – 3,226 Stockton city, California
  12. 308,626 – (-4,518) St. Louis city, Missouri
  13. 306,621 – 2,984 St. Paul city, Minnesota
  14. 302,539 – 10,534 Henderson city, Nevada
  15. 302,407 – (-2,610) Pittsburgh city, Pennsylvania
  16. 301,301 – 2,174 Cincinnati city, Ohio
  17. 294,356 – (-3,020) Anchorage municipality, Alaska
  18. 290,222 – 3,204 Greensboro city, North Carolina
  19. 286,143 – 11 Plano city, Texas

  20. 285,154 – 768 Newark city, New Jersey

  21. 284,736 – 3,500 Lincoln city, Nebraska
  22. 280,257 – 2,378 Orlando city, Florida
  23. 277,453 – 11,068 Irvine city, California
  24. 276,491 – (-2,115) Toledo city, Ohio
  25. 270,753 – 3,307 Jersey City city, New Jersey
  26. 270,471 – 3,268 Chula Vista city, California
  27. 267,743 – 4,605 Durham city, North Carolina
  28. 265,904 – 2,011 Fort Wayne city, Indiana
  29. 263,255 – 3,336 St. Petersburg city, Florida

  30. 260,654 – 2,422 Laredo city, Texas

  31. 258,612 – 149 Buffalo city, New York
  32. 255,214 – 3,107 Madison city, Wisconsin
  33. 253,888 – 2,634 Lubbock city, Texas
  34. 253,458 – 5,620 Chandler city, Arizona
  35. 249,950 – 3,746 Scottsdale city, Arizona
  36. 248,853 – 5,155 Reno city, Nevada
  37. 246,709 – 2,541 Glendale city, Arizona
  38. 244,703 – (-829) Norfolk city, Virginia
  39. 244,605 – 2,800 Winston-Salem city, North Carolina

  40. 242,975 – 4,480 North Las Vegas city, Nevada

  41. 242,354 – 5,219 Gilbert town, Arizona
  42. 240,397 – 2,776 Chesapeake city, Virginia
  43. 240,373 – 800 Irving city, Texas
  44. 239,673 – 1,575 Hialeah city, Florida
  45. 238,002 – 2,134 Garland city, Texas
  46. 234,962 – 1,161 Fremont city, California
  47. 227,032 – 1,744 Richmond city, Virginia
  48. 226,570 – 3,209 Boise City city, Idaho
  49. 225,374 – (-1,978) Baton Rouge city, Louisiana
  50. 217,521 – 939 Des Moines city, Iowa

Figure 1. Percentage Change in Housing Units by County: 2010 to 2017

Source: United States Census Bureau