State, Federal District, or Territory
State, Federal District, or Territory Population[1]
Most populous
City population
2nd most populous
3rd most populous
4th most populous
5th most populous
Capital (if not otherwise listed)
Alabama
4,817,786
Birmingham
212,237
Montgomery
Huntsville
Mobile
Tuscaloosa [2]
Alaska
710,231
Anchorage
291,826
Fairbanks
Juneau
Sitka
Ketchikan
American Samoa
51,504
Tafuna
9,756
Nu'uuli
Pago Pago
'Ili'ili
Pava'ia'i
Arizona
6,392,017
Phoenix
1,445,632
Tucson
Mesa
Chandler
Glendale
Arkansas
2,915,918
Little Rock
193,524
Fort Smith
Fayetteville
Springdale
Jonesboro
California
37,253,956
Los Angeles
4,792,621
San Diego
San Jose
San Francisco
Fresno
Sacramento (6)
Colorado
5,029,196
Denver
600,158
Colorado Springs
Aurora
Fort Collins
Lakewood
Connecticut
3,574,097
Bridgeport
144,229
New Haven
Hartford
Stamford
Waterbury
Delaware
897,934
Wilmington
70,851
Dover
Newark
Middletown
Smyrna
District of Columbia
693,972
Washington
693,972
Florida
20,612,439
Jacksonville
880,619
Miami
Tampa
Orlando
St. Petersburg
Tallahassee (7)
Georgia
9,687,653
Atlanta
420,003
Augusta
Columbus
Macon
Savannah
Guam
162,742
Dededo
44,943
Yigo
Tamuning
Mangilao
Barrigada
Hagåtña (18)
Hawaii
1,360,301
Honolulu 1
337,256
Hilo 1
Kailua 1
Kapolei 1
Kaneohe 1
Idaho
1,567,582
Boise
205,671
Meridian
Nampa
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Illinois
12,830,632
Chicago
2,695,598
Aurora
Rockford
Joliet
Naperville
Springfield (6)
Indiana
6,483,802
Indianapolis
820,445
Fort Wayne
Evansville
South Bend
Carmel
Iowa
3,134,693
Des Moines
215,472
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Sioux City
Iowa City
Kansas
2,853,118
Wichita
382,368
Overland Park
Kansas City
Olathe
Topeka
Kentucky
4,339,367
Louisville
597,337
Lexington
Bowling Green
Owensboro
Covington
Frankfort (15)
Louisiana
4,533,372
New Orleans
343,829
Baton Rouge
Shreveport
Lafayette
Lake Charles
Maine
1,328,361
Portland
66,194
Lewiston
Bangor
South Portland
Auburn
Augusta (9)
Maryland
5,773,552
Baltimore
620,961
Frederick
Rockville
Gaithersburg
Bowie
Annapolis (7)
Massachusetts
6,547,629
Boston
617,594
Worcester
Springfield
Lowell
Cambridge
Michigan
9,883,640
Detroit
713,777
Grand Rapids
Warren
Sterling Heights
Ann Arbor
Lansing (6)
Minnesota
5,303,925
Minneapolis
382,578
Saint Paul
Rochester
Bloomington
Duluth
Mississippi
2,967,297
Jackson
173,514
Gulfport
Southaven
Hattiesburg
Biloxi
Missouri
5,988,927
Kansas City
459,787
Saint Louis
Springfield
Columbia
Independence
Jefferson City (15)
Montana
989,415
Billings
104,170
Missoula
Great Falls
Bozeman
Butte
Helena (6)
Nebraska
1,826,341
Omaha
408,958
Lincoln
Bellevue
Grand Island
Kearney
Nevada
2,700,551
Las Vegas
583,756
Henderson
Reno
North Las Vegas
Sparks
Carson City (6)
New Hampshire
1,316,470
Manchester
109,565
Nashua
Concord
Derry
Rochester
New Jersey
8,791,894
Newark
277,140
Jersey City
Paterson
Elizabeth
Edison
Trenton (6)
New Mexico
2,059,179
Albuquerque
545,852
Las Cruces
Rio Rancho
Santa Fe
Roswell
New York
19,378,102
New York City
8,175,133
Buffalo
Rochester
Yonkers
Syracuse
Albany (6)
North Carolina
9,535,483
Charlotte
731,424
Raleigh
Greensboro
Durham
Winston-Salem
North Dakota
672,591
Fargo
105,549
Bismarck
Grand Forks
Minot
West Fargo
Northern Mariana Islands
52,263
Saipan 2
48,220
Tinian 2
Rota 2
Northern Islands 2
Ohio
11,536,504
Columbus
879,170
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Toledo
Akron
Oklahoma
3,751,351
Oklahoma City
579,999
Tulsa
Norman
Broken Arrow
Lawton
Oregon
3,831,074
Portland
583,776
Salem
Eugene
Gresham
Hillsboro
Pennsylvania
12,702,379
Philadelphia
1,526,006
Pittsburgh
Allentown
Erie
Reading
Harrisburg (9)
Puerto Rico
3,337,177
San Juan
395,326
Bayamón
Carolina
Ponce
Caguas
Rhode Island
1,052,567
Providence
178,042
Warwick
Cranston
Pawtucket
East Providence
South Carolina
4,625,364
Charleston
136,208
Columbia
North Charleston
Mount Pleasant
Rock Hill
South Dakota
814,180
Sioux Falls
153,888
Rapid City
Aberdeen
Brookings
Watertown
Pierre (8)
Tennessee
6,346,105
Nashville
660,388
Memphis
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Clarksville
Texas
25,145,561
Houston
2,099,451
San Antonio
Dallas
Austin
Fort Worth
Utah
2,763,885
Salt Lake City
186,440
West Valley City
Provo
West Jordan
Orem
Vermont
625,741
Burlington
42,417
Essex
South Burlington
Colchester
Rutland
Montpelier (17)
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
104,901
Charlotte Amalie 3
18,481
Sion Farm 3
Northside 3
East End 3
Southcentral (St. Croix) 3
Virginia
8,001,024
Virginia Beach
437,994
Norfolk
Chesapeake
Richmond
Newport News
Washington
6,724,540
Seattle
608,660
Spokane
Tacoma
Vancouver
Bellevue
Olympia (24)
West Virginia
1,852,994
Charleston
51,400
Huntington
Morgantown
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Wisconsin
5,686,986
Milwaukee
594,833
Madison
Green Bay
Kenosha
Racine
Wyoming
563,626
Cheyenne
59,466
Casper
Laramie
Gillette
Rock Springs
Note 1: The only incorporated place in Hawaii is the City & County of Honolulu . A portion of it, the Honolulu District , is sometimes called the "city of Honolulu" for statistical reasons, although it has no government separate from that of the "City and County" as a whole. The U.S. Census Bureau defines Honolulu CDP (Census Designated Place ) as the Honolulu District. For Hawaii, the largest CDPs are listed.
Note 2: As of June 2013, New Orleans remains at a population of 343,829 (according to the 2010 Census) still showing a long term decrease since Hurricane Katrina , which initially decreased the population of the city by about 50%. Many of the city's residents were displaced during the storm and it is still unknown how many will return or can be considered "displaced". Despite previous claims that with the 2010 Census New Orleans will move down in the rankings, it still remains the largest city in Louisiana by a margin of more than 100,000.[3]
Note 3: The most populous sub-districts of the U.S. Virgin Islands (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau) are listed.[4]