Census ACS population

Most populated U.S. cities

Top 10 tracked places by resident population.

1. 1 New York, NY 8,516,202
2. 2 Los Angeles, CA 3,857,897
3. 3 Chicago, IL 2,707,648
4. 4 Houston, TX 2,300,419
5. 5 Phoenix, AZ 1,624,832
6. 6 Philadelphia, PA 1,582,432
7. 7 San Antonio, TX 1,458,954
8. 8 San Diego, CA 1,385,061
9. 9 Dallas, TX 1,299,553
10. 10 San Jose, CA 990,054

Source: U.S. Census ACS, data as of 2026-08-08. Full ranking via PlainCities.