Rankings
Rankings
17 national rankings of places, 12 of states and counties, and 152 state rankings across 51 states. Each ranking orders places by one Census figure, ranks only estimates the survey can support (a coefficient of variation of 40% or less), states the set of places it covers, and marks neighbours the margins of error cannot tell apart.
How do U.S. cities and towns rank?
- largest, most populated cities in the United States
- fastest-growing cities in the United States
- cities losing the most people
- places with the highest household incomes
- places with the highest income per person
- poorest cities and towns in America, by poverty rate
- most densely populated U.S. cities and towns
- most educated places in the United States
- places with the most expensive homes
- places with the highest rents
- places with the oldest residents
- places with the youngest residents
- places building the most new homes: building permits per resident
- places with the lowest unemployment
- places with the lowest poverty rates
- places where homes cost the fewest years of income
- smallest towns in the United States
How do the states rank?
How do the counties rank?
Rankings by state
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025) · Census Bureau: American Community Survey