Cities, towns and CDPs · District of Columbia
Cities and towns in District of Columbia
District of Columbia has 1 incorporated place (cities, towns, villages and boroughs), and no census-designated places, communities the Census Bureau counts without a local government. 1 have 100,000 or more residents and 0 fewer than 1,000. The largest is Washington, with 693,645 residents on July 1, 2025 (Census Bureau estimate).
What are the largest cities and towns in District of Columbia?
The largest cities of District of Columbia by the July 2025 estimates, first to fifth: Washington (693,645).
Sorted by population: the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate for incorporated places, the 2020-2024 ACS for census-designated places (which get no yearly estimate). Sort by any column. Download this list (CSV).
| Washington | 693,645 | $109,870 |
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Source: PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025); American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Census population estimates
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