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List of cities in the United States
This is a list of cities in the fifty United States as well as U.S.-owned territories (Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa) and the District of Columbia. For a more exhaustive list of cities in a particular state or territory, see the main article, linked to in each applicable section. See also Largest cities of the United States.
Alphabetical order per state or territory
Alabama
Main article: List of cities in Alabama
Alaska
Main article: List of cities in Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Main article: List of cities in Arizona
- Chandler
- Flagstaff
- Gilbert
- Glendale
- Mesa
- Peoria
- Phoenix
- Prescott
- Scottsdale
- Sierra Vista
- Tempe
- Tucson
- Yuma
Arkansas
Main article: List of cities in Arkansas
- Bentonville
- Fayetteville
- Fort Smith
- Hot Springs
- Little Rock
- North Little Rock
- Springdale
- Texarkana
- West Memphis
- Jonesboro
California
Main article: List of cities in California
- Alameda
- Anaheim
- Bakersfield
- Berkeley
- Beverly Hills
- Chino Hills
- Compton
- Escondido
- Eureka
- Fairfield
- Fremont
- Fresno
- Garden Grove
- Huntington Beach
- Lancaster
- Lodi
- Long Beach
- Los Angeles
- Modesto
- Moraga
- Oakland
- Palmdale
- Palo Alto
- Paramount
- Pasadena
- Rancho Cucamonga
- Redding
- Redlands
- Riverside
- Sacramento
- San Bernardino
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- San Juan Capistrano
- San Mateo
- San Rafael
- Santa Ana
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Monica
- Stockton
- Sonoma
- Vallejo
- Visalia
- Whittier
Colorado
Main article: List of cities in Colorado
Connecticut
Main article: List of cities in Connecticut
Delaware
Main article: List of cities in Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Main article: List of cities in Florida
- Boca Raton
- Cape Coral
- Clearwater
- Coral Springs
- Daytona Beach
- Delray Beach
- Fort Lauderdale
- Fort Myers
- Gainesville
- Hialeah
- Jacksonville
- Key West
- Melbourne
- Miami
- Ocala
- Orlando
- Palm Beach
- Panama City
- Pensacola
- Saint Augustine
- Saint Petersburg
- Sarasota
- Tallahassee
- Tampa
- West Palm Beach
Georgia
Main article: List of cities in Georgia, USA
Guam
Hawaii
Main article: List of cities in Hawaii
Idaho
Main article: List of cities in Idaho
Illinois
Main article: List of cities in Illinois
- Aurora
- Belleville
- Bloomington
- Carbondale
- Champaign
- Chicago
- East St. Louis
- Moline
- Naperville
- Peoria
- Rock Island
- Rockford
- Springfield
- Urbana
Indiana
Main article: List of cities in Indiana
- Elkhart
- Evansville
- Fort Wayne
- Gary
- Indianapolis
- Muncie
- South Bend
- Terre Haute
- Valparaiso
- Lafayette
- West Lafayette
Iowa
Main article: List of cities in Iowa
- Ames
- Cedar Falls
- Cedar Rapids
- Council Bluffs
- Davenport
- Des Moines
- Dubuque
- Fort Dodge
- Iowa City
- Sioux City
- Waterloo
Kansas
Main article: List of cities in Kansas
- Abilene
- Dodge City
- Hutchinson
- Kansas City
- Lawrence
- Manhattan
- Overland Park
- Salina
- Shawnee
- Topeka
- Wichita
Kentucky
Main article: List of cities in Kentucky
- Bowling Green
- Covington
- Danville
- Florence
- Frankfort
- Hopkinsville
- Lexington
- Louisville Metro
- Owensboro
- Paducah
Louisiana
Main article: List of cities, towns, and villages in Louisiana
- Baton Rouge
- Bossier City
- Hammond
- Lafayette
- Lake Charles
- Metairie
- Monroe
- Natchitoches
- New Orleans
- Shreveport
Maine
Main article: List of cities in Maine
Maryland
Main article: List of cities in Maryland
- Annapolis
- Baltimore
- Bethesda
- Bowie
- College Park
- Cumberland
- Frederick
- Gaithersburg
- Germantown
- Hagerstown
- Ocean City
- Rockville
- Salisbury
- Silver Spring
- Towson
- Waldorf
- Wheaton
Massachusetts
Main article: List of cities in Massachusetts
- Andover
- Boston
- Braintree
- Chelsea
- Danvers
- Dorchester
- Fall River
- Florida
- Framingham
- Lowell
- Nantucket
- Newburyport
- North Andover
- Pittsfield
- Plymouth
- Quincy
- Roxbury
- Taunton
- Worcester
Michigan
Main article: List of cities in Michigan
- Ann Arbor
- Battle Creek
- Bay City
- Dearborn
- Detroit
- Flint
- Grand Rapids
- Kalamazoo
- Lansing
- Marquette
- Port Huron
- Saginaw
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Warren
Minnesota
Main article: List of cities in Minnesota
Mississippi
Main article: List of cities in Mississippi
Missouri
Main article: List of cities in Missouri
Montana
Main article: List of cities and towns in Montana
Nebraska
Main article: List of cities in Nebraska
Nevada
Main article: List of cities in Nevada
New Hampshire
Main article: List of cities in New Hampshire
- Berlin
- Claremont
- Concord
- Dover
- Franklin
- Keene
- Laconia
- Lebanon
- Manchester
- Nashua
- Portsmouth
- Rochester
- Somersworth
New Mexico
Main article: List of cities, towns, and villages in New Mexico
New York
Main article: List of cities in New York
- Albany
- Beacon
- Buffalo
- Elmira
- Lockport
- Mount Vernon
- New York City
- Newburgh
- New Rochelle
- Niagara Falls
- Peekskill
- Poughkeepsie
- Rochester
- Rye
- Schenectady
- Syracuse
- Utica
- Watertown
- White Plains
- Yonkers
North Carolina
Main article: List of cities in North Carolina
North Dakota
Main article: List of cities in North Dakota
Northern Mariana Islands
Ohio
Main article: List of cities in Ohio
- Akron
- Canton
- Cincinnati
- Cleveland
- Columbus
- Dayton
- Hamilton
- Kent
- Kettering
- Lakewood
- Middletown
- Parma
- Springfield
- Steubenville
- Toledo
- Youngstown
Oklahoma
Main article: List of cities in Oklahoma
- Bethany
- Broken Arrow
- Edmond
- Enid
- Lawton
- Midwest City
- Moore
- Nichols Hills
- Norman
- Oklahoma City
- Stillwater
- Tulsa
Oregon
Main article: List of cities in Oregon
Pennsylvania
Main article: List of cities in Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Main article: List of cities in Puerto Rico
- Aguadilla
- Areceibo
- Bayamon
- Caguas
- Carolina
- Fajardo
- Guánica
- Guayanilla
- Mayagüez
- Ponce
- Playa de Ponce
- San Juan
- Guayama
Rhode Island
Main article: List of cities in Rhode Island
South Carolina
Main article: List of cities in South Carolina
South Dakota
Main article: List of cities in South Dakota
Tennessee
Main article: List of cities in Tennessee
- Bristol
- Chattanooga
- Clarksville
- Franklin
- Jackson
- Johnson City
- Kingsport
- Knoxville
- Memphis
- Murfreesboro
- Nashville
- Oak Ridge
Texas
Main article: List of cities in Texas
- Abilene
- Amarillo
- Arlington
- Austin
- Baytown
- Beaumont
- Brownsville
- Corpus Christi
- Dallas
- El Paso
- Fort Worth
- Galveston
- Houston
- Laredo
- Longview
- Lubbock
- McAllen
- Marshall
- Nacogdoches
- Plano
- Port Arthur
- San Antonio
- Tyler
- Waco
United States Virgin Islands
- Charlotte Amalie
- Christiansted
- Cruz Bay
- Frederiksted
Utah
Main article: List of cities in Utah (which includes towns and census-designated places)
- There are over 100 "cities" in Utah. Here is a partial list.
- Layton
- Logan
- Ogden
- Orem
- Provo
- St. George
- Salt Lake City
- Sandy
- Taylorsville
- West Jordan
- West Valley City
Vermont
Main article: List of cities in Vermont
Virginia
Main article: List of cities in Virginia (Note: Virginia uses the concept of the "independent city" for most actual cities so some of these locations may be counties, towns, or place names rather than true 'cities'.)
- Alexandria
- Arlington
- Blacksburg
- Charlottesville
- Chesapeake
- Fairfax
- Fredericksburg
- Hampton
- Lexington
- Lynchburg
- Manassas
- Newport News
- Norfolk
- Radford
- Richmond
- Roanoke
- Stafford
- Staunton
- Suffolk
- Tysons Corner
- Virginia Beach
- Williamsburg
Washington
Main article: List of cities in Washington
West Virginia
Main article: List of cities in West Virginia
- Beckley
- Charleston
- Clarksburg
- Fairmont
- Harper's Ferry
- Huntington
- Martinsburg
- Morgantown
- Parkersburg
- Weirton
- Wheeling
Wisconsin
Main article: List of cities in Wisconsin
- Eau Claire
- Fond du Lac
- Green Bay
- La Crosse
- Madison
- Milwaukee
- Oshkosh
- Portage
- Racine
- Wausau
- Wisconsin Dells
Wyoming
Main article: List of cities in Wyoming
- Basin
- Buffalo
- Casper
- Cheyenne
- Cody
- Douglas
- Evanston
- Gilette
- Green River
- Kemmerer
- Lander
- Laramie
- Newcastle
- Powell
- Rawlins
- Riverton
- Rock Springs
- Sheridan
- Torrington
- Worland
Cities by population
This lists, in order, US cities with a population greater than 100,000 (according to the 2000 US Census).
- New York, New York - 8,008,278
- Los Angeles, California - 3,694,820
- Chicago, Illinois - 2,896,016
- Houston, Texas - 1,953,631
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1,517,550
- Phoenix, Arizona - 1,321,045
- San Diego, California - 1,223,400
- Dallas, Texas - 1,188,580
- San Antonio, Texas - 1,144,646
- Detroit, Michigan - 951,270
- San Jose, California - 894,943
- Indianapolis, Indiana - 791,926
- San Francisco, California - 776,733
- Jacksonville, Florida - 735,617
- Columbus, Ohio - 711,470
- Louisville Metro, Kentucky - 693,604
- Austin, Texas - 656,562
- Baltimore, Maryland - 651,154
- Memphis, Tennessee - 650,100
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 596,974
- Boston, Massachusetts - 589,141
- Washington, DC - 572,059
- Nashville, Tennessee - 569,891
- El Paso, Texas - 563,662
- Seattle, Washington - 563,374
- Denver, Colorado - 554,636
- Charlotte, North Carolina - 540,828
- Fort Worth, Texas - 534,694
- Portland, Oregon - 529,121
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - 506,132
- Tucson, Arizona - 486,699
- New Orleans, Louisiana - 484,674
- Las Vegas, Nevada - 478,434
- Cleveland, Ohio - 478,403
- Long Beach, California - 461,522
- Albuquerque, New Mexico - 448,607
- Kansas City, Missouri - 441,545
- Fresno, California - 427,652
- Virginia Beach, Virginia - 425,257
- San Juan, Puerto Rico - 421,958
- Atlanta, Georgia - 416,474
- Sacramento, California - 407,018
- Oakland, California - 399,484
- Mesa, Arizona - 396,375
- Tulsa, Oklahoma - 393,049
- Omaha, Nebraska - 390,007
- Minneapolis, Minnesota - 382,618
- Honolulu, Hawaii - 371,657
- Miami, Florida - 362,470,
- Colorado Springs, Colorado - 360,890
- Saint Louis, Missouri - 348,189
- Wichita, Kansas - 344,284
- Santa Ana, California - 337,977
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 334,563
- Arlington, Texas - 332,969
- Cincinnati, Ohio - 331,285
- Anaheim, California - 328,014
- Toledo, Ohio - 313,619
- Tampa, Florida - 303,447
- Buffalo, New York - 292,648
- Saint Paul, Minnesota - 287,151
- Corpus Christi, Texas - 277,454
- Aurora, Colorado - 276,393
- Raleigh, North Carolina - 276,093
- Newark, New Jersey - 273,546
- Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky - 260,512
- Anchorage, Alaska - 260,283
- Riverside, California - 255,166
- Saint Petersburg, Florida - 248,232
- Bakersfield, California - 247,057
- Stockton, California - 243,771
- Birmingham, Alabama - 242,820
- Jersey City, New Jersey - 240,055
- Norfolk, Virginia - 234,403,
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana - 227,818
- Hialeah, Florida - 226,419,
- Lincoln, Nebraska - 225,581
- Greensboro, North Carolina - 223,891
- Plano, Texas - 222,030
- Rochester, New York - 219,773
- Glendale, Arizona - 218,812
- Akron, Ohio - 217,074
- Garland, Texas - 215,768
- Madison, Wisconsin - 208,054
- Fort Wayne, Indiana - 205,727
- Bayamon, Puerto Rico - 203,499
- Scottsdale, Arizona - 202,705
- Fremont, California - 203,413
- Montgomery, Alabama - 201,568
- Shreveport, Louisiana - 200,145
- Augusta, Georgia - 199,775
- Lubbock, Texas - 199,564
- Chesapeake, Virginia - 199,184
- Mobile, Alabama - 198,915
- Des Moines, Iowa - 198,682
- Grand Rapids, Michigan - 197,800
- Richmond, Virginia - 197,790,
- Yonkers, New York - 196,086
- Spokane, Washington - 195,629
- Glendale, California - 194,973
- Tacoma, Washington - 193,556
- Irving, Texas - 191,615
- Huntington Beach, California - 189,594
- Modesto, California - 188,856
- Durham, North Carolina - 187,035
- Columbus, Georgia - 186,291
- Orlando, Florida - 185,951,
- Boise, Idaho - 185,787
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina - 185,776
- San Bernardino, California - 185,401
- Jackson, Mississippi - 184,256
- Little Rock, Arkansas - 183,133
- Salt Lake City, Utah - 181,743
- Reno, Nevada - 180,480
- Newport News, Virginia - 180,150
- Chandler, Arizona - 176,581
- Laredo, Texas - 176,576
- Henderson, Nevada - 175,381
- Knoxville, Tennessee - 173,890
- Amarillo, Texas - 173,627
- Providence, Rhode Island - 173,618
- Chula Vista, California - 173,556
- Worcester, Massachusetts - 172,648
- Oxnard, California - 170,358
- Carolina, Puerto Rico - 168,164
- Dayton, Ohio - 166,179
- Garden Grove, California - 165,196
- Oceanside, California - 161,029
- Tempe, Arizona - 158,625
- Huntsville, Alabama - 158,216
- Ontario, California - 158,007
- Chattanooga, Tennessee - 155,554
- Ponce, Puerto Rico - 155,038
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida - 152,397
- Springfield, Massachusetts - 152,082
- Springfield, Missouri - 151,580
- Santa Clarita, California - 151,088
- Salinas, California - 151,060
- Tallahassee, Florida - 150,624
- Rockford, Illinois - 150,115
- Pomona, California - 149,473
- Paterson, New Jersey - 149,222
- Overland Park, Kansas - 149,080
- Santa Rosa, California - 147,595
- Syracuse, New York - 147,306
- Kansas City, Kansas - 146,866
- Hampton, Virginia - 146,437
- Lakewood, Colorado - 144,126
- Vancouver, Washington - 143,560
- Irvine, California - 143,072
- Aurora, Illinois - 142,990
- Moreno Valley, California - 142,381
- Pasadena, Texas - 141,674
- Hayward, California - 140,030,
- Brownsville, Texas - 139,722
- Bridgeport, Connecticut - 139,529
- Hollywood, Florida - 139,357
- Warren, Michigan - 138,247
- Torrance, California - 137,946
- Eugene, Oregon - 137,893
- Pembroke Pines, Florida - 137,427
- Salem, Oregon - 136,924
- Pasadena, California - 133,936
- Escondido, California - 133,559
- Sunnyvale, California - 131,760
- Savannah, Georgia - 131,510
- Fontana, California - 128,929
- Orange, California - 128,821
- Naperville, Illinois - 128,358
- Alexandria, Virginia - 128,283,
- Rancho Cucamonga, California - 127,743
- Grand Prairie, Texas - 127,427
- Fullerton, California - 126,003
- Corona, California - 124,966
- Flint, Michigan - 124,943
- Mesquite, Texas - 124,523
- Sterling Heights, Michigan - 124,471
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota - 123,975
- New Haven, Connecticut - 123,626,
- Topeka, Kansas - 122,377
- Concord, California - 121,780
- Evansville, Indiana - 121,582
- Hartford, Connecticut - 121,578,
- Fayetteville, North Carolina - 121,015
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa - 120,758
- Elizabeth, New Jersey - 120,568
- Lansing, Michigan - 119,128
- Lancaster, California - 118,718
- Fort Collins, Colorado - 118,652
- Coral Springs, Florida - 117,549
- Stamford, Connecticut - 117,083
- Thousand Oaks, California - 117,005
- Vallejo, California - 116,760
- Palmdale, California - 116,670
- Columbia, South Carolina - 116,278
- El Monte, California - 115,965
- Abilene, Texas - 115,930
- North Las Vegas, Nevada - 115,488
- Ann Arbor, Michigan - 114,024
- Beaumont, Texas - 113,866
- Waco, Texas - 113,726
- Independence, Missouri - 113,288
- Peoria, Illinois - 112,936
- Inglewood, California - 112,580
- Springfield, Illinois - 111,454
- Simi Valley, California - 111,351
- Lafayette, Louisiana - 110,257
- Gilbert, Arizona - 109,697
- Carrollton, Texas - 109,576
- Bellevue, Washington - 109,569,
- West Valley City, Utah - 108,896
- Clearwater, Florida - 108,787
- Costa Mesa, California - 108,724
- Peoria, Arizona - 108,364
- South Bend, Indiana - 107,789
- Downey, California - 107,323
- Waterbury, Connecticut - 107,271
- Manchester, New Hampshire - 107,006
- Allentown, Pennsylvania - 106,632
- McAllen, Texas - 106,414
- Joliet, Illinois - 106,221
- Lowell, Massachusetts - 105,167
- Provo, Utah - 105,166,
- West Covina, California - 105,080
- Wichita Falls, Texas - 104,197
- Erie, Pennsylvania - 103,717
- Daly City, California - 103,621
- Clarksville, Tennessee - 103,455
- Norwalk, California - 103,298
- Gary, Indiana - 102,746
- Berkeley, California - 102,743
- Santa Clara, California - 102,361
- Green Bay, Wisconsin - 102,313
- Cape Coral, Florida - 102,286
- Arvada, Colorado - 102,153
- Pueblo, Colorado - 102,121
- Athens, Georgia - 101,489
- Cambridge, Massachusetts - 101,355
- Westminster, Colorado - 100,940
- Ventura, California - 100,916
- Portsmouth, Virginia - 100,565
- Livonia, Michigan - 100,545
- Burbank, California - 100,316
Most common city names
This lists the most common incorporated city names, with number of states and links to city pages.
- Franklin: 26
- Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York , North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- Clinton: 20
- Madison: 20
- Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York , North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- Clayton: 19
- Marion: 18
- Fairview: 17
- Lexington: 17
- Manchester: 17
- Salem: 17
- Washington: 17
- Cleveland: 16
- Jackson: 16
- Milford: 16
- Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York , Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah
- Oxford: 16
- Springfield: 16
Notes
Source: United States Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary File and 1990 Census [1].
- The five boroughs of New York city are coextensive with the five counties that constitute New York city: Bronx borough (Bronx County), Brooklyn borough (Kings County), Manhattan borough (New York County), Queens borough (Queens County), and Staten Island borough (Richmond County).
- Philadelphia city is coextensive with Philadelphia County.
- San Francisco city is coextensive with San Francisco County.
- In 2003, the governments of Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky, merged into a consolidated government known as "Louisville Metro" (official short form, and by far the most commonly used) and "Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government" (official long form). The population figure for Louisville Metro is the 2000 Census figure for Jefferson County (including the former city of Louisville) before the consolidation.
- Washington city is coextensive with the District of Columbia.
- Nashville-Davidson city is consolidated with Davidson County.
- Denver city is coextensive with Denver County.
- New Orleans is coextensive with Orleans Parish.
- Honolulu Census Designated Place; by agreement with the State of Hawaii, the Census Bureau does not show data separately for the city of Honolulu, which is coextensive with Honolulu County.
- "Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky" is the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, a consolidation of the city of Lexington and Fayette County.
- The incorporated place of Anchorage municipality is coextensive with the county equivalent of Anchorage Municipality.
- In 2000, Richmond County and the incorporated place of Augusta-Richmond County are coextensive. The 1990 population is for the incorporated place of Augusta city before consolidation of the city and county governments.
- Columbus city is consolidated with Muscogee County.
- In 2000, Clarke County and the incorporated place of Athens-Clarke County are coextensive. The 1990 population is for the incorporated place of Athens city before consolidation of the city and county governments.
2002 estimates indicate Richmond, California, Fairfield, California and Olathe, Kansas were added to this list while Portsmouth, Virginia was dropped.
See also: Thirty most populous cities in the world
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