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This is a list of the most populous incorporated places of the United States. As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an incorporated place includes cities, towns, villages, boroughs, and municipalities. A few exceptional census-designated places (CDPs) are also included in the Census Bureau's listing of incorporated places.
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State, Federal District, Or TerritoryState, Federal District, Or Territory ...Most Populous(name)Most Populous(population)4,887,871215,006737,438291,53855,519 [3]7,945 [4]7,171,6461,660,272People also ask
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The table below lists the 333 incorporated places in the United States with more than 100,000 people living in them on July 1, 2022, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital city , and in italics if it is the city with the most people of the state.
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When the United States declared independence in 1776, Philadelphia was its most populous city. By the time the first U.S. census count was completed in 1790, New York City had already grown to be 14% more populous than Philadelphia (though Philadelphia still had the larger metropolitan population in 1790). Note that, in 1790, New York City consiste...
Rankings based on population data from the second United States Census. The total population of these 10 cities was 216,346.
Rankings based on population data from the third United States Census. The total population of these 10 cities was 329,346.
Rankings based on population data drawn the fourth United States Census. The total population of these 10 cities was 405,869. Last time Massachusetts has two cities in the top ten.
Rankings based on population data from the fifth United States Census The total population of these 10 cities was 599,927.
Rankings based on data drawn from the sixth United States Census. The total population of these 10 cities was 884,291.
By 1850, the United States was in the midst of the First Industrial Revolution. Rankings based on population data compiled in the seventh United States Census. The total population of these 10 cities was 1,459,023.
Rankings based on data drawn from the eighth United States Census, the last national decennial census conducted before the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861. This is the first census where the Northeastdoes not hold a supermajority of the top ten largest cities. The total population of these 10 cities was 2,719,910.
This was the ninth United States Census. This is the first census where the Northeastdoes not hold a simple majority of the top ten largest cities (Briefly returns to 6 in the 1910 census). This is also the first census in which every city in the top 10 has a population of over 100,000. The total population of these 10 cities was 3,697,264.
The 1890 Census was the Eleventh. Four Midwest cities occupied the top ten spots, with two cities from Ohio in the top ten for the first time. The total population of these 10 cities was 6,660,402.
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Los Angeles and Chicago follow, each with more than 2.5 million residents, and southern US cities Houston and Phoenix round out the top five with populations of almost 2.3 million and 1.6 million, respectively. Aside from Houston, a number of other cities in Texas are highly populous.
