| Most Populous Cities in America | | Rank | City | Population (2005 estimate) | | 1 | New York city | 8,143,197 | | 2 | Los Angeles city | 3,844,829 | | 3 | Chicago city | 2,842,518 | | 4 | Houston city | 2,016,582 | | 5 | Philadelphia city | 1,463,281 | | 6 | Phoenix city | 1,461,575 | | 7 | San Antonio city | 1,256,509 | | 8 | San Diego city | 1,255,540 | | 9 | Dallas city | 1,213,825 | | 10 | San Jose city | 912,332 | | 11 | Detroit city | 886,671 | | 12 | Delaware | 843,524 | | 13 | Indianapolis city | 793,968 | | 14 | Jacksonville city | 782,623 | | 15 | Hempstead town, Nassau County | 751,276 | | 16 | San Francisco city | 739,426 | | 17 | Columbus city | 730,657 | | 18 | Louisville/Jefferson County | 699,827 | | 19 | Austin city | 690,252 | | 20 | Memphis city | 672,277 | | 21 | Baltimore city | 635,815 | | 22 | Fort Worth city | 624,067 | | 23 | Charlotte city | 610,949 | | 24 | El Paso city | 598,590 | | 25 | Milwaukee city | 578,887 | | 26 | Nashville-Davidson | 575,261 | | 27 | Seattle city | 573,911 | | 28 | Boston city | 559,034 | | 29 | Denver city | 557,917 | | 30 | Louisville/Jefferson County (balance) | 556,429 | | 31 | District of Columbia | 550,521 | | 32 | Nashville-Davidson (balance) | 549,110 | | 33 | Las Vegas city | 545,147 | | 34 | Portland city | 533,427 | | 35 | Oklahoma City city | 531,324 | | 36 | Tucson city | 515,526 | | 37 | Albuquerque city | 494,236 | | 38 | Long Beach city | 474,014 | | 39 | Brookhaven town, Suffolk County | 472,122 | | 40 | Atlanta city | 470,688 | | 41 | Fresno city | 461,116 | | 42 | Sacramento city | 456,441 | | 43 | New Orleans city | 454,863 | | 44 | Cleveland city | 452,208 | | 45 | Kansas City city | 444,965 | | 46 | Mesa city | 442,780 | | 47 | Virginia Beach city | 438,415 | | 48 | Omaha city | 414,521 | | 49 | Oakland city | 395,274 | | 50 | Miami city | 386,417 | | 51 | Tulsa city | 382,457 | | 52 | Honolulu CDP | 377,379 | | 53 | Minneapolis city | 372,811 | | 54 | Colorado Springs city | 369,815 | | 55 | Arlington city | 362,805 | | 56 | Wichita city | 354,865 | | 57 | St. Louis city | 344,362 | | 58 | Raleigh city | 341,530 | | 59 | Santa Ana city | 340,368 | | 60 | Anaheim city | 331,804 | | 61 | Islip town, Suffolk County | 329,580 | | 62 | Tampa city | 325,989 | | 63 | Pittsburgh city | 316,718 | | 64 | Cincinnati city | 308,728 | | 65 | Toledo city | 301,285 | | 66 | Aurora city | 297,235 | | 67 | Oyster Bay town, Nassau County | 296,917 | | 68 | Bakersfield city | 295,536 | | 69 | Riverside city | 290,086 | | 70 | Stockton city | 286,926 | | 71 | Corpus Christi city | 283,474 | | 72 | Newark city | 280,666 | | 73 | Buffalo city | 279,745 | | 74 | St. Paul city | 275,150 | | 75 | Anchorage municipality | 275,043 | | 76 | Lexington-Fayette | 268,080 | | 77 | Plano city | 250,096 | | 78 | St. Petersburg city | 249,079 | | 79 | Jersey City city | 239,614 | | 80 | Glendale city | 239,435 | | 81 | Lincoln city | 239,213 | | 82 | Chandler city | 234,939 | | 83 | Henderson city | 232,146 | | 84 | Greensboro city | 231,962 | | 85 | Norfolk city | 231,954 | | 86 | Birmingham city | 231,483 | | 87 | Scottsdale city | 226,013 | | 88 | Fort Wayne city | 223,341 | | 89 | North Hempstead town, Nassau County | 222,975 | | 90 | Baton Rouge city | 222,064 | | 91 | Madison city | 221,551 | | 92 | Hialeah city | 220,485 | | 93 | Chesapeake city | 218,968 | | 94 | Garland city | 216,346 | | 95 | Babylon town, Suffolk County | 216,230 | | 96 | Orlando city | 213,223 | | 97 | Rochester city | 211,091 | | 98 | Akron city | 210,795 | | 99 | Chula Vista city | 210,497 | | 100 | Lubbock city | 209,737 | | | Source: US Census Bureau |
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