Fastest Growing Cities in America

US cities ranked by total population — the largest cities are shown first. Population figures come from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program (PEP), the most current available.

Ranked by Population. Click any location to see its full Census data profile. All figures are from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023, so they are directly comparable across locations.

#	Location	Population
1	New York city, New York	8,516,202
2	Los Angeles city, California	3,857,897
3	Chicago city, Illinois	2,707,648
4	Houston city, Texas	2,300,419
5	Phoenix city, Arizona	1,624,832
6	Philadelphia city, Pennsylvania	1,582,432
7	San Antonio city, Texas	1,458,954
8	San Diego city, California	1,385,061
9	Dallas city, Texas	1,299,553
10	San Jose city, California	990,054
11	Austin city, Texas	967,862
12	Jacksonville city, Florida	961,739
13	Columbus city, Ohio	906,480
14	Charlotte city, North Carolina	886,283
15	Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana	882,043
16	San Francisco city, California	836,321
17	Seattle city, Washington	741,440
18	Denver city, Colorado	713,734
19	Oklahoma City city, Oklahoma	688,693
20	Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Tennessee	684,298
21	Washington city, District of Columbia	672,079
22	Boston city, Massachusetts	663,972
23	Las Vegas city, Nevada	650,873
24	Portland city, Oregon	642,715
25	Detroit city, Michigan	636,644
26	Memphis city, Tennessee	629,063
27	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky	627,210
28	Baltimore city, Maryland	577,193
29	Milwaukee city, Wisconsin	569,756
30	Albuquerque city, New Mexico	562,488
31	Fresno city, California	543,615
32	Tucson city, Arizona	543,348
33	Sacramento city, California	524,802
34	Kansas City city, Missouri	508,233
35	Mesa city, Arizona	507,478
36	Atlanta city, Georgia	499,287
37	Omaha city, Nebraska	488,197
38	Colorado Springs city, Colorado	483,099
39	Raleigh city, North Carolina	470,763
40	Long Beach city, California	458,491
41	Virginia Beach city, Virginia	457,066
42	Miami city, Florida	446,663
43	Oakland city, California	438,072
44	Minneapolis city, Minnesota	426,845
45	Tulsa city, Oklahoma	412,322
46	Bakersfield city, California	408,366
47	Wichita city, Kansas	396,488
48	Arlington city, Texas	394,769
49	Tampa city, Florida	393,389
50	Aurora city, Colorado	390,201