List of cities in the 50 United States, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa
Alphabetical order per state or territory
===Alabama=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Alabama)
===Alaska=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Alaska)
===Arizona=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Arizona)
- Chandler
- Flagstaff
- Gilbert
- Glendale
- Mesa
- Peoria
- Phoenix
- Prescott
- Scottsdale
- Sierra Vista
- Tempe
- Tucson
- Yuma
===Arkansas=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Arkansas)
- Bentonville
- Fayetteville
- Fort Smith
- Hot Springs
- Little Rock
- North Little Rock
- Springdale
- Texarkana
- West Memphis
===California=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in California)
- Alameda
- Anaheim
- Bakersfield
- Berkeley
- Beverly Hills
- Compton
- Escondido
- Eureka
- Fairfield
- Fremont
- Fresno
- Garden Grove
- Lodi
- Long Beach
- Los Angeles
- Modesto
- Moraga
- Oakland
- 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=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Colorado)
===Connecticut=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Connecticut)
===Delaware=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Delaware)
===Florida=== (for a more exhaustive list, see 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
===Georgia=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Georgia)
===Hawaii=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Hawaii)
===Idaho=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Idaho)
===Illinois=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Illinois
- Aurora
- Belleville
- Bloomington
- Carbondale
- Champaign
- Chicago
- East St. Louis
- Moline
- Naperville
- Peoria
- Rock Island
- Rockford
- Springfield
- Urbana
===Indiana=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Indiana)
===Iowa=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Iowa)
- Ames
- Cedar Falls
- Cedar Rapids
- Council Bluffs
- Davenport
- Des Moines
- Dubuque
- Fort Dodge
- Iowa City
- Sioux City
- Waterloo
===Kansas=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Kansas)
- Abilene
- Dodge City
- Hutchinson
- Kansas City
- Lawrence
- Manhattan
- Overland Park
- Salina
- Shawnee
- Topeka
- Wichita
===Kentucky=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Kentucky)
- Bowling Green
- Covington
- Danville
- Florence
- Frankfort
- Hopkinsville
- Lexington
- Louisville
- Owensboro
- Paducah
===Louisiana=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities, towns, and villages in Louisiana)
===Maine=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Maine)
===Maryland=== (for a more exhaustive list, see 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=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Massachusetts)
- Andover
- Boston
- Braintree
- Charlestown
- Chelsea
- Danvers
- Dorchester
- Fall River
- Lowell
- Nantucket
- Plymouth
- Quincy
- Roxbury
- Worcester
===Michigan=== (for a more exhaustive list, see 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=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Minnesota)
===Mississippi=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Mississippi)
===Missouri=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Missouri)
===Montana=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities and towns in Montana)
===Nebraska=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Nebraska)
===Nevada=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Nevada)
===New Hampshire=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in New Hampshire)
===New Jersey=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities, boroughs, towns, and villages in New Jersey)
===New Mexico=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities, towns, and villages in New Mexico)
===New York=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in New York)
- Albany
- Buffalo
- Elmira
- Lockport
- New York City
- Newburgh
- Niagara Falls
- Poughkeepsie
- Rochester
- Schenectady
- Syracuse
- Utica
- Watertown
- White Plains
- Williamsburgh
- Yonkers
===North Carolina=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in North Carolina)
===North Dakota=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in North Dakota)
===Ohio=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Ohio)
- Akron
- Canton
- Cincinnati
- Cleveland
- Columbus
- Dayton
- Hamilton
- Kent
- Kettering
- Lakewood
- Middletown
- Parma
- Springfield
- Steubenville
- Toledo
- Youngstown
===Oklahoma=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Oklahoma)
===Oregon=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Oregon)
===Pennsylvania=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Pennsylvania)
(for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Puerto Rico)
- Aguadilla
- Areceibo
- Bayamon
- Caguas
- Carolina
- Fajardo
- Guánica
- Guayanilla
- Mayagüez
- Ponce
- Playa de Ponce
- San Juan
===Rhode Island=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Rhode Island)
===South Carolina=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in South Carolina)
===South Dakota=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in South Dakota)
===Tennessee=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Tennessee)
- Bristol
- Chattanooga
- Clarksville
- Franklin
- Jackson
- Johnson City
- Kingsport
- Knoxville
- Memphis
- Murfreesboro
- Nashville
- Oak Ridge
===Texas=== (for a more exhaustive list, see 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
===Utah=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Utah)
- Layton
- Logan
- Ogden
- Orem
- Provo
- St. George
- Salt Lake City
- Sandy
- Taylorsville
- West Jordan
- West Valley City
(for a more exhaustive list, see List of towns in Vermont)
===Virginia=== (for a more exhaustive list, see 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=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Washington)
===West Virginia=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in West Virginia)
- Beckley
- Charleston
- Clarksburg
- Fairmont
- Harper's Ferry
- Huntington
- Martinsburg
- Morgantown
- Parkersburg
- Weirton
- Wheeling
===Wisconsin=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Wisconsin)
===Wyoming=== (for a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Wyoming)
Cities by population
U.S. cities with a population greater than 100,000 (according to the 2000 U.S. 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-Davidson, 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
Most common incorporated city names, with number of states and links to city pages (counts according to the 2000 U.S. Census).
- Franklin: 26
- Clinton: 20
- Madison: 20
- Clayton: 19
- Marion: 18
- Fairview: 17
- Lexington: 17
- Salem: 17
- Washington: 17
- Cleveland: 16
- Jackson: 16
- Manchester: 16
- Milford: 16
- Oxford: 16
- Springfield: 16
Notes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary File and 1990 Census [1].
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).
2/ Philadelphia city is coextensive with Philadelphia County.
3/ San Francisco city is coextensive with San Francisco County.
4/ 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.
5/ Washington city is coextensive with the District of Columbia.
6/ Nashville-Davidson city is consolidated with Davidson County.
7/ Denver city is coextensive with Denver County.
8/ 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.
9/ The incorporated place of Anchorage municipality is coextensive with the county equivalent of Anchorage Municipality.
10/ 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.
11/ Columbus city is consolidated with Muscogee County.
12/ 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.