Census ACS 5-Year · 393 metros

Largest US Metro Areas by Population

US Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) represent the most economically integrated geography in the country, combining cities, suburbs, and outlying counties tied together by commuting patterns. The largest metros, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Houston, each contain over 7 million residents, making them larger than many entire states. Metro areas are the unit at which most economic activity takes place: jobs, housing, retail, healthcare, and entertainment all flow across municipal boundaries within a single metro economy. Understanding metro-level demographics is essential for businesses, researchers, and policymakers because metros, not cities, are how Americans actually live and work.

Key Findings

1New York, NY-NJ leads with a population of 19,756,722, followed by Los Angeles, CA (13,012,469) and Chicago, IL-IN (9,359,555).
2Eagle Pass, TX ranks last at 57,770, while New York, NY-NJ leads at 19,756,722.
3The national median across all states is 245,973 (Lake Charles, LA at the midpoint).
4The top 10 states are: New York, NY-NJ, Los Angeles, CA, Chicago, IL-IN, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX, Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Atlanta, GA, Miami, FL, Phoenix, AZ.

Full Ranking: Largest US Metro Areas by Population

Source: Census ACS 5-Year Estimates

#	Metro	States	Population	Median Income
1	Yuma, AZ	AZ	207,685	$60,417
2	Yuba City, CA	CA	182,050	$74,762
3	Youngstown, OH	OH	428,430	$55,357
4	York, PA	PA	459,312	$82,238
5	Yakima, WA	WA	256,605	$68,015
6	Worcester, MA	MA	861,664	$93,561
7	Winston, NC	NC	683,637	$64,282
8	Winchester, VA-WV	VA-WV	144,676	$82,413
9	Wilmington, NC	NC	440,578	$73,687
10	Williamsport, PA	PA	113,570	$64,412
11	Wildwood, FL	FL	137,536	$73,297
12	Wichita, KS	KS	648,935	$68,930
13	Wichita Falls, TX	TX	148,978	$63,618
14	Wheeling, WV-OH	WV-OH	138,015	$58,705
15	Wenatchee, WA	WA	123,251	$79,007
16	Weirton, WV-OH	WV-OH	115,566	$57,149
17	Wausau, WI	WI	138,067	$76,185
18	Watertown, NY	NY	116,130	$64,978
19	Waterloo, IA	IA	168,163	$68,916
20	Waterbury, CT	CT	452,303	$86,365
21	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	DC-VA-MD-WV	6,263,796	$123,896
22	Warner Robins, GA	GA	195,171	$78,702
23	Walla Walla, WA	WA	62,102	$72,212
24	Waco, TX	TX	299,217	$63,880
25	Visalia, CA	CA	475,774	$69,489
26	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	VA-NC	1,782,590	$80,533
27	Vineland, NJ	NJ	152,915	$64,499
28	Victoria, TX	TX	98,377	$69,618
29	Vallejo, CA	CA	450,824	$99,994
30	Valdosta, GA	GA	149,139	$54,581
31	Utica, NY	NY	289,577	$68,830
32	Urban Honolulu, HI	HI	1,003,666	$104,264
33	Tyler, TX	TX	238,014	$71,923
34	Twin Falls, ID	ID	116,909	$66,473
35	Tuscaloosa, AL	AL	275,217	$59,975
36	Tulsa, OK	OK	1,026,209	$67,823
37	Tucson, AZ	AZ	1,049,947	$67,929
38	Trenton, NJ	NJ	383,286	$96,333
39	Traverse City, MI	MI	154,657	$77,495
40	Topeka, KS	KS	232,724	$68,160
41	Toledo, OH	OH	602,977	$63,749
42	Texarkana, TX-AR	TX-AR	146,868	$55,046
43	Terre Haute, IN	IN	168,850	$55,380
44	Tampa, FL	FL	3,240,469	$71,254
45	Tallahassee, FL	FL	388,298	$63,078
46	Syracuse, NY	NY	657,128	$73,558
47	Sumter, SC	SC	104,853	$55,990
48	Stockton, CA	CA	787,416	$88,531
49	Staunton, VA	VA	126,052	$70,949
50	State College, PA	PA	158,041	$72,748
51	St. Louis, MO-IL	MO-IL	2,809,414	$78,225
52	St. Joseph, MO-KS	MO-KS	120,609	$62,900
53	St. George, UT	UT	189,827	$76,411
54	St. Cloud, MN	MN	200,816	$75,670
55	Springfield, OH	OH	135,445	$60,846
56	Springfield, MO	MO	481,671	$61,488
57	Springfield, MA	MA	462,853	$70,535
58	Springfield, IL	IL	207,386	$74,580
59	Spokane, WA	WA	591,793	$72,836
60	Spartanburg, SC	SC	365,086	$62,440
61	South Bend, IN-MI	IN-MI	324,180	$65,385
62	Slidell, LA	LA	269,331	$79,277
63	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	SD-MN	293,107	$81,418
64	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	IA-NE-SD	144,007	$72,027
65	Sierra Vista, AZ	AZ	125,458	$58,970
66	Shreveport, LA	LA	389,004	$54,635
67	Sherman, TX	TX	139,988	$70,455
68	Sheboygan, WI	WI	117,783	$71,898
69	Sebring, FL	FL	103,808	$55,581
70	Sebastian, FL	FL	163,856	$71,049
71	Seattle, WA	WA	4,021,467	$112,594
72	Scranton, PA	PA	567,887	$63,656
73	Savannah, GA	GA	412,089	$74,632
74	Santa Rosa, CA	CA	485,642	$102,840
75	Santa Maria, CA	CA	443,975	$95,977
76	Santa Fe, NM	NM	155,175	$74,689
77	Santa Cruz, CA	CA	266,021	$109,266
78	Sandusky, OH	OH	115,099	$70,687
79	San Luis Obispo, CA	CA	281,486	$93,398
80	San Juan, PR	PR	2,063,795	$27,966
81	San Jose, CA	CA	1,969,353	$157,444
82	San Francisco, CA	CA	4,653,593	$133,780
83	San Diego, CA	CA	3,282,782	$102,285
84	San Antonio, TX	TX	2,612,802	$74,297
85	San Angelo, TX	TX	120,830	$66,037
86	Salt Lake City, UT	UT	1,261,337	$95,045
87	Salisbury, MD	MD	128,802	$69,592
88	Salinas, CA	CA	435,834	$94,486
89	Salem, OR	OR	435,085	$76,010
90	Saginaw, MI	MI	189,210	$58,347
91	Sacramento, CA	CA	2,406,563	$93,986
92	Rome, GA	GA	98,985	$62,540
93	Rocky Mount, NC	NC	144,228	$57,437
94	Rockford, IL	IL	336,605	$66,571
95	Rochester, NY	NY	1,058,875	$74,438
96	Rochester, MN	MN	227,252	$89,675
97	Roanoke, VA	VA	314,661	$67,447
98	Riverside, CA	CA	4,637,725	$86,031
99	Richmond, VA	VA	1,327,321	$84,405
100	Reno, NV	NV	556,539	$84,684
101	Redding, CA	CA	181,554	$71,931
102	Reading, PA	PA	429,989	$77,684
103	Rapid City, SD	SD	151,064	$71,985
104	Raleigh, NC	NC	1,449,594	$96,066
105	Racine, WI	WI	196,888	$75,331
106	Punta Gorda, FL	FL	195,083	$66,154
107	Pueblo, CO	CO	168,726	$62,250
108	Provo, UT	UT	695,895	$96,745
109	Providence, RI-MA	RI-MA	1,673,807	$85,646
110	Prescott Valley, AZ	AZ	241,656	$66,106
111	Portland, OR-WA	OR-WA	2,510,529	$94,573
112	Portland, ME	ME	557,764	$88,602
113	Port St. Lucie, FL	FL	506,701	$72,506
114	Ponce, PR	PR	273,739	$20,646
115	Pocatello, ID	ID	88,457	$64,080
116	Pittsfield, MA	MA	128,047	$72,565
117	Pittsburgh, PA	PA	2,443,921	$73,942
118	Pinehurst, NC	NC	102,840	$82,837
119	Phoenix, AZ	AZ	4,941,206	$84,703
120	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	PA-NJ-DE-MD	6,241,882	$89,273
121	Peoria, IL	IL	365,773	$70,872
122	Pensacola, FL	FL	516,994	$73,588
123	Parkersburg, WV	WV	88,960	$56,029
124	Panama City, FL	FL	206,627	$67,834
125	Palm Bay, FL	FL	620,533	$75,817
126	Paducah, KY-IL	KY-IL	102,924	$62,286
127	Oxnard, CA	CA	838,259	$107,327
128	Owensboro, KY	KY	112,322	$65,656
129	Oshkosh, WI	WI	171,357	$72,873
130	Orlando, FL	FL	2,721,022	$75,611
131	Omaha, NE-IA	NE-IA	972,840	$83,023
132	Olympia, WA	WA	296,640	$93,985
133	Oklahoma City, OK	OK	1,445,122	$70,499
134	Ogden, UT	UT	645,510	$98,361
135	Odessa, TX	TX	163,206	$71,031
136	Ocala, FL	FL	387,697	$58,535
137	Norwich, CT	CT	279,025	$84,185
138	North Port, FL	FL	865,031	$78,278
139	Niles, MI	MI	153,411	$63,152
140	New York, NY-NJ	NY-NJ	19,756,722	$97,334
141	New Orleans, LA	LA	988,763	$62,271
142	New Haven, CT	CT	566,803	$86,266
143	Nashville, TN	TN	2,043,713	$82,499
144	Naples, FL	FL	387,681	$86,173
145	Napa, CA	CA	136,070	$108,970
146	Myrtle Beach, SC	SC	368,937	$64,623
147	Muskegon, MI	MI	175,378	$63,495
148	Muncie, IN	IN	112,109	$56,932
149	Mount Vernon, WA	WA	130,407	$85,474
150	Morristown, TN	TN	120,765	$58,130
151	Morgantown, WV	WV	140,724	$62,394
152	Montgomery, AL	AL	385,159	$62,746
153	Monroe, MI	MI	155,001	$75,272
154	Monroe, LA	LA	224,705	$49,203
155	Modesto, CA	CA	552,250	$79,661
156	Mobile, AL	AL	413,162	$58,119
157	Missoula, MT	MT	124,435	$70,888
158	Minot, ND	ND	76,773	$79,195
159	Minneapolis, MN-WI	MN-WI	3,693,351	$98,180
160	Milwaukee, WI	WI	1,566,361	$76,404
161	Midland, TX	TX	176,726	$93,442
162	Midland, MI	MI	83,641	$77,538
163	Michigan City, IN	IN	112,141	$70,452
164	Miami, FL	FL	6,138,876	$73,481
165	Merced, CA	CA	285,597	$65,044
166	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	TN-MS-AR	1,341,606	$64,743
167	Medford, OR	OR	222,563	$71,443
168	McAllen, TX	TX	880,921	$52,281
169	Mayagüez, PR	PR	211,487	$20,400
170	Mansfield, OH	OH	125,138	$57,649
171	Mankato, MN	MN	103,736	$74,722
172	Manhattan, KS	KS	133,413	$64,096
173	Manchester, NH	NH	424,732	$100,436
174	Madison, WI	WI	683,967	$86,827
175	Macon, GA	GA	234,040	$58,127
176	Lynchburg, VA	VA	262,716	$67,782
177	Lubbock, TX	TX	354,782	$62,288
178	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	KY-IN	1,361,847	$71,737
179	Los Angeles, CA	CA	13,012,469	$93,525
180	Longview, WA	WA	111,539	$72,932
181	Longview, TX	TX	288,921	$65,210
182	Logan, UT-ID	UT-ID	151,746	$77,520
183	Little Rock, AR	AR	753,605	$65,309
184	Lincoln, NE	NE	341,309	$73,095
185	Lima, OH	OH	101,685	$62,001
186	Lexington, KY	KY	517,378	$70,717
187	Lexington Park, MD	MD	208,163	$123,577
188	Lewiston, ME	ME	112,323	$67,298
189	Lewiston, ID-WA	ID-WA	64,901	$70,694
190	Lebanon, PA	PA	143,592	$76,350
191	Lawton, OK	OK	127,174	$59,060
192	Lawrence, KS	KS	119,547	$68,756
193	Las Vegas, NV	NV	2,293,764	$73,845
194	Las Cruces, NM	NM	221,665	$55,663
195	Laredo, TX	TX	267,731	$62,506
196	Lansing, MI	MI	470,434	$70,886
197	Lancaster, PA	PA	555,151	$83,703
198	Lakeland, FL	FL	760,961	$63,644
199	Lake Havasu City, AZ	AZ	217,420	$55,799
200	Lake Charles, LA	LA	245,973	$67,010
201	Lafayette, LA	LA	410,883	$60,910
202	Lafayette, IN	IN	225,019	$59,895
203	La Crosse, WI-MN	WI-MN	169,945	$71,009
204	Kokomo, IN	IN	83,610	$62,496
205	Knoxville, TN	TN	919,553	$69,734
206	Kiryas Joel, NY	NY	700,984	$96,912
207	Kingston, NY	NY	182,109	$81,804
208	Kingsport, TN-VA	TN-VA	309,580	$55,948
209	Killeen, TX	TX	485,850	$67,203
210	Kenosha, WI	WI	168,413	$79,412
211	Kennewick, WA	WA	307,900	$85,881
212	Kansas City, MO-KS	MO-KS	2,202,006	$81,927
213	Kankakee, IL	IL	106,833	$68,325
214	Kalamazoo, MI	MI	261,437	$70,525
215	Kahului, HI	HI	164,675	$95,049
216	Joplin, MO-KS	MO-KS	202,258	$60,146
217	Jonesboro, AR	AR	134,837	$55,478
218	Johnstown, PA	PA	132,355	$56,292
219	Johnson City, TN	TN	208,934	$56,096
220	Jefferson City, MO	MO	150,147	$72,425
221	Janesville, WI	WI	163,944	$74,390
222	Jacksonville, NC	NC	208,537	$64,568
223	Jacksonville, FL	FL	1,645,707	$77,013
224	Jackson, TN	TN	180,844	$58,740
225	Jackson, MS	MS	615,908	$60,489
226	Jackson, MI	MI	160,187	$65,004
227	Ithaca, NY	NY	102,879	$73,012
228	Iowa City, IA	IA	177,420	$74,142
229	Indianapolis, IN	IN	2,106,327	$77,065
230	Idaho Falls, ID	ID	161,944	$77,300
231	Huntsville, AL	AL	504,712	$83,529
232	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	WV-KY-OH	372,801	$58,483
233	Houston, TX	TX	7,274,714	$80,458
234	Houma, LA	LA	204,032	$64,269
235	Hot Springs, AR	AR	100,062	$55,409
236	Homosassa Springs, FL	FL	158,693	$55,355
237	Hinesville, GA	GA	84,338	$60,329
238	Hilton Head Island, SC	SC	222,781	$81,015
239	Hickory, NC	NC	366,972	$60,255
240	Helena, MT	MT	92,391	$74,040
241	Hattiesburg, MS	MS	154,567	$59,008
242	Hartford, CT	CT	1,144,012	$92,823
243	Harrisonburg, VA	VA	136,231	$72,145
244	Harrisburg, PA	PA	597,894	$79,281
245	Hanford, CA	CA	152,830	$68,750
246	Hammond, LA	LA	135,218	$57,256
247	Hagerstown, MD-WV	MD-WV	298,525	$75,473
248	Gulfport, MS	MS	418,452	$61,266
249	Guayama, PR	PR	67,171	$20,430
250	Greenville, SC	SC	945,301	$69,016
251	Greenville, NC	NC	172,279	$58,851
252	Greensboro, NC	NC	779,894	$63,083
253	Green Bay, WI	WI	329,375	$77,459
254	Greeley, CO	CO	340,711	$93,287
255	Great Falls, MT	MT	84,601	$66,203
256	Grants Pass, OR	OR	88,069	$59,097
257	Grand Rapids, MI	MI	1,154,320	$80,296
258	Grand Junction, CO	CO	157,316	$71,485
259	Grand Island, NE	NE	76,619	$67,397
260	Grand Forks, ND-MN	ND-MN	103,669	$68,653
261	Goldsboro, NC	NC	117,606	$58,082
262	Glens Falls, NY	NY	126,443	$74,953
263	Gettysburg, PA	PA	105,183	$81,071
264	Gainesville, GA	GA	208,395	$77,430
265	Gainesville, FL	FL	344,521	$58,946
266	Gadsden, AL	AL	103,208	$53,070
267	Fresno, CA	CA	1,170,942	$71,897
268	Fort Wayne, IN	IN	451,440	$69,378
269	Fort Smith, AR-OK	AR-OK	228,916	$56,717
270	Fort Collins, CO	CO	363,561	$91,364
271	Fond du Lac, WI	WI	104,053	$73,154
272	Florence, SC	SC	199,675	$53,874
273	Florence, AL	AL	152,685	$58,049
274	Flint, MI	MI	404,087	$60,673
275	Flagstaff, AZ	AZ	144,643	$69,748
276	Fayetteville, NC	NC	389,851	$58,909
277	Fayetteville, AR	AR	563,436	$77,979
278	Farmington, NM	NM	121,178	$53,020
279	Fargo, ND-MN	ND-MN	254,914	$75,523
280	Fairbanks, AK	AK	95,555	$84,722
281	Evansville, IN	IN	269,721	$67,671
282	Eugene, OR	OR	382,628	$69,311
283	Erie, PA	PA	269,544	$61,476
284	Enid, OK	OK	62,322	$67,302
285	Elmira, NY	NY	82,805	$63,469
286	Elkhart, IN	IN	206,868	$65,617
287	Elizabethtown, KY	KY	126,480	$67,630
288	El Paso, TX	TX	869,606	$58,800
289	El Centro, CA	CA	179,319	$56,393
290	Eau Claire, WI	WI	172,886	$72,513
291	Eagle Pass, TX	TX	57,770	$51,270
292	Durham, NC	NC	594,291	$81,017
293	Duluth, MN-WI	MN-WI	280,710	$71,067
294	Dubuque, IA	IA	98,948	$75,919
295	Dover, DE	DE	185,043	$72,872
296	Dothan, AL	AL	151,804	$56,772
297	Detroit, MI	MI	4,367,620	$75,123
298	Des Moines, IA	IA	720,331	$84,209
299	Denver, CO	CO	2,977,085	$102,339
300	Deltona, FL	FL	689,939	$67,599
301	Decatur, IL	IL	102,591	$62,449
302	Decatur, AL	AL	156,924	$63,987
303	Dayton, OH	OH	813,608	$69,752
304	Davenport, IA-IL	IA-IL	381,864	$71,925
305	Daphne, AL	AL	239,945	$75,019
306	Dalton, GA	GA	143,400	$65,715
307	Dallas, TX	TX	7,807,555	$87,155
308	Crestview, FL	FL	294,127	$79,150
309	Corvallis, OR	OR	96,359	$76,011
310	Corpus Christi, TX	TX	446,797	$65,801
311	Columbus, OH	OH	2,151,847	$79,847
312	Columbus, IN	IN	82,881	$80,365
313	Columbus, GA-AL	GA-AL	326,136	$57,762
314	Columbia, SC	SC	839,868	$66,146
315	Columbia, MO	MO	212,850	$69,463
316	Colorado Springs, CO	CO	760,782	$87,180
317	College Station, TX	TX	273,280	$59,691
318	Coeur d'Alene, ID	ID	177,736	$77,034
319	Cleveland, TN	TN	127,445	$63,490
320	Cleveland, OH	OH	2,171,978	$68,507
321	Clarksville, TN-KY	TN-KY	328,626	$66,210
322	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	OH-KY-IN	2,255,257	$79,490
323	Chico, CA	CA	209,470	$68,574
324	Chicago, IL-IN	IL-IN	9,359,555	$88,850
325	Cheyenne, WY	WY	100,661	$77,884
326	Chattanooga, TN-GA	TN-GA	569,333	$68,666
327	Charlottesville, VA	VA	222,937	$90,552
328	Charlotte, NC-SC	NC-SC	2,712,818	$80,201
329	Charleston, WV	WV	207,456	$58,089
330	Charleston, SC	SC	817,756	$82,272
331	Champaign, IL	IL	236,196	$64,558
332	Chambersburg, PA	PA	156,626	$74,946
333	Cedar Rapids, IA	IA	275,960	$77,084
334	Casper, WY	WY	79,735	$71,247
335	Carson City, NV	NV	58,364	$71,809
336	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	MO-IL	97,813	$67,267
337	Cape Coral, FL	FL	792,692	$73,099
338	Canton, OH	OH	400,495	$65,666
339	Burlington, VT	VT	226,603	$90,911
340	Burlington, NC	NC	174,286	$64,445
341	Buffalo, NY	NY	1,161,385	$70,572
342	Brunswick, GA	GA	114,345	$64,819
343	Brownsville, TX	TX	423,192	$51,334
344	Bridgeport, CT	CT	947,528	$111,656
345	Bremerton, WA	WA	276,581	$98,546
346	Bozeman, MT	MT	122,194	$87,454
347	Bowling Green, KY	KY	183,194	$62,437
348	Boulder, CO	CO	328,317	$102,772
349	Boston, MA-NH	MA-NH	4,917,661	$112,484
350	Boise City, ID	ID	790,640	$82,694
351	Bloomington, IN	IN	161,256	$62,949
352	Bloomington, IL	IL	170,882	$78,329
353	Blacksburg, VA	VA	181,605	$64,627
354	Bismarck, ND	ND	134,286	$83,982
355	Birmingham, AL	AL	1,181,432	$69,627
356	Binghamton, NY	NY	245,844	$63,347
357	Billings, MT	MT	187,269	$74,599
358	Bend, OR	OR	253,650	$85,509
359	Bellingham, WA	WA	228,432	$80,989
360	Beckley, WV	WV	113,653	$52,345
361	Beaumont, TX	TX	396,058	$65,245
362	Bay City, MI	MI	103,235	$60,523
363	Battle Creek, MI	MI	133,846	$60,385
364	Baton Rouge, LA	LA	871,379	$68,910
365	Barnstable Town, MA	MA	230,073	$94,452
366	Bangor, ME	ME	153,571	$63,248
367	Baltimore, MD	MD	2,839,409	$97,300
368	Bakersfield, CA	CA	910,433	$67,660
369	Austin, TX	TX	2,357,497	$97,638
370	Augusta, GA-SC	GA-SC	618,022	$66,628
371	Auburn, AL	AL	196,614	$58,991
372	Atlantic City, NJ	NJ	369,940	$80,600
373	Atlanta, GA	GA	6,176,937	$86,338
374	Athens, GA	GA	218,190	$62,897
375	Asheville, NC	NC	410,817	$69,236
376	Arecibo, PR	PR	181,380	$24,436
377	Appleton, WI	WI	244,163	$83,919
378	Anniston, AL	AL	116,141	$55,826
379	Ann Arbor, MI	MI	368,394	$87,156
380	Anchorage, AK	AK	399,746	$95,918
381	Amherst Town, MA	MA	156,595	$86,391
382	Ames, IA	IA	125,261	$71,090
383	Amarillo, TX	TX	270,207	$66,571
384	Altoona, PA	PA	121,854	$60,594
385	Allentown, PA-NJ	PA-NJ	866,764	$82,602
386	Alexandria, LA	LA	150,593	$56,492
387	Albuquerque, NM	NM	918,567	$67,995
388	Albany, OR	OR	129,794	$73,396
389	Albany, NY	NY	902,372	$86,072
390	Albany, GA	GA	146,768	$54,219
391	Akron, OH	OH	699,508	$71,312
392	Aguadilla, PR	PR	252,430	$20,800
393	Abilene, TX	TX	178,244	$66,464

Methodology

Rankings are based on American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates from the US Census Bureau. All 50 states and the District of Columbia are included. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides detailed demographic, social, economic, and housing data. 5-Year estimates offer the most reliable data for state-level comparisons by averaging responses over a 60-month period. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

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Frequently Asked Questions

New York, NY-NJ has the highest population at 19,756,722, according to latest Census ACS data. Los Angeles, CA and Chicago, IL-IN round out the top three.

Eagle Pass, TX has the lowest population at 57,770. Carson City, NV is second-lowest at 58,364.

The median across all 393 states is 245,973. Note that the national median and the state-level median are calculated differently, the state median represents the midpoint when all states are ranked.

This data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates published by the US Census Bureau. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides the most comprehensive demographic data available between decennial censuses.

Rankings are based on the latest available Census ACS 5-Year estimates. The Census Bureau releases new ACS data annually. Our data was last updated on April 12, 2026.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates