List of U.S. states' largest cities

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This is a list of the largest cities of U.S. states and territories by population. Capitals are designated in italics.

State Largest city 2nd Largest 3rd Largest
Alabama Birmingham Montgomery Mobile
Alaska Anchorage Juneau Fairbanks
American Samoa Tafuna Nu’uuli Pago Pago
Arizona Phoenix Tucson Mesa
Arkansas Little Rock Fort Smith Fayetteville
California Los Angeles San Diego San José
Colorado Denver Colorado Springs Aurora
Connecticut Bridgeport Hartford New Haven
Delaware Wilmington Dover Newark
District of Columbia Washington
Florida Jacksonville Miami Tampa
Georgia Atlanta Augusta Columbus
Guam Tamuning Mangilao Yigo
Hawaii Honolulu1 Hilo1 Kailua1
Idaho Boise Nampa Idaho Falls
Illinois Chicago Aurora Rockford
Indiana Indianapolis Fort Wayne Evansville
Iowa Des Moines Cedar Rapids Davenport
Kansas Wichita Overland Park Kansas City
Kentucky Louisville Lexington Owensboro
Louisiana New Orleans2 Baton Rouge2 Shreveport
Maine Portland Lewiston Bangor
Maryland Baltimore Gaithersburg Rockville
Massachusetts Boston Worcester Springfield
Michigan Detroit Grand Rapids Warren
Minnesota Minneapolis Saint Paul Rochester
Mississippi Jackson Gulfport Biloxi
Missouri Kansas City Saint Louis Springfield
Montana Billings Missoula Great Falls
Nebraska Omaha Lincoln Bellevue
Nevada Las Vegas Henderson Reno
New Hampshire Manchester Nashua Concord
New Jersey Newark Jersey City Paterson
New Mexico Albuquerque Las Cruces Santa Fe
New York New York City Buffalo Rochester
North Carolina Charlotte Raleigh Greensboro
North Dakota Fargo Bismarck Grand Forks
Northern Mariana Islands Saipan Tinian Rota
Ohio Columbus Cleveland Cincinnati
Oklahoma Oklahoma City Tulsa Norman
Oregon Portland Salem Eugene
Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pittsburgh Allentown
Puerto Rico San Juan Bayamón Ponce
Rhode Island Providence Warwick Cranston
South Carolina Columbia Charleston North Charleston
South Dakota Sioux Falls Rapid City Aberdeen
Tennessee Memphis Nashville Knoxville
Texas Houston San Antonio Dallas
United States Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie Anna's Retreat Charlotte Amalie West
Utah Salt Lake City West Valley City Provo
Vermont Burlington Rutland South Burlington
Virginia Virginia Beach Norfolk Chesapeake
Washington Seattle Spokane Tacoma
West Virginia Charleston Huntington Parkersburg
Wisconsin Milwaukee Madison Green Bay
Wyoming Cheyenne Casper Laramie

Note 1: The only incorporated place in Hawaii is the City & County of Honolulu. A portion of it, the Honolulu District, is sometimes regarded as the "city" for statistical purposes, although it has no government separate from that of the City and County as a whole. The U.S. Census Bureau defines Honolulu CDP (Census Designated Place) to coincide with the Honolulu District. Thus for Hawaii, the largest CDPs are ranked.

Note 2: As of September 2005, New Orleans is evacuated due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina. Many of the city's residents have re-located to Baton Rouge at least temporarily.

For U.S. Territories, the largest CDPs (Guam); CDPs or towns (U.S. Virgin Islands); municipios (Puerto Rico); municipalities (Northern Mariana Islands); and villages (American Samoa) are ranked.


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