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The following is a 'list of the most populous incorporated places in the United States'. As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an incorporated place includes a variety of designations, including city, town, village, and borough. These designations and their usages can vary greatly from state to state. Most of the largest incorporated places in the United States are incorporated as cities by their states. Consolidated city-counties represent a distinct type of government in that other incorporated places exist within the consolidated city-county. This list presents only that portion (or "balance") of the consolidated city-counties that are not a part of another incorporated place.
Note that this list refers only to the population of individual municipalities and does not count the rest of their respective urban agglomerations. In many American urban areas, the central city contains only a small portion of the population of the urban area or metropolitan area.
For that reason, a city's position on this list may not reflect its relative social or economic importance. The incorporated city of El Paso, Texas has a greater population than the incorporated cities of Boston or Washington, but Boston and Washington are surrounded by many more suburbs which make their metropolitan area population much greater than El Paso's. Because those suburbs identify with their central city as the economic, cultural and oftentimes political center of the urban area, many definitions (and people's perceptions) of cities include the entire metropolitan region.

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Incorporated places over 100,000 population

Notes

Population distribution

See also

References

Incorporated places over 100,000 population

1 - New York City, New York

2 - Los Angeles, California

The United States has dozens of major cities, including 11 of the 55 global cities of all types, more than any other nation, with three "alpha" global cities: New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago (it should be noted that "global cities" really are metro areas, while the figures expressed below are for populations within city limits). A different ranking is evident when considering U.S. metro area populations, although the top three would be unchanged. The following sortable table lists the incorporated places in the United States with a population of more than 100,000 as estimated by the United States Census Bureau on 2006-07-01: Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places Over 100,000, Ranked by July 1, 2006 Population: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006

Rank	City	State	Population
1	New York	New York
2	Los Angeles	California
3	Chicago	Illinois
4	Houston	Texas
5	Phoenix	Arizona
6	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
7	San Antonio	Texas
8	San Diego	California
9	Dallas	Texas
10	San Jose	California

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| Detroit
| Michigan
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| Jacksonville
| Florida
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| align=center | 13
| Indianapolis
| Indiana
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| align=center | 14
| San Francisco
| California
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| align=center | 15
| Columbus
| Ohio
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| align=center | 16
| Austin
| Texas
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| Memphis
| Tennessee
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| align=center | 18
| Fort Worth
| Texas
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| align=center | 19
| Baltimore
| Maryland
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| align=center | 20
| Charlotte
| North Carolina
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| align=center | 21
| El Paso
| Texas
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| Boston
| Massachusetts
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| Seattle
| Washington
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| Washington
| District of Columbia
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| Milwaukee
| Wisconsin
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| align=center | 26
| Denver
| Colorado
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| align=center | 27
| Louisville
| Kentucky
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| Las Vegas
| Nevada
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| Nashville
| Tennessee
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| align=center | 30
| Oklahoma City
| Oklahoma
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| align=center | 31
| Portland
| Oregon
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| Tucson
| Arizona
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| Albuquerque
| New Mexico
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| Atlanta
| Georgia
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| align=center | 35
| Long Beach
| California
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| align=center | 36
| Fresno
| California
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| align=center | 37
| Sacramento
| California
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| align=center | 38
| Mesa
| Arizona
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| align=center | 39
| Kansas City
| Missouri
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| align=center | 40
| Cleveland
| Ohio
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| align=center | 41
| Virginia Beach
| Virginia
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| align=center | 42
| Omaha
| Nebraska
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| align=center | 43
| Miami
| Florida
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| align=center | 44
| Oakland
| California
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| align=center | 45
| Tulsa
| Oklahoma
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| align=center | 46
| Honolulu
| Hawaii
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| align=center | 47
| Minneapolis
| Minnesota
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| align=center | 48
| Colorado Springs
| Colorado
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| align=center | 49
| Arlington
| Texas
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| align=center | 50
| Wichita
| Kansas
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| align=center | 51
| Raleigh
| North Carolina
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| align=center | 52
| St. Louis
| Missouri
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| align=center | 53
| Santa Ana
| California
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| align=center | 54
| Anaheim
| California
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| align=center | 55
| Tampa
| Florida
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| align=center | 56
| Cincinnati
| Ohio
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| align=center | 57
| Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
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| align=center | 58
| Bakersfield
| California
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| align=center | 59
| Aurora
| Colorado
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| align=center | 60
| Toledo
| Ohio
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| align=center | 61
| Riverside
| California
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| align=center | 62
| Stockton
| California
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| align=center | 63
| Corpus Christi
| Texas
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| align=center | 64
| Newark
| New Jersey
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| align=center | 65
| Anchorage
| Alaska
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| align=center | 66
| Buffalo
| New York
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| align=center | 67
| St. Paul
| Minnesota
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| align=center | 68
| Lexington-Fayette
| Kentucky
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| align=center | 69
| Plano
| Texas
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| align=center | 70
| Fort Wayne
| Indiana
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| align=center | 71
| St. Petersburg
| Florida
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| align=center | 72
| Glendale
| Arizona
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| align=center | 73
| Jersey City
| New Jersey
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| align=center | 74
| Lincoln
| Nebraska
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| align=center | 75
| Henderson
| Nevada
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| align=center | 76
| Chandler
| Arizona
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| align=center | 77
| Greensboro
| North Carolina
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| align=center | 78
| Scottsdale
| Arizona
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| align=center | 79
| Baton Rouge
| Louisiana
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| align=center | 80
| Birmingham
| Alabama
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| align=center | 81
| Norfolk
| Virginia
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| align=center | 82
| Madison
| Wisconsin
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| align=center | 83
| New Orleans
| Louisiana
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| align=center | 84
| Chesapeake
| Virginia
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| align=center | 85
| Orlando
| Florida
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| align=center | 86
| Garland
| Texas
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| align=center | 87
| Hialeah
| Florida
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| align=center | 88
| Laredo
| Texas
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| align=center | 89
| Chula Vista
| California
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| align=center | 90
| Lubbock
| Texas
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| align=center | 91
| Reno
| Nevada
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| align=center | 92
| Akron
| Ohio
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| align=center | 93
| Durham
| North Carolina
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| align=center | 94
| Rochester
| New York
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| align=center | 95
| Modesto
| California
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| align=center | 96
| Montgomery
| Alabama
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| align=center | 97
| Fremont
| California
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| align=center | 98
| Shreveport
| Louisiana
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| align=center | 99
| Arlington
| Virginia
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| align=center | 100
| Glendale
| California
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| align=center | 101
| San Bernardino
| California
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| align=center | 102
| Boise
| Idaho
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| align=center | 103
| Spokane
| Washington
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| align=center | 104
| Yonkers
| New York
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| align=center | 105
| North Las Vegas
| Nevada
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| align=center | 106
| Winston-Salem
| North Carolina
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| align=center | 107
| Tacoma
| Washington
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| align=center | 108
| Irving
| Texas
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| align=center | 109
| Huntington Beach
| California
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| align=center | 110
| Irvine
| California
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| align=center | 111
| Des Moines
| Iowa
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| align=center | 112
| Grand Rapids
| Michigan
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| align=center | 113
| Richmond
| Virginia
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| align=center | 114
| Mobile
| Alabama
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| align=center | 115
| Gilbert
| Arizona
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| align=center | 116
| Augusta
| Georgia
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| align=center | 117
| Columbus
| Georgia
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| align=center | 118
| Fort Lauderdale
| Florida
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| align=center | 119
| Amarillo
| Texas
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| align=center | 120
| Oxnard
| California
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| align=center | 121
| Little Rock
| Arkansas
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| align=center | 122
| Moreno Valley
| California
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| align=center | 123
| Knoxville
| Tennessee
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| align=center | 124
| Salt Lake City
| Utah
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| align=center | 125
| Newport News
| Virginia
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| align=center | 126
| Jackson
| Mississippi
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| align=center | 127
| Worcester
| Massachusetts
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| align=center | 128
| Providence
| Rhode Island
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| align=center | 129
| Ontario
| California
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| align=center | 130
| Brownsville
| Texas
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| align=center | 131
| Rancho Cucamonga
| California
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| align=center | 132
| Aurora
| Illinois
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| align=center | 133
| Fontana
| California
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| align=center | 134
| Tempe
| Arizona
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| align=center | 135
| Huntsville
| Alabama
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| align=center | 136
| Fayetteville
| North Carolina
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| align=center | 137
| Santa Clarita
| California
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| align=center | 138
| Overland Park
| Kansas
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| align=center | 139
| Garden Grove
| California
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| align=center | 140
| Oceanside
| California
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| align=center | 141
| Tallahassee
| Florida
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| align=center | 142
| Vancouver
| Washington
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| align=center | 143
| Dayton
| Ohio
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| align=center | 144
| Chattanooga
| Tennessee
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| align=center | 145
| Rockford
| Illinois
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| align=center | 146
| Pomona
| California
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| align=center | 147
| Santa Rosa
| California
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| align=center | 148
| Grand Prairie
| Texas
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| align=center | 149
| Salem
| Oregon
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| align=center | 150
| Cape Coral
| Florida
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| align=center | 151
| Springfield
| Massachusetts
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| align=center | 152
| Springfield
| Missouri
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| align=center | 153
| Corona
| California
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| align=center | 154
| Pembroke Pines
| Florida
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| align=center | 155
| Paterson
| New Jersey
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| align=center | 156
| Eugene
| Oregon
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| align=center | 157
| Hollywood
| Florida
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| align=center | 158
| Salinas
| California
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| align=center | 159
| Hampton
| Virginia
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| align=center | 160
| Pasadena
| Texas
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| align=center | 161
| Pasadena
| California
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| align=center | 162
| Port St. Lucie
| Florida
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| align=center | 163
| Kansas City
| Kansas
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| align=center | 164
| Naperville
| Illinois
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| align=center | 165
| Joliet
| Illinois
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| align=center | 166
| Sioux Falls
| South Dakota
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| align=center | 167
| Torrance
| California
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| align=center | 168
| Peoria
| Arizona
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| align=center | 169
| Lancaster
| California
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| align=center | 170
| Syracuse
| New York
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| align=center | 171
| Hayward
| California
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| align=center | 172
| Lakewood
| Colorado
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| align=center | 173
| Palmdale
| California
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| align=center | 174
| Bridgeport
| Connecticut
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| align=center | 175
| Alexandria
| Virginia
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| align=center | 176
| Orange
| California
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| align=center | 177
| Warren
| Michigan
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| align=center | 178
| Escondido
| California
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| align=center | 179
| Fullerton
| California
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| align=center | 180
| Mesquite
| Texas
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| align=center | 181
| Sunnyvale
| California
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| align=center | 182
| Coral Springs
| Florida
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| align=center | 183
| Fort Collins
| Colorado
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| align=center | 184
| Elk Grove
| California
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| align=center | 185
| Sterling Heights
| Michigan
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| align=center | 186
| Savannah
| Georgia
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| align=center | 187
| McAllen
| Texas
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| align=center | 188
| Elizabeth
| New Jersey
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| align=center | 189
| Hartford
| Connecticut
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| align=center | 190
| Cedar Rapids
| Iowa
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| align=center | 191
| Thousand Oaks
| California
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| align=center | 192
| New Haven
| Connecticut
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| align=center | 193
| El Monte
| California
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| align=center | 194
| Concord
| California
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| align=center | 195
| Topeka
| Kansas
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| align=center | 196
| Carrollton
| Texas
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| align=center | 197
| Waco
| Texas
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| align=center | 198
| Simi Valley
| California
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| align=center | 199
| Columbia
| South Carolina
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| align=center | 200
| West Valley
| Utah
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| align=center | 201
| Stamford
| Connecticut
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| align=center | 202
| Bellevue
| Washington
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| align=center | 203
| Flint
| Michigan
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| align=center | 204
| Vallejo
| California
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| align=center | 205
| Springfield
| Illinois
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| align=center | 206
| Evansville
| Indiana
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| align=center | 207
| Inglewood
| California
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| align=center | 208
| Abilene
| Texas
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| align=center | 209
| Olathe
| Kansas
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| align=center | 210
| Lansing
| Michigan
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| align=center | 211
| Lafayette
| Louisiana
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| align=center | 212
| Provo
| Utah
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| align=center | 213
| Visalia
| California
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| align=center | 214
| Ann Arbor
| Michigan
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| align=center | 215
| Clarksville
| Tennessee
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| align=center | 216
| Peoria
| Illinois
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| align=center | 217
| Cary
| North Carolina
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| align=center | 218
| Athens
| Georgia
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| align=center | 219
| Beaumont
| Texas
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| align=center | 220
| Costa Mesa
| California
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| align=center | 221
| Denton
| Texas
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| align=center | 222
| Manchester
| New Hampshire
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| align=center | 223
| Independence
| Missouri
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| align=center | 224
| Downey
| California
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| align=center | 225
| Thornton
| Colorado
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| align=center | 226
| Gainesville
| Florida
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| align=center | 227
| Santa Clara
| California
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| align=center | 228
| Miramar
| Florida
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| align=center | 229
| Charleston
| South Carolina
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| align=center | 230
| West Covina
| California
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| align=center | 231
| Clearwater
| Florida
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| align=center | 232
| McKinney
| Texas
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| align=center | 233
| Allentown
| Pennsylvania
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| align=center | 234
| Waterbury
| Connecticut
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| align=center | 235
| Roseville
| California
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| align=center | 236
| Westminster
| Colorado
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| align=center | 237
| Norwalk
| California
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| align=center | 238
| South Bend
| Indiana
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| align=center | 239
| Fairfield
| California
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| align=center | 240
| Arvada
| Colorado
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| align=center | 241
| Pompano Beach
| Florida
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| align=center | 242
| Burbank
| California
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| align=center | 243
| San Buenaventura
| California
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| align=center | 244
| Pueblo
| Colorado
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| align=center | 245
| Lowell
| Massachusetts
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| align=center | 246
| Norman
| Oklahoma
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| align=center | 247
| Richmond
| California
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| align=center | 248
| Midland
| Texas
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| align=center | 249
| Erie
| Pennsylvania
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| align=center | 250
| Killeen
| Texas
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| align=center | 251
| Elgin
| Illinois
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| align=center | 252
| Berkeley
| California
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| align=center | 253
| Portsmouth
| Virginia
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| align=center | 254
| Cambridge
| Massachusetts
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| align=center | 255
| Daly City
| California
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| align=center | 256
| Antioch
| California
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| align=center | 257
| Green Bay
| Wisconsin
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| align=center | 258
| Billings
| Montana
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This list does not include the following cities and towns in Puerto Rico: San Juan (434,374), Bayamon (224,044), Ponce, Puerto Rico (186,475), Carolina, Puerto Rico (186,076 as of 2000), Caguas (140,502), Arecibo (100,131 as of 2000), Guaynabo (100,053 as of 2000), and Mayaguez (98,434 as of 2005). This is because San Juan, Puerto Rico and the other municipalities mentioned, while located in a U.S. Territory, are not part of the United States as defined by the Constitution and the U.S. Census Bureau (e.g., no state can secede, but Puerto Rico has the right to vote for independence). The official list from the Census Bureau only includes cities from the 50 united states and the District of Columbia.

Notes

Population distribution

Population	Number of municipal governments[1]
300,000+	59
200,000-299,999	39
100,000-199,999	156
50,000-99,999	364
25,000-49,999	643
10,000-24,999	1,436
5,000-9,999	1,637
2,500-4,999	2,070
1,000-2,499	3,677
Under 1000	9,361
'Total'	'19,429'

See also

★ List of cities by population

★ List of United States cities by area

★ Table of United States primary census statistical areas (PCSA)

★ Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas (CSA)

★ Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA)

★ Table of United States Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSA)

★ List of cities, towns, and villages in the United States

★ List of United States urban areas

References

1. 2002 Census of Governments; Volume 1, No. 1, Government Organization(PDF) U.S. Census Bureau.