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From the archive · Babushka #18 · Oct 27, 2026

US cities by population

People living within each city's own limits (not the whole metro area), from the US Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimates, for every city with 100,000 or more, as listed on Wikipedia. Source: US Census, 2025 estimate. All 348 cities, biggest doll first. The day started on Lansing. The table above plays this list and never touches your streak.

1. 1New York8,584,629
2. 2Los Angeles3,869,089
3. 3Chicago2,731,585
4. 4Houston2,397,315
5. 5Phoenix1,665,481
6. 6Philadelphia1,574,281
7. 7San Antonio1,548,422
8. 8San Diego1,406,106
9. 9Dallas1,329,491
10. 10Fort Worth1,028,117
11. 11Jacksonville1,017,689
12. 12Austin1,002,632
13. 13San Jose989,814
14. 14Charlotte964,784
15. 15Columbus, OH938,396
16. 16Indianapolis901,116
17. 17San Francisco826,079
18. 18Seattle784,777
19. 19Denver740,613
20. 20Nashville721,074
21. 21Oklahoma City719,849
22. 22Washington693,645
23. 23El Paso683,012
24. 24Las Vegas679,817
25. 25Boston672,973
26. 26Detroit649,095
27. 27Louisville641,962
28. 28Portland635,109
29. 29Memphis609,647
30. 30Baltimore569,997
31. 31Milwaukee562,407
32. 32Albuquerque556,588
33. 33Fresno555,549
34. 34Tucson548,371
35. 35Sacramento536,449
36. 36Atlanta529,110
37. 37Kansas City, MO521,220
38. 38Mesa513,656
39. 39Raleigh506,306
40. 40Colorado Springs494,743
41. 41Miami489,812
42. 42Omaha488,797
43. 43Virginia Beach453,737
44. 44Long Beach450,469
45. 45Oakland440,838
46. 46Minneapolis430,324
47. 47Bakersfield422,165
48. 48Tulsa416,209
49. 49Tampa413,554
50. 50Aurora, CO410,053
51. 51Arlington402,134
52. 52Wichita400,987
53. 53Cleveland363,608
54. 54New Orleans362,154
55. 55Henderson353,289
56. 56Honolulu341,868
57. 57Anaheim341,008
58. 58Orlando333,888
59. 59Lexington329,751
60. 60Stockton324,597
61. 61Newark323,808
62. 62Riverside323,057
63. 63Irvine318,764
64. 64Corpus Christi317,247
65. 65Santa Ana315,586
66. 66Cincinnati314,367
67. 67Greensboro308,667
68. 68Pittsburgh307,632
69. 69St. Paul306,684
70. 70Durham305,561
71. 71Jersey City302,013
72. 72Lincoln301,522
73. 73North Las Vegas296,653
74. 74Plano293,028
75. 75Gilbert287,285
76. 76Anchorage287,155
77. 77Madison286,233
78. 78Reno283,621
79. 79Chandler278,748
80. 80St. Louis278,144
81. 81Chula Vista275,533
82. 82Fort Wayne275,203
83. 83Buffalo274,613
84. 84Lubbock273,071
85. 85Laredo269,515
86. 86Port St. Lucie268,062
87. 87St. Petersburg264,033
88. 88Toledo263,423
89. 89Glendale, AZ260,572
90. 90Winston-Salem257,271
91. 91Irving257,076
92. 92Chesapeake255,332
93. 93Garland249,625
94. 94Scottsdale243,006
95. 95Boise238,429
96. 96Richmond, VA237,257
97. 97Frisco236,955
98. 98Cape Coral236,264
99. 99McKinney236,001
100. 100Huntsville233,627
101. 101Norfolk231,013
102. 102Hialeah230,968
103. 103Spokane230,783
104. 104Tacoma229,816
105. 105Santa Clarita228,430
106. 106Fremont226,442
107. 107Baton Rouge222,795
108. 108San Bernardino222,044
109. 109Fontana221,223
110. 110Modesto219,652
111. 111Salt Lake City218,428
112. 112Moreno Valley214,263
113. 113Worcester213,862
114. 114Sioux Falls213,748
115. 115Yonkers212,603
116. 116Des Moines212,086
117. 117Grand Prairie209,434
118. 118Fayetteville, NC209,120
119. 119Little Rock206,427
120. 120Rochester, NY206,108
121. 121Amarillo205,130
122. 122Tallahassee204,902
123. 123Overland Park203,677
124. 124Columbus, GA202,171
125. 125Knoxville202,021
126. 126Augusta201,999
127. 127Grand Rapids201,183
128. 128Peoria, AZ200,881
129. 129Mobile200,824
130. 130Vancouver199,698
131. 131Oxnard199,651
132. 132Birmingham195,893
133. 133Providence195,310
134. 134Montgomery195,300
135. 135Chattanooga194,144
136. 136Brownsville192,957
137. 137Huntington Beach191,451
138. 138Tempe190,571
139. 139Akron189,691
140. 140Clarksville188,829
141. 141Fort Lauderdale188,677
142. 142Glendale, CA187,160
143. 143Ontario187,013
144. 144Elk Grove185,007
145. 145Cary183,582
146. 146Newport News183,230
147. 147Salem181,779
148. 148Aurora, IL181,505
149. 149Santa Rosa179,437
150. 150Eugene178,618
151. 151Rancho Cucamonga177,856
152. 152Pembroke Pines176,714
153. 153Shreveport175,902
154. 154Surprise175,304
155. 155Fort Collins171,500
156. 156Murfreesboro171,178
157. 157Oceanside170,483
158. 158Garden Grove170,455
159. 159Lancaster170,084
160. 160Springfield, MO169,847
161. 161Denton169,431
162. 162Roseville167,302
163. 163Killeen161,883
164. 164Palmdale161,845
165. 165Paterson161,793
166. 166Corona161,734
167. 167Alexandria160,662
168. 168Charleston159,423
169. 169Salinas159,134
170. 170Kansas City, KS157,805
171. 171Macon157,556
172. 172Hayward157,113
173. 173Hollywood157,019
174. 174Lakewood, CO156,927
175. 175Sunnyvale156,577
176. 176Springfield, MA154,702
177. 177Bellevue154,193
178. 178Naperville153,114
179. 179Bridgeport152,273
180. 180Joliet152,241
181. 181Mesquite150,693
182. 182McAllen150,640
183. 183Olathe150,025
184. 184Savannah149,440
185. 185Gainesville148,671
186. 186Pasadena, TX148,539
187. 187Palm Bay148,092
188. 188Pomona147,807
189. 189Waco147,788
190. 190Thornton147,766
191. 191Midland147,615
192. 192Rockford147,384
193. 193Columbia, SC147,035
194. 194Visalia146,541
195. 195Escondido146,030
196. 196Syracuse144,896
197. 197Lakewood, NJ143,765
198. 198Meridian142,988
199. 199Miramar142,570
200. 200Elizabeth141,675
201. 201Victorville141,395
202. 202Round Rock141,282
203. 203Jackson141,196
204. 204Stamford139,535
205. 205Lewisville139,006
206. 206Coral Springs138,783
207. 207New Haven138,774
208. 208Fullerton138,675
209. 209Torrance138,391
210. 210Orange138,365
211. 211Cedar Rapids137,935
212. 212West Valley City137,491
213. 213Hampton137,315
214. 214Warren137,138
215. 215Dayton136,688
216. 216Fargo136,275
217. 217Pasadena, CA135,804
218. 218Kent134,871
219. 219Carrollton134,562
220. 220Sterling Heights133,931
221. 221Santa Clara133,446
222. 222Abilene131,588
223. 223Norman130,943
224. 224Columbia, MO130,851
225. 225Pearland129,930
226. 226Clovis129,347
227. 227North Charleston129,245
228. 228Athens128,612
229. 229College Station127,472
230. 230West Palm Beach127,189
231. 231Wilmington126,809
232. 232Allentown126,044
233. 233Topeka125,795
234. 234Lakeland125,520
235. 235Buckeye125,445
236. 236Goodyear125,359
237. 237Broken Arrow124,991
238. 238Simi Valley124,861
239. 239Rochester, MN124,292
240. 240Lafayette123,311
241. 241Vallejo123,287
242. 242Concord, CA123,261
243. 243Arvada122,901
244. 244Odessa122,707
245. 245Cambridge122,588
246. 246New Braunfels122,492
247. 247Fairfield122,489
248. 248Ann Arbor122,233
249. 249Thousand Oaks122,230
250. 250Hartford121,981
251. 251Berkeley121,911
252. 252Independence121,675
253. 253Billings121,239
254. 254High Point120,571
255. 255Nampa120,384
256. 256Lowell119,971
257. 257League City119,905
258. 258Conroe119,564
259. 259Antioch118,958
260. 260Menifee118,592
261. 261Richardson118,542
262. 262Pompano Beach117,211
263. 263Las Cruces116,978
264. 264Manchester116,818
265. 265West Jordan116,812
266. 266Westminster116,182
267. 267Evansville116,176
268. 268Waterbury115,771
269. 269Elgin115,476
270. 270Greeley115,073
271. 271Temecula114,865
272. 272Richmond, CA114,861
273. 273Concord, NC114,598
274. 274Provo114,527
275. 275Rio Rancho114,419
276. 276Clearwater114,364
277. 277Tuscaloosa114,316
278. 278Murrieta114,124
279. 279Lansing start doll113,884
280. 280Tyler113,723
281. 281Miami Gardens113,579
282. 282Everett113,567
283. 283Allen113,447
284. 284Springfield, IL112,989
285. 285Beaumont112,967
286. 286South Fulton112,820
287. 287Carlsbad112,260
288. 288Sparks111,902
289. 289Gresham111,513
290. 290Santa Maria111,390
291. 291Hillsboro111,126
292. 292Peoria, IL110,920
293. 293Davie110,851
294. 294Edinburg110,700
295. 295Pueblo110,404
296. 296Ventura109,914
297. 297Palm Coast109,886
298. 298Edison109,077
299. 299Costa Mesa108,881
300. 300St. George108,713
301. 301Centennial108,658
302. 302Downey108,468
303. 303Spokane Valley108,405
304. 304Sugar Land107,726
305. 305Lee's Summit107,514
306. 306Bend107,342
307. 307Jurupa Valley107,311
308. 308Georgetown106,907
309. 309Green Bay106,675
310. 310Fayetteville, AR106,623
311. 311Rialto106,554
312. 312Brockton106,134
313. 313Boulder105,689
314. 314Carmel105,634
315. 315Dearborn105,611
316. 316West Covina105,301
317. 317Yuma105,227
318. 318Chico105,081
319. 319El Monte105,075
320. 320Sandy Springs105,013
321. 321Renton104,975
322. 322Fishers104,812
323. 323Woodbridge104,802
324. 324Suffolk104,699
325. 325Lynn104,236
326. 326Vacaville103,850
327. 327San Mateo103,337
328. 328South Bend103,201
329. 329Quincy103,173
330. 330Burbank102,988
331. 331Hesperia102,605
332. 332Wichita Falls101,951
333. 333Tracy101,901
334. 334New Bedford101,834
335. 335El Cajon101,755
336. 336Albany101,698
337. 337Inglewood101,662
338. 338Boca Raton101,582
339. 339Fort Myers101,581
340. 340Clinton101,374
341. 341Daly City101,261
342. 342Avondale100,983
343. 343Toms River100,899
344. 344San Angelo100,640
345. 345Edmond100,479
346. 346Davenport100,358
347. 347Deltona100,267
348. 348Longmont100,109

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