Ranked Lists of US Cities: Largest, Densest & More
National and state rankings with links to every city.
Ranked lists answer simple questions quickly: which cities are the biggest, the most crowded, the most repeated names, or the ones with the most ZIP codes? Every list below is built from the same dataset and links to the full city pages, so you can move from a ranking to the details of any place.
Which national lists are available?
Largest US Cities by Population
Ranked table with analysis
Most Densely Populated US Cities
Ranked table with analysis
Least Dense Large US Cities (100,000+)
Ranked table with analysis
US Cities With the Most ZIP Codes
Ranked table with analysis
Most Common US City Names
Ranked table with analysis
Which state lists are available?
Each state has a list of its largest cities and a list of its densest cities, ranking the top 50 communities with at least 5,000 people.
Largest cities by state
Most densely populated cities by state
How should you read the rankings?
The lists use estimates from one dataset, so they are best for comparing places with each other. For official counts use the Census Bureau, and read why population numbers differ first. Density rankings depend on city boundaries, which is explained in the density guide.