Ranking
Largest U.S. Cities by 2025 Population
The top U.S. cities in the WhereToLive.us launch dataset, ranked by Census July 1, 2025 population estimate. This ranking is based only on verified population estimates and should be paired with the city-level data roadmap before making relocation decisions.
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| City | Rank | 2025 population | 2020 base | Growth | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, New York | #1 | 8,584,629 | 8,805,594 | -2.51% | stable |
| Los Angeles, California | #2 | 3,869,089 | 3,899,342 | -0.78% | stable |
| Chicago, Illinois | #3 | 2,731,585 | 2,748,333 | -0.61% | stable |
| Houston, Texas | #4 | 2,397,315 | 2,299,649 | +4.25% | stable |
| Phoenix, Arizona | #5 | 1,665,481 | 1,608,349 | +3.55% | stable |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | #6 | 1,574,281 | 1,603,800 | -1.84% | stable |
| San Antonio, Texas | #7 | 1,548,422 | 1,433,348 | +8.03% | growing |
| San Diego, California | #8 | 1,406,106 | 1,384,481 | +1.56% | stable |
| Dallas, Texas | #9 | 1,329,491 | 1,304,341 | +1.93% | stable |
| Fort Worth, Texas | #10 | 1,028,117 | 918,892 | +11.89% | growing |
| Jacksonville, Florida | #11 | 1,017,689 | 949,607 | +7.17% | growing |
| Austin, Texas | #12 | 1,002,632 | 958,151 | +4.64% | stable |
| San Jose, California | #13 | 989,814 | 1,013,321 | -2.32% | stable |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | #14 | 964,784 | 874,708 | +10.30% | growing |
| Columbus, Ohio | #15 | 938,396 | 906,215 | +3.55% | stable |
| Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana | #16 | 901,116 | 887,647 | +1.52% | stable |
| San Francisco, California | #17 | 826,079 | 878,550 | -5.97% | declining |
| Seattle, Washington | #18 | 784,777 | 737,103 | +6.47% | growing |
| Denver, Colorado | #19 | 740,613 | 715,509 | +3.51% | stable |
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Tennessee | #20 | 721,074 | 689,449 | +4.59% | stable |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | #21 | 719,849 | 680,936 | +5.71% | growing |
| Washington, District of Columbia | #22 | 693,645 | 689,544 | +0.59% | stable |
| El Paso, Texas | #23 | 683,012 | 678,932 | +0.60% | stable |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | #24 | 679,817 | 645,774 | +5.27% | growing |
| Boston, Massachusetts | #25 | 672,973 | 678,617 | -0.83% | stable |