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This is a list of the most populous incorporated places of the United States. As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an incorporated place includes cities, towns, villages, boroughs, and municipalities. [a] A few exceptional census-designated places (CDPs) are also included in the Census Bureau's listing of incorporated places.
This is a list of the five most populous incorporated places and the capital city in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the 5 inhabited territories of the United States, as of July 1, 2023, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.
1790. When the United States declared independence in 1776, Philadelphia was its most populous city. By the time the first U.S. census count was completed in 1790, New York City had already grown to be 14% more populous than Philadelphia (though Philadelphia still had the larger metropolitan population in 1790).
For the majority of cities in North America (including the Caribbean), the most recent official population census results, estimates or short-term projections date to 2020, with some dating 2022 at the latest. This list compiles figures for all North American cities with a population within city limits exceeding 500,000 that year.
Main article: Metropolitan area. Tokyo, the world's largest city and metropolitan area. A city can be defined by the inhabitants of its demographic population, as by metropolitan area, or labour market area. UNICEF defines metropolitan area as follows: A formal local government area comprising the urban area as a whole and its primary commuter ...
CBSAs are subdivided into MSAs (formed around urban areas of at least 50,000 in population) and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs), which are CBSAs built around an urban area of at least 10,000 in population but less than 50,000 in population. Some metropolitan areas may include multiple cities below 50,000 people, but combined have over ...
Metropolitan area Country Population Year Notes Mexico City Mexico 21,804,515 2020 [1]New York United States 19,563,798 2022 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area [2]
Historically, the largest population hubs along the West Coast have been centered along the coastal regions and port cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, San Diego, and Anchorage. [1][2][3] The majority of the West Coast's largest cities are located within the state of California, with Los Angeles being the largest.