This is a list of urban areas in the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...
as defined by the
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of th ...
, ordered according to their
2010 census populations. An ''urbanized area'' (UA) is an urban area with population of 50,000 or more; an ''urban cluster'' (UC) has population less than 50,000. An urbanized area may serve as the core of a
metropolitan statistical area, while an urban cluster may be the core of a
micropolitan statistical area. The list includes urban areas with a population of at least 50,000.
For the 2010 census, the Census Bureau redefined the classification of urban areas to "a densely settled core of census tracts and/or census blocks that meet minimum population density requirements, along with adjacent territory containing non-residential urban land uses as well as territory with low population density included to link outlying densely settled territory with the densely settled core. To qualify as an urban area, the territory identified according to criteria must encompass at least 2,500 people, at least 1,500 of which reside outside institutional group quarters." These criteria result in several large urban agglomerations that encompass multiple urban areas from the 2000 census. The Census Bureau is currently considering whether to divide the larger agglomerations, but published potential agglomerations in August 2010.
2010 urban areas
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File:New York City skyline banner.jpg, 1 - New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
, New York
File:Los Angeles downtown sunset cityscape.jpg, 2 – Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world ...
, California
File:Chicago sunrise 1.jpg, 3 – Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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File:Miami skyline from rusty pelican 1.JPG, 4 – Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...
, Florida
File:The Philadelphia Skyline at Dusk.jpg, 5 – Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since ...
, Pennsylvania
File:Downtown Dallas from Belmont Hotel in Oak Cliff, 2.jpg, 6 – Dallas
Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...
, Texas
File:SF From Marin Highlands3.jpg, 7 – San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17t ...
, California
File:Panoramic Houston skyline.jpg, 8 – Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 ...
, Texas
File:US Navy 030926-F-2828D-307 Aerial view of the Washington Monument.jpg, 9 – Washington, D.C.
File:Midtownatlanta.jpg, 10 – Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ...
, Georgia
File:Boston Financial District skyline.jpg, 11 – Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
, Massachusetts
File:DetroitSkyline.jpg, 12 – Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...
, Michigan
File:Downtown Phoenix Skyline Lights.jpg, 13 – Phoenix, Arizona
File:Seattle 4.jpg, 14 – Seattle, Washington
File:SanDiegoNightSkyline.jpg, 15 – San Diego
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United States ...
, California
File:I-35W and Minneapolis skyline 5.jpg, 16 – Minneapolis
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origin ...
, Minnesota
File:Downtowntampa08.jpg, 17 – Tampa, Florida
File:DenverColoradoSkylineViewFromtheSouth.jpg, 18 – Denver
Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
, Colorado
File:Baltimore Skyline.jpg, 19 – Baltimore
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was ...
, Maryland
File:St Louis night expblend.jpg, 20 – St Louis, Missouri
File:Descending Mt. Rubidoux.jpg, 22 - Riverside, California
File:Las Vegas strip.jpg, 23 - Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vega ...
File:Portland and Mt Hood.jpg, 24 - Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous ...
File:Skyline of Cleveland, Ohio.jpg, 25 - Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the United States, U.S. U.S. state, state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along ...
, Ohio
File:Downtown San Antonio View.JPG, 26 - San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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File:DowntownPittsburghChristmas.jpg, 27 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
File:Sacramento Riverfront.jpg, 28 - Sacramento, California
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File:San Jose, California, USA.jpg, 29 - San Jose, California
File:Downtown Cincinnati viewed from Mt. Adams.jpg, 30 - Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line w ...
, Ohio
File:Kcskylinebridge.jpg, 31 - Kansas City, Missouri
File:Orlando Skyline.jpg, 32 - Orlando, Florida
File:Downtown indy from parking garage zoom.JPG, 33 - Indianapolis, Indiana
File:VA Beach Town Center.jpg, 34 - Virginia Beach, Virginia
File:Milwaukee at night.jpg, 35 - Milwaukee
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee i ...
, Wisconsin
File:View of Columbus OH Skyline.jpg, 36 - Columbus, Ohio
File:AustinSkyline.jpeg, 37 - Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...
File:Skyline of Charlotte, North Carolina (2005).jpg, 38 - Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most popu ...
File:Providence RI skyline2.jpg, 39 - Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts ...
File:Jacksonville Skyline Panorama 4.jpg, 40 - Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which th ...
File:Memphis Skyline from Poplar Ave.jpg, 41 - Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mo ...
File:SLC Main Street 19 August 2009.jpg, 42 - Salt Lake City, Utah
File:Louisville Skyline.jpg, 43 - Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...
File:Nashville panorama Kaldari 02.jpg, 44 - Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and ...
File:Richmond, Virginia skyline.jpg, 45 - Richmond, Virginia
File:BuffaloSkyline.jpg, 46 - Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from Sou ...
File:Hartford CT.JPG, 47 - Hartford, Connecticut
File:New Orleans Skyline from Uptown.jpg, 49 - , Louisiana
File:Downtown-Raleigh-from-Western-Boulevard-Overpass-20081012.jpeg, 50 - Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Sout ...
File:Oklahomacity downtown skyline.JPG, 51 - Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, and ...
, Oklahoma
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2010 urban agglomerations
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United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...
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United States Census Bureau
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Office of Management and Budget
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Combined statistical area
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References
Works cited
U.S. Census Bureau: List of Populations of Urbanized Areas*
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The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...