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Over 80% of the American population lives in an “urban area” according to the
U.S. Census Bureau. But where are all of the country’s largest cities, and what
patterns can we see from their state locations?

This map shows U.S. states by their number of incorporated areas (i.e. cities or
towns) that have more than 250,000 residents. Data for this map comes from 2024
estimates made by World Population Review, which were based on the latest U.S.
Census Bureau figures.

An incorporated area is a legally recognized region with its own local
government, empowered to enact and enforce laws within its boundaries, often
including cities, towns, or villages.



RANKED: U.S. STATES BY NUMBER OF CITIES OVER 250K RESIDENTS

California and Texas—also the most populous U.S. states—each have more than 10
cities with at least a quarter of a million inhabitants.

Search:

StateCities With 250K
PeopleCity Names California15Los Angeles, San
Diego, San Jose,
San Francisco,
Fresno, Sacramento,
Long Beach, Oakland,
Bakersfield, Anaheim,
Riverside, Stockton,
Irvine, Santa Ana,
Chula Visa Texas12Houston, San
Antonio, Dallas,
Fort Worth, Austin,
El Paso, Arlington,
Corpus Christi, Plano,
Lubbock, Laredo,
Irving Arizona6Phoenix, Tucson,
Mesa, Chandler,
Gilbert, Glendale Florida6Jacksonville, Miami,
Tampa, Orlando,
St. Petersburg,
Port St. Lucie North Carolina5Charlotte, Raleigh,
Greensboro, Durham,
Winston-Salem Ohio4Columbus, Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Toledo Nevada4Las Vegas, Henderson,
North Las Vegas,
Reno Colorado3Denver, Colorado
Springs, Aurora Tennessee2Nashville, Memphis New York2New York, Buffalo
Pennsylvania2Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Indiana2Indianapolis,
Fort Wayne

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Two other warm weather states, Arizona and Florida, also have a number of cities
with 250,000 or more residents, at six each.

Eighteen U.S. states in total—including South Carolina, Alabama, and Utah to
name a few—have no single incorporated area with 250,000 or more residents.




CITIES, TOWNS, AND METRO AREAS

Like with all population data, definitions tend to play a big role in what is
considered a city. In general parlance, built-up population centers are often
thought of cities. However, an urban area can have a relatively big population
and be incorporated as a town, as in the case of Gilbert, Arizona, which is
included in the above map.

Separately, a collection of incorporated villages can be collectively referred
to as a town, such as in the case of Hempstead, New York. Hempstead is an
incorporated village with only 60,000 people, however it also lends its name to
the wider town (an amalgamation of 22 villages and 38 hamlets) which has nearly
800,000 inhabitants. Three other New York towns listed below thus do not make
the map for similar reasons.



TownStatePopulation HempsteadNew York779,916 BrookhavenNew York483,351 IslipNew
York333,322 Oyster BayNew York293,812


Source: World Population Review.



On the other hand, major hubs like Los Angeles often have a central city and
surrounding suburbs, which are their own distinct incorporated cities as well.
These are often counted as one major metropolitan region, but are still,
technically separate cities. This leads to interesting results in the final
count.

For example, in Arizona’s case, five of the six cities listed all belong to the
greater Phoenix Metropolitan region.

Meanwhile, Nevada has two main population centers: Las Vegas and Reno. However
two of Las Vegas’ suburbs, Henderson and North Las Vegas, are separately
incorporated, and each have populations that crack the 250,000 mark.

Conversely, in South Carolina, there are no cities listed, despite having a
state population of 5.3 million. The state’s urban areas are divided up in such
a way that none of them (including the central cities of Charleston, Columbia,
and Greenville) end up passing 250,000 in population.

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