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New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago hold the top three spots on BiggestUSCities.com's 2024 list, with estimated populations of 8,258,035, 3,820,914, and 2,664,452 respectively. The ranking covers the 100 largest U.S. cities by population, and each entry pairs a 2024 population estimate with an annual growth rate, so you can see not just how large each city is but whether it is gaining or losing residents.
The Top 10 at a Glance
| Rank | City | 2024 Population (Est.) | Annual Growth Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 8,258,035 | -2.0% |
| 2 | Los Angeles, CA | 3,820,914 | -0.6% |
| 3 | Chicago, IL | 2,664,452 | -0.9% |
| 4 | Houston, TX | 2,314,157 | 0.2% |
| 5 | Phoenix, AZ | 1,650,070 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Philadelphia, PA | 1,550,542 | -1.1% |
| 7 | San Antonio, TX | 1,495,295 | 1.3% |
| 8 | San Diego, CA | 1,388,320 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Dallas, TX | 1,302,868 | -0.0% |
| 10 | Jacksonville, FL | 985,843 | 1.2% |
The scale drops steeply: New York is more than twice the size of Los Angeles and roughly eight times the size of Jacksonville, the last city in the top ten.
What the Growth Rates Reveal
The growth column adds a second dimension to the ranking. Several of the largest cities are shrinking on an annual basis — New York (-2.0%), San Francisco (-2.4%, rank 17), and Chicago (-0.9%) among them — while some fast-growing cities are climbing:
- Fort Worth, TX (rank 12) grew 2.0% annually, the strongest rate in the top 15.
- San Antonio, TX (rank 7) grew 1.3%, and Jacksonville, FL (rank 10) grew 1.2%.
- Phoenix, AZ (rank 5) grew 0.8%, continuing its long-run expansion.
A useful way to read the table: a city's rank reflects its current size, while its growth rate hints at where it may sit in future editions. For example, Houston at 2.3 million with slight positive growth is positioned differently from Philadelphia at 1.55 million and declining 1.1% annually.
How to Use the List
The site presents the data as a ranked table of the top 100 cities, with columns for rank, city, 2024 population estimate, and annual growth rate. If you need a specific city, scan the rank column or search the page; if you want to compare regions, note that Texas places four cities in the top 15 (Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, plus Austin at 11), while California places several large but slower-growing or declining cities (Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco).
Keep in mind that these are city-proper population estimates, not metro-area figures — a distinction that matters when comparing, say, Jacksonville's consolidated city population with Miami's much smaller municipal boundary. The figures are labeled as 2024 estimates, so treat them as the site's snapshot rather than official census counts.