Population tables of U.S. cities
The skyline ofNew York City, the most populous city in theUnited States
Cities
Population Area Density Ethnic identity Foreign-born Income Spanish speakers capitals By decade By state By decade/state
Urban areas
Populous cities and metropolitan areas
Metropolitan areas
184 combined statistical areas 935 core-based statistical areas 393 metropolitan statistical areas 542 micropolitan statistical areas
Megaregions
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This list ranks the top 150U.S. cities (incorporated places) by 2024land area. Total areas including water are also given, but when ranked by total area, a number of coastal cities appear disproportionately larger.San Francisco is an extreme example: water makes up nearly 80% of its total area of 232 square miles (601 km²).

In many cases an incorporated place is geographically large because its municipal government has merged with the government of the surrounding county. In some cases the county no longer exists, while in others the arrangement has formed aconsolidated city-county (or city-borough in Alaska, or city-parish in Louisiana); these are shown inbold. Some consolidated city-counties, however, include multiple incorporated places. In such cases, this list presents only that portion (or “balance”) of such consolidated city-counties that are not a part of another incorporated place; these are indicated with asterisks (*). Cities that are not consolidated with or part of any county areindependent cities, indicated with two asterisks (**).

All data is from theUnited States Census.^[1][2]

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