20 Largest United States Cities

Shamelessly stolen from TOW and placed here for quick reference. Yes, I had to use this information to settle an argument. Some people are dumb.

Further, I didn't list cities from other countries our continents because nobody cares about them.

Area

Alaska

In some 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 a consolidated city-county. This is why this list displays some areas that appear to be smaller in square miles, yet stating that the city's total area is larger.

Or, your city could be in Alaska...where everything is fucking huge.

The total square mileage includes both land area and sea/lake/ocean area.

1. Sitka Alaska 4,815.1 square miles
2. Juneau Alaska 3,254.7 square miles
3. Wrangell Alaska 3,476.6 square miles
4. Anchorage Alaska 1,946.7 square miles
5. Tribune Kansas 778.2 square miles
6. Jacksonville Florida 874.5 square miles
7. Anaconda Montana 741.4 square miles
8. Butte Montana 716.3 square miles
9. Houston Texas 671.7 square miles
10. Oklahoma City Oklahoma 620.5 square miles
11. Phoenix Arizona 519.1 square miles
12. San Antonio Texas 504.6 square miles
13. Nashville Tennessee 497.5 square miles
14. Los Angeles California 501.6 square miles
15. Statenville Georgia 420.7 square miles
16. Suffolk Virginia 428.9 square miles
17. Buckeye Arizona 393.2 square miles
18. Indianapolis Indiana 367.9 square miles
19. Fort Worth Texas 355.5 square miles
20. Dallas Texas 383.4 square miles

Population

Largest cities in the United States by population. Population statistics are from the 2020 census.

1. New York New York 8,804,190
2. Los Angeles California 3,898,747
3. Chicago Illinois 2,746,388
4. Houston Texas 2,304,580
5. Phoenix Arizona 1,608,139
6. Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,603,797
7. San Antonio Texas 1,434,625
8. San Diego California 1,386,932
9. Dallas Texas 1,304,379
10. San Jose California 1,013,240
11. Austin Texas 961,855
12. Jacksonville Florida 949,611
13. Fort Worth Texas 918,915
14. Columbus Ohio 905,748
15. Indianapolis Indiana 887,642
16. Charlotte North Carolina 874,579
17. San Francisco California 873,965
18. Seattle Washington 737,015
19. Denver Colorado 715,522
20. Washington District of Columbia 689,545