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US Cities

Most populated cities in the United States

A starter table for comparing city-limit populations, recent growth, and core-county economic output proxies.

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Top 100 US Cities by Population

City-limit population estimates with 2024 core-county GDP per person.

Census BEA

Population growth compares Census city-limit estimates for July 1, 2024 vs. July 1, 2023 and July 1, 2014. GDP/person uses BEA 2024 current-dollar county GDP divided by BEA county population for the county containing the city's Census gazetteer internal point; New York City aggregates its five borough counties. Tax burden is Tax Foundation state-local effective tax rate by state. Score averages min-max normalized population, 1Y growth, 10Y growth, GDP/person, and inverted tax burden, where 100 is best within this table.

US city comparison table

Use this as the first dataset for ranking population, growth, regional economic output, and seasonal high temperatures.

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Top 100 US Cities by Population

City-limit resident population estimates with core-county GDP per person.

Census BEA

Population growth compares Census city-limit estimates for July 1, 2024 vs. July 1, 2023 and July 1, 2014. GDP/person uses BEA 2024 current-dollar county GDP divided by BEA county population for the county containing the city's Census gazetteer internal point; New York City aggregates its five borough counties. Tax burden is Tax Foundation state-local effective tax rate by state. Score averages min-max normalized population, 1Y growth, 10Y growth, GDP/person, and inverted tax burden, where 100 is best within this table.