Top 20 most populous cities · 🇺🇸 United States
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Why these 20
City population from Wikidata's preferred figure (usually the latest census or official estimate). City limits differ a lot between countries, so compare within a country first.
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Chicago
city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America
2,746,388
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San Antonio
city in Bexar, Comal, and Medina counties in Texas, United States; seat of Bexar County
1,434,625
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San Diego
seat of San Diego County, California, United States; second-largest city in California
1,386,932
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Columbus
capital city of the U.S. state of Ohio and seat of Franklin County, also located in Delaware and Fairfield counties
905,748
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How it is measured
Wikidata: cities and big cities with 300,000 people or more.
References
- Wikidata query: cities by population, Wikidata (CC0). Checked 2026-10-19 19:22 UTC.
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