The following is a list of the most populous incorporated places in the United States. As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an incorporated place includes a variety of designations, including a city, town, village, borough, and municipality.^[e] Some census-designated places may also be included in the Census Bureau's listing of incorporated places.^[b][c] Consolidated city-counties represent a distinct type of government that includes the entire population of a county, or county equivalent. Some consolidated city-counties, however, include multiple incorporated places. This list presents only that portion (or "balance") of such consolidated city-counties that are not a part of another incorporated place.

Note that this list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or unincorporated suburban areas within urban agglomerations. A different ranking is evident when considering U.S. metropolitan area populations.

Incorporated places over 100,000 population

1 - New York City, New York

2 - Los Angeles, California

3 - Chicago, Illinois

4 - Houston, Texas

5 - Phoenix, Arizona

6 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

7 - San Antonio, Texas

8 - San Diego, California

9 - Dallas, Texas

10 - San Jose, California

11 - Detroit, Michigan

12 - Jacksonville, Florida

13 - Indianapolis, Indiana

14 - San Francisco, California

15 - Columbus, Ohio

16 - Austin, Texas

17 - Fort Worth, Texas

18 - Memphis, Tennessee

19 - Charlotte, North Carolina

20 - Baltimore, Maryland

21 - El Paso, Texas

22 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

23 - Boston, Massachusetts

24 - Seattle, Washington

25 - Nashville, Tennessee

26 - Denver, Colorado

27 - Washington, D.C.

28 - Las Vegas, Nevada

29 - Louisville, Kentucky

30 - Portland, Oregon

31 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

32 - Tucson, Arizona

33 - Atlanta, Georgia

34 - Albuquerque, New Mexico

35 - Fresno, California

36 - Long Beach, California

37 - Sacramento, California

38 - Mesa, Arizona

39 - Kansas City, Missouri

40 - Cleveland, Ohio

41 - Virginia Beach, Virginia

42 - Omaha, Nebraska

43 - Miami, Florida

44 - Oakland, California

45 - Tulsa, Oklahoma

46 - Minneapolis, Minnesota

47 - Colorado Springs, Colorado

48 - Raleigh, North Carolina

49 - Honolulu, Hawaii

50 - Arlington, Texas

The following table lists the incorporated places in the United States with a population of more than 100,000 as estimated by the United States Census Bureau on July 1, 2007.^[1] Densities are also given by the United States Census Bureau, but are listed as of the 2000 Census.^[2][3]

Since the U.S. Census Bureau typically does not rank the cities of U.S. territories along with those of the fifty states and the District of Columbia, the cities of Puerto Rico with populations greater than 100,000 are listed separately below.