Biggest States OR Cities - U.S. Top 50

Name the 50 largest things (by population) in the United States that are either a state or a city.

City populations are urban agglomeration population according to citypopulation.de

State populations are also from citypopulation.de, rounded to the nearest thousand.

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Last updated: October 26, 2021

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First submitted	August 2, 2018
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Population	Country or City
39,538,000	California
29,146,000	Texas
21,800,000	New York (City)
21,538,000	Florida
20,201,000	New York (State)
17,600,000	Los Angeles
13,003,000	Pennsylvania
12,813,000	Illinois
11,799,000	Ohio
10,712,000	Georgia
10,439,000	North Carolina
10,077,000	Michigan
9,650,000	Chicago
9,289,000	New Jersey
8,631,000	Virginia
8,550,000	Washington (D.C.)
7,750,000	San Francisco
7,705,000	Washington (State)
7,700,000	Boston
7,350,000	Philadelphia
7,300,000	Dallas
7,152,000	Arizona
7,030,000	Massachusetts
6,911,000	Tennessee
6,800,000	Houston

Population	Country or City
6,786,000	Indiana
6,350,000	Miami
6,177,000	Maryland
6,155,000	Missouri
5,900,000	Atlanta
5,894,000	Wisconsin
5,774,000	Colorado
5,750,000	Detroit
5,706,000	Minnesota
5,118,000	South Carolina
5,024,000	Alabama
4,800,000	Phoenix
4,658,000	Louisiana
4,506,000	Kentucky
4,475,000	Seattle
4,475,000	Tampa
4,237,000	Oregon
3,959,000	Oklahoma
3,800,000	Denver
3,606,000	Connecticut
3,500,000	Orlando
3,325,000	San Diego
3,272,000	Utah
3,200,000	Minneapolis
3,190,000	Iowa

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Aug 2, 2018

This has appeared on other quizzes of mine (specifically here), but the reason why New York City has a greater population than New York state is that the urban agglomeration extends beyond the state's borders.

The reason why Washington D.C. has a greater population than Washington state is that they're literally thousands of miles away from each other, but if you're taking this quiz, you probably already knew that ;)

Level 86

Sep 30, 2020

Updated for the latest numbers. There was some minor jockeying for position, but surprisingly, no one fell off the list.

Level 86

Oct 26, 2021

Updated for 2021. No changes in the contents of the list, but a couple of position changes.