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500 Biggest Cities in the United States

Name the 500 biggest cities in the US. Populations are for the cities proper and rounded to the nearest thousand.
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Rank
Population
State
City
1
8,550,000
New York
New York
2
3,972,000
California
Los Angeles
3
2,721,000
Illinois
Chicago
4
2,296,000
Texas
Houston
5
1,567,000
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
6
1,563,000
Arizona
Phoenix
7
1,470,000
Texas
San Antonio
8
1,395,000
California
San Diego
9
1,300,000
Texas
Dallas
10
1,027,000
California
San Jose
11
932,000
Texas
Austin
12
868,000
Florida
Jacksonville
13
865,000
California
San Francisco
14
853,000
Indiana
Indianapolis
15
850,000
Ohio
Columbus
16
833,000
Texas
Fort Worth
17
827,000
North Carolina
Charlotte
18
684,000
Washington
Seattle
19
683,000
Colorado
Denver
20
681,000
Texas
El Paso
21
677,000
Michigan
Detroit
22
672,000
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Washington DC
23
667,000
Massachusetts
Boston
24
656,000
Tennessee
Memphis
25
655,000
Tennessee
Nashville-Davidson
26
632,000
Oregon
Portland
27
631,000
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
28
624,000
Nevada
Las Vegas
29
622,000
Maryland
Baltimore
30
615,000
Kentucky
Louisville
31
600,000
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
32
559,000
New Mexico
Albuquerque
33
532,000
Arizona
Tucson
34
520,000
California
Fresno
35
491,000
California
Sacramento
36
475,000
Missouri
Kansas City
37
474,000
California
Long Beach
38
472,000
Arizona
Mesa
39
464,000
Georgia
Atlanta
40
457,000
Colorado
Colorado Springs
41
453,000
Virginia
Virginia Beach
42
451,000
North Carolina
Raleigh
43
444,000
Nebraska
Omaha
44
441,000
Florida
Miami
45
419,000
California
Oakland
46
411,000
Minnesota
Minneapolis
47
404,000
Oklahoma
Tulsa
48
390,000
Kansas
Wichita
49
390,000
Louisiana
New Orleans
50
388,000
Texas
Arlington
51
388,000
Ohio
Cleveland
52
374,000
California
Bakersfield
53
369,000
Florida
Tampa
54
359,000
Colorado
Aurora
55
353,000
Hawaii
Honolulu
56
351,000
California
Anaheim
57
335,000
California
Santa Ana
58
324,000
Texas
Corpus Christi
59
322,000
California
Riverside
60
316,000
Missouri
St. Louis
61
314,000
Kentucky
Lexington-Fayette
62
306,000
California
Stockton
63
304,000
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
64
301,000
Minnesota
St. Paul
65
299,000
Alaska
Anchorage
66
299,000
Ohio
Cincinnati
67
286,000
Nevada
Henderson
68
285,000
North Carolina
Greensboro
69
284,000
Texas
Plano
70
282,000
New Jersey
Newark
71
280,000
Ohio
Toledo
72
277,000
Nebraska
Lincoln
73
271,000
Florida
Orlando
74
266,000
California
Chula Vista
75
264,000
New Jersey
Jersey City
76
261,000
Arizona
Chandler
77
260,000
Indiana
Fort Wayne
78
258,000
New York
Buffalo
79
258,000
North Carolina
Durham
80
257,000
Florida
St. Petersburg
81
257,000
California
Irvine
82
255,000
Texas
Laredo
83
249,000
Texas
Lubbock
84
249,000
Wisconsin
Madison
85
248,000
Arizona
Gilbert
86
246,000
Virginia
Norfolk
87
241,000
Nevada
Reno
88
241,000
North Carolina
Winston-Salem
89
240,000
Arizona
Glendale
90
237,000
Florida
Hialeah
91
237,000
Texas
Garland
92
237,000
Arizona
Scottsdale
93
237,000
Texas
Irving
94
235,000
Virginia
Chesapeake
95
235,000
Nevada
North Las Vegas
96
232,000
California
Fremont
97
229,000
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
98
220,000
Virginia
Richmond
99
218,000
Idaho
Boise
100
216,000
California
San Bernardino
101
213,000
Washington
Spokane
102
212,000
Alabama
Birmingham
103
211,000
California
Modesto
104
210,000
Iowa
Des Moines
105
210,000
New York
Rochester
106
208,000
Washington
Tacoma
107
207,000
California
Fontana
108
207,000
California
Oxnard
109
204,000
California
Moreno Valley
110
202,000
North Carolina
Fayetteville
111
202,000
California
Huntington Beach
112
201,000
New York
Yonkers
113
201,000
California
Glendale
114
201,000
Illinois
Aurora
115
201,000
Alabama
Montgomery
116
201,000
Georgia
Columbus
117
199,000
Texas
Amarillo
118
198,000
Arkansas
Little Rock
119
198,000
Ohio
Akron
120
197,000
Louisiana
Shreveport
121
197,000
Georgia
Augusta
122
195,000
Michigan
Grand Rapids
123
194,000
Alabama
Mobile
124
193,000
Utah
Salt Lake City
125
191,000
Alabama
Huntsville
126
190,000
Florida
Tallahassee
127
188,000
Texas
Grand Prairie
128
187,000
Kansas
Overland Park
129
185,000
Tennessee
Knoxville
130
185,000
Massachusetts
Worcester
131
184,000
Texas
Brownsville
132
182,000
Virginia
Newport News
133
182,000
California
Santa Clarita
134
179,000
Florida
Port St. Lucie
135
179,000
Rhode Island
Providence
136
179,000
Florida
Fort Lauderdale
137
177,000
Tennessee
Chattanooga
138
176,000
Arizona
Tempe
139
176,000
California
Oceanside
140
175,000
California
Garden Grove
141
175,000
California
Rancho Cucamonga
142
175,000
Florida
Cape Coral
143
175,000
California
Santa Rosa
144
173,000
Washington
Vancouver
145
172,000
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
146
171,000
Arizona
Peoria
147
171,000
California
Ontario
148
171,000
Mississippi
Jackson
149
167,000
California
Elk Grove
150
167,000
Missouri
Springfield
151
167,000
Florida
Pembroke Pines
152
165,000
Oregon
Salem
153
164,000
California
Corona
154
163,000
Oregon
Eugene
155
163,000
Texas
McKinney
156
161,000
Colorado
Fort Collins
157
161,000
California
Lancaster
158
160,000
North Carolina
Cary
159
158,000
California
Palmdale
160
158,000
California
Hayward
161
157,000
California
Salinas
162
154,000
Texas
Frisco
163
154,000
Massachusetts
Springfield
164
154,000
Texas
Pasadena
165
154,000
Georgia
Macon
166
154,000
Virginia
Alexandria
167
153,000
California
Pomona
168
153,000
Colorado
Lakewood
169
152,000
California
Sunnyvale
170
151,000
California
Escondido
171
151,000
Kansas
Kansas City
172
150,000
Florida
Hollywood
173
149,000
Tennessee
Clarksville
174
148,000
California
Torrance
175
148,000
Illinois
Rockford
176
148,000
Illinois
Joliet
177
148,000
New Jersey
Paterson
178
148,000
Connecticut
Bridgeport
179
147,000
Illinois
Naperville
180
146,000
Georgia
Savannah
181
145,000
Texas
Mesquite
182
144,000
New York
Syracuse
183
142,000
California
Pasadena
184
141,000
California
Orange
185
141,000
California
Fullerton
186
141,000
Texas
Killeen
187
141,000
Ohio
Dayton
188
140,000
Texas
McAllen
189
140,000
Washington
Bellevue
190
137,000
Florida
Miramar
191
136,000
Virginia
Hampton
192
136,000
Utah
West Valley City
193
135,000
Michigan
Warren
194
134,000
Kansas
Olathe
195
134,000
South Carolina
Columbia
196
133,000
Colorado
Thornton
197
133,000
Texas
Carrollton
198
133,000
Texas
Midland
199
133,000
South Carolina
Charleston
200
132,000
Texas
Waco
201
132,000
Michigan
Sterling Heights
202
131,000
Texas
Denton
203
130,000
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
204
130,000
Connecticut
New Haven
205
130,000
California
Roseville
206
130,000
Florida
Gainesville
207
130,000
California
Visalia
208
129,000
Florida
Coral Springs
209
129,000
California
Thousand Oaks
210
129,000
New Jersey
Elizabeth
211
129,000
Connecticut
Stamford
212
129,000
California
Concord
213
128,000
Arizona
Surprise
214
128,000
Louisiana
Lafayette
215
127,000
Kansas
Topeka
216
127,000
Washington
Kent
217
127,000
California
Simi Valley
218
126,000
California
Santa Clara
219
126,000
Tennessee
Murfreesboro
220
124,000
Connecticut
Hartford
221
123,000
Georgia
Athens-Clarke County
222
122,000
California
Victorville
223
122,000
Texas
Abilene
224
121,000
California
Vallejo
225
121,000
California
Berkeley
226
120,000
Oklahoma
Norman
227
120,000
Pennsylvania
Allentown
228
120,000
Indiana
Evansville
229
119,000
Missouri
Columbia
230
119,000
Texas
Odessa
231
119,000
North Dakota
Fargo
232
118,000
Texas
Beaumont
233
117,000
Missouri
Independence
234
117,000
Michigan
Ann Arbor
235
117,000
California
El Monte
236
117,000
Illinois
Springfield
237
116,000
Texas
Round Rock
238
116,000
North Carolina
Wilmington
239
115,000
Colorado
Arvada
240
115,000
Utah
Provo
241
115,000
Illinois
Peoria
242
115,000
Michigan
Lansing
243
114,000
California
Downey
244
113,000
California
Carlsbad
245
113,000
California
Costa Mesa
246
113,000
Florida
Miami Gardens
247
113,000
Colorado
Westminster
248
113,000
Florida
Clearwater
249
113,000
California
Fairfield
250
112,000
Minnesota
Rochester
251
112,000
Illinois
Elgin
252
112,000
California
Temecula
253
112,000
Utah
West Jordan
254
112,000
California
Inglewood
255
111,000
Texas
Richardson
256
111,000
Massachusetts
Lowell
257
111,000
Oregon
Gresham
258
111,000
California
Antioch
259
110,000
Massachusetts
Cambridge
260
110,000
North Carolina
High Point
261
110,000
Montana
Billings
262
110,000
New Hampshire
Manchester
263
110,000
California
Murrieta
264
110,000
Colorado
Centennial
265
110,000
California
Richmond
266
110,000
California
San Buenaventura (Ventura)
267
109,000
Colorado
Pueblo
268
109,000
Texas
Pearland
269
109,000
Connecticut
Waterbury
270
108,000
California
West Covina
271
108,000
South Carolina
North Charleston
272
108,000
Washington
Everett
273
108,000
Texas
College Station
274
108,000
Florida
Palm Bay
275
108,000
Florida
Pompano Beach
276
107,000
Colorado
Boulder
277
107,000
California
Norwalk
278
107,000
Florida
West Palm Beach
279
107,000
Oklahoma
Broken Arrow
280
107,000
California
Daly City
281
105,000
Georgia
Sandy Springs
282
105,000
California
Burbank
283
105,000
Wisconsin
Green Bay
284
105,000
California
Santa Maria
285
105,000
Texas
Wichita Falls
286
104,000
Florida
Lakeland
287
104,000
California
Clovis
288
104,000
Texas
Lewisville
289
104,000
Texas
Tyler
290
104,000
California
El Cajon
291
104,000
California
San Mateo
292
103,000
California
Rialto
293
103,000
Iowa
Davenport
294
102,000
Oregon
Hillsboro
295
102,000
New Mexico
Las Cruces
296
102,000
Indiana
South Bend
297
101,000
California
Vista
298
101,000
Colorado
Greeley
299
101,000
Florida
Davie
300
100,000
Texas
San Angelo
301
100,000
California
Jurupa Valley
302
100,000
Washington
Renton
303
100,000
Virginia
Roanoke
304
100,000
Wisconsin
Kenosha
305
99,000
Pennsylvania
Erie
306
98,000
New York
Albany
307
98,000
California
Compton
308
98,000
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
309
98,000
Texas
League City
310
98,000
Michigan
Flint
311
98,000
Texas
Allen
312
97,000
California
Mission Viejo
313
97,000
California
Vacaville
314
97,000
Oklahoma
Lawton
315
97,000
Oregon
Beaverton
316
96,000
California
South Gate
317
96,000
Virginia
Portsmouth
318
96,000
Nevada
Sparks
319
95,000
Massachusetts
Brockton
320
95,000
Michigan
Dearborn
321
95,000
Washington
Federal Way
322
95,000
Missouri
Lee's Summit
323
95,000
Massachusetts
New Bedford
324
95,000
Washington
Spokane Valley
325
95,000
Michigan
Livonia
326
95,000
Georgia
Roswell
327
94,000
Utah
Orem
328
94,000
New Mexico
Rio Rancho
329
94,000
Arizona
Yuma
330
94,000
Kansas
Lawrence
331
94,000
Washington
Yakima
332
94,000
Massachusetts
Quincy
333
94,000
Utah
Sandy
334
93,000
California
Hesperia
335
93,000
California
Carson
336
93,000
Florida
Boca Raton
337
93,000
California
Santa Monica
338
93,000
California
San Marcos
339
93,000
Florida
Sunrise
340
93,000
Florida
Plantation
341
92,000
Massachusetts
Lynn
342
92,000
Florida
Miami Beach
343
92,000
California
Westminister
344
92,000
Colorado
Longmont
345
92,000
California
Santa Barbara
346
92,000
California
Redding
347
91,000
Idaho
Meridian
348
91,000
California
San Leandro
349
91,000
North Carolina
Greenville
350
90,000
California
Chico
351
90,000
Oklahoma
Edmond
352
90,000
Idaho
Nampa
353
89,000
Massachusetts
Newton
354
89,000
Massachusetts
Fall River
355
89,000
Indiana
Carmel
356
89,000
Indiana
Fishers
357
89,000
North Carolina
Asheville
358
88,000
Connecticut
Norwalk
359
88,000
Illinois
Waukegan
360
88,000
Florida
Deltona
361
88,000
California
Hawthorne
362
88,000
Arkansas
Fort Smith
363
88,000
Virginia
Suffolk
364
88,000
Texas
Sugar Land
365
88,000
California
Livermore
366
88,000
New Hampshire
Nashua
367
88,000
Pennsylvania
Reading
368
88,000
North Carolina
Concord
369
88,000
California
Indio
370
87,000
California
Whittier
371
87,000
Washington
Kirkland
372
87,000
California
Menifee
373
87,000
California
Newport Beach
374
87,000
California
Tracy
375
87,000
California
Citrus Heights
376
87,000
Oregon
Bend
377
86,000
Minnesota
Bloomington
378
86,000
New Jersey
Clifton
379
86,000
Minnesota
Duluth
380
86,000
Illinois
Champaign
381
86,000
California
Chino
382
86,000
California
Alhambra
383
85,000
Utah
Ogden
384
85,000
California
Redwood City
385
85,000
Washington
Bellingham
386
85,000
Missouri
O'Fallon
387
85,000
Alabama
Hoover
388
85,000
Connecticut
Danbury
389
84,000
Texas
Edinburg
390
84,000
New Jersey
Trenton
391
84,000
New Mexico
Santa Fe
392
84,000
Indiana
Bloomington
393
84,000
Illinois
Cicero
394
84,000
California
Hemet
395
83,000
Georgia
Johns Creek
396
83,000
Texas
Mission
397
83,000
Michigan
Troy
398
83,000
California
Buena Park
399
83,000
Florida
Palm Coast
400
83,000
Arkansas
Fayetteville
401
83,000
Iowa
Sioux City
402
82,000
California
Lake Forest
403
82,000
California
Merced
404
82,000
Texas
Longview
405
82,000
Texas
Bryan
406
82,000
Michigan
Westland
407
82,000
Rhode Island
Warwick
408
82,000
California
Lakewood
409
81,000
Michigan
Farmington Hills
410
81,000
South Carolina
Mount Pleasant
411
81,000
Rhode Island
Cranston
412
81,000
Florida
Largo
413
81,000
Arizona
Avondale
414
81,000
California
Tustin
415
80,000
California
Mountain View
416
80,000
California
Napa
417
80,000
Massachusetts
Somerville
418
80,000
Massachusetts
Lawrence
419
80,000
Utah
St. George
420
80,000
Florida
Melbourne
421
80,000
Ohio
Parma
422
80,000
New York
New Rochelle
423
80,000
Virginia
Lynchburg
424
80,000
Oregon
Medford
425
80,000
Florida
Deerfield Beach
426
80,000
California
Pleasanton
427
79,000
Minnesota
Brooklyn Park
428
79,000
Arizona
Goodyear
429
79,000
Washington
Kennewick
430
79,000
California
Alameda
431
78,000
California
Bellflower
432
78,000
California
Chino Hills
433
78,000
Illinois
Bloomington
434
78,000
Arkansas
Springdale
435
78,000
Wisconsin
Racine
436
78,000
Indiana
Hammond
437
78,000
California
Milpitas
438
77,000
Indiana
Gary
439
77,000
Pennsylvania
Scranton
440
77,000
California
Baldwin Park
441
77,000
Washington
Auburn
442
77,000
Missouri
St. Joseph
443
77,000
Texas
Pharr
444
76,000
California
Upland
445
76,000
California
Folsom
446
76,000
Texas
Baytown
447
76,000
California
San Ramon
448
76,000
New Jersey
Camden
449
76,000
Louisiana
Lake Charles
450
76,000
Michigan
Kalamazoo
451
76,000
Illinois
Arlington Heights
452
76,000
Minnesota
Plymouth
453
76,000
Illinois
Evanston
454
75,000
California
Manteca
455
75,000
Michigan
Wyoming
456
75,000
Colorado
Loveland
457
75,000
California
Perris
458
75,000
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem
459
75,000
Georgia
Albany
460
75,000
Illinois
Schaumburg
461
75,000
North Carolina
Gastonia
462
74,000
California
Union City
463
74,000
Illinois
Bolingbrook
464
74,000
Iowa
Iowa City
465
74,000
Utah
Layton
466
74,000
Wisconsin
Appleton
467
74,000
Texas
Missouri City
468
74,000
Florida
Fort Myers
469
74,000
Florida
Boynton Beach
470
74,000
Arkansas
Jonesboro
471
74,000
South Dakota
Rapid City
472
73,000
Georgia
Warner Robins
473
73,000
Michigan
Rochester Hills
474
73,000
Illinois
Decatur
475
73,000
Michigan
Southfield
476
73,000
Connecticut
New Britain
477
73,000
Tennessee
Franklin
478
72,000
California
Turlock
479
72,000
Texas
Temple
480
72,000
California
Apple Valley
481
72,000
California
Lynwood
482
72,000
Wisconsin
Waukesha
483
72,000
Delaware
Wilmington
484
72,000
Ohio
Canton
485
72,000
Mississippi
Gulfport
486
72,000
Rhode Island
Pawtucket
487
72,000
Florida
Lauderhill
488
72,000
South Carolina
Rock Hill
489
71,000
Texas
Flower Mound
490
71,000
North Dakota
Bismarck
491
71,000
Indiana
Lafayette
492
71,000
New Jersey
Passaic
493
71,000
California
Redlands
494
71,000
Montana
Missoula
495
71,000
California
Rancho Cordova
496
71,000
Texas
New Braunfels
497
70,000
Arizona
Flagstaff
498
70,000
Indiana
Muncie
499
70,000
Florida
Weston
500
69,000
Maryland
Frederick
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Level 47
May 27, 2016
Just curious, but how long did it take to make this quiz?
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Level 62
May 27, 2016
I did it in two days, probably a few hours each day
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Level 56
Jun 23, 2020
Really? Since your source included a table, you could've just copied the table and imported it onto JetPunk (it would take less than a minute). Just a suggestion in the future :)
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Level 47
Jun 14, 2016
I scored 324/500. I commend you for making this quiz as it caters to the knowledge hungry crowd like myself.
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Level 62
Jun 14, 2016
Thank you :) I have a 500 biggest cities in the world quiz also if you want to try that.
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Level 53
Jun 14, 2016
Great Quiz! There are however some errors that you should fix.

1. You spelled Westminster as "Westminister"

2. The city of Wyoming is in Michigan, not the city of Michigan in Wyoming.

3. Where is Edison, New Jersey on this list?

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Level 62
Jun 14, 2016
Thanks, I fixed the first two. Edison was not included in the list I used; I think it's because it's a township rather than a town or city.
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Level 68
Jan 28, 2017
It's 'Passaic' not 'Passiac' for New Jersey #492
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Level 62
Jan 9, 2020
Fixed, thanks
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Level 74
Dec 15, 2017
Can you enable recommended type-ins for this quiz. For example it won't accept NYC as an acceptable answer for New York.
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Level 62
Jan 9, 2020
Fixed, thanks
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Level 59
Dec 21, 2017
Great quiz, Just one issue with it and that is the amount of time, would be nice if there was a little more time for us slower typists lol, other than that great quiz, thanks.
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Level 73
Nov 5, 2018
Yes... at least 5 more minutes please. I was still running steady when time expired.
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Level 62
Jan 9, 2020
Added, thanks. 20 minutes was the maximum amount of time when I made this quiz
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Level 37
Dec 16, 2018
More time! 500 cities to type.
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Level 58
Jan 10, 2020
Nashville???
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Level 62
Jan 12, 2020
Fixed, thank you
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Level 58
Jan 11, 2020
Please consider changing the hyphenated names for Nashville and other cities to the one name. Example: Nashville, rather than Nashville-...
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Level 62
Jan 12, 2020
FIxed, thank you. I forgot to change them after I set all the type-ins to "auto"
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Level 32
Jan 13, 2020
500 cities, more than 100 are in california
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Level 56
Feb 8, 2020
You fixed Westminster, Colorado, but there's also Westminster, (now "Westminister") California that is still wrong on this list.
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Level 70
Aug 6, 2021
Yep.

I got 499 (after several tries), and went through all of California again, to try for a perfect score, to no avail.

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Level 58
Mar 9, 2020
I entered city names, but the quiz is saying that I didn't enter those names (appears in red after the quiz is over). Could you please check this?
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Level 89
Mar 24, 2020
How on Earth did 96% get Sandy, Utah, even considering everyone going for Sandy Springs, Georgia? It's the 5th most guessed out of 500.

New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, Sandy...

More than other short answers like Boston, Detroit, Miami... 15,000 people have taken the quiz, it's not like a few die-hards or Utahites.

EDIT: How many of you have been spelling it Sandy Eggo all these years?

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Level 38
Mar 30, 2020
hahaha
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Level 39
Apr 9, 2020
It accepts "Sandie" for Sandy, UT for some reason, when you type this for San Diego, CA.
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Level 26
Sep 12, 2021
yeah thats what i did
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Level 56
May 5, 2021
we need a map version of this. If anybody made it already pls send me the name of it expidiciously.
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Level 74
Oct 3, 2021
There's a map version for urban areas here. But as far as I know there isn't one for city proper.
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Level 67
Jan 31, 2022
I am surprised not a single city in West Virginia was included. I would have thought Morgantown or Charleston at least would be included.
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Level 68
Jan 6, 2024
Nominated! Great Quiz!