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| Largest Cities in the United States (2005) |
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The
United States
has dozens of major cities, including 11 of the 55 global cities of all
types—with three "alpha" global cities:
New York City,
Los Angeles, and Chicago. The figures expressed below are for populations
within city limits. A different ranking is evident when considering
U.S.
metro area populations, although the top three would be unchanged. The ten
largest cities, based on the United States Census Bureau's 2005 estimates,
are as follows:
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| Rank |
City |
Population
within
city limits |
Population
Density
per sq mi |
Metropolitan
Area |
| millions |
rank |
| 1 |
New York City, New York |
8,143,197 |
26,402.9 |
18.7 |
1 |
| 2 |
Los Angeles, California |
3,844,829 |
7,876.8 |
12.9 |
2 |
| 3 |
Chicago, Illinois |
2,842,518 |
12,750.3 |
9.4 |
3 |
| 4 |
Houston, Texas |
2,016,582 |
3,371.7 |
5.2 |
7 |
| 5 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
1,463,281 |
11,233.6 |
5.8 |
4 |
| 6 |
Phoenix, Arizona |
1,461,575 |
2,782.0 |
3.7 |
14 |
| 7 |
San Antonio, Texas |
1,256,509 |
2,808.5 |
1.8 |
29 |
| 8 |
San Diego, California |
1,255,540 |
3,771.9 |
2.9 |
17 |
| 9 |
Dallas, Texas |
1,213,825 |
3,469.9 |
5.7 |
5 |
| 10 |
San Jose, California |
912,332 |
5,117.9 |
1.7 |
30 |
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