The 100 Biggest Cities Have 59,849,899 People, and the Rural Areas Have 59,492,267 People

Many people think that the big cities of the United States are bigger than they are, or that the rural areas of the country are smaller than they are.

The 100 biggest cities in the United States have, according to the 2010 census, 59,849,899 people (19.32% of the U.S. population of 308,745,538).

This number is almost identical to the rural population of the United States, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, of 59,492,267 people (19.27% of the U.S. population). Another article

	City	Population
1	New York, NY	8,175,133	Biggest city is 2.6% of U.S. population
2	Los Angeles, CA	3,792,621	Top 2 cities are 3.8% of U.S. population
3	Chicago, IL	2,695,598	Top 3 cities are 4.7% of U.S. population
4	Houston, TX	2,099,451	Top 4 cities are 5.4% of U.S. population
5	Philadelphia, PA	1,526,006	Top 5 cities are 5.9% of U.S. population
6	Phoenix, AZ	1,445,632	Top 6 cities are 6.4% of U.S. population
7	San Antonio, TX	1,327,407	Top 7 cities are 6.8% of U.S. population
8	San Diego, CA	1,307,402	Top 8 cities are 7.2% of U.S. population
9	Dallas, TX	1,197,816	Top 9 cities are 7.6% of U.S. population
10	San Jose, CA	945,942	Top 10 cities are 7.91% of U.S. population
11	Jacksonville, FL	821,784
12	Indianapolis, IN	820,445
13	San Francisco, CA	805,235
14	Austin, TX	790,390
15	Columbus, OH	787,033
16	Fort Worth, TX	741,206
17	Charlotte, NC	731,424
18	Detroit, MI	713,777
19	El Paso, TX	649,121
20	Memphis, TN	646,889
21	Baltimore, MD	620,961
22	Boston, MA	617,594
23	Seattle, WA	608,660
24	Washington, DC	601,723
25	Nashville-Davidson, TN	601,222	Top 25 cities are 11.3% of U.S. population
26	Denver, CO	600,158
27	Louisville/Jefferson, KY	597,337
28	Milwaukee, WI	594,833
29	Portland, OR	583,776
30	Las Vegas, NV	583,756
31	Oklahoma City, OK	579,999
32	Albuquerque, NM	545,852
33	Tucson, AZ	520,116
34	Fresno, CA	494,665
35	Sacramento, CA	466,488
36	Long Beach, CA	462,257
37	Kansas City, MO	459,787
38	Mesa, AZ	439,041
39	Virginia Beach, VA	437,994
40	Atlanta, GA	420,003
41	Colorado Springs, CO	416,427
42	Omaha, NE	408,958
43	Raleigh, NC	403,892
44	Miami, FL	399,457
45	Cleveland, OH	396,815
46	Tulsa, OK	391,906
47	Oakland, CA	390,724
48	Minneapolis, MN	382,578
49	Wichita, KS	382,368
50	Arlington, TX	365,438	Top 50 cities are 15.1% of U.S. population
51	Bakersfield, CA	347,483
52	New Orleans, LA	343,829
53	Honolulu, HI	337,256
54	Anaheim, CA	336,265
55	Tampa, FL	335,709
56	Aurora, CO	325,078
57	Santa Ana, CA	324,528
58	St. Louis, MO	319,294
59	Pittsburgh, PA	305,704
60	Corpus Christi, TX	305,215
61	Riverside, CA	303,871
62	Cincinnati, OH	296,943
63	Lexington-Fayette, KY	295,803
64	Anchorage municipality, AK	291,826
65	Stockton, CA	291,707
66	Toledo, OH	287,208
67	St. Paul, MN	285,068
68	Newark, NJ	277,140
69	Greensboro, NC	269,666
70	Buffalo, NY	261,310
71	Plano, TX	259,841
72	Lincoln, NE	258,379
73	Henderson, NV	257,729
74	Fort Wayne, IN	253,691
75	Jersey, NJ	247,597
76	St. Petersburg, FL	244,769
77	Chula Vista, CA	243,916
78	Norfolk, VA	242,803
79	Orlando, FL	238,300
80	Chandler, AZ	236,123
81	Laredo, TX	236,091
82	Madison, WI	233,209
83	Winston-Salem, NC	229,617
84	Lubbock, TX	229,573
85	Baton Rouge, LA	229,493
86	Durham, NC	228,330
87	Garland, TX	226,876
88	Glendale, AZ	226,721
89	Reno, NV	225,221
90	Hialeah, FL	224,669
91	Chesapeake, VA	222,209
92	Scottsdale, AZ	217,385
93	North Las Vegas, NV	216,961
94	Irving, TX	216,290
95	Fremont, CA	214,089
96	Irvine, CA	212,375
97	Birmingham, AL	212,237
98	Rochester, NY	210,565
99	San Bernadino, CA	209,924
100	Spokane, WA	208,916	Top 100 cities are 19.32% of U.S. population
	Total	59,849,899