Rank |
Core city (cities) |
Metro area population |
City population |
1 |
New York City |
19,015,900 |
8,336,697 |
2 |
Los Angeles |
12,944,801 |
3,857,799 |
3 |
Chicago |
9,504,753 |
2,714,856 |
4 |
Houston |
6,086,538 |
2,160,821 |
5 |
Philadelphia |
5,992,414 |
1,526,006 |
6 |
Washington, D.C. |
5,703,948 |
601,723 |
7 |
Miami |
5,670,125 |
399,457 |
8 |
Atlanta |
5,359,205 |
420,003 |
9 |
Boston |
4,591,112 |
617,594 |