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