Projections of the future population for the United States can be found on the Population Projections web page. Cities featured on the Most Populous and Highest Density lists feature populations of 5,000 or more on July 1, 2023.
Our population statistics cover age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, migration, ancestry, language use, veterans, as well as population estimates and projections.
Populations shown for the Most Populous Countries and on the world map are projected to July 1, 2025. To learn more about world population projections, go to Notes on the World Population Clock.
Between 2020 and 2024, 10 metro areas – all of them in the South and seven in Florida – had their total populations rise by at least 10% and their median ages drop (Table 1).
The United States continues to be a nation of small towns. In 2024, 75 percent of its 19,479 incorporated places — 14,603 cities — had populations under 5,000. Only 4.2% (817 cities) had populations of 50,000 or more, and 1.8% (342 cities) had populations of 100,000 or more.
