<P> The total population of these 10 cities was 23,899,236 . </P> <P> Seven of the country's ten largest cities in 2010 were located in the Sun Belt region of the south and west, all of which have far lower population density than their earlier top - ranking counterparts . A different ranking is evident when considering U.S. metro area populations which count both city and suburban populations . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> City </Th> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Population </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> 8,175,133 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Los Angeles </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> 3,792,621 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Chicago </Td> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td> 2,695,598 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Houston </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> 2,099,451 </Td> <Td> First (and to date, the only) city in Texas to surpass 2 million . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> Philadelphia </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> 1,526,006 </Td> <Td> First population gain since 1950 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> Phoenix </Td> <Td> Arizona </Td> <Td> 1,445,632 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> San Antonio </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> 1,327,407 </Td> <Td> San Antonio's rapid growth causes it to overtake Dallas as Texas' second - largest city . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> San Diego </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> 1,307,402 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> Dallas </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> 1,197,816 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> San Jose </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> 945,942 </Td> <Td> First appearance in the top 10 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> City </Th> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Population </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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