Top 10 cities of the USA

Biggest cities (population centers) based on 2008 Census Bureau estimates. Only 2 of the top 10 cities are located at the West Coast: Los Angeles and Seattle. The Big Apple (New York) is still the #1 city.

USA

Leading population centers

1 New York 19,006,798
2 Los Angeles 12,872,000
3 Chicago 9,569,624
4 Dallas 6,300,006
5 Philadelphia 5,838,471
6 Houston 5,728,143
7 Miami 5,414,772
8 Seattle 5,376,285
9 Washington 5,358,130
10 Boston 4,522,858

The United States population is projected by the U.S. Census Bureau to be 308,605,000, including an estimated 11.2 million illegal immigrants.

The United States is the third most populous nation in the world, after China and India. Its population growth rate is 0.98%, compared to the European Union's 0.11%. The birth rate of 13.82 per 1,000, 30% below the world average, is higher than any European country's except Albania and Ireland. In fiscal year 2008, 1.1 million immigrants were granted legal residence. Mexico has been the leading source of new residents for over two decades; since 1998, China, India, and the Philippines have been in the top four sending countries every year. The United States is the only industrialized nation in which large population increases are projected.

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