List of largest cities west of the Mississippi River
This is a list of the largest cities west of the Mississippi River . The largest city on this list is Los Angeles, California . The portion of the United States that is west of the Mississippi River has more cities with over one million inhabitants than the east does. The west has about seven such cities while the east only has three. Cities in Alaska and Hawaii will be on this list. California and Texas have the most cities on this list. Cities with populations of over 300,000 with be on the list totaling 40.
Downtown Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Houston, Texas
Phoenix, Arizona at night
San Antonio, Texas
San Diego, California
Dallas, Texas
San Jose, California
Austin, Texas
Rank (US)
Rank (West of the Mississippi River)
City
State
Population
Density per square mile.
Notes
2
1
Los Angeles
California
3,979,576
8,092 per sq mile
Largest city in California , largest city west of the Mississippi River
2nd largest metro area in the United States .
4
2
Houston
Texas
2,316,797
3,501 per sq mile
Largest city in Texas, 2nd largest metro in Texas after Dallas-Fort Worth .
6
3
Phoenix
Arizona
1,680,992
2,798 per sq mile
Largest city in Arizona , also the most-populous capital city in the United States.
7
4
San Antonio
Texas
1,547,253
2,880 per sq mile
Second largest city in Texas .
8
5
San Diego
California
1,423,852
4,020 per sq mile
2nd largest city in California .
9
6
Dallas
Texas
1,343,573
3,518 per sq mile
3rd largest city in Texas , largest city in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area.
10
7
San Jose
California
1,021,795
5,359 per sq mile
3rd largest city in California , largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area , largest city in the United States with a height restriction.
11
8
Austin
Texas
978,908
2,653 per sq mile
Largest city in the United States that has less than a million people.
16
9
Fort Worth
Texas
909,585
2,181 per sq mile
2nd largest city in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area.
13
10
San Francisco
California
881,549
17,179 per sq mile
4th largest city in California .
18
11
Seattle
Washington
753,675
7,251 per sq mile
First city in Washington to make the list, largest city in the United States of America with a population of under 800,000.
19
12
Denver
Colorado
734,134
3,923 per sq mile
First city in Colorado to make the list.
20
13
El Paso
Texas
681,728
2,543 per sq mile
First city with a metro area that goes outside of the state that the city is in.
26
14
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
655,057
956 per sq mile
First city in Oklahoma to make the list, first city to have the word city in its name on the list.
27
15
Portland
Oregon
654,741
4,375 per sq mile
First city in Oregon to make the list.
28
16
Las Vegas
Nevada
651,319
4,298 per sq mile
First city in Nevada to make the list.
32
17
Albuquerque
New Mexico
560,513
2,908 per sq mile
First city in New Mexico to make the list.
33
18
Tucson
Arizona
548,073
2,294 per sq mile
2nd largest city in Arizona .
34
19
Fresno
California
542,012
4,418 per sq mile
5th largest city in California .
38
20
Mesa
Arizona
518,012
3,218 per sq mile
3rd largest city in Arizona .
35
21
Sacramento
California
513,624
4,764 per sq mile
Capital of California
36
22
Kansas City
Missouri
486,404
1,460 per sq mile
First and largest city in Missouri to appear on this list.
40
23
Colorado Springs
Colorado
478,221
2,141 per sq mile
2nd largest city in Colorado .
43
24
Omaha
Nebraska
478,192
3,218 per sq mile
First and largest city in Nebraska to appear on the list.
37
25
Long Beach
California
462,628
9,191 per sq mile
City in the Los Angeles metro area.
45
26
Oakland
California
433,031
7,004 per sq mile
2nd largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area .
46
27
Minneapolis
Minnesota
429,606
7,088 per sq mile
First and largest city in Minnesota to appear on this list. Though technically a good portion of Minneapolis is east of the Mississippi river!
47
28
Tulsa
Oklahoma
401,190
1,992 per sq mile
2nd largest city in Oklahoma .
50
29
Arlington
Texas
398,854
3,811 per sq mile
3rd largest city in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area.
48
30
Wichita
Kansas
389,938
2,400 per sq mile
First and largest city in Kansas to appear on this list.
52
31
Bakersfield
California
384,145
2,444 per sq mile
Halfway between Fresno and Los Angeles .
54
32
Aurora
Colorado
379,289
2,110 per sq mile
3rd largest city in Colorado .
56
33
Anaheim
California
350,365
6,748 per sq mile
Part of the Los Angeles metro area.
55
34
Honolulu
Hawai'i
345,064
5,573 per sp mile
First, largest and only city in Hawai'i that is going to be on this list.
57
35
Santa Ana
California
332,318
11,901 per sq mile
Also part of the Los Angeles metro area
58
36
Corpus Christi
Texas
326,586
1,900 per sq mile
Texas 's southernmost metro area.
58
37
Riverside
California
331,360
3,745 per sq mile
Another city in the Los Angeles metro area.
61
38
Henderson
Nevada
320,189
3,017.06 per sq mile
Largest suburb of Las Vegas .
62
39
Stockton
California
312,697
4,730 per sq mile
Halfway between Sacramento and San Jose .
63
40
Saint Paul
Minnesota
308,096
5,927.43 per sq mile
Capital of the state of Minnesota .
65
41
St. Louis
Missouri
300,576
5,157 per sq mile
Home of the Gateway Arch , 2nd largest city in Missouri .
68
42
Lincoln
Nebraska
289,102
2,887.2 per sq mile
Capital of the state of Nebraska .
70
43
Plano
Texas
287,677
4,012.96 per sq mile
Suburb of Dallas .
72
44
Irvine
California
287,401
4,380.24 per sq mile
City in Orange County .
75
45
Chula Vista
California
274,492
5,529.76 per sq mile
Suburb of San Diego .
79
46
Laredo
Texas
262,491
2,464.96 per sq mile
City in Southern Texas .
81
47
Chandler
Arizona
261,165
4,001.06 per sq mile
Suburb of Phoenix .
83
48
Lubbock
Texas
258,870
1,923.17 per sq mile
Second largest city after El Paso in Texas west of San Antonio .
84
49
Scottsdale
Arizona
258,069
1,402.66 per sq mile
Suburb of Phoenix .
85
50
Reno
Nevada
255,601
2,350.48 per sq mile
Largest city in Nevada outside of the Las Vegas Valley .
86
51
Des Moines
Iowa
559,000,
90.65 per sq mile
First and largest city in Iowa to appear on this list.
87
52
Little Rock
Arkansas
201,998,
120.05 per sq mile
First and largest city in Arkansas to appear on this list.
88
53
New Orleans
Louisiana
376,971,
1,907 per sq mile
First and largest city in Louisiana to appear on this list.
89
54
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
756,000,
88.52 per sq mile
Capital of the state of Louisiana .
90
55
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
136,774,
72.07 per sq mile
2nd largest city in Iowa .
San Francisco, California
Fort Worth, Texas
Seattle, Washington
Denver, Colorado
El Paso, Texas
Portland, Oregon
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Las Vegas, Nevada
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Tucson, Arizona
Des Moines, Iowa
New Orleans, Louisiana