City comparison
Which City Is Bigger?
Free which-city-is-bigger quiz: pick the larger U.S. city by population. Fast comparison rounds with map pins.
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Which city has the larger population?
How to play
Each round shows two U.S. cities. Pick which has the larger population. Map pins help you place both metros before you choose. Eight fast comparison rounds per board.
Population comparisons, not trivia fluff
Which-city-is-bigger queries want a clear left/right choice and an immediate reveal. We use curated population figures for education — always cross-check Census for official rankings.
Pair this with City Guesser when you need map location skill, not just “which metro is larger.”
Largest U.S. cities — Top 24 (teaching populations)
Curated city populations for city-guesser and which-city-is-bigger practice. Figures are educational ranks, not a live Census API pull.
| Rank | City | State | Population | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City | New York | 8,804,190 | Northeast |
| 2 | Los Angeles | California | 3,898,747 | West |
| 3 | Chicago | Illinois | 2,746,388 | Midwest |
| 4 | Houston | Texas | 2,304,580 | South |
| 5 | Phoenix | Arizona | 1,608,139 | West |
| 6 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 1,603,797 | Northeast |
| 7 | San Antonio | Texas | 1,434,625 | South |
| 8 | San Diego | California | 1,386,932 | West |
| 9 | Dallas | Texas | 1,304,379 | South |
| 10 | San Jose | California | 1,013,240 | West |
| 11 | Austin | Texas | 961,855 | South |
| 12 | Jacksonville | Florida | 949,611 | South |
| 13 | Fort Worth | Texas | 918,915 | South |
| 14 | Columbus | Ohio | 905,748 | Midwest |
| 15 | Indianapolis | Indiana | 887,642 | Midwest |
| 16 | Charlotte | North Carolina | 874,579 | South |
| 17 | San Francisco | California | 873,965 | West |
| 18 | Seattle | Washington | 737,015 | West |
| 19 | Denver | Colorado | 715,522 | West |
| 20 | Washington, DC | District of Columbia | 689,545 | South |
| 21 | Nashville | Tennessee | 689,447 | South |
| 22 | El Paso | Texas | 678,815 | South |
| 23 | Boston | Massachusetts | 675,647 | Northeast |
| 24 | Portland | Oregon | 652,503 | West |
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