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United States Population 2023

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  • The current population of United States is estimated at 336,245,201 people as of March, 2023, according to the latest population growth rate and projections.
  • Population of United States represent 4.24% of the total world population.
  • The population density of United States is 87 inhabitants per km2.
  • United States is located in North America.
  • United States ranks number 3 in the list of countries ordered by population.
  • The latitudinal point of United States is 37.0941° N. The longitudinal coordinate of the country is -95.7233° W.
  • The median age in United States is 38.3 years.
  • Minimum Wages in United States is USD $7.25 per hour, as of July, 2022.
  • The countries that United States shares its land boundary with are Canada to the north, Mexico to the south. The Atlantic Ocean lies to the east, the Gulf of Mexico lies to the south, and the Pacific Ocean lies to the west.

United States

Official name United States of America
Location North America
Capital Washington D.C.
Population 334,897,911 (as of July 2022)
Population density 87/km2
Population growth rate 0.56% (in 2023)
Area 3,796,742 km2 (1,465,929.68 sq mi)
Official language English
Currency U.S. dollar ($) (USD)
Life expectancy 79.05 years
Internet TLD .us
Call code +1

United States Population Graph

United States Population History (1960-2020)

Year Population Male Population Female Population Male (%) Female (%) Urban Population Urban (%)
2020 331,517,655 164,034,936 167,482,719 49.48% 50.52% 274,032,494 82.66%
2019 328,346,369 162,465,783 165,880,586 49.48% 50.52% 270,754,416 82.46%
2018 326,854,541 161,727,627 165,126,914 49.48% 50.52% 268,870,545 82.26%
2017 325,138,384 160,878,472 164,259,912 49.48% 50.52% 266,808,558 82.06%
2016 323,087,909 159,831,589 163,256,320 49.47% 50.53% 264,479,762 81.86%
2015 320,755,031 158,645,438 162,109,593 49.46% 50.54% 261,960,634 81.67%
2014 318,402,248 157,449,912 160,952,336 49.45% 50.55% 259,434,152 81.48%
2013 316,075,750 156,236,243 159,839,507 49.43% 50.57% 256,969,585 81.3%
2012 313,893,356 155,126,097 158,767,259 49.42% 50.58% 254,630,290 81.12%
2011 311,599,060 153,929,936 157,669,124 49.4% 50.6% 252,208,279 80.94%
2010 309,342,609 152,784,315 156,558,294 49.39% 50.61% 249,856,025 80.77%
2009 306,786,868 151,491,355 155,295,513 49.38% 50.62% 247,300,894 80.61%
2008 304,109,171 150,138,698 153,970,473 49.37% 50.63% 244,625,417 80.44%
2007 301,246,269 148,695,158 152,551,111 49.36% 50.64% 241,810,380 80.27%
2006 298,394,831 147,287,689 151,107,142 49.36% 50.64% 239,014,260 80.1%
2005 295,531,375 145,844,734 149,686,641 49.35% 50.65% 236,218,228 79.93%
2004 292,819,938 144,448,075 148,371,863 49.33% 50.67% 233,553,183 79.76%
2003 290,122,438 143,088,386 147,034,052 49.32% 50.68% 230,879,436 79.58%
2002 287,639,574 141,806,310 145,833,264 49.3% 50.7% 228,414,586 79.41%
2001 284,983,203 140,439,722 144,543,481 49.28% 50.72% 225,792,192 79.23%
2000 282,176,519 139,000,153 143,176,366 49.26% 50.74% 223,088,756 79.06%
1999 279,053,952 137,378,261 141,675,691 49.23% 50.77% 219,727,082 78.74%
1998 275,867,793 135,754,541 140,113,252 49.21% 50.79% 216,225,176 78.38%
1997 272,670,633 134,126,684 138,543,949 49.19% 50.81% 212,710,361 78.01%
1996 269,407,470 132,440,712 136,966,758 49.16% 50.84% 209,167,960 77.64%
1995 266,291,314 130,828,923 135,462,391 49.13% 50.87% 205,736,669 77.26%
1994 263,139,156 129,201,326 133,937,830 49.1% 50.9% 202,301,383 76.88%
1993 259,931,996 127,548,630 132,383,366 49.07% 50.93% 198,821,984 76.49%
1992 256,526,826 125,800,755 130,726,071 49.04% 50.96% 195,216,915 76.1%
1991 252,993,649 124,017,487 128,976,162 49.02% 50.98% 191,516,192 75.7%
1990 249,647,962 122,327,501 127,320,461 49% 51% 187,984,915 75.3%
1989 246,843,682 120,953,404 125,890,278 49% 51% 185,354,921 75.09%
1988 244,523,450 119,840,943 124,682,507 49.01% 50.99% 183,245,873 74.94%
1987 242,313,229 118,806,176 123,507,053 49.03% 50.97% 181,226,064 74.79%
1986 240,157,013 117,797,015 122,359,998 49.05% 50.95% 179,253,195 74.64%
1985 237,947,792 116,713,392 121,234,400 49.05% 50.95% 177,247,310 74.49%
1984 235,848,583 115,683,730 120,164,853 49.05% 50.95% 175,329,837 74.34%
1983 233,815,379 114,663,062 119,152,317 49.04% 50.96% 173,467,630 74.19%
1982 231,687,166 113,596,217 118,090,949 49.03% 50.97% 171,541,178 74.04%
1981 229,488,947 112,518,431 116,970,516 49.03% 50.97% 169,569,383 73.89%
1980 227,247,723 111,419,559 115,828,164 49.03% 50.97% 167,572,471 73.74%
1979 225,077,506 110,400,517 114,676,989 49.05% 50.95% 165,859,614 73.69%
1978 222,607,259 109,255,643 113,351,616 49.08% 50.92% 164,017,028 73.68%
1977 220,261,024 108,192,215 112,068,809 49.12% 50.88% 162,266,296 73.67%
1976 218,056,804 107,174,919 110,881,885 49.15% 50.85% 160,620,642 73.66%
1975 215,994,597 106,226,143 109,768,454 49.18% 50.82% 159,080,021 73.65%
1974 213,875,385 105,226,689 108,648,696 49.2% 50.8% 157,497,834 73.64%
1973 211,930,191 104,290,847 107,639,344 49.21% 50.79% 156,044,200 73.63%
1972 209,916,990 103,321,142 106,595,848 49.22% 50.78% 154,540,888 73.62%
1971 207,681,766 102,241,733 105,440,033 49.23% 50.77% 152,874,548 73.61%
1970 205,072,505 100,998,209 104,074,296 49.25% 50.75% 150,933,364 73.6%
1969 202,697,268 99,889,214 102,808,054 49.28% 50.72% 148,637,907 73.33%
1968 200,726,071 98,998,098 101,727,973 49.32% 50.68% 146,469,814 72.97%
1967 198,731,871 98,113,925 100,617,946 49.37% 50.63% 144,299,212 72.61%
1966 196,579,656 97,130,008 99,449,648 49.41% 50.59% 142,028,801 72.25%
1965 194,322,430 96,092,442 98,229,988 49.45% 50.55% 139,678,963 71.88%
1964 191,908,189 94,936,981 96,971,208 49.47% 50.53% 137,233,546 71.51%
1963 189,260,924 93,684,157 95,576,767 49.5% 50.5% 134,621,295 71.13%
1962 186,556,654 92,364,199 94,192,455 49.51% 50.49% 132,007,488 70.76%
1961 183,709,369 90,991,250 92,718,119 49.53% 50.47% 129,294,654 70.38%
1960 180,689,067 89,513,364 91,175,703 49.54% 50.46% 126,482,347 70%
Source: Worldbank Open Data | Some data could be adjusted by Pediaglobe.

Cities in United States ordered by Population

The list offered below features the biggest cities of United States. Besides, in the table you will find information regarding the population size in these cities. Cities are ordered by population (largest to smallest).

United States

# City Population 2023
1 New York City 8,186,832
2 Los Angeles 3,989,904
3 Chicago 2,674,846
4 Houston 2,328,605
5 Phoenix 1,762,052
6 San Antonio 1,600,879
7 Philadelphia 1,587,065
8 San Diego 1,431,366
9 Dallas 1,350,778
10 Austin 1,029,454
11 San Jose 1,004,123
12 Fort Worth 959,842
13 Jacksonville 939,750
14 Charlotte 926,493
15 Columbus 922,895
16 Indianapolis 893,727
17 San Francisco 885,257
18 Seattle 788,862
19 Denver 760,961
20 Washington 719,073
21 Boston 697,726
22 El Paso 688,112
23 Nashville 683,081
24 Oklahoma City 677,168
25 Las Vegas 676,403
26 Portland 667,186
27 Detroit 662,053
28 Memphis 651,761
29 Louisville 615,682
30 Milwaukee 587,265
31 Baltimore 567,424
32 Albuquerque 563,953
33 Tucson 558,276
34 Mesa 548,816
35 Fresno 540,564
36 Atlanta 533,388
37 Sacramento 531,976
38 Kansas City 505,878
39 Colorado Springs 499,442
40 Raleigh 490,678
41 Miami 485,812
42 Omaha 483,708
43 Long Beach 454,955
44 Virginia Beach 453,141
45 Oakland 448,026
46 Minneapolis 447,220
47 Tampa 410,605
48 Tulsa 406,464
49 Arlington 404,095
50 Aurora 396,194
51 Wichita 394,137
52 Bakersfield 393,591
53 New Orleans 389,967
54 Cleveland 377,726
55 Henderson 354,350
56 Anaheim 352,301
57 Honolulu 341,967
58 Riverside 338,833
59 Santa Ana 336,438
60 Corpus Christi 329,649
61 Lexington 327,380
62 San Juan 324,637
63 Stockton 318,084
64 St. Paul 313,965
65 Cincinnati 311,648
66 Irvine 306,995
67 Greensboro 304,742
68 Pittsburgh 301,800
69 Lincoln 297,421
70 Durham 294,493
71 St. Louis 294,150
72 Orlando 293,490
73 Chula Vista 286,767
74 Plano 286,714
75 Newark 284,513
76 Anchorage 282,484
77 Fort Wayne 280,345
78 Chandler 274,495
79 North Las Vegas 273,779
80 Reno 273,353
81 Scottsdale 270,022
82 St. Petersburg 269,373
83 Laredo 269,134
84 Gilbert 268,554
85 Toledo 267,697
86 Lubbock 267,584
87 Madison 266,219
88 Glendale 261,606
89 Jersey City 258,365
90 Buffalo 255,595
91 Chesapeake 253,802
92 Winston-Salem 253,587
93 Fremont 252,212
94 Norfolk 242,375
95 Frisco 238,189
96 Garland 236,532
97 Paradise 236,192
98 Irving 235,954
99 Richmond 235,790
100 Boise 232,538

Other Countries from North America Ranked by Population

Country Name Population 2023 Population density
United States 334,897,911 87/km2
Mexico 131,288,761 16/km2
Canada 38,493,545 4.3/km2
Haiti 11,611,558 383/km2
Cuba 11,213,267 101.8/km2
Dominican Republic 10,894,700 220.4/km2
Jamaica 2,982,331 266/km2
Dominica 72,608 105/km2