Southern Cities

322 cities

City	State	2026 Pop. ↓	Annual Change	Rank	Type
Houston	Texas	2,435,715	0.94%	1	City
San Antonio	Texas	1,570,314	1.41%	2	City
Dallas	Texas	1,337,417	0.43%	3	City
Fort Worth	Texas	1,050,336	2.05%	4	City
Jacksonville	Florida	1,038,787	1.41%	5	City
Austin	Texas	1,007,435	0.69%	6	City
Charlotte	North Carolina	977,740	1.78%	7	City
Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	727,836	1.04%	8	City
Nashville	Tennessee	712,581	0.54%	9	Township
El Paso	Texas	682,893	0.09%	10	City
Louisville	Kentucky	645,270	0.35%	11	Township
Memphis	Tennessee	602,184	-0.72%	12	City
Baltimore	Maryland	560,812	-0.66%	13	City
Atlanta	Georgia	530,106	0.96%	14	City
Raleigh	North Carolina	516,807	1.67%	15	City
Miami	Florida	509,107	2.22%	16	City
Virginia Beach	Virginia	452,375	-0.27%	17	City
Tampa	Florida	427,538	1.54%	18	City
Tulsa	Oklahoma	415,899	0.09%	19	City
Arlington	Texas	408,318	0.57%	20	City
New Orleans	Louisiana	352,364	-1.45%	21	City
Orlando	Florida	348,347	1.98%	22	City
Lexington	Kentucky	332,841	0.51%	23	Urban County
Corpus Christi	Texas	316,833	-0.08%	24	City
Greensboro	North Carolina	313,135	0.93%	25	City
Durham	North Carolina	311,965	1.64%	26	City
Plano	Texas	296,718	0.58%	27	City
Port St. Lucie	Florida	284,448	4.76%	28	City
Lubbock	Texas	279,104	1.27%	29	City
St. Petersburg	Florida	271,017	0.73%	30	City
Laredo	Texas	264,142	0.55%	31	City
Winston-Salem	North Carolina	259,038	0.64%	32	City
Irving	Texas	258,636	0.11%	33	City
Chesapeake	Virginia	257,632	0.51%	34	City
Garland	Texas	252,450	0.4%	35	City
Cape Coral	Florida	251,819	3.88%	36	City
Frisco	Texas	251,430	3.33%	37	City
McKinney	Texas	242,534	3.19%	38	City
Arlington	Virginia	241,887	0.89%	39	CDP
Hialeah	Florida	241,873	1.36%	40	City
Huntsville	Alabama	237,413	1.5%	41	City
Richmond	Virginia	237,021	0.72%	42	City
Norfolk	Virginia	227,751	-0.73%	43	City
Baton Rouge	Louisiana	218,223	-0.61%	44	City
Grand Prairie	Texas	212,896	1.32%	45	City
Fayetteville	North Carolina	208,797	-0.17%	46	City
Tallahassee	Florida	208,666	0.86%	47	City
Little Rock	Arkansas	205,857	0.26%	48	City
Amarillo	Texas	205,310	0.39%	49	City
Knoxville	Tennessee	202,469	0.93%	50	City
Augusta	Georgia	201,590	-0.04%	51	Township
Columbus	Georgia	199,237	-0.65%	52	City
Mobile	Alabama	198,806	-0.64%	53	City
Chattanooga	Tennessee	196,108	1.19%	54	City
Clarksville	Tennessee	194,768	2.39%	55	City
Brownsville	Texas	194,626	0.69%	56	City
Fort Lauderdale	Florida	194,579	1.02%	57	City
Birmingham	Alabama	194,400	-0.5%	58	City
Montgomery	Alabama	193,703	-0.54%	59	City
Cary	North Carolina	186,587	1.06%	60	Town
Pembroke Pines	Florida	183,446	1.14%	61	City
Newport News	Virginia	181,558	-0.41%	62	City
Denton	Texas	178,433	3.61%	63	City
Murfreesboro	Tennessee	175,672	2.12%	64	City
Shreveport	Louisiana	171,469	-1.47%	65	City
Killeen	Texas	164,045	1.06%	66	City
Hollywood	Florida	162,199	0.97%	67	City
Charleston	South Carolina	160,965	1.04%	68	City
Alexandria	Virginia	159,081	-0.01%	69	City
Macon-Bibb County	Georgia	157,065	0%	70	Township
Palm Bay	Florida	152,950	3.7%	71	City
McAllen	Texas	151,972	1.06%	72	City
Gainesville	Florida	151,942	1.07%	73	City
Mesquite	Texas	150,391	0.08%	74	City
Waco	Texas	149,640	1.02%	75	City
Savannah	Georgia	149,465	0.22%	76	City
Columbia	South Carolina	149,078	1.46%	77	City
Midland	Texas	148,908	1.78%	78	City
Pasadena	Texas	148,701	-0.31%	79	City
Miramar	Florida	147,600	1.5%	80	City
Coral Springs	Florida	144,121	1.16%	81	City
Round Rock	Texas	142,752	2.66%	82	City
Lewisville	Texas	140,759	1.73%	83	City
Metairie	Louisiana	139,114	0.03%	84	CDP
Hampton	Virginia	137,753	0.06%	85	City
Lehigh Acres	Florida	136,762	2.34%	86	CDP
Carrollton	Texas	136,403	0.35%	87	City
Jackson	Mississippi	135,671	-2.09%	88	City
Abilene	Texas	133,136	1%	89	City
West Palm Beach	Florida	132,860	1.96%	90	City
Norman	Oklahoma	132,425	0.54%	91	City
College Station	Texas	131,645	1.39%	92	City
Pearland	Texas	131,424	0.69%	93	City
North Charleston	South Carolina	131,201	2.02%	94	City
Lakeland	Florida	130,544	2.17%	95	City
Wilmington	North Carolina	129,982	1.84%	96	City
Athens	Georgia	129,417	0.28%	97	Township
New Braunfels	Texas	128,874	5.05%	98	City
Broken Arrow	Oklahoma	127,156	1.76%	99	City
Conroe	Texas	126,254	4.85%	100	City
Spring Hill	Florida	123,474	1.27%	101	CDP
Lafayette	Louisiana	122,695	0.17%	102	City
The Woodlands	Texas	122,240	1.47%	103	CDP
Odessa	Texas	122,155	1%	104	City
Pompano Beach	Florida	121,174	1.28%	105	City
High Point	North Carolina	120,518	0.8%	106	City
League City	Texas	120,354	0.79%	107	City
Brandon	Florida	119,338	0.84%	108	CDP
Tuscaloosa	Alabama	118,643	1.87%	109	City
Miami Gardens	Florida	118,537	1.01%	110	City
Allen	Texas	117,841	1.77%	111	City
Richardson	Texas	117,677	-0.23%	112	City
Georgetown	Texas	117,660	7.45%	113	City
Clearwater	Florida	116,545	-0.11%	114	City
Riverview	Florida	116,251	2.49%	115	CDP
Concord	North Carolina	116,136	1.64%	116	City
Palm Coast	Florida	115,233	3.83%	117	City
Tyler	Texas	115,194	1.31%	118	City
Davie	Florida	115,062	1.33%	119	Town
South Fulton	Georgia	113,884	0.83%	120	City
Edinburg	Texas	112,716	1.8%	121	City
Beaumont	Texas	111,900	-0.44%	122	City
Sugar Land	Texas	109,354	-0.23%	123	City
Columbia	Maryland	107,315	0.45%	124	CDP
Fayetteville	Arkansas	107,309	1.98%	125	City
Suffolk	Virginia	107,260	1.98%	126	City
Fort Myers	Florida	106,233	3.06%	127	City
Plantation	Florida	104,997	2.09%	128	City
Boca Raton	Florida	104,232	0.97%	129	City
Sandy Springs	Georgia	104,151	-0.65%	130	City
Deltona	Florida	103,746	1.58%	131	City
Temple	Texas	103,001	3.38%	132	City
Wichita Falls	Texas	102,317	-0.03%	133	City
Sunrise	Florida	101,643	0.75%	134	City
North Port	Florida	101,564	4.47%	135	City
Edmond	Oklahoma	101,185	1.07%	136	City
Leander	Texas	100,843	7.08%	137	City
Atascocita	Texas	100,406	2.2%	138	CDP
San Angelo	Texas	100,206	0.02%	139	City
Mount Pleasant	South Carolina	97,780	1.13%	140	Town
Greenville	North Carolina	97,230	1.09%	141	City
Roanoke	Virginia	96,919	-0.51%	142	City
Portsmouth	Virginia	95,724	-0.39%	143	City
Asheville	North Carolina	95,311	0.17%	144	City
Bryan	Texas	95,132	1.92%	145	City
Frederick	Maryland	95,108	3.02%	146	City
Alafaya	Florida	93,819	1.06%	147	CDP
Hoover	Alabama	93,174	0.09%	148	City
Daytona Beach	Florida	92,873	3.83%	149	City
Deerfield Beach	Florida	92,373	1.02%	150	City
Roswell	Georgia	91,871	-0.19%	151	City
Franklin	Tennessee	91,635	1.38%	152	City
Germantown	Maryland	91,473	0.35%	153	CDP
Fort Smith	Arkansas	91,181	0.37%	154	City
Springdale	Arkansas	90,387	0.57%	155	City
Mission	Texas	89,929	0.76%	156	City
Lawton	Oklahoma	89,853	-0.1%	157	City
The Villages	Florida	89,185	2.72%	158	CDP
Warner Robins	Georgia	89,009	1.6%	159	City
Melbourne	Florida	88,801	0.7%	160	City
Homestead	Florida	88,433	1.51%	161	City
Town 'n' Country	Florida	88,414	0.71%	162	CDP
Gastonia	North Carolina	88,022	1.43%	163	City
Kissimmee	Florida	87,544	1.62%	164	City
Pine Hills	Florida	87,384	1.99%	165	CDP
Doral	Florida	87,331	2.17%	166	City
Auburn	Alabama	87,102	1.96%	167	City
Baytown	Texas	86,288	0.16%	168	City
Waldorf	Maryland	85,954	1.34%	169	CDP
Mansfield	Texas	84,801	2.41%	170	City
Longview	Texas	84,616	0.56%	171	City
Silver Spring	Maryland	84,593	0.98%	172	CDP
Boynton Beach	Florida	84,405	0.78%	173	City
Jonesboro	Arkansas	84,155	1.06%	174	City
Miami Beach	Florida	83,639	0.23%	175	City
Bowling Green	Kentucky	82,378	2.05%	176	City
Largo	Florida	82,190	-0.09%	177	City
Pharr	Texas	81,790	0.4%	178	City
Flower Mound	Texas	81,739	1.08%	179	Town
Apex	North Carolina	81,359	3.42%	180	Town
Lynchburg	Virginia	80,955	0.41%	181	City
Missouri City	Texas	80,653	1.3%	182	City
Johns Creek	Georgia	80,458	-0.44%	183	City
Lake Charles	Louisiana	79,293	-1.16%	184	City
Kendall	Florida	79,255	0.31%	185	CDP
Cedar Park	Texas	78,551	0.11%	186	City
Wesley Chapel	Florida	78,397	2.81%	187	CDP
Rogers	Arkansas	78,278	1.72%	188	City
Lauderhill	Florida	77,773	0.74%	189	City
San Marcos	Texas	77,362	2.01%	190	City
St. Cloud	Florida	76,828	3.92%	191	City
Tamarac	Florida	76,763	1.06%	192	City
Rock Hill	South Carolina	76,370	0.38%	193	City
Poinciana	Florida	75,928	1.91%	194	CDP
Greenville	South Carolina	75,842	0.98%	195	City
Ellicott City	Maryland	75,561	0.81%	196	CDP
Kyle	Texas	75,533	6.86%	197	City
Gulfport	Mississippi	75,491	0.58%	198	City
Johnson City	Tennessee	74,892	0.85%	199	City
Dale City	Virginia	74,368	0.71%	200	CDP
Wilmington	Delaware	74,343	0.79%	201	City
Glen Burnie	Maryland	73,957	0.54%	202	CDP
Conway	Arkansas	73,884	2.2%	203	City
Ocala	Florida	73,434	2.22%	204	City
Horizon West	Florida	73,264	5.32%	205	CDP
Fulshear	Texas	73,135	14.48%	206	City
Harlingen	Texas	72,328	0.07%	207	City
Centreville	Virginia	72,058	0.08%	208	CDP
Weston	Florida	72,007	0.93%	209	City
North Richland Hills	Texas	72,007	0.4%	210	City
Dothan	Alabama	71,922	0.19%	211	City
Delray Beach	Florida	71,802	1.17%	212	City
Gaithersburg	Maryland	71,290	0.43%	213	City
Rowlett	Texas	70,800	1.93%	214	City
Spring	Texas	70,058	1.43%	215	CDP
Jackson	Tennessee	69,854	0.4%	216	City
Sanford	Florida	69,829	2.13%	217	City
Huntersville	North Carolina	69,826	2%	218	Town
Jacksonville	North Carolina	69,625	-0.86%	219	City
Rockville	Maryland	68,957	0.39%	220	City
Bethesda	Maryland	68,913	0.74%	221	CDP
Celina	Texas	68,583	14.07%	222	City
Port Orange	Florida	68,467	1.42%	223	City
Four Corners	Florida	68,365	4.02%	224	CDP
Little Elm	Texas	68,222	5.41%	225	City
Alpharetta	Georgia	67,929	0.48%	226	City
Chapel Hill	North Carolina	67,533	2.66%	227	Town
Pflugerville	Texas	67,483	0.49%	228	City
Port Charlotte	Florida	67,412	1.22%	229	CDP
Madison	Alabama	67,388	2.56%	230	City
Apopka	Florida	66,701	3.03%	231	City
Victoria	Texas	66,262	0.18%	232	City
Dundalk	Maryland	65,867	0.22%	233	CDP
Albany	Georgia	65,506	-0.91%	234	City
Wylie	Texas	65,489	1.97%	235	City
Palm Beach Gardens	Florida	65,302	1.57%	236	City
Bentonville	Arkansas	65,277	2.74%	237	City
Hendersonville	Tennessee	64,861	0.71%	238	City
Reston	Virginia	64,728	0.62%	239	CDP
Winter Haven	Florida	64,661	3.76%	240	City
North Little Rock	Arkansas	64,410	-0.07%	241	City
Moore	Oklahoma	64,239	0.31%	242	City
Marietta	Georgia	64,165	0.82%	243	City
Wellington	Florida	64,100	0.66%	244	Village
Jupiter	Florida	63,889	0.71%	245	Town
Kenner	Louisiana	63,830	-0.64%	246	City
Smyrna	Tennessee	63,695	2.74%	247	Town
Bossier City	Louisiana	63,471	0.2%	248	City
Spring Hill	Tennessee	63,440	3.29%	249	City
North Miami	Florida	63,387	0.94%	250	City
Burlington	North Carolina	63,274	1.53%	251	City
Kannapolis	North Carolina	63,097	2.08%	252	City
Palm Harbor	Florida	62,381	0.5%	253	CDP
Stonecrest	Georgia	61,888	0.71%	254	City
Margate	Florida	61,671	0.84%	255	City
Severn	Maryland	61,228	1.77%	256	CDP
Owensboro	Kentucky	60,870	0.16%	257	City
Coconut Creek	Florida	60,718	0.83%	258	City
Texas City	Texas	60,669	2.36%	259	City
Brookhaven	Georgia	60,666	1.08%	260	City
Burleson	Texas	60,379	3.54%	261	City
The Hammocks	Florida	60,289	0.97%	262	CDP
Wake Forest	North Carolina	60,284	3.01%	263	Town
Bel Air South	Maryland	60,008	1.3%	264	CDP
Euless	Texas	59,475	-0.45%	265	City
Bradenton	Florida	59,368	1.01%	266	City
Sarasota	Florida	59,047	1.1%	267	City
Southaven	Mississippi	58,816	1.14%	268	City
Bonita Springs	Florida	58,724	1.39%	269	City
Midwest City	Oklahoma	58,525	0.02%	270	City
Bowie	Maryland	58,518	0.08%	271	City
Westchester	Florida	58,440	3.15%	272	CDP
Decatur	Alabama	58,394	0.36%	273	City
Towson	Maryland	58,257	0.33%	274	CDP
Kingsport	Tennessee	57,908	0.7%	275	City
Lebanon	Tennessee	57,804	5.77%	276	City
Smyrna	Georgia	57,682	0.44%	277	City
DeSoto	Texas	57,047	0.3%	278	City
Rockwall	Texas	56,446	2.64%	279	City
Gallatin	Tennessee	56,321	3.52%	280	City
Bartlett	Tennessee	56,226	-0.43%	281	City
Valdosta	Georgia	55,788	0.11%	282	City
Port Arthur	Texas	55,693	-0.1%	283	City
Fountainebleau	Florida	55,689	-0.46%	284	CDP
Aspen Hill	Maryland	54,904	0.7%	285	CDP
Rocky Mount	North Carolina	54,620	0.07%	286	City
Clermont	Florida	54,606	3.56%	287	City
Mooresville	North Carolina	54,045	1.09%	288	Town
Pensacola	Florida	53,606	-0.27%	289	City
Pinellas Park	Florida	53,558	0.05%	290	City
Galveston	Texas	53,481	-0.05%	291	City
Summerville	South Carolina	53,459	0.79%	292	Town
Sherman	Texas	53,364	3.03%	293	City
Ocoee	Florida	53,155	1.81%	294	City
Wheaton	Maryland	53,069	0.57%	295	CDP
Woodbridge	Virginia	52,533	6.12%	296	CDP
Goose Creek	South Carolina	52,398	1.99%	297	City
Fort Pierce	Florida	52,377	1.52%	298	City
Collierville	Tennessee	52,260	0.3%	299	Town
Holly Springs	North Carolina	52,224	3.52%	300	Town
Columbia	Tennessee	52,221	3.38%	301	City
Fuquay	North Carolina	52,197	5.97%	302	Town
Waxahachie	Texas	52,116	3.47%	303	City
Country Club	Florida	51,899	0.58%	304	CDP
Dunwoody	Georgia	51,894	0.1%	305	City
Grapevine	Texas	51,597	0.27%	306	City
Greer	South Carolina	51,559	5.36%	307	City
Cleveland	Tennessee	51,392	1.14%	308	City
Prosper	Texas	51,345	7.14%	309	Town
Huntsville	Texas	51,320	1.81%	310	City
Kendale Lakes	Florida	51,216	-0.6%	311	CDP
Stillwater	Oklahoma	51,012	0.86%	312	City
Harrisonburg	Virginia	50,893	-0.26%	313	City
North Bethesda	Maryland	50,806	0.87%	314	CDP
McLean	Virginia	50,721	0.32%	315	CDP
Coral Gables	Florida	50,692	0.31%	316	City
University	Florida	50,646	1.18%	317	CDP
Leesburg	Virginia	50,525	0.69%	318	Town
Gainesville	Georgia	50,467	2.81%	319	City
Titusville	Florida	50,414	0.53%	320	City
Tamiami	Florida	50,262	-0.62%	321	CDP
Enid	Oklahoma	50,198	-0.32%	322	City

States Within the Southern Region

For this list, the Southern Region is defined as the 16 states of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

Sources

City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024