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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

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