Special Report
Largest City in Every State
August 1, 2018 4:05 pm
Last Updated: January 11, 2020 8:02 pm
11. Hawaii: Urban Honolulu
> Population, 2017: 350,395
> Change since 2010: +3.3%
> State population: 1,427,538 (11th lowest)
> Share of state pop. living in largest city: 24.5% (4th highest)
> Land area: 68.4 sq. miles
> Population density: 5,573 / sq. mile
12. Idaho: Boise City
> Population, 2017: 226,570
> Change since 2010: +8.6%
> State population: 1,716,943 (12th lowest)
> Share of state pop. living in largest city: 13.2% (16th highest)
> Land area: 80.0 sq. miles
> Population density: 2,592 / sq. mile
13. Illinois: Chicago
> Population, 2017: 2,716,450
> Change since 2010: +0.7%
> State population: 12,802,023 (6th highest)
> Share of state pop. living in largest city: 21.2% (8th highest)
> Land area: 234.1 sq. miles
> Population density: 11,842 / sq. mile
14. Indiana: Indianapolis
> Population, 2017: 872,680
> Change since 2010: +5.1%
> State population: 6,666,818 (17th highest)
> Share of state pop. living in largest city: 13.1% (17th highest)
> Land area: 368.0 sq. miles
> Population density: 2,270 / sq. mile
15. Iowa: Des Moines
> Population, 2017: 217,521
> Change since 2010: +6.2%
> State population: 3,145,711 (21st lowest)
> Share of state pop. living in largest city: 6.9% (15th lowest)
> Land area: 82.6 sq. miles
> Population density: 2,516 / sq. mile