Largest City in Every State

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16. Kansas: Wichita
> Population, 2017: 390,591
> Change since 2010: +2.1%
> State population: 2,913,123 (16th lowest)
> Share of state pop. living in largest city: 13.4% (15th highest)
> Land area: 163.6 sq. miles
> Population density: 2,400 / sq. mile

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17. Kentucky: Louisville/Jefferson County
> Population, 2017: 771,158
> Change since 2010: +3.9%
> State population: 4,454,189 (25th lowest)
> Share of state pop. living in largest city: 17.3% (10th highest)
> Land area: 342.2 sq. miles
> Population density: 1,837 / sq. mile

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18. Louisiana: New Orleans
> Population, 2017: 393,292
> Change since 2010: +13.1%
> State population: 4,684,333 (25th highest)
> Share of state pop. living in largest city: 8.4% (23rd lowest)
> Land area: 350.2 sq. miles
> Population density: 2,029 / sq. mile

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19. Maine: Portland
> Population, 2017: 66,882
> Change since 2010: +1.2%
> State population: 1,335,907 (9th lowest)
> Share of state pop. living in largest city: 5.0% (8th lowest)
> Land area: 69.4 sq. miles
> Population density: 3,107 / sq. mile

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20. Maryland: Baltimore
> Population, 2017: 611,648
> Change since 2010: -1.5%
> State population: 6,052,177 (19th highest)
> Share of state pop. living in largest city: 10.1% (25th highest)
> Land area: 92.0 sq. miles
> Population density: 7,672 / sq. mile