Crowds in New York City, the largest city in the US. Andrew Kelly/Reuters The 2020 US Census determined the largest city in every state. New York City is the biggest US city, followed by Los Angeles and Chicago. Some states' most populous cities only have tens of thousands of residents. Conducted every 10 years, the United States census counts every person living in the US and collects statistics such as age, sex, and household makeup. A city's population, along with other demographic data, is a key factor in determining its allocations for federal and state funding. According to 2020 census data, some states' most populous cities only have tens of thousands of residents, while others, like New York City, have more than 8 million. Take a look at the largest city in every state. ALABAMA: Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama. Isabella Pino/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Population: 200,733 ALASKA: Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska. Rocky Grimes/Shutterstock Population: 291,247 ARIZONA: Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona. Shutterstock Population: 1,608,139 ARKANSAS: Little Rock Little Rock, Arkansas. Walter Bibikow/Getty Images Population: 202,591 CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles Los Angeles, California. Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Population: 3,898,747 COLORADO: Denver Denver's forthcoming "Benefit Recovery Fund," a permanent "wage-replacement" program for undocumented workers, is the first of its kind in the country. Jon Paciaroni/Getty Images Population: 715,522 CONNECTICUT: Bridgeport Bridgeport, Connecticut. DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images Population: 148,654 DELAWARE: Wilmington Wilmington, Delaware. Denis Tangney Jr./Getty Images Population: 70,898 FLORIDA: Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida. Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Population: 949,611 GEORGIA: Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia. ESB Professional/Shutterstock Population: 498,715 HAWAII: Honolulu Honolulu, Hawaii. 7maru/Shutterstock Population: 350,964 IDAHO: Boise Boise, Idaho. Charles Knowles/Shutterstock Population: 235,684 ILLINOIS: Chicago Chicago, Illinois. Bob Krist/Getty Images Population: 2,746,388 INDIANA: Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana. alexeys/Shutterstock Population: 887,642 IOWA: Des Moines Des Moines, Iowa. Shutterstock Population: 214,133 KANSAS: Wichita Wichita, Kansas. Ricardo Reitmeyer/Shutterstock Population: 397,532 KENTUCKY: Louisville Louisville, Kentucky. f11photo/Shutterstock Population: 246,161 LOUISIANA: New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana. John Coletti/Getty Images Population: 383,997 MAINE: Portland Portland, Maine. DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images Population: 68,408 MARYLAND: Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland. David Shvartsman/Getty Images Population: 585,708 MASSACHUSETTS: Boston Boston, Massachusetts. DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images Population: 675,647 MICHIGAN: Detroit Detroit, Michigan. f11photo/Shutterstock Population: 639,111 MINNESOTA: Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota. f11photo/Shutterstock Population: 429,954 MISSISSIPPI: Jackson Jackson, Mississippi. Getty Images Population: 153,701 MISSOURI: Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri. Edwin Remsberg/Getty Images Population: 508,090 MONTANA: Billings Billings, Montana. trekandshoot/Shutterstock Population: 117,116 NEBRASKA: Omaha Omaha, Nebraska. Shutterstock Population: 486,051 NEVADA: Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada. Kobby Dagan/Shutterstock Population: 641,903 NEW HAMPSHIRE: Manchester Manchester, New Hampshire. DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images Population: 115,644 NEW JERSEY: Newark Newark, New Jersey. EQRoy/Shutterstock Population: 311,549 NEW MEXICO: Albuquerque Albuquerque, New Mexico. turtix/Shutterstock Population: 564,559 NEW YORK: New York City New York City. Getty Images Population: 8,804,190 NORTH CAROLINA: Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina. digidreamgrafix/Shutterstock Population: 874,579 NORTH DAKOTA: Fargo Fargo, North Dakota. David Harmantas/Shutterstock Population: 125,990 OHIO: Columbus Columbus, Ohio. f11photo/Shutterstock Population: 905,748 OKLAHOMA: Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Marcus Elwell/Getty Images Population: 681,054 OREGON: Portland Portland, Oregon. pikappa51/Shutterstock Population: 652,503 PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pabkov/Shutterstock Population: 1,603,797 RHODE ISLAND: Providence Providence, Rhode Island. Shutterstock Population: 190,934 SOUTH CAROLINA: Charleston Charleston, South Carolina. f11photo/Shutterstock Population: 150,227 SOUTH DAKOTA: Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, South Dakota. DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images Population: 192,517 TENNESSEE: Nashville Nashville, Tennessee. f11photo/Shutterstock Population: 689,447 TEXAS: Houston Houston, Texas. Trong Nguyen / Shutterstock Population: 2,304,580 UTAH: Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, Utah. Darwin Fan/Getty Images Population: 199,723 VERMONT: Burlington Burlington, Vermont. Shutterstock Population: 44,743 VIRGINIA: Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, Virginia. Joanna Will/Shutterstock Population: 459,470 WASHINGTON: Seattle Seattle, Washington. Sean Pavone/Getty Images Population: 737,015 WEST VIRGINIA: Charleston Charleston, West Virginia. Jerry Pennington/Shutterstock Population: 48,864 WISCONSIN: Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Henryk Sadura/Shutterstock Population: 577,222 WYOMING: Cheyenne Cheyenne, Wyoming. Henryk Sadura/Shutterstock Population: 65,132 Read the original article on Business Insider