New York City is one of the only cities that made the list that wasn't in the West or the South. However, after years of a steady decline, the Northeast saw a population growth ranging from 0.1% ...

Ohio's population also grew by a half-percent. After eight years of being the 14th most populous U.S. city, Columbus has fallen down a peg in the ranking to the 15th spot.

The uptick in major cities’ populations — and the nation’s — comes after the Census Bureau in 2023 projected that the U.S. population would stop growing and then decline, by the end of the ...