This is a list of mayors of the 50 largest cities in the United States, ordered by their populations as of July 1, 2022, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.[1] [2] These 50 cities have a combined population of 49.6 million, or 15% of the national population.
Honolulu, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Louisville, and Nashville have consolidated city-county governments where the mayor is elected by residents of the entire county, not just that of the main city; in these cases the population and respective rank are for the county.
In some states, mayors are officially elected on a nonpartisan basis; however, their party affiliation or preference is generally known, and where it is known it is shown in the list below.
The breakdown of mayoral political parties is 36 Democrats, 10 Republicans, and 4 Independents (two elected with state Democratic support).
Name | Photo | Party | City | State | Population | Rank | Term start | Form of government | List | ||
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Democratic | New York City | New York | 8,335,897 | 1 | January 1, 2022 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Democratic | Los Angeles | California | 3,822,238 | 2 | December 11, 2022 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Democratic | Chicago | Illinois | 2,665,039 | 3 | May 15, 2023 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Democratic | Houston | Texas | 2,302,878 | 4 | January 1, 2024 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Democratic | Phoenix | Arizona | 1,644,409 | 5 | March 21, 2019 | Council–manager | List | ||||
Democratic | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 1,567,258 | 6 | January 2, 2024 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Independent | San Antonio | Texas | 1,472,909 | 7 | June 21, 2017 | Council–manager | List | ||||
Democratic | San Diego | California | 1,381,162 | 8 | December 10, 2020 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Republican | Dallas | Texas | 1,299,544 | 9 | June 17, 2019 | Council–manager | List | ||||
Democratic | Jacksonville | Florida | 1,016,536 | 10 | July 1, 2023 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Independent | Honolulu | Hawaii | 1,016,508 | 11 | January 2, 2021 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Democratic | Austin | Texas | 974,447 | 12 | January 6, 2023 | Council–manager | List | ||||
Democratic | San Jose | California | 971,233 | 13 | January 1, 2023 | Council–manager | List | ||||
Democratic | Indianapolis | Indiana | 969,466 | 14 | January 1, 2016 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Republican | Fort Worth | Texas | 956,709 | 15 | June 15, 2021 | Council–manager | List | ||||
Democratic | Columbus | Ohio | 907,971 | 16 | January 1, 2016 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Democratic | Charlotte | North Carolina | 897,720 | 17 | December 4, 2017 | Council–manager | List | ||||
Democratic | San Francisco | California | 808,437 | 18 | July 11, 2018 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Democratic | Louisville | Kentucky | 773,399 | 19 | January 2, 2023 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Democratic | Seattle | Washington | 749,256 | 20 | January 1, 2022 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Democratic | Denver | Colorado | 713,252 | 21 | July 17, 2023 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Freddie O'Connell | Democratic | Nashville | Tennessee | 708,144 | 22 | September 25, 2023 | Mayor–council | List | |||
Republican | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 694,800 | 23 | April 10, 2018 | Council–manager | List | ||||
Democratic | El Paso | Texas | 677,456 | 24 | January 5, 2021 | Council–manager | List | ||||
Democratic | Washington | District of Columbia | 671,803 | 25 | January 2, 2015 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Independent | Las Vegas | Nevada | 656,274 | 26 | July 6, 2011 | Council–manager | List | ||||
Democratic | Boston | Massachusetts | 650,706 | 27 | November 16, 2021 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Democratic | Portland | Oregon | 635,067 | 28 | January 1, 2017 | Commission | List | ||||
Democratic | Memphis | Tennessee | 621,056 | 29 | January 1, 2024 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Democratic | Detroit | Michigan | 620,376 | 30 | January 1, 2014 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Democratic | Baltimore | Maryland | 569,931 | 31 | December 8, 2020 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Democratic | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 563,305 | 32 | December 22, 2021 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Democratic | Albuquerque | New Mexico | 561,008 | 33 | December 1, 2017 | Council–manager | List | ||||
Democratic | Tucson | Arizona | 546,574 | 34 | December 2, 2019 | Council–manager | List | ||||
Republican | Fresno | California | 545,567 | 35 | January 4, 2021 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Democratic | Sacramento | California | 528,001 | 36 | December 13, 2016 | Council–manager | List | ||||
Republican | Mesa | Arizona | 512,498 | 37 | September 18, 2014 | Council–manager | List | ||||
Democratic | Kansas City | Missouri | 509,297 | 38 | August 1, 2019 | Council–manager | List | ||||
Democratic | Atlanta | Georgia | 499,127 | 39 | January 3, 2022 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Independent | Colorado Springs | Colorado | 486,248 | 40 | June 6, 2023 | Mayor–council | |||||
Republican | Omaha | Nebraska | 485,153 | 41 | June 10, 2013 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Democratic | Raleigh | North Carolina | 476,587 | 42 | December 2, 2019 | Council–manager | List | ||||
Republican | Virginia Beach | Virginia | 455,618 | 43 | November 20, 2018 | Council–manager | List | ||||
Democratic | Long Beach | California | 451,307 | 44 | December 20, 2022 | Council–manager | List | ||||
Republican | Miami | Florida | 449,514 | 45 | November 15, 2017 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Democratic | Oakland | California | 430,553 | 46 | January 9, 2023 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Democratic–Farmer–Labor | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 425,096 | 47 | January 2, 2018 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Republican | Tulsa | Oklahoma | 411,867 | 48 | December 5, 2016 | Mayor–council | List | ||||
Republican | Bakersfield | California | 410,647 | 49 | January 3, 2017 | Council–manager | List | ||||
Democratic | Tampa | Florida | 398,173 | 50 | May 1, 2019 | Mayor–council | List |