Houston Metro Population 2024 By City. Houston metro population grows by 140,000, but not enough to beat dallas. Houston’s population remained virtually stagnant between 2022 and 2023, adding about 7,000 residents for an increase of 0.31%, the 2023 american community.

Los angeles and chicago follow, each with more than 2.5 million residents, and southern us cities. The largest city in the us is new york city, with over 8.5 million residents.