>>510992967 (OP)>>510993163City population is stupid because each of these cities is part of a metro region of suburbs and smaller connected urban area.
New York and its surrounding area is close to 20 million people below is a more accurate list of the ten largest American cities:
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA: Approximately 19,641,225.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: Approximately 13,288,904.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI: Approximately 9,879,320.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX: Approximately 7,978,340.
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX: Approximately 7,066,141.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Approximately 6,245,529.
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA: Approximately 6,179,571.
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ: Approximately 5,020,870.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: Approximately 4,903,026.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA: Approximately 4,749,008.