# List of mayors of the 50 largest cities in the United States

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. These 50 cities have a combined population of 49.6million, 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 38 Democrats, 9 Republicans, and 3 Independents (two elected with state Democratic support).

## List of mayors

| Name | Party | City | State | Population (2022 estimate) | Rank | Term start | Form of government | List |
| Eric Adams | Democratic | New York City | New York | 8,335,897 | 1 | January 1, 2022 | Mayor–council | List |
| Karen Bass | Democratic | Los Angeles | California | 3,822,238 | 2 | December 11, 2022 | Mayor–council | List |
| Brandon Johnson | Democratic | Chicago | Illinois | 2,665,039 | 3 | May 15, 2023 | Mayor–council | List |
| John Whitmire | Democratic | Houston | Texas | 2,302,878 | 4 | January 1, 2024 | Mayor–council | List |
| Kate Gallego | Democratic | Phoenix | Arizona | 1,644,409 | 5 | March 21, 2019 | Council–manager | List |
| Cherelle Parker | Democratic | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 1,567,258 | 6 | January 2, 2024 | Mayor–council | List |
| Ron Nirenberg | Independent | San Antonio | Texas | 1,472,909 | 7 | June 21, 2017 | Council–manager | List |
| Todd Gloria | Democratic | San Diego | California | 1,381,162 | 8 | December 10, 2020 | Mayor–council | List |
| Eric Johnson | Republican | Dallas | Texas | 1,299,544 | 9 | June 17, 2019 | Council–manager | List |
| Donna Deegan | Democratic | Jacksonville | Florida | 1,016,536 | 10 | July 1, 2023 | Mayor–council | List |
| Rick Blangiardi | Independent | Honolulu | Hawaii | 1,016,508 | 11 | January 2, 2021 | Mayor–council | List |
| Kirk Watson | Democratic | Austin | Texas | 974,447 | 12 | January 6, 2023 | Council–manager | List |
| Matt Mahan | Democratic | San Jose | California | 971,233 | 13 | January 1, 2023 | Council–manager | List |
| Joe Hogsett | Democratic | Indianapolis | Indiana | 969,466 | 14 | January 1, 2016 | Mayor–council | List |
| Mattie Parker | Republican | Fort Worth | Texas | 956,709 | 15 | June 15, 2021 | Council–manager | List |
| Andrew Ginther | Democratic | Columbus | Ohio | 907,971 | 16 | January 1, 2016 | Mayor–council | List |
| Vi Lyles | Democratic | Charlotte | North Carolina | 897,720 | 17 | December 4, 2017 | Council–manager | List |
| Daniel Lurie | Democratic | San Francisco | California | 808,437 | 18 | January 8, 2025 | Mayor–council | List |
| Craig Greenberg | Democratic | Louisville | Kentucky | 773,399 | 19 | January 2, 2023 | Mayor–council | List |
| Bruce Harrell | Democratic | Seattle | Washington | 749,256 | 20 | January 1, 2022 | Mayor–council | List |
| Mike Johnston | 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 |
| David Holt | Republican | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 694,800 | 23 | April 10, 2018 | Council–manager | List |
| Renard Johnson | Democratic | El Paso | Texas | 677,456 | 24 | January 6, 2025 | Council–manager | List |
| Muriel Bowser | Democratic | Washington | District of Columbia | 671,803 | 25 | January 2, 2015 | Mayor–council | List |
| Shelley Berkley | Democratic | Las Vegas | Nevada | 656,274 | 26 | December 4, 2024 | Council–manager | List |
| Michelle Wu | Democratic | Boston | Massachusetts | 650,706 | 27 | November 16, 2021 | Mayor–council | List |
| Keith Wilson | Democratic | Portland | Oregon | 635,067 | 28 | January 1, 2025 | Commission | List |
| Paul Young | Democratic | Memphis | Tennessee | 621,056 | 29 | January 1, 2024 | Mayor–council | List |
| Mike Duggan | Independent | Detroit | Michigan | 620,376 | 30 | January 1, 2014 | Mayor–council | List |
| Brandon Scott | Democratic | Baltimore | Maryland | 569,931 | 31 | December 8, 2020 | Mayor–council | List |
| Cavalier Johnson | Democratic | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 563,305 | 32 | December 22, 2021 | Mayor–council | List |
| Tim Keller | Democratic | Albuquerque | New Mexico | 561,008 | 33 | December 1, 2017 | Council–manager | List |
| Regina Romero | Democratic | Tucson | Arizona | 546,574 | 34 | December 2, 2019 | Council–manager | List |
| Jerry Dyer | Republican | Fresno | California | 545,567 | 35 | January 4, 2021 | Mayor–council | List |
| Kevin McCarty | Democratic | Sacramento | California | 528,001 | 36 | December 10, 2024 | Council–manager | List |
| Mark Freeman | Republican | Mesa | Arizona | 512,498 | 37 | January 7, 2025 | Council–manager | List |
| Quinton Lucas | Democratic | Kansas City | Missouri | 509,297 | 38 | August 1, 2019 | Council–manager | List |
| Andre Dickens | Democratic | Atlanta | Georgia | 499,127 | 39 | January 3, 2022 | Mayor–council | List |
| Yemi Mobolade | Independent | Colorado Springs | Colorado | 486,248 | 40 | June 6, 2023 | Mayor–council | |
| Jean Stothert | Republican | Omaha | Nebraska | 485,153 | 41 | June 10, 2013 | Mayor–council | List |
| Janet Cowell | Democratic | Raleigh | North Carolina | 476,587 | 42 | December 2, 2024 | Council–manager | List |
| Bobby Dyer | Republican | Virginia Beach | Virginia | 455,618 | 43 | November 20, 2018 | Council–manager | List |
| Rex Richardson | Democratic | Long Beach | California | 451,307 | 44 | December 20, 2022 | Council–manager | List |
| Francis Suarez | Republican | Miami | Florida | 449,514 | 45 | November 15, 2017 | Mayor–council | List |
| Kevin Jenkins Interim | Democratic | Oakland | California | 430,553 | 46 | December 17, 2024 | Mayor–council | List |
| Jacob Frey | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 425,096 | 47 | January 2, 2018 | Mayor–council | List |
| Monroe Nichols | Democratic | Tulsa | Oklahoma | 411,867 | 48 | December 2, 2024 | Mayor–council | List |
| Karen Goh | Republican | Bakersfield | California | 410,647 | 49 | January 3, 2017 | Council–manager | List |
| Jane Castor | Democratic | Tampa | Florida | 398,173 | 50 | May 1, 2019 | Mayor–council | List |