US states by population data (you’ll have to do a little work to sort).
New York City population - estimated 8.4M in 2024.
The only states it’s lower than are:
- Virginia
- New Jersey
- Michigan
- North Carolina
- Georgia
- Ohio
- Illinois
- Pennsylvania
- New York
- Florida
- Texas
- California
I was watching a video of someone driving through the capital of South Dakota, Pierre, a couple months ago. It’s pretty dinky too.
It’s their…checks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_South_Dakota
11th-largest city.