NEW YORK (PIX11) — Brooklyn is so massive that if it were considered a separate entity, it would be one of the largest cities and states by population alo ne, according to U.S. Census Bureau data .

Brooklyn is home to more than 2.6 million people. The borough’s population makes it larger than over a dozen states across the U.S.

U.S. states with the smallest populations:

Brooklyn’s population would dethrone New Mexico as the 36th-biggest state. “The Land of Enchantment” has 2.1 million residents, according to census data .

“ Larger than Boston, Atlanta, Washington D.C., and Minneapolis combined, makes it the fastest growing borough in New York,” Brooklyn.org touts on its website.

According to census data , the borough’s population would dethrone Chicago as the third-biggest city in the U.S.

Brooklyn’s population outranks other major metros in the U.S.:

• Houston
• Phoenix
• Philidelphia
• San Antonio
• San Diego
• Dallas
• Austin
• San Jose

The borough is also bigger than some European countries. It would be listed just after Kyviv in Ukraine and is slightly bigger than Italy’s “Eternal City,” Rome, which is home to about 2.3 million people.

Brooklyn is bigger than the following European cities:

• Paris
• Budapest
• Hamburg
• Warsaw
• Vienna
• Barcelona
• Stockholm

Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here .

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