Women Mayors in U.S. Cities 2021

(cities over 30,000 as of May 2021)

As of May  2021, per CAWP research and population data from the U.S. Census, of the 1,621 mayors and officials who perform mayoral functions of U.S. cities, towns, and minor civil divisions with populations over 30,000, 407, or 25.1%, were women. (Primary reference source: U.S. Census Population Data.) Access the most current list of women mayors of the top 100 cities.

State City Name Population Rank
IL Chicago  Lori E. Lightfoot 2,693,976 3
AZ Phoenix city Kate  Gallego 1,680,992 5
TX Fort Worth  Betsy  Price 909,585 13
NC Charlotte  Vi Alexander Lyles 885,708 15
CA San Francisco London N. Breed 881,549 16
WA Seattle Jenny A. Durkan 753,675 19
DC Washington  Muriel  Bowser 705,749 21
MA Boston  Kim  Janey 692,600 22
NV Las Vegas Carolyn G. Goodman 651,319 28
AZ Tucson Regina  Romero 548,073 34
GA Atlanta  Keisha Lance Bottoms 506,811 38
NE Omaha  Jean  Stothert 478,192 42
NC Raleigh  Mary-Ann  Baldwin 474,069 43
CA Oakland Libby  Schaaf 433,031 47
FL Tampa  Jane  Castor 399,700 50
LA New Orleans  LaToya  Cantrell 390,144 52
CA Bakersfield Karen K. Goh 384,145 54
CA Riverside Lock  Dawson 331,360 60
NY Islip  Angie M. Carpenter 329,610 61
TX Corpus Christi  Paulette M. Guajardo 326,586 62
KY Lexington Linda  Gorton 323,152 63
NV Henderson  Debra  March 320,189 64
MO St. Louis  Tishaura  Jones 300,576 68
NC Greensboro Nancy Barakat Vaughan 296,710 71
NE Lincoln  Leirion Gaylor Baird 289,102 72
AK Anchorage Austin   Quinn-Davidson 288,000 73
CA Irvine city Farrah N. Khan 287,401 76
CA Chula Vista Mary Casillas Salas 274,492 79
WI Madison  Satya  Rhodes-Conway 259,680 86
NV Reno city Hillary L. Schieve 255,601 89
AZ Gilbert town Brigette  Peterson 254,114 91
CA Fremont city Lily  Mei 241,110 97
NY North Hempstead  Judith  Bosworth 230,933 101
ID Boise  Lauren  McLean 228,959 103
WA Spokane  Nadine  Woodward 222,081 104
LA Baton Rouge  Sharon  Weston Broome 220,236 105
WA Tacoma Victoria  Woodards 217,827 106
CA Fontana city Acquanetta  Warren 214,547 109
NY Rochester  Lovely A. Warren 205,695 117
MI Grand Rapids  Rosalynn  Bliss 201,013 119
UT Salt Lake City Erin  Mendenhall 200,567 121
TX Amarillo  Ginger  Nelson 199,371 125
CA Huntington Beach Kim  Carr 199,223 127
TN Knoxville  Indya  Kincannon 187,603 141
WA Vancouver Anne  McEnerny-Ogle 184,463 145
AZ Peoria city Cathy  Carlat 175,961 153
CA Oceanside city Esther  Sanchez 175,742 154
CA Elk Grove city Bobbie  Singh-Allen 174,775 155
OR Eugene  Lucy  Vinis 172,622 158
CA Corona city Jacque  Casillas 169,868 163
CA Hayward city Barbara  Halliday 159,203 168
CA Salinas city Kimbley  Craig 155,465 172
IL Wheeling  Kathy  Penner 153,145 178
IL Worth Mary  Werner 148,258 188
WA Bellevue  Lynne  Robinson 148,164 189
CA Roseville city Krista  Bernasconi 141,500 206
CO Thornton  Janifer  Kulmann 141,464 207
OH Dayton  Nan  Whaley 140,407 213
IL Maine  Laura J. Morask 134,437 223
WA Kent  Dana  Ralph 132,319 230
CA Santa Clara city Lisa M. Gillmor 130,365 232
CA Thousand Oaks city Claudia  Bill-de la Pena 126,813 240
KS Topeka  Michelle  De La Isla 125,310 245
OK Norman  Breea  Clark 124,880 246
CA Victorville  Gloria  Garcia 122,385 253
MN Rochester  Kim  Norton 118,935 262
MA Cambridge  Sumbul  Siddiqui 118,927 263
TX Beaumont  Becky  Ames 116,825 269
MO Independence Eileen  Weir 116,672 270
UT Provo  Michelle  Kaufusi 116,618 271
IN Perry township Susie  Day 116,105 275
CA El Monte city Jessica  Ancona 115,487 278
CA Temecula city Maryann  Edwards 114,761 281
CA Costa Mesa city Katrina  Foley 113,003 288
NH Manchester  Joyce  Craig 112,673 290
WA Everett  Cassie  Franklin 111,475 296
CA Downey city Claudia  M. Frometa 111,126 297
IL Palatine Township Sharon  Langlotz Johnson 111,075 298
CO Centennial  Stephanie   Piko 110,937 300
CA Jurupa Valley city Lorena   Barajas 109,527 310
CA San Buenaventura (Ventura) city Sofia  Rubalcava 109,106 315
IL Bremen  M. Maggie  Crotty 107,415 320
CA Santa Maria city Alice  Patino 107,263 321
FL Davie  Judy  Paul 106,306 323
CA Daly City Juslyn  Manalo 106,280 325
CA West Covina  Letty  Lopez-Viado 105,101 329
CA Norwalk city Jennifer  Perez 103,949 335
CA Rialto city Deborah  Robertson 103,526 336
CA Vista Judy  Ritter 101,638 345
TX San Angelo  Brenda  Gunter 101,004 351
OR Bend  Sally  Russell 100,421 354
ID Nampa  Debbie  Kling 99,277 362
IN Calumet  Kimberly K. Robinson 97,804 372
CA San Marcos city Rebecca  Jones 96,664 374
NY Albany  Kathy M. Sheehan 96,460 375
CA Compton city Aja  Brown 95,605 381
GA Roswell  Lori  Henry 94,763 388
CA Tracy city Nancy  Young 94,740 390
FL Plantation  Lynn  Stoner 94,580 391
CA Mission Viejo city Patricia  Kelley 94,381 394
CA Chino city Eunice M. Ulloa 94,371 395
MI Canton  Anne Marie  Graham-Hudak 93,704 400
MI Livonia  Maureen  Miller Brosnan 93,665 401
WA Yakima  Patricia  Byers 93,637 402
CA South Gate city Maria  Davila 93,444 403
WA Kirkland  Penny  Sweet 93,010 407
NC Asheville  Esther E. Manheimer 92,870 408
FL Deltona  Heidi  Herzberg 92,757 409
CA Redding city Erin  Resner 92,590 410
CA Carson city Lula  Davis-Holmes 91,394 416
CA Santa Barbara city Cathy  Murillo 91,364 417
CA Santa Monica city Sue   Himmelrich 90,401 422
FL Palm Coast  Milissa  Holland 89,800 426
IL Champaign  Deborah  Frank Feinen 88,909 431
CA San Leandro city Pauline Russo Cutter 88,815 434
MA Newton  Ruthanne  Fuller 88,414 438
IL Waukegan  Patricia  Jones 87,714 444
AZ Goodyear city Georgia  Lord 86,840 449
IL Northfield  Joan  Frazier 86,578 450
CA Redwood City Diane  Howard 85,925 456
NY Cheektowaga  Diane  Benczkowski 85,884 457
MN Duluth  Emily  Larson 85,618 460
CA Lake Forest city Neeki  Moatazedi 85,531 461
CA Hemet city Karlee  Meyer 85,334 462
IL Wheatland  Deb  Holscher 85,216 463
CA Alhambra city Sasha Renee Perez 83,750 477
IN Pike township Annette M. Johnson 83,520 479
FL Melbourne  Paul  Alfrey 83,029 483
PA Upper Darby  Barbarann  Keffer 82,930 485
NY Colonie  Paula A. Mahan 82,798 486
CA Mountain View city Ellen  Kamei 82,739 487
VA Lynchburg  Mary Jane  Dolan 82,168 490
CA Pleasanton city Karla  Brown 81,777 492
WA Auburn  Nancy  Backus 81,464 495
MI Farmington Hills  Vicki  Barnett 80,612 504
CO Loveland  Jacki  Marsh 78,877 516
UT Layton  Joy   Petro 78,014 524
CA Alameda city Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft 77,624 525
PA Scranton  Paige  Cognetti 76,653 533
UT South Jordan  Dawn R. Ramsey 76,598 534
IN St. Joseph township Sarah U. Gnagy 76,388 536
TX Missouri City Yolanda  Ford 75,457 545
AZ Flagstaff city Paul  Deasy 75,038 551
IL Bolingbrook  Mary  Alexander-Basta 74,545 555
MA Framingham  Yvonne M. Spicer 74,416 557
CA Union City Carol  Dutra-Vernaci 74,107 558
CA Turlock city Amy  Bublak 73,631 559
MN Woodbury  Anne  Burt 72,828 565
CA Pittsburg city Marilyn  Craft 72,588 570
CT New Britain  Erin E. Stewart 72,495 571
WA Redmond  Angela  Birney 71,929 578
NJ Cherry Hill  Susan  Shin Angulo 71,245 585
FL Weston  Margaret Peggy Brown 71,166 586
IL Decatur  Julie  Moore Wolfe 70,746 588
FL North Port  Jill  Luke 70,724 589
CA Camarillo city Charlotte  Craven 69,888 598
CA Lynwood city Marisela  Santana 69,887 599
FL Delray Beach  Shelly  Petrolia 69,451 603
CA Davis city Gloria   Partida 69,413 604
CA Rocklin city Jill  Gayaldo 68,823 608
IN St. John township Cathy J. Lareau 68,418 612
IN Penn Township Doris J. Portolese 68,317 613
MD Rockville  Bridget Donnell Newton 68,079 615
CA Yorba Linda  Peggy  Huang 67,644 622
NY Mount Vernon  Shawyn  Patterson-Howard 67,345 627
TX Rowlett  Tammy  Dana-Bashian 67,339 628
IN Center township Marilyn Kay Walker 67,030 633
WI Oshkosh  Lori  Palmeri 67,004 635
IN Knight township Kathryn  Martin 66,950 636
TN Johnson City Jenny  Brock 66,906 638
FL Tamarac  Michelle J. Gomez 66,721 641
ME Portland  Kate  Snyder 66,215 647
WA Sammamish  Karen  Moran 65,892 650
KS Shawnee  Michelle  Distler 65,807 652
FL Wellington  Anne  Gerwig 65,398 661
IL Dundee township Patricia A. Glees 65,260 666
CA Dublin city Melissa  Hernandez 64,826 671
TX San Marcos  Jane  Hughson 64,776 672
CA Santa Cruz city Donna  Meyers 64,608 674
CA San Clemente city Kathleen  Ward   64,558 676
WY Cheyenne  Marian J. Orr 64,235 679
CA Eastvale city Jocelyn  Yow 64,157 680
NC Chapel Hill  Pam  Hemminger 64,051 681
CT West Hartford  Shari  Cantor 62,965 691
ID Idaho Falls Rebecca L. Noah Casper 62,888 692
CA Encinitas city Catherine S. Blakespear 62,709 695
MA Waltham  Jeanette A. McCarthy 62,495 698
CT Fairfield  Brenda L. Kupchick 62,045 702
CA Montebello city Kimberly  Cobos-Cawthorne 61,954 704
CA National City Alejandra  Sotelo-Solis 61,394 710
MN Burnsville  Elizabeth B. Kautz 61,339 711
CA Petaluma city Teresa  Barrett 60,520 724
CA La Habra city Rose  Espinoza 60,513 725
CT Bristol  Elllen A. Zoppo-Sassu 59,947 732
UT Taylorsville  Kristie S. Overson 59,805 734
CA Monterey Park city Yvonne  Yiu 59,669 736
MI Pontiac  Deirdre  Waterman 59,438 744
CA Gardena city Tasha  Cerda 59,329 746
PA Lancaster  Danene  Sorace 59,265 750
CA Gilroy city Marie  Blankley 59,032 756
NJ Union  Michele  Delisfort 58,488 766
CA San Rafael city Kate  Colin 58,440 768
MA Taunton  Shaunna L. O'Connell 57,464 791
MA Medford  Breanna  Lungo-Koehn 57,341 793
TX Euless  Linda  Martin 57,197 794
OH Washington Township Jesse  Lightle 56,417 801
NV Carson City Lori  Bagwell 55,916 802
CA Diamond Bar city Nancy A. Lyons 55,720 810
CA Novato city Pat   Eklund 55,516 814
CA Highland city Penny  Lilburn 55,417 816
OR Albany  Sharon  Konopa 55,338 819
MI Ypsilanti Township Brenda  Stumbo 55,216 822
MN Apple Valley  Mary  Hamann-Roland 55,135 824
IN Anderson Township Jill  Fesler 55,098 827
IL Oak Lawn Sandra  Bury 55,022 828
AR Bentonville city Stephanie  Orman 54,909 830
CT West Haven  Nancy R. Rossi 54,620 836
IL Berwyn Township Elizabeth A. Pechous 54,391 843
CA Rosemead city Sandra  Armenta 54,058 849
CA Paramount city Peggy  Lemons 53,955 850
VA Leesburg  Kelly  Burk 53,727 855
IL Mount Prospect  Arlene A. Juracek 53,719 856
FL Pinellas Park  Sandra Lee Bradbury 53,637 857
IN Fairfield  Taletha R. Coles 53,621 858
IL Palos Township Colleen  Grant-Schumann 53,611 859
CA West Sacramento  Martha  Guerrero 53,519 862
CA Palm Desert city Kathleen  Kelly 53,275 868
VA Harrisonburg  Deanna R. Reed 53,016 873
WA Olympia  Cheryl L. Selby 52,882 876
IL Oak Park Township Clarmarie  Keenan 52,381 886
NJ Howell  Theresa  Berger 51,952 891
CT Stratford  Laura R. Hoydick 51,849 893
OH Plain Township Lisa  Campbell 51,679 894
TN Smyrna  Mary Esther  Reed 51,586 896
UT Logan  Holly H. Daines 51,542 899
NJ Perth Amboy  Wilda  Diaz 51,390 901
CA Aliso Viejo city Tiffany   Ackley 50,887 915
ID Twin Falls  Suzanne  Hawkins 50,197 925
CT East Hartford  Marcia  Leclerc 49,872 931
NY Orangetown  Teresa M. Kenny 49,833 933
MT Bozeman  Cynthia  Andrus 49,831 934
OH Lakewood  Meghan F. George 49,678 937
MI Portage  Patricia  Randall 49,445 942
GA Dunwoody  Lynn  Deutsch 49,356 943
IL Decatur Township Lisa  Stanley 49,097 950
OH Dublin  Chris Amorose Groomes 49,037 953
CA Palm Springs city Christy  Holstege 48,518 961
CA Lincoln city Alyssa  Silhi 48,275 965
MI Saginaw  Brenda F. Moore 48,115 972
IN Washington township Danielle  Carey Tolan 47,488 988
CA San Luis Obispo city Heidi  Harmon 47,459 990
VA Charlottesville  Nikuyah  Walker 47,266 997
IN Bloomington Township Kim  Alexander 46,812 1002
KS Salina  Melissa  Hodges 46,550 1009
OH Euclid city Kirsten  Holzheimer Gail 46,550 1009
WV Charleston Amy Shuler Goodwin 46,536 1011
FL Fort Pierce  Linda  Hudson 46,103 1020
OH Middletown  Nicole  Condrey 46,051 1021
NC Wake Forest  Vivian A. Jones 45,629 1030
IL DeKalb Township Nancy  Teboda 45,611 1031
NJ Evesham  Jaclyn  Veasy 45,188 1037
IL Ela Township Gloria  Palmblad 44,634 1046
CA Danville town Karen  Stepper 44,510 1047
FL North Lauderdale  Ana Mayra Ziade 44,262 1058
VA Blacksburg  Leslie  Hager-Smith 44,233 1059
NJ Sayreville  Victoria  Kilpatrick 44,173 1061
FL Altamonte Springs  Patricia  Bates 44,143 1062
CA El Centro city Cheryl  Viegas-Walker 44,079 1063
NY Poughkeepsie  Felicia  Salvatore 44,062 1065
CT Southington  Victoria  Triano 43,834 1073
OH Marion Township Sheila  Perin 43,510 1083
MA Salem  Kimberley  Driscoll 43,226 1093
MN Mankato  Najwa  Massad 42,927 1098
TN Gallatin  Paige  Brown 42,918 1099
CA Lompoc city Jenelle  Osborne 42,853 1100
MO Jefferson  Carrie  Tergin 42,708 1107
CA Oakley city Sue  Higgins 42,543 1111
WA Puyallup  Julie  Door 42,361 1112
NY Cortlandt  Linda D. Puglisi 42,294 1114
IL Cunningham  Danielle  Chynoweth 42,214 1117
IL Urbana  Diane W. Marlin 42,214 1117
MA Pittsfield  Linda  Tyer 42,142 1121
MI Bloomfield Township Dani  Walsh 41,945 1125
FL Oviedo  Megan  Sladek 41,860 1126
CA Campbell city Elizabeth  Gibbons 41,793 1128
RI Woonsocket  Lisa  Baldelli-Hunt 41,751 1130
CA La Quinta city Linda  Evans 41,748 1131
MI Midland  Maureen  Donker 41,546 1137
AR Pine Bluff city Shirley  Washington 41,474 1139
TX Coppell  Karen  Hunt 41,421 1141
IL Moline  Stephanie  Acri 41,356 1143
OH Delaware  Carolyn Kay Riggle 41,283 1144
OH Findlay  Christina  Muryn 41,225 1146
OH Westerville  Kathy  Cocuzzi 41,103 1151
OH Deerfield  Kristin  Malhotra 41,089 1152
MN Maplewood  Marylee  Abrams 40,885 1158
PA Penn Hills  Pauline  Calabrese 40,807 1160
IL Buffalo Grove  Beverly  Sussman 40,494 1171
MD Hagerstown  Emily  Keller 40,100 1186
IL Quincy Township Cindy  Brink 39,949 1191
MA Amherst  Lynn  Griesemer 39,924 1193
OH Norwich Township Jamie  Fisher 39,910 1194
CA San Gabriel city Denise  Menchaca 39,899 1195
FL Hallandale Beach  Joy  Cooper 39,847 1197
CA Calexico city Rosie  Arreola-Fernandez 39,825 1199
OH Liberty Township Kristen L. Bitonte 39,780 1202
OR Keizer  Cathy  Clark 39,713 1206
IN Wayne township Susan E. Isaacs 39,556 1216
WA Issaquah  Mary Lou  Pauly 39,509 1217
IL Streamwood  Billie D. Roth 39,228 1220
WA Lynnwood Nicola  Smith 39,141 1228
MI Pittsfield  Mandy  Grewal 38,921 1233
IL Harlem  Terri L. Knight 38,913 1234
CO Northglenn  Meredith  Leighty 38,819 1236
WI Wausau  Katie  Rosenberg 38,561 1249
CA Pacifica city Sue  Beckmeyer 38,546 1250
SC Florence  Teresa Myers Ervin 38,531 1251
FL Lake Worth  Pam  Triolo 38,526 1252
MA Shrewsbury  Beth N. Casavant 38,526 1252
WA Longview  MaryAlice  Wallis 38,440 1254
CT Groton Town Patrice  Granatosky 38,436 1255
OR Grants Pass Sara   Bristol 38,170 1266
OH Mifflin  Lynn  Stewart 38,078 1269
NY Ossining  Dana  Levenberg 37,702 1275
IN Delaware township Deborah R. Driskell 37,696 1276
IL Nunda Township Leda  Bobera-Drain 37,581 1278
IN Portage  Sue  Lynch 36,988 1298
FL Aventura  Enid  Weisman 36,987 1299
WI Beloit  Regina  Dunkin 36,926 1302
FL Dunedin  Julie  Ward Bujalski 36,537 1311
CA West Hollywood  Lindsey  Horvath 36,475 1317
IL Shields  Terry  Darraugh 36,427 1319
CA Moorpark city Janice S. Parvin 36,375 1321
MA Andover  Ann W. Gilbert 36,356 1323
MN Richfield  Maria  Regan Gonzalez 36,354 1324
UT Kearns Metro Township Kelly  Bush 36,330 1327
GA Peachtree City  Vanessa  Fleisch 36,223 1337
FL Lauderdale Lakes  Hazelle P. Rogers 36,194 1338
UT Tooele  Debbie  Winn 36,015 1342
WA Mount Vernon  Jill  Boudreau 36,006 1343
KS Leavenworth  Nancy D. Bauder 35,957 1345
IL Calumet City Michelle  Markiewicz Qualkinbush 35,913 1349
AZ El Mirage city Alexis  Hermosillo 35,753 1358
CT Trumbull  Vicki A. Tesoro 35,673 1361
OH Gahanna  Laurie  Jadwin 35,483 1367
CA Manhattan Beach city Suzanne  Hadley 35,183 1375
CO Englewood  Linda  Olson 34,917 1382
GA East Point  Deana Holiday Ingraham 34,875 1386
IN Adams Township Denita   Washington 34,875 1386
CA Pleasant Hill city Sue  Noak 34,839 1389
UT Cedar City Maile  Wilson Edwards 34,764 1394
KS Leawood  Peggy J. Dunn 34,727 1397
SC Myrtle Beach  Brenda  Bethune 34,695 1400
TX Socorro  Elia  Garcia 34,370 1410
MT Butte-Silver Bow (balance) Cindi  Shaw 34,207 1416
CT Torrington  Elinor  Carbone 34,044 1427
WA University Place  Caroline  Belleci 34,001 1428
GA Douglasville Rochelle  Robinson 33,992 1430
NC Salisbury  Karen K. Alexander 33,988 1431
OH Mason  Kathy  Grossmann 33,870 1437
IL Moraine Township Anne Flanigan Bassi 33,660 1445
IL Glendale Heights  Linda  Jackson 33,617 1448
NY Riverhead  Yvette  Aguiar 33,469 1457
IL Woodridge  Gina  Cunningham-Picek 33,432 1459
TX Copperas Cove  Bradi  Diaz 33,235 1465
MN Andover  Julie  Trude 33,140 1468
KY Florence  Diane  Ewing Whalen 33,004 1474
IL Northbrook  Sandra E. Frum 32,958 1475
TX Nacogdoches  Shelley  Brophy 32,877 1483
PA Lower Makefield  Suzanne S. Blundi 32,802 1484
MI Bay City Kathleen  Newsham 32,717 1486
OH Massillon  Kathy  Catazaro-Perry 32,584 1491
IL Fremont  Diana  O'Kelly 32,486 1493
UT Kaysville Katie  Witt 32,390 1499
TX Southlake  Laura K. Hill 32,376 1501
MN Savage  Janet  Williams 32,362 1502
FL Dania Beach  Tamara  James 32,271 1506
NY Salina  Colleen A. Gunnip 32,232 1509
NY Rome  Jacqueline M. Izzo 32,148 1514
MI Eastpointe  Monique  Owens 32,081 1518
WY Gillette  Louise  Carter-King 32,030 1522
NJ Willingboro  Tiffani A. Worthy 32,005 1523
AK Juneau Beth  Weldon 31,974 1525
NH Rochester  Caroline  McCarley 31,526 1535
IL West Deerfield  Alyson Miller Feiger 31,456 1539
AR Sherwood city Virginia  Hillman Young 31,436 1540
CA Banning city Colleen  Wallace 31,221 1554
CA Laguna Hills city Erica  Pezold 31,207 1555
NJ Princeton Liz  Lempert 31,187 1558
AZ Kingman city Jen  Miles 31,013 1564
MA Falmouth  Megan  English Braga 30,993 1565
CA San Pablo city Elizabeth  Pabon-Alvarado 30,990 1566
CA Goleta city Paula  Perotte 30,911 1569
CA Burlingame city Ann  Keighran 30,889 1572
CO Lafayette  Jamie  Harkins 30,687 1583
OH Liberty Township Michael  Schuiling 30,509 1589
CO Windsor  Paul   Rennemeyer 30,477 1592
MA Gloucester  Sefatia  Theken 30,430 1594
IL Gurnee  Kristina  Kovarik 30,378 1595
MI Flint Charter Township Karyn  Miller 30,357 1597
CA Los Gatos town Marico  Sayoc 30,222 1609
CA San Carlos city Laura  Parmer-Lohan 30,185 1612
IL Wood River  Cheryl  Maguire 30,180 1613
CA Saratoga city Yan  Zhao 30,153 1614
CA Los Altos city Neysa  Fligor 30,089 1615
CA Atascadero city Heather  Moreno 30,075 1618
CT Newington town Beth  Kinsey DelBuono 30,014 1620