If you manage Google Ads for your company or for many companies, you will sometimes notice pesky city or state names coming up in your search terms that are irrelevant to you. This happens a lot if you are targeting a large geographic area, but are only trying to get people focused on your location.  For example, a vacation based service or a company pushing registrations for a destination event in a certain city. For example, if you are having a fishing conference in Seattle and want to target the entire US for terms related to fishing conferences, you don’t want to advertise to people specifically searching for fishing conferences combined with other cities or states.  Alas, it can be frustrating to put these lists together and have them in the right format, so I have done it for you, with the help of a file from GitHub for the top cities. Just remove your targeted city or state and add the rest as negatives. Save a lot of time searching around or manually entering. I have put the states and cities in long column form so they are easy to copy and then paste into negative keywords in Google Ads. You’re welcome.

Here are the US States in Alphabetical Order

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Here are the Biggest 999 US Cities in Population Order

New York

Los Angeles

Chicago

Houston

Philadelphia

Phoenix

San Antonio

San Diego

Dallas

San Jose

Austin

Indianapolis

Jacksonville

San Francisco

Columbus

Charlotte

Fort Worth

Detroit

El Paso

Memphis

Seattle

Denver

Washington

Boston

Nashville-Davidson

Baltimore

Oklahoma City

Louisville/Jefferson County

Portland

Las Vegas

Milwaukee

Albuquerque

Tucson

Fresno

Sacramento

Long Beach

Kansas City

Mesa

Virginia Beach

Atlanta

Colorado Springs

Omaha

Raleigh

Miami

Oakland

Minneapolis

Tulsa

Cleveland

Wichita

Arlington

New Orleans

Bakersfield

Tampa

Honolulu

Aurora

Anaheim

Santa Ana

St. Louis

Riverside

Corpus Christi

Lexington-Fayette

Pittsburgh

Anchorage

Stockton

Cincinnati

St. Paul

Toledo

Greensboro

Newark

Plano

Henderson

Lincoln

Buffalo

Jersey City

Chula Vista

Fort Wayne

Orlando

St. Petersburg

Chandler

Laredo

Norfolk

Durham

Madison

Lubbock

Irvine

Winston-Salem

Glendale

Garland

Hialeah

Reno

Chesapeake

Gilbert

Baton Rouge

Irving

Scottsdale

North Las Vegas

Fremont

Boise City

Richmond

San Bernardino

Birmingham

Spokane

Rochester

Des Moines

Modesto

Fayetteville

Tacoma

Oxnard

Fontana

Columbus

Montgomery

Moreno Valley

Shreveport

Aurora

Yonkers

Akron

Huntington Beach

Little Rock

Augusta-Richmond County

Amarillo

Glendale

Mobile

Grand Rapids

Salt Lake City

Tallahassee

Huntsville

Grand Prairie

Knoxville

Worcester

Newport News

Brownsville

Overland Park

Santa Clarita

Providence

Garden Grove

Chattanooga

Oceanside

Jackson

Fort Lauderdale

Santa Rosa

Rancho Cucamonga

Port St. Lucie

Tempe

Ontario

Vancouver

Cape Coral

Sioux Falls

Springfield

Peoria

Pembroke Pines

Elk Grove

Salem

Lancaster

Corona

Eugene

Palmdale

Salinas

Springfield

Pasadena

Fort Collins

Hayward

Pomona

Cary

Rockford

Alexandria

Escondido

McKinney

Kansas City

Joliet

Sunnyvale

Torrance

Bridgeport

Lakewood

Hollywood

Paterson

Naperville

Syracuse

Mesquite

Dayton

Savannah

Clarksville

Orange

Pasadena

Fullerton

Killeen

Frisco

Hampton

McAllen

Warren

Bellevue

West Valley City

Columbia

Olathe

Sterling Heights

New Haven

Miramar

Waco

Thousand Oaks

Cedar Rapids

Charleston

Visalia

Topeka

Elizabeth

Gainesville

Thornton

Roseville

Carrollton

Coral Springs

Stamford

Simi Valley

Concord

Hartford

Kent

Lafayette

Midland

Surprise

Denton

Victorville

Evansville

Santa Clara

Abilene

Athens-Clarke County

Vallejo

Allentown

Norman

Beaumont

Independence

Murfreesboro

Ann Arbor

Springfield

Berkeley

Peoria

Provo

El Monte

Columbia

Lansing

Fargo

Downey

Costa Mesa

Wilmington

Arvada

Inglewood

Miami Gardens

Carlsbad

Westminster

Rochester

Odessa

Manchester

Elgin

West Jordan

Round Rock

Clearwater

Waterbury

Gresham

Fairfield

Billings

Lowell

San Buenaventura (Ventura)

Pueblo

High Point

West Covina

Richmond

Murrieta

Cambridge

Antioch

Temecula

Norwalk

Centennial

Everett

Palm Bay

Wichita Falls

Green Bay

Daly City

Burbank

Richardson

Pompano Beach

North Charleston

Broken Arrow

Boulder

West Palm Beach

Santa Maria

El Cajon

Davenport

Rialto

Las Cruces

San Mateo

Lewisville

South Bend

Lakeland

Erie

Tyler

Pearland

College Station

Kenosha

Sandy Springs

Clovis

Flint

Roanoke

Albany

Jurupa Valley

Compton

San Angelo

Hillsboro

Lawton

Renton

Vista

Davie

Greeley

Mission Viejo

Portsmouth

Dearborn

South Gate

Tuscaloosa

Livonia

New Bedford

Vacaville

Brockton

Roswell

Beaverton

Quincy

Sparks

Yakima

Lee’s Summit

Federal Way

Carson

Santa Monica

Hesperia

Allen

Rio Rancho

Yuma

Westminster

Orem

Lynn

Redding

Spokane Valley

Miami Beach

League City

Lawrence

Santa Barbara

Plantation

Sandy

Sunrise

Macon

Longmont

Boca Raton

San Marcos

Greenville

Waukegan

Fall River

Chico

Newton

San Leandro

Reading

Norwalk

Fort Smith

Newport Beach

Asheville

Nashua

Edmond

Whittier

Nampa

Bloomington

Deltona

Hawthorne

Duluth

Carmel

Suffolk

Clifton

Citrus Heights

Livermore

Tracy

Alhambra

Kirkland

Trenton

Ogden

Hoover

Cicero

Fishers

Sugar Land

Danbury

Meridian

Indio

Concord

Menifee

Champaign

Buena Park

Troy

O’Fallon

Johns Creek

Bellingham

Westland

Bloomington

Sioux City

Warwick

Hemet

Longview

Farmington Hills

Bend

Lakewood

Merced

Mission

Chino

Redwood City

Edinburg

Cranston

Parma

New Rochelle

Lake Forest

Napa

Hammond

Fayetteville

Bloomington

Avondale

Somerville

Palm Coast

Bryan

Gary

Largo

Brooklyn Park

Tustin

Racine

Deerfield Beach

Lynchburg

Mountain View

Medford

Lawrence

Bellflower

Melbourne

St. Joseph

Camden

St. George

Kennewick

Baldwin Park

Chino Hills

Alameda

Albany

Arlington Heights

Scranton

Evanston

Kalamazoo

Baytown

Upland

Springdale

Bethlehem

Schaumburg

Mount Pleasant

Auburn

Decatur

San Ramon

Pleasanton

Wyoming

Lake Charles

Plymouth

Bolingbrook

Pharr

Appleton

Gastonia

Folsom

Southfield

Rochester Hills

New Britain

Goodyear

Canton

Warner Robins

Union City

Perris

Manteca

Iowa City

Jonesboro

Wilmington

Lynwood

Loveland

Pawtucket

Boynton Beach

Waukesha

Gulfport

Apple Valley

Passaic

Rapid City

Layton

Lafayette

Turlock

Muncie

Temple

Missouri City

Redlands

Santa Fe

Lauderhill

Milpitas

Palatine

Missoula

Rock Hill

Jacksonville

Franklin

Flagstaff

Flower Mound

Weston

Waterloo

Union City

Mount Vernon

Fort Myers

Dothan

Rancho Cordova

Redondo Beach

Jackson

Pasco

St. Charles

Eau Claire

North Richland Hills

Bismarck

Yorba Linda

Kenner

Walnut Creek

Frederick

Oshkosh

Pittsburg

Palo Alto

Bossier City

Portland

St. Cloud

Davis

South San Francisco

Camarillo

North Little Rock

Schenectady

Gaithersburg

Harlingen

Woodbury

Eagan

Yuba City

Maple Grove

Youngstown

Skokie

Kissimmee

Johnson City

Victoria

San Clemente

Bayonne

Laguna Niguel

East Orange

Shawnee

Homestead

Rockville

Delray Beach

Janesville

Conway

Pico Rivera

Lorain

Montebello

Lodi

New Braunfels

Marysville

Tamarac

Madera

Conroe

Santa Cruz

Eden Prairie

Cheyenne

Daytona Beach

Alpharetta

Hamilton

Waltham

Coon Rapids

Haverhill

Council Bluffs

Taylor

Utica

Ames

La Habra

Encinitas

Bowling Green

Burnsville

Greenville

West Des Moines

Cedar Park

Tulare

Monterey Park

Vineland

Terre Haute

North Miami

Mansfield

West Allis

Bristol

Taylorsville

Malden

Meriden

Blaine

Wellington

Cupertino

Springfield

Rogers

St. Clair Shores

Gardena

Pontiac

National City

Grand Junction

Rocklin

Chapel Hill

Casper

Broomfield

Petaluma

South Jordan

Springfield

Great Falls

Lancaster

North Port

Lakewood

Marietta

San Rafael

Royal Oak

Des Plaines

Huntington Park

La Mesa

Orland Park

Auburn

Lakeville

Owensboro

Moore

Jupiter

Idaho Falls

Dubuque

Bartlett

Rowlett

Novi

White Plains

Arcadia

Redmond

Lake Elsinore

Ocala

Tinley Park

Port Orange

Medford

Oak Lawn

Rocky Mount

Kokomo

Coconut Creek

Bowie

Berwyn

Midwest City

Fountain Valley

Buckeye

Dearborn Heights

Woodland

Noblesville

Valdosta

Diamond Bar

Manhattan

Santee

Taunton

Sanford

Kettering

New Brunswick

Decatur

Chicopee

Anderson

Margate

Weymouth Town

Hempstead

Corvallis

Eastvale

Porterville

West Haven

Brentwood

Paramount

Grand Forks

Georgetown

St. Peters

Shoreline

Mount Prospect

Hanford

Normal

Rosemead

Lehi

Pocatello

Highland

Novato

Port Arthur

Carson City

San Marcos

Hendersonville

Elyria

Revere

Pflugerville

Greenwood

Bellevue

Wheaton

Smyrna

Sarasota

Blue Springs

Colton

Euless

Castle Rock

Cathedral City

Kingsport

Lake Havasu City

Pensacola

Hoboken

Yucaipa

Watsonville

Richland

Delano

Hoffman Estates

Florissant

Placentia

West New York

Dublin

Oak Park

Peabody

Perth Amboy

Battle Creek

Bradenton

Gilroy

Milford

Albany

Ankeny

La Crosse

Burlington

DeSoto

Harrisonburg

Minnetonka

Elkhart

Lakewood

Glendora

Southaven

Charleston

Joplin

Enid

Palm Beach Gardens

Brookhaven

Plainfield

Grand Island

Palm Desert

Huntersville

Tigard

Lenexa

Saginaw

Kentwood

Doral

Apple Valley

Grapevine

Aliso Viejo

Sammamish

Casa Grande

Pinellas Park

Troy

West Sacramento

Burien

Commerce City

Monroe

Cerritos

Downers Grove

Coral Gables

Wilson

Niagara Falls

Poway

Edina

Cuyahoga Falls

Rancho Santa Margarita

Harrisburg

Huntington

La Mirada

Cypress

Caldwell

Logan

Galveston

Sheboygan

Middletown

Murray

Roswell

Parker

Bedford

East Lansing

Methuen

Covina

Alexandria

Olympia

Euclid

Mishawaka

Salina

Azusa

Newark

Chesterfield

Leesburg

Dunwoody

Hattiesburg

Roseville

Bonita Springs

Portage

St. Louis Park

Collierville

Middletown

Stillwater

East Providence

Lawrence

Wauwatosa

Mentor

Ceres

Cedar Hill

Mansfield

Binghamton

Coeur d’Alene

San Luis Obispo

Minot

Palm Springs

Pine Bluff

Texas City

Summerville

Twin Falls

Jeffersonville

San Jacinto

Madison

Altoona

Columbus

Beavercreek

Apopka

Elmhurst

Maricopa

Farmington

Glenview

Cleveland Heights

Draper

Lincoln

Sierra Vista

Lacey

Biloxi

Strongsville

Barnstable Town

Wylie

Sayreville

Kannapolis

Charlottesville

Littleton

Titusville

Hackensack

Newark

Pittsfield

York

Lombard

Attleboro

DeKalb

Blacksburg

Dublin

Haltom City

Lompoc

El Centro

Danville

Jefferson City

Cutler Bay

Oakland Park

North Miami Beach

Freeport

Moline

Coachella

Fort Pierce

Smyrna

Bountiful

Fond du Lac

Everett

Danville

Keller

Belleville

Bell Gardens

Cleveland

North Lauderdale

Fairfield

Salem

Rancho Palos Verdes

San Bruno

Concord

Burlington

Apex

Midland

Altamonte Springs

Hutchinson

Buffalo Grove

Urbandale

State College

Urbana

Plainfield

Manassas

Bartlett

Kearny

Oro Valley

Findlay

Rohnert Park

Westfield

Linden

Sumter

Wilkes-Barre

Woonsocket

Leominster

Shelton

Brea

Covington

Rockwall

Meridian

Riverton

St. Cloud

Quincy

Morgan Hill

Warren

Edmonds

Burleson

Beverly

Mankato

Hagerstown

Prescott

Campbell

Cedar Falls

Beaumont

La Puente

Crystal Lake

Fitchburg

Carol Stream

Hickory

Streamwood

Norwich

Coppell

San Gabriel

Holyoke

Bentonville

Florence

Peachtree Corners

Brentwood

Bozeman

New Berlin

Goose Creek

Huntsville

Prescott Valley

Maplewood

Romeoville

Duncanville

Atlantic City

Clovis

The Colony

Culver City

Marlborough

Hilton Head Island

Moorhead

Calexico

Bullhead City

Germantown

La Quinta

Lancaster

Wausau

Sherman

Ocoee

Shakopee

Woburn

Bremerton

Rock Island

Muskogee

Cape Girardeau

Annapolis

Greenacres

Ormond Beach

Hallandale Beach

Stanton

Puyallup

Pacifica

Hanover Park

Hurst

Lima

Marana

Carpentersville

Oakley

Huber Heights

Lancaster

Montclair

Wheeling

Brookfield

Park Ridge

Florence

Roy

Winter Garden

Chelsea

Valley Stream

Spartanburg

Lake Oswego

Friendswood

Westerville

Northglenn

Phenix City

Grove City

Texarkana

Addison

Dover

Lincoln Park

Calumet City

Muskegon

Aventura

Martinez

Greenfield

Apache Junction

Monrovia

Weslaco

Keizer

Spanish Fork

Beloit