You may have been hypnotized by movies.

  - New York City Population [0]: 8,804,190
  - Population of the United States [1]: 333,327,000
  - Percent of people living in NYC: 2.6%

0: https://www.nyc.gov/site/planning/planning-level/nyc-populat...

1: https://www.census.gov/popclock/