Objective To understand the dietary structure and nutrient intake of urban residents in 3 cities， food consumption in Jiangxi Province was investigated in 2019.Methods A multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling method was used to select 1 251 residents from 362 households in Xinjian district of Nanchang City， Jinggangshan City of Ji’an City and Lianxi district of Jiujiang City. The dietary survey adopted a combination of family weighing method and non-continuous 3 d 24 h review inquiry method to collect food consumption data and the intake of various foods and nutrients per standard person per day was calculated.Results The urban residents in Jiangxi Province consumed excess livestock and poultry meat， oil and salt， the intakes per standard person per day were 111.70， 31.06 and 7.78 g， respectively. The intakes of vegetables， fruits， eggs and dairy products， were 240.53， 47.97， 27.91， 26.31 g， respectively. The intake of cereals and tubers and aquatic products were 398.30， 42.95 g， respectively. Moreover， the percentages of energy from protein， fat and carbohydrates were 14.68%， 33.74% and 51.50%， respectively. The daily intakes per standard person of dietary calcium， vitamin A， thiamine， riboflacin and vitamin C were lower than the estimated average requirement， which accounted for 89.74%， 72.41%， 89.04%， 82.85% and 60.21%， respectively. 74.18% of the sodium intake of residents exceeded the appropriate intake by more than 100%.Conclusion The energy and protein intake of urban residents of Jiangxi Province basically met the dietary requirements， while the fat energy supply ratio was high， the carbohydrate energy supply ratio was low， and the intake of some nutrients was insufficient or excessive. Furthermore， the intake of vegetables， fruits and milk was inadequate. It is recommended to continuously to strengthen the education of dietary nutrition knowledge and encourage residents to have a reasonable diet.