US Urbanized Areas:
1990 Land Area By Density Category
This is a part of the Demographia 1990 US Urbanized Area Density Profile product. Data may be reproduced with appropriate citation.
Data includes all census tracts of 500 or more population per square mile in the urbanized portions of the metropolitan areas
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LAND AREA BY DENSITY CATEGORY (Square Miles) |
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Urbanized Area |
Over 25,000 |
20,000-25,000 |
,15,000-20,000 |
10,000-15,000 |
7,500-10,000 |
5,000-7,500 |
2,500-5,000 |
Under 2,500 |
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New York |
119.6 |
32.7 |
46.6 |
105.7 |
118.2 |
251.9 |
649.9 |
1,784.8 |
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Los Angeles |
20.8 |
31.6 |
61.8 |
200.3 |
256.5 |
310.8 |
428.7 |
561.6 |
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San Francisco-Oakland |
10.7 |
8.0 |
18.7 |
41.6 |
52.2 |
97.0 |
150.8 |
436.0 |
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Chicago |
25.0 |
17.7 |
34.2 |
68.3 |
64.1 |
190.1 |
440.0 |
1,296.4 |
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Philadelphia |
17.2 |
13.7 |
18.8 |
33.6 |
37.6 |
85.9 |
245.7 |
890.1 |
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Miami |
2.5 |
1.1 |
5.1 |
24.7 |
48.9 |
68.5 |
82.6 |
158.2 |
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Boston |
8.2 |
7.1 |
13.0 |
30.7 |
24.8 |
63.7 |
169.8 |
862.0 |
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San Jose |
0.3 |
0.1 |
3.6 |
22.7 |
39.9 |
64.9 |
49.1 |
149.0 |
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Milwaukee |
0.6 |
1.2 |
6.0 |
14.6 |
14.6 |
28.3 |
86.3 |
277.9 |
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Baltimore |
4.1 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
17.3 |
18.8 |
49.6 |
143.5 |
508.7 |
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San Diego |
0.4 |
1.5 |
6.5 |
27.1 |
40.7 |
73.6 |
176.8 |
318.8 |
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New Orleans |
0.5 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
9.9 |
25.8 |
52.5 |
38.8 |
187.2 |
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Washington |
5.0 |
4.0 |
7.9 |
23.6 |
30.4 |
109.1 |
309.2 |
635.3 |
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Cleveland |
0.3 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
20.9 |
27.4 |
52.6 |
150.7 |
466.5 |
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Detroit |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
31.3 |
71.0 |
154.0 |
303.2 |
642.4 |
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Sacramento |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.8 |
17.2 |
66.1 |
92.4 |
111.9 |
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Pittsburgh |
0.4 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
10.1 |
22.8 |
51.6 |
138.7 |
619.0 |
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Columbus |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
12.6 |
31.4 |
106.1 |
237.6 |
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Seattle |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
4.9 |
14.2 |
70.2 |
192.0 |
332.3 |
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Fort Lauderdale |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
18.8 |
52.9 |
134.2 |
163.0 |
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Denver |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
10.6 |
84.9 |
154.6 |
205.5 |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
8.4 |
18.5 |
58.0 |
204.2 |
548.7 |
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Cincinnati |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
6.3 |
12.7 |
32.2 |
101.8 |
374.1 |
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Phoenix |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
19.8 |
113.7 |
206.5 |
277.0 |
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Portland |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
13.4 |
45.6 |
130.5 |
254.7 |
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St. Louis |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
12.3 |
19.4 |
45.0 |
217.0 |
588.4 |
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Houston |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
6.9 |
24.2 |
105.0 |
303.3 |
714.0 |
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San Antonio |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
9.2 |
47.3 |
124.8 |
237.1 |
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Dallas-Fort Worth |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
7.2 |
18.8 |
112.9 |
393.6 |
913.1 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.1 |
10.3 |
85.6 |
162.0 |
770.7 |
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Tampa-St. Petersburg |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
4.5 |
49.0 |
261.1 |
426.5 |
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Kansas City |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
5.3 |
28.4 |
166.9 |
390.0 |
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Atlanta |
0.0 |
(0.0) |
0.0 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
22.2 |
214.7 |
1,145.6 |
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Total |
216.8 |
125.5 |
243.6 |
748.8 |
1,124.2 |
2,754.3 |
6,729.4 |
17,484.0 |
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PERCENTAGE OF NATIONAL TOTAL FOR 33 URBANIZED AREAS |
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Urbanized Area |
Over 25,000 |
20,000-25,000 |
,15,000-20,000 |
10,000-15,000 |
7,500-10,000 |
5,000-7,500 |
2,500-5,000 |
Under 2,500 |
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New York |
55.2% |
26.1% |
19.1% |
14.1% |
10.5% |
9.1% |
9.7% |
10.2% |
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Los Angeles |
9.6% |
25.2% |
25.4% |
26.7% |
22.8% |
11.3% |
6.4% |
3.2% |
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San Francisco-Oakland |
4.9% |
6.4% |
7.7% |
5.6% |
4.6% |
3.5% |
2.2% |
2.5% |
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Chicago |
11.5% |
14.1% |
14.0% |
9.1% |
5.7% |
6.9% |
6.5% |
7.4% |
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Philadelphia |
7.9% |
10.9% |
7.7% |
4.5% |
3.3% |
3.1% |
3.7% |
5.1% |
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Miami |
1.1% |
0.8% |
2.1% |
3.3% |
4.4% |
2.5% |
1.2% |
0.9% |
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Boston |
3.8% |
5.6% |
5.3% |
4.1% |
2.2% |
2.3% |
2.5% |
4.9% |
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San Jose |
0.1% |
0.1% |
1.5% |
3.0% |
3.5% |
2.4% |
0.7% |
0.9% |
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Milwaukee |
0.3% |
0.9% |
2.5% |
2.0% |
1.3% |
1.0% |
1.3% |
1.6% |
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Baltimore |
1.9% |
3.3% |
2.2% |
2.3% |
1.7% |
1.8% |
2.1% |
2.9% |
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San Diego |
0.2% |
1.2% |
2.6% |
3.6% |
3.6% |
2.7% |
2.6% |
1.8% |
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New Orleans |
0.2% |
0.4% |
1.3% |
1.3% |
2.3% |
1.9% |
0.6% |
1.1% |
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Washington |
2.3% |
3.2% |
3.2% |
3.2% |
2.7% |
4.0% |
4.6% |
3.6% |
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Cleveland |
0.1% |
0.3% |
0.9% |
2.8% |
2.4% |
1.9% |
2.2% |
2.7% |
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Detroit |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.5% |
4.2% |
6.3% |
5.6% |
4.5% |
3.7% |
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Sacramento |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.5% |
1.5% |
2.4% |
1.4% |
0.6% |
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Pittsburgh |
0.2% |
0.3% |
1.0% |
1.4% |
2.0% |
1.9% |
2.1% |
3.5% |
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Columbus |
0.2% |
0.0% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
1.1% |
1.1% |
1.6% |
1.4% |
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Seattle |
0.2% |
0.6% |
0.3% |
0.7% |
1.3% |
2.5% |
2.9% |
1.9% |
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Fort Lauderdale |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
1.7% |
1.9% |
2.0% |
0.9% |
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Denver |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.4% |
0.3% |
0.9% |
3.1% |
2.3% |
1.2% |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul |
0.0% |
0.0% |
1.0% |
1.1% |
1.6% |
2.1% |
3.0% |
3.1% |
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Cincinnati |
0.1% |
0.3% |
0.0% |
0.8% |
1.1% |
1.2% |
1.5% |
2.1% |
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Phoenix |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
1.8% |
4.1% |
3.1% |
1.6% |
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Portland |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.3% |
1.2% |
1.7% |
1.9% |
1.5% |
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St. Louis |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
1.6% |
1.7% |
1.6% |
3.2% |
3.4% |
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Houston |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.9% |
2.2% |
3.8% |
4.5% |
4.1% |
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San Antonio |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
0.8% |
1.7% |
1.9% |
1.4% |
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Dallas-Fort Worth |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.6% |
1.0% |
1.7% |
4.1% |
5.8% |
5.2% |
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Riverside-San Bernardino |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.4% |
0.9% |
3.1% |
2.4% |
4.4% |
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Tampa-St. Petersburg |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
0.4% |
1.8% |
3.9% |
2.4% |
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Kansas City |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.5% |
1.0% |
2.5% |
2.2% |
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Atlanta |
0.0% |
-0.0% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.1% |
0.8% |
3.2% |
6.6% |
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