US Urbanized Areas:
1990 Land Area By Cumulative 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 |
Over 20,000 |
Over 15,000 |
Over 10,000 |
Over 7,500 |
Over 5,000 |
Over 2,500 |
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New York |
119.6 |
152.4 |
199.0 |
304.7 |
422.9 |
674.7 |
1,324.6 |
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Los Angeles |
20.8 |
52.4 |
114.2 |
314.5 |
571.0 |
881.7 |
1,310.4 |
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San Francisco-Oakland |
10.7 |
18.7 |
37.5 |
79.1 |
131.2 |
228.2 |
379.0 |
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Chicago |
25.0 |
42.7 |
76.9 |
145.2 |
209.3 |
399.4 |
839.4 |
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Philadelphia |
17.2 |
30.9 |
49.7 |
83.2 |
120.8 |
206.7 |
452.4 |
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Miami |
2.5 |
3.5 |
8.6 |
33.3 |
82.2 |
150.7 |
233.3 |
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Boston |
8.2 |
15.3 |
28.3 |
59.0 |
83.7 |
147.4 |
317.2 |
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San Jose |
0.3 |
0.3 |
4.0 |
26.7 |
66.6 |
131.5 |
180.6 |
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Milwaukee |
0.6 |
1.7 |
7.7 |
22.3 |
36.9 |
65.3 |
151.6 |
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Baltimore |
4.1 |
8.3 |
13.5 |
30.8 |
49.6 |
99.2 |
242.7 |
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San Diego |
0.4 |
1.9 |
8.4 |
35.5 |
76.2 |
149.7 |
326.6 |
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New Orleans |
0.5 |
1.0 |
4.1 |
14.0 |
39.8 |
92.3 |
131.2 |
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Washington |
5.0 |
9.0 |
16.9 |
40.5 |
70.8 |
179.9 |
489.1 |
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Cleveland |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
23.8 |
51.2 |
103.8 |
254.5 |
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Detroit |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
32.5 |
103.5 |
257.4 |
560.6 |
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Sacramento |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.8 |
21.0 |
87.1 |
179.5 |
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Pittsburgh |
0.4 |
0.8 |
3.4 |
13.5 |
36.4 |
87.9 |
226.6 |
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Columbus |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
5.1 |
17.7 |
49.1 |
155.2 |
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Seattle |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
6.8 |
20.9 |
91.1 |
283.1 |
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Fort Lauderdale |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
19.6 |
72.4 |
206.6 |
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Denver |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
13.8 |
98.6 |
253.2 |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
10.9 |
29.4 |
87.4 |
291.5 |
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Cincinnati |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
6.9 |
19.5 |
51.7 |
153.6 |
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Phoenix |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
21.0 |
134.8 |
341.2 |
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Portland |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
16.1 |
61.7 |
192.2 |
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St. Louis |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
12.3 |
31.8 |
76.7 |
293.7 |
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Houston |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
6.9 |
31.1 |
136.1 |
439.4 |
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San Antonio |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
9.6 |
57.0 |
181.8 |
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Dallas-Fort Worth |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
8.7 |
27.5 |
140.4 |
534.0 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.1 |
13.4 |
99.0 |
261.0 |
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Tampa-St. Petersburg |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
5.2 |
54.1 |
315.2 |
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Kansas City |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
6.5 |
34.9 |
201.8 |
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Atlanta |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
24.9 |
239.7 |
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Total |
216.8 |
342.3 |
585.9 |
1,334.7 |
2,458.9 |
5,213.2 |
11,942.6 |
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PERCENTAGE OF NATIONAL TOTAL FOR 33 URBANIZED AREAS |
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Urbanized Area |
Over 25,000 |
Over 20,000 |
Over 15,000 |
Over 10,000 |
Over 7,500 |
Over 5,000 |
Over 2,500 |
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New York |
55.2% |
44.5% |
34.0% |
22.8% |
17.2% |
12.9% |
11.1% |
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Los Angeles |
9.6% |
15.3% |
19.5% |
23.6% |
23.2% |
16.9% |
11.0% |
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San Francisco-Oakland |
4.9% |
5.5% |
6.4% |
5.9% |
5.3% |
4.4% |
3.2% |
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Chicago |
11.5% |
12.5% |
13.1% |
10.9% |
8.5% |
7.7% |
7.0% |
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Philadelphia |
7.9% |
9.0% |
8.5% |
6.2% |
4.9% |
4.0% |
3.8% |
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Miami |
1.1% |
1.0% |
1.5% |
2.5% |
3.3% |
2.9% |
2.0% |
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Boston |
3.8% |
4.5% |
4.8% |
4.4% |
3.4% |
2.8% |
2.7% |
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San Jose |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.7% |
2.0% |
2.7% |
2.5% |
1.5% |
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Milwaukee |
0.3% |
0.5% |
1.3% |
1.7% |
1.5% |
1.3% |
1.3% |
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Baltimore |
1.9% |
2.4% |
2.3% |
2.3% |
2.0% |
1.9% |
2.0% |
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San Diego |
0.2% |
0.6% |
1.4% |
2.7% |
3.1% |
2.9% |
2.7% |
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New Orleans |
0.2% |
0.3% |
0.7% |
1.0% |
1.6% |
1.8% |
1.1% |
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Washington |
2.3% |
2.6% |
2.9% |
3.0% |
2.9% |
3.5% |
4.1% |
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Cleveland |
0.1% |
0.2% |
0.5% |
1.8% |
2.1% |
2.0% |
2.1% |
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Detroit |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
2.4% |
4.2% |
4.9% |
4.7% |
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Sacramento |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.3% |
0.9% |
1.7% |
1.5% |
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Pittsburgh |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.6% |
1.0% |
1.5% |
1.7% |
1.9% |
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Columbus |
0.2% |
0.1% |
0.3% |
0.4% |
0.7% |
0.9% |
1.3% |
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Seattle |
0.2% |
0.4% |
0.3% |
0.5% |
0.9% |
1.7% |
2.4% |
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Fort Lauderdale |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.8% |
1.4% |
1.7% |
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Denver |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.6% |
1.9% |
2.1% |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.4% |
0.8% |
1.2% |
1.7% |
2.4% |
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Cincinnati |
0.1% |
0.2% |
0.1% |
0.5% |
0.8% |
1.0% |
1.3% |
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Phoenix |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
0.9% |
2.6% |
2.9% |
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Portland |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
0.7% |
1.2% |
1.6% |
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St. Louis |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.9% |
1.3% |
1.5% |
2.5% |
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Houston |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.5% |
1.3% |
2.6% |
3.7% |
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San Antonio |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.4% |
1.1% |
1.5% |
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Dallas-Fort Worth |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.7% |
1.1% |
2.7% |
4.5% |
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Riverside-San Bernardino |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.5% |
1.9% |
2.2% |
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Tampa-St. Petersburg |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
1.0% |
2.6% |
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Kansas City |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
0.3% |
0.7% |
1.7% |
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Atlanta |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.5% |
2.0% |
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