US Urbanized Areas: Density Profiles
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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Urbanized Areas with More than 1,000,000 Population in 1990: Ranked by Density of Highest Density 10 Percent of Land Area
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Rank |
Urbanized Area |
High Tract |
1% |
10% |
20% |
30% |
40% |
50% |
60% |
70% |
80% |
90% |
100% |
Overall |
1 |
New York |
227,167 |
93,782 |
29,464 |
7,088 |
4,400 |
3,184 |
2,337 |
1,734 |
1,303 |
997 |
746 |
555 |
5,184 |
2 |
Los Angeles |
79,725 |
34,204 |
18,415 |
10,600 |
8,340 |
6,770 |
5,268 |
3,900 |
2,856 |
2,035 |
1,362 |
812 |
6,062 |
3 |
San Francisco-Oakland |
145,050 |
37,948 |
17,200 |
7,900 |
5,487 |
3,847 |
2,667 |
1,972 |
1,506 |
1,090 |
753 |
570 |
4,311 |
4 |
Chicago |
90,550 |
34,414 |
15,035 |
5,806 |
4,030 |
2,896 |
2,138 |
1,614 |
1,290 |
1,018 |
759 |
610 |
3,525 |
5 |
Philadelphia |
47,731 |
33,228 |
14,814 |
5,188 |
3,360 |
2,424 |
1,910 |
1,478 |
1,165 |
913 |
694 |
570 |
3,263 |
6 |
Miami |
32,007 |
25,483 |
13,460 |
8,419 |
6,863 |
5,434 |
4,376 |
3,075 |
2,273 |
1,926 |
1,328 |
647 |
4,815 |
7 |
Boston |
86,725 |
29,973 |
12,329 |
4,404 |
2,742 |
1,874 |
1,401 |
1,087 |
848 |
729 |
632 |
548 |
2,673 |
8 |
San Jose |
29,246 |
17,468 |
12,251 |
8,322 |
6,944 |
5,749 |
4,133 |
2,447 |
1,454 |
1,158 |
839 |
599 |
4,401 |
9 |
Milwaukee |
29,173 |
20,710 |
11,432 |
5,286 |
3,214 |
2,447 |
1,744 |
1,332 |
1,024 |
933 |
797 |
568 |
2,892 |
10 |
Baltimore |
181,533 |
27,406 |
11,398 |
4,645 |
3,142 |
2,270 |
1,582 |
1,274 |
971 |
767 |
657 |
562 |
2,734 |
11 |
San Diego |
27,387 |
19,546 |
11,282 |
6,558 |
4,737 |
3,484 |
2,848 |
2,112 |
1,538 |
1,092 |
821 |
557 |
3,520 |
12 |
New Orleans |
41,600 |
20,415 |
11,042 |
7,035 |
5,577 |
3,569 |
2,178 |
1,464 |
1,101 |
808 |
686 |
607 |
3,441 |
13 |
Washington |
59,625 |
25,635 |
10,741 |
5,178 |
3,797 |
2,983 |
2,382 |
1,818 |
1,340 |
964 |
716 |
569 |
3,055 |
14 |
Cleveland |
26,345 |
15,517 |
9,441 |
4,987 |
3,367 |
2,522 |
1,841 |
1,310 |
986 |
816 |
663 |
540 |
2,659 |
15 |
Detroit |
16,737 |
13,284 |
9,259 |
6,133 |
4,547 |
3,343 |
2,586 |
1,987 |
1,529 |
1,168 |
881 |
566 |
3,204 |
16 |
Sacramento |
12,956 |
11,283 |
8,220 |
6,248 |
5,421 |
4,606 |
3,926 |
3,222 |
2,296 |
1,591 |
1,019 |
680 |
3,751 |
17 |
Pittsburgh |
40,800 |
14,893 |
7,871 |
4,084 |
2,723 |
1,805 |
1,255 |
1,023 |
776 |
667 |
591 |
532 |
2,139 |
18 |
Columbus |
25,922 |
14,858 |
8,000 |
4,667 |
3,674 |
2,916 |
2,076 |
1,563 |
1,204 |
919 |
735 |
595 |
2,640 |
19 |
Seattle |
36,900 |
14,865 |
7,837 |
5,008 |
3,964 |
3,245 |
2,554 |
2,048 |
1,582 |
1,097 |
769 |
572 |
2,876 |
20 |
Fort Lauderdale |
25,910 |
10,788 |
7,813 |
5,764 |
4,725 |
4,058 |
3,478 |
2,686 |
1,601 |
1,281 |
1,245 |
742 |
3,351 |
21 |
Denver |
22,070 |
12,321 |
7,587 |
5,553 |
4,742 |
3,903 |
3,209 |
2,528 |
1,848 |
1,321 |
885 |
592 |
3,228 |
22 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul |
20,643 |
13,693 |
7,458 |
4,246 |
3,193 |
2,488 |
2,021 |
1,601 |
1,254 |
961 |
685 |
536 |
2,453 |
23 |
Cincinnati |
44,400 |
13,487 |
7,423 |
4,069 |
2,924 |
2,134 |
1,663 |
1,309 |
1,028 |
799 |
682 |
555 |
2,270 |
24 |
Phoenix |
13,787 |
9,791 |
7,414 |
5,723 |
4,742 |
3,753 |
3,073 |
2,429 |
1,776 |
1,297 |
968 |
640 |
3,193 |
25 |
Portland |
22,858 |
11,384 |
7,322 |
4,827 |
3,795 |
3,031 |
2,363 |
1,873 |
1,394 |
1,076 |
863 |
716 |
2,738 |
26 |
St. Louis |
35,800 |
12,561 |
7,155 |
4,032 |
3,055 |
2,293 |
1,673 |
1,225 |
1,006 |
828 |
645 |
569 |
2,259 |
27 |
Houston |
14,954 |
10,726 |
6,965 |
4,618 |
3,430 |
2,696 |
2,111 |
1,694 |
1,365 |
1,098 |
820 |
595 |
2,547 |
28 |
San Antonio |
10,073 |
9,372 |
6,916 |
4,862 |
3,860 |
3,074 |
2,444 |
1,940 |
1,600 |
1,188 |
917 |
715 |
2,769 |
29 |
Dallas-Fort Worth |
17,833 |
10,855 |
6,509 |
4,341 |
3,385 |
2,621 |
2,042 |
1,463 |
1,024 |
809 |
643 |
550 |
2,346 |
30 |
Riverside-San Bernardino |
11,014 |
9,185 |
6,250 |
3,810 |
2,497 |
1,748 |
1,353 |
1,104 |
914 |
731 |
595 |
540 |
1,976 |
31 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg |
14,982 |
8,087 |
5,669 |
4,279 |
3,587 |
2,926 |
2,361 |
1,799 |
1,271 |
950 |
702 |
521 |
2,416 |
32 |
Kansas City |
14,295 |
9,124 |
5,638 |
3,673 |
3,000 |
2,465 |
1,904 |
1,451 |
1,156 |
828 |
648 |
537 |
2,130 |
33 |
Atlanta |
30,300 |
6,910 |
4,149 |
2,615 |
2,083 |
1,748 |
1,382 |
1,155 |
914 |
681 |
580 |
531 |
1,590 |
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Average |
46,548 |
19,794 |
10,114 |
5,454 |
4,101 |
3,161 |
2,433 |
1,840 |
1,370 |
1,047 |
798 |
594 |
3,103 |
Data includes all census tracts of 500 or more population per square mile in the urbanized portions of Los Angeles (Los Angeles and Orange counties) and Portland (Clackamas, Clark, Multnomah and Washington counties)
Note: This analysis produces results similar to, but not identical to data for urbanized areas.
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