Rank	Urbanized Area	2000 Population	2000 Square Miles	2000 Density	Density Rank	1990 Population	1990 Square Miles	1990 Density
1	New York--Newark, NY--NJ--CT	17,799,861	3,353	5,309	3	16,044,012	2,966	5,409
2	Los Angeles--Long Beach--Santa Ana, CA	12,492,983	1,859	6,720	1	11,402,946	1,966	5,801
3	Chicago, IL--IN	8,307,904	2,123	3,914	11	7,351,244	1,837	4,001
4	Philadelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD	5,149,079	1,799	2,861	25	4,671,827	1,352	3,455
5	Miami, FL	4,919,036	1,116	4,407	8	3,947,642	986	4,002
6	Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX	4,145,659	1,407	2,946	22	3,198,259	1,443	2,216
7	Boston, MA--NH--RI	4,032,484	1,736	2,323	46	3,414,177	1,199	2,848
8	San Francisco--Oakland, CA	4,015,398	758	5,298	4	3,629,516	874	4,152
9	Washington, DC--VA--MD	3,933,920	1,157	3,401	17	3,363,031	945	3,560
10	Detroit, MI	3,903,377	1,261	3,094	20	3,697,529	1,119	3,303
11	Houston, TX	3,822,509	1,295	2,951	22	2,901,851	1,177	2,465
12	Atlanta, GA	3,499,840	1,963	1,783	64	2,157,806	1,137	1,898
13	Phoenix--Mesa, AZ	2,907,049	799	3,638	14	2,006,239	741	2,707
14	Seattle, WA	2,712,205	954	2,844	27	2,241,296	821	2,731
15	San Diego, CA	2,674,436	782	3,419	16	2,348,417	690	3,403
16	Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN	2,388,593	894	2,671	32	2,079,676	1,063	1,956
17	Baltimore, MD	2,250,952	785	2,868	24	1,946,526	728	2,673
18	St. Louis, MO--IL	2,077,662	829	2,506	38	1,968,463	633	3,110
19	Tampa--St. Petersburg, FL	2,062,339	802	2,571	36	1,708,710	650	2,630
20	Denver--Aurora, CO	1,984,887	499	3,979	10	1,517,977	459	3,308
21	Cleveland, OH	1,786,647	647	2,761	30	1,677,492	636	2,638
22	Pittsburgh, PA	1,753,136	852	2,057	55	1,678,745	778	2,158
23	San Jose, CA	1,622,932	298	5,439	2	1,435,019	338	4,240
24	Portland, OR--WA	1,583,138	474	3,340	18	1,172,158	388	3,021
25	Riverside--San Bernardino, CA	1,506,816	439	3,434	15	1,170,196	460	2,543
26	Cincinnati, OH--KY--IN	1,503,262	672	2,238	47	1,330,990	565	2,357
27	Kansas City, MO--KS	1,417,029	607	2,334	44	1,275,317	762	1,674
28	Virginia Beach, VA	1,394,439	527	2,647	35	1,323,098	664	1,994
29	Sacramento, CA	1,393,498	369	3,776	13	1,097,005	334	3,286
30	San Antonio, TX	1,327,554	408	3,257	19	1,129,154	438	2,578
31	Las Vegas, NV	1,314,357	286	4,597	7	697,348	231	3,018
32	Milwaukee, WI	1,308,913	487	2,688	31	1,226,293	512	2,395
33	Indianapolis, IN	1,218,919	553	2,205	49	914,761	469	1,951
34	Providence, RI--MA	1,174,548	504	2,332	45	1,044,132	367	2,842
35	Orlando, FL	1,157,431	453	2,554	37	887,126	395	2,248
36	Columbus, OH	1,133,193	398	2,849	26	945,237	345	2,741
37	New Orleans, LA	1,009,283	198	5,102	5	1,040,226	270	3,852
38	Buffalo, NY	976,703	367	2,664	34	954,332	286	3,343
39	Memphis, TN--MS--AR	972,091	400	2,431	41	825,193	341	2,420
40	Austin, TX	901,920	318	2,835	28	562,008	273	2,057
41	Bridgeport--Stamford, CT--NY	888,890	465	1,910	58	709,951	289	2,455
42	Salt Lake City, UT	887,650	231	3,847	12	789,447	254	3,107
43	Jacksonville, FL	882,295	411	2,149	51	738,413	508	1,454
44	Louisville, KY--IN	863,582	391	2,207	48	754,956	283	2,672
45	Hartford, CT	851,535	469	1,814	63	689,262	295	2,335
46	Oklahoma City, OK	833,481	353	2,364	42	693,506	370	1,877
47	Richmond, VA	818,836	437	1,875	59	455,597	242	1,885
48	Charlotte, NC--SC	758,927	435	1,745	65	573,294	483	1,186
49	Nashville-Davidson, TN	749,935	431	1,741	66	784,425	647	1,213
50	Tucson, AZ	720,425	291	2,473	40	579,235	247	2,350
51	Honolulu, HI	718,182	154	4,660	6	632,603	139	4,561
52	Dayton, OH	703,444	324	2,174	50	613,467	273	2,244
53	Rochester, NY	694,396	295	2,353	43	619,653	220	2,816
54	El Paso, TX--NM	674,801	219	3,080	21	571,017	220	2,591
55	Birmingham, AL	663,615	392	1,693	68	622,074	399	1,560
56	Omaha, NE--IA	626,623	226	2,768	29	544,292	193	2,820
57	Albuquerque, NM	598,191	224	2,671	33	497,120	226	2,202
58	Allentown--Bethlehem, PA--NJ	576,408	289	1,991	56	410,436	142	2,888
59	Springfield, MA--CT	573,610	309	1,857	61	532,747	302	1,765
60	Akron, OH	570,215	308	1,853	62	527,863	257	2,053
61	Sarasota--Bradenton, FL	559,229	270	2,068	54	444,385	193	2,303
62	Albany, NY	558,947	284	1,966	57	509,106	209	2,440
63	Tulsa, OK	558,329	261	2,136	52	474,668	304	1,560
64	Fresno, CA	554,923	139	4,003	9	453,388	133	3,417
65	Raleigh, NC	541,527	320	1,694	67	305,925	176	1,739
66	Grand Rapids, MI	539,080	257	2,095	53	436,336	223	1,954
67	New Haven, CT	531,314	285	1,862	60	451,486	188	2,405
68	McAllen, TX	523,144	314	1,667	69	263,192	124	2,117
69	Toledo, OH--MI	503,008	202	2,486	39	489,155	193	2,529
	Total	141,060,524	44,414	3,176		120,149,973	39,369	3,052
Source: US Census

ESTIMATED DENSITY OF NEW DEVELOPMENT
Rank	Urbanized Area	Population Change	Square Miles Change	Estimated Density of New Development
1	Fresno, CA	101,535	6	17,155
2	Phoenix--Mesa, AZ	900,810	58	15,550
3	Denver--Aurora, CO	466,910	40	11,683
4	Las Vegas, NV	617,009	55	11,253
5	Cleveland, OH	109,155	11	9,833
6	Sacramento, CA	296,493	35	8,429
7	Detroit, MI	920,658	118	7,806
8	Austin, TX	339,912	45	7,561
9	Miami, FL	971,394	130	7,488
10	Springfield, MA--CT	40,863	7	5,779
11	Honolulu, HI	85,579	15	5,547
12	Portland, OR--WA	410,980	86	4,781
13	Orlando, FL	270,305	59	4,616
14	New York--Newark, NY--NJ--CT	1,755,849	386	4,547
15	Indianapolis, IN	304,158	84	3,619
16	Columbus, OH	187,956	53	3,558
17	Seattle, WA	470,909	133	3,544
18	San Diego, CA	326,019	92	3,539
19	Chicago, IL--IN	956,660	286	3,350
20	Tucson, AZ	141,190	45	3,150
21	Grand Rapids, MI	102,744	34	3,012
22	Houston, TX	570,889	212	2,691
23	Memphis, TN--MS--AR	146,898	59	2,499
24	Omaha, NE--IA	82,331	33	2,467
25	Tampa--St. Petersburg, FL	353,629	153	2,318
26	Charlotte, NC--SC	363,239	195	1,862
27	St. Louis, MO--IL	282,489	152	1,859
28	Dayton, OH	89,977	50	1,794
29	Raleigh, NC	235,602	144	1,640
30	Atlanta, GA	1,342,034	826	1,625
31	Cincinnati, OH--KY--IN	172,272	107	1,610
32	Toledo, OH--MI	13,853	9	1,551
33	Sarasota--Bradenton, FL	114,844	77	1,482
34	Washington, DC--VA--MD	205,848	142	1,450
35	McAllen, TX	259,952	189	1,372
36	Baltimore, MD	131,136	101	1,301
37	Boston, MA--NH--RI	618,307	537	1,150
38	Allentown--Bethlehem, PA--NJ	165,972	147	1,126
39	Philadelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD	477,252	447	1,067
40	Bridgeport--Stamford, CT--NY	178,939	176	1,016
41	Pittsburgh, PA	74,391	74	1,001
42	Louisville, KY--IN	108,626	109	999
43	Rochester, NY	74,743	75	995
44	Providence, RI--MA	130,416	136	958
45	Hartford, CT	162,273	174	932
46	Akron, OH	42,352	51	836
47	New Haven, CT	79,828	98	818
48	Albany, NY	49,841	76	659
49	Buffalo, NY	22,371	81	276
50	Albuquerque, NM	101,071	(2)	Land Area Loss
51	Birmingham, AL	41,541	(7)	Land Area Loss
52	Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX	947,400	(36)	Land Area Loss
53	El Paso, TX--NM	103,784	(1)	Land Area Loss
54	Jacksonville, FL	143,882	(97)	Land Area Loss
55	Kansas City, MO--KS	141,712	(155)	Land Area Loss
56	Los Angeles--Long Beach--Santa Ana, CA	1,090,037	(107)	Land Area Loss
57	Milwaukee, WI	82,620	(25)	Land Area Loss
58	Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN	308,917	(169)	Land Area Loss
59	Nashville-Davidson, TN	185,633	(49)	Land Area Loss
60	New Orleans, LA	(30,943)	(72)	Land Area Loss
61	Oklahoma City, OK	(34,490)	(216)	Land Area Loss
62	Richmond, VA	139,975	(17)	Land Area Loss
63	Riverside--San Bernardino, CA	336,620	(21)	Land Area Loss
64	Salt Lake City, UT	98,203	(23)	Land Area Loss
65	San Antonio, TX	198,400	(30)	Land Area Loss
66	San Francisco--Oakland, CA	385,882	(116)	Land Area Loss
67	San Jose, CA	187,913	(40)	Land Area Loss
68	Tulsa, OK	83,661	(43)	Land Area Loss
69	Virginia Beach, VA	71,341	(137)	Land Area Loss