USA Urbanized Areas Over 500,000: 2000 Rankings
CORRECTIONS TO TABLE BELOW On 25 August, the US Census Bureau released the following urbanized area corrections for 2000. Tables will be updated to reflect this information in the future. |
Urbanized Area |
Population |
Land Area (Square Miles) |
Population per Square Mile |
Fort Collins, CO |
206,757 |
83.7 |
2,472 |
Hanford, CA (New) |
69,639 |
25.5 |
2,734 |
Holland, MI |
91,921 |
48.0 |
1,917 |
San Francisco--Oakland, CA |
3,228,605 |
526.7 |
6,130 |
San Rafael--Novato, CA (now included in San Francisco-Oakland) |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
RANK BY POPULATION |
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Rank |
Urbanized Area |
Population |
Square Miles |
Population Density |
1 |
New York--Newark, NY--NJ--CT |
17,799,861 |
3,353 |
5,309 |
2 |
Los Angeles--Long Beach--Santa Ana, CA |
11,789,487 |
1,668 |
7,068 |
3 |
Chicago, IL--IN |
8,307,904 |
2,123 |
3,914 |
4 |
Philadelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD |
5,149,079 |
1,799 |
2,861 |
5 |
Miami, FL |
4,919,036 |
1,116 |
4,407 |
6 |
Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX |
4,145,659 |
1,407 |
2,946 |
7 |
Boston, MA--NH--RI |
4,032,484 |
1,736 |
2,323 |
8 |
Washington, DC--VA--MD |
3,933,920 |
1,157 |
3,401 |
9 |
Detroit, MI |
3,903,377 |
1,261 |
3,094 |
10 |
Houston, TX |
3,822,509 |
1,295 |
2,951 |
11 |
Atlanta, GA |
3,499,840 |
1,963 |
1,783 |
12 |
San Francisco--Oakland, CA |
2,995,769 |
428 |
7,004 |
13 |
Phoenix--Mesa, AZ |
2,907,049 |
799 |
3,638 |
14 |
Seattle, WA |
2,712,205 |
954 |
2,844 |
15 |
San Diego, CA |
2,674,436 |
782 |
3,419 |
16 |
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN |
2,388,593 |
894 |
2,671 |
17 |
St. Louis, MO--IL |
2,077,662 |
829 |
2,506 |
18 |
Baltimore, MD |
2,076,354 |
683 |
3,041 |
19 |
Tampa--St. Petersburg, FL |
2,062,339 |
802 |
2,571 |
20 |
Denver--Aurora, CO |
1,984,887 |
499 |
3,979 |
21 |
Cleveland, OH |
1,786,647 |
647 |
2,761 |
22 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
1,753,136 |
852 |
2,057 |
23 |
Portland, OR--WA |
1,583,138 |
474 |
3,340 |
24 |
San Jose, CA |
1,538,312 |
260 |
5,914 |
25 |
Riverside--San Bernardino, CA |
1,506,816 |
439 |
3,434 |
26 |
Cincinnati, OH--KY--IN |
1,503,262 |
672 |
2,238 |
27 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
1,394,439 |
527 |
2,647 |
28 |
Sacramento, CA |
1,393,498 |
369 |
3,776 |
29 |
Kansas City, MO--KS |
1,361,744 |
584 |
2,330 |
30 |
San Antonio, TX |
1,327,554 |
408 |
3,257 |
31 |
Las Vegas, NV |
1,314,357 |
286 |
4,597 |
32 |
Milwaukee, WI |
1,308,913 |
487 |
2,688 |
33 |
Indianapolis, IN |
1,218,919 |
553 |
2,205 |
34 |
Providence, RI--MA |
1,174,548 |
504 |
2,332 |
35 |
Orlando, FL |
1,157,431 |
453 |
2,554 |
36 |
Columbus, OH |
1,133,193 |
398 |
2,849 |
37 |
New Orleans, LA |
1,009,283 |
198 |
5,102 |
38 |
Buffalo, NY |
976,703 |
367 |
2,664 |
39 |
Memphis, TN--MS--AR |
972,091 |
400 |
2,431 |
40 |
Austin, TX |
901,920 |
318 |
2,835 |
41 |
Bridgeport--Stamford, CT--NY |
888,890 |
465 |
1,910 |
42 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
887,650 |
231 |
3,847 |
43 |
Jacksonville, FL |
882,295 |
411 |
2,149 |
44 |
Louisville, KY--IN |
863,582 |
391 |
2,207 |
45 |
Hartford, CT |
851,535 |
469 |
1,814 |
46 |
Richmond, VA |
818,836 |
437 |
1,875 |
47 |
Charlotte, NC--SC |
758,927 |
435 |
1,745 |
48 |
Nashville-Davidson, TN |
749,935 |
431 |
1,741 |
49 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
747,003 |
322 |
2,317 |
50 |
Tucson, AZ |
720,425 |
291 |
2,473 |
51 |
Honolulu, HI |
718,182 |
154 |
4,660 |
52 |
Dayton, OH |
703,444 |
324 |
2,174 |
53 |
Rochester, NY |
694,396 |
295 |
2,353 |
54 |
El Paso, TX--NM |
674,801 |
219 |
3,080 |
55 |
Birmingham, AL |
663,615 |
392 |
1,693 |
56 |
Omaha, NE--IA |
626,623 |
226 |
2,768 |
57 |
Albuquerque, NM |
598,191 |
224 |
2,671 |
58 |
Allentown--Bethlehem, PA--NJ |
576,408 |
289 |
1,991 |
59 |
Springfield, MA--CT |
573,610 |
309 |
1,857 |
60 |
Akron, OH |
570,215 |
308 |
1,853 |
61 |
Sarasota--Bradenton, FL |
559,229 |
270 |
2,068 |
62 |
Albany, NY |
558,947 |
284 |
1,966 |
63 |
Tulsa, OK |
558,329 |
261 |
2,136 |
64 |
Fresno, CA |
554,923 |
139 |
4,003 |
65 |
Concord, CA |
552,624 |
176 |
3,132 |
66 |
Raleigh, NC |
541,527 |
320 |
1,694 |
67 |
Grand Rapids, MI |
539,080 |
257 |
2,095 |
68 |
Mission Viejo, CA |
533,015 |
137 |
3,894 |
69 |
New Haven, CT |
531,314 |
285 |
1,862 |
70 |
McAllen, TX |
523,144 |
314 |
1,667 |
71 |
Toledo, OH--MI |
503,008 |
202 |
2,486 |
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Total |
140,022,057 |
44,013 |
3,181 |
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RANK BY LAND AREA |
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Rank |
Urbanized Area |
Population |
Square Miles |
Population Density |
1 |
New York--Newark, NY--NJ--CT |
17,799,861 |
3,353 |
5,309 |
2 |
Chicago, IL--IN |
8,307,904 |
2,123 |
3,914 |
3 |
Atlanta, GA |
3,499,840 |
1,963 |
1,783 |
4 |
Philadelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD |
5,149,079 |
1,799 |
2,861 |
5 |
Boston, MA--NH--RI |
4,032,484 |
1,736 |
2,323 |
6 |
Los Angeles--Long Beach--Santa Ana, CA |
11,789,487 |
1,668 |
7,068 |
7 |
Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX |
4,145,659 |
1,407 |
2,946 |
8 |
Houston, TX |
3,822,509 |
1,295 |
2,951 |
9 |
Detroit, MI |
3,903,377 |
1,261 |
3,094 |
10 |
Washington, DC--VA--MD |
3,933,920 |
1,157 |
3,401 |
11 |
Miami, FL |
4,919,036 |
1,116 |
4,407 |
12 |
Seattle, WA |
2,712,205 |
954 |
2,844 |
13 |
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN |
2,388,593 |
894 |
2,671 |
14 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
1,753,136 |
852 |
2,057 |
15 |
St. Louis, MO--IL |
2,077,662 |
829 |
2,506 |
16 |
Tampa--St. Petersburg, FL |
2,062,339 |
802 |
2,571 |
17 |
Phoenix--Mesa, AZ |
2,907,049 |
799 |
3,638 |
18 |
San Diego, CA |
2,674,436 |
782 |
3,419 |
19 |
Baltimore, MD |
2,076,354 |
683 |
3,041 |
20 |
Cincinnati, OH--KY--IN |
1,503,262 |
672 |
2,238 |
21 |
Cleveland, OH |
1,786,647 |
647 |
2,761 |
22 |
Kansas City, MO--KS |
1,361,744 |
584 |
2,330 |
23 |
Indianapolis, IN |
1,218,919 |
553 |
2,205 |
24 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
1,394,439 |
527 |
2,647 |
25 |
Providence, RI--MA |
1,174,548 |
504 |
2,332 |
26 |
Denver--Aurora, CO |
1,984,887 |
499 |
3,979 |
27 |
Milwaukee, WI |
1,308,913 |
487 |
2,688 |
28 |
Portland, OR--WA |
1,583,138 |
474 |
3,340 |
29 |
Hartford, CT |
851,535 |
469 |
1,814 |
30 |
Bridgeport--Stamford, CT--NY |
888,890 |
465 |
1,910 |
31 |
Orlando, FL |
1,157,431 |
453 |
2,554 |
32 |
Riverside--San Bernardino, CA |
1,506,816 |
439 |
3,434 |
33 |
Richmond, VA |
818,836 |
437 |
1,875 |
34 |
Charlotte, NC--SC |
758,927 |
435 |
1,745 |
35 |
Nashville-Davidson, TN |
749,935 |
431 |
1,741 |
36 |
San Francisco--Oakland, CA |
2,995,769 |
428 |
7,004 |
37 |
Jacksonville, FL |
882,295 |
411 |
2,149 |
38 |
San Antonio, TX |
1,327,554 |
408 |
3,257 |
39 |
Memphis, TN--MS--AR |
972,091 |
400 |
2,431 |
40 |
Columbus, OH |
1,133,193 |
398 |
2,849 |
41 |
Birmingham, AL |
663,615 |
392 |
1,693 |
42 |
Louisville, KY--IN |
863,582 |
391 |
2,207 |
43 |
Sacramento, CA |
1,393,498 |
369 |
3,776 |
44 |
Buffalo, NY |
976,703 |
367 |
2,664 |
45 |
Dayton, OH |
703,444 |
324 |
2,174 |
46 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
747,003 |
322 |
2,317 |
47 |
Raleigh, NC |
541,527 |
320 |
1,694 |
48 |
Austin, TX |
901,920 |
318 |
2,835 |
49 |
McAllen, TX |
523,144 |
314 |
1,667 |
50 |
Springfield, MA--CT |
573,610 |
309 |
1,857 |
51 |
Akron, OH |
570,215 |
308 |
1,853 |
52 |
Rochester, NY |
694,396 |
295 |
2,353 |
53 |
Tucson, AZ |
720,425 |
291 |
2,473 |
54 |
Allentown--Bethlehem, PA--NJ |
576,408 |
289 |
1,991 |
55 |
Las Vegas, NV |
1,314,357 |
286 |
4,597 |
56 |
New Haven, CT |
531,314 |
285 |
1,862 |
57 |
Albany, NY |
558,947 |
284 |
1,966 |
58 |
Sarasota--Bradenton, FL |
559,229 |
270 |
2,068 |
59 |
Tulsa, OK |
558,329 |
261 |
2,136 |
60 |
San Jose, CA |
1,538,312 |
260 |
5,914 |
61 |
Grand Rapids, MI |
539,080 |
257 |
2,095 |
62 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
887,650 |
231 |
3,847 |
63 |
Omaha, NE--IA |
626,623 |
226 |
2,768 |
64 |
Albuquerque, NM |
598,191 |
224 |
2,671 |
65 |
El Paso, TX--NM |
674,801 |
219 |
3,080 |
66 |
Toledo, OH--MI |
503,008 |
202 |
2,486 |
67 |
New Orleans, LA |
1,009,283 |
198 |
5,102 |
68 |
Concord, CA |
552,624 |
176 |
3,132 |
69 |
Honolulu, HI |
718,182 |
154 |
4,660 |
70 |
Fresno, CA |
554,923 |
139 |
4,003 |
71 |
Mission Viejo, CA |
533,015 |
137 |
3,894 |
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RANK BY DENSITY |
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Rank |
Urbanized Area |
Population |
Square Miles |
Population Density |
1 |
Los Angeles--Long Beach--Santa Ana, CA |
11,789,487 |
1,668 |
7,068 |
2 |
San Francisco--Oakland, CA |
2,995,769 |
428 |
7,004 |
3 |
San Jose, CA |
1,538,312 |
260 |
5,914 |
4 |
New York--Newark, NY--NJ--CT |
17,799,861 |
3,353 |
5,309 |
5 |
New Orleans, LA |
1,009,283 |
198 |
5,102 |
6 |
Honolulu, HI |
718,182 |
154 |
4,660 |
7 |
Las Vegas, NV |
1,314,357 |
286 |
4,597 |
8 |
Miami, FL |
4,919,036 |
1,116 |
4,407 |
9 |
Fresno, CA |
554,923 |
139 |
4,003 |
10 |
Denver--Aurora, CO |
1,984,887 |
499 |
3,979 |
11 |
Chicago, IL--IN |
8,307,904 |
2,123 |
3,914 |
12 |
Mission Viejo, CA |
533,015 |
137 |
3,894 |
13 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
887,650 |
231 |
3,847 |
14 |
Sacramento, CA |
1,393,498 |
369 |
3,776 |
15 |
Phoenix--Mesa, AZ |
2,907,049 |
799 |
3,638 |
16 |
Riverside--San Bernardino, CA |
1,506,816 |
439 |
3,434 |
17 |
San Diego, CA |
2,674,436 |
782 |
3,419 |
18 |
Washington, DC--VA--MD |
3,933,920 |
1,157 |
3,401 |
19 |
Portland, OR--WA |
1,583,138 |
474 |
3,340 |
20 |
San Antonio, TX |
1,327,554 |
408 |
3,257 |
21 |
Concord, CA |
552,624 |
176 |
3,132 |
22 |
Detroit, MI |
3,903,377 |
1,261 |
3,094 |
23 |
El Paso, TX--NM |
674,801 |
219 |
3,080 |
24 |
Baltimore, MD |
2,076,354 |
683 |
3,041 |
25 |
Houston, TX |
3,822,509 |
1,295 |
2,951 |
26 |
Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX |
4,145,659 |
1,407 |
2,946 |
27 |
Philadelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD |
5,149,079 |
1,799 |
2,861 |
28 |
Columbus, OH |
1,133,193 |
398 |
2,849 |
29 |
Seattle, WA |
2,712,205 |
954 |
2,844 |
30 |
Austin, TX |
901,920 |
318 |
2,835 |
31 |
Omaha, NE--IA |
626,623 |
226 |
2,768 |
32 |
Cleveland, OH |
1,786,647 |
647 |
2,761 |
33 |
Milwaukee, WI |
1,308,913 |
487 |
2,688 |
34 |
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN |
2,388,593 |
894 |
2,671 |
35 |
Albuquerque, NM |
598,191 |
224 |
2,671 |
36 |
Buffalo, NY |
976,703 |
367 |
2,664 |
37 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
1,394,439 |
527 |
2,647 |
38 |
Tampa--St. Petersburg, FL |
2,062,339 |
802 |
2,571 |
39 |
Orlando, FL |
1,157,431 |
453 |
2,554 |
40 |
St. Louis, MO--IL |
2,077,662 |
829 |
2,506 |
41 |
Toledo, OH--MI |
503,008 |
202 |
2,486 |
42 |
Tucson, AZ |
720,425 |
291 |
2,473 |
43 |
Memphis, TN--MS--AR |
972,091 |
400 |
2,431 |
44 |
Rochester, NY |
694,396 |
295 |
2,353 |
45 |
Providence, RI--MA |
1,174,548 |
504 |
2,332 |
46 |
Kansas City, MO--KS |
1,361,744 |
584 |
2,330 |
47 |
Boston, MA--NH--RI |
4,032,484 |
1,736 |
2,323 |
48 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
747,003 |
322 |
2,317 |
49 |
Cincinnati, OH--KY--IN |
1,503,262 |
672 |
2,238 |
50 |
Louisville, KY--IN |
863,582 |
391 |
2,207 |
51 |
Indianapolis, IN |
1,218,919 |
553 |
2,205 |
52 |
Dayton, OH |
703,444 |
324 |
2,174 |
53 |
Jacksonville, FL |
882,295 |
411 |
2,149 |
54 |
Tulsa, OK |
558,329 |
261 |
2,136 |
55 |
Grand Rapids, MI |
539,080 |
257 |
2,095 |
56 |
Sarasota--Bradenton, FL |
559,229 |
270 |
2,068 |
57 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
1,753,136 |
852 |
2,057 |
58 |
Allentown--Bethlehem, PA--NJ |
576,408 |
289 |
1,991 |
59 |
Albany, NY |
558,947 |
284 |
1,966 |
60 |
Bridgeport--Stamford, CT--NY |
888,890 |
465 |
1,910 |
61 |
Richmond, VA |
818,836 |
437 |
1,875 |
62 |
New Haven, CT |
531,314 |
285 |
1,862 |
63 |
Springfield, MA--CT |
573,610 |
309 |
1,857 |
64 |
Akron, OH |
570,215 |
308 |
1,853 |
65 |
Hartford, CT |
851,535 |
469 |
1,814 |
66 |
Atlanta, GA |
3,499,840 |
1,963 |
1,783 |
67 |
Charlotte, NC--SC |
758,927 |
435 |
1,745 |
68 |
Nashville-Davidson, TN |
749,935 |
431 |
1,741 |
69 |
Raleigh, NC |
541,527 |
320 |
1,694 |
70 |
Birmingham, AL |
663,615 |
392 |
1,693 |
71 |
McAllen, TX |
523,144 |
314 |
1,667 |
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