Demographia

All US Urbanized Areas:
Ranked by Density: 1990

Rank Urbanized Area Population Land Area (Sq. Mi.) Density
1 Los Angeles, CA 11,402,946 1,965.7 5,801
2 Miami--Hialeah, FL 1,914,660 352.7 5,429
3 New York, NY--Northeastern New Jersey 16,044,012 2,966.4 5,409
4 Davis, CA 52,711 10.6 4,956
5 Honolulu, HI 632,603 138.7 4,561
6 Modesto, CA 230,609 52.1 4,424
7 San Luis Obispo, CA 50,305 11.5 4,357
8 Chicago, IL--Northwestern Indiana 6,792,087 1,584.5 4,287
9 San Jose, CA 1,435,019 338.4 4,240
10 San Francisco--Oakland, CA 3,629,516 874.1 4,152
11 New Orleans, LA 1,040,226 270.1 3,852
12 Champaign--Urbana, IL 115,524 30.3 3,815
13 Longmont, CO 52,464 13.8 3,806
14 Fort Lauderdale--Hollywood--Pompano Beach, FL 1,238,134 327.1 3,785
15 Laredo, TX 123,651 32.9 3,757
16 Santa Barbara, CA 182,163 48.8 3,733
17 Philadelphia, PA--NJ 4,222,211 1,164.2 3,627
18 Lodi, CA 55,590 15.4 3,616
19 Washington, DC--MD--VA 3,363,031 944.6 3,560
20 Stockton, CA 262,046 73.8 3,552
21 Salinas, CA 122,225 34.7 3,524
22 Santa Maria, CA 88,989 25.3 3,520
23 Fresno, CA 453,388 132.7 3,417
24 San Diego, CA 2,348,417 690.2 3,403
25 Bloomington, IN 71,440 21.1 3,383
26 Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY 954,332 285.5 3,343
27 New Bedford, MA 139,082 42.0 3,313
28 Denver, CO 1,517,977 458.8 3,308
29 Detroit, MI 3,697,529 1,119.4 3,303
30 Sacramento, CA 1,097,005 333.9 3,286
31 Kailua, HI 114,506 35.0 3,268
32 Merced, CA 64,742 19.8 3,264
33 Napa, CA 68,049 21.0 3,233
34 Baltimore, MD 1,889,873 592.5 3,190
35 Lafayette--West Lafayette, IN 100,103 31.7 3,155
36 Vacaville, CA 71,535 22.8 3,142
37 Racine, WI 121,788 38.8 3,135
38 Fall River, MA--RI 144,358 46.0 3,135
39 Trenton, NJ--PA 298,602 95.8 3,116
40 Reading, PA 186,267 59.8 3,115
41 Great Falls, MT 63,506 20.4 3,114
42 Boston, MA 2,775,370 891.2 3,114
43 Salt Lake City, UT 789,447 254.1 3,107
44 Brownsville, TX 117,676 38.1 3,088
45 Erie, PA 177,668 57.7 3,080
46 Bakersfield, CA 302,605 98.3 3,079
47 Grand Forks, ND--MN 58,103 18.9 3,074
48 Boulder, CO 98,910 32.2 3,071
49 Oxnard--Ventura, CA 480,482 157.1 3,059
50 Bloomington--Normal, IL 94,186 30.8 3,054
51 Visalia, CA 83,594 27.6 3,027
52 Portland--Vancouver, OR--WA 1,172,158 388.0 3,021
53 Las Vegas, NV 697,348 231.1 3,018
54 State College, PA 61,239 20.3 3,016
55 Lincoln, NE 192,558 64.4 2,991
56 Seattle, WA 1,744,086 587.9 2,967
57 Ann Arbor, MI 222,061 76.2 2,915
58 Syracuse, NY 388,918 133.6 2,910
59 Santa Rosa, CA 194,560 67.2 2,897
60 Eugene--Springfield, OR 189,192 65.5 2,890
61 Allentown--Bethlehem--Easton, PA--NJ 410,436 142.1 2,888
62 Lawrence, KS 65,755 23.0 2,855
63 Providence--Pawtucket, RI--MA 846,293 298.7 2,834
64 Omaha, NE--IA 544,292 193.0 2,820
65 Elgin, IL 123,899 44.0 2,818
66 Rochester, NY 619,653 220.0 2,816
67 Seaside--Monterey, CA 133,188 47.5 2,807
68 Appleton--Neenah, WI 160,918 57.6 2,794
69 Yuba City, CA 77,167 27.7 2,786
70 Salem, OR 157,079 56.9 2,762
71 Oshkosh, WI 58,935 21.3 2,761
72 Columbus, OH 945,237 344.9 2,741
73 Simi Valley, CA 128,043 46.9 2,732
74 Lowell, MA--NH 181,651 67.1 2,708
75 Phoenix, AZ 2,006,239 741.1 2,707
76 Owensboro, KY 60,645 22.4 2,704
77 Yuma, AZ--CA 70,955 26.3 2,697
78 Lansing--East Lansing, MI 265,095 98.7 2,686
79 St. Louis, MO--IL 1,946,526 728.2 2,673
80 Louisville, KY--IN 754,956 282.6 2,672
81 Greeley, CO 71,578 26.8 2,668
82 New Britain, CT 143,064 54.0 2,651
83 Idaho Falls, ID 56,356 21.3 2,647
84 Cleveland, OH 1,677,492 635.9 2,638
85 Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL 1,708,710 649.7 2,630
86 West Palm Beach--Boca Raton--Delray Beach, FL 794,848 306.6 2,593
87 El Paso, TX--NM 571,017 220.4 2,591
88 Altoona, PA 76,551 29.6 2,585
89 St. Cloud, MN 74,037 28.7 2,578
90 San Antonio, TX 1,129,154 438.0 2,578
91 Bridgeport--Milford, CT 413,863 160.7 2,576
92 Riverside--San Bernardino, CA 1,170,196 460.1 2,543
93 Kokomo, IN 57,146 22.5 2,542
94 Kankakee, IL 59,695 23.5 2,538
95 Toledo, OH--MI 489,155 193.4 2,529
96 Charlottesville, VA 67,553 26.9 2,511
97 Watsonville, CA 51,378 20.5 2,506
98 Madison, WI 244,336 97.7 2,500
99 Antioch--Pittsburg, CA 153,768 61.5 2,500
100 York, PA 142,675 57.2 2,496
101 Springfield, OH 88,649 35.6 2,489
102 Williamsport, PA 57,425 23.1 2,484
103 Houston, TX 2,901,851 1,177.3 2,465
104 Spokane, WA 279,038 113.6 2,457
105 Fairfield, CA 99,964 40.7 2,456
106 Manchester, NH 114,918 46.9 2,448
107 Evansville, IN--KY 183,087 74.9 2,444
108 Albany--Schenectady--Troy, NY 509,106 208.7 2,440
109 Springfield, IL 124,524 51.3 2,425
110 Binghamton, NY 158,405 65.4 2,423
111 Memphis, TN--AR--MS 825,193 341.0 2,420
112 New Haven--Meriden, CT 451,486 187.7 2,405
113 Milwaukee, WI 1,226,293 512.0 2,395
114 Wilmington, DE--NJ--MD--PA 449,616 187.8 2,394
115 Waterbury, CT 175,067 73.3 2,389
116 Fort Wayne, IN 248,424 104.1 2,387
117 Cincinnati, OH--KY 1,212,675 511.7 2,370
118 Stamford, CT--NY 187,200 79.3 2,360
119 Fargo--Moorhead, ND--MN 121,336 51.5 2,356
120 Iowa City, IA 71,372 30.3 2,356
121 Newport, RI 53,481 22.7 2,354
122 Yakima, WA 88,054 37.4 2,353
123 Boise City, ID 167,941 71.5 2,350
124 Tucson, AZ 579,235 246.5 2,350
125 Wichita, KS 338,789 144.5 2,344
126 Parkersburg, WV--OH 58,683 25.1 2,338
127 Sheboygan, WI 61,012 26.2 2,332
128 Elmira, NY 66,612 28.7 2,319
129 Pueblo, CO 106,155 45.8 2,318
130 Kissimmee, FL 55,419 24.0 2,310
131 Aurora, IL 192,043 83.1 2,310
132 Muncie, IN 88,073 38.2 2,308
133 Sarasota--Bradenton, FL 444,385 193.0 2,303
134 Kenosha, WI 94,292 41.1 2,295
135 Reno, NV 213,747 93.2 2,293
136 La Crosse, WI--MN 78,928 34.4 2,293
137 Brockton, MA 160,910 70.5 2,282
138 Rockford, IL 207,826 91.1 2,281
139 Rochester, MN 73,560 32.3 2,279
140 Worcester, MA--CT 315,666 138.7 2,275
141 Medford, OR 66,974 29.5 2,268
142 Hartford--Middletown, CT 546,198 241.3 2,264
143 Dubuque, IA--IL--WI 63,705 28.2 2,260
144 Lancaster--Palmdale, CA 187,190 82.9 2,259
145 Lexington-Fayette, KY 220,701 98.1 2,249
146 Orlando, FL 887,126 394.6 2,248
147 Dayton, OH 613,467 273.4 2,244
148 Canton, OH 244,576 109.1 2,243
149 Sioux Falls, SD 100,843 45.1 2,236
150 Hamilton, OH 118,315 53.1 2,229
151 Nashua, NH 96,791 43.5 2,224
152 Dallas--Fort Worth, TX 3,198,259 1,443.0 2,216
153 Lancaster, PA 193,583 87.3 2,216
154 Provo--Orem, UT 220,556 99.6 2,215
155 Norwalk, CT 108,888 49.2 2,214
156 Chico, CA 71,831 32.6 2,205
157 Albuquerque, NM 497,120 225.8 2,202
158 Janesville, WI 52,995 24.1 2,197
159 Saginaw, MI 140,079 64.4 2,174
160 Wheeling, WV--OH 84,507 38.9 2,173
161 Youngstown--Warren, OH 361,627 167.3 2,161
162 Pittsburgh, PA 1,678,745 778.1 2,158
163 Johnstown, PA 77,841 36.1 2,157
164 Lawrence--Haverhill, MA--NH 237,362 110.4 2,150
165 Port Huron, MI 62,774 29.3 2,145
166 Tacoma, WA 497,210 232.8 2,135
167 McAllen--Edinburg--Mission, TX 263,192 124.3 2,117
168 Greensboro, NC 194,508 92.2 2,109
169 Hemet--San Jacinto, CA 90,929 43.6 2,087
170 Killeen, TX 137,876 66.2 2,082
171 Gainesville, FL 126,215 61.2 2,063
172 Austin, TX 562,008 273.2 2,057
173 Akron, OH 527,863 257.1 2,053
174 Bay City, MI 74,118 36.1 2,052
175 Bremerton, WA 112,977 55.2 2,046
176 Joliet, IL 170,717 83.5 2,043
177 Missoula, MT 57,196 28.3 2,022
178 Indio--Coachella, CA 56,038 27.9 2,010
179 Colorado Springs, CO 352,989 176.6 1,999
180 Lawton, OK 92,634 46.4 1,996
181 Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA 1,323,098 663.7 1,994
182 Flint, MI 326,023 163.8 1,990
183 Lima, OH 68,621 34.6 1,985
184 Ithaca, NY 50,132 25.3 1,984
185 Warner Robins, GA 60,976 30.8 1,979
186 Bellingham, WA 59,317 30.0 1,978
187 South Bend--Mishawaka, IN--MI 237,932 120.4 1,976
188 Greenville,NC 55,884 28.3 1,976
189 Baton Rouge, LA 365,943 185.5 1,973
190 Springfield, MO 159,086 80.7 1,972
191 Huntington--Ashland, WV--KY--OH 169,594 86.0 1,971
192 Cedar Rapids, IA 136,190 69.4 1,962
193 Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN 2,079,676 1,063.0 1,956
194 Harrisburg, PA 292,904 149.8 1,956
195 Grand Rapids, MI 436,336 223.2 1,954
196 Indianapolis, IN 914,761 468.9 1,951
197 Billings, MT 88,181 45.2 1,950
198 Pottstown, PA 53,371 27.4 1,950
199 Richmond, VA 589,980 302.7 1,949
200 Fort Collins, CO 105,809 54.3 1,948
201 Annapolis, MD 78,590 40.4 1,947
202 Galveston, TX 58,263 30.0 1,945
203 Roanoke, VA 178,277 91.7 1,944
204 Kalamazoo, MI 164,430 84.7 1,942
205 Durham, NC 205,355 105.8 1,941
206 Decatur, IL 96,039 49.6 1,938
207 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 388,225 201.3 1,929
208 Topeka, KS 132,711 68.9 1,927
209 Atlantic City, NJ 169,993 88.7 1,917
210 Rocky Mount, NC 50,870 26.6 1,913
211 Holland, MI 62,418 32.8 1,905
212 Elkhart--Goshen, IN 98,787 51.9 1,902
213 Atlanta, GA 2,157,806 1,136.7 1,898
214 Macon, GA 129,496 68.5 1,890
215 Charlotte, NC 455,597 241.7 1,885
216 Newark, OH 54,063 28.8 1,878
217 Peoria, IL 242,353 129.1 1,877
218 Casper, WY 52,248 27.9 1,873
219 Cheyenne, WY 61,890 33.3 1,858
220 Bristol, CT 92,418 50.1 1,844
221 Jackson, MI 78,126 42.4 1,842
222 Des Moines, IA 293,666 159.7 1,839
223 Lafayette, LA 129,592 70.7 1,833
224 Frederick, MD 58,393 31.9 1,833
225 Victoria, TX 55,122 30.2 1,828
226 Bismarck, ND 66,476 36.5 1,819
227 Tyler, TX 79,703 43.8 1,818
228 Davenport--Rock Island--Moline, IA--IL 264,018 146.0 1,808
229 Winter Haven, FL 86,427 48.1 1,799
230 Amarillo, TX 157,934 88.2 1,792
231 Terre Haute, IN 77,019 43.0 1,790
232 Stuart, FL 80,069 44.8 1,789
233 Fort Myers--Cape Coral, FL 220,552 124.2 1,776
234 Wichita Falls, TX 97,151 54.8 1,774
235 Charleston, WV 164,418 93.1 1,766
236 Springfield, MA--CT 532,747 301.9 1,765
237 Fayetteville, NC 241,763 137.0 1,765
238 Eau Claire, WI 80,293 45.5 1,763
239 Benton Harbor, MI 57,744 32.8 1,762
240 Slidell, LA 54,084 30.8 1,756
241 Shreveport, LA 256,489 146.5 1,751
242 Tallahassee, FL 155,884 89.0 1,751
243 San Angelo, TX 85,408 49.1 1,739
244 Raleigh, NC 305,925 176.0 1,739
245 Pocatello, ID 53,903 31.0 1,737
246 Corpus Christi, TX 270,006 155.5 1,736
247 Utica--Rome, NY 158,553 91.5 1,734
248 Daytona Beach, FL 221,341 127.8 1,732
249 Lubbock, TX 187,906 108.6 1,730
250 Bryan--College Station, TX 107,599 62.3 1,728
251 Olympia, WA 95,471 55.4 1,724
252 Muskegon, MI 106,252 61.8 1,720
253 Crystal Lake, IL 72,498 42.1 1,720
254 Harlingen, TX 79,309 46.4 1,710
255 Ogden, UT 259,147 152.9 1,695
256 Hagerstown, MD--PA--WV 70,206 41.8 1,680
257 Athens, GA 73,282 43.7 1,678
258 Greenville, SC 248,173 148.1 1,676
259 Kansas City, MO--KS 1,275,317 761.8 1,674
260 Poughkeepsie, NY 148,527 89.1 1,667
261 Columbus, GA--AL 220,698 132.5 1,666
262 Burlington, VT 87,088 52.3 1,665
263 Naples, FL 94,344 56.9 1,657
264 Columbia, SC 328,349 198.9 1,651
265 Portland, ME 120,220 73.5 1,636
266 Pensacola, FL 253,558 155.3 1,633
267 Beloit, WI--IL 56,076 34.6 1,623
268 Newburgh, NY 71,584 44.1 1,622
269 Green Bay, WI 161,931 100.1 1,618
270 Logan, UT 50,401 31.3 1,609
271 Longview, WA--OR 57,123 35.6 1,603
272 St. Joseph, MO--KS 75,395 47.1 1,601
273 Fredericksburg, VA 56,718 35.9 1,581
274 Charleston, SC 393,956 250.9 1,570
275 Birmingham, AL 622,074 398.8 1,560
276 Tulsa, OK 474,668 304.4 1,560
277 Fort Walton Beach, FL 112,522 72.3 1,556
278 Lakeland, FL 147,628 95.2 1,551
279 Petersburg, VA 103,526 66.8 1,549
280 Santa Fe, NM 63,023 40.7 1,548
281 Santa Cruz, CA 152,355 98.7 1,544
282 Sumter, SC 57,632 37.4 1,541
283 Winston-Salem, NC 185,184 120.7 1,535
284 Little Rock--North Little Rock, AR 305,353 199.2 1,533
285 Columbia, MO 75,854 49.5 1,532
286 Lorain--Elyria, OH 224,087 147.0 1,525
287 Augusta, GA--SC 286,538 188.9 1,516
288 Tuscaloosa, AL 106,428 70.2 1,515
289 Glens Falls, NY 56,475 37.6 1,503
290 Sioux City, IA--NE--SD 96,211 64.4 1,495
291 Round Lake Beach--McHenry, IL--WI 112,693 75.6 1,491
292 Middletown, OH 98,822 66.7 1,482
293 Anderson, IN 74,037 50.0 1,481
294 Steubenville--Weirton, OH--WV--PA 69,118 46.8 1,478
295 Jacksonville, FL 738,413 507.7 1,454
296 Mansfield, OH 76,521 52.7 1,451
297 Battle Creek, MI 77,921 53.8 1,449
298 Palm Springs, CA 129,025 89.7 1,438
299 Las Cruces, NM 81,471 56.9 1,431
300 Burlington, NC 74,053 51.9 1,427
301 Alton, IL 86,236 60.4 1,427
302 Monroe, LA 110,737 77.6 1,426
303 New London--Norwich, CT 156,286 109.6 1,426
304 Wausau, WI 57,352 40.3 1,423
305 Monessen, PA 65,072 46.0 1,413
306 Texarkana, TX--Texarkana, AR 65,086 46.2 1,409
307 Ocala, FL 68,004 48.3 1,409
308 Jacksonville, NC 101,297 72.1 1,405
309 Danbury, CT--NY 116,240 82.9 1,402
310 Biloxi--Gulfport, MS 179,643 128.9 1,394
311 Punta Gorda, FL 67,033 48.1 1,393
312 Knoxville, TN 304,466 218.8 1,392
313 Port Arthur, TX 109,560 78.7 1,391
314 Lompoc, CA 56,591 40.8 1,388
315 Anchorage, AK 221,883 161.3 1,376
316 Huntsville, AL 180,315 132.4 1,362
317 Panama City, FL 103,667 76.5 1,356
318 Rock Hill, SC 58,757 43.4 1,354
319 Beaumont, TX 122,841 90.8 1,353
320 Lake Charles, LA 119,067 88.1 1,351
321 Dover, DE 50,787 37.7 1,348
322 Montgomery, AL 210,007 156.4 1,343
323 Spring Hill, FL 52,056 38.8 1,340
324 Alexandria, LA 86,001 64.2 1,339
325 Midland, TX 91,999 68.8 1,338
326 Jackson, MS 289,285 216.9 1,334
327 Savannah, GA 198,630 150.6 1,319
328 Mobile, AL 300,912 228.9 1,314
329 Melbourne--Palm Bay, FL 305,978 233.2 1,312
330 Fitchburg--Leominster, MA 82,249 62.8 1,311
331 Rapid City, SD 61,124 46.7 1,310
332 Grand Junction, CO 71,938 55.1 1,307
333 High Point, NC 108,686 84.4 1,287
334 Anderson, SC 52,492 41.1 1,278
335 Spartanburg, SC 104,801 82.0 1,278
336 Vero Beach, FL 64,707 50.7 1,275
337 Redding, CA 78,364 61.5 1,274
338 Pine Bluff, AR 61,941 48.6 1,273
339 Gastonia, NC 113,637 89.5 1,269
340 Fort Pierce, FL 126,342 99.6 1,268
341 Denton, TX 66,445 52.7 1,261
342 Titusville, FL 51,549 41.3 1,247
343 Fort Smith, AR--OK 94,486 75.8 1,246
344 Florence, SC 54,659 44.2 1,237
345 Albany, GA 87,223 71.4 1,222
346 Longview, TX 76,429 62.7 1,219
347 Oklahoma City, OK 784,425 646.8 1,213
348 Wilmington, NC 101,357 83.6 1,212
349 Goldsboro, NC 60,230 50.0 1,204
350 Pittsfield, MA 55,047 46.0 1,198
351 Jackson, TN 53,031 44.3 1,197
352 Richland--Kennewick--Pasco, WA 116,118 97.2 1,194
353 Nashville, TN 573,294 483.5 1,186
354 Danville, VA 54,315 45.8 1,185
355 Kannapolis, NC 78,177 66.0 1,185
356 Waco, TX 144,372 121.9 1,184
357 Sharon, PA--OH 52,816 44.7 1,182
358 Hattiesburg, MS 59,757 50.7 1,180
359 Myrtle Beach, SC 58,384 49.5 1,179
360 Asheville, NC 110,429 94.6 1,167
361 Chattanooga, TN--GA 296,955 256.8 1,156
362 Cumberland, MD--WV 54,655 47.4 1,153
363 Lewisville, TX 79,433 69.1 1,149
364 Johnson City, TN 82,382 72.4 1,138
365 Clarksville, TN--KY 97,581 86.6 1,127
366 Joplin, MO 60,208 53.5 1,124
367 Florence, AL 69,186 61.7 1,122
368 Pascagoula, MS 59,386 53.2 1,116
369 Waterloo--Cedar Falls, IA 108,260 98.1 1,103
370 Brunswick, GA 50,066 45.6 1,098
371 Hesperia--Apple Valley--Victorville, CA 153,176 140.0 1,094
372 Temple, TX 58,710 53.9 1,090
373 Houma, LA 65,879 61.8 1,066
374 Rome, GA 51,589 48.5 1,064
375 Texas City, TX 128,211 123.8 1,036
376 Hickory, NC 69,914 67.8 1,031
377 Odessa, TX 113,672 114.1 996
378 Abilene, TX 107,836 108.4 995
379 Bristol, TN--Bristol, VA 52,563 53.0 992
380 Taunton, MA 58,884 59.5 990
381 Deltona, FL 58,053 60.0 968
382 Anniston, AL 68,150 71.1 959
383 Lynchburg, VA 98,138 102.9 954
384 Fayetteville--Springdale, AR 74,880 79.3 944
385 Portsmouth--Dover--Rochester, NH--ME 114,960 125.1 919
386 Hyannis, MA 66,713 73.0 914
387 Decatur, AL 63,541 70.2 906
388 Sherman--Denison, TX 55,522 63.2 878
389 Kingsport, TN--VA 87,403 99.7 876
390 Bangor, ME 61,402 70.9 866
391 Auburn--Opelika, AL 56,510 65.5 863
392 Duluth, MN--WI 122,971 143.2 859
393 Lewiston--Auburn, ME 71,598 83.7 856
394 Vineland--Millville, NJ 94,236 127.7 738
395 Gadsden, AL 71,630 107.7 665
396 Dothan, AL 58,925 93.3 631

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