Urbanized Areas: Density and Density Change by Region: 1980-1990
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Change in Urbanized Area Density by Region: 1980-1990 |
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East |
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Midwest |
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South |
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West |
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Rank |
Urbanized Area |
Change |
Urbanized Area |
Change |
Urbanized Area |
Change |
Urbanized Area |
Change |
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1 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino |
29.5% |
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2 |
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Phoenix |
23.2% |
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3 |
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San Diego |
22.0% |
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4 |
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Dallas-Fort Worth |
15.7% |
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5 |
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Sacramento |
14.7% |
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6 |
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Miami |
14.7% |
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7 |
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Los Angeles |
11.8% |
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8 |
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San Jose |
11.3% |
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9 |
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Fort Lauderdale |
8.5% |
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10 |
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Norfolk |
8.2% |
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11 |
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Denver |
7.4% |
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12 |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul |
7.2% |
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13 |
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Houston |
7.2% |
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14 |
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Atlanta |
6.4% |
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15 |
Washington |
3.9% |
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16 |
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San Francisco-Oakland |
3.6% |
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17 |
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Seattle |
3.3% |
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18 |
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Portland |
2.7% |
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19 |
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Tampa-St. Petersburg |
2.4% |
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20 |
Boston |
-0.4% |
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21 |
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Milwaukee |
-1.6% |
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22 |
New York |
-2.6% |
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23 |
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San Antonio |
-3.4% |
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24 |
Baltimore |
-5.0% |
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25 |
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Chicago |
-5.3% |
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26 |
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Cleveland |
-5.3% |
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27 |
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Detroit |
-9.4% |
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28 |
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Kansas City |
-10.2% |
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29 |
Philadelphia |
-10.5% |
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30 |
Buffalo |
-11.4% |
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31 |
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Cincinnati |
-11.5% |
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32 |
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St. Louis |
-13.6% |
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33 |
Pittsburgh |
-15.0% |
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34 |
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New Orleans |
-17.8% |
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East |
-5.9% |
Midwest |
-6.2% |
South |
4.7% |
West |
13.0% |
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Urbanized Areas Ranked by Population Density: 1990: By Region |
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Rank |
East |
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Midwest |
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South |
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West |
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Urbanized Area |
Density |
Urbanized Area |
Density |
Urbanized Area |
Density |
Urbanized Area |
Density |
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1 |
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Los Angeles |
5,800 |
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2 |
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Miami |
5,425 |
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3 |
New York |
5,407 |
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4 |
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Chicago |
4,285 |
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5 |
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San Jose |
4,246 |
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6 |
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San Francisco-Oakland |
4,153 |
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7 |
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New Orleans |
3,852 |
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8 |
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Fort Lauderdale |
3,786 |
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9 |
Philadelphia |
3,627 |
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10 |
Washington |
3,559 |
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11 |
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San Diego |
3,403 |
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12 |
Buffalo |
3,336 |
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13 |
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Denver |
3,307 |
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14 |
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Detroit |
3,304 |
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15 |
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Sacramento |
3,284 |
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16 |
Baltimore |
3,187 |
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17 |
Boston |
3,114 |
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18 |
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Portland |
3,021 |
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19 |
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Seattle |
2,966 |
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20 |
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Phoenix |
2,707 |
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21 |
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St. Louis |
2,674 |
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22 |
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Cleveland |
2,637 |
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23 |
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Tampa-St. Petersburg |
2,629 |
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24 |
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San Antonio |
2,578 |
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25 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino |
2,543 |
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26 |
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Houston |
2,466 |
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27 |
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Milwaukee |
2,395 |
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28 |
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Cincinnati |
2,367 |
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29 |
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Dallas-Fort Worth |
2,216 |
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30 |
Pittsburgh |
2,157 |
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31 |
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Norfolk |
1,992 |
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32 |
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Minneapolis- St. Paul |
1,957 |
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33 |
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Atlanta |
1,897 |
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34 |
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Kansas City |
1,673 |
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East |
3,484 |
Midwest |
2,661 |
South |
2,982 |
West |
3,543 |
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Calculated from US Census Bureau data |
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