Demographia

US Cities Over 100,000:
Ranked by Population Density: 1990

Rank City & State Population Square Miles Population per Square Mile Population per Square Kilometer
1 New York city NY 7,322,564 308.9 23,702 9,151
2 East Los Angeles CDP CA 126,379 7.5 16,819 6,494
3 Paterson city NJ 140,891 8.4 16,691 6,444
4 San Francisco city CA 723,959 46.7 15,502 5,985
5 Jersey City city NJ 228,537 14.9 15,360 5,931
6 Chicago city IL 2,783,726 227.2 12,251 4,730
7 Inglewood city CA 109,602 9.2 11,955 4,616
8 Boston city MA 574,283 48.4 11,860 4,579
9 Philadelphia city PA 1,585,577 135.1 11,734 4,530
10 Newark city NJ 275,221 23.8 11,555 4,461
11 El Monte city CA 106,209 9.5 11,179 4,316
12 Santa Ana city CA 293,742 27.1 10,845 4,187
13 Yonkers city NY 188,082 18.1 10,402 4,016
14 Miami city FL 358,548 35.6 10,079 3,891
15 Washington DC 606,900 61.4 9,883 3,816
16 Berkeley city CA 102,724 10.5 9,824 3,793
17 Hialeah city FL 188,004 19.2 9,770 3,772
18 Baltimore city MD 736,014 80.8 9,108 3,517
19 Elizabeth city NJ 110,002 12.3 8,928 3,447
20 Bridgeport city CT 141,686 16.0 8,853 3,418
21 Providence city RI 160,728 18.5 8,706 3,362
22 Long Beach city CA 429,433 50.0 8,586 3,315
23 Buffalo city NY 328,123 40.6 8,079 3,119
24 Hartford city CT 139,739 17.3 8,075 3,118
25 Garden Grove city CA 143,050 17.9 7,975 3,079
26 Lowell city MA 103,439 13.8 7,508 2,899
27 Los Angeles city CA 3,485,398 469.3 7,426 2,867
28 Detroit city MI 1,027,974 138.7 7,410 2,861
29 Alexandria city VA 111,183 15.3 7,281 2,811
30 New Haven city CT 130,474 18.9 6,920 2,672
31 Huntington Beach city CA 181,519 26.4 6,871 2,653
32 Minneapolis city MN 368,383 54.9 6,706 2,589
33 Pittsburgh city PA 369,879 55.6 6,649 2,567
34 Oakland city CA 372,242 56.1 6,640 2,564
35 Arlington CDP VA 170,936 25.9 6,605 2,550
36 Cleveland city OH 505,616 77.0 6,564 2,535
37 Milwaukee city WI 628,088 96.1 6,538 2,524
38 Syracuse city NY 163,860 25.1 6,527 2,520
39 Torrance city CA 133,107 20.5 6,486 2,504
40 Rochester city NY 231,636 35.8 6,473 2,499
41 Metairie CDP LA 149,428 23.3 6,425 2,481
42 St. Louis city MO 396,685 61.9 6,406 2,473
43 Seattle city WA 516,259 83.9 6,154 2,376
44 Anaheim city CA 266,406 44.3 6,017 2,323
45 Allentown city PA 105,090 17.7 5,933 2,291
46 Glendale city CA 180,038 30.6 5,882 2,271
47 Salinas city CA 108,777 18.6 5,840 2,255
48 Oxnard city CA 142,216 24.4 5,819 2,247
49 Pomona city CA 131,723 22.8 5,771 2,228
50 Pasadena city CA 131,591 23.0 5,723 2,210
51 Citrus Heights CDP CA 107,439 19.5 5,512 2,128
52 Modesto city CA 164,730 30.2 5,458 2,107
53 Sunnyvale city CA 117,229 21.9 5,354 2,067
54 Fullerton city CA 114,144 22.1 5,159 1,992
55 St. Paul city MN 272,235 52.8 5,157 1,991
56 Erie city PA 108,718 22.0 4,945 1,909
57 Springfield city MA 156,983 32.1 4,890 1,888
58 Norfolk city VA 261,229 53.8 4,859 1,876
59 Fort Lauderdale city FL 149,377 31.4 4,763 1,839
60 Orange city CA 110,658 23.3 4,742 1,831
61 Albany city NY 101,082 21.4 4,722 1,823
62 Cincinnati city OH 364,040 77.2 4,714 1,820
63 Chula Vista city CA 135,163 29.0 4,663 1,800
64 San Jose city CA 782,248 171.3 4,568 1,764
65 Worcester city MA 169,759 37.6 4,520 1,745
66 Hollywood city FL 121,697 27.3 4,464 1,723
67 Honolulu CDP HI 365,272 82.8 4,410 1,703
68 Louisville city KY 269,063 62.1 4,332 1,673
69 Grand Rapids city MI 189,126 44.3 4,273 1,650
70 Ann Arbor city MI 109,592 25.9 4,232 1,634
71 Warren city MI 144,864 34.3 4,225 1,631
72 Flint city MI 140,761 33.8 4,160 1,606
73 Toledo city OH 332,943 80.6 4,132 1,595
74 St. Petersburg city FL 238,629 59.2 4,032 1,557
75 Stockton city CA 210,943 52.6 4,013 1,549
76 Sacramento city CA 369,365 96.3 3,836 1,481
77 Waterbury city CT 108,961 28.6 3,815 1,473
78 Concord city CA 111,348 29.5 3,778 1,459
79 Lansing city MI 127,321 33.9 3,754 1,450
80 Laredo city TX 122,899 32.9 3,739 1,444
81 Tacoma city WA 176,664 48.0 3,677 1,420
82 Ontario city CA 133,179 36.7 3,624 1,399
83 Vallejo city CA 109,199 30.2 3,614 1,395
84 Tempe city AZ 141,865 39.5 3,590 1,386
85 Akron city OH 223,019 62.2 3,586 1,385
86 Fresno city CA 354,202 99.1 3,573 1,379
87 Portland city OR 437,319 124.7 3,508 1,355
88 San Diego city CA 1,110,549 324.0 3,428 1,323
89 Richmond city VA 203,056 60.1 3,377 1,304
90 Santa Rosa city CA 113,313 33.7 3,362 1,298
91 Omaha city NB 335,795 100.6 3,336 1,288
92 Columbus city OH 632,910 190.9 3,315 1,280
93 Madison city WI 191,262 57.8 3,311 1,279
94 Dayton city OH 182,044 55.0 3,310 1,278
95 Sterling Heights city MI 117,810 36.6 3,215 1,241
96 Spokane city WA 177,196 55.9 3,169 1,224
97 Oceanside city CA 128,398 40.7 3,157 1,219
98 Garland city TX 180,650 57.3 3,150 1,216
99 Portsmouth city VA 103,907 33.1 3,135 1,210
100 Evansville city IN 126,272 40.7 3,102 1,198
101 Las Vegas city NV 258,295 83.3 3,101 1,197
102 Rockford city IL 139,426 45.0 3,100 1,197
103 Lakewood city CO 126,481 40.8 3,100 1,197
104 Denver city CO 467,610 153.3 3,051 1,178
105 Escondido city CA 108,635 35.6 3,048 1,177
106 Simi Valley city CA 100,217 33.0 3,034 1,171
107 Lincoln city NB 191,972 63.3 3,033 1,171
108 Houston city TX 1,630,553 539.9 3,020 1,166
109 Atlanta city GA 394,017 131.8 2,990 1,154
110 San Bernardino city CA 164,164 55.1 2,980 1,151
111 Baton Rouge city LA 219,531 73.9 2,969 1,146
112 Eugene city OR 112,669 38.0 2,962 1,144
113 Dallas city TX 1,006,877 342.4 2,941 1,135
114 Riverside city CA 226,505 77.7 2,916 1,126
115 Albuquerque city NM 384,736 132.2 2,910 1,124
116 South Bend city IN 105,511 36.4 2,897 1,119
117 Stamford city CT 108,056 37.7 2,865 1,106
118 Glendale city AZ 148,134 52.2 2,837 1,095
119 Livonia city MI 100,850 35.7 2,823 1,090
120 Arlington city TX 261,721 93.0 2,814 1,087
121 San Antonio city TX 935,933 333.0 2,810 1,085
122 Peoria city IL 113,504 40.9 2,776 1,072
123 Fort Wayne city IN 173,072 62.7 2,762 1,067
124 New Orleans city LA 496,938 180.6 2,751 1,062
125 Santa Clarita city CA 110,642 40.5 2,733 1,055
126 Pasadena city TX 119,363 43.8 2,727 1,053
127 Boise City city ID 125,738 46.1 2,726 1,053
128 Rancho Cucamonga city CA 101,409 37.8 2,682 1,036
129 Mesa city AZ 288,091 108.6 2,653 1,024
130 Wichita city KS 304,011 115.1 2,640 1,020
131 Paradise CDP NV 124,682 47.7 2,616 1,010
132 Irvine city CA 110,330 42.3 2,607 1,007
133 Salem city OR 107,786 41.5 2,595 1,002
134 Tucson city AZ 405,390 156.3 2,594 1,002
135 Hampton city VA 133,793 51.8 2,582 997
136 Tampa city FL 280,015 108.7 2,577 995
137 Des Moines city IA 193,187 75.3 2,567 991
138 Hayward city CA 111,498 43.5 2,566 991
139 Newport News city VA 170,045 68.3 2,488 961
140 Springfield city IL 105,227 42.5 2,474 955
141 Orlando city FL 164,693 67.3 2,448 945
142 Moreno Valley city CA 118,779 49.1 2,418 933
143 Memphis city TN 610,337 256.0 2,384 920
144 Mesquite city TX 101,484 42.8 2,369 915
145 Raleigh city NC 207,951 88.1 2,360 911
146 Phoenix city AZ 983,403 419.9 2,342 904
147 Reno city NV 133,850 57.5 2,328 899
148 Gary city IN 116,646 50.2 2,322 896
149 Greensboro city NC 183,521 79.8 2,300 888
150 Irving city TX 155,037 67.6 2,293 885
151 Charlotte city NC 395,934 174.3 2,272 877
152 Fremont city CA 173,339 77.0 2,250 869
153 Sioux Falls city SD 100,814 45.1 2,238 864
154 Macon city GA 106,612 47.9 2,227 860
155 Savannah city GA 137,560 62.6 2,198 849
156 Topeka city KS 119,883 55.2 2,173 839
157 Austin city TX 465,622 217.8 2,138 826
158 Knoxville city TN 165,121 77.2 2,138 825
159 Thousand Oaks city CA 104,352 49.6 2,106 813
160 El Paso city TX 515,342 245.4 2,100 811
161 Springfield city MO 140,494 68.0 2,068 798
162 Cedar Rapids city IA 108,751 53.5 2,034 785
163 Indianapolis city (remainder) IN 731,327 361.7 2,022 781
164 Winston-Salem city NC 143,485 71.1 2,017 779
165 Shreveport city LA 198,525 98.6 2,013 777
166 Overland Park city KS 111,790 55.7 2,007 775
167 Tulsa city OK 367,302 183.5 2,001 773
168 Durham city NC 136,611 69.3 1,972 761
169 Tallahassee city FL 124,773 63.3 1,972 761
170 Plano city TX 128,713 66.2 1,943 750
171 Corpus Christi city TX 257,453 135.0 1,907 737
172 Bakersfield city CA 174,820 91.8 1,904 735
173 Jackson city MS 196,637 109.0 1,804 697
174 Amarillo city TX 157,615 87.9 1,792 692
175 Birmingham city AL 265,968 148.5 1,791 692
176 Lubbock city TX 186,206 104.1 1,789 691
177 Little Rock city AR 175,795 102.9 1,709 660
178 Aurora city CO 222,103 132.5 1,676 647
179 Mobile city AL 196,278 118.0 1,663 642
180 Fort Worth city TX 447,619 281.1 1,593 615
181 Virginia Beach city VA 393,069 248.3 1,583 611
182 Colorado Springs city CO 281,140 183.2 1,535 593
183 Salt Lake City city UT 159,936 109.0 1,467 566
184 Independence city MO 112,301 78.2 1,436 555
185 Beaumont city TX 114,323 80.1 1,428 551
186 Kansas City city MO 435,146 311.5 1,397 539
187 Kansas City city KS 149,767 107.8 1,390 537
188 Montgomery city AL 187,106 135.0 1,386 535
189 Waco city TX 103,590 75.8 1,367 528
190 Chattanooga city TN 152,466 118.4 1,287 497
191 Abilene city TX 106,654 103.1 1,035 399
192 Nashville-Davidson (remainder) TN 488,374 473.3 1,032 398
193 Huntsville city AL 159,789 164.4 972 375
194 Jacksonville city (remainder) FL 635,230 758.7 837 323
195 Columbus city (remainder) GA 178,681 216.1 827 319
196 Lexington-Fayette KY 225,366 284.5 792 306
197 Oklahoma City city OK 444,719 608.2 731 282
198 Scottsdale city AZ 130,069 184.4 706 272
199 Chesapeake city VA 151,976 340.7 446 172
200 Anchorage city AK 226,338 1,697.6 133 52
  TOTAL   64,407,296 20,339.0 3,167 1,217

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