US City Park & Open Space Ratios
|
City |
Population: 2000 US Census |
Park & Open Space Acres per 1,000 Population |
Park & Open Space as a Share of City Land Area |
Population per Square Mile |
|
New York |
8,008,278 |
6.6 |
27.3% |
26,401 |
|
Los Angeles |
3,694,820 |
8.2 |
10.0% |
7,876 |
|
Chicago |
2,896,016 |
4.0 |
8.0% |
12,749 |
|
Houston |
1,953,631 |
11.2 |
5.9% |
3,372 |
|
Philadelphia |
1,517,550 |
7.0 |
12.4% |
11,233 |
|
Phoenix |
1,321,045 |
27.6 |
12.0% |
2,782 |
|
San Diego |
1,223,400 |
29.5 |
17.4% |
3,772 |
|
Dallas |
1,188,580 |
18.4 |
10.0% |
3,470 |
|
Detroit |
951,270 |
6.2 |
6.6% |
6,855 |
|
Indianapolis |
781,870 |
16.9 |
5.7% |
2,163 |
|
San Francisco |
776,733 |
9.8 |
25.4% |
16,633 |
|
Baltimore |
651,154 |
7.8 |
9.8% |
8,058 |
|
Boston |
589,141 |
8.3 |
15.7% |
12,165 |
|
Seattle |
563,374 |
11.0 |
11.5% |
6,717 |
|
Denver |
554,636 |
10.2 |
5.7% |
3,617 |
|
Portland |
529,121 |
23.8 |
14.6% |
3,939 |
|
Cleveland |
478,403 |
6.0 |
5.8% |
6,166 |
|
Kansas City |
441,545 |
30.2 |
6.6% |
1,408 |
|
Atlanta |
416,474 |
7.6 |
3.7% |
3,161 |
|
Minneapolis |
382,618 |
14.9 |
16.2% |
6,970 |
|
Miami |
362,470 |
3.7 |
5.8% |
10,160 |
|
St. Louis |
348,189 |
9.7 |
8.5% |
5,622 |
|
Pittsburgh |
334,563 |
8.2 |
7.7% |
6,019 |
|
Cincinnati |
331,285 |
22.3 |
14.8% |
4,249 |
|
Tampa |
303,447 |
10.2 |
4.3% |
2,708 |
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Park & Open Space acreage from Trust for Public Land and Urban Land Institute data. |
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