Demographia

US Urbanized Areas by Density: 2000

This table reflects the corrected data released
by the US Census Bureau 2002.08.25

Urban Area/Urban Cluster Population Rank Land Area: Square Miles Rank Population/Square Mile Rank Area: Square Kilometers Population/Square Kilomter
Los Angeles--Long Beach--Santa Ana, CA 11,789,487 2 1,667.93 6 7,068.3 12 4,319.93 2,729.1
San Francisco--Oakland, CA 3,228,605 12 526.66 25 6,130.4 19 1,364.03 2,367.0
San Jose, CA 1,538,312 24 260.11 67 5,914.1 23 673.68 2,283.4
New York--Newark, NY--NJ--CT 17,799,861 1 3,352.60 1 5,309.3 33 8,683.20 2,049.9
New Orleans, LA 1,009,283 37 197.84 89 5,101.6 38 512.39 1,969.7
Davis, CA 66,022 356 13.63 793 4,845.4 40 35.29 1,870.8
Vallejo, CA 158,967 181 33.95 395 4,681.9 43 87.94 1,807.7
Honolulu, HI 718,182 51 154.12 104 4,659.8 45 399.18 1,799.1
Tracy, CA 59,020 384 12.77 818 4,621.6 46 33.08 1,784.4
Las Vegas, NV 1,314,357 31 285.91 58 4,597.1 48 740.50 1,775.0
Galveston, TX 54,770 413 12.10 845 4,527.7 51 31.33 1,748.2
Oxnard, CA 337,591 91 75.70 206 4,459.7 53 196.06 1,721.9
Miami, FL 4,919,036 5 1,116.09 11 4,407.4 55 2,890.67 1,701.7
Fairfield, CA 112,446 236 25.82 494 4,355.7 56 66.86 1,681.8
Stockton, CA 313,392 99 74.29 209 4,218.4 60 192.42 1,628.7
Simi Valley, CA 112,345 238 27.07 473 4,149.4 64 70.12 1,602.1
Laredo, TX 175,586 172 42.51 328 4,130.1 66 110.11 1,594.6
Fresno, CA 554,923 64 138.62 110 4,003.1 70 359.03 1,545.6
Salinas, CA 179,173 168 44.90 310 3,990.7 71 116.28 1,540.8
Denver--Aurora, CO 1,984,889 20 498.83 27 3,979.1 72 1,291.96 1,536.3
Chicago, IL--IN 8,307,904 3 2,122.81 2 3,913.6 76 5,498.06 1,511.1
Mission Viejo, CA 533,015 68 136.89 113 3,893.9 80 354.53 1,503.4
Salt Lake City, UT 887,650 42 230.72 74 3,847.3 83 597.57 1,485.4
Sacramento, CA 1,393,498 28 369.03 43 3,776.1 84 955.78 1,458.0
Manteca, CA 51,176 439 13.61 794 3,760.4 85 35.25 1,451.9
Turlock, CA 69,507 342 18.66 630 3,725.4 89 48.32 1,438.4
Phoenix--Mesa, AZ 2,907,049 13 799.01 17 3,638.3 93 2,069.42 1,404.8
Modesto, CA 310,945 100 86.08 180 3,612.4 94 222.94 1,394.8
Antioch, CA 217,591 139 60.28 238 3,609.8 95 156.12 1,393.7
Kailua (Honolulu County)--Kaneohe, HI 117,730 226 32.62 411 3,609.6 96 84.47 1,393.7
Lexington-Fayette, KY 250,994 126 69.55 219 3,608.9 97 180.13 1,393.4
San Luis Obispo, CA 53,498 423 14.83 745 3,606.9 98 38.42 1,392.6
Livermore, CA 75,202 321 20.87 579 3,602.8 99 54.06 1,391.1
Bakersfield, CA 396,125 82 110.33 142 3,590.5 100 285.74 1,386.3
Provo--Orem, UT 303,680 102 85.00 182 3,572.7 103 220.15 1,379.4
Vacaville, CA 90,264 284 25.33 502 3,563.9 104 65.60 1,376.0
Lodi, CA 83,735 303 23.54 531 3,557.5 105 60.96 1,373.6
Lawrence, KS 79,647 311 22.70 554 3,508.1 108 58.80 1,354.5
Watsonville, CA 66,500 353 19.12 623 3,478.6 112 49.51 1,343.1
Riverside--San Bernardino, CA 1,506,816 25 438.78 33 3,434.1 114 1,136.42 1,325.9
San Diego, CA 2,674,436 15 782.29 18 3,418.7 117 2,026.11 1,320.0
Boulder, CO 112,299 239 32.88 409 3,415.8 119 85.15 1,318.8
Washington, DC--VA--MD 3,933,920 8 1,156.77 10 3,400.8 120 2,996.01 1,313.1
Napa, CA 79,867 309 23.52 532 3,395.0 121 60.93 1,310.8
Santa Maria, CA 120,297 222 35.55 379 3,384.3 123 92.06 1,306.7
Grand Forks, ND--MN 56,573 404 16.76 686 3,376.4 125 43.40 1,303.6
Portland, OR--WA 1,583,138 23 473.94 29 3,340.3 130 1,227.51 1,289.7
State College, PA 71,301 334 21.40 572 3,332.4 132 55.42 1,286.6
Santa Barbara, CA 196,263 155 59.78 241 3,283.2 140 154.82 1,267.7
Eugene, OR 224,049 136 68.50 222 3,270.8 142 177.41 1,262.9
San Antonio, TX 1,327,554 30 407.56 38 3,257.3 145 1,055.57 1,257.7
Petaluma, CA 59,958 382 18.47 638 3,246.0 146 47.84 1,253.3
Longmont, CO 72,929 330 22.65 556 3,219.7 149 58.67 1,243.1
Ames, IA 50,726 444 15.79 715 3,211.9 151 40.90 1,240.1
El Centro, CA 52,954 428 16.50 695 3,208.8 153 42.74 1,238.9
Santa Clarita, CA 170,481 176 54.33 265 3,137.7 163 140.72 1,211.5
Concord, CA 552,624 65 176.46 95 3,131.8 164 457.02 1,209.2
DeKalb, IL 55,805 409 17.88 654 3,121.3 166 46.31 1,205.1
Fargo, ND--MN 142,477 197 45.81 300 3,110.4 168 118.64 1,200.9
Detroit, MI 3,903,377 9 1,261.45 9 3,094.4 173 3,267.14 1,194.7
Seaside--Monterey--Marina, CA 125,503 213 40.64 340 3,088.3 175 105.25 1,192.4
El Paso, TX--NM 674,801 54 219.12 81 3,079.6 178 567.52 1,189.0
Merced, CA 110,483 243 35.97 376 3,071.7 180 93.16 1,186.0
Baltimore, MD 2,076,354 18 682.73 19 3,041.3 185 1,768.26 1,174.2
Bloomington--Normal, IL 112,415 237