Demographia

All US Urbanized Areas: 1990
Ranked by Central Places Density

Rank Urbanized Area Population Land Area (Sq. Mi.) Density Population in Central Places
1 New York, NY--Northeastern New Jersey 8,243,008 389.5 21,164 51.4%
2 Trenton, NJ--PA 88,675 7.7 11,588 29.7%
3 Philadelphia, PA--NJ 1,703,818 147.5 11,553 40.4%
4 Miami--Hialeah, FL 639,191 61.9 10,334 33.4%
5 Baltimore, MD 736,014 80.8 9,108 38.9%
6 Chicago, IL--Northwestern Indiana 3,229,175 358.8 9,001 47.5%
7 Washington, DC--MD--VA 777,836 87.3 8,911 23.1%
8 State College, PA 38,923 4.5 8,695 63.6%
9 San Francisco--Oakland, CA 1,364,865 163.1 8,370 37.6%
10 York, PA 42,192 5.2 8,107 29.6%
11 Reading, PA 78,380 9.8 8,011 42.1%
12 Lancaster, PA 55,551 7.4 7,532 28.7%
13 Lowell, MA--NH 103,439 13.8 7,508 56.9%
14 Los Angeles, CA 4,831,936 653.9 7,390 42.4%
15 Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY 389,963 54.7 7,134 40.9%
16 Newburgh, NY 26,454 3.8 6,921 37.0%
17 Boston, MA 941,009 137.6 6,841 33.9%
18 Wilmington, DE--NJ--MD--PA 71,529 10.8 6,634 15.9%
19 Cleveland, OH 505,616 77.0 6,564 30.1%
20 Pittsburgh, PA 395,895 60.6 6,528 23.6%
21 Syracuse, NY 163,860 25.1 6,527 42.1%
22 Detroit, MI 1,188,426 183.1 6,491 32.1%
23 Rochester, NY 231,636 35.8 6,473 37.4%
24 Harrisburg, PA 52,376 8.1 6,459 17.9%
25 Fall River, MA--RI 92,463 14.8 6,264 64.1%
26 Milwaukee, WI 685,046 113.4 6,041 55.9%
27 Salinas, CA 108,777 18.6 5,840 89.0%
28 New Orleans, LA 496,691 87.4 5,680 47.7%
29 New Britain, CT 75,491 13.3 5,660 52.8%
30 Poughkeepsie, NY 28,844 5.1 5,606 19.4%
31 Kailua, HI 36,818 6.6 5,541 32.2%
32 Davis, CA 46,209 8.4 5,473 87.7%
33 Racine, WI 84,298 15.4 5,460 69.2%
34 Modesto, CA 164,730 30.2 5,458 71.4%
35 Ithaca, NY 29,541 5.5 5,417 58.9%
36 Altoona, PA 51,881 9.8 5,316 67.8%
37 Watsonville, CA 31,099 5.9 5,253 60.5%
38 Annapolis, MD 33,187 6.3 5,246 42.2%
39 Oxnard--Ventura, CA 234,791 44.9 5,225 48.9%
40 Albany--Schenectady--Troy, NY 220,917 42.7 5,177 43.4%
41 Binghamton, NY 53,008 10.4 5,106 33.5%
42 Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN 726,953 143.3 5,074 35.0%
43 Providence--Pawtucket, RI--MA 315,632 62.4 5,057 37.3%
44 New Bedford, MA 99,922 20.1 4,962 71.8%
45 Bridgeport--Milford, CT 189,854 38.3 4,957 45.9%
46 Erie, PA 108,718 22.0 4,945 61.2%
47 Allentown--Bethlehem--Easton, PA--NJ 202,794 41.2 4,919 49.4%
48 Lodi, CA 51,874 10.6 4,893 93.3%
49 Johnstown, PA 28,134 5.8 4,810 36.1%
50 Champaign--Urbana, IL 99,846 20.8 4,807 86.4%
51 St. Louis, MO--IL 567,831 119.0 4,770 29.2%
52 Cincinnati, OH--KY 364,040 77.2 4,714 30.0%
53 Bremerton, WA 37,981 8.1 4,698 33.6%
54 Sharon, PA--OH 17,493 3.7 4,667 33.1%
55 Seattle, WA 619,322 133.5 4,640 35.5%
56 Elmira, NY 33,724 7.3 4,600 50.6%
57 San Jose, CA 837,806 184.2 4,548 58.4%
58 Santa Barbara, CA 85,571 18.9 4,529 47.0%
59 Pottstown, PA 21,831 4.8 4,524 40.9%
60 San Luis Obispo, CA 41,958 9.3 4,521 83.4%
61 Worcester, MA--CT 169,759 37.6 4,520 53.8%
62 New Haven--Meriden, CT 189,953 42.6 4,459 42.1%
63 Honolulu, HI 365,272 82.8 4,410 57.7%
64 Fort Lauderdale--Hollywood--Pompano Beach, FL 343,485 79.0 4,349 27.7%
65 Brockton, MA 92,788 21.5 4,322 57.7%
66 Grand Rapids, MI 189,126 44.3 4,273 43.3%
67 Ann Arbor, MI 109,592 25.9 4,232 49.4%
68 Denver, CO 467,572 111.0 4,212 30.8%
69 Port Huron, MI 33,694 8.0 4,208 53.7%
70 Las Vegas, NV 258,054 62.0 4,161 37.0%
71 Flint, MI 140,761 33.8 4,160 43.2%
72 Toledo, OH--MI 332,943 80.6 4,132 68.1%
73 Seaside--Monterey, CA 70,855 17.2 4,112 53.2%
74 Lansing--East Lansing, MI 177,998 43.4 4,101 67.1%
75 Salt Lake City, UT 159,727 39.0 4,091 20.2%
76 Louisville, KY--IN 305,385 75.5 4,047 40.5%
77 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 129,328 32.1 4,033 33.3%
78 Stockton, CA 210,943 52.6 4,013 80.5%
79 Bloomington, IN 60,633 15.1 4,012 84.9%
80 Saginaw, MI 69,512 17.4 3,984 49.6%
81 Yuba City, CA 27,437 6.9 3,970 35.6%
82 Charlottesville, VA 40,341 10.3 3,932 59.7%
83 Longmont, CO 51,555 13.1 3,923 98.3%
84 Glens Falls, NY 15,023 3.9 3,899 26.6%
85 San Diego, CA 1,218,597 317.9 3,834 51.9%
86 Waterbury, CT 108,961 28.6 3,815 62.2%
87 Lafayette--West Lafayette, IN 69,671 18.3 3,813 69.6%
88 Sheboygan, WI 49,676 13.2 3,755 81.4%
89 Bay City, MI 38,936 10.4 3,744 52.5%
90 Laredo, TX 122,899 32.9 3,739 99.4%
91 Kenosha, WI 80,352 21.5 3,729 85.2%
92 Burlington, VT 39,127 10.5 3,709 44.9%
93 Boulder, CO 83,312 22.6 3,694 84.2%
94 Santa Cruz, CA 49,040 13.3 3,679 32.2%
95 Tacoma, WA 176,664 48.0 3,677 35.5%
96 Yakima, WA 54,827 15.0 3,666 62.3%
97 Sarasota--Bradenton, FL 94,740 26.1 3,633