Demographia

All US Urbanized Areas:
Ranked by 1990 Central Places Land Area

Rank Urbanized Area Population Land Area (Sq. Mi.) Density Population in Central Places
1 Dallas--Fort Worth, TX 1,870,847 746.3 2,507 58.5%
2 Los Angeles, CA 4,831,936 653.9 7,390 42.4%
3 Houston, TX 1,694,403 571.2 2,967 58.4%
4 Phoenix, AZ 1,536,559 472.1 3,255 76.6%
5 Oklahoma City, OK 513,328 453.0 1,133 65.4%
6 Jacksonville, FL 627,128 445.9 1,406 84.9%
7 Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA 1,097,846 442.5 2,481 83.0%
8 New York, NY--Northeastern New Jersey 8,243,008 389.5 21,164 51.4%
9 Kansas City, MO--KS 646,847 379.5 1,704 50.7%
10 Nashville, TN 483,427 376.4 1,284 84.3%
11 Indianapolis, IN 731,327 361.7 2,022 79.9%
12 Chicago, IL--Northwestern Indiana 3,229,175 358.8 9,001 47.5%
13 San Antonio, TX 935,933 333.0 2,810 82.9%
14 San Diego, CA 1,218,597 317.9 3,834 51.9%
15 Memphis, TN--AR--MS 638,596 231.9 2,754 77.4%
16 Austin, TX 465,622 217.8 2,138 82.8%
17 Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL 617,428 192.7 3,203 36.1%
18 Columbus, OH 632,910 190.9 3,315 67.0%
19 San Jose, CA 837,806 184.2 4,548 58.4%
20 Tulsa, OK 367,302 183.5 2,001 77.4%
21 Detroit, MI 1,188,426 183.1 6,491 32.1%
22 Charlotte, NC 395,934 174.3 2,272 86.9%
23 San Francisco--Oakland, CA 1,364,865 163.1 8,370 37.6%
24 El Paso, TX--NM 515,187 162.7 3,166 90.2%
25 Little Rock--North Little Rock, AR 266,637 162.2 1,644 87.3%
26 Anchorage, AK 221,883 161.3 1,376 100.0%
27 Atlanta, GA 438,146 152.2 2,879 20.3%
28 Philadelphia, PA--NJ 1,703,818 147.5 11,553 40.4%
29 Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN 726,953 143.3 5,074 35.0%
30 Portland--Vancouver, OR--WA 483,699 138.8 3,485 41.3%
31 Boston, MA 941,009 137.6 6,841 33.9%
32 Omaha, NE--IA 390,110 137.5 2,838 71.7%
33 Shreveport, LA 251,246 136.6 1,839 98.0%
34 Montgomery, AL 187,106 135.0 1,386 89.1%
35 Corpus Christi, TX 257,453 135.0 1,907 95.4%
36 Springfield, MA--CT 268,348 134.4 1,996 50.4%
37 Seattle, WA 619,322 133.5 4,640 35.5%
38 Riverside--San Bernardino, CA 390,669 132.8 2,943 33.4%
39 Albuquerque, NM 384,736 132.2 2,910 77.4%
40 Birmingham, AL 297,740 131.1 2,272 47.9%
41 Colorado Springs, CO 280,995 127.9 2,197 79.6%
42 Sacramento, CA 414,050 126.2 3,282 37.7%
43 Hesperia--Apple Valley--Victorville, CA 136,948 124.3 1,102 89.4%
44 Tucson, AZ 405,291 123.0 3,296 70.0%
45 St. Louis, MO--IL 567,831 119.0 4,770 29.2%
46 Chattanooga, TN--GA 152,466 118.4 1,287 51.3%
47 Mobile, AL 196,278 118.0 1,663 65.2%
48 Wichita, KS 304,011 115.1 2,640 89.7%
49 Milwaukee, WI 685,046 113.4 6,041 55.9%
50 Vineland--Millville, NJ 80,772 111.0 727 85.7%
51 Denver, CO 467,572 111.0 4,212 30.8%
52 Jackson, MS 196,637 109.0 1,804 68.0%
53 Huntsville, AL 158,782 106.5 1,491 88.1%
54 Duluth, MN--WI 112,627 104.5 1,077 91.6%
55 Lubbock, TX 186,206 104.1 1,788 99.1%
56 Abilene, TX 106,654 103.1 1,035 98.9%
57 Fresno, CA 354,202 99.1 3,573 78.1%
58 Columbus, GA--AL 173,196 95.7 1,810 78.5%
59 Lexington-Fayette, KY 218,925 95.2 2,301 99.2%
60 Melbourne--Palm Bay, FL 122,278 92.3 1,325 40.0%
61 Waterloo--Cedar Falls, IA 100,765 89.0 1,132 93.1%
62 Raleigh, NC 207,951 88.1 2,359 68.0%
63 Amarillo, TX 157,615 87.9 1,792 99.8%
64 Portsmouth--Dover--Rochester, NH--ME 77,597 87.5 887 67.5%
65 New Orleans, LA 496,691 87.4 5,680 47.7%
66 Washington, DC--MD--VA 777,836 87.3 8,911 23.1%
67 Durham, NC 175,330 85.8 2,043 85.4%
68 Honolulu, HI 365,272 82.8 4,410 57.7%
69 Baltimore, MD 736,014 80.8 9,108 38.9%
70 Toledo, OH--MI 332,943 80.6 4,132 68.1%
71 Beaumont, TX 114,323 80.1 1,428 93.1%
72 Greensboro, NC 183,521 79.8 2,300 94.4%
73 Dothan, AL 53,589 79.7 673 90.9%
74 Fort Lauderdale--Hollywood--Pompano Beach, FL 343,485 79.0 4,349 27.7%
75 Akron, OH 279,477 78.5 3,561 52.9%
76 Knoxville, TN 165,121 77.2 2,138 54.2%
77 Cincinnati, OH--KY 364,040 77.2 4,714 30.0%
78 Cleveland, OH 505,616 77.0 6,564 30.1%
79 Lewiston--Auburn, ME 63,407 76.9 824 88.6%
80 McAllen--Edinburg--Mission, TX 175,480 76.2 2,303 66.7%
81 Waco, TX 103,590 75.8 1,367 71.8%
82 Lancaster--Palmdale, CA 165,200 75.7 2,181 88.3%
83 Louisville, KY--IN 305,385 75.5 4,047 40.5%
84 Des Moines, IA 193,187 75.3 2,567 65.8%
85 Baton Rouge, LA 219,531 73.9 2,969 60.0%
86 Davenport--Rock Island--Moline, IA--IL 178,696 73.8 2,422 67.7%
87 Clarksville, TN--KY 75,494 73.1 1,033 77.4%
88 Winston-Salem, NC 143,485 71.1 2,017 77.5%
89 Fayetteville--Springdale, AR 72,040 69.9 1,031 96.2%
90 Springfield, MO 140,494 68.0 2,068 88.3%
91 Orlando, FL 164,693 67.3 2,448 18.6%
92 Midland, TX 89,443 65.8 1,359 97.2%
93 Auburn--Opelika, AL 55,443 64.5 860 98.1%
94 Fort Myers--Cape Coral, FL 118,215 63.5 1,861 53.6%
95 Utica--Rome, NY 111,706 63.4 1,761 70.5%
96 Lincoln, NE 191,972 63.3 3,033 99.7%
97 Tallahassee, FL 124,773 63.3