Demographia

All US Urbanized Areas:
1990 Central Places Population Ranking

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 Los Angeles, CA 4,831,936 653.9 7,390 42.4%
3 Chicago, IL--Northwestern Indiana 3,229,175 358.8 9,001 47.5%
4 Dallas--Fort Worth, TX 1,870,847 746.3 2,507 58.5%
5 Philadelphia, PA--NJ 1,703,818 147.5 11,553 40.4%
6 Houston, TX 1,694,403 571.2 2,967 58.4%
7 Phoenix, AZ 1,536,559 472.1 3,255 76.6%
8 San Francisco--Oakland, CA 1,364,865 163.1 8,370 37.6%
9 San Diego, CA 1,218,597 317.9 3,834 51.9%
10 Detroit, MI 1,188,426 183.1 6,491 32.1%
11 Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA 1,097,846 442.5 2,481 83.0%
12 Boston, MA 941,009 137.6 6,841 33.9%
13 San Antonio, TX 935,933 333.0 2,810 82.9%
14 San Jose, CA 837,806 184.2 4,548 58.4%
15 Washington, DC--MD--VA 777,836 87.3 8,911 23.1%
16 Baltimore, MD 736,014 80.8 9,108 38.9%
17 Indianapolis, IN 731,327 361.7 2,022 79.9%
18 Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN 726,953 143.3 5,074 35.0%
19 Milwaukee, WI 685,046 113.4 6,041 55.9%
20 Kansas City, MO--KS 646,847 379.5 1,704 50.7%
21 Miami--Hialeah, FL 639,191 61.9 10,334 33.4%
22 Memphis, TN--AR--MS 638,596 231.9 2,754 77.4%
23 Columbus, OH 632,910 190.9 3,315 67.0%
24 Jacksonville, FL 627,128 445.9 1,406 84.9%
25 Seattle, WA 619,322 133.5 4,640 35.5%
26 Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL 617,428 192.7 3,203 36.1%
27 St. Louis, MO--IL 567,831 119.0 4,770 29.2%
28 El Paso, TX--NM 515,187 162.7 3,166 90.2%
29 Oklahoma City, OK 513,328 453.0 1,133 65.4%
30 Cleveland, OH 505,616 77.0 6,564 30.1%
31 New Orleans, LA 496,691 87.4 5,680 47.7%
32 Portland--Vancouver, OR--WA 483,699 138.8 3,485 41.3%
33 Nashville, TN 483,427 376.4 1,284 84.3%
34 Denver, CO 467,572 111.0 4,212 30.8%
35 Austin, TX 465,622 217.8 2,138 82.8%
36 Atlanta, GA 438,146 152.2 2,879 20.3%
37 Sacramento, CA 414,050 126.2 3,282 37.7%
38 Tucson, AZ 405,291 123.0 3,296 70.0%
39 Charlotte, NC 395,934 174.3 2,272 86.9%
40 Pittsburgh, PA 395,895 60.6 6,528 23.6%
41 Riverside--San Bernardino, CA 390,669 132.8 2,943 33.4%
42 Omaha, NE--IA 390,110 137.5 2,838 71.7%
43 Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY 389,963 54.7 7,134 40.9%
44 Albuquerque, NM 384,736 132.2 2,910 77.4%
45 Tulsa, OK 367,302 183.5 2,001 77.4%
46 Honolulu, HI 365,272 82.8 4,410 57.7%
47 Cincinnati, OH--KY 364,040 77.2 4,714 30.0%
48 Fresno, CA 354,202 99.1 3,573 78.1%
49 Fort Lauderdale--Hollywood--Pompano Beach, FL 343,485 79.0 4,349 27.7%
50 Toledo, OH--MI 332,943 80.6 4,132 68.1%
51 Providence--Pawtucket, RI--MA 315,632 62.4 5,057 37.3%
52 Louisville, KY--IN 305,385 75.5 4,047 40.5%
53 Wichita, KS 304,011 115.1 2,640 89.7%
54 Birmingham, AL 297,740 131.1 2,272 47.9%
55 Colorado Springs, CO 280,995 127.9 2,197 79.6%
56 Akron, OH 279,477 78.5 3,561 52.9%
57 Springfield, MA--CT 268,348 134.4 1,996 50.4%
58 Little Rock--North Little Rock, AR 266,637 162.2 1,644 87.3%
59 Las Vegas, NV 258,054 62.0 4,161 37.0%
60 Corpus Christi, TX 257,453 135.0 1,907 95.4%
61 Shreveport, LA 251,246 136.6 1,839 98.0%
62 Oxnard--Ventura, CA 234,791 44.9 5,225 48.9%
63 Rochester, NY 231,636 35.8 6,473 37.4%
64 Anchorage, AK 221,883 161.3 1,376 100.0%
65 Albany--Schenectady--Troy, NY 220,917 42.7 5,177 43.4%
66 Baton Rouge, LA 219,531 73.9 2,969 60.0%
67 Lexington-Fayette, KY 218,925 95.2 2,301 99.2%
68 Stockton, CA 210,943 52.6 4,013 80.5%
69 Raleigh, NC 207,951 88.1 2,359 68.0%
70 Richmond, VA 203,056 60.1 3,377 34.4%
71 Allentown--Bethlehem--Easton, PA--NJ 202,794 41.2 4,919 49.4%
72 Jackson, MS 196,637 109.0 1,804 68.0%
73 Mobile, AL 196,278 118.0 1,663 65.2%
74 Des Moines, IA 193,187 75.3 2,567 65.8%
75 Lincoln, NE 191,972 63.3 3,033 99.7%
76 Madison, WI 191,262 57.8 3,311 78.3%
77 New Haven--Meriden, CT 189,953 42.6 4,459 42.1%
78 Bridgeport--Milford, CT 189,854 38.3 4,957 45.9%
79 Grand Rapids, MI 189,126 44.3 4,273 43.3%
80 Montgomery, AL 187,106 135.0 1,386 89.1%
81 Lubbock, TX 186,206 104.1 1,788 99.1%
82 Greensboro, NC 183,521 79.8 2,300 94.4%
83 Hartford--Middletown, CT 182,501 58.2 3,136 33.4%
84 Dayton, OH 182,044 55.0 3,310 29.7%
85 Davenport--Rock Island--Moline, IA--IL 178,696 73.8 2,422 67.7%
86 Lansing--East Lansing, MI 177,998 43.4 4,101 67.1%
87 Spokane, WA 177,196 55.9 3,169 63.5%
88 Tacoma, WA 176,664 48.0 3,677 35.5%
89 West Palm Beach--Boca Raton--Delray Beach, FL 176,298 61.2 2,882 22.2%
90 McAllen--Edinburg--Mission, TX 175,480 76.2 2,303 66.7%
91 Durham, NC 175,330 85.8 2,043 85.4%
92 Bakersfield, CA 174,101 62.0 2,810 57.5%
93 Columbus, GA--AL 173,196 95.7 1,810 78.5%
94 Fort Wayne, IN 173,072 62.7 2,762