Demographia

All US Urbanized Areas:
Ranked by Density: 1990

Rank Urbanized Area Population Land Area (Sq. Mi.) Density
1 Los Angeles, CA 11,402,946 1,965.7 5,801
2 Miami--Hialeah, FL 1,914,660 352.7 5,429
3 New York, NY--Northeastern New Jersey 16,044,012 2,966.4 5,409
4 Davis, CA 52,711 10.6 4,956
5 Honolulu, HI 632,603 138.7 4,561
6 Modesto, CA 230,609 52.1 4,424
7 San Luis Obispo, CA 50,305 11.5 4,357
8 Chicago, IL--Northwestern Indiana 6,792,087 1,584.5 4,287
9 San Jose, CA 1,435,019 338.4 4,240
10 San Francisco--Oakland, CA 3,629,516 874.1 4,152
11 New Orleans, LA 1,040,226 270.1 3,852
12 Champaign--Urbana, IL 115,524 30.3 3,815
13 Longmont, CO 52,464 13.8 3,806
14 Fort Lauderdale--Hollywood--Pompano Beach, FL 1,238,134 327.1 3,785
15 Laredo, TX 123,651 32.9 3,757
16 Santa Barbara, CA 182,163 48.8 3,733
17 Philadelphia, PA--NJ 4,222,211 1,164.2 3,627
18 Lodi, CA 55,590 15.4 3,616
19 Washington, DC--MD--VA 3,363,031 944.6 3,560
20 Stockton, CA 262,046 73.8 3,552
21 Salinas, CA 122,225 34.7 3,524
22 Santa Maria, CA 88,989 25.3 3,520
23 Fresno, CA 453,388 132.7 3,417
24 San Diego, CA 2,348,417 690.2 3,403
25 Bloomington, IN 71,440 21.1 3,383
26 Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY 954,332 285.5 3,343
27 New Bedford, MA 139,082 42.0 3,313
28 Denver, CO 1,517,977 458.8 3,308
29 Detroit, MI 3,697,529 1,119.4 3,303
30 Sacramento, CA 1,097,005 333.9 3,286
31 Kailua, HI 114,506 35.0 3,268
32 Merced, CA 64,742 19.8 3,264
33 Napa, CA 68,049 21.0 3,233
34 Baltimore, MD 1,889,873 592.5 3,190
35 Lafayette--West Lafayette, IN 100,103 31.7 3,155
36 Vacaville, CA 71,535 22.8 3,142
37 Racine, WI 121,788 38.8 3,135
38 Fall River, MA--RI 144,358 46.0 3,135
39 Trenton, NJ--PA 298,602 95.8 3,116
40 Reading, PA 186,267 59.8 3,115
41 Great Falls, MT 63,506 20.4 3,114
42 Boston, MA 2,775,370 891.2 3,114
43 Salt Lake City, UT 789,447 254.1 3,107
44 Brownsville, TX 117,676 38.1 3,088
45 Erie, PA 177,668 57.7 3,080
46 Bakersfield, CA 302,605 98.3 3,079
47 Grand Forks, ND--MN 58,103 18.9 3,074
48 Boulder, CO 98,910 32.2 3,071
49 Oxnard--Ventura, CA 480,482 157.1 3,059
50 Bloomington--Normal, IL 94,186 30.8 3,054
51 Visalia, CA 83,594 27.6 3,027
52 Portland--Vancouver, OR--WA 1,172,158 388.0 3,021
53 Las Vegas, NV 697,348 231.1 3,018
54 State College, PA 61,239 20.3 3,016
55 Lincoln, NE 192,558 64.4 2,991
56 Seattle, WA 1,744,086 587.9 2,967
57 Ann Arbor, MI 222,061 76.2 2,915
58 Syracuse, NY 388,918 133.6 2,910
59 Santa Rosa, CA 194,560 67.2 2,897
60 Eugene--Springfield, OR 189,192 65.5 2,890
61 Allentown--Bethlehem--Easton, PA--NJ 410,436 142.1 2,888
62 Lawrence, KS 65,755 23.0 2,855
63 Providence--Pawtucket, RI--MA 846,293 298.7 2,834
64 Omaha, NE--IA 544,292 193.0 2,820
65 Elgin, IL 123,899 44.0 2,818
66 Rochester, NY 619,653 220.0 2,816
67 Seaside--Monterey, CA 133,188 47.5 2,807
68 Appleton--Neenah, WI 160,918 57.6 2,794
69 Yuba City, CA 77,167 27.7 2,786
70 Salem, OR 157,079 56.9 2,762
71 Oshkosh, WI 58,935 21.3 2,761
72 Columbus, OH 945,237 344.9 2,741
73 Simi Valley, CA 128,043 46.9 2,732
74 Lowell, MA--NH 181,651 67.1 2,708
75 Phoenix, AZ 2,006,239 741.1 2,707
76 Owensboro, KY 60,645 22.4 2,704
77 Yuma, AZ--CA 70,955 26.3 2,697
78 Lansing--East Lansing, MI 265,095 98.7 2,686
79 St. Louis, MO--IL 1,946,526 728.2 2,673
80 Louisville, KY--IN 754,956 282.6 2,672
81 Greeley, CO 71,578 26.8 2,668
82 New Britain, CT 143,064 54.0 2,651
83 Idaho Falls, ID 56,356 21.3 2,647
84 Cleveland, OH 1,677,492 635.9 2,638
85 Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL 1,708,710 649.7 2,630
86 West Palm Beach--Boca Raton--Delray Beach, FL 794,848 306.6 2,593
87 El Paso, TX--NM 571,017 220.4 2,591
88 Altoona, PA 76,551 29.6 2,585
89 St. Cloud, MN 74,037 28.7 2,578
90 San Antonio, TX 1,129,154 438.0 2,578
91 Bridgeport--Milford, CT 413,863 160.7 2,576
92 Riverside--San Bernardino, CA 1,170,196 460.1 2,543
93 Kokomo, IN 57,146 22.5 2,542
94 Kankakee, IL 59,695 23.5 2,538
95 Toledo, OH--MI 489,155 193.4 2,529
96 Charlottesville, VA 67,553 26.9 2,511
97 Watsonville, CA 51,378 20.5 2,506
98 Madison, WI 244,336 97.7 2,500
99 Antioch--Pittsburg, CA 153,768 61.5 2,500
100 York, PA 142,675 57.2 2,496
101 Springfield, OH 88,649 35.6 2,489
102 Williamsport, PA 57,425 23.1 2,484
103 Houston, TX 2,901,851 1,177.3 2,465
104 Spokane, WA 279,038 113.6 2,457
105 Fairfield, CA 99,964 40.7 2,456
106 Manchester, NH 114,918 46.9 2,448
107 Evansville, IN--KY 183,087 74.9 2,444
108 Albany--Schenectady--Troy, NY 509,106 208.7 2,440
109 Springfield, IL 124,524 51.3 2,425
110 Binghamton, NY 158,405 65.4 2,423
111 Memphis, TN--AR--MS 825,193 341.0 2,420
112 New Haven--Meriden, CT 451,486 187.7 2,405
113 Milwaukee, WI 1,226,293 512.0 2,395
114 Wilmington, DE--NJ--MD--PA 449,616 187.8 2,394
115 Waterbury, CT 175,067 73.3 2,389
116 Fort Wayne, IN 248,424 104.1 2,387
117 Cincinnati, OH--KY 1,212,675 511.7 2,370
118 Stamford, CT--NY 187,200 79.3 2,360
119 Fargo--Moorhead, ND--MN 121,336 51.5 2,356
120 Iowa City, IA 71,372 30.3 2,356