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All US Urbanized Areas:
1990 Population Ranking

Rank Urbanized Area Population Land Area (Sq. Mi.) Density
1 New York, NY--Northeastern New Jersey 16,044,012 2,966.4 5,409
2 Los Angeles, CA 11,402,946 1,965.7 5,801
3 Chicago, IL--Northwestern Indiana 6,792,087 1,584.5 4,287
4 Philadelphia, PA--NJ 4,222,211 1,164.2 3,627
5 Detroit, MI 3,697,529 1,119.4 3,303
6 San Francisco--Oakland, CA 3,629,516 874.1 4,152
7 Washington, DC--MD--VA 3,363,031 944.6 3,560
8 Dallas--Fort Worth, TX 3,198,259 1,443.0 2,216
9 Houston, TX 2,901,851 1,177.3 2,465
10 Boston, MA 2,775,370 891.2 3,114
11 San Diego, CA 2,348,417 690.2 3,403
12 Atlanta, GA 2,157,806 1,136.7 1,898
13 Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN 2,079,676 1,063.0 1,956
14 Phoenix, AZ 2,006,239 741.1 2,707
15 St. Louis, MO--IL 1,946,526 728.2 2,673
16 Miami--Hialeah, FL 1,914,660 352.7 5,429
17 Baltimore, MD 1,889,873 592.5 3,190
18 Seattle, WA 1,744,086 587.9 2,967
19 Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL 1,708,710 649.7 2,630
20 Pittsburgh, PA 1,678,745 778.1 2,158
21 Cleveland, OH 1,677,492 635.9 2,638
22 Denver, CO 1,517,977 458.8 3,308
23 San Jose, CA 1,435,019 338.4 4,240
24 Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA 1,323,098 663.7 1,994
25 Kansas City, MO--KS 1,275,317 761.8 1,674
26 Fort Lauderdale--Hollywood--Pompano Beach, FL 1,238,134 327.1 3,785
27 Milwaukee, WI 1,226,293 512.0 2,395
28 Cincinnati, OH--KY 1,212,675 511.7 2,370
29 Portland--Vancouver, OR--WA 1,172,158 388.0 3,021
30 Riverside--San Bernardino, CA 1,170,196 460.1 2,543
31 San Antonio, TX 1,129,154 438.0 2,578
32 Sacramento, CA 1,097,005 333.9 3,286
33 New Orleans, LA 1,040,226 270.1 3,852
34 Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY 954,332 285.5 3,343
35 Columbus, OH 945,237 344.9 2,741
36 Indianapolis, IN 914,761 468.9 1,951
37 Orlando, FL 887,126 394.6 2,248
38 Providence--Pawtucket, RI--MA 846,293 298.7 2,834
39 Memphis, TN--AR--MS 825,193 341.0 2,420
40 West Palm Beach--Boca Raton--Delray Beach, FL 794,848 306.6 2,593
41 Salt Lake City, UT 789,447 254.1 3,107
42 Oklahoma City, OK 784,425 646.8 1,213
43 Louisville, KY--IN 754,956 282.6 2,672
44 Jacksonville, FL 738,413 507.7 1,454
45 Las Vegas, NV 697,348 231.1 3,018
46 Honolulu, HI 632,603 138.7 4,561
47 Birmingham, AL 622,074 398.8 1,560
48 Rochester, NY 619,653 220.0 2,816
49 Dayton, OH 613,467 273.4 2,244
50 Richmond, VA 589,980 302.7 1,949
51 Tucson, AZ 579,235 246.5 2,350
52 Nashville, TN 573,294 483.5 1,186
53 El Paso, TX--NM 571,017 220.4 2,591
54 Austin, TX 562,008 273.2 2,057
55 Hartford--Middletown, CT 546,198 241.3 2,264
56 Omaha, NE--IA 544,292 193.0 2,820
57 Springfield, MA--CT 532,747 301.9 1,765
58 Akron, OH 527,863 257.1 2,053
59 Albany--Schenectady--Troy, NY 509,106 208.7 2,440
60 Tacoma, WA 497,210 232.8 2,135
61 Albuquerque, NM 497,120 225.8 2,202
62 Toledo, OH--MI 489,155 193.4 2,529
63 Oxnard--Ventura, CA 480,482 157.1 3,059
64 Tulsa, OK 474,668 304.4 1,560
65 Charlotte, NC 455,597 241.7 1,885
66 Fresno, CA 453,388 132.7 3,417
67 New Haven--Meriden, CT 451,486 187.7 2,405
68 Wilmington, DE--NJ--MD--PA 449,616 187.8 2,394
69 Sarasota--Bradenton, FL 444,385 193.0 2,303
70 Grand Rapids, MI 436,336 223.2 1,954
71 Bridgeport--Milford, CT 413,863 160.7 2,576
72 Allentown--Bethlehem--Easton, PA--NJ 410,436 142.1 2,888
73 Charleston, SC 393,956 250.9 1,570
74 Syracuse, NY 388,918 133.6 2,910
75 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 388,225 201.3 1,929
76 Baton Rouge, LA 365,943 185.5 1,973
77 Youngstown--Warren, OH 361,627 167.3 2,161
78 Colorado Springs, CO 352,989 176.6 1,999
79 Wichita, KS 338,789 144.5 2,344
80 Columbia, SC 328,349 198.9 1,651
81 Flint, MI 326,023 163.8 1,990
82 Worcester, MA--CT 315,666 138.7 2,275
83 Melbourne--Palm Bay, FL 305,978 233.2 1,312
84 Raleigh, NC 305,925 176.0 1,739
85 Little Rock--North Little Rock, AR 305,353 199.2 1,533
86 Knoxville, TN 304,466 218.8 1,392
87 Bakersfield, CA 302,605 98.3 3,079
88 Mobile, AL 300,912 228.9 1,314
89 Trenton, NJ--PA 298,602 95.8 3,116
90 Chattanooga, TN--GA 296,955 256.8 1,156
91 Des Moines, IA 293,666 159.7 1,839
92 Harrisburg, PA 292,904 149.8 1,956
93 Jackson, MS 289,285 216.9 1,334
94 Augusta, GA--SC 286,538 188.9 1,516
95 Spokane, WA 279,038 113.6 2,457
96 Corpus Christi, TX 270,006 155.5 1,736
97 Lansing--East Lansing, MI 265,095 98.7 2,686
98 Davenport--Rock Island--Moline, IA--IL 264,018 146.0 1,808
99 McAllen--Edinburg--Mission, TX 263,192 124.3 2,117
100 Stockton, CA 262,046 73.8 3,552
101 Ogden, UT 259,147 152.9 1,695
102 Shreveport, LA 256,489 146.5 1,751
103 Pensacola, FL 253,558 155.3 1,633
104 Fort Wayne, IN 248,424 104.1 2,387
105 Greenville, SC 248,173 148.1 1,676
106 Canton, OH 244,576 109.1 2,243
107 Madison, WI 244,336 97.7 2,500
108 Peoria, IL 242,353 129.1 1,877
109 Fayetteville, NC 241,763 137.0 1,765
110 South Bend--Mishawaka, IN--MI 237,932 120.4 1,976
111 Lawrence--Haverhill, MA--NH 237,362 110.4 2,150
112 Modesto, CA 230,609 52.1 4,424
113 Lorain--Elyria, OH 224,087 147.0 1,525
114 Ann Arbor, MI 222,061 76.2 2,915
115 Anchorage, AK 221,883 161.3 1,376
116 Daytona Beach, FL 221,341 127.8 1,732
117 Lexington-Fayette, KY 220,701 98.1 2,249
118 Columbus, GA--AL 220,698 132.5 1,666
119 Provo--Orem, UT 220,556 99.6 2,215
120 Fort Myers--Cape Coral, FL 220,552 124.2 1,776
121 Reno, NV 213,747 93.2 2,293
122 Montgomery, AL 210,007 156.4 1,343
123 Rockford, IL 207,826 91.1 2,281
124 Durham, NC 205,355 105.8 1,941
125 Savannah, GA 198,630 150.6 1,319
126 Santa Rosa, CA 194,560 67.2 2,897
127 Greensboro, NC 194,508 92.2 2,109
128 Lancaster, PA 193,583 87.3 2,216
129 Lincoln, NE 192,558 64.4 2,991
130 Aurora, IL 192,043 83.1 2,310
131 Eugene--Springfield, OR 189,192 65.5 2,890
132 Lubbock, TX 187,906 108.6 1,730
133 Stamford, CT--NY 187,200 79.3 2,360
134 Lancaster--Palmdale, CA 187,190 82.9 2,259
135 Reading, PA 186,267 59.8 3,115
136 Winston-Salem, NC 185,184 120.7 1,535
137 Evansville, IN--KY 183,087 74.9 2,444
138 Santa Barbara, CA 182,163 48.8 3,733
139 Lowell, MA--NH 181,651 67.1 2,708
140 Huntsville, AL 180,315 132.4 1,362
141 Biloxi--Gulfport, MS 179,643 128.9 1,394
142 Roanoke, VA 178,277 91.7 1,944
143 Erie, PA 177,668 57.7 3,080
144 Waterbury, CT 175,067 73.3 2,389
145 Joliet, IL 170,717 83.5 2,043
146 Atlantic City, NJ 169,993 88.7 1,917
147 Huntington--Ashland, WV--KY--OH 169,594 86.0 1,971
148 Boise City, ID 167,941 71.5 2,350
149 Kalamazoo, MI 164,430 84.7 1,942
150 Charleston, WV 164,418 93.1 1,766
151 Green Bay, WI 161,931 100.1 1,618
152 Appleton--Neenah, WI 160,918 57.6 2,794
153 Brockton, MA 160,910 70.5 2,282
154 Springfield, MO 159,086 80.7 1,972
155 Utica--Rome, NY 158,553 91.5 1,734
156 Binghamton, NY 158,405 65.4 2,423
157 Amarillo, TX 157,934 88.2 1,792
158 Salem, OR 157,079 56.9 2,762
159 New London--Norwich, CT 156,286 109.6 1,426
160 Tallahassee, FL 155,884 89.0 1,751
161 Antioch--Pittsburg, CA 153,768 61.5 2,500
162 Hesperia--Apple Valley--Victorville, CA 153,176 140.0 1,094
163 Santa Cruz, CA 152,355 98.7 1,544
164 Poughkeepsie, NY 148,527 89.1 1,667
165 Lakeland, FL 147,628 95.2 1,551
166 Waco, TX 144,372 121.9 1,184
167 Fall River, MA--RI 144,358 46.0 3,135
168 New Britain, CT 143,064 54.0 2,651
169 York, PA 142,675 57.2 2,496
170 Saginaw, MI 140,079 64.4 2,174
171 New Bedford, MA 139,082 42.0 3,313
172 Killeen, TX 137,876 66.2 2,082
173 Cedar Rapids, IA 136,190 69.4 1,962
174 Seaside--Monterey, CA 133,188 47.5 2,807
175 Topeka, KS 132,711 68.9 1,927
176 Lafayette, LA 129,592 70.7 1,833
177 Macon, GA 129,496 68.5 1,890
178 Palm Springs, CA 129,025 89.7 1,438
179 Texas City, TX 128,211 123.8 1,036
180 Simi Valley, CA 128,043 46.9 2,732
181 Fort Pierce, FL 126,342 99.6 1,268
182 Gainesville, FL 126,215 61.2 2,063
183 Springfield, IL 124,524 51.3 2,425
184 Elgin, IL 123,899 44.0 2,818
185 Laredo, TX 123,651 32.9 3,757
186 Duluth, MN--WI 122,971 143.2 859
187 Beaumont, TX 122,841 90.8 1,353
188 Salinas, CA 122,225 34.7 3,524
189 Racine, WI 121,788 38.8 3,135
190 Fargo--Moorhead, ND--MN 121,336 51.5 2,356
191 Portland, ME 120,220 73.5 1,636
192 Lake Charles, LA 119,067 88.1 1,351
193 Hamilton, OH 118,315 53.1 2,229
194 Brownsville, TX 117,676 38.1 3,088
195 Danbury, CT--NY 116,240 82.9 1,402
196 Richland--Kennewick--Pasco, WA 116,118 97.2 1,194
197 Champaign--Urbana, IL 115,524 30.3 3,815
198 Portsmouth--Dover--Rochester, NH--ME 114,960 125.1 919
199 Manchester, NH 114,918 46.9 2,448
200 Kailua, HI 114,506 35.0 3,268
201 Odessa, TX 113,672 114.1 996
202 Gastonia, NC 113,637 89.5 1,269
203 Bremerton, WA 112,977 55.2 2,046
204 Round Lake Beach--McHenry, IL--WI 112,693 75.6 1,491
205 Fort Walton Beach, FL 112,522 72.3 1,556
206 Monroe, LA 110,737 77.6 1,426
207 Asheville, NC 110,429 94.6 1,167
208 Port Arthur, TX 109,560 78.7 1,391
209 Norwalk, CT 108,888 49.2 2,214
210 High Point, NC 108,686 84.4 1,287
211 Waterloo--Cedar Falls, IA 108,260 98.1 1,103
212 Abilene, TX 107,836 108.4 995
213 Bryan--College Station, TX 107,599 62.3 1,728
214 Tuscaloosa, AL 106,428 70.2 1,515
215 Muskegon, MI 106,252 61.8 1,720
216 Pueblo, CO 106,155 45.8 2,318
217 Fort Collins, CO 105,809 54.3 1,948
218 Spartanburg, SC 104,801 82.0 1,278
219 Panama City, FL 103,667 76.5 1,356
220 Petersburg, VA 103,526 66.8 1,549
221 Wilmington, NC 101,357 83.6 1,212
222 Jacksonville, NC 101,297 72.1 1,405
223 Sioux Falls, SD 100,843 45.1 2,236
224 Lafayette--West Lafayette, IN 100,103 31.7 3,155
225 Fairfield, CA 99,964 40.7 2,456
226 Boulder, CO 98,910 32.2 3,071
227 Middletown, OH 98,822 66.7 1,482
228 Elkhart--Goshen, IN 98,787 51.9 1,902
229 Lynchburg, VA 98,138 102.9 954
230 Clarksville, TN--KY 97,581 86.6 1,127
231 Wichita Falls, TX 97,151 54.8 1,774
232 Nashua, NH 96,791 43.5 2,224
233 Sioux City, IA--NE--SD 96,211 64.4 1,495
234 Decatur, IL 96,039 49.6 1,938
235 Olympia, WA 95,471 55.4 1,724
236 Fort Smith, AR--OK 94,486 75.8 1,246
237 Naples, FL 94,344 56.9 1,657
238 Kenosha, WI 94,292 41.1 2,295
239 Vineland--Millville, NJ 94,236 127.7 738
240 Bloomington--Normal, IL 94,186 30.8 3,054
241 Lawton, OK 92,634 46.4 1,996
242 Bristol, CT 92,418 50.1 1,844
243 Midland, TX 91,999 68.8 1,338
244 Hemet--San Jacinto, CA 90,929 43.6 2,087
245 Santa Maria, CA 88,989 25.3 3,520
246 Springfield, OH 88,649 35.6 2,489
247 Billings, MT 88,181 45.2 1,950
248 Muncie, IN 88,073 38.2 2,308
249 Yakima, WA 88,054 37.4 2,353
250 Kingsport, TN--VA 87,403 99.7 876
251 Albany, GA 87,223 71.4 1,222
252 Burlington, VT 87,088 52.3 1,665
253 Winter Haven, FL 86,427 48.1 1,799
254 Alton, IL 86,236 60.4 1,427
255 Alexandria, LA 86,001 64.2 1,339
256 San Angelo, TX 85,408 49.1 1,739
257 Wheeling, WV--OH 84,507 38.9 2,173
258 Visalia, CA 83,594 27.6 3,027
259 Johnson City, TN 82,382 72.4 1,138
260 Fitchburg--Leominster, MA 82,249 62.8 1,311
261 Las Cruces, NM 81,471 56.9 1,431
262 Eau Claire, WI 80,293 45.5 1,763
263 Stuart, FL 80,069 44.8 1,789
264 Tyler, TX 79,703 43.8 1,818
265 Lewisville, TX 79,433 69.1 1,149
266 Harlingen, TX 79,309 46.4 1,710
267 La Crosse, WI--MN 78,928 34.4 2,293
268 Annapolis, MD 78,590 40.4 1,947
269 Redding, CA 78,364 61.5 1,274
270 Kannapolis, NC 78,177 66.0 1,185
271 Jackson, MI 78,126 42.4 1,842
272 Battle Creek, MI 77,921 53.8 1,449
273 Johnstown, PA 77,841 36.1 2,157
274 Yuba City, CA 77,167 27.7 2,786
275 Terre Haute, IN 77,019 43.0 1,790
276 Altoona, PA 76,551 29.6 2,585
277 Mansfield, OH 76,521 52.7 1,451
278 Longview, TX 76,429 62.7 1,219
279 Columbia, MO 75,854 49.5 1,532
280 St. Joseph, MO--KS 75,395 47.1 1,601
281 Fayetteville--Springdale, AR 74,880 79.3 944
282 Bay City, MI 74,118 36.1 2,052
283 Burlington, NC 74,053 51.9 1,427
284 St. Cloud, MN 74,037 28.7 2,578
284 Anderson, IN 74,037 50.0 1,481
286 Rochester, MN 73,560 32.3 2,279
287 Athens, GA 73,282 43.7 1,678
288 Crystal Lake, IL 72,498 42.1 1,720
289 Grand Junction, CO 71,938 55.1 1,307
290 Chico, CA 71,831 32.6 2,205
291 Gadsden, AL 71,630 107.7 665
292 Lewiston--Auburn, ME 71,598 83.7 856
293 Newburgh, NY 71,584 44.1 1,622
294 Greeley, CO 71,578 26.8 2,668
295 Vacaville, CA 71,535 22.8 3,142
296 Bloomington, IN 71,440 21.1 3,383
297 Iowa City, IA 71,372 30.3 2,356
298 Yuma, AZ--CA 70,955 26.3 2,697
299 Hagerstown, MD--PA--WV 70,206 41.8 1,680
300 Hickory, NC 69,914 67.8 1,031
301 Florence, AL 69,186 61.7 1,122
302 Steubenville--Weirton, OH--WV--PA 69,118 46.8 1,478
303 Lima, OH 68,621 34.6 1,985
304 Anniston, AL 68,150 71.1 959
305 Napa, CA 68,049 21.0 3,233
306 Ocala, FL 68,004 48.3 1,409
307 Charlottesville, VA 67,553 26.9 2,511
308 Punta Gorda, FL 67,033 48.1 1,393
309 Medford, OR 66,974 29.5 2,268
310 Hyannis, MA 66,713 73.0 914
311 Elmira, NY 66,612 28.7 2,319
312 Bismarck, ND 66,476 36.5 1,819
313 Denton, TX 66,445 52.7 1,261
314 Houma, LA 65,879 61.8 1,066
315 Lawrence, KS 65,755 23.0 2,855
316 Texarkana, TX--Texarkana, AR 65,086 46.2 1,409
317 Monessen, PA 65,072 46.0 1,413
318 Merced, CA 64,742 19.8 3,264
319 Vero Beach, FL 64,707 50.7 1,275
320 Dubuque, IA--IL--WI 63,705 28.2 2,260
321 Decatur, AL 63,541 70.2 906
322 Great Falls, MT 63,506 20.4 3,114
323 Santa Fe, NM 63,023 40.7 1,548
324 Port Huron, MI 62,774 29.3 2,145
325 Holland, MI 62,418 32.8 1,905
326 Pine Bluff, AR 61,941 48.6 1,273
327 Cheyenne, WY 61,890 33.3 1,858
328 Bangor, ME 61,402 70.9 866
329 State College, PA 61,239 20.3 3,016
330 Rapid City, SD 61,124 46.7 1,310
331 Sheboygan, WI 61,012 26.2 2,332
332 Warner Robins, GA 60,976 30.8 1,979
333 Owensboro, KY 60,645 22.4 2,704
334 Goldsboro, NC 60,230 50.0 1,204
335 Joplin, MO 60,208 53.5 1,124
336 Hattiesburg, MS 59,757 50.7 1,180
337 Kankakee, IL 59,695 23.5 2,538
338 Pascagoula, MS 59,386 53.2 1,116
339 Bellingham, WA 59,317 30.0 1,978
340 Oshkosh, WI 58,935 21.3 2,761
341 Dothan, AL 58,925 93.3 631
342 Taunton, MA 58,884 59.5 990
343 Rock Hill, SC 58,757 43.4 1,354
344 Temple, TX 58,710 53.9 1,090
345 Parkersburg, WV--OH 58,683 25.1 2,338
346 Frederick, MD 58,393 31.9 1,833
347 Myrtle Beach, SC 58,384 49.5 1,179
348 Galveston, TX 58,263 30.0 1,945
349 Grand Forks, ND--MN 58,103 18.9 3,074
350 Deltona, FL 58,053 60.0 968
351 Benton Harbor, MI 57,744 32.8 1,762
352 Sumter, SC 57,632 37.4 1,541
353 Williamsport, PA 57,425 23.1 2,484
354 Wausau, WI 57,352 40.3 1,423
355 Missoula, MT 57,196 28.3 2,022
356 Kokomo, IN 57,146 22.5 2,542
357 Longview, WA--OR 57,123 35.6 1,603
358 Fredericksburg, VA 56,718 35.9 1,581
359 Lompoc, CA 56,591 40.8 1,388
360 Auburn--Opelika, AL 56,510 65.5 863
361 Glens Falls, NY 56,475 37.6 1,503
362 Idaho Falls, ID 56,356 21.3 2,647
363 Beloit, WI--IL 56,076 34.6 1,623
364 Indio--Coachella, CA 56,038 27.9 2,010
365 Greenville,NC 55,884 28.3 1,976
366 Lodi, CA 55,590 15.4 3,616
367 Sherman--Denison, TX 55,522 63.2 878
368 Kissimmee, FL 55,419 24.0 2,310
369 Victoria, TX 55,122 30.2 1,828
370 Pittsfield, MA 55,047 46.0 1,198
371 Florence, SC 54,659 44.2 1,237
372 Cumberland, MD--WV 54,655 47.4 1,153
373 Danville, VA 54,315 45.8 1,185
374 Slidell, LA 54,084 30.8 1,756
375 Newark, OH 54,063 28.8 1,878
376 Pocatello, ID 53,903 31.0 1,737
377 Newport, RI 53,481 22.7 2,354
378 Pottstown, PA 53,371 27.4 1,950
379 Jackson, TN 53,031 44.3 1,197
380 Janesville, WI 52,995 24.1 2,197
381 Sharon, PA--OH 52,816 44.7 1,182
382 Davis, CA 52,711 10.6 4,956
383 Bristol, TN--Bristol, VA 52,563 53.0 992
384 Anderson, SC 52,492 41.1 1,278
385 Longmont, CO 52,464 13.8 3,806
386 Casper, WY 52,248 27.9 1,873
387 Spring Hill, FL 52,056 38.8 1,340
388 Rome, GA 51,589 48.5 1,064
389 Titusville, FL 51,549 41.3 1,247
390 Watsonville, CA 51,378 20.5 2,506
391 Rocky Mount, NC 50,870 26.6 1,913
392 Dover, DE 50,787 37.7 1,348
393 Logan, UT 50,401 31.3 1,609
394 San Luis Obispo, CA 50,305 11.5 4,357
395 Ithaca, NY 50,132 25.3 1,984
396 Brunswick, GA 50,066 45.6 1,098

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