Demographia

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