Demographia

All US Urbanized Areas: 1990
Ranked by Urban Fringe (Suburban) Density

Rank Urbanized Area Population Land Area (Sq. Mi.) Density Population in Urban Fringe
1 Laredo, TX 752 0.04 17,085 48.6%
2 Indio--Coachella, CA 2,624 0.4 6,900 57.6%
3 Los Angeles, CA 6,571,010 1,311.9 5,009 52.5%
4 Honolulu, HI 267,331 55.9 4,786 76.9%
5 Fairfield, CA 22,753 4.9 4,688 59.6%
6 Miami--Hialeah, FL 1,275,469 290.8 4,386 67.9%
7 San Jose, CA 597,213 154.2 3,872 62.4%
8 San Luis Obispo, CA 8,347 2.3 3,686 66.1%
9 Fort Lauderdale--Hollywood--Pompano Beach, FL 894,649 248.2 3,605 79.7%
10 Yuma, AZ--CA 16,032 4.4 3,603 70.8%
11 Bakersfield, CA 128,504 36.3 3,537 65.0%
12 Santa Maria, CA 27,705 8.1 3,424 41.5%
13 Sacramento, CA 682,955 207.7 3,288 76.4%
14 Santa Barbara, CA 96,592 29.9 3,230 66.6%
15 Salem, OR 49,293 15.3 3,214 41.6%
16 San Francisco--Oakland, CA 2,264,651 711.0 3,185 69.9%
17 Chico, CA 31,752 10.1 3,134 61.1%
18 Lancaster--Palmdale, CA 21,990 7.1 3,085 48.1%
19 San Diego, CA 1,129,820 372.3 3,035 64.5%
20 New York, NY--Northeastern New Jersey 7,801,004 2,577.0 3,027 63.9%
21 Denver, CO 1,050,405 347.8 3,020 69.2%
22 Washington, DC--MD--VA 2,585,195 857.4 3,015 72.3%
23 Modesto, CA 65,879 21.9 3,003 70.0%
24 New Orleans, LA 543,535 182.6 2,976 66.6%
25 Davis, CA 6,502 2.2 2,965 81.4%
26 Fresno, CA 99,186 33.6 2,955 58.7%
27 Salt Lake City, UT 629,720 215.0 2,928 62.3%
28 Chicago, IL--Northwestern Indiana 3,562,912 1,225.7 2,907 79.8%
29 Denton, TX 175 0.1 2,781 49.3%
30 Omaha, NE--IA 154,182 55.5 2,777 77.8%
31 Portland--Vancouver, OR--WA 688,459 249.2 2,763 41.6%
32 Kailua, HI 77,688 28.4 2,736 59.1%
33 Detroit, MI 2,509,103 936.4 2,680 52.3%
34 Las Vegas, NV 439,294 169.1 2,598 44.1%
35 West Palm Beach--Boca Raton--Delray Beach, FL 618,550 245.4 2,521 62.7%
36 Hemet--San Jacinto, CA 38,625 15.4 2,507 23.4%
37 Philadelphia, PA--NJ 2,518,393 1,016.7 2,477 59.5%
38 Seattle, WA 1,124,764 454.4 2,475 63.0%
39 Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY 564,369 230.8 2,445 70.3%
40 Boston, MA 1,834,361 753.7 2,434 62.6%
41 Santa Rosa, CA 81,247 33.5 2,428 65.6%
42 Kankakee, IL 32,120 13.3 2,420 84.1%
43 Stockton, CA 51,103 21.2 2,409 66.6%
44 Yuba City, CA 49,730 20.8 2,393 78.7%
45 Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL 1,091,282 457.0 2,388 52.1%
46 Riverside--San Bernardino, CA 779,527 327.3 2,382 64.5%
47 Trenton, NJ--PA 209,927 88.2 2,381 79.6%
48 Merced, CA 8,526 3.7 2,299 33.0%
49 Pocatello, ID 7,823 3.4 2,288 56.6%
50 Eugene--Springfield, OR 31,840 14.0 2,276 34.6%
51 St. Louis, MO--IL 1,378,695 609.1 2,263 42.3%
52 Lafayette--West Lafayette, IN 30,432 13.5 2,262 49.6%
53 Baltimore, MD 1,153,859 511.7 2,255 57.9%
54 Providence--Pawtucket, RI--MA 530,661 236.3 2,246 66.7%
55 Reno, NV 79,897 35.7 2,238 47.1%
56 Ann Arbor, MI 112,469 50.3 2,237 56.7%
57 Orlando, FL 722,433 327.4 2,207 51.1%
58 Kissimmee, FL 25,369 11.6 2,192 84.4%
59 Oxnard--Ventura, CA 245,691 112.1 2,191 82.1%
60 Springfield, IL 19,297 8.8 2,189 70.8%
61 Appleton--Neenah, WI 72,004 33.0 2,180 17.0%
62 Louisville, KY--IN 449,571 207.1 2,171 57.9%
63 Reading, PA 107,887 50.0 2,157 54.1%
64 Wilmington, DE--NJ--MD--PA 378,087 177.1 2,135 59.5%
65 Elgin, IL 46,889 22.0 2,129 70.3%
66 Rochester, NY 388,017 184.3 2,106 50.6%
67 Cleveland, OH 1,171,876 558.9 2,097 77.1%
68 Sarasota--Bradenton, FL 349,645 166.9 2,095 75.3%
69 Syracuse, NY 225,058 108.5 2,074 17.1%
70 Seaside--Monterey, CA 62,333 30.2 2,063 76.5%
71 Allentown--Bethlehem--Easton, PA--NJ 207,642 100.9 2,058 22.6%
72 Columbus, OH 312,327 154.0 2,029 56.8%
73 Simi Valley, CA 27,826 13.8 2,013 60.0%
74 Houston, TX 1,207,448 606.2 1,992 20.1%
75 Hartford--Middletown, CT 363,697 183.1 1,987 30.0%
76 Wheeling, WV--OH 49,625 25.1 1,977 68.7%
77 Dayton, OH 431,423 218.4 1,975 72.0%
78 Cincinnati, OH--KY 848,635 434.4 1,953 31.9%
79 Grand Forks, ND--MN 8,678 4.5 1,943 28.3%
80 York, PA 100,483 52.0 1,934 40.0%
81 Erie, PA 68,950 35.7 1,932 46.2%
82 Killeen, TX 74,341 38.6 1,928 48.7%
83 Visalia, CA 7,958 4.1 1,928 45.8%
84 Binghamton, NY 105,397 55.0 1,917 71.3%
85 Dallas--Fort Worth, TX 1,327,412 696.7 1,905 77.7%
86 Stamford, CT--NY 79,144 41.6 1,902 52.9%
87 Aurora, IL 92,462 49.6 1,862 42.5%
88 San Antonio, TX 193,221 105.0 1,840 80.6%
89 Brownsville, TX 18,714 10.2 1,834 48.8%
90 Idaho Falls, ID 12,427 6.8 1,831 50.6%
91 Bridgeport--Milford, CT 224,009 122.4 1,831 22.6%
92 Youngstown--Warren, OH 215,102 117.6 1,830 15.1%
93 McAllen--Edinburg--Mission, TX 87,712 48.1 1,822 57.9%
94 Fort Wayne, IN 75,352 41.4 1,820 22.6%
95 New Haven--Meriden, CT 261,533 145.1 1,802 65.2%
96 Bloomington, IN 10,807 6.0 1,801 66.5%
97 Jacksonville, FL 111,285 61.8