Demographia

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

Rank Urbanized Area Population Land Area (Sq. Mi.) Density Population in Urban Fringe
1 New York, NY--Northeastern New Jersey 7,801,004 2,577.0 3,027 63.9%
2 Los Angeles, CA 6,571,010 1,311.9 5,009 52.5%
3 Chicago, IL--Northwestern Indiana 3,562,912 1,225.7 2,907 79.8%
4 Philadelphia, PA--NJ 2,518,393 1,016.7 2,477 59.5%
5 Atlanta, GA 1,719,660 984.5 1,747 39.9%
6 Detroit, MI 2,509,103 936.4 2,680 52.3%
7 Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN 1,352,723 919.7 1,471 58.7%
8 Washington, DC--MD--VA 2,585,195 857.4 3,015 72.3%
9 Boston, MA 1,834,361 753.7 2,434 62.6%
10 Pittsburgh, PA 1,282,850 717.4 1,788 36.5%
11 San Francisco--Oakland, CA 2,264,651 711.0 3,185 69.9%
12 Dallas--Fort Worth, TX 1,327,412 696.7 1,905 77.7%
13 St. Louis, MO--IL 1,378,695 609.1 2,263 42.3%
14 Houston, TX 1,207,448 606.2 1,992 20.1%
15 Cleveland, OH 1,171,876 558.9 2,097 77.1%
16 Baltimore, MD 1,153,859 511.7 2,255 57.9%
17 Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL 1,091,282 457.0 2,388 52.1%
18 Seattle, WA 1,124,764 454.4 2,475 63.0%
19 Cincinnati, OH--KY 848,635 434.4 1,953 31.9%
20 Milwaukee, WI 541,247 398.6 1,358 53.7%
21 Kansas City, MO--KS 628,470 382.3 1,644 66.8%
22 San Diego, CA 1,129,820 372.3 3,035 64.5%
23 Denver, CO 1,050,405 347.8 3,020 69.2%
24 Orlando, FL 722,433 327.4 2,207 51.1%
25 Riverside--San Bernardino, CA 779,527 327.3 2,382 64.5%
26 Miami--Hialeah, FL 1,275,469 290.8 4,386 67.9%
27 Phoenix, AZ 469,680 269.0 1,746 17.2%
28 Birmingham, AL 324,334 267.7 1,212 40.6%
29 Portland--Vancouver, OR--WA 688,459 249.2 2,763 41.6%
30 Fort Lauderdale--Hollywood--Pompano Beach, FL 894,649 248.2 3,605 79.7%
31 West Palm Beach--Boca Raton--Delray Beach, FL 618,550 245.4 2,521 62.7%
32 Richmond, VA 386,924 242.6 1,595 62.1%
33 Providence--Pawtucket, RI--MA 530,661 236.3 2,246 66.7%
34 Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY 564,369 230.8 2,445 70.3%
35 Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA 225,252 221.2 1,019 35.0%
36 Dayton, OH 431,423 218.4 1,975 72.0%
37 Salt Lake City, UT 629,720 215.0 2,928 62.3%
38 Charleston, SC 313,542 207.7 1,509 50.4%
39 Sacramento, CA 682,955 207.7 3,288 76.4%
40 Louisville, KY--IN 449,571 207.1 2,171 57.9%
41 Oklahoma City, OK 271,097 193.9 1,398 60.9%
42 Tacoma, WA 320,546 184.8 1,735 51.5%
43 Rochester, NY 388,017 184.3 2,106 50.6%
44 Hartford--Middletown, CT 363,697 183.1 1,987 30.0%
45 New Orleans, LA 543,535 182.6 2,976 66.6%
46 Grand Rapids, MI 247,210 179.0 1,381 42.5%
47 Akron, OH 248,386 178.6 1,390 52.1%
48 Wilmington, DE--NJ--MD--PA 378,087 177.1 2,135 59.5%
49 Augusta, GA--SC 241,899 169.3 1,429 55.1%
50 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 258,897 169.2 1,530 9.8%
51 Las Vegas, NV 439,294 169.1 2,598 44.1%
52 Springfield, MA--CT 264,399 167.5 1,579 62.9%
53 Sarasota--Bradenton, FL 349,645 166.9 2,095 75.3%
54 Albany--Schenectady--Troy, NY 288,189 166.0 1,736 32.0%
55 San Jose, CA 597,213 154.2 3,872 62.4%
56 Columbus, OH 312,327 154.0 2,029 56.8%
57 Columbia, SC 232,406 148.4 1,566 30.7%
58 New Haven--Meriden, CT 261,533 145.1 1,802 65.2%
59 Harrisburg, PA 240,528 141.6 1,698 41.8%
60 Knoxville, TN 139,345 141.5 985 16.3%
61 Melbourne--Palm Bay, FL 183,700 140.9 1,304 37.7%
62 Chattanooga, TN--GA 144,489 138.4 1,044 15.5%
63 Pensacola, FL 195,393 132.6 1,473 64.4%
64 Flint, MI 185,262 130.0 1,425 73.2%
65 Ogden, UT 195,238 126.8 1,540 84.0%
66 Tucson, AZ 173,944 123.6 1,408 77.8%
67 Greenville, SC 189,891 123.0 1,544 48.1%
68 Bridgeport--Milford, CT 224,009 122.4 1,831 22.6%
69 Tulsa, OK 107,366 120.8 888 21.3%
70 Youngstown--Warren, OH 215,102 117.6 1,830 15.1%
71 Toledo, OH--MI 156,212 112.8 1,385 12.7%
72 Oxnard--Ventura, CA 245,691 112.1 2,191 82.1%
73 Baton Rouge, LA 146,412 111.5 1,313 57.4%
74 Mobile, AL 104,634 110.9 943 14.3%
75 Memphis, TN--AR--MS 186,597 109.1 1,710 33.3%
76 Syracuse, NY 225,058 108.5 2,074 17.1%
77 Jackson, MS 92,648 107.9 859 20.4%
78 Indianapolis, IN 183,434 107.2 1,711 68.6%
79 Nashville, TN 89,867 107.1 839 13.2%
80 San Antonio, TX 193,221 105.0 1,840 80.6%
81 Lorain--Elyria, OH 96,096 103.5 929 21.5%
82 Worcester, MA--CT 145,907 101.2 1,442 62.0%
83 Allentown--Bethlehem--Easton, PA--NJ 207,642 100.9 2,058 22.6%
84 Fayetteville, NC 166,068 96.4 1,722 53.7%
85 Daytona Beach, FL 159,420 95.6 1,668 30.3%
86 Albuquerque, NM 112,384 93.6 1,201 31.1%
87 Texas City, TX 87,904 89.7 980 27.2%
88 Trenton, NJ--PA 209,927 88.2 2,381 79.6%
89 Savannah, GA 61,070 88.0 694 6.7%
90 Raleigh, NC 97,974 87.8 1,116 17.7%
91 Fort Pierce, FL 89,512 87.4 1,025 17.1%
92 Biloxi--Gulfport, MS 92,549 86.6 1,068 35.4%
93 Santa Cruz, CA 103,315 85.4 1,210 46.3%
94 Des Moines, IA 100,479 84.4 1,190 50.1%
95 Poughkeepsie, NY 119,683 83.9 1,426 21.5%
96 Lancaster, PA 138,032 80.0 1,726 48.1%
97 Odessa, TX 23,973