Demographia

All US Urbanized Areas:
1990 Urban Fringe (Suburban) Population Ranking

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 48.6%
2 Los Angeles, CA 6,571,010 1,311.9 5,009 57.6%
3 Chicago, IL--Northwestern Indiana 3,562,912 1,225.7 2,907 52.5%
4 Washington, DC--MD--VA 2,585,195 857.4 3,015 76.9%
5 Philadelphia, PA--NJ 2,518,393 1,016.7 2,477 59.6%
6 Detroit, MI 2,509,103 936.4 2,680 67.9%
7 San Francisco--Oakland, CA 2,264,651 711.0 3,185 62.4%
8 Boston, MA 1,834,361 753.7 2,434 66.1%
9 Atlanta, GA 1,719,660 984.5 1,747 79.7%
10 St. Louis, MO--IL 1,378,695 609.1 2,263 70.8%
11 Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN 1,352,723 919.7 1,471 65.0%
12 Dallas--Fort Worth, TX 1,327,412 696.7 1,905 41.5%
13 Pittsburgh, PA 1,282,850 717.4 1,788 76.4%
14 Miami--Hialeah, FL 1,275,469 290.8 4,386 66.6%
15 Houston, TX 1,207,448 606.2 1,992 41.6%
16 Cleveland, OH 1,171,876 558.9 2,097 69.9%
17 Baltimore, MD 1,153,859 511.7 2,255 61.1%
18 San Diego, CA 1,129,820 372.3 3,035 48.1%
19 Seattle, WA 1,124,764 454.4 2,475 64.5%
20 Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL 1,091,282 457.0 2,388 63.9%
21 Denver, CO 1,050,405 347.8 3,020 69.2%
22 Fort Lauderdale--Hollywood--Pompano Beach, FL 894,649 248.2 3,605 72.3%
23 Cincinnati, OH--KY 848,635 434.4 1,953 70.0%
24 Riverside--San Bernardino, CA 779,527 327.3 2,382 66.6%
25 Orlando, FL 722,433 327.4 2,207 81.4%
26 Portland--Vancouver, OR--WA 688,459 249.2 2,763 58.7%
27 Sacramento, CA 682,955 207.7 3,288 62.3%
28 Salt Lake City, UT 629,720 215.0 2,928 79.8%
29 Kansas City, MO--KS 628,470 382.3 1,644 49.3%
30 West Palm Beach--Boca Raton--Delray Beach, FL 618,550 245.4 2,521 77.8%
31 San Jose, CA 597,213 154.2 3,872 41.6%
32 Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY 564,369 230.8 2,445 59.1%
33 New Orleans, LA 543,535 182.6 2,976 52.3%
34 Milwaukee, WI 541,247 398.6 1,358 44.1%
35 Providence--Pawtucket, RI--MA 530,661 236.3 2,246 62.7%
36 Phoenix, AZ 469,680 269.0 1,746 23.4%
37 Louisville, KY--IN 449,571 207.1 2,171 59.5%
38 Las Vegas, NV 439,294 169.1 2,598 63.0%
39 Dayton, OH 431,423 218.4 1,975 70.3%
40 Rochester, NY 388,017 184.3 2,106 62.6%
41 Richmond, VA 386,924 242.6 1,595 65.6%
42 Wilmington, DE--NJ--MD--PA 378,087 177.1 2,135 84.1%
43 Hartford--Middletown, CT 363,697 183.1 1,987 66.6%
44 Sarasota--Bradenton, FL 349,645 166.9 2,095 78.7%
45 Birmingham, AL 324,334 267.7 1,212 52.1%
46 Tacoma, WA 320,546 184.8 1,735 64.5%
47 Charleston, SC 313,542 207.7 1,509 79.6%
48 Columbus, OH 312,327 154.0 2,029 33.0%
49 Albany--Schenectady--Troy, NY 288,189 166.0 1,736 56.6%
50 Oklahoma City, OK 271,097 193.9 1,398 34.6%
51 Honolulu, HI 267,331 55.9 4,786 42.3%
52 Springfield, MA--CT 264,399 167.5 1,579 49.6%
53 New Haven--Meriden, CT 261,533 145.1 1,802 57.9%
54 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 258,897 169.2 1,530 66.7%
55 Akron, OH 248,386 178.6 1,390 47.1%
56 Grand Rapids, MI 247,210 179.0 1,381 56.7%
57 Oxnard--Ventura, CA 245,691 112.1 2,191 51.1%
58 Augusta, GA--SC 241,899 169.3 1,429 84.4%
59 Harrisburg, PA 240,528 141.6 1,698 82.1%
60 Columbia, SC 232,406 148.4 1,566 70.8%
61 Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA 225,252 221.2 1,019 17.0%
62 Syracuse, NY 225,058 108.5 2,074 57.9%
63 Bridgeport--Milford, CT 224,009 122.4 1,831 54.1%
64 Youngstown--Warren, OH 215,102 117.6 1,830 59.5%
65 Trenton, NJ--PA 209,927 88.2 2,381 70.3%
66 Allentown--Bethlehem--Easton, PA--NJ 207,642 100.9 2,058 50.6%
67 Pensacola, FL 195,393 132.6 1,473 77.1%
68 Ogden, UT 195,238 126.8 1,540 75.3%
69 San Antonio, TX 193,221 105.0 1,840 17.1%
70 Greenville, SC 189,891 123.0 1,544 76.5%
71 Memphis, TN--AR--MS 186,597 109.1 1,710 22.6%
72 Flint, MI 185,262 130.0 1,425 56.8%
73 Melbourne--Palm Bay, FL 183,700 140.9 1,304 60.0%
74 Indianapolis, IN 183,434 107.2 1,711 20.1%
75 Tucson, AZ 173,944 123.6 1,408 30.0%
76 Fayetteville, NC 166,068 96.4 1,722 68.7%
77 Daytona Beach, FL 159,420 95.6 1,668 72.0%
78 Toledo, OH--MI 156,212 112.8 1,385 31.9%
79 Omaha, NE--IA 154,182 55.5 2,777 28.3%
80 Baton Rouge, LA 146,412 111.5 1,313 40.0%
81 Worcester, MA--CT 145,907 101.2 1,442 46.2%
82 Chattanooga, TN--GA 144,489 138.4 1,044 48.7%
83 Knoxville, TN 139,345 141.5 985 45.8%
84 Lancaster, PA 138,032 80.0 1,726 71.3%
85 Atlantic City, NJ 132,007 77.3 1,708 77.7%
86 Canton, OH 129,408 75.6 1,711 52.9%
87 Bakersfield, CA 128,504 36.3 3,537 42.5%
88 Poughkeepsie, NY 119,683 83.9 1,426 80.6%
89 Lawrence--Haverhill, MA--NH 115,737 70.1 1,650 48.8%
90 Ann Arbor, MI 112,469 50.3 2,237 50.6%
91 Albuquerque, NM 112,384 93.6 1,201 22.6%
92 Jacksonville, FL 111,285 61.8 1,800 15.1%
93 Reading, PA 107,887 50.0 2,157 57.9%
94 Tulsa, OK 107,366 120.8