Urban Areas over 250,000 in Canada &
United States Ranked by Population Density
This table reflects the corrected data released
by the US Census Bureau 2002.08.25
|
|
Rank |
Nation |
Urbanized Area |
Population |
Rank |
Square Miles |
Population/Square Mile |
KM2 |
Population/KM2 |
|
1 |
United States |
Los Angeles--Long Beach--Santa Ana, CA |
11,789,487 |
2 |
1,667.93 |
7,068.3 |
4,319.93 |
2,729.1 |
|
2 |
Canada |
Toronto, ON |
4,366,508 |
6 |
638.83 |
6,835.2 |
1,654.56 |
2,639.1 |
|
3 |
United States |
San Francisco--Oakland, CA |
3,228,605 |
13 |
526.66 |
6,130.4 |
1,364.03 |
2,367.0 |
|
4 |
United States |
San Jose, CA |
1,538,312 |
27 |
260.11 |
5,914.1 |
673.68 |
2,283.4 |
|
5 |
United States |
New York--Newark, NY--NJ--CT |
17,799,861 |
1 |
3,352.60 |
5,309.3 |
8,683.20 |
2,049.9 |
|
6 |
United States |
New Orleans, LA |
1,009,283 |
40 |
197.84 |
5,101.6 |
512.39 |
1,969.7 |
|
7 |
Canada |
Montreal, QC |
3,215,665 |
14 |
671.88 |
4,786.1 |
1,740.17 |
1,847.9 |
|
8 |
United States |
Honolulu, HI |
718,182 |
57 |
154.12 |
4,659.8 |
399.18 |
1,799.1 |
|
9 |
United States |
Las Vegas, NV |
1,314,357 |
34 |
285.91 |
4,597.1 |
740.50 |
1,775.0 |
|
10 |
United States |
Oxnard, CA |
337,591 |
101 |
75.70 |
4,459.7 |
196.06 |
1,721.9 |
|
11 |
Canada |
Hamilton, ON |
618,820 |
65 |
139.92 |
4,422.6 |
362.40 |
1,707.6 |
|
12 |
United States |
Miami, FL |
4,919,036 |
5 |
1,116.09 |
4,407.4 |
2,890.67 |
1,701.7 |
|
13 |
Canada |
Ottawa - Hull, ON-QC |
827,854 |
50 |
189.31 |
4,372.9 |
490.32 |
1,688.4 |
|
14 |
Canada |
Vancouver, BC |
1,829,854 |
23 |
432.42 |
4,231.7 |
1,119.96 |
1,633.9 |
|
15 |
United States |
Stockton, CA |
313,392 |
110 |
74.29 |
4,218.4 |
192.42 |
1,628.7 |
|
16 |
Canada |
Windsor, ON |
263,204 |
138 |
64.29 |
4,094.0 |
166.51 |
1,580.7 |
|
17 |
Canada |
London, ON |
337,318 |
102 |
83.86 |
4,022.5 |
217.19 |
1,553.1 |
|
18 |
United States |
Fresno, CA |
554,923 |
73 |
138.62 |
4,003.1 |
359.03 |
1,545.6 |
|
19 |
United States |
Denver--Aurora, CO |
1,984,889 |
22 |
498.83 |
3,979.1 |
1,291.96 |
1,536.3 |
|
20 |
United States |
Chicago, IL--IN |
8,307,904 |
3 |
2,122.81 |
3,913.6 |
5,498.06 |
1,511.1 |
|
21 |
United States |
Mission Viejo, CA |
533,015 |
77 |
136.89 |
3,893.9 |
354.53 |
1,503.4 |
|
22 |
United States |
Salt Lake City, UT |
887,650 |
45 |
230.72 |
3,847.3 |
597.57 |
1,485.4 |
|
23 |
United States |
Sacramento, CA |
1,393,498 |
31 |
369.03 |
3,776.1 |
955.78 |
1,458.0 |
|
24 |
Canada |
Winnipeg, MB |
626,685 |
63 |
172.11 |
3,641.3 |
445.75 |
1,405.9 |
|
25 |
United States |
Phoenix--Mesa, AZ |
2,907,049 |
15 |
799.01 |
3,638.3 |
2,069.42 |
1,404.8 |
|
26 |
United States |
Modesto, CA |
310,945 |
111 |
86.08 |
3,612.4 |
222.94 |
1,394.8 |
|
27 |
United States |
Lexington-Fayette, KY |
250,994 |
141 |
69.55 |
3,608.9 |
180.13 |
1,393.4 |
|
28 |
United States |
Bakersfield, CA |
396,125 |
91 |
110.33 |
3,590.5 |
285.74 |
1,386.3 |
|
29 |
United States |
Provo--Orem, UT |
303,680 |
113 |
85.00 |
3,572.7 |
220.15 |
1,379.4 |
|
30 |
United States |
Riverside--San Bernardino, CA |
1,506,816 |
28 |
438.78 |
3,434.1 |
1,136.42 |
1,325.9 |
|
31 |
United States |
San Diego, CA |
2,674,436 |
17 |
782.29 |
3,418.7 |
2,026.11 |
1,320.0 |
|
32 |
United States |
Washington, DC--VA--MD |
3,933,920 |
9 |
1,156.77 |
3,400.8 |
2,996.01 |
1,313.1 |
|
33 |
United States |
Portland, OR--WA |
1,583,138 |
26 |
473.94 |
3,340.3 |
1,227.51 |
1,289.7 |
|
34 |
United States |
San Antonio, TX |
1,327,554 |
33 |
407.56 |
3,257.3 |
1,055.57 |
1,257.7 |
|
35 |
Canada |
Calgary, AB |
879,277 |
47 |
271.07 |
3,243.8 |
702.06 |
1,252.4 |
|
36 |
Canada |
Kitchener, ON |
387,319 |
93 |
121.15 |
3,197.1 |
313.77 |
1,234.4 |
|
37 |
United States |
Concord, CA |
552,624 |
74 |
176.46 |
3,131.8 |
457.02 |
1,209.2 |
|
38 |
United States |
Detroit, MI |
3,903,377 |
10 |
1,261.45 |
3,094.4 |
3,267.14 |
1,194.7 |
|
39 |
United States |
El Paso, TX--NM |
674,801 |
60 |
219.12 |
3,079.6 |
567.52 |
1,189.0 |
|
40 |
United States |
Baltimore, MD |
2,076,354 |
20 |
682.73 |
3,041.3 |
1,768.26 |
1,174.2 |
|
41 |
United States |
Houston, TX |
3,822,509 |
11 |
1,295.27 |
2,951.1 |
3,354.72 |
1,139.4 |
|
42 |
United States |
Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX |
4,145,659 |
7 |
1,407.04 |
2,946.4 |
3,644.22 |
1,137.6 |
|
43 |
United States |
Lancaster--Palmdale, CA |
263,532 |
137 |
90.40 |
2,915.3 |
234.12 |
1,125.6 |
|
44 |
United States |
Trenton, NJ |
268,472 |
134 |
92.12 |
2,914.4 |
238.59 |
1,125.2 |
|
45 |
United States |
Madison, WI |
329,533 |
106 |
113.92 |
2,892.7 |
295.04 |
1,116.9 |
|
46 |
United States |
Philadelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD |
5,149,079 |
4 |
1,799.51 |
2,861.4 |
4,660.72 |
1,104.8 |
|
47 |
United States |
Columbus, OH |
1,133,193 |
39 |
397.71 |
2,849.3 |
1,030.06 |
1,100.1 |
|
48 |
United States |
Seattle, WA |
2,712,205 |
16 |
953.63 |
2,844.1 |
2,469.88 |
1,098.1 |
|
49 |
United States |
Austin, TX |
901,920 |
43 |
318.13 |
2,835.1 |
823.94 |
1,094.6 |
|
50 |
United States |
Santa Rosa, CA |
285,408 |
124 |
101.99 |
2,798.5 |
264.14 |
1,080.5 |
|
51 |
United States |
Omaha, NE--IA |
626,623 |
64 |
226.36 |
2,768.3 |
586.27 |
1,068.8 |
|
52 |
United States |
Cleveland, OH |
1,786,647 |
24 |
647.00 |
2,761.4 |
1,675.73 |
1,066.2 |
|
53 |
Canada |
Victoria, BC |
288,346 |
121 |
104.87 |
2,749.6 |
271.61 |
1,061.6 |
|
54 |
Canada |
Halifax, NS |
276,221 |
128 |
100.68 |
2,743.4 |
260.77 |
1,059.2 |
|
55 |
United States |
Milwaukee, WI |
1,308,913 |
35 |
487.05 |
2,687.5 |
1,261.44 |
1,037.6 |
|
56 |
United States |
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN |
2,388,593 |
18 |
894.22 |
2,671.2 |
2,316.02 |
1,031.3 |
|
57 |
United States |
Albuquerque, NM |
598,191 |
66 |
223.95 |
2,671.0 |
580.04 |
1,031.3 |
|
58 |
United States |
Corpus Christi, TX |
293,925 |
119 |
110.29 |
2,665.0 |
285.65 |
1,029.0 |
|
59 |
United States |
Buffalo, NY |
976,703 |
41 |
366.69 |
2,663.5 |
949.73 |
1,028.4 |
|
60 |
United States |
Virginia Beach, VA |
1,394,439 |
30 |
526.80 |
2,647.0 |
1,364.41 |
1,022.0 |
|
61 |
United States |
Des Moines, IA |
370,505 |
95 |
140.32 |
2,640.4 |
363.43 |
1,019.5 |
|
62 |
United States |
Indio--Cathedral City--Palm Springs, CA |
254,856 |
140 |
98.59 |
2,585.0 |
255.34 |
998.1 |
|
63 |
United States |
Tampa--St. Petersburg, FL |
2,062,339 |
21 |
802.27 |
2,570.6 |
2,077.87 |
992.5 |
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