Demographia

US Cities Over 100,000:
Ranked by Population Density: 1990

Rank City & State Population Square Miles Population per Square Mile Population per Square Kilometer
1 New York city NY 7,322,564 308.9 23,702 9,151
2 East Los Angeles CDP CA 126,379 7.5 16,819 6,494
3 Paterson city NJ 140,891 8.4 16,691 6,444
4 San Francisco city CA 723,959 46.7 15,502 5,985
5 Jersey City city NJ 228,537 14.9 15,360 5,931
6 Chicago city IL 2,783,726 227.2 12,251 4,730
7 Inglewood city CA 109,602 9.2 11,955 4,616
8 Boston city MA 574,283 48.4 11,860 4,579
9 Philadelphia city PA 1,585,577 135.1 11,734 4,530
10 Newark city NJ 275,221 23.8 11,555 4,461
11 El Monte city CA 106,209 9.5 11,179 4,316
12 Santa Ana city CA 293,742 27.1 10,845 4,187
13 Yonkers city NY 188,082 18.1 10,402 4,016
14 Miami city FL 358,548 35.6 10,079 3,891
15 Washington DC 606,900 61.4 9,883 3,816
16 Berkeley city CA 102,724 10.5 9,824 3,793
17 Hialeah city FL 188,004 19.2 9,770 3,772
18 Baltimore city MD 736,014 80.8 9,108 3,517
19 Elizabeth city NJ 110,002 12.3 8,928 3,447
20 Bridgeport city CT 141,686 16.0 8,853 3,418
21 Providence city RI 160,728 18.5 8,706 3,362
22 Long Beach city CA 429,433 50.0 8,586 3,315
23 Buffalo city NY 328,123 40.6 8,079 3,119
24 Hartford city CT 139,739 17.3 8,075 3,118
25 Garden Grove city CA 143,050 17.9 7,975 3,079
26 Lowell city MA 103,439 13.8 7,508 2,899
27 Los Angeles city CA 3,485,398 469.3 7,426 2,867
28 Detroit city MI 1,027,974 138.7 7,410 2,861
29 Alexandria city VA 111,183 15.3 7,281 2,811
30 New Haven city CT 130,474 18.9 6,920 2,672
31 Huntington Beach city CA 181,519 26.4 6,871 2,653
32 Minneapolis city MN 368,383 54.9 6,706 2,589
33 Pittsburgh city PA 369,879 55.6 6,649 2,567
34 Oakland city CA 372,242 56.1 6,640 2,564
35 Arlington CDP VA 170,936 25.9 6,605 2,550
36 Cleveland city OH 505,616 77.0 6,564 2,535
37 Milwaukee city WI 628,088 96.1 6,538 2,524
38 Syracuse city NY 163,860 25.1 6,527 2,520
39 Torrance city CA 133,107 20.5 6,486 2,504
40 Rochester city NY 231,636 35.8 6,473 2,499
41 Metairie CDP LA 149,428 23.3 6,425 2,481
42 St. Louis city MO 396,685 61.9 6,406 2,473
43 Seattle city WA 516,259 83.9 6,154 2,376
44 Anaheim city CA 266,406 44.3 6,017 2,323
45 Allentown city PA 105,090 17.7 5,933 2,291
46 Glendale city CA 180,038 30.6 5,882 2,271
47 Salinas city CA 108,777 18.6 5,840 2,255
48 Oxnard city CA 142,216 24.4 5,819 2,247
49 Pomona city CA 131,723 22.8 5,771 2,228
50 Pasadena city CA 131,591 23.0 5,723 2,210
51 Citrus Heights CDP CA 107,439 19.5 5,512 2,128
52 Modesto city CA 164,730 30.2 5,458 2,107
53 Sunnyvale city CA 117,229 21.9 5,354 2,067
54 Fullerton city CA 114,144 22.1 5,159 1,992
55 St. Paul city MN 272,235 52.8 5,157 1,991
56 Erie city PA 108,718 22.0 4,945 1,909
57 Springfield city MA 156,983 32.1 4,890 1,888
58 Norfolk city VA 261,229 53.8 4,859 1,876
59 Fort Lauderdale city FL 149,377 31.4 4,763 1,839
60 Orange city CA 110,658 23.3 4,742 1,831
61 Albany city NY 101,082 21.4 4,722 1,823
62 Cincinnati city OH 364,040 77.2 4,714 1,820
63 Chula Vista city CA 135,163 29.0 4,663 1,800
64 San Jose city CA 782,248 171.3 4,568 1,764
65 Worcester city MA 169,759 37.6 4,520 1,745
66 Hollywood city FL 121,697 27.3 4,464 1,723
67 Honolulu CDP HI 365,272 82.8 4,410 1,703
68 Louisville city KY 269,063 62.1 4,332 1,673
69 Grand Rapids city MI 189,126 44.3 4,273 1,650
70 Ann Arbor city MI 109,592 25.9 4,232 1,634
71 Warren city MI 144,864 34.3 4,225 1,631
72 Flint city MI 140,761 33.8 4,160 1,606
73 Toledo city OH 332,943 80.6 4,132 1,595
74 St. Petersburg city FL 238,629 59.2 4,032 1,557
75 Stockton city CA 210,943 52.6 4,013 1,549
76 Sacramento city CA 369,365 96.3 3,836 1,481
77 Waterbury city CT 108,961 28.6 3,815 1,473
78 Concord city CA 111,348 29.5 3,778 1,459
79 Lansing city MI 127,321 33.9 3,754 1,450
80 Laredo city TX 122,899 32.9 3,739 1,444
81 Tacoma city WA 176,664 48.0 3,677 1,420
82 Ontario city CA 133,179 36.7 3,624 1,399
83 Vallejo city CA 109,199 30.2 3,614 1,395
84 Tempe city AZ 141,865 39.5 3,590 1,386
85 Akron city OH 223,019 62.2 3,586 1,385
86 Fresno city CA 354,202 99.1 3,573 1,379
87 Portland city OR 437,319 124.7 3,508 1,355
88 San Diego city CA 1,110,549 324.0 3,428 1,323
89 Richmond city