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Most densely populated, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by residents per square mile (2025). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ leads at 3,276. 925 metro areas qualify in total. Connecticut carries 4 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 925 is 92. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Myrtle Beach, SC, up 21 places to #93.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01New York, NYNY20,112,4483,276+10%

02Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4412,647+4%

03San Francisco, CACA4,630,0411,875+12%

04Trenton, NJNJ399,2891,779+14%

05Honolulu, HIHI988,7031,646+13%

06New Haven, CTCT578,7411,576–

07Bridgeport, CTCT978,1791,455–

08▼2Boston, MAMA5,034,2211,444+15%

09▼1Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1181,375+11%

10▼3Chicago, ILIL9,434,1231,363+5%

11▼2Tampa, FLFL3,418,8951,359+43%

12▼2Miami, FLFL6,391,0721,261+28%

13▼2Detroit, MIMI4,390,9131,128−1%

14Waterbury, CTCT463,3491,122–

15▲1Cape Coral, FLFL875,6071,121+99%

16▼4Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7811,099+12%

17▼4Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0101,083+5%

18▼4Providence, RIRI1,708,1611,076+8%

19▼4Washington, DCDC6,465,7241,071+36%

20▼3Dallas, TXTX8,477,157977+64%

21▼2Houston, TXTX7,904,627894+68%

22Orlando, FLFL2,957,672847+80%

23Hartford, CTCT1,171,426807–

24▼6Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775802−4%

25▼4Akron, OHOH701,780780+1%

26▼6San Diego, CACA3,282,248780+17%

27▲2Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720753+100%

28▼5Springfield, MAMA464,338753+2%

29▼5San Jose, CACA1,984,473741+14%

30▼5Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653738−1%

31▼4Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182738+52%

32▼2North Port, FLFL948,158730+61%

33▼7Bremerton, WAWA283,374717+22%

34▼6Seattle, WAWA4,161,883709+37%

35Palm Bay, FLFL663,982654+39%

36▼4Dayton, OHOH826,554645+3%

37▼6Flint, MIMI401,093630−8%

38▲7Austin, TXTX2,620,945621+110%

39▼6Kenosha, WIWI168,448620+13%

40▼3Allentown, PAPA887,615611+20%

41▼5Racine, WIWI198,919598+5%

42▼4Lancaster, PAPA563,159597+20%

43▼4Barnstable, MAMA233,539592+5%

44▼3Stockton, CACA823,815592+46%

45▼5Worcester, MAMA888,502588+18%

46▼3McAllen, TXTX921,549587+62%

47▼13Santa Cruz, CACA258,852582+1%

48Gainesville, GAGA226,568577+63%

49▼7Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213561+13%

50▲2Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500558+59%

51▼7Vallejo, CACA455,376554+15%

52▼2Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695540+35%

53▼6Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295538+26%

54▼5Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858527+15%

55Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830525+69%

56▼10Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214524+15%

57▼6York, PAPA473,197523+24%

58▼5Reading, PAPA440,072514+18%

59▲6Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721510+78%

60▼6Manchester, NHNH433,415494+14%

61▼5Brownsville, TXTX433,946487+29%

62▲16Lakeland, FLFL874,790487+81%

63▼6Sacramento, CACA2,477,274486+38%

64Norwich, CTCT284,015475–

65▲5Deltona, FLFL746,933471+51%

66▼8Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795469+11%

67▼4Columbus, OHOH2,242,028467+34%

68▼8Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047461+5%

69▼8Boulder, COCO328,560452+13%

70▼11Oxnard, CACA830,851451+10%

71▼9Elkhart, ININ208,774451+14%

72▼5Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377447+16%

73▼9Toledo, OHOH599,376440−3%

74▲3Burlington, NCNC186,177440+42%

75▼1Ogden, UTUT672,784435+52%

76▼10Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992429−4%

77▼8Rockford, ILIL337,242425+5%

78▼3Lacey, WAWA304,261421+47%

79▼6Canton, OHOH400,246413−2%

80▼9Youngstown, OHOH423,678412−12%

81▼13New Orleans, LALA970,849412−15%

82▼10Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657411+20%

83▲6Huntsville, ALAL556,444408+63%

84▼8Carson, NVNV58,571405+12%

85▼6Lebanon, PAPA146,380405+22%

86▼5Greensboro, NCNC805,945404+25%

87▼7Oshkosh, WIWI174,218401+11%

88▼2Warner Robins, GAGA208,091395+55%

89▲5San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140385+64%

90▼5Harrisburg, PAPA617,427381+21%

91▼9Portland, OROR2,542,282380+32%

92▼9Fayetteville, NCNC395,412379+17%

93▲21Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551377+117%

94▲4Greenville, SCSC1,014,101374+40%

95▼11Modesto, CACA557,719373+25%

96▼5Denver, COCO3,092,037371+43%

97▼9Lexington Park, MDMD211,176369+31%

98▼6Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645365+19%

99▼6Lexington, KYKY535,174364+31%

100▼13Rochester, NYNY1,056,149361+2%

101▲3Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938359+61%

102▼12St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421358+5%

103Durham, NCNC625,485356+47%

104▼2Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206355+25%

105▼9Louisville, KYKY1,402,509354+22%

106▼11Muskegon, MIMI177,901353+5%

107▲1Nashville, TNTN2,197,416349+59%

108▲2Sebastian, FLFL172,799344+53%

109▲6Charleston, SCSC889,263343+62%

110▼5Fort Wayne, ININ466,258343+20%

111▼12South Bend, ININ324,538342+2%

112▼15Springfield, OHOH135,340342−6%

113▼12Mobile, ALAL411,658335+3%

114▼14Erie, PAPA265,832333−5%

115▼2Dover, DEDE194,786332+54%

116▼5Slidell, LALA279,108330+46%

117▼11Scranton, PAPA574,418329+2%

118Pensacola, FLFL544,949326+32%

119▼12Albany, NYNY915,835326+11%

120▼11Vineland, NJNJ157,148325+7%

121Savannah, GAGA438,314325+50%

122▼6Nantucket, MAMA14,758319+55%

123▲9Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212319+53%

124▼4Richmond, VAVA1,389,338318+34%

125▼6Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682313+25%

126▼4Hagerstown, MDMD315,280313+42%

127▼10Amherst, MAMA164,065311+8%

128▼16Santa Rosa, CACA486,444309+6%

129▲8Spartanburg, SCSC407,656308+44%

130▼7Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226305+75%

131▲17Seaford, DEDE277,140296+77%

132▲1Morristown, TNTN128,867295+26%

133▲7Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666295+45%

134▲36Jefferson, GAGA99,265292+139%

135▼8Colorado Springs, COCO781,796291+45%

136▼11Muncie, ININ113,106288−5%

137▼13Kokomo, ININ83,904286−1%

138▼7Asheville, NCNC422,345286+34%

139▼1Jacksonville, NCNC217,175285+44%

140▼4Chattanooga, TNTN594,530285+25%

141▼15Monroe, MIMI156,004284+7%

142▲18The Villages, FLFL157,772283+196%

143▼15Lansing, MIMI479,722282+7%

144▼2Greenville, NCNC182,936280+37%

145▲12Ocala, FLFL442,660279+71%

146▼7Portland, MEME577,635278+18%

147▼2Knoxville, TNTN968,137277+29%

148▲4Sanford, NCNC70,258275+43%

149▼19East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179275+21%

150▼6Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813274+38%

151▼2Tyler, TXTX252,549274+45%

152▼23Syracuse, NYNY652,2732740%

153▼18Memphis, TNTN1,341,412269+11%

154▼20Niles, MIMI152,444268−6%

155▼14Evansville, ININ273,786266+9%

156▼13Lawrence, KSKS120,920265+21%

157▼11Appleton, WIWI249,876261+24%

158▲16Wilmington, NCNC492,772258+79%

159▼6Johnson City, TNTN216,416253+19%

160▼9Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191253+12%

161▲6Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137252+65%

162▼12Mansfield, OHOH124,893252−3%

163▼16Lima, OHOH100,881251−7%

164▼10Lincoln, NENE352,081250+32%

165▼10Lewiston, MEME116,487249+12%

166▲2Columbia, SCSC879,918238+36%

167▲13Fayetteville, ARAR622,177237+91%

168▼12Saginaw, MIMI187,688234−11%

169▼3Dalton, GAGA147,819233+23%

170▲3Omaha, NENE1,009,836232+32%

171▼6Salem, OROR445,814232+28%

172▼8Janesville, WIWI166,472232+9%

173▼15Bay City, MIMI102,123231−7%

174▼13Sheboygan, WIWI118,047231+5%

175▼4Hickory, NCNC376,890230+10%

176▼17Altoona, PAPA119,541228−7%

177▼14Jackson, MIMI159,552227+1%

178▼9Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766227+14%

179▼17Sandusky, OHOH112,777223−6%

180▼5Shelby, NCNC103,325223+7%

181▼5Wilson, NCNC81,150221+10%

182▼5Goldsboro, NCNC122,278221+8%

183▼11Ithaca, NYNY104,047219+8%

184▼5Athens, GAGA224,148219+35%

185▼2Madison, WIWI709,685214+33%

186▼4Bloomington, ININ165,231212+16%

187▼3Columbus, ININ85,729211+20%

188▼10Wooster, OHOH116,758210+5%

189▲2Des Moines, IAIA758,539210+46%

190▲10Naples, FLFL417,131209+66%

191▼6Chambersburg, PAPA160,652208+24%

192▼4Gettysburg, PAPA107,594207+18%

193▼4Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219206+42%

194▼4Baton Rouge, LALA888,699203+22%

195▼2Rome, GAGA101,378199+12%

196▼10Binghamton, NYNY243,189199−4%

197▼16Elmira, NYNY80,415197−12%

198▲20Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966197+72%

199▲3Gulfport, MSMS431,329195+14%

200▼6Gadsden, ALAL103,8861940%

201▼14Weirton, WVWV112,468194−15%

202▲3Odessa, TXTX173,801194+43%

203▼8Oxford, ALAL115,834191+3%

204▼8Whitewater, WIWI106,127191+13%

205▲4Little Rock, ARAR777,607190+27%

206▼7Beaumont, TXTX399,310190+4%

207▼3Salisbury, MDMD131,872190+21%

208▼2Frankfort, KYKY77,874190+17%

209▼11Battle Creek, MIMI133,408189−3%

210▼18Johnstown, PAPA128,968187−15%

211▼14Salem, OHOH99,377187−11%

212▼5Pottsville, PAPA145,085186−3%

213▼12Michigan City, ININ111,294186+1%

214▼1Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201186+21%

215▲2Augusta, GAGA641,231184+26%

216▼13Sunbury, PAPA107,788183−4%

217▲3Albertville, ALAL103,537183+26%

218▼7Burlington, VTVT227,803182+15%

219▲9Cornelia, GAGA50,416182+40%

220▲5Killeen, TXTX511,497181+55%

221▼5Green Bay, WIWI336,756180+19%

222▼12Fairmont, WVWV55,584180−2%

223▲4Hammond, LALA141,346179+41%

224▼10Los Alamos, NMNM19,407178+6%

225Putnam, CTCT98,096177–

226▼18Napa, CACA132,949177+7%

227▲4Cleveland, TNTN134,057176+29%

228▼9Boone, NCNC54,786175+28%

229▼3Riverside, CACA4,769,007175+47%

230▲21Albemarle, NCNC68,830174+18%

231▼16Springfield, ILIL206,033174+2%

232▲9Calhoun, GAGA61,701173+40%

233▲31Panama City, FLFL231,174172+37%

234▼22Decatur, ILIL99,300171−13%

235▼6Sevierville, TNTN101,342171+42%

236▲11Auburn, ALAL208,013171+49%

237▲1Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273171+24%

238▼16Milledgeville, GAGA44,029170−2%

239▼16Roanoke, VAVA316,547169+10%

240▼8Concord, NHNH158,078169+16%

241▼17Henderson, NCNC42,638169−1%

242▲33Daphne, ALAL267,761168+91%

243▼1Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377168+39%

244▼23Davenport, IAIA380,452168+1%

245▲27Granbury, TXTX70,501168+72%

246▲7Springfield, MOMO500,694167+36%

247▼2Tallahassee, FLFL397,442166+24%

248▼18Richmond, ININ66,169165−7%

249▲27Sherman, TXTX153,613165+39%

250▼13Dubuque, IAIA99,381163+11%

251▼11Kingston, NYNY183,330163+3%

252▼18New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373163+2%

253▼3Laconia, NHNH65,147162+16%

254▼11Midland, MIMI83,754162+1%

255▲10Clarksville, TNTN349,001162+50%

256▼21Santa Maria, CACA442,065162+11%

257▼3Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155162+30%

258▼19Marion, OHOH65,115161−2%

259▼15Marion, ININ66,524161−9%

260▼24Martinsville, VAVA63,091160−14%

261▼28Hermitage, PAPA107,860160−10%

262▼10Owensboro, KYKY113,962160+12%

263▲11Crestview, FLFL315,098160+49%

264▼9Wichita, KSKS663,809160+16%

265▼19Marion, ILIL67,225160+10%

266▲19Pinehurst, NCNC110,619159+48%

267▼18Sumter, SCSC105,0671580%

268▼12El Paso, TXTX881,291158+29%

269▼12Kingsport, TNTN314,834157+5%

270▼22Kankakee, ILIL105,525156+2%

271▼10Toccoa, GAGA27,854156+10%

272▼14Watertown, WIWI86,505155+17%

273▲23Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864155+77%

274▼8Iowa City, IAIA182,711155+39%

275▲2Merced, CACA297,260153+41%

276▲2Gainesville, FLFL359,036153+35%

277▼17Warsaw, ININ80,892152+9%

278▼7Yuba City, CACA187,478152+35%

279▼12Farmington, MOMO67,809150+22%

280▲2Lafayette, LALA423,758150+20%

281▼8Holland, MIMI123,188149+17%

282▲5Augusta, MEME129,067149+10%

283Fresno, CACA1,203,383149+30%

284Gaffney, SCSC58,275148+11%

285▼15Florence, SCSC201,392148+4%

286▼27Shreveport, LALA383,474148+2%

287▼25Peoria, ILIL363,505147−1%

288▼19Hot Springs, ARAR99,695147+13%

289▲11Cedartown, GAGA45,514147+19%

290Torrington, CTCT114,690146–

291▼28Parkersburg, WVWV87,264146−7%

292▼13Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669145+8%

293▼4Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666145+20%

294▲3Fort Collins, COCO377,292145+50%

295▼15Bloomington, ILIL171,419145+14%

296▼5Corvallis, OROR97,728145+25%

297▼16Fremont, OHOH58,655144−5%

298▲1Spokane, WAWA608,012143+33%

299▲10Winchester, VAVA152,332143+48%

300▲27Provo, UTUT773,426143+105%

301▼13Montgomery, ALAL388,747143+12%

302▼9Easton, MDMD38,238142+13%

303▼17State College, PAPA157,393142+16%

304▼36Wheeling, WVWV134,089142−12%

305▼2Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486142+4%

306▼16Findlay, OHOH75,034141+5%

307▼1Faribault, MNMN69,939141+23%

308▼13Morgantown, WVWV141,995141+28%

309▼11Kinston, NCNC55,837140−6%

310▼6Lafayette, ININ228,468139+22%

311▼9Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285139+18%

312▼4Charlottesville, VAVA228,597139+31%

313Morehead City, NCNC70,469139+19%

314▼13Manitowoc, WIWI81,710139−1%

315▼10Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553138+7%

316▼22Pittsfield, MAMA128,224138−5%

317▼6Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193137+3%

318▼26Kahului, HIHI160,674137+25%

319College Station, TXTX287,476137+55%

320▼10Mount Airy, NCNC72,287136+1%

321▼14Lewisburg, PAPA42,313134+2%

322▲1Seneca, SCSC83,775134+27%

323▼11Salinas, CACA433,729132+8%

324▼9Zanesville, OHOH87,014131+3%

325▲11Richmond, KYKY131,806131+28%

326▼12Adrian, MIMI97,779130−1%

327▼5Fort Smith, ARAR234,140130+13%

328▼7Bartlesville, OKOK54,037130+10%

329▼5Staunton, VAVA129,692129+19%

330▲13Cullman, ALAL94,009128+21%

331▼15Chico, CACA209,211128+3%

332Columbia, MOMO219,062128+35%

333▼15Owosso, MIMI67,681127−6%

334▼4Lynchburg, VAVA269,169127+21%

335▼2Lumberton, NCNC119,941127−3%

336▼5Decatur, ALAL160,326126+10%

337▼20Huntington, WVWV365,965126−4%

338▼9Athens, OHOH63,197125+2%

339▼13New Castle, ININ49,137125+1%

340▼6Champaign, ILIL239,979125+14%

341▼16Blacksburg, VAVA181,616125+10%

342▼22Cumberland, MDMD93,640125−8%

343▲12Tullahoma, TNTN69,339124+29%

344Florence, ALAL156,609124+10%

345▼17Ashland, OHOH52,5231240%

346▼11Amsterdam, NYNY50,046124+1%

347▼1Auburn, ININ44,535123+11%

348▼1Stillwater, OKOK83,889122+23%

349▲21Bowling Green, KYKY197,180122+46%

350▼5Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002122+17%

351▼14Sturgis, MIMI60,968122−2%

352▼12Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655121+6%

353▲7Greeneville, TNTN73,831119+17%

354▼5Batavia, NYNY58,416118−3%

355▼4Kapaa, HIHI73,400118+26%

356▼8Norwalk, OHOH58,250118−2%

357▼7Sidney, OHOH48,0651180%

358▲29Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083118+55%

359▼2St. Cloud, MNMN205,854118+23%

360▼18Jamestown, NYNY124,126117−11%

361▼22Portsmouth, OHOH71,365117−10%

362▼3Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685117+27%

363▲26Shelbyville, TNTN55,273117+47%

364▼10Kendallville, ININ47,937117+4%

365▼13Columbus, GAGA324,830117+11%

366▼28New Iberia, LALA66,846116−9%

367▼9Forest City, NCNC65,745116+5%

368▼3Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459116+17%

369▼13Terre Haute, ININ169,241115−1%

370▲10Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808115+36%

371▼30Charleston, WVWV200,170115−15%

372▲19Athens, TNTN71,590114+19%

373▼10Waynesville, NCNC63,369114+17%

374▼21Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909114−2%

375▲7Statesboro, GAGA97,977114+47%

376▼9Bakersfield, CACA927,068114+40%

377▼16Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691113+2%

378▼3Joplin, MOMO208,796113+16%

379▼11Angola, ININ34,799113+5%

380▼16Waterloo, IAIA169,189113+3%

381▼19Lewistown, PAPA46,127112−1%

382▼3Bellingham, WAWA236,392112+42%

383▼10Ames, IAIA128,090112+21%

384▼1Danville, KYKY56,985111+12%

385▼13Hanford, CACA154,327111+19%

386▼2Longview, TXTX297,315111+16%

387▼21Chillicothe, OHOH76,429111+4%

388Waco, TXTX308,807111+24%

389▼12Keene, NHNH78,269111+6%

390▼14Lufkin, TXTX88,154110+10%

391▲6Kennewick, WAWA324,334110+69%

392▼18Connersville, ININ23,533109−8%

393▲20Sebring, FLFL111,122109+27%

394▼25Utica, NYNY285,611109−5%

395▼5Decatur, ININ36,650108+9%

396▼4Jackson, TNTN184,569108+9%

397▼26Auburn, NYNY74,365108−9%

398▼4Eau Claire, WIWI176,647107+19%

399▲21Huntsville, TXTX83,842107+36%

400▲7Palatka, FLFL77,734107+10%

401▼16Truckee, CACA101,911106+11%

402▲21Midland, TXTX193,139106+60%

403▼5LaGrange, GAGA107,097106+12%

404▼26Gloversville, NYNY52,216105−5%

405▼9Plymouth, ININ46,599105+3%

406▼25Laurinburg, NCNC33,322104−7%

407▼14Bucyrus, OHOH41,896104−11%

408▼8Wilmington, OHOH42,301103+4%

409▼7Jasper, ININ44,016103+11%

410▲25Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638103+60%

411▼5Marion, NCNC45,198103+7%

412▼11Ruston, LALA48,360103+14%

413▼27Bluefield, WVWV96,138103−11%

414▲10Murray, KYKY39,421102+15%

415▲1Somerset, KYKY67,384102+20%

416▼13Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097102+4%

417▼22Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883102−1%

418▼8Bedford, ININ45,568101−1%

419▼20Jackson, MSMS609,847101+6%

420▲31Lewisburg, TNTN38,071101+42%

421▲12Athens, TXTX88,595101+21%

422▼17Greenfield, MAMA70,698101−1%

423▲7McMinnville, TNTN43,717101+14%

424▼16Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302101+1%

425▼4Longview, WAWA114,885101+24%

426▼7Visalia, CACA485,146101+32%

427▼13Greenwood, SCSC95,215101+3%

428▲11Cookeville, TNTN152,477100+31%

429▲36Hinesville, GAGA91,870100+28%

430▼21Indiana, PAPA82,878100−8%

431▼27Danville, VAVA101,137100−8%

432▼7Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245100+28%

433▼16Albuquerque, NMNM925,279100+27%

434▼16Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442100+32%

435▼24Tiffin, OHOH54,52299−7%

436▼8Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01498+28%

437▲24Crossville, TNTN66,30097+42%

438▼11Huntington, ININ37,22497−2%

439▼27Clarksburg, WVWV88,14297−4%

440▲24Fargo, NDND269,52896+55%

441▼26Muscatine, IAIA41,853960%

442▲36Kingsland, GAGA60,14395+38%

443Valdosta, GAGA153,27695+28%

444▼15La Crosse, WIWI171,18295+11%

445▼1Fort Payne, ALAL74,08595+15%

446Shawnee, OKOK75,10295+15%

447▼16Tupelo, MSMS133,16795+7%

448▲2Jonesboro, ARAR139,44095+29%

449▲45Greeley, COCO378,42695+109%

450▼28Hudson, NYNY60,16895−5%

451▼9Tifton, GAGA51,23794+7%

452▼15Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06093−2%

453▼1Rochester, MNMN231,18493+25%

454▼16Defiance, OHOH38,29293−3%

455▲19Lake City, FLFL74,09493+31%

456▼3Seymour, ININ47,37093+15%

457▼1Traverse City, MIMI156,97293+20%

458▼11Celina, OHOH42,73792+4%

459▼27Marietta, OHOH58,38992−8%

460▼12Madison, ININ33,27992+5%

461▼35Peru, ININ34,48792−4%

462▼28Cortland, NYNY45,85092−6%

463▼14Logansport, ININ37,83692−8%

464▼23Charleston, ILIL46,60792−12%

465▼25Williamsport, PAPA112,58792−6%

466▲6St. Simons, GAGA118,52492+27%

467▼31Albany, GAGA145,51091−5%

468▼10Sioux City, IAIA145,73891+7%

469Dothan, ALAL156,26691+19%

470▼3Coldwater, MIMI45,993910%

471▼12Urbana, OHOH38,820900%

472▲3Brevard, NCNC34,21190+17%

473▼10Wausau, WIWI139,43290+11%

474▼8Branson, MOMO57,00190+44%

475▼20Carbondale, ILIL52,50190−12%

476▼5Stevens Point, WIWI71,94390+7%

477▼7Ozark, ALAL49,91289+2%

478▲13Franklin, KYKY20,78889+27%

479▼22Rockingham, NCNC42,04189−10%

480▲3Thomaston, GAGA28,50088+3%

481▲22Logan, UTUT160,88988+57%

482▲53St. George, UTUT213,67088+136%

483▼38Watertown, NYNY111,540880%

484▼11North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23388+1%

485▼3Mankato, MNMN104,90788+22%

486▼24Opelousas, LALA80,76587−8%

487▼11Owatonna, MNMN37,46487+11%

488▼28Houma, LALA199,66887+3%

489▲6Newport, TNTN37,88987+13%

490▼10Corbin, KYKY150,04087+4%

491▼14Barre, VTVT59,65287+3%

492▼38Beckley, WVWV109,94087−13%

493▼5Moultrie, GAGA47,43887+13%

494▼15Corinth, MSMS34,569860%

495▼14Greenville, OHOH51,52086−3%

496▼12San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36786+14%

497▲5New Bern, NCNC127,35884+11%

498▲15Enterprise, ALAL56,95384+31%

499▼12Eugene, OROR381,58484+18%

500▲8Laredo, TXTX281,22484+46%

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest population density?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 3,276 (2025 Census Population Estimates).

What are the top 5 metro areas by population density?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, Trenton-Princeton, NJ, Honolulu, HI.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2025 Census population estimates.

How is population density measured?

Residents per square mile of land area. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (2025).