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RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Most densely populated, US metro areas · 2000

US metro areas ranked by residents per square mile (2023).

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YEAR19902000201020202025
RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000
501Greencastle, ININ37,87675+0%
502San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36775+0%
503Rochester, MNMN231,18475+0%
504Crawfordsville, ININ38,95475+0%
505Somerset, PAPA72,00474+0%
506Alma, MIMI41,19074+0%
507Valdosta, GAGA153,27674+0%
508St. Joseph, MOMO119,17074+0%
509Alexandria, LALA147,95274+0%
510Jonesboro, ARAR139,44074+0%
511Fort Madison, IAIA32,30674+0%
512Glens Falls, NYNY124,37373+0%
513Big Rapids, MIMI42,32073+0%
514DuBois, PAPA78,10073+0%
515Centralia, ILIL36,38273+0%
516Dyersburg, TNTN36,32073+0%
517Van Wert, OHOH29,01372+0%
518Clinton, IAIA46,00272+0%
519St. Simons, GAGA118,52472+0%
520Mankato, MNMN104,90772+0%
521Lawton, OKOK127,59071+0%
522Lewisburg, TNTN38,07171+0%
523Hutchinson, MNMN36,63171+0%
524Corning, NYNY91,85571+0%
525Eugene, OROR381,58471+0%
526Lake City, FLFL74,09471+0%
527Winchester, TNTN45,57971+0%
528Ottawa, ILIL145,90271+0%
529Minden, LALA34,94871+0%
530Miami, OKOK30,43871+0%
531Texarkana, TXTX146,81670+0%
532Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14770+0%
533Franklin, KYKY20,78870+0%
534Washington Court House, OHOH28,55270+0%
535Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09970+0%
536Provo, UTUT773,42670+0%
537Topeka, KSKS233,05269+0%
538Washington, ININ34,20969+0%
539Mountain Home, ARAR42,98269+0%
540Kingsland, GAGA60,14369+0%
541Meridian, MSMS85,41969+0%
542Crossville, TNTN66,30069+0%
543Marshalltown, IAIA39,89069+0%
544Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91269+0%
545Fremont, NENE38,05768+0%
546Rutland, VTVT59,65368+0%
547Pocatello, IDID91,59168+0%
548Santa Fe, NMNM156,90768+0%
549Rochelle, ILIL51,39967+0%
550Petoskey, MIMI33,77567+0%
551Mayfield, KYKY37,05067+0%
552Talladega, ALAL91,76467+0%
553Gallipolis, OHOH29,07267+0%
554McComb, MSMS52,64067+0%
555Midland, TXTX193,13967+0%
556Thomasville, GAGA72,95866+0%
557Baraboo, WIWI66,65266+0%
558Greensburg, ININ26,57666+0%
559Bogalusa, LALA44,93766+0%
560Kennewick, WAWA324,33465+0%
561Medford, OROR221,79565+0%
562Coshocton, OHOH37,18865+0%
563Searcy, ARAR80,08565+0%
564Pittsburg, KSKS39,00865+0%
565Sikeston, MOMO49,97865+0%
566Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91465+0%
567Paragould, ARAR47,41165+0%
568Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63864+0%
569Enterprise, ALAL56,95364+0%
570Olean, NYNY75,39064+0%
571Burlington, IAIA44,06164+0%
572Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21163+0%
573Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21563+0%
574Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02563+0%
575Branson, MOMO57,00163+0%
576Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03563+0%
577Campbellsville, KYKY38,40762+0%
578Jefferson City, MOMO152,71262+0%
579Fargo, NDND269,52862+0%
580Glasgow, KYKY56,22462+0%
581Columbus, MSMS67,14462+0%
582Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07662+0%
583Oneonta, NYNY60,58962+0%
584Kennett, MOMO26,85561+0%
585Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85061+0%
586Laurel, MSMS82,28161+0%
587Starkville, MSMS62,06360+0%
588Martin, TNTN33,26160+0%
589Picayune, MSMS59,36360+0%
590Union City, TNTN30,06760+0%
591Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97560+0%
592Manhattan, KSKS136,12259+0%
593Rolla, MOMO45,24759+0%
594Pueblo, COCO169,27759+0%
595Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42859+0%
596Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90459+0%
597Abilene, TXTX185,42958+0%
598Red Wing, MNMN48,19558+0%
599Warrensburg, MOMO56,67058+0%
600Quincy, ILIL74,14658+0%
601Alexander City, ALAL40,95358+0%
602Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44858+0%
603Pella, IAIA34,19258+0%
604Sedalia, MOMO44,25458+0%
605Blytheville, ARAR37,82858+0%
606Laredo, TXTX281,22457+0%
607Newberry, SCSC39,56157+0%
608Ludington, MIMI29,04057+0%
609Americus, GAGA33,39457+0%
610Tahlequah, OKOK49,19657+0%
611Vidalia, GAGA36,18057+0%
612Cambridge, MDMD33,62857+0%
613Brookhaven, MSMS35,01257+0%
614Brattleboro, VTVT45,20456+0%
615Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83856+0%
616Logan, UTUT160,88956+0%
617Mason City, IAIA49,71056+0%
618Macomb, ILIL25,91656+0%
619Ardmore, OKOK48,91055+0%
620Paris, TNTN32,89655+0%
621Clarksdale, MSMS19,84955+0%
622Effingham, ILIL44,72755+0%
623Fayetteville, TNTN36,85355+0%
624Bennington, VTVT36,63055+0%
625Alpena, MIMI28,85355+0%
626Sayre, PAPA59,60055+0%
627Lubbock, TXTX368,43155+0%
628Enid, OKOK61,77955+0%
629Austin, MNMN40,97154+0%
630Washington, NCNC44,67054+0%
631Lebanon, NHNH224,50053+0%
632Victoria, TXTX99,86452+0%
633Ponca City, OKOK43,49052+0%
634Huntingdon, PAPA43,00152+0%
635Rice Lake, WIWI46,48452+0%
636Palestine, TXTX59,80552+0%
637Yakima, WAWA259,18552+0%
638Willmar, MNMN44,72052+0%
639Hutchinson, KSKS61,53952+0%
640Alexandria, MNMN40,12052+0%
641Shelton, WAWA71,16551+0%
642Jacksonville, ILIL37,38151+0%
643Moberly, MOMO24,51351+0%
644Arcadia, FLFL37,07851+0%
645Lincoln, ILIL27,18250+0%
646Brenham, TXTX38,28850+0%
647Scottsboro, ALAL54,28150+0%
648Monticello, ININ25,16450+0%
649Taylorville, ILIL33,44350+0%
650Dixon, ILIL32,91450+0%
651Duncan, OKOK44,31050+0%
652Warren, PAPA37,03850+0%
653Malvern, ARAR33,45149+0%
654Russellville, ALAL32,44949+0%
655Ada, OKOK38,52849+0%
656Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11848+0%
657Douglas, GAGA52,86148+0%
658Dublin, GAGA60,35148+0%
659Selma, ALAL35,14047+0%
660Bainbridge, GAGA29,43247+0%
661Oxford, MSMS71,97247+0%
662Bradford, PAPA38,98447+0%
663Menomonie, WIWI46,22347+0%
664Okeechobee, FLFL42,60847+0%
665Clearlake, CACA67,77246+0%
666Cleveland, MSMS28,26246+0%
667Grants Pass, OROR87,86746+0%
668Forrest City, ARAR21,80046+0%
669Albert Lea, MNMN30,44046+0%
670Las Cruces, NMNM229,09146+0%
671Greeley, COCO378,42645+0%
672Sparta, WIWI46,57245+0%
673Newport, OROR50,63645+0%
674Albany, OROR132,84345+0%
675Batesville, ARAR38,78545+0%
676Corsicana, TXTX57,18145+0%
677Amarillo, TXTX276,23544+0%
678Jacksonville, TXTX53,33744+0%
679Canton, ILIL32,90144+0%
680Troy, ALAL33,68844+0%
681New Ulm, MNMN25,51744+0%
682Reno, NVNV578,73444+0%
683El Dorado, ARAR36,92644+0%
684Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31944+0%
685Walla Walla, WAWA62,36143+0%
686Russellville, ARAR84,93243+0%
687Ottawa, KSKS26,29943+0%
688Platteville, WIWI52,44643+0%
689Redding, CACA181,64843+0%
690Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07743+0%
691Astoria, OROR40,92643+0%
692Grenada, MSMS30,22243+0%
693Bangor, MEME157,96743+0%
694Lock Haven, PAPA37,87043+0%
695Grand Island, NENE78,07643+0%
696Lebanon, MOMO36,94343+0%
697St. Marys, PAPA29,92642+0%
698Hannibal, MOMO38,96942+0%
699Massena, NYNY105,48842+0%
700Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06342+0%
701Gainesville, TXTX44,46142+0%
702Yankton, SDSD23,63542+0%
703Salina, KSKS59,12141+0%
704Jesup, GAGA32,48141+0%
705Waycross, GAGA57,67041+0%
706San Angelo, TXTX122,06541+0%
707Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59941+0%
708Durant, OKOK51,36740+0%
709West Plains, MOMO40,79840+0%
710Brownwood, TXTX38,71140+0%
711Greenwood, MSMS34,91240+0%
712Cadillac, MIMI49,71940+0%
713Kerrville, TXTX54,03740+0%
714Boise City, IDID864,24340+0%
715Coos Bay, OROR63,99239+0%
716Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88039+0%
717Hood River, OROR23,72039+0%
718Lewiston, IDID65,45039+0%
719Atchison, KSKS16,17239+0%
720Columbus, NENE46,58339+0%
721Natchez, MSMS54,72238+0%
722Pontiac, ILIL35,05738+0%
723El Campo, TXTX42,06038+0%
724Watertown, SDSD29,56238+0%
725Carroll, IAIA20,30338+0%
726Mexico, MOMO24,52837+0%
727Big Spring, TXTX30,50437+0%
728St. George, UTUT213,67037+0%
729Port Angeles, WAWA78,20237+0%
730Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82337+0%
731Hilo, HIHI210,04337+0%
732Beeville, TXTX32,51537+0%
733Shawano, WIWI45,75936+0%
734Kingsville, TXTX30,31536+0%
735Marquette, MIMI68,06436+0%
736Brookings, SDSD37,63536+0%
737Marshall, MNMN25,68436+0%
738Storm Lake, IAIA20,44936+0%
739Eureka, CACA131,64735+0%
740Altus, OKOK24,76435+0%
741Aberdeen, WAWA78,14435+0%
742Liberal, KSKS21,07335+0%
743Bonham, TXTX39,26535+0%
744Grand Junction, COCO162,84535+0%
745Bay City, TXTX36,46335+0%
746El Centro, CACA181,41134+0%
747Raymondville, TXTX19,97134+0%
748McAlester, OKOK43,32034+0%
749Magnolia, ARAR21,89433+0%
750Kirksville, MOMO29,82433+0%
751Kearney, NENE57,96233+0%
752McPherson, KSKS30,06433+0%
753Escanaba, MIMI36,58233+0%
754Vermillion, SDSD15,03133+0%
755Twin Falls, IDID123,90133+0%
756Duluth, MNMN281,21933+0%
757Moscow, IDID41,84232+0%
758Arkansas City, KSKS34,38232+0%
759Paris, TXTX63,31932+0%
760Breckenridge, COCO39,06932+0%
761Great Bend, KSKS24,79032+0%
762Norfolk, NENE49,22831+0%
763Marshall, MOMO23,26531+0%
764Natchitoches, LALA36,08931+0%
765Garden City, KSKS37,50531+0%
766Nogales, AZAZ50,02031+0%
767Spencer, IAIA16,20231+0%
768Fairmont, MNMN19,44031+0%
769Hays, KSKS29,07531+0%
770Eufaula, ALAL26,86131+0%
771Stephenville, TXTX43,91130+0%
772Cheyenne, WYWY102,93830+0%
773Harrison, ARAR45,65430+0%
774Cañon City, COCO50,03930+0%
775Great Falls, MTMT85,02930+0%
776Dodge City, KSKS33,99330+0%
777Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15429+0%
778Worthington, MNMN22,33829+0%
779Yuma, AZAZ224,44929+0%
780Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04129+0%
781Le Mars, IAIA25,69729+0%
782Grand Forks, NDND105,04629+0%
783Centralia, WAWA88,06229+0%
784DeRidder, LALA36,67328+0%
785Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79128+0%
786Marinette, WIWI65,51528+0%
787Moses Lake, WAWA105,72728+0%
788Crescent City, CACA26,41027+0%
789Spearfish, SDSD29,45927+0%
790Brainerd, MNMN100,56227+0%
791Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93827+0%
792Elkins, WVWV26,88227+0%
793Beatrice, NENE21,71127+0%
794Borger, TXTX19,63327+0%
795Alice, TXTX45,38326+0%
796Missoula, MTMT128,69826+0%
797Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57526+0%
798Bozeman, MTMT128,74026+0%
799Durango, COCO56,89826+0%
800Scottsbluff, NENE36,27225+0%
801Camden, ARAR26,36325+0%
802Maryville, MOMO20,17425+0%
803Houghton, MIMI40,02825+0%
804Edwards, COCO54,29125+0%
805Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08125+0%
806Hastings, NENE40,57725+0%
807Ukiah, CACA88,12225+0%
808Sonora, CACA53,16025+0%
809Emporia, KSKS34,83824+0%
810Clewiston, FLFL61,54624+0%
811Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49723+0%
812Billings, MTMT193,60323+0%
813Bismarck, NDND139,75023+0%
814Dumas, TXTX21,89122+0%
815Plainview, TXTX36,70022+0%
816Elk City, OKOK22,15922+0%
817Sandpoint, IDID54,42021+0%
818Fort Morgan, COCO30,30621+0%
819Wenatchee, WAWA128,41421+0%
820Farmington, NMNM120,34021+0%
821Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55221+0%
822Idaho Falls, IDID173,85120+0%
823Roseburg, OROR111,95120+0%
824Blackfoot, IDID51,15320+0%
825Bend, OROR266,37620+0%
826Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52720+0%
827Red Bluff, CACA64,66519+0%
828Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33219+0%
829Weatherford, OKOK39,05919+0%
830Pullman, WAWA48,51219+0%
831Snyder, TXTX16,16218+0%
832Lexington, NENE26,25518+0%
833Sweetwater, TXTX14,11717+0%
834Mitchell, SDSD25,91317+0%
835Rexburg, IDID69,38017+0%
836Uvalde, TXTX24,96317+0%
837Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40416+0%
838Clovis, NMNM65,27016+0%
839Bemidji, MNMN47,05516+0%
840Hermiston, OROR93,72116+0%
841Rapid City, SDSD156,93415+0%
842Vernon, TXTX12,48115+0%
843Rifle, COCO80,09915+0%
844Montrose, COCO44,59115+0%
845Woodward, OKOK19,82715+0%
846Heber, UTUT81,65515+0%
847Kalispell, MTMT115,42915+0%
848Ellensburg, WAWA48,80315+0%
849Port Townsend, WAWA33,97014+0%
850Del Rio, TXTX47,83514+0%
851Minot, NDND75,69414+0%
852Aberdeen, SDSD41,58314+0%
853Price, UTUT20,68014+0%
854Gallup, NMNM68,11914+0%
855Taos, NMNM34,56414+0%
856Huron, SDSD19,62414+0%
857Brookings, OROR22,62113+0%
858Pampa, TXTX21,78613+0%
859Hobbs, NMNM74,74913+0%
860Burley, IDID49,30813+0%
861Casper, WYWY80,52612+0%
862Hereford, TXTX18,62612+0%
863Carlsbad, NMNM62,50912+0%
864Zapata, TXTX13,75312+0%
865Anchorage, AKAK405,82112+0%
866La Grande, OROR25,90012+0%
867Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10212+0%
868Wahpeton, NDND23,01911+0%
869Juneau city and, AKAK31,60911+0%
870North Platte, NENE33,97211+0%
871Fairbanks, AKAK93,97211+0%
872Sterling, COCO20,65411+0%
873Helena, MTMT97,15311+0%
874Payson, AZAZ53,80111+0%
875Klamath Falls, OROR70,27411+0%
876Sheridan, WYWY33,24111+0%
877Cedar City, UTUT67,14110+0%
878Roswell, NMNM63,36410+0%
879The Dalles, OROR26,31010+0%
880Jamestown, NDND21,41410+0%
881Guymon, OKOK20,32210+0%
882Show Low, AZAZ109,94610+0%
883Williston, NDND41,76710+0%
884Mountain Home, IDID29,4659+0%
885Alamogordo, NMNM70,3689+0%
886Pierre, SDSD20,5889+0%
887Andrews, TXTX18,9149+0%
888Othello, WAWA21,4889+0%
889Deming, NMNM25,4078+0%
890Alamosa, COCO27,8968+0%
891Silver City, NMNM27,2528+0%
892Laramie, WYWY38,5587+0%
893Susanville, CACA28,1177+0%
894Safford, AZAZ40,1577+0%
895Española, NMNM39,8327+0%
896Gillette, WYWY48,1457+0%
897Evanston, WYWY23,4157+0%
898Brigham City, UTUT70,4057+0%
899Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3686+0%
900Dickinson, NDND39,1426+0%
901Vernal, UTUT38,2786+0%
902Baker City, OROR16,6585+0%
903Jackson, WYWY36,5875+0%
904Las Vegas, NMNM30,3115+0%
905Ontario, OROR60,0855+0%
906Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1385+0%
907Hailey, IDID32,4365+0%
908Fallon, NVNV25,8515+0%
909Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4515+0%
910Ruidoso, NMNM19,8444+0%
911Riverton, WYWY39,4644+0%
912Cody, WYWY31,1714+0%
913Rock Springs, WYWY41,2674+0%
914Ketchikan, AKAK13,5493+0%
915Elko, NVNV56,6822+0%
916Pahrump, NVNV57,3362+0%
917Bishop, CACA18,1582+0%
918Winnemucca, NVNV17,2672+0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES