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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Most densely populated, US metro areas · 2010

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

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000
501Monticello, NYNY80,58680+5%
502Middlesborough, KYKY22,82980−5%
503Wabash, ININ30,71380−6%
504Monroe, LALA222,39079+1%
505Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13879+3%
506Greencastle, ININ37,87679+5%
507Alexandria, LALA147,95278+6%
508Hillsdale, MIMI45,73878+0%
509Midland, TXTX193,13978+17%
510Henderson, KYKY57,18478+2%
511Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63878+21%
512Eugene, OROR381,58477+9%
513Big Rapids, MIMI42,32077+6%
514Lake Charles, LALA244,65577+3%
515St. Joseph, MOMO119,17077+4%
516Cambridge, OHOH38,37977−2%
517Lawton, OKOK127,59077+7%
518Glens Falls, NYNY124,37376+4%
519Crawfordsville, ININ38,95476+1%
520Santa Fe, NMNM156,90775+12%
521Mountain Home, ARAR42,98275+8%
522Dyersburg, TNTN36,32075+3%
523Alma, MIMI41,19075+0%
524Hutchinson, MNMN36,63175+5%
525Searcy, ARAR80,08575+15%
526Baraboo, WIWI66,65275+12%
527Vincennes, ININ35,65275−2%
528Pocatello, IDID91,59174+10%
529Laredo, TXTX281,22474+30%
530Key West, FLFL80,40674−8%
531Fargo, NDND269,52874+20%
532Winchester, TNTN45,57974+5%
533Franklin, KYKY20,78874+6%
534Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91274+8%
535Galesburg, ILIL47,76774−5%
536Washington, ININ34,20974+6%
537Enterprise, ALAL56,95374+15%
538Texarkana, TXTX146,81673+4%
539Medford, OROR221,79573+12%
540Paragould, ARAR47,41173+13%
541Topeka, KSKS233,05272+4%
542Somerset, PAPA72,00472−3%
543Ottawa, ILIL145,90272+1%
545DuBois, PAPA78,10071−2%
546Corning, NYNY91,85571+0%
547Marshalltown, IAIA39,89071+3%
548Clinton, IAIA46,00271−2%
549Greenville, MSMS40,44671−19%
550Rochelle, ILIL51,39971+5%
551Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09971+1%
552Bogalusa, LALA44,93770+7%
553Van Wert, OHOH29,01370−3%
554Petoskey, MIMI33,77570+4%
555Thomasville, GAGA72,95870+5%
556Meridian, MSMS85,41970+1%
557Minden, LALA34,94869−1%
558Fremont, NENE38,05769+1%
559Fort Madison, IAIA32,30669−6%
560Manhattan, KSKS136,12269+17%
561Greensburg, ININ26,57669+5%
562Centralia, ILIL36,38269−5%
563Picayune, MSMS59,36369+15%
564McComb, MSMS52,64069+3%
565Logan, UTUT160,88969+22%
566Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85068+12%
567Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03568+9%
568Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14768−3%
569Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91468+5%
570Miami, OKOK30,43868−4%
571Talladega, ALAL91,76468+1%
572Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97568+14%
573Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07668+9%
574Mayfield, KYKY37,05067+0%
575Glasgow, KYKY56,22467+9%
576Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21567+7%
577Rolla, MOMO45,24767+13%
578Pueblo, COCO169,27767+12%
579Jefferson City, MOMO152,71267+7%
580Pittsburg, KSKS39,00866+2%
581Gallipolis, OHOH29,07266−0%
582Rutland, VTVT59,65366−3%
583Starkville, MSMS62,06366+9%
584Coshocton, OHOH37,18865+1%
585Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42865+10%
586Campbellsville, KYKY38,40765+4%
587Sikeston, MOMO49,97864−1%
588Greeley, COCO378,42663+40%
589Warrensburg, MOMO56,67063+9%
590Shelton, WAWA71,16563+23%
591Tahlequah, OKOK49,19663+11%
592Oneonta, NYNY60,58962+1%
593Laurel, MSMS82,28162+2%
594Sedalia, MOMO44,25462+7%
595Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90462+5%
596Lubbock, TXTX368,43161+12%
597Olean, NYNY75,39061−4%
598Red Wing, MNMN48,19561+5%
599Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02561−3%
600Martin, TNTN33,26160+0%
601Cambridge, MDMD33,62860+6%
602Abilene, TXTX185,42960+3%
603Pella, IAIA34,19260+4%
604Vidalia, GAGA36,18060+6%
605Burlington, IAIA44,06160−6%
606Newberry, SCSC39,56160+4%
607Brookhaven, MSMS35,01259+5%
608Columbus, MSMS67,14459−4%
609Kennett, MOMO26,85559−4%
610Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21159−7%
611Fayetteville, TNTN36,85358+6%
612Union City, TNTN30,06758−2%
613Americus, GAGA33,39458+2%
614Alexander City, ALAL40,95358+0%
615Ludington, MIMI29,04058+2%
616Ardmore, OKOK48,91058+4%
617Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44858−0%
618Paris, TNTN32,89658+4%
619Washington, NCNC44,67057+6%
620Enid, OKOK61,77957+5%
621St. George, UTUT213,67057+53%
622Quincy, ILIL74,14657−2%
623Yakima, WAWA259,18557+9%
624Brattleboro, VTVT45,20457+1%
625Alexandria, MNMN40,12057+10%
626Lebanon, NHNH224,50056+5%
627Brenham, TXTX38,28856+11%
628Reno, NVNV578,73456+27%
629Macomb, ILIL25,91655−1%
630Bennington, VTVT36,63055+0%
631Austin, MNMN40,97155+1%
632Palestine, TXTX59,80555+6%
633Las Cruces, NMNM229,09155+20%
634Effingham, ILIL44,72755−0%
635Arcadia, FLFL37,07855+8%
636Oxford, MSMS71,97255+16%
637Sayre, PAPA59,60055−0%
638Douglas, GAGA52,86154+13%
639Victoria, TXTX99,86454+3%
640Malvern, ARAR33,45154+8%
641Mason City, IAIA49,71053−5%
642Rice Lake, WIWI46,48453+2%
643Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83853−6%
644Willmar, MNMN44,72053+3%
645Moberly, MOMO24,51353+3%
646Dublin, GAGA60,35153+9%
647Huntingdon, PAPA43,00152+1%
648Boise City, IDID864,24352+33%
649Ada, OKOK38,52852+7%
650Okeechobee, FLFL42,60852+11%
651Duncan, OKOK44,31052+4%
652Alpena, MIMI28,85352−5%
653Menomonie, WIWI46,22352+10%
654Blytheville, ARAR37,82852−11%
655Clearlake, CACA67,77252+11%
656Hutchinson, KSKS61,53951−0%
657Albany, OROR132,84351+13%
658Ponca City, OKOK43,49051−3%
659Grants Pass, OROR87,86750+9%
660Russellville, ALAL32,44950+2%
661Jacksonville, ILIL37,38150−3%
662Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31950+14%
663Dixon, ILIL32,91450−0%
664Sparta, WIWI46,57250+9%
665Scottsboro, ALAL54,28149−1%
666Taylorville, ILIL33,44349−2%
667Lincoln, ILIL27,18249−3%
668Troy, ALAL33,68849+11%
669Amarillo, TXTX276,23549+10%
670Monticello, ININ25,16449−2%
671Jacksonville, TXTX53,33748+9%
672Russellville, ARAR84,93248+11%
673Batesville, ARAR38,78548+7%
674Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11848−1%
675Warren, PAPA37,03847−5%
676Clarksdale, MSMS19,84947−15%
677Corsicana, TXTX57,18147+6%
678Redding, CACA181,64847+9%
679Newport, OROR50,63647+3%
680Durant, OKOK51,36747+16%
681Jesup, GAGA32,48147+13%
682Bainbridge, GAGA29,43247−1%
683Lebanon, MOMO36,94347+9%
684Walla Walla, WAWA62,36146+7%
685Hilo, HIHI210,04346+24%
686Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06346+10%
687Ottawa, KSKS26,29945+5%
688Grand Island, NENE78,07645+6%
689Bangor, MEME157,96745+6%
690Kerrville, TXTX54,03745+14%
691Selma, ALAL35,14045−5%
692Astoria, OROR40,92645+4%
693Platteville, WIWI52,44645+3%
694Forrest City, ARAR21,80045−4%
695Waycross, GAGA57,67044+8%
696Bradford, PAPA38,98444−5%
697Albert Lea, MNMN30,44044−4%
698Lock Haven, PAPA37,87044+3%
699Grand Junction, COCO162,84544+26%
700Gainesville, TXTX44,46144+6%
701Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07744+1%
702West Plains, MOMO40,79844+8%
703San Angelo, TXTX122,06543+6%
704Yankton, SDSD23,63543+4%
705Hannibal, MOMO38,96943+3%
706Canton, ILIL32,90143−3%
707Salina, KSKS59,12143+3%
708Hood River, OROR23,72043+9%
709Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82342+15%
710New Ulm, MNMN25,51742−4%
711Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59942+4%
712Cadillac, MIMI49,71942+6%
713El Centro, CACA181,41142+23%
714Massena, NYNY105,48842+0%
715Port Angeles, WAWA78,20241+11%
716Lewiston, IDID65,45041+5%
717Brookings, SDSD37,63540+13%
718Brownwood, TXTX38,71140+1%
719El Dorado, ARAR36,92640−9%
720Grenada, MSMS30,22240−7%
721Watertown, SDSD29,56240+5%
722Twin Falls, IDID123,90140+21%
723Coos Bay, OROR63,99239+0%
724Columbus, NENE46,58339+2%
725Atchison, KSKS16,17239+1%
726Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88039+0%
727Cleveland, MSMS28,26239−16%
728Big Spring, TXTX30,50439+4%
729St. Marys, PAPA29,92639−9%
730Nogales, AZAZ50,02038+24%
731Aberdeen, WAWA78,14438+8%
732Bonham, TXTX39,26538+9%
733El Campo, TXTX42,06038+0%
734Eureka, CACA131,64738+6%
735Raymondville, TXTX19,97137+10%
736Pontiac, ILIL35,05737−2%
737Marquette, MIMI68,06437+4%
738Shawano, WIWI45,75937+2%
739Mexico, MOMO24,52837−1%
740Carroll, IAIA20,30337−3%
741Kingsville, TXTX30,31536+2%
742Natchez, MSMS54,72236−5%
743Beeville, TXTX32,51536−2%
744Marshall, MNMN25,68436+2%
745Liberal, KSKS21,07336+2%
746Breckenridge, COCO39,06936+13%
747Yuma, AZAZ224,44936+22%
748Kearney, NENE57,96235+7%
749Storm Lake, IAIA20,44935−1%
750McAlester, OKOK43,32035+4%
751Greenwood, MSMS34,91235−12%
752Stephenville, TXTX43,91135+15%
753Moscow, IDID41,84235+7%
754Bozeman, MTMT128,74034+32%
755Kirksville, MOMO29,82434+3%
756Cheyenne, WYWY102,93834+12%
757Vermillion, SDSD15,03134+2%
758Bay City, TXTX36,46334−3%
759Moses Lake, WAWA105,72733+19%
760Duluth, MNMN281,21933+2%
761Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15433+13%
762Altus, OKOK24,76433−7%
763McPherson, KSKS30,06432−1%
764Arkansas City, KSKS34,38232+0%
765Paris, TXTX63,31932−0%
766Harrison, ARAR45,65432+6%
767Magnolia, ARAR21,89432−4%
768Escanaba, MIMI36,58232−4%
769Hays, KSKS29,07532+3%
770Natchitoches, LALA36,08932+1%
771Centralia, WAWA88,06231+10%
772Edwards, COCO54,29131+25%
773Marshall, MOMO23,26531−2%
774Great Bend, KSKS24,79031−2%
775Dodge City, KSKS33,99331+4%
776DeRidder, LALA36,67331+8%
777Norfolk, NENE49,22831−3%
778Cañon City, COCO50,03931+1%
779Durango, COCO56,89830+17%
780Brainerd, MNMN100,56230+11%
781Great Falls, MTMT85,02930+1%
782Spearfish, SDSD29,45930+11%
783Worthington, MNMN22,33830+3%
784Missoula, MTMT128,69830+14%
785Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79130+4%
786Spencer, IAIA16,20229−4%
787Fairmont, MNMN19,44029−4%
788Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04129+0%
789Le Mars, IAIA25,69729+1%
790Eufaula, ALAL26,86129−5%
791Grand Forks, NDND105,04629+1%
792Crescent City, CACA26,41028+4%
793Elkins, WVWV26,88228+4%
794Garden City, KSKS37,50528−9%
795Marinette, WIWI65,51527−4%
796Maryville, MOMO20,17427+7%
797Alice, TXTX45,38327+2%
798Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93827−2%
799Clewiston, FLFL61,54627+11%
800Beatrice, NENE21,71126−3%
801Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55226+26%
802Bismarck, NDND139,75026+14%
803Billings, MTMT193,60326+14%
804Bend, OROR266,37626+31%
805Idaho Falls, IDID173,85126+27%
806Scottsbluff, NENE36,27225−0%
807Ukiah, CACA88,12225+2%
808Houghton, MIMI40,02825+1%
809Borger, TXTX19,63325−7%
810Sonora, CACA53,16025+2%
811Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49725+8%
812Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08125−0%
813Elk City, OKOK22,15925+12%
814Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57524−6%
815Hastings, NENE40,57724−1%
816Dumas, TXTX21,89124+9%
817Sandpoint, IDID54,42024+11%
818Farmington, NMNM120,34024+14%
819Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52723+19%
820Wenatchee, WAWA128,41423+12%
821Camden, ARAR26,36323−9%
822Emporia, KSKS34,83823−6%
823Fort Morgan, COCO30,30622+4%
824Blackfoot, IDID51,15322+9%
825Rexburg, IDID69,38022+29%
826Red Bluff, CACA64,66522+13%
827Plainview, TXTX36,70021−4%
828Roseburg, OROR111,95121+7%
829Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33221+12%
830Pullman, WAWA48,51221+10%
831Heber, UTUT81,65520+33%
832Weatherford, OKOK39,05920+4%
833Rifle, COCO80,09919+25%
834Snyder, TXTX16,16219+3%
835Montrose, COCO44,59118+23%
836Lexington, NENE26,25518−1%
837Kalispell, MTMT115,42918+22%
838Ellensburg, WAWA48,80318+23%
839Bemidji, MNMN47,05518+12%
840Clovis, NMNM65,27018+8%
841Mitchell, SDSD25,91317+3%
842Rapid City, SDSD156,93417+12%
843Uvalde, TXTX24,96317+2%
844Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40417+2%
845Sweetwater, TXTX14,11717−4%
846Hermiston, OROR93,72117+7%
847Port Townsend, WAWA33,97017+15%
848Woodward, OKOK19,82716+9%
849Del Rio, TXTX47,83516+9%
850Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10215+29%
851Taos, NMNM34,56415+10%
852Hobbs, NMNM74,74915+17%
853Minot, NDND75,69415+3%
854Price, UTUT20,68014+5%
855Anchorage, AKAK405,82114+19%
856Aberdeen, SDSD41,58314+2%
857Casper, WYWY80,52614+13%
858Zapata, TXTX13,75314+15%
859Cedar City, UTUT67,14114+37%
860Vernon, TXTX12,48114−8%
861Huron, SDSD19,62414+2%
862Brookings, OROR22,62114+6%
863Fairbanks, AKAK93,97213+18%
864Gallup, NMNM68,11913−4%
865Burley, IDID49,30813+3%
866Hereford, TXTX18,62613+4%
867Carlsbad, NMNM62,50913+4%
868Helena, MTMT97,15313+15%
869Pampa, TXTX21,78613−1%
870La Grande, OROR25,90013+5%
871Sterling, COCO20,65412+11%
872North Platte, NENE33,97212+5%
873Juneau city and, AKAK31,60912+2%
874Sheridan, WYWY33,24112+10%
875Payson, AZAZ53,80111+4%
876Klamath Falls, OROR70,27411+4%
877Roswell, NMNM63,36411+7%
878Show Low, AZAZ109,94611+10%
879Williston, NDND41,76711+13%
880The Dalles, OROR26,31011+6%
881Wahpeton, NDND23,01910−9%
882Guymon, OKOK20,32210+3%
883Andrews, TXTX18,91410+14%
884Othello, WAWA21,48810+14%
885Alamogordo, NMNM70,36810+2%
886Gillette, WYWY48,14510+37%
887Jamestown, NDND21,4149−4%
888Pierre, SDSD20,5889+4%
889Mountain Home, IDID29,4659−7%
890Laramie, WYWY38,5588+13%
891Deming, NMNM25,4078+0%
892Alamosa, COCO27,8968+1%
893Safford, AZAZ40,1578+11%
894Brigham City, UTUT70,4058+16%
895Susanville, CACA28,1178+3%
896Evanston, WYWY23,4158+8%
897Silver City, NMNM27,2527−5%
898Vernal, UTUT38,2787+29%
899Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3687+16%
900Jackson, WYWY36,5877+30%
901Española, NMNM39,8327−2%
902Dickinson, NDND39,1426+5%
903Hailey, IDID32,4366+15%
904Baker City, OROR16,6585−4%
905Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4515+13%
906Ontario, OROR60,0855+3%
907Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1385+5%
908Las Vegas, NMNM30,3115−3%
909Fallon, NVNV25,8515+4%
910Riverton, WYWY39,4644+12%
911Ruidoso, NMNM19,8444+6%
912Rock Springs, WYWY41,2674+16%
913Cody, WYWY31,1714+9%
914Ketchikan, AKAK13,5493−4%
915Pahrump, NVNV57,3362+35%
916Elko, NVNV56,6822+8%
917Bishop, CACA18,1582+3%
918Winnemucca, NVNV17,2672+3%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES