Which metro area has the highest population density?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 3,069 (2010 American Community Survey).

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?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 ACS 5-year data.

How is population density measured?

Residents per square mile of land area. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2010).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

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%

544Washington Court House, OHOH28,55271+2%

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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