RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Most densely populated, US metro areas · 2000

US metro areas ranked by residents per square mile (2023). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ leads at 2,977. 918 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 4 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01New York, NYNY20,112,4482,977+0%

02Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4412,548+0%

03San Francisco, CACA4,630,0411,670+0%

04Trenton, NJNJ399,2891,563+0%

05Honolulu, HIHI988,7031,458+0%

06Chicago, ILIL9,434,1231,293+0%

07Boston, MAMA5,034,2211,260+0%

08Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1181,235+0%

09Detroit, MIMI4,390,9131,144+0%

10Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0101,032+0%

11Providence, RIRI1,708,161997+0%

12Miami, FLFL6,391,072988+0%

13Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781981+0%

14Tampa, FLFL3,418,895952+0%

15Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775833+0%

16Washington, DCDC6,465,724789+0%

17Akron, OHOH701,780772+0%

18Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653748+0%

19Springfield, MAMA464,338739+0%

20Flint, MIMI401,093685+0%

21San Diego, CACA3,282,248668+0%

22San Jose, CACA1,984,473648+0%

23Dayton, OHOH826,554629+0%

24Dallas, TXTX8,477,157594+0%

25Bremerton, WAWA283,374587+0%

26Santa Cruz, CACA258,852574+0%

27Racine, WIWI198,919568+0%

28Cape Coral, FLFL875,607564+0%

29Barnstable, MAMA233,539564+0%

30Kenosha, WIWI168,448550+0%

31Houston, TXTX7,904,627534+0%

32Seattle, WAWA4,161,883519+0%

33Allentown, PAPA887,615510+0%

34Lancaster, PAPA563,159499+0%

35Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213498+0%

36Worcester, MAMA888,502497+0%

37New Orleans, LALA970,849486+0%

38Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182486+0%

39Vallejo, CACA455,376480+0%

40Orlando, FLFL2,957,672471+0%

41Palm Bay, FLFL663,982469+0%

42Youngstown, OHOH423,678469+0%

43Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858458+0%

44Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214457+0%

45North Port, FLFL948,158454+0%

46Toledo, OHOH599,376454+0%

47Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992448+0%

48Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047440+0%

49Reading, PAPA440,072436+0%

50Manchester, NHNH433,415434+0%

51Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295428+0%

52Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795425+0%

53York, PAPA473,197422+0%

54Canton, OHOH400,246420+0%

55Oxnard, CACA830,851409+0%

56Stockton, CACA823,815405+0%

57Rockford, ILIL337,242403+0%

58Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695401+0%

59Boulder, COCO328,560401+0%

60Elkhart, ININ208,774395+0%

61Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377387+0%

62Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720376+0%

63Brownsville, TXTX433,946376+0%

64Springfield, OHOH135,340366+0%

65Carson, NVNV58,571363+0%

66McAllen, TXTX921,549362+0%

67Oshkosh, WIWI174,218361+0%

68Gainesville, GAGA226,568355+0%

69Rochester, NYNY1,056,149354+0%

70Sacramento, CACA2,477,274353+0%

71Erie, PAPA265,832352+0%

72Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500351+0%

73Columbus, OHOH2,242,028349+0%

74Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657343+0%

75St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421340+0%

76Muskegon, MIMI177,901338+0%

77South Bend, ININ324,538334+0%

78Lebanon, PAPA146,380333+0%

79Mobile, ALAL411,658325+0%

80Fayetteville, NCNC395,412323+0%

81Greensboro, NCNC805,945323+0%

82Scranton, PAPA574,418321+0%

83Harrisburg, PAPA617,427314+0%

84Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830311+0%

85Deltona, FLFL746,933311+0%

86Burlington, NCNC186,177309+0%

87Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645306+0%

88Vineland, NJNJ157,148303+0%

89Muncie, ININ113,106303+0%

90Modesto, CACA557,719299+0%

91Austin, TXTX2,620,945296+0%

92Albany, NYNY915,835294+0%

93Louisville, KYKY1,402,509291+0%

94Santa Rosa, CACA486,444291+0%

95Kokomo, ININ83,904290+0%

96Amherst, MAMA164,065289+0%

97Portland, OROR2,542,282288+0%

98Lacey, WAWA304,261287+0%

99Fort Wayne, ININ466,258287+0%

100Ogden, UTUT672,784287+0%

101Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721286+0%

102Niles, MIMI152,444286+0%

103Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206283+0%

104Lexington Park, MDMD211,176281+0%

105Lexington, KYKY535,174278+0%

106Syracuse, NYNY652,273273+0%

107Lima, OHOH100,881269+0%

108Lakeland, FLFL874,790269+0%

109Greenville, SCSC1,014,101268+0%

110Monroe, MIMI156,004266+0%

111Lansing, MIMI479,722264+0%

112Saginaw, MIMI187,688262+0%

113Mansfield, OHOH124,893260+0%

114Denver, COCO3,092,037260+0%

115Warner Robins, GAGA208,091255+0%

116Huntsville, ALAL556,444251+0%

117Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682250+0%

118Bay City, MIMI102,123249+0%

119Pensacola, FLFL544,949247+0%

120Altoona, PAPA119,541246+0%

121Evansville, ININ273,786245+0%

122Memphis, TNTN1,341,412244+0%

123Durham, NCNC625,485242+0%

124Richmond, VAVA1,389,338238+0%

125Sandusky, OHOH112,777238+0%

126Morristown, TNTN128,867235+0%

127Portland, MEME577,635234+0%

128San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140234+0%

129Chattanooga, TNTN594,530228+0%

130East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179228+0%

131Weirton, WVWV112,468228+0%

132Slidell, LALA279,108226+0%

133Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191226+0%

134Jackson, MIMI159,552226+0%

135Sebastian, FLFL172,799225+0%

136Elmira, NYNY80,415224+0%

137Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938223+0%

138Johnstown, PAPA128,968222+0%

139Lewiston, MEME116,487222+0%

140Hagerstown, MDMD315,280221+0%

141Sheboygan, WIWI118,047220+0%

142Lawrence, KSKS120,920219+0%

143Nashville, TNTN2,197,416219+0%

144Savannah, GAGA438,314217+0%

145Dover, DEDE194,786216+0%

146Spartanburg, SCSC407,656215+0%

147Knoxville, TNTN968,137214+0%

148Asheville, NCNC422,345213+0%

149Johnson City, TNTN216,416213+0%

150Janesville, WIWI166,472212+0%

151Charleston, SCSC889,263212+0%

152Appleton, WIWI249,876211+0%

153Salem, OHOH99,377211+0%

154Hickory, NCNC376,890209+0%

155Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212208+0%

156Shelby, NCNC103,325207+0%

157Nantucket, MAMA14,758206+0%

158Binghamton, NYNY243,189206+0%

159Greenville, NCNC182,936205+0%

160Goldsboro, NCNC122,278205+0%

161Ithaca, NYNY104,047203+0%

162Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666203+0%

163Wooster, OHOH116,758201+0%

164Wilson, NCNC81,150201+0%

165Colorado Springs, COCO781,796200+0%

166Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766199+0%

167Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813199+0%

168Decatur, ILIL99,300198+0%

169Jacksonville, NCNC217,175197+0%

170Battle Creek, MIMI133,408195+0%

171Gadsden, ALAL103,886193+0%

172Pottsville, PAPA145,085193+0%

173Sanford, NCNC70,258192+0%

174Sunbury, PAPA107,788192+0%

175Tyler, TXTX252,549190+0%

176Lincoln, NENE352,081189+0%

177Dalton, GAGA147,819189+0%

178Martinsville, VAVA63,091186+0%

179Oxford, ALAL115,834185+0%

180Michigan City, ININ111,294184+0%

181Fairmont, WVWV55,584183+0%

182Beaumont, TXTX399,310183+0%

183Bloomington, ININ165,231183+0%

184Salem, OROR445,814181+0%

185Hermitage, PAPA107,860179+0%

186Rome, GAGA101,378178+0%

187Marion, ININ66,524177+0%

188Richmond, ININ66,169177+0%

189Omaha, NENE1,009,836177+0%

190Gettysburg, PAPA107,594176+0%

191Columbus, ININ85,729176+0%

192Columbia, SCSC879,918175+0%

193Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226174+0%

194Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551174+0%

195Milledgeville, GAGA44,029173+0%

196Gulfport, MSMS431,329170+0%

197Springfield, ILIL206,033170+0%

198Henderson, NCNC42,638170+0%

199Whitewater, WIWI106,127169+0%

200Los Alamos, NMNM19,407168+0%

201Chambersburg, PAPA160,652167+0%

202Seaford, DEDE277,140167+0%

203Baton Rouge, LALA888,699167+0%

204Davenport, IAIA380,452166+0%

205Napa, CACA132,949165+0%

206Marion, OHOH65,115164+0%

207Ocala, FLFL442,660163+0%

208Frankfort, KYKY77,874163+0%

209Wheeling, WVWV134,089162+0%

210Athens, GAGA224,148162+0%

211Madison, WIWI709,685162+0%

212New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373160+0%

213Midland, MIMI83,754160+0%

214Burlington, VTVT227,803159+0%

215Kingston, NYNY183,330158+0%

216Salisbury, MDMD131,872158+0%

217Sumter, SCSC105,067157+0%

218Parkersburg, WVWV87,264157+0%

219Roanoke, VAVA316,547154+0%

220Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201154+0%

221Kankakee, ILIL105,525153+0%

222Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137153+0%

223Fremont, OHOH58,655151+0%

224Green Bay, WIWI336,756151+0%

225Little Rock, ARAR777,607149+0%

226Kinston, NCNC55,837149+0%

227Peoria, ILIL363,505149+0%

228Kingsport, TNTN314,834148+0%

229Albemarle, NCNC68,830147+0%

230Dubuque, IAIA99,381147+0%

231Santa Maria, CACA442,065146+0%

232Concord, NHNH158,078146+0%

233Augusta, GAGA641,231146+0%

234Marion, ILIL67,225146+0%

235Pittsfield, MAMA128,224146+0%

236Albertville, ALAL103,537145+0%

237Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219145+0%

238Shreveport, LALA383,474145+0%

239Des Moines, IAIA758,539144+0%

240Wilmington, NCNC492,772143+0%

241Owensboro, KYKY113,962143+0%

242Toccoa, GAGA27,854142+0%

243Florence, SCSC201,392142+0%

244Manitowoc, WIWI81,710141+0%

245Laconia, NHNH65,147140+0%

246Warsaw, ININ80,892139+0%

247Wichita, KSKS663,809138+0%

248Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273137+0%

249Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486137+0%

250Boone, NCNC54,786137+0%

251Cleveland, TNTN134,057136+0%

252Cumberland, MDMD93,640136+0%

253Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669135+0%

254Charleston, WVWV200,170135+0%

255Owosso, MIMI67,681135+0%

256Augusta, MEME129,067135+0%

257Odessa, TXTX173,801135+0%

258Findlay, OHOH75,034134+0%

259Tallahassee, FLFL397,442134+0%

260Mount Airy, NCNC72,287134+0%

261Gaffney, SCSC58,275134+0%

262Watertown, WIWI86,505133+0%

263Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193133+0%

264Adrian, MIMI97,779132+0%

265Jamestown, NYNY124,126132+0%

266Lewisburg, PAPA42,313132+0%

267Huntington, WVWV365,965131+0%

268Lumberton, NCNC119,941130+0%

269Hot Springs, ARAR99,695130+0%

270Portsmouth, OHOH71,365130+0%

271Cornelia, GAGA50,416130+0%

272Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553129+0%

273Holland, MIMI123,188128+0%

274Montgomery, ALAL388,747128+0%

275New Iberia, LALA66,846127+0%

276Zanesville, OHOH87,014127+0%

277Hammond, LALA141,346127+0%

278Bloomington, ILIL171,419127+0%

279Panama City, FLFL231,174126+0%

280Easton, MDMD38,238126+0%

281Naples, FLFL417,131126+0%

282Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155125+0%

283Sturgis, MIMI60,968125+0%

284Ashland, OHOH52,523124+0%

285Chico, CACA209,211124+0%

286Lafayette, LALA423,758124+0%

287Fayetteville, ARAR622,177124+0%

288New Castle, ININ49,137124+0%

289Calhoun, GAGA61,701124+0%

290Athens, OHOH63,197124+0%

291Amsterdam, NYNY50,046123+0%

292Farmington, MOMO67,809123+0%

293Cedartown, GAGA45,514123+0%

294State College, PAPA157,393123+0%

295Springfield, MOMO500,694123+0%

296Jefferson, GAGA99,265122+0%

297Batavia, NYNY58,416122+0%

298Salinas, CACA433,729122+0%

299El Paso, TXTX881,291122+0%

300Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666122+0%

301Norwalk, OHOH58,250121+0%

302Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377121+0%

303Sevierville, TNTN101,342120+0%

304Riverside, CACA4,769,007119+0%

305Connersville, ININ23,533119+0%

306Sherman, TXTX153,613119+0%

307Auburn, NYNY74,365119+0%

308Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285118+0%

309Bartlesville, OKOK54,037118+0%

310Sidney, OHOH48,065118+0%

311Killeen, TXTX511,497117+0%

312Morehead City, NCNC70,469117+0%

313Bucyrus, OHOH41,896117+0%

314Terre Haute, ININ169,241117+0%

315Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909116+0%

316Corvallis, OROR97,728116+0%

317Fort Smith, ARAR234,140115+0%

318Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966115+0%

319Decatur, ALAL160,326115+0%

320Bluefield, WVWV96,138115+0%

321Auburn, ALAL208,013114+0%

322Utica, NYNY285,611114+0%

323Faribault, MNMN69,939114+0%

324Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655114+0%

325Fresno, CACA1,203,383114+0%

326Gainesville, FLFL359,036114+0%

327Lafayette, ININ228,468114+0%

328Blacksburg, VAVA181,616114+0%

329Florence, ALAL156,609113+0%

330Lewistown, PAPA46,127113+0%

331Laurinburg, NCNC33,322113+0%

332Yuba City, CACA187,478113+0%

333Kendallville, ININ47,937113+0%

334Iowa City, IAIA182,711111+0%

335Forest City, NCNC65,745111+0%

336Gloversville, NYNY52,216111+0%

337Auburn, ININ44,535111+0%

338Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691111+0%

339Morgantown, WVWV141,995110+0%

340Champaign, ILIL239,979109+0%

341Kahului, HIHI160,674109+0%

342Waterloo, IAIA169,189109+0%

343Danville, VAVA101,137109+0%

344Staunton, VAVA129,692109+0%

345Merced, CACA297,260109+0%

346Indiana, PAPA82,878108+0%

347Spokane, WAWA608,012108+0%

348Angola, ININ34,799108+0%

349Clarksville, TNTN349,001108+0%

350Crestview, FLFL315,098107+0%

351Pinehurst, NCNC110,619107+0%

352Tiffin, OHOH54,522106+0%

353Chillicothe, OHOH76,429106+0%

354Charlottesville, VAVA228,597106+0%

355Seneca, SCSC83,775106+0%

356Cullman, ALAL94,009105+0%

357Columbus, GAGA324,830105+0%

358Lynchburg, VAVA269,169105+0%

359Charleston, ILIL46,607105+0%

360Keene, NHNH78,269104+0%

361Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002104+0%

362Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883103+0%

363Greenfield, MAMA70,698102+0%

364Bedford, ININ45,568102+0%

365Carbondale, ILIL52,501102+0%

366Richmond, KYKY131,806102+0%

367Plymouth, ININ46,599102+0%

368Clarksburg, WVWV88,142101+0%

369Greeneville, TNTN73,831101+0%

370Lufkin, TXTX88,154100+0%

371Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302100+0%

372Marietta, OHOH58,389100+0%

373Beckley, WVWV109,940100+0%

374Stillwater, OKOK83,889100+0%

375Huntington, ININ37,224100+0%

376Danville, KYKY56,98599+0%

377Hudson, NYNY60,16899+0%

378Jackson, TNTN184,56999+0%

379Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45999+0%

380Logansport, ININ37,83699+0%

381Decatur, ININ36,65099+0%

382Wilmington, OHOH42,30199+0%

383Rockingham, NCNC42,04198+0%

384Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09798+0%

385Granbury, TXTX70,50198+0%

386Williamsport, PAPA112,58798+0%

387Greenwood, SCSC95,21598+0%

388Waynesville, NCNC63,36998+0%

389Cortland, NYNY45,85097+0%

390Joplin, MOMO208,79697+0%

391Winchester, VAVA152,33297+0%

392Fort Collins, COCO377,29297+0%

393Palatka, FLFL77,73497+0%

394Albany, GAGA145,51097+0%

395Peru, ININ34,48797+0%

396Tullahoma, TNTN69,33996+0%

397Athens, TNTN71,59096+0%

398Truckee, CACA101,91196+0%

399Defiance, OHOH38,29296+0%

400Marion, NCNC45,19896+0%

401Morgan City, LALA46,55296+0%

402The Villages, FLFL157,77296+0%

403Jackson, MSMS609,84796+0%

404St. Cloud, MNMN205,85496+0%

405Longview, TXTX297,31596+0%

406Muscatine, IAIA41,85395+0%

407Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06095+0%

408Opelousas, LALA80,76595+0%

409Columbia, MOMO219,06295+0%

410LaGrange, GAGA107,09794+0%

411Kapaa, HIHI73,40094+0%

412Pikeville, KYKY89,12294+0%

413Danville, ILIL71,25993+0%

414Hanford, CACA154,32793+0%

415Ames, IAIA128,09093+0%

416Jasper, ININ44,01693+0%

417Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68592+0%

418Urbana, OHOH38,82091+0%

419Coldwater, MIMI45,99390+0%

420Ruston, LALA48,36090+0%

421Eau Claire, WIWI176,64790+0%

422Waco, TXTX308,80790+0%

423Meadville, PAPA81,79289+0%

424Greenville, OHOH51,52089+0%

425Murray, KYKY39,42189+0%

426Tupelo, MSMS133,16789+0%

427Sterling, ILIL54,12189+0%

428Celina, OHOH42,73788+0%

429McMinnville, TNTN43,71788+0%

430Daphne, ALAL267,76188+0%

431Watertown, NYNY111,54088+0%

432College Station, TXTX287,47688+0%

433Madison, ININ33,27988+0%

434Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86488+0%

435Tifton, GAGA51,23788+0%

436Ozark, ALAL49,91288+0%

437North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23387+0%

438Greenville, MSMS40,44687+0%

439Freeport, ILIL43,22087+0%

440Corinth, MSMS34,56986+0%

441La Crosse, WIWI171,18286+0%

442Sebring, FLFL111,12286+0%

443Madisonville, KYKY45,12786+0%

444Muskogee, OKOK66,70886+0%

445Sioux City, IAIA145,73886+0%

446Somerset, KYKY67,38485+0%

447Oil City, PAPA49,34685+0%

448Thomaston, GAGA28,50085+0%

449Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80885+0%

450Wabash, ININ30,71385+0%

451Houma, LALA199,66885+0%

452Barre, VTVT59,65284+0%

453Vicksburg, MSMS41,75984+0%

454Paducah, KYKY102,25984+0%

455Corbin, KYKY150,04084+0%

456Stevens Point, WIWI71,94384+0%

457Athens, TXTX88,59584+0%

458Middlesborough, KYKY22,82984+0%

459Bowling Green, KYKY197,18084+0%

460Frankfort, ININ33,32284+0%

461Ottumwa, IAIA35,21083+0%

462Shawnee, OKOK75,10283+0%

463Fort Payne, ALAL74,08583+0%

464Orangeburg, SCSC83,17783+0%

465Longview, WAWA114,88581+0%

466Wausau, WIWI139,43281+0%

467Bakersfield, CACA927,06881+0%

468Summerville, GAGA25,30081+0%

469Seymour, ININ47,37081+0%

470Key West, FLFL80,40681+0%

471Cordele, GAGA19,23781+0%

472Winona, MNMN50,52380+0%

473Shelbyville, TNTN55,27379+0%

474Bellingham, WAWA236,39279+0%

475Huntsville, TXTX83,84279+0%

476Albuquerque, NMNM925,27979+0%

477Hinesville, GAGA91,87078+0%

478Owatonna, MNMN37,46478+0%

479Monroe, LALA222,39078+0%

480Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24578+0%

481Cambridge, OHOH38,37978+0%

482Galesburg, ILIL47,76778+0%

483Hillsdale, MIMI45,73878+0%

484Traverse City, MIMI156,97278+0%

485Brevard, NCNC34,21178+0%

486Statesboro, GAGA97,97777+0%

487Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13877+0%

488Newport, TNTN37,88977+0%

489Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01477+0%

490Moultrie, GAGA47,43877+0%

491Henderson, KYKY57,18477+0%

492Cookeville, TNTN152,47777+0%

493Monticello, NYNY80,58676+0%

494Visalia, CACA485,14676+0%

495Dothan, ALAL156,26676+0%

496Vincennes, ININ35,65276+0%

497Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08376+0%

498New Bern, NCNC127,35876+0%

499Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44275+0%

500Lake Charles, LALA244,65575+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest population density?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 2,977 (2000 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 2000 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 (2000).