RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Most densely populated, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas ranked by residents per square mile (2010). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ leads at 3,069. 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, NYNY20,112,4483,069+3%

02Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4412,643+4%

03San Francisco, CACA4,630,0411,755+5%

04Trenton, NJNJ399,2891,633+4%

05Honolulu, HIHI988,7031,587+9%

06Chicago, ILIL9,434,1231,343+4%

07Boston, MAMA5,034,2211,306+4%

08Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1181,296+5%

09Tampa, FLFL3,418,8951,106+16%

10Detroit, MIMI4,390,9131,104−4%

11Miami, FLFL6,391,0721,098+11%

12Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0101,069+4%

13Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7811,042+6%

14Providence, RIRI1,708,1611,009+1%

15Washington, DCDC6,465,724919+16%

16Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775807−3%

17Cape Coral, FLFL875,607792+40%

18Akron, OHOH701,780781+1%

19Springfield, MAMA464,338751+2%

20San Diego, CACA3,282,248735+10%

21Dallas, TXTX8,477,157734+23%

22Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653726−3%

23San Jose, CACA1,984,473685+6%

24Houston, TXTX7,904,627673+26%

25Flint, MIMI401,093668−2%

26Bremerton, WAWA283,374636+8%

27Dayton, OHOH826,554624−1%

28Kenosha, WIWI168,448612+11%

29Orlando, FLFL2,957,672611+30%

30Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182603+24%

31Santa Cruz, CACA258,852589+3%

32Racine, WIWI198,919587+3%

33Seattle, WAWA4,161,883586+13%

34Allentown, PAPA887,615565+11%

35Lancaster, PAPA563,159550+10%

36Barnstable, MAMA233,539548−3%

37North Port, FLFL948,158541+19%

38Palm Bay, FLFL663,982535+14%

39Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720534+42%

40Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213529+6%

41Worcester, MAMA888,502529+6%

42Vallejo, CACA455,376503+5%

43McAllen, TXTX921,549493+36%

44Stockton, CACA823,815492+22%

45Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214488+7%

46Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858486+6%

47York, PAPA473,197481+14%

48Reading, PAPA440,072480+10%

49Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295473+11%

50Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047461+5%

51Gainesville, GAGA226,568458+29%

52Manchester, NHNH433,415457+5%

53Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695457+14%

54Brownsville, TXTX433,946456+21%

55Toledo, OHOH599,376448−1%

56Oxnard, CACA830,851447+9%

57Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795445+5%

58Rockford, ILIL337,242440+9%

59Youngstown, OHOH423,678436−7%

60Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992434−3%

61Elkhart, ININ208,774427+8%

62Sacramento, CACA2,477,274422+20%

63Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500420+20%

64Canton, OHOH400,246417−1%

65Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377417+8%

66Austin, TXTX2,620,945407+37%

67Boulder, COCO328,560406+1%

68New Orleans, LALA970,849405−17%

69Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830401+29%

70Columbus, OHOH2,242,028396+14%

71Oshkosh, WIWI174,218384+7%

72Carson, NVNV58,571382+5%

73Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721380+33%

74Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657377+10%

75Deltona, FLFL746,933372+20%

76Lebanon, PAPA146,380369+11%

77Greensboro, NCNC805,945363+12%

78Rochester, NYNY1,056,149360+2%

79Burlington, NCNC186,177357+16%

80St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421355+4%

81Ogden, UTUT672,784354+24%

82Fayetteville, NCNC395,412351+9%

83Erie, PAPA265,832351−0%

84Springfield, OHOH135,340349−4%

85Lacey, WAWA304,261349+22%

86Modesto, CACA557,719344+15%

87Muskegon, MIMI177,901342+1%

88Lexington Park, MDMD211,176339+21%

89Harrisburg, PAPA617,427339+8%

90South Bend, ININ324,538337+1%

91Mobile, ALAL411,658336+3%

92Lakeland, FLFL874,790335+24%

93Portland, OROR2,542,282333+15%

94Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645325+6%

95Vineland, NJNJ157,148325+7%

96Scranton, PAPA574,418323+1%

97Louisville, KYKY1,402,509322+10%

98Lexington, KYKY535,174321+16%

99Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206319+13%

100Warner Robins, GAGA208,091318+25%

101Albany, NYNY915,835310+5%

102Santa Rosa, CACA486,444307+6%

103Huntsville, ALAL556,444306+22%

104Fort Wayne, ININ466,258306+7%

105Denver, COCO3,092,037305+17%

106Greenville, SCSC1,014,101304+14%

107Muncie, ININ113,106300−1%

108Amherst, MAMA164,065300+4%

109San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140293+25%

110Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938288+29%

111Durham, NCNC625,485287+18%

112Kokomo, ININ83,904282−3%

113East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179279+22%

114Syracuse, NYNY652,273278+2%

115Dover, DEDE194,786277+28%

116Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682277+11%

117Monroe, MIMI156,004277+4%

118Slidell, LALA279,108277+22%

119Niles, MIMI152,444276−3%

120Sebastian, FLFL172,799275+22%

121Lansing, MIMI479,722273+4%

122Richmond, VAVA1,389,338272+14%

123Pensacola, FLFL544,949269+9%

124Hagerstown, MDMD315,280267+21%

125Memphis, TNTN1,341,412266+9%

126Nashville, TNTN2,197,416265+21%

127Lima, OHOH100,881264−2%

128Morristown, TNTN128,867261+11%

129Evansville, ININ273,786258+6%

130Greenville, NCNC182,936258+26%

131Savannah, GAGA438,314258+19%

132Charleston, SCSC889,263257+21%

133Chattanooga, TNTN594,530253+11%

134Mansfield, OHOH124,893251−3%

135Saginaw, MIMI187,688250−5%

136Asheville, NCNC422,345247+16%

137Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226247+42%

138Portland, MEME577,635247+5%

139Bay City, MIMI102,123244−2%

140Lawrence, KSKS120,920243+11%

141Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666243+20%

142Altoona, PAPA119,541242−2%

143Colorado Springs, COCO781,796241+20%

144Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191240+6%

145Knoxville, TNTN968,137239+12%

146Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551238+37%

147Spartanburg, SCSC407,656237+10%

148Appleton, WIWI249,876236+12%

149Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212235+13%

150Sandusky, OHOH112,777234−2%

151Jacksonville, NCNC217,175233+18%

152Johnson City, TNTN216,416233+9%

153Lewiston, MEME116,487230+4%

154Jackson, MIMI159,552228+1%

155Tyler, TXTX252,549228+20%

156Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813227+14%

157Sanford, NCNC70,258227+18%

158Sheboygan, WIWI118,047226+3%

159Dalton, GAGA147,819224+18%

160Janesville, WIWI166,472223+5%

161Hickory, NCNC376,890223+7%

162Goldsboro, NCNC122,278221+8%

163Wilson, NCNC81,150221+10%

164Nantucket, MAMA14,758220+7%

165Elmira, NYNY80,415218−2%

166Weirton, WVWV112,468215−6%

167Lincoln, NENE352,081214+13%

168Ithaca, NYNY104,047214+5%

169Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766214+7%

170Shelby, NCNC103,325211+2%

171Seaford, DEDE277,140211+26%

172Johnstown, PAPA128,968209−6%

173Ocala, FLFL442,660209+28%

174Columbia, SCSC879,918207+19%

175Wooster, OHOH116,758206+3%

176Binghamton, NYNY243,189206−0%

177Bloomington, ININ165,231205+12%

178Salem, OROR445,814203+13%

179Salem, OHOH99,377203−4%

180Omaha, NENE1,009,836199+13%

181Oxford, ALAL115,834196+6%

182Gettysburg, PAPA107,594196+11%

183Gadsden, ALAL103,886195+1%

184Chambersburg, PAPA160,652194+16%

185Battle Creek, MIMI133,408193−1%

186Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137193+26%

187Sunbury, PAPA107,788192+0%

188Decatur, ILIL99,300191−3%

189Pottsville, PAPA145,085190−1%

190Wilmington, NCNC492,772189+32%

191Baton Rouge, LALA888,699189+13%

192Rome, GAGA101,378189+6%

193Columbus, ININ85,729189+8%

194Athens, GAGA224,148188+16%

195Michigan City, ININ111,294186+1%

196Beaumont, TXTX399,310185+1%

197Whitewater, WIWI106,127184+9%

198Madison, WIWI709,685183+13%

199Fairmont, WVWV55,584183−0%

200Napa, CACA132,949182+10%

201Salisbury, MDMD131,872180+14%

202Henderson, NCNC42,638180+6%

203Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201179+17%

204Jefferson, GAGA99,265178+45%

205Springfield, ILIL206,033178+4%

206Milledgeville, GAGA44,029177+2%

207Gulfport, MSMS431,329175+3%

208Hermitage, PAPA107,860173−3%

209Martinsville, VAVA63,091173−7%

210Frankfort, KYKY77,874172+6%

211Richmond, ININ66,169172−3%

212Little Rock, ARAR777,607171+15%

213Marion, ININ66,524169−5%

214Burlington, VTVT227,803169+6%

215Des Moines, IAIA758,539168+17%

216Fayetteville, ARAR622,177168+35%

217Kankakee, ILIL105,525168+9%

218The Villages, FLFL157,772168+75%

219Davenport, IAIA380,452167+1%

220Roanoke, VAVA316,547165+7%

221Marion, OHOH65,115165+0%

222Los Alamos, NMNM19,407164−2%

223Albertville, ALAL103,537164+13%

224Green Bay, WIWI336,756164+8%

225Boone, NCNC54,786163+20%

226New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373163+2%

227Kingston, NYNY183,330162+3%

228Augusta, GAGA641,231162+11%

229Sumter, SCSC105,067162+3%

230Midland, MIMI83,754161+1%

231Naples, FLFL417,131161+28%

232Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219160+10%

233Marion, ILIL67,225158+8%

234Concord, NHNH158,078157+8%

235Wheeling, WVWV134,089157−3%

236Cornelia, GAGA50,416155+20%

237Santa Maria, CACA442,065155+6%

238Riverside, CACA4,769,007155+30%

239Calhoun, GAGA61,701155+25%

240Parkersburg, WVWV87,264155−1%

241Kingsport, TNTN314,834154+4%

242Dubuque, IAIA99,381154+5%

243Tallahassee, FLFL397,442154+15%

244Peoria, ILIL363,505154+3%

245Shreveport, LALA383,474154+6%

246Albemarle, NCNC68,830153+4%

247Hammond, LALA141,346153+20%

248Odessa, TXTX173,801153+13%

249Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966152+32%

250Sevierville, TNTN101,342152+26%

251Cleveland, TNTN134,057152+11%

252Florence, SCSC201,392151+6%

253Watertown, WIWI86,505150+13%

254Wichita, KSKS663,809150+9%

255Laconia, NHNH65,147150+7%

256Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273150+9%

257Owensboro, KYKY113,962149+5%

258Fremont, OHOH58,655149−1%

259Kinston, NCNC55,837149−0%

260Toccoa, GAGA27,854146+3%

261Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486146+7%

262Warsaw, ININ80,892146+4%

263Springfield, MOMO500,694145+19%

264Farmington, MOMO67,809145+17%

265Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155144+16%

266Panama City, FLFL231,174144+15%

267El Paso, TXTX881,291144+18%

268Killeen, TXTX511,497144+23%

269Bloomington, ILIL171,419143+13%

270Lewisburg, PAPA42,313142+8%

271Hot Springs, ARAR99,695142+9%

272Lumberton, NCNC119,941142+9%

273Pittsfield, MAMA128,224142−3%

274Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669141+4%

275Gaffney, SCSC58,275141+5%

276Augusta, MEME129,067141+4%

277Findlay, OHOH75,034141+5%

278Easton, MDMD38,238141+12%

279Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377140+16%

280Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193139+5%

281State College, PAPA157,393139+13%

282Lafayette, LALA423,758139+12%

283Mount Airy, NCNC72,287138+3%

284Manitowoc, WIWI81,710138−2%

285Montgomery, ALAL388,747138+8%

286Cumberland, MDMD93,640138+1%

287Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666135+11%

288Yuba City, CACA187,478135+20%

289Holland, MIMI123,188135+5%

290Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553135+4%

291Chico, CACA209,211134+8%

292Cedartown, GAGA45,514134+9%

293Fresno, CACA1,203,383134+17%

294Adrian, MIMI97,779133+1%

295Owosso, MIMI67,681133−1%

296Auburn, ALAL208,013133+16%

297Huntington, WVWV365,965133+1%

298Kahului, HIHI160,674132+21%

299Merced, CACA297,260132+21%

300Morehead City, NCNC70,469131+12%

301Portsmouth, OHOH71,365130+0%

302Gainesville, FLFL359,036130+14%

303Charleston, WVWV200,170130−4%

304Sherman, TXTX153,613130+9%

305Zanesville, OHOH87,014130+2%

306Faribault, MNMN69,939129+13%

307Iowa City, IAIA182,711129+16%

308Athens, OHOH63,197129+4%

309Morgantown, WVWV141,995129+17%

310Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285128+9%

311Lafayette, ININ228,468128+12%

312Fort Smith, ARAR234,140128+11%

313New Iberia, LALA66,846127−0%

314Jamestown, NYNY124,126127−3%

315Clarksville, TNTN349,001127+18%

316Corvallis, OROR97,728127+10%

317Pinehurst, NCNC110,619126+18%

318Salinas, CACA433,729126+3%

319New Castle, ININ49,137126+2%

320Ashland, OHOH52,523126+1%

321Amsterdam, NYNY50,046125+1%

322Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691123+11%

323Bartlesville, OKOK54,037123+4%

324Charlottesville, VAVA228,597123+16%

325Blacksburg, VAVA181,616123+8%

326Sturgis, MIMI60,968122−2%

327Batavia, NYNY58,416122−0%

328Granbury, TXTX70,501122+25%

329Spokane, WAWA608,012121+12%

330Sidney, OHOH48,065121+3%

331Norwalk, OHOH58,250121+0%

332Decatur, ALAL160,326121+5%

333Winchester, VAVA152,332121+25%

334Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655121+6%

335Champaign, ILIL239,979121+10%

336Forest City, NCNC65,745120+8%

337Crestview, FLFL315,098120+12%

338Seneca, SCSC83,775119+12%

339Staunton, VAVA129,692118+9%

340Terre Haute, ININ169,241118+1%

341Florence, ALAL156,609117+3%

342Auburn, ININ44,535116+5%

343Lynchburg, VAVA269,169116+11%

344Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002116+12%

345Auburn, NYNY74,365116−2%

346Kendallville, ININ47,937116+3%

347Fort Collins, COCO377,292115+19%

348Daphne, ALAL267,761115+30%

349Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909114−1%

350Bluefield, WVWV96,138114−0%

351Utica, NYNY285,611114−0%

352Richmond, KYKY131,806114+12%

353Lewistown, PAPA46,127114+0%

354Laurinburg, NCNC33,322113+0%

355Chillicothe, OHOH76,429113+6%

356Stillwater, OKOK83,889113+13%

357Connersville, ININ23,533113−5%

358Gloversville, NYNY52,216112+1%

359Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864112+27%

360Waterloo, IAIA169,189112+3%

361Columbia, MOMO219,062111+17%

362Angola, ININ34,799111+3%

363Greeneville, TNTN73,831111+9%

364Columbus, GAGA324,830110+5%

365Hanford, CACA154,327110+18%

366Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459110+11%

367Cullman, ALAL94,009109+4%

368Keene, NHNH78,269109+4%

369Bucyrus, OHOH41,896109−7%

370Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883109+6%

371College Station, TXTX287,476109+24%

372Lufkin, TXTX88,154109+8%

373Kapaa, HIHI73,400108+15%

374St. Cloud, MNMN205,854108+13%

375Indiana, PAPA82,878107−1%

376Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685107+16%

377Waynesville, NCNC63,369107+9%

378Joplin, MOMO208,796107+10%

379Plymouth, ININ46,599106+4%

380Charleston, ILIL46,607106+1%

381Tullahoma, TNTN69,339106+10%

382Danville, VAVA101,137105−3%

383Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808105+24%

384Jackson, TNTN184,569105+6%

385Longview, TXTX297,315104+9%

386Clarksburg, WVWV88,142104+2%

387Danville, KYKY56,985104+4%

388Bakersfield, CACA927,068103+27%

389Carbondale, ILIL52,501103+1%

390Truckee, CACA101,911103+7%

391Tiffin, OHOH54,522103−3%

392Wilmington, OHOH42,301103+4%

393Bedford, ININ45,568103+0%

394Athens, TNTN71,590102+7%

395Marion, NCNC45,198102+7%

396Jackson, MSMS609,847102+7%

397Palatka, FLFL77,734102+6%

398Greenfield, MAMA70,698102−0%

399Decatur, ININ36,650101+2%

400Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097101+3%

401Ames, IAIA128,090101+9%

402Greenwood, SCSC95,215100+3%

403LaGrange, GAGA107,097100+6%

404Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302100−0%

405Hudson, NYNY60,16899+0%

406Ruston, LALA48,36099+10%

407Cortland, NYNY45,85099+2%

408Peru, ININ34,48799+2%

409Beckley, WVWV109,94099−1%

410Rockingham, NCNC42,04198+0%

411Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08398+29%

412Bowling Green, KYKY197,18098+18%

413Jasper, ININ44,01698+6%

414Eau Claire, WIWI176,64798+9%

415Morgan City, LALA46,55298+2%

416Marietta, OHOH58,38998−2%

417Muscatine, IAIA41,85398+2%

418Provo, UTUT773,42698+40%

419Waco, TXTX308,80797+9%

420Sebring, FLFL111,12297+13%

421Huntington, ININ37,22497−2%

422Albany, GAGA145,51097+0%

423Murray, KYKY39,42197+9%

424Somerset, KYKY67,38496+12%

425Albuquerque, NMNM925,27996+22%

426Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44296+27%

427Bellingham, WAWA236,39295+21%

428Shelbyville, TNTN55,27395+20%

429Defiance, OHOH38,29295−1%

430Statesboro, GAGA97,97795+22%

431Logansport, ININ37,83695−5%

432Williamsport, PAPA112,58794−3%

433Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06094−1%

434Tupelo, MSMS133,16794+6%

435Urbana, OHOH38,82093+3%

436Corinth, MSMS34,56993+7%

437McMinnville, TNTN43,71792+4%

438North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23392+6%

439Watertown, NYNY111,54092+4%

440Visalia, CACA485,14692+20%

441Fort Payne, ALAL74,08592+10%

442La Crosse, WIWI171,18291+6%

443Danville, ILIL71,25991−3%

444Houma, LALA199,66891+7%

445Opelousas, LALA80,76590−5%

446Madison, ININ33,27990+2%

447Athens, TXTX88,59590+7%

448Tifton, GAGA51,23790+2%

449Longview, WAWA114,88590+10%

450Ozark, ALAL49,91290+2%

451Coldwater, MIMI45,99389−1%

452Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01489+15%

453Pikeville, KYKY89,12289−6%

454Greenville, OHOH51,52089−1%

455Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24589+13%

456Celina, OHOH42,73788−0%

457Shawnee, OKOK75,10288+6%

458Meadville, PAPA81,79288−2%

459Muskogee, OKOK66,70888+2%

460Brevard, NCNC34,21187+13%

461Stevens Point, WIWI71,94387+4%

462Valdosta, GAGA153,27687+17%

463St. Simons, GAGA118,52487+21%

464Wausau, WIWI139,43287+7%

465Cookeville, TNTN152,47787+13%

466Barre, VTVT59,65287+3%

467Madisonville, KYKY45,12787+1%

468Huntsville, TXTX83,84287+10%

469Kennewick, WAWA324,33486+32%

470Sioux City, IAIA145,73886+1%

471Cordele, GAGA19,23786+7%

472Corbin, KYKY150,04086+2%

473Sterling, ILIL54,12186−4%

474Owatonna, MNMN37,46485+9%

475Hinesville, GAGA91,87085+8%

476Dothan, ALAL156,26685+11%

477Traverse City, MIMI156,97285+9%

478Lake City, FLFL74,09485+19%

479Freeport, ILIL43,22085−3%

480Paducah, KYKY102,25984−0%

481Thomaston, GAGA28,50084−2%

482New Bern, NCNC127,35884+11%

483Orangeburg, SCSC83,17784+1%

484Rochester, MNMN231,18484+12%

485Moultrie, GAGA47,43883+8%

486Seymour, ININ47,37083+3%

487Summerville, GAGA25,30083+2%

488Vicksburg, MSMS41,75983−2%

489Jonesboro, ARAR139,44083+12%

490Ottumwa, IAIA35,21082−1%

491Crossville, TNTN66,30082+20%

492Winona, MNMN50,52382+3%

493Frankfort, ININ33,32282−2%

494Newport, TNTN37,88982+6%

495Branson, MOMO57,00182+30%

496San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36782+9%

497Oil City, PAPA49,34682−4%

498Lewisburg, TNTN38,07182+14%

499Mankato, MNMN104,90781+13%

500Kingsland, GAGA60,14380+16%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest population density?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 3,069 (2010 Decennial Census).

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 Decennial Census data.

How is population density measured?

Residents per square mile of land area. Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.