RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Most densely populated, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas ranked by residents per square mile (2023). 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 2026-06-02 · 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 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).