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Most densely populated, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by residents per square mile (2023). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ leads at 3,271. 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, NYNY20,112,4483,271+10%

02Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4412,720+7%

03San Francisco, CACA4,630,0411,923+15%

04Trenton, NJNJ399,2891,726+10%

05Honolulu, HIHI988,7031,692+16%

06Boston, MAMA5,034,2211,418+13%

07Chicago, ILIL9,434,1231,365+6%

08Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1181,357+10%

09Tampa, FLFL3,418,8951,262+33%

10Miami, FLFL6,391,0721,211+23%

11Detroit, MIMI4,390,9131,128−1%

12Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7811,093+11%

13Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0101,082+5%

14Providence, RIRI1,708,1611,056+6%

15Washington, DCDC6,465,7241,040+32%

16Cape Coral, FLFL875,607974+73%

17Dallas, TXTX8,477,157880+48%

18Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775809−3%

19Houston, TXTX7,904,627809+52%

20San Diego, CACA3,282,248783+17%

21Akron, OHOH701,780780+1%

22Orlando, FLFL2,957,672766+63%

23Springfield, MAMA464,338755+2%

24San Jose, CACA1,984,473747+15%

25Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653746−0%

26Bremerton, WAWA283,374698+19%

27Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182695+43%

28Seattle, WAWA4,161,883685+32%

29Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720667+77%

30North Port, FLFL948,158642+41%

31Flint, MIMI401,093638−7%

32Dayton, OHOH826,554635+1%

33Kenosha, WIWI168,448622+13%

34Santa Cruz, CACA258,852609+6%

35Palm Bay, FLFL663,982598+27%

36Racine, WIWI198,919594+5%

37Allentown, PAPA887,615593+16%

38Lancaster, PAPA563,159586+17%

39Barnstable, MAMA233,539581+3%

40Worcester, MAMA888,502571+15%

41Stockton, CACA823,815560+38%

42Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213556+12%

43McAllen, TXTX921,549554+53%

44Vallejo, CACA455,376552+15%

45Austin, TXTX2,620,945541+83%

46Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214527+15%

47Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295524+22%

48Gainesville, GAGA226,568517+46%

49Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858513+12%

50Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695511+27%

51York, PAPA473,197505+20%

52Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500502+43%

53Reading, PAPA440,072501+15%

54Manchester, NHNH433,415483+11%

55Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830475+53%

56Brownsville, TXTX433,946472+26%

57Sacramento, CACA2,477,274471+33%

58Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795466+10%

59Oxnard, CACA830,851458+12%

60Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047458+4%

61Boulder, COCO328,560455+14%

62Elkhart, ININ208,774447+13%

63Columbus, OHOH2,242,028446+28%

64Toledo, OHOH599,376445−2%

65Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721437+53%

66Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992436−3%

67Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377434+12%

68New Orleans, LALA970,849427−12%

69Rockford, ILIL337,242427+6%

70Deltona, FLFL746,933421+36%

71Youngstown, OHOH423,678418−11%

72Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657417+21%

73Canton, OHOH400,246414−1%

74Ogden, UTUT672,784412+44%

75Lacey, WAWA304,261408+42%

76Carson, NVNV58,571406+12%

77Burlington, NCNC186,177405+31%

78Lakeland, FLFL874,790403+50%

79Lebanon, PAPA146,380396+19%

80Oshkosh, WIWI174,218395+10%

81Greensboro, NCNC805,945389+21%

82Portland, OROR2,542,282376+30%

83Fayetteville, NCNC395,412371+15%

84Modesto, CACA557,719370+24%

85Harrisburg, PAPA617,427365+16%

86Warner Robins, GAGA208,091364+43%

87Rochester, NYNY1,056,149364+3%

88Lexington Park, MDMD211,176361+28%

89Huntsville, ALAL556,444360+44%

90St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421359+5%

91Denver, COCO3,092,037355+37%

92Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645355+16%

93Lexington, KYKY535,174352+27%

94San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140350+49%

95Muskegon, MIMI177,901349+3%

96Louisville, KYKY1,402,509344+18%

97Springfield, OHOH135,340344−6%

98Greenville, SCSC1,014,101343+28%

99South Bend, ININ324,538342+2%

100Erie, PAPA265,832339−4%

101Mobile, ALAL411,658337+4%

102Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206336+19%

103Durham, NCNC625,485335+38%

104Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938333+49%

105Fort Wayne, ININ466,258329+15%

106Scranton, PAPA574,418325+1%

107Albany, NYNY915,835320+9%

108Nashville, TNTN2,197,416320+46%

109Vineland, NJNJ157,148319+5%

110Sebastian, FLFL172,799318+41%

111Slidell, LALA279,108313+38%

112Santa Rosa, CACA486,444310+7%

113Dover, DEDE194,786310+44%

114Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551310+79%

115Charleston, SCSC889,263309+46%

116Nantucket, MAMA14,758309+50%

117Amherst, MAMA164,065308+7%

118Pensacola, FLFL544,949305+24%

119Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682302+21%

120Richmond, VAVA1,389,338301+26%

121Savannah, GAGA438,314300+38%

122Hagerstown, MDMD315,280292+32%

123Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226287+65%

124Kokomo, ININ83,904285−2%

125Muncie, ININ113,106285−6%

126Monroe, MIMI156,004282+6%

127Colorado Springs, COCO781,796281+40%

128Lansing, MIMI479,722279+6%

129Syracuse, NYNY652,273278+2%

130East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179277+21%

131Asheville, NCNC422,345275+29%

132Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212274+32%

133Morristown, TNTN128,867273+16%

134Niles, MIMI152,444272−5%

135Memphis, TNTN1,341,412270+11%

136Chattanooga, TNTN594,530269+18%

137Spartanburg, SCSC407,656269+25%

138Jacksonville, NCNC217,175268+36%

139Portland, MEME577,635265+13%

140Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666264+30%

141Evansville, ININ273,786262+7%

142Greenville, NCNC182,936261+27%

143Lawrence, KSKS120,920261+19%

144Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813259+30%

145Knoxville, TNTN968,137258+21%

146Appleton, WIWI249,876254+21%

147Lima, OHOH100,881254−6%

148Seaford, DEDE277,140254+52%

149Tyler, TXTX252,549253+34%

150Mansfield, OHOH124,893252−3%

151Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191250+11%

152Sanford, NCNC70,258248+29%

153Johnson City, TNTN216,416243+14%

154Lincoln, NENE352,081241+28%

155Lewiston, MEME116,487237+7%

156Saginaw, MIMI187,688237−9%

157Ocala, FLFL442,660237+45%

158Bay City, MIMI102,123235−6%

159Altoona, PAPA119,541234−5%

160The Villages, FLFL157,772233+143%

161Sheboygan, WIWI118,047231+5%

162Sandusky, OHOH112,777229−4%

163Jackson, MIMI159,552228+1%

164Janesville, WIWI166,472228+7%

165Salem, OROR445,814225+25%

166Dalton, GAGA147,819225+19%

167Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137224+47%

168Columbia, SCSC879,918224+28%

169Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766224+12%

170Jefferson, GAGA99,265224+83%

171Hickory, NCNC376,890223+7%

172Ithaca, NYNY104,047223+10%

173Omaha, NENE1,009,836223+26%

174Wilmington, NCNC492,772221+54%

175Shelby, NCNC103,325214+3%

176Wilson, NCNC81,150214+7%

177Goldsboro, NCNC122,278212+4%

178Wooster, OHOH116,758211+5%

179Athens, GAGA224,148210+30%

180Fayetteville, ARAR622,177208+68%

181Elmira, NYNY80,415207−8%

182Bloomington, ININ165,231207+13%

183Madison, WIWI709,685206+27%

184Columbus, ININ85,729202+15%

185Chambersburg, PAPA160,652202+21%

186Binghamton, NYNY243,189202−2%

187Weirton, WVWV112,468202−11%

188Gettysburg, PAPA107,594200+14%

189Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219200+37%

190Baton Rouge, LALA888,699199+19%

191Des Moines, IAIA758,539196+37%

192Johnstown, PAPA128,968194−13%

193Rome, GAGA101,378193+9%

194Gadsden, ALAL103,886193−0%

195Oxford, ALAL115,834192+4%

196Whitewater, WIWI106,127192+14%

197Salem, OHOH99,377192−9%

198Battle Creek, MIMI133,408190−3%

199Beaumont, TXTX399,310189+3%

200Naples, FLFL417,131188+49%

201Michigan City, ININ111,294188+2%

202Gulfport, MSMS431,329188+10%

203Sunbury, PAPA107,788187−3%

204Salisbury, MDMD131,872185+17%

205Odessa, TXTX173,801184+36%

206Frankfort, KYKY77,874184+13%

207Pottsville, PAPA145,085184−5%

208Napa, CACA132,949184+11%

209Little Rock, ARAR777,607183+23%

210Fairmont, WVWV55,584182−1%

211Burlington, VTVT227,803181+13%

212Decatur, ILIL99,300179−9%

213Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201179+16%

214Los Alamos, NMNM19,407178+6%

215Springfield, ILIL206,033176+4%

216Green Bay, WIWI336,756176+16%

217Augusta, GAGA641,231176+20%

218Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966175+52%

219Boone, NCNC54,786173+27%

220Albertville, ALAL103,537173+19%

221Davenport, IAIA380,452169+2%

222Milledgeville, GAGA44,029169−2%

223Roanoke, VAVA316,547169+9%

224Henderson, NCNC42,638169−1%

225Killeen, TXTX511,497169+44%

226Riverside, CACA4,769,007169+41%

227Hammond, LALA141,346168+32%

228Cornelia, GAGA50,416166+28%

229Sevierville, TNTN101,342166+38%

230Richmond, ININ66,169166−6%

231Cleveland, TNTN134,057165+21%

232Concord, NHNH158,078165+13%

233Hermitage, PAPA107,860165−8%

234New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373164+3%

235Santa Maria, CACA442,065164+12%

236Martinsville, VAVA63,091164−12%

237Dubuque, IAIA99,381163+11%

238Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273162+18%

239Marion, OHOH65,115162−1%

240Kingston, NYNY183,330162+2%

241Calhoun, GAGA61,701161+30%

242Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377161+34%

243Midland, MIMI83,754161+1%

244Marion, ININ66,524161−9%

245Tallahassee, FLFL397,442161+20%

246Marion, ILIL67,225160+10%

247Auburn, ALAL208,013159+39%

248Kankakee, ILIL105,525159+4%

249Sumter, SCSC105,067159+1%

250Laconia, NHNH65,147159+13%

251Albemarle, NCNC68,830158+8%

252Owensboro, KYKY113,962158+11%

253Springfield, MOMO500,694158+29%

254Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155156+25%

255Wichita, KSKS663,809156+13%

256El Paso, TXTX881,291156+27%

257Kingsport, TNTN314,834153+3%

258Watertown, WIWI86,505153+15%

259Shreveport, LALA383,474152+5%

260Warsaw, ININ80,892151+8%

261Toccoa, GAGA27,854150+5%

262Peoria, ILIL363,505149+1%

263Parkersburg, WVWV87,264149−5%

264Panama City, FLFL231,174149+19%

265Clarksville, TNTN349,001149+38%

266Iowa City, IAIA182,711148+33%

267Farmington, MOMO67,809148+20%

268Wheeling, WVWV134,089148−9%

269Hot Springs, ARAR99,695148+14%

270Florence, SCSC201,392147+4%

271Yuba City, CACA187,478147+30%

272Granbury, TXTX70,501146+50%

273Holland, MIMI123,188146+14%

274Crestview, FLFL315,098146+36%

275Daphne, ALAL267,761146+65%

276Sherman, TXTX153,613145+23%

277Merced, CACA297,260145+34%

278Gainesville, FLFL359,036145+27%

279Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669145+7%

280Bloomington, ILIL171,419144+14%

281Fremont, OHOH58,655144−5%

282Lafayette, LALA423,758144+16%

283Fresno, CACA1,203,383144+26%

284Gaffney, SCSC58,275143+7%

285Pinehurst, NCNC110,619143+33%

286State College, PAPA157,393143+17%

287Augusta, MEME129,067143+6%

288Montgomery, ALAL388,747142+11%

289Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666142+17%

290Findlay, OHOH75,034141+5%

291Corvallis, OROR97,728141+22%

292Kahului, HIHI160,674140+29%

293Easton, MDMD38,238140+11%

294Pittsfield, MAMA128,224139−4%

295Morgantown, WVWV141,995139+26%

296Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864138+58%

297Fort Collins, COCO377,292138+43%

298Kinston, NCNC55,837138−8%

299Spokane, WAWA608,012138+28%

300Cedartown, GAGA45,514138+12%

301Manitowoc, WIWI81,710138−2%

302Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285138+17%

303Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486138+1%

304Lafayette, ININ228,468136+20%

305Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553136+5%

306Faribault, MNMN69,939135+18%

307Lewisburg, PAPA42,313135+3%

308Charlottesville, VAVA228,597135+27%

309Winchester, VAVA152,332134+38%

310Mount Airy, NCNC72,287134+0%

311Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193134+1%

312Salinas, CACA433,729134+9%

313Morehead City, NCNC70,469133+14%

314Adrian, MIMI97,779133+1%

315Zanesville, OHOH87,014130+2%

316Chico, CACA209,211129+4%

317Huntington, WVWV365,965129−2%

318Owosso, MIMI67,681128−5%

319College Station, TXTX287,476128+45%

320Cumberland, MDMD93,640127−7%

321Bartlesville, OKOK54,037126+7%

322Fort Smith, ARAR234,140126+10%

323Seneca, SCSC83,775125+19%

324Staunton, VAVA129,692125+15%

325Blacksburg, VAVA181,616125+10%

326New Castle, ININ49,137125+1%

327Provo, UTUT773,426124+78%

328Ashland, OHOH52,523124−0%

329Athens, OHOH63,197124+0%

330Lynchburg, VAVA269,169123+18%

331Decatur, ALAL160,326123+7%

332Columbia, MOMO219,062123+30%

333Lumberton, NCNC119,941123−6%

334Champaign, ILIL239,979123+12%

335Amsterdam, NYNY50,046123−0%

336Richmond, KYKY131,806122+20%

337Sturgis, MIMI60,968122−2%

338New Iberia, LALA66,846122−5%

339Portsmouth, OHOH71,365121−7%

340Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655121+6%

341Charleston, WVWV200,170121−11%

342Jamestown, NYNY124,126120−9%

343Cullman, ALAL94,009120+13%

344Florence, ALAL156,609120+5%

345Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002119+15%

346Auburn, ININ44,535119+7%

347Stillwater, OKOK83,889119+20%

348Norwalk, OHOH58,250119−2%

349Batavia, NYNY58,416118−3%

350Sidney, OHOH48,065118+1%

351Kapaa, HIHI73,400118+25%

352Columbus, GAGA324,830118+12%

353Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909116−0%

354Kendallville, ININ47,937116+3%

355Tullahoma, TNTN69,339115+20%

356Terre Haute, ININ169,241115−1%

357St. Cloud, MNMN205,854114+19%

358Forest City, NCNC65,745114+2%

359Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685114+24%

360Greeneville, TNTN73,831113+12%

361Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691112+2%

362Lewistown, PAPA46,127112−1%

363Waynesville, NCNC63,369112+15%

364Waterloo, IAIA169,189112+3%

365Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459112+13%

366Chillicothe, OHOH76,429112+5%

367Bakersfield, CACA927,068112+37%

368Angola, ININ34,799112+4%

369Utica, NYNY285,611111−3%

370Bowling Green, KYKY197,180111+33%

371Auburn, NYNY74,365110−7%

372Hanford, CACA154,327110+18%

373Ames, IAIA128,090110+18%

374Connersville, ININ23,533109−9%

375Joplin, MOMO208,796108+12%

376Lufkin, TXTX88,154108+8%

377Keene, NHNH78,269108+4%

378Gloversville, NYNY52,216108−3%

379Bellingham, WAWA236,392108+36%

380Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808107+26%

381Laurinburg, NCNC33,322107−5%

382Statesboro, GAGA97,977107+38%

383Danville, KYKY56,985107+8%

384Longview, TXTX297,315107+12%

385Truckee, CACA101,911107+11%

386Bluefield, WVWV96,138107−7%

387Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083106+40%

388Waco, TXTX308,807106+19%

389Shelbyville, TNTN55,273106+34%

390Decatur, ININ36,650106+6%

391Athens, TNTN71,590106+10%

392Jackson, TNTN184,569105+6%

393Bucyrus, OHOH41,896105−11%

394Eau Claire, WIWI176,647104+16%

395Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883104+1%

396Plymouth, ININ46,599104+2%

397Kennewick, WAWA324,334103+58%

398LaGrange, GAGA107,097103+9%

399Jackson, MSMS609,847103+8%

400Wilmington, OHOH42,301103+4%

401Ruston, LALA48,360103+14%

402Jasper, ININ44,016102+10%

403Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097102+4%

404Danville, VAVA101,137102−6%

405Greenfield, MAMA70,698102−1%

406Marion, NCNC45,198101+6%

407Palatka, FLFL77,734101+4%

408Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302101+0%

409Indiana, PAPA82,878101−7%

410Bedford, ININ45,568100−2%

411Tiffin, OHOH54,522100−6%

412Clarksburg, WVWV88,142100−2%

413Sebring, FLFL111,12299+16%

414Greenwood, SCSC95,21599+1%

415Muscatine, IAIA41,85399+4%

416Somerset, KYKY67,38499+16%

417Albuquerque, NMNM925,27999+26%

418Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44299+31%

419Visalia, CACA485,14698+29%

420Huntsville, TXTX83,84297+24%

421Longview, WAWA114,88597+19%

422Hudson, NYNY60,16897−2%

423Midland, TXTX193,13997+45%

424Murray, KYKY39,42196+9%

425Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24596+23%

426Peru, ININ34,48796−0%

427Huntington, ININ37,22496−4%

428Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01496+24%

429La Crosse, WIWI171,18295+10%

430McMinnville, TNTN43,71795+7%

431Tupelo, MSMS133,16795+7%

432Marietta, OHOH58,38995−6%

433Athens, TXTX88,59594+12%

434Cortland, NYNY45,85094−4%

435Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63894+46%

436Albany, GAGA145,51094−3%

437Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06094−2%

438Defiance, OHOH38,29293−3%

439Cookeville, TNTN152,47793+21%

440Williamsport, PAPA112,58793−5%

441Charleston, ILIL46,60792−12%

442Tifton, GAGA51,23792+5%

443Valdosta, GAGA153,27692+24%

444Fort Payne, ALAL74,08592+11%

445Watertown, NYNY111,54092+4%

446Shawnee, OKOK75,10292+11%

447Celina, OHOH42,73792+4%

448Madison, ININ33,27992+5%

449Logansport, ININ37,83692−7%

450Jonesboro, ARAR139,44092+25%

451Lewisburg, TNTN38,07191+28%

452Rochester, MNMN231,18491+23%

453Seymour, ININ47,37091+12%

454Beckley, WVWV109,94091−9%

455Carbondale, ILIL52,50191−11%

456Traverse City, MIMI156,97291+17%

457Rockingham, NCNC42,04191−8%

458Sioux City, IAIA145,73890+6%

459Urbana, OHOH38,82090−0%

460Houma, LALA199,66890+7%

461Crossville, TNTN66,30090+31%

462Opelousas, LALA80,76589−6%

463Wausau, WIWI139,43289+10%

464Fargo, NDND269,52889+43%

465Hinesville, GAGA91,87089+13%

466Branson, MOMO57,00189+41%

467Coldwater, MIMI45,99389−2%

468Morgan City, LALA46,55288−8%

469Dothan, ALAL156,26688+15%

470Ozark, ALAL49,91288+0%

471Stevens Point, WIWI71,94388+5%

472St. Simons, GAGA118,52488+22%

473North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23388+1%

474Lake City, FLFL74,09487+23%

475Brevard, NCNC34,21187+12%

476Owatonna, MNMN37,46487+11%

477Barre, VTVT59,65287+3%

478Kingsland, GAGA60,14387+25%

479Corinth, MSMS34,56987+1%

480Corbin, KYKY150,04087+3%

481Greenville, OHOH51,52087−3%

482Mankato, MNMN104,90787+21%

483Thomaston, GAGA28,50086+0%

484San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36786+14%

485Lake Charles, LALA244,65585+13%

486Key West, FLFL80,40684+4%

487Eugene, OROR381,58484+19%

488Moultrie, GAGA47,43884+9%

489Madisonville, KYKY45,12784−2%

490Paducah, KYKY102,25984−1%

491Franklin, KYKY20,78884+19%

492Meadville, PAPA81,79283−7%

493Danville, ILIL71,25983−12%

494Greeley, COCO378,42683+82%

495Newport, TNTN37,88983+7%

496Ottumwa, IAIA35,21082−2%

497Frankfort, ININ33,32282−2%

498Muskogee, OKOK66,70882−4%

499Sterling, ILIL54,12181−8%

500Monticello, NYNY80,58681+6%

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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 3,271 (2020 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 2020 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 (2020).