List of United States urban areas
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Urban areas in the United States are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as contiguous census block groups with a population density of at least 1,000 per square mile (about 400 per square km). Urban areas are delineated without regard to political boundaries. Urban areas with a population of at least 50,000 serve as the core of a metropolitan statistical area.
The following is a list of urbanized areas in the United States with at least 100,000 in population.
| Rank | Area | Type (UA/UC) | Population (2000 census) | Land Area (km²) | Density (inh./sq mi) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT | UA | 17,799,861 | 8683.2 | 5309.3 |
| 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | UA | 11,789,487 | 4319.9 | 7068.3 |
| 3 | Chicago, IL-IN | UA | 8,307,904 | 5498.1 | 3913.6 |
| 4 | Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | UA | 5,149,079 | 4660.7 | 2861.4 |
| 5 | Miami, FL | UA | 4,919,036 | 2890.7 | 4407.4 |
| 6 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | UA | 4,145,659 | 3644.2 | 2946.4 |
| 7 | Boston, MA-NH-RI | UA | 4,032,484 | 4496.7 | 2322.6 |
| 8 | Washington, DC-VA-MD | UA | 3,933,920 | 2996 | 3400.8 |
| 9 | Detroit, MI | UA | 3,903,377 | 3267.1 | 3094.4 |
| 10 | Houston, TX | UA | 3,822,509 | 3354.7 | 2951.1 |
| 11 | Atlanta, GA | UA | 3,499,840 | 5083.1 | 1783.3 |
| 12 | San Francisco-Oakland, CA | UA | 3,228,605 | 1364 | 6130.4 |
| 13 | Phoenix-Mesa, AZ | UA | 2,907,049 | 2069.4 | 3638.3 |
| 14 | Seattle, WA | UA | 2,712,205 | 2469.9 | 2844.1 |
| 15 | San Diego, CA | UA | 2,674,436 | 2026.1 | 3418.7 |
| 16 | Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN | UA | 2,388,593 | 2316 | 2671.2 |
| 17 | Saint Louis, MO-IL | UA | 2,077,662 | 2147 | 2506.4 |
| 18 | Baltimore, MD | UA | 2,076,354 | 1768.3 | 3041.3 |
| 19 | Tampa-Saint Petersburg, FL | UA | 2,062,339 | 2077.9 | 2570.6 |
| 20 | Denver-Aurora, CO | UA | 1,984,889 | 1292 | 3979.1 |
| 21 | Cleveland, OH | UA | 1,786,647 | 1675.7 | 2761.4 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh, PA | UA | 1,753,136 | 2207.7 | 2056.7 |
| 23 | Portland, OR-WA | UA | 1,583,138 | 1227.5 | 3340.3 |
| 24 | San Jose, CA | UA | 1,538,312 | 673.7 | 5914.1 |
| 25 | Riverside-San Bernardino, CA | UA | 1,506,816 | 1136.4 | 3434.1 |
| 26 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | UA | 1,503,262 | 1739.9 | 2237.8 |
| 27 | Virginia Beach, VA | UA | 1,394,439 | 1364.4 | 2647 |
| 28 | Sacramento, CA | UA | 1,393,498 | 955.8 | 3776.1 |
| 29 | Kansas City, MO-KS | UA | 1,361,744 | 1513.6 | 2330.1 |
| 30 | San Antonio, TX | UA | 1,327,554 | 1055.6 | 3257.3 |
| 31 | Las Vegas, NV | UA | 1,314,357 | 740.5 | 4597.1 |
| 32 | Milwaukee, WI | UA | 1,308,913 | 1261.4 | 2687.5 |
| 33 | Indianapolis, IN | UA | 1,218,919 | 1432.1 | 2204.5 |
| 34 | Providence, RI-MA | UA | 1,174,548 | 1304.4 | 2332.2 |
| 35 | Orlando, FL | UA | 1,157,431 | 1173.8 | 2554 |
| 36 | Columbus, OH | UA | 1,133,193 | 1030.1 | 2849.3 |
| 37 | New Orleans, LA | UA | 1,009,283 | 512.4 | 5101.6 |
| 38 | Buffalo, NY | UA | 976,703 | 949.7 | 2663.5 |
| 39 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | UA | 972,091 | 1035.5 | 2431.3 |
| 40 | Austin, TX | UA | 901,920 | 823.9 | 2835.1 |
| 41 | Bridgeport-Stamford, CT-NY | UA | 888,890 | 1205.1 | 1910.3 |
| 42 | Salt Lake City, UT | UA | 887,650 | 597.6 | 3847.3 |
| 43 | Jacksonville, FL | UA | 882,295 | 1063.2 | 2149.2 |
| 44 | Louisville, KY-IN | UA | 863,582 | 1013.5 | 2207 |
| 45 | Hartford, CT | UA | 851,535 | 1215.6 | 1814.3 |
| 46 | Richmond, VA | UA | 818,836 | 1131.2 | 1874.8 |
| 47 | Charlotte, NC-SC | UA | 758,927 | 1126.4 | 1745 |
| 48 | Nashville-Davidson County, TN | UA | 749,935 | 1115.7 | 1740.9 |
| 49 | Oklahoma City, OK | UA | 747,003 | 834.9 | 2317.4 |
| 50 | Tucson, AZ | UA | 720,425 | 754.6 | 2472.7 |
| 51 | Honolulu, HI | UA | 718,182 | 399.2 | 4659.8 |
| 52 | Dayton, OH | UA | 703,444 | 838 | 2174.1 |
| 53 | Rochester, NY | UA | 694,396 | 764.4 | 2352.7 |
| 54 | El Paso, TX-NM | UA | 674,801 | 567.5 | 3079.6 |
| 55 | Birmingham, AL | UA | 663,615 | 1015.5 | 1692.5 |
| 56 | Omaha, NE-IA | UA | 626,623 | 586.3 | 2768.3 |
| 57 | Albuquerque, NM | UA | 598,191 | 580 | 2671.1 |
| 58 | Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ | UA | 576,408 | 749.8 | 1991.1 |
| 59 | Springfield, MA-CT | UA | 573,610 | 800.3 | 1856.5 |
| 60 | Akron, OH | UA | 570,215 | 797.2 | 1852.5 |
| 61 | Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | UA | 559,229 | 700.4 | 2067.8 |
| 62 | Albany, NY | UA | 558,947 | 736.2 | 1966.4 |
| 63 | Tulsa, OK | UA | 558,329 | 677 | 2135.9 |
| 64 | Fresno, CA | UA | 554,923 | 359 | 4003.1 |
| 65 | Concord, CA | UA | 552,624 | 457 | 3131.8 |
| 66 | Raleigh, NC | UA | 541,527 | 827.8 | 1694.3 |
| 67 | Grand Rapids, MI | UA | 539,080 | 666.5 | 2094.7 |
| 68 | Mission Viejo, CA | UA | 533,015 | 354.5 | 3893.9 |
| 69 | New Haven, CT | UA | 531,314 | 738.9 | 1862.2 |
| 70 | McAllen, TX | UA | 523,144 | 812.8 | 1667 |
| 71 | Toledo, OH-MI | UA | 503,008 | 524 | 2486.1 |
| 72 | Baton Rouge, LA | UA | 479,019 | 726.9 | 1706.8 |
| 73 | Colorado Springs, CO | UA | 466,122 | 511.2 | 2361.7 |
| 74 | Worcester, MA-CT | UA | 429,882 | 648.3 | 1717.3 |
| 75 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | UA | 423,410 | 598.1 | 1833.4 |
| 76 | Wichita, KS | UA | 422,301 | 464.9 | 2352.5 |
| 77 | Columbia, SC | UA | 420,537 | 696.5 | 1563.7 |
| 78 | Knoxville, TN | UA | 419,830 | 879.3 | 1236.7 |
| 79 | Ogden-Layton, UT | UA | 417,933 | 466.3 | 2321.1 |
| 80 | Youngstown, OH-PA | UA | 417,437 | 591.2 | 1828.7 |
| 81 | Syracuse, NY | UA | 402,267 | 465.3 | 2239.1 |
| 82 | Bakersfield, CA | UA | 396,125 | 285.7 | 3590.5 |
| 83 | Palm Bay-Melbourne, FL | UA | 393,289 | 569.1 | 1789.8 |
| 84 | Scranton, PA | UA | 385,237 | 411 | 2427.4 |
| 85 | Des Moines, IA | UA | 370,505 | 363.4 | 2640.4 |
| 86 | Flint, MI | UA | 365,096 | 598.6 | 1579.7 |
| 87 | Harrisburg, PA | UA | 362,782 | 539.7 | 1740.9 |
| 88 | Little Rock, AR | UA | 360,331 | 532.4 | 1752.8 |
| 89 | Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | UA | 351,982 | 686.3 | 1328.3 |
| 90 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | UA | 343,509 | 751.1 | 1184.5 |
| 91 | Oxnard, CA | UA | 337,591 | 196.1 | 4459.7 |
| 92 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | UA | 335,630 | 600.3 | 1448 |
| 93 | Spokane, WA-ID | UA | 334,858 | 370.5 | 2340.8 |
| 94 | Cape Coral, FL | UA | 329,757 | 496.8 | 1719.1 |
| 95 | Madison, WI | UA | 329,533 | 295 | 2892.7 |
| 96 | Pensacola, FL-AL | UA | 323,783 | 568.1 | 1476 |
| 97 | Lancaster, PA | UA | 323,554 | 516.5 | 1622.4 |
| 98 | Mobile, AL | UA | 317,605 | 545.9 | 1506.9 |
| 99 | Stockton, CA | UA | 313,392 | 192.4 | 4218.4 |
| 100 | Modesto, CA | UA | 310,945 | 222.9 | 3612.4 |
| 101 | Reno, NV | UA | 303,689 | 307.2 | 2560.5 |
| 102 | Provo-Orem, UT | UA | 303,680 | 220.2 | 3572.7 |
| 103 | Greenville, SC | UA | 302,194 | 586.7 | 1334 |
| 104 | Lansing, MI | UA | 300,032 | 354.5 | 2192.1 |
| 105 | Denton-Lewisville, TX | UA | 299,823 | 314.9 | 2466.2 |
| 106 | Winston-Salem, NC | UA | 299,290 | 651.1 | 1190.6 |
| 107 | Corpus Christi, TX | UA | 293,925 | 285.7 | 2665 |
| 108 | Jackson, MS | UA | 292,637 | 416.6 | 1819.4 |
| 109 | Durham, NC | UA | 287,796 | 406.1 | 1835.7 |
| 110 | Fort Wayne, IN | UA | 287,759 | 350.3 | 2127.6 |
| 111 | Santa Rosa, CA | UA | 285,408 | 264.1 | 2798.5 |
| 112 | Ann Arbor, MI | UA | 283,904 | 333.5 | 2205 |
| 113 | South Bend, IN-MI | UA | 276,498 | 403.5 | 1774.7 |
| 114 | Fayetteville, NC | UA | 276,368 | 432.9 | 1653.6 |
| 115 | Shreveport, LA | UA | 275,213 | 400.6 | 1779.4 |
| 116 | Boise, ID | UA | 272,625 | 281.5 | 2508.5 |
| 117 | Port Saint Lucie, FL | UA | 270,774 | 437.8 | 1602 |
| 118 | Davenport, IA-IL | UA | 270,626 | 320.8 | 2184.8 |
| 119 | Rockford, IL | UA | 270,414 | 360.2 | 1944.3 |
| 120 | Trenton, NJ | UA | 268,472 | 238.6 | 2914.4 |
| 121 | Greensboro, NC | UA | 267,884 | 350.9 | 1977.5 |
| 122 | Canton, OH | UA | 266,595 | 371.7 | 1857.7 |
| 123 | Lancaster-Palmdale, CA | UA | 263,532 | 234.1 | 2915.3 |
| 124 | Daytona Beach-Port Orange, FL | UA | 255,353 | 294.1 | 2248.6 |
| 125 | Indio-Cathedral City-Palm Springs, CA | UA | 254,856 | 255.3 | 2585 |
| 126 | Lexington-Fayette County, KY | UA | 250,994 | 180.1 | 3608.9 |
| 127 | Peoria, IL | UA | 247,172 | 318.9 | 2007.2 |
| 128 | Barnstable, MA | UA | 243,667 | 741.1 | 851.5 |
| 129 | Columbus, GA-AL | UA | 242,324 | 352.6 | 1779.8 |
| 130 | Reading, PA | UA | 240,264 | 260.7 | 2387.2 |
| 131 | Temecula-Murrieta, CA | UA | 229,810 | 247.6 | 2404 |
| 132 | Atlantic City, NJ | UA | 227,180 | 313 | 1879.7 |
| 133 | Round Lake Beach-McHenry-Grayslake, IL-WI | UA | 226,848 | 344.9 | 1703.7 |
| 134 | Lincoln, NE | UA | 226,582 | 202.3 | 2900.6 |
| 135 | Anchorage, AK | UA | 225,744 | 204.2 | 2863 |
| 136 | Eugene, OR | UA | 224,049 | 177.4 | 3270.8 |
| 137 | Asheville, NC | UA | 221,570 | 535.5 | 1071.6 |
| 138 | Bonita Springs-Naples, FL | UA | 221,251 | 389.1 | 1472.9 |
| 139 | Antioch, CA | UA | 217,591 | 156.1 | 3609.8 |
| 140 | Springfield, MO | UA | 215,004 | 294 | 1894.2 |
| 141 | Huntsville, AL | UA | 213,253 | 407.2 | 1356.5 |
| 142 | Evansville, IN-KY | UA | 211,989 | 273.8 | 2005.2 |
| 143 | Thousand Oaks, CA | UA | 210,990 | 223.2 | 2448.6 |
| 144 | Savannah, GA | UA | 208,886 | 265.2 | 2040.1 |
| 145 | Salem, OR | UA | 207,229 | 179.3 | 2993.9 |
| 146 | Fort Collins, CO | UA | 206,757 | 216.7 | 2471.6 |
| 147 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | UA | 205,754 | 349.4 | 1525.1 |
| 148 | Tallahassee, FL | UA | 204,260 | 294.9 | 1793.7 |
| 149 | Lubbock, TX | UA | 202,225 | 193 | 2713.7 |
| 150 | Victorville-Hesperia-Apple Valley, CA | UA | 200,436 | 321.1 | 1616.8 |
| 151 | Lakeland, FL | UA | 199,487 | 312.3 | 1654.1 |
| 152 | Roanoke, VA | UA | 197,442 | 290 | 1763.3 |
| 153 | Nashua, NH-MA | UA | 197,155 | 356.6 | 1431.8 |
| 154 | Montgomery, AL | UA | 196,892 | 255.8 | 1993.6 |
| 155 | Santa Barbara, CA | UA | 196,263 | 154.8 | 3283.2 |
| 156 | Erie, PA | UA | 194,804 | 204.1 | 2472.3 |
| 157 | Lorain-Elyria, OH | UA | 193,586 | 226.9 | 2209.6 |
| 158 | York, PA | UA | 192,903 | 307.1 | 1626.8 |
| 159 | Waterbury, CT | UA | 189,026 | 253.5 | 1931.2 |
| 160 | Portland, ME | UA | 188,080 | 320.6 | 1519.4 |
| 161 | Kalamazoo, MI | UA | 187,961 | 279.1 | 1744.5 |
| 162 | Hickory, NC | UA | 187,808 | 546 | 890.9 |
| 163 | Appleton, WI | UA | 187,683 | 189.2 | 2569.4 |
| 164 | Green Bay, WI | UA | 187,316 | 212.7 | 2281.2 |
| 165 | Kissimmee, FL | UA | 186,667 | 271.3 | 1782.1 |
| 166 | Charleston, WV | UA | 182,991 | 293.7 | 1613.7 |
| 167 | Amarillo, TX | UA | 179,312 | 191.9 | 2420.5 |
| 168 | Salinas, CA | UA | 179,173 | 116.3 | 3990.7 |
| 169 | Bremerton, WA | UA | 178,369 | 304.3 | 1518 |
| 170 | Lafayette, LA | UA | 178,079 | 322.7 | 1429.2 |
| 171 | Huntington, WV-KY-OH | UA | 177,550 | 276.6 | 1662.5 |
| 172 | Laredo, TX | UA | 175,586 | 110.1 | 4130.1 |
| 173 | Aberdeen-Havre de Grace-Bel Air, MD | UA | 174,598 | 264.3 | 1710.8 |
| 174 | Norwich-New London, CT | UA | 173,160 | 318.7 | 1407.4 |
| 175 | Fayetteville-Springdale, AR | UA | 172,585 | 281.8 | 1586.1 |
| 176 | Santa Clarita, CA | UA | 170,481 | 140.7 | 3137.7 |
| 177 | Killeen, TX | UA | 167,976 | 166 | 2621.5 |
| 178 | Brownsville, TX | UA | 165,776 | 148.5 | 2891.5 |
| 179 | Wilmington, NC | UA | 161,149 | 308 | 1355.1 |
| 180 | Gainesville, FL | UA | 159,508 | 200.6 | 2059 |
| 181 | Vallejo, CA | UA | 158,967 | 87.9 | 4681.9 |
| 182 | Binghamton, NY-PA | UA | 158,884 | 197.9 | 2079.4 |
| 183 | Santa Cruz, CA | UA | 157,348 | 142.2 | 2866 |
| 184 | Cedar Rapids, IA | UA | 155,334 | 153.7 | 2618.1 |
| 185 | Muskegon, MI | UA | 154,729 | 258.1 | 1552.8 |
| 186 | Danbury, CT-NY | UA | 154,455 | 320.1 | 1249.9 |
| 187 | Winter Haven, FL | UA | 153,924 | 269.8 | 1477.7 |
| 188 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | UA | 153,851 | 219.5 | 1815 |
| 189 | Springfield, IL | UA | 153,516 | 225.6 | 1762.4 |
| 190 | Waco, TX | UA | 153,198 | 180.6 | 2196.8 |
| 191 | Fort Walton Beach, FL | UA | 152,741 | 250 | 1582.2 |
| 192 | Deltona, FL | UA | 147,713 | 231.9 | 1649.9 |
| 193 | New Bedford, MA | UA | 146,730 | 161.9 | 2346.9 |
| 194 | Spartanburg, SC | UA | 145,058 | 356.1 | 1054.9 |
| 195 | Olympia-Lacey, WA | UA | 143,826 | 238.1 | 1564.2 |
| 196 | Manchester, NH | UA | 143,549 | 184 | 2020.1 |
| 197 | Fargo, ND-MN | UA | 142,477 | 118.6 | 3110.4 |
| 198 | Topeka, KS | UA | 142,411 | 181.8 | 2028.5 |
| 199 | Gastonia, NC | UA | 141,407 | 307.8 | 1189.9 |
| 200 | Saginaw, MI | UA | 140,985 | 191 | 1911.8 |
| 201 | Beaumont, TX | UA | 139,304 | 210.9 | 1710.8 |
| 202 | Murfreesboro, TN | UA | 135,855 | 228.8 | 1538 |
| 203 | Macon, GA | UA | 135,170 | 208.6 | 1678.5 |
| 204 | Lake Charles, LA | UA | 132,977 | 237.4 | 1451 |
| 205 | High Point, NC | UA | 132,844 | 243.6 | 1412.4 |
| 206 | College Station-Bryan, TX | UA | 132,500 | 127.3 | 2696 |
| 207 | Panama City, FL | UA | 132,419 | 263.4 | 1302.3 |
| 208 | Elkhart, IN-MI | UA | 131,226 | 200.7 | 1693.4 |
| 209 | Racine, WI | UA | 129,545 | 118.8 | 2825.1 |
| 210 | Medford, OR | UA | 128,780 | 152 | 2194.2 |
| 211 | Houma, LA | UA | 125,929 | 199.2 | 1637.3 |
| 212 | Lafayette, IN | UA | 125,738 | 141.6 | 2299.2 |
| 213 | Seaside-Monterey-Marina, CA | UA | 125,503 | 105.3 | 3088.3 |
| 214 | Sioux Falls, SD | UA | 124,269 | 118.2 | 2722.2 |
| 215 | Champaign, IL | UA | 123,938 | 106.3 | 3019.7 |
| 216 | Pueblo, CO | UA | 123,351 | 139.1 | 2297.1 |
| 217 | Myrtle Beach, SC | UA | 122,984 | 261.4 | 1218.6 |
| 218 | North Port-Punta Gorda, FL | UA | 122,421 | 231.5 | 1369.6 |
| 219 | Clarksville, TN-KY | UA | 121,775 | 204.2 | 1544.3 |
| 220 | Vero Beach-Sebastian, FL | UA | 120,962 | 211 | 1484.9 |
| 221 | Hagerstown, MD-WV-PA | UA | 120,326 | 198.7 | 1568.4 |
| 222 | Santa Maria, CA | UA | 120,297 | 92.1 | 3384.3 |
| 223 | Visalia, CA | UA | 120,044 | 103.4 | 3007.6 |
| 224 | Frederick, MD | UA | 119,144 | 203.7 | 1515.1 |
| 225 | Duluth, MN-WI | UA | 118,265 | 171.6 | 1784.7 |
| 226 | Kailua-Kaneohe, HI | UA | 117,730 | 84.5 | 3609.6 |
| 227 | Hemet, CA | UA | 117,200 | 108.3 | 2803.1 |
| 228 | Tuscaloosa, AL | UA | 116,888 | 196.8 | 1538 |
| 229 | Concord, NC | UA | 115,057 | 236.2 | 1261.6 |
| 230 | Port Arthur, TX | UA | 114,656 | 118.8 | 2500.2 |
| 231 | Marysville, WA | UA | 114,372 | 190.5 | 1555.1 |
| 232 | Monroe, LA | UA | 113,818 | 203.2 | 1450.9 |
| 233 | Utica, NY | UA | 113,409 | 142.3 | 2063.7 |
| 234 | Leominster-Fitchburg, MA | UA | 112,943 | 162.2 | 1803.1 |
| 235 | Yakima, WA | UA | 112,816 | 130.4 | 2240.4 |
| 236 | Fairfield, CA | UA | 112,446 | 66.9 | 4355.7 |
| 237 | Bloomington-Normal, IL | UA | 112,415 | 96.3 | 3024.3 |
| 238 | Simi Valley, CA | UA | 112,345 | 70.1 | 4149.4 |
| 239 | Boulder, CO | UA | 112,299 | 85.1 | 3415.8 |
| 240 | Odessa, TX | UA | 111,395 | 137.9 | 2091.6 |
| 241 | Kenosha, WI | UA | 110,942 | 109.2 | 2632.1 |
| 242 | Harlingen, TX | UA | 110,770 | 153.1 | 1873.3 |
| 243 | Merced, CA | UA | 110,483 | 93.2 | 3071.7 |
| 244 | Waterloo, IA | UA | 108,298 | 136.6 | 2052.9 |
| 245 | Abilene, TX | UA | 107,041 | 123.2 | 2250.6 |
| 246 | Ocala, FL | UA | 106,542 | 230.4 | 1197.7 |
| 247 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | UA | 106,482 | 206.1 | 1338.4 |
| 248 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | UA | 106,470 | 143.2 | 1925.5 |
| 249 | South Lyon-Howell-Brighton, MI | UA | 106,139 | 246.1 | 1117.1 |
| 250 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | UA | 106,119 | 136.7 | 2010.8 |
| 251 | Burlington, VT | UA | 105,365 | 160.1 | 1704 |
| 252 | Redding, CA | UA | 105,267 | 182.9 | 1490.2 |
| 253 | Las Cruces, NM | UA | 104,186 | 166.1 | 1624.5 |
| 254 | Johnson City, TN | UA | 102,456 | 235.5 | 1126.8 |
| 255 | Brooksville, FL | UA | 102,193 | 216.9 | 1220.5 |
| 256 | Tyler, TX | UA | 101,494 | 148.8 | 1766.4 |
| 257 | Billings, MT | UA | 100,317 | 118.5 | 2191.8 |
[edit] See also
- List of United States cities by population
- List of United States metropolitan statistical areas by population
