Core-Based Statistical Area Population Density

Core-Based Statistical Areas ranked by population density, using Census Bureau 2016 population estimates and 2016 CBSA land areas, for CBSAs having at least 100,000 estimated population. Density in km-2. Ordered by density.

Pop. Rank CBSA Name 2016 Est. Population Density (km-2) Dens. Rank
2 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 13310400 1059.6 1
1 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 20153600 937.9 2
11 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 4679170 729.0 3
143 Trenton, NJ 371023 638.3 4
54 Urban Honolulu, HI 992605 637.9 5
57 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 944177 583.2 6
65 New Haven-Milford, CT 856875 547.2 7
10 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 4794450 530.9 8
3 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9513000 510.2 9
7 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6070500 509.1 10
18 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 3032170 465.5 11
8 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 6066390 461.4 12
14 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 4297620 426.6 13
39 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1572480 417.2 14
21 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 2798890 415.3 15
32 Cleveland-Elyria, OH 2055610 396.9 16
38 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 1614750 392.7 17
6 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6131980 378.9 18
78 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 722336 355.6 19
5 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 6772470 316.5 20
47 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 1206840 307.5 21
17 San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 3317750 304.4 22
80 Akron, OH 702221 301.1 23
4 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7233320 300.9 24
35 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1978820 285.0 25
50 Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 1132800 279.4 26
23 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 2441260 270.7 27
182 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 264811 258.7 28
9 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 5789700 257.4 29
15 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3798900 249.8 30
37 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 1726910 248.5 31
131 Flint, MI 408615 247.6 32
72 Dayton, OH 800683 241.1 33
174 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 274673 238.2 34
43 Raleigh, NC 1302950 237.5 35
73 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 788457 234.3 36
225 Racine, WI 195140 226.5 37
69 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 835652 222.0 38
103 Lancaster, PA 538500 220.2 39
95 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 579130 220.2 40
90 Springfield, MA 630283 212.6 41
208 Barnstable Town, MA 214276 209.8 42
66 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 849843 208.8 43
122 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 440207 206.8 44
77 Stockton-Lodi, CA 733709 203.4 45
28 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 2165140 200.6 46
146 Ann Arbor, MI 364709 199.4 47
223 Gainesville, GA 196637 193.2 48
120 York-Hanover, PA 443744 189.4 49
22 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 2474310 188.6 50
176 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 270991 188.3 51
31 Austin-Round Rock, TX 2056400 188.0 52
129 Reading, PA 414812 187.0 53
126 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 422135 182.9 54
34 Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 2004230 179.6 55
132 Manchester-Nashua, NH 407761 179.6 56
16 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3551040 179.5 57
58 Worcester, MA-CT 935781 178.5 58
40 Jacksonville, FL 1478210 178.2 59
67 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 849738 178.0 60
27 Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 2296420 174.0 61
91 Toledo, OH 605221 171.3 62
155 Boulder, CO 322226 171.2 63
26 Pittsburgh, PA 2342300 171.2 64
219 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 203781 169.8 65
151 Rockford, IL 339376 165.0 66
33 Columbus, OH 2041520 164.3 67
111 Port St. Lucie, FL 465208 161.0 68
134 Canton-Massillon, OH 401281 159.7 69
177 Norwich-New London, CT 269801 156.6 70
88 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 637674 155.1 71
46 New Orleans-Metairie, LA 1268880 153.0 72
52 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 1047100 151.4 73
248 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 169886 150.9 74
300 Lebanon, PA 138863 148.1 75
173 Olympia-Tumwater, WA 275222 147.1 76
75 Greensboro-High Point, NC 756139 146.4 77
261 Burlington, NC 159688 145.6 78
82 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 666149 143.1 79
139 Fayetteville, NC 380389 140.8 80
25 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 2424960 140.0 81
102 Modesto, CA 541560 139.7 82
44 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 1283430 138.4 83
20 St. Louis, MO-IL 2807000 137.8 84
96 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 568033 135.2 85
242 Muskegon, MI 173408 133.9 86
172 Erie, PA 276207 133.4 87
106 Lexington-Fayette, KY 506751 133.2 88
19 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 2853080 132.0 89
307 Springfield, OH 134786 130.9 90
183 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 263817 130.7 91
156 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 320740 130.6 92
128 Mobile, AL 414836 130.2 93
24 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 2429610 128.2 94
51 Rochester, NY 1078880 127.5 95
117 Huntsville, AL 449720 127.5 96
83 Winston-Salem, NC 662079 127.2 97
61 Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 884975 126.0 98
12 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 4661540 123.5 99
101 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 544746 123.5 100
107 Santa Rosa, CA 503070 123.2 101
97 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 559535 122.9 102
270 Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 153797 122.8 103
99 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 555225 122.7 104
125 Fort Wayne, IN 431802 122.5 105
353 California-Lexington Park, MD 112587 121.6 106
63 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 881839 121.1 107
274 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 151563 116.4 108
241 Dover, DE 174827 115.1 109
36 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 1865300 114.3 110
346 Muncie, IN 115603 113.8 111
74 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 761155 113.5 112
109 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 485684 112.4 113
30 Kansas City, MO-KS 2104510 112.0 114
152 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 336877 111.1 115
137 Savannah, GA 384024 110.4 116
45 Richmond, VA 1281710 108.1 117
110 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 475099 108.0 118
84 Syracuse, NY 656510 106.3 119
29 Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 2155660 105.4 120
255 East Stroudsburg, PA 166098 105.4 121
239 Greenville, NC 177220 104.9 122
282 Monroe, MI 149208 104.8 123
268 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 154010 104.7 124
42 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1342840 104.0 125
342 Morristown, TN 117320 103.9 126
167 Wilmington, NC 282573 102.6 127
79 Colorado Springs, CO 712327 102.4 128
100 Chattanooga, TN-GA 551632 101.9 129
237 Punta Gorda, FL 178465 101.1 130
338 Lawrence, KS 119440 101.1 131
262 Auburn-Opelika, AL 158991 101.0 132
369 Lima, OH 103742 99.5 133
240 Columbia, MO 176594 99.4 134
115 Corpus Christi, TX 454726 98.4 135
104 Portland-South Portland, ME 529657 98.3 136
41 Oklahoma City, OK 1373210 96.2 137
153 Spartanburg, SC 329136 96.1 138
64 Knoxville, TN 868546 95.8 139
293 Homosassa Springs, FL 143621 95.3 140
229 Jacksonville, NC 187136 94.8 141
227 Warner Robins, GA 190028 94.7 142
193 Appleton, WI 234079 94.5 143
334 Mansfield, OH 121107 94.4 144
199 Tyler, TX 225290 94.4 145
226 Saginaw, MI 192326 92.7 146
327 Altoona, PA 124650 91.5 147
367 Bay City, MI 104747 91.4 148
220 Johnson City, TN 201661 91.2 149
154 Lincoln, NE 326921 89.6 150
361 Lewiston-Auburn, ME 107319 88.5 151
170 Gainesville, FL 280708 88.5 152
292 Dalton, GA 143904 87.5 153
118 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 449295 87.4 154
329 The Villages, FL 123996 87.4 155
263 Jackson, MI 158460 87.2 156
348 Sheboygan, WI 115427 87.1 157
258 Janesville-Beloit, WI 161620 86.9 158
328 Goldsboro, NC 124150 86.5 159
116 Asheville, NC 452319 85.9 160
147 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 364187 85.7 161
136 Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 391266 85.3 162
366 Ithaca, NY 104871 85.3 163
71 Columbia, SC 817488 85.2 164
89 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 634725 85.0 165
313 Dunn, NC 130881 84.9 166
149 Ocala, FL 349020 84.8 167
127 Salem, OR 418139 84.0 168
49 Birmingham-Hoover, AL 1147420 83.9 169
158 Evansville, IN-KY 315948 83.3 170
254 Bloomington, IN 166336 82.3 171
59 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 924129 82.0 172
344 Wooster, OH 116470 81.0 173
70 Baton Rouge, LA 835175 80.1 174
339 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 119271 79.4 175
217 Athens-Clarke County, GA 205290 77.3 176
189 Binghamton, NY 244094 77.0 177
269 Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 153851 76.9 178
231 Torrington, CT 182571 76.6 179
378 Gettysburg, PA 102180 76.0 180
86 Madison, WI 648929 75.7 181
308 Johnstown, PA 134732 75.6 182
370 Salem, OH 103685 75.2 183
377 Gadsden, AL 102564 74.0 184
135 Salisbury, MD-DE 400200 73.6 185
309 Battle Creek, MI 134386 73.4 186
297 Napa, CA 142166 73.3 187
351 Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 114611 73.0 188
373 Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI 102959 71.6 189
294 Pottsville, PA 143573 71.2 190
356 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 110015 71.0 191
362 Decatur, IL 106550 70.8 192
145 Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 365136 70.5 193
76 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 734622 69.4 194
212 Springfield, IL 210015 68.5 195
264 Odessa, TX 157462 67.7 196
202 Burlington-South Burlington, VT 217365 67.0 197
210 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 211614 66.3 198
93 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 594919 66.0 199
157 Green Bay, WI 318236 65.7 200
204 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 216679 65.4 201
138 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 382268 65.0 202
160 Roanoke, VA 313698 64.8 203
168 Clarksville, TN-KY 282349 64.2 204
13 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 4527840 64.1 205
105 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 525032 64.1 206
314 Hammond, LA 130710 63.8 207
56 Fresno, CA 979915 63.5 208
119 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 446170 63.0 209
357 Kankakee, IL 110008 62.8 210
360 Sumter, SC 107396 62.3 211
161 Columbus, GA-AL 308755 61.6 212
236 Kingston, NY 179225 61.5 213
286 Concord, NH 148582 61.5 214
140 Tallahassee, FL 379627 61.4 215
332 Cleveland, TN 121262 61.3 216
55 Tulsa, OK 987201 60.8 217
123 Killeen-Temple, TX 435857 59.7 218
48 Salt Lake City, UT 1186190 59.6 219
311 Harrisonburg, VA 132822 59.2 220
113 Springfield, MO 458930 58.9 221
221 Panama City, FL 199964 58.8 222
162 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 306334 58.8 223
141 Peoria, IL 376246 58.8 224
295 Wheeling, WV-OH 142982 58.5 225
215 Florence, SC 205976 58.4 226
68 El Paso, TX 841971 58.2 227
181 Waco, TX 265207 56.8 228
259 State College, PA 161464 56.2 229
108 Lafayette, LA 491528 55.7 230
251 Iowa City, IA 168828 55.1 231
148 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 359588 54.9 232
379 Fond du Lac, WI 102144 54.8 233
364 Richmond-Berea, KY 106397 54.5 234
256 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 165474 54.4 235
288 Rocky Mount, NC 147323 54.4 236
238 Joplin, MO 177805 54.3 237
310 Lumberton, NC 133235 54.2 238
347 Holland, MI 115548 54.0 239
243 Yuba City, CA 171926 53.8 240
336 Augusta-Waterville, ME 120569 53.6 241
178 Merced, CA 268672 53.6 242
197 Chico, CA 226864 53.5 243
121 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 441767 53.5 244
142 Montgomery, AL 373922 53.2 245
318 Sherman-Denison, TX 128235 53.1 246
301 Morgantown, WV 138380 52.9 247
321 Pittsfield, MA 126903 52.8 248
302 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 136936 52.7 249
180 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 267059 52.4 250
130 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 409968 52.2 251
179 Cedar Rapids, IA 267799 51.5 252
196 Macon-Bibb County, GA 229182 51.4 253
124 Salinas, CA 435232 51.2 254
340 Owensboro, KY 117959 50.7 255
213 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 208563 50.6 256
150 Fort Collins, CO 339993 50.6 257
87 Wichita, KS 644672 49.6 258
306 Winchester, VA-WV 135238 49.1 259
323 Carbondale-Marion, IL 126430 48.6 260
230 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 182876 48.6 261
281 Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 149538 48.5 262
200 Charleston, WV 217916 48.2 263
267 Coeur d'Alene, ID 154311 48.1 264
94 Jackson, MS 579229 48.1 265
191 Champaign-Urbana, IL 238554 47.9 266
185 Lynchburg, VA 260232 47.4 267
317 Jamestown-Dunkirk-Fredonia, NY 129504 47.1 268
201 Longview, TX 217446 47.1 269
187 College Station-Bryan, TX 254928 46.9 270
333 Staunton-Waynesboro, VA 121247 46.7 271
235 Monroe, LA 179470 46.6 272
271 Decatur, AL 152256 46.3 273
228 Bloomington, IL 188644 46.1 274
159 Lubbock, TX 314840 45.2 275
316 Jackson, TN 129527 45.1 276
245 Terre Haute, IN 170687 45.0 277
289 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 146534 44.9 278
247 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 170015 43.7 279
164 Utica-Rome, NY 293803 43.2 280
92 Provo-Orem, UT 603309 43.2 281
224 St. Cloud, MN 195644 43.1 282
53 Tucson, AZ 1016210 42.7 283
376 Bluefield, WV-VA 102618 42.2 284
62 Bakersfield, CA 884788 42.0 285
279 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 149785 41.6 286
244 Bowling Green, KY 171122 40.9 287
195 Charlottesville, VA 231349 40.2 288
203 Bellingham, WA 216800 39.7 289
371 Danville, VA 103585 39.5 290
320 London, KY 128033 39.3 291
253 Eau Claire, WI 166614 39.1 292
186 Sioux Falls, SD 255729 38.3 293
380 Sebring, FL 100917 38.3 294
98 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 556634 38.1 295
60 Albuquerque, NM 909906 37.8 296
165 Kennewick-Richland, WA 283846 37.2 297
358 Cookeville, TN 109548 37.0 298
335 Beckley, WV 120924 36.8 299
112 Visalia-Porterville, CA 460437 36.8 300
299 Tupelo, MS 140460 36.6 301
349 Williamsport, PA 115248 36.2 302
252 Midland, TX 168288 35.8 303
283 Hattiesburg, MS 149138 35.7 304
375 Tullahoma-Manchester, TN 102705 35.6 305
365 Longview, WA 105160 35.6 306
211 Houma-Thibodaux, LA 211525 35.5 307
291 Valdosta, GA 144676 35.1 308
343 Brunswick, GA 116784 35.0 309
85 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 654417 34.9 310
352 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 114006 34.7 311
315 Jonesboro, AR 129858 34.2 312
214 Lake Charles, LA 207483 34.1 313
284 Traverse City, MI 148684 33.9 314
305 Wausau, WI 135603 33.9 315
207 Rochester, MN 215884 33.6 316
287 Dothan, AL 147834 33.3 317
166 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 282887 33.1 318
190 Tuscaloosa, AL 241378 32.7 319
192 Fargo, ND-MN 238124 32.7 320
382 Mankato-North Mankato, MN 100016 32.3 321
325 New Bern, NC 126111 32.1 322
169 Fort Smith, AR-OK 281227 32.1 323
144 Eugene, OR 369519 31.3 324
175 Laredo, TX 271193 31.1 325
265 Alexandria, LA 154789 30.5 326
272 Albany, GA 152219 30.4 327
285 Santa Fe, NM 148651 30.1 328
205 Medford, OR 216527 30.0 329
322 St. Joseph, MO-KS 126565 29.5 330
319 Lawton, OK 128077 29.0 331
304 Logan, UT-ID 136159 28.8 332
324 Glens Falls, NY 126367 28.7 333
163 Greeley, CO 294932 28.6 334
277 Texarkana, TX-AR 150098 28.4 335
266 Madera, CA 154697 27.9 336
194 Topeka, KS 233068 27.8 337
330 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 123681 27.6 338
114 Reno, NV 457667 26.9 339
257 Pueblo, CO 165123 26.7 340
280 Ottawa-Peru, IL 149612 26.7 341
275 Jefferson City, MO 151391 26.0 342
260 St. George, UT 160245 25.5 343
246 Abilene, TX 170364 24.0 344
232 Bend-Redmond, OR 181307 23.2 345
81 Boise City, ID 691423 22.7 346
188 Yakima, WA 249636 22.4 347
250 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 169140 22.2 348
276 Wichita Falls, TX 150734 22.2 349
209 Las Cruces, NM 214207 21.7 350
206 Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT 216307 21.4 351
331 Albany, OR 122849 20.7 352
184 Amarillo, TX 263342 19.7 353
222 Hilo, HI 198449 19.0 354
372 Meridian, MS 103539 18.5 355
234 Redding, CA 179631 18.4 356
337 San Angelo, TX 119943 18.0 357
278 Grand Junction, CO 150083 17.4 358
345 Missoula, MT 116130 17.3 359
273 Bangor, ME 151806 17.2 360
233 El Centro, CA 180883 16.7 361
363 Twin Falls, ID 106508 16.3 362
354 Ogdensburg-Massena, NY 110038 15.9 363
368 Bozeman, MT 104502 15.5 364
303 Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna, CA 136646 14.8 365
216 Yuma, AZ 205631 14.4 366
171 Duluth, MN-WI 279227 12.8 367
374 Grand Forks, ND-MN 102743 11.6 368
249 Billings, MT 169728 11.2 369
198 Prescott, AZ 225562 10.7 370
296 Idaho Falls, ID 142572 10.6 371
341 Wenatchee, WA 117665 9.6 372
312 Bismarck, ND 131635 9.5 373
359 Roseburg, OR 108457 8.3 374
350 Farmington, NM 115079 8.1 375
326 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 125770 7.9 376
290 Rapid City, SD 145661 7.2 377
218 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 205249 6.0 378
133 Anchorage, AK 402557 5.9 379
381 Fairbanks, AK 100605 5.3 380
355 Show Low, AZ 110026 4.3 381
298 Flagstaff, AZ 140908 2.9 382