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 population.

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