List of United States cities by population density

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Guttenberg, New Jersey, is the most densely populated incorporated place in the United States.[1] Seen in this image are the Galaxy Towers, which are just across the Hudson River from Manhattan. The Galaxy Towers contain 1,075 apartments.[2]
Map of Hudson County, New Jersey, with Union City highlighted, the second densest incorporated place. Guttenberg is the small, skinny town above and to the right of Union City. 10 of the 12 municipalities in Hudson County have densities over 10,000.[3] Union City is sometimes regarded as "the most densely populated city in the U.S.",[4] which is partially true because Guttenberg is officially a town.[5]

The following is a list of incorporated places in the United States with a population density of over 10,000 people per square mile. As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an incorporated place is defined as a place that has a self-governing local government and as such has been "incorporated" by the state it is in. Each state has different laws defining how a place can be incorporated and so an "incorporated place" as recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau can designate a variety of places, such as a city, town, village, borough, and township.[a]

The other type of place defined by the U.S. Census Bureau for statistical purposes are census-designated places. Census-designated places are distinct from incorporated places because they do not have a local government and thus depend on higher government bodies, such as a county, for governance. Census-designated places are defined as being in an unincorporated area. Census-designated places that have a population density of over 10,000 people per square mile are listed in a separate table below. The five boroughs of New York City, and the census-designated places of Puerto Rico that have densities over 10,000, are also listed in separate tables below.

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Incorporated places with a density of over 10,000 people per square mile[edit]

The following data about the most densely populated incorporated places in the United States is from the U.S. Census Bureau and is from the 2000 U.S. Census.[6][7] The following ranking is made up of incorporated places of any population, but also of interest may be lists compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau of all places with at least 50,000 population, arranged alphabetically by state,[8] and ranked by total population;[9] the population density for each place is also given in the lists.

The population density is calculated by dividing the population by the land area so that it represents the number of people living in one square mile of land area. The population densities listed in the table below do not work out to be exactly the result of dividing the listed population by the listed land area because the land areas have been rounded off to two decimal places, but the population densities were calculated before rounding the land area figures. The land area figures are calculated using the U.S. Census Bureau's TIGER system. The U.S. Census Bureau has released the exact land area figures for all places in the U.S. in square meters and square miles;[10] the exact land areas are the figures used for calculating the population densities seen in the table below.

The list below only includes incorporated places of the fifty states. Unincorporated census-designated places, places in Puerto Rico, and the five boroughs of New York City are all listed in separate tables below. The District of Columbia would be included in the list, but Washington, D.C. misses the 10,000 mark as it has a population density of 9,316.4 as of the 2000 U.S. Census.[11]

Principal cities (those not a part of a larger city's metro area) in bold.

Rank Incorporated place Metropolitan area State Population
(2000 census)		 Land area
(mi2)		 Population density
(people per mi2)
1 Guttenberg New York City New Jersey 700410807000000000010,807 69991900000000000000.19 700456878900000000056,878.9
2 Union City New York City New Jersey 700467088000000000067,088 70001270000000000001.27 700452977800000000052,977.8
3 West New York New York City New Jersey 700445768000000000045,768 70001020000000000001.02 700444995100000000044,995.1
4 Hoboken New York City New Jersey 700438577000000000038,577 70001280000000000001.28 700430239200000000030,239.2
5 New York City New York City New York 70068008278000000008,008,278 7002303310000000000303.31 700426402900000000026,402.9
6 Maywood Los Angeles California 700428083000000000028,083 70001180000000000001.18 700423887200000000023,887.2
7 Cliffside Park New York City New Jersey 700423007000000000023,007 69999600000000000000.96 700423847700000000023,847.7
8 East Newark New York City New Jersey 70032377000000000002,377 69991000000000000000.10 700423330000000000023,330.0
9 Passaic New York City New Jersey 700467861000000000067,861 70003110000000000003.11 700421804700000000021,804.7
10 Cudahy Los Angeles California 700424208000000000024,208 70001120000000000001.12 700421627700000000021,627.7
11 Great Neck Plaza New York City New York 70036433000000000006,433 69993100000000000000.31 700420853400000000020,853.4
12 Irvington[b] New York City New Jersey 700460695000000000060,695 70002960000000000002.96 700420528300000000020,528.3
13 North Bay Village Miami Florida 70036733000000000006,733 69993300000000000000.33 700420267099990000020,267.1
14 Huntington Park Los Angeles California 700461348000000000061,348 70003029900000000003.03 700420252400000000020,252.4
15 Kaser New York City New York 70033316000000000003,316 69991700000000000000.17 700419342599990000019,342.6
16 West Hollywood Los Angeles California 700435716000000000035,716 70001880000000000001.88 700418992700000000018,992.7
17 Somerville Boston Massachusetts 700477478000000000077,478 70004110000000000004.11 700418868099990000018,868.1
18 East Orange New York City New Jersey 700469824000000000069,824 70003930000000000003.93 700417776599990000017,776.6
19 Bell Gardens Los Angeles California 700444054000000000044,054 70002490000000000002.49 700417721300000000017,721.3
20 Paterson New York City New Jersey 7005149222000000000149,222 70008440099999000008.44 700417675400000000017,675.4
21 Sweetwater Miami Florida 700414226000000000014,226 69998200099999000000.82 700417439700000000017,439.7
22 San Francisco San Francisco California 7005815358000000000815,358 700146690000000000046.69 700417179200000000017,179.2
23 Poplar Hills Louisville Kentucky 7002396000000000000396 69982000000000000000.02 700417036000000000017,036.0
24 Long Beach New York City New York 700435462000000000035,462 70002140000000000002.14 700416594900000000016,594.9
25 Jersey City New York City New Jersey 7005240055000000000240,055 700114920000000000014.92 700416093700000000016,093.7
26 Chelsea Boston Massachusetts 700435080000000000035,080 70002190000000000002.19 700416036800000000016,036.8
27 Lawndale Los Angeles California 700431711000000000031,711 70001980000000000001.98 700416036700000000016,036.7
28 Weehawken[b] New York City New Jersey 700413501000000000013,501 69998500000000000000.85 700415891300000000015,891.3
29 South Floral Park New York City New York 70031578000000000001,578 69991000000000000000.10 700415776300000000015,776.3
30 Cambridge Boston Massachusetts 7005101355000000000101,355 70006430000000000006.43 700415766100000000015,766.1
31 Mount Vernon New York City New York 700468381000000000068,381 70004360000000000004.36 700415689300000000015,689.3
32 Central Falls Providence Rhode Island 700418928000000000018,928 70001210000000000001.21 700415652000000000015,652.0
33 Fairview New York City New Jersey 700413255000000000013,255 69998500000000000000.85 700415585500000000015,585.5
34 Hawaiian Gardens Los Angeles California 700414779000000000014,779 69999600000000000000.96 700415389500000000015,389.5
35 Stone Park Chicago Illinois 70035127000000000005,127 69993300000000000000.33 700415378200000000015,378.2
36 Hempstead New York City New York 700456554000000000056,554 70003680000000000003.68 700415366100000000015,366.1
37 Sunny Isles Beach Miami Florida 700415315000000000015,315 70001010000000000001.01 700415231100000000015,231.1
38 Orange[b] New York City New Jersey 700432868000000000032,868 70002210000000000002.21 700414903700000000014,903.7
39 Bell Los Angeles California 700436664000000000036,664 70002480000000000002.48 700414802500000000014,802.5
40 Cicero Chicago Illinois 700485616000000000085,616 70005850000000000005.85 700414645200000000014,645.2
41 Lynwood Los Angeles California 700469845000000000069,845 70004850000000999994.85 700414389200000000014,389.2
42 Palisades Park New York City New Jersey 700417073000000000017,073 70001210000000000001.21 700414112400000000014,112.4
43 Fort Lee New York City New Jersey 700435461000000000035,461 70002529900000999992.53 700414001700000000014,001.7
44 Garfield New York City New Jersey 700429786000000000029,786 70002130000000000002.13 700413976000000000013,976.0
45 Hawthorne Los Angeles California 700484112000000000084,112 70006059900000000006.06 700413879400000000013,879.4
46 Berwyn Chicago Illinois 700454016000000000054,016 70003890000000000003.89 700413876200000000013,876.2
47 Bay Harbor Islands Miami Florida 70035146000000000005,146 69993700000000000000.37 700413875400000000013,875.4
48 Millbourne Philadelphia Pennsylvania 7002943000000000000943 69987000000000000000.07 700413749100000000013,749.1
49 Daly City San Francisco California 7005103621000000000103,621 70007560000000000007.56 700413703800000000013,703.8
50 Elmwood Park Chicago Illinois 700425405000000000025,405 70001910000000000001.91 700413328400000000013,328.4
51 Boston Boston Massachusetts 7005645149000000000645,149 700148430000000000048.43 700413321000000000013,321.0
52 South Gate Los Angeles California 700496375000000000096,375 70007370000000000007.37 700413084600000000013,084.6
53 Manorhaven New York City New York 70036138000000000006,138 69994700000000000000.47 700413055600000000013,055.6
54 Mount Rainier Washington, D.C. Maryland 70038498000000000008,498 69996500000000000000.65 700413038500000000013,038.5
55 Hermosa Beach Los Angeles California 700418566000000000018,566 70001430000000000001.43 700412982400000000012,982.4
56 Woodlynne Philadelphia New Jersey 70032796000000000002,796 69992200000000000000.22 700412939400000000012,939.4
57 Island Park New York City New York 70034732000000000004,732 69993700000000000000.37 700412865700000000012,865.7
58 New Square New York City New York 70034624000000000004,624 69993600000000000000.36 700412811800000000012,811.8
59 Chicago Chicago Illinois 70062896016000000002,896,016 7002227130000000000227.13 700412750300000000012,750.3
60 Pennsbury Village Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 7002738000000000000738 69986000000000000000.06 700412710300000000012,710.3
61 Darby Philadelphia Pennsylvania 700410299000000000010,299 69998200099999000000.82 700412624500000000012,624.5
62 Dormont Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 70039305000000000009,305 69997400000000000000.74 700412563300000000012,563.3
63 East Lansdowne Philadelphia Pennsylvania 70032586000000000002,586 69992100000000000000.21 700412517600000000012,517.6
64 Miami Beach Miami Florida 700487933000000000087,933 70007030000000000007.03 700412502100000000012,502.1
65 Santa Ana Los Angeles California 7005337977000000000337,977 700127140000000000027.14 700412451900000000012,451.9
66 Inglewood Los Angeles California 7005112580000000000112,580 70009140000000000009.14 700412323600000000012,323.6
67 Bellerose New York City New York 70031173000000000001,173 69991000000000000000.10 700412207300000000012,207.3
68 El Monte Los Angeles California 7005115965000000000115,965 70009550000000000009.55 700412139500000000012,139.5
69 Spring Valley New York City New York 700425464000000000025,464 70002100000000000002.10 700412122700000000012,122.7
70 Prospect Park New York City New Jersey 70035779000000000005,779 69994800000000000000.48 700412043700000000012,043.7
71 Bellflower Los Angeles California 700472878000000000072,878 70006070000000000006.07 700411999500000000011,999.5
72 Stanton Los Angeles California 700437403000000000037,403 70003120000000000003.12 700411971000000000011,971.0
73 Kiryas Joel New York City New York 700413138000000000013,138 70001100000000000001.10 700411962200000000011,962.2
74 Mobile City Dallas Texas 7002196000000000000196 69982000000000000000.02 700411911300000000011,911.3
75 Asbury Park New York City New Jersey 700416930000000000016,930 70001430000000000001.43 700411842000000000011,842.0
76 Port Chester New York City New York 700427867000000000027,867 70002360000000000002.36 700411824700000000011,824.7
77 Harrison New York City New Jersey 700414424000000000014,424 70001220000000000001.22 700411811100000000011,811.1
78 Hialeah Miami Florida 7005226419000000000226,419 700119240999999999919.24 700411767300000000011,767.3
79 La Puente Los Angeles California 700441063000000000041,063 70003490000000000003.49 700411757300000000011,757.3
80 San Pablo San Francisco California 700430215000000000030,215 70002580000000000002.58 700411726900000000011,726.9
81 Mount Oliver Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 70033970000000000003,970 69993400000000000000.34 700411720000000000011,720.0
82 Paramount Los Angeles California 700455266000000000055,266 70004730000000000004.73 700411678300000000011,678.3
83 Floral Park New York City New York 700415967000000000015,967 70001370000000000001.37 700411635900000000011,635.9
84 Wallington New York City New Jersey 700411583000000000011,583 70001000000000000001.00 700411632500000000011,632.5
85 Shrewsbury[b] New York City New Jersey 70031098000000000001,098 69989000000000000000.09 700411624700000000011,624.7
86 East Palo Alto San Francisco California 700429506000000000029,506 70002550000000999992.55 700411585500000000011,585.5
87 Williston Park New York City New York 70037261000000000007,261 69996300000000000000.63 700411564800000000011,564.8
88 Newark New York City New Jersey 7005273546000000000273,546 700123800000000000023.80 700411495000000000011,495.0
89 Kenmore Buffalo New York 700416426000000000016,426 70001440000000000001.44 700411437200000000011,437.2
90 Baldwin Park Los Angeles California 700475837000000000075,837 70006660000000000006.66 700411379200000000011,379.2
91 New Hyde Park New York City New York 70039523000000000009,523 69998400000000000000.84 700411281800000000011,281.8
92 Alhambra Los Angeles California 700485804000000000085,804 70007620000000000007.62 700411257300000000011,257.3
93 Everett Boston Massachusetts 700438037000000000038,037 70003380000000000003.38 700411241100000000011,241.1
94 Philadelphia Philadelphia Pennsylvania 70061517550000000001,517,550 7002135090000000000135.09 700411233600000000011,233.6
95 North Bergen[b] New York City New Jersey 700458092000000000058,092 70005200000000000005.20 700411179600000000011,179.6
96 Oak Park Chicago Illinois 700452524000000000052,524 70004700000000000004.70 700411173400000000011,173.4
97 Trenton New York City New Jersey 700485403000000000085,403 70007660000000000007.66 700411153600000000011,153.6
98 Malden Boston Massachusetts 700456340000000000056,340 70005070000000000005.07 700411102900000000011,102.9
99 Johnson City Portland Oregon 7002634000000000000634 69986000000000000000.06 700411061500000000011,061.5
100 Bayonne New York City New Jersey 700461842000000000061,842 70005630000000000005.63 700410992200000000010,992.2
101 Hamtramck Detroit Michigan 700422976000000000022,976 70002110099999000002.11 700410900500000000010,900.5
102 Parkside Philadelphia Pennsylvania 70032267000000000002,267 69992100000000000000.21 700410897800000000010,897.8
103 Clifton Heights Philadelphia Pennsylvania 70036779000000000006,779 69996200000000000000.62 700410882500000000010,882.5
104 Roselle Park New York City New Jersey 700413281000000000013,281 70001220000000000001.22 700410855700000000010,855.7
105 Yonkers New York City New York 7005196086000000000196,086 700118080999999999918.08 700410847500000000010,847.5
106 Bogota New York City New Jersey 70038249000000000008,249 69997600000000000000.76 700410841300000000010,841.3
107 Belleville[b] New York City New Jersey 700435928000000000035,928 70003340000000000003.34 700410744300000000010,744.3
108 Norwalk Los Angeles California 7005103298000000000103,298 70009680000000000009.68 700410667600000000010,667.6
109 Lodi New York City New Jersey 700423971000000000023,971 70002259900000999992.26 700410590600000000010,590.6
110 Victory Gardens New York City New Jersey 70031546000000000001,546 69991500000000000000.15 700410582600000000010,582.6
111 Lomita Los Angeles California 700420046000000000020,046 70001900000000000001.90 700410572700000000010,572.7
112 Valley Stream New York City New York 700436368000000000036,368 70003440000000000003.44 700410569500000000010,569.5
113 Rosemead Los Angeles California 700453505000000000053,505 70005150000000000005.15 700410398299990000010,398.3
114 Upper Darby[c] Philadelphia Pennsylvania 700481821000000000081,821 70007870000000000007.87 700410397700000000010,397.7
115 Hackensack New York City New Jersey 700442677000000000042,677 70004120000000000004.12 700410358299990000010,358.3
116 Lawrence Boston Massachusetts 700472043000000000072,043 70006960000000000006.96 700410351400000000010,351.4
117 Mineola New York City New York 700419234000000000019,234 70001860000000000001.86 700410337299990000010,337.3
118 Lakewood Cleveland Ohio 700456646000000000056,646 70005550000000000005.55 700410208500000000010,208.5
119 Tuckahoe New York City New York 70036211000000000006,211 69996100000000000000.61 700410188799990000010,188.8
120 East Rockaway New York City New York 700410414000000000010,414 70001020000000000001.02 700410187600000000010,187.6
121 Santa Monica Los Angeles California 700484084000000000084,084 70008260000000000008.26 700410178700000000010,178.7
122 Miami Miami Florida 7005362470000000000362,470 700135670000000000035.67 700410160900000000010,160.9
123 Artesia Los Angeles California 700416380000000000016,380 70001620000000000001.62 700410126100000000010,126.1
124 Harwood Heights Chicago Illinois 70038297000000000008,297 69998200099999000000.82 700410094400000000010,094.4
125 Redondo Beach Los Angeles California 700463261000000000063,261 70006280000000000006.28 700410065400000000010,065.4

Census-designated places[edit]

The following is a list of unincorporated census-designated places with population densities of over 10,000 people per square mile as of the 2000 U.S. Census.[6][7] The rank column indicates the rank the place would have if it was included in the above table of incorporated places.

Rank Census-designated place Metropolitan area State Population
(2000 census)		 Land area
(mi2)		 Population density
(people per mi2)
1 Friendship Village Washington, D.C. Maryland 70034512000000000004,512 69986000000000000000.06 700481991700000000081,991.7
7 Buena Vista San Francisco California 70031704000000000001,704 69987000000000000000.07 700424099100000000024,099.1
11 Bellerose Terrace New York City New York 70032157000000000002,157 69991000000000000000.10 700422212200000000022,212.2
12 Walnut Park Los Angeles California 700416180000000000016,180 69997400000000000000.74 700421919000000000021,919.0
15 Lennox Los Angeles California 700422950000000000022,950 70001080000000000001.08 700421257500000000021,257.5
20 Langley Park Washington, D.C. Maryland 700416214000000000016,214 69998200099999000000.82 700419678800000000019,678.8
24 East Compton Los Angeles California 70039286000000000009,286 69995200000000000000.52 700417945900000000017,945.9
29 Westmont Los Angeles California 700431623000000000031,623 70001850000000000001.85 700417103000000000017,103.0
31 Florence-Graham Los Angeles California 700460197000000000060,197 70003580000000000003.58 700416799700000000016,799.7
32 East Los Angeles Los Angeles California 7005124283000000000124,283 70007440000000000007.44 700416697400000000016,697.4
41 Loch Lomond Miami Florida 70033537000000000003,537 69992300000000000000.23 700415711200000000015,711.2
44 Ewa Gentry Honolulu Hawaii 70034939000000000004,939 69993200000000000000.32 700415627700000000015,627.7
50 Ramblewood East Miami Florida 70031395000000000001,395 69989000000000000000.09 700414932700000000014,932.7
56 Rollingwood San Francisco California 70032900000000000002,900 69992100000000000000.21 700414036300000000014,036.3
60 South San Jose Hills Los Angeles California 700420218000000000020,218 70001460000000000001.46 700413876400000000013,876.4
63 Franklin Park Miami Florida 7002943000000000000943 69987000000000000000.07 700413817500000000013,817.5
66 Fountainbleau Miami Florida 700459549000000000059,549 70004400000000000004.40 700413524700000000013,524.7
68 North Fair Oaks San Francisco California 700415440000000000015,440 70001170000000000001.17 700413221900000000013,221.9
74 West Puente Valley Los Angeles California 700422589000000000022,589 70001750000000000001.75 700412908000000000012,908.0
75 Waipahu Honolulu Hawaii 700433108000000000033,108 70002570000000999992.57 700412882800000000012,882.8
78 Seven Corners Washington, D.C. Virginia 70038701000000000008,701 69996800000000000000.68 700412773200000000012,773.2
91 Alum Rock San Francisco California 700413479000000000013,479 70001120000000000001.12 700412044700000000012,044.7
96 Ocean Grove New York City New Jersey 70034256000000000004,256 69993600000000000000.36 700411956500000000011,956.5
98 Cherryland San Francisco California 700413837000000000013,837 70001170000000000001.17 700411859200000000011,859.2
102 Citrus Los Angeles California 700410581000000000010,581 69999000000000000000.90 700411784800000000011,784.8
105 Burbank San Francisco California 70035239000000000005,239 69994500000000000000.45 700411748600000000011,748.6
117 Ashland San Francisco California 700420793000000000020,793 70001840000000000001.84 700411284900000000011,284.9
119 Bailey's Crossroads Washington, D.C. Virginia 700423166000000000023,166 70002050099999999992.05 700411276000000000011,276.0
123 Kendall West Miami Florida 700438034000000000038,034 70003390000000000003.39 700411218600000000011,218.6
136 Valinda Los Angeles California 700421776000000000021,776 70002009999999999992.01 700410830800000000010,830.8
139 Huntington Washington, D.C. Virginia 70038325000000000008,325 69997800000000000000.78 700410665600000000010,665.6
144 Village Park Honolulu Hawaii 70039625000000000009,625 69999200000000000000.92 700410490000000000010,490.0
149 Ewa Beach Honolulu Hawaii 700414650000000000014,650 70001420000000000001.42 700410341400000000010,341.4
151 South Whittier Los Angeles California 700455193000000000055,193 70005380000000000005.38 700410257700000000010,257.7
156 Franklin Square New York City New York 700429342000000000029,342 70002890000000000002.89 700410169200000000010,169.2
161 Vincent Los Angeles California 700415097000000000015,097 70001500000000000001.50 700410039299990000010,039.3

New York City boroughs[edit]

The following lists the population densities of the five boroughs of New York City as of the 2010 U.S. Census.[12] The rank column indicates the rank they would have if included in the above table of incorporated places. Staten Island has a population density below 10,000 but it is included for comparative purposes.

Rank Borough Metropolitan area State Population
(2010 census)		 Land area
(mi2)		 Population density
(people per mi2)
1 Manhattan New York City New York 70061537195000000001,537,195 700122830000009999922.83 700469467500000000069,467.5
5 Brooklyn New York City New York 70062504700000000002,504,700 700170820999999999970.82 700435369100000000035,369.1
6 The Bronx New York City New York 70061385108000000001,385,108 700142100000000000042.10 700432903600000000032,903.6
16 Queens New York City New York 70062230722000000002,230,722 7002108530000000000108.53 700420553599990000020,553.6
— Staten Island New York City New York 7005468730000000000468,730 700158370000000000058.37 70038030300000000008,030.3

Puerto Rico[edit]

The following lists the census-designated places in Puerto Rico that have a population density of over 10,000 people per square mile as of the 2000 U.S. Census.[13] The census-designated places in Puerto Rico include zonas urbanas (urban areas) and comunidades (communities). The municipality, or municipio, the place is located in is also included in the table below. The municipalities are what is thought of as "incorporated places" in Puerto Rico because there are no subordinate governments within them, only eight electoral districts which hold no administrative functions (the electoral districts are what generally constitute the census-designated places in this list below). No municipalities have a density over 10,000 as of the 2000 U.S. Census; the San Juan Municipio is the densest at 9,084.4 people per square mile.[14] The Jayuya municipality is not part of any metropolitan area as it is only part of the Jayuya micropolitan area (see Puerto Rico census statistical areas). The rank column indicates the rank the place would have if included in the above table of incorporated places.

Rank Census-designated place Metropolitan area Municipality Population
(2000 census)		 Land area
(mi2)		 Population density
(people per mi2)
43 San Isidro San Juan Canóvanas 70038071000000000008,071 69995699999999000000.57 700414057800000000014,057.8
52 Levittown San Juan Toa Baja 700430140000000000030,140 70002270000000000002.27 700413279100000000013,279.1
53 Suárez San Juan Loíza 70032276000000000002,276 69991700000000000000.17 700413189100000000013,189.1
64 Vieques San Juan Loíza 70034325000000000004,325 69993400000000000000.34 700412579200000000012,579.2
69 Campanilla San Juan Toa Baja 70037757000000000007,757 69996300000000000000.63 700412328400000000012,328.4
105 El Ojo Ponce Santa Isabel 70031713000000000001,713 69991600000000000000.16 700411034400000000011,034.4
110 Aguada Aguadilla Aguada 70033871000000000003,871 69993600000000000000.36 700410877800000000010,877.8
115 San Juan San Juan San Juan 7005421958000000000421,958 700139470000000000039.47 700410690799990000010,690.8
126 Peña Pobre San Juan Naguabo 70031024000000000001,024 69991000000000000000.10 700410308700000000010,308.7
127 Jayuya — Jayuya 70033516000000000003,516 69993400000000000000.34 700410218400000000010,218.4
136 Comerío San Juan Comerío 70034478000000000004,478 69994500000000000000.45 700410029700000000010,029.7

Distributions[edit]

The following distributions only include the 125 incorporated places with population densities over 10,000 people per square mile. They do not include the 36 census-designated places, the boroughs of New York City, or the 11 places in Puerto Rico with densities over 10,000.

Metropolitan areas[edit]

The following ranks United States metropolitan areas by the number of incorporated places with densities over 10,000 within them. If two or more metropolitan areas have the same number of incorporated places, as is the case of the eight metros with one place, the metro areas are ranked by the densest incorporated place within the metro area.

Rank Metropolitan area Principal city 10,000+ places Densest incorporated place Density
1 New York metropolitan area New York City 55 Guttenberg 700456012000000000056,012.0
2 Greater Los Angeles Area Los Angeles 27 Maywood 700423887200000000023,887.2
3 Miami metropolitan area Miami 7 North Bay Village 700420267099990000020,267.1
4 Greater Boston Boston 7 Somerville 700418868099990000018,868.1
5 Chicagoland Chicago 7 Stone Park 700415378200000000015,378.2
6 Delaware Valley Philadelphia 7 Millbourne 700413749100000000013,749.1
7 San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco 4 San Francisco 700416634400000000016,634.4
8 Pittsburgh metropolitan area Pittsburgh 3 Pennsbury Village 700412710300000000012,710.3
9 Louisville-Jefferson County metropolitan area Louisville 1 Poplar Hills 700417036000000000017,036.0
10 Providence metropolitan area Providence 1 Central Falls 700415652000000000015,652.0
11 Washington Metropolitan Area Washington, D.C. 1 Mount Rainier 700413038500000000013,038.5
12 Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Dallas 1 Mobile City 700411911300000000011,911.3
13 Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area Buffalo 1 Kenmore 700411437200000000011,437.2
14 Portland metropolitan area Portland 1 Johnson City 700411061500000000011,061.5
15 Metro Detroit Detroit 1 Hamtramck 700410900500000000010,900.5
16 Greater Cleveland Cleveland 1 Lakewood 700410208500000000010,208.5

States[edit]

The following ranks U.S. states by the number of incorporated places with densities over 10,000 within them. The "10,000+ places" column only includes incorporated places, it does not include census-designated places (CDPs). If two or more states have the same number of places, as is the case of the 36 states that contain no incorporated places with a density over 10,000, the states are ranked by the densest incorporated place within the state. The density figures for the densest incorporated place within each state are from the 2000 U.S. Census, and all the data for this ranking is from the U.S. Census Bureau.[6][7]

Hawaii officially does not contain any incorporated places, as the city of Honolulu is coextensive with Honolulu County, which makes up the whole island of Oahu. When the U.S. Census Bureau ranks incorporated places by population, it usually includes the Honolulu census-designated place, which is the urban center of Honolulu, in its ranking of incorporated places.[15] Therefore, for this list of the densest incorporated places by state, the Honolulu CDP is considered the densest incorporated place in Hawaii. The District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are also included in this list, but are unranked so that the ranking includes only the 50 states. Puerto Rico also officially does not contain any incorporated places, as the lowest form of local government in Puerto Rico are the municipios, which are equivalent to counties. For this ranking, the municipios are counted as the incorporated places in Puerto Rico, and the San Juan Municipio is the densest.

Rank State 10,000+ places Densest incorporated place Density
1 New Jersey 33 Guttenberg 700456012000000000056,012.0
2 California 31 Maywood 700423887200000000023,887.2
3 New York 23 New York City 700426402900000000026,402.9
4 Pennsylvania 10 Millbourne 700413749100000000013,749.1
5 Florida 7 North Bay Village 700420267099990000020,267.1
6 Massachusetts 7 Somerville 700418868099990000018,868.1
7 Illinois 7 Stone Park 700415378200000000015,378.2
8 Kentucky 1 Poplar Hills 700417036000000000017,036.0
9 Rhode Island 1 Central Falls 700415652000000000015,652.0
10 Maryland 1 Mount Rainier 700413038500000000013,038.5
11 Texas 1 Mobile City 700411911300000000011,911.3
12 Oregon 1 Johnson City 700411061500000000011,061.5
13 Michigan 1 Hamtramck 700410900500000000010,900.5
14 Ohio 1 Lakewood 700410208500000000010,208.5
15 Missouri 0 Velda City 70039872800000999999,872.8
— District of Columbia 0 Washington 70039316400000000009,316.4
— Puerto Rico 0 San Juan 70039084400000000009,084.4
16 Idaho 0 Huetter 70039044400000000009,044.4
17 Minnesota 0 Landfall 70038996800000999998,996.8
18 Connecticut 0 Bridgeport 70038720900000000008,720.9
19 Wisconsin 0 Shorewood 70038599500000000008,599.5
20 Virginia 0 Alexandria 70038452000000000008,452.0
21 Colorado 0 Glendale 70038241399999999998,241.3
22 Delaware 0 Bellefonte 70037102700000000007,102.7
23 Georgia 0 Clarkston 70036856300000000006,856.3
24 Arizona 0 Guadalupe 70036813900000000006,813.9
25 Washington 0 Seattle 70036717000000000006,717.0
26 Kansas 0 Westwood Hills 70035512000000000005,512.0
27 Mississippi 0 Sidon 70035394700000000005,394.7
28 Utah 0 Taylorsville 70035376100000000005,376.1
29 Indiana 0 West Lafayette 70035219600000000005,219.6
30 Louisiana 0 Harahan 70035023500000000005,023.5
31 Vermont 0 Winooski 70034586100000000004,586.1
32 Hawaii 0 Honolulu 70034336600000000004,336.6
33 Nevada 0 Las Vegas 70034222500000000004,222.5
34 Nebraska 0 La Vista 70034114800000000004,114.8
35 Oklahoma 0 The Village 70033999800000000003,999.8
36 Montana 0 Browning 70033911200000000003,911.2
37 North Carolina 0 Carrboro 70033753700000000003,753.7
38 North Dakota 0 Fort Yates 70033688400000000003,688.4
39 Iowa 0 University Heights 70033626300000000003,626.3
40 Alabama 0 Fairfield 70033503800000000003,503.8
41 West Virginia 0 Chesapeake 70033487300000000003,487.3
42 Arkansas 0 Mitchellville 70033322500000000003,322.5
43 New Hampshire 0 Manchester 70033241400000000003,241.4
44 Wyoming 0 Jackson 70033037200000000003,037.2
45 Maine 0 Portland 70033029200000000003,029.2
46 New Mexico 0 Bayard 70032916400000000002,916.4
47 South Dakota 0 Tea 70032877800000000002,877.8
48 South Carolina 0 Irmo 70032670200000999992,670.2
49 Tennessee 0 East Ridge 70032497300000000002,497.3
50 Alaska 0 Ketchikan 70032348600000000002,348.6

Populations[edit]

View of New York City from an airplane. Lower Manhattan is in the center of the image, Brooklyn is across the East River below Manhattan, and above Manhattan across the Hudson River is Hudson County, New Jersey.
View of downtown Chicago, seen from the Sears Tower. The tall, black building in the center of the image is the John Hancock Center, and Lake Michigan is in the background.
View of the skyscrapers of Center City, Philadelphia, the downtown part of the city. The image was taken from the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

New York City, Chicago, and Philadelphia are the only incorporated places in the United States that have a population over 1,000,000 and a population density over 10,000 people per square mile.

Population 10,000+ incorporated places
1,000,000+ 3
100,000 – 999,999 14
50,000 – 99,999 29
10,000 – 49,999 48
1,000 – 9,999 26
0 – 999 5

Land areas[edit]

Land area 10,000+ incorporated places
100.00+ 3
10.00 – 99.99 8
5.00 – 9.99 23
2.50 – 4.99 20
1.00 – 2.49 33
0.00 – 0.99 38

Population densities[edit]

Population density 10,000+ incorporated places
30,000.0+ 4
20,000.0 – 29,999.9 10
15,000.0 – 19,999.9 23
12,000.0 – 14,999.9 33
11,000.0 – 11,999.9 29
10,000.0 – 10,999.9 26

See also[edit]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Townships are a special case because in many states townships do not act as incorporated places, but townships in New Jersey and townships in Pennsylvania are civil townships and do act as self-governing municipalities, and for most purposes are equivalent to other "incorporated" places as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Because these municipalities have local governments and are essentially incorporated in the state, townships in these two states are included in the list. Home Rule Municipalities in Pennsylvania, some of which retain the name "Township", are not civil townships under Pennsylvania law, but are not recognized as a separate category of places by the U.S. Census Bureau. Sometimes the U.S. Census Bureau regards these places as minor civil divisions and not "incorporated", as it also sometimes does to New England towns. However, all places in New England on this list are classified as cities and so do not have this problem, as cities in New England are regarded as "incorporated" by the U.S. Census Bureau.
  2. ^ a b c d e f This New Jersey municipality is officially a township and is sometimes not regarded as "incorporated" by the U.S. Census Bureau. See the explanation above in the first note for why it is included in this list of incorporated places.
  3. ^ This Pennsylvania municipality, although officially bearing the name "Township", is actually a Home Rule Municipality which is not subject to the Pennsylvania Township Code. However, the U.S. Census Bureau does not recognize Home Rule Municipalities as a separate category of incorporated place; therefore, it is sometimes not regarded as "incorporated" by the U.S. Census Bureau. See the explanation above in the first note for why it is included in this list of incorporated places.

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  6. ^ a b c "Land Area, Population, and Density for Places and (in selected states) County Subdivisions: 2000". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. Retrieved 2009-05-28. 
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  13. ^ "Puerto Rico by Place". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1. Retrieved 2009-05-22. 
  14. ^ "Puerto Rico by Municipio". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1. Retrieved 2009-05-27. 
  15. ^ "Incorporated Places of 100,000 or More, Ranked by Population: 2000" (ASCII). United States Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary File and 1990 Census. 2001-04-02. Retrieved 2009-06-04. 

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