This morning the US Bureau of the Census released data for urban areas in the United States. The urban population of the US rose to 249.3 million in 2010, out of a total population of 308.7 million. Urbanization covered 106,000 square miles, representing 3.0 percent of the US land mass. Overall urban density was 2,342 per square mile (905 per square kilometer).
The Los Angeles urban area was again the nation's most dense, at 6,999 per square mile (2,702 per square kilometer), a slight reduction from the 7,068 figure (2,729 per square kilometer) in 2000. The most dense urban areas with more than 1,000,000 population were Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, New York and Las Vegas (in that order).
Overall, the 41 major urban areas had an average density of 3,245 per square mile (1,253 per square kilometer). The table below provides data for the major urban areas and overall data.
| United States Urban Area Data: 2010 Census | |||||
| Major Urban Areas & Summary | |||||
| Rank | Urban Area |
Population
|
Land Area (Square Miles)
|
Density
|
Density per Square KM
|
| 1 | New York--Newark, NY--NJ--CT |
18,351,295
|
3,450
|
5,319
|
2,054
|
| 2 | Los Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA |
12,150,996
|
1,736
|
6,999
|
2,702
|
| 3 | Chicago, IL--IN |
8,608,208
|
2,443
|
3,524
|
1,361
|
| 4 | Miami, FL |
5,502,379
|
1,239
|
4,442
|
1,715
|
| 5 | Philadelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD |
5,441,567
|
1,981
|
2,746
|
1,060
|
| 6 | Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX |
5,121,892
|
1,779
|
2,879
|
1,112
|
| 7 | Houston, TX |
4,944,332
|
1,660
|
2,979
|
1,150
|
| 8 | Washington, DC--VA--MD |
4,586,770
|
1,322
|
3,470
|
1,340
|
| 9 | Atlanta, GA |
4,515,419
|
2,645
|
1,707
|
659
|
| 10 | Boston, MA--NH--RI |
4,181,019
|
1,873
|
2,232
|
862
|
| 11 | Detroit, MI |
3,734,090
|
1,337
|
2,793
|
1,078
|
| 12 | Phoenix--Mesa, AZ |
3,629,114
|
1,147
|
3,165
|
1,222
|
| 13 | San Francisco--Oakland, CA |
3,281,212
|
524
|
6,266
|
2,419
|
| 14 | Seattle, WA |
3,059,393
|
1,010
|
3,028
|
1,169
|
| 15 | San Diego, CA |
2,956,746
|
732
|
4,037
|
1,559
|
| 16 | Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI |
2,650,890
|
1,022
|
2,594
|
1,002
|
| 17 | Tampa--St. Petersburg, FL |
2,441,770
|
957
|
2,552
|
985
|
| 18 | Denver--Aurora, CO |
2,374,203
|
668
|
3,554
|
1,372
|
| 19 | Baltimore, MD |
2,203,663
|
717
|
3,073
|
1,187
|
| 20 | St. Louis, MO--IL |
2,150,706
|
924
|
2,329
|
899
|
| 21 | Riverside--San Bernardino, CA |
1,932,666
|
545
|
3,546
|
1,369
|
| 22 | Las Vegas--Henderson, NV |
1,886,011
|
417
|
4,525
|
1,747
|
| 23 | Portland, OR--WA |
1,849,898
|
524
|
3,528
|
1,362
|
| 24 | Cleveland, OH |
1,780,673
|
772
|
2,307
|
891
|
| 25 | San Antonio, TX |
1,758,210
|
597
|
2,945
|
1,137
|
| 26 | Pittsburgh, PA |
1,733,853
|
905
|
1,916
|
740
|
| 27 | Sacramento, CA |
1,723,634
|
471
|
3,660
|
1,413
|
| 28 | San Jose, CA |
1,664,496
|
286
|
5,820
|
2,247
|
| 29 | Cincinnati, OH--KY--IN |
1,624,827
|
788
|
2,063
|
796
|
| 30 | Kansas City, MO--KS |
1,519,417
|
678
|
2,242
|
865
|
| 31 | Orlando, FL |
1,510,516
|
598
|
2,527
|
976
|
| 32 | Indianapolis, IN |
1,487,483
|
706
|
2,108
|
814
|
| 33 | Virginia Beach, VA |
1,439,666
|
515
|
2,793
|
1,078
|
| 34 | Milwaukee, WI |
1,376,476
|
546
|
2,523
|
974
|
| 35 | Columbus, OH |
1,368,035
|
510
|
2,680
|
1,035
|
| 36 | Austin, TX |
1,362,416
|
523
|
2,605
|
1,006
|
| 37 | Charlotte, NC--SC |
1,249,442
|
741
|
1,685
|
651
|
| 38 | Providence, RI--MA |
1,190,956
|
545
|
2,185
|
844
|
| 39 | Jacksonville, FL |
1,065,219
|
530
|
2,009
|
775
|
| 40 | Memphis, TN--MS--AR |
1,060,061
|
497
|
2,132
|
823
|
| 41 | Salt Lake City--West Valley City, UT |
1,021,243
|
278
|
3,675
|
1,419
|
| Total |
133,490,862
|
41,139
|
3,245
|
1,253
|
|
| Other Urban Areas |
115,762,409
|
65,247
|
1,774
|
685
|
|
| Total Urban |
249,253,271
|
106,386
|
2,343
|
905
|
|
| Rural |
59,492,267
|
3,431,052
|
17
|
7
|
|
| Total Population |
308,745,538
|
3,537,439
|
87
|
34
|
|
| Share Urban |
80.7%
|
3.0%
|
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