New US Urban Area Data Released

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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