Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by Population per Square Mile, 2000 in Rank Order [CDP = census designated place, only used in Hawaii which has no incorporated places] City in rank order Number Rank --------------------------------------------------------------- New York city, NY 26,403.8 1 Paterson city, NJ 17,764.5 2 San Francisco city, CA 16,632.4 3 Jersey City city, NJ 16,111.1 4 Cambridge city, MA 15,836.7 5 Daly City city, CA 13,634.3 6 Chicago city, IL 12,752.2 7 Santa Ana city, CA 12,471.5 8 Inglewood city, CA 12,371.4 9 Boston city, MA 12,172.3 10 El Monte city, CA 12,079.7 11 Hialeah city, FL 11,792.7 12 Newark city, NJ 11,493.5 13 Philadelphia city, PA 11,232.8 14 Yonkers city, NY 10,833.5 15 Norwalk city, CA 10,649.3 16 Miami city, FL 10,153.2 17 Elizabeth city, NJ 9,882.6 18 Berkeley city, CA 9,785.0 19 Providence city, RI 9,384.8 20 Washington city, DC 9,316.9 21 Garden Grove city, CA 9,177.6 22 Long Beach city, CA 9,157.2 23 Bridgeport city, CT 8,720.6 24 Downey city, CA 8,655.1 25 Alexandria city, VA 8,439.7 26 Baltimore city, MD 8,058.8 27 Salinas city, CA 7,950.5 28 Los Angeles city, CA 7,876.4 29 Lowell city, MA 7,620.8 30 Buffalo city, NY 7,208.1 31 Huntington Beach city, CA 7,181.6 32 Oakland city, CA 7,120.9 33 Hartford city, CT 7,027.6 34 Costa Mesa city, CA 6,969.5 35 Minneapolis city, MN 6,969.4 36 Detroit city, MI 6,853.5 37 Oxnard city, CA 6,733.5 38 Torrance city, CA 6,729.1 39 Seattle city, WA 6,714.8 40 Anaheim city, CA 6,707.9 41 Pomona city, CA 6,555.8 42 New Haven city, CT 6,541.1 43 West Covina city, CA 6,526.7 44 Glendale city, CA 6,371.7 45 Milwaukee city, WI 6,212.0 46 Cleveland city, OH 6,165.0 47 Rochester city, NY 6,138.9 48 Allentown city, PA 6,024.4 49 Pittsburgh city, PA 6,017.3 50 Sunnyvale city, CA 6,016.4 51 Syracuse city, NY 5,868.8 52 Burbank city, CA 5,798.6 53 Pasadena city, CA 5,798.1 54 Fullerton city, CA 5,675.8 55 St. Louis city, MO 5,625.0 56 Santa Clara city, CA 5,563.1 57 Orange city, CA 5,505.2 58 St. Paul city, MN 5,438.5 59 Modesto city, CA 5,275.3 60 San Jose city, CA 5,116.9 61 Hollywood city, FL 5,104.7 62 Coral Springs city, FL 4,918.4 63 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 4,807.5 64 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 4,782.7 65 Springfield city, MA 4,737.8 66 Erie city, PA 4,714.4 67 Worcester city, MA 4,591.7 68 Stockton city, CA 4,456.5 69 Grand Rapids city, MI 4,435.0 70 Norfolk city, VA 4,365.0 71 Honolulu CDP, HI 4,336.7 72 Clearwater city, FL 4,299.9 73 Cincinnati city, OH 4,247.2 74 Ann Arbor city, MI 4,223.1 75 Las Vegas city, NV 4,222.7 76 Sacramento city, CA 4,187.4 77 St. Petersburg city, FL 4,165.0 78 Pembroke Pines city, FL 4,151.9 79 Louisville city, KY 4,126.1 80 Fresno city, CA 4,096.3 81 Concord city, CA 4,045.8 82 Warren city, MI 4,030.5 83 Oceanside city, CA 3,966.2 84 Tempe city, AZ 3,955.7 85 Portland city, OR 3,939.8 86 Glendale city, AZ 3,928.4 87 Toledo city, OH 3,891.1 88 Vallejo city, CA 3,866.2 89 Tacoma city, WA 3,863.4 90 Garland city, TX 3,778.8 91 San Diego city, CA 3,772.4 92 Waterbury city, CT 3,750.7 93 Flint city, MI 3,718.5 94 Aurora city, IL 3,714.0 95 Santa Rosa city, CA 3,680.7 96 Escondido city, CA 3,679.3 97 Naperville city, IL 3,625.9 98 Denver city, CO 3,615.6 99 Fontana city, CA 3,571.4 100 Bellevue city, WA 3,569.0 101 Corona city, CA 3,560.3 102 Chula Vista city, CA 3,549.2 103 Akron city, OH 3,495.6 104 Arlington city, TX 3,475.7 105 Dallas city, TX 3,470.3 106 Lakewood city, CO 3,464.6 107 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 3,415.6 108 Eugene city, OR 3,404.8 109 Lansing city, MI 3,403.7 110 Sterling Heights city, MI 3,400.8 111 Spokane city, WA 3,384.6 112 Columbus city, OH 3,383.1 113 Houston city, TX 3,371.8 114 Omaha city, NE 3,370.8 115 Vancouver city, WA 3,354.2 116 Richmond city, VA 3,291.0 117 Riverside city, CA 3,267.2 118 Manchester city, NH 3,242.6 119 Pasadena city, TX 3,205.3 120 Westminster city, CO 3,204.4 121 Ontario city, CA 3,172.8 122 Mesa city, AZ 3,171.0 123 Atlanta city, GA 3,162.3 124 Hayward city, CA 3,160.9 125 Santa Clarita city, CA 3,160.8 126 San Bernardino city, CA 3,153.1 127 Arvada city, CO 3,123.9 128 Stamford city, CT 3,105.6 129 Plano city, TX 3,101.0 130 Irvine city, CA 3,096.8 131 West Valley City city, UT 3,076.2 132 Chandler city, AZ 3,049.8 133 Portsmouth city, VA 3,029.1 134 Madison city, WI 3,028.4 135 Lincoln city, NE 3,023.9 136 Carrollton city, TX 3,002.1 137 Salem city, OR 2,996.1 138 Evansville city, IN 2,987.3 139 Dayton city, OH 2,978.1 140 Baton Rouge city, LA 2,966.4 141 Boise City city, ID 2,912.0 142 Mesquite city, TX 2,869.2 143 Irving city, TX 2,851.4 144 Simi Valley city, CA 2,840.6 145 Hampton city, VA 2,827.0 146 Livonia city, MI 2,816.4 147 San Antonio city, TX 2,808.3 148 Joliet city, IL 2,788.0 149 South Bend city, IN 2,785.2 150 Phoenix city, AZ 2,781.7 151 Moreno Valley city, CA 2,780.9 152 Tampa city, FL 2,706.9 153 New Orleans city, LA 2,683.7 154 Rockford city, IL 2,680.6 155 Provo city, UT 2,655.7 156 Fremont city, CA 2,652.1 157 Newport News city, VA 2,637.6 158 Overland Park city, KS 2,629.3 159 Des Moines city, IA 2,621.1 160 Reno city, NV 2,611.9 161 Austin city, TX 2,610.6 162 Fort Wayne city, IN 2,604.1 163 Fort Collins city, CO 2,551.7 164 Gilbert town, AZ 2,551.1 165 Peoria city, IL 2,543.6 166 Wichita city, KS 2,535.2 167 Tucson city, AZ 2,499.7 168 Albuquerque city, NM 2,484.0 169 Raleigh city, NC 2,409.2 170 Green Bay city, WI 2,330.6 171 Memphis city, TN 2,327.6 172 Lafayette city, LA 2,316.3 173 McAllen city, TX 2,313.3 174 Pueblo city, CO 2,264.3 175 El Paso city, TX 2,262.8 176 Laredo city, TX 2,249.4 177 Charlotte city, NC 2,232.1 178 Sioux Falls city, SD 2,202.0 179 Henderson city, NV 2,200.5 180 Topeka city, KS 2,185.3 181 Bakersfield city, CA 2,184.4 182 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 2,162.8 183 Tulsa city, OK 2,152.5 184 Greensboro city, NC 2,138.4 185 Thousand Oaks city, CA 2,131.2 186 Springfield city, MO 2,070.8 187 Springfield city, IL 2,064.0 188 Fayetteville city, NC 2,058.1 189 Gary city, IN 2,046.7 190 Orlando city, FL 1,988.8 191 Durham city, NC 1,977.1 192 Colorado Springs city, CO 1,943.4 193 Shreveport city, LA 1,941.3 194 Aurora city, CO 1,939.6 195 Amarillo city, TX 1,931.3 196 Cedar Rapids city, IA 1,913.8 197 Knoxville city, TN 1,875.8 198 Fort Worth city, TX 1,828.0 199 Corpus Christi city, TX 1,794.7 200 Grand Prairie city, TX 1,784.7 201 Savannah city, GA 1,760.5 202 Jackson city, MS 1,756.5 203 Lubbock city, TX 1,738.4 204 Brownsville city, TX 1,737.8 205 Virginia Beach city, VA 1,712.7 206 Winston-Salem city, NC 1,705.9 207 Mobile city, AL 1,687.2 208 Salt Lake City city, UT 1,665.8 209 Birmingham city, AL 1,619.9 210 Little Rock city, AR 1,576.0 211 Tallahassee city, FL 1,573.9 212 Wichita Falls city, TX 1,473.8 213 North Las Vegas city, NV 1,471.2 214 Independence city, MO 1,446.8 215 Kansas City city, MO 1,408.4 216 Waco city, TX 1,350.7 217 Beaumont city, TX 1,339.6 218 Montgomery city, AL 1,297.1 219 Lancaster city, CA 1,263.0 220 Kansas City city, KS 1,181.5 221 Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN 1,152.6 222 Chattanooga city, TN 1,150.5 223 Palmdale city, CA 1,111.1 224 Abilene city, TX 1,103.0 225 Scottsdale city, AZ 1,100.5 226 Clarksville city, TN 1,090.1 227 Cape Coral city, FL 972.3 228 Jacksonville city, FL 970.9 229 Columbia city, SC 928.7 230 Lexington-Fayette, KY 915.7 231 Huntsville city, AL 909.3 232 Columbus city (balance), GA 859.7 233 Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA 851.2 234 Oklahoma City city, OK 833.8 235 Peoria city, AZ 784.1 236 Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA 646.1 237 Chesapeake city, VA 584.6 238 Anchorage city, AK 153.4 239 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-1.