Ranking · Density

Densest U.S. cities by population per square mile.

Top 500 U.S. cities ranked by 2024 residents per square mile of land area. Sourced from the Census Bureau Population Estimates Program and the 2025 Gazetteer. Filtered to cities with at least 5,000 residents — without that floor, a village of 50 people on a quarter square mile would top the list.

Source U.S. Census · PEP + 2025 Gazetteer
Vintage V2024
Reference July 1, 2024 population; 2024 land area
Geography Incorporated places + 8 consolidated cities
Coverage 51 states + DC · 19,479 cities
Last build 2026-05-11

Top 500 cities by population density, 2024. Filtered to cities with 2024 population ≥ 5,000 and non-null land area.
Rank	City	State	Density / sq mi	2024 Population	Land area (sq mi)
#1	Guttenberg	NJ	61,891	11,945	0.2
#2	West New York	NJ	53,348	52,975	1.0
#3	Union City	NJ	51,995	66,918	1.3
#4	Hoboken	NJ	47,319	59,149	1.3
#5	Kaser	NY	34,709	5,970	0.2
#6	Kiryas Joel	NY	30,002	43,863	1.5
#7	New York	NY	28,215	8,478,072	300.5
#8	Cliffside Park	NJ	27,388	26,183	1.0
#9	New Square	NY	27,174	9,973	0.4
#10	Great Neck Plaza	NY	25,158	7,824	0.3
#12	Sunny Isles Beach	FL	22,654	22,903	1.0
#13	Passaic	NJ	22,573	70,722	3.1
#14	North Bay Village	FL	22,395	8,286	0.4
#15	Jersey City	NJ	20,533	302,824	14.7
#16	Maywood	CA	20,340	23,838	1.2
#17	Somerville	MA	19,939	82,149	4.1
#18	Central Falls	RI	19,291	23,034	1.2
#19	Paterson	NJ	19,073	160,463	8.4
#20	Cambridge	MA	18,944	121,186	6.4
#21	Fairview	NJ	18,491	15,606	0.8
#22	Cudahy	CA	18,447	21,694	1.2
#23	Harrison	NJ	18,317	22,182	1.2
#24	East Orange	NJ	18,292	71,850	3.9
#25	West Hollywood	CA	18,205	34,371	1.9
#26	Chelsea	MA	18,137	40,245	2.2
#28	San Francisco	CA	17,726	827,526	46.7
#29	Huntington Park	CA	17,342	52,166	3.0
#30	Spring Valley	NY	16,751	33,637	2.0
#31	Palisades Park	NJ	16,562	20,520	1.2
#33	Mount Vernon	NY	16,393	71,999	4.4
#34	Hempstead	NY	16,139	59,569	3.7
#35	Fort Lee	NJ	16,110	40,566	2.5
#36	Garfield	NJ	15,883	33,530	2.1
#37	Long Beach	NY	15,679	34,777	2.2
#38	Edgewater	NJ	15,567	15,116	1.0
#40	Aventura	FL	15,306	40,531	2.6
#41	Lawndale	CA	15,294	30,160	2.0
#42	Bell Gardens	CA	15,277	37,565	2.5
#43	Everett	MA	15,167	51,825	3.4
#44	Bay Harbor Islands	FL	14,992	5,937	0.4
#45	Manorhaven	NY	14,919	6,997	0.5
#46	Hawaiian Gardens	CA	14,240	13,457	0.9
#47	Berwyn	IL	14,127	55,152	3.9
#48	Cicero	IL	13,997	82,090	5.9
#50	Boston	MA	13,931	673,458	48.3
#51	Hawthorne	CA	13,740	83,633	6.1
#52	Prospect Park	NJ	13,725	6,382	0.5
#53	Miami	FL	13,529	487,014	36.0
#55	Port Chester	NY	13,298	30,957	2.3
#56	Stanton	CA	13,274	41,188	3.1
#57	Daly City	CA	13,257	101,418	7.7
#59	Malden	MA	13,220	66,693	5.0
#60	Newark	NJ	13,143	317,303	24.1
#61	Lynwood	CA	13,137	63,596	4.8
#62	Hamtramck	MI	13,122	27,424	2.1
#63	Hermosa Beach	CA	13,104	18,687	1.4
#64	Mount Rainier	MD	12,981	8,269	0.6
#66	Bogota	NJ	12,927	9,799	0.8
#67	Lawrence	MA	12,891	89,332	6.9
#68	Bayonne	NJ	12,804	74,532	5.8
#70	Darby	PA	12,766	10,749	0.8
#71	Bell	CA	12,731	31,930	2.5
#72	South Gate	CA	12,547	90,805	7.2
#73	Elmwood Park	IL	12,420	23,698	1.9
#74	Bellflower	CA	12,378	75,716	6.1
#75	West Chester	PA	12,328	22,758	1.8
#76	Perth Amboy	NJ	12,213	56,939	4.7
#77	Wallington	NJ	12,133	12,060	1.0
#78	Key Biscayne	FL	12,118	15,111	1.2
#79	New Hyde Park	NY	12,052	10,220	0.8
#80	San Pablo	CA	12,028	31,562	2.6
#81	Trenton	NJ	11,990	91,193	7.6
#82	Williston Park	NY	11,986	7,503	0.6
#83	Chicago	IL	11,949	2,721,308	227.7
#84	Roselle Park	NJ	11,747	14,390	1.2
#85	Yonkers	NY	11,721	211,040	18.0
#86	Philadelphia	PA	11,717	1,573,916	134.3
#87	Berkeley	CA	11,671	121,749	10.4
#88	Tuckahoe	NY	11,621	6,984	0.6
#89	Lodi	NJ	11,601	26,358	2.3
#90	East Palo Alto	CA	11,589	29,296	2.5
#91	Valley Stream	NY	11,568	40,232	3.5
#92	Santa Ana	CA	11,548	316,184	27.4
#93	Mineola	NY	11,510	21,305	1.9
#94	Washington	DC	11,488	702,250	61.1
#95	Elizabeth	NJ	11,398	140,413	12.3
#97	Inglewood	CA	11,335	102,774	9.1
#98	Island Park	NY	11,279	5,019	0.4
#100	Oak Park	IL	11,265	52,947	4.7
#101	Floral Park	NY	11,236	15,966	1.4
#102	Hackensack	NJ	11,126	46,630	4.2
#104	New Brunswick	NJ	10,985	57,487	5.2
#105	Redondo Beach	CA	10,983	68,075	6.2
#106	El Monte	CA	10,949	104,639	9.6
#107	Clifton Heights	PA	10,921	6,880	0.6
#108	Emeryville	CA	10,920	13,912	1.3
#109	Hialeah	FL	10,902	235,388	21.6
#110	Albany	CA	10,860	19,439	1.8
#111	Cedarhurst	NY	10,850	7,324	0.7
#112	Paramount	CA	10,827	51,169	4.7
#113	Miami Beach	FL	10,822	83,251	7.7
#114	Asbury Park	NJ	10,820	15,473	1.4
#115	Santa Monica	CA	10,790	90,729	8.4
#116	Alexandria	VA	10,653	159,102	14.9
#117	Revere	MA	10,642	60,702	5.7
#118	Harwood Heights	IL	10,612	8,755	0.8
#119	Providence	RI	10,578	194,706	18.4
#120	La Puente	CA	10,543	36,670	3.5
#121	Alhambra	CA	10,520	80,279	7.6
#122	Baldwin Park	CA	10,441	69,247	6.6
#123	Dormont	PA	10,424	7,922	0.8
#124	Kenmore	NY	10,401	14,936	1.4
#125	Lomita	CA	10,377	19,841	1.9
#126	Collingdale	PA	10,306	8,956	0.9
#127	Lynbrook	NY	10,275	20,684	2.0
#128	Surfside	FL	10,268	5,719	0.6
#129	Norristown	PA	10,263	36,075	3.5
#130	West Miami	FL	10,221	7,247	0.7
#131	Hallandale Beach	FL	10,219	43,043	4.2
#132	Lauderdale Lakes	FL	10,142	37,333	3.7
#133	Norwalk	CA	10,120	98,230	9.7
#134	Gardena	CA	10,108	58,921	5.8
#136	North Lauderdale	FL	10,025	46,335	4.6
#137	Bergenfield	NJ	9,959	28,921	2.9
#138	San Fernando	CA	9,894	23,488	2.4
#139	East Rockaway	NY	9,886	10,064	1.0
#141	Evanston	IL	9,771	76,006	7.8
#142	West York	PA	9,766	5,127	0.5
#143	Reading	PA	9,753	96,000	9.8
#144	Bladensburg	MD	9,732	9,635	1.0
#145	Artesia	CA	9,668	15,662	1.6
#147	Lynn	MA	9,637	103,489	10.7
#150	Rosemead	CA	9,605	49,582	5.2
#151	Garden Grove	CA	9,601	172,361	18.0
#152	Nyack	NY	9,570	7,369	0.8
#153	Dumont	NJ	9,537	18,606	2.0
#154	Lansdowne	PA	9,505	11,225	1.2
#156	Plainfield	NJ	9,483	56,507	6.0
#157	Bridgeport	CT	9,437	151,599	16.1
#158	North Miami Beach	FL	9,425	45,655	4.8
#159	Winthrop Town	MA	9,398	18,739	2.0
#161	Wood-Ridge	NJ	9,333	10,397	1.1
#163	Conshohocken	PA	9,305	9,342	1.0
#164	Seattle	WA	9,295	780,995	84.0
#165	Pelham	NY	9,220	7,579	0.8
#166	San Gabriel	CA	9,152	37,926	4.1
#167	Freeport	NY	9,106	44,028	4.8
#168	Compton	CA	9,088	91,129	10.0
#169	Keansburg	NJ	9,038	9,689	1.1
#171	State College	PA	9,006	41,228	4.6
#172	Watertown	MA	9,005	35,985	4.0
#173	Lauderhill	FL	8,998	76,627	8.5
#174	Westminster	CA	8,919	89,537	10.0
#175	Lakewood	OH	8,914	49,517	5.6
#176	Long Beach	CA	8,898	450,901	50.7
#177	Pawtucket	RI	8,884	76,996	8.7
#178	Lowell	MA	8,848	120,418	13.6
#179	Prospect Park	PA	8,814	6,452	0.7
#180	Downey	CA	8,814	109,368	12.4
#182	Roselle	NJ	8,753	23,064	2.6
#183	Temple City	CA	8,736	34,989	4.0
#184	New Carrollton	MD	8,713	13,645	1.6
#187	South Pasadena	FL	8,656	5,280	0.6
#188	Foster City	CA	8,623	32,657	3.8
#189	Maywood	IL	8,599	23,364	2.7
#190	York	PA	8,549	45,241	5.3
#191	Takoma Park	MD	8,527	17,856	2.1
#193	Kearns metro	UT	8,506	39,398	4.6
#194	Shorewood	WI	8,504	13,521	1.6
#195	Manhattan Beach	CA	8,504	33,453	3.9
#196	San Mateo	CA	8,501	103,006	12.1
#197	Mount Carmel	PA	8,498	5,626	0.7
#198	Ossining	NY	8,492	26,895	3.2
#199	La Palma	CA	8,474	15,092	1.8
#200	Highland Park	NJ	8,449	15,386	1.8
#202	Great Neck	NY	8,365	11,075	1.3
#203	Lakewood	CA	8,356	78,494	9.4
#204	New Rochelle	NY	8,313	85,512	10.3
#205	Los Angeles	CA	8,243	3,878,704	470.5
#206	Shamokin	PA	8,227	6,787	0.8
#207	Garwood	NJ	8,225	5,346	0.7
#208	North Plainfield	NJ	8,219	23,072	2.8
#209	Elmwood Park	NJ	8,203	21,680	2.6
#210	Bridgeport	PA	8,196	5,401	0.7
#211	Norridge	IL	8,195	14,817	1.8
#213	Indiana	PA	8,126	14,294	1.8
#214	La Habra	CA	8,116	61,391	7.6
#215	Ambler	PA	8,099	6,900	0.9
#218	Lancaster	PA	8,086	58,441	7.2
#219	Hasbrouck Heights	NJ	8,045	12,253	1.5
#220	Camden	NJ	8,045	71,749	8.9
#223	Clifton	NJ	8,011	90,322	11.3
#225	Malverne	NY	8,000	8,464	1.1
#227	National City	CA	7,960	58,460	7.3
#228	Maywood	NJ	7,942	10,221	1.3
#229	Minneapolis	MN	7,937	428,579	54.0
#230	Placentia	CA	7,932	53,395	6.7
#231	Oakland	CA	7,926	443,554	56.0
#232	Dunellen	NJ	7,920	8,411	1.1
#233	Bellevue	PA	7,917	7,996	1.0
#234	Caldwell	NJ	7,917	9,326	1.2
#235	Rockville Centre	NY	7,911	25,718	3.3
#236	Rahway	NJ	7,892	30,763	3.9
#237	Federal Heights	CO	7,871	13,971	1.8
#239	Ridgefield Park	NJ	7,859	13,400	1.7
#240	Buena Park	CA	7,848	82,611	10.5
#242	Collingswood	NJ	7,838	14,344	1.8
#243	Sharon Hill	PA	7,823	6,039	0.8
#244	Farmingdale	NY	7,818	8,553	1.1
#245	Clarkston	GA	7,814	14,416	1.8
#246	Culver City	CA	7,802	39,883	5.1
#248	Hyattsville	MD	7,783	21,052	2.7
#249	Media	PA	7,782	5,938	0.8
#251	Yeadon	PA	7,763	12,405	1.6
#254	Massapequa Park	NY	7,720	16,922	2.2
#256	Norwood	PA	7,672	5,969	0.8
#258	San Bruno	CA	7,658	42,035	5.5
#259	Watervliet	NY	7,651	10,268	1.3
#260	Bound Brook	NJ	7,612	12,643	1.7
#261	Alameda	CA	7,577	78,795	10.4
#262	Watsonville	CA	7,563	51,320	6.8
#263	Bellwood	IL	7,561	18,132	2.4
#264	Monterey Park	CA	7,559	57,996	7.7
#265	West University Place	TX	7,559	15,149	2.0
#266	Oxnard	CA	7,558	200,616	26.5
#267	New Milford	NJ	7,547	17,229	2.3
#268	Little Ferry	NJ	7,540	11,137	1.5
#269	Lake Worth Beach	FL	7,537	44,417	5.9
#270	South Pasadena	CA	7,526	25,656	3.4
#272	Haledon	NJ	7,459	9,063	1.2
#273	Glenolden	PA	7,452	7,266	1.0
#274	Cypress	CA	7,452	49,286	6.6
#276	Highwood	IL	7,442	5,358	0.7
#278	Cheviot	OH	7,410	8,640	1.2
#279	Greenacres	FL	7,407	45,197	6.1
#280	Coatesville	PA	7,406	13,390	1.8
#281	Newburgh	NY	7,404	28,181	3.8
#282	Suisun City	CA	7,394	29,614	4.0
#283	Medford	MA	7,394	59,898	8.1
#284	New Haven	CT	7,360	137,562	18.7
#285	North Miami	FL	7,353	62,202	8.5
#286	Red Bank	NJ	7,348	12,830	1.7
#287	Falls Church	VA	7,348	15,034	2.0
#288	Mountain View	CA	7,302	87,316	12.0
#290	Aliso Viejo	CA	7,285	50,457	6.9
#291	Santa Clara	CA	7,284	133,132	18.3
#292	Montebello	CA	7,279	60,617	8.3
#293	University Heights	OH	7,265	13,265	1.8
#294	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	FL	7,258	6,365	0.9
#295	Lindenhurst	NY	7,247	27,160	3.7
#296	Hialeah Gardens	FL	7,240	23,328	3.2
#297	Allentown	PA	7,239	127,138	17.6
#300	El Cerrito	CA	7,192	26,409	3.7
#301	Lemon Grove	CA	7,184	27,867	3.9
#304	Pico Rivera	CA	7,139	59,363	8.3
#305	Easton	PA	7,139	30,432	4.3
#307	Millbrae	CA	7,134	23,321	3.3
#309	Morristown	NJ	7,127	20,732	2.9
#312	El Cajon	CA	7,119	103,291	14.5
#313	West Haverstraw	NY	7,117	10,804	1.5
#314	West Park	FL	7,116	15,641	2.2
#315	Sunnyvale	CA	7,108	156,792	22.1
#316	Fair Lawn	NJ	7,106	36,489	5.1
#317	Tustin	CA	7,093	78,863	11.1
#319	Huntington Beach	CA	7,078	193,151	27.3
#320	Greenfield	CA	7,078	21,042	3.0
#321	Wilson	PA	7,073	8,169	1.2
#322	Dover	NJ	7,066	18,909	2.7
#323	Campbell	CA	7,054	42,895	6.1
#324	Chester	PA	7,046	34,052	4.8
#325	Burlingame	CA	7,031	30,885	4.4
#326	South San Francisco	CA	7,025	64,660	9.2
#328	Baltimore	MD	7,020	568,271	80.9
#329	Hartford	CT	7,014	122,129	17.4
#330	Covina	CA	7,000	49,245	7.0
#331	Clayton	MO	6,980	17,512	2.5
#332	Grandview Heights	OH	6,979	9,184	1.3
#335	Margate	FL	6,924	60,650	8.8
#337	Rutherford	NJ	6,909	19,214	2.8
#338	Costa Mesa	CA	6,904	109,131	15.8
#339	Whitefish Bay	WI	6,871	14,532	2.1
#340	Swissvale	PA	6,866	8,280	1.2
#341	Park City	IL	6,863	7,940	1.2
#342	South Amboy	NJ	6,859	10,549	1.5
#344	Anaheim	CA	6,852	344,561	50.3
#345	Buffalo	NY	6,851	276,617	40.4
#346	University Park	TX	6,850	25,268	3.7
#347	Burbank	IL	6,842	28,606	4.2
#348	Salinas	CA	6,837	160,783	23.5
#349	District Heights	MD	6,831	5,916	0.9
#350	Gaithersburg	MD	6,830	70,686	10.3
#352	Montclair	CA	6,807	37,650	5.5
#353	Torrance	CA	6,803	139,576	20.5
#355	Palm Springs	FL	6,784	28,548	4.2
#357	Ridley Park	PA	6,775	7,310	1.1
#358	White City metro	UT	6,771	5,918	0.9
#359	Westbury	NY	6,771	15,871	2.3
#362	Davis	CA	6,731	67,125	10.0
#363	South El Monte	CA	6,723	19,121	2.8
#364	North Arlington	NJ	6,721	16,694	2.5
#365	Wilmington	DE	6,716	73,176	10.9
#366	Brentwood	PA	6,697	9,704	1.4
#367	La Mesa	CA	6,684	60,767	9.1
#368	River Edge	NJ	6,675	12,235	1.8
#369	West Covina	CA	6,667	106,920	16.0
#371	Bronxville	NY	6,666	6,479	1.0
#372	Guadalupe	CA	6,663	8,735	1.3
#373	Jamesburg	NJ	6,654	5,869	0.9
#374	Lincoln Park	MI	6,644	38,774	5.8
#379	Oak Lawn	IL	6,596	56,531	8.6
#380	Eastpointe	MI	6,581	33,943	5.2
#381	Cornelius	OR	6,568	15,369	2.3
#384	Columbia Heights	MN	6,560	22,358	3.4
#387	Skokie	IL	6,543	65,850	10.1
#388	Wilkes-Barre	PA	6,522	44,661	6.8
#389	Guadalupe	AZ	6,504	5,197	0.8
#390	San Leandro	CA	6,498	86,571	13.3
#391	Souderton	PA	6,489	7,274	1.1
#392	Freehold	NJ	6,486	12,530	1.9
#393	Long Branch	NJ	6,482	33,214	5.1
#394	Tamarac	FL	6,480	75,147	11.6
#395	Pomona	CA	6,438	147,966	23.0
#396	Glen Ridge	NJ	6,435	8,204	1.3
#398	Schenectady	NY	6,430	69,495	10.8
#399	White Plains	NY	6,425	62,561	9.7
#400	Lansdale	PA	6,400	19,154	3.0
#401	Melrose	MA	6,393	29,938	4.7
#402	Deer Park	OH	6,367	5,437	0.9
#404	West View	PA	6,362	6,426	1.0
#405	Piedmont	CA	6,362	10,816	1.7
#407	Laurel	MD	6,354	30,238	4.8
#408	Lebanon	PA	6,349	26,456	4.2
#411	Bellevue	KY	6,340	5,738	0.9
#412	Daytona Beach Shores	FL	6,339	5,223	0.8
#415	Elsmere	DE	6,316	6,234	1.0
#416	La Grange	IL	6,314	15,943	2.5
#417	Kennett Square	PA	6,303	6,713	1.1
#422	Miami Gardens	FL	6,287	116,173	18.5
#423	Kingston	PA	6,280	13,476	2.1
#424	Poughkeepsie	NY	6,277	32,293	5.1
#425	Haverstraw	NY	6,273	12,445	2.0
#426	Ithaca	NY	6,266	33,768	5.4
#427	Fullerton	CA	6,247	140,054	22.4
#429	Quincy	MA	6,241	103,434	16.6
#430	Harrisburg	PA	6,238	50,649	8.1
#431	Leonia	NJ	6,232	9,492	1.5
#433	Mountlake Terrace	WA	6,211	25,198	4.1
#436	Norwood	OH	6,190	19,455	3.1
#437	Chicago Ridge	IL	6,189	14,036	2.3
#439	Sunrise	FL	6,181	100,128	16.2
#440	Fountain Valley	CA	6,177	56,036	9.1
#443	College Park	MD	6,172	34,667	5.6
#444	Somerville	NJ	6,171	14,428	2.3
#445	King City	OR	6,168	5,002	0.8
#446	Mamaroneck	NY	6,165	19,783	3.2
#447	Brookfield	IL	6,164	18,885	3.1
#448	Glendale	CA	6,162	187,823	30.5
#449	Rohnert Park	CA	6,162	44,894	7.3
#450	Coral Springs	FL	6,159	140,808	22.9
#452	Midvale	UT	6,144	36,219	5.9
#453	Englewood	NJ	6,136	30,221	4.9
#454	Wilkinsburg	PA	6,125	13,800	2.3
#455	Citrus Heights	CA	6,113	86,909	14.2
#456	Oakland Park	FL	6,104	45,771	7.5
#457	Evergreen Park	IL	6,102	19,301	3.2
#458	Glendale Heights	IL	6,094	32,866	5.4
#460	Calumet Park	IL	6,067	6,777	1.1
#461	Winooski	VT	6,061	8,370	1.4
#462	Mechanicville	NY	6,058	5,083	0.8
#463	Larchmont	NY	6,058	6,640	1.1
#464	Deerfield Beach	FL	6,049	90,507	15.0
#466	Doral	FL	6,038	83,625	13.8
#467	Hawthorne	NJ	6,030	20,006	3.3
#468	La Grange Park	IL	6,027	13,459	2.2
#470	Wilton Manors	FL	5,984	11,788	2.0
#471	Burbank	CA	5,979	103,533	17.3
#472	Pasadena	CA	5,975	137,195	23.0
#473	Capitola	CA	5,962	9,503	1.6
#474	Imperial Beach	CA	5,957	25,568	4.3
#475	Fanwood	NJ	5,946	7,968	1.3
#476	Audubon	NJ	5,939	8,801	1.5
#477	Peekskill	NY	5,929	25,757	4.3
#478	La Mirada	CA	5,926	46,367	7.8
#479	Carteret	NJ	5,922	26,003	4.4
#480	Milpitas	CA	5,915	79,746	13.5
#482	St. Paul	MN	5,915	307,465	52.0
#483	Soledad	CA	5,907	26,345	4.5
#485	South River	NJ	5,886	16,392	2.8
#488	Bristol	PA	5,879	9,982	1.7
#490	Miami Lakes	FL	5,877	33,247	5.7
#491	Herndon	VA	5,875	25,180	4.3
#492	Hatboro	PA	5,866	8,341	1.4
#495	Belmont	CA	5,860	27,132	4.6
#496	Milwaukee	WI	5,860	563,531	96.2
#497	Berkley	MI	5,856	15,313	2.6
#498	University City	MO	5,841	34,349	5.9
#499	Hollywood	FL	5,837	159,073	27.3
#500	Orland Hills	IL	5,831	6,676	1.1
#501	Syracuse	NY	5,830	146,097	25.1
#503	South Miami	FL	5,826	13,207	2.3
#504	Rochester	NY	5,796	207,282	35.8
#506	Whittier	CA	5,786	85,589	14.8
#507	Phoenixville	PA	5,778	20,286	3.5
#508	Forest Park	IL	5,764	13,846	2.4
#511	Santa Paula	CA	5,748	31,786	5.5
#512	Woonsocket	RI	5,746	44,508	7.7
#517	Parlier	CA	5,721	14,429	2.5
#518	Newman	CA	5,720	12,292	2.1
#519	Hanover Park	IL	5,714	36,685	6.4
#520	Oak Park	MI	5,712	29,402	5.1
#521	Shoreline	WA	5,694	66,251	11.6
#522	Urban Honolulu	HI	5,690	344,967	60.6
#523	Middletown	NY	5,689	30,188	5.3
#524	Homestead	FL	5,688	85,796	15.1
#525	Harper Woods	MI	5,681	14,936	2.6
#527	New Britain	CT	5,664	75,871	13.4
#529	Worcester	MA	5,655	211,286	37.4
#530	Annapolis	MD	5,646	40,689	7.2
#531	Lindenwold	NJ	5,617	21,919	3.9
#532	San Jose	CA	5,605	997,368	177.9
#533	Point Pleasant	NJ	5,604	19,565	3.5
#535	Chula Vista	CA	5,598	278,546	49.8
#536	Belmar	NJ	5,594	5,846	1.0
#541	Willowick	OH	5,581	14,159	2.5
#542	Eastvale	CA	5,580	70,751	12.7
#544	Morrisville	PA	5,578	9,745	1.7
#548	Watauga	TX	5,559	23,120	4.2
#549	Pittsburgh	PA	5,556	307,668	55.4
#551	Shillington	PA	5,539	5,533	1.0
#555	Melrose Park	IL	5,514	23,999	4.4
#556	Fort Lauderdale	FL	5,513	190,641	34.6
#559	Sweetwater	FL	5,509	21,321	3.9
#560	Patchogue	NY	5,508	12,447	2.3
#561	Salem	MA	5,507	45,677	8.3
#562	Suffern	NY	5,502	11,537	2.1
#563	Hollister	CA	5,500	45,033	8.2
#564	Manassas Park	VA	5,491	16,611	3.0
#565	Pembroke Pines	FL	5,487	179,326	32.7
#567	Folcroft	PA	5,479	6,827	1.2
#569	Cleveland Heights	OH	5,464	44,064	8.1
#573	Metuchen	NJ	5,453	15,470	2.8
#574	Keizer	OR	5,449	39,152	7.2
#575	Riverbank	CA	5,441	25,625	4.7
#576	San Carlos	CA	5,433	29,403	5.4
#577	Beverly Hills	CA	5,433	31,027	5.7
#578	Sacramento	CA	5,431	535,798	98.7
#579	Park Ridge	IL	5,424	38,445	7.1
#580	Grover Beach	CA	5,421	12,534	2.3
#581	Wappingers Falls	NY	5,415	6,070	1.1
#582	Plymouth	PA	5,415	5,810	1.1
#583	Lewisburg	PA	5,399	5,253	1.0
#584	McKees Rocks	PA	5,392	5,694	1.1
#586	Richfield	MN	5,384	36,491	6.8
#588	Orange	CA	5,374	137,941	25.7
#589	Englewood	CO	5,371	35,238	6.6
#590	Round Lake Beach	IL	5,369	27,091	5.0
#591	Cerritos	CA	5,369	46,851	8.7
#594	Kirkland	WA	5,363	95,499	17.8
#596	Blue Island	IL	5,356	21,805	4.1
#597	Glenarden	MD	5,355	6,394	1.2
#598	New Brighton	PA	5,346	5,517	1.0
#599	Hazel Park	MI	5,346	15,064	2.8
#600	Coconut Creek	FL	5,339	59,721	11.2
#602	Taylorsville	UT	5,331	57,819	10.8
#605	Decatur	GA	5,314	24,482	4.6
#606	South Houston	TX	5,301	16,146	3.0
#607	Lantana	FL	5,300	12,545	2.4
#608	Bexley	OH	5,284	12,793	2.4
#609	Orange Cove	CA	5,282	9,708	1.8
#610	Lynnwood	WA	5,281	41,597	7.9
#612	West Allis	WI	5,253	59,784	11.4
#613	North College Hill	OH	5,245	9,552	1.8
#614	Vista	CA	5,235	99,322	19.0
#615	Kerman	CA	5,228	17,497	3.3
#616	Lake Forest	CA	5,215	87,159	16.7
#617	Fillmore	CA	5,212	17,216	3.3
#618	Gettysburg	PA	5,206	8,647	1.7
#619	Monmouth	OR	5,204	11,651	2.2
#620	Grosse Pointe	MI	5,203	5,526	1.1
#621	Northglenn	CO	5,202	38,287	7.4
#622	Dearborn Heights	MI	5,201	61,040	11.7
#623	Keyport	NJ	5,201	7,182	1.4
#624	Clawson	MI	5,200	11,440	2.2
#628	Orem	UT	5,194	96,646	18.6
#629	Mission Viejo	CA	5,187	91,601	17.7
#631	Ceres	CA	5,185	49,253	9.5
#632	Burien	WA	5,184	52,046	10.0
#634	Des Moines	WA	5,177	33,207	6.4
#635	Cupertino	CA	5,177	58,710	11.3
#638	Mount Prospect	IL	5,173	55,460	10.7
#639	Altamonte Springs	FL	5,171	47,261	9.1
#640	Pacific Grove	CA	5,169	14,851	2.9
#641	Waltham	MA	5,167	65,849	12.7
#642	Maplewood	MO	5,158	8,077	1.6
#645	Signal Hill	CA	5,153	11,279	2.2
#646	West Haven	CT	5,152	55,379	10.8
#647	Grosse Pointe Park	MI	5,151	11,158	2.2
#648	Boynton Beach	FL	5,150	83,095	16.1
#652	Stockton	CA	5,134	324,975	63.3
#653	Crafton	PA	5,134	5,863	1.1

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Methodology · how density is computed

How density is computed.

Density is computed as pop_2024_v2024 ÷ area_land_sqmi — land area only, water area excluded. The land area figure comes from the Census Bureau's 2025 Gazetteer file (January 1, 2025 boundaries). Using land area rather than total area is the standard practice for city density comparisons: a coastal city with large offshore water area would appear artificially sparse otherwise.

This ranking is filtered to cities with a 2024 population of at least 5,000 residents. Without that floor, a village of a few dozen people over a fraction of a square mile can occupy the top ranks — numerically correct but not a useful answer to "what are the densest U.S. cities?"

The eight consolidated cities in this dataset (Indianapolis, Nashville, Louisville, Athens-Clarke County, Augusta-Richmond County, Milford CT, Greeley County KS, and Butte-Silver Bow MT) have slightly overstated density. Their gazetteer geometry uses the balance entry for the consolidated city-county, which excludes incorporated enclaves within the boundary. This means land area is modestly under-counted and density correspondingly over-counted. This is a known data limitation, not a calculation error.

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