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(Updated June 2023)
United States | Puerto Rico | Island Areas | |
---|---|---|---|
Total number of 2020 Census Urban Areas | 2,611 | 26 | 7 |
Total urban population | 265,149,027 | 3,018,908 |
294,319 |
Percent population living within urban areas | 80.0% | 91.9% | 87.1% |
Total rural population | 66,300,254 | 266,966 | 43,702 |
Percent population living within rural areas | 20.0% | 8.1% | 12.9% |
United States | Puerto Rico | Island Areas | |
---|---|---|---|
Land area change for urban areas between 2010 and 2020 | -2.4% | -12.4% | -17.4% |
Population density change for urban areas between 2010 and 2020 | 9.0% | -1.4% | 2.6% |
Total urban population change between 2010 and 2020 | 6.4% | -13.6% | -15.3% |
Total population change between 2010 and 2020 | 7.4% | -11.8% | -9.9% |
Total 2020 urban population | 265,149,027 | 3,018,908 | 294,319 |
Total 2010 urban population |
249,253,271 | 3,493,256 | 347,487 |
Total population - 2020 | 331,449,281 | 3,285,874 | 338,021 |
Total population - 2010 | 308,754,538 | 3,725,789 | 375,165 |
(Updated June 2023)
Urban Area | Population | Land Area (square miles) |
Population Density |
---|---|---|---|
New York--Jersey City--Newark, NY--NJ | 19,426,449 | 3,248.12 | 5,981 |
Los Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA | 12,237,376 | 1,636.83 | 7,476 |
Chicago, IL--IN | 8,671,746 | 2,337.89 | 3,709 |
Miami--Fort Lauderdale , FL | 6,077,522 | 1,244.18 | 4,885 |
Houston, TX | 5,853,575 | 1,752.69 | 3,340 |
Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX | 5,732,354 | 1,746.90 | 3,281 |
Philadelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD | 5,696,125 | 1,898.19 | 3,001 |
Washington--Arlington, DC--VA--MD | 5,174,759 | 1,294.51 | 3,997 |
Atlanta, GA | 5,100,112 | 2,553.04 | 1,998 |
Boston, MA--NH | 4,382,009 | 1,655.89 | 2,646 |
Urban Area | Population | Land Area (square miles) |
Population Density |
---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA | 12,237,376 | 1,636.83 | 7,476 |
San Francisco--Oakland, CA | 3,515,933 | 513.80 | 6,843 |
San Jose, CA | 1,837,446 | 285.48 | 6,436 |
New York--Jersey City--Newark, NY--NJ | 19,426,449 | 3,248.12 | 5,981 |
Honolulu, HI | 853,252 | 144.97 | 5,886 |
Modesto, CA | 357,301 | 70.38 | 5,077 |
Las Vegas--Henderson--Paradise, NV | 2,196,623 | 435.29 | 5,046 |
Oxnard--San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 376,117 | 76.61 | 4,910 |
Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL | 6,077,522 | 1,244.18 | 4,888 |
San Diego, CA | 3,070,300 | 674.72 | 4,551 |
(Updated June 2023)
Urban Area | Housing Units | Land Area (square miles) |
Housing Unit Density |
---|---|---|---|
New York--Jersey City--Newark, NY--NJ | 7,657,903 | 3,248.12 | 2,358 |
Los Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA | 4,354,341 | 1,636.83 | 2,660 |
Chicago, IL--IN | 3,559,615 | 2,337.89 | 1,523 |
Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL | 2,622,231 | 1,244.18 | 2,108 |
Philadelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD | 2,377,924 | 1,898.19 | 1,253 |
Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX | 2,243,270 | 1,746.90 | 1,284 |
Houston, TX | 2,232,438 | 1,752.69 | 1,274 |
Washington--Arlington, DC--VA--MD | 2,042,623 | 1,294.51 | 1,578 |
Atlanta, GA | 2,035,642 | 2,553.04 | 797 |
Boston, MA--NH | 1,792,967 | 1,655.89 | 1,083 |
(Updated June 2023)
Urban Area | Housing Units | Land Area (square miles) |
Housing Unit Density |
---|---|---|---|
San Francisco--Oakland, CA | 1,391,873 | 513.80 | 2,709 |
Los Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA | 4,354,341 | 1,636.83 | 2,660 |
New York--Jersey City--Newark, NY--NJ | 7,657,903 | 3,248.12 | 2,358 |
San Jose, CA | 658,649 | 285.48 | 2,307 |
Honolulu, HI | 315,727 | 144.97 | 2,178 |
Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL | 2,622,231 | 1,244.18 | 2,108 |
Las Vegas--Henderson--Paradise, NV | 884,138 | 435.29 | 2,031 |
Denver--Aurora, CO | 1,125,043 | 644.54 | 1,745 |
Lexington-Fayette, KY | 143,074 | 83.99 |
1,703 |
San Diego, CA |
1,149,240 |
674.72 | 1,703 |
Urban Area | Population | Housing Units | Land Area (square miles) |
---|---|---|---|
Au Gres, MI | 1,869 | 2,201 | 3.96 |
Bayside Gardens--Manzanita, OR | 2,849 | 3,052 | 2.98 |
Blowing Rock, NC | 1,412 | 2,085 | 3.20 |
Boothbay Harbor, ME | 3,067 | 3,797 | 11.23 |
Buckeye North, AZ | 6,796 | 3,928 | 2.81 |
Chincoteague, VA | 3,223 | 4,092 | 4.06 |
Cienega Springs, AZ | 2,041 | 2,934 | 3.20 |
Clayton, NY | 2,092 | 2,089 | 2.75 |
Fire Island, NY | 998 | 3,990 | 2.86 |
Florence West, AZ | 11,636 | 5,032 | 5.87 |
Frankfort, MI | 2,603 | 2,627 | 4.24 |
Freeland, WA | 7,907 | 5,367 | 12.08 |
Friday Harbor, WA | 3,542 | 2,139 | 4.42 |
Glenwood, MN | 4,202 | 2,464 | 4.24 |
Grand Lake, CO | 1,801 | 3,048 | 5.38 |
Heartland, TX | 9,841 | 3,065 | 2.77 |
Heber-Overgaard, AZ | 3,573 | 4,832 | 9.22 |
Higgins Lake, MI | 2,145 | 3,490 | 4.52 |
Lake Royale, NC | 2,942 | 2,237 | 3.21 |
Lincoln, NH | 2,005 | 2,751 | 4.92 |
Long Beach, WA | 3,252 | 2,613 | 2.93 |
McCall, ID | 3,695 | 4,331 | 6.04 |
Meredith, NH | 3,411 | 2,391 | 4.90 |
Munds Park, AZ | 773 | 2,140 | 1.19 |
Palmyra, PA | 3,772 | 4,385 | 8.30 |
Point Roberts, WA | 1,191 | 2,175 | 4.89 |
Rio Verde, AZ | 2,765 | 2,088 | 3.06 |
Rockaway Beach, OR | 1,761 | 2,552 | 2.05 |
St. Helen, MI | 2,522 | 2,342 | 3.49 |
St. James City, FL | 2,055 | 2,000 | 1.95 |
Seabrook Island, SC | 3,371 | 5,286 | 8.37 |
Snowmass Village, CO | 2,392 | 2,048 | 2.24 |
Sonterra, TX | 9,024 | 3,182 | 3.10 |
Telluride--Mountain Village, CO | 4,587 | 4,347 | 6.87 |
Watford City, ND | 6,687 | 3,796 | 8.31 |
Wildwood, FL | 13,899 | 5,717 | 12.78 |
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