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National significance

National-level significance or a National Historic Landmark.

169 cities rank in this category: each has at least 5 such listings and 10,000 or more residents. Within each size class, cities are ordered by the adjusted rate of listings per 10,000 residents, with the raw rate and the other measures on every row. Open in the explorer to rank by another measure or compare categories.

10,000-24,999 residents 18 ranked

1
Newport, RI
24,874 residents · 7.7 sq mi · 39 places in category · 18 ranked
13.59
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 15.68 · 5.09 / sq mi · composite 97.1
2
Natchez, MS
14,192 residents · 15.8 sq mi · 24 places in category · 18 ranked
13.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 16.91 · 1.52 / sq mi · composite 94.1
3
St. Augustine, FL
15,351 residents · 9.5 sq mi · 17 places in category · 18 ranked
8.88
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 11.07 · 1.79 / sq mi · composite 91.2
4
Portsmouth, NH
22,545 residents · 15.7 sq mi · 12 places in category · 18 ranked
4.57
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.32 · 0.77 / sq mi · composite 73.6
5
Gaffney, SC
12,596 residents · 9.6 sq mi · 7 places in category · 18 ranked
4.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.56 · 0.73 / sq mi · composite 73.6
6
Beaufort, SC
13,747 residents · 24.5 sq mi · 7 places in category · 18 ranked
4.01
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.09 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 47.1
7
Williamsburg, VA
15,798 residents · 8.9 sq mi · 7 places in category · 18 ranked
3.59
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.43 · 0.78 / sq mi · composite 67.7
8
Cody, WY
10,276 residents · 10.2 sq mi · 5 places in category · 18 ranked
3.58
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.87 · 0.49 / sq mi · composite 55.9
9
Selma, AL
17,057 residents · 13.8 sq mi · 7 places in category · 18 ranked
3.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.10 · 0.51 / sq mi · composite 50
10
Corinth, MS
14,323 residents · 30.2 sq mi · 6 places in category · 18 ranked
3.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.19 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 32.4

All 18 cities of this size, ranked →

25,000-49,999 residents 21 ranked

1
Barnstable Town, MA
49,568 residents · 59.9 sq mi · 30 places in category · 21 ranked
5.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.05 · 0.50 / sq mi · composite 75
2
New Smyrna Beach, FL
31,974 residents · 37.9 sq mi · 13 places in category · 21 ranked
3.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.07 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 67.5
3
Princeton, NJ
30,756 residents · 17.9 sq mi · 12 places in category · 21 ranked
3.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.90 · 0.67 / sq mi · composite 80
4
Key West, FL
25,720 residents · 5.6 sq mi · 10 places in category · 21 ranked
2.92
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.89 · 1.79 / sq mi · composite 87.5
5
Salem, MA
44,795 residents · 8.3 sq mi · 15 places in category · 21 ranked
2.81
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.35 · 1.81 / sq mi · composite 85
6
Ithaca, NY
32,814 residents · 5.4 sq mi · 11 places in category · 21 ranked
2.66
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.35 · 2.04 / sq mi · composite 90
7
Frankfort, KY
28,503 residents · 14.8 sq mi · 8 places in category · 21 ranked
2.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.81 · 0.54 / sq mi · composite 67.5
8
Annapolis, MD
40,720 residents · 7.2 sq mi · 10 places in category · 21 ranked
2.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.46 · 1.39 / sq mi · composite 70
9
Auburn, NY
26,285 residents · 8.3 sq mi · 7 places in category · 21 ranked
2.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.66 · 0.84 / sq mi · composite 72.5
10
Mason City, IA
27,050 residents · 28.3 sq mi · 7 places in category · 21 ranked
1.98
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.59 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 47.5

All 21 cities of this size, ranked →

50,000-99,999 residents 29 ranked

1
Brookline, MA
63,266 residents · 6.8 sq mi · 83 places in category · 29 ranked
12.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 13.12 · 12.28 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Santa Fe, NM
89,019 residents · 52.2 sq mi · 22 places in category · 29 ranked
2.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.47 · 0.42 / sq mi · composite 80.4
3
Galveston, TX
53,424 residents · 41.0 sq mi · 10 places in category · 29 ranked
1.75
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.87 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 66.1
4
Troy, NY
51,033 residents · 10.4 sq mi · 9 places in category · 29 ranked
1.64
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.76 · 0.87 / sq mi · composite 89.3
5
Asheville, NC
94,535 residents · 45.5 sq mi · 16 places in category · 29 ranked
1.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.69 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 73.2
6
Portland, ME
68,854 residents · 21.5 sq mi · 11 places in category · 29 ranked
1.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.60 · 0.51 / sq mi · composite 75
7
Oak Park, IL
Oak Park, IL village
53,292 residents · 4.7 sq mi · 8 places in category · 29 ranked
1.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.50 · 1.70 / sq mi · composite 87.5
8
Dubuque, IA
59,174 residents · 31.3 sq mi · 8 places in category · 29 ranked
1.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.35 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 60.7
9
Columbus, IN
51,824 residents · 30.0 sq mi · 7 places in category · 29 ranked
1.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.35 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 53.6
10
Richland, WA
62,753 residents · 42.5 sq mi · 8 places in category · 29 ranked
1.21
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.27 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 48.3

All 29 cities of this size, ranked →

100,000-249,999 residents 45 ranked

1
Yuma, AZ
100,139 residents · 121.1 sq mi · 40 places in category · 45 ranked
3.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.99 · 0.33 / sq mi · composite 84.1
2
Charleston, SC
154,338 residents · 115.3 sq mi · 59 places in category · 45 ranked
3.59
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.82 · 0.51 / sq mi · composite 87.5
3
Cambridge, MA
118,796 residents · 6.4 sq mi · 23 places in category · 45 ranked
1.79
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.94 · 3.60 / sq mi · composite 97.8
4
Berkeley, CA
120,257 residents · 10.4 sq mi · 22 places in category · 45 ranked
1.70
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.83 · 2.11 / sq mi · composite 95.5
5
Providence, RI
191,767 residents · 18.4 sq mi · 32 places in category · 45 ranked
1.59
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.67 · 1.74 / sq mi · composite 93.2
6
Richmond, VA
229,359 residents · 59.9 sq mi · 34 places in category · 45 ranked
1.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.48 · 0.57 / sq mi · composite 84.1
7
Quincy, MA
102,114 residents · 16.6 sq mi · 12 places in category · 45 ranked
1.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.18 · 0.72 / sq mi · composite 85.3
8
Salt Lake City, UT
208,007 residents · 110.9 sq mi · 22 places in category · 45 ranked
1.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.06 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 70.5
9
Hartford, CT
121,127 residents · 17.4 sq mi · 13 places in category · 45 ranked
1.00
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.07 · 0.75 / sq mi · composite 86.4
10
Savannah, GA
147,898 residents · 109.5 sq mi · 15 places in category · 45 ranked
0.96
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.01 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 64.8

All 45 cities of this size, ranked →

250,000-499,999 residents 24 ranked

1
St. Louis, MO
288,512 residents · 61.7 sq mi · 35 places in category · 24 ranked
1.12
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.21 · 0.57 / sq mi · composite 97.9
2
New Orleans, LA
371,853 residents · 169.6 sq mi · 41 places in category · 24 ranked
1.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.10 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 82.7
3
Buffalo, NY
276,854 residents · 40.4 sq mi · 26 places in category · 24 ranked
0.87
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.94 · 0.64 / sq mi · composite 95.7
4
Madison, WI
278,001 residents · 84.2 sq mi · 25 places in category · 24 ranked
0.83
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.90 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 82.7
5
Pittsburgh, PA
304,759 residents · 55.4 sq mi · 21 places in category · 24 ranked
0.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.69 · 0.38 / sq mi · composite 84.8
6
Cincinnati, OH
311,224 residents · 77.9 sq mi · 16 places in category · 24 ranked
0.49
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.51 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 69.6
7
San Juan, PR
San Juan, PR zona urbana
317,995 residents · 39.8 sq mi · 16 places in category · 24 ranked
0.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.50 · 0.40 / sq mi · composite 82.6
8
Durham, NC
291,467 residents · 119.9 sq mi · 12 places in category · 24 ranked
0.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.41 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 50
9
Omaha, NE
488,837 residents · 143.0 sq mi · 18 places in category · 24 ranked
0.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.37 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 54.4
10
Lexington-Fayette, KY
323,725 residents · 283.9 sq mi · 11 places in category · 24 ranked
0.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 30.5

All 24 cities of this size, ranked →

500,000-999,999 residents 23 ranked

1
Washington, DC
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi · 179 places in category · 23 ranked
2.59
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.63 · 2.93 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Boston, MA
666,442 residents · 48.3 sq mi · 102 places in category · 23 ranked
1.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.53 · 2.11 / sq mi · composite 95.5
3
Baltimore, MD
573,243 residents · 80.9 sq mi · 47 places in category · 23 ranked
0.81
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.82 · 0.58 / sq mi · composite 88.7
4
Atlanta, GA
505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi · 36 places in category · 23 ranked
0.70
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.71 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 81.9
5
Detroit, MI
638,530 residents · 138.7 sq mi · 33 places in category · 23 ranked
0.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.52 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 77.3
6
San Francisco, CA
830,235 residents · 46.7 sq mi · 41 places in category · 23 ranked
0.49
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.49 · 0.88 / sq mi · composite 84.1
7
Seattle, WA
754,195 residents · 84.0 sq mi · 31 places in category · 23 ranked
0.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.41 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 77.3
8
Kansas City, MO
510,612 residents · 314.5 sq mi · 20 places in category · 23 ranked
0.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.39 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 56.9
9
Milwaukee, WI
566,973 residents · 96.2 sq mi · 21 places in category · 23 ranked
0.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.37 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 65.9
10
Tucson, AZ
547,073 residents · 242.9 sq mi · 19 places in category · 23 ranked
0.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.35 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 59.1

All 23 cities of this size, ranked →

1,000,000+ residents 9 ranked

1
Philadelphia, PA
1,579,706 residents · 134.3 sq mi · 162 places in category · 9 ranked
1.01
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.03 · 1.21 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Chicago, IL
2,711,226 residents · 227.7 sq mi · 114 places in category · 9 ranked
0.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.42 · 0.50 / sq mi · composite 81.3
3
New York, NY
8,483,844 residents · 300.5 sq mi · 238 places in category · 9 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.28 · 0.79 / sq mi · composite 81.3
4
San Antonio, TX
1,479,835 residents · 499.0 sq mi · 23 places in category · 9 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.16 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 50
5
San Diego, CA
1,389,526 residents · 326.0 sq mi · 16 places in category · 9 ranked
0.12
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.12 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 50
6
Los Angeles, CA
3,857,263 residents · 470.5 sq mi · 24 places in category · 9 ranked
0.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.06 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 50
7
Dallas, TX
1,307,930 residents · 339.7 sq mi · 5 places in category · 9 ranked
0.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.04 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 18.8
8
Houston, TX
2,328,253 residents · 640.8 sq mi · 9 places in category · 9 ranked
0.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.04 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 18.8
9
Phoenix, AZ
1,642,323 residents · 518.4 sq mi · 6 places in category · 9 ranked
0.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.04 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 0

Below the ranking floor 591 cities

Cities with 1 to 4 listings in this category, by count. Too few to rate fairly, so they are listed, not ranked. Click a city to see the listings in the explorer.