Coverage. Style comes from the National Register index, Wikidata and, where the nomination text has been read, from the text itself. Nominations have been read for 50 states and the District of Columbia so far, so 239 of the 239 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
Mason City, IA city
27,050 residents · 28.3 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 42 ranked
5.84
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 7.76 · 0.74 / sq mi · composite 91.5
2
Kalispell, MT city
28,504 residents · 13.1 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 42 ranked
3.76
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.91 · 1.06 / sq mi · composite 97.6
3
Kingman, AZ city
34,375 residents · 37.5 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 42 ranked
3.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.36 · 0.40 / sq mi · composite 80.5
4
Lufkin, TX city
34,251 residents · 34.2 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 42 ranked
3.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.80 · 0.38 / sq mi · composite 78.1
5
Hot Springs, AR city
37,920 residents · 37.6 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 42 ranked
2.80
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.43 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 72
6
Pine Bluff, AR city
39,743 residents · 44.2 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 42 ranked
2.69
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.27 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 65.9
7
Highland Park, IL city
30,398 residents · 12.2 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 42 ranked
2.57
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.29 · 0.82 / sq mi · composite 89
8
Prescott, AZ city
47,400 residents · 49.4 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 42 ranked
2.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.95 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 62.2
9
Wakefield, MA CDP
27,793 residents · 7.4 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 42 ranked
2.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.24 · 1.22 / sq mi · composite 91.5
10
Florence, AL city
41,701 residents · 27.1 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 42 ranked
2.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.88 · 0.44 / sq mi · composite 74.4
11
Waxahachie, TX city
45,347 residents · 49.7 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 42 ranked
2.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.43 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 50
12
Covington, KY city
41,110 residents · 13.2 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 42 ranked
2.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.43 · 0.76 / sq mi · composite 80.5
13
Wheeling, WV city
26,350 residents · 13.6 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 42 ranked
2.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.66 · 0.51 / sq mi · composite 75.6
14
Starkville, MS city
25,721 residents · 27.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.77
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.33 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 47.6
15
New Bern, NC city
32,734 residents · 28.9 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.14 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 50
16
Meridian, MS city
34,137 residents · 53.7 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.66
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.05 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 34.2
17
Lake Oswego, OR city
40,381 residents · 10.9 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.98 · 0.74 / sq mi · composite 70.8
18
Biloxi, MS city
48,861 residents · 42.9 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.58
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.84 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 39.1
19
New Albany, IN city
37,581 residents · 15.6 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.54
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.86 · 0.45 / sq mi · composite 64.7
20
Forest Grove, OR city
26,529 residents · 6.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.88 · 0.83 / sq mi · composite 75.6
21
Aberdeen, SD city
28,189 residents · 16.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.77 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 50
22
Frankfort, KY city
28,503 residents · 14.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.75 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 50
23
Salisbury, NC city
35,825 residents · 23.2 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.67 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 43.9
24
Tupelo, MS city
37,791 residents · 64.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.59 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 22
25
Charleston, WV city
47,421 residents · 31.4 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.48 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 34.2
26
Poughkeepsie, NY city
31,958 residents · 5.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.56 · 0.97 / sq mi · composite 68.3
27
Nacogdoches, TX city
32,197 residents · 27.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.55 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 28.1
28
Danville, VA city
42,214 residents · 42.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.42 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 20.7
29
44,497 residents · 8.1 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.35 · 0.74 / sq mi · composite 58.6
30
Huntington, WV city
45,787 residents · 16.5 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.13
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.31 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 42.7
31
Leavenworth, KS city
37,195 residents · 24.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.12
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.34 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 25.7
32
Amherst Town, MA city
38,182 residents · 27.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.31 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 19.5
33
Grants Pass, OR city
39,311 residents · 11.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.27 · 0.43 / sq mi · composite 45.2
34
Hutchinson, KS city
39,709 residents · 25.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.26 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 19.5
35
Fuquay-Varina, NC town
40,485 residents · 19.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.24 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 28.1
36
Altadena, CA CDP
41,705 residents · 8.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.20 · 0.59 / sq mi · composite 46.3
37
Midland, MI city
42,724 residents · 34.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 42 ranked
1.00
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.17 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 11
38
Newnan, GA city
44,235 residents · 19.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 42 ranked
0.97
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.13 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 23.2
39
Hickory, NC city
44,258 residents · 33.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 42 ranked
0.97
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.13 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 9.8
40
Niagara Falls, NY city
47,987 residents · 14.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 42 ranked
0.91
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.04 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 30.5
41
Hattiesburg, MS city
48,619 residents · 53.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 42 ranked
0.90
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.03 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 2.4
42
Bothell, WA city
49,610 residents · 13.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 42 ranked
0.88
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.01 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 30.5