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
Madison, WI city
278,001 residents · 84.2 sq mi ·
30 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.96
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.08 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 98
2
St. Louis, MO city
288,512 residents · 61.7 sq mi ·
26 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.81
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.90 · 0.42 / sq mi · composite 98
3
Fort Wayne, IN city
268,589 residents · 111.8 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.73
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.82 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 88
4
New Orleans, LA city
371,853 residents · 169.6 sq mi ·
20 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.54 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 78
5
Wichita, KS city
397,945 residents · 165.1 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.45 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 68
6
Winston-Salem, NC city
252,037 residents · 133.7 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.48 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 62
7
Buffalo, NY city
276,854 residents · 40.4 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.40 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 84
8
Durham, NC city
291,467 residents · 119.9 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.38 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 58
9
Tulsa, OK city
413,794 residents · 197.7 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.36 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 44
10
Glendale, AZ city
252,833 residents · 67.3 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.36 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 72
11
Omaha, NE city
488,837 residents · 143.0 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.35 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 66
12
Toledo, OH city
267,463 residents · 80.5 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 56
13
Raleigh, NC city
481,031 residents · 152.3 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.33 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 50
14
Lexington-Fayette, KY urban county
323,725 residents · 283.9 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 30
15
Cleveland, OH city
366,097 residents · 77.7 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.27 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 60
16
Lincoln, NE city
294,856 residents · 102.5 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.27 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 34
17
Greensboro, NC city
301,198 residents · 134.7 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.27 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 26
18
Minneapolis, MN city
427,246 residents · 54.0 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.26 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 60
19
Tampa, FL city
401,618 residents · 114.5 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.22 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 30
20
St. Paul, MN city
307,284 residents · 52.0 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.20 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 44
21
St. Petersburg, FL city
262,732 residents · 61.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.19 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 26
22
Cincinnati, OH city
311,224 residents · 77.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.19 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 22
23
Orlando, FL city
319,758 residents · 129.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.19 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 12
24
345,482 residents · 60.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.17 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 26
25
Reno, NV city
273,212 residents · 109.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.18 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 8
26
Anchorage, AK municipality
288,976 residents · 1706.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.17 · 0.00 / sq mi · composite 0