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 97 of the 97 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
Des Moines, IA city
212,421 residents · 88.2 sq mi ·
29 places in category
· 29 ranked
1.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.37 · 0.33 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Salt Lake City, UT city
208,007 residents · 110.9 sq mi ·
27 places in category
· 29 ranked
1.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.30 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 92.9
3
Davenport, IA city
100,913 residents · 64.2 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.97
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.19 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 89.3
4
Birmingham, AL city
198,173 residents · 146.9 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.95
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.06 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 75
5
Spokane, WA city
230,293 residents · 68.8 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.72
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.78 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 85.8
6
Little Rock, AR city
203,436 residents · 121.2 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.79 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 66.1
7
Columbia, SC city
139,643 residents · 139.4 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.68
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.79 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 51.8
8
Dayton, OH city
136,579 residents · 55.8 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.64
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.73 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 76.8
9
Evansville, IN city
116,116 residents · 47.4 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.60 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 67.9
10
Billings, MT city
119,434 residents · 46.3 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.59 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 69.7
11
Topeka, KS city
125,786 residents · 61.9 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.56 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 51.8
12
Springfield, MO city
169,954 residents · 83.3 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.53 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 48.2
13
Sioux Falls, SD city
201,469 residents · 84.5 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.50 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 50
14
Jackson, MS city
146,631 residents · 111.7 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.48 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 32.2
15
South Bend, IN city
103,085 residents · 41.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.49 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 50
16
Cedar Rapids, IA city
137,264 residents · 74.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.44 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 33.9
17
Tacoma, WA city
222,758 residents · 49.8 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.40 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 62.5
18
Huntsville, AL city
222,791 residents · 225.3 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.40 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 23.2
19
Fargo, ND city
131,627 residents · 51.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.38 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 30.4
20
Norfolk, VA city
233,596 residents · 53.3 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 48.3
21
Richmond, VA city
229,359 residents · 59.9 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.35 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 42.9
22
Providence, RI city
191,767 residents · 18.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.31 · 0.33 / sq mi · composite 58.9
23
Akron, OH city
189,247 residents · 61.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.32 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 26.8
24
Grand Rapids, MI city
198,535 residents · 44.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.30 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 35.7
25
Montgomery, AL city
197,494 residents · 159.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.30 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 10.8
26
Rochester, NY city
208,772 residents · 35.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.29 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 42.9
27
Salem, OR city
178,865 residents · 49.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.28 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 19.6
28
Knoxville, TN city
195,185 residents · 98.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.26 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 7.2
29
Mobile, AL city
203,416 residents · 150.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.25 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 0