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 249 of the 252 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
Little Rock, AR city
203,436 residents · 121.2 sq mi ·
42 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.93
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.06 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 88.3
2
Springfield, MA city
154,749 residents · 31.9 sq mi ·
32 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.89
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.07 · 1.00 / sq mi · composite 97.7
3
Davenport, IA city
100,913 residents · 64.2 sq mi ·
20 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.74
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.98 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 84.4
4
Hartford, CT city
121,127 residents · 17.4 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.82 · 1.26 / sq mi · composite 96.9
5
Salt Lake City, UT city
208,007 residents · 110.9 sq mi ·
35 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.58
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.68 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 83.6
6
South Bend, IN city
103,085 residents · 41.9 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.65 · 0.41 / sq mi · composite 87.5
7
Des Moines, IA city
212,421 residents · 88.2 sq mi ·
31 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.46 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 85.2
8
Topeka, KS city
125,786 residents · 61.9 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.43 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 78.9
9
Worcester, MA city
207,055 residents · 37.4 sq mi ·
26 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.26 · 0.70 / sq mi · composite 89.9
10
Birmingham, AL city
198,173 residents · 146.9 sq mi ·
25 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.26 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 73.5
11
Berkeley, CA city
120,257 residents · 10.4 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.13
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.25 · 1.44 / sq mi · composite 92.2
12
Abilene, TX city
128,053 residents · 106.7 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.17 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 64.1
13
Mobile, AL city
203,416 residents · 150.8 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.08 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 64.9
14
Ponce, PR zona urbana
107,805 residents · 28.4 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.00
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.11 · 0.42 / sq mi · composite 82.9
15
Knoxville, TN city
195,185 residents · 98.7 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.92
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.97 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 68.8
16
Columbia, SC city
139,643 residents · 139.4 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.92
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.00 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 50.8
17
Jackson, MS city
146,631 residents · 111.7 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.88
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.95 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 54.7
18
127,345 residents · 116.4 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.86
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.94 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 49.2
19
Richmond, VA city
229,359 residents · 59.9 sq mi ·
20 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.83
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.87 · 0.33 / sq mi · composite 72.7
20
156,578 residents · 249.4 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.83
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.89 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 39.1
21
Dayton, OH city
136,579 residents · 55.8 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.81
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.88 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 66.4
22
Chattanooga, TN city
185,783 residents · 142.4 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.81
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.86 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 48.5
23
Columbus, GA city
203,711 residents · 216.5 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.79
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.83 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 40.6
24
New Haven, CT city
134,349 residents · 18.7 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.76
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.82 · 0.59 / sq mi · composite 77.4
25
Syracuse, NY city
146,384 residents · 25.1 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.76
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.82 · 0.48 / sq mi · composite 75.8
26
Springfield, IL city
113,330 residents · 61.3 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.72
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.79 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 56.3
27
Quincy, MA city
102,114 residents · 16.6 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.78 · 0.48 / sq mi · composite 74.3
28
Cedar Rapids, IA city
137,264 residents · 74.8 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.68
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.73 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 48.5
29
Tuscaloosa, AL city
111,038 residents · 63.0 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.66
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.72 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 46.9
30
Montgomery, AL city
197,494 residents · 159.9 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.66 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 35.2
31
Cambridge, MA city
118,796 residents · 6.4 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.62
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.67 · 1.25 / sq mi · composite 75.8
32
Peoria, IL city
112,169 residents · 48.2 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.58
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.62 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 49.3
33
Boise City, ID city
237,242 residents · 86.1 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.57
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.59 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 53.9
34
Tacoma, WA city
222,758 residents · 49.8 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.56
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.58 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 57.8
35
Kansas City, KS city
155,135 residents · 124.7 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.58 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 29.7
36
Wilmington, NC city
120,805 residents · 51.4 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.54
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.58 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 43.8
37
Shreveport, LA city
180,982 residents · 108.2 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.53
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.55 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 31.3
38
Baton Rouge, LA city
222,771 residents · 86.4 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.54 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 41.5
39
Rochester, NY city
208,772 residents · 35.8 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.53 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 52.4
40
Rockford, IL city
147,521 residents · 65.4 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.54 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 36.7
41
Tyler, TX city
109,215 residents · 57.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.55 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 34.4
42
Fargo, ND city
131,627 residents · 51.9 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.53 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 39.1
43
Lansing, MI city
113,023 residents · 39.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.49
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.53 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 45.3
44
Evansville, IN city
116,116 residents · 47.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.52 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 34.3
45
Lynn, MA city
101,709 residents · 10.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.49 · 0.47 / sq mi · composite 57.8
46
Albany, NY city
100,492 residents · 21.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.50 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 48.4
47
Spokane, WA city
230,293 residents · 68.8 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.48 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 42.2
48
Akron, OH city
189,247 residents · 61.9 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.48 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 37.5
49
Providence, RI city
191,767 residents · 18.4 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.47 · 0.49 / sq mi · composite 57
50
Savannah, GA city
147,898 residents · 109.5 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.47 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 18
51
Everett, WA city
111,845 residents · 33.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.45 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 37.5
52
Beaumont, TX city
113,279 residents · 82.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.44 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 14.9
53
Provo, UT city
114,766 residents · 41.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.44 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 25.1
54
Lowell, MA city
118,368 residents · 13.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.42 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 49.3
55
Billings, MT city
119,434 residents · 46.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.42 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 21.9
56
Sioux Falls, SD city
201,469 residents · 84.5 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.40 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 18
57
Columbia, MO city
128,548 residents · 67.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.39 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 13.3
58
Murfreesboro, TN city
161,445 residents · 64.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.37 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 15.6
59
Pasadena, CA city
136,969 residents · 23.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.37 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 36.8
60
Fayetteville, NC city
210,815 residents · 148.3 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.33 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 6.3
61
Charleston, SC city
154,338 residents · 115.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.32 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 4.7
62
Amarillo, TX city
201,885 residents · 106.1 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.30 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 5.5
63
201,528 residents · 302.3 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.30 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 2.4
64
Yonkers, NY city
209,978 residents · 18.0 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.29 · 0.33 / sq mi · composite 38.3
65
Huntsville, AL city
222,791 residents · 225.3 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 65 ranked
0.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.27 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 0.8