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
Hot Springs, AR city
37,920 residents · 37.6 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 46 ranked
3.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.48 · 0.45 / sq mi · composite 87.8
2
Ottumwa, IA city
25,430 residents · 16.1 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 46 ranked
2.85
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.33 · 0.68 / sq mi · composite 93.4
3
Wheeling, WV city
26,350 residents · 13.6 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 46 ranked
2.79
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.17 · 0.81 / sq mi · composite 94.4
4
Morgantown, WV city
30,236 residents · 10.2 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 46 ranked
2.77
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.97 · 1.18 / sq mi · composite 96.7
5
Charleston, WV city
47,421 residents · 31.4 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 46 ranked
2.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.95 · 0.45 / sq mi · composite 80
6
Parkersburg, WV city
29,240 residents · 11.8 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 46 ranked
2.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.08 · 0.76 / sq mi · composite 91.1
7
Paducah, KY city
26,845 residents · 20.4 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 46 ranked
2.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.98 · 0.39 / sq mi · composite 80
8
Prescott, AZ city
47,400 residents · 49.4 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.68
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.11 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 57.8
9
Spartanburg, SC city
38,910 residents · 20.4 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.57
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.06 · 0.39 / sq mi · composite 75.6
10
Niagara Falls, NY city
47,987 residents · 14.1 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.88 · 0.64 / sq mi · composite 81.2
11
Biloxi, MS city
48,861 residents · 42.9 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.84 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 56.7
12
Muskogee, OK city
36,758 residents · 43.1 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.90 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 47.8
13
Newark, DE city
30,330 residents · 9.5 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.98 · 0.63 / sq mi · composite 82.2
14
Ithaca, NY city
32,814 residents · 5.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.83 · 1.11 / sq mi · composite 84.4
15
Danville, VA city
42,214 residents · 42.8 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.30
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.66 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 43.4
16
Aberdeen, SD city
28,189 residents · 16.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.77 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 58.9
17
Gainesville, GA city
45,032 residents · 33.8 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.55 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 48.9
18
Pine Bluff, AR city
39,743 residents · 44.2 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.51 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 34.4
19
Poughkeepsie, NY city
31,958 residents · 5.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.56 · 0.97 / sq mi · composite 80
20
Arecibo, PR zona urbana
40,831 residents · 15.5 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.47 · 0.39 / sq mi · composite 58.9
21
LaGrange, GA city
32,078 residents · 42.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.56 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 34.5
22
Covington, KY city
41,110 residents · 13.2 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.46 · 0.46 / sq mi · composite 60
23
Gadsden, AL city
33,374 residents · 37.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.12
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.50 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 32.3
24
Helena, MT city
33,639 residents · 17.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.49 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 50
25
Statesboro, GA city
34,149 residents · 15.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.46 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 51.2
26
Kearney, NE city
34,246 residents · 15.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.46 · 0.33 / sq mi · composite 51.1
27
Meridian, MS city
34,137 residents · 53.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.46 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 24.5
28
Newnan, GA city
44,235 residents · 19.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.36 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 42.2
29
Fond du Lac, WI city
44,494 residents · 19.2 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.35 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 42.2
30
Richmond, IN city
35,581 residents · 24.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.41 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 37.8
31
Huntington, WV city
45,787 residents · 16.5 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.31 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 42.2
32
Rock Island, IL city
36,151 residents · 17.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.38 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 41.1
33
Monroe, NC city
36,759 residents · 32.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.36 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 25.6
34
Leavenworth, KS city
37,195 residents · 24.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.34 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 31.1
35
Oregon City, OR city
37,755 residents · 10.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.32 · 0.50 / sq mi · composite 53.4
36
Longview, WA city
38,069 residents · 14.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.31 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 42.2
37
Mansfield, OH city
47,663 residents · 30.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.26 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 23.4
38
Lewiston, ME city
38,324 residents · 34.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.30 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 16.7
39
Florence, AL city
41,701 residents · 27.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
0.95
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.20 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 21.2
40
Hagerstown, MD city
43,665 residents · 13.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
0.92
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.15 · 0.38 / sq mi · composite 38.9
41
Alexandria, LA city
44,060 residents · 28.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
0.92
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.13 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 16.7
42
44,497 residents · 8.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
0.91
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.12 · 0.62 / sq mi · composite 45.6
43
Delaware, OH city
44,589 residents · 20.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
0.91
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.12 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 24.5
44
Waxahachie, TX city
45,347 residents · 49.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
0.90
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.10 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 4.4
45
Minot, ND city
47,791 residents · 27.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
0.86
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.05 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 13.3
46
Hattiesburg, MS city
48,619 residents · 53.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
0.85
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.03 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 1.1