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
Washington, DC city
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi ·
90 places in category
· 23 ranked
1.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.32 · 1.47 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Baltimore, MD city
573,243 residents · 80.9 sq mi ·
47 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.79
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.82 · 0.58 / sq mi · composite 93.2
3
Atlanta, GA city
505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi ·
38 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.72
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.75 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 81.8
4
Boston, MA city
666,442 residents · 48.3 sq mi ·
49 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.74 · 1.01 / sq mi · composite 91
5
Kansas City, MO city
510,612 residents · 314.5 sq mi ·
31 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.59
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.61 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 65.9
6
Milwaukee, WI city
566,973 residents · 96.2 sq mi ·
34 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.58
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.60 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 79.6
7
885,860 residents · 361.0 sq mi ·
45 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.51 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 63.6
8
Denver, CO city
718,877 residents · 153.1 sq mi ·
32 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.45 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 65.9
9
690,130 residents · 475.6 sq mi ·
31 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.45 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 52.3
10
Portland, OR city
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi ·
26 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.41 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 61.4
11
Detroit, MI city
638,530 residents · 138.7 sq mi ·
25 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.39 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 56.8
12
Seattle, WA city
754,195 residents · 84.0 sq mi ·
26 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 63.7
13
Oklahoma City, OK city
697,125 residents · 607.0 sq mi ·
24 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 31.9
14
San Francisco, CA city
830,235 residents · 46.7 sq mi ·
27 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.33 · 0.58 / sq mi · composite 63.7
15
Memphis, TN city
618,980 residents · 289.8 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.31 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 38.7
16
Tucson, AZ city
547,073 residents · 242.9 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.16 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 22.7
17
Columbus, OH city
914,802 residents · 221.9 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.15 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 29.6
18
Austin, TX city
979,539 residents · 325.0 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.14 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 22.8
19
Fort Worth, TX city
963,194 residents · 352.0 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.15 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 22.7
20
Sacramento, CA city
528,706 residents · 98.7 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.13 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 29.6
21
San Jose, CA city
990,138 residents · 177.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.06 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 9.1
22
Charlotte, NC city
903,844 residents · 312.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.06 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 4.5
23
Jacksonville, FL city
977,670 residents · 747.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 0