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 280 of the 280 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
Cleveland, OH city
366,097 residents · 77.7 sq mi ·
28 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.70
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.76 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 97.9
2
Buffalo, NY city
276,854 residents · 40.4 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.61
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.69 · 0.47 / sq mi · composite 97.9
3
Fort Wayne, IN city
268,589 residents · 111.8 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.60
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.67 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 81.3
4
St. Louis, MO city
288,512 residents · 61.7 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.56
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.62 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 89.6
5
Madison, WI city
278,001 residents · 84.2 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.58 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 79.2
6
New Orleans, LA city
371,853 residents · 169.6 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.51 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 62.5
7
Lexington-Fayette, KY urban county
323,725 residents · 283.9 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.49 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 45.9
8
Raleigh, NC city
481,031 residents · 152.3 sq mi ·
23 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.48 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 66.7
9
Reno, NV city
273,212 residents · 109.3 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.48 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 60.5
10
Greensboro, NC city
301,198 residents · 134.7 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.46 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 50
11
Tulsa, OK city
413,794 residents · 197.7 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.41 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 43.8
12
Toledo, OH city
267,463 residents · 80.5 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.41 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 58.3
13
Cincinnati, OH city
311,224 residents · 77.9 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.39 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 56.3
14
Winston-Salem, NC city
252,037 residents · 133.7 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.40 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 35.4
15
Lincoln, NE city
294,856 residents · 102.5 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.37 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 41.7
16
Pittsburgh, PA city
304,759 residents · 55.4 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.36 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 58.4
17
Wichita, KS city
397,945 residents · 165.1 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.35 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 31.3
18
Omaha, NE city
488,837 residents · 143.0 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.35 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 39.6
19
Durham, NC city
291,467 residents · 119.9 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.31 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 25
20
Minneapolis, MN city
427,246 residents · 54.0 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.26 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 52.1
21
Orlando, FL city
319,758 residents · 129.6 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.22 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 14.6
22
Newark, NJ city
310,178 residents · 24.1 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.19 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 47.9
23
Chesapeake, VA city
252,583 residents · 338.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.20 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 6.3
24
Colorado Springs, CO city
487,887 residents · 202.2 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.16 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 4.2
25
Tampa, FL city
401,618 residents · 114.5 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.15 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 4.2