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
Portland, OR city
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi ·
95 places in category
· 22 ranked
1.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.48 · 0.71 / sq mi · composite 95.3
2
Washington, DC city
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi ·
93 places in category
· 22 ranked
1.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.37 · 1.52 / sq mi · composite 97.6
3
Atlanta, GA city
505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi ·
50 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.96
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.99 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 85.8
4
Memphis, TN city
618,980 residents · 289.8 sq mi ·
47 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.74
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.76 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 73.8
5
Boston, MA city
666,442 residents · 48.3 sq mi ·
48 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.72 · 0.99 / sq mi · composite 88.1
6
Baltimore, MD city
573,243 residents · 80.9 sq mi ·
32 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.56 · 0.40 / sq mi · composite 81
7
Kansas City, MO city
510,612 residents · 314.5 sq mi ·
20 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.39 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 54.8
8
Detroit, MI city
638,530 residents · 138.7 sq mi ·
24 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.38 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 66.7
9
Milwaukee, WI city
566,973 residents · 96.2 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.37 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 64.3
10
885,860 residents · 361.0 sq mi ·
33 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.37 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 54.8
11
690,130 residents · 475.6 sq mi ·
25 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.36 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 42.8
12
Seattle, WA city
754,195 residents · 84.0 sq mi ·
23 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.30 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 61.9
13
Denver, CO city
718,877 residents · 153.1 sq mi ·
20 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.28 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 47.7
14
Oklahoma City, OK city
697,125 residents · 607.0 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.24 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 23.8
15
Columbus, OH city
914,802 residents · 221.9 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.19 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 38.1
16
Mesa, AZ city
511,764 residents · 142.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.14 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 28.6
17
Austin, TX city
979,539 residents · 325.0 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.13 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 23.8
18
631,818 residents · 262.8 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.13
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.13 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 16.7
19
Charlotte, NC city
903,844 residents · 312.1 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.13
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.12 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 16.7
20
Jacksonville, FL city
977,670 residents · 747.3 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.09 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 4.8
21
San Francisco, CA city
830,235 residents · 46.7 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.08 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 31
22
Fort Worth, TX city
963,194 residents · 352.0 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.08 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 2.4