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 190 of the 190 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
Pasadena, CA city
136,969 residents · 23.0 sq mi ·
50 places in category
· 45 ranked
3.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.65 · 2.18 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Little Rock, AR city
203,436 residents · 121.2 sq mi ·
53 places in category
· 45 ranked
2.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.61 · 0.44 / sq mi · composite 97.7
3
Birmingham, AL city
198,173 residents · 146.9 sq mi ·
40 places in category
· 45 ranked
1.90
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.02 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 89.8
4
Salt Lake City, UT city
208,007 residents · 110.9 sq mi ·
23 places in category
· 45 ranked
1.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.11 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 84.1
5
Spokane, WA city
230,293 residents · 68.8 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.87
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.91 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 92.1
6
127,345 residents · 116.4 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.80
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.86 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 64.8
7
Bend, OR city
103,390 residents · 35.2 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.79
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.87 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 85.2
8
Boise City, ID city
237,242 residents · 86.1 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.77
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.80 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 80.7
9
Abilene, TX city
128,053 residents · 106.7 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.72
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.78 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 60.2
10
South Bend, IN city
103,085 residents · 41.9 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.78 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 76.1
11
Eugene, OR city
179,591 residents · 44.7 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.69
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.72 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 81.9
12
Knoxville, TN city
195,185 residents · 98.7 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.68
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.72 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 68.2
13
156,578 residents · 249.4 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.66
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.70 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 39.8
14
Tacoma, WA city
222,758 residents · 49.8 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.67 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 77.3
15
Yuma, AZ city
100,139 residents · 121.1 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.64
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.70 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 43.2
16
Davenport, IA city
100,913 residents · 64.2 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.69 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 61.4
17
Mobile, AL city
203,416 residents · 150.8 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.61
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.64 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 46.6
18
Columbia, SC city
139,643 residents · 139.4 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.60
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.64 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 43.2
19
Des Moines, IA city
212,421 residents · 88.2 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.59
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.61 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 60.2
20
Jackson, MS city
146,631 residents · 111.7 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.58
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.61 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 43.2
21
Columbus, GA city
203,711 residents · 216.5 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.56
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.59 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 34.1
22
Lee's Summit, MO city
103,656 residents · 63.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.53
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.58 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 46.6
23
Syracuse, NY city
146,384 residents · 25.1 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.55 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 72.8
24
Salem, OR city
178,865 residents · 49.0 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.50 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 56.9
25
High Point, NC city
116,245 residents · 57.5 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.52 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 48.9
26
Cedar Rapids, IA city
137,264 residents · 74.8 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.51 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 41
27
Lakeland, FL city
119,961 residents · 66.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.50 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 37.5
28
West Palm Beach, FL city
122,290 residents · 53.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.49 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 47.7
29
Quincy, MA city
102,114 residents · 16.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.49 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 63.7
30
Savannah, GA city
147,898 residents · 109.5 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.47 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 27.3
31
Evansville, IN city
116,116 residents · 47.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.43 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 42.1
32
Wilmington, NC city
120,805 residents · 51.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.41 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 37.5
33
Topeka, KS city
125,786 residents · 61.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.40 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 28.4
34
Rochester, NY city
208,772 residents · 35.8 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.38 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 52.3
35
Tempe, AZ city
188,065 residents · 40.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.37 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 45.5
36
Richmond, VA city
229,359 residents · 59.9 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.35 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 39.8
37
201,528 residents · 302.3 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.35 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 9.1
38
McKinney, TX city
210,600 residents · 68.7 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.33 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 31.8
39
Chattanooga, TN city
185,783 residents · 142.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.32 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 9.1
40
Huntsville, AL city
222,791 residents · 225.3 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.31 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 6.9
41
Worcester, MA city
207,055 residents · 37.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.29 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 37.5
42
Shreveport, LA city
180,982 residents · 108.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.28 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 8
43
Baton Rouge, LA city
222,771 residents · 86.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.27 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 14.8
44
Sioux Falls, SD city
201,469 residents · 84.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.25 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 10.3
45
Tallahassee, FL city
201,875 residents · 102.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 45 ranked
0.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.25 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 5.7