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 187 of the 187 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
Lexington-Fayette, KY urban county
323,725 residents · 283.9 sq mi ·
51 places in category
· 11 ranked
1.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.58 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 70
2
New Orleans, LA city
371,853 residents · 169.6 sq mi ·
32 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.83
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.86 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 70
3
Cincinnati, OH city
311,224 residents · 77.9 sq mi ·
24 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.74
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.77 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 85
4
St. Louis, MO city
288,512 residents · 61.7 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.45 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 75
5
Pittsburgh, PA city
304,759 residents · 55.4 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.36 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 60
6
Jersey City, NJ city
294,078 residents · 14.7 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.27 · 0.54 / sq mi · composite 75
7
Madison, WI city
278,001 residents · 84.2 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.25 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 30
8
Raleigh, NC city
481,031 residents · 152.3 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.23 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 20
9
Buffalo, NY city
276,854 residents · 40.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.18 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 20
10
Fort Wayne, IN city
268,589 residents · 111.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.19 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 10
11
Newark, NJ city
310,178 residents · 24.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.16 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 35