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 246 of the 246 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
Worcester, MA city
207,055 residents · 37.4 sq mi ·
59 places in category
· 49 ranked
2.69
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.85 · 1.58 / sq mi · composite 96.9
2
Hartford, CT city
121,127 residents · 17.4 sq mi ·
35 places in category
· 49 ranked
2.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.89 · 2.01 / sq mi · composite 99
3
Davenport, IA city
100,913 residents · 64.2 sq mi ·
25 places in category
· 49 ranked
2.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.48 · 0.39 / sq mi · composite 85.4
4
Cambridge, MA city
118,796 residents · 6.4 sq mi ·
26 places in category
· 49 ranked
1.99
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.19 · 4.06 / sq mi · composite 96.9
5
New Haven, CT city
134,349 residents · 18.7 sq mi ·
23 places in category
· 49 ranked
1.58
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.71 · 1.23 / sq mi · composite 92.8
6
South Bend, IN city
103,085 residents · 41.9 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 49 ranked
1.49
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.65 · 0.41 / sq mi · composite 83.4
7
Pueblo, CO city
111,561 residents · 56.6 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 49 ranked
1.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.43 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 78.2
8
Quincy, MA city
102,114 residents · 16.6 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 49 ranked
1.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.37 · 0.84 / sq mi · composite 86.5
9
Little Rock, AR city
203,436 residents · 121.2 sq mi ·
25 places in category
· 49 ranked
1.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.23 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 67.7
10
Lowell, MA city
118,368 residents · 13.6 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 49 ranked
1.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.18 · 1.03 / sq mi · composite 86.5
11
Des Moines, IA city
212,421 residents · 88.2 sq mi ·
23 places in category
· 49 ranked
1.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.08 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 69.8
12
Boise City, ID city
237,242 residents · 86.1 sq mi ·
23 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.93
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.97 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 69.8
13
Springfield, MA city
154,749 residents · 31.9 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.91
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.97 · 0.47 / sq mi · composite 77.1
14
Providence, RI city
191,767 residents · 18.4 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.89
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.94 · 0.98 / sq mi · composite 78.2
15
Dayton, OH city
136,579 residents · 55.8 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.89
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.95 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 62.5
16
Jackson, MS city
146,631 residents · 111.7 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.89
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.95 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 55.2
17
Pasadena, CA city
136,969 residents · 23.0 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.88
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.95 · 0.57 / sq mi · composite 77.1
18
Richmond, VA city
229,359 residents · 59.9 sq mi ·
20 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.84
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.87 · 0.33 / sq mi · composite 68.8
19
Syracuse, NY city
146,384 residents · 25.1 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.77
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.82 · 0.48 / sq mi · composite 71.9
20
Mobile, AL city
203,416 residents · 150.8 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.74 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 43.8
21
Topeka, KS city
125,786 residents · 61.9 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.67
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.72 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 50
22
Salem, OR city
178,865 residents · 49.0 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.64
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.67 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 56.3
23
Birmingham, AL city
198,173 residents · 146.9 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.66 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 38.6
24
Tacoma, WA city
222,758 residents · 49.8 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.61
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.63 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 59.4
25
New Bedford, MA city
100,998 residents · 20.0 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.59 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 59.4
26
Albany, NY city
100,492 residents · 21.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.60 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 57.3
27
156,578 residents · 249.4 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.57 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 26.1
28
Bridgeport, CT city
149,153 residents · 16.1 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.54 · 0.50 / sq mi · composite 63.6
29
Salt Lake City, UT city
208,007 residents · 110.9 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.53 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 33.4
30
McKinney, TX city
210,600 residents · 68.7 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.52 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 42.7
31
Sioux Falls, SD city
201,469 residents · 84.5 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.50 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 34.3
32
Columbia, SC city
139,643 residents · 139.4 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.50 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 24
33
Savannah, GA city
147,898 residents · 109.5 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.47 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 25
34
Rochester, NY city
208,772 residents · 35.8 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.43 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 43.8
35
Waterbury, CT city
114,869 residents · 28.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.44 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 39.6
36
Evansville, IN city
116,116 residents · 47.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.43 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 28.2
37
Fort Collins, CO city
170,229 residents · 57.2 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.41 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 30.2
38
Spokane, WA city
230,293 residents · 68.8 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.39 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 31.3
39
Cedar Rapids, IA city
137,264 residents · 74.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.36 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 19.8
40
Montgomery, AL city
197,494 residents · 159.9 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.35 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 13.6
41
Norfolk, VA city
233,596 residents · 53.3 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 29.2
42
201,528 residents · 302.3 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.35 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 9.4
43
Shreveport, LA city
180,982 residents · 108.2 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.33 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 12.5
44
Knoxville, TN city
195,185 residents · 98.7 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.30
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.31 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 12.5
45
Eugene, OR city
179,591 residents · 44.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.28 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 19.8
46
Baton Rouge, LA city
222,771 residents · 86.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.27 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 13.6
47
Chattanooga, TN city
185,783 residents · 142.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.27 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 4.2
48
Columbus, GA city
203,711 residents · 216.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.25 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 1.1
49
Arlington, VA CDP
236,254 residents · 26.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 49 ranked
0.21
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.21 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 25