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
Portland, OR city
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi ·
68 places in category
· 20 ranked
1.01
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.06 · 0.51 / sq mi · composite 94.8
2
Milwaukee, WI city
566,973 residents · 96.2 sq mi ·
36 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.60
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.63 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 89.5
3
Washington, DC city
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi ·
37 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.54 · 0.61 / sq mi · composite 94.8
4
Atlanta, GA city
505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi ·
24 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.47 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 73.7
5
Denver, CO city
718,877 residents · 153.1 sq mi ·
33 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.46 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 73.7
6
Boston, MA city
666,442 residents · 48.3 sq mi ·
28 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.42 · 0.58 / sq mi · composite 84.2
7
Baltimore, MD city
573,243 residents · 80.9 sq mi ·
20 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.35 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 71.1
8
Detroit, MI city
638,530 residents · 138.7 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.30 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 60.6
9
Kansas City, MO city
510,612 residents · 314.5 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.27 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 39.5
10
885,860 residents · 361.0 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.24 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 47.4
11
Memphis, TN city
618,980 residents · 289.8 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.23 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 39.5
12
Columbus, OH city
914,802 residents · 221.9 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.20 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 47.4
13
Tucson, AZ city
547,073 residents · 242.9 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.18 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 26.3
14
Austin, TX city
979,539 residents · 325.0 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.16 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 34.2
15
San Francisco, CA city
830,235 residents · 46.7 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.16 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 50
16
Albuquerque, NM city
562,218 residents · 187.3 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.16 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 26.3
17
690,130 residents · 475.6 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.14 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 7.9
18
Sacramento, CA city
528,706 residents · 98.7 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.12
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.11 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 29
19
Charlotte, NC city
903,844 residents · 312.1 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.08 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 5.3
20
San Jose, CA city
990,138 residents · 177.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 5.3