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 131 of the 131 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
St. Louis, MO city
288,512 residents · 61.7 sq mi ·
43 places in category
· 20 ranked
1.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.49 · 0.70 / sq mi · composite 97.4
2
Pittsburgh, PA city
304,759 residents · 55.4 sq mi ·
43 places in category
· 20 ranked
1.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.41 · 0.78 / sq mi · composite 97.4
3
Cincinnati, OH city
311,224 residents · 77.9 sq mi ·
37 places in category
· 20 ranked
1.13
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.19 · 0.47 / sq mi · composite 86.9
4
Cleveland, OH city
366,097 residents · 77.7 sq mi ·
25 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.66
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.68 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 73.7
5
St. Paul, MN city
307,284 residents · 52.0 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.53
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.55 · 0.33 / sq mi · composite 73.7
6
Buffalo, NY city
276,854 residents · 40.4 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.54 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 76.3
7
Toledo, OH city
267,463 residents · 80.5 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.41 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 60.5
8
Minneapolis, MN city
427,246 residents · 54.0 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.40 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 57.9
9
Lexington-Fayette, KY urban county
323,725 residents · 283.9 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.40 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 36.9
10
Newark, NJ city
310,178 residents · 24.1 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.39 · 0.50 / sq mi · composite 68.5
11
Madison, WI city
278,001 residents · 84.2 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.40 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 50
12
Fort Wayne, IN city
268,589 residents · 111.8 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 36.9
13
Omaha, NE city
488,837 residents · 143.0 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.33 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 39.5
14
Durham, NC city
291,467 residents · 119.9 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.24 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 26.4
15
Lincoln, NE city
294,856 residents · 102.5 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.24 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 26.3
16
Wichita, KS city
397,945 residents · 165.1 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.23 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 18.5
17
Jersey City, NJ city
294,078 residents · 14.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.17 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 42.1
18
345,482 residents · 60.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.17 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 26.3
19
New Orleans, LA city
371,853 residents · 169.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.16 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 5.3
20
Colorado Springs, CO city
487,887 residents · 202.2 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 20 ranked
0.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.14 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 0