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
Baltimore, MD city
573,243 residents · 80.9 sq mi ·
47 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.78
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.82 · 0.58 / sq mi · composite 93.4
2
Washington, DC city
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi ·
53 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.74
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.78 · 0.87 / sq mi · composite 96.7
3
Milwaukee, WI city
566,973 residents · 96.2 sq mi ·
27 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.48 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 83.4
4
Denver, CO city
718,877 residents · 153.1 sq mi ·
34 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.47 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 76.7
5
Detroit, MI city
638,530 residents · 138.7 sq mi ·
29 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.45 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 70
6
Boston, MA city
666,442 residents · 48.3 sq mi ·
30 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.45 · 0.62 / sq mi · composite 80
7
Atlanta, GA city
505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.38 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 53.4
8
Portland, OR city
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi ·
23 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.36 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 56.7
9
Memphis, TN city
618,980 residents · 289.8 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.24 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 36.7
10
885,860 residents · 361.0 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.20 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 30
11
Columbus, OH city
914,802 residents · 221.9 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.19 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 33.3
12
Seattle, WA city
754,195 residents · 84.0 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.15 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 33.4
13
690,130 residents · 475.6 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.14 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 13.4
14
San Francisco, CA city
830,235 residents · 46.7 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.10 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 30
15
Kansas City, MO city
510,612 residents · 314.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.10 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 6.7
16
San Jose, CA city
990,138 residents · 177.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 6.7