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 110 of the 110 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
Birmingham, AL city
198,173 residents · 146.9 sq mi ·
33 places in category
· 32 ranked
1.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.67 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 90.3
2
Hartford, CT city
121,127 residents · 17.4 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 32 ranked
1.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.24 · 0.86 / sq mi · composite 98.4
3
Syracuse, NY city
146,384 residents · 25.1 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.82 · 0.48 / sq mi · composite 91.9
4
Little Rock, AR city
203,436 residents · 121.2 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.79 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 69.4
5
Salt Lake City, UT city
208,007 residents · 110.9 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.69
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.77 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 69.4
6
Des Moines, IA city
212,421 residents · 88.2 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.68
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.75 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 77.5
7
New Haven, CT city
134,349 residents · 18.7 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.64
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.74 · 0.54 / sq mi · composite 87.1
8
Dayton, OH city
136,579 residents · 55.8 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.73 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 72.6
9
Knoxville, TN city
195,185 residents · 98.7 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.60
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.67 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 58.1
10
Davenport, IA city
100,913 residents · 64.2 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.57
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.69 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 53.3
11
Jackson, MS city
146,631 residents · 111.7 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.54
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.61 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 45.2
12
Pasadena, CA city
136,969 residents · 23.0 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.58 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 74.2
13
156,578 residents · 249.4 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.57 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 32.3
14
Columbia, SC city
139,643 residents · 139.4 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.57 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 38.8
15
Topeka, KS city
125,786 residents · 61.9 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.56 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 45.2
16
Spokane, WA city
230,293 residents · 68.8 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.48 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 56.5
17
Akron, OH city
189,247 residents · 61.9 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.48 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 51.6
18
Boise City, ID city
237,242 residents · 86.1 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.46 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 43.6
19
Richmond, VA city
229,359 residents · 59.9 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.44 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 53.2
20
Evansville, IN city
116,116 residents · 47.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.43 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 33.9
21
Cambridge, MA city
118,796 residents · 6.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.42 · 0.78 / sq mi · composite 66.2
22
Columbus, GA city
203,711 residents · 216.5 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.39 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 19.4
23
Eugene, OR city
179,591 residents · 44.7 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.39 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 43.6
24
Providence, RI city
191,767 residents · 18.4 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.37 · 0.38 / sq mi · composite 56.5
25
Sioux Falls, SD city
201,469 residents · 84.5 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.35 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 24.2
26
Worcester, MA city
207,055 residents · 37.4 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 46.8
27
Rochester, NY city
208,772 residents · 35.8 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 46.8
28
Chattanooga, TN city
185,783 residents · 142.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.30
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.32 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 12.9
29
Mobile, AL city
203,416 residents · 150.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.29 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 9.7
30
Tacoma, WA city
222,758 residents · 49.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.27 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 22.6
31
Amarillo, TX city
201,885 residents · 106.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.25 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 8.1
32
201,528 residents · 302.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 32 ranked
0.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.25 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 1.6