US Census Data

Most densely populated in the United States

US states, counties, cities, and ZIP codes ranked by population density.

Across the United States, this page ranks states, counties, cities & places, zip codes by population density — which have the most people per square mile, from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among states, District of Columbia leads at 10,995/sq mi.

Among counties, New York County leads at 71,842/sq mi.

States

#NamePeople / sq mi
1District of Columbia10,995/sq mi
2New Jersey1,260/sq mi
3Rhode Island1,059/sq mi
4Puerto Rico950/sq mi
5Massachusetts896/sq mi
6Connecticut743/sq mi
7Maryland635/sq mi
8Delaware516/sq mi
9New York422/sq mi
10Florida409/sq mi
11Pennsylvania290/sq mi
12Ohio288/sq mi
13California252/sq mi
14Illinois229/sq mi
15Hawaii225/sq mi
16Virginia219/sq mi
17North Carolina218/sq mi
18Indiana190/sq mi
19Georgia188/sq mi
20Michigan178/sq mi
21South Carolina173/sq mi
22Tennessee169/sq mi
23New Hampshire155/sq mi
24Washington116/sq mi
25Kentucky114/sq mi
26Texas113/sq mi
27Wisconsin109/sq mi
28Louisiana107/sq mi
29Alabama100/sq mi
30Missouri90/sq mi
31West Virginia74/sq mi
32Minnesota72/sq mi
33Vermont70/sq mi
34Arizona64/sq mi
35Mississippi63/sq mi
36Arkansas58/sq mi
37Oklahoma58/sq mi
38Iowa57/sq mi
39Colorado56/sq mi
40Maine45/sq mi
41Oregon44/sq mi
42Utah40/sq mi
43Kansas36/sq mi
44Nevada29/sq mi
45Nebraska26/sq mi
46Idaho23/sq mi
47New Mexico17/sq mi
48South Dakota12/sq mi
49North Dakota11/sq mi
50Montana8/sq mi
51Wyoming6/sq mi
52Alaska1/sq mi

Counties

Top 100.
#NamePeople / sq mi
1New York County71,842/sq mi
2Kings County38,144/sq mi
3Bronx County33,651/sq mi
4Queens County21,432/sq mi
5San Francisco County17,914/sq mi
6Hudson County15,381/sq mi
7Suffolk County13,426/sq mi
8Philadelphia County11,781/sq mi
9District of Columbia10,995/sq mi
10Alexandria city10,498/sq mi
11Arlington County9,057/sq mi
12Richmond County8,566/sq mi
13Falls Church city7,131/sq mi
14Baltimore city7,131/sq mi
15San Juan Municipio7,072/sq mi
16Essex County6,774/sq mi
17Manassas Park city5,578/sq mi
18Union County5,571/sq mi
19Cook County5,488/sq mi
20Nassau County4,878/sq mi
21St. Louis city4,749/sq mi
22Cataño Municipio4,712/sq mi
23Denver County4,663/sq mi
24Charlottesville city4,476/sq mi
25Norfolk city4,412/sq mi
26Manassas city4,335/sq mi
27Bayamón Municipio4,128/sq mi
28Bergen County4,101/sq mi
29Orange County3,991/sq mi
30Fairfax city3,922/sq mi
31Milwaukee County3,842/sq mi
32Richmond city3,798/sq mi
33Ramsey County3,576/sq mi
34Pinellas County3,508/sq mi
35Carolina Municipio3,377/sq mi
36Guaynabo Municipio3,245/sq mi
37Trujillo Alto Municipio3,243/sq mi
38Toa Baja Municipio3,183/sq mi
39Delaware County3,135/sq mi
40Winchester city3,044/sq mi
41Dallas County2,982/sq mi
42Harrisonburg city2,970/sq mi
43Lexington city2,969/sq mi
44Fairfax County2,927/sq mi
45Portsmouth city2,922/sq mi
46Wayne County2,899/sq mi
47DeKalb County2,847/sq mi
48DuPage County2,828/sq mi
49Harris County2,787/sq mi
50Middlesex County2,786/sq mi
51Passaic County2,785/sq mi
52Cuyahoga County2,733/sq mi
53Fredericksburg city2,716/sq mi
54Newport News city2,678/sq mi
55Hampton city2,669/sq mi
56Franklin County2,482/sq mi
57Tarrant County2,468/sq mi
58Toa Alta Municipio2,462/sq mi
59Marion County2,454/sq mi
60Los Angeles County2,426/sq mi
61Colonial Heights city2,422/sq mi
62Camden County2,367/sq mi
63Greater Bridgeport Planning Region2,328/sq mi
64Roanoke city2,321/sq mi
65Westchester County2,314/sq mi
66Hennepin County2,290/sq mi
67Broomfield County2,278/sq mi
68Cobb County2,264/sq mi
69Gwinnett County2,243/sq mi
70Alameda County2,240/sq mi
71Orleans Parish2,219/sq mi
72Hopewell city2,216/sq mi
73Mecklenburg County2,160/sq mi
74Caguas Municipio2,154/sq mi
75Montgomery County2,145/sq mi
76Clayton County2,108/sq mi
77Bristol County2,096/sq mi
78Hamilton County2,042/sq mi
79Jefferson County2,041/sq mi
80Fulton County2,028/sq mi
81Middlesex County1,984/sq mi
82Prince George's County1,980/sq mi
83St. Louis County1,962/sq mi
84Rockland County1,951/sq mi
85Virginia Beach city1,868/sq mi
86Multnomah County1,865/sq mi
87Macomb County1,831/sq mi
88Norfolk County1,829/sq mi
89Douglas County1,793/sq mi
90Montgomery County1,783/sq mi
91Salem city1,755/sq mi
92Williamsburg city1,741/sq mi
93Mercer County1,707/sq mi
94Radford city1,706/sq mi
95Allegheny County1,699/sq mi
96Suffolk County1,675/sq mi
97Honolulu County1,671/sq mi
98San Mateo County1,661/sq mi
99Bexar County1,643/sq mi
100Sacramento County1,641/sq mi

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePeople / sq mi
1Friendship Heights Village67,594/sq mi
2Olivia Lopez de Gutierrez66,141/sq mi
3Guttenberg60,296/sq mi
4West New York52,037/sq mi
5Union City51,573/sq mi
6Hoboken46,664/sq mi
7Narciso Pena44,284/sq mi
8Villa de Sabana33,372/sq mi
9Kaser32,463/sq mi
10New York City28,344/sq mi
11Cliffside Park26,764/sq mi
12New Square26,487/sq mi
13Kiryas Joel25,019/sq mi
14Isla Vista24,884/sq mi
15East Newark24,667/sq mi
16Poplar Hills24,437/sq mi
17Great Neck Plaza24,093/sq mi
18Passaic22,232/sq mi
19Langley Park22,186/sq mi
20Sunny Isles Beach21,893/sq mi
21J.F. Villareal21,818/sq mi
22North Bay Village21,648/sq mi
23Nina21,227/sq mi
24Maywood20,989/sq mi
25Mobile City20,959/sq mi
26Rollingwood20,956/sq mi
27Parcelas Viejas Borinquen20,855/sq mi
28Walnut Park20,611/sq mi
29Villa Hugo I20,039/sq mi
30Jersey City19,643/sq mi
31Somerville19,549/sq mi
32Cudahy18,980/sq mi
33Alto Bonito Heights18,869/sq mi
34Central Falls18,828/sq mi
35Paterson18,740/sq mi
36West Hollywood18,590/sq mi
37Westmont18,564/sq mi
38Lennox18,556/sq mi
39South Floral Park18,536/sq mi
40Cambridge18,414/sq mi
41Pablo Pena17,927/sq mi
42San Francisco17,914/sq mi
43Ampere North17,864/sq mi
44Huntington Park17,840/sq mi
45Chelsea17,785/sq mi
46Fairview17,685/sq mi
47East Orange17,615/sq mi
48Florence-Graham17,588/sq mi
49Millbourne17,552/sq mi
50Bellerose Terrace17,454/sq mi
51East Rancho Dominguez17,313/sq mi
52Caño Martin Peña16,723/sq mi
53Mount Vernon16,513/sq mi
54Spring Valley16,431/sq mi
55Campanillas16,326/sq mi
56Palisades Park16,298/sq mi
57Parcelas de Navarro16,288/sq mi
58Harrison16,182/sq mi
59Hempstead15,869/sq mi
60Fort Lee15,816/sq mi
61Lawndale15,776/sq mi
62Bell Gardens15,722/sq mi
63Long Beach15,666/sq mi
64South Palm Beach15,532/sq mi
65Franklin Park15,477/sq mi
66Garfield15,396/sq mi
67East Los Angeles15,378/sq mi
68Edgewater14,977/sq mi
69Waipahu14,888/sq mi
70Aventura14,868/sq mi
71El Monte Mobile Village14,788/sq mi
72Manorhaven14,769/sq mi
73Hawaiian Gardens14,618/sq mi
74Bay Harbor Islands14,615/sq mi
75Everett14,411/sq mi
76Berwyn14,314/sq mi
77Fountainebleau14,266/sq mi
78Los Prados14,199/sq mi
79Cicero14,190/sq mi
80La Esperanza14,147/sq mi
81Las Gaviotas14,124/sq mi
82Hawthorne14,116/sq mi
83Brisas del Campanero13,749/sq mi
84Boston13,735/sq mi
85Prospect Park13,511/sq mi
86Hermosa Beach13,500/sq mi
87Lynwood13,488/sq mi
88Seven Corners13,464/sq mi
89Daly City13,407/sq mi
90Port Chester13,385/sq mi
91Alum Rock13,372/sq mi
92Burbank13,346/sq mi
93Woodlynne13,325/sq mi
94Hamtramck13,317/sq mi
95Flor del Rio13,304/sq mi
96Midway City13,280/sq mi
97East Bakersfield13,184/sq mi
98Stone Park13,109/sq mi
99Bell13,088/sq mi
100East Lansdowne13,081/sq mi

ZIP codes

Top 100.
#NamePeople / sq mi
1ZIP Code 10069162,647/sq mi
2ZIP Code 11109160,016/sq mi
3ZIP Code 10028144,776/sq mi
4ZIP Code 10162138,228/sq mi
5ZIP Code 10128130,082/sq mi
6ZIP Code 10005126,777/sq mi
7ZIP Code 10075126,495/sq mi
8ZIP Code 76203112,162/sq mi
9ZIP Code 10030111,017/sq mi
10ZIP Code 10021110,248/sq mi
11ZIP Code 10025104,879/sq mi
12ZIP Code 10039101,987/sq mi
13ZIP Code 1001698,861/sq mi
14ZIP Code 1002696,827/sq mi
15ZIP Code 1000994,598/sq mi
16ZIP Code 1000394,147/sq mi
17ZIP Code 1000291,837/sq mi
18ZIP Code 1137290,702/sq mi
19ZIP Code 1003190,123/sq mi
20ZIP Code 1003389,883/sq mi
21ZIP Code 1028286,796/sq mi
22ZIP Code 1045386,760/sq mi
23ZIP Code 1001086,560/sq mi
24ZIP Code 1003282,628/sq mi
25ZIP Code 1028081,184/sq mi
26ZIP Code 1003880,869/sq mi
27ZIP Code 1045680,762/sq mi
28ZIP Code 1003778,745/sq mi
29ZIP Code 1045278,135/sq mi
30ZIP Code 1002277,253/sq mi
31ZIP Code 1122676,785/sq mi
32ZIP Code 1046876,233/sq mi
33ZIP Code 1001176,210/sq mi
34ZIP Code 1006574,384/sq mi
35ZIP Code 1004073,335/sq mi
36ZIP Code 1002470,694/sq mi
37ZIP Code 2039070,582/sq mi
38ZIP Code 1002369,606/sq mi
39ZIP Code 1002769,042/sq mi
40ZIP Code 1003668,395/sq mi
41ZIP Code 1001267,436/sq mi
42ZIP Code 1001967,198/sq mi
43ZIP Code 0211367,014/sq mi
44ZIP Code 9816466,410/sq mi
45ZIP Code 1137365,772/sq mi
46ZIP Code 1122165,717/sq mi
47ZIP Code 1002964,899/sq mi
48ZIP Code 1121364,705/sq mi
49ZIP Code 1122564,634/sq mi
50ZIP Code 1045864,491/sq mi
51ZIP Code 1120663,691/sq mi
52ZIP Code 1121963,479/sq mi
53ZIP Code 1124963,457/sq mi
54ZIP Code 1121662,287/sq mi
55ZIP Code 1001461,400/sq mi
56ZIP Code 1110461,353/sq mi
57ZIP Code 1123361,316/sq mi
58ZIP Code 1045561,229/sq mi
59ZIP Code 1045760,192/sq mi
60ZIP Code 8029060,068/sq mi
61ZIP Code 1045959,844/sq mi
62ZIP Code 1047259,225/sq mi
63ZIP Code 1121757,764/sq mi
64ZIP Code 1121256,909/sq mi
65ZIP Code 0709353,381/sq mi
66ZIP Code 9410252,884/sq mi
67ZIP Code 1122052,544/sq mi
68ZIP Code 1121852,361/sq mi
69ZIP Code 1004452,149/sq mi
70ZIP Code 1001351,830/sq mi
71ZIP Code 9005751,760/sq mi
72ZIP Code 1120151,148/sq mi
73ZIP Code 1110351,085/sq mi
74ZIP Code 1120451,030/sq mi
75ZIP Code 2005251,022/sq mi
76ZIP Code 0708750,866/sq mi
77ZIP Code 9410950,437/sq mi
78ZIP Code 1046250,385/sq mi
79ZIP Code 1001750,217/sq mi
80ZIP Code 1137448,862/sq mi
81ZIP Code 1000748,794/sq mi
82ZIP Code 1123047,887/sq mi
83ZIP Code 1110647,453/sq mi
84ZIP Code 9812147,124/sq mi
85ZIP Code 0703046,697/sq mi
86ZIP Code 1000146,599/sq mi
87ZIP Code 1954546,519/sq mi
88ZIP Code 1135546,488/sq mi
89ZIP Code 3313146,471/sq mi
90ZIP Code 1045146,369/sq mi
91ZIP Code 1000646,244/sq mi
92ZIP Code 7060945,860/sq mi
93ZIP Code 6061145,447/sq mi
94ZIP Code 1123745,396/sq mi
95ZIP Code 1121145,161/sq mi
96ZIP Code 6065444,856/sq mi
97ZIP Code 1121443,964/sq mi
98ZIP Code 1027943,386/sq mi
99ZIP Code 1120542,861/sq mi
100ZIP Code 9410842,671/sq mi

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