United States Rankings Most densely populated cities in the U.S. National ranking
The most densely populated U.S. cities and towns Guttenberg, NJ ranks first by residents per square mile of land, July 2025 (61,710). Ranked: 4,340 places and towns with 10,000 or more residents in 2020 and a 2025 estimate. The Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate divided by the land area in its 2024 Gazetteer (water left out).
Which U.S. places have the most residents per square mile? The most densely populated U.S. cities and towns, first to fifth: Guttenberg, NJ (61,710), West New York, NJ (53,567), Union City, NJ (51,792), Hoboken, NJ (47,222) and Kiryas Joel, NY (32,248).
The most densely populated U.S. cities and towns, by residents per square mile of land, July 2025. Rank Place Type Residents per square mile of land, July 2025 Residents County 1 Guttenberg, NJ town 61,710 11,910 Hudson County 2 West New York, NJ town 53,567 53,192 Hudson County 3 Union City, NJ city 51,792 66,656 Hudson County 4 Hoboken, NJ city 47,222 59,027 Hudson County 5 Kiryas Joel, NY village 32,248 47,147 Orange County 6 New York, NY city 28,572 8,584,629 Kings County and 4 more 7 Cliffside Park, NJ borough 27,760 26,539 Bergen County 8 Passaic, NJ city 22,770 71,337 Passaic County 9 Weehawken Township, NJ township 22,739 17,827 Hudson County 10 Sunny Isles Beach, FL city 22,151 22,395 Miami-Dade County 11 Irvington Township, NJ township 21,357 62,233 Essex County 12 Jersey City, NJ city 20,478 302,013 Hudson County 13 Somerville, MA city 20,440 84,211 Middlesex County 14 Maywood, CA city 20,137 23,600 Los Angeles County 15 Central Falls, RI city 19,367 23,124 Providence County 16 Paterson, NJ city 19,231 161,793 Passaic County 17 Cambridge, MA city 19,163 122,588 Middlesex County 18 Fairview, Bergen County, NJ borough 18,376 15,509 Bergen County 19 East Orange, NJ city 18,370 72,159 Essex County 20 Harrison, NJ town 18,254 22,105 Hudson County 21 Cudahy, CA city 18,236 21,445 Los Angeles County 22 West Hollywood, CA city 18,131 34,231 Los Angeles County 23 Chelsea, MA city 18,085 40,130 Suffolk County 24 San Francisco, CA city 17,695 826,079 San Francisco County 25 Spring Valley, NY village 17,172 34,482 Rockland County 26 Huntington Park, CA city 17,136 51,544 Los Angeles County 27 Mount Vernon, NY city 16,463 72,304 Westchester County 28 Palisades Park, NJ borough 16,398 20,317 Bergen County 29 Hempstead, NY village 16,207 59,819 Nassau County 30 City of Orange Township, NJ township 16,106 35,642 Essex County 31 Fort Lee, NJ borough 16,023 40,345 Bergen County 32 Edgewater, NJ borough 15,962 15,499 Bergen County 33 Garfield, NJ city 15,800 33,353 Bergen County 34 Long Beach, NY city 15,743 34,918 Nassau County 35 Everett, MA city 15,678 53,572 Middlesex County 36 Bell Gardens, CA city 15,196 37,367 Los Angeles County 37 Lawndale, CA city 15,158 29,892 Los Angeles County 38 Aventura, FL city 15,060 39,880 Miami-Dade County 39 Hawaiian Gardens, CA city 14,151 13,373 Los Angeles County 40 Berwyn, IL city 14,088 55,001 Cook County 41 Cicero, IL town 13,957 81,858 Cook County 42 Boston, MA city 13,921 672,973 Suffolk County 43 Port Chester, NY village 13,876 32,303 Westchester County 44 Miami, FL city 13,607 489,812 Miami-Dade County 45 Hawthorne, CA city 13,593 82,741 Los Angeles County 46 Newark, NJ city 13,412 323,808 Essex County 47 Daly City, CA city 13,237 101,261 San Mateo County 48 Malden, MA city 13,156 66,370 Middlesex County 49 Lynwood, CA city 13,120 63,512 Los Angeles County 50 Hamtramck, MI city 13,044 27,261 Wayne County 51 Hermosa Beach, CA city 12,982 18,513 Los Angeles County 52 Stanton, CA city 12,943 40,161 Orange County 53 Lawrence, MA city 12,889 89,320 Essex County 54 Bayonne, NJ city 12,840 74,744 Hudson County 55 Roselle Park, NJ borough 12,737 15,603 Union County 56 Darby, PA borough 12,667 10,666 Delaware County 57 Bell, CA city 12,610 31,625 Los Angeles County 58 South Gate, CA city 12,446 90,071 Los Angeles County 59 Elmwood Park, IL village 12,408 23,675 Cook County 60 Bellflower, CA city 12,215 74,719 Los Angeles County 61 Perth Amboy, NJ city 12,171 56,739 Middlesex County 62 Wallington, NJ borough 12,165 12,092 Bergen County 63 San Pablo, CA city 12,072 31,678 Contra Costa County 64 New Hyde Park, NY village 12,059 10,226 Nassau County 65 Trenton, NJ city 12,031 91,506 Mercer County 66 Chicago, IL city 11,994 2,731,585 Cook County 67 North Bergen Township, NJ township 11,983 61,483 Hudson County 68 Key Biscayne, FL village 11,881 14,815 Miami-Dade County 69 Belleville Township, NJ township 11,832 38,997 Essex County 70 Yonkers, NY city 11,807 212,603 Westchester County 71 Philadelphia, PA city 11,720 1,574,281 Philadelphia County 72 Berkeley, CA city 11,686 121,911 Alameda County 73 Valley Stream, NY village 11,610 40,379 Nassau County 74 Mineola, NY village 11,548 21,376 Nassau County 75 Santa Ana, CA city 11,528 315,586 Orange County 76 Lodi, NJ borough 11,526 26,187 Bergen County 77 Elizabeth, NJ city 11,501 141,675 Union County 78 East Palo Alto, CA city 11,421 28,872 San Mateo County 79 Washington, DC city 11,348 693,645 District of Columbia 80 Floral Park, NY village 11,334 16,105 Nassau County 81 Oak Park, IL village 11,239 52,823 Cook County 82 Inglewood, CA city 11,212 101,662 Los Angeles County 83 Hackensack, NJ city 11,067 46,380 Bergen County 84 El Monte, CA city 10,995 105,075 Los Angeles County 85 Asbury Park, NJ city 10,931 15,632 Monmouth County 86 Upper Darby Township, PA township 10,921 85,458 Delaware County 87 New Brunswick, NJ city 10,918 57,133 Middlesex County 88 Redondo Beach, CA city 10,855 67,281 Los Angeles County 89 Alexandria, VA city 10,757 160,662 Alexandria city 90 Paramount, CA city 10,740 50,755 Los Angeles County 91 Albany, CA city 10,723 19,195 Alameda County 92 Santa Monica, CA city 10,713 90,082 Los Angeles County 93 Hialeah, FL city 10,697 230,968 Miami-Dade County 94 West Chester, PA borough 10,613 19,591 Chester County 95 Providence, RI city 10,611 195,310 Providence County 96 Miami Beach, FL city 10,606 81,594 Miami-Dade County 97 Bloomfield Township, NJ township 10,563 56,375 Essex County 98 Revere, MA city 10,544 60,141 Suffolk County 99 La Puente, CA city 10,472 36,423 Los Angeles County 100 Alhambra, CA city 10,460 79,820 Los Angeles County
Source: Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025, and the 2024 Gazetteer · Census Bureau source
How is this ranking made? One figure is read for each of the places and towns with 10,000 or more residents in 2020 and a 2025 estimate: the residents per square mile of land, July 2025. The Census Bureau publishes these estimates without a margin of error, so every place in the set is ranked. Equal published figures share a rank. A ranking measures one number; it is not a judgment of a place.
Towns and townships are ranked beside cities, villages and census-designated places, and a census-designated place can lie inside a township, so one area can appear twice, once as each.
Across the 100 places shown, the residents per square mile of land, July 2025 runs from 10,460 (Alhambra, CA) to 61,710 (Guttenberg, NJ); the middle place on the list stands at 13,044.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025, and the 2024 Gazetteer · How ranks are computed
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections