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100
Largest U.S. Urbanized Areas ranked
by square miles of sprawl (1970-1990)
(click
here to view this table in alphabetical order)
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Urbanized
Area
(ranked by amount of sprawl) |
Square
Miles of Sprawl
(growth in land area) |
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1.
Atlanta, GA |
701.7 |
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2.
Houston, TX |
638.7 |
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3.
New York City-N.E. New Jersey |
541.3
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4.
Washington, DC-MD-VA |
450.1 |
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5.
Philadelphia, PA |
412.4 |
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6.
Los Angeles, CA |
393.8 |
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7.
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX |
372.4 |
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8.
Tampa-St.Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
358.7 |
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9.
Phoenix, AZ |
353.6 |
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10.
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN |
341.6 |
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11.
San Diego, CA |
309.5 |
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12.
Oklahoma City, OK |
307.7 |
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13.
Chicago, IL - N.W. Indiana |
307.3 |
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14.
Baltimore, MD |
282.9 |
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15.
Kansas City, MO-KS |
268.6 |
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16.
Saint Louis, MO-IL |
267.6 |
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17.
Orlando, FL |
262.9 |
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18.
Detroit, MI |
247.4 |
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19.
Boston, MA |
226.8 |
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20.
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA |
221.4 |
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21.
San Antonio, TX |
215.1 |
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22.
San Francisco-Oakland, CA |
193.1 |
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23.
Austin, TX |
187.4 |
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24.
Pittsburgh, PA |
181.7 |
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25.
Cincinnati, OH-KY |
176.6 |
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26.
Seattle, WA |
174.8 |
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27.
Birmingham, AL |
174.2 |
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28.
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL |
170.2 |
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29.
Denver, CO |
166.0 |
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30.
Richmond, VA |
158.1 |
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31.
Jacksonville, FL |
156.4
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32.
Charleston, SC |
151.7 |
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33.
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA |
150.4 |
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34.
Memphis, TN |
145.5 |
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35.
Jackson, MS |
144.7 |
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36.
Tucson, AZ |
141.8 |
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37.
Chattanooga, TN-GA |
140.1 |
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38.
Nashville, TN |
140.0 |
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39.
Charlotte, NC |
136.0 |
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40.
Knoxville, TN |
132.7 |
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41.
Tulsa, OK |
124.3 |
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42.
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA |
121.2 |
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43.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano, FL |
114.9 |
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44.
Albuquerque, NM |
111.4 |
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45.
Hartford-Middletown, CT |
110.8 |
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46.
Columbus, OH |
110.4 |
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47.
Las Vegas, NV |
109.9 |
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48.
Raleigh, NC |
105.4 |
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49.
Tacoma, WA |
104.1 |
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50.
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR |
103.9 |
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51.
El Paso, TX-NM |
101.0 |
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52.
Baton Rouge, LA |
100.9 |
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53.
Columbia, SC |
95.6 |
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54.
Miami-Hialeah, FL |
94.0 |
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55.
Ogden, UT |
91.9 |
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56.
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX |
91.6 |
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57.
Sacramento, CA |
89.7 |
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58.
Pensacola, FL |
88.9 |
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59.
Indianapolis, IN |
87.7 |
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60.
Colorado Springs, CO |
86.6 |
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61.
New Orleans, LA |
86.1 |
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62.
New Haven-Meriden, CT |
80.4 |
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63.
Wilmington, DE-NJ-MS-PA |
78.0
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64.
Greenville, SC |
77.2 |
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65.
Grand Rapids, MI |
77.0 |
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66.
Rochester, NY |
74.3 |
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67.
Louisville, KY-IN |
72.2 |
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68.
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY |
71.8 |
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69.
Harrisburg, PA |
71.4 |
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70.
Salt Lake City, UT |
69.8 |
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71.
Flint, MI |
67.4 |
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72.
Springfield, MA-CT |
64.1 |
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73.
San Jose, CA |
61.2 |
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74.
Mobile, AL |
60.5 |
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75.
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
58.2
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76.
Milwaukee, WI |
55.5 |
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77.
Providence-Pawtucket, RI-MA |
54.6 |
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78.
Worcester, MA-CT |
54.3 |
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79.
Akron, OH |
53.6 |
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80.
Fresno, CA |
53.6 |
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81.
Shreveport, LA |
52.2 |
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82.
Des Moines, IA |
50.6 |
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83.
Dayton, OH |
49.2 |
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84.
Oxnard-Ventura, CA |
45.6 |
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85.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA |
43.6 |
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86.
Omaha, NE-IA |
41.8 |
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87.
Bakersfield, CA |
41.1 |
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88.
Wichita, KS |
39.4 |
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89.
Youngstown-Warren, OH |
38.7 |
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90.
Syracuse, NY |
37.4 |
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91.
Spokane, WA |
35.8 |
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92.
Trenton, NJ-PA |
30.4 |
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93.
Toledo, OH-MI |
27.9 |
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94.
Stockton, CA |
27.0 |
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95.
Lansing-East Lansing, MI |
25.3 |
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96.
Corpus Christi, TX |
25.2 |
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97.
Honolulu, HI |
23.7 |
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98.
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA |
20.4 |
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99.
Bridgeport-Milford, CT |
11.9 |
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100.
Cleveland, OH |
-
10.2 |
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Total |
14,545.2 |
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Average Urbanized Area
(mean of values in column) |
145.5 |
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| *
Land Area Data
derived from U.S. Census Bureau’s 1970 and 1990 reports
on Urbanized Land Area. |
Square
miles of sprawl for the 100 Largest Urbanized Areas in the
U.S. (1970-1990) ranked alphabetically
(click
here for rankings by amount of sprawl)
|
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Urbanized
Area
(alphabetical order) |
Square
Miles of Sprawl
(growth in land area) |
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1.
Akron, OH |
53.6 |
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2. Albany-Schenectady-Troy,
NY |
58.2 |
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3.
Albuquerque, NM |
111.4 |
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4. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton,
PA |
43.6 |
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5.
Atlanta, GA |
701.7 |
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6. Austin,
TX |
187.4 |
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7.
Bakersfield, CA |
41.1 |
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8. Baltimore,
MD |
282.9 |
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9.
Baton Rouge, LA |
100.9 |
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10. Birmingham,
AL |
174.2 |
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11.
Boston, MA |
226.8 |
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12. Bridgeport-Milford,
CT |
11.9 |
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13.
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY |
71.8 |
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14. Charleston,
SC |
151.7 |
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15.
Charlotte, NC |
136.0 |
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16. Chattanooga,
TN-GA |
140.1 |
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17.
Chicago, IL - N.W. Indiana |
307.3 |
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18. Cincinnati,
OH-KY |
176.6 |
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19.
Cleveland, OH |
-
10.2 |
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20 .Colorado
Springs, CO |
86.6 |
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21.
Columbia, SC |
95.6 |
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22. Columbus,
OH |
110.4 |
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23.
Corpus Christi, TX |
25.2 |
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24. Dallas-Fort
Worth, TX |
372.4 |
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25.
Dayton, OH |
49.2 |
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26. Denver,
CO |
166.0 |
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27.
Des Moines, IA |
50.6 |
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28. Detroit,
MI |
247.4 |
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29.
El Paso, TX-NM |
101.0 |
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30. Flint,
MI |
67.4 |
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31.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano, FL |
114.9 |
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32. Fresno,
CA |
53.6 |
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33.
Grand Rapids, MI |
77.0 |
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34. Greenville,
SC |
77.2 |
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35.
Harrisburg, PA |
71.4 |
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36. Hartford-Middletown,
CT |
110.8 |
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37.
Honolulu, HI |
23.7 |
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38. Houston,
TX |
638.7 |
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39.
Indianapolis, IN |
87.7 |
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40. Jackson,
MS |
144.7 |
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41.
Jacksonville, FL |
156.4
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42. Kansas
City, MO-KS |
268.6 |
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43.
Knoxville, TN |
132.7 |
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44. Lansing-East
Lansing, MI |
25.3 |
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45.
Las Vegas, NV |
109.9 |
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46. Little
Rock-North Little Rock, AR |
103.9 |
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47.
Los Angeles, CA |
393.8 |
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48. Louisville,
KY-IN |
72.2 |
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49.
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX |
91.6 |
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50. Memphis,
TN |
145.5 |
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51.
Miami-Hialeah, FL |
94.0 |
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52. Milwaukee,
WI |
55.5 |
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53.
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN |
341.6 |
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54. Mobile,
AL |
60.5 |
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55.
Nashville, TN |
140.0 |
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56. New
Haven-Meriden, CT |
80.4 |
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57.
New Orleans, LA |
86.1 |
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58. New
York City-N.E. New Jersey |
541.3 |
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59.
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA |
221.4 |
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60. Ogden,
UT |
91.9 |
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61.
Oklahoma City, OK |
307.7 |
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62. Omaha,
NE-IA |
41.8 |
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63.
Orlando, FL |
262.9 |
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64. Oxnard-Ventura,
CA |
45.6 |
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65.
Pensacola, FL |
88.9 |
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66. Philadelphia,
PA |
412.4 |
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67.
Phoenix, AZ |
353.6 |
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68. Pittsburgh,
PA |
181.7 |
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69.
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA |
121.2 |
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70. Providence-Pawtucket,
RI-MA |
54.6 |
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71.
Raleigh, NC |
105.4 |
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72. Richmond,
VA |
158.1 |
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73.
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA |
150.4 |
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74. Sacramento,
CA |
89.7 |
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75.
Rochester, NY |
74.3 |
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76. Saint
Louis, MO-IL |
267.6 |
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77.
Salt Lake City, UT |
69.8 |
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78. San
Antonio, TX |
215.1 |
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79.
San Diego, CA |
309.5 |
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80. San
Francisco-Oakland, CA |
193.1 |
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81.
San Jose, CA |
61.2 |
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82. Scranton-Wilkes-Barre,
PA |
20.4 |
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83.
Seattle, WA |
174.8 |
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84. Shreveport,
LA |
52.2 |
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85.
Spokane, WA |
35.8 |
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86. Springfield,
MA-CT |
64.1 |
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87.
Stockton, CA |
27.0 |
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88. Syracuse,
NY |
37.4 |
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89.
Tacoma, WA |
104.1 |
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90. Tampa-Saint
Petersburg- Clearwater, FL |
358.7 |
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91.
Toledo, OH-MI |
27.9 |
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92. Trenton,
NJ-PA |
30.4 |
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93.
Tucson, AZ |
141.8 |
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94. Tulsa,
OK |
124.3 |
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95.
Washington, DC-MD-VA |
450.1 |
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96. West
Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL |
170.2 |
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97.
Wilmington, DE-NJ-MS-PA |
78.0
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98. Wichita,
KS |
39.4 |
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99.
Worcester, MA-CT |
54.3 |
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100. Youngstown-Warren,
OH |
38.7 |
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Total |
14,545.2 |
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Average
Urbanized Area
(mean of values in column) |
145.5 |
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| *
Land Area Data
derived from U.S. Census Bureau’s 1970 and 1990 reports
on Urbanized Land Area. |
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