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Top 25 Nationwide Jurisdictions by Population
Density, 2000
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Top
25 Nationwide Jurisdictions by Population Density,
2000
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Ranking
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US
Jurisdictions
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2000
Population
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Square
Miles
(Land)
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Population
Per Sq. Mi.
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1
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New
York County, NY |
1,537,195
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23.0
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66,940.1
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2
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Kings
County, NY |
2,465,326
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70.6
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34,916.6
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3
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Bronx
County, NY |
1,332,650
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42.0
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31,709.3
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4
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Queens
County, NY |
2,229,379
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109.2
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20,409.0
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5
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San
Francisco County, CA |
776,733
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46.7
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16,634.4
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6
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Hudson
County, NJ |
608,975
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46.7
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13,043.6
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7
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Suffolk
County, MA |
689,807
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58.5
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11,788.4
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8
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Philadelphia
County, PA |
1,517,550
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135.1
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11,233.6
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9
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Richmond
County, NY |
443,728
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58.5
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7,587.9
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10
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Arlington
County, VA |
189,453
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25.9
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7,323.3
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11
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Essex
County, NJ |
793,633
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126.3
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6,285.4
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12
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Cook
County, IL |
5,376,741
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945.7
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5,685.6
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13
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Union
County, NJ |
522,541
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103.3
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5,059.0
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14
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Nassau
County, NY |
1,334,544
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286.7
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4,655.0
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15
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Milwaukee
County, WI |
940,164
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241.6
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3,892.1
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16
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Bergen
County, NJ |
884,118
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234.2
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3,775.5
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17
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Denver
County, CO |
554,636
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153.4
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3,616.8
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18
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Orange
County, CA |
2,846,289
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789.4
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3,605.6
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19
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Wayne
County, MI |
2,061,162
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614.2
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3,356.1
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20
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Pinellas
County, FL |
921,482
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279.9
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3,292.0
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21
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Ramsey
County, MN |
511,035
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155.8
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3,280.6
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22
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Cuyahoga
County, OH |
1,393,978
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458.5
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3,040.4
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23
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Delaware
County, PA |
550,864
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184.2
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2,990.4
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24
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DuPage
County, IL |
904,161
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333.6
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2,710.3
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25
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Orleans
Parish, LA |
484,674
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180.6
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2,684.3
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48
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Montgomery
County, MD |
873,341
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495.5
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1,762.5
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| Source:
U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census |
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