List of United States cities by population density
Rank Census-designated place Metropolitan area State Population ( 2010 census ) Land area ( mi ) Population density ( people per mi )
1 Friendship Village Washington , D.C Maryland 4,512 0.06 81,991.7
11 Bellerose Terrace New York City New York 2,157 0.10 22,212.2
12 Walnut Park Los Angeles California 16,180 0.74 21,919.0
15 Lennox Los Angeles California 22,950 1.08 21,257.5
20 Langley Park Washington , D.C Maryland 16,214 0.82 19,678.8
24 East Compton Los Angeles California 9,286 0.52 17,945.9
29 Westmont Los Angeles California 31,623 1.85 17,103.0
31 Florence-Graham Los Angeles California 60,197 3.58 16,799.7
32 East Los Angeles Los Angeles California 124,283 7.44 16,697.4
41 Loch Lomond Miami Florida 3,537 0.23 15,711.2
44 Ewa Gentry Honolulu Hawaii 4,939 0.32 15,627.7
50 Ramblewood East Miami Florida 1,395 0.09 14,932.7
56 Rollingwood San Francisco California 2,900 0.21 14,036.3
60 South San Jose Hills Los Angeles California 20,218 1.46 13,876.4
63 Franklin Park Miami Florida 943 0.07 13,817.5
66 Fontainebleau Miami Florida 59,549 4.40 13,524.7
68 North Fair Oaks San Francisco California 15,440 1.17 13,221.9
74 West Puente Valley Los Angeles California 22,589 1.75 12,908.0
75 Waipahu Honolulu Hawaii 33,108 2.57 12,882.8
78 Seven Corners Washington , D.C Virginia 8,701 0.68 12,773.2
Incorporated places with a density of over 10,000 people per square mile -- Census-designated places
The following is a list of incorporated places in the United States with a population density of over 10,000 people per square mile. As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an incorporated place is defined as a place that has a self-governing local government and as such has been incorporated by the state it is in. Each state has different laws defining how a place can be incorporated and so an incorporated place as recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau can designate a variety of places, such as a city, town, village, borough, and township. [a]
 The other type of place defined by the U.S. Census Bureau for statistical purposes are census-designated places. Census-designated places are distinct from incorporated places because they do not have a local government and thus depend on higher government bodies, such as a county, for governance. Census-designated places are defined as being in an unincorporated area. Census-designated places that have a population density of over 10,000 people per square mile are listed in a separate table below. The five boroughs of New York City, and the census-designated places of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands that have densities over 10,000, are also listed in separate tables below.