U.S. Cities With the Highest Population Density

Guttenberg, New Jersey is America's densest city with 62,264 people per square mile — followed by Union City and West New York in the New York metro area. New Jersey dominates the top 10 with 8 of the densest cities in the country.

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# City Density (/sq mi)
1Guttenberg, NJ62,264
2New York City, NY29,303
3Cliffside Park, NJ26,876
4East Newark, NJ25,185
5Great Neck Plaza, NY24,058
6Kiryas Joel, NY22,540
7Passaic, NJ22,514
8Sunny Isles Beach, FL22,099
9North Bay Village, FL22,051
10Weehawken, NJ21,935
11Maywood, CA21,486
12Irvington, NJ20,994
13Jersey City, NJ19,835
14Somerville, MA19,652
15Cudahy, CA19,331
16Paterson, NJ18,986
17West Hollywood, CA18,919
18Central Falls, RI18,914
19San Francisco, CA18,631
20Cambridge, MA18,512