1999 Highway Statistics: US Urbanized Areas over 1,000,000
Ranked by Traffic Intensity (Vehicle Miles per Square Mile)
|
Rank |
Urbanized Area |
State |
Population |
Area in Square Miles |
Population per Square Mile |
Daily Vehicle Miles per Square Mile |
Daily Freeway Vehicle Miles per Capita |
Daily Vehicle Miles per Lane Mile |
Freeway Lane Miles per 1,000 Residents |
|
1 |
Los Angeles |
CA |
12,004,000 |
2,231 |
5,380 |
124,170 |
23.1 |
23,293 |
0.440 |
|
2 |
San Jose |
CA |
1,542,000 |
365 |
4,222 |
105,244 |
24.9 |
16,544 |
0.730 |
|
3 |
Las Vegas |
NV |
1,256,000 |
270 |
4,647 |
85,707 |
18.4 |
15,650 |
0.319 |
|
4 |
San Diego |
CA |
2,556,000 |
733 |
3,486 |
82,553 |
23.7 |
17,910 |
0.695 |
|
5 |
Washington |
DC |
3,489,000 |
999 |
3,492 |
82,120 |
23.5 |
17,179 |
0.559 |
|
6 |
Sacramento |
CA |
1,223,000 |
383 |
3,193 |
74,039 |
23.2 |
16,916 |
0.555 |
|
7 |
San Francisco-Oakland |
CA |
3,872,000 |
1,203 |
3,218 |
73,010 |
22.7 |
19,583 |
0.603 |
|
8 |
Miami-Hialeah |
FL |
2,102,000 |
545 |
3,856 |
71,508 |
18.5 |
17,137 |
0.358 |
|
9 |
Detroit |
MI |
3,886,000 |
1,304 |
2,979 |
68,888 |
23.1 |
16,751 |
0.466 |
|
10 |
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Beach |
FL |
1,470,000 |
489 |
3,005 |
68,687 |
22.8 |
16,556 |
0.490 |
|
11 |
Dallas-Fort Worth |
TX |
3,695,000 |
1,712 |
2,158 |
66,366 |
30.7 |
15,186 |
0.844 |
|
12 |
Portland-Vancouver |
OR |
1,338,000 |
469 |
2,852 |
66,066 |
23.2 |
17,532 |
0.527 |
|
13 |
New York-Northeastern NJ |
NY |
16,430,000 |
3,963 |
4,146 |
65,172 |
15.7 |
15,215 |
0.401 |
|
14 |
San Antonio |
TX |
1,224,000 |
485 |
2,522 |
64,223 |
25.4 |
14,801 |
0.851 |
|
15 |
Riverside-San Bernardino |
CA |
1,345,000 |
514 |
2,615 |
63,210 |
24.2 |
18,565 |
0.651 |
|
16 |
Milwaukee |
WI |
1,459,000 |
512 |
2,848 |
62,988 |
22.1 |
15,474 |
0.413 |
|
17 |
Baltimore |
MD |
2,154,000 |
712 |
3,024 |
62,176 |
20.6 |
14,755 |
0.684 |
|
18 |
Seattle |
WA |
1,994,000 |
844 |
2,363 |
61,199 |
25.9 |
18,845 |
0.642 |
|
19 |
Denver |
CO |
1,861,000 |
720 |
2,584 |
60,033 |
23.2 |
16,004 |
0.555 |
|
20 |
Houston |
TX |
2,409,000 |
1,537 |
1,567 |
58,100 |
37.1 |
16,652 |
0.941 |
|
21 |
Chicago-Northwestern IN |
IL |
7,705,000 |
2,731 |
2,822 |
57,871 |
20.5 |
18,289 |
0.344 |
|
22 |
New Orleans |
LA |
1,065,000 |
270 |
3,941 |
57,333 |
14.5 |
13,872 |
0.389 |
|
23 |
Atlanta |
GA |
2,862,000 |
1,757 |
1,629 |
55,719 |
34.2 |
17,750 |
0.800 |
|
24 |
St. Louis |
MO |
1,971,000 |
1,123 |
1,755 |
53,782 |
30.6 |
14,581 |
0.896 |
|
25 |
Phoenix |
AZ |
2,574,000 |
1,054 |
2,442 |
52,003 |
21.3 |
17,741 |
0.372 |
|
26 |
Cincinnati |
OH |
1,199,000 |
631 |
1,902 |
51,889 |
27.3 |
16,201 |
0.802 |
|
27 |
Boston |
MA |
2,917,000 |
1,138 |
2,563 |
51,388 |
20.0 |
17,088 |
0.445 |
|
28 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul |
MN |
2,192,000 |
1,192 |
1,838 |
49,426 |
26.9 |
16,934 |
0.705 |
|
29 |
Philadelphia |
PA |
3,978,000 |
1,658 |
2,400 |
46,402 |
19.3 |
14,086 |
0.431 |
|
30 |
Cleveland |
OH |
1,758,000 |
838 |
2,097 |
46,099 |
22.0 |
13,723 |
0.716 |
|
31 |
Orlando |
FL |
1,185,000 |
667 |
1,776 |
46,025 |
25.9 |
12,331 |
0.597 |
|
32 |
Oklahoma City |
OK |
1,039,000 |
647 |
1,606 |
40,589 |
25.3 |
12,292 |
0.704 |
|
33 |
Kansas City |
MO |
1,391,000 |
1,034 |
1,345 |
40,036 |
29.8 |
10,952 |
1.234 |
|
34 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls |
NY |
1,066,000 |
564 |
1,890 |
37,768 |
20.0 |
9,705 |
0.596 |
|
35 |
Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News |
VA |
1,471,000 |
952 |
1,545 |
37,692 |
24.4 |
12,977 |
0.589 |
|
36 |
Tampa-St Pete-Clearwater |
FL |
1,894,000 |
1,294 |
1,463 |
31,771 |
21.7 |
13,430 |
0.340 |
|
37 |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
1,559,000 |
1,431 |
1,089 |
25,028 |
23.0 |
9,441 |
0.768 |
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