LA County Population density: 2,100 persons / mi² In order to match the population of the entire New York metropolitan area, which holds 18 million people and includes adjacent cities and towns in New York state, New Jersey, and Connecticut, the above equivalent area would have to be even more massive. The region shown above is 645,934 mi², and runs through portions of 12 different states. Today, 1 in every 38 people living in the United States resides in The Big Apple.įor the northwestern counties above to match the population of New York City, it takes a land area around the size of Mongolia. back in 1781 and has long been the country’s most densely packed urban center. New York City became the largest city in the U.S. New York City Population density: 27,547 persons / mi² New York City (proper) Population: 8.42 million How many counties does it take to equal the population of these large urban areas? Let’s find out. Even so, this interactive map by Ben Blatt of Slate helps visualize the stark contrast between urban and rural densities in a way that might intrigue you. It’s no secret that cities like New York have a vastly different population density than, say, a rural county in North Dakota. America’s 328 million people are spread across a huge amount of territory, but the population density of various regions is far from equal.
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