New York City
In 2014, the city had an estimated population density of 27,858 people per square mile (10,756/km2), rendering it the most densely populated of all municipalities housing over 100,000 residents in the United States; however, several small cities (of fewer than 100,000) in adjacent Hudson County, New Jersey are more dense overall, as per the 2000 Census. Geographically co-extensive with New York County, the borough of Manhattan's population density of 71,672 people per square mile (27,673/km2) makes it the highest of any county in the United States and higher than the density of any individual American city.
How many people live in a square mile of New York City?
27,858
In 2014, the city had an estimated population density of 27,858 people per square mile (10,756/km2), rendering it the most densely populated of all municipalities housing over 100,000 residents in the United States; however, several small cities (of fewer than 100,000) in adjacent Hudson County, New Jersey are more dense overall, as per the 2000 Census.
New York City