Table 2.
Basic information on 20 representative U.S. cities.
| No. | City | State | Time Zone | Census 2020 | Land Area (km2) | Population Density | Congestion Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco | California | Pacific Time | 873,965 | 121.5 | 7,195 | 3 |
| 2 | Seattle | Washington | 737,015 | 217.0 | 3,396 | 7 | |
| 3 | Portland | Oregon | 652,503 | 345.8 | 1,887 | 16 | |
| 4 | Las Vegas | Nevada | 641,903 | 367.3 | 1,748 | 25 | |
| 5 | Chicago | Illinois | Central Time | 2,746,388 | 589.7 | 4,657 | 5 |
| 6 | New Orleans | Louisiana | 383,997 | 439.0 | 875 | 19 | |
| 7 | Austin | Texas | 961,855 | 828.5 | 1,161 | 20 | |
| 8 | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 429,954 | 139.9 | 3,074 | 27 | |
| 9 | Dallas | Texas | 1,304,379 | 879.6 | 1,483 | 33 | |
| 10 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 577,222 | 249.2 | 2,300 | 28 | |
| 11 | New York City | New York | Eastern Time | 8,804,190 | 778.3 | 11,312 | 1 |
| 12 | Washington | District of Columbia | 689,545 | 158.2 | 4,358 | 2 | |
| 13 | Boston | Massachusetts | 675,647 | 125.1 | 5,401 | 4 | |
| 14 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 1,603,797 | 348.1 | 4,607 | 8 | |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 302,971 | 143.5 | 2,112 | 9 | |
| 16 | Miami | Florida | 442,241 | 93.2 | 4,743 | 10 | |
| 17 | Atlanta | Georgia | 498,715 | 350.4 | 1,423 | 24 | |
| 18 | Phoenix | Arizona | Mountain Time | 1,608,139 | 1,341.6 | 1,199 | 71 |
| 19 | Denver | Colorado | 715,522 | 396.5 | 1,805 | 14 | |
| 20 | Honolulu | Hawaii | Hawaii-Aleutian Time | 350,964 | 156.7 | 2,240 | 13 |