Sprawl City

Per Capita Sprawl Compared with Population Growth
in USA’s Ten Largest Sprawlers (1970-1990)

Urbanized Area	% Growth in Per Capita Land Consumption	% Growth in Population
1. Atlanta, GA	42%	84%
2. Houston, TX	26%	73%
3. New York City, NY-NJ	24%	— 1%
4. Washington, DC-MD-VA	41%	36%
5. Philadelphia, PA-NJ	48%	5%
6. Los Angeles, CA	— 8%	37%
7. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	— 15%	59%
8. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	13%	98%
9. Phoenix, AZ	— 18%	132%
10. Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN	21%	22%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau data