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USA’s Top Sprawlers –
Urbanized Areas with Greatest Sprawl (1970 to 1990)

Urbanized Area

Sprawl (sq. miles)

1. Atlanta, GA

701.7

2. Houston, TX

638.7

3. New York City, NY-NJ

541.3

4. Washington, DC-MD-VA

450.1

5. Philadelphia, PA-NJ

412.4

6. Los Angeles, CA

393.8

7. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

372.4

8. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

358.7

9. Phoenix, AZ

353.6

10. Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN

341.6

Source: U.S. Census Bureau data

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