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USAs Top Sprawlers
Urbanized Areas with Greatest Sprawl (1970 to 1990)
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Urbanized
Area
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Sprawl
(sq. miles)
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1. Atlanta,
GA
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701.7
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2. Houston,
TX
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638.7
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3. New
York City, NY-NJ
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541.3
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4. Washington,
DC-MD-VA
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450.1
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5. Philadelphia,
PA-NJ
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412.4
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6. Los
Angeles, CA
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393.8
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7. Dallas-Fort
Worth, TX
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372.4
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8. Tampa-St.
Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
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358.7
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9. Phoenix,
AZ
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353.6
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10. Minneapolis-Saint
Paul, MN
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341.6
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Source:
U.S. Census Bureau data
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