Top 10 Most Overcrowded Cities In The United States

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Do any of you live in one of these? Let us know if you have noticed how crowded it is.

[@jasontheworldisyours]

As a Las Vegas resident it doesn't feel too crowded outside of the Las Vegas Strip / Fremont Street Experience. I like it here

[@marcusgrimes818]

I have property in Summerlin. The outskirts of the strip definitely feels empty at times. Especially the southwest area near Durango station.

[@jasontheworldisyours]

@@marcusgrimes818 Summerlin is 👍🏿💯

[@JK_Rosser_LV]

I agree. We have a comfortable balance in the Las Vegas Valley compared to other cities if you ask me🤷🏿‍♂️

[@ganjacats]

The construction is really what causes traffic

[@jasontheworldisyours]

@@ganjacats construction on all of the major streets, everyday of year, 24/7

[@deanzachariades6365]

Excellent video. The only place on this list I would never consider moving to is Miami.

[@jmanonmakes]

Thank you, Briggs. Another great video.

[@blankface_]

As someone who has moved from New York to Berkeley, it feels downright suburban to me

[@damienjackson7534]

New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Atlanta is the first one that came out of my head before playing the video

[@sfdko3291]

It's crazy that Atlanta is twice as big as Brooklyn but houses 5x less people than Brooklyn. In terms of population, I wouldn't even count Atlanta as a major city. 500k people? That's a slightly higher population than Staten Island, a borough in NYC.

[@papaicebreakerii8180]

@@sfdko3291it’s the metro area. Got like 6 million ppl

[@reenakemp9132]

Metro atlanta has 8.6 million people in a 50mile radius. What is this 500k you are talking about lol. Your dumb.​@sfdko3291

[@Jon_Nadeau_]

Can'f forget about Boston!

[@Ckawauchi35]

So glad to have moved out of CA when my hubby and I were nearing retirement. I miss a lot of things about CA but definitely never the traffic anywhere fr SF, LA, OC, to SD. I can't believe we dealt with all that traffic for 50 yrs!

[@yeahriight57]

Where did you move to? CA is expensive, yeah? Traffic is horrible in Chicago as well ugh...🙄

[@vincentfalcone9218]

For me the biggest metric that I really feel with overcrowding is traffic. With New York you can bypass this with public transportation so the crowding really didn't bother me much. But in cities like Atlanta - just brutal.

[@deanzachariades6365]

And to think, Atlanta has MARTA.

[@thekrazyhatter5063]

And from what I heard you can legit get off the state with MARTA lol​@@deanzachariades6365

[@carmenmariacortesmarin2664]

​@@deanzachariades6365 Has MARTA gotten better?

[@jaylewis5035]

@@carmenmariacortesmarin2664 Absolutely not, just the opposite.

[@carmenmariacortesmarin2664]

@@jaylewis5035 Thank you for the information. Atlanta was nice like 4 decades ago. MARTA was ok during weekdays, but weekends it was an hour wait.

[@MannyKings-25]

I love Miami, I lived there 19 years but is getting too expensive, crowded , traffic is horrible just like California. I moved to North Carolina better, over here .

[@PSTXFL]

Too cold there.

[@MannyKings-25]

@@PSTXFL is not that bad New York is worse. In the 4 years been living here it only snowed 2 times.

[@phillygrunt2154]

@@PSTXFLhey, I’m a Pennsylvanian, and you’re calling NORTH CAROLINA COLD? What kinda 🐱 are you?

[@skylarsartnphotography3450]

North Carolina cold??? LOL

[@jsimsgt96]

Everywhere awesome has terrible traffic these days

[@Oxymera]

I don’t think any US city is overcrowded except NYC. The cities in Asia/Europe beat all of the ones here in sheer size and population density. I think the issue with “overcrowded” cities in the US come from lack of public transit and housing. I personally prefer living in cities with lots of people, a well-run city can be a great place to live.

[@DialloMoore503]

Cities were more desirable when they were cleaner.

[@Oxymera]

@@DialloMoore503 and had less crime. Cities in other places of the world are awesome! The US still has a long way to go when it comes to developing clean, safe, AND affordable cities.

[@meteorical8036]

San Francisco has a higher population density than Amsterdam, Prague, or Berlin, and many other European cities. But I agree Asian cities are much denser!

[@jacobschimp7939]

THANK YOU THIS IS THE COMMENT

[@lorimullen3680]

Briggs, saw your comment to comment. The Crowded Cities are not for those of us in the peace seeking years! If you did a video on, not so crowded, beautiful cities, then everyone would move there! Such as the 6 to 9 million peoples the USA has aquired from abroad. Am I exaggerating? I wish I were. Could we hang a big sign that read, "Hello, peoples of the world, the USA has no more room left in it's Sanctuary States & cities. The states are smushed to capacity." Good video!

[@CybeleCotter]

Chicago is diverse. The longer you live there, diverse it gets.

[@catlover34fl]

LOL! good one!

[@damienjackson7534]

I remember back then Chicago was segregated.

[@Clementinee]

Chicago is the best city to live in America imo

[@tomfields3682]

That doesn't even make sense!

[@forgottenwest]

Love your dry humor! Always look forward to your posts. Thanks, Briggs!

[@jimmulone2422]

I got it I see it I have been waiting to watch it with my wife. It’s what we do. We stack up a couple few of your vids and then watch together. Thank you for your content!

[@ShawnMKouri]

I figured Chicago would make the list. But, unlike New York City, Chicago, you could get a real house or a spacious apartment.

[@ShawnMKouri]

How on earth did Santa Ana make the cut? And a couple of other cities mentioned. I guess Berkeley would make the list because it is San Francisco where it’s all apartments

[@ShawnMKouri]

Oh, I thought Miami would make the list. I know the population of Miami and I know the density. This is my hometown. 12,000 a square mile. And guess what the population density is getting higher fast because of all the people moving here.

[@ShawnMKouri]

Yes, we do have infrastructure issues because road projects keep getting delayed for no reason whatsoever, especially the signature bridge. The bus system doesn’t cover a lot of areas. Traffic is bad. Sometimes it’s like something out of a movie. But I disagree on the schools.

[@ShawnMKouri]

Miami doesn’t need more schools as of right now. We have a lot of schools here in Miami with hardly anybody attending them I mean yeah there is a little bit of overcrowding going on in schools in Miami Lakes, Hialeah Gardens, South Miami, Kendall, Homestead, Cutler Bay, Coral Gables, Doral, and a couple of pockets in areas near the coast

[@ShawnMKouri]

We do have a lot of skyscrapers.

[@carolthomas3875]

Love your videos. Who knew statistics could be fun? I watch every video that comes up, more than once. I really like your channel!

[@Gregory......]

This is a great video, love seeing these old famous cities that you have always heard about, but never hear anything about now. Really interesting !

[@theblackbear211]

I saw you call out, so I am commenting. Keep up the good work.

[@diamondhumphrey9383]

Nice sending subliminals huh?

[@icewyre]

I'm glad you specified New York City, New York. I almost thought you were talking about New York City, Virginia.

[@janesmith6292]

Add Sarasota, FL to your list. Seems to be a favorite after Miami. Practically unlivable nowadays.

[@Aus10sims]

Surprise Los Angeles didn’t make the list,before Santa Ana.☕️🤔

[@dsuttajit]

I live in Orange County near Santa Ana and not sure why he listed it as overcrowded. Santa Ana is pretty stable city with some development but not fast growing the cheaper states that people are moving too.

[@lynnwarber811]

Informative as always, reinforced my living in the sticks lifestyle. 😁

[@Dinodude83]

Great video Briggs

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Glad you enjoyed

[@Mel81818]

There’s a lot of new development in Philly. I don’t like when developers build all modern instead of restoring historic homes though. My favorite areas are Rittenhouse Sq., Old City/Society Hill, Boathouse Row, Fairmount and S. Philly.

[@reecia3197]

Newark Terminal A is great now. Loved my layover there.

[@ilovetotri23]

I love Chicago! I am not surprised!

[@lindawilson4625]

Hi! Responding to your lack of comments on this one. I recently relocated to southern AZ from San Diego, so I didn't watch this when frst put up because I know where these are and don't like crowded cities, so I figured I might watch later. Then it wasn't coming up near the top of my KZbin suggested videos, so I missed it. :-) Love your channel!

[@cynthiawood9616]

The Newark Airport (Liberty) is definitely a freaking nightmare. My husband and I flew from Idaho to Maine last May (2023) and made the mistake of allowing Newark to be one of our stops. We were so innocent. I had never been there before and as we were approaching I had never seen so much urban sprawl in my life. I should've guessed we were in trouble when we finally landed and it took us an hour on the ground just to get to the gate! Needless to say we ran miles to our connection and barely made it. I told my husband let's never do this again! Wish I had watched this video before that trip! Thanks for reminding me.

[@rkenzie5235]

Love your channel!!

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thank you so much!! Thanks for the comment. It is weird for ant video to go an hour with out a comment. This one went 13.

[@rkenzie5235]

@@WorldAccordingToBriggs It’s actually weird, I usually watch your videos when they come out (notifications on). I watched the video you put out yesterday and the one before this…but I never saw this one! I wonder if the algorithm is angry??

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

I am in the KZbin dog house right now. I put out a sseries of videos that didn't do well so I have to work my way up again.

[@josephinemiller4780]

No amount of money would make me live in any of those cities, especially where it gets cold

[@fotismpalopitas7196]

Thanks so much for another great video production. Your videos will be always so informative and teaching. New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Newark are so terrible places to live in due to the high crime and the out of control cost of living.

[@MikeOlin-f3u]

Except NYC is low crime and you don't need a car to live here, so....not as expensive as one might imagine (and much safer)

[@tmghui888]

SF and LA doesn’t have high crime overall compared to a lot of major cities in the midwest and south.

[@catholicactionbibleonlyist1813]

Number 1 not not surprised Rather move back to NYC then living rural American

[@RivaShoshana]

Good video , as always. Thanks for everything you do Briggs.

[@ericfry6751]

*Thank you again another great production! Informative and fun (yet the sad news lol) Thanks again MR. B!:) Eric from Denver

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thannks for watching

[@hughfuller8416]

I’m in Denver also and I enjoyed this video a lot.

[@debbie4503]

Hi Briggs! I came over because I saw your community tab and to hit the Like Button. I don't like crowded City's. I live in a small City, but it has since been surrounded by the big City. Sigh...

[@cynthiafowles1257]

Been to most of the cities mentioned and you are not wrong about them. I like urban areas, but smaller is better in my opinion. Just got back from spending 3 days in the Mendocino area and while I enjoyed myself, it’s too small for me to live there year round. We live in SoCal against the San Gabriel mountains and I have the best of both worlds.

[@irishmclass2042]

I live in Gilbert, AZ and we love living here BUT we are sick of the traffic due to the growth! Yikes!

[@ShermanMark1]

Hey Briggs, I saw the Post you made, and I can say The Only thing that I could find that might be the Problem is just Not many people find Which cities are overpopulated that Interesting as Most other topics you cover, so in theory people are not going to comment that much on something that they don't care too much about.

[@sanders22158]

As a (let's say) proud New Jerseyian, I'd like to make 1 teeny correction to the JC and Newark segments-the middle finger is not just how we say good morning, it's actually the state bird

[@OldRustySteele]

LOL! Good one Sanders!

[@lorimullen3680]

I have often wondered, "What the Hell Jersey folks put in their Wheaties?!?" I have witnessed Jerseyians become very hot-headed for no reason. Also, verbally dismantle others for no reason. What is the deal with that? Is Jersey water really that bad to drink?

[@beth6270]

Monowi Nebraska is too crowded for me. Have a great day Briggs!

[@stephenalexander6721]

Thanks for the heads up

[@LarsPop-Tartus]

I moved to Florida to retire now 65 lived all my life not far from Newark the airport in my experience has been good flew out numerous times been ok

[@JAYALIVE4EVER]

Nice Vid, Very informative.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Appreciate it! Thanks for the comment.

[@sandrabryant2450]

Great video! TY

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Mitlipse7]

Ty for the video!

[@speedfiend925]

I am a bit surprised Houston did not make the list. 🤯

[@AslanKyoya1776]

I actually went to high school in Santa Ana, I never remember feeling that crowded. Except for the Orange crush during rush hour.

[@unclej2763]

Last time I was actually in any part of Newark was when my grandparents took me to Liberty International Airport. This was when I went to go fly out to Denver, Colorado, where I went to stay with my uncle. So, before I even caught my flight, after my grandparents dropped me off in the airport and left, I just took care of the basics, checked in through security, got a quick bite to eat, and of course, went to go sit down as I awaited boarding for the departure of my plane. By the way, I was only 12 at the time, so I might have been too young to remember anything properly, as this was back sometime around 2005.

[@FM-bx9sc]

Great video. Thank you.

[@thedailymakermaking]

Despite preferring a rural setting, I have lived in three of these. And I love your channel!

[@lorimullen3680]

People may not be commenting because they are sad to be reminded of how cramped we are and still growing.

[@stphns1737]

Super interesting. Some on this list surprised me.

[@ven412]

Me: “Don’t say kid’s jail’s! Don’t say kid’s jails!” Briggs: “Schools!”

[@carolartis2149]

Our family left Houston for Colorado Springs. More expensive but less people, therefore less traffic.

[@MarkAHoltz]

I did a google search of "US population density by state", and was a bit surprised by the result.

[@yvettecardieri6373]

Thanks Brigg❣️

[@KARW37]

Berkeley did not seem crowded at all. I drove for Uber and Doordash there and it was great. Super nice, smart, engaging people.

[@KLL-kl2ss]

Awesome video!

[@matthiassventoest6800]

great video Briggs

[@cleokey]

Come to Pt. Dume, Malibu, CA ... you'll love it! ❤❤

[@CybeleCotter]

San Jose should be here, and San Francisco too.

[@tahall5646]

San Francisco is there

[@Steve7318]

I have been through the Newark airport recently on an International flight from Tokyo. It was just a layover for me but coming for customs was pretty smooth and there were no problems. There were places to eat if you're hungry. There's a Wendy's in the terminal I was in waiting for my connecting flight. The wheelchair pushers aren't very friendly if you're utilizing that service, other than that it was fine. The lady expected a tip which I didn't have US dollars because I was coming from an International destination. They should be appreciative and more understanding. Most of them seem to be African immigrants.

[@hughfuller8416]

Makes me feel better about my place of living in Denver. I feel it’s bad, but I’m wrong. Thanks for the video to make me feel better about where I live Briggs.

[@DannerBanks]

Love your videos Briggs. Notwithstanding, I disagree with the premise of the video. More people does not have to equal more problems. Cities like Tokyo are incredibly well run despite density/people. The problem is local governments not rising to the challenge to plan for growth (and at times, their NIMBY constituents with which they are too cowardly to disagree). I love Seattle, but the city, county, and state are mind numbingly stupid when it comes to zoning for dense urban housing and improving roads. Two things that would improve home costs and traffic.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Sure you kind find a few one off examples that normally have to do with culture. But, far more cities in the world are prime examples of my premise. Especially in the US.

[@phillygrunt2154]

@@WorldAccordingToBriggsthat’s because the US has terrible city planning and zoning and a car centric system. Cities like Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Montreal, Don’t have that car centric personality places you originated from, do.

[@fuzzy3440]

T@@phillygrunt2154 Have to disagree, the problem is zoning and planning. Most European cities work because they developed before zoning and planning. Government regulation rarely makes things better. It was zoning and planning that created the car centric model; so how will using the same tools fix the problem?

[@CPRES3]

Agreed. The video is just a population density countdown, and it’s silly to automatically equate that as a bad thing.

[@BenSussmanpro]

@@fuzzy3440Most Euro cities are more livable because of far more intracity public transit and a mix of commercial & residential within each neighborhood, which makes for more vibrant streets and less need to travel far for your daily needs (like markets, pharmacy, etc). Only NYC in the US remotely compares.

[@samdog_1]

I grew up in Miami in the '50s & '60s and it was a fantastic place to live. I moved away in the mid-70s to go to college, then moved again several times for jobs, all in other states. When I went back to visit Miami in the late-90s, I was blown away by the traffic congestion and general overcrowding. And like I said--that was the late 1990s. I can't even imagine how much worse it's gotten since then. One of Miami's biggest problems is that it has nowhere left to grow. It's hemmed in to the west and south by the Everglades and mangrove swamps, to the east by Biscayne Bay and the ocean, and to the north by already existing development. And let's not forget about rising ocean levels, which already threaten the coastal areas with routine flooding--something that never happened when I was a kid....

[@CybeleCotter]

Flew into Newark from San Francisco, and thence to Atlantic City. Hated what I saw of Newark and Atlantic City.

[@ShonnMorris]

Your shot of the Berkeley Marina when you called it out is actually the Emeryville Marina. The Berkeley Marina is farther north so to the right of that shot. There's a shot of the Berkeley Marina in the distance at 1:42. Berkeley is my hometown, I grew up there. There are too many people there for sure. A large part of the crowds you see are not even people who live there but because of Berkeley's location, a lot of people pass through and come into Berkeley from neighboring cities, especially Oakland because as you mentioned, it's right next door. The city limits of the two go right through some properties in places. Santa Ana? All of Orange County is overcrowded. I live in San Diego and it's noticeable when I go there.

[@harrymaciolek9629]

That’s why I like Detroit. It has room to stretch! 😝

[@KristNi]

I may move there

[@debbiekerr3989]

I'm glad that I live here in Norristown Pennsylvania it has it's problems but it's good public transportation and some nice neighborhoods make it a good place to live.

[@manfredmann2766]

Guessing, NYC, LA, Miami, Phoenix, Boston, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, DC, and Chicago.

[@thehomeschoolinglibrarian]

Phoenix is a giant superb and grows out not up so it is not congested.

[@Oxymera]

⁠@@thehomeschoolinglibrariana giant suburb is the perfect way to describe Phoenix. It’s hot, sprawling, and boring.

[@tomwilliams6744]

I was surprised that San Diego didn't make the list.

[@JFCrow]

I've never liked Big Cities. I miss somethings but not enought to do it again.

[@topplacetoLive]

Interesting data, Let's focus on topics directly related to financial security and retirement preparedness. Thanks for sharing

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

What? I guess you don’t like subjects that are hard to ripoff and copy?

[@whoselguapo6274]

I just looked at his channel. He is just copying all your themes.

[@reenakemp9132]

OP, wtf are you talking about?

[@soundscape26]

Your channel is a complete ripoff and the fact that you have to use women on your thumbnails is hilarious.

[@binksterb]

Your wish is my command, Briggs. Philly has the best soft pretzels, and cheese steaks are great. Be safe

[@fitfrog65]

People ruin everything. Too many people!

[@dw0176]

Hi good video. Will you make a video on the top 10 state capitals to live in I really like Topeka, Kansas what will be your top 10 state capitals after doing your research?

[@ilovetotri23]

Great video!

[@neilm9630]

Sunday 830am chicago

[@ClairenParkerontheRoad]

I love these videos

[@llc1976]

I can’t believe how much of my life I waste driving in traffic. I grew up in a college town and people couid walk or bike to work in five minutes thus they had all this time to use for hobbies. Most everyone did something fun and significant in their off work hours. I miss this.

[@tracyhoneck9177]

Still here. interesting video

[@thomasfranco5997]

I recently went to Sao Paolo, Brazil. OMG! They have more high-rise buildings than any other city in the world. Boy it is crowded.

[@kleokleopatra3536]

i watched it and liked it! !!!!

[@rclaughlin]

Here's my favorite NYC traffic joke: "What do you mean it took you four hours to get across town? I did it in ten minutes." "Big deal. You walked."

[@D16S06]

Hey Briggs ... yep! ... (obviously) I can see & watch this video/upload (JM UK)

[@googleuser6875]

I avoid cities for your opening comments as a reason.

[@jayyswrld2464]

Surprised LA didn't make the list

[@Philhellene1]

Yep, I can see this video 😀

[@Mia-C-Crest]

Thank you❤

[@Dark_Angel07]

I'm surprised Atlanta wasn't on this list.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

They have less than 3000 per square mile

[@MnS101]

The hippies from the 60s that wore beads, sandals, and tye-dye are now wearing sweat suits, Birkenstocks, and adult diapers.

[@jimspies2775]

And are some of the most notorious NIMBYs in the US. Berkeley doesn't have an overpopulation problem, it has an ability to build housing problem.

[@jacobschimp7939]

@@jimspies2775most cities that’s the case. The US just has a housing issue

[@ronprickett8011]

As they say it was a lot better being 20 in the 70s than 70 in the 20s

[@glory3670]

"If you're thinking about moving to one of these cites." Um you lost your damn mind! Great video. Really entertaining.

[@buk6708]

Newark is awesome. Worked there 2 month agp, growikg fast arpund the statio. 5min to world trade on train.

[@vincentfalcone9218]

5 minutes? It takes about 20.

[@wwiggans]

Miami, Arizona is nice....

[@johnm.4947]

Density of population in cities like Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia, etc. is not about numbers but competence in government and social policy.

[@MrJaredrs82]

If you're coming to New Jersey and will have a rental car you should visit the Hopatcong area it's really nice here not your typical new jersey stereo type me and my family have bought our home here back in 2018 great place to be lots of nice sights lots of history and great places to eat as well

[@healingandlearning]

Yes!

[@petrosilius353]

Here' s a comment. God bless you!

[@cherrybubly1774]

Surprised Austin's not included, it's literally not big enough for all the people (and cars) who live here

[@jazaneksmith6038]

Too many people.....😂 close the borders😮

[@violetbf3773]

All good 👍🏽

[@thomasfranco5997]

Back in the 80's I was working in a clothing store in Downtown Los Angeles only on the weekends. I lived 30 minutes away at the time. On the weekends the Freeways were always clear in the morning. But now I still live in the same area. I went to a funeral during the fall on a Friday at 7:00 am. My god it took me an hour just to get through Los Angeles. I had taken my father with me, who is 91 years old. We had to go to Santa Paula which is a town in Ventura County. The traffic was horrible going and coming back the same day. I do not miss Los Angeles at all. I live in Orange County now, but it is getting pretty bad with traffic also.