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Allow me to rephrase then: while the overall population density of the US is low, we have some pretty large dense areas, including Southern California and the northeast megalopolis

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Compared to similar areas elsewhere in the world, especially Asia, these areas are not dense at all. Wuhan, which you surely hadn't heard of before this crisis, is ~denser than~ nearly as dense as New York City, for example.

Is it though?

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Wuhan Central Districts

population: 6,434,373

density: 7,242/km2

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New York

population: 8,398,748

density: 10,715/km2

Off by a bit, sorry, edited.

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