RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 661
Most sparsely populated, California cities · 2020
California cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2020). This list covers the 661 cities in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 661 is 3,549.
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000
UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS