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Most sparsely populated, Colorado cities

Colorado cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 80 cities in Colorado that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Mead, COCO7,042468+249%

02Milliken, COCO9,183703+218%

03Dacono, COCO6,844738+127%

04Delta, COCO9,802738+53%

05Avon, COCO6,184743+11%

06Fort Lupton, COCO10,402803+53%

07Breckenridge, COCO5,015830+108%

08Trinidad, COCO8,091862−11%

09Estes Park, COCO5,780863+7%

10Cherry Hills, COCO6,3891,029+7%

11Gypsum, COCO9,2121,042+152%

12Berthoud, COCO14,0801,083+191%

13Montrose, COCO21,5831,143+75%

14Frederick, COCO18,2411,199+639%

15Woodland Park, COCO8,0141,212+23%

16Alamosa, COCO9,8491,237+24%

17Eagle, COCO7,2801,246+140%

18Severance, COCO11,8411,300+1883%

19Fountain, COCO29,4501,318+94%

20Silverthorne, COCO5,4181,334+70%

21Durango, COCO19,7331,338+42%

22Steamboat Springs, COCO13,5571,371+38%

23Cañon City, COCO17,0301,372+10%

24Gunnison, COCO6,8361,410+26%

25Firestone, COCO20,1291,448+955%

26Johnstown, COCO22,4331,453+486%

27Lamar, COCO7,5881,455−14%

28Cortez, COCO9,1261,465+14%

29Rifle, COCO10,8441,548+60%

30Lone Tree, COCO15,2781,557+214%

31Timnath, COCO11,6001,587+5102%

32Castle Pines, COCO15,5831,624+162%

33Aspen, COCO6,4891,680+10%

34Windsor, COCO43,8401,682+343%

35Sterling, COCO13,0541,713+15%

36Fruita, COCO14,0031,748+116%

37Craig, COCO8,8741,749−3%

38Grand Junction, COCO71,8271,768+71%

39Glenwood Springs, COCO10,3951,781+34%

40Eaton, COCO5,8481,851+117%

41Greenwood, COCO15,3231,854+39%

42Brush, COCO5,3371,885+4%

43Pueblo, COCO110,4041,954+8%

44Erie, COCO40,9041,972+550%

45Commerce City, COCO72,3451,980+245%

46Monument, COCO13,8131,981+601%

47Golden, COCO20,3902,116+19%

48Brighton, COCO45,3952,118+117%

49Evans, COCO22,5002,143+136%

50Salida, COCO5,9852,144+9%

51La Junta, COCO6,8642,148−9%

52Fort Morgan, COCO11,8412,219+7%

53Loveland, COCO81,3872,298+61%

54Greeley, COCO115,0732,328+50%

55Lochbuie, COCO8,7762,382+328%

56Broomfield, COCO79,1742,402+107%

57Castle Rock, COCO83,8152,412+314%

58Colorado Springs, COCO494,7432,451+37%

59Aurora, COCO410,0532,516+48%

60Louisville, COCO20,5812,582+9%

61Sheridan, COCO5,9722,684+7%

62Parker, COCO65,9852,940+180%

63Fort Collins, COCO171,5002,996+45%

64Arvada, COCO122,9013,153+20%

65Wellington, COCO12,1693,171+355%

66Carbondale, COCO6,7623,257+30%

67Lafayette, COCO30,1163,262+30%

68Wheat Ridge, COCO32,0813,433−3%

69Longmont, COCO100,1093,448+41%

70Superior, COCO13,6373,467+51%

71Centennial, COCO108,6583,603–

72Lakewood, COCO156,9273,611+9%

73Littleton, COCO46,2463,665+15%

74Westminster, COCO116,1823,675+15%

75Boulder, COCO105,6893,930+12%

76Thornton, COCO147,7664,048+79%

77Denver, COCO740,6134,838+34%

78Northglenn, COCO38,8935,284+23%

79Englewood, COCO35,3055,381+11%

80Federal Heights, COCO14,0757,930+17%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES