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Most sparsely populated, Idaho cities · 1990

Idaho cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 35 cities in Idaho that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Kuna, IDID31,52576−64%

02Eagle, IDID34,658102−70%

03Meridian, IDID142,988260−73%

04Rathdrum, IDID13,227288−58%

05Middleton, IDID12,600316−35%

06Hayden, IDID17,363356−59%

07Post Falls, IDID46,715396−57%

08Preston, IDID6,177543−21%

09Ammon, IDID20,119621−19%

10Caldwell, IDID76,629782−29%

11Nampa, IDID120,384816−45%

12Hailey, IDID10,053938−41%

13Fruitland, IDID7,2131,012−36%

14Rigby, IDID5,7571,109−11%

15Mountain Home, IDID16,7791,123−29%

16Jerome, IDID13,7311,154−16%

17Kimberly, IDID5,7981,163−10%

18Sandpoint, IDID10,6451,223−23%

19Chubbuck, IDID16,8231,269−19%

20Burley, IDID12,4091,289−6%

21Payette, IDID8,8131,367−21%

22Pocatello, IDID58,7711,372−11%

23Twin Falls, IDID56,2161,408−20%

24Rexburg, IDID40,3341,414−17%

25Boise City, IDID238,4291,487−32%

26Coeur d'Alene, IDID58,1791,524−29%

27Weiser, IDID6,2491,533−14%

28Garden City, IDID13,0471,561−40%

29Blackfoot, IDID13,3611,569−7%

30Lewiston, IDID34,7171,608−9%

31Idaho Falls, IDID71,7851,654−13%

32Emmett, IDID8,9001,736−16%

33Shelley, IDID5,3031,958−7%

34Rupert, IDID6,4602,649−3%

35Moscow, IDID26,7212,680−13%

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