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Most sparsely populated, Indiana cities

Indiana cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 127 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 127 is 1,688. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Rushville, IN, up 17 places to #73.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01▲1Yorktown, ININ11,947374+150%

02▼1Pendleton, ININ5,930444+53%

03Zionsville, ININ33,624500+283%

04▲1Bargersville, ININ11,862634+460%

05▲1Winfield, ININ9,140737+298%

06▲2Charlestown, ININ8,802769+47%

07▲3Porter, ININ5,167839+4%

08▲3Rensselaer, ININ5,681844+7%

09▲3North Vernon, ININ6,559855+1%

10▲4Lawrenceburg, ININ5,243992+12%

11▼4Whitestown, ININ15,7671,009+3248%

12▲1Lebanon, ININ17,9131,035+26%

13▲4Wabash, ININ10,1901,057−13%

14▼5Whiteland, ININ5,8841,075+49%

15▲6Hobart, ININ29,2981,118+16%

16▲2Merrillville, ININ37,4071,126+22%

17▲3Bedford, ININ13,9621,143+1%

18▲6Boonville, ININ6,6891,167−2%

19▲3Warsaw, ININ16,1301,191+30%

20▲3Batesville, ININ7,4011,203+23%

21▲5Gas City, ININ6,0811,210+2%

22▲3Bluffton, ININ10,5831,241+11%

23▲11Portland, ININ6,2371,280−3%

24▲7Huntingburg, ININ6,5221,290+17%

25▲4Jasper, ININ17,2791,299+43%

26▼7Avon, ININ25,3501,312+306%

27▲14Greensburg, ININ12,3151,315+20%

28▲4Ellettsville, ININ6,8401,322+35%

29▲6Martinsville, ININ12,1411,326+4%

30▼14Danville, ININ13,4151,333+109%

31▲13Rochester, ININ6,1321,341−4%

32▲8Anderson, ININ56,1531,347−6%

33▲12Gary, ININ67,2891,348−35%

34▲8Scottsburg, ININ7,4781,350+24%

35▲3New Haven, ININ16,3371,373+32%

36▼6Sellersburg, ININ10,3051,391+70%

37▲10Nappanee, ININ6,8851,397+3%

38▲10Angola, ININ9,3661,420+28%

39▲11Madison, ININ12,3041,424+2%

40▼7Plainfield, ININ38,5741,434+110%

41▲2Plymouth, ININ11,0811,464+13%

42▲12Richmond, ININ35,3761,474−10%

43▲12North Manchester, ININ5,2301,475−16%

44▲9Portage, ININ38,6341,507+15%

45▲1Mooresville, ININ10,1731,517+10%

46▲16Hartford City, ININ5,8981,519−15%

47▲9Salem, ININ6,4271,522+4%

48▲16Michigan City, ININ31,3381,536−5%

49▲3Shelbyville, ININ21,2041,548+18%

50▲7Chesterton, ININ14,6351,556+40%

51▲7Princeton, ININ8,5241,557+4%

52▲15Lake Station, ININ12,9771,565−7%

53▼38McCordsville, ININ13,0941,579+1055%

54▼3Jeffersonville, ININ54,1341,589+98%

55▲6Linton, ININ5,2451,602−9%

56▲7Garrett, ININ6,6941,607+15%

57▲8Monticello, ININ5,5951,614−2%

58▲12Kokomo, ININ59,9991,636+30%

59▲14Tell City, ININ7,4411,641−5%

60▲9Decatur, ININ10,0901,654+6%

61▼24Huntertown, ININ11,6001,656+555%

62▲6Westville, ININ5,3871,657+155%

63▲8Crawfordsville, ININ16,6991,672+10%

64▼5Lowell, ININ11,8531,688+58%

65▲11Terre Haute, ININ58,7641,690−1%

66▲11Kendallville, ININ10,3711,696+8%

67▲14Connersville, ININ13,4061,726−13%

68▲10Alexandria, ININ5,2231,727−17%

69▲11Winona Lake, ININ5,1261,738+29%

70▲4Auburn, ININ14,0681,740+17%

71▲11Logansport, ININ18,2871,743−7%

72Franklin, ININ26,7431,747+37%

73▲17Rushville, ININ6,1711,797+3%

74▲15Marion, ININ28,2341,798−10%

75▲17East Chicago, ININ25,6101,815−21%

76▲12Huntington, ININ17,1671,818−2%

77▼17Cedar Lake, ININ16,7891,824+81%

78▲5Columbus, ININ52,6551,837+35%

79▲12La Porte, ININ22,6001,837+5%

80▲4Seymour, ININ22,4501,850+24%

81▲6Columbia City, ININ10,2561,868+45%

82▲3Crown Point, ININ35,6161,873+80%

83▼8Greenfield, ININ26,5441,891+82%

84▲9Greencastle, ININ9,9241,9040%

85▲9Tipton, ININ5,2631,9220%

86▲9Goshen, ININ34,5251,936+17%

87▼1Washington, ININ12,9911,948+14%

88▲8Elkhart, ININ54,0921,949+4%

89▼23St. John, ININ24,8411,950+196%

90▲8Schererville, ININ29,8251,974+20%

91▼12Brownsburg, ININ34,0892,005+135%

92▼43Westfield, ININ66,2582,032+613%

93▲12Griffith, ININ16,1372,077−7%

94▲8Frankfort, ININ16,8372,090+1%

95▲6Valparaiso, ININ35,1772,096+28%

96▲8Elwood, ININ8,5252,148−12%

97▲3Carmel, ININ105,6342,152+180%

98▲8Peru, ININ10,9622,168−16%

99▲12Mount Vernon, ININ6,2892,185−16%

100▼1Noblesville, ININ76,1112,186+166%

101▲9Vincennes, ININ16,3782,197−12%

102▲6Clarksville, ININ22,2532,216+4%

103▲4Brazil, ININ8,3432,263+2%

104▼77Sheridan, ININ5,7462,281+128%

105▲8New Castle, ININ17,3902,374−2%

106▲8Muncie, ININ65,4662,389−3%

107▲10New Albany, ININ37,4632,4170%

108▲8Lafayette, ININ71,2382,425+26%

109▲12Evansville, ININ116,1762,453−4%

110▲10South Bend, ININ103,2012,463−4%

111▲1Greenwood, ININ69,3492,466+92%

112▲3Fort Wayne, ININ275,2032,488+34%

113▲6Indianapolis, ININ901,1162,496+15%

114▲4Lawrence, ININ50,4202,502+30%

115▲7Dyer, ININ16,2732,643+17%

116▲8Mishawaka, ININ51,2262,841+10%

117▼14Cumberland, ININ8,0662,869+47%

118▲5Fishers, ININ104,8122,907+177%

119▲6Speedway, ININ14,3733,003+12%

120▲7Munster, ININ23,5043,118+9%

121▲9Beech Grove, ININ14,6713,283−1%

122▲10Hammond, ININ75,7123,329−9%

123▲6West Lafayette, ININ45,7473,374+59%

124▲9Highland, ININ23,4093,380−1%

125▲3Cicero, ININ5,5813,426+30%

126▲5Bloomington, ININ83,3073,583+20%

127▲7New Whiteland, ININ5,9374,086+30%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES