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Most sparsely populated, Indiana cities · 1990

Indiana cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 131 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Whitestown, ININ15,76730−1%

02Zionsville, ININ33,62479−40%

03McCordsville, ININ13,09483−39%

04Bargersville, ININ11,86290−21%

05Westfield, ININ66,25899−65%

06Yorktown, ININ11,947129−14%

07Pendleton, ININ5,930173−40%

08Huntertown, ININ11,600190−25%

09Fishers, ININ104,812208−80%

10Bright, ININ5,540318−26%

11St. John, ININ24,841386−41%

12Plainfield, ININ38,574388−43%

13Danville, ININ13,415432−32%

14Whiteland, ININ5,884447−38%

15Brownsburg, ININ34,089449−47%

16Hidden Valley, ININ5,706489−53%

17Porter, ININ5,167506−37%

18Noblesville, ININ76,111507−38%

19Charlestown, ININ8,802514−2%

20Carmel, ININ105,634517−33%

21Ellettsville, ININ6,840597−39%

22Jeffersonville, ININ54,134641−20%

23North Vernon, ININ6,559692−18%

24Lebanon, ININ17,913697−15%

25Rensselaer, ININ5,681750−5%

26Jasper, ININ17,279754−17%

27Batesville, ININ7,401770−21%

28Sellersburg, ININ10,305775−5%

29New Haven, ININ16,337783−25%

30Warsaw, ININ16,130810−12%

31Sheridan, ININ5,746812−19%

32Merrillville, ININ37,407821−11%

33Granger, ININ30,321822−28%

34Mooresville, ININ10,173826−40%

35Lawrenceburg, ININ5,243828−7%

36Greenfield, ININ26,544830−20%

37Hobart, ININ29,298833−14%

38Franklin, ININ26,743843−34%

39Angola, ININ9,366883−21%

40Lowell, ININ11,853915−14%

41Crown Point, ININ35,616933−10%

42Greenwood, ININ69,349934−27%

43Scottsburg, ININ7,478963−12%

44Cedar Lake, ININ16,789965−4%

45Chesterton, ININ14,635970−13%

46Greensburg, ININ12,315992−9%

47Huntingburg, ININ6,5221,037−6%

48Columbia City, ININ10,2561,039−19%

49Bluffton, ININ10,5831,058−5%

50Plymouth, ININ11,0811,097−16%

51Columbus, ININ52,6551,109−19%

52Nappanee, ININ6,8851,118−18%

53Shelbyville, ININ21,2041,120−15%

54Bedford, ININ13,9621,132+0%

55Portage, ININ38,6341,134−13%

56Auburn, ININ14,0681,160−22%

57Dunlap, ININ6,1091,163−3%

58Boonville, ININ6,6891,173−2%

59Kokomo, ININ59,9991,226−2%

60Gas City, ININ6,0811,252+6%

61Wabash, ININ10,1901,257+3%

62Kendallville, ININ10,3711,271−19%

63Martinsville, ININ12,1411,275−0%

64Garrett, ININ6,6941,283−8%

65Seymour, ININ22,4501,284−14%

66Rochester, ININ6,1321,306−7%

67Schererville, ININ29,8251,319−20%

68Lawrence, ININ50,4201,328−31%

69Portland, ININ6,2371,330+1%

70Salem, ININ6,4271,331−9%

71Goshen, ININ34,5251,334−19%

72Crawfordsville, ININ16,6991,360−11%

73Winona Lake, ININ5,1261,374+2%

74Madison, ININ12,3041,390+0%

75Decatur, ININ10,0901,417−9%

76Anderson, ININ56,1531,427−0%

77Valparaiso, ININ35,1771,455−11%

78Princeton, ININ8,5241,484−1%

79Lafayette, ININ71,2381,490−22%

80Monticello, ININ5,5951,511−8%

81Highland, ININ5,1141,547−15%

82Fort Wayne, ININ275,2031,564−16%

83Elkhart, ININ54,0921,572−16%

84Logansport, ININ18,2871,602−15%

85Richmond, ININ35,3761,610−1%

86Rushville, ININ6,1711,611−8%

87Westville, ININ5,3871,616+148%

88Washington, ININ12,9911,625−5%

89Cumberland, ININ8,0661,625−17%

90Terre Haute, ININ58,7641,653−4%

91Michigan City, ININ31,3381,658+3%

92Lake Station, ININ12,9771,665−1%

93Greencastle, ININ9,9241,724−9%

94Tipton, ININ5,2631,735−10%

95Huntington, ININ17,1671,736−6%

96La Porte, ININ22,6001,748−1%

97Dyer, ININ16,2731,774−21%

98Linton, ININ5,2451,775+1%

99Tell City, ININ7,4411,784+3%

100North Manchester, ININ5,2301,800+2%

101Hartford City, ININ5,8981,810+1%

102Frankfort, ININ16,8371,832−11%

103Alexandria, ININ5,2231,887−9%

104West Lafayette, ININ45,7471,911−10%

105Clarksville, ININ22,2531,975−7%

106Connersville, ININ13,4062,002+1%

107Cicero, ININ5,5812,006−24%

108Brazil, ININ8,3432,072−7%

109Marion, ININ28,2342,077+4%

110Griffith, ININ16,1372,306+3%

111Gary, ININ67,2892,336+14%

112New Albany, ININ37,4632,343−3%

113Mishawaka, ININ51,2262,363−8%

114Elwood, ININ8,5252,392−3%

115East Chicago, ININ25,6102,402+5%

116New Castle, ININ17,3902,424−0%

117Mount Vernon, ININ6,2892,508−3%

118South Bend, ININ103,2012,519−2%

119Peru, ININ10,9622,540−1%

120Muncie, ININ65,4662,592+5%

121Bloomington, ININ83,3072,608−12%

122Munster, ININ23,5042,647−7%

123Vincennes, ININ16,3782,664+6%

124Evansville, ININ116,1762,666+4%

125South Haven, ININ7,2412,690+9%

126Speedway, ININ14,3732,735+2%

127New Whiteland, ININ5,9372,820−11%

128Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,4022,838−11%

129Beech Grove, ININ14,6712,995−10%

130Highland, ININ23,4093,422+1%

131Hammond, ININ75,7123,704+1%

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