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Most sparsely populated, Indiana cities · 2020

Indiana cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 135 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Pendleton, ININ5,930353+22%

02Yorktown, ININ11,947362+141%

03Zionsville, ININ33,624455+249%

04Bright, ININ5,540464+8%

05Bargersville, ININ11,862511+351%

06Winfield, ININ9,140579+212%

07Whitestown, ININ15,767651+2061%

08Charlestown, ININ8,802679+30%

09Whiteland, ININ5,884840+16%

10Porter, ININ5,167846+5%

11Rensselaer, ININ5,681852+8%

12North Vernon, ININ6,559861+1%

13Lebanon, ININ17,913963+17%

14Lawrenceburg, ININ5,243970+9%

15McCordsville, ININ13,0941,025+650%

16Danville, ININ13,4151,049+65%

17Wabash, ININ10,1901,083−11%

18Merrillville, ININ37,4071,097+19%

19Avon, ININ25,3501,111+244%

20Bedford, ININ13,9621,130+0%

21Hobart, ININ29,2981,136+17%

22Warsaw, ININ16,1301,167+27%

23Batesville, ININ7,4011,171+19%

24Boonville, ININ6,6891,171−2%

25Bluffton, ININ10,5831,209+8%

26Gas City, ININ6,0811,225+4%

27Sheridan, ININ5,7461,233+23%

28Granger, ININ30,3211,233+7%

29Jasper, ININ17,2791,256+38%

30Sellersburg, ININ10,3051,256+53%

31Huntingburg, ININ6,5221,259+14%

32Ellettsville, ININ6,8401,286+31%

33Plainfield, ININ38,5741,287+88%

34Portland, ININ6,2371,297−2%

35Martinsville, ININ12,1411,303+2%

36Hidden Valley, ININ5,7061,304+25%

37Huntertown, ININ11,6001,305+416%

38New Haven, ININ16,3371,309+26%

39Dunlap, ININ6,1091,313+9%

40Anderson, ININ56,1531,315−8%

41Greensburg, ININ12,3151,315+20%

42Scottsburg, ININ7,4781,326+22%

43Plymouth, ININ11,0811,349+4%

44Rochester, ININ6,1321,371−2%

45Gary, ININ67,2891,384−33%

46Mooresville, ININ10,1731,403+1%

47Nappanee, ININ6,8851,410+4%

48Angola, ININ9,3661,416+27%

49Westfield, ININ66,2581,423+399%

50Madison, ININ12,3041,430+3%

51Jeffersonville, ININ54,1341,451+81%

52Shelbyville, ININ21,2041,465+12%

53Portage, ININ38,6341,480+13%

54Richmond, ININ35,3761,488−9%

55North Manchester, ININ5,2301,488−16%

56Salem, ININ6,4271,509+3%

57Chesterton, ININ14,6351,514+36%

58Princeton, ININ8,5241,516+2%

59Lowell, ININ11,8531,521+42%

60Cedar Lake, ININ16,7891,533+52%

61Linton, ININ5,2451,567−11%

62Hartford City, ININ5,8981,568−12%

63Garrett, ININ6,6941,570+13%

64Michigan City, ININ31,3381,572−3%

65Monticello, ININ5,5951,589−4%

66St. John, ININ24,8411,594+142%

67Lake Station, ININ12,9771,596−5%

68Westville, ININ5,3871,617+148%

69Decatur, ININ10,0901,625+4%

70Kokomo, ININ59,9991,625+29%

71Crawfordsville, ININ16,6991,632+7%

72Franklin, ININ26,7431,654+30%

73Tell City, ININ7,4411,655−4%

74Auburn, ININ14,0681,659+11%

75Greenfield, ININ26,5441,673+61%

76Terre Haute, ININ58,7641,679−2%

77Kendallville, ININ10,3711,680+7%

78Alexandria, ININ5,2231,702−18%

79Brownsburg, ININ34,0891,704+100%

80Winona Lake, ININ5,1261,713+27%

81Connersville, ININ13,4061,716−14%

82Logansport, ININ18,2871,750−7%

83Columbus, ININ52,6551,761+29%

84Seymour, ININ22,4501,778+19%

85Crown Point, ININ35,6161,783+71%

86Washington, ININ12,9911,802+6%

87Columbia City, ININ10,2561,802+40%

88Huntington, ININ17,1671,803−2%

89Marion, ININ28,2341,803−10%

90Rushville, ININ6,1711,807+4%

91La Porte, ININ22,6001,827+4%

92East Chicago, ININ25,6101,869−19%

93Greencastle, ININ9,9241,884−1%

94Tipton, ININ5,2631,927+0%

95Goshen, ININ34,5251,935+17%

96Elkhart, ININ54,0921,943+4%

97Highland, ININ5,1141,955+8%

98Schererville, ININ29,8251,962+19%

99Noblesville, ININ76,1111,999+143%

100Carmel, ININ105,6342,032+164%

101Valparaiso, ININ35,1772,035+25%

102Frankfort, ININ16,8372,075+0%

103Cumberland, ININ8,0662,118+8%

104Elwood, ININ8,5252,119−14%

105Griffith, ININ16,1372,127−5%

106Peru, ININ10,9622,190−15%

107Brazil, ININ8,3432,219−0%

108Clarksville, ININ22,2532,224+4%

109South Haven, ININ7,2412,238−10%

110Vincennes, ININ16,3782,248−10%

111Mount Vernon, ININ6,2892,256−13%

112Greenwood, ININ69,3492,270+77%

113New Castle, ININ17,3902,375−2%

114Muncie, ININ65,4662,379−3%

115Fort Wayne, ININ275,2032,385+28%

116Lafayette, ININ71,2382,409+26%

117New Albany, ININ37,4632,441+1%

118Lawrence, ININ50,4202,450+27%

119Indianapolis, ININ901,1162,459+14%

120South Bend, ININ103,2012,469−4%

121Evansville, ININ116,1762,477−4%

122Dyer, ININ16,2732,683+19%

123Fishers, ININ104,8122,745+162%

124Mishawaka, ININ51,2262,832+10%

125Speedway, ININ14,3732,915+8%

126Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,4023,113−3%

127Munster, ININ23,5043,170+11%

128Cicero, ININ5,5813,254+23%

129West Lafayette, ININ45,7473,289+55%

130Beech Grove, ININ14,6713,293−1%

131Bloomington, ININ83,3073,405+14%

132Hammond, ININ75,7123,425−6%

133Highland, ININ23,4093,463+2%

134New Whiteland, ININ5,9373,820+21%

135Notre Dame, ININ6,8906,120–

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