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Most sparsely populated, Indiana cities · 2020

Indiana cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2020). This list covers the 135 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 135 is 1,617.

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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, ININ13,9621,1300%

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, ININ5,2631,9270%

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, ININ16,8372,0750%

103Cumberland, ININ8,0662,118+8%

104Elwood, ININ8,5252,119−14%

105Griffith, ININ16,1372,127−5%

106Peru, ININ10,9622,190−15%

107Brazil, ININ8,3432,2190%

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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS