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Most sparsely populated, Kansas cities

Kansas cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 63 cities in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 63 is 1,530. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Independence, KS, up 6 places to #11.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Bonner Springs, KSKS7,962509+18%

02De Soto, KSKS7,083629+55%

03Maize, KSKS7,853801+320%

04▲2Pratt, KSKS6,5748520%

05▲2Parsons, KSKS9,315876−19%

06▲3Coffeyville, KSKS8,460893−23%

07▲1Lansing, KSKS11,331921+23%

08▼4Park City, KSKS9,458942+63%

09▲3Wellington, KSKS7,541990−13%

10▲5Winfield, KSKS11,7451,054−4%

11▲6Independence, KSKS8,1931,068−17%

12▲2Valley Center, KSKS7,6851,081+57%

13Louisburg, KSKS5,2991,086+106%

14▲2Paola, KSKS5,8801,110+17%

15▼10Spring Hill, KSKS10,7771,153+295%

16▼6Basehor, KSKS8,2491,155+269%

17▲1Iola, KSKS5,2401,174−17%

18▲3Chanute, KSKS8,5841,209−9%

19▲1Ottawa, KSKS12,7161,232+7%

20▲3Newton, KSKS18,3531,240+7%

21▲1Kansas City, KSKS157,8051,265+7%

22▲2Arkansas City, KSKS11,8001,267−1%

23▼12Goddard, KSKS6,6381,312+226%

24▲2El Dorado, KSKS12,6961,326+5%

25▲2Fort Scott, KSKS7,5001,343−10%

26▲2Atchison, KSKS10,7891,346+5%

27▲3Great Bend, KSKS14,2661,355−7%

28▼3Abilene, KSKS6,5521,3570%

29▲5Colby, KSKS5,4891,499+1%

30▲5Leavenworth, KSKS37,0121,520+4%

31▼12Bel Aire, KSKS10,2871,521+76%

32▼3Tonganoxie, KSKS6,2081,530+128%

33▲3Pittsburg, KSKS20,5691,567+7%

34▲5Liberal, KSKS19,0101,582−3%

35▲3Hutchinson, KSKS39,5951,611−3%

36▲1Shawnee, KSKS69,8481,664+46%

37▼4Mulvane, KSKS7,0301,666+36%

38▼7Andover, KSKS17,3701,668+159%

39▲2McPherson, KSKS13,9181,700+1%

40▲3Ulysses, KSKS5,5241,711−7%

41▲1Salina, KSKS46,0941,761+1%

42▼2Lenexa, KSKS60,5061,776+50%

43▲1Dodge City, KSKS27,6531,876+10%

44▲3Junction City, KSKS22,5831,956+20%

45▲1Emporia, KSKS24,1371,960−10%

46▲2Topeka, KSKS125,7952,040+3%

47▲3Augusta, KSKS9,0732,139+8%

48▼3Gardner, KSKS26,1542,141+178%

49Eudora, KSKS6,5062,150+51%

50▲1Leawood, KSKS34,0932,257+23%

51▲1Olathe, KSKS150,0252,402+61%

52▲1Haysville, KSKS11,3532,421+34%

53▲2Hays, KSKS21,2582,460+6%

54Wichita, KSKS400,9872,461+16%

55▲2Garden City, KSKS27,4022,489−4%

56Derby, KSKS26,6062,555+49%

57▲1Merriam, KSKS11,5092,666+5%

58▲1Overland Park, KSKS203,6772,708+37%

59▲1Manhattan, KSKS54,6732,724+22%

60▲1Lawrence, KSKS96,3672,813+20%

61▲1Prairie, KSKS23,0083,704+4%

62▲1Mission, KSKS10,1253,795+4%

63▲1Roeland Park, KSKS6,6834,125−2%

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