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Most sparsely populated, Kansas cities

Kansas cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 63 cities in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Bonner Springs, KSKS7,962509+18%

02De Soto, KSKS7,083629+55%

03Maize, KSKS7,853801+320%

04Pratt, KSKS6,574852+0%

05Parsons, KSKS9,315876−19%

06Coffeyville, KSKS8,460893−23%

07Lansing, KSKS11,331921+23%

08Park City, KSKS9,458942+63%

09Wellington, KSKS7,541990−13%

10Winfield, KSKS11,7451,054−4%

11Independence, KSKS8,1931,068−17%

12Valley Center, KSKS7,6851,081+57%

13Louisburg, KSKS5,2991,086+106%

14Paola, KSKS5,8801,110+17%

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

16Basehor, KSKS8,2491,155+269%

17Iola, KSKS5,2401,174−17%

18Chanute, KSKS8,5841,209−9%

19Ottawa, KSKS12,7161,232+7%

20Newton, KSKS18,3531,240+7%

21Kansas City, KSKS157,8051,265+7%

22Arkansas City, KSKS11,8001,267−1%

23Goddard, KSKS6,6381,312+226%

24El Dorado, KSKS12,6961,326+5%

25Fort Scott, KSKS7,5001,343−10%

26Atchison, KSKS10,7891,346+5%

27Great Bend, KSKS14,2661,355−7%

28Abilene, KSKS6,5521,357+0%

29Colby, KSKS5,4891,499+1%

30Leavenworth, KSKS37,0121,520+4%

31Bel Aire, KSKS10,2871,521+76%

32Tonganoxie, KSKS6,2081,530+128%

33Pittsburg, KSKS20,5691,567+7%

34Liberal, KSKS19,0101,582−3%

35Hutchinson, KSKS39,5951,611−3%

36Shawnee, KSKS69,8481,664+46%

37Mulvane, KSKS7,0301,666+36%

38Andover, KSKS17,3701,668+159%

39McPherson, KSKS13,9181,700+1%

40Ulysses, KSKS5,5241,711−7%

41Salina, KSKS46,0941,761+1%

42Lenexa, KSKS60,5061,776+50%

43Dodge City, KSKS27,6531,876+10%

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

45Emporia, KSKS24,1371,960−10%

46Topeka, KSKS125,7952,040+3%

47Augusta, KSKS9,0732,139+8%

48Gardner, KSKS26,1542,141+178%

49Eudora, KSKS6,5062,150+51%

50Leawood, KSKS34,0932,257+23%

51Olathe, KSKS150,0252,402+61%

52Haysville, KSKS11,3532,421+34%

53Hays, KSKS21,2582,460+6%

54Wichita, KSKS400,9872,461+16%

55Garden City, KSKS27,4022,489−4%

56Derby, KSKS26,6062,555+49%

57Merriam, KSKS11,5092,666+5%

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

59Manhattan, KSKS54,6732,724+22%

60Lawrence, KSKS96,3672,813+20%

61Prairie, KSKS23,0083,704+4%

62Mission, KSKS10,1253,795+4%

63Roeland Park, KSKS6,6834,125−2%

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