RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 64 SHOWN OF 64

Most sparsely populated, Kansas cities · 2020

Kansas cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2020). This list covers the 64 cities in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 1,490.

Flip the list · Most densely populated, US cities →

KansasAll statesPop > 5KAll rankings

SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Bonner Springs, KSKS7,962501+16%

02De Soto, KSKS7,083544+34%

03Maize, KSKS7,853585+207%

04Park City, KSKS9,458830+43%

05Spring Hill, KSKS10,777850+192%

06Pratt, KSKS6,574856+1%

07Parsons, KSKS9,315903−17%

08Lansing, KSKS11,331914+22%

09Coffeyville, KSKS8,460932−20%

10Basehor, KSKS8,249965+208%

11Goddard, KSKS6,6381,005+150%

12Wellington, KSKS7,5411,013−11%

13Louisburg, KSKS5,2991,018+93%

14Valley Center, KSKS7,6851,033+50%

15Winfield, KSKS11,7451,057−4%

16Paola, KSKS5,8801,089+15%

17Independence, KSKS8,1931,115−13%

18Iola, KSKS5,2401,209−14%

19Bel Aire, KSKS10,2871,221+42%

20Ottawa, KSKS12,7161,223+6%

21Chanute, KSKS8,5841,228−7%

22Kansas City, KSKS157,8051,255+7%

23Newton, KSKS18,3531,256+8%

24Arkansas City, KSKS11,8001,2850%

25Abilene, KSKS6,5521,337−1%

26El Dorado, KSKS12,6961,344+7%

27Fort Scott, KSKS7,5001,353−9%

28Atchison, KSKS10,7891,358+6%

29Tonganoxie, KSKS6,2081,373+104%

30Great Bend, KSKS14,2661,399−4%

31Andover, KSKS17,3701,430+122%

32Fort Riley, KSKS8,6061,440–

33Mulvane, KSKS7,0301,490+22%

34Colby, KSKS5,4891,521+2%

35Leavenworth, KSKS37,0121,534+5%

36Pittsburg, KSKS20,5691,573+7%

37Shawnee, KSKS69,8481,604+40%

38Hutchinson, KSKS39,5951,628−2%

39Liberal, KSKS19,0101,649+1%

40Lenexa, KSKS60,5061,686+43%

41McPherson, KSKS13,9181,720+2%

42Salina, KSKS46,0941,792+3%

43Ulysses, KSKS5,5241,793−3%

44Dodge City, KSKS27,6531,885+10%

45Gardner, KSKS26,1541,906+148%

46Emporia, KSKS24,1371,960−10%

47Junction City, KSKS22,5831,986+21%

48Topeka, KSKS125,7952,053+3%

49Eudora, KSKS6,5062,118+49%

50Augusta, KSKS9,0732,182+10%

51Leawood, KSKS34,0932,244+23%

52Olathe, KSKS150,0252,262+52%

53Haysville, KSKS11,3532,401+32%

54Wichita, KSKS400,9872,440+15%

55Hays, KSKS21,2582,443+6%

56Derby, KSKS26,6062,461+44%

57Garden City, KSKS27,4022,557−1%

58Merriam, KSKS11,5092,571+1%

59Overland Park, KSKS203,6772,622+32%

60Manhattan, KSKS54,6732,696+21%

61Lawrence, KSKS96,3672,772+19%

62Prairie, KSKS23,0083,696+4%

63Mission, KSKS10,1253,731+2%

64Roeland Park, KSKS6,6834,241+1%

SHOWING 1–64 OF 64

Download CSV (full list, 64 rows)

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