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Most sparsely populated, Nevada cities · 2000

Nevada cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2000). This list covers the 33 cities in Nevada that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 699.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 1990

01Silver Springs, NVNV5,06066+115%

02Fernley, NVNV26,21470+65%

03Boulder City, NVNV14,88472+19%

04Pahrump, NVNV47,34775+232%

05Moapa Valley, NVNV6,684132+68%

06Spanish Springs, NVNV17,980162–

07Dayton, NVNV15,781169+151%

08Spring Creek, NVNV14,739197+80%

09Johnson Lane, NVNV6,467221+96%

10Enterprise, NVNV240,464222+129%

11Mesquite, NVNV24,001296+402%

12Indian Hills, NVNV5,527302+73%

13Carson, NVNV58,571363+30%

14Summerlin South, NVNV31,354386–

15Laughlin, NVNV8,789433+48%

16Cold Springs, NVNV11,321438–

17Gardnerville, NVNV5,486699+49%

18Winnemucca, NVNV8,307734+17%

19Elko, NVNV21,019936+12%

20Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV12,1141,071+48%

21North Las Vegas, NVNV296,6531,097+142%

22Sun Valley, NVNV22,2281,335+71%

23Henderson, NVNV353,2891,455+170%

24Reno, NVNV283,6211,656+35%

25Sparks, NVNV111,9021,818+24%

26Fallon, NVNV9,5702,031+17%

27Whitney, NVNV47,2212,683–

28Nellis AFB, NVNV5,0873,247+6%

29Spring Valley, NVNV219,1873,306+127%

30Las Vegas, NVNV679,8173,373+85%

31Paradise, NVNV185,9134,388+49%

32Sunrise Manor, NVNV200,2184,631+64%

33Winchester, NVNV37,0815,437+15%

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