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Most sparsely populated, Nevada cities · 2010

Nevada cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 34 cities in Nevada that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Boulder City, NVNV14,88472+0%

02Silver Springs, NVNV5,06074+12%

03Pahrump, NVNV47,347111+48%

04Fernley, NVNV26,214158+127%

05Moapa Valley, NVNV6,684159+20%

06Spring Creek, NVNV14,739230+17%

07Dayton, NVNV15,781257+52%

08Spanish Springs, NVNV17,980271+67%

09Johnson Lane, NVNV6,467297+34%

10Carson, NVNV58,571382+5%

11Indian Hills, NVNV5,527385+28%

12Incline, NVNV9,272408–

13Laughlin, NVNV8,789448+3%

14Mesquite, NVNV24,001481+63%

15Winnemucca, NVNV8,307757+3%

16Cold Springs, NVNV11,321975+123%

17Elko, NVNV21,0191,025+10%

18Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV12,1141,096+2%

19Nellis AFB, NVNV5,0871,163−64%

20Gardnerville, NVNV5,4861,178+68%

21Sun Valley, NVNV22,2281,324−1%

22Enterprise, NVNV240,4641,644+639%

23North Las Vegas, NVNV296,6532,060+88%

24Reno, NVNV283,6212,066+25%

25Henderson, NVNV353,2892,138+47%

26Fallon, NVNV9,5702,319+14%

27Sparks, NVNV111,9022,473+36%

28Summerlin South, NVNV31,3542,487+545%

29Las Vegas, NVNV679,8174,115+22%

30Spring Valley, NVNV219,1875,025+52%

31Paradise, NVNV185,9135,263+20%

32Sunrise Manor, NVNV200,2185,617+21%

33Winchester, NVNV37,0815,643+4%

34Whitney, NVNV47,2215,666+111%

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