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Most sparsely populated, Nevada cities · 2020

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, NVNV14,88471−1%

02Silver Springs, NVNV5,06079+20%

03Pahrump, NVNV47,347136+82%

04Moapa Valley, NVNV6,684144+9%

05Fernley, NVNV26,214187+168%

06Spring Creek, NVNV14,739279+42%

07Johnson Lane, NVNV6,467293+32%

08Spanish Springs, NVNV17,980312+92%

09Carson, NVNV58,571406+12%

10Indian Hills, NVNV5,527408+35%

11Dayton, NVNV15,781434+157%

12Incline, NVNV9,272440–

13Laughlin, NVNV8,789530+22%

14Mesquite, NVNV24,001644+118%

15Winnemucca, NVNV8,307863+18%

16Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV12,1141,096+2%

17Elko, NVNV21,0191,152+23%

18Cold Springs, NVNV11,3211,159+165%

19Gardnerville, NVNV5,4861,294+85%

20Sun Valley, NVNV22,2281,453+9%

21Nellis AFB, NVNV5,0871,598−51%

22Reno, NVNV283,6212,424+46%

23North Las Vegas, NVNV296,6532,493+127%

24Fallon, NVNV9,5702,513+24%

25Henderson, NVNV353,2892,635+81%

26Sparks, NVNV111,9022,972+63%

27Summerlin South, NVNV31,3543,174+723%

28Enterprise, NVNV240,4643,361+1412%

29Paradise, NVNV185,9134,510+3%

30Las Vegas, NVNV679,8174,525+34%

31Spring Valley, NVNV219,1876,072+84%

32Sunrise Manor, NVNV200,2186,099+32%

33Whitney, NVNV47,2217,204+168%

34Winchester, NVNV37,0817,342+35%

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