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Most sparsely populated, Nevada cities · 2020

Nevada cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2020). This list covers the 34 cities in Nevada that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 34 is 1,159.

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