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Most sparsely populated, Pennsylvania cities

Pennsylvania cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 192 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 192 is 3,908. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Coraopolis, PA, up 69 places to #98.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01St. Marys, PAPA12,253123−16%

02Archbald, PAPA7,598445+22%

03▲1Economy, PAPA9,098509−3%

04▲1Hermitage, PAPA16,308554+1%

05▲1Murrysville, PAPA20,636560–

06▲1Fox Chapel, PAPA5,139653−5%

07▲1Tamaqua, PAPA6,929725−3%

08▲1Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,357745+28%

09▲6Plum, PAPA26,225918−3%

10▲3Moosic, PAPA5,989924+7%

11▲1Duryea, PAPA5,157933+11%

12▲5Olyphant, PAPA5,390991+8%

13▲6Corry, PAPA5,9931,000−12%

14▲6Lower Burrell, PAPA11,4701,018−9%

15▲7White Oak, PAPA7,2861,101−14%

16▲5Franklin Park, PAPA14,9781,106+32%

17▲9Taylor, PAPA6,2321,198−4%

18▲6Exeter, PAPA5,5871,210−6%

19▲9Dickson City, PAPA5,9761,246−4%

20▲9Franklin, PAPA5,8991,261−18%

21▲9West Mifflin, PAPA18,7071,316−17%

22▲9Monroeville, PAPA27,6851,404–

23▲11Dunmore, PAPA14,2491,598+2%

24▲17Punxsutawney, PAPA5,5581,651−11%

25▲17Blakely, PAPA6,6111,734−6%

26▲19Titusville, PAPA5,1121,758−17%

27▲23Milton, PAPA6,4571,861−3%

28▲20Huntingdon, PAPA6,8621,897−1%

29▲26Oil City, PAPA9,3012,070−19%

30▲33Clairton, PAPA5,8762,122−31%

31▲29Somerset, PAPA5,8152,131−14%

32▲26Aliquippa, PAPA9,0022,146−23%

33▲36Bradford, PAPA7,4422,238−19%

34▲33DuBois, PAPA7,2542,253−11%

35▲30Palmerton, PAPA5,6152,260+7%

36▲35Monessen, PAPA6,6572,306−23%

37▲36Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,4702,348+2%

38▲28Swoyersville, PAPA5,1552,3870%

39▲29New Freedom, PAPA5,1162,458+46%

40▲35Wyomissing, PAPA11,2852,503+31%

41▲35Old Forge, PAPA8,6402,521−2%

42▲14Edinboro, PAPA5,7902,532−17%

43▲35New Castle, PAPA21,1752,549−20%

44▲36Tyrone, PAPA5,2262,568−5%

45▲38Sayre, PAPA5,3282,636−8%

46▲40Monaca, PAPA5,4562,692−13%

47▲37Carbondale, PAPA8,7312,692−11%

48▲42Bethel Park, PAPA32,0742,741−4%

49▲44Duquesne, PAPA5,0192,764−32%

50▲31Shippensburg, PAPA5,6152,769+1%

51▲50Meadville, PAPA12,2302,804−11%

52▲43Grove City, PAPA7,6942,854−4%

53▲45Greenville, PAPA5,4062,865−15%

54▲49Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,2122,958−2%

55▲44New Holland, PAPA5,7542,961+13%

56▲49New Kensington, PAPA11,7592,978−20%

57▲45Scranton, PAPA75,5142,984−1%

58▲48Johnstown, PAPA17,6542,986−26%

59▲48Selinsgrove, PAPA5,4882,999+2%

60▲36Oxford, PAPA5,8872,999+36%

61▲55Connellsville, PAPA6,5743,013−28%

62▲35Bloomsburg, PAPA13,3753,076+8%

63▲41Nanticoke, PAPA10,7123,099−2%

64▲53Warren, PAPA9,0463,108−12%

65▲44Williamsport, PAPA27,3843,120−11%

66▲46Pottsville, PAPA13,1703,161−15%

67▲54Ellwood City, PAPA7,3623,168−15%

68▲57Bellefonte, PAPA5,8623,179−8%

69▲55Clearfield, PAPA5,7533,191−13%

70▲45Clarks Summit, PAPA5,0693,198−1%

71▲47Lehighton, PAPA5,2323,224−6%

72▲50South Williamsport, PAPA6,1243,225−4%

73▲38Waynesboro, PAPA11,1903,261+16%

74▲55East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,4383,319−5%

75▲48Steelton, PAPA6,3283,339+8%

76▲44West Hazleton, PAPA5,2843,346+49%

77▲59McKeesport, PAPA16,9073,349−30%

78▲48Berwick, PAPA10,2973,350−4%

79▲56Sharon, PAPA12,6483,353−23%

80▲33Collegeville, PAPA5,2873,363−34%

81▲49Stroudsburg, PAPA5,8093,368+1%

82▲28Chambersburg, PAPA23,3763,376+31%

83▲51Latrobe, PAPA7,8263,379−13%

84▲35Lock Haven, PAPA8,5003,405−7%

85▲48Bangor, PAPA5,1183,430−4%

86▲46Mount Joy, PAPA8,3193,450+23%

87▲56Jeannette, PAPA8,4893,555−20%

88▲59Baldwin, PAPA20,5163,556+3%

89▲56Greensburg, PAPA14,4623,574−9%

90▲49Perkasie, PAPA9,3123,673+5%

91▲57Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,2533,758−5%

92▲49Downingtown, PAPA8,3843,832+10%

93▲57Nazareth, PAPA6,0913,843+1%

94▲57Camp Hill, PAPA8,1993,858+7%

95▲57Doylestown, PAPA8,3303,862+1%

96▲57Birdsboro, PAPA5,1613,898+2%

97▲68Forest Hills, PAPA6,1163,908−10%

98▲69Coraopolis, PAPA5,2803,970−14%

99▲60Ephrata, PAPA13,6473,993+3%

100▲63Palmyra, PAPA7,7624,036+9%

101▲41Carlisle, PAPA22,6934,101+26%

102▲69Canonsburg, PAPA9,5294,125+11%

103▲69Lewistown, PAPA8,3854,131−7%

104▲66Beaver Falls, PAPA8,8324,137−11%

105▲69Oakmont, PAPA6,5764,152−5%

106▲48Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,0374,163+11%

107▲50Bethlehem, PAPA79,6444,167+12%

108▲52Lititz, PAPA9,6894,173+7%

109▲64Columbia, PAPA10,3144,2730%

110▲59Northampton, PAPA10,5704,278+12%

111▲47Emmaus, PAPA12,5144,323+11%

112▲69Altoona, PAPA42,3474,325−14%

113▲71Whitehall, PAPA14,5214,367+1%

114▲78Munhall, PAPA10,2534,471−16%

115▲63Elizabethtown, PAPA11,9614,510+1%

116▲63Hanover, PAPA16,6844,514+15%

117▲63New Cumberland, PAPA7,5904,531+3%

118▲67Quakertown, PAPA9,2354,538+3%

119▲63Washington, PAPA13,3774,567−12%

120▲76Uniontown, PAPA9,4344,602−24%

121▲69Ambridge, PAPA6,9444,670−11%

122▲67Hellertown, PAPA6,1384,678+9%

123▲65Swarthmore, PAPA6,5614,686+6%

124▲70Sunbury, PAPA9,4954,731−11%

125▲75Butler, PAPA12,8794,737−15%

126▲76Carnegie, PAPA7,7774,798−7%

127▲70Erie, PAPA91,8384,800−11%

128▲36Millersville, PAPA9,2804,801+19%

129▲64Pottstown, PAPA23,3224,807+7%

130▲61Middletown, PAPA9,7764,816+6%

131▲64Brookhaven, PAPA8,3624,896+5%

132▲66Red Lion, PAPA6,5234,968+6%

133▲73Castle Shannon, PAPA8,0065,010−6%

134▲41Gettysburg, PAPA8,3655,039+12%

135▲64Pittston, PAPA7,7155,042−5%

136▲73Crafton, PAPA5,7905,070−14%

137▲64Hazleton, PAPA30,2865,071+30%

138▲65Catasauqua, PAPA6,5905,1010%

139▲78McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6245,326−15%

140▲75New Brighton, PAPA5,5035,332−17%

141▲67Lewisburg, PAPA5,2265,371−7%

142▲68Plymouth, PAPA5,8015,406−11%

143▲69Folcroft, PAPA6,7805,446−3%

144▲74Morrisville, PAPA9,6655,532−4%

145▲69Shillington, PAPA5,5425,548+10%

146▲67Pittsburgh, PAPA307,6325,555−8%

147▲60Phoenixville, PAPA20,3565,798+38%

148▲73Bristol, PAPA9,9705,8720%

149▲79Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,6026,037−29%

150▲70Hatboro, PAPA8,5936,043+16%

151▲74Harrisburg, PAPA50,5226,223+3%

152▲74Kingston, PAPA13,4626,273−3%

153▲80West View, PAPA6,3556,292−13%

154▲73Lansdale, PAPA18,9866,343+18%

155▲75Lebanon, PAPA26,4796,354+8%

156▲60Kennett Square, PAPA6,8936,472+31%

157▲72Souderton, PAPA7,2886,501+8%

158▲73Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,5236,502+3%

159▲79Brentwood, PAPA9,5976,623−8%

160▲75Ridley Park, PAPA7,2556,724+1%

161▲79Swissvale, PAPA8,1976,797−15%

162▲74Chester, PAPA33,9967,034−8%

163▲76Wilson, PAPA8,1597,064+6%

164▲68Easton, PAPA30,4027,132+16%

165▲76Allentown, PAPA126,0447,176+18%

166▲77Coatesville, PAPA13,2837,347+23%

167▲77Glenolden, PAPA7,2177,402−3%

168▲79Norwood, PAPA5,9277,618−1%

169▲76Yeadon, PAPA12,3207,724+5%

170▲78Media, PAPA5,9207,759+7%

171▲78Sharon Hill, PAPA5,9957,766+10%

172▲81Bellevue, PAPA7,8887,810−10%

173▲78Ambler, PAPA6,8408,028+6%

174▲78Lancaster, PAPA58,3668,076+4%

175▲79Shamokin, PAPA6,7648,199−16%

176▲74Indiana, PAPA14,6978,355−1%

177▲79Mount Carmel, PAPA5,5798,427−13%

178▲77York, PAPA45,3428,568+11%

179▲67Bridgeport, PAPA5,7588,737+32%

180▲77Prospect Park, PAPA6,4098,755−3%

181▲77State College, PAPA40,8448,922+6%

182▲78Conshohocken, PAPA9,2669,229+22%

183▲78Lansdowne, PAPA11,1419,434+1%

184▲79West York, PAPA5,1109,733+18%

185▲77Reading, PAPA95,8329,736+18%

186▲79Norristown, PAPA35,91110,217+15%

187▲79Collingdale, PAPA8,89810,239+3%

188▲79Dormont, PAPA7,81610,284−16%

189▲75West Chester, PAPA19,59110,613+10%

190▲78Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83510,849+1%

191▲78Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28111,717+4%

192▲78Darby, PAPA10,66612,667+4%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES