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Most sparsely populated, Pennsylvania cities · 1990

Pennsylvania cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 248 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01St. Marys, PAPA12,25355−62%

02Treasure Lake, PAPA5,336174−51%

03Archbald, PAPA7,598368+1%

04Campbelltown, PAPA6,092511−32%

05Hermitage, PAPA16,308519−5%

06Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,125521−27%

07Economy, PAPA9,098533+2%

08Fox Chapel, PAPA5,139676−2%

09Franklin Park, PAPA14,978747−11%

10Moosic, PAPA5,989824−4%

11Tamaqua, PAPA6,929828+10%

12Hershey, PAPA14,242829−7%

13Exton, PAPA6,772830−39%

14Duryea, PAPA5,157881+5%

15Plum, PAPA26,225896−5%

16Arlington Heights, PAPA6,847899−7%

17Olyphant, PAPA5,390960+5%

18Spring House, PAPA5,1371,031−16%

19Willow Street, PAPA9,6471,065−20%

20Lower Burrell, PAPA11,4701,087−3%

21Newtown Grant, PAPA6,1931,117−47%

22Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,7771,127−14%

23Blue Bell, PAPA6,4241,130−5%

24Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,7831,131+12%

25Fort Washington, PAPA6,2711,137+1%

26Gilbertsville, PAPA6,1651,193−6%

27Corry, PAPA5,9931,204+6%

28Richboro, PAPA6,9631,217−20%

29Exeter, PAPA5,5871,233−4%

30Dickson City, PAPA5,9761,309+1%

31White Oak, PAPA7,2861,324+4%

32Churchville, PAPA6,0841,328−5%

33Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,7531,332−23%

34Taylor, PAPA6,2321,334+7%

35Schlusser, PAPA5,4021,373−0%

36Audubon, PAPA9,2291,379−3%

37Weigelstown, PAPA15,4851,392−14%

38New Freedom, PAPA5,1161,423−16%

39Kulpsville, PAPA8,7991,518−35%

40Linglestown, PAPA6,9571,532−9%

41Franklin, PAPA5,8991,567+2%

42Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,5021,597+12%

43Wyomissing, PAPA11,2851,626−15%

44Sanatoga, PAPA8,9491,637−28%

45West Mifflin, PAPA18,7071,663+5%

46Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,5341,703−4%

47Dunmore, PAPA14,2491,727+10%

48Harleysville, PAPA9,0901,773−16%

49Maple Glen, PAPA6,6431,886−16%

50Huntingdon, PAPA6,8621,892−1%

51Blakely, PAPA6,6111,894+3%

52Montgomeryville, PAPA13,3881,917−24%

53Oxford, PAPA5,8871,920−13%

54Shiloh, PAPA11,2461,933−19%

55Milton, PAPA6,4571,945+1%

56Punxsutawney, PAPA5,5582,015+8%

57Parkville, PAPA8,1282,051−9%

58King of Prussia, PAPA25,8572,167−1%

59Palmerton, PAPA5,6152,171+3%

60Titusville, PAPA5,1122,213+5%

61Whitfield, PAPA5,2262,221−16%

62New Holland, PAPA5,7542,308−12%

63Somerset, PAPA5,8152,365−5%

64Chambersburg, PAPA23,3762,404−7%

65Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,4702,414+5%

66DuBois, PAPA7,2542,572+2%

67Old Forge, PAPA8,6402,578+0%

68Shippensburg, PAPA5,6152,583−6%

69Swoyersville, PAPA5,1552,606+9%

70West Hazleton, PAPA5,2842,619+17%

71Middletown, PAPA7,6282,627−7%

72Mount Joy, PAPA8,3192,654−5%

73Oil City, PAPA9,3012,659+4%

74Collegeville, PAPA5,2872,689−47%

75Park Forest, PAPA8,6242,690−24%

76Colonial Park, PAPA18,0322,732+4%

77Rutherford, PAPA6,8902,739−12%

78Horsham, PAPA16,0052,752+2%

79Steelton, PAPA6,3282,760−11%

80Paoli, PAPA6,3622,781+3%

81Waynesboro, PAPA11,1902,792−0%

82Tyrone, PAPA5,2262,822+4%

83Bloomsburg, PAPA13,3752,861+1%

84Sayre, PAPA5,3282,865−0%

85Lower Allen, PAPA7,6462,881−4%

86Bethel Park, PAPA32,0742,890+1%

87Bradford, PAPA7,4422,894+5%

88Chesterbrook, PAPA5,8392,927−1%

89Selinsgrove, PAPA5,4882,942+0%

90East York, PAPA9,3883,055−3%

91Grove City, PAPA7,6943,056+3%

92Stroudsburg, PAPA5,8093,079−8%

93East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,4383,088−11%

94Perkasie, PAPA9,3123,108−11%

95Birdsboro, PAPA5,1613,189−17%

96Aliquippa, PAPA9,0023,189+14%

97Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,2123,200+6%

98Progress, PAPA11,0173,202+0%

99Scranton, PAPA75,5143,232+7%

100Meadville, PAPA12,2303,282+5%

101Carbondale, PAPA8,7313,288+9%

102Monaca, PAPA5,4563,325+7%

103Carlisle, PAPA22,6933,329+2%

104Edinboro, PAPA5,7903,383+11%

105Monessen, PAPA6,6573,397+13%

106New Castle, PAPA21,1753,411+8%

107Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,8803,418−25%

108South Williamsport, PAPA6,1243,421+1%

109Clarks Summit, PAPA5,0693,428+6%

110Bellefonte, PAPA5,8623,448−1%

111Broomall, PAPA10,6793,450−1%

112Wyndmoor, PAPA5,6333,454+1%

113Clairton, PAPA5,8763,487+14%

114Northampton, PAPA10,5703,528−7%

115Downingtown, PAPA8,3843,542+2%

116Nanticoke, PAPA10,7123,548+12%

117Ephrata, PAPA13,6473,550−8%

118Lititz, PAPA9,6893,566−8%

119Berwick, PAPA10,2973,572+2%

120Fullerton, PAPA16,7243,578−8%

121Greenville, PAPA5,4063,591+6%

122Palmyra, PAPA7,7623,593−3%

123Nazareth, PAPA6,0913,604−5%

124Bangor, PAPA5,1183,608+1%

125Williamsport, PAPA27,3843,638+4%

126Lehighton, PAPA5,2323,644+7%

127Clearfield, PAPA5,7533,679+0%

128Camp Hill, PAPA8,1993,685+3%

129Lock Haven, PAPA8,5003,698+1%

130Enola, PAPA6,5343,705+6%

131Bethlehem, PAPA79,6443,737+0%

132Elizabethtown, PAPA11,9613,753−16%

133Oreland, PAPA5,9533,774+3%

134Baldwin, PAPA20,5163,799+10%

135Ellwood City, PAPA7,3623,832+2%

136Warren, PAPA9,0463,834+9%

137Emmaus, PAPA12,5143,854−1%

138Hanover, PAPA16,6843,896−1%

139Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,0373,920+5%

140Doylestown, PAPA8,3303,975+4%

141Canonsburg, PAPA9,5293,983+7%

142Pottsville, PAPA13,1703,985+7%

143Latrobe, PAPA7,8264,000+3%

144Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,2534,013+1%

145Croydon, PAPA9,6844,022−0%

146New Kensington, PAPA11,7594,025+8%

147Greensburg, PAPA14,4624,030+3%

148Hazleton, PAPA30,2864,141+6%

149Millersville, PAPA9,2804,190+4%

150Connellsville, PAPA6,5744,230+1%

151Gettysburg, PAPA8,3654,232−6%

152Phoenixville, PAPA20,3564,291+2%

153Hellertown, PAPA6,1384,316+1%

154Whitehall, PAPA14,5214,346+0%

155Oakmont, PAPA6,5764,395+1%

156Swarthmore, PAPA6,5614,398−0%

157Quakertown, PAPA9,2354,414+1%

158Columbia, PAPA10,3144,433+4%

159Pottstown, PAPA23,3224,499−0%

160Middletown, PAPA9,7764,559+0%

161New Cumberland, PAPA7,5904,576+4%

162Lewistown, PAPA8,3854,601+4%

163Sharon, PAPA12,6484,638+7%

164Fairless Hills, PAPA8,8274,643+8%

165Red Lion, PAPA6,5234,669−0%

166Forest Hills, PAPA6,1164,687+7%

167Duquesne, PAPA5,0194,694+16%

168Jeannette, PAPA8,4894,699+5%

169Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,0734,716+9%

170Johnstown, PAPA17,6544,758+18%

171Kennett Square, PAPA6,8934,900−1%

172Beaver Falls, PAPA8,8325,006+8%

173Brookhaven, PAPA8,3625,016+7%

174Shillington, PAPA5,5425,067+0%

175Coraopolis, PAPA5,2805,073+10%

176McKeesport, PAPA16,9075,153+8%

177Catasauqua, PAPA6,5905,156+1%

178Hatboro, PAPA8,5935,191−0%

179Altoona, PAPA42,3475,299+5%

180Souderton, PAPA7,2885,314−11%

181Levittown, PAPA50,9265,375+3%

182Washington, PAPA13,3775,416+4%

183Penn Wynne, PAPA6,0705,463+8%

184Ambridge, PAPA6,9445,469+5%

185Lansdale, PAPA18,9865,477+2%

186Morrisville, PAPA9,6655,590−3%

187Erie, PAPA91,8385,683+5%

188Castle Shannon, PAPA8,0065,717+7%

189Carnegie, PAPA7,7775,724+11%

190Munhall, PAPA10,2535,738+7%

191Sunbury, PAPA9,4955,775+9%

192Butler, PAPA12,8795,779+4%

193Uniontown, PAPA9,4345,870−3%

194Lewisburg, PAPA5,2265,946+3%

195Lebanon, PAPA26,4795,952+1%

196Allentown, PAPA126,0445,983−1%

197Folcroft, PAPA6,7806,029+8%

198Woodlyn, PAPA9,7366,064+1%

199Coatesville, PAPA13,2836,105+2%

200Bristol, PAPA9,9706,128+5%

201Pittston, PAPA7,7156,137+16%

202Easton, PAPA30,4026,164+0%

203Crafton, PAPA5,7906,294+7%

204Willow Grove, PAPA14,1316,420+1%

205Ardmore, PAPA13,9096,432+0%

206Harrisburg, PAPA50,5226,451+7%

207Bridgeport, PAPA5,7586,513−2%

208Folsom, PAPA8,6716,538+1%

209New Brighton, PAPA5,5036,641+3%

210Plymouth, PAPA5,8016,649+10%

211Pittsburgh, PAPA307,6326,679+11%

212Kingston, PAPA13,4626,760+5%

213Wilson, PAPA8,1596,779+2%

214Glenside, PAPA7,6596,848+10%

215Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,5236,940+10%

216Ridley Park, PAPA7,2557,036+6%

217McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6247,283+16%

218Glenolden, PAPA7,2177,446−3%

219Brentwood, PAPA9,5977,469+3%

220Sharon Hill, PAPA5,9957,475+6%

221Yeadon, PAPA12,3207,511+2%

222West View, PAPA6,3557,657+6%

223Lancaster, PAPA58,3667,687−1%

224Ambler, PAPA6,8407,757+3%

225Media, PAPA5,9207,807+8%

226Norwood, PAPA5,9277,920+3%

227Reading, PAPA95,8327,963−3%

228York, PAPA45,3427,973+3%

229Conshohocken, PAPA9,2668,032+6%

230West York, PAPA5,1108,158−1%

231State College, PAPA40,8448,502+1%

232Indiana, PAPA14,6978,626+2%

233Chester, PAPA33,9968,660+14%

234Norristown, PAPA35,9118,748−2%

235Swissvale, PAPA8,1978,820+10%

236Bellevue, PAPA7,8889,036+4%

237Prospect Park, PAPA6,4099,240+3%

238Drexel Hill, PAPA30,4519,301+1%

239Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,6029,356+10%

240West Chester, PAPA19,5919,773+1%

241Lansdowne, PAPA11,1419,917+6%

242Collingdale, PAPA8,89810,558+6%

243Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57910,841+12%

244Shamokin, PAPA6,76411,132+15%

245Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83511,287+5%

246Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28111,801+4%

247Dormont, PAPA7,81612,858+5%

248Darby, PAPA10,66613,230+8%

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