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Most sparsely populated, Pennsylvania cities · 2000

Pennsylvania cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 250 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01St. Marys, PAPA12,253146+0%

02Treasure Lake, PAPA5,336357+0%

03Archbald, PAPA7,598364+0%

04Economy, PAPA9,098524+0%

05Hermitage, PAPA16,308548+0%

06Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,357583+0%

07Fox Chapel, PAPA5,139691+0%

08Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,125714+0%

09Tamaqua, PAPA6,929750+0%

10Campbelltown, PAPA6,092750+0%

11Duryea, PAPA5,157839+0%

12Franklin Park, PAPA14,978839+0%

13Moosic, PAPA5,989860+0%

14Hershey, PAPA14,242893+0%

15Olyphant, PAPA5,390916+0%

16Plum, PAPA26,225943+0%

17Arlington Heights, PAPA6,847967+0%

18Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,7831,006+0%

19Mountain Top, PAPA11,8501,017+0%

20Lower Burrell, PAPA11,4701,119+0%

21Fort Washington, PAPA6,2711,131+0%

22Corry, PAPA5,9931,140+0%

23Blue Bell, PAPA6,4241,187+0%

24Spring House, PAPA5,1371,234+0%

25Taylor, PAPA6,2321,245+0%

26Gilbertsville, PAPA6,1651,267+0%

27White Oak, PAPA7,2861,275+0%

28Exeter, PAPA5,5871,290+0%

29Dickson City, PAPA5,9761,294+0%

30Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,7771,304+0%

31Willow Street, PAPA9,6471,329+0%

32Exton, PAPA6,7721,365+0%

33Schlusser, PAPA5,4021,380+0%

34Churchville, PAPA6,0841,395+0%

35Audubon, PAPA9,2291,427+0%

36Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,5021,431+0%

37Richboro, PAPA6,9631,525+0%

38Franklin, PAPA5,8991,542+0%

39Dunmore, PAPA14,2491,572+0%

40West Mifflin, PAPA18,7071,580+0%

41Weigelstown, PAPA15,4851,625+0%

42Linglestown, PAPA6,9571,676+0%

43New Freedom, PAPA5,1161,688+0%

44Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,7531,731+0%

45Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,5341,778+0%

46Blakely, PAPA6,6111,843+0%

47Punxsutawney, PAPA5,5581,863+0%

48Wyomissing, PAPA11,2851,904+0%

49Huntingdon, PAPA6,8621,913+0%

50Milton, PAPA6,4571,917+0%

51Newtown Grant, PAPA6,1932,093+0%

52Harleysville, PAPA9,0902,106+0%

53Palmerton, PAPA5,6152,112+0%

54Titusville, PAPA5,1122,113+0%

55King of Prussia, PAPA25,8572,179+0%

56Oxford, PAPA5,8872,198+0%

57West Hazleton, PAPA5,2842,243+0%

58Maple Glen, PAPA6,6432,258+0%

59Parkville, PAPA8,1282,263+0%

60Sanatoga, PAPA8,9492,288+0%

61Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,4702,304+0%

62Kulpsville, PAPA8,7992,345+0%

63Swoyersville, PAPA5,1552,388+0%

64Shiloh, PAPA11,2462,390+0%

65Somerset, PAPA5,8152,478+0%

66DuBois, PAPA7,2542,523+0%

67Montgomeryville, PAPA13,3882,530+0%

68Oil City, PAPA9,3012,560+0%

69Old Forge, PAPA8,6402,567+0%

70Chambersburg, PAPA23,3762,579+0%

71New Holland, PAPA5,7542,621+0%

72Colonial Park, PAPA18,0322,630+0%

73Whitfield, PAPA5,2262,631+0%

74Paoli, PAPA6,3622,692+0%

75Horsham, PAPA16,0052,702+0%

76Tyrone, PAPA5,2262,716+0%

77Shippensburg, PAPA5,6152,754+0%

78Bradford, PAPA7,4422,759+0%

79Aliquippa, PAPA9,0022,798+0%

80Waynesboro, PAPA11,1902,802+0%

81Mount Joy, PAPA8,3192,806+0%

82Middletown, PAPA7,6282,822+0%

83Bloomsburg, PAPA13,3752,846+0%

84Bethel Park, PAPA32,0742,868+0%

85Sayre, PAPA5,3282,876+0%

86Selinsgrove, PAPA5,4882,942+0%

87Chesterbrook, PAPA5,8392,969+0%

88Grove City, PAPA7,6942,976+0%

89Monessen, PAPA6,6573,003+0%

90Lower Allen, PAPA7,6463,013+0%

91Scranton, PAPA75,5143,019+0%

92Carbondale, PAPA8,7313,023+0%

93Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,2123,025+0%

94Edinboro, PAPA5,7903,039+0%

95Clairton, PAPA5,8763,066+0%

96Steelton, PAPA6,3283,091+0%

97Monaca, PAPA5,4563,101+0%

98Rutherford, PAPA6,8903,112+0%

99Meadville, PAPA12,2303,137+0%

100East York, PAPA9,3883,161+0%

101New Castle, PAPA21,1753,167+0%

102Nanticoke, PAPA10,7123,169+0%

103Progress, PAPA11,0173,200+0%

104Clarks Summit, PAPA5,0693,234+0%

105Carlisle, PAPA22,6933,248+0%

106Stroudsburg, PAPA5,8093,337+0%

107South Williamsport, PAPA6,1243,377+0%

108Greenville, PAPA5,4063,381+0%

109Wyndmoor, PAPA5,6333,405+0%

110Lehighton, PAPA5,2323,412+0%

111Baldwin, PAPA20,5163,466+0%

112Bellefonte, PAPA5,8623,468+0%

113Downingtown, PAPA8,3843,468+0%

114East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,4383,477+0%

115Perkasie, PAPA9,3123,482+0%

116Broomall, PAPA10,6793,487+0%

117Enola, PAPA6,5343,497+0%

118Williamsport, PAPA27,3843,498+0%

119Berwick, PAPA10,2973,505+0%

120Warren, PAPA9,0463,524+0%

121Park Forest, PAPA8,6243,543+0%

122Bangor, PAPA5,1183,565+0%

123Camp Hill, PAPA8,1993,593+0%

124Oreland, PAPA5,9533,651+0%

125Lock Haven, PAPA8,5003,665+0%

126Clearfield, PAPA5,7533,678+0%

127Palmyra, PAPA7,7623,690+0%

128New Kensington, PAPA11,7593,723+0%

129Canonsburg, PAPA9,5293,726+0%

130Bethlehem, PAPA79,6443,732+0%

131Pottsville, PAPA13,1703,732+0%

132Ellwood City, PAPA7,3623,738+0%

133Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,0373,750+0%

134Nazareth, PAPA6,0913,800+0%

135Northampton, PAPA10,5703,806+0%

136Doylestown, PAPA8,3303,814+0%

137Birdsboro, PAPA5,1613,825+0%

138Ephrata, PAPA13,6473,866+0%

139Latrobe, PAPA7,8263,883+0%

140Lititz, PAPA9,6893,888+0%

141Fullerton, PAPA16,7243,889+0%

142Hazleton, PAPA30,2863,906+0%

143Emmaus, PAPA12,5143,908+0%

144Greensburg, PAPA14,4623,926+0%

145Hanover, PAPA16,6843,933+0%

146Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,2533,969+0%

147Millersville, PAPA9,2804,022+0%

148Croydon, PAPA9,6844,033+0%

149Duquesne, PAPA5,0194,037+0%

150Johnstown, PAPA17,6544,043+0%

151Connellsville, PAPA6,5744,192+0%

152Phoenixville, PAPA20,3564,212+0%

153Columbia, PAPA10,3144,271+0%

154Hellertown, PAPA6,1384,273+0%

155Fairless Hills, PAPA8,8274,303+0%

156Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,0734,325+0%

157Sharon, PAPA12,6484,329+0%

158Whitehall, PAPA14,5214,344+0%

159Oakmont, PAPA6,5764,363+0%

160Forest Hills, PAPA6,1164,365+0%

161New Cumberland, PAPA7,5904,387+0%

162Quakertown, PAPA9,2354,389+0%

163Swarthmore, PAPA6,5614,407+0%

164Lewistown, PAPA8,3854,433+0%

165Jeannette, PAPA8,4894,461+0%

166Elizabethtown, PAPA11,9614,482+0%

167Pottstown, PAPA23,3224,505+0%

168Gettysburg, PAPA8,3654,512+0%

169Middletown, PAPA9,7764,553+0%

170Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,8804,579+0%

171Coraopolis, PAPA5,2804,610+0%

172Beaver Falls, PAPA8,8324,646+0%

173Brookhaven, PAPA8,3624,675+0%

174Red Lion, PAPA6,5234,683+0%

175McKeesport, PAPA16,9074,761+0%

176Kennett Square, PAPA6,8934,951+0%

177Altoona, PAPA42,3475,058+0%

178Penn Wynne, PAPA6,0705,063+0%

179Shillington, PAPA5,5425,064+0%

180Catasauqua, PAPA6,5905,099+0%

181Collegeville, PAPA5,2875,109+0%

182Carnegie, PAPA7,7775,175+0%

183Hatboro, PAPA8,5935,199+0%

184Washington, PAPA13,3775,213+0%

185Ambridge, PAPA6,9445,225+0%

186Levittown, PAPA50,9265,239+0%

187Sunbury, PAPA9,4955,286+0%

188Pittston, PAPA7,7155,297+0%

189Munhall, PAPA10,2535,348+0%

190Castle Shannon, PAPA8,0065,354+0%

191Lansdale, PAPA18,9865,370+0%

192Erie, PAPA91,8385,421+0%

193Butler, PAPA12,8795,561+0%

194Folcroft, PAPA6,7805,605+0%

195Morrisville, PAPA9,6655,737+0%

196Lewisburg, PAPA5,2265,776+0%

197Bristol, PAPA9,9705,844+0%

198Lebanon, PAPA26,4795,870+0%

199Crafton, PAPA5,7905,872+0%

200Coatesville, PAPA13,2835,994+0%

201Woodlyn, PAPA9,7365,995+0%

202Souderton, PAPA7,2886,004+0%

203Harrisburg, PAPA50,5226,029+0%

204Pittsburgh, PAPA307,6326,041+0%

205Uniontown, PAPA9,4346,060+0%

206Plymouth, PAPA5,8016,064+0%

207Allentown, PAPA126,0446,071+0%

208Easton, PAPA30,4026,161+0%

209Glenside, PAPA7,6596,227+0%

210McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6246,271+0%

211Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,5236,297+0%

212Willow Grove, PAPA14,1316,384+0%

213Ardmore, PAPA13,9096,417+0%

214New Brighton, PAPA5,5036,435+0%

215Kingston, PAPA13,4626,456+0%

216Folsom, PAPA8,6716,458+0%

217Bridgeport, PAPA5,7586,633+0%

218Wilson, PAPA8,1596,651+0%

219Ridley Park, PAPA7,2556,669+0%

220Sharon Hill, PAPA5,9957,083+0%

221West View, PAPA6,3557,205+0%

222Brentwood, PAPA9,5977,223+0%

223Media, PAPA5,9207,252+0%

224Yeadon, PAPA12,3207,374+0%

225Ambler, PAPA6,8407,542+0%

226Conshohocken, PAPA9,2667,559+0%

227Chester, PAPA33,9967,625+0%

228Glenolden, PAPA7,2177,668+0%

229Norwood, PAPA5,9277,693+0%

230York, PAPA45,3427,721+0%

231Lancaster, PAPA58,3667,797+0%

232Swissvale, PAPA8,1978,004+0%

233West York, PAPA5,1108,230+0%

234Reading, PAPA95,8328,250+0%

235State College, PAPA40,8448,392+0%

236Indiana, PAPA14,6978,468+0%

237Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,6028,520+0%

238Bellevue, PAPA7,8888,683+0%

239Norristown, PAPA35,9118,900+0%

240Prospect Park, PAPA6,4099,008+0%

241Drexel Hill, PAPA30,4519,182+0%

242Lansdowne, PAPA11,1419,351+0%

243Mount Carmel, PAPA5,5799,653+0%

244West Chester, PAPA19,5919,676+0%

245Shamokin, PAPA6,7649,708+0%

246Collingdale, PAPA8,8989,970+0%

247Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83510,760+0%

248Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28111,295+0%

249Darby, PAPA10,66612,232+0%

250Dormont, PAPA7,81612,243+0%

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