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Most sparsely populated, Washington cities

Washington cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 124 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 124 is 2,862. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cheney, WA, up 58 places to #65.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01▲16Connell, WAWA5,080683+72%

02▲10Deer Park, WAWA5,370780+78%

03▲20Ephrata, WAWA8,834843+30%

04▲14West Richland, WAWA19,257871+130%

05▲21Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,691894+22%

06▲21Hoquiam, WAWA8,710913−4%

07▲14Ocean Shores, WAWA7,892927+106%

08▲7Black Diamond, WAWA6,9781,058+76%

09▲25Blaine, WAWA6,4751,159+72%

10▲30Union Gap, WAWA6,6171,186+18%

11▲28Prosser, WAWA6,6541,288+38%

12▲30Sequim, WAWA8,2151,300+90%

13▲30Chehalis, WAWA7,7641,337+10%

14▲27Quincy, WAWA8,5101,358+69%

15▲29Omak, WAWA5,1851,376+10%

16▲33Sumner, WAWA10,8711,443+28%

17▲28Buckley, WAWA5,6881,474+37%

18▲29Moses Lake, WAWA27,4691,515+84%

19▲32Port Townsend, WAWA10,6781,538+28%

20▲34Anacortes, WAWA18,0801,546+24%

21▲38Aberdeen, WAWA17,0881,572+4%

22▲36Kelso, WAWA12,8011,574+8%

23▲27Tumwater, WAWA28,0101,579+121%

24▲32Bremerton, WAWA45,4821,600+22%

25▲35Woodland, WAWA6,6111,608+75%

26▲26Edgewood, WAWA13,5481,616+49%

27▲28Richland, WAWA65,2581,637+69%

28▲33Colville, WAWA5,1161,657+3%

29▲39DuPont, WAWA9,7781,680+299%

30▲32Grandview, WAWA12,0621,779+44%

31▲39Shelton, WAWA10,9211,878+29%

32▲42Port Angeles, WAWA20,1461,881+10%

33▲36Selah, WAWA8,6781,892+38%

34▲41Fife, WAWA11,0611,896+131%

35▲45Snoqualmie, WAWA13,6401,901+736%

36▲35Airway Heights, WAWA11,8111,965+162%

37▲35Camas, WAWA27,7491,968+121%

38▲28North Bend, WAWA8,7582,014+85%

39▲24Port Orchard, WAWA19,8392,057+158%

40▲33Yelm, WAWA12,0432,109+266%

41▲41Pasco, WAWA82,8482,126+158%

42▲42Gig Harbor, WAWA12,6302,140+95%

43▲14Sultan, WAWA7,2302,166+116%

44▲44Sunnyside, WAWA16,4302,176+18%

45▲3Ridgefield, WAWA16,1322,179+651%

46▲37Arlington, WAWA22,0312,210+88%

47▲29Liberty Lake, WAWA14,0292,211+201%

48▲37Othello, WAWA9,2372,252+58%

49▲43Tukwila, WAWA22,0032,396+28%

50▲46Walla Walla, WAWA34,0582,426+15%

51▲47Oak Harbor, WAWA24,0832,495+22%

52▲35Ferndale, WAWA17,5592,499+100%

53▲40Centralia, WAWA19,3752,542+31%

54▲41Enumclaw, WAWA13,1722,545+18%

55▲35Ellensburg, WAWA21,3082,561+38%

56▲35Woodinville, WAWA14,5482,591+58%

57▲42Longview, WAWA38,3622,592+11%

58▲28Burlington, WAWA11,3562,653+68%

59▲44Normandy Park, WAWA6,6092,658+3%

60▲37Poulsbo, WAWA12,7492,672+87%

61▲44Bonney Lake, WAWA22,1392,694+129%

62▲32Battle Ground, WAWA23,5132,708+153%

63▲45Mount Vernon, WAWA35,1932,862+34%

64▲40Spokane Valley, WAWA108,4052,874–

65▲58Cheney, WAWA12,6502,913+43%

66▲53Pacific, WAWA7,0562,916+28%

67▲49Auburn, WAWA86,3012,918+114%

68▲46Newcastle, WAWA13,1282,960+70%

69▲51Puyallup, WAWA42,6822,971+29%

70▲48Brier, WAWA6,5973,004+3%

71▲36Washougal, WAWA18,0283,029+110%

72▲45Pullman, WAWA33,7563,035+37%

73▲36Snohomish, WAWA10,7193,044+26%

74▲32Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,3083,061+54%

75▲40Kennewick, WAWA88,3663,100+62%

76▲35Lynden, WAWA16,8813,106+87%

77▲45Olympia, WAWA56,7243,113+33%

78▲46Monroe, WAWA20,0253,141+45%

79▲21Stanwood, WAWA9,4213,165+140%

80▲30Lacey, WAWA58,8333,169+88%

81▲47College Place, WAWA9,9233,171+27%

82▲45Milton, WAWA8,9113,205+54%

83▲54Sammamish, WAWA66,1103,236+94%

84▲52Issaquah, WAWA39,4233,250+252%

85▲55Orting, WAWA8,8843,284+136%

86▲55Steilacoom, WAWA6,6483,306+10%

87▲52Wenatchee, WAWA35,5473,345+28%

88▲50Spokane, WAWA230,7833,356+18%

89▲46Everett, WAWA113,5673,380+24%

90▲54Mukilteo, WAWA21,2393,399+18%

91▲40Bellingham, WAWA96,3953,419+44%

92▲34SeaTac, WAWA34,5783,436+36%

93▲54Clarkston, WAWA7,1893,497−2%

94▲51Yakima, WAWA97,4583,498+36%

95▲53Covington, WAWA21,4963,624+56%

96▲56Lakewood, WAWA62,7553,678+8%

97▲46Marysville, WAWA77,6863,743+207%

98▲57Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,1913,7510%

99▲54East Wenatchee, WAWA14,4143,804+150%

100▲50Bothell, WAWA52,1993,828+73%

101▲32Duvall, WAWA9,4403,851+105%

102▲54Kenmore, WAWA24,2493,940+30%

103▲58Toppenish, WAWA8,6353,974−3%

104▲54Mercer Island, WAWA25,4223,983+15%

105▲54Kent, WAWA134,8713,986+70%

106▲51Vancouver, WAWA199,6984,097+39%

107▲42Lake Stevens, WAWA42,0914,142+562%

108▲55University Place, WAWA35,4794,254+19%

109▲61Fircrest, WAWA6,9594,396+19%

110▲62Renton, WAWA104,9754,459+110%

111▲60Federal Way, WAWA99,7294,466+20%

112▲57Mill Creek, WAWA20,9024,501+81%

113▲60Bellevue, WAWA154,1934,607+41%

114▲52Tacoma, WAWA229,8164,623+19%

115▲59Maple Valley, WAWA28,4824,744+100%

116▲61Edmonds, WAWA42,7484,795+8%

117▲50Redmond, WAWA82,5064,980+82%

118▲64Des Moines, WAWA33,0325,150+13%

119▲66Burien, WAWA51,8595,166+63%

120▲60Lynnwood, WAWA42,1325,349+24%

121▲62Kirkland, WAWA97,4105,471+116%

122▲59Shoreline, WAWA66,5425,719+25%

123▲63Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,4306,270+25%

124▲72Seattle, WAWA784,7779,343+39%

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