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Most sparsely populated, Washington cities · 1990

Washington cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 153 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01DuPont, WAWA9,778101−76%

02Rochester, WAWA5,834151−30%

03Birch Bay, WAWA10,837155−46%

04Ridgefield, WAWA16,132175−40%

05West Richland, WAWA19,257177−53%

06Maple Valley, WAWA28,482209−91%

07Snoqualmie, WAWA13,640215−6%

08Black Diamond, WAWA6,978216−64%

09Yelm, WAWA12,043240−58%

10Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,884245−54%

11Ocean Shores, WAWA7,892267−41%

12Connell, WAWA5,080269−32%

13Frederickson, WAWA25,383310−39%

14Liberty Lake, WAWA14,029321−56%

15Airway Heights, WAWA11,811328−56%

16Deer Park, WAWA5,370331−24%

17Lake Stevens, WAWA42,091334−47%

18Arlington, WAWA22,031402−66%

19Terrace Heights, WAWA10,041402−34%

20Finley, WAWA5,634424−15%

21Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,536432−28%

22Battle Ground, WAWA23,513433−60%

23Blaine, WAWA6,475446−34%

24Camas, WAWA27,749457−49%

25Marysville, WAWA77,686498−59%

26Ephrata, WAWA8,834510−21%

27Port Orchard, WAWA19,839517−35%

28Pasco, WAWA82,848522−37%

29Gig Harbor, WAWA12,630530−52%

30Artondale, WAWA14,073534−17%

31Union Gap, WAWA6,617540−46%

32Tumwater, WAWA28,010562−21%

33Sequim, WAWA8,215572−17%

34Woodland, WAWA6,611577−37%

35North Bend, WAWA8,758581−47%

36Sudden Valley, WAWA6,084595−39%

37Quincy, WAWA8,510596−26%

38Silverdale, WAWA20,685606−52%

39Moses Lake, WAWA27,469619−25%

40Issaquah, WAWA39,423636−31%

41Stanwood, WAWA9,421659−50%

42Fife, WAWA11,061662−19%

43Sultan, WAWA7,230670−33%

44Monroe, WAWA20,025671−69%

45South Hill, WAWA68,025697−59%

46East Wenatchee, WAWA14,414713−53%

47Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,454721−8%

48Ferndale, WAWA17,559768−38%

49Orting, WAWA8,884779−44%

50Washougal, WAWA18,028800−45%

51Waller, WAWA7,683807−30%

52Richland, WAWA65,258812−16%

53Sumner, WAWA10,871834−26%

54Prosser, WAWA6,654866−7%

55Bothell, WAWA52,199907−59%

56Buckley, WAWA5,688911−15%

57Bonney Lake, WAWA22,139912−23%

58Hoquiam, WAWA8,710940−1%

59Vancouver, WAWA199,698951−68%

60Anacortes, WAWA18,080979−21%

61Port Townsend, WAWA10,6781,008−16%

62Burlington, WAWA11,3561,016−36%

63Poulsbo, WAWA12,7491,016−29%

64Lacey, WAWA58,8331,038−38%

65Lynden, WAWA16,8811,050−37%

66Grandview, WAWA12,0621,058−14%

67Felida, WAWA10,8411,069−45%

68Omak, WAWA5,1851,093−13%

69Selah, WAWA8,6781,115−19%

70Auburn, WAWA86,3011,119−18%

71Mukilteo, WAWA21,2391,121−61%

72Kent, WAWA134,8711,122−52%

73Chehalis, WAWA7,7641,124−8%

74Duvall, WAWA9,4401,130−40%

75Othello, WAWA9,2371,131−21%

76Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,1911,146−69%

77Five Corners, WAWA21,1941,163−44%

78East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,5821,191−0%

79Summit, WAWA8,7911,241−22%

80Shelton, WAWA10,9211,245−14%

81Tukwila, WAWA22,0031,293−31%

82Bremerton, WAWA45,4821,345+3%

83Tracyton, WAWA6,1371,367−20%

84Manchester, WAWA5,9561,379−19%

85Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,3081,387−30%

86West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,4441,393−17%

87Enumclaw, WAWA13,1721,396−35%

88Colville, WAWA5,1161,412−13%

89Mount Vernon, WAWA35,1931,435−33%

90Kenmore, WAWA24,2491,449−52%

91Kelso, WAWA12,8011,453−1%

92Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,6741,454−14%

93Elk Plain, WAWA14,2761,455−22%

94Kennewick, WAWA88,3661,479−23%

95Ellensburg, WAWA21,3081,486−20%

96Sunnyside, WAWA16,4301,488−19%

97Aberdeen, WAWA17,0881,523+1%

98Mill Creek, WAWA20,9021,544−38%

99Centralia, WAWA19,3751,611−17%

100Port Angeles, WAWA20,1461,653−4%

101Puyallup, WAWA42,6821,662−28%

102Spanaway, WAWA34,0191,715−31%

103Renton, WAWA104,9751,771−17%

104Cheney, WAWA12,6501,779−13%

105Oak Harbor, WAWA24,0831,780−13%

106Milton, WAWA8,9111,803−14%

107Lakeland South, WAWA13,1001,839−21%

108Midland, WAWA9,0501,840−25%

109Snohomish, WAWA10,7191,846−23%

110Bellingham, WAWA96,3951,854−22%

111Olympia, WAWA56,7241,857−20%

112Walla Walla, WAWA34,0581,878−11%

113Salmon Creek, WAWA20,0171,889−28%

114Pacific, WAWA7,0561,910−16%

115Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,0741,962−29%

116Yakima, WAWA97,4581,968−24%

117College Place, WAWA9,9232,016−19%

118Wenatchee, WAWA35,5472,053−22%

119Everett, WAWA113,5672,082−24%

120Pullman, WAWA33,7562,111−5%

121Longview, WAWA38,3622,139−9%

122Fort Lewis, WAWA15,1672,160+16%

123Redmond, WAWA82,5062,161−21%

124Martha Lake, WAWA22,6342,230−20%

125Kirkland, WAWA97,4102,249−11%

126SeaTac, WAWA34,5782,255−11%

127Parkland, WAWA38,7422,416−13%

128Burien, WAWA51,8592,499−21%

129Brier, WAWA6,5972,565−12%

130Spokane, WAWA230,7832,577−9%

131Bellevue, WAWA154,1932,596−21%

132Parkwood, WAWA6,8732,625−5%

133Des Moines, WAWA33,0322,695−41%

134Normandy Park, WAWA6,6092,699+5%

135Steilacoom, WAWA6,6482,848−5%

136Federal Way, WAWA99,7293,025−19%

137Country Homes, WAWA6,1983,069−1%

138Mercer Island, WAWA25,4223,261−6%

139Clarkston, WAWA7,1893,285−8%

140Fircrest, WAWA6,9593,322−10%

141University Place, WAWA35,4793,322−7%

142Toppenish, WAWA8,6353,414−17%

143Lakewood, WAWA62,7553,424+0%

144Edmonds, WAWA42,7483,448−22%

145Tacoma, WAWA229,8163,554−9%

146Lynnwood, WAWA42,1323,643−15%

147Lake Shore, WAWA6,9783,834−6%

148Woodinville, WAWA14,5484,213+157%

149Minnehaha, WAWA11,4824,371+26%

150Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,6384,385−10%

151Lakeland North, WAWA15,9504,484−5%

152Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,4304,763−5%

153Seattle, WAWA784,7776,146−8%

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