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Most sparsely populated, Washington cities · 2000

Washington cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 174 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Graham, WAWA35,079205+0%

02Rochester, WAWA5,834216+0%

03Snoqualmie, WAWA13,640227+0%

04Vashon, WAWA9,934274+0%

05Ridgefield, WAWA16,132290+0%

06Birch Bay, WAWA10,837290+0%

07Woods Creek, WAWA6,943321+0%

08Hobart, WAWA6,552332+0%

09Camano, WAWA17,303336+0%

10Hockinson, WAWA6,150373+0%

11West Richland, WAWA19,257379+0%

12Connell, WAWA5,080397+0%

13DuPont, WAWA9,778421+0%

14Maltby, WAWA10,910428+0%

15Deer Park, WAWA5,370438+0%

16Ocean Shores, WAWA7,892451+0%

17Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,047465+0%

18Finley, WAWA5,634499+0%

19Frederickson, WAWA25,383509+0%

20Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,884530+0%

21Yelm, WAWA12,043576+0%

22Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,536597+0%

23Black Diamond, WAWA6,978602+0%

24Terrace Heights, WAWA10,041613+0%

25Lake Stevens, WAWA42,091626+0%

26Artondale, WAWA14,073645+0%

27Ephrata, WAWA8,834650+0%

28Blaine, WAWA6,475675+0%

29Sequim, WAWA8,215686+0%

30Tumwater, WAWA28,010716+0%

31Liberty Lake, WAWA14,029735+0%

32Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,691735+0%

33Airway Heights, WAWA11,811749+0%

34Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,183784+0%

35Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,454787+0%

36Port Orchard, WAWA19,839798+0%

37Quincy, WAWA8,510805+0%

38Fife, WAWA11,061820+0%

39Pasco, WAWA82,848823+0%

40Moses Lake, WAWA27,469824+0%

41Camas, WAWA27,749889+0%

42Woodland, WAWA6,611919+0%

43Issaquah, WAWA39,423924+0%

44Prosser, WAWA6,654936+0%

45Hoquiam, WAWA8,710953+0%

46Richland, WAWA65,258971+0%

47Sudden Valley, WAWA6,084973+0%

48Sultan, WAWA7,2301,002+0%

49Union Gap, WAWA6,6171,008+0%

50Barberton, WAWA8,6681,064+0%

51Cottage Lake, WAWA22,5181,070+0%

52Battle Ground, WAWA23,5131,071+0%

53Buckley, WAWA5,6881,074+0%

54Edgewood, WAWA13,5481,084+0%

55North Bend, WAWA8,7581,092+0%

56Gig Harbor, WAWA12,6301,095+0%

57Mount Vista, WAWA10,7641,103+0%

58Sumner, WAWA10,8711,129+0%

59Waller, WAWA7,6831,157+0%

60Arlington, WAWA22,0311,175+0%

61Bonney Lake, WAWA22,1391,179+0%

62East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,5821,195+0%

63Port Townsend, WAWA10,6781,201+0%

64Chehalis, WAWA7,7641,215+0%

65Marysville, WAWA77,6861,220+0%

66Grandview, WAWA12,0621,236+0%

67Anacortes, WAWA18,0801,245+0%

68Ferndale, WAWA17,5591,247+0%

69Silverdale, WAWA20,6851,252+0%

70Omak, WAWA5,1851,253+0%

71Bremerton, WAWA45,4821,311+0%

72Stanwood, WAWA9,4211,318+0%

73Auburn, WAWA86,3011,363+0%

74Selah, WAWA8,6781,376+0%

75Orting, WAWA8,8841,390+0%

76Othello, WAWA9,2371,425+0%

77Poulsbo, WAWA12,7491,428+0%

78Washougal, WAWA18,0281,444+0%

79Shelton, WAWA10,9211,452+0%

80Kelso, WAWA12,8011,462+0%

81Aberdeen, WAWA17,0881,514+0%

82East Wenatchee, WAWA14,4141,519+0%

83Burlington, WAWA11,3561,578+0%

84Summit, WAWA8,7911,581+0%

85Colville, WAWA5,1161,615+0%

86Woodinville, WAWA14,5481,637+0%

87Lynden, WAWA16,8811,660+0%

88Sammamish, WAWA66,1101,670+0%

89West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,4441,676+0%

90Lacey, WAWA58,8331,682+0%

91Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,6741,694+0%

92Manchester, WAWA5,9561,696+0%

93South Hill, WAWA68,0251,702+0%

94Tracyton, WAWA6,1371,704+0%

95Port Angeles, WAWA20,1461,718+0%

96Newcastle, WAWA13,1281,745+0%

97Sunnyside, WAWA16,4301,841+0%

98Ellensburg, WAWA21,3081,852+0%

99Fort Lewis, WAWA15,1671,855+0%

100Tukwila, WAWA22,0031,871+0%

101Elk Plain, WAWA14,2761,873+0%

102Duvall, WAWA9,4401,883+0%

103Kennewick, WAWA88,3661,919+0%

104Centralia, WAWA19,3751,934+0%

105Felida, WAWA10,8411,955+0%

106Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,3081,992+0%

107Cheney, WAWA12,6502,034+0%

108Oak Harbor, WAWA24,0832,051+0%

109Milton, WAWA8,9112,085+0%

110Five Corners, WAWA21,1942,096+0%

111Walla Walla, WAWA34,0582,114+0%

112Renton, WAWA104,9752,126+0%

113Mount Vernon, WAWA35,1932,133+0%

114Enumclaw, WAWA13,1722,148+0%

115Monroe, WAWA20,0252,164+0%

116Bothell, WAWA52,1992,211+0%

117Pullman, WAWA33,7562,218+0%

118Pacific, WAWA7,0562,284+0%

119Puyallup, WAWA42,6822,298+0%

120Covington, WAWA21,4962,323+0%

121Olympia, WAWA56,7242,333+0%

122Lakeland South, WAWA13,1002,333+0%

123Longview, WAWA38,3622,342+0%

124Kent, WAWA134,8712,350+0%

125Maple Valley, WAWA28,4822,367+0%

126Bellingham, WAWA96,3952,382+0%

127Snohomish, WAWA10,7192,412+0%

128Midland, WAWA9,0502,441+0%

129Spanaway, WAWA34,0192,469+0%

130Mill Creek, WAWA20,9022,482+0%

131College Place, WAWA9,9232,499+0%

132Kirkland, WAWA97,4102,530+0%

133SeaTac, WAWA34,5782,533+0%

134Normandy Park, WAWA6,6092,571+0%

135Yakima, WAWA97,4582,579+0%

136Wenatchee, WAWA35,5472,621+0%

137Salmon Creek, WAWA20,0172,642+0%

138Everett, WAWA113,5672,723+0%

139Redmond, WAWA82,5062,732+0%

140Parkwood, WAWA6,8732,763+0%

141Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,0742,770+0%

142Martha Lake, WAWA22,6342,775+0%

143Parkland, WAWA38,7422,783+0%

144Spokane, WAWA230,7832,845+0%

145Mukilteo, WAWA21,2392,884+0%

146Brier, WAWA6,5972,907+0%

147Vancouver, WAWA199,6982,945+0%

148Steilacoom, WAWA6,6483,008+0%

149Kenmore, WAWA24,2493,035+0%

150Country Homes, WAWA6,1983,116+0%

151Burien, WAWA51,8593,176+0%

152Bellevue, WAWA154,1933,274+0%

153Orchards, WAWA29,4383,335+0%

154Lakewood, WAWA62,7553,412+0%

155Mercer Island, WAWA25,4223,452+0%

156Minnehaha, WAWA11,4823,479+0%

157Clarkston, WAWA7,1893,569+0%

158University Place, WAWA35,4793,589+0%

159Fircrest, WAWA6,9593,707+0%

160Federal Way, WAWA99,7293,729+0%

161Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,1913,737+0%

162Tacoma, WAWA229,8163,893+0%

163Lake Shore, WAWA6,9784,080+0%

164Toppenish, WAWA8,6354,117+0%

165Lynnwood, WAWA42,1324,297+0%

166Edmonds, WAWA42,7484,432+0%

167Shoreline, WAWA66,5424,557+0%

168Des Moines, WAWA33,0324,563+0%

169Lakeland North, WAWA15,9504,696+0%

170Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,6384,897+0%

171Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,4305,020+0%

172Seattle, WAWA784,7776,707+0%

173Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,2667,992+0%

174White Center, WAWA14,8869,220+0%

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