Which city has the lowest population density?

Sitka city and, Alaska ranks #1 with 3 (2025 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 cities by population density?

Sitka city and, Alaska, Juneau city and, Alaska, Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, Montana, Cusseta, Georgia, Butte-Silver Bow, Montana.

How many cities are in this ranking?

4,891 cities qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability (minimum 5,000 residents). The ranking covers 2025 ACS 5-year data.

How is population density measured?

Residents per square mile of land area. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2025).

RANKING · 2025 ACS · 391 SHOWN OF 4,891

Most sparsely populated, US cities

US cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023).

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

4501Capitola, CACA9,3405,859−7%

4502Carteret, NJNJ25,7815,871+24%

4503Bristol, PAPA9,9705,872+0%

4504La Mirada, CACA45,9525,873−2%

4505Imperial Beach, CACA25,2065,876−7%

4506White City metro, UTUT5,1465,888−14%

4507University City, MOMO34,6575,892−7%

4508Doral, FLFL81,6345,895+299%

4509St. Paul, MNMN306,6845,901+7%

4510Soledad, CACA26,3575,910+134%

4511Pasadena, CACA135,8045,915+1%

4512Wilton Manors, FLFL11,6555,916−8%

4513Burbank, CACA102,9885,948+3%

4514Herndon, VAVA25,5065,951+18%

4515Audubon, NJNJ8,8255,955−4%

4516Peekskill, NYNY25,8915,960+15%

4517Winooski, VTVT8,2395,966+26%

4518Deerfield Beach, FLFL89,3395,973+38%

4519Mechanicville, NYNY5,0215,985+0%

4520Fanwood, NJNJ8,0355,996+12%

4521La Grange Park, ILIL13,4536,025+1%

4522South Miami, FLFL13,6606,026+27%

4523Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,6026,037−29%

4524Hatboro, PAPA8,5936,043+16%

4525Oakland Park, FLFL45,3326,045+46%

4526Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6556,054+3%

4527Calumet Park, ILIL6,7726,063−20%

4528Coral Springs, FLFL138,7836,070+18%

4529Citrus Heights, CACA86,3486,074+2%

4530Hawthorne, NJNJ20,1696,079+11%

4531Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2836,096−7%

4532Englewood, NJNJ30,0356,098+15%

4533Sunrise, FLFL98,8466,102+15%

4534Fountain Valley, CACA55,5086,119+1%

4535Midvale, UTUT36,0996,124+34%

4536Glendale, CACA187,1606,141−4%

4537Miami Gardens, FLFL113,5796,147–

4538Rohnert Park, CACA44,8116,150+6%

4539Larchmont, NYNY6,7506,159+4%

4540Brookfield, ILIL18,8796,162−1%

4541Fullerton, CACA138,6756,185+10%

4542Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0366,189−1%

4543Leonia, NJNJ9,4416,199+6%

4544Mamaroneck, NYNY19,8966,200+6%

4545Belmont, CACA28,7526,210+14%

4546King City, OROR5,0446,219+159%

4547Harrisburg, PAPA50,5226,223+3%

4548Quincy, MAMA103,1736,225+17%

4549Ithaca, NYNY33,6326,241+15%

4550Norwood, OHOH19,6586,255−9%

4551Piedmont, CACA10,6426,260−3%

4552Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,4306,270+25%

4553Somerville, NJNJ14,6656,272+18%

4554Kingston, PAPA13,4626,273−3%

4555Elsmere, DEDE6,1966,278+7%

4556Laurel, MDMD30,2546,289+52%

4557West View, PAPA6,3556,292−13%

4558Daytona Beach Shores, FLFL5,1876,295+21%

4559La Grange, ILIL15,9356,311+2%

4560College Park, MDMD35,4186,313+44%

4561Poughkeepsie, NYNY32,4996,317+9%

4562Melrose, MAMA29,5976,320+9%

4563Lansdale, PAPA18,9866,343+18%

4564Lebanon, PAPA26,4796,354+8%

4565Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0936,374−3%

4566Tamarac, FLFL74,1346,394+33%

4567San Leandro, CACA85,3536,406+7%

4568Schenectady, NYNY69,4716,428+12%

4569Pomona, CACA147,8076,431−1%

4570Haverstraw, NYNY12,7916,447+26%

4571White Plains, NYNY62,8716,457+18%

4572Bellevue, KYKY5,8476,461−10%

4573Kennett Square, PAPA6,8936,472+31%

4574Glen Ridge, NJNJ8,2596,478+14%

4575Souderton, PAPA7,2886,501+8%

4576Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,5236,502+3%

4577Freehold, NJNJ12,5626,502+14%

4578Long Branch, NJNJ33,3216,503+6%

4579Deer Park, OHOH5,5576,507−7%

4580Eastpointe, MIMI33,8146,556−1%

4581West Covina, CACA105,3016,567+0%

4582Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4506,586+2%

4583La Mesa, CACA59,9146,590+9%

4584Columbia Heights, MNMN22,4826,597+21%

4585Jamesburg, NJNJ5,8196,598−3%

4586Lincoln Park, MIMI38,5296,602−4%

4587Skokie, ILIL66,5446,612+5%

4588Brentwood, PAPA9,5976,623−8%

4589Davis, CACA66,1106,630+10%

4590River Edge, NJNJ12,1596,633+11%

4591Cornelius, OROR15,5206,635+61%

4592South El Monte, CACA18,9636,668−10%

4593North Arlington, NJNJ16,6016,683+9%

4594Bronxville, NYNY6,5046,691−1%

4595Ridley Park, PAPA7,2556,724+1%

4596Palm Springs, FLFL28,3036,728+142%

4597Torrance, CACA138,3916,746+0%

4598Wilmington, DEDE73,5126,747+1%

4599Guadalupe, CACA8,8466,753+56%

4600South Amboy, NJNJ10,4036,764+31%

4601Salinas, CACA159,1346,767+5%

4602Anaheim, CACA341,0086,782+4%

4603Montclair, CACA37,5636,791+14%

4604Swissvale, PAPA8,1976,797−15%

4605Buffalo, NYNY274,6136,801−6%

4606Westbury, NYNY15,9816,818+12%

4607Park City, ILIL7,8936,822+19%

4608Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,4896,851+2%

4609Burbank, ILIL28,5786,853+2%

4610District Heights, MDMD5,9386,857−0%

4611Margate, FLFL60,0706,857+11%

4612University Park, TXTX25,3236,870+9%

4613Rutherford, NJNJ19,1326,880+6%

4614Costa Mesa, CACA108,8816,889+0%

4615Gaithersburg, MDMD71,1136,890+35%

4616Grandview Heights, OHOH9,1126,929+36%

4617Campbell, CACA42,4906,987+11%

4618Millbrae, CACA22,8696,996+10%

4619Tustin, CACA77,8436,998+15%

4620El Cajon, CACA101,7557,013+7%

4621Hartford, CTCT121,9817,019+0%

4622Covina, CACA49,4047,023+5%

4623West Park, FLFL15,4447,026–

4624Chester, PAPA33,9967,034−8%

4625Baltimore, MDMD569,9977,042−12%

4626South San Francisco, CACA64,9417,056+7%

4627Wilson, PAPA8,1597,064+6%

4628Hialeah Gardens, FLFL22,7777,069+18%

4629Dover, NJNJ18,9197,070+4%

4630Pico Rivera, CACA58,9157,085−7%

4631Huntington Beach, CACA191,4517,096+1%

4632Sunnyvale, CACA156,5777,098+19%

4633Clayton, MOMO17,8077,103+39%

4634Greenfield, CACA21,1387,110+68%

4635El Cerrito, CACA26,1217,114+13%

4636Easton, PAPA30,4027,132+16%

4637Morristown, NJNJ20,7507,133+12%

4638Mountain View, CACA85,4387,145+21%

4639Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FLFL6,2807,161+145%

4640Allentown, PAPA126,0447,176+18%

4641Aliso Viejo, CACA49,8447,197+24%

4642North Miami, FLFL60,8847,198+2%

4643Lemon Grove, CACA27,9367,202+12%

4644University Heights, OHOH13,2007,229−7%

4645Fair Lawn, NJNJ37,1287,230+17%

4646West Haverstraw, NYNY11,0257,263+7%

4647Burlingame, CACA31,9297,268+13%

4648Lindenhurst, NYNY27,2587,275−2%

4649Montebello, CACA60,6937,288−2%

4650Santa Clara, CACA133,4467,301+30%

4651Coatesville, PAPA13,2837,347+23%

4652Suisun City, CACA29,4547,354+13%

4653Newburgh, NYNY28,0597,372−1%

4654Cypress, CACA48,7817,375+6%

4655Red Bank, NJNJ12,8967,386+9%

4656Medford, MAMA59,8347,389+7%

4657Alameda, CACA76,8767,393+6%

4658Highwood, ILIL5,3237,393+28%

4659Greenacres, FLFL44,7367,394+62%

4660Cheviot, OHOH8,6237,395−4%

4661Glenolden, PAPA7,2177,402−3%

4662Falls Church, VAVA15,1597,409+46%

4663New Haven, CTCT138,7747,425+12%

4664Lake Worth Beach, FLFL43,9707,461–

4665Watsonville, CACA50,7167,474+15%

4666South Pasadena, CACA25,5037,481+5%

4667Monterey Park, CACA57,4577,489−4%

4668New Milford, NJNJ17,1337,505+4%

4669Haledon, NJNJ9,1257,510+11%

4670Little Ferry, NJNJ11,0997,515+3%

4671Oxnard, CACA199,6517,521+17%

4672Bellwood, ILIL18,1167,555−12%

4673West University Place, TXTX15,1587,564+7%

4674Norwood, PAPA5,9277,618−1%

4675Watervliet, NYNY10,2427,632+0%

4676Kearns metro, UTUT35,4047,643+5%

4677San Bruno, CACA42,3057,707+5%

4678Culver City, CACA39,4527,718+2%

4679Yeadon, PAPA12,3207,724+5%

4680Massapequa Park, NYNY16,9977,754−3%

4681Media, PAPA5,9207,759+7%

4682Buena Park, CACA81,7417,765+4%

4683Sharon Hill, PAPA5,9957,766+10%

4684Bellevue, PAPA7,8887,810−10%

4685Clarkston, GAGA14,4317,822+100%

4686Hyattsville, MDMD21,1587,825+44%

4687Ridgefield Park, NJNJ13,3727,843+4%

4688Farmingdale, NYNY8,5847,846+2%

4689Bound Brook, NJNJ13,0387,849+28%

4690Dunellen, NJNJ8,3377,850+22%

4691Collingswood, NJNJ14,3867,861+0%

4692National City, CACA57,8077,867+7%

4693Oakland, CACA440,8387,877+10%

4694Maywood, NJNJ10,1667,899+7%

4695Rockville Centre, NYNY25,7707,927+5%

4696Federal Heights, COCO14,0757,930+17%

4697Caldwell, NJNJ9,3757,958–

4698Rahway, NJNJ31,0107,959+17%

4699Minneapolis, MNMN430,3247,969+12%

4700Camden, NJNJ71,4308,009−11%

4701Malverne, NYNY8,4768,011−5%

4702Hasbrouck Heights, NJNJ12,2118,018+5%

4703Ambler, PAPA6,8408,028+6%

4704La Habra, CACA60,9088,058+3%

4705Lancaster, PAPA58,3668,076+4%

4706Clifton, NJNJ91,1278,082+16%

4707Elmwood Park, NJNJ21,5348,148+14%

4708North Plainfield, NJNJ22,8798,151+8%

4709Placentia, CACA54,9118,157+18%

4710Norridge, ILIL14,8088,190+2%

4711Shamokin, PAPA6,7648,199−16%

4712Los Angeles, CACA3,869,0898,223+5%

4713Takoma Park, MDMD17,2608,258−0%

4714Garwood, NJNJ5,3908,292+30%

4715Lakewood, CACA78,0108,304−2%

4716New Rochelle, NYNY85,8648,348+19%

4717Indiana, PAPA14,6978,355−1%

4718La Palma, CACA14,9078,370−3%

4719Highland Park, NJNJ15,2598,379+9%

4720Great Neck, NYNY11,1418,415+17%

4721Manhattan Beach, CACA33,1228,419−2%

4722Mount Carmel, PAPA5,5798,427−13%

4723South Pasadena, FLFL5,1698,474−11%

4724Shorewood, WIWI13,4748,474−2%

4725San Mateo, CACA103,3378,516+12%

4726Foster City, CACA32,4118,558+13%

4727York, PAPA45,3428,568+11%

4728Maywood, ILIL23,3308,587−14%

4729Ossining, NYNY27,5798,708+15%

4730New Carrollton, MDMD13,6448,713+8%

4731Bridgeport, PAPA5,7588,737+32%

4732Downey, CACA108,4688,741+1%

4733Prospect Park, PAPA6,4098,755−3%

4734Temple City, CACA35,1258,770+5%

4735Lowell, MAMA119,9718,815+14%

4736Roselle, NJNJ23,2618,828+9%

4737Lakewood, OHOH49,0278,845−13%

4738Westminster, CACA88,9668,862+1%

4739Lauderhill, FLFL75,6688,885+31%

4740Long Beach, CACA450,4698,890−2%

4741Pawtucket, RIRI77,0658,892+6%

4742State College, PAPA40,8448,922+6%

4743Compton, CACA90,5009,026−3%

4744Freeport, NYNY44,1749,136+1%

4745Keansburg, NJNJ9,8189,159−9%

4746San Gabriel, CACA38,1869,215−4%

4747Conshohocken, PAPA9,2669,229+22%

4748Pelham, NYNY7,6089,255+19%

4749Wood-Ridge, NJNJ10,3419,283+35%

4750Seattle, WAWA784,7779,343+39%

4751Winthrop, MAMA18,6479,366–

4752Lansdowne, PAPA11,1419,434+1%

4753Bridgeport, CTCT152,2739,479+9%

4754Dumont, NJNJ18,5019,493+6%

4755Garden Grove, CACA170,4559,495+3%

4756North Miami Beach, FLFL46,2369,545+13%

4757Rosemead, CACA49,4109,572−8%

4758Plainfield, NJNJ57,1419,589+19%

4759Lynn, MAMA104,2369,706+17%

4760West York, PAPA5,1109,733+18%

4761Reading, PAPA95,8329,736+18%

4762Artesia, CACA15,7899,746−4%

4763Nyack, NYNY7,5119,755+11%

4764Bladensburg, MDMD9,6719,769+26%

4765Evanston, ILIL76,3809,819+3%

4766San Fernando, CACA23,4499,877−0%

4767North Lauderdale, FLFL45,7339,895+42%

4768Bergenfield, NJNJ28,7549,902+10%

4769East Rockaway, NYNY10,0969,917−3%

4770Norwalk, CACA97,10410,004−6%

4771Lauderdale Lakes, FLFL36,89810,024+16%

4772Gardena, CACA58,46010,029+1%

4773Surfside, FLFL5,59110,038+14%

4774West Miami, FLFL7,12510,049+22%

4775Hallandale Beach, FLFL42,69810,137–

4776Norristown, PAPA35,91110,217+15%

4777Collingdale, PAPA8,89810,239+3%

4778Dormont, PAPA7,81610,284−16%

4779Kenmore, NYNY14,80810,312−10%

4780Lomita, CACA19,72410,316−2%

4781Lynbrook, NYNY20,85510,360+5%

4782Baldwin Park, CACA68,88010,386−9%

4783Emeryville, CACA13,25110,409+93%

4784Alhambra, CACA79,82010,460−7%

4785La Puente, CACA36,42310,472−11%

4786Revere, MAMA60,14110,544+27%

4787Miami Beach, FLFL81,59410,606−7%

4788Providence, RIRI195,31010,611+12%

4789West Chester, PAPA19,59110,613+10%

4790Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76110,619+6%

4791Hialeah, FLFL230,96810,702+2%

4792Santa Monica, CACA90,08210,713+7%

4793Albany, CACA19,19510,723+17%

4794Paramount, CACA50,75510,740−8%

4795Alexandria, VAVA160,66210,757+25%

4796Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83510,849+1%

4797Redondo Beach, CACA67,28110,855+6%

4798Cedarhurst, NYNY7,33410,865+19%

4799New Brunswick, NJNJ57,13310,918+18%

4800Asbury Park, NJNJ15,63210,931−8%

4801El Monte, CACA105,07510,995−9%

4802Hackensack, NJNJ46,38011,067+9%

4803Inglewood, CACA101,66211,212−10%

4804Oak Park, ILIL52,82311,239+1%

4805Floral Park, NYNY16,10511,334+1%

4806Washington, DCDC693,64511,348+21%

4807Island Park, NYNY5,06911,391+7%

4808East Palo Alto, CACA28,87211,421−2%

4809Elizabeth, NJNJ141,67511,501+18%

4810Lodi, NJNJ26,18711,526+9%

4811Santa Ana, CACA315,58611,528−7%

4812Mineola, NYNY21,37611,548+11%

4813Valley Stream, NYNY40,37911,610+11%

4814Berkeley, CACA121,91111,686+19%

4815Tuckahoe, NYNY7,02911,696+13%

4816Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28111,717+4%

4817Yonkers, NYNY212,60311,807+8%

4818Key Biscayne, FLFL14,81511,881+41%

4819Chicago, ILIL2,731,58511,994−6%

4820Williston Park, NYNY7,52412,019+4%

4821Trenton, NJNJ91,50612,031+7%

4822New Hyde Park, NYNY10,22612,059+7%

4823San Pablo, CACA31,67812,072+5%

4824Wallington, NJNJ12,09212,165+4%

4825Perth Amboy, NJNJ56,73912,171+20%

4826Bellflower, CACA74,71912,215+3%

4827Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67512,408−7%

4828South Gate, CACA90,07112,446−7%

4829Bell, CACA31,62512,610−14%

4830Darby, PAPA10,66612,667+4%

4831Roselle Park, NJNJ15,60312,737+17%

4832Bayonne, NJNJ74,74412,840+21%

4833Lawrence, MAMA89,32012,889+24%

4834Stanton, CACA40,16112,943+7%

4835Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51312,982−0%

4836Bogota, NJNJ9,81613,001+19%

4837Mount Rainier, MDMD8,30713,041−2%

4838Hamtramck, MIMI27,26113,044+19%

4839Lynwood, CACA63,51213,120−9%

4840Malden, MAMA66,37013,156+18%

4841Daly City, CACA101,26113,258−2%

4842Newark, NJNJ323,80813,412+18%

4843Hawthorne, CACA82,74113,593−2%

4844Miami, FLFL489,81213,607+35%

4845Prospect Park, NJNJ6,45013,871+12%

4846Port Chester, NYNY32,30313,876+16%

4847Boston, MAMA672,97313,922+14%

4848Cicero, ILIL81,85813,957−4%

4849Berwyn, ILIL55,00114,088+2%

4850Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,37314,151−10%

4851Aventura, FLFL39,88015,060+58%

4852Lawndale, CACA29,89215,158−6%

4853Bell Gardens, CACA37,36715,196−15%

4854Bay Harbor Islands, FLFL6,02115,205+17%

4855Manorhaven, NYNY7,13515,213+16%

4856Everett, MAMA53,57215,683+41%

4857Long Beach, NYNY34,91815,743−2%

4858Garfield, NJNJ33,35315,800+12%

4859Edgewater, NJNJ15,49915,962+102%

4860Fort Lee, NJNJ40,34516,023+14%

4861Hempstead, NYNY59,81916,207+6%

4862Palisades Park, NJNJ20,31716,398+19%

4863Mount Vernon, NYNY72,30416,463+6%

4864Huntington Park, CACA51,54417,141−16%

4865Spring Valley, NYNY34,48217,172+35%

4866San Francisco, CACA826,07917,689+6%

4867Chelsea, MAMA40,13018,085+14%

4868West Hollywood, CACA34,23118,131−4%

4869Cudahy, CACA21,44518,236−11%

4870Harrison, NJNJ22,10518,254+53%

4871East Orange, NJNJ72,15918,370+3%

4872Fairview, NJNJ15,50918,376+17%

4873Cambridge, MAMA122,58819,163+21%

4874Paterson, NJNJ161,79319,231+8%

4875Central Falls, RIRI23,12419,367+22%

4876Maywood, CACA23,60020,137−16%

4877Somerville, MAMA84,21120,425+9%

4878Jersey City, NJNJ302,01320,478+26%

4879North Bay, FLFL8,09921,889+20%

4880Sunny Isles Beach, FLFL22,39522,151–

4881Passaic, NJNJ71,33722,770+5%

4882Great Neck Plaza, NYNY7,88925,367+23%

4883Cliffside Park, NJNJ26,53927,760+15%

4884New Square, NYNY10,21427,831+121%

4885New York, NYNY8,584,62928,572+7%

4886Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,14732,248+259%

4887Kaser, NYNY6,12135,587+85%

4888Hoboken, NJNJ59,02747,222+53%

4889Union City, NJNJ66,65651,792−1%

4890West New York, NJNJ53,19253,513+16%

4891Guttenberg, NJNJ11,91061,710+10%

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