Which city has the lowest population density?

Sitka city and, Alaska ranks #1 with 3 (2010 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, Vineyard, Utah, Cusseta, Georgia.

How many cities are in this ranking?

6,642 cities qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability (minimum 5,000 residents). The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).

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Most sparsely populated, US cities · 2010

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

6501West Whittier-Los Nietos, CACA25,61510,135+2%

6502Elizabeth, NJNJ141,67510,144+4%

6503Mineola, NYNY21,37610,156−2%

6504Franklin Square, NYNY30,89710,181−0%

6505Artesia, CACA15,78910,199+1%

6506Hackensack, NJNJ46,38010,262+1%

6507Surfside, FLFL5,59110,312+17%

6508Marina del Rey, CACA9,17610,333+8%

6509Albany, CACA19,19510,357+13%

6510Hialeah, FLFL230,96810,410−1%

6511Rosemead, CACA49,41010,415+0%

6512Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76110,439+4%

6513Island Park, NYNY5,06910,461−2%

6514New Brunswick, NJNJ57,13310,545+14%

6515Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83510,559−2%

6516Lomita, CACA19,72410,594+1%

6517Lodi, NJNJ26,18710,623+1%

6518Ewa Gentry, HIHI26,56310,658+359%

6519Santa Monica, CACA90,08210,671+7%

6520South Whittier, CACA55,65010,707+4%

6521Hamtramck, MIMI27,26110,729−2%

6522Kenmore, NYNY14,80810,740−6%

6523Redondo Beach, CACA67,28110,769+6%

6524Valley Stream, NYNY40,37910,785+3%

6525Berkeley, CACA121,91110,792+10%

6526Tuckahoe, NYNY7,02910,792+4%

6527Bayonne, NJNJ74,74410,827+2%

6528Bogota, NJNJ9,81610,844−1%

6529Roselle Park, NJNJ15,60310,855+0%

6530Norwalk, CACA97,10410,873+2%

6531Yonkers, NYNY212,60310,884−0%

6532Alhambra, CACA79,82010,888−3%

6533Perth Amboy, NJNJ56,73910,900+7%

6534Lawrence, MAMA89,32011,021+6%

6535Oak Park, ILIL52,82311,038−1%

6536Miami, FLFL489,81211,097+10%

6537San Pablo, CACA31,67811,105−4%

6538East Palo Alto, CACA28,87211,137−5%

6539Floral Park, NYNY16,10511,163−1%

6540Trenton, NJNJ91,50611,164−1%

6541Harrison, NJNJ22,10511,247−6%

6542Asbury Park, NJNJ15,63211,270−5%

6543Country Club, FLFL51,29611,275+30%

6544Dormont, PAPA7,81611,307−8%

6545Valinda, CACA20,96211,337+5%

6546Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28111,358+1%

6547Baldwin Park, CACA68,88011,368−1%

6548Wallington, NJNJ12,09211,403−2%

6549Miami Beach, FLFL81,59411,410−0%

6550Paramount, CACA50,75511,447−2%

6551La Puente, CACA36,42311,448−3%

6552New Hyde Park, NYNY10,22611,453+2%

6553Newark, NJNJ323,80811,479+1%

6554Bailey's Crossroads, VAVA24,27111,528+2%

6555Williston Park, NYNY7,52411,641+0%

6556Malden, MAMA66,37011,784+6%

6557Burbank, CACA5,33311,785−6%

6558Chicago, ILIL2,731,58511,836−7%

6559Santa Ana, CACA315,58611,854−4%

6560Edgewater, NJNJ15,49911,857+50%

6561El Monte, CACA105,07511,873−2%

6562Ashland, CACA22,21011,896+5%

6563Inglewood, CACA101,66212,096−3%

6564West Puente Valley, CACA22,49512,105+0%

6565Everett, MAMA53,57212,198+10%

6566North Fair Oaks, CACA13,10012,280−5%

6567Stanton, CACA40,16112,306+2%

6568Cherryland, CACA14,14312,345+6%

6569South Monrovia Island, CACA6,83012,367–

6570Citrus, CACA10,90412,404+3%

6571Port Chester, NYNY32,30312,443+4%

6572Bellflower, CACA74,71912,525+5%

6573Ewa Beach, HIHI14,37612,557+2%

6574Prospect Park, NJNJ6,45012,613+1%

6575Mount Rainier, MDMD8,30712,684−5%

6576Darby, PAPA10,66612,692+4%

6577Boston, MAMA672,97312,776+5%

6578Cameron Park, TXTX5,95512,776+17%

6579Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67513,041−2%

6580South Gate, CACA90,07113,044−2%

6581Kendall West, FLFL35,91213,137−5%

6582Daly City, CACA101,26113,239−2%

6583Aventura, FLFL39,88013,505+42%

6584Seven Corners, VAVA9,37113,590+6%

6585Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51313,679+5%

6586South San Jose Hills, CACA16,91113,719+2%

6587Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,14713,800+54%

6588Hawthorne, CACA82,74113,848+0%

6589Midway City, CACA7,99913,933–

6590Manorhaven, NYNY7,13513,979+7%

6591Fort Lee, NJNJ40,34514,037−0%

6592Bell, CACA31,62514,146−3%

6593Bay Harbor Islands, FLFL6,02114,212+9%

6594Waipahu, HIHI40,48214,270+15%

6595Cicero, ILIL81,85814,304−2%

6596Lynwood, CACA63,51214,413−0%

6597Garfield, NJNJ33,35314,442+2%

6598Berwyn, ILIL55,00114,513+5%

6599Hempstead, NYNY59,81914,601−5%

6600Long Beach, NYNY34,91815,002−6%

6601Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,37315,084−4%

6602Fountainebleau, FLFL55,66515,103+0%

6603Mount Vernon, NYNY72,30415,321−2%

6604Spring Valley, NYNY34,48215,611+23%

6605Palisades Park, NJNJ20,31715,837+15%

6606Chelsea, MAMA40,13015,853+0%

6607Central Falls, RIRI23,12416,228+2%

6608East Orange, NJNJ72,15916,362−8%

6609Fairview, NJNJ15,50916,392+4%

6610Cambridge, MAMA122,58816,439+4%

6611Lawndale, CACA29,89216,617+3%

6612Jersey City, NJNJ302,01316,789+3%

6613East Los Angeles, CACA111,64716,972+2%

6614Bell Gardens, CACA37,36717,109−4%

6615San Francisco, CACA826,07917,243+4%

6616Westmont, CACA34,12317,246+1%

6617Paterson, NJNJ161,79317,378−2%

6618Alum Rock, CACA10,44017,878+15%

6619Florence-Graham, CACA60,69018,064+5%

6620West Hollywood, CACA34,23118,220−4%

6621Somerville, MAMA84,21118,374−2%

6622East Rancho Dominguez, CACA14,60318,435–

6623Langley Park, MDMD21,50818,868+16%

6624New Square, NYNY10,21418,921+50%

6625North Bay, FLFL8,09919,289+6%

6626Huntington Park, CACA51,54419,326−5%

6627Cudahy, CACA21,44520,242−2%

6628Sunny Isles Beach, FLFL22,39520,605–

6629Lennox, CACA19,44920,817−1%

6630Walnut Park, CACA14,95821,316−1%

6631Willowbrook, CACA21,68121,457+5%

6632Great Neck Plaza, NYNY7,88921,566+4%

6633Passaic, NJNJ71,33722,273+3%

6634Maywood, CACA23,60023,375−2%

6635Cliffside Park, NJNJ26,53924,680+3%

6636New York, NYNY8,584,62927,209+2%

6637Kaser, NYNY6,12127,465+42%

6638Hoboken, NJNJ59,02740,004+30%

6639Isla Vista, CACA13,92041,917+26%

6640West New York, NJNJ53,19250,008+9%

6641Union City, NJNJ66,65651,636−1%

6642Guttenberg, NJNJ11,91057,907+3%

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