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Most sparsely populated, US metro areas

US metro areas with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). Bishop, CA leads at 2. 925 metro areas qualify in total. Wyoming carries 5 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 925 is 92. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Camden, AR, up 6 places to #81.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01▲1Bishop, CACA18,1582+1%

02▼1Winnemucca, NVNV17,2672+7%

03Elko, NVNV56,6823+21%

04▲1Ketchikan, AKAK13,5493−4%

05▼1Pahrump, NVNV57,3363+76%

06Rock Springs, WYWY41,2674+10%

07Ruidoso, NMNM19,8444+2%

08▲1Riverton, WYWY39,4644+10%

09▼1Cody, WYWY31,1714+21%

10Las Vegas, NMNM30,3115−14%

11▲4Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1385−8%

12▼1Fallon, NVNV25,8515+8%

13▼1Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4515+17%

14▼1Baker City, OROR16,65850%

15▼1Ontario, OROR60,0856+15%

16▲3Susanville, CACA28,1176−17%

17▼1Hailey, IDID32,4367+35%

18▼1Española, NMNM39,8327−3%

19▼1Silver City, NMNM27,2527−12%

20Evanston, WYWY23,4158+8%

21Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3688+24%

22Jackson, WYWY36,5878+51%

23Vernal, UTUT38,2789+52%

24▲2Deming, NMNM25,4079+2%

25Alamosa, COCO27,8969+3%

26▼2Safford, AZAZ40,1579+20%

27Dickinson, NDND39,1429+44%

28Laramie, WYWY38,5589+20%

29▲2Pierre, SDSD20,5889+7%

30Mountain Home, IDID29,46510+1%

31▲1Jamestown, NDND21,41410−2%

32▲3Guymon, OKOK20,32210+1%

33Gillette, WYWY48,14510+43%

34▼5Brigham City, UTUT70,40510+50%

35▲4Roswell, NMNM63,36410+3%

36Wahpeton, NDND23,01911−8%

37▼3Alamogordo, NMNM70,36811+13%

38▲4North Platte, NENE33,97211−4%

39▲2The Dalles, OROR26,31011+11%

40▼2Show Low, AZAZ109,94611+13%

41▼4Othello, WAWA21,48811+31%

42▲2Sterling, COCO20,65411+1%

43▼3Payson, AZAZ53,80111+5%

44▲2Juneau city and, AKAK31,60912+3%

45Pampa, TXTX21,78612−8%

46▼3Klamath Falls, OROR70,27412+10%

47▲2Hereford, TXTX18,626120%

48▲5Gallup, NMNM68,11912−9%

49▼1Andrews, TXTX18,91413+45%

50La Grande, OROR25,90013+6%

51Fairbanks, AKAK93,97213+13%

52Vernon, TXTX12,48113−15%

53▼6Sheridan, WYWY33,24113+25%

54▲1Zapata, TXTX13,75314+13%

55▲3Brookings, OROR22,62114+7%

56▼2Price, UTUT20,68014+1%

57▲2Aberdeen, SDSD41,58315+4%

58▼2Burley, IDID49,30815+19%

59▲1Carlsbad, NMNM62,50915+21%

60▲1Casper, WYWY80,52615+21%

61▲2Del Rio, TXTX47,83515+7%

62Anchorage, AKAK405,82115+27%

63▼6Helena, MTMT97,15315+38%

64▲4Sweetwater, TXTX14,11715−11%

65▼1Huron, SDSD19,62416+15%

66▼1Taos, NMNM34,56416+15%

67▲2Minot, NDND75,69416+12%

68▲2Woodward, OKOK19,82716+7%

69▼3Uvalde, TXTX24,96316−4%

70▲4Clovis, NMNM65,27017+4%

71▲1Hobbs, NMNM74,74917+35%

72▼1Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40417+3%

73▼6Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10217+47%

74▲2Lexington, NENE26,25518−1%

75▲5Snyder, TXTX16,16218−1%

76▼1Hermiston, OROR93,72118+15%

77Mitchell, SDSD25,91318+6%

78▲4Plainview, TXTX36,70018−17%

79Bemidji, MNMN47,05519+19%

80▼2Port Townsend, WAWA33,97019+31%

81▲6Camden, ARAR26,36319−24%

82▲4Weatherford, OKOK39,05920+4%

83Montrose, COCO44,59120+33%

84▲1Williston, NDND41,76720+111%

85▼4Rapid City, SDSD156,93420+31%

86▲3Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33220+7%

87▼14Cedar City, UTUT67,14120+99%

88Rifle, COCO80,09920+37%

89▼5Ellensburg, WAWA48,80321+46%

90▲1Emporia, KSKS34,83821−11%

91▲1Farmington, NMNM120,34022+6%

92▲3Red Bluff, CACA64,66522+15%

93▲5Borger, TXTX19,63322−18%

94▼1Roseburg, OROR111,95122+12%

95▼1Pullman, WAWA48,51222+19%

96▼6Kalispell, MTMT115,42923+55%

97▲5Maryville, MOMO20,17423−8%

98▲1Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08123−6%

99▼3Fort Morgan, COCO30,30624+12%

100▲1Hastings, NENE40,57724−4%

101▲6Sonora, CACA53,16024−2%

102▲3Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93824−11%

103▼3Dumas, TXTX21,89124+9%

104Scottsbluff, NENE36,27224−4%

105▼8Blackfoot, IDID51,15324+23%

106▼3Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57524−6%

107▼1Elk City, OKOK22,15925+12%

108▲2Alice, TXTX45,38325−4%

109▲5Ukiah, CACA88,12225+2%

110▲2Beatrice, NENE21,71125−6%

111Houghton, MIMI40,02826+4%

112▲7Elkins, WVWV26,88226−5%

113▲3Eufaula, ALAL26,86126−15%

114▲7Crescent City, CACA26,41026−4%

115▼6Heber, UTUT81,65527+82%

116▲1Marinette, WIWI65,51527−5%

117▼9Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52727+37%

118Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49727+18%

119▼6Wenatchee, WAWA128,41427+29%

120▲2Fairmont, MNMN19,44027−11%

121▲4Great Bend, KSKS24,79028−12%

122▲22Greenwood, MSMS34,91229−28%

123▲3Spencer, IAIA16,20229−7%

124▲5Magnolia, ARAR21,89429−14%

125▲7Natchitoches, LALA36,08929−8%

126▲2Garden City, KSKS37,50529−7%

127▼4Rexburg, IDID69,38030+77%

128▲2Le Mars, IAIA25,69730+3%

129▼5Billings, MTMT193,60330+32%

130▲6Arkansas City, KSKS34,38231−5%

131▲7Marshall, MOMO23,26531−2%

132▲3Grand Forks, NDND105,04631+8%

133▲4Altus, OKOK24,76431−13%

134▲8Dodge City, KSKS33,99331+5%

135▼1Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04131+7%

136▼9Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55231+51%

137▲3Worthington, MNMN22,33831+7%

138▲7Escanaba, MIMI36,58231−5%

139Norfolk, NENE49,22831−1%

140▼25Clewiston, FLFL61,54631+32%

141▼21Sandpoint, IDID54,42031+48%

142▲1Great Falls, MTMT85,02932+6%

143▲3DeRidder, LALA36,67332+11%

144▲13Edwards, COCO54,29132+30%

145▲25Cleveland, MSMS28,26232−30%

146▲7Hays, KSKS29,07532+6%

147▼16Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79132+14%

148Harrison, ARAR45,65432+7%

149▼2Paris, TXTX63,31932+1%

150▲6Natchez, MSMS54,72233−15%

151Cañon City, COCO50,03933+8%

152▼11Bismarck, NDND139,75033+44%

153▲13Liberal, KSKS21,07333−6%

154▲6McAlester, OKOK43,32033−1%

155▼5Brainerd, MNMN100,56233+22%

156▲2Bay City, TXTX36,46333−4%

157▲2Duluth, MNMN281,21933+2%

158▼25Idaho Falls, IDID173,85133+66%

159▲3McPherson, KSKS30,06433+2%

160▲5Pontiac, ILIL35,05734−12%

161▼6Durango, COCO56,89834+29%

162▼10Missoula, MTMT128,69834+29%

163Raymondville, TXTX19,97134−1%

164▲28Big Spring, TXTX30,50434−9%

165▼4Kirksville, MOMO29,82434+2%

166▼17Bend, OROR266,37634+73%

167▲9Forrest City, ARAR21,80034−26%

168Kingsville, TXTX30,31534−4%

169▼2Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15435+20%

170▲2Mexico, MOMO24,52835−5%

171▲13El Dorado, ARAR36,92636−19%

172▲2Storm Lake, IAIA20,449360%

173▲4Carroll, IAIA20,30336−5%

174▲17Clarksdale, MSMS19,84936−35%

175▲22Selma, ALAL35,14036−24%

176▼5Marshall, MNMN25,68436+1%

177▲6St. Marys, PAPA29,92636−15%

178▲8Grenada, MSMS30,22236−15%

179▼4Vermillion, SDSD15,03136+11%

180▼7Shawano, WIWI45,75937+1%

181▼17Centralia, WAWA88,06237+28%

182▼28Spearfish, SDSD29,45937+35%

183▲5Eureka, CACA131,64737+4%

184▼15Beeville, TXTX32,515370%

185Atchison, KSKS16,17238−4%

186▼8Marquette, MIMI68,06438+5%

187▲6Canton, ILIL32,90138−14%

188▼6Cheyenne, WYWY102,93838+26%

189▲5Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88038−2%

190▲8Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59939−5%

191▼2El Campo, TXTX42,06039+2%

192▼13Moscow, IDID41,84239+20%

193▼6Kearney, NENE57,96239+18%

194▲8Massena, NYNY105,48839−6%

195▼14Moses Lake, WAWA105,72739+42%

196▼1Breckenridge, COCO39,06940+25%

197▲8Bradford, PAPA38,98440−15%

198▲5Coos Bay, OROR63,99240+2%

199▼9Nogales, AZAZ50,02040+30%

200▼4Stephenville, TXTX43,91141+33%

201▼21Yuma, AZAZ224,44941+40%

202▼1Brownwood, TXTX38,71141+3%

203▲4Salina, KSKS59,12141−1%

204▼5Aberdeen, WAWA78,14441+16%

205▲4New Ulm, MNMN25,51742−5%

206▲10Warren, PAPA37,03842−16%

207▲14Blytheville, ARAR37,82842−27%

208Lock Haven, PAPA37,870430%

209▼3Columbus, NENE46,58343+11%

210▲1Hannibal, MOMO38,96943+3%

211▼7Watertown, SDSD29,56243+14%

212▲5Albert Lea, MNMN30,44043−7%

213▼1El Centro, CACA181,41143+27%

214▲17Macomb, ILIL25,91644−21%

215▲9Lincoln, ILIL27,18244−13%

216▼6West Plains, MOMO40,79844+10%

217▼4Cadillac, MIMI49,71944+11%

218▼18Bonham, TXTX39,26544+26%

219▼5Lewiston, IDID65,45044+13%

220▼2Port Angeles, WAWA78,20245+21%

221▼2Yankton, SDSD23,63545+9%

222▲13Dixon, ILIL32,91445−9%

223▲6Hood River, OROR23,72045+16%

224▲6Jacksonville, ILIL37,38146−11%

225Platteville, WIWI52,44646+6%

226▼3Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82346+24%

227Ottawa, KSKS26,29946+6%

228▼8Bangor, MEME157,96746+9%

229▼7Waycross, GAGA57,67047+13%

230▲13Taylorville, ILIL33,44347−5%

231▲7Ponca City, OKOK43,49047−10%

232▲5San Angelo, TXTX122,06547+15%

233▼1Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07748+10%

234▼19Brookings, SDSD37,63548+33%

235▲26Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21148−24%

236▲10Redding, CACA181,64848+11%

237▼1Lebanon, MOMO36,94348+14%

238▲7Grand Island, NENE78,07649+14%

239▲5Russellville, ARAR84,93249+12%

240▼7Grand Junction, COCO162,84549+40%

241▼1Kerrville, TXTX54,03749+24%

242▲12Hutchinson, KSKS61,53949−5%

243▲10Walla Walla, WAWA62,36149+13%

244▲14Huntingdon, PAPA43,00149−6%

245▼19Twin Falls, IDID123,90149+50%

246▲5Bainbridge, GAGA29,43249+4%

247▲8Astoria, OROR40,92649+15%

248▼20Bozeman, MTMT128,74049+90%

249▲21Kennett, MOMO26,85550−19%

250▼2Monticello, ININ25,164500%

251▲22Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02550−21%

252▼2Troy, ALAL33,68850+14%

253▼4Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11850+4%

254▼7Scottsboro, ALAL54,28150+1%

255▲4Alpena, MIMI28,85350−8%

256▼22Jesup, GAGA32,48151+22%

257▼16Jacksonville, TXTX53,33751+14%

258▲5Moberly, MOMO24,51351−1%

259▼3Batesville, ARAR38,78551+13%

260▼21Gainesville, TXTX44,46151+22%

261▼19Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06351+22%

262▼10Duncan, OKOK44,31051+3%

263▼3Russellville, ALAL32,44951+4%

264▲7Mason City, IAIA49,71051−9%

265▲9Americus, GAGA33,39451−10%

266▲1Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83851−8%

267▼2Newport, OROR50,63652+14%

268▼4Sparta, WIWI46,57252+14%

269▲3Sayre, PAPA59,60052−5%

270▼13Hilo, HIHI210,04352+41%

271▲4Ada, OKOK38,52853+10%

272▲9Grants Pass, OROR87,86754+16%

273▼4Amarillo, TXTX276,23554+21%

274▲5Washington, NCNC44,67054−1%

275▲8Rice Lake, WIWI46,48454+3%

276▲8Clearlake, CACA67,77254+16%

277▲5Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31954+24%

278▲8Effingham, ILIL44,72754−2%

279▲10Bennington, VTVT36,63054−1%

280▼4Dublin, GAGA60,35154+13%

281▼3Menomonie, WIWI46,22354+16%

282▼2Malvern, ARAR33,45154+10%

283▲7Quincy, ILIL74,14655−6%

284▲9Union City, TNTN30,06755−7%

285▼19Okeechobee, FLFL42,60855+19%

286▲12Burlington, IAIA44,06155−13%

287▲34Greenville, MSMS40,44656−36%

288▲12Columbus, MSMS67,14456−9%

289▼2Willmar, MNMN44,72056+9%

290▼5Palestine, TXTX59,80556+9%

291▼3Douglas, GAGA52,86157+17%

292▼24Corsicana, TXTX57,18157+27%

293▼31Durant, OKOK51,36757+41%

294Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44857−1%

295▲6Alexander City, ALAL40,95357−1%

296Martin, TNTN33,26157−5%

297▲7Brattleboro, VTVT45,20458+2%

298▼3Lebanon, NHNH224,50058+8%

299▼2Victoria, TXTX99,86458+10%

300▼8Austin, MNMN40,97158+6%

301▲6Olean, NYNY75,39058−10%

302▼11Albany, OROR132,84358+29%

303▼26Arcadia, FLFL37,07858+15%

304▲6Enid, OKOK61,77958+7%

305▼6Paris, TNTN32,89659+6%

306Ludington, MIMI29,04059+3%

307▲16Minden, LALA34,94859−16%

308▼5Ardmore, OKOK48,91059+7%

309▲2Brookhaven, MSMS35,01260+6%

310▼2Vidalia, GAGA36,18060+5%

311▲7Laurel, MSMS82,28160−1%

312▲5Sikeston, MOMO49,97860−7%

313▼11Las Cruces, NMNM229,09160+31%

314▲2Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90460+3%

315▼3Yakima, WAWA259,18560+16%

316▼11Oneonta, NYNY60,58960−2%

317▲11Meridian, MSMS85,41961−11%

318▼3Pella, IAIA34,19262+7%

319▼5Cambridge, MDMD33,62862+10%

320▲4Gallipolis, OHOH29,07262−6%

321▲11Fort Madison, IAIA32,30662−15%

322▼9Newberry, SCSC39,56163+10%

323▼4Alexandria, MNMN40,12063+22%

324▲10Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14763−10%

325▼16Brenham, TXTX38,28863+26%

326▲13Centralia, ILIL36,38264−13%

327▲21Middlesborough, KYKY22,82964−24%

328▼2Red Wing, MNMN48,19564+9%

329▲7Rutland, VTVT59,65364−6%

330▼10Fayetteville, TNTN36,85365+18%

331▼1Miami, OKOK30,43865−8%

332▲11McComb, MSMS52,64065−3%

333▼6Sedalia, MOMO44,25465+12%

334▼12Oxford, MSMS71,97265+39%

335▼10Tahlequah, OKOK49,19666+16%

336▼3Coshocton, OHOH37,18866+1%

337▲13Corning, NYNY91,85566−7%

338▲6Talladega, ALAL91,76466−1%

339▲1Pittsburg, KSKS39,00866+2%

340▲6Clinton, IAIA46,00266−8%

341▲20Galesburg, ILIL47,76767−14%

342▼4Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07667+8%

343▲15Somerset, PAPA72,00467−10%

344▲7Bogalusa, LALA44,93767+2%

345▼4Mayfield, KYKY37,050670%

346▼4Rolla, MOMO45,24767+14%

347▲9Ottawa, ILIL145,90267−5%

348▼19Reno, NVNV578,73467+53%

349▼18Abilene, TXTX185,42968+16%

350▲3Rochelle, ILIL51,39968+1%

351▼4Jefferson City, MOMO152,71268+9%

352▲14DuBois, PAPA78,10068−6%

353▼16Warrensburg, MOMO56,67068+17%

354▲3Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09968−2%

355▲10Vincennes, ININ35,65269−9%

356▼4Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21569+10%

357▼8Campbellsville, KYKY38,40770+12%

358▲4Marshalltown, IAIA39,89070+1%

359▼5Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03570+12%

360▼15Lubbock, TXTX368,43170+28%

361▲10Washington Court House, OHOH28,552700%

362▲21Cordele, GAGA19,23771−13%

363Starkville, MSMS62,06371+17%

364▲10Dyersburg, TNTN36,32071−3%

365▲4Van Wert, OHOH29,01371−2%

366▲1Pueblo, COCO169,27771+20%

367▲28Vicksburg, MSMS41,75971−16%

368▲2Greensburg, ININ26,57671+8%

369▼10Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42871+20%

370▲7Texarkana, TXTX146,81672+2%

371▼7Fremont, NENE38,05772+5%

372▲8St. Joseph, MOMO119,17072−3%

373▲3Topeka, KSKS233,05272+4%

374▲4Petoskey, MIMI33,77572+7%

375▼7Glasgow, KYKY56,22472+17%

376▲5Alma, MIMI41,19072−3%

377▼2Thomasville, GAGA72,95873+10%

378▼18Picayune, MSMS59,36373+22%

379▲10Oil City, PAPA49,34673−14%

380▲7Glens Falls, NYNY124,373730%

381▼46Boise City, IDID864,24373+86%

382Cambridge, OHOH38,37973−6%

383▼28Shelton, WAWA71,16574+44%

384▼5Manhattan, KSKS136,12274+25%

385▲9Henderson, KYKY57,18474−3%

386▲5Wabash, ININ30,71374−12%

387▲1Hutchinson, MNMN36,63175+5%

388▼2Lawton, OKOK127,59075+5%

389▲7Orangeburg, SCSC83,17775−9%

390▲12Alexandria, LALA147,95275+2%

391▲9Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13875−2%

392▲22Pikeville, KYKY89,12276−20%

393▼20Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91476+18%

394▼22Big Rapids, MIMI42,32076+4%

395▲3Hillsdale, MIMI45,73876−2%

396▲12Freeport, ILIL43,22077−12%

397▼7Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97577+29%

398▼5Crawfordsville, ININ38,95477+4%

399▼14Searcy, ARAR80,08577+19%

400▼8Mountain Home, ARAR42,98278+12%

401▲12Monroe, LALA222,390780%

402▼5Greencastle, ININ37,87679+5%

403▲17Sterling, ILIL54,12179−11%

404▲22Danville, ILIL71,25979−15%

405▼2Washington, ININ34,20980+15%

406▲9Medford, OROR221,79580+22%

407Baraboo, WIWI66,65280+21%

408▼9Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85081+32%

409▲1Winona, MNMN50,52381+1%

410▲2Summerville, GAGA25,30081−1%

411▲16Meadville, PAPA81,79281−9%

412▼8Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91281+18%

413▲10Ottumwa, IAIA35,21082−2%

414▲20Lake Charles, LALA244,65582+9%

415▲18Key West, FLFL80,40682+1%

416▼7Paragould, ARAR47,41182+27%

417▲1Santa Fe, NMNM156,90782+21%

418▼17Winchester, TNTN45,57982+16%

419▲3Frankfort, ININ33,32282−2%

420▲1Muskogee, OKOK66,70882−4%

421▼16Pocatello, IDID91,59182+21%

422▲7Paducah, KYKY102,25983−2%

423▲7Madisonville, KYKY45,12783−3%

424▼5Monticello, NYNY80,58683+9%

425▲26Morgan City, LALA46,55283−13%

426▼15Laredo, TXTX281,22484+46%

427▲5Eugene, OROR381,58484+18%

428▼22Enterprise, ALAL56,95384+31%

429▼12New Bern, NCNC127,35884+11%

430▲5San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36786+14%

431▲7Greenville, OHOH51,52086−3%

432▲8Corinth, MSMS34,569860%

433▼2Moultrie, GAGA47,43887+13%

434▲31Beckley, WVWV109,94087−13%

435▲7Barre, VTVT59,65287+3%

436▲3Corbin, KYKY150,04087+4%

437▼13Newport, TNTN37,88987+13%

438▲21Houma, LALA199,66887+3%

439▲4Owatonna, MNMN37,46487+11%

440▲17Opelousas, LALA80,76587−8%

441▼4Mankato, MNMN104,90788+22%

442▲4North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23388+1%

443▲31Watertown, NYNY111,540880%

444▼60St. George, UTUT213,67088+136%

445▼29Logan, UTUT160,88988+57%

446▼10Thomaston, GAGA28,50088+3%

447▲15Rockingham, NCNC42,04189−10%

448▼20Franklin, KYKY20,78889+27%

449Ozark, ALAL49,91289+2%

450▼2Stevens Point, WIWI71,94390+7%

451▲13Carbondale, ILIL52,50190−12%

452▲1Branson, MOMO57,00190+44%

453▲3Wausau, WIWI139,43290+11%

454▼10Brevard, NCNC34,21190+17%

455▲5Urbana, OHOH38,820900%

456▼4Coldwater, MIMI45,993910%

457▼7Dothan, ALAL156,26691+19%

458▲3Sioux City, IAIA145,73891+7%

459▲24Albany, GAGA145,51091−5%

460▼13St. Simons, GAGA118,52492+27%

461▲18Williamsport, PAPA112,58792−6%

462▲16Charleston, ILIL46,60792−12%

463▲7Logansport, ININ37,83692−8%

464▲21Cortland, NYNY45,85092−6%

465▲28Peru, ININ34,48792−4%

466▲5Madison, ININ33,27992+5%

467▲20Marietta, OHOH58,38992−8%

468▲4Celina, OHOH42,73792+4%

469▼6Traverse City, MIMI156,97293+20%

470▼4Seymour, ININ47,37093+15%

471▼26Lake City, FLFL74,09493+31%

472▲9Defiance, OHOH38,29293−3%

473▼6Rochester, MNMN231,18493+25%

474▲8Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06093−2%

475▲2Tifton, GAGA51,23794+7%

476▲21Hudson, NYNY60,16895−5%

477▼52Greeley, COCO378,42695+109%

478▼9Jonesboro, ARAR139,44095+29%

479▲9Tupelo, MSMS133,16795+7%

480▼7Shawnee, OKOK75,10295+15%

481▼6Fort Payne, ALAL74,08595+15%

482▲8La Crosse, WIWI171,18295+11%

483▼7Valdosta, GAGA153,27695+28%

484▼43Kingsland, GAGA60,14395+38%

485▲19Muscatine, IAIA41,853960%

486▼31Fargo, NDND269,52896+55%

487▲20Clarksburg, WVWV88,14297−4%

488▲4Huntington, ININ37,22497−2%

489▼31Crossville, TNTN66,30097+42%

490▲1Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01498+28%

491▲17Tiffin, OHOH54,52299−7%

492▲9Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442100+32%

493▲9Albuquerque, NMNM925,279100+27%

494Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245100+28%

495▲20Danville, VAVA101,137100−8%

496▲14Indiana, PAPA82,878100−8%

497▼43Hinesville, GAGA91,870100+28%

498▼18Cookeville, TNTN152,477100+31%

499▲6Greenwood, SCSC95,215101+3%

500Visalia, CACA485,146101+32%

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the lowest population density?

Bishop, CA ranks #1 with 2 (2025 Census Population Estimates).

What are the top 5 metro areas by population density?

Bishop, CA, Winnemucca, NV, Elko, NV, Ketchikan, AK, Pahrump, NV.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2025 Census population estimates.

How is population density measured?

Residents per square mile of land area. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (2025).