Which metro area has the lowest population density?

Winnemucca, NV ranks #1 with 2 (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by population density?

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

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is population density measured?

Residents per square mile of land area. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 1990

501Urbana, OHOH38,82091+8%

502Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68592+27%

503Jasper, ININ44,01693+8%

504Ames, IAIA128,09093+7%

505Hanford, CACA154,32793+28%

506Danville, ILIL71,25993−5%

507Pikeville, KYKY89,12294−4%

508Kapaa, HIHI73,40094+14%

509LaGrange, GAGA107,09794+3%

510Columbia, MOMO219,06295+19%

511Opelousas, LALA80,76595+9%

512Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06095+3%

513Muscatine, IAIA41,85395+5%

514Longview, TXTX297,31596+8%

515St. Cloud, MNMN205,85496+12%

516Jackson, MSMS609,84796+11%

517The Villages, FLFL157,77296+69%

518Morgan City, LALA46,55296−8%

519Marion, NCNC45,19896+18%

520Defiance, OHOH38,29296+0%

521Truckee, CACA101,91196+17%

522Athens, TNTN71,59096+19%

523Tullahoma, TNTN69,33996+19%

524Peru, ININ34,48797−2%

525Albany, GAGA145,51097+8%

526Palatka, FLFL77,73497+8%

527Fort Collins, COCO377,29297+35%

528Winchester, VAVA152,33297+22%

529Joplin, MOMO208,79697+15%

530Cortland, NYNY45,85097−1%

531Waynesville, NCNC63,36998+15%

532Greenwood, SCSC95,21598+11%

533Williamsport, PAPA112,58798+1%

534Granbury, TXTX70,50198+42%

535Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09798+12%

536Rockingham, NCNC42,04198+5%

537Wilmington, OHOH42,30199+14%

538Decatur, ININ36,65099+8%

539Logansport, ININ37,83699+7%

540Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45999+33%

541Jackson, TNTN184,56999+13%

542Hudson, NYNY60,16899+0%

543Danville, KYKY56,98599+12%

544Huntington, ININ37,224100+7%

545Stillwater, OKOK83,889100+11%

546Beckley, WVWV109,940100+2%

547Marietta, OHOH58,389100+2%

548Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302100+9%

549Lufkin, TXTX88,154100+15%

550Greeneville, TNTN73,831101+13%

551Clarksburg, WVWV88,142101+1%

552Plymouth, ININ46,599102+7%

553Richmond, KYKY131,806102+18%

554Carbondale, ILIL52,501102−2%

555Bedford, ININ45,568102+7%

556Greenfield, MAMA70,698102+2%

557Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883103−1%

558Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002104+15%

559Keene, NHNH78,269104+5%

560Charleston, ILIL46,607105+3%

561Lynchburg, VAVA269,169105+11%

562Columbus, GAGA324,830105+5%

563Cullman, ALAL94,009105+15%

564Seneca, SCSC83,775106+15%

565Charlottesville, VAVA228,597106+21%

566Chillicothe, OHOH76,429106+6%

567Tiffin, OHOH54,522106−2%

568Pinehurst, NCNC110,619107+27%

569Crestview, FLFL315,098107+23%

570Clarksville, TNTN349,001108+23%

571Angola, ININ34,799108+21%

572Spokane, WAWA608,012108+17%

573Indiana, PAPA82,878108−0%

574Merced, CACA297,260109+18%

575Staunton, VAVA129,692109+12%

576Danville, VAVA101,137109+1%

577Waterloo, IAIA169,189109+3%

578Kahului, HIHI160,674109+28%

579Champaign, ILIL239,979109+4%

580Morgantown, WVWV141,995110+6%

581Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691111+16%

582Auburn, ININ44,535111+14%

583Gloversville, NYNY52,216111+2%

584Forest City, NCNC65,745111+11%

585Iowa City, IAIA182,711111+14%

586Kendallville, ININ47,937113+22%

587Yuba City, CACA187,478113+13%

588Laurinburg, NCNC33,322113+7%

589Lewistown, PAPA46,127113+1%

590Florence, ALAL156,609113+9%

591Blacksburg, VAVA181,616114+8%

592Lafayette, ININ228,468114+12%

593Gainesville, FLFL359,036114+23%

594Fresno, CACA1,203,383114+22%

595Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655114+2%

596Faribault, MNMN69,939114+15%

597Utica, NYNY285,611114−5%

598Auburn, ALAL208,013114+24%

599Bluefield, WVWV96,138115−3%

600Decatur, ALAL160,326115+11%

601Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966115+39%

602Fort Smith, ARAR234,140115+18%

603Corvallis, OROR97,728116+10%

604Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909116+5%

605Terre Haute, ININ169,241117+3%

606Bucyrus, OHOH41,896117−2%

607Morehead City, NCNC70,469117+13%

608Killeen, TXTX511,497117+23%

609Sidney, OHOH48,065118+7%

610Bartlesville, OKOK54,037118+2%

611Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285118+13%

612Auburn, NYNY74,365119−0%

613Sherman, TXTX153,613119+16%

614Connersville, ININ23,533119−2%

615Riverside, CACA4,769,007119+26%

616Sevierville, TNTN101,342120+39%

617Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377121+25%

618Norwalk, OHOH58,250121+6%

619Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666122+7%

620El Paso, TXTX881,291122+15%

621Salinas, CACA433,729122+13%

622Batavia, NYNY58,416122+1%

623Jefferson, GAGA99,265122+39%

624Springfield, MOMO500,694123+23%

625State College, PAPA157,393123+10%

626Cedartown, GAGA45,514123+13%

627Farmington, MOMO67,809123+14%

628Amsterdam, NYNY50,046123−4%

629Athens, OHOH63,197124+4%

630Calhoun, GAGA61,701124+26%

631New Castle, ININ49,137124+1%

632Fayetteville, ARAR622,177124+46%

633Lafayette, LALA423,758124+12%

634Chico, CACA209,211124+12%

635Ashland, OHOH52,523124+11%

636Sturgis, MIMI60,968125+6%

637Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155125+23%

638Naples, FLFL417,131126+65%

639Easton, MDMD38,238126+11%

640Panama City, FLFL231,174126+18%

641Bloomington, ILIL171,419127+16%

642Hammond, LALA141,346127+17%

643Zanesville, OHOH87,014127+3%

644New Iberia, LALA66,846127+7%

645Montgomery, ALAL388,747128+14%

646Holland, MIMI123,188128+17%

647Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553129+8%

648Cornelia, GAGA50,416130+30%

649Portsmouth, OHOH71,365130−1%

650Hot Springs, ARAR99,695130+20%

651Lumberton, NCNC119,941130+17%

652Huntington, WVWV365,965131+4%

653Lewisburg, PAPA42,313132+15%

654Jamestown, NYNY124,126132−2%

655Adrian, MIMI97,779132+8%

656Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193133+2%

657Watertown, WIWI86,505133+9%

658Gaffney, SCSC58,275134+18%

659Mount Airy, NCNC72,287134+15%

660Tallahassee, FLFL397,442134+24%

661Findlay, OHOH75,034134+9%

662Odessa, TXTX173,801135+2%

663Augusta, MEME129,067135+1%

664Owosso, MIMI67,681135+3%

665Charleston, WVWV200,170135−3%

666Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669135+8%

667Cumberland, MDMD93,640136+0%

668Cleveland, TNTN134,057136+19%

669Boone, NCNC54,786137+16%

670Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486137+7%

671Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273137+13%

672Wichita, KSKS663,809138+12%

673Warsaw, ININ80,892139+13%

674Laconia, NHNH65,147140+14%

675Manitowoc, WIWI81,710141+3%

676Florence, SCSC201,392142+10%

677Toccoa, GAGA27,854142+9%

678Owensboro, KYKY113,962143+5%

679Wilmington, NCNC492,772143+37%

680Des Moines, IAIA758,539144+15%

681Shreveport, LALA383,474145+5%

682Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219145+29%

683Albertville, ALAL103,537145+16%

684Pittsfield, MAMA128,224146−3%

685Marion, ILIL67,225146+6%

686Augusta, GAGA641,231146+15%

687Concord, NHNH158,078146+14%

688Santa Maria, CACA442,065146+8%

689Dubuque, IAIA99,381147+3%

690Albemarle, NCNC68,830147+12%

691Kingsport, TNTN314,834148+8%

692Peoria, ILIL363,505149+2%

693Kinston, NCNC55,837149+4%

694Little Rock, ARAR777,607149+14%

695Green Bay, WIWI336,756151+16%

696Fremont, OHOH58,655151−0%

697Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137153+34%

698Kankakee, ILIL105,525153+8%

699Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201154+11%

700Roanoke, VAVA316,547154+7%

701Parkersburg, WVWV87,264157+2%

702Sumter, SCSC105,067157+2%

703Salisbury, MDMD131,872158+12%

704Kingston, NYNY183,330158+8%

705Burlington, VTVT227,803159+12%

706Midland, MIMI83,754160+10%

707New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373160+8%

708Madison, WIWI709,685162+16%

709Athens, GAGA224,148162+22%

710Wheeling, WVWV134,089162−4%

711Frankfort, KYKY77,874163+14%

712Ocala, FLFL442,660163+33%

713Marion, OHOH65,115164+3%

714Napa, CACA132,949165+12%

715Davenport, IAIA380,452166+2%

716Baton Rouge, LALA888,699167+13%

717Seaford, DEDE277,140167+38%

718Chambersburg, PAPA160,652167+7%

719Los Alamos, NMNM19,407168+1%

720Whitewater, WIWI106,127169+25%

721Henderson, NCNC42,638170+10%

722Springfield, ILIL206,033170+6%

723Gulfport, MSMS431,329170+17%

724Milledgeville, GAGA44,029173+13%

725Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551174+36%

726Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226174+86%

727Columbia, SCSC879,918175+18%

728Columbus, ININ85,729176+12%

729Gettysburg, PAPA107,594176+17%

730Omaha, NENE1,009,836177+12%

731Richmond, ININ66,169177−1%

732Marion, ININ66,524177−1%

733Rome, GAGA101,378178+11%

734Hermitage, PAPA107,860179−1%

735Salem, OROR445,814181+25%

736Bloomington, ININ165,231183+13%

737Beaumont, TXTX399,310183+7%

738Fairmont, WVWV55,584183−1%

739Michigan City, ININ111,294184+3%

740Oxford, ALAL115,834185−3%

741Martinsville, VAVA63,091186+0%

742Dalton, GAGA147,819189+22%

743Lincoln, NENE352,081189+16%

744Tyler, TXTX252,549190+15%

745Sunbury, PAPA107,788192−1%

746Sanford, NCNC70,258192+19%

747Pottsville, PAPA145,085193−1%

748Gadsden, ALAL103,886193+4%

749Battle Creek, MIMI133,408195+1%

750Jacksonville, NCNC217,175197+0%

751Decatur, ILIL99,300198−2%

752Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813199+13%

753Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766199+10%

754Colorado Springs, COCO781,796200+31%

755Wilson, NCNC81,150201+12%

756Wooster, OHOH116,758201+10%

757Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666203+26%

758Ithaca, NYNY104,047203+3%

759Goldsboro, NCNC122,278205+8%

760Greenville, NCNC182,936205+24%

761Binghamton, NYNY243,189206−5%

762Nantucket, MAMA14,758206+58%

763Shelby, NCNC103,325207+14%

764Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212208+28%

765Hickory, NCNC376,890209+17%

766Salem, OHOH99,377211+4%

767Appleton, WIWI249,876211+15%

768Charleston, SCSC889,263212+8%

769Janesville, WIWI166,472212+9%

770Johnson City, TNTN216,416213+13%

771Asheville, NCNC422,345213+21%

772Knoxville, TNTN968,137214+15%

773Spartanburg, SCSC407,656215+10%

774Dover, DEDE194,786216+14%

775Savannah, GAGA438,314217+14%

776Nashville, TNTN2,197,416219+25%

777Lawrence, KSKS120,920219+22%

778Sheboygan, WIWI118,047220+8%

779Hagerstown, MDMD315,280221+16%

780Lewiston, MEME116,487222−1%

781Johnstown, PAPA128,968222−6%

782Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938223+45%

783Elmira, NYNY80,415224−4%

784Sebastian, FLFL172,799225+25%

785Jackson, MIMI159,552226+6%

786Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191226+10%

787Slidell, LALA279,108226+32%

788Weirton, WVWV112,468228−7%

789East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179228+45%

790Chattanooga, TNTN594,530228+10%

791San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140234+22%

792Portland, MEME577,635234+10%

793Morristown, TNTN128,867235+23%

794Sandusky, OHOH112,777238+3%

795Richmond, VAVA1,389,338238+15%

796Durham, NCNC625,485242+24%

797Memphis, TNTN1,341,412244+13%

798Evansville, ININ273,786245+7%

799Altoona, PAPA119,541246−1%

800Pensacola, FLFL544,949247+20%

801Bay City, MIMI102,123249−1%

802Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682250+12%

803Huntsville, ALAL556,444251+17%

804Warner Robins, GAGA208,091255+22%

805Denver, COCO3,092,037260+31%

806Mansfield, OHOH124,893260+2%

807Saginaw, MIMI187,688262−1%

808Lansing, MIMI479,722264+3%

809Monroe, MIMI156,004266+9%

810Greenville, SCSC1,014,101268+18%

811Lakeland, FLFL874,790269+19%

812Lima, OHOH100,881269−1%

813Syracuse, NYNY652,273273−1%

814Lexington, KYKY535,174278+17%

815Lexington Park, MDMD211,176281+26%

816Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206283+17%

817Niles, MIMI152,444286+1%

818Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721286+27%

819Ogden, UTUT672,784287+26%

820Fort Wayne, ININ466,258287+10%

821Lacey, WAWA304,261287+29%

822Portland, OROR2,542,282288+27%

823Amherst, MAMA164,065289+4%

824Kokomo, ININ83,904290+5%

825Santa Rosa, CACA486,444291+18%

826Louisville, KYKY1,402,509291+10%

827Albany, NYNY915,835294+2%

828Austin, TXTX2,620,945296+48%

829Modesto, CACA557,719299+21%

830Muncie, ININ113,106303−1%

831Vineland, NJNJ157,148303+6%

832Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645306+17%

833Burlington, NCNC186,177309+21%

834Deltona, FLFL746,933311+23%

835Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830311+28%

836Harrisburg, PAPA617,427314+7%

837Scranton, PAPA574,418321−3%

838Greensboro, NCNC805,945323+19%

839Fayetteville, NCNC395,412323+13%

840Mobile, ALAL411,658325+6%

841Lebanon, PAPA146,380333+6%

842South Bend, ININ324,538334+7%

843Muskegon, MIMI177,901338+7%

844St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421340+4%

845Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657343+19%

846Columbus, OHOH2,242,028349+15%

847Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500351+21%

848Erie, PAPA265,832352+2%

849Sacramento, CACA2,477,274353+21%

850Rochester, NYNY1,056,149354+4%

851Gainesville, GAGA226,568355+46%

852Oshkosh, WIWI174,218361+12%

853McAllen, TXTX921,549362+48%

854Carson, NVNV58,571363+30%

855Springfield, OHOH135,340366−2%

856Brownsville, TXTX433,946376+29%

857Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720376+47%

858Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377387+10%

859Elkhart, ININ208,774395+17%

860Boulder, COCO328,560401+29%

861Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695401+16%

862Rockford, ILIL337,242403+13%

863Stockton, CACA823,815405+17%

864Oxnard, CACA830,851409+13%

865Canton, OHOH400,246420+3%

866York, PAPA473,197422+12%

867Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795425+7%

868Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295428+17%

869Manchester, NHNH433,415434+13%

870Reading, PAPA440,072436+11%

871Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047440+11%

872Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992448−2%

873Toledo, OHOH599,376454+1%

874North Port, FLFL948,158454+21%

875Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214457+14%

876Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858458+9%

877Youngstown, OHOH423,678469−2%

878Palm Bay, FLFL663,982469+19%

879Orlando, FLFL2,957,672471+34%

880Vallejo, CACA455,376480+16%

881Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182486+38%

882New Orleans, LALA970,849486+0%

883Worcester, MAMA888,502497+6%

884Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213498+9%

885Lancaster, PAPA563,159499+11%

886Allentown, PAPA887,615510+8%

887Seattle, WAWA4,161,883519+19%

888Houston, TXTX7,904,627534+25%

889Kenosha, WIWI168,448550+17%

890Barnstable, MAMA233,539564+19%

891Cape Coral, FLFL875,607564+32%

892Racine, WIWI198,919568+8%

893Santa Cruz, CACA258,852574+11%

894Bremerton, WAWA283,374587+22%

895Dallas, TXTX8,477,157594+29%

896Dayton, OHOH826,554629+0%

897San Jose, CACA1,984,473648+13%

898San Diego, CACA3,282,248668+13%

899Flint, MIMI401,093685+1%

900Springfield, MAMA464,338739−0%

901Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653748−2%

902Akron, OHOH701,780772+6%

903Washington, DCDC6,465,724789+16%

904Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775833+2%

905Tampa, FLFL3,418,895952+16%

906Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781981+7%

907Miami, FLFL6,391,072988+48%

908Providence, RIRI1,708,161997+5%

909Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0101,032+5%

910Detroit, MIMI4,390,9131,144+5%

911Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1181,235+5%

912Boston, MAMA5,034,2211,260+6%

913Chicago, ILIL9,434,1231,293+11%

914Honolulu, HIHI988,7031,458+5%

915Trenton, NJNJ399,2891,563+8%

916San Francisco, CACA4,630,0411,670+12%

917Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4412,548+10%

918New York, NYNY20,112,4482,977+9%

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