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RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Most sparsely populated, US metro areas · 2000

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

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YEAR19902000201020202025
RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000
501Urbana, OHOH38,82091+0%
502Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68592+0%
503Jasper, ININ44,01693+0%
504Ames, IAIA128,09093+0%
505Hanford, CACA154,32793+0%
506Danville, ILIL71,25993+0%
507Pikeville, KYKY89,12294+0%
508Kapaa, HIHI73,40094+0%
509LaGrange, GAGA107,09794+0%
510Columbia, MOMO219,06295+0%
511Opelousas, LALA80,76595+0%
512Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06095+0%
513Muscatine, IAIA41,85395+0%
514Longview, TXTX297,31596+0%
515St. Cloud, MNMN205,85496+0%
516Jackson, MSMS609,84796+0%
517The Villages, FLFL157,77296+0%
518Morgan City, LALA46,55296+0%
519Marion, NCNC45,19896+0%
520Defiance, OHOH38,29296+0%
521Truckee, CACA101,91196+0%
522Athens, TNTN71,59096+0%
523Tullahoma, TNTN69,33996+0%
524Peru, ININ34,48797+0%
525Albany, GAGA145,51097+0%
526Palatka, FLFL77,73497+0%
527Fort Collins, COCO377,29297+0%
528Winchester, VAVA152,33297+0%
529Joplin, MOMO208,79697+0%
530Cortland, NYNY45,85097+0%
531Waynesville, NCNC63,36998+0%
532Greenwood, SCSC95,21598+0%
533Williamsport, PAPA112,58798+0%
534Granbury, TXTX70,50198+0%
535Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09798+0%
536Rockingham, NCNC42,04198+0%
537Wilmington, OHOH42,30199+0%
538Decatur, ININ36,65099+0%
539Logansport, ININ37,83699+0%
540Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45999+0%
541Jackson, TNTN184,56999+0%
542Hudson, NYNY60,16899+0%
543Danville, KYKY56,98599+0%
544Huntington, ININ37,224100+0%
545Stillwater, OKOK83,889100+0%
546Beckley, WVWV109,940100+0%
547Marietta, OHOH58,389100+0%
548Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302100+0%
549Lufkin, TXTX88,154100+0%
550Greeneville, TNTN73,831101+0%
551Clarksburg, WVWV88,142101+0%
552Plymouth, ININ46,599102+0%
553Richmond, KYKY131,806102+0%
554Carbondale, ILIL52,501102+0%
555Bedford, ININ45,568102+0%
556Greenfield, MAMA70,698102+0%
557Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883103+0%
558Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002104+0%
559Keene, NHNH78,269104+0%
560Charleston, ILIL46,607105+0%
561Lynchburg, VAVA269,169105+0%
562Columbus, GAGA324,830105+0%
563Cullman, ALAL94,009105+0%
564Seneca, SCSC83,775106+0%
565Charlottesville, VAVA228,597106+0%
566Chillicothe, OHOH76,429106+0%
567Tiffin, OHOH54,522106+0%
568Pinehurst, NCNC110,619107+0%
569Crestview, FLFL315,098107+0%
570Clarksville, TNTN349,001108+0%
571Angola, ININ34,799108+0%
572Spokane, WAWA608,012108+0%
573Indiana, PAPA82,878108+0%
574Merced, CACA297,260109+0%
575Staunton, VAVA129,692109+0%
576Danville, VAVA101,137109+0%
577Waterloo, IAIA169,189109+0%
578Kahului, HIHI160,674109+0%
579Champaign, ILIL239,979109+0%
580Morgantown, WVWV141,995110+0%
581Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691111+0%
582Auburn, ININ44,535111+0%
583Gloversville, NYNY52,216111+0%
584Forest City, NCNC65,745111+0%
585Iowa City, IAIA182,711111+0%
586Kendallville, ININ47,937113+0%
587Yuba City, CACA187,478113+0%
588Laurinburg, NCNC33,322113+0%
589Lewistown, PAPA46,127113+0%
590Florence, ALAL156,609113+0%
591Blacksburg, VAVA181,616114+0%
592Lafayette, ININ228,468114+0%
593Gainesville, FLFL359,036114+0%
594Fresno, CACA1,203,383114+0%
595Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655114+0%
596Faribault, MNMN69,939114+0%
597Utica, NYNY285,611114+0%
598Auburn, ALAL208,013114+0%
599Bluefield, WVWV96,138115+0%
600Decatur, ALAL160,326115+0%
601Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966115+0%
602Fort Smith, ARAR234,140115+0%
603Corvallis, OROR97,728116+0%
604Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909116+0%
605Terre Haute, ININ169,241117+0%
606Bucyrus, OHOH41,896117+0%
607Morehead City, NCNC70,469117+0%
608Killeen, TXTX511,497117+0%
609Sidney, OHOH48,065118+0%
610Bartlesville, OKOK54,037118+0%
611Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285118+0%
612Auburn, NYNY74,365119+0%
613Sherman, TXTX153,613119+0%
614Connersville, ININ23,533119+0%
615Riverside, CACA4,769,007119+0%
616Sevierville, TNTN101,342120+0%
617Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377121+0%
618Norwalk, OHOH58,250121+0%
619Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666122+0%
620El Paso, TXTX881,291122+0%
621Salinas, CACA433,729122+0%
622Batavia, NYNY58,416122+0%
623Jefferson, GAGA99,265122+0%
624Springfield, MOMO500,694123+0%
625State College, PAPA157,393123+0%
626Cedartown, GAGA45,514123+0%
627Farmington, MOMO67,809123+0%
628Amsterdam, NYNY50,046123+0%
629Athens, OHOH63,197124+0%
630Calhoun, GAGA61,701124+0%
631New Castle, ININ49,137124+0%
632Fayetteville, ARAR622,177124+0%
633Lafayette, LALA423,758124+0%
634Chico, CACA209,211124+0%
635Ashland, OHOH52,523124+0%
636Sturgis, MIMI60,968125+0%
637Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155125+0%
638Naples, FLFL417,131126+0%
639Easton, MDMD38,238126+0%
640Panama City, FLFL231,174126+0%
641Bloomington, ILIL171,419127+0%
642Hammond, LALA141,346127+0%
643Zanesville, OHOH87,014127+0%
644New Iberia, LALA66,846127+0%
645Montgomery, ALAL388,747128+0%
646Holland, MIMI123,188128+0%
647Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553129+0%
648Cornelia, GAGA50,416130+0%
649Portsmouth, OHOH71,365130+0%
650Hot Springs, ARAR99,695130+0%
651Lumberton, NCNC119,941130+0%
652Huntington, WVWV365,965131+0%
653Lewisburg, PAPA42,313132+0%
654Jamestown, NYNY124,126132+0%
655Adrian, MIMI97,779132+0%
656Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193133+0%
657Watertown, WIWI86,505133+0%
658Gaffney, SCSC58,275134+0%
659Mount Airy, NCNC72,287134+0%
660Tallahassee, FLFL397,442134+0%
661Findlay, OHOH75,034134+0%
662Odessa, TXTX173,801135+0%
663Augusta, MEME129,067135+0%
664Owosso, MIMI67,681135+0%
665Charleston, WVWV200,170135+0%
666Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669135+0%
667Cumberland, MDMD93,640136+0%
668Cleveland, TNTN134,057136+0%
669Boone, NCNC54,786137+0%
670Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486137+0%
671Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273137+0%
672Wichita, KSKS663,809138+0%
673Warsaw, ININ80,892139+0%
674Laconia, NHNH65,147140+0%
675Manitowoc, WIWI81,710141+0%
676Florence, SCSC201,392142+0%
677Toccoa, GAGA27,854142+0%
678Owensboro, KYKY113,962143+0%
679Wilmington, NCNC492,772143+0%
680Des Moines, IAIA758,539144+0%
681Shreveport, LALA383,474145+0%
682Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219145+0%
683Albertville, ALAL103,537145+0%
684Pittsfield, MAMA128,224146+0%
685Marion, ILIL67,225146+0%
686Augusta, GAGA641,231146+0%
687Concord, NHNH158,078146+0%
688Santa Maria, CACA442,065146+0%
689Dubuque, IAIA99,381147+0%
690Albemarle, NCNC68,830147+0%
691Kingsport, TNTN314,834148+0%
692Peoria, ILIL363,505149+0%
693Kinston, NCNC55,837149+0%
694Little Rock, ARAR777,607149+0%
695Green Bay, WIWI336,756151+0%
696Fremont, OHOH58,655151+0%
697Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137153+0%
698Kankakee, ILIL105,525153+0%
699Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201154+0%
700Roanoke, VAVA316,547154+0%
701Parkersburg, WVWV87,264157+0%
702Sumter, SCSC105,067157+0%
703Salisbury, MDMD131,872158+0%
704Kingston, NYNY183,330158+0%
705Burlington, VTVT227,803159+0%
706Midland, MIMI83,754160+0%
707New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373160+0%
708Madison, WIWI709,685162+0%
709Athens, GAGA224,148162+0%
710Wheeling, WVWV134,089162+0%
711Frankfort, KYKY77,874163+0%
712Ocala, FLFL442,660163+0%
713Marion, OHOH65,115164+0%
714Napa, CACA132,949165+0%
715Davenport, IAIA380,452166+0%
716Baton Rouge, LALA888,699167+0%
717Seaford, DEDE277,140167+0%
718Chambersburg, PAPA160,652167+0%
719Los Alamos, NMNM19,407168+0%
720Whitewater, WIWI106,127169+0%
721Henderson, NCNC42,638170+0%
722Springfield, ILIL206,033170+0%
723Gulfport, MSMS431,329170+0%
724Milledgeville, GAGA44,029173+0%
725Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551174+0%
726Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226174+0%
727Columbia, SCSC879,918175+0%
728Columbus, ININ85,729176+0%
729Gettysburg, PAPA107,594176+0%
730Omaha, NENE1,009,836177+0%
731Richmond, ININ66,169177+0%
732Marion, ININ66,524177+0%
733Rome, GAGA101,378178+0%
734Hermitage, PAPA107,860179+0%
735Salem, OROR445,814181+0%
736Bloomington, ININ165,231183+0%
737Beaumont, TXTX399,310183+0%
738Fairmont, WVWV55,584183+0%
739Michigan City, ININ111,294184+0%
740Oxford, ALAL115,834185+0%
741Martinsville, VAVA63,091186+0%
742Dalton, GAGA147,819189+0%
743Lincoln, NENE352,081189+0%
744Tyler, TXTX252,549190+0%
745Sunbury, PAPA107,788192+0%
746Sanford, NCNC70,258192+0%
747Pottsville, PAPA145,085193+0%
748Gadsden, ALAL103,886193+0%
749Battle Creek, MIMI133,408195+0%
750Jacksonville, NCNC217,175197+0%
751Decatur, ILIL99,300198+0%
752Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813199+0%
753Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766199+0%
754Colorado Springs, COCO781,796200+0%
755Wilson, NCNC81,150201+0%
756Wooster, OHOH116,758201+0%
757Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666203+0%
758Ithaca, NYNY104,047203+0%
759Goldsboro, NCNC122,278205+0%
760Greenville, NCNC182,936205+0%
761Binghamton, NYNY243,189206+0%
762Nantucket, MAMA14,758206+0%
763Shelby, NCNC103,325207+0%
764Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212208+0%
765Hickory, NCNC376,890209+0%
766Salem, OHOH99,377211+0%
767Appleton, WIWI249,876211+0%
768Charleston, SCSC889,263212+0%
769Janesville, WIWI166,472212+0%
770Johnson City, TNTN216,416213+0%
771Asheville, NCNC422,345213+0%
772Knoxville, TNTN968,137214+0%
773Spartanburg, SCSC407,656215+0%
774Dover, DEDE194,786216+0%
775Savannah, GAGA438,314217+0%
776Nashville, TNTN2,197,416219+0%
777Lawrence, KSKS120,920219+0%
778Sheboygan, WIWI118,047220+0%
779Hagerstown, MDMD315,280221+0%
780Lewiston, MEME116,487222+0%
781Johnstown, PAPA128,968222+0%
782Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938223+0%
783Elmira, NYNY80,415224+0%
784Sebastian, FLFL172,799225+0%
785Jackson, MIMI159,552226+0%
786Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191226+0%
787Slidell, LALA279,108226+0%
788Weirton, WVWV112,468228+0%
789East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179228+0%
790Chattanooga, TNTN594,530228+0%
791San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140234+0%
792Portland, MEME577,635234+0%
793Morristown, TNTN128,867235+0%
794Sandusky, OHOH112,777238+0%
795Richmond, VAVA1,389,338238+0%
796Durham, NCNC625,485242+0%
797Memphis, TNTN1,341,412244+0%
798Evansville, ININ273,786245+0%
799Altoona, PAPA119,541246+0%
800Pensacola, FLFL544,949247+0%
801Bay City, MIMI102,123249+0%
802Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682250+0%
803Huntsville, ALAL556,444251+0%
804Warner Robins, GAGA208,091255+0%
805Denver, COCO3,092,037260+0%
806Mansfield, OHOH124,893260+0%
807Saginaw, MIMI187,688262+0%
808Lansing, MIMI479,722264+0%
809Monroe, MIMI156,004266+0%
810Greenville, SCSC1,014,101268+0%
811Lakeland, FLFL874,790269+0%
812Lima, OHOH100,881269+0%
813Syracuse, NYNY652,273273+0%
814Lexington, KYKY535,174278+0%
815Lexington Park, MDMD211,176281+0%
816Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206283+0%
817Niles, MIMI152,444286+0%
818Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721286+0%
819Ogden, UTUT672,784287+0%
820Fort Wayne, ININ466,258287+0%
821Lacey, WAWA304,261287+0%
822Portland, OROR2,542,282288+0%
823Amherst, MAMA164,065289+0%
824Kokomo, ININ83,904290+0%
825Santa Rosa, CACA486,444291+0%
826Louisville, KYKY1,402,509291+0%
827Albany, NYNY915,835294+0%
828Austin, TXTX2,620,945296+0%
829Modesto, CACA557,719299+0%
830Muncie, ININ113,106303+0%
831Vineland, NJNJ157,148303+0%
832Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645306+0%
833Burlington, NCNC186,177309+0%
834Deltona, FLFL746,933311+0%
835Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830311+0%
836Harrisburg, PAPA617,427314+0%
837Scranton, PAPA574,418321+0%
838Greensboro, NCNC805,945323+0%
839Fayetteville, NCNC395,412323+0%
840Mobile, ALAL411,658325+0%
841Lebanon, PAPA146,380333+0%
842South Bend, ININ324,538334+0%
843Muskegon, MIMI177,901338+0%
844St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421340+0%
845Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657343+0%
846Columbus, OHOH2,242,028349+0%
847Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500351+0%
848Erie, PAPA265,832352+0%
849Sacramento, CACA2,477,274353+0%
850Rochester, NYNY1,056,149354+0%
851Gainesville, GAGA226,568355+0%
852Oshkosh, WIWI174,218361+0%
853McAllen, TXTX921,549362+0%
854Carson, NVNV58,571363+0%
855Springfield, OHOH135,340366+0%
856Brownsville, TXTX433,946376+0%
857Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720376+0%
858Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377387+0%
859Elkhart, ININ208,774395+0%
860Boulder, COCO328,560401+0%
861Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695401+0%
862Rockford, ILIL337,242403+0%
863Stockton, CACA823,815405+0%
864Oxnard, CACA830,851409+0%
865Canton, OHOH400,246420+0%
866York, PAPA473,197422+0%
867Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795425+0%
868Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295428+0%
869Manchester, NHNH433,415434+0%
870Reading, PAPA440,072436+0%
871Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047440+0%
872Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992448+0%
873Toledo, OHOH599,376454+0%
874North Port, FLFL948,158454+0%
875Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214457+0%
876Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858458+0%
877Youngstown, OHOH423,678469+0%
878Palm Bay, FLFL663,982469+0%
879Orlando, FLFL2,957,672471+0%
880Vallejo, CACA455,376480+0%
881Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182486+0%
882New Orleans, LALA970,849486+0%
883Worcester, MAMA888,502497+0%
884Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213498+0%
885Lancaster, PAPA563,159499+0%
886Allentown, PAPA887,615510+0%
887Seattle, WAWA4,161,883519+0%
888Houston, TXTX7,904,627534+0%
889Kenosha, WIWI168,448550+0%
890Barnstable, MAMA233,539564+0%
891Cape Coral, FLFL875,607564+0%
892Racine, WIWI198,919568+0%
893Santa Cruz, CACA258,852574+0%
894Bremerton, WAWA283,374587+0%
895Dallas, TXTX8,477,157594+0%
896Dayton, OHOH826,554629+0%
897San Jose, CACA1,984,473648+0%
898San Diego, CACA3,282,248668+0%
899Flint, MIMI401,093685+0%
900Springfield, MAMA464,338739+0%
901Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653748+0%
902Akron, OHOH701,780772+0%
903Washington, DCDC6,465,724789+0%
904Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775833+0%
905Tampa, FLFL3,418,895952+0%
906Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781981+0%
907Miami, FLFL6,391,072988+0%
908Providence, RIRI1,708,161997+0%
909Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0101,032+0%
910Detroit, MIMI4,390,9131,144+0%
911Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1181,235+0%
912Boston, MAMA5,034,2211,260+0%
913Chicago, ILIL9,434,1231,293+0%
914Honolulu, HIHI988,7031,458+0%
915Trenton, NJNJ399,2891,563+0%
916San Francisco, CACA4,630,0411,670+0%
917Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4412,548+0%
918New York, NYNY20,112,4482,977+0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES