Which metro area has the lowest population density?

Winnemucca, NV ranks #1 with 2 (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by population density?

Winnemucca, NV, Bishop, CA, Elko, NV, Pahrump, 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 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 metro areas · 2010

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

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

501Provo, UTUT773,42698+40%

502Muscatine, IAIA41,85398+2%

503Marietta, OHOH58,38998−2%

504Morgan City, LALA46,55298+2%

505Eau Claire, WIWI176,64798+9%

506Jasper, ININ44,01698+6%

507Bowling Green, KYKY197,18098+18%

508Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08398+29%

509Rockingham, NCNC42,04198+0%

510Beckley, WVWV109,94099−1%

511Peru, ININ34,48799+2%

512Cortland, NYNY45,85099+2%

513Ruston, LALA48,36099+10%

514Hudson, NYNY60,16899+0%

515Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302100−0%

516LaGrange, GAGA107,097100+6%

517Greenwood, SCSC95,215100+3%

518Ames, IAIA128,090101+9%

519Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097101+3%

520Decatur, ININ36,650101+2%

521Greenfield, MAMA70,698102−0%

522Palatka, FLFL77,734102+6%

523Jackson, MSMS609,847102+7%

524Marion, NCNC45,198102+7%

525Athens, TNTN71,590102+7%

526Bedford, ININ45,568103+0%

527Wilmington, OHOH42,301103+4%

528Tiffin, OHOH54,522103−3%

529Truckee, CACA101,911103+7%

530Carbondale, ILIL52,501103+1%

531Bakersfield, CACA927,068103+27%

532Danville, KYKY56,985104+4%

533Clarksburg, WVWV88,142104+2%

534Longview, TXTX297,315104+9%

535Jackson, TNTN184,569105+6%

536Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808105+24%

537Danville, VAVA101,137105−3%

538Tullahoma, TNTN69,339106+10%

539Charleston, ILIL46,607106+1%

540Plymouth, ININ46,599106+4%

541Joplin, MOMO208,796107+10%

542Waynesville, NCNC63,369107+9%

543Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685107+16%

544Indiana, PAPA82,878107−1%

545St. Cloud, MNMN205,854108+13%

546Kapaa, HIHI73,400108+15%

547Lufkin, TXTX88,154109+8%

548College Station, TXTX287,476109+24%

549Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883109+6%

550Bucyrus, OHOH41,896109−7%

551Keene, NHNH78,269109+4%

552Cullman, ALAL94,009109+4%

553Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459110+11%

554Hanford, CACA154,327110+18%

555Columbus, GAGA324,830110+5%

556Greeneville, TNTN73,831111+9%

557Angola, ININ34,799111+3%

558Columbia, MOMO219,062111+17%

559Waterloo, IAIA169,189112+3%

560Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864112+27%

561Gloversville, NYNY52,216112+1%

562Connersville, ININ23,533113−5%

563Stillwater, OKOK83,889113+13%

564Chillicothe, OHOH76,429113+6%

565Laurinburg, NCNC33,322113+0%

566Lewistown, PAPA46,127114+0%

567Richmond, KYKY131,806114+12%

568Utica, NYNY285,611114−0%

569Bluefield, WVWV96,138114−0%

570Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909114−1%

571Daphne, ALAL267,761115+30%

572Fort Collins, COCO377,292115+19%

573Kendallville, ININ47,937116+3%

574Auburn, NYNY74,365116−2%

575Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002116+12%

576Lynchburg, VAVA269,169116+11%

577Auburn, ININ44,535116+5%

578Florence, ALAL156,609117+3%

579Terre Haute, ININ169,241118+1%

580Staunton, VAVA129,692118+9%

581Seneca, SCSC83,775119+12%

582Crestview, FLFL315,098120+12%

583Forest City, NCNC65,745120+8%

584Champaign, ILIL239,979121+10%

585Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655121+6%

586Winchester, VAVA152,332121+25%

587Decatur, ALAL160,326121+5%

588Norwalk, OHOH58,250121+0%

589Sidney, OHOH48,065121+3%

590Spokane, WAWA608,012121+12%

591Granbury, TXTX70,501122+25%

592Batavia, NYNY58,416122−0%

593Sturgis, MIMI60,968122−2%

594Blacksburg, VAVA181,616123+8%

595Charlottesville, VAVA228,597123+16%

596Bartlesville, OKOK54,037123+4%

597Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691123+11%

598Amsterdam, NYNY50,046125+1%

599Ashland, OHOH52,523126+1%

600New Castle, ININ49,137126+2%

601Salinas, CACA433,729126+3%

602Pinehurst, NCNC110,619126+18%

603Corvallis, OROR97,728127+10%

604Clarksville, TNTN349,001127+18%

605Jamestown, NYNY124,126127−3%

606New Iberia, LALA66,846127−0%

607Fort Smith, ARAR234,140128+11%

608Lafayette, ININ228,468128+12%

609Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285128+9%

610Morgantown, WVWV141,995129+17%

611Athens, OHOH63,197129+4%

612Iowa City, IAIA182,711129+16%

613Faribault, MNMN69,939129+13%

614Zanesville, OHOH87,014130+2%

615Sherman, TXTX153,613130+9%

616Charleston, WVWV200,170130−4%

617Gainesville, FLFL359,036130+14%

618Portsmouth, OHOH71,365130+0%

619Morehead City, NCNC70,469131+12%

620Merced, CACA297,260132+21%

621Kahului, HIHI160,674132+21%

622Huntington, WVWV365,965133+1%

623Auburn, ALAL208,013133+16%

624Owosso, MIMI67,681133−1%

625Adrian, MIMI97,779133+1%

626Fresno, CACA1,203,383134+17%

627Cedartown, GAGA45,514134+9%

628Chico, CACA209,211134+8%

629Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553135+4%

630Holland, MIMI123,188135+5%

631Yuba City, CACA187,478135+20%

632Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666135+11%

633Cumberland, MDMD93,640138+1%

634Montgomery, ALAL388,747138+8%

635Manitowoc, WIWI81,710138−2%

636Mount Airy, NCNC72,287138+3%

637Lafayette, LALA423,758139+12%

638State College, PAPA157,393139+13%

639Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193139+5%

640Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377140+16%

641Easton, MDMD38,238141+12%

642Findlay, OHOH75,034141+5%

643Augusta, MEME129,067141+4%

644Gaffney, SCSC58,275141+5%

645Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669141+4%

646Pittsfield, MAMA128,224142−3%

647Lumberton, NCNC119,941142+9%

648Hot Springs, ARAR99,695142+9%

649Lewisburg, PAPA42,313142+8%

650Bloomington, ILIL171,419143+13%

651Killeen, TXTX511,497144+23%

652El Paso, TXTX881,291144+18%

653Panama City, FLFL231,174144+15%

654Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155144+16%

655Farmington, MOMO67,809145+17%

656Springfield, MOMO500,694145+19%

657Warsaw, ININ80,892146+4%

658Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486146+7%

659Toccoa, GAGA27,854146+3%

660Kinston, NCNC55,837149−0%

661Fremont, OHOH58,655149−1%

662Owensboro, KYKY113,962149+5%

663Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273150+9%

664Laconia, NHNH65,147150+7%

665Wichita, KSKS663,809150+9%

666Watertown, WIWI86,505150+13%

667Florence, SCSC201,392151+6%

668Cleveland, TNTN134,057152+11%

669Sevierville, TNTN101,342152+26%

670Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966152+32%

671Odessa, TXTX173,801153+13%

672Hammond, LALA141,346153+20%

673Albemarle, NCNC68,830153+4%

674Shreveport, LALA383,474154+6%

675Peoria, ILIL363,505154+3%

676Tallahassee, FLFL397,442154+15%

677Dubuque, IAIA99,381154+5%

678Kingsport, TNTN314,834154+4%

679Parkersburg, WVWV87,264155−1%

680Calhoun, GAGA61,701155+25%

681Riverside, CACA4,769,007155+30%

682Santa Maria, CACA442,065155+6%

683Cornelia, GAGA50,416155+20%

684Wheeling, WVWV134,089157−3%

685Concord, NHNH158,078157+8%

686Marion, ILIL67,225158+8%

687Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219160+10%

688Naples, FLFL417,131161+28%

689Midland, MIMI83,754161+1%

690Sumter, SCSC105,067162+3%

691Augusta, GAGA641,231162+11%

692Kingston, NYNY183,330162+3%

693New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373163+2%

694Boone, NCNC54,786163+20%

695Green Bay, WIWI336,756164+8%

696Albertville, ALAL103,537164+13%

697Los Alamos, NMNM19,407164−2%

698Marion, OHOH65,115165+0%

699Roanoke, VAVA316,547165+7%

700Davenport, IAIA380,452167+1%

701The Villages, FLFL157,772168+75%

702Kankakee, ILIL105,525168+9%

703Fayetteville, ARAR622,177168+35%

704Des Moines, IAIA758,539168+17%

705Burlington, VTVT227,803169+6%

706Marion, ININ66,524169−5%

707Little Rock, ARAR777,607171+15%

708Richmond, ININ66,169172−3%

709Frankfort, KYKY77,874172+6%

710Martinsville, VAVA63,091173−7%

711Hermitage, PAPA107,860173−3%

712Gulfport, MSMS431,329175+3%

713Milledgeville, GAGA44,029177+2%

714Springfield, ILIL206,033178+4%

715Jefferson, GAGA99,265178+45%

716Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201179+17%

717Henderson, NCNC42,638180+6%

718Salisbury, MDMD131,872180+14%

719Napa, CACA132,949182+10%

720Fairmont, WVWV55,584183−0%

721Madison, WIWI709,685183+13%

722Whitewater, WIWI106,127184+9%

723Beaumont, TXTX399,310185+1%

724Michigan City, ININ111,294186+1%

725Athens, GAGA224,148188+16%

726Columbus, ININ85,729189+8%

727Rome, GAGA101,378189+6%

728Baton Rouge, LALA888,699189+13%

729Wilmington, NCNC492,772189+32%

730Pottsville, PAPA145,085190−1%

731Decatur, ILIL99,300191−3%

732Sunbury, PAPA107,788192+0%

733Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137193+26%

734Battle Creek, MIMI133,408193−1%

735Chambersburg, PAPA160,652194+16%

736Gadsden, ALAL103,886195+1%

737Gettysburg, PAPA107,594196+11%

738Oxford, ALAL115,834196+6%

739Omaha, NENE1,009,836199+13%

740Salem, OHOH99,377203−4%

741Salem, OROR445,814203+13%

742Bloomington, ININ165,231205+12%

743Binghamton, NYNY243,189206−0%

744Wooster, OHOH116,758206+3%

745Columbia, SCSC879,918207+19%

746Ocala, FLFL442,660209+28%

747Johnstown, PAPA128,968209−6%

748Seaford, DEDE277,140211+26%

749Shelby, NCNC103,325211+2%

750Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766214+7%

751Ithaca, NYNY104,047214+5%

752Lincoln, NENE352,081214+13%

753Weirton, WVWV112,468215−6%

754Elmira, NYNY80,415218−2%

755Nantucket, MAMA14,758220+7%

756Wilson, NCNC81,150221+10%

757Goldsboro, NCNC122,278221+8%

758Hickory, NCNC376,890223+7%

759Janesville, WIWI166,472223+5%

760Dalton, GAGA147,819224+18%

761Sheboygan, WIWI118,047226+3%

762Sanford, NCNC70,258227+18%

763Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813227+14%

764Tyler, TXTX252,549228+20%

765Jackson, MIMI159,552228+1%

766Lewiston, MEME116,487230+4%

767Johnson City, TNTN216,416233+9%

768Jacksonville, NCNC217,175233+18%

769Sandusky, OHOH112,777234−2%

770Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212235+13%

771Appleton, WIWI249,876236+12%

772Spartanburg, SCSC407,656237+10%

773Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551238+37%

774Knoxville, TNTN968,137239+12%

775Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191240+6%

776Colorado Springs, COCO781,796241+20%

777Altoona, PAPA119,541242−2%

778Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666243+20%

779Lawrence, KSKS120,920243+11%

780Bay City, MIMI102,123244−2%

781Portland, MEME577,635247+5%

782Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226247+42%

783Asheville, NCNC422,345247+16%

784Saginaw, MIMI187,688250−5%

785Mansfield, OHOH124,893251−3%

786Chattanooga, TNTN594,530253+11%

787Charleston, SCSC889,263257+21%

788Savannah, GAGA438,314258+19%

789Greenville, NCNC182,936258+26%

790Evansville, ININ273,786258+6%

791Morristown, TNTN128,867261+11%

792Lima, OHOH100,881264−2%

793Nashville, TNTN2,197,416265+21%

794Memphis, TNTN1,341,412266+9%

795Hagerstown, MDMD315,280267+21%

796Pensacola, FLFL544,949269+9%

797Richmond, VAVA1,389,338272+14%

798Lansing, MIMI479,722273+4%

799Sebastian, FLFL172,799275+22%

800Niles, MIMI152,444276−3%

801Slidell, LALA279,108277+22%

802Monroe, MIMI156,004277+4%

803Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682277+11%

804Dover, DEDE194,786277+28%

805Syracuse, NYNY652,273278+2%

806East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179279+22%

807Kokomo, ININ83,904282−3%

808Durham, NCNC625,485287+18%

809Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938288+29%

810San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140293+25%

811Amherst, MAMA164,065300+4%

812Muncie, ININ113,106300−1%

813Greenville, SCSC1,014,101304+14%

814Denver, COCO3,092,037305+17%

815Fort Wayne, ININ466,258306+7%

816Huntsville, ALAL556,444306+22%

817Santa Rosa, CACA486,444307+6%

818Albany, NYNY915,835310+5%

819Warner Robins, GAGA208,091318+25%

820Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206319+13%

821Lexington, KYKY535,174321+16%

822Louisville, KYKY1,402,509322+10%

823Scranton, PAPA574,418323+1%

824Vineland, NJNJ157,148325+7%

825Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645325+6%

826Portland, OROR2,542,282333+15%

827Lakeland, FLFL874,790335+24%

828Mobile, ALAL411,658336+3%

829South Bend, ININ324,538337+1%

830Harrisburg, PAPA617,427339+8%

831Lexington Park, MDMD211,176339+21%

832Muskegon, MIMI177,901342+1%

833Modesto, CACA557,719344+15%

834Lacey, WAWA304,261349+22%

835Springfield, OHOH135,340349−4%

836Erie, PAPA265,832351−0%

837Fayetteville, NCNC395,412351+9%

838Ogden, UTUT672,784354+24%

839St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421355+4%

840Burlington, NCNC186,177357+16%

841Rochester, NYNY1,056,149360+2%

842Greensboro, NCNC805,945363+12%

843Lebanon, PAPA146,380369+11%

844Deltona, FLFL746,933372+20%

845Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657377+10%

846Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721380+33%

847Carson, NVNV58,571382+5%

848Oshkosh, WIWI174,218384+7%

849Columbus, OHOH2,242,028396+14%

850Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830401+29%

851New Orleans, LALA970,849405−17%

852Boulder, COCO328,560406+1%

853Austin, TXTX2,620,945407+37%

854Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377417+8%

855Canton, OHOH400,246417−1%

856Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500420+20%

857Sacramento, CACA2,477,274422+20%

858Elkhart, ININ208,774427+8%

859Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992434−3%

860Youngstown, OHOH423,678436−7%

861Rockford, ILIL337,242440+9%

862Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795445+5%

863Oxnard, CACA830,851447+9%

864Toledo, OHOH599,376448−1%

865Brownsville, TXTX433,946456+21%

866Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695457+14%

867Manchester, NHNH433,415457+5%

868Gainesville, GAGA226,568458+29%

869Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047461+5%

870Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295473+11%

871Reading, PAPA440,072480+10%

872York, PAPA473,197481+14%

873Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858486+6%

874Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214488+7%

875Stockton, CACA823,815492+22%

876McAllen, TXTX921,549493+36%

877Vallejo, CACA455,376503+5%

878Worcester, MAMA888,502529+6%

879Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213529+6%

880Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720534+42%

881Palm Bay, FLFL663,982535+14%

882North Port, FLFL948,158541+19%

883Barnstable, MAMA233,539548−3%

884Lancaster, PAPA563,159550+10%

885Allentown, PAPA887,615565+11%

886Seattle, WAWA4,161,883586+13%

887Racine, WIWI198,919587+3%

888Santa Cruz, CACA258,852589+3%

889Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182603+24%

890Orlando, FLFL2,957,672611+30%

891Kenosha, WIWI168,448612+11%

892Dayton, OHOH826,554624−1%

893Bremerton, WAWA283,374636+8%

894Flint, MIMI401,093668−2%

895Houston, TXTX7,904,627673+26%

896San Jose, CACA1,984,473685+6%

897Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653726−3%

898Dallas, TXTX8,477,157734+23%

899San Diego, CACA3,282,248735+10%

900Springfield, MAMA464,338751+2%

901Akron, OHOH701,780781+1%

902Cape Coral, FLFL875,607792+40%

903Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775807−3%

904Washington, DCDC6,465,724919+16%

905Providence, RIRI1,708,1611,009+1%

906Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7811,042+6%

907Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0101,069+4%

908Miami, FLFL6,391,0721,098+11%

909Detroit, MIMI4,390,9131,104−4%

910Tampa, FLFL3,418,8951,106+16%

911Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1181,296+5%

912Boston, MAMA5,034,2211,306+4%

913Chicago, ILIL9,434,1231,343+4%

914Honolulu, HIHI988,7031,587+9%

915Trenton, NJNJ399,2891,633+4%

916San Francisco, CACA4,630,0411,755+5%

917Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4412,643+4%

918New York, NYNY20,112,4483,069+3%

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