Which metro area has the lowest population density?

Winnemucca, NV ranks #1 with 2 (2020 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 2020 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 (2020).

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Most sparsely populated, US metro areas · 2020

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

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

501Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44299+31%

502Albuquerque, NMNM925,27999+26%

503Somerset, KYKY67,38499+16%

504Muscatine, IAIA41,85399+4%

505Greenwood, SCSC95,21599+1%

506Sebring, FLFL111,12299+16%

507Clarksburg, WVWV88,142100−2%

508Tiffin, OHOH54,522100−6%

509Bedford, ININ45,568100−2%

510Indiana, PAPA82,878101−7%

511Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302101+0%

512Palatka, FLFL77,734101+4%

513Marion, NCNC45,198101+6%

514Greenfield, MAMA70,698102−1%

515Danville, VAVA101,137102−6%

516Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097102+4%

517Jasper, ININ44,016102+10%

518Ruston, LALA48,360103+14%

519Wilmington, OHOH42,301103+4%

520Jackson, MSMS609,847103+8%

521LaGrange, GAGA107,097103+9%

522Kennewick, WAWA324,334103+58%

523Plymouth, ININ46,599104+2%

524Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883104+1%

525Eau Claire, WIWI176,647104+16%

526Bucyrus, OHOH41,896105−11%

527Jackson, TNTN184,569105+6%

528Athens, TNTN71,590106+10%

529Decatur, ININ36,650106+6%

530Shelbyville, TNTN55,273106+34%

531Waco, TXTX308,807106+19%

532Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083106+40%

533Bluefield, WVWV96,138107−7%

534Truckee, CACA101,911107+11%

535Longview, TXTX297,315107+12%

536Danville, KYKY56,985107+8%

537Statesboro, GAGA97,977107+38%

538Laurinburg, NCNC33,322107−5%

539Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808107+26%

540Bellingham, WAWA236,392108+36%

541Gloversville, NYNY52,216108−3%

542Keene, NHNH78,269108+4%

543Lufkin, TXTX88,154108+8%

544Joplin, MOMO208,796108+12%

545Connersville, ININ23,533109−9%

546Ames, IAIA128,090110+18%

547Hanford, CACA154,327110+18%

548Auburn, NYNY74,365110−7%

549Bowling Green, KYKY197,180111+33%

550Utica, NYNY285,611111−3%

551Angola, ININ34,799112+4%

552Bakersfield, CACA927,068112+37%

553Chillicothe, OHOH76,429112+5%

554Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459112+13%

555Waterloo, IAIA169,189112+3%

556Waynesville, NCNC63,369112+15%

557Lewistown, PAPA46,127112−1%

558Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691112+2%

559Greeneville, TNTN73,831113+12%

560Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685114+24%

561Forest City, NCNC65,745114+2%

562St. Cloud, MNMN205,854114+19%

563Terre Haute, ININ169,241115−1%

564Tullahoma, TNTN69,339115+20%

565Kendallville, ININ47,937116+3%

566Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909116−0%

567Columbus, GAGA324,830118+12%

568Kapaa, HIHI73,400118+25%

569Sidney, OHOH48,065118+1%

570Batavia, NYNY58,416118−3%

571Norwalk, OHOH58,250119−2%

572Stillwater, OKOK83,889119+20%

573Auburn, ININ44,535119+7%

574Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002119+15%

575Florence, ALAL156,609120+5%

576Cullman, ALAL94,009120+13%

577Jamestown, NYNY124,126120−9%

578Charleston, WVWV200,170121−11%

579Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655121+6%

580Portsmouth, OHOH71,365121−7%

581New Iberia, LALA66,846122−5%

582Sturgis, MIMI60,968122−2%

583Richmond, KYKY131,806122+20%

584Amsterdam, NYNY50,046123−0%

585Champaign, ILIL239,979123+12%

586Lumberton, NCNC119,941123−6%

587Columbia, MOMO219,062123+30%

588Decatur, ALAL160,326123+7%

589Lynchburg, VAVA269,169123+18%

590Athens, OHOH63,197124+0%

591Ashland, OHOH52,523124−0%

592Provo, UTUT773,426124+78%

593New Castle, ININ49,137125+1%

594Blacksburg, VAVA181,616125+10%

595Staunton, VAVA129,692125+15%

596Seneca, SCSC83,775125+19%

597Fort Smith, ARAR234,140126+10%

598Bartlesville, OKOK54,037126+7%

599Cumberland, MDMD93,640127−7%

600College Station, TXTX287,476128+45%

601Owosso, MIMI67,681128−5%

602Huntington, WVWV365,965129−2%

603Chico, CACA209,211129+4%

604Zanesville, OHOH87,014130+2%

605Adrian, MIMI97,779133+1%

606Morehead City, NCNC70,469133+14%

607Salinas, CACA433,729134+9%

608Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193134+1%

609Mount Airy, NCNC72,287134+0%

610Winchester, VAVA152,332134+38%

611Charlottesville, VAVA228,597135+27%

612Lewisburg, PAPA42,313135+3%

613Faribault, MNMN69,939135+18%

614Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553136+5%

615Lafayette, ININ228,468136+20%

616Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486138+1%

617Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285138+17%

618Manitowoc, WIWI81,710138−2%

619Cedartown, GAGA45,514138+12%

620Spokane, WAWA608,012138+28%

621Kinston, NCNC55,837138−8%

622Fort Collins, COCO377,292138+43%

623Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864138+58%

624Morgantown, WVWV141,995139+26%

625Pittsfield, MAMA128,224139−4%

626Easton, MDMD38,238140+11%

627Kahului, HIHI160,674140+29%

628Corvallis, OROR97,728141+22%

629Findlay, OHOH75,034141+5%

630Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666142+17%

631Montgomery, ALAL388,747142+11%

632Augusta, MEME129,067143+6%

633State College, PAPA157,393143+17%

634Pinehurst, NCNC110,619143+33%

635Gaffney, SCSC58,275143+7%

636Fresno, CACA1,203,383144+26%

637Lafayette, LALA423,758144+16%

638Fremont, OHOH58,655144−5%

639Bloomington, ILIL171,419144+14%

640Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669145+7%

641Gainesville, FLFL359,036145+27%

642Merced, CACA297,260145+34%

643Sherman, TXTX153,613145+23%

644Daphne, ALAL267,761146+65%

645Crestview, FLFL315,098146+36%

646Holland, MIMI123,188146+14%

647Granbury, TXTX70,501146+50%

648Yuba City, CACA187,478147+30%

649Florence, SCSC201,392147+4%

650Hot Springs, ARAR99,695148+14%

651Wheeling, WVWV134,089148−9%

652Farmington, MOMO67,809148+20%

653Iowa City, IAIA182,711148+33%

654Clarksville, TNTN349,001149+38%

655Panama City, FLFL231,174149+19%

656Parkersburg, WVWV87,264149−5%

657Peoria, ILIL363,505149+1%

658Toccoa, GAGA27,854150+5%

659Warsaw, ININ80,892151+8%

660Shreveport, LALA383,474152+5%

661Watertown, WIWI86,505153+15%

662Kingsport, TNTN314,834153+3%

663El Paso, TXTX881,291156+27%

664Wichita, KSKS663,809156+13%

665Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155156+25%

666Springfield, MOMO500,694158+29%

667Owensboro, KYKY113,962158+11%

668Albemarle, NCNC68,830158+8%

669Laconia, NHNH65,147159+13%

670Sumter, SCSC105,067159+1%

671Kankakee, ILIL105,525159+4%

672Auburn, ALAL208,013159+39%

673Marion, ILIL67,225160+10%

674Tallahassee, FLFL397,442161+20%

675Marion, ININ66,524161−9%

676Midland, MIMI83,754161+1%

677Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377161+34%

678Calhoun, GAGA61,701161+30%

679Kingston, NYNY183,330162+2%

680Marion, OHOH65,115162−1%

681Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273162+18%

682Dubuque, IAIA99,381163+11%

683Martinsville, VAVA63,091164−12%

684Santa Maria, CACA442,065164+12%

685New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373164+3%

686Hermitage, PAPA107,860165−8%

687Concord, NHNH158,078165+13%

688Cleveland, TNTN134,057165+21%

689Richmond, ININ66,169166−6%

690Sevierville, TNTN101,342166+38%

691Cornelia, GAGA50,416166+28%

692Hammond, LALA141,346168+32%

693Riverside, CACA4,769,007169+41%

694Killeen, TXTX511,497169+44%

695Henderson, NCNC42,638169−1%

696Roanoke, VAVA316,547169+9%

697Milledgeville, GAGA44,029169−2%

698Davenport, IAIA380,452169+2%

699Albertville, ALAL103,537173+19%

700Boone, NCNC54,786173+27%

701Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966175+52%

702Augusta, GAGA641,231176+20%

703Green Bay, WIWI336,756176+16%

704Springfield, ILIL206,033176+4%

705Los Alamos, NMNM19,407178+6%

706Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201179+16%

707Decatur, ILIL99,300179−9%

708Burlington, VTVT227,803181+13%

709Fairmont, WVWV55,584182−1%

710Little Rock, ARAR777,607183+23%

711Napa, CACA132,949184+11%

712Pottsville, PAPA145,085184−5%

713Frankfort, KYKY77,874184+13%

714Odessa, TXTX173,801184+36%

715Salisbury, MDMD131,872185+17%

716Sunbury, PAPA107,788187−3%

717Gulfport, MSMS431,329188+10%

718Michigan City, ININ111,294188+2%

719Naples, FLFL417,131188+49%

720Beaumont, TXTX399,310189+3%

721Battle Creek, MIMI133,408190−3%

722Salem, OHOH99,377192−9%

723Whitewater, WIWI106,127192+14%

724Oxford, ALAL115,834192+4%

725Gadsden, ALAL103,886193−0%

726Rome, GAGA101,378193+9%

727Johnstown, PAPA128,968194−13%

728Des Moines, IAIA758,539196+37%

729Baton Rouge, LALA888,699199+19%

730Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219200+37%

731Gettysburg, PAPA107,594200+14%

732Weirton, WVWV112,468202−11%

733Binghamton, NYNY243,189202−2%

734Chambersburg, PAPA160,652202+21%

735Columbus, ININ85,729202+15%

736Madison, WIWI709,685206+27%

737Bloomington, ININ165,231207+13%

738Elmira, NYNY80,415207−8%

739Fayetteville, ARAR622,177208+68%

740Athens, GAGA224,148210+30%

741Wooster, OHOH116,758211+5%

742Goldsboro, NCNC122,278212+4%

743Wilson, NCNC81,150214+7%

744Shelby, NCNC103,325214+3%

745Wilmington, NCNC492,772221+54%

746Omaha, NENE1,009,836223+26%

747Ithaca, NYNY104,047223+10%

748Hickory, NCNC376,890223+7%

749Jefferson, GAGA99,265224+83%

750Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766224+12%

751Columbia, SCSC879,918224+28%

752Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137224+47%

753Dalton, GAGA147,819225+19%

754Salem, OROR445,814225+25%

755Janesville, WIWI166,472228+7%

756Jackson, MIMI159,552228+1%

757Sandusky, OHOH112,777229−4%

758Sheboygan, WIWI118,047231+5%

759The Villages, FLFL157,772233+143%

760Altoona, PAPA119,541234−5%

761Bay City, MIMI102,123235−6%

762Ocala, FLFL442,660237+45%

763Saginaw, MIMI187,688237−9%

764Lewiston, MEME116,487237+7%

765Lincoln, NENE352,081241+28%

766Johnson City, TNTN216,416243+14%

767Sanford, NCNC70,258248+29%

768Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191250+11%

769Mansfield, OHOH124,893252−3%

770Tyler, TXTX252,549253+34%

771Seaford, DEDE277,140254+52%

772Lima, OHOH100,881254−6%

773Appleton, WIWI249,876254+21%

774Knoxville, TNTN968,137258+21%

775Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813259+30%

776Lawrence, KSKS120,920261+19%

777Greenville, NCNC182,936261+27%

778Evansville, ININ273,786262+7%

779Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666264+30%

780Portland, MEME577,635265+13%

781Jacksonville, NCNC217,175268+36%

782Spartanburg, SCSC407,656269+25%

783Chattanooga, TNTN594,530269+18%

784Memphis, TNTN1,341,412270+11%

785Niles, MIMI152,444272−5%

786Morristown, TNTN128,867273+16%

787Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212274+32%

788Asheville, NCNC422,345275+29%

789East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179277+21%

790Syracuse, NYNY652,273278+2%

791Lansing, MIMI479,722279+6%

792Colorado Springs, COCO781,796281+40%

793Monroe, MIMI156,004282+6%

794Muncie, ININ113,106285−6%

795Kokomo, ININ83,904285−2%

796Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226287+65%

797Hagerstown, MDMD315,280292+32%

798Savannah, GAGA438,314300+38%

799Richmond, VAVA1,389,338301+26%

800Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682302+21%

801Pensacola, FLFL544,949305+24%

802Amherst, MAMA164,065308+7%

803Nantucket, MAMA14,758309+50%

804Charleston, SCSC889,263309+46%

805Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551310+79%

806Dover, DEDE194,786310+44%

807Santa Rosa, CACA486,444310+7%

808Slidell, LALA279,108313+38%

809Sebastian, FLFL172,799318+41%

810Vineland, NJNJ157,148319+5%

811Nashville, TNTN2,197,416320+46%

812Albany, NYNY915,835320+9%

813Scranton, PAPA574,418325+1%

814Fort Wayne, ININ466,258329+15%

815Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938333+49%

816Durham, NCNC625,485335+38%

817Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206336+19%

818Mobile, ALAL411,658337+4%

819Erie, PAPA265,832339−4%

820South Bend, ININ324,538342+2%

821Greenville, SCSC1,014,101343+28%

822Springfield, OHOH135,340344−6%

823Louisville, KYKY1,402,509344+18%

824Muskegon, MIMI177,901349+3%

825San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140350+49%

826Lexington, KYKY535,174352+27%

827Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645355+16%

828Denver, COCO3,092,037355+37%

829St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421359+5%

830Huntsville, ALAL556,444360+44%

831Lexington Park, MDMD211,176361+28%

832Rochester, NYNY1,056,149364+3%

833Warner Robins, GAGA208,091364+43%

834Harrisburg, PAPA617,427365+16%

835Modesto, CACA557,719370+24%

836Fayetteville, NCNC395,412371+15%

837Portland, OROR2,542,282376+30%

838Greensboro, NCNC805,945389+21%

839Oshkosh, WIWI174,218395+10%

840Lebanon, PAPA146,380396+19%

841Lakeland, FLFL874,790403+50%

842Burlington, NCNC186,177405+31%

843Carson, NVNV58,571406+12%

844Lacey, WAWA304,261408+42%

845Ogden, UTUT672,784412+44%

846Canton, OHOH400,246414−1%

847Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657417+21%

848Youngstown, OHOH423,678418−11%

849Deltona, FLFL746,933421+36%

850Rockford, ILIL337,242427+6%

851New Orleans, LALA970,849427−12%

852Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377434+12%

853Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992436−3%

854Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721437+53%

855Toledo, OHOH599,376445−2%

856Columbus, OHOH2,242,028446+28%

857Elkhart, ININ208,774447+13%

858Boulder, COCO328,560455+14%

859Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047458+4%

860Oxnard, CACA830,851458+12%

861Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795466+10%

862Sacramento, CACA2,477,274471+33%

863Brownsville, TXTX433,946472+26%

864Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830475+53%

865Manchester, NHNH433,415483+11%

866Reading, PAPA440,072501+15%

867Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500502+43%

868York, PAPA473,197505+20%

869Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695511+27%

870Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858513+12%

871Gainesville, GAGA226,568517+46%

872Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295524+22%

873Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214527+15%

874Austin, TXTX2,620,945541+83%

875Vallejo, CACA455,376552+15%

876McAllen, TXTX921,549554+53%

877Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213556+12%

878Stockton, CACA823,815560+38%

879Worcester, MAMA888,502571+15%

880Barnstable, MAMA233,539581+3%

881Lancaster, PAPA563,159586+17%

882Allentown, PAPA887,615593+16%

883Racine, WIWI198,919594+5%

884Palm Bay, FLFL663,982598+27%

885Santa Cruz, CACA258,852609+6%

886Kenosha, WIWI168,448622+13%

887Dayton, OHOH826,554635+1%

888Flint, MIMI401,093638−7%

889North Port, FLFL948,158642+41%

890Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720667+77%

891Seattle, WAWA4,161,883685+32%

892Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182695+43%

893Bremerton, WAWA283,374698+19%

894Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653746−0%

895San Jose, CACA1,984,473747+15%

896Springfield, MAMA464,338755+2%

897Orlando, FLFL2,957,672766+63%

898Akron, OHOH701,780780+1%

899San Diego, CACA3,282,248783+17%

900Houston, TXTX7,904,627809+52%

901Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775809−3%

902Dallas, TXTX8,477,157880+48%

903Cape Coral, FLFL875,607974+73%

904Washington, DCDC6,465,7241,040+32%

905Providence, RIRI1,708,1611,056+6%

906Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0101,082+5%

907Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7811,093+11%

908Detroit, MIMI4,390,9131,128−1%

909Miami, FLFL6,391,0721,211+23%

910Tampa, FLFL3,418,8951,262+33%

911Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1181,357+10%

912Chicago, ILIL9,434,1231,365+6%

913Boston, MAMA5,034,2211,418+13%

914Honolulu, HIHI988,7031,692+16%

915Trenton, NJNJ399,2891,726+10%

916San Francisco, CACA4,630,0411,923+15%

917Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4412,720+7%

918New York, NYNY20,112,4483,271+10%

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