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Most sparsely populated, US counties

US counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska leads at 0. 3,144 counties qualify in total. Alaska carries 12 of the top 25 entries.

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01Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0280–

02Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3570–

03Loving County, TXTX520–

04Yakutat, AKAK6720–

05Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6660–

06North Slope, AKAK10,5820–

07Denali, AKAK1,6160–

08Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0950–

09Esmeralda County, NVNV7290–

10King County, TXTX1920–

11Kenedy County, TXTX3190–

12Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4830–

13Garfield County, MTMT1,1480–

14Harding County, NMNM6170–

15Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2700–

16Terrell County, TXTX7020–

17Petroleum County, MTMT5480–

18Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2710–

19Lincoln County, NVNV4,3200–

20Carter County, MTMT1,3830–

21Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8300–

22McPherson County, NENE3690–

23Clark County, IDID7830–

24Eureka County, NVNV1,8670–

25Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3910–

26Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9320–

27McMullen County, TXTX5440–

28Aleutians East, AKAK3,4790–

29Harding County, SDSD1,3310–

30Slope County, NDND6281–

31Powder River County, MTMT1,7811–

32Catron County, NMNM3,8271–

33Arthur County, NENE3961–

34Sioux County, NENE1,1881–

35Culberson County, TXTX2,2671–

36Borden County, TXTX5671–

37Prairie County, MTMT1,1121–

38Blaine County, NENE4581–

39Edwards County, TXTX1,3701–

40McCone County, MTMT1,7201–

41Hinsdale County, COCO7531–

42Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5531–

43De Baca County, NMNM1,6471–

44Golden Valley County, MTMT8441–

45Grant County, NENE5611–

46Harney County, OROR7,3801–

47Treasure County, MTMT7281–

48Kent County, TXTX6741–

49Jackson County, COCO1,2111–

50Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331–

51Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7111–

52Wrangell, AKAK2,0071–

53Kiowa County, COCO1,4121–

54Phillips County, MTMT4,2031–

55Wheeler County, OROR1,4721–

56Haines, AKAK2,0681–

57Niobrara County, WYWY2,3411–

58Meagher County, MTMT2,1371–

59Thomas County, NENE6391–

60Banner County, NENE6861–

61Billings County, NDND1,0711–

62Cherry County, NENE5,5611–

63Roberts County, TXTX8671–

64Jones County, SDSD9131–

65Custer County, IDID4,6361–

66Hooker County, NENE6861–

67Cheyenne County, COCO1,7131–

68White Pine County, NVNV8,6611–

69Crockett County, TXTX2,7691–

70Perkins County, SDSD2,8531–

71Wibaux County, MTMT8851–

72Haakon County, SDSD1,8021–

73Union County, NMNM3,8441–

74Lake County, OROR8,1871–

75Loup County, NENE5701–

76Garfield County, UTUT5,2561–

77Keya Paha County, NENE7921–

78Mineral County, COCO9101–

79Wayne County, UTUT2,5871–

80Motley County, TXTX1,0431–

81Garden County, NENE1,8041–

82Pershing County, NVNV6,4211–

83Lander County, NVNV5,8721–

84Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7771–

85Cimarron County, OKOK2,0591–

86Daniels County, MTMT1,6121–

87Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9291–

88Hayes County, NENE8211–

89Judith Basin County, MTMT2,1621–

90Petersburg, AKAK3,3941–

91Logan County, NENE6691–

92Mineral County, NVNV4,4071–

93Oldham County, TXTX1,7831–

94Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2401–

95Ziebach County, SDSD2,3891–

96Camas County, IDID1,3161–

97Butte County, IDID2,7831–

98Rock County, NENE1,2591–

99Glasscock County, TXTX1,1281–

100Stonewall County, TXTX1,1861–

101Baca County, COCO3,3471–

102Grant County, NDND2,2061–

103Sheridan County, NDND1,2961–

104Daggett County, UTUT9341–

105Cottle County, TXTX1,2241–

106Liberty County, MTMT1,9571–

107Wheeler County, NENE7891–

108Hyde County, SDSD1,1911–

109Irion County, TXTX1,4631–

110Presidio County, TXTX5,4331–

111Alpine County, CACA1,0431–

112Jackson County, SDSD2,6661–

113Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3431–

114Sterling County, TXTX1,3491–

115Sully County, SDSD1,4791–

116Wheatland County, MTMT2,1001–

117Chouteau County, MTMT5,8651–

118Foard County, TXTX1,0441–

119Valley County, MTMT7,3851–

120Greeley County, KSKS1,1822–

121Brewster County, TXTX9,4582–

122Corson County, SDSD3,7812–

123Grant County, OROR7,0752–

124Wallace County, KSKS1,4412–

125Blaine County, MTMT6,8602–

126Mellette County, SDSD2,1372–

127Gilliam County, OROR1,9712–

128Briscoe County, TXTX1,4742–

129Rosebud County, MTMT8,2532–

130Owyhee County, IDID12,6612–

131Divide County, NDND2,1102–

132Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5542–

133Dundy County, NENE1,5682–

134Schleicher County, TXTX2,2452–

135Bristol Bay, AKAK8472–

136Kidder County, NDND2,3932–

137Carbon County, WYWY14,0132–

138Inyo County, CACA18,1582–

139Humboldt County, NVNV17,2672–

140Golden Valley County, NDND1,8082–

141Beaverhead County, MTMT10,0432–

142Fallon County, MTMT2,9592–

143Sublette County, WYWY8,9292–

144Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3872–

145Lemhi County, IDID8,4742–

146San Juan County, UTUT14,5422–

147Logan County, NDND1,8592–

148Dickens County, TXTX1,6922–

149Campbell County, SDSD1,3772–

150Washington County, COCO4,7322–

151Hodgeman County, KSKS1,6192–

152Burke County, NDND2,1322–

153Clark County, KSKS1,9002–

154Sheridan County, NENE4,8092–

155Towner County, NDND2,0402–

156Piute County, UTUT1,5092–

157Dunn County, NDND4,0582–

158Armstrong County, TXTX1,8432–

159Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,7622–

160Sheridan County, MTMT3,4362–

161McPherson County, SDSD2,3472–

162Millard County, UTUT14,0572–

163Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6832–

164Stanley County, SDSD3,0182–

165San Juan County, COCO8132–

166Lane County, KSKS1,5082–

167Mora County, NMNM4,0512–

168Idaho County, IDID17,8742–

169Granite County, MTMT3,6582–

170Comanche County, KSKS1,6732–

171Saguache County, COCO6,7322–

172Emmons County, NDND3,2152–

173Modoc County, CACA8,4262–

174Johnson County, WYWY8,9082–

175Kane County, UTUT8,5972–

176Menard County, TXTX1,9562–

177Hand County, SDSD3,1212–

178Lincoln County, COCO5,6452–

179Hettinger County, NDND2,4922–

180Sutton County, TXTX3,2032–

181Faulk County, SDSD2,1782–

182Lyman County, SDSD3,6942–

183Rawlins County, KSKS2,4312–

184Emery County, UTUT10,1772–

185Hot Springs County, WYWY4,6002–

186Kinney County, TXTX3,1282–

187Adams County, NDND2,2752–

188Dolores County, COCO2,4662–

189Brown County, NENE2,8262–

190Cavalier County, NDND3,4972–

191Dewey County, SDSD5,4192–

192Bowman County, NDND2,7622–

193Socorro County, NMNM15,8382–

194Wallowa County, OROR7,5952–

195Ness County, KSKS2,6172–

196Gove County, KSKS2,6312–

197Logan County, KSKS2,6612–

198Sherman County, OROR2,0512–

199Hamilton County, KSKS2,5003–

200McIntosh County, NDND2,4513–

201Upton County, TXTX3,1313–

202Steele County, NDND1,7973–

203Skagway, AKAK1,1043–

204Big Horn County, MTMT12,7523–

205Cheyenne County, KSKS2,6043–

206Rich County, UTUT2,6873–

207Oliver County, NDND1,8983–

208Graham County, KSKS2,3713–

209Renville County, NDND2,3313–

210Grand County, UTUT9,7903–

211Beaver County, OKOK4,8823–

212Reagan County, TXTX3,1663–

213Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4873–

214Sheridan County, KSKS2,4273–

215Toole County, MTMT5,2113–

216Frontier County, NENE2,6553–

217Fergus County, MTMT11,8253–

218Sierra County, NMNM11,3953–

219McHenry County, NDND5,1303–

220Crook County, WYWY7,8523–

221Potter County, SDSD2,3773–

222Moffat County, COCO13,1223–

223Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5493–

224Bennett County, SDSD3,3073–

225Madison County, MTMT10,0263–

226Wichita County, KSKS2,0313–

227Beaver County, UTUT7,3013–

228Weston County, WYWY6,8403–

229Roger Mills County, OKOK3,2593–

230Teton County, MTMT6,4963–

231Sitka, AKAK8,3193–

232Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7703–

233Hamilton County, NYNY5,0063–

234Stanton County, KSKS1,9863–

235Ellis County, OKOK3,6133–

236Wells County, NDND3,7293–

237Quay County, NMNM8,4543–

238Musselshell County, MTMT5,5823–

239Costilla County, COCO3,6793–

240Garfield County, NENE1,7103–

241Sherman County, TXTX2,7813–

242Las Animas County, COCO14,3913–

243Nelson County, NDND2,9633–

244Decatur County, KSKS2,7163–

245Harper County, OKOK3,1723–

246Pecos County, TXTX14,5603–

247Issaquena County, MSMS1,2633–

248Powell County, MTMT7,1573–

249Trego County, KSKS2,7403–

250Morrill County, NENE4,4043–

251Hall County, TXTX2,7373–

252Boyd County, NENE1,6743–

253Jewell County, KSKS2,8303–

254Jerauld County, SDSD1,6543–

255Nye County, NVNV57,3363–

256Griggs County, NDND2,2393–

257Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9553–

258Custer County, MTMT12,0343–

259Elko County, NVNV54,8153–

260Perkins County, NENE2,8493–

261Colfax County, NMNM12,1843–

262Converse County, WYWY13,8243–

263Sierra County, CACA3,0983–

264Malheur County, OROR32,2613–

265Kit Carson County, COCO7,0693–

266Cochran County, TXTX2,5463–

267Chase County, KSKS2,5723–

268Sioux County, NDND3,6673–

269Hartley County, TXTX4,9043–

270Kiowa County, KSKS2,4323–

271Morton County, KSKS2,4703–

272Washakie County, WYWY7,5973–

273Garfield County, WAWA2,4163–

274Hemphill County, TXTX3,0833–

275Ferry County, WAWA7,5173–

276Donley County, TXTX3,2133–

277Hitchcock County, NENE2,4673–

278Shackelford County, TXTX3,1973–

279Valley County, IDID12,8314–

280Tripp County, SDSD5,7084–

281Kimble County, TXTX4,4384–

282Kimball County, NENE3,3914–

283Edmunds County, SDSD4,0224–

284Barber County, KSKS4,0834–

285LaMoure County, NDND4,1354–

286Dawson County, MTMT8,6924–

287Concho County, TXTX3,6074–

288Kittson County, MNMN4,0314–

289Cameron Parish, LALA4,7184–

290Adams County, IDID5,0134–

291Osborne County, KSKS3,2854–

292Eddy County, NDND2,3294–

293Clearwater County, IDID9,1184–

294La Paz County, AZAZ16,7114–

295Koochiching County, MNMN11,5874–

296Pondera County, MTMT6,0724–

297Coke County, TXTX3,4124–

298Knox County, TXTX3,1924–

299Bottineau County, NDND6,2844–

300Pierce County, NDND3,8384–

301Bent County, COCO5,7164–

302Greeley County, NENE2,1544–

303Cook County, MNMN5,5224–

304Elk County, KSKS2,4584–

305Buffalo County, SDSD1,8024–

306Big Horn County, WYWY12,0244–

307Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9514–

308Real County, TXTX2,7454–

309Gosper County, NENE1,8034–

310Meade County, KSKS3,8524–

311Aurora County, SDSD2,8014–

312Sweetwater County, WYWY41,2674–

313Rush County, KSKS2,8454–

314Lincoln County, KSKS2,8614–

315Gregory County, SDSD4,0374–

316Smith County, KSKS3,5664–

317Juab County, UTUT13,5674–

318Miner County, SDSD2,2814–

319Baylor County, TXTX3,4724–

320Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5554–

321Keweenaw County, MIMI2,1864–

322Grant County, OKOK4,0674–

323Custer County, NENE10,5004–

324Spink County, SDSD6,1554–

325Sedgwick County, COCO2,2474–

326Mono County, CACA12,5054–

327Fisher County, TXTX3,6924–

328Lincoln County, NMNM19,8444–

329Caribou County, IDID7,2524–

330Benson County, NDND5,7594–

331Platte County, WYWY8,6344–

332Chase County, NENE3,7184–

333Holt County, NENE10,0674–

334Yuma County, COCO9,8964–

335Sanborn County, SDSD2,3884–

336Dewey County, OKOK4,2074–

337Clark County, SDSD4,0314–

338Deuel County, NENE1,8624–

339Oneida County, IDID5,0854–

340Edwards County, KSKS2,6404–

341Mineral County, MTMT5,1854–

342Fall River County, SDSD7,4674–

343Mason County, TXTX3,9904–

344Fremont County, WYWY39,4644–

345Sargent County, NDND3,7114–

346Dickey County, NDND4,8954–

347Harmon County, OKOK2,3274–

348Roosevelt County, MTMT10,2424–

349La Salle County, TXTX6,5174–

350Piscataquis County, MEME17,4094–

351Huerfano County, COCO7,0114–

352Ontonagon County, MIMI5,8234–

353Kearny County, KSKS3,8884–

354Park County, WYWY31,1714–

355Glacier County, MTMT13,4634–

356Boise County, IDID8,5454–

357Reeves County, TXTX12,1385–

358McLean County, NDND9,7405–

359Lincoln County, IDID5,6035–

360Hardeman County, TXTX3,2925–

361Columbia County, WAWA4,1415–

362Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6665–

363Torrance County, NMNM16,1005–

364Butte County, SDSD10,8565–

365Franklin County, NENE2,7955–

366Floyd County, TXTX4,8815–

367Trinity County, CACA15,7205–

368Marshall County, MNMN8,7985–

369Dallam County, TXTX7,5085–

370Garza County, TXTX4,5105–

371Greenlee County, AZAZ9,3125–

372Stafford County, KSKS4,0055–

373Foster County, NDND3,2125–

374Sanders County, MTMT14,0625–

375Lake County, MNMN10,7465–

376Greenwood County, KSKS5,8265–

377San Saba County, TXTX5,7875–

378Mountrail County, NDND9,3955–

379Sherman County, NENE2,9245–

380Lincoln County, WAWA11,9825–

381Lincoln County, WYWY21,1805–

382Chautauqua County, KSKS3,3215–

383Rooks County, KSKS4,6465–

384Wheeler County, TXTX4,7735–

385Churchill County, NVNV25,8515–

386Duval County, TXTX9,4025–

387Stillwater County, MTMT9,4455–

388Marshall County, SDSD4,4265–

389Day County, SDSD5,4845–

390Phillips County, KSKS4,7285–

391Shoshone County, IDID14,1305–

392Hansford County, TXTX4,9445–

393Gunnison County, COCO17,4395–

394Crosby County, TXTX4,8525–

395Harlan County, NENE3,0005–

396Baker County, OROR16,6585–

397Traverse County, MNMN3,1305–

398Sherman County, KSKS5,7635–

399Richland County, MTMT11,3775–

400McKenzie County, NDND15,1926–

401San Miguel County, NMNM26,2606–

402Hill County, MTMT16,1676–

403Highland County, VAVA2,3186–

404Carbon County, MTMT11,4666–

405Dawes County, NENE7,8586–

406Goshen County, WYWY12,6406–

407Apache County, AZAZ64,4456–

408Martin County, TXTX5,2846–

409Crane County, TXTX4,5546–

410Webster County, NENE3,3366–

411Pawnee County, NENE2,5106–

412Teton County, WYWY23,3336–

413Conejos County, COCO7,5296–

414Pembina County, NDND6,5686–

415Power County, IDID8,2466–

416Cibola County, NMNM26,8076–

417Norton County, KSKS5,2886–

418San Miguel County, COCO7,7536–

419Dimmit County, TXTX8,0246–

420Custer County, SDSD9,4316–

421Haskell County, TXTX5,4996–

422Mills County, TXTX4,5806–

423Tensas Parish, LALA3,7006–

424Lincoln County, MTMT22,3286–

425Washington County, KSKS5,5336–

426Lassen County, CACA28,1176–

427Morrow County, OROR12,6026–

428Haskell County, KSKS3,5996–

429Woodson County, KSKS3,1186–

430Coleman County, TXTX7,9156–

431Furnas County, NENE4,5246–

432Carson County, TXTX5,8056–

433Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2846–

434Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3386–

435Todd County, SDSD8,8636–

436Phillips County, COCO4,4206–

437Duchesne County, UTUT20,8566–

438Brule County, SDSD5,2786–

439Republic County, KSKS4,6406–

440Park County, MTMT18,2146–

441Gray County, KSKS5,6527–

442Ransom County, NDND5,6177–

443Alfalfa County, OKOK5,6497–

444Woods County, OKOK8,4437–

445Douglas County, SDSD2,8887–

446Siskiyou County, CACA42,0137–

447Harper County, KSKS5,3707–

448Scott County, KSKS4,8157–

449Lynn County, TXTX6,0177–

450Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8327–

451Kalawao County, HIHI827–

452Stevens County, KSKS4,9847–

453Grant County, NMNM27,2527–

454Bear Lake County, IDID6,7277–

455Zavala County, TXTX9,0377–

456Brooks County, TXTX6,5797–

457Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,1877–

458McCulloch County, TXTX7,4727–

459Luce County, MIMI6,3397–

460Deuel County, SDSD4,4087–

461Barnes County, NDND10,5737–

462Broadwater County, MTMT8,4937–

463Nuckolls County, NENE4,1007–

464Jefferson County, OKOK5,4317–

465Sharkey County, MSMS3,0977–

466Worth County, MOMO1,9147–

467Thomas County, KSKS7,7257–

468Valley County, NENE4,0947–

469Crowley County, COCO5,6777–

470Prowers County, COCO11,8847–

471Shannon County, MOMO7,2857–

472Norman County, MNMN6,3367–

473Plumas County, CACA18,5837–

474Calhoun County, ARAR4,6327–

475Walworth County, SDSD5,2177–

476Knox County, MOMO3,7287–

477Antelope County, NENE6,3527–

478Reynolds County, MOMO5,9927–

479Russell County, KSKS6,5817–

480Hyde County, NCNC4,5547–

481Nance County, NENE3,2907–

482Mercer County, MOMO3,4048–

483Knox County, NENE8,3358–

484Swisher County, TXTX6,7038–

485Custer County, COCO5,5908–

486Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6158–

487Fremont County, IDID14,2088–

488Keith County, NENE8,1008–

489Skamania County, WAWA12,6698–

490Morris County, KSKS5,3488–

491Bath County, VAVA4,0768–

492Lewis County, IDID3,7048–

493Pushmataha County, OKOK10,8078–

494Coconino County, AZAZ144,3688–

495Tillman County, OKOK6,7808–

496Boone County, NENE5,3558–

497Major County, OKOK7,5368–

498Walsh County, NDND10,1798–

499Pawnee County, KSKS5,9918–

500Hanson County, SDSD3,4568–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the lowest population density?

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska ranks #1 with 0 (2025 Census Population Estimates).

What are the top 5 counties by population density?

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, Lake and Peninsula, Alaska, Loving County, Texas, Yakutat, Alaska, Copper River Census Area, Alaska.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties 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).