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Most sparsely populated, Massachusetts counties · 2000

Massachusetts counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2000). This list covers the 14 counties in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 14 is 718.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 1990

01Franklin County, MAMA70,698102+2%

02Dukes County, MAMA21,219145+29%

03Berkshire County, MAMA128,224146−3%

04Nantucket County, MAMA14,758206+58%

05Hampshire County, MAMA164,065289+4%

06Worcester County, MAMA888,502497+6%

07Barnstable County, MAMA233,539564+19%

08Plymouth County, MAMA546,829718+9%

09Hampden County, MAMA464,3387390%

10Bristol County, MAMA593,640967+6%

11Essex County, MAMA826,6531,469+8%

12Norfolk County, MAMA739,7491,642+6%

13Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9791,792+5%

14Suffolk County, MAMA791,89111,842+4%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS