Which county has the lowest population density?

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska ranks #1 with 0 (2025 American Community Survey).

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 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 (2025).

RANKING · 2025 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,144

Most sparsely populated, US counties

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

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

501Mitchell County, KSKS5,5908−19%

502Cheyenne County, NENE9,5288−3%

503Baker County, GAGA2,7258−33%

504Ottawa County, KSKS5,7448−7%

505Washington County, IDID11,5838+16%

506Jefferson County, MTMT13,3298+33%

507Kiowa County, OKOK8,1818−20%

508Iron County, WIWI6,1278−11%

509Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6028−17%

510Mercer County, NDND8,4418−2%

511Kingman County, KSKS7,0298−19%

512Castro County, TXTX7,2958−12%

513Park County, COCO18,3148+26%

514Pendleton County, WVWV5,8268−29%

515Wilkin County, MNMN6,2888−12%

516Clinch County, GAGA6,8478−0%

517Greer County, OKOK5,3738−11%

518Bailey County, TXTX6,9638+6%

519Thayer County, NENE4,8428−20%

520Goliad County, TXTX7,2088+4%

521Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3038−1%

522Uintah County, UTUT38,2789+52%

523Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6629−20%

524Adams County, IAIA3,6179−19%

525Newton County, ARAR7,0269−18%

526Luna County, NMNM25,4079+2%

527Cotton County, OKOK5,4329−18%

528Okanogan County, WAWA45,2309+14%

529Refugio County, TXTX6,6579−15%

530Clearwater County, MNMN8,6479+3%

531Ringgold County, IAIA4,6429−15%

532Graham County, AZAZ40,1579+20%

533Ellsworth County, KSKS6,2579−4%

534Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7049−17%

535Echols County, GAGA3,6859−2%

536Putnam County, MOMO4,5469−13%

537Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,0189+2%

538Meade County, SDSD30,7119+27%

539Sullivan County, MOMO5,7389−21%

540Aitkin County, MNMN16,2529+6%

541Grand County, COCO16,4969+33%

542Winkler County, TXTX7,5409+5%

543Dallas County, ARAR6,0119−35%

544Albany County, WYWY38,5589+20%

545Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5379−15%

546Holt County, MOMO4,2009−22%

547Baraga County, MIMI8,1699−7%

548Red Lake County, MNMN3,9409−8%

549Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4139−8%

550Roseau County, MNMN15,2469−7%

551Essex County, VTVT6,0519−6%

552Blaine County, OKOK8,5159−29%

553Traill County, NDND7,9209−7%

554Runnels County, TXTX9,6939−16%

555Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1539−1%

556Crook County, OROR27,5649+44%

557Yoakum County, TXTX7,4389+2%

558Roberts County, SDSD10,2559+2%

559Forest County, WIWI9,5749−4%

560Alger County, MIMI8,6419−12%

561Atchison County, MOMO5,1759−20%

562Fillmore County, NENE5,4589−18%

563Childress County, TXTX6,64310−14%

564Elmore County, IDID29,46510+1%

565Liberty County, FLFL8,03510+14%

566Stutsman County, NDND21,41410−2%

567Blaine County, IDID25,51710+34%

568Ramsey County, NDND11,53010−4%

569Florence County, WIWI4,74810−7%

570Ouray County, COCO5,26510+41%

571Woodruff County, ARAR5,71010−35%

572Box Butte County, NENE10,49410−14%

573Mitchell County, TXTX8,94710−8%

574Chariton County, MOMO7,37710−13%

575Clay County, TXTX10,76410−2%

576Pope County, ILIL3,67210−17%

577Texas County, OKOK20,32210+1%

578Uinta County, WYWY20,72810+5%

579Aroostook County, MEME66,60910−10%

580Campbell County, WYWY48,14510+43%

581Iron County, MIMI11,75710−11%

582Stewart County, GAGA4,63110−12%

583Archer County, TXTX9,12910+3%

584Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28410+3%

585Big Stone County, MNMN5,05410−13%

586Monroe County, ARAR6,24410−39%

587Cassia County, IDID26,39710+23%

588Perry County, ALAL7,42510−37%

589Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45710+23%

590Hamilton County, TXTX8,68010+5%

591McCook County, SDSD5,96410+2%

592Lincoln County, MNMN5,58310−13%

593Chaves County, NMNM63,36410+3%

594Stephens County, TXTX9,38010−3%

595Jack County, TXTX9,56310+9%

596Coal County, OKOK5,43611−10%

597Archuleta County, COCO14,30611+45%

598Cameron County, PAPA4,21111−30%

599Otero County, NMNM70,36811+13%

600Carter County, MOMO5,41811−9%

601Routt County, COCO25,32911+29%

602Clay County, NENE6,17011−12%

603Washita County, OKOK10,88411−5%

604Wilcox County, ALAL9,66611−27%

605Greene County, ALAL7,06711−29%

606Marshall County, KSKS9,85211−10%

607Taylor County, IAIA5,83511−16%

608Scotland County, MOMO4,79611−4%

609Parmer County, TXTX9,67811−3%

610Montgomery County, ARAR8,57911−7%

611Mackinac County, MIMI11,23611−6%

612Oregon County, MOMO8,70911−16%

613Boundary County, IDID13,99711+42%

614Wasco County, OROR26,31011+11%

615Navajo County, AZAZ109,94611+13%

616Grant County, SDSD7,53411−4%

617Grant County, MNMN6,08511−3%

618Lafayette County, ARAR5,88811−31%

619Price County, WIWI13,98811−12%

620Scott County, ARAR9,96511−9%

621Adams County, WAWA21,48811+31%

622Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58211−26%

623Kemper County, MSMS8,60011−18%

624Logan County, COCO20,65411+1%

625Murray County, MNMN7,94211−13%

626Box Elder County, UTUT65,32011+53%

627Webster County, GAGA2,36911−1%

628Gila County, AZAZ53,80111+5%

629Cedar County, NENE8,37311−13%

630Red River County, TXTX11,81611−17%

631Bayfield County, WIWI16,78711+12%

632Harrison County, MOMO8,28111−6%

633Live Oak County, TXTX11,92911−3%

634Howard County, NENE6,53811−0%

635Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22312−25%

636Richland County, NDND16,73112−7%

637Mariposa County, CACA16,91812−1%

638Juneau, AKAK31,60912+3%

639Shelby County, MOMO5,87012−14%

640Menominee County, WIWI4,19912−8%

641Dixon County, NENE5,60212−12%

642Searcy County, ARAR7,84812−5%

643Klamath County, OROR70,27412+10%

644Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81912−21%

645Sevier County, UTUT22,82712+21%

646Polk County, NENE5,27012−7%

647Cleveland County, ARAR7,22412−16%

648Carroll County, MOMO8,41712−18%

649Rio Grande County, COCO11,08712−11%

650Grant County, KSKS7,02812−11%

651Washington County, MEME31,33412−8%

652Prairie County, ARAR7,92312−17%

653Monona County, IAIA8,53912−15%

654Ozark County, MOMO9,17212−4%

655Marion County, KSKS11,63412−13%

656Cloud County, KSKS8,83312−14%

657Lamb County, TXTX12,57912−14%

658Clay County, KSKS7,99012−9%

659Jefferson County, NENE7,07012−15%

660Pratt County, KSKS9,11712−5%

661Tooele County, UTUT87,46112+115%

662Audubon County, IAIA5,50912−19%

663Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62612+0%

664Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47712−14%

665McKinley County, NMNM68,11912−9%

666Andrews County, TXTX18,91413+45%

667Union County, OROR25,90013+6%

668Rice County, KSKS9,26613−14%

669Fremont County, IAIA6,52213−19%

670Moody County, SDSD6,63213+1%

671Newton County, TXTX11,95413−21%

672Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97213+13%

673Conecuh County, ALAL10,89913−23%

674Sumter County, ALAL11,58813−22%

675Wayne County, IAIA6,73813+0%

676Clark County, MOMO6,47513−13%

677Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24413−0%

678Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48113−15%

679Nevada County, ARAR7,94213−20%

680Pierce County, NENE7,37813−6%

681Rolette County, NDND11,68813−15%

682Gogebic County, MIMI14,28513−18%

683Lincoln County, NENE33,30313−4%

684Gentry County, MOMO6,38413−7%

685Klickitat County, WAWA24,33113+27%

686Adair County, IAIA7,40313−10%

687Sullivan County, PAPA5,85613−11%

688Choctaw County, ALAL11,90413−25%

689Lowndes County, ALAL9,35913−31%

690Dawson County, TXTX11,77613−21%

691Jefferson County, MSMS6,82513−30%

692Montezuma County, COCO26,67813+12%

693Kearney County, NENE6,79013−1%

694Somerset County, MEME51,62013+1%

695Swift County, MNMN9,76313−18%

696Sheridan County, WYWY33,24113+25%

697Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,70913+3%

698Terry County, TXTX11,72013−8%

699Quitman County, MSMS5,36413−47%

700Franklin County, MSMS7,49113−11%

701Ward County, TXTX11,12513+2%

702Latimer County, OKOK9,64513−10%

703Lee County, ARAR8,02913−36%

704Stanton County, NENE5,74413−11%

705Desha County, ARAR9,98413−35%

706Schuyler County, MOMO4,14013−1%

707Coffey County, KSKS8,46714−4%

708Benewah County, IDID10,50814+15%

709Burt County, NENE6,67814−14%

710Hamlin County, SDSD6,90014+25%

711Richardson County, NENE7,53014−21%

712Washington County, ALAL14,82214−18%

713Zapata County, TXTX13,75314+13%

714Anderson County, KSKS8,01814−1%

715Monroe County, MOMO8,95914−4%

716Johnson County, NENE5,21814+16%

717Curry County, OROR22,62114+7%

718Carbon County, UTUT20,68014+1%

719Otero County, COCO17,68314−13%

720Nemaha County, KSKS10,05414−6%

721Webster County, WVWV7,76014−20%

722Jackson County, MNMN9,85714−13%

723Noxubee County, MSMS9,79814−22%

724Madison Parish, LALA8,84414−36%

725Wayne County, MOMO10,78214−19%

726Gallatin County, ILIL4,61614−28%

727Chicot County, ARAR9,10714−35%

728Red Willow County, NENE10,30714−10%

729Randolph County, GAGA6,15614−21%

730Decatur County, IAIA7,65514−12%

731Clay County, GAGA2,81514−16%

732Jefferson County, OROR25,74014+35%

733Butler County, NENE8,50715−3%

734Wilson County, KSKS8,29915−20%

735San Augustine County, TXTX7,72215−14%

736Talbot County, GAGA5,70915−12%

737Renville County, MNMN14,35615−16%

738Craig County, VAVA4,80015−6%

739Carroll County, MSMS9,22615−14%

740Potter County, PAPA15,89715−12%

741Van Buren County, IAIA7,13115−9%

742Kossuth County, IAIA14,32215−17%

743St. Clair County, MOMO9,97615+3%

744Noble County, OKOK10,89915−4%

745Quitman County, GAGA2,25415−13%

746Eddy County, NMNM62,50915+21%

747Atoka County, OKOK14,60915+5%

748Sawyer County, WIWI18,84615+16%

749Osceola County, IAIA5,98015−15%

750Natrona County, WYWY80,52615+21%

751Turner County, SDSD9,31415+5%

752Bienville Parish, LALA12,26915−22%

753Bradley County, ARAR9,82815−22%

754Douglas County, MOMO12,34215−6%

755Daviess County, MOMO8,55815+7%

756Greene County, IAIA8,65815−16%

757Val Verde County, TXTX47,83515+7%

758Schuyler County, ILIL6,65715−7%

759Comanche County, TXTX14,43215+3%

760Oscoda County, MIMI8,72315−7%

761Cuming County, NENE8,82315−14%

762Nolan County, TXTX14,11715−11%

763Forest County, PAPA6,61415+34%

764Rusk County, WIWI14,14615−8%

765Polk County, MNMN30,54515−3%

766Ashland County, WIWI16,20316−4%

767Cass County, MNMN31,43016+16%

768Beadle County, SDSD19,62416+15%

769Tucker County, WVWV6,54016−11%

770Coosa County, ALAL10,16116−17%

771Alcona County, MIMI10,55616−10%

772Taos County, NMNM34,56416+15%

773Bullock County, ALAL9,78016−17%

774Ida County, IAIA6,77716−14%

775Leon County, TXTX16,89416+10%

776Winn Parish, LALA14,96116−11%

777Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89916−12%

778Henderson County, ILIL5,98416−27%

779Dade County, MOMO7,80416−2%

780Maries County, MOMO8,39716−6%

781Gaines County, TXTX23,95616+66%

782Brown County, KSKS9,10416−15%

783Woodward County, OKOK19,82716+7%

784Arkansas County, ARAR15,83616−24%

785East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76016−28%

786Uvalde County, TXTX24,96316−4%

787Callahan County, TXTX14,49116+12%

788Storey County, NVNV4,26016+25%

789Lafayette County, FLFL8,79216+25%

790Merrick County, NENE7,90516−4%

791Johnston County, OKOK10,44816−1%

792Glades County, FLFL13,27016+25%

793Elbert County, COCO30,53417+54%

794Claiborne County, MSMS8,05817−32%

795Sac County, IAIA9,52517−17%

796Pike County, ARAR9,96417−12%

797Frio County, TXTX18,82317+16%

798McCurtain County, OKOK30,74417−11%

799Phelps County, NENE8,99417−8%

800Humphreys County, MSMS7,00117−38%

801Hughes County, OKOK13,45517−5%

802Linn County, KSKS9,95017+4%

803Calhoun County, IAIA9,56217−14%

804Charlton County, GAGA13,12117+28%

805Nowata County, OKOK9,52217−10%

806Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87717−27%

807Keokuk County, IAIA9,79717−14%

808Pope County, MNMN11,42017+2%

809Iron County, MOMO9,31817−13%

810Calhoun County, ILIL4,30017−15%

811Franklin County, IAIA9,86817−8%

812Lea County, NMNM74,74917+35%

813Itasca County, MNMN45,40417+3%

814Ripley County, MOMO10,71717−21%

815Monroe County, IAIA7,40617−8%

816Amite County, MSMS12,48717−8%

817Mohave County, AZAZ228,10217+47%

818Pike County, ILIL14,23117−18%

819Pitkin County, COCO16,62517+12%

820Thurston County, NENE6,75217−6%

821Bland County, VAVA6,15117−10%

822Bollinger County, MOMO10,64617−11%

823Stevens County, MNMN9,74717−3%

824Redwood County, MNMN15,26517−9%

825Nemaha County, NENE7,10217−6%

826Coos County, NHNH31,34317−5%

827Kingfisher County, OKOK15,79518+13%

828Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34418−12%

829Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35418−21%

830Ritchie County, WVWV8,03418−22%

831Clarke County, ALAL22,01418−21%

832Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40518−6%

833Scurry County, TXTX16,16218−1%

834Hamilton County, NENE9,67818+3%

835Perry County, MSMS11,57718−5%

836Morton County, NDND34,60118+37%

837Montmorency County, MIMI9,84218−5%

838Allendale County, SCSC7,35518−34%

839Hickman County, KYKY4,37218−17%

840Hamilton County, ILIL7,85918−9%

841Houston County, TXTX22,31618−4%

842Franklin County, MEME30,82418+5%

843Choctaw County, OKOK14,05918−8%

844Guthrie County, IAIA10,78218−5%

845Jasper County, ILIL9,03218−11%

846Worth County, IAIA7,33818−7%

847Davis County, IAIA9,23018+8%

848Red River Parish, LALA7,16518−26%

849Hancock County, GAGA8,68218−14%

850Hancock County, IAIA10,52818−13%

851Benton County, MSMS7,50218−7%

852Stark County, ILIL5,31918−16%

853Monroe County, ALAL18,96518−22%

854Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45119−3%

855Warren County, GAGA5,26919−17%

856Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87319+27%

857Jackson County, TXTX15,39319+7%

858Perry County, ARAR10,30919+1%

859Marengo County, ALAL18,31119−19%

860Beltrami County, MNMN47,05519+19%

861Jefferson County, WAWA33,97019+31%

862Sumner County, KSKS22,31219−14%

863Gonzales County, TXTX20,15919+8%

864Macon County, MOMO15,19019−4%

865Colusa County, CACA21,83619+16%

866Craig County, OKOK14,51819−3%

867Blanco County, TXTX13,58119+61%

868Linn County, MOMO11,81519−14%

869Greene County, MSMS13,70719+3%

870Choctaw County, MSMS8,04819−18%

871Bosque County, TXTX18,91819+10%

872Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65019−15%

873Ashley County, ARAR17,83119−26%

874Doniphan County, KSKS7,59419−8%

875Calhoun County, GAGA5,41319−14%

876Dent County, MOMO14,58419−2%

877Scott County, ILIL4,86619−12%

878Alexander County, ILIL4,57019−52%

879Tunica County, MSMS8,81919−4%

880Faribault County, MNMN13,88819−14%

881Lake County, SDSD10,99320−3%

882Lewis County, MOMO9,87920−6%

883Eastland County, TXTX18,14320−1%

884Cumberland County, KYKY5,99220−16%

885Cherokee County, IAIA11,36920−13%

886Buffalo County, WIWI13,31820−4%

887Bates County, MOMO16,51220−1%

888Rock County, MNMN9,52420−2%

889Sanpete County, UTUT31,45320+38%

890Shelby County, IAIA11,68920−11%

891Young County, TXTX18,15420+1%

892Howard County, IAIA9,41520−5%

893Montrose County, COCO44,59120+33%

894Pipestone County, MNMN9,26020−6%

895Owsley County, KYKY3,93220−19%

896Barton County, MOMO11,79520−6%

897Presque Isle County, MIMI13,12820−9%

898Lake County, COCO7,55220−3%

899Stevens County, WAWA49,66820+24%

900Karnes County, TXTX15,01820−3%

901Williams County, NDND41,76720+111%

902Fulton County, ARAR12,49220+7%

903Hardin County, ILIL3,58820−25%

904Essex County, NYNY36,43820−6%

905Jones County, NCNC9,57520−8%

906Ravalli County, MTMT48,58220+35%

907Wilkes County, GAGA9,54020−11%

908Taylor County, FLFL21,21020+10%

909Cochise County, AZAZ126,33220+7%

910Sabine County, TXTX10,01220−4%

911Iron County, UTUT67,14120+99%

912Early County, GAGA10,45520−15%

913Haskell County, OKOK11,78720−0%

914Holmes County, MSMS15,46520−28%

915Caddo County, OKOK26,13020−13%

916Jackson County, KSKS13,43820+6%

917Lucas County, IAIA8,84721−6%

918Chaffee County, COCO20,83121+28%

919Miller County, GAGA5,81221−9%

920Drew County, ARAR17,05421−9%

921Taylor County, WIWI20,11821+2%

922Phillips County, ARAR14,25521−46%

923Pickens County, ALAL18,22121−13%

924Trinity County, TXTX14,38421+4%

925Lewis County, NYNY26,47921−2%

926Taylor County, GAGA7,81821−11%

927Osage County, OKOK46,79421+5%

928Greene County, ILIL11,31321−23%

929Robertson County, TXTX17,83921+11%

930Gilmer County, WVWV7,08521−1%

931Brown County, ILIL6,40121−8%

932Stone County, ARAR12,70321+10%

933Howard County, ARAR12,30621−14%

934Burnett County, WIWI17,22321+10%

935Love County, OKOK10,78021+22%

936Harrison County, IAIA14,62321−7%

937Wirt County, WVWV4,87921−17%

938Marion County, GAGA7,67621+7%

939Lyon County, IAIA12,35421+5%

940Caldwell County, MOMO9,01221+0%

941Twiggs County, GAGA7,59721−28%

942Hancock County, ILIL16,80321−16%

943Kittitas County, WAWA48,80321+46%

944Jackson County, WIWI20,99921+10%

945Lavaca County, TXTX20,65121+8%

946Chippewa County, MNMN12,40621−5%

947King and Queen County, VAVA6,74321+2%

948Calhoun County, WVWV5,97821−21%

949Glenn County, CACA28,14121+6%

950Washburn County, WIWI17,08721+7%

951Yell County, ARAR19,95621−6%

952Garfield County, COCO63,47422+45%

953Calhoun County, MSMS12,64322−16%

954Pine County, MNMN30,47222+15%

955Delta County, TXTX5,54922+4%

956Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17522−4%

957Clayton County, IAIA16,84522−10%

958Humboldt County, IAIA9,40922−9%

959Montgomery County, MOMO11,59022−4%

960Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33122+35%

961San Juan County, NMNM120,34022+6%

962Clarke County, MSMS15,10222−16%

963Glascock County, GAGA3,14122+23%

964Benton County, ININ8,88322−6%

965Brown County, SDSD37,56122+6%

966Tehama County, CACA64,66522+15%

967Sussex County, VAVA10,75522−14%

968Howard County, MOMO10,18022−0%

969Morgan County, UTUT13,38322+88%

970Menominee County, MIMI22,94122−9%

971Clay County, ARAR14,05222−20%

972Smith County, MSMS13,99122−14%

973Dickinson County, KSKS18,63722−4%

974Perry County, TNTN9,12622+20%

975Clay County, WVWV7,53822−27%

976Wright County, IAIA12,80122−11%

977Madison County, ARAR18,41022+29%

978Texas County, MOMO25,99422+13%

979Tyler County, TXTX20,44322−2%

980Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63322−18%

981Little River County, ARAR11,76322−14%

982Pennington County, MNMN13,68622+1%

983Clarke County, IAIA9,57422+5%

984Ralls County, MOMO10,44422+8%

985Douglas County, OROR111,95122+12%

986Osage County, KSKS15,69322−6%

987Wayne County, ILIL15,88222−7%

988Allamakee County, IAIA14,23822−3%

989Screven County, GAGA14,40822−6%

990Colorado County, TXTX21,43922+5%

991DeWitt County, TXTX20,30922+1%

992New Madrid County, MOMO15,08622−24%

993Wayne County, TNTN16,41622−3%

994Grundy County, MOMO9,74422−7%

995Lake County, MTMT33,39222+26%

996Langlade County, WIWI19,53422−6%

997Osage County, MOMO13,61122+4%

998Lamar County, ALAL13,58722−15%

999Jones County, TXTX20,86122+0%

1000Whitman County, WAWA48,51222+19%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES