Which county has the lowest population density?

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska ranks #1 with 0 (1990 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by population density?

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, North Slope, Alaska, Lake and Peninsula, Alaska, Loving County, Texas, Northwest Arctic, Alaska.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,122 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 1990 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 (1990).

RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,122

Most sparsely populated, US counties · 1990

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

Flip the list · Most densely populated, US counties →

All statesAll rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

501Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,0188−4%

502Clearwater County, MNMN8,6478−1%

503Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3038−2%

504Barnes County, NDND10,5738+7%

505Blanco County, TXTX13,5818−29%

506Major County, OKOK7,5368+7%

507Gila County, AZAZ53,8018−22%

508Bailey County, TXTX6,9639+7%

509Childress County, TXTX6,6439−23%

510Floyd County, TXTX4,8819+9%

511Wasatch County, UTUT38,5149−34%

512Knox County, NENE8,3359+2%

513Walworth County, SDSD5,2179+2%

514Forest County, WIWI9,5749−12%

515Douglas County, SDSD2,8889+8%

516Brooks County, TXTX6,5799+3%

517Mitchell County, TXTX8,9479−17%

518Archer County, TXTX9,1299−10%

519Hyde County, NCNC4,5549−7%

520Russell County, KSKS6,5819+6%

521Baraga County, MIMI8,1699−9%

522Klickitat County, WAWA24,3319−13%

523Harper County, KSKS5,3709+9%

524Knox County, MOMO3,7289+3%

525Morris County, KSKS5,3489+2%

526Uinta County, WYWY20,7289−5%

527Roseau County, MNMN15,2469−8%

528Roberts County, SDSD10,2559−1%

529Republic County, KSKS4,6409+11%

530Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1539−3%

531Bath County, VAVA4,0769−5%

532Morgan County, UTUT13,3839−22%

533Valley County, NENE4,0949+11%

534Wasco County, OROR26,3109−9%

535Swisher County, TXTX6,7039−3%

536Norman County, MNMN6,3369+7%

537Worth County, MOMO1,9149+2%

538Live Oak County, TXTX11,9299−22%

539Montezuma County, COCO26,6789−22%

540Ellsworth County, KSKS6,2579+1%

541Clay County, TXTX10,7649−9%

542Jefferson County, OKOK5,4319+3%

543Hamilton County, TXTX8,6809−6%

544Calhoun County, ARAR4,6329+1%

545Antelope County, NENE6,3529+7%

546Zapata County, TXTX13,7539−24%

547Newton County, ARAR7,0269−11%

548Sheridan County, WYWY33,2419−11%

549Zavala County, TXTX9,0379+5%

550Gaines County, TXTX23,9569−2%

551Florence County, WIWI4,7489−10%

552Mercer County, NDND8,4419+13%

553Glades County, FLFL13,2709−28%

554Bayfield County, WIWI16,7879−7%

555Chaves County, NMNM63,36410−6%

556Andrews County, TXTX18,91410+10%

557Logan County, COCO20,65410−14%

558Storey County, NVNV4,26010−26%

559Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60210−1%

560Kingman County, KSKS7,02910−4%

561Essex County, VTVT6,05110−1%

562Nance County, NENE3,29010+6%

563Klamath County, OROR70,27410−10%

564Boone County, NENE5,35510+7%

565Sullivan County, MOMO5,73810−12%

566Alger County, MIMI8,64110−9%

567Hamlin County, SDSD6,90010−10%

568Putnam County, MOMO4,54610−3%

569Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66210−8%

570Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53710−7%

571Mariposa County, CACA16,91810−17%

572Juneau, AKAK31,60910−13%

573McCook County, SDSD5,96410−2%

574Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28410+1%

575Lyon County, NVNV65,08810−42%

576Wilkin County, MNMN6,28810+5%

577Stutsman County, NDND21,41410+2%

578Pawnee County, KSKS5,99110+4%

579Montgomery County, ARAR8,57910−15%

580Stephens County, TXTX9,38010−7%

581Nuckolls County, NENE4,10010+14%

582Ringgold County, IAIA4,64210−1%

583Castro County, TXTX7,29510+9%

584Traill County, NDND7,92010+3%

585Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41310+2%

586Garfield County, COCO63,47410−32%

587Williams County, NDND41,76710+7%

588Benewah County, IDID10,50810−13%

589Sanpete County, UTUT31,45310−29%

590Winkler County, TXTX7,54010+20%

591Greer County, OKOK5,37310+8%

592Mitchell County, KSKS5,59010+4%

593Lafayette County, FLFL8,79210−21%

594Refugio County, TXTX6,65710+2%

595Mackinac County, MIMI11,23610−11%

596Ravalli County, MTMT48,58210−31%

597Red Lake County, MNMN3,94010+5%

598Taos County, NMNM34,56410−23%

599Cotton County, OKOK5,43211+1%

600Baker County, GAGA2,72511−11%

601Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97211−6%

602Howard County, NENE6,53811−8%

603Ramsey County, NDND11,53011+5%

604Runnels County, TXTX9,69311−2%

605Cass County, MNMN31,43011−20%

606Webster County, GAGA2,36911−5%

607Walsh County, NDND10,17911+12%

608Kalawao County, HIHI8211−12%

609Carter County, MOMO5,41811−7%

610Menominee County, WIWI4,19911−15%

611Charlton County, GAGA13,12111−17%

612Montrose County, COCO44,59111−27%

613Yoakum County, TXTX7,43811+20%

614Scotland County, MOMO4,79611−3%

615McKinley County, NMNM68,11911−19%

616Jefferson County, WAWA33,97011−22%

617Kiowa County, OKOK8,18111+11%

618Coal County, OKOK5,43611−4%

619Parmer County, TXTX9,67811−2%

620Forest County, PAPA6,61411−3%

621Sawyer County, WIWI18,84611−12%

622Iron County, MIMI11,75711+0%

623Grant County, MNMN6,08511−1%

624Washita County, OKOK10,88411−1%

625Scott County, ARAR9,96511−7%

626Natrona County, WYWY80,52611−8%

627Adams County, IAIA3,61711+9%

628Ozark County, MOMO9,17212−10%

629Thayer County, NENE4,84212+10%

630Pendleton County, WVWV5,82612−2%

631Union County, OROR25,90012−4%

632Kittitas County, WAWA48,80312−20%

633Eddy County, NMNM62,50912−6%

634Flathead County, MTMT115,42912−20%

635Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70412+11%

636Harrison County, MOMO8,28112−4%

637Tensas Parish, LALA3,70012+7%

638Searcy County, ARAR7,84812−5%

639Leon County, TXTX16,89412−17%

640Rio Grande County, COCO11,08712−13%

641Pope County, ILIL3,67212−1%

642Curry County, OROR22,62112−9%

643Frio County, TXTX18,82312−17%

644Tillman County, OKOK6,78012+12%

645Oregon County, MOMO8,70912−8%

646Box Butte County, NENE10,49412+8%

647Chariton County, MOMO7,37712+9%

648Grant County, SDSD7,53412+7%

649Morton County, NDND34,60112−6%

650Val Verde County, TXTX47,83512−14%

651Stewart County, GAGA4,63112+8%

652Fillmore County, NENE5,45812+7%

653Blaine County, OKOK8,51512−4%

654Johnson County, NENE5,21812+4%

655Price County, WIWI13,98812−1%

656Clay County, NENE6,17012+1%

657Llano County, TXTX23,35312−32%

658Grant County, KSKS7,02812−9%

659Stevens County, WAWA49,66812−23%

660Chaffee County, COCO20,83113−22%

661Moody County, SDSD6,63213−1%

662St. Clair County, MOMO9,97613−12%

663Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24413−2%

664Big Stone County, MNMN5,05413+8%

665Richland County, NDND16,73113+1%

666Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87313−13%

667Lincoln County, NENE33,30313−6%

668Somerset County, MEME51,62013−2%

669Lea County, NMNM74,74913+0%

670Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62613+3%

671Lincoln County, MNMN5,58313+7%

672Kearney County, NENE6,79013−4%

673Dixon County, NENE5,60213−3%

674Polk County, NENE5,27013+1%

675Marshall County, KSKS9,85213+7%

676Cleveland County, ARAR7,22413−9%

677Eagle County, COCO54,29113−47%

678Aroostook County, MEME66,60913+18%

679Holt County, MOMO4,20013+13%

680Pitkin County, COCO16,62513−15%

681Atoka County, OKOK14,60913−8%

682Callahan County, TXTX14,49113−8%

683Pratt County, KSKS9,11713+1%

684Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55213−36%

685Craig County, VAVA4,80013−14%

686Bandera County, TXTX22,87613−40%

687Taylor County, IAIA5,83513+2%

688Coffey County, KSKS8,46713−5%

689Wayne County, IAIA6,73813+5%

690Anderson County, KSKS8,01813−4%

691Kemper County, MSMS8,60014−1%

692Sullivan County, PAPA5,85614−7%

693Atchison County, MOMO5,17514+16%

694Marion County, KSKS11,63414−4%

695Pierce County, NENE7,37814−0%

696Carbon County, UTUT20,68014−1%

697Cedar County, NENE8,37314+5%

698Murray County, MNMN7,94214+5%

699Red River County, TXTX11,81614+0%

700Beltrami County, MNMN47,05514−13%

701Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33114−15%

702Washington County, MEME31,33414+4%

703Schuyler County, MOMO4,14014+2%

704Shelby County, MOMO5,87014+2%

705Oscoda County, MIMI8,72314−17%

706Linn County, KSKS9,95014−14%

707Turner County, SDSD9,31414−3%

708Franklin County, IDID15,88914−19%

709Madison County, ARAR18,41014−18%

710Gentry County, MOMO6,38414−0%

711Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,70914+9%

712Daviess County, MOMO8,55814−2%

713Monroe County, MOMO8,95914−2%

714Lake County, MTMT33,39214−21%

715Rolette County, NDND11,68814−7%

716Colusa County, CACA21,83614−13%

717Clay County, KSKS7,99014+4%

718Comanche County, TXTX14,43214−5%

719Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58214−6%

720Latimer County, OKOK9,64514−3%

721Greene County, MSMS13,70714−23%

722Douglas County, WAWA46,47314−20%

723Dallas County, ARAR6,01114+4%

724Swift County, MNMN9,76314−10%

725Perry County, ARAR10,30914−22%

726Monona County, IAIA8,53914+0%

727Beadle County, SDSD19,62415+7%

728Newton County, TXTX11,95415−10%

729Nemaha County, KSKS10,05415−3%

730Douglas County, MOMO12,34215−9%

731Stanton County, NENE5,74415−3%

732Quitman County, GAGA2,25415−15%

733Rice County, KSKS9,26615−1%

734Prairie County, ARAR7,92315−0%

735Carroll County, MSMS9,22615−14%

736Butler County, NENE8,50715−2%

737Kingfisher County, OKOK15,79515−5%

738Adair County, IAIA7,40315+2%

739Lamb County, TXTX12,57915+2%

740Franklin County, MSMS7,49115−1%

741Terry County, TXTX11,72015+4%

742Cameron County, PAPA4,21115−1%

743Clark County, MOMO6,47515+2%

744Dixie County, FLFL18,03815−23%

745Alcona County, MIMI10,55615−13%

746Uvalde County, TXTX24,96315−10%

747Pine County, MNMN30,47215−20%

748San Augustine County, TXTX7,72215−11%

749Noble County, OKOK10,89915−3%

750Lake County, MIMI13,18215−24%

751Jefferson County, IDID35,29715−14%

752Maries County, MOMO8,39715−10%

753Dade County, MOMO7,80415−6%

754Wayne County, MOMO10,78215−13%

755Woodward County, OKOK19,82715+3%

756Wilcox County, ALAL9,66615+3%

757Marion County, GAGA7,67615−22%

758Itasca County, MNMN45,40415−7%

759Bonner County, IDID54,42015−28%

760Jefferson County, NENE7,07015+5%

761Bosque County, TXTX18,91815−12%

762Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47715+5%

763Cloud County, KSKS8,83315+7%

764Washington County, ALAL14,82215−8%

765Potter County, PAPA15,89715−8%

766Carroll County, MOMO8,41715+5%

767Long County, GAGA21,55715−40%

768Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48116+3%

769Johnston County, OKOK10,44816−5%

770Ashland County, WIWI16,20316−3%

771Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22316+1%

772Decatur County, IAIA7,65516−4%

773Greene County, ALAL7,06716+2%

774Ward County, TXTX11,12516+20%

775Jackson County, TXTX15,39316−9%

776Cochise County, AZAZ126,33216−17%

777Van Buren County, IAIA7,13116−2%

778Love County, OKOK10,78016−8%

779Burnett County, WIWI17,22316−17%

780Pope County, MNMN11,42016−4%

781Lake County, COCO7,55216−23%

782Dawson County, TXTX11,77616−4%

783Perry County, TNTN9,12616−13%

784Gooding County, IDID16,44616−18%

785Otero County, COCO17,68316−1%

786Burt County, NENE6,67816+1%

787Fremont County, IAIA6,52216+3%

788Stone County, ARAR12,70316−15%

789Gonzales County, TXTX20,15916−8%

790Hubbard County, MNMN22,36916−19%

791Hughes County, OKOK13,45516−8%

792Fulton County, ARAR12,49216−14%

793Woodruff County, ARAR5,71016+9%

794Gillespie County, TXTX28,52716−17%

795Red Willow County, NENE10,30716+2%

796Montmorency County, MIMI9,84216−13%

797Hamilton County, NENE9,67816−6%

798Nevada County, ARAR7,94216+1%

799Sharkey County, MSMS3,09716+7%

800Gogebic County, MIMI14,28516+4%

801Glascock County, GAGA3,14116−8%

802Taylor County, FLFL21,21016−11%

803Franklin County, FLFL13,02916−19%

804Merrick County, NENE7,90516−2%

805Polk County, MNMN30,54516+4%

806Trinity County, TXTX14,38416−17%

807Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81917+10%

808Rusk County, WIWI14,14617−2%

809Conecuh County, ALAL10,89917−0%

810Davis County, IAIA9,23017−3%

811Audubon County, IAIA5,50917+7%

812Wheeler County, GAGA7,57017−21%

813San Juan County, NMNM120,34017−20%

814Jackson County, MNMN9,85717+4%

815Jefferson County, MSMS6,82517−11%

816Karnes County, TXTX15,01817−19%

817Talbot County, GAGA5,70917+0%

818Perry County, MSMS11,57717−10%

819Jackson County, WIWI20,99917−13%

820Pike County, ARAR9,96417−11%

821Tehama County, CACA64,66517−11%

822Coosa County, ALAL10,16117−9%

823Sandoval County, NMNM159,56517−30%

824Franklin County, MEME30,82417−2%

825Stark County, NDND34,01317+1%

826Winn Parish, LALA14,96117−4%

827Morgan County, COCO30,30617−19%

828Schuyler County, ILIL6,65717+4%

829Bollinger County, MOMO10,64617−12%

830Clay County, GAGA2,81517+0%

831Washburn County, WIWI17,08717−14%

832Houston County, TXTX22,31617−8%

833Choctaw County, ALAL11,90418+1%

834Jackson County, KSKS13,43818−9%

835Thurston County, NENE6,75218−3%

836Greene County, IAIA8,65818−3%

837Nowata County, OKOK9,52218−5%

838Lowndes County, ALAL9,35918−6%

839Van Buren County, TNTN6,87418−12%

840Perry County, ALAL7,42518+8%

841Bullock County, ALAL9,78018−6%

842Cuming County, NENE8,82318−1%

843Jones County, TXTX20,86118−21%

844Calhoun County, GAGA5,41318−21%

845Chelan County, WAWA81,94118−22%

846Sumter County, ALAL11,58818+9%

847Bingham County, IDID51,15318−10%

848Whitman County, WAWA48,51218−5%

849Bates County, MOMO16,51218−10%

850Tunica County, MSMS8,81918−12%

851Renville County, MNMN14,35618+3%

852Phelps County, NENE8,99418−0%

853Richardson County, NENE7,53018+4%

854Tyler County, TXTX20,44318−20%

855Freestone County, TXTX20,81118−11%

856Wilson County, KSKS8,29918−0%

857Ralls County, MOMO10,44418−12%

858McCurtain County, OKOK30,74418−3%

859Atkinson County, GAGA8,45418−18%

860Noxubee County, MSMS9,79818+0%

861Robertson County, TXTX17,83918−3%

862Bradley County, ARAR9,82818−6%

863Nolan County, TXTX14,11718+5%

864Dent County, MOMO14,58418−8%

865Lafayette County, ARAR5,88818+13%

866Bland County, VAVA6,15118−5%

867Osceola County, IAIA5,98018+4%

868Texas County, MOMO25,99418−7%

869Amite County, MSMS12,48718−2%

870Delta County, COCO32,17818−25%

871Hickory County, MOMO9,04418−18%

872Umatilla County, OROR81,11918−16%

873Tucker County, WVWV6,54018+6%

874Guthrie County, IAIA10,78219−4%

875Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34419−7%

876Craig County, OKOK14,51819−6%

877Osage County, OKOK46,79419−6%

878Wilcox County, GAGA8,79719−18%

879Montague County, TXTX21,96619−10%

880Monroe County, ARAR6,24419+11%

881Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45119−2%

882Monroe County, IAIA7,40619+1%

883Randolph County, GAGA6,15619+3%

884Lake County, SDSD10,99319−6%

885Douglas County, OROR111,95119−6%

886Alamosa County, COCO16,68819−9%

887Hardy County, WVWV14,33719−13%

888Stevens County, MNMN9,74719+6%

889Glenn County, CACA28,14119−6%

890Jefferson County, FLFL16,00719−12%

891Hancock County, GAGA8,68219−12%

892Delta County, TXTX5,54919−9%

893Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89919+5%

894Haskell County, OKOK11,78719−7%

895Lampasas County, TXTX23,65719−24%

896Wayne County, TNTN16,41619−17%

897Yell County, ARAR19,95619−16%

898Brown County, ILIL6,40119−16%

899La Plata County, COCO56,89819−27%

900Barton County, MOMO11,79519−10%

901Kossuth County, IAIA14,32219+8%

902Colorado County, TXTX21,43919−10%

903Macon County, MOMO15,19019−3%

904Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18619−11%

905Clarke County, IAIA9,57419−9%

906Lavaca County, TXTX20,65119−3%

907Clear Creek County, COCO8,99419−18%

908Gallatin County, MTMT128,74019−26%

909Taylor County, WIWI20,11819−4%

910Webster County, WVWV7,76019+10%

911Ida County, IAIA6,77719+7%

912Yuma County, AZAZ224,44919−33%

913Coos County, NHNH31,34319+5%

914Calhoun County, FLFL13,28919−15%

915Iron County, MOMO9,31819+0%

916Brown County, KSKS9,10419+4%

917Sabine County, TXTX10,01219−8%

918Franklin County, IAIA9,86820+6%

919Ripley County, MOMO10,71720−9%

920Tillamook County, OROR27,38420−11%

921Hamilton County, ILIL7,85920−1%

922Izard County, ARAR14,40520−14%

923Nemaha County, NENE7,10220+5%

924Redwood County, MNMN15,26520+3%

925Caldwell County, MOMO9,01220−7%

926Dawson County, NENE24,45220−18%

927Benton County, MOMO20,53620−19%

928Bienville Parish, LALA12,26920+1%

929Van Buren County, ARAR16,23820−13%

930Benton County, MSMS7,50220+0%

931Osage County, MOMO13,61120−8%

932Young County, TXTX18,15420+1%

933Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40520+4%

934Moore County, TXTX21,89120−11%

935Choctaw County, OKOK14,05920−0%

936Eastland County, TXTX18,14320+1%

937King and Queen County, VAVA6,74320−5%

938Worth County, IAIA7,33820+1%

939Jones County, NCNC9,57520−9%

940Madison Parish, LALA8,84420−9%

941Hughes County, SDSD17,57020−10%

942Washington County, UTUT213,67020−46%

943McIntosh County, GAGA11,98920−20%

944Keokuk County, IAIA9,79720+2%

945Buffalo County, WIWI13,31820−2%

946Marion County, ARAR17,59320−26%

947Calhoun County, IAIA9,56220+4%

948Pacific County, WAWA24,35720−10%

949Polk County, ARAR19,48620−14%

950Lewis County, MOMO9,87920−2%

951Taylor County, GAGA7,81820−13%

952Rock County, MNMN9,52420+1%

953Lyon County, IAIA12,35420+2%

954Lee County, TXTX18,72920−18%

955Grant County, WAWA105,72720−27%

956Gilpin County, COCO6,07320−35%

957Scurry County, TXTX16,16221+14%

958Medina County, TXTX56,88121−31%

959Stewart County, TNTN14,43921−23%

960Vilas County, WIWI23,76121−16%

961Doniphan County, KSKS7,59421−1%

962Burleson County, TXTX20,54921−17%

963Essex County, NYNY36,43821−4%

964DeWitt County, TXTX20,30921−6%

965Howard County, IAIA9,41521−1%

966Howard County, MOMO10,18021−6%

967Brown County, SDSD37,56121+0%

968Gulf County, FLFL15,94321−14%

969Presque Isle County, MIMI13,12821−5%

970Beckham County, OKOK22,15921−5%

971Sussex County, VAVA10,75521−18%

972Drew County, ARAR17,05421−7%

973Calhoun County, ILIL4,30021+5%

974Lewis County, NYNY26,47921−1%

975Fremont County, COCO50,03921−30%

976Lucas County, IAIA8,84721−4%

977Harrison County, IAIA14,62321−6%

978Wayne County, NENE10,02021−5%

979Pike County, ILIL14,23121+1%

980Fayette County, TXTX25,45921−8%

981Gem County, IDID21,77321−22%

982Summit County, COCO31,51721−45%

983Becker County, MNMN35,49721−7%

984Montgomery County, MOMO11,59021−6%

985Hamilton County, FLFL14,18021−18%

986Robertson County, KYKY2,32521−6%

987Swain County, NCNC14,02421−13%

988Henderson County, ILIL5,98421−1%

989Warren County, GAGA5,26921−4%

990Gallatin County, ILIL4,61621+7%

991Sac County, IAIA9,52521+7%

992Screven County, GAGA14,40821−10%

993Jasper County, ILIL9,03221+5%

994Schley County, GAGA4,59321−5%

995Missaukee County, MIMI15,27422−16%

996Pennington County, MNMN13,68622−2%

997Osage County, KSKS15,69322−9%

998Allamakee County, IAIA14,23822−6%

999Pinal County, AZAZ539,38022−35%

1000Choctaw County, MSMS8,04822−7%

SHOWING 501–1,000 OF 3,122

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Download CSV (full list, 3,122 rows)

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