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RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,125

Most sparsely populated, US counties · 2000

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

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000
501Winkler County, TXTX7,5409+0%
502Norman County, MNMN6,3369+0%
503Adams County, WAWA21,4889+0%
504Ottawa County, KSKS5,7449+0%
505Knox County, MOMO3,7289+0%
506Andrews County, TXTX18,9149+0%
507Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,0189+0%
508Antelope County, NENE6,3529+0%
509Morris County, KSKS5,3489+0%
510Nuckolls County, NENE4,1009+0%
511Prowers County, COCO11,8849+0%
512Echols County, GAGA3,6859+0%
513Worth County, MOMO1,9149+0%
514Zavala County, TXTX9,0379+0%
515Jefferson County, OKOK5,4319+0%
516Iron County, WIWI6,1279+0%
517Roberts County, SDSD10,2559+0%
518Boone County, NENE5,3559+0%
519Ellsworth County, KSKS6,2579+0%
520Calhoun County, ARAR4,6329+0%
521Nance County, NENE3,2909+0%
522Yoakum County, TXTX7,4389+0%
523Castro County, TXTX7,2959+0%
524Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1539+0%
525Swisher County, TXTX6,7039+0%
526Otero County, NMNM70,3689+0%
527Elmore County, IDID29,4659+0%
528Greer County, OKOK5,3739+0%
529Uinta County, WYWY20,7289+0%
530Wilkin County, MNMN6,28810+0%
531Williams County, NDND41,76710+0%
532Hyde County, NCNC4,55410+0%
533Bath County, VAVA4,07610+0%
534Pawnee County, KSKS5,99110+0%
535Jack County, TXTX9,56310+0%
536Gaines County, TXTX23,95610+0%
537Walsh County, NDND10,17910+0%
538Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60210+0%
539Baraga County, MIMI8,16910+0%
540Essex County, VTVT6,05110+0%
541Roseau County, MNMN15,24610+0%
542Navajo County, AZAZ109,94610+0%
543Archer County, TXTX9,12910+0%
544Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28410+0%
545Traill County, NDND7,92010+0%
546Hamilton County, TXTX8,68010+0%
547Texas County, OKOK20,32210+0%
548Stutsman County, NDND21,41410+0%
549Sevier County, UTUT22,82710+0%
550Mitchell County, KSKS5,59010+0%
551Forest County, WIWI9,57410+0%
552Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41310+0%
553Red Lake County, MNMN3,94010+0%
554Wasco County, OROR26,31010+0%
555Kingman County, KSKS7,02910+0%
556Kiowa County, OKOK8,18110+0%
557Putnam County, MOMO4,54610+0%
558Clay County, TXTX10,76410+0%
559Chaves County, NMNM63,36410+0%
560McCook County, SDSD5,96410+0%
561Bayfield County, WIWI16,78710+0%
562Refugio County, TXTX6,65710+0%
563Ramsey County, NDND11,53010+0%
564Ringgold County, IAIA4,64210+0%
565Klickitat County, WAWA24,33110+0%
566Iron County, UTUT67,14110+0%
567Florence County, WIWI4,74810+0%
568Cotton County, OKOK5,43210+0%
569Newton County, ARAR7,02610+0%
570Sheridan County, WYWY33,24111+0%
571Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70411+0%
572Thayer County, NENE4,84211+0%
573Adams County, IAIA3,61711+0%
574Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53711+0%
575Mitchell County, TXTX8,94711+0%
576Tillman County, OKOK6,78011+0%
577Jefferson County, OROR25,74011+0%
578Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66211+0%
579Klamath County, OROR70,27411+0%
580Elbert County, COCO30,53411+0%
581Alger County, MIMI8,64111+0%
582Stephens County, TXTX9,38011+0%
583Gila County, AZAZ53,80111+0%
584Hamlin County, SDSD6,90011+0%
585Runnels County, TXTX9,69311+0%
586Tensas Parish, LALA3,70011+0%
587Childress County, TXTX6,64311+0%
588Aroostook County, MEME66,60911+0%
589Sullivan County, MOMO5,73811+0%
590Logan County, COCO20,65411+0%
591Chariton County, MOMO7,37711+0%
592Iron County, MIMI11,75711+0%
593Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97211+0%
594Box Butte County, NENE10,49411+0%
595Juneau, AKAK31,60911+0%
596Parmer County, TXTX9,67811+0%
597Webster County, GAGA2,36911+0%
598Scotland County, MOMO4,79611+0%
599Stewart County, GAGA4,63111+0%
600Washita County, OKOK10,88411+0%
601Grant County, MNMN6,08511+0%
602Grant County, SDSD7,53412+0%
603Fillmore County, NENE5,45812+0%
604Howard County, NENE6,53812+0%
605Holt County, MOMO4,20012+0%
606Forest County, PAPA6,61412+0%
607Mohave County, AZAZ228,10212+0%
608Big Stone County, MNMN5,05412+0%
609Coal County, OKOK5,43612+0%
610Mackinac County, MIMI11,23612+0%
611Morgan County, UTUT13,38312+0%
612Carter County, MOMO5,41812+0%
613Montezuma County, COCO26,67812+0%
614Atchison County, MOMO5,17512+0%
615Pendleton County, WVWV5,82612+0%
616Benewah County, IDID10,50812+0%
617Mariposa County, CACA16,91812+0%
618Live Oak County, TXTX11,92912+0%
619Montgomery County, ARAR8,57912+0%
620Blanco County, TXTX13,58112+0%
621Baker County, GAGA2,72512+0%
622Johnson County, NENE5,21812+0%
623Pope County, ILIL3,67212+0%
624Lincoln County, MNMN5,58312+0%
625Union County, OROR25,90012+0%
626Marshall County, KSKS9,85212+0%
627Zapata County, TXTX13,75312+0%
628Harrison County, MOMO8,28112+0%
629Kalawao County, HIHI8212+0%
630Clay County, NENE6,17012+0%
631Scott County, ARAR9,96512+0%
632Eddy County, NMNM62,50912+0%
633Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62612+0%
634Searcy County, ARAR7,84812+0%
635Natrona County, WYWY80,52612+0%
636Richland County, NDND16,73113+0%
637Price County, WIWI13,98813+0%
638Lea County, NMNM74,74913+0%
639Moody County, SDSD6,63213+0%
640Menominee County, WIWI4,19913+0%
641Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,70913+0%
642Wayne County, IAIA6,73813+0%
643Ozark County, MOMO9,17213+0%
644Polk County, NENE5,27013+0%
645Sawyer County, WIWI18,84613+0%
646Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24413+0%
647Storey County, NVNV4,26013+0%
648Blaine County, OKOK8,51513+0%
649Lafayette County, FLFL8,79213+0%
650Wasatch County, UTUT38,51413+0%
651Somerset County, MEME51,62013+0%
652Curry County, OROR22,62113+0%
653Cedar County, NENE8,37313+0%
654Murray County, MNMN7,94213+0%
655Ward County, TXTX11,12513+0%
656Taylor County, IAIA5,83513+0%
657Oregon County, MOMO8,70913+0%
658Glades County, FLFL13,27013+0%
659Pratt County, KSKS9,11713+0%
660Morton County, NDND34,60113+0%
661Charlton County, GAGA13,12113+0%
662Washington County, MEME31,33413+0%
663Dixon County, NENE5,60213+0%
664Kearney County, NENE6,79013+0%
665Teton County, IDID13,25413+0%
666Cass County, MNMN31,43013+0%
667Lincoln County, NENE33,30314+0%
668Beadle County, SDSD19,62414+0%
669Schuyler County, MOMO4,14014+0%
670Shelby County, MOMO5,87014+0%
671Rio Grande County, COCO11,08714+0%
672Taos County, NMNM34,56414+0%
673Kemper County, MSMS8,60014+0%
674Clay County, KSKS7,99014+0%
675Pierce County, NENE7,37814+0%
676Red River County, TXTX11,81614+0%
677McKinley County, NMNM68,11914+0%
678Grant County, KSKS7,02814+0%
679Dallas County, ARAR6,01114+0%
680Carbon County, UTUT20,68014+0%
681Gentry County, MOMO6,38414+0%
682Anderson County, KSKS8,01814+0%
683Coffey County, KSKS8,46714+0%
684Marion County, KSKS11,63414+0%
685Atoka County, OKOK14,60914+0%
686Daviess County, MOMO8,55814+0%
687Val Verde County, TXTX47,83514+0%
688Leon County, TXTX16,89414+0%
689St. Clair County, MOMO9,97614+0%
690Sanpete County, UTUT31,45314+0%
691Cleveland County, ARAR7,22414+0%
692Frio County, TXTX18,82314+0%
693Turner County, SDSD9,31414+0%
694Callahan County, TXTX14,49114+0%
695Cloud County, KSKS8,83314+0%
696Terry County, TXTX11,72014+0%
697Monroe County, MOMO8,95914+0%
698Jefferson County, WAWA33,97014+0%
699Monona County, IAIA8,53914+0%
700Lamb County, TXTX12,57914+0%
701Adair County, IAIA7,40314+0%
702Kittitas County, WAWA48,80315+0%
703Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87315+0%
704Sullivan County, PAPA5,85615+0%
705Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47715+0%
706Jefferson County, NENE7,07015+0%
707Flathead County, MTMT115,42915+0%
708Clark County, MOMO6,47515+0%
709Prairie County, ARAR7,92315+0%
710Carroll County, MOMO8,41715+0%
711Latimer County, OKOK9,64515+0%
712Rice County, KSKS9,26615+0%
713Wilcox County, ALAL9,66615+0%
714Garfield County, COCO63,47415+0%
715Woodward County, OKOK19,82715+0%
716Woodruff County, ARAR5,71015+0%
717Montrose County, COCO44,59115+0%
718Nemaha County, KSKS10,05415+0%
719Comanche County, TXTX14,43215+0%
720Franklin County, MSMS7,49115+0%
721Butler County, NENE8,50715+0%
722Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81915+0%
723Cameron County, PAPA4,21115+0%
724Ravalli County, MTMT48,58215+0%
725Stanton County, NENE5,74415+0%
726Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48115+0%
727Rolette County, NDND11,68815+0%
728Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58215+0%
729Sharkey County, MSMS3,09715+0%
730Pitkin County, COCO16,62515+0%
731Greene County, ALAL7,06715+0%
732Audubon County, IAIA5,50915+0%
733Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22315+0%
734Kingfisher County, OKOK15,79516+0%
735Craig County, VAVA4,80016+0%
736Noble County, OKOK10,89916+0%
737Fremont County, IAIA6,52216+0%
738Gogebic County, MIMI14,28516+0%
739Beltrami County, MNMN47,05516+0%
740Burt County, NENE6,67816+0%
741Summit County, UTUT43,14116+0%
742Polk County, MNMN30,54516+0%
743Red Willow County, NENE10,30716+0%
744Chaffee County, COCO20,83116+0%
745Jackson County, MNMN9,85716+0%
746Douglas County, MOMO12,34216+0%
747Otero County, COCO17,68316+0%
748Van Buren County, IAIA7,13116+0%
749Linn County, KSKS9,95016+0%
750Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33116+0%
751Swift County, MNMN9,76316+0%
752Nevada County, ARAR7,94216+0%
753Ashland County, WIWI16,20316+0%
754Newton County, TXTX11,95416+0%
755Lafayette County, ARAR5,88816+0%
756Dade County, MOMO7,80416+0%
757Stevens County, WAWA49,66816+0%
758Decatur County, IAIA7,65516+0%
759Colusa County, CACA21,83616+0%
760Johnston County, OKOK10,44816+0%
761Sumter County, ALAL11,58816+0%
762Schuyler County, ILIL6,65716+0%
763Perry County, ALAL7,42516+0%
764Itasca County, MNMN45,40416+0%
765Conecuh County, ALAL10,89917+0%
766Talbot County, GAGA5,70917+0%
767Dawson County, TXTX11,77617+0%
768Oscoda County, MIMI8,72317+0%
769Pope County, MNMN11,42017+0%
770Uvalde County, TXTX24,96317+0%
771Potter County, PAPA15,89717+0%
772Washington County, ALAL14,82217+0%
773Rusk County, WIWI14,14617+0%
774Merrick County, NENE7,90517+0%
775San Augustine County, TXTX7,72217+0%
776Monroe County, ARAR6,24417+0%
777Maries County, MOMO8,39717+0%
778Stark County, NDND34,01317+0%
779Davis County, IAIA9,23017+0%
780Madison County, ARAR18,41017+0%
781Franklin County, IDID15,88917+0%
782Carroll County, MSMS9,22617+0%
783Quitman County, GAGA2,25417+0%
784Clay County, GAGA2,81517+0%
785Love County, OKOK10,78017+0%
786Lyon County, NVNV65,08817+0%
787Richardson County, NENE7,53017+0%
788Nolan County, TXTX14,11717+0%
789Hamilton County, NENE9,67817+0%
790Jackson County, TXTX15,39317+0%
791Franklin County, MEME30,82417+0%
792Alcona County, MIMI10,55617+0%
793Choctaw County, ALAL11,90417+0%
794Renville County, MNMN14,35617+0%
795Gonzales County, TXTX20,15917+0%
796Wayne County, MOMO10,78217+0%
797Tucker County, WVWV6,54017+0%
798Bosque County, TXTX18,91818+0%
799Jefferson County, IDID35,29718+0%
800Webster County, WVWV7,76018+0%
801Osceola County, IAIA5,98018+0%
802Hughes County, OKOK13,45518+0%
803Kossuth County, IAIA14,32218+0%
804Glascock County, GAGA3,14118+0%
805Winn Parish, LALA14,96118+0%
806Lake County, MTMT33,39218+0%
807Stevens County, MNMN9,74718+0%
808Cuming County, NENE8,82318+0%
809Douglas County, WAWA46,47318+0%
810Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89918+0%
811Noxubee County, MSMS9,79818+0%
812Phelps County, NENE8,99418+0%
813Scurry County, TXTX16,16218+0%
814Wilson County, KSKS8,29918+0%
815Ida County, IAIA6,77718+0%
816Randolph County, GAGA6,15618+0%
817Greene County, IAIA8,65818+0%
818Thurston County, NENE6,75218+0%
819Llano County, TXTX23,35318+0%
820Franklin County, IAIA9,86818+0%
821Perry County, TNTN9,12618+0%
822Coos County, NHNH31,34318+0%
823Taylor County, FLFL21,21018+0%
824Monroe County, IAIA7,40618+0%
825Perry County, ARAR10,30919+0%
826McCurtain County, OKOK30,74419+0%
827Nemaha County, NENE7,10219+0%
828Amite County, MSMS12,48719+0%
829Greene County, MSMS13,70719+0%
830Nowata County, OKOK9,52219+0%
831Robertson County, TXTX17,83919+0%
832Jefferson County, MSMS6,82519+0%
833Coosa County, ALAL10,16119+0%
834Perry County, MSMS11,57719+0%
835Brown County, KSKS9,10419+0%
836Pine County, MNMN30,47219+0%
837Bullock County, ALAL9,78019+0%
838Lowndes County, ALAL9,35919+0%
839Pike County, ARAR9,96419+0%
840Houston County, TXTX22,31619+0%
841Fulton County, ARAR12,49219+0%
842Whitman County, WAWA48,51219+0%
843Montmorency County, MIMI9,84219+0%
844Stone County, ARAR12,70319+0%
845Cochise County, AZAZ126,33219+0%
846Tehama County, CACA64,66519+0%
847Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40519+0%
848Burnett County, WIWI17,22319+0%
849Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45119+0%
850Redwood County, MNMN15,26519+0%
851Bland County, VAVA6,15119+0%
852Guthrie County, IAIA10,78219+0%
853Jackson County, KSKS13,43819+0%
854Jackson County, WIWI20,99919+0%
855Gooding County, IDID16,44619+0%
856Bradley County, ARAR9,82819+0%
857Bienville Parish, LALA12,26919+0%
858Iron County, MOMO9,31819+0%
859Bollinger County, MOMO10,64619+0%
860Calhoun County, IAIA9,56220+0%
861Marion County, GAGA7,67620+0%
862Texas County, MOMO25,99420+0%
863Dixie County, FLFL18,03820+0%
864Young County, TXTX18,15420+0%
865Craig County, OKOK14,51820+0%
866Gillespie County, TXTX28,52720+0%
867Macon County, MOMO15,19020+0%
868Keokuk County, IAIA9,79720+0%
869Benton County, MSMS7,50220+0%
870Eastland County, TXTX18,14320+0%
871Worth County, IAIA7,33820+0%
872Osage County, OKOK46,79420+0%
873Lavaca County, TXTX20,65120+0%
874Dent County, MOMO14,58420+0%
875Hamilton County, ILIL7,85920+0%
876Hubbard County, MNMN22,36920+0%
877Trinity County, TXTX14,38420+0%
878Bates County, MOMO16,51220+0%
879Choctaw County, OKOK14,05920+0%
880Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34420+0%
881Bingham County, IDID51,15320+0%
882Douglas County, OROR111,95120+0%
883Gallatin County, ILIL4,61620+0%
884Lake County, MIMI13,18220+0%
885Lyon County, IAIA12,35420+0%
886Calhoun County, ILIL4,30020+0%
887Lake County, SDSD10,99320+0%
888Sac County, IAIA9,52520+0%
889Washburn County, WIWI17,08720+0%
890Glenn County, CACA28,14120+0%
891Van Buren County, TNTN6,87420+0%
892Rock County, MNMN9,52420+0%
893Taylor County, WIWI20,11820+0%
894Franklin County, FLFL13,02920+0%
895Tunica County, MSMS8,81920+0%
896Freestone County, TXTX20,81120+0%
897Buffalo County, WIWI13,31820+0%
898Haskell County, OKOK11,78720+0%
899Jasper County, ILIL9,03220+0%
900Ralls County, MOMO10,44420+0%
901Montague County, TXTX21,96621+0%
902Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55221+0%
903San Juan County, NMNM120,34021+0%
904Karnes County, TXTX15,01821+0%
905Desha County, ARAR9,98421+0%
906Brown County, SDSD37,56121+0%
907Alamosa County, COCO16,68821+0%
908Lake County, COCO7,55221+0%
909Delta County, TXTX5,54921+0%
910Lewis County, MOMO9,87921+0%
911Pike County, ILIL14,23121+0%
912Wheeler County, GAGA7,57021+0%
913Arkansas County, ARAR15,83621+0%
914Doniphan County, KSKS7,59421+0%
915Lee County, ARAR8,02921+0%
916Howard County, IAIA9,41521+0%
917Caldwell County, MOMO9,01221+0%
918King and Queen County, VAVA6,74321+0%
919Lewis County, NYNY26,47921+0%
920Gilmer County, WVWV7,08521+0%
921Barton County, MOMO11,79521+0%
922Clarke County, IAIA9,57421+0%
923Hancock County, IAIA10,52821+0%
924Morgan County, COCO30,30621+0%
925Colorado County, TXTX21,43921+0%
926Bonner County, IDID54,42021+0%
927Pipestone County, MNMN9,26021+0%
928Sabine County, TXTX10,01221+0%
929Hancock County, GAGA8,68221+0%
930Ripley County, MOMO10,71721+0%
931Osage County, MOMO13,61122+0%
932Jefferson County, FLFL16,00722+0%
933Essex County, NYNY36,43822+0%
934Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18622+0%
935Henderson County, ILIL5,98422+0%
936Hickman County, KYKY4,37222+0%
937Hardy County, WVWV14,33722+0%
938Lucas County, IAIA8,84722+0%
939Presque Isle County, MIMI13,12822+0%
940Umatilla County, OROR81,11922+0%
941Sumner County, KSKS22,31222+0%
942Beckham County, OKOK22,15922+0%
943Stark County, ILIL5,31922+0%
944Tillamook County, OROR27,38422+0%
945Madison Parish, LALA8,84422+0%
946DeWitt County, TXTX20,30922+0%
947Howard County, MOMO10,18022+0%
948Jones County, NCNC9,57522+0%
949Pennington County, MNMN13,68622+0%
950Scott County, ILIL4,86622+0%
951Chicot County, ARAR9,10722+0%
952Atkinson County, GAGA8,45422+0%
953Hughes County, SDSD17,57022+0%
954Wayne County, NENE10,02022+0%
955Warren County, GAGA5,26922+0%
956Shelby County, IAIA11,68922+0%
957Bandera County, TXTX22,87622+0%
958Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35422+0%
959Linn County, MOMO11,81522+0%
960Moore County, TXTX21,89122+0%
961Jones County, TXTX20,86122+0%
962East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76022+0%
963Hickory County, MOMO9,04422+0%
964Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17522+0%
965Harrison County, IAIA14,62322+0%
966Pacific County, WAWA24,35722+0%
967Clarke County, ALAL22,01423+0%
968Chippewa County, MNMN12,40623+0%
969Calhoun County, GAGA5,41323+0%
970Schley County, GAGA4,59323+0%
971Tyler County, TXTX20,44323+0%
972Drew County, ARAR17,05423+0%
973Cherokee County, IAIA11,36923+0%
974Miller County, GAGA5,81223+0%
975Montgomery County, MOMO11,59023+0%
976Wilcox County, GAGA8,79723+0%
977Faribault County, MNMN13,88823+0%
978Yell County, ARAR19,95623+0%
979Brown County, ILIL6,40123+0%
980Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65023+0%
981Robertson County, KYKY2,32523+0%
982Wilkes County, GAGA9,54023+0%
983Chelan County, WAWA81,94123+0%
984Becker County, MNMN35,49723+0%
985Van Buren County, ARAR16,23823+0%
986Izard County, ARAR14,40523+0%
987Dickinson County, KSKS18,63723+0%
988LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15423+0%
989Ritchie County, WVWV8,03423+0%
990Wayne County, TNTN16,41623+0%
991Calhoun County, FLFL13,28923+0%
992Fayette County, TXTX25,45923+0%
993Allamakee County, IAIA14,23823+0%
994Marengo County, ALAL18,31123+0%
995Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87723+0%
996Warren County, ININ8,47423+0%
997Doddridge County, WVWV7,63423+0%
998Mitchell County, IAIA10,65023+0%
999Benton County, ININ8,88323+0%
1000Choctaw County, MSMS8,04823+0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES