Which county has the lowest population density?

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska ranks #1 with 0 (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by population density?

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

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,125 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is population density measured?

Residents per square mile of land area. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,125

Most sparsely populated, US counties · 2000

US counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2000).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 1990

501Winkler County, TXTX7,5409−17%

502Norman County, MNMN6,3369−7%

503Adams County, WAWA21,4889+21%

504Ottawa County, KSKS5,7449+9%

505Knox County, MOMO3,7289−3%

506Andrews County, TXTX18,9149−9%

507Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,0189+4%

508Antelope County, NENE6,3529−6%

509Morris County, KSKS5,3489−2%

510Nuckolls County, NENE4,1009−13%

511Prowers County, COCO11,8849+9%

512Echols County, GAGA3,6859+61%

513Worth County, MOMO1,9149−2%

514Zavala County, TXTX9,0379−5%

515Jefferson County, OKOK5,4319−3%

516Iron County, WIWI6,1279+12%

517Roberts County, SDSD10,2559+1%

518Boone County, NENE5,3559−6%

519Ellsworth County, KSKS6,2579−1%

520Calhoun County, ARAR4,6329−1%

521Nance County, NENE3,2909−6%

522Yoakum County, TXTX7,4389−17%

523Castro County, TXTX7,2959−9%

524Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1539+3%

525Swisher County, TXTX6,7039+3%

526Otero County, NMNM70,3689+20%

527Elmore County, IDID29,4659+37%

528Greer County, OKOK5,3739−8%

529Uinta County, WYWY20,7289+6%

530Wilkin County, MNMN6,28810−5%

531Williams County, NDND41,76710−6%

532Hyde County, NCNC4,55410+8%

533Bath County, VAVA4,07610+5%

534Pawnee County, KSKS5,99110−4%

535Jack County, TXTX9,56310+26%

536Gaines County, TXTX23,95610+2%

537Walsh County, NDND10,17910−10%

538Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60210+1%

539Baraga County, MIMI8,16910+10%

540Essex County, VTVT6,05110+1%

541Roseau County, MNMN15,24610+9%

542Navajo County, AZAZ109,94610+26%

543Archer County, TXTX9,12910+11%

544Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28410−1%

545Traill County, NDND7,92010−3%

546Hamilton County, TXTX8,68010+6%

547Texas County, OKOK20,32210+22%

548Stutsman County, NDND21,41410−1%

549Sevier County, UTUT22,82710+22%

550Mitchell County, KSKS5,59010−4%

551Forest County, WIWI9,57410+14%

552Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41310−2%

553Red Lake County, MNMN3,94010−5%

554Wasco County, OROR26,31010+10%

555Kingman County, KSKS7,02910+5%

556Kiowa County, OKOK8,18110−10%

557Putnam County, MOMO4,54610+3%

558Clay County, TXTX10,76410+10%

559Chaves County, NMNM63,36410+6%

560McCook County, SDSD5,96410+3%

561Bayfield County, WIWI16,78710+7%

562Refugio County, TXTX6,65710−2%

563Ramsey County, NDND11,53010−5%

564Ringgold County, IAIA4,64210+1%

565Klickitat County, WAWA24,33110+15%

566Iron County, UTUT67,14110+62%

567Florence County, WIWI4,74810+11%

568Cotton County, OKOK5,43210−1%

569Newton County, ARAR7,02610+12%

570Sheridan County, WYWY33,24111+13%

571Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70411−10%

572Thayer County, NENE4,84211−9%

573Adams County, IAIA3,61711−8%

574Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53711+8%

575Mitchell County, TXTX8,94711+21%

576Tillman County, OKOK6,78011−11%

577Jefferson County, OROR25,74011+39%

578Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66211+8%

579Klamath County, OROR70,27411+11%

580Elbert County, COCO30,53411+106%

581Alger County, MIMI8,64111+10%

582Stephens County, TXTX9,38011+7%

583Gila County, AZAZ53,80111+28%

584Hamlin County, SDSD6,90011+11%

585Runnels County, TXTX9,69311+2%

586Tensas Parish, LALA3,70011−7%

587Childress County, TXTX6,64311+29%

588Aroostook County, MEME66,60911−15%

589Sullivan County, MOMO5,73811+14%

590Logan County, COCO20,65411+17%

591Chariton County, MOMO7,37711−8%

592Iron County, MIMI11,757110%

593Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97211+7%

594Box Butte County, NENE10,49411−7%

595Juneau, AKAK31,60911+15%

596Parmer County, TXTX9,67811+2%

597Webster County, GAGA2,36911+6%

598Scotland County, MOMO4,79611+3%

599Stewart County, GAGA4,63111−7%

600Washita County, OKOK10,88411+1%

601Grant County, MNMN6,08511+1%

602Grant County, SDSD7,53412−6%

603Fillmore County, NENE5,45812−7%

604Howard County, NENE6,53812+8%

605Holt County, MOMO4,20012−11%

606Forest County, PAPA6,61412+3%

607Mohave County, AZAZ228,10212+66%

608Big Stone County, MNMN5,05412−7%

609Coal County, OKOK5,43612+4%

610Mackinac County, MIMI11,23612+12%

611Morgan County, UTUT13,38312+29%

612Carter County, MOMO5,41812+8%

613Montezuma County, COCO26,67812+28%

614Atchison County, MOMO5,17512−14%

615Pendleton County, WVWV5,82612+2%

616Benewah County, IDID10,50812+16%

617Mariposa County, CACA16,91812+20%

618Live Oak County, TXTX11,92912+29%

619Montgomery County, ARAR8,57912+18%

620Blanco County, TXTX13,58112+41%

621Baker County, GAGA2,72512+13%

622Johnson County, NENE5,21812−4%

623Pope County, ILIL3,67212+1%

624Lincoln County, MNMN5,58312−7%

625Union County, OROR25,90012+4%

626Marshall County, KSKS9,85212−6%

627Zapata County, TXTX13,75312+31%

628Harrison County, MOMO8,28112+4%

629Kalawao County, HIHI8212+13%

630Clay County, NENE6,17012−1%

631Scott County, ARAR9,96512+8%

632Eddy County, NMNM62,50912+6%

633Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62612−3%

634Searcy County, ARAR7,84812+5%

635Natrona County, WYWY80,52612+9%

636Richland County, NDND16,73113−1%

637Price County, WIWI13,98813+1%

638Lea County, NMNM74,749130%

639Moody County, SDSD6,63213+1%

640Menominee County, WIWI4,19913+17%

641Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,70913−8%

642Wayne County, IAIA6,73813−5%

643Ozark County, MOMO9,17213+11%

644Polk County, NENE5,27013−1%

645Sawyer County, WIWI18,84613+14%

646Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24413+2%

647Storey County, NVNV4,26013+35%

648Blaine County, OKOK8,51513+4%

649Lafayette County, FLFL8,79213+26%

650Wasatch County, UTUT38,51413+51%

651Somerset County, MEME51,62013+2%

652Curry County, OROR22,62113+9%

653Cedar County, NENE8,37313−5%

654Murray County, MNMN7,94213−5%

655Ward County, TXTX11,12513−17%

656Taylor County, IAIA5,83513−2%

657Oregon County, MOMO8,70913+9%

658Glades County, FLFL13,27013+39%

659Pratt County, KSKS9,11713−1%

660Morton County, NDND34,60113+7%

661Charlton County, GAGA13,12113+21%

662Washington County, MEME31,33413−4%

663Dixon County, NENE5,60213+3%

664Kearney County, NENE6,79013+4%

665Teton County, IDID13,25413+74%

666Cass County, MNMN31,43013+25%

667Lincoln County, NENE33,30314+7%

668Beadle County, SDSD19,62414−7%

669Schuyler County, MOMO4,14014−2%

670Shelby County, MOMO5,87014−2%

671Rio Grande County, COCO11,08714+15%

672Taos County, NMNM34,56414+30%

673Kemper County, MSMS8,60014+1%

674Clay County, KSKS7,99014−4%

675Pierce County, NENE7,378140%

676Red River County, TXTX11,816140%

677McKinley County, NMNM68,11914+23%

678Grant County, KSKS7,02814+10%

679Dallas County, ARAR6,01114−4%

680Carbon County, UTUT20,68014+1%

681Gentry County, MOMO6,384140%

682Anderson County, KSKS8,01814+4%

683Coffey County, KSKS8,46714+5%

684Marion County, KSKS11,63414+4%

685Atoka County, OKOK14,60914+9%

686Daviess County, MOMO8,55814+2%

687Val Verde County, TXTX47,83514+16%

688Leon County, TXTX16,89414+21%

689St. Clair County, MOMO9,97614+14%

690Sanpete County, UTUT31,45314+40%

691Cleveland County, ARAR7,22414+10%

692Frio County, TXTX18,82314+21%

693Turner County, SDSD9,31414+3%

694Callahan County, TXTX14,49114+9%

695Cloud County, KSKS8,83314−7%

696Terry County, TXTX11,72014−3%

697Monroe County, MOMO8,95914+2%

698Jefferson County, WAWA33,97014+29%

699Monona County, IAIA8,539140%

700Lamb County, TXTX12,57914−2%

701Adair County, IAIA7,40314−2%

702Kittitas County, WAWA48,80315+25%

703Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87315+15%

704Sullivan County, PAPA5,85615+7%

705Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47715−5%

706Jefferson County, NENE7,07015−5%

707Flathead County, MTMT115,42915+26%

708Clark County, MOMO6,47515−2%

709Prairie County, ARAR7,923150%

710Carroll County, MOMO8,41715−4%

711Latimer County, OKOK9,64515+3%

712Rice County, KSKS9,26615+1%

713Wilcox County, ALAL9,66615−3%

714Garfield County, COCO63,47415+46%

715Woodward County, OKOK19,82715−3%

716Woodruff County, ARAR5,71015−8%

717Montrose County, COCO44,59115+37%

718Nemaha County, KSKS10,05415+3%

719Comanche County, TXTX14,43215+5%

720Franklin County, MSMS7,49115+1%

721Butler County, NENE8,50715+2%

722Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81915−9%

723Cameron County, PAPA4,21115+1%

724Ravalli County, MTMT48,58215+44%

725Stanton County, NENE5,74415+3%

726Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48115−3%

727Rolette County, NDND11,68815+7%

728Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58215+7%

729Sharkey County, MSMS3,09715−7%

730Pitkin County, COCO16,62515+17%

731Greene County, ALAL7,06715−2%

732Audubon County, IAIA5,50915−7%

733Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22315−1%

734Kingfisher County, OKOK15,79516+5%

735Craig County, VAVA4,80016+16%

736Noble County, OKOK10,89916+3%

737Fremont County, IAIA6,52216−3%

738Gogebic County, MIMI14,28516−4%

739Beltrami County, MNMN47,05516+15%

740Burt County, NENE6,67816−1%

741Summit County, UTUT43,14116+92%

742Polk County, MNMN30,54516−3%

743Red Willow County, NENE10,30716−2%

744Chaffee County, COCO20,83116+28%

745Jackson County, MNMN9,85716−4%

746Douglas County, MOMO12,34216+10%

747Otero County, COCO17,68316+1%

748Van Buren County, IAIA7,13116+2%

749Linn County, KSKS9,95016+16%

750Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33116+17%

751Swift County, MNMN9,76316+11%

752Nevada County, ARAR7,94216−1%

753Ashland County, WIWI16,20316+3%

754Newton County, TXTX11,95416+11%

755Lafayette County, ARAR5,88816−11%

756Dade County, MOMO7,80416+6%

757Stevens County, WAWA49,66816+29%

758Decatur County, IAIA7,65516+4%

759Colusa County, CACA21,83616+16%

760Johnston County, OKOK10,44816+5%

761Sumter County, ALAL11,58816−9%

762Schuyler County, ILIL6,65716−4%

763Perry County, ALAL7,42516−7%

764Itasca County, MNMN45,40416+8%

765Conecuh County, ALAL10,899170%

766Talbot County, GAGA5,709170%

767Dawson County, TXTX11,77617+4%

768Oscoda County, MIMI8,72317+20%

769Pope County, MNMN11,42017+5%

770Uvalde County, TXTX24,96317+11%

771Potter County, PAPA15,89717+8%

772Washington County, ALAL14,82217+8%

773Rusk County, WIWI14,14617+2%

774Merrick County, NENE7,90517+2%

775San Augustine County, TXTX7,72217+12%

776Monroe County, ARAR6,24417−10%

777Maries County, MOMO8,39717+12%

778Stark County, NDND34,01317−1%

779Davis County, IAIA9,23017+3%

780Madison County, ARAR18,41017+23%

781Franklin County, IDID15,88917+23%

782Carroll County, MSMS9,22617+17%

783Quitman County, GAGA2,25417+18%

784Clay County, GAGA2,815170%

785Love County, OKOK10,78017+8%

786Lyon County, NVNV65,08817+72%

787Richardson County, NENE7,53017−4%

788Nolan County, TXTX14,11717−5%

789Hamilton County, NENE9,67817+6%

790Jackson County, TXTX15,39317+10%

791Franklin County, MEME30,82417+2%

792Alcona County, MIMI10,55617+16%

793Choctaw County, ALAL11,90417−1%

794Renville County, MNMN14,35617−3%

795Gonzales County, TXTX20,15917+8%

796Wayne County, MOMO10,78217+15%

797Tucker County, WVWV6,54017−5%

798Bosque County, TXTX18,91818+14%

799Jefferson County, IDID35,29718+16%

800Webster County, WVWV7,76018−9%

801Osceola County, IAIA5,98018−4%

802Hughes County, OKOK13,45518+9%

803Kossuth County, IAIA14,32218−8%

804Glascock County, GAGA3,14118+8%

805Winn Parish, LALA14,96118+4%

806Lake County, MTMT33,39218+26%

807Stevens County, MNMN9,74718−5%

808Cuming County, NENE8,82318+1%

809Douglas County, WAWA46,47318+24%

810Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89918−5%

811Noxubee County, MSMS9,798180%

812Phelps County, NENE8,994180%

813Scurry County, TXTX16,16218−12%

814Wilson County, KSKS8,299180%

815Ida County, IAIA6,77718−6%

816Randolph County, GAGA6,15618−3%

817Greene County, IAIA8,65818+3%

818Thurston County, NENE6,75218+3%

819Llano County, TXTX23,35318+47%

820Franklin County, IAIA9,86818−6%

821Perry County, TNTN9,12618+15%

822Coos County, NHNH31,34318−5%

823Taylor County, FLFL21,21018+13%

824Monroe County, IAIA7,40618−1%

825Perry County, ARAR10,30919+28%

826McCurtain County, OKOK30,74419+3%

827Nemaha County, NENE7,10219−5%

828Amite County, MSMS12,48719+2%

829Greene County, MSMS13,70719+30%

830Nowata County, OKOK9,52219+6%

831Robertson County, TXTX17,83919+3%

832Jefferson County, MSMS6,82519+13%

833Coosa County, ALAL10,16119+10%

834Perry County, MSMS11,57719+12%

835Brown County, KSKS9,10419−4%

836Pine County, MNMN30,47219+25%

837Bullock County, ALAL9,78019+6%

838Lowndes County, ALAL9,35919+6%

839Pike County, ARAR9,96419+12%

840Houston County, TXTX22,31619+8%

841Fulton County, ARAR12,49219+16%

842Whitman County, WAWA48,51219+5%

843Montmorency County, MIMI9,84219+15%

844Stone County, ARAR12,70319+18%

845Cochise County, AZAZ126,33219+21%

846Tehama County, CACA64,66519+13%

847Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40519−4%

848Burnett County, WIWI17,22319+20%

849Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45119+2%

850Redwood County, MNMN15,26519−3%

851Bland County, VAVA6,15119+5%

852Guthrie County, IAIA10,78219+4%

853Jackson County, KSKS13,43819+10%

854Jackson County, WIWI20,99919+15%

855Gooding County, IDID16,44619+22%

856Bradley County, ARAR9,82819+7%

857Bienville Parish, LALA12,26919−1%

858Iron County, MOMO9,318190%

859Bollinger County, MOMO10,64619+13%

860Calhoun County, IAIA9,56220−3%

861Marion County, GAGA7,67620+28%

862Texas County, MOMO25,99420+7%

863Dixie County, FLFL18,03820+31%

864Young County, TXTX18,15420−1%

865Craig County, OKOK14,51820+6%

866Gillespie County, TXTX28,52720+21%

867Macon County, MOMO15,19020+3%

868Keokuk County, IAIA9,79720−2%

869Benton County, MSMS7,502200%

870Eastland County, TXTX18,14320−1%

871Worth County, IAIA7,33820−1%

872Osage County, OKOK46,79420+7%

873Lavaca County, TXTX20,65120+3%

874Dent County, MOMO14,58420+9%

875Hamilton County, ILIL7,85920+1%

876Hubbard County, MNMN22,36920+23%

877Trinity County, TXTX14,38420+20%

878Bates County, MOMO16,51220+11%

879Choctaw County, OKOK14,059200%

880Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34420+8%

881Bingham County, IDID51,15320+11%

882Douglas County, OROR111,95120+6%

883Gallatin County, ILIL4,61620−7%

884Lake County, MIMI13,18220+32%

885Lyon County, IAIA12,35420−2%

886Calhoun County, ILIL4,30020−4%

887Lake County, SDSD10,99320+7%

888Sac County, IAIA9,52520−6%

889Washburn County, WIWI17,08720+16%

890Glenn County, CACA28,14120+7%

891Van Buren County, TNTN6,87420+14%

892Rock County, MNMN9,52420−1%

893Taylor County, WIWI20,11820+4%

894Franklin County, FLFL13,02920+23%

895Tunica County, MSMS8,81920+13%

896Freestone County, TXTX20,81120+13%

897Buffalo County, WIWI13,31820+2%

898Haskell County, OKOK11,78720+8%

899Jasper County, ILIL9,03220−5%

900Ralls County, MOMO10,44420+14%

901Montague County, TXTX21,96621+11%

902Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55221+56%

903San Juan County, NMNM120,34021+24%

904Karnes County, TXTX15,01821+24%

905Desha County, ARAR9,98421−9%

906Brown County, SDSD37,561210%

907Alamosa County, COCO16,68821+10%

908Lake County, COCO7,55221+30%

909Delta County, TXTX5,54921+10%

910Lewis County, MOMO9,87921+3%

911Pike County, ILIL14,23121−1%

912Wheeler County, GAGA7,57021+26%

913Arkansas County, ARAR15,83621−4%

914Doniphan County, KSKS7,59421+1%

915Lee County, ARAR8,02921−4%

916Howard County, IAIA9,41521+1%

917Caldwell County, MOMO9,01221+7%

918King and Queen County, VAVA6,74321+5%

919Lewis County, NYNY26,47921+1%

920Gilmer County, WVWV7,08521−7%

921Barton County, MOMO11,79521+11%

922Clarke County, IAIA9,57421+10%

923Hancock County, IAIA10,52821−4%

924Morgan County, COCO30,30621+24%

925Colorado County, TXTX21,43921+11%

926Bonner County, IDID54,42021+38%

927Pipestone County, MNMN9,26021−6%

928Sabine County, TXTX10,01221+9%

929Hancock County, GAGA8,68221+13%

930Ripley County, MOMO10,71721+10%

931Osage County, MOMO13,61122+9%

932Jefferson County, FLFL16,00722+14%

933Essex County, NYNY36,43822+5%

934Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18622+13%

935Henderson County, ILIL5,98422+1%

936Hickman County, KYKY4,37222−5%

937Hardy County, WVWV14,33722+15%

938Lucas County, IAIA8,84722+4%

939Presque Isle County, MIMI13,12822+5%

940Umatilla County, OROR81,11922+19%

941Sumner County, KSKS22,312220%

942Beckham County, OKOK22,15922+5%

943Stark County, ILIL5,31922−3%

944Tillamook County, OROR27,38422+12%

945Madison Parish, LALA8,84422+10%

946DeWitt County, TXTX20,30922+6%

947Howard County, MOMO10,18022+6%

948Jones County, NCNC9,57522+10%

949Pennington County, MNMN13,68622+2%

950Scott County, ILIL4,86622−2%

951Chicot County, ARAR9,10722−10%

952Atkinson County, GAGA8,45422+22%

953Hughes County, SDSD17,57022+11%

954Wayne County, NENE10,02022+5%

955Warren County, GAGA5,26922+4%

956Shelby County, IAIA11,689220%

957Bandera County, TXTX22,87622+67%

958Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35422−3%

959Linn County, MOMO11,81522−1%

960Moore County, TXTX21,89122+13%

961Jones County, TXTX20,86122+26%

962East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76022−3%

963Hickory County, MOMO9,04422+22%

964Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175220%

965Harrison County, IAIA14,62322+6%

966Pacific County, WAWA24,35722+11%

967Clarke County, ALAL22,01423+2%

968Chippewa County, MNMN12,40623−1%

969Calhoun County, GAGA5,41323+26%

970Schley County, GAGA4,59323+5%

971Tyler County, TXTX20,44323+25%

972Drew County, ARAR17,05423+8%

973Cherokee County, IAIA11,36923−8%

974Miller County, GAGA5,81223+2%

975Montgomery County, MOMO11,59023+7%

976Wilcox County, GAGA8,79723+22%

977Faribault County, MNMN13,88823−4%

978Yell County, ARAR19,95623+19%

979Brown County, ILIL6,40123+19%

980Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650230%

981Robertson County, KYKY2,32523+7%

982Wilkes County, GAGA9,54023+1%

983Chelan County, WAWA81,94123+27%

984Becker County, MNMN35,49723+8%

985Van Buren County, ARAR16,23823+16%

986Izard County, ARAR14,40523+17%

987Dickinson County, KSKS18,63723+2%

988LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15423+5%

989Ritchie County, WVWV8,03423+1%

990Wayne County, TNTN16,41623+21%

991Calhoun County, FLFL13,28923+18%

992Fayette County, TXTX25,45923+9%

993Allamakee County, IAIA14,23823+6%

994Marengo County, ALAL18,31123−2%

995Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87723−2%

996Warren County, ININ8,47423+3%

997Doddridge County, WVWV7,63423+6%

998Mitchell County, IAIA10,650230%

999Benton County, ININ8,883230%

1000Choctaw County, MSMS8,04823+8%

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