Which county has the lowest population density?

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska ranks #1 with 0 (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by population density?

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

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,131 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).

RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,131

Most sparsely populated, US counties · 2010

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

501Ottawa County, KSKS5,7448−1%

502Winkler County, TXTX7,5408−1%

503Nance County, NENE3,2908−8%

504Goliad County, TXTX7,2088+4%

505Luna County, NMNM25,4078+0%

506Albany County, WYWY38,5588+13%

507Morris County, KSKS5,3489−3%

508Jefferson County, OKOK5,4319−5%

509Calhoun County, ARAR4,6329−7%

510Box Elder County, UTUT65,3209+17%

511Boundary County, IDID13,9979+11%

512Bailey County, TXTX6,9639+9%

513Walsh County, NDND10,1799−10%

514Clearwater County, MNMN8,6479+3%

515Tensas Parish, LALA3,7009−21%

516Wilkin County, MNMN6,2889−8%

517Elmore County, IDID29,4659−7%

518Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6629−17%

519Swisher County, TXTX6,7039−6%

520Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,0189+2%

521Aitkin County, MNMN16,2529+6%

522Bath County, VAVA4,0769−6%

523Cassia County, IDID26,3979+7%

524Archuleta County, COCO14,3069+22%

525Zavala County, TXTX9,0379+1%

526Castro County, TXTX7,2959−3%

527Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4139−9%

528Florence County, WIWI4,7489−13%

529Ellsworth County, KSKS6,2579−0%

530Mitchell County, KSKS5,5909−8%

531Kingman County, KSKS7,0299−9%

532Thayer County, NENE4,8429−14%

533Forest County, WIWI9,5749−7%

534Tillman County, OKOK6,7809−14%

535Roberts County, SDSD10,2559+1%

536Pawnee County, KSKS5,9919−4%

537Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6029−5%

538Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4579+11%

539Kiowa County, OKOK8,1819−8%

540Roseau County, MNMN15,2469−4%

541Traill County, NDND7,9209−4%

542Red Lake County, MNMN3,9409−5%

543Hyde County, NCNC4,5549−0%

544Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7049−10%

545Stutsman County, NDND21,4149−4%

546Adams County, IAIA3,61710−10%

547Essex County, VTVT6,05110−2%

548Ringgold County, IAIA4,64210−6%

549Refugio County, TXTX6,65710−6%

550Echols County, GAGA3,68510+7%

551Campbell County, WYWY48,14510+37%

552Putnam County, MOMO4,54610−5%

553Otero County, NMNM70,36810+2%

554Ramsey County, NDND11,53010−5%

555Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15310+4%

556Adams County, WAWA21,48810+14%

557Greer County, OKOK5,37310+3%

558McCook County, SDSD5,96410−4%

559Cotton County, OKOK5,43210−6%

560Yoakum County, TXTX7,43810+8%

561Andrews County, TXTX18,91410+14%

562Baraga County, MIMI8,16910+1%

563Clay County, TXTX10,76410−2%

564Jack County, TXTX9,56310+3%

565Routt County, COCO25,32910+19%

566Runnels County, TXTX9,69310−9%

567Liberty County, FLFL8,03510+19%

568Archer County, TXTX9,12910+2%

569Baker County, GAGA2,72510−15%

570Childress County, TXTX6,64310−8%

571Texas County, OKOK20,32210+3%

572Iron County, MIMI11,75710−10%

573Uinta County, WYWY20,72810+7%

574Newton County, ARAR7,02610−3%

575Bayfield County, WIWI16,78710+0%

576Hamilton County, TXTX8,68010+3%

577Fillmore County, NENE5,45810−11%

578Mitchell County, TXTX8,94710−3%

579Sullivan County, MOMO5,73810−7%

580Atchison County, MOMO5,17510−12%

581Chariton County, MOMO7,37710−7%

582Alger County, MIMI8,64110−3%

583Box Butte County, NENE10,49411−7%

584Big Stone County, MNMN5,05411−9%

585Wasco County, OROR26,31011+6%

586Holt County, MOMO4,20011−8%

587Stephens County, TXTX9,38011−0%

588Aroostook County, MEME66,60911−3%

589Williams County, NDND41,76711+13%

590Grant County, SDSD7,53411−6%

591Navajo County, AZAZ109,94611+10%

592Chaves County, NMNM63,36411+7%

593Klickitat County, WAWA24,33111+6%

594Mackinac County, MIMI11,23611−7%

595Sevier County, UTUT22,82711+10%

596Lincoln County, MNMN5,58311−8%

597Grant County, MNMN6,08511−4%

598Howard County, NENE6,53811−4%

599Pendleton County, WVWV5,82611−6%

600Live Oak County, TXTX11,92911−6%

601Scotland County, MOMO4,79611−3%

602Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28411+14%

603Klamath County, OROR70,27411+4%

604Marshall County, KSKS9,85211−8%

605Gila County, AZAZ53,80111+4%

606Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53711+6%

607Price County, WIWI13,98811−11%

608Richland County, NDND16,73111−9%

609Sharkey County, MSMS3,09711−25%

610Clay County, NENE6,17011−7%

611Coal County, OKOK5,43611−2%

612Sheridan County, WYWY33,24112+10%

613Juneau, AKAK31,60912+2%

614Washita County, OKOK10,88412+1%

615Hamlin County, SDSD6,90012+7%

616Parmer County, TXTX9,67812+3%

617Gaines County, TXTX23,95612+21%

618Menominee County, WIWI4,19912−7%

619Taylor County, IAIA5,83512−9%

620Benewah County, IDID10,50812+1%

621Cedar County, NENE8,37312−8%

622Pope County, ILIL3,67212+1%

623Montgomery County, ARAR8,57912+3%

624Dallas County, ARAR6,01112−12%

625Wayne County, IAIA6,73812−5%

626Jefferson County, OROR25,74012+14%

627Searcy County, ARAR7,84812−1%

628Polk County, NENE5,27012−4%

629Red River County, TXTX11,81612−10%

630Carter County, MOMO5,41812+5%

631Logan County, COCO20,65412+11%

632Murray County, MNMN7,94212−5%

633Woodruff County, ARAR5,71012−17%

634Harrison County, MOMO8,28112+1%

635Elbert County, COCO30,53412+16%

636Moody County, SDSD6,63212−2%

637Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24413−3%

638Kearney County, NENE6,79013−6%

639Scott County, ARAR9,96513+2%

640Montezuma County, COCO26,67813+7%

641Mariposa County, CACA16,91813+7%

642Dixon County, NENE5,60213−5%

643Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,70913−1%

644Union County, OROR25,90013+5%

645Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81913−16%

646Pierce County, NENE7,37813−8%

647Shelby County, MOMO5,87013−6%

648Ward County, TXTX11,12513−2%

649Washington County, MEME31,33413−3%

650Cameron County, PAPA4,21113−15%

651Blaine County, OKOK8,51513−0%

652Eddy County, NMNM62,50913+4%

653Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62613+4%

654Ozark County, MOMO9,17213+2%

655McKinley County, NMNM68,11913−4%

656Pratt County, KSKS9,11713+0%

657Rio Grande County, COCO11,08713−3%

658Wilcox County, ALAL9,66613−11%

659Sawyer County, WIWI18,84613+2%

660Swift County, MNMN9,76313−18%

661Stewart County, GAGA4,63113+15%

662Clay County, KSKS7,99013−3%

663Jefferson County, NENE7,07013−9%

664Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97213+18%

665Somerset County, MEME51,62013+3%

666Monona County, IAIA8,53913−8%

667Cloud County, KSKS8,83313−7%

668Webster County, GAGA2,36913+17%

669Carroll County, MOMO8,41713−10%

670Marion County, KSKS11,63413−5%

671Monroe County, ARAR6,24413−21%

672Prairie County, ARAR7,92313−9%

673Adair County, IAIA7,40313−7%

674Turner County, SDSD9,31414−6%

675Grant County, KSKS7,02814−1%

676Kemper County, MSMS8,60014+0%

677Monroe County, MOMO8,95914−5%

678Gentry County, MOMO6,38414−2%

679Coffey County, KSKS8,46714−3%

680Curry County, OROR22,62114+6%

681Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47714−6%

682Lamb County, TXTX12,57914−5%

683Oregon County, MOMO8,70914+5%

684Audubon County, IAIA5,50914−10%

685Beadle County, SDSD19,62414+2%

686Johnson County, NENE5,21814+16%

687Rice County, KSKS9,26614−6%

688Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48114−8%

689Burt County, NENE6,67814−12%

690Anderson County, KSKS8,01814−0%

691Greene County, ALAL7,06714−9%

692Iron County, UTUT67,14114+37%

693Zapata County, TXTX13,75314+15%

694Natrona County, WYWY80,52614+13%

695Cass County, MNMN31,43014+5%

696Clark County, MOMO6,47514−4%

697Lincoln County, NENE33,30314+5%

698Nemaha County, KSKS10,05414−5%

699Terry County, TXTX11,72014−1%

700Morton County, NDND34,60114+9%

701Sullivan County, PAPA5,85614−2%

702Stanton County, NENE5,74414−5%

703Butler County, NENE8,50714−4%

704Franklin County, MSMS7,49114−4%

705Schuyler County, MOMO4,14014+6%

706Lafayette County, ARAR5,88814−11%

707Carbon County, UTUT20,68014+5%

708St. Clair County, MOMO9,97615+2%

709Cleveland County, ARAR7,22415+1%

710Atoka County, OKOK14,60915+2%

711Fremont County, IAIA6,52215−7%

712Nevada County, ARAR7,94215−10%

713Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58215−4%

714Jackson County, MNMN9,85715−9%

715Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22315−5%

716Perry County, ALAL7,42515−11%

717Lea County, NMNM74,74915+17%

718Blanco County, TXTX13,58115+25%

719Jefferson County, MSMS6,82515−21%

720Comanche County, TXTX14,43215−0%

721Gogebic County, MIMI14,28515−5%

722Otero County, COCO17,68315−7%

723Taos County, NMNM34,56415+10%

724Daviess County, MOMO8,55815+5%

725Mohave County, AZAZ228,10215+29%

726Callahan County, TXTX14,49115+5%

727Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87315+4%

728Richardson County, NENE7,53015−12%

729Choctaw County, ALAL11,90415−13%

730Frio County, TXTX18,82315+6%

731Storey County, NVNV4,26015+18%

732Sumter County, ALAL11,58815−7%

733Oscoda County, MIMI8,72315−8%

734Dawson County, TXTX11,77615−8%

735Red Willow County, NENE10,30715−3%

736Rolette County, NDND11,68815+2%

737Latimer County, OKOK9,64515+4%

738Ashland County, WIWI16,20315−4%

739Newton County, TXTX11,95415−4%

740Val Verde County, TXTX47,83516+9%

741Morgan County, UTUT13,38316+33%

742Conecuh County, ALAL10,89916−6%

743Charlton County, GAGA13,12116+18%

744Van Buren County, IAIA7,13116−3%

745Leon County, TXTX16,89416+10%

746Lowndes County, ALAL9,35916−16%

747Noble County, OKOK10,89916+1%

748Craig County, VAVA4,80016+2%

749Decatur County, IAIA7,65516−3%

750Glades County, FLFL13,27016+22%

751Kossuth County, IAIA14,32216−9%

752Renville County, MNMN14,35616−8%

753Cuming County, NENE8,82316−10%

754Polk County, MNMN30,54516+1%

755Merrick County, NENE7,90516−4%

756Dade County, MOMO7,80416−1%

757Winn Parish, LALA14,96116−9%

758Potter County, PAPA15,89716−3%

759Rusk County, WIWI14,14616−4%

760Woodward County, OKOK19,82716+9%

761Osceola County, IAIA5,98016−8%

762Alcona County, MIMI10,55616−7%

763Linn County, KSKS9,95016+1%

764Washington County, ALAL14,82216−3%

765Clay County, GAGA2,81516−5%

766Pope County, MNMN11,42016−2%

767Lafayette County, FLFL8,79216+26%

768Greene County, IAIA8,65816−10%

769Ida County, IAIA6,77716−10%

770Wilson County, KSKS8,29916−9%

771Webster County, WVWV7,76017−6%

772Jefferson County, WAWA33,97017+15%

773Noxubee County, MSMS9,79817−8%

774Quitman County, GAGA2,25417−3%

775Nolan County, TXTX14,11717−4%

776San Augustine County, TXTX7,72217−1%

777Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89917−7%

778Kingfisher County, OKOK15,79517+8%

779Ravalli County, MTMT48,58217+11%

780Douglas County, MOMO12,34217+5%

781Hamilton County, NENE9,67817−3%

782Carroll County, MSMS9,22617−2%

783Itasca County, MNMN45,40417+2%

784Jackson County, TXTX15,39317−2%

785Calhoun County, IAIA9,56217−13%

786Uvalde County, TXTX24,96317+2%

787Phelps County, NENE8,99417−6%

788Johnston County, OKOK10,44817+4%

789Tucker County, WVWV6,54017−2%

790Schuyler County, ILIL6,65717+5%

791Stevens County, MNMN9,74717−3%

792Gallatin County, ILIL4,61617−13%

793Lee County, ARAR8,02917−17%

794Hughes County, OKOK13,45517−1%

795Maries County, MOMO8,39717+3%

796Davis County, IAIA9,23017+2%

797Brown County, KSKS9,10417−7%

798Sanpete County, UTUT31,45318+22%

799Bullock County, ALAL9,78018−7%

800Talbot County, GAGA5,70918+6%

801Desha County, ARAR9,98418−15%

802Stevens County, WAWA49,66818+9%

803Chaffee County, COCO20,83118+10%

804Thurston County, NENE6,75218−3%

805Pitkin County, COCO16,62518+15%

806Bienville Parish, LALA12,26918−9%

807Bradley County, ARAR9,82818−9%

808Coosa County, ALAL10,16118−5%

809Beltrami County, MNMN47,05518+12%

810Nemaha County, NENE7,10218−4%

811Wayne County, MOMO10,78218+2%

812Kittitas County, WAWA48,80318+23%

813Montmorency County, MIMI9,84218−5%

814Flathead County, MTMT115,42918+22%

815McCurtain County, OKOK30,74418−4%

816Amite County, MSMS12,48718−3%

817Sac County, IAIA9,52518−10%

818Randolph County, GAGA6,15618−1%

819Forest County, PAPA6,61418+56%

820Stark County, NDND34,01318+7%

821Franklin County, MEME30,82418+4%

822Keokuk County, IAIA9,79718−8%

823Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40518−4%

824Redwood County, MNMN15,26518−4%

825Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33118+14%

826Love County, OKOK10,78018+7%

827Franklin County, IAIA9,86818−0%

828Monroe County, IAIA7,40618−1%

829Montrose County, COCO44,59118+23%

830Coos County, NHNH31,34318−0%

831East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76018−18%

832Chicot County, ARAR9,10719−16%

833Bosque County, TXTX18,91819+6%

834Guthrie County, IAIA10,78219−4%

835Gonzales County, TXTX20,15919+6%

836Colusa County, CACA21,83619+14%

837Nowata County, OKOK9,52219−0%

838Scurry County, TXTX16,16219+3%

839Pike County, ARAR9,96419−0%

840Burnett County, WIWI17,22319−1%

841Madison County, ARAR18,41019+10%

842Perry County, MSMS11,57719+1%

843Perry County, ARAR10,30919+2%

844Worth County, IAIA7,33819−4%

845Bland County, VAVA6,15119−1%

846Perry County, TNTN9,12619+4%

847Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34419−4%

848Garfield County, COCO63,47419+29%

849Arkansas County, ARAR15,83619−8%

850Houston County, TXTX22,31619+2%

851Franklin County, IDID15,88919+13%

852Lake County, MTMT33,39219+8%

853Iron County, MOMO9,31819−1%

854Henderson County, ILIL5,98419−11%

855Madison Parish, LALA8,84419−12%

856Lake County, COCO7,55219−6%

857Summit County, UTUT43,14119+22%

858Macon County, MOMO15,19019−1%

859Robertson County, TXTX17,83919+4%

860Hamilton County, ILIL7,85919−2%

861Jasper County, ILIL9,03220−4%

862Claiborne County, MSMS8,05820−19%

863Lyon County, IAIA12,35420−2%

864Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45120+3%

865Choctaw County, OKOK14,05920−1%

866Craig County, OKOK14,51820+1%

867Pike County, ILIL14,23120−5%

868Fulton County, ARAR12,49220+5%

869Karnes County, TXTX15,01820−4%

870Hancock County, IAIA10,52820−6%

871Lavaca County, TXTX20,65120+0%

872Lake County, SDSD10,99320−1%

873Washburn County, WIWI17,08720−1%

874Wasatch County, UTUT38,51420+55%

875Bollinger County, MOMO10,64620+3%

876Hancock County, GAGA8,68220−6%

877Calhoun County, ILIL4,30020+0%

878Eastland County, TXTX18,14320+2%

879Rock County, MNMN9,52420−0%

880Buffalo County, WIWI13,31820−2%

881Doniphan County, KSKS7,59420−4%

882Greene County, MSMS13,70720+8%

883Howard County, IAIA9,41520−4%

884Lewis County, MOMO9,87920−3%

885Hickman County, KYKY4,37220−7%

886Young County, TXTX18,15420+3%

887Van Buren County, TNTN6,87420+1%

888Quitman County, MSMS5,36420−19%

889Presque Isle County, MIMI13,12820−7%

890Lake County, MIMI13,18220+2%

891Delta County, TXTX5,54920−2%

892Bates County, MOMO16,51220+2%

893Sumner County, KSKS22,31220−7%

894Faribault County, MNMN13,88820−10%

895Stone County, ARAR12,70320+8%

896Choctaw County, MSMS8,04820−12%

897Jackson County, KSKS13,43821+6%

898Warren County, GAGA5,26921−8%

899Shelby County, IAIA11,68921−8%

900Pipestone County, MNMN9,26021−3%

901Lucas County, IAIA8,84721−6%

902Llano County, TXTX23,35321+13%

903Jackson County, WIWI20,99921+7%

904Linn County, MOMO11,81521−7%

905Whitman County, WAWA48,51221+10%

906Dent County, MOMO14,58421+5%

907Stark County, ILIL5,31921−5%

908Clarke County, ALAL22,01421−7%

909Cherokee County, IAIA11,36921−7%

910Barton County, MOMO11,79521−1%

911Trinity County, TXTX14,38421+6%

912Pine County, MNMN30,47221+12%

913Douglas County, WAWA46,47321+18%

914Osage County, OKOK46,79421+7%

915Cochise County, AZAZ126,33221+12%

916Montague County, TXTX21,96621+3%

917Franklin County, FLFL13,02921+4%

918Gooding County, IDID16,44621+9%

919Taylor County, WIWI20,11821+5%

920Lewis County, NYNY26,47921+1%

921Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65021−6%

922Brown County, SDSD37,56121+3%

923Scott County, ILIL4,86621−3%

924Alamosa County, COCO16,68821+3%

925Douglas County, OROR111,95121+7%

926Glenn County, CACA28,14121+6%

927Chippewa County, MNMN12,40621−5%

928Harrison County, IAIA14,62321−5%

929Glascock County, GAGA3,14121+21%

930Benton County, MSMS7,50221+9%

931Early County, GAGA10,45521−11%

932Tehama County, CACA64,66522+13%

933Marengo County, ALAL18,31122−7%

934Jones County, NCNC9,57522−2%

935Clarke County, IAIA9,57422+2%

936Taylor County, FLFL21,21022+17%

937Ralls County, MOMO10,44422+6%

938Wayne County, NENE10,02022−3%

939Miller County, GAGA5,81222−4%

940Colorado County, TXTX21,43922+2%

941Jones County, TXTX20,86122−3%

942Bingham County, IDID51,15322+9%

943Benton County, ININ8,88322−6%

944Howard County, MOMO10,18022−1%

945Essex County, NYNY36,43822+1%

946Morgan County, COCO30,30622+4%

947Sabine County, TXTX10,01222+3%

948King and Queen County, VAVA6,74322+5%

949Hubbard County, MNMN22,36922+11%

950Texas County, MOMO25,99422+13%

951Caldwell County, MOMO9,01222+5%

952DeWitt County, TXTX20,30922+0%

953Haskell County, OKOK11,78722+8%

954Drew County, ARAR17,05422−1%

955Humphreys County, MSMS7,00122−16%

956Ripley County, MOMO10,71722+4%

957Pickens County, ALAL18,22122−6%

958Pacific County, WAWA24,35722−0%

959Allamakee County, IAIA14,23822−2%

960Cumberland County, KYKY5,99222−4%

961Monroe County, ALAL18,96522−5%

962Wilkes County, GAGA9,54023−1%

963Freestone County, TXTX20,81123+11%

964Pennington County, MNMN13,68623+3%

965Humboldt County, IAIA9,40923−5%

966Screven County, GAGA14,40823−5%

967Teton County, IDID13,25423+70%

968Brown County, ILIL6,40123−0%

969Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35423+2%

970Wright County, IAIA12,80123−8%

971Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17523+2%

972Montgomery County, MOMO11,59023+1%

973Osage County, MOMO13,61123+6%

974Tillamook County, OROR27,38423+4%

975Robertson County, KYKY2,32523+1%

976Langlade County, WIWI19,53423−4%

977Hughes County, SDSD17,57023+3%

978Mitchell County, IAIA10,65023−1%

979Clear Creek County, COCO8,99423−3%

980Menominee County, MIMI22,94123−5%

981Clay County, ALAL14,20723−2%

982Osage County, KSKS15,69323−2%

983Ritchie County, WVWV8,03423+1%

984Caddo County, OKOK26,13023−2%

985Wayne County, TNTN16,41623+1%

986Clayton County, IAIA16,84523−3%

987Dixie County, FLFL18,03823+19%

988Dickinson County, KSKS18,63723+2%

989Warren County, ININ8,47423+1%

990Falls County, TXTX17,86923−4%

991Red River Parish, LALA7,16523−6%

992Gillespie County, TXTX28,52723+19%

993Howard County, ARAR12,30623−4%

994Wayne County, ILIL15,88223−2%

995Tyler County, TXTX20,44324+4%

996San Juan County, NMNM120,34024+14%

997Grundy County, MOMO9,74424−2%

998Bonner County, IDID54,42024+11%

999Umatilla County, OROR81,11924+8%

1000Izard County, ARAR14,40524+3%

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