Which county has the lowest population density?

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska ranks #1 with 0 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by population density?

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, Lake and Peninsula, Alaska, Yakutat, Alaska, Loving County, Texas, Copper River Census Area, Alaska.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,135 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is population density measured?

Residents per square mile of land area. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,135

Most sparsely populated, US counties · 2020

US counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2020).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

501Hanson County, SDSD3,4568+10%

502Okanogan County, WAWA45,2308+6%

503Tillman County, OKOK6,7808−25%

504Mercer County, NDND8,4418−3%

505Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6628−25%

506Iron County, WIWI6,1278−11%

507Major County, OKOK7,5368+3%

508Goliad County, TXTX7,2088+1%

509Castro County, TXTX7,2958−11%

510Walsh County, NDND10,1798−15%

511Mitchell County, KSKS5,5908−16%

512Clinch County, GAGA6,8478−2%

513Pawnee County, KSKS5,9918−14%

514Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5378−22%

515Crook County, OROR27,5648+29%

516Graham County, AZAZ40,1578+15%

517Bailey County, TXTX6,9638+5%

518Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6028−14%

519Kiowa County, OKOK8,1818−17%

520Baker County, GAGA2,7258−29%

521Grand County, COCO16,4969+26%

522Clearwater County, MNMN8,6479+1%

523Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30390%

524Luna County, NMNM25,4079+2%

525Greer County, OKOK5,3739−9%

526Meade County, SDSD30,7119+23%

527Aitkin County, MNMN16,2529+3%

528Kingman County, KSKS7,0299−14%

529Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,01890%

530Wilkin County, MNMN6,2889−9%

531Albany County, WYWY38,5589+16%

532Ringgold County, IAIA4,6429−15%

533Cotton County, OKOK5,4329−16%

534Adams County, IAIA3,6179−17%

535Refugio County, TXTX6,6579−14%

536Thayer County, NENE4,8429−17%

537Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7049−17%

538Echols County, GAGA3,6859−2%

539Newton County, ARAR7,0269−16%

540Sharkey County, MSMS3,0979−42%

541Pendleton County, WVWV5,8269−25%

542Ellsworth County, KSKS6,2579−2%

543Essex County, VTVT6,0519−8%

544Ouray County, COCO5,2659+30%

545Putnam County, MOMO4,5469−10%

546Forest County, WIWI9,5749−8%

547Baraga County, MIMI8,1699−7%

548Red Lake County, MNMN3,9409−8%

549Holt County, MOMO4,2009−21%

550Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4139−8%

551Roseau County, MNMN15,2469−6%

552Blaine County, IDID25,5179+28%

553Sullivan County, MOMO5,7389−17%

554Winkler County, TXTX7,5409+9%

555Traill County, NDND7,9209−6%

556Jack County, TXTX9,5639−3%

557Elmore County, IDID29,4659−2%

558Roberts County, SDSD10,2559+3%

559Florence County, WIWI4,7489−10%

560Clay County, TXTX10,7649−7%

561Blaine County, OKOK8,5159−27%

562Runnels County, TXTX9,6939−14%

563Archer County, TXTX9,1299−3%

564Boundary County, IDID13,99710+22%

565Liberty County, FLFL8,03510+14%

566Childress County, TXTX6,64310−13%

567Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45710+14%

568Cassia County, IDID26,39710+15%

569Yoakum County, TXTX7,43810+5%

570Fillmore County, NENE5,45810−16%

571Alger County, MIMI8,64110−10%

572Atchison County, MOMO5,17510−17%

573Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15310+4%

574Dallas County, ARAR6,01110−30%

575Stutsman County, NDND21,41410−1%

576Ramsey County, NDND11,53010−4%

577Campbell County, WYWY48,14510+40%

578Uinta County, WYWY20,72810+4%

579Hamilton County, TXTX8,680100%

580Chariton County, MOMO7,37710−12%

581Mitchell County, TXTX8,94710−7%

582Archuleta County, COCO14,30610+35%

583McCook County, SDSD5,96410−3%

584Iron County, MIMI11,75710−11%

585Box Elder County, UTUT65,32010+35%

586Aroostook County, MEME66,60910−9%

587Box Butte County, NENE10,49410−11%

588Stephens County, TXTX9,38010−6%

589Coal County, OKOK5,43610−13%

590Pope County, ILIL3,67210−15%

591Carter County, MOMO5,41810−12%

592Otero County, NMNM70,36810+9%

593Tooele County, UTUT87,46110+78%

594Big Stone County, MNMN5,05410−11%

595Texas County, OKOK20,32210+6%

596Lincoln County, MNMN5,58311−12%

597Routt County, COCO25,32911+26%

598Mackinac County, MIMI11,23611−9%

599Clay County, NENE6,17011−13%

600Woodruff County, ARAR5,71011−28%

601Adams County, WAWA21,48811+25%

602Navajo County, AZAZ109,94611+9%

603Chaves County, NMNM63,36411+6%

604Scotland County, MOMO4,79611−5%

605Montgomery County, ARAR8,57911−8%

606Washita County, OKOK10,88411−5%

607Live Oak County, TXTX11,92911−8%

608Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28411+11%

609Oregon County, MOMO8,70911−17%

610Bayfield County, WIWI16,78711+8%

611Scott County, ARAR9,96511−11%

612Taylor County, IAIA5,83511−15%

613Grant County, MNMN6,08511−3%

614Grant County, SDSD7,53411−4%

615Red River County, TXTX11,81611−19%

616Marshall County, KSKS9,85211−8%

617Monroe County, ARAR6,24411−34%

618Gila County, AZAZ53,80111+4%

619Webster County, GAGA2,36911−2%

620Wasco County, OROR26,31011+12%

621Parmer County, TXTX9,67811−1%

622Price County, WIWI13,98811−11%

623Sevier County, UTUT22,82711+14%

624Harrison County, MOMO8,28111−8%

625Cedar County, NENE8,37311−13%

626Howard County, NENE6,53811−1%

627Cameron County, PAPA4,21111−24%

628Ozark County, MOMO9,17211−10%

629Richland County, NDND16,73112−8%

630Stewart County, GAGA4,63112+1%

631Murray County, MNMN7,94212−11%

632Klamath County, OROR70,27412+9%

633Logan County, COCO20,65412+5%

634Kemper County, MSMS8,60012−14%

635Searcy County, ARAR7,84812−5%

636Dixon County, NENE5,60212−12%

637Mariposa County, CACA16,918120%

638Perry County, ALAL7,42512−28%

639Polk County, NENE5,27012−8%

640Menominee County, WIWI4,19912−7%

641Lafayette County, ARAR5,88812−26%

642Juneau, AKAK31,60912+5%

643Wilcox County, ALAL9,66612−20%

644Greene County, ALAL7,06712−22%

645Washington County, MEME31,33412−8%

646Klickitat County, WAWA24,33112+19%

647Hamlin County, SDSD6,90012+11%

648Shelby County, MOMO5,87012−10%

649Moody County, SDSD6,63212−4%

650Carroll County, MOMO8,41712−17%

651Sheridan County, WYWY33,24112+16%

652Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81912−18%

653Benewah County, IDID10,50812+4%

654Wayne County, IAIA6,73812−3%

655Andrews County, TXTX18,91412+43%

656Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626120%

657Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24412−4%

658Pratt County, KSKS9,11712−5%

659Marion County, KSKS11,63413−12%

660Gentry County, MOMO6,38413−10%

661Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47713−14%

662Clay County, KSKS7,99013−8%

663Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22313−18%

664Monona County, IAIA8,53913−13%

665Cloud County, KSKS8,83313−12%

666Cleveland County, ARAR7,22413−12%

667Rio Grande County, COCO11,08713−7%

668Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58213−17%

669Jefferson County, NENE7,07013−13%

670Montezuma County, COCO26,67813+8%

671Pierce County, NENE7,37813−7%

672Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,709130%

673Grant County, KSKS7,02813−7%

674Prairie County, ARAR7,92313−13%

675Audubon County, IAIA5,50913−17%

676Lamb County, TXTX12,57913−11%

677Union County, OROR25,90013+7%

678Somerset County, MEME51,62013−1%

679Fremont County, IAIA6,52213−18%

680Kearney County, NENE6,79013−3%

681Sullivan County, PAPA5,85613−11%

682Rice County, KSKS9,26613−12%

683Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97213+15%

684Gogebic County, MIMI14,28513−17%

685Latimer County, OKOK9,64513−12%

686Newton County, TXTX11,95413−19%

687Schuyler County, MOMO4,14013−3%

688Clark County, MOMO6,47513−11%

689Adair County, IAIA7,40313−9%

690Swift County, MNMN9,76313−18%

691Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48113−12%

692Terry County, TXTX11,72013−7%

693Coffey County, KSKS8,46713−6%

694McKinley County, NMNM68,11913−3%

695Monroe County, MOMO8,95913−7%

696Nevada County, ARAR7,94213−17%

697Rolette County, NDND11,68813−11%

698Anderson County, KSKS8,01814−3%

699Lincoln County, NENE33,303140%

700Franklin County, MSMS7,49114−9%

701Conecuh County, ALAL10,89914−18%

702Sumter County, ALAL11,58814−17%

703Stanton County, NENE5,74414−9%

704Burt County, NENE6,67814−14%

705Jefferson County, OROR25,74014+29%

706St. Clair County, MOMO9,97614−4%

707Carbon County, UTUT20,680140%

708Dawson County, TXTX11,77614−17%

709Choctaw County, ALAL11,90414−20%

710Zapata County, TXTX13,75314+14%

711Ward County, TXTX11,12514+7%

712Jefferson County, MSMS6,82514−25%

713Turner County, SDSD9,31414−2%

714Johnson County, NENE5,21814+18%

715Elbert County, COCO30,53414+31%

716Jackson County, MNMN9,85714−11%

717Douglas County, MOMO12,34214−12%

718Washington County, ALAL14,82214−15%

719Richardson County, NENE7,53014−17%

720Butler County, NENE8,50714−5%

721Nemaha County, KSKS10,05414−4%

722Lee County, ARAR8,02914−32%

723Sawyer County, WIWI18,84614+12%

724Decatur County, IAIA7,65514−12%

725Gaines County, TXTX23,95614+49%

726Curry County, OROR22,62114+11%

727Lowndes County, ALAL9,35914−23%

728Wayne County, MOMO10,78214−17%

729Winn Parish, LALA14,96114−19%

730Comanche County, TXTX14,43214−3%

731Atoka County, OKOK14,60914+2%

732Oscoda County, MIMI8,72315−13%

733Clay County, GAGA2,81515−15%

734Leon County, TXTX16,89415+3%

735Talbot County, GAGA5,70915−12%

736Quitman County, GAGA2,25415−14%

737Noxubee County, MSMS9,79815−18%

738Otero County, COCO17,68315−8%

739Van Buren County, IAIA7,13115−8%

740Cass County, MNMN31,43015+11%

741Craig County, VAVA4,80015−4%

742Eddy County, NMNM62,50915+21%

743San Augustine County, TXTX7,72215−11%

744Red Willow County, NENE10,30715−7%

745Noble County, OKOK10,89915−4%

746Daviess County, MOMO8,55815+5%

747Natrona County, WYWY80,52615+20%

748Renville County, MNMN14,35615−14%

749Randolph County, GAGA6,15615−18%

750Glades County, FLFL13,27015+15%

751Alcona County, MIMI10,55615−13%

752Wilson County, KSKS8,29915−17%

753Val Verde County, TXTX47,83515+6%

754Webster County, WVWV7,76015−14%

755Lafayette County, FLFL8,79215+17%

756Potter County, PAPA15,89715−9%

757Beadle County, SDSD19,62415+12%

758Callahan County, TXTX14,49115+6%

759Kossuth County, IAIA14,32215−14%

760Quitman County, MSMS5,36415−39%

761Gallatin County, ILIL4,61615−23%

762Ashland County, WIWI16,20315−5%

763Desha County, ARAR9,98415−26%

764Greene County, IAIA8,65815−15%

765Dade County, MOMO7,80415−4%

766Rusk County, WIWI14,14616−8%

767Osceola County, IAIA5,98016−12%

768Storey County, NVNV4,26016+21%

769Taos County, NMNM34,56416+15%

770Merrick County, NENE7,90516−7%

771Schuyler County, ILIL6,65716−4%

772Cuming County, NENE8,82316−12%

773Polk County, MNMN30,54516−1%

774Uvalde County, TXTX24,96316−5%

775Carroll County, MSMS9,22616−7%

776Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89916−11%

777Coosa County, ALAL10,16116−15%

778Johnston County, OKOK10,44816−2%

779Mohave County, AZAZ228,10216+38%

780Bienville Parish, LALA12,26916−18%

781Maries County, MOMO8,39716−5%

782Chicot County, ARAR9,10716−28%

783Blanco County, TXTX13,58116+35%

784Charlton County, GAGA13,12116+22%

785Madison Parish, LALA8,84416−27%

786Tucker County, WVWV6,54016−8%

787Linn County, KSKS9,950160%

788Nolan County, TXTX14,11716−7%

789Frio County, TXTX18,82316+13%

790Ida County, IAIA6,77716−11%

791Bradley County, ARAR9,82816−16%

792Forest County, PAPA6,61416+41%

793Woodward County, OKOK19,82716+11%

794Nowata County, OKOK9,52216−12%

795Phelps County, NENE8,99417−8%

796Hughes County, OKOK13,45517−6%

797Bullock County, ALAL9,78017−12%

798McCurtain County, OKOK30,74417−10%

799Brown County, KSKS9,10417−11%

800Montmorency County, MIMI9,84217−11%

801Pope County, MNMN11,42017+1%

802Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87317+16%

803Henderson County, ILIL5,98417−22%

804Itasca County, MNMN45,40417+2%

805Kingfisher County, OKOK15,79517+9%

806Pike County, ARAR9,96417−10%

807Lea County, NMNM74,74917+34%

808Ripley County, MOMO10,71717−21%

809Sac County, IAIA9,52517−15%

810Bollinger County, MOMO10,64617−12%

811Stevens County, MNMN9,74717−4%

812Thurston County, NENE6,75217−6%

813Franklin County, IAIA9,86817−6%

814Arkansas County, ARAR15,83617−17%

815Morton County, NDND34,60117+32%

816Keokuk County, IAIA9,79717−12%

817Iron County, MOMO9,31817−11%

818Franklin County, MEME30,824170%

819Nemaha County, NENE7,10217−7%

820Iron County, UTUT67,14117+70%

821Hamilton County, NENE9,678170%

822Calhoun County, IAIA9,56217−11%

823Amite County, MSMS12,48717−6%

824Coos County, NHNH31,34317−6%

825Monroe County, IAIA7,40617−5%

826Calhoun County, ILIL4,30017−13%

827Bland County, VAVA6,15118−9%

828Redwood County, MNMN15,26518−8%

829East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76018−21%

830Pike County, ILIL14,23118−15%

831Perry County, MSMS11,57718−5%

832Pitkin County, COCO16,62518+17%

833Sanpete County, UTUT31,45318+25%

834Houston County, TXTX22,31618−5%

835Guthrie County, IAIA10,78218−6%

836Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40518−5%

837Jackson County, TXTX15,39318+4%

838Davis County, IAIA9,23018+7%

839Perry County, ARAR10,30918−2%

840Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34418−9%

841Jefferson County, WAWA33,97018+27%

842Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45118−4%

843Warren County, GAGA5,26918−18%

844Hamilton County, ILIL7,85918−7%

845Gonzales County, TXTX20,15918+6%

846Choctaw County, OKOK14,05918−7%

847Beltrami County, MNMN47,05518+17%

848Ravalli County, MTMT48,58218+22%

849Craig County, OKOK14,51819−6%

850Hancock County, GAGA8,68219−13%

851Bosque County, TXTX18,91819+6%

852Humphreys County, MSMS7,00119−31%

853Worth County, IAIA7,33819−6%

854Clarke County, ALAL22,01419−17%

855Hickman County, KYKY4,37219−14%

856Ritchie County, WVWV8,03419−18%

857Scurry County, TXTX16,16219+3%

858Claiborne County, MSMS8,05819−23%

859Stark County, ILIL5,31919−15%

860Stevens County, WAWA49,66819+16%

861Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35419−16%

862Jasper County, ILIL9,03219−8%

863Benton County, MSMS7,50219−5%

864Hancock County, IAIA10,52819−11%

865Sumner County, KSKS22,31219−14%

866Colusa County, CACA21,83619+16%

867Macon County, MOMO15,19019−4%

868Greene County, MSMS13,70719+2%

869Montrose County, COCO44,59119+28%

870Doniphan County, KSKS7,59419−9%

871Eastland County, TXTX18,14319−3%

872Dent County, MOMO14,58419−3%

873Bates County, MOMO16,51219−4%

874Chaffee County, COCO20,83119+20%

875Monroe County, ALAL18,96519−19%

876Linn County, MOMO11,81519−14%

877Cumberland County, KYKY5,99219−18%

878Kittitas County, WAWA48,80319+33%

879Jones County, NCNC9,57519−12%

880Young County, TXTX18,154200%

881Faribault County, MNMN13,88820−14%

882Fulton County, ARAR12,49220+4%

883Red River Parish, LALA7,16520−21%

884Robertson County, TXTX17,83920+5%

885Trinity County, TXTX14,38420−1%

886Lake County, SDSD10,99320−2%

887Barton County, MOMO11,79520−7%

888Karnes County, TXTX15,01820−5%

889Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87720−15%

890Allendale County, SCSC7,35520−28%

891Buffalo County, WIWI13,31820−4%

892Presque Isle County, MIMI13,12820−10%

893Williams County, NDND41,76720+107%

894Choctaw County, MSMS8,04820−15%

895Lake County, COCO7,55220−5%

896Scott County, ILIL4,86620−11%

897Love County, OKOK10,78020+15%

898Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65020−13%

899Marengo County, ALAL18,31120−14%

900Madison County, ARAR18,41020+16%

901Lewis County, MOMO9,87920−4%

902Calhoun County, GAGA5,41320−12%

903Shelby County, IAIA11,68920−11%

904Howard County, IAIA9,41520−5%

905Haskell County, OKOK11,78720−2%

906Lucas County, IAIA8,84720−8%

907Glascock County, GAGA3,14120+13%

908Rock County, MNMN9,524200%

909Burnett County, WIWI17,22320+5%

910Sabine County, TXTX10,01220−5%

911Jackson County, KSKS13,43820+5%

912Perry County, TNTN9,12620+10%

913Morgan County, UTUT13,38320+72%

914Cochise County, AZAZ126,33220+7%

915Cherokee County, IAIA11,36920−11%

916Pipestone County, MNMN9,26020−5%

917Lyon County, IAIA12,35420+1%

918Delta County, TXTX5,54920−2%

919Wilkes County, GAGA9,54020−10%

920Stone County, ARAR12,70320+7%

921Osage County, OKOK46,79420+3%

922Taylor County, WIWI20,11820+1%

923Brown County, ILIL6,40120−10%

924Pine County, MNMN30,47220+9%

925Marion County, GAGA7,67621+5%

926Flathead County, MTMT115,42921+40%

927Owsley County, KYKY3,93221−17%

928Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33121+27%

929Hardin County, ILIL3,58821−24%

930Ashley County, ARAR17,83121−21%

931Caldwell County, MOMO9,01221−2%

932Taylor County, GAGA7,81821−11%

933Hickory County, MOMO9,04421−7%

934Texas County, MOMO25,99421+6%

935Lewis County, NYNY26,47921−1%

936Essex County, NYNY36,43821−4%

937Washburn County, WIWI17,08721+4%

938Lake County, MTMT33,39221+17%

939Taylor County, FLFL21,21021+13%

940Harrison County, IAIA14,62321−7%

941Garfield County, COCO63,47421+41%

942Drew County, ARAR17,05421−7%

943King and Queen County, VAVA6,743210%

944Lavaca County, TXTX20,65121+6%

945Caddo County, OKOK26,13021−11%

946Montgomery County, MOMO11,59021−7%

947Early County, GAGA10,45521−12%

948Jones County, TXTX20,86121−5%

949Miller County, GAGA5,81221−6%

950Lake County, MIMI13,18221+7%

951Gooding County, IDID16,44621+10%

952Jackson County, WIWI20,99921+11%

953Colorado County, TXTX21,43921+1%

954Franklin County, IDID15,88921+25%

955Tyler County, TXTX20,44321−5%

956Montague County, TXTX21,96621+4%

957Benton County, ININ8,88321−7%

958Tunica County, MSMS8,81922+6%

959Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17522−3%

960Chippewa County, MNMN12,40622−4%

961Pickens County, ALAL18,22122−9%

962Dickinson County, KSKS18,63722−5%

963Howard County, ARAR12,30622−11%

964Yell County, ARAR19,95622−4%

965Screven County, GAGA14,40822−9%

966DeWitt County, TXTX20,30922−1%

967Osage County, MOMO13,61122+2%

968Gilmer County, WVWV7,08522+3%

969Howard County, MOMO10,18022−1%

970Clayton County, IAIA16,84522−9%

971Wayne County, NENE10,02022−2%

972Allamakee County, IAIA14,23822−4%

973Glenn County, CACA28,14122+9%

974Robertson County, KYKY2,32522−3%

975Ralls County, MOMO10,44422+8%

976San Juan County, NMNM120,34022+7%

977Greene County, ILIL11,31322−19%

978Douglas County, OROR111,95122+11%

979Sussex County, VAVA10,75522−13%

980Humboldt County, IAIA9,40922−8%

981Wayne County, TNTN16,41622−4%

982Freestone County, TXTX20,81122+9%

983Falls County, TXTX17,86922−9%

984Hancock County, ILIL16,80322−12%

985Whitman County, WAWA48,51222+18%

986Alexander County, ILIL4,57022−45%

987Van Buren County, ARAR16,23822−2%

988Wright County, IAIA12,80122−10%

989Calhoun County, WVWV5,97822−18%

990Tehama County, CACA64,66522+17%

991Twiggs County, GAGA7,59722−24%

992Smith County, MSMS13,99122−12%

993Wirt County, WVWV4,87922−12%

994Osage County, KSKS15,69322−6%

995Brown County, SDSD37,56122+8%

996Langlade County, WIWI19,53422−6%

997Polk County, ARAR19,48622−5%

998Holmes County, MSMS15,46522−21%

999Menominee County, MIMI22,94123−7%

1000Mitchell County, IAIA10,65023−3%

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