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Most sparsely populated, US counties · 2020

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

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000
1001Grundy County, MOMO9,74423−6%
1002Van Buren County, TNTN6,87423+12%
1003Clarke County, MSMS15,10223−13%
1004Bourbon County, KSKS14,31923−7%
1005Clarke County, IAIA9,57423+7%
1006Calhoun County, MSMS12,64323−12%
1007Little River County, ARAR11,76323−12%
1008Summit County, UTUT43,14123+42%
1009Alamosa County, COCO16,68823+9%
1010Wayne County, ILIL15,88223−6%
1011Pennington County, MNMN13,68623+3%
1012Morgan County, COCO30,30623+7%
1013Llano County, TXTX23,35323+25%
1014Clay County, ARAR14,05223−17%
1015Franklin County, FLFL13,02923+13%
1016Bingham County, IDID51,15323+15%
1017Gray County, TXTX20,91923−7%
1018Hale County, ALAL15,19423−14%
1019Grant County, WVWV11,04123−3%
1020Hubbard County, MNMN22,36923+16%
1021Lamar County, ALAL13,58723−12%
1022Lincoln County, ARAR12,76423−11%
1023Crawford County, IAIA16,23723−2%
1024Warren County, ININ8,474230%
1025Wilcox County, GAGA8,79723+2%
1026Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63323−14%
1027Cass County, IAIA12,96023−11%
1028Crawford County, MIMI13,72223−9%
1029Izard County, ARAR14,40523+2%
1030Surry County, VAVA6,60324−4%
1031Clay County, WVWV7,53824−22%
1032Webster County, MSMS10,16724−4%
1033Clay County, ALAL14,207240%
1034Douglas County, WAWA46,47324+32%
1035Chippewa County, MIMI36,08124−5%
1036LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15424+4%
1037Hockley County, TXTX21,60024−5%
1038Emmet County, IAIA9,10724−15%
1039Moore County, TXTX21,89124+6%
1040Tama County, IAIA16,79624−5%
1041Dixie County, FLFL18,03824+21%
1042Dawson County, NENE24,45224−1%
1043Clear Creek County, COCO8,99424+1%
1044Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66324−8%
1045Vernon County, MOMO19,94624−4%
1046Hughes County, SDSD17,57024+8%
1047Phillips County, ARAR14,25524−37%
1048Calhoun County, FLFL13,28924+5%
1049Union Parish, LALA20,56124−7%
1050Montgomery County, MSMS9,35424−19%
1051Atkinson County, GAGA8,45424+9%
1052Jasper County, MSMS15,78524−10%
1053Nodaway County, MOMO20,17424−3%
1054Iroquois County, ILIL26,15024−14%
1055Charlotte County, VAVA11,40124−8%
1056Jefferson County, FLFL16,00724+12%
1057Mason County, ILIL12,41124−18%
1058Attala County, MSMS17,10024−9%
1059New Madrid County, MOMO15,08624−17%
1060Milam County, TXTX26,25824+2%
1061Montgomery County, IAIA10,00224−12%
1062Braxton County, WVWV11,88524−15%
1063Wayne County, MSMS19,80724−7%
1064Doddridge County, WVWV7,63424+5%
1065Limestone County, TXTX22,849240%
1066Washington County, ILIL13,56424−9%
1067Butler County, ALAL18,10025−11%
1068Hardy County, WVWV14,33725+13%
1069Grundy County, IAIA12,361250%
1070Fillmore County, MNMN21,54025+1%
1071York County, NENE14,56425−3%
1072Butler County, IAIA14,04925−6%
1073O'Brien County, IAIA14,22025−6%
1074Clark County, ARAR20,93825−9%
1075Appanoose County, IAIA12,07725−10%
1076Tillamook County, OROR27,38425+13%
1077Beckham County, OKOK22,15925+13%
1078Saline County, NENE14,99625+3%
1079Umatilla County, OROR81,11925+14%
1080Jenkins County, GAGA8,84325+1%
1081Crittenden County, KYKY8,80725−4%
1082Pacific County, WAWA24,35725+11%
1083Allen County, KSKS12,30225−13%
1084Tuolumne County, CACA53,16025+2%
1085Sibley County, MNMN15,35625−3%
1086Stark County, NDND34,01325+49%
1087Gillespie County, TXTX28,52725+28%
1088Wheeler County, GAGA7,57025+21%
1089McIntosh County, GAGA11,98925+1%
1090Carlisle County, KYKY4,74725−10%
1091Gage County, NENE21,71125−6%
1092Marion County, TXTX9,89626−11%
1093Madison County, MOMO12,85826+7%
1094Sabine Parish, LALA21,83426−6%
1095Gulf County, FLFL15,94326+6%
1096Bertie County, NCNC17,08626−9%
1097Colfax County, NENE10,93426+1%
1098Fayette County, TXTX25,45926+12%
1099Madison County, FLFL18,75926−4%
1100Otoe County, NENE16,53126+3%
1101Watonwan County, MNMN11,45926−5%
1102Teton County, IDID13,25426+94%
1103Fayette County, ALAL15,87226−12%
1104Pulaski County, ILIL4,82026−29%
1105Hamilton County, IAIA14,94426−9%
1106Mendocino County, CACA88,12226+6%
1107DeKalb County, MOMO9,79526−5%
1108Monroe County, WVWV12,49126−15%
1109Lafayette County, WIWI17,47826+3%
1110Wadena County, MNMN14,38826+3%
1111Leslie County, KYKY9,62726−15%
1112Pike County, MOMO17,95526−4%
1113Bandera County, TXTX22,87626+18%
1114Jackson Parish, LALA15,83426−2%
1115Jackson County, ARAR16,74126−9%
1116McCormick County, SCSC10,21527−4%
1117Missaukee County, MIMI15,27427+4%
1118Winnebago County, IAIA10,25127−9%
1119Wright County, MOMO19,67127+1%
1120Fayette County, IAIA19,04727−11%
1121Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37527−4%
1122Todd County, MNMN26,06027+3%
1123St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75827+4%
1124Swain County, NCNC14,02427+9%
1125Becker County, MNMN35,49727+17%
1126Burleson County, TXTX20,54927+7%
1127Concordia Parish, LALA17,83627−8%
1128Randolph County, WVWV26,88227−1%
1129Vilas County, WIWI23,76127+10%
1130Cleburne County, ALAL15,97027+7%
1131Louisa County, IAIA10,41627−11%
1132Edgar County, ILIL16,32327−14%
1133Chelan County, WAWA81,94127+19%
1134Lewis County, KYKY12,90127−7%
1135West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15627−21%
1136Bonner County, IDID54,42027+28%
1137Hamilton County, FLFL14,18027+5%
1138Schley County, GAGA4,59327+21%
1139Irwin County, GAGA9,02027−3%
1140Cross County, ARAR16,18627−14%
1141Delta County, COCO32,17827+12%
1142Livingston County, MOMO14,708270%
1143Terrell County, GAGA8,65627−16%
1144Pawnee County, OKOK16,02927−6%
1145Graham County, NCNC8,190280%
1146Benton County, MOMO20,53628+13%
1147Del Norte County, CACA26,41028+1%
1148Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43928+5%
1149Hempstead County, ARAR19,08028−15%
1150Lawrence County, ARAR16,27328−9%
1151Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05828−9%
1152Shelby County, ILIL20,57628−8%
1153Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94128−19%
1154Panola County, TXTX23,01828−1%
1155Lee County, TXTX18,72928+12%
1156Oxford County, MEME60,34628+6%
1157Neosho County, KSKS15,63728−6%
1158Breathitt County, KYKY12,55828−15%
1159Ford County, ILIL13,21628−5%
1160Lawrence County, MSMS11,81928−9%
1161Mercer County, ILIL15,22928−7%
1162Brunswick County, VAVA15,72728−14%
1163White County, ILIL13,25028−10%
1164Franklin County, ARAR17,72528−4%
1165Edwards County, ILIL5,89828−10%
1166Sevier County, ARAR15,75828+1%
1167Martin County, MNMN19,44028−8%
1168Marion County, ARAR17,59328+4%
1169Crawford County, WIWI15,91028−7%
1170Jefferson County, IDID35,29728+61%
1171Clay County, ILIL12,79328−9%
1172Livingston County, KYKY8,86328−9%
1173Iowa County, IAIA16,50428+6%
1174Grant County, ARAR18,75628+9%
1175Page County, IAIA14,85628−10%
1176Barton County, KSKS24,79028−10%
1177Randolph County, ARAR18,87628+2%
1178Barbour County, ALAL24,60729−13%
1179Gasconade County, MOMO14,78429−4%
1180Telfair County, GAGA11,19529+6%
1181Dooly County, GAGA11,15629−3%
1182Minidoka County, IDID22,91129+7%
1183Sharp County, ARAR18,12229+1%
1184Clark County, WIWI35,05229+3%
1185Union County, IAIA11,82929−1%
1186Custer County, OKOK28,17529+9%
1187Pulaski County, ININ12,46329−9%
1188Madison County, TXTX14,22629+4%
1189Clay County, IAIA16,20229−6%
1190Yazoo County, MSMS22,94729−5%
1191Roane County, WVWV13,31729−9%
1192Buckingham County, VAVA17,13729+8%
1193Butler County, KYKY12,52029−5%
1194Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55229+41%
1195Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73329−6%
1196Winston County, MSMS17,47329−12%
1197Franklin County, NYNY46,50029−7%
1198Martin County, ININ9,85629−5%
1199Monroe County, OHOH12,99429−12%
1200Washington County, GAGA19,45329−6%
1201Madison County, IAIA17,27029+18%
1202Richland County, WIWI17,03630−3%
1203Wolfe County, KYKY6,29830−7%
1204Finney County, KSKS37,50530−5%
1205Wasatch County, UTUT38,51430+129%
1206Lyon County, NVNV65,08830+72%
1207Hardin County, IAIA16,45530−10%
1208Stewart County, TNTN14,43930+10%
1209Burke County, GAGA24,40830+11%
1210Saunders County, NENE23,70230+12%
1211Columbia County, ARAR21,89430−11%
1212Plymouth County, IAIA25,69730+3%
1213Logan County, ARAR21,63330−6%
1214Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79130+5%
1215Jefferson County, GAGA15,01130−9%
1216Allen Parish, LALA22,67230−11%
1217Cedar County, MOMO14,88830+3%
1218Marinette County, WIWI42,57430−3%
1219Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08930−4%
1220Hancock County, TNTN7,07530−2%
1221Fayette County, ILIL20,79030−1%
1222Southampton County, VAVA18,11030+3%
1223Menifee County, KYKY6,43030−7%
1224Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25630−12%
1225Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18630+39%
1226Macon County, GAGA11,75630−14%
1227Shelby County, TXTX24,28630−5%
1228Cumberland County, ILIL10,20830−7%
1229Morrison County, MNMN34,62030+7%
1230Delaware County, IAIA17,67430−5%
1231Le Flore County, OKOK50,196300%
1232Cooper County, MOMO17,13630+3%
1233Poinsett County, ARAR22,48330−10%
1234Johnson County, GAGA9,31030+7%
1235Lampasas County, TXTX23,65730+22%
1236Marshall County, ILIL11,47330−11%
1237Cass County, TXTX28,65130−7%
1238Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04130+5%
1239Henry County, ALAL18,39431+5%
1240Fairfield County, SCSC20,34031−11%
1241Mississippi County, MOMO12,00331−6%
1242De Soto Parish, LALA27,38131+5%
1243Jackson County, IAIA19,28831−4%
1244McIntosh County, OKOK19,75831−3%
1245Pickett County, TNTN5,21931+1%
1246Cowley County, KSKS34,38231−5%
1247Delaware County, NYNY44,30531−8%
1248Kanabec County, MNMN16,62831+7%
1249Gates County, NCNC10,234310%
1250Seward County, NENE18,03231+7%
1251Clark County, ILIL15,11431−9%
1252Jackson County, OKOK24,76431−13%
1253Saline County, MOMO23,26531−2%
1254Ouachita County, ARAR21,73131−21%
1255Washington County, MOMO23,81031+1%
1256Warren County, ILIL16,22231−10%
1257Vinton County, OHOH12,645310%
1258Crawford County, MOMO22,92931+1%
1259Iowa County, WIWI23,95131+4%
1260Nobles County, MNMN22,33831+7%
1261Floyd County, IAIA14,90131−8%
1262Ford County, KSKS33,99331+6%
1263Labette County, KSKS19,68531−12%
1264Ballard County, KYKY7,59431−7%
1265Cascade County, MTMT85,02931+5%
1266Elliott County, KYKY7,26531+9%
1267Nelson County, VAVA14,92031+2%
1268Henry County, MOMO22,671310%
1269Delta County, MIMI36,58232−4%
1270Pepin County, WIWI7,51332+1%
1271Turner County, GAGA8,98332−5%
1272Dallas County, MOMO18,02532+9%
1273Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67332+11%
1274Fulton County, KYKY6,21832−16%
1275Franklin Parish, LALA19,00232−7%
1276Washington County, NCNC10,63832−20%
1277Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46532−22%
1278Trigg County, KYKY14,51232+12%
1279Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36832−1%
1280Fremont County, COCO50,03932+6%
1281Cedar County, IAIA18,35932+2%
1282Garvin County, OKOK26,37732−6%
1283Adams County, WIWI21,75232+11%
1284St. Louis County, MNMN200,518320%
1285Kalkaska County, MIMI18,69332+8%
1286Clay County, TNTN7,82132−5%
1287Macon County, ALAL18,13232−19%
1288Treutlen County, GAGA6,46632−7%
1289Ellis County, KSKS29,07532+5%
1290Owen County, KYKY11,60132+7%
1291Lawrence County, SDSD29,45932+18%
1292Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70532−17%
1293Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57832−4%
1294Lincoln County, WIWI28,40332−4%
1295Hale County, TXTX31,81932−11%
1296Tyler County, WVWV7,88132−13%
1297Cumberland County, VAVA10,35233+7%
1298Northampton County, NCNC16,49133−21%
1299Todd County, KYKY12,97233+2%
1300La Plata County, COCO56,89833+27%
1301Cherokee County, KSKS19,10533−14%
1302Brooks County, GAGA16,10133−1%
1303Eagle County, COCO54,29133+34%
1304Mills County, IAIA14,793330%
1305Morgan County, OHOH13,62633−7%
1306Hampton County, SCSC18,17433−13%
1307Summers County, WVWV11,53233−8%
1308Matagorda County, TXTX36,46333−4%
1309Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66233−17%
1310Fulton County, PAPA14,48333+2%
1311Murray County, OKOK13,80533+10%
1312Emanuel County, GAGA23,14733+4%
1313Haywood County, TNTN17,04234−10%
1314Pittsburg County, OKOK43,320340%
1315McPherson County, KSKS30,06434+2%
1316Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41534+17%
1317Bladen County, NCNC30,00734−8%
1318Bamberg County, SCSC12,79634−20%
1319Douglas County, WIWI43,99034+2%
1320Adair County, OKOK19,82834−7%
1321Oneida County, WIWI38,13134+3%
1322Alleghany County, VAVA14,54634+18%
1323Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73034−12%
1324Dickinson County, MIMI25,82734−6%
1325Houston County, MNMN18,40034−4%
1326Willacy County, TXTX19,971340%
1327Gem County, IDID21,77334+26%
1328Lewis County, WAWA88,06234+20%
1329Marquette County, WIWI15,92734−2%
1330Decatur County, TNTN11,82034−3%
1331Hendry County, FLFL48,27634+9%
1332Livingston County, ILIL35,05734−10%
1333Seward County, KSKS21,07334−2%
1334Walthall County, MSMS13,92834−8%
1335Monroe County, KYKY11,19134−4%
1336Newton County, ININ14,18834−5%
1337Grant Parish, LALA22,07534+19%
1338Crawford County, ININ10,50934−2%
1339Curry County, NMNM46,65534+8%
1340Jefferson County, KSKS18,296340%
1341Grayson County, VAVA15,23035−14%
1342Cass County, ILIL12,46335−5%
1343Ward County, NDND68,23335+19%
1344Juneau County, WIWI26,64935+10%
1345Stoddard County, MOMO28,28435−3%
1346Hancock County, MEME57,17135+7%
1347Asotin County, WAWA22,54535+8%
1348Lincoln County, OKOK35,27835+4%
1349Jasper County, TXTX33,07535−7%
1350Morgan County, MOMO22,41835+9%
1351Putnam County, ILIL5,61935−7%
1352Kleberg County, TXTX30,31535−2%
1353Carroll County, ILIL15,41935−6%
1354Bee County, TXTX32,51535−4%
1355Bolivar County, MSMS28,26235−24%
1356Lyon County, MNMN25,68435−1%
1357Lee County, KYKY7,29735−7%
1358Noble County, OHOH14,276350%
1359Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58336+2%
1360Montgomery County, GAGA8,63536+4%
1361Benton County, IAIA26,00436+1%
1362Cheboygan County, MIMI25,79336−3%
1363Humphreys County, TNTN19,64636+6%
1364Bibb County, ALAL22,26236+7%
1365McDowell County, WVWV16,87836−30%
1366Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50336+10%
1367Jones County, IAIA21,25336+2%
1368Casey County, KYKY16,20536+3%
1369Jefferson County, IAIA15,29136−3%
1370Harrison County, OHOH14,07036−9%
1371Buchanan County, IAIA20,88336−3%
1372Morgan County, KYKY14,41536−2%
1373Audrain County, MOMO24,52836−3%
1374Hampshire County, WVWV24,10536+14%
1375Richland Parish, LALA19,58236−4%
1376Tioga County, PAPA40,50236−1%
1377Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44936+2%
1378McLean County, KYKY9,06436−8%
1379Appling County, GAGA19,10036+6%
1380Clay County, SDSD15,03136+11%
1381Parke County, ININ16,64236−6%
1382St. Francis County, ARAR21,80036−21%
1383Worth County, GAGA20,05936−5%
1384Franklin County, TXTX10,99436+10%
1385Covington County, ALAL37,947360%
1386Carroll County, IAIA20,30336−3%
1387Patrick County, VAVA17,42436−9%
1388Pamlico County, NCNC12,75836−5%
1389Union County, SDSD17,40236+34%
1390Marquette County, MIMI68,06436+2%
1391Copiah County, MSMS27,49736−1%
1392Leake County, MSMS21,66236+2%
1393Colleton County, SCSC39,38237+1%
1394Lincoln County, GAGA8,11237−8%
1395Pike County, ININ12,00337−5%
1396Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59437−1%
1397Caldwell County, KYKY12,60937−3%
1398Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92037+21%
1399Latah County, IDID41,84237+13%
1400Vernon Parish, LALA45,09137−7%
1401Newton County, MSMS20,96037−3%
1402Ogemaw County, MIMI21,12137−4%
1403Yuma County, AZAZ224,44937+27%
1404Grant County, WAWA105,72737+33%
1405Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,68937+4%
1406Houghton County, MIMI37,84237+4%
1407Charles City County, VAVA6,62337−2%
1408Calhoun County, SCSC14,18837−7%
1409Fentress County, TNTN20,32237+11%
1410Grimes County, TXTX34,25237+24%
1411Sunflower County, MSMS22,89337−24%
1412Seminole County, OKOK23,44137−5%
1413Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52037−9%
1414Moniteau County, MOMO15,42837+4%
1415Amelia County, VAVA13,63237+16%
1416Crawford County, GAGA12,20637−3%
1417Hill County, TXTX39,50337+11%
1418Laramie County, WYWY102,93837+23%
1419Elk County, PAPA29,92637−12%
1420Jackson County, KYKY13,32538−4%
1421Conway County, ARAR21,39338+2%
1422Grundy County, TNTN14,11638−6%
1423Barnwell County, SCSC20,65338−12%
1424Huron County, MIMI30,53038−13%
1425Union County, ARAR36,92638−14%
1426Jackson County, TNTN12,46638+6%
1427Magoffin County, KYKY11,11038−13%
1428Randolph County, ALAL23,16338−2%
1429Atchison County, KSKS16,17238−3%
1430West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13438+1%
1431Piatt County, ILIL16,79138+2%
1432Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66338+9%
1433Lyon County, KSKS32,26638−10%
1434Nicholas County, WVWV23,84838−7%
1435Hardeman County, TNTN25,27438−9%
1436Humboldt County, CACA131,64738+8%
1437Bureau County, ILIL32,51038−6%
1438Wharton County, TXTX42,06038+1%
1439Medina County, TXTX56,88138+29%
1440Levy County, FLFL48,52038+25%
1441Winston County, ALAL23,82938−5%
1442Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46538−36%
1443Meeker County, MNMN23,60338+3%
1444Seminole County, GAGA9,16239−2%
1445Heard County, GAGA12,14939+4%
1446Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,02039+24%
1447Greensville County, VAVA11,18139−1%
1448Nicholas County, KYKY7,94939+11%
1449Coahoma County, MSMS19,84939−30%
1450Howard County, TXTX30,50439+4%
1451Gilpin County, COCO6,07339+22%
1452Johnson County, ILIL13,36339+3%
1453Vernon County, WIWI31,44339+9%
1454Fulton County, ILIL32,90139−12%
1455Green County, KYKY11,64439−4%
1456Mahaska County, IAIA21,88039−1%
1457Escambia County, ALAL36,66539−4%
1458Johnson County, ARAR26,22539+13%
1459De Witt County, ILIL15,11839−8%
1460Oconto County, WIWI40,19539+9%
1461Menard County, ILIL11,86339−2%
1462Waushara County, WIWI25,22339+6%
1463Lawrence County, KYKY15,76539+5%
1464Webster County, KYKY12,92939−8%
1465Bacon County, GAGA11,07039+10%
1466Erath County, TXTX43,91139+29%
1467Dallas County, ALAL35,14039−17%
1468Pennington County, SDSD116,79239+23%
1469Orleans County, VTVT27,60039+4%
1470Marion County, ALAL29,09740−6%
1471Pulaski County, GAGA10,17240+3%
1472McCreary County, KYKY17,12440−1%
1473Jasper County, GAGA17,63240+28%
1474Calhoun County, TXTX19,59940−3%
1475Washington County, IAIA22,66740+9%
1476Hardee County, FLFL25,93240−6%
1477Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14440+13%
1478Union County, KYKY12,83940−13%
1479Perry County, MOMO19,09340+5%
1480Fannin County, TXTX39,26540+14%
1481Edmonson County, KYKY12,74940+4%
1482Berrien County, GAGA18,93240+12%
1483Sandoval County, NMNM159,56540+66%
1484Atascosa County, TXTX53,59040+27%
1485Dodge County, GAGA19,66340+4%
1486Montgomery County, ILIL28,07640−8%
1487Benton County, TNTN16,18340−4%
1488Scott County, VAVA21,20040−8%
1489Morgan County, TNTN22,16040+6%
1490Lee County, SCSC15,73040−18%
1491Ware County, GAGA36,90640+2%
1492Wetzel County, WVWV13,73440−18%
1493Brown County, TXTX38,71140+1%
1494Polk County, TNTN18,59240+9%
1495Long County, GAGA21,55740+57%
1496Osceola County, MIMI23,51640−1%
1497Washington County, KYKY12,36840+10%
1498Buchanan County, VAVA18,49240−25%
1499Ohio County, KYKY23,93440+4%
1500St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48840−3%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS