Which county has the lowest population density?

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska ranks #1 with 0 (2025 Census Population Estimates).

What are the top 5 counties by population density?

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

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2025 Census population estimates.

How is population density measured?

Residents per square mile of land area. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (2025).

RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 500 SHOWN OF 3,144

Most sparsely populated, US counties

US counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2025).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS –

1501Floyd County, VAVA15,78941–

1502Clay County, KYKY19,46541–

1503Arenac County, MIMI15,06841–

1504Osceola County, MIMI23,51642–

1505Washington County, KYKY12,36842–

1506Sanilac County, MIMI40,08342–

1507East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91142–

1508Brown County, MNMN25,51742–

1509Berrien County, GAGA18,93242–

1510Hendry County, FLFL48,27642–

1511Warren County, PAPA37,03842–

1512Mississippi County, ARAR37,82842–

1513Herkimer County, NYNY59,21942–

1514Bracken County, KYKY8,51142–

1515Holmes County, FLFL20,11942–

1516Crawford County, ILIL18,64842–

1517Pennington County, SDSD116,79242–

1518Edmonson County, KYKY12,74942–

1519Andrew County, MOMO18,24142–

1520Richland County, ILIL15,21942–

1521Houston County, TNTN8,47942–

1522Lewis County, WVWV16,39442–

1523Morgan County, TNTN22,16042–

1524Trempealeau County, WIWI31,17143–

1525Clinton County, PAPA37,87043–

1526Union County, ININ6,86343–

1527Scott County, TNTN22,67143–

1528Carlton County, MNMN36,71143–

1529Lyon County, KYKY9,12343–

1530Brantley County, GAGA18,93643–

1531Moultrie County, ILIL14,37143–

1532Polk County, TNTN18,59243–

1533Wayne County, KYKY19,59743–

1534Hickman County, TNTN26,21943–

1535Medina County, TXTX56,88143–

1536Meriwether County, GAGA21,51643–

1537Codington County, SDSD29,56243–

1538Fountain County, ININ17,01343–

1539Sandoval County, NMNM159,56543–

1540Freeborn County, MNMN30,44043–

1541Leflore County, MSMS25,68643–

1542Covington County, MSMS17,89843–

1543Simpson County, MSMS25,49843–

1544Levy County, FLFL48,52043–

1545Imperial County, CACA181,41143–

1546Saluda County, SCSC19,68043–

1547Grimes County, TXTX34,25243–

1548Monroe County, MSMS33,31844–

1549Miller County, MOMO25,81744–

1550Orange County, VTVT30,00244–

1551Garrett County, MDMD28,37044–

1552Marshall County, OKOK16,25544–

1553Lincoln County, WVWV19,17744–

1554Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63944–

1555Atascosa County, TXTX53,59044–

1556McDonough County, ILIL25,91644–

1557Logan County, ILIL27,18244–

1558Howell County, MOMO40,79844–

1559Warren County, NCNC18,89844–

1560Fannin County, TXTX39,26544–

1561Jerome County, IDID26,36244–

1562Stone County, MSMS19,65444–

1563Waseca County, MNMN18,68844–

1564Marion County, MSMS24,00144–

1565Madison County, VAVA14,23744–

1566Teller County, COCO24,75644–

1567Clay County, MSMS18,23844–

1568McDonald County, MOMO23,99244–

1569Henry County, IAIA19,34945–

1570Bond County, ILIL16,95945–

1571Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80445–

1572Paulding County, OHOH18,72745–

1573Clallam County, WAWA78,20245–

1574Barbour County, WVWV15,41445–

1575Adair County, MOMO25,68445–

1576Fleming County, KYKY15,78745–

1577Itawamba County, MSMS24,15245–

1578Yankton County, SDSD23,63545–

1579Lee County, ILIL32,91445–

1580Hood River County, OROR23,72045–

1581Allegany County, NYNY46,80045–

1582Switzerland County, ININ10,03745–

1583Perry County, ILIL20,16046–

1584Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94146–

1585Washington County, FLFL26,69546–

1586Calaveras County, CACA46,60546–

1587Grant County, WIWI52,44646–

1588Maverick County, TXTX58,82346–

1589Iosco County, MIMI25,26646–

1590Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21946–

1591Franklin County, KSKS26,29946–

1592Roscommon County, MIMI23,91446–

1593Davison County, SDSD20,06946–

1594Scott County, MSMS28,07346–

1595Cleburne County, ARAR25,67246–

1596Giles County, VAVA16,56446–

1597Clinton County, KYKY9,13946–

1598Candler County, GAGA11,27546–

1599Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23746–

1600Carroll County, ARAR29,26346–

1601Penobscot County, MEME157,96746–

1602Barry County, MOMO36,20047–

1603Shawano County, WIWI41,56047–

1604Sullivan County, ININ20,83147–

1605Martin County, KYKY10,69747–

1606McNairy County, TNTN26,23647–

1607Tippah County, MSMS21,38947–

1608Caledonia County, VTVT30,41447–

1609Montgomery County, KSKS30,17747–

1610Bedford County, PAPA47,48047–

1611Boone County, IAIA26,79947–

1612Camden County, NCNC11,31547–

1613Christian County, ILIL33,44347–

1614Kay County, OKOK43,49047–

1615Manistee County, MIMI25,65647–

1616Martin County, NCNC21,60147–

1617Bath County, KYKY13,17647–

1618Dickinson County, IAIA18,07748–

1619Brookings County, SDSD37,63548–

1620Missoula County, MTMT123,51348–

1621Panola County, MSMS32,69148–

1622Douglas County, ILIL19,88048–

1623Cherokee County, ALAL26,41348–

1624Adams County, OHOH27,86548–

1625Iberville Parish, LALA29,57948–

1626Lewis County, TNTN13,48748–

1627Jasper County, GAGA17,63248–

1628Sioux County, IAIA36,77448–

1629Adair County, KYKY19,42348–

1630Geneva County, ALAL27,55448–

1631Rabun County, GAGA17,76448–

1632Shasta County, CACA181,64848–

1633Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58648–

1634Morris County, TXTX12,13348–

1635Hancock County, KYKY9,05048–

1636Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98048–

1637Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47148–

1638Laclede County, MOMO36,94348–

1639Hardin County, TNTN27,98348–

1640Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75348–

1641Schoharie County, NYNY30,17649–

1642Richmond County, VAVA9,29449–

1643Butler County, KSKS69,48449–

1644Dodge County, MNMN21,37649–

1645Hart County, KYKY20,11749–

1646Wabash County, ILIL10,90749–

1647Carroll County, TNTN29,20049–

1648Alleghany County, NCNC11,47949–

1649Mesa County, COCO162,84549–

1650Kerr County, TXTX54,03749–

1651Lawrence County, ALAL33,84349–

1652Reno County, KSKS61,53949–

1653Marshall County, MSMS34,65449–

1654Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36149–

1655Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00149–

1656Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74749–

1657Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67149–

1658Decatur County, GAGA29,43249–

1659Clatsop County, OROR40,92649–

1660Gallatin County, MTMT128,74049–

1661Grenada County, MSMS20,86849–

1662Dunklin County, MOMO26,85550–

1663Addison County, VTVT38,04850–

1664Cass County, NENE27,65750–

1665Lee County, VAVA21,64250–

1666Orange County, ININ19,83450–

1667White County, ININ25,16450–

1668Polk County, WIWI45,80350–

1669Pike County, ALAL33,68850–

1670Madison County, NCNC22,55350–

1671Meigs County, OHOH21,58750–

1672Nottoway County, VAVA15,79650–

1673Silver Bow County, MTMT36,11850–

1674Jackson County, ALAL54,28150–

1675Neshoba County, MSMS28,73250–

1676Alpena County, MIMI28,85350–

1677San Benito County, CACA70,08250–

1678Oceana County, MIMI27,17751–

1679Spencer County, ININ20,06151–

1680Polk County, TXTX53,43451–

1681Abbeville County, SCSC24,83651–

1682Brown County, ININ15,77751–

1683Nez Perce County, IDID42,90551–

1684Wayne County, GAGA32,48151–

1685Otsego County, MIMI26,08051–

1686Cherokee County, TXTX53,33751–

1687Macoupin County, ILIL43,74851–

1688Tattnall County, GAGA24,37651–

1689Mingo County, WVWV21,45551–

1690Twin Falls County, IDID97,53951–

1691Randolph County, MOMO24,51351–

1692Independence County, ARAR38,78551–

1693Perry County, ININ19,38951–

1694Baker County, FLFL29,73751–

1695Cooke County, TXTX44,46151–

1696Hopkins County, TXTX39,06351–

1697Stephens County, OKOK44,31051–

1698Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14851–

1699Clarendon County, SCSC31,04351–

1700Chenango County, NYNY45,71551–

1701Franklin County, ALAL32,44951–

1702Appomattox County, VAVA17,17251–

1703Giles County, TNTN31,43351–

1704Webster County, IAIA36,83851–

1705Schuyler County, NYNY16,92452–

1706Lincoln County, OROR50,63652–

1707Monroe County, WIWI46,57252–

1708Clinton County, MOMO21,66152–

1709San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48852–

1710Summit County, COCO31,51752–

1711Grand Forks County, NDND74,50152–

1712Logan County, KYKY28,66952–

1713Antrim County, MIMI24,69852–

1714Bradford County, PAPA59,60052–

1715Gladwin County, MIMI26,07752–

1716Randolph County, ILIL29,92152–

1717Austin County, TXTX33,62552–

1718Hawaii County, HIHI210,04352–

1719Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61752–

1720Union County, SCSC26,79952–

1721Jasper County, IAIA38,15352–

1722Jay County, ININ20,11852–

1723Preston County, WVWV34,00452–

1724Crockett County, TNTN14,00653–

1725Platte County, NENE35,64953–

1726Buffalo County, NENE51,17253–

1727Polk County, MOMO33,60453–

1728Wyandot County, OHOH21,56753–

1729Caswell County, NCNC22,56353–

1730Harlan County, KYKY24,72553–

1731Marlboro County, SCSC25,48853–

1732Lafayette County, MOMO33,53153–

1733Okmulgee County, OKOK37,24153–

1734Pendleton County, KYKY14,80053–

1735Pontotoc County, OKOK38,52853–

1736Russell County, VAVA25,33253–

1737Moore County, TNTN6,92054–

1738Josephine County, OROR87,86754–

1739Beaufort County, NCNC44,67054–

1740Montgomery County, NCNC26,40354–

1741Grady County, OKOK59,12854–

1742Columbus County, NCNC50,48754–

1743Long County, GAGA21,55754–

1744Hertford County, NCNC19,01554–

1745Barron County, WIWI46,48454–

1746Lake County, CACA67,77254–

1747Randolph County, ININ24,43854–

1748Jackson County, FLFL49,62954–

1749Lanier County, GAGA10,62354–

1750Starr County, TXTX66,31954–

1751Bennington County, VTVT36,63054–

1752Dunn County, WIWI46,22354–

1753Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45154–

1754Fulton County, ININ20,09155–

1755Grafton County, NHNH93,22555–

1756Perquimans County, NCNC13,49055–

1757Washington County, NENE21,30255–

1758Callaway County, MOMO45,76555–

1759Henderson County, TNTN28,51855–

1760Grayson County, KYKY27,40655–

1761Overton County, TNTN23,78755–

1762George County, MSMS26,33155–

1763Somervell County, TXTX10,26155–

1764Greene County, GAGA21,36755–

1765Adams County, NENE31,07155–

1766Estill County, KYKY13,96255–

1767Obion County, TNTN30,06755–

1768Green Lake County, WIWI19,30555–

1769Washington County, ININ28,38355–

1770Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60855–

1771Carroll County, ININ20,65555–

1772Waldo County, MEME40,69356–

1773Washington County, MSMS40,44656–

1774Clare County, MIMI31,54356–

1775Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74056–

1776Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72056–

1777Northampton County, VAVA11,87956–

1778Anderson County, TXTX59,80556–

1779Pleasants County, WVWV7,33856–

1780Navarro County, TXTX57,18157–

1781Carroll County, NHNH52,78457–

1782Lamar County, TXTX51,50357–

1783Bryan County, OKOK51,36757–

1784Owen County, ININ21,88657–

1785Delaware County, OKOK41,91057–

1786Chester County, SCSC33,00157–

1787Clay County, NCNC12,23957–

1788Massac County, ILIL13,50257–

1789Lamoille County, VTVT26,29457–

1790Morgan County, ILIL32,51557–

1791Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95357–

1792Elbert County, GAGA20,07257–

1793Jersey County, ILIL21,16057–

1794Weakley County, TNTN33,26157–

1795Burnet County, TXTX57,01557–

1796Assumption Parish, LALA19,72057–

1797Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89657–

1798Mason County, WVWV24,70757–

1799Chambers County, ALAL34,25357–

1800Greene County, ININ31,16557–

1801Henry County, KYKY16,44757–

1802Windham County, VTVT45,20458–

1803Cannon County, TNTN15,29658–

1804Mower County, MNMN40,97158–

1805Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39058–

1806Fayette County, WVWV38,16558–

1807Marion County, SCSC28,24258–

1808Linn County, OROR132,84358–

1809Benzie County, MIMI18,56858–

1810Bremer County, IAIA25,29658–

1811Larue County, KYKY15,18458–

1812DeSoto County, FLFL37,07858–

1813Garfield County, OKOK61,77958–

1814Henry County, ILIL48,09558–

1815Grady County, GAGA26,59059–

1816Henry County, TNTN32,89659–

1817Marion County, KYKY20,11559–

1818Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48859–

1819Mason County, MIMI29,04059–

1820Tipton County, ININ15,31959–

1821Jasper County, SCSC38,53359–

1822Greene County, PAPA33,88559–

1823Trimble County, KYKY8,70159–

1824Webster Parish, LALA34,94859–

1825Rains County, TXTX13,54259–

1826Letcher County, KYKY19,95259–

1827Jackson County, WVWV27,45059–

1828Windsor County, VTVT57,31259–

1829Rusk County, TXTX54,85459–

1830Carter County, OKOK48,91059–

1831Edgefield County, SCSC29,80860–

1832Bleckley County, GAGA12,86660–

1833Sumter County, GAGA28,80160–

1834Lincoln County, MSMS35,01260–

1835Juniata County, PAPA23,40360–

1836Marion County, TNTN29,80460–

1837Saline County, ILIL22,77260–

1838Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09160–

1839Vermillion County, ININ15,48860–

1840Evans County, GAGA11,02860–

1841Butler County, MOMO41,90460–

1842Yakima County, WAWA259,18560–

1843Otsego County, NYNY60,58960–

1844Jasper County, ININ33,89461–

1845Franklin County, ININ23,28661–

1846Wythe County, VAVA27,98361–

1847Kewaunee County, WIWI20,75861–

1848Sequoyah County, OKOK40,84261–

1849Prentiss County, MSMS25,28461–

1850Wexford County, MIMI34,44561–

1851Pierce County, GAGA20,76461–

1852Posey County, ININ24,98861–

1853Clarion County, PAPA36,68061–

1854Yancey County, NCNC19,08461–

1855Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49061–

1856Pike County, OHOH27,06161–

1857Newaygo County, MIMI51,62262–

1858Marion County, IAIA34,19262–

1859Mayes County, OKOK40,41662–

1860Carroll County, VAVA29,29962–

1861Dorchester County, MDMD33,62862–

1862Harvey County, KSKS33,58062–

1863Gallia County, OHOH29,07262–

1864Lee County, IAIA32,30662–

1865Charlevoix County, MIMI26,03663–

1866Johnson County, TNTN18,71863–

1867Newberry County, SCSC39,56163–

1868Wakulla County, FLFL38,08963–

1869Miami County, KSKS36,24063–

1870Chester County, TNTN17,99463–

1871Douglas County, MNMN40,12063–

1872Madison County, NENE36,10663–

1873Botetourt County, VAVA34,14463–

1874Laurens County, GAGA51,04163–

1875Burleigh County, NDND103,25163–

1876Jefferson County, ILIL36,14763–

1877Duplin County, NCNC51,57163–

1878Washington County, TXTX38,28863–

1879Door County, WIWI30,61664–

1880Marion County, ILIL36,38264–

1881Bell County, KYKY22,82964–

1882Morgan County, GAGA22,09564–

1883Goodhue County, MNMN48,19564–

1884Green County, WIWI37,22764–

1885Carter County, KYKY26,14964–

1886Hardin County, OHOH30,07264–

1887Smyth County, VAVA28,88264–

1888Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39164–

1889Fayette County, TNTN45,07164–

1890Harrison County, KYKY19,62764–

1891Rutland County, VTVT59,65364–

1892Halifax County, NCNC46,53464–

1893Lawrence County, MOMO39,40164–

1894Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09664–

1895Ashe County, NCNC27,51465–

1896Lincoln County, TNTN36,85365–

1897Ottawa County, OKOK30,43865–

1898Clay County, MNMN67,73465–

1899Pettis County, MOMO44,25465–

1900Wyoming County, PAPA25,79065–

1901Adams County, MSMS30,06165–

1902Sampson County, NCNC61,50465–

1903Caroline County, VAVA34,41365–

1904Marion County, MOMO28,52565–

1905Hocking County, OHOH27,51265–

1906Tuscola County, MIMI52,68065–

1907Boone County, ARAR38,62866–

1908Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63466–

1909Allen County, KYKY22,53666–

1910Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69266–

1911Northumberland County, VAVA12,55766–

1912Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45366–

1913Cherokee County, OKOK49,19666–

1914Ripley County, ININ29,43466–

1915Hardin County, TXTX58,72366–

1916Coshocton County, OHOH37,18866–

1917Steuben County, NYNY91,85566–

1918Crawford County, KSKS39,00866–

1919Leelanau County, MIMI22,98266–

1920Clinton County, IAIA46,00266–

1921Jefferson County, PAPA43,25566–

1922Henry County, OHOH27,59866–

1923Knox County, ILIL47,76767–

1924Union County, FLFL16,25067–

1925Smith County, TNTN20,98167–

1926Somerset County, PAPA72,00467–

1927Upshur County, WVWV23,75867–

1928Wyoming County, NYNY39,74167–

1929Chippewa County, WIWI67,61467–

1930Logan County, WVWV30,37567–

1931Carroll County, OHOH26,47567–

1932Washington Parish, LALA44,93767–

1933Camden County, MOMO44,04767–

1934Graves County, KYKY37,05067–

1935Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86167–

1936Phelps County, MOMO45,24767–

1937Amherst County, VAVA31,96267–

1938Fannin County, GAGA26,11167–

1939Cherokee County, NCNC30,83068–

1940Ogle County, ILIL51,39968–

1941Dillon County, SCSC27,45868–

1942Miller County, ARAR42,35768–

1943Gibson County, ININ33,09168–

1944Mitchell County, NCNC15,06268–

1945Clearfield County, PAPA78,10068–

1946Camp County, TXTX13,38068–

1947Johnson County, MOMO56,67068–

1948Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09968–

1949Payette County, IDID27,82468–

1950Union County, MSMS28,45968–

1951Putnam County, GAGA23,72269–

1952Waupaca County, WIWI51,46169–

1953Chilton County, ALAL47,70869–

1954Knox County, ININ35,65269–

1955Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13269–

1956St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10669–

1957Ohio County, ININ5,99470–

1958Pike County, KYKY54,72170–

1959Marshall County, IAIA39,89070–

1960Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03570–

1961Wilson County, TXTX56,13970–

1962Bourbon County, KYKY20,24370–

1963Suwannee County, FLFL48,14970–

1964Stone County, MOMO32,50370–

1965Fayette County, OHOH28,55270–

1966Amador County, CACA41,87670–

1967Douglas County, NVNV50,11171–

1968Mason County, KYKY16,93671–

1969Crisp County, GAGA19,23771–

1970Deschutes County, OROR213,07271–

1971Kent County, MDMD19,56571–

1972Dyer County, TNTN36,32071–

1973Van Wert County, OHOH29,01371–

1974Pueblo County, COCO169,27771–

1975Warren County, MSMS41,75971–

1976Tate County, MSMS28,72571–

1977Blackford County, ININ11,73071–

1978Wayne County, PAPA51,70371–

1979Putnam County, OHOH34,38071–

1980Decatur County, ININ26,57671–

1981Washington County, NYNY59,35371–

1982Powell County, KYKY12,81272–

1983King William County, VAVA19,61772–

1984DeKalb County, TNTN21,87372–

1985Dodge County, NENE38,05772–

1986Effingham County, ILIL34,51972–

1987Jefferson County, ARAR62,98772–

1988Emmet County, MIMI33,77572–

1989Woodford County, ILIL38,11172–

1990Gratiot County, MIMI41,19072–

1991Yates County, NYNY24,54773–

1992Webster County, MOMO43,05473–

1993Meigs County, TNTN14,18673–

1994Bonneville County, IDID135,77173–

1995Greene County, NYNY47,23873–

1996Pearl River County, MSMS59,36373–

1997Venango County, PAPA49,34673–

1998Avery County, NCNC18,11073–

1999Jennings County, ININ27,62273–

2000Russell County, KYKY18,60873–

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