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Most sparsely populated, US counties · 2000

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

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 1990
1501Rains County, TXTX13,54240+36%
1502Calhoun County, SCSC14,18840+19%
1503Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66240+1%
1504Bath County, KYKY13,17640+14%
1505Brown County, TXTX38,71140+10%
1506George County, MSMS26,33140+15%
1507McCreary County, KYKY17,12440+9%
1508Howell County, MOMO40,79840+18%
1509Patrick County, VAVA17,42440+11%
1510McDonald County, MOMO23,99240+28%
1511Carroll County, ARAR29,26340+36%
1512Green County, KYKY11,64440+11%
1513Lewis County, TNTN13,48740+23%
1514Wilson County, TXTX56,13940+43%
1515Dodge County, MNMN21,37640+13%
1516Houston County, TNTN8,47940+15%
1517Bryan County, OKOK51,36740+14%
1518Winston County, ALAL23,82941+13%
1519Grayson County, VAVA15,23041+10%
1520Escambia County, ALAL36,66541+8%
1521Rabun County, GAGA17,76441+29%
1522Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46541−9%
1523Calhoun County, TXTX19,59941+8%
1524Alexander County, ILIL4,57041−10%
1525Clay County, NCNC12,23941+23%
1526Bracken County, KYKY8,51141+7%
1527Bureau County, ILIL32,51041−1%
1528Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52041+1%
1529Fayette County, TNTN45,07141+13%
1530Osceola County, MIMI23,51641+15%
1531Appomattox County, VAVA17,17241+11%
1532Ray County, MOMO23,39841+6%
1533Nicholas County, WVWV23,84841−1%
1534Switzerland County, ININ10,03741+17%
1535Orange County, VTVT30,00241+8%
1536Sioux County, IAIA36,77441+6%
1537Northampton County, NCNC16,49141+6%
1538Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48841+49%
1539Wabasha County, MNMN21,53741+9%
1540Grady County, OKOK59,12841+9%
1541Wayne County, GAGA32,48141+19%
1542Lawrence County, ILIL13,79042−3%
1543Yankton County, SDSD23,63542+12%
1544Cooke County, TXTX44,46142+18%
1545Butler County, KSKS69,48442+18%
1546Hopkins County, TXTX39,06342+11%
1547St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488420%
1548Lincoln County, SDSD77,14542+56%
1549Benton County, TNTN16,18342+14%
1550Caroline County, VAVA34,41342+15%
1551Marion County, ALAL29,09742+5%
1552Hardeman County, TNTN25,27442+20%
1553Hardee County, FLFL25,93242+38%
1554De Witt County, ILIL15,11842+2%
1555Hart County, KYKY20,11742+17%
1556Bamberg County, SCSC12,79642−1%
1557Saluda County, SCSC19,68042+17%
1558Lyon County, KSKS32,26642+3%
1559Elk County, PAPA29,92642+1%
1560Polk County, MOMO33,60442+24%
1561Burleigh County, NDND103,25143+15%
1562Laclede County, MOMO36,94343+20%
1563Moultrie County, ILIL14,37143+3%
1564Webster County, KYKY12,92943+1%
1565Adair County, KYKY19,42343+12%
1566Clinton County, PAPA37,87043+2%
1567Penobscot County, MEME157,96743−1%
1568Itawamba County, MSMS24,15243+14%
1569Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86143+28%
1570Barnwell County, SCSC20,65343+16%
1571Clatsop County, OROR40,92643+7%
1572Davison County, SDSD20,06943+7%
1573Huron County, MIMI30,53043+3%
1574Dickinson County, IAIA18,07743+10%
1575Magoffin County, KYKY11,11043+2%
1576Shasta County, CACA181,64843+11%
1577Grant County, WIWI52,44643+1%
1578Cherokee County, ALAL26,41343+23%
1579Franklin County, KSKS26,29943+13%
1580Cleburne County, ARAR25,67243+24%
1581Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36143+14%
1582Wayne County, KYKY19,59743+14%
1583Montgomery County, ILIL28,076440%
1584Chambers County, TXTX57,59444+30%
1585Buffalo County, NENE51,17244+13%
1586Madison County, NCNC22,55344+16%
1587Scott County, VAVA21,20044+1%
1588Cass County, NENE27,65744+14%
1589Barry County, MOMO36,20044+23%
1590Lewis County, WVWV16,39444−2%
1591McNairy County, TNTN26,23644+10%
1592Starr County, TXTX66,31944+32%
1593Union County, ARAR36,92644−2%
1594Adair County, MOMO25,68444+2%
1595Brown County, MNMN25,517440%
1596Pike County, ALAL33,68844+7%
1597Nez Perce County, IDID42,90544+11%
1598Fulton County, ILIL32,901440%
1599Bonneville County, IDID135,77144+14%
1600Union County, ILIL16,65644+4%
1601Hardin County, TNTN27,98344+13%
1602Cherokee County, TXTX53,33744+14%
1603Moore County, TNTN6,92044+22%
1604Morgan County, GAGA22,09544+20%
1605Navarro County, TXTX57,18145+13%
1606Hancock County, KYKY9,05045+7%
1607Rush County, ININ16,76745+1%
1608Independence County, ARAR38,78545+10%
1609Geneva County, ALAL27,55445+9%
1610Richland County, ILIL15,21945−2%
1611Meriwether County, GAGA21,51645+1%
1612Linn County, OROR132,84345+13%
1613Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63945+8%
1614Polk County, WIWI45,80345+19%
1615Preston County, WVWV34,00445+1%
1616Manistee County, MIMI25,65645+15%
1617Otsego County, MIMI26,08045+30%
1618Clinton County, MOMO21,66145+14%
1619Lincoln County, OROR50,63645+14%
1620Fountain County, ININ17,01345+1%
1621Monroe County, WIWI46,57245+12%
1622Weld County, COCO378,42645+37%
1623Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80445+4%
1624Alleghany County, NCNC11,47945+11%
1625Tippah County, MSMS21,38945+7%
1626Shawano County, WIWI41,56046+9%
1627Union County, ININ6,86346+5%
1628Union County, KYKY12,83946−6%
1629Logan County, OKOK55,47346+17%
1630Barbour County, WVWV15,41446−1%
1631Herkimer County, NYNY59,21946−2%
1632Halifax County, VAVA33,44746+29%
1633Caledonia County, VTVT30,41446+7%
1634Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09146+29%
1635Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67146+7%
1636Pierce County, GAGA20,76446+17%
1637Boone County, IAIA26,79946+4%
1638Garrett County, MDMD28,37046+6%
1639Perquimans County, NCNC13,49046+9%
1640Richmond County, VAVA9,29446+21%
1641Grand Forks County, NDND74,50146−6%
1642Freeborn County, MNMN30,44046−1%
1643Crawford County, ILIL18,64846+5%
1644Waseca County, MNMN18,68846+8%
1645St. Francis County, ARAR21,80046+3%
1646Josephine County, OROR87,86746+21%
1647Sanilac County, MIMI40,08346+12%
1648Bolivar County, MSMS28,26246−3%
1649Bond County, ILIL16,95946+18%
1650Tattnall County, GAGA24,37646+26%
1651Overton County, TNTN23,78746+14%
1652Lake County, CACA67,77246+15%
1653Warren County, NCNC18,89847+16%
1654Giles County, VAVA16,56447+2%
1655Scott County, MSMS28,07347+18%
1656Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60847+21%
1657Mitchell County, GAGA20,46747+18%
1658Adams County, OHOH27,86547+8%
1659Henry County, IAIA19,34947+6%
1660Carroll County, NHNH52,78447+23%
1661Dunn County, WIWI46,22347+11%
1662McKean County, PAPA38,98447−3%
1663Covington County, MSMS17,89847+17%
1664Platte County, NENE35,64947+6%
1665Simpson County, MSMS25,49847+15%
1666Addison County, VTVT38,04847+9%
1667East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91147+11%
1668Pender County, NCNC72,11147+42%
1669Marion County, MSMS24,001470%
1670Decatur County, GAGA29,43247+11%
1671Dallas County, ALAL35,14047−4%
1672Arenac County, MIMI15,06848+16%
1673Anson County, NCNC21,75848+8%
1674Douglas County, ILIL19,88048+2%
1675Grafton County, NHNH93,22548+9%
1676Brown County, ININ15,77748+6%
1677Lake County, TNTN6,24948+12%
1678King William County, VAVA19,61748+20%
1679Logan County, KYKY28,66948+9%
1680Grayson County, KYKY27,40648+14%
1681Washington County, NENE21,30248+13%
1682Silver Bow County, MTMT36,11848+2%
1683Giles County, TNTN31,43348+14%
1685Cannon County, TNTN15,29648+23%
1686Orange County, ININ19,83448+5%
1687Allegany County, NYNY46,80048−1%
1688Antrim County, MIMI24,69849+27%
1689McClain County, OKOK49,64749+22%
1690Sullivan County, ININ20,83149+15%
1691Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89649+17%
1692Paulding County, OHOH18,72749−1%
1693Pontotoc County, OKOK38,52849+3%
1694Callaway County, MOMO45,76549+24%
1695Clinton County, KYKY9,13949+5%
1696Roscommon County, MIMI23,91449+29%
1697Clay County, MNMN67,73449+2%
1698Lee County, SCSC15,73049+9%
1699Henderson County, TNTN28,51849+17%
1700Edgefield County, SCSC29,80849+34%
1701Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69249+14%
1702Miami County, KSKS36,24049+21%
1703Franklin County, ALAL32,44949+12%
1704Sunflower County, MSMS22,89349+5%
1705Carroll County, TNTN29,20049+7%
1706Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45149+16%
1707Bedford County, PAPA47,48049+4%
1708Wetzel County, WVWV13,73449−8%
1709Perry County, ININ19,38950−1%
1710Marshall County, MSMS34,65450+15%
1711Warren County, PAPA37,03850−3%
1712Dickenson County, VAVA13,23650−7%
1713Stephens County, OKOK44,31050+2%
1714Monroe County, MSMS33,31850+4%
1715Waldo County, MEME40,69350+10%
1716Iosco County, MIMI25,26650−10%
1717Lee County, ILIL32,91450+5%
1718Christian County, ILIL33,44350+3%
1719Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94150+6%
1720Oceana County, MIMI27,17750+20%
1721Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58650+3%
1722Nottoway County, VAVA15,79650+5%
1723White County, ININ25,16450+9%
1724Panola County, MSMS32,69150+14%
1725Jackson County, ALAL54,28150+13%
1726Benzie County, MIMI18,56850+31%
1727Knott County, KYKY13,32150−1%
1728Delaware County, OKOK41,91050+32%
1729Washington County, TXTX38,28850+16%
1730Neshoba County, MSMS28,73250+16%
1731Lamoille County, VTVT26,29450+18%
1732Lawrence County, ALAL33,84350+10%
1733Logan County, ILIL27,18250+1%
1734Payette County, IDID27,82451+25%
1735Lincoln County, WVWV19,17751+3%
1736DeSoto County, FLFL37,07851+35%
1737Suwannee County, FLFL48,14951+30%
1738Schoharie County, NYNY30,17651−1%
1739Boone County, WVWV20,25151−1%
1740Jackson County, FLFL49,62951+13%
1741Jasper County, IAIA38,15351+7%
1742Harris County, GAGA37,28051+33%
1743Randolph County, MOMO24,51351+1%
1744Fannin County, GAGA26,11151+24%
1745Larue County, KYKY15,18451+15%
1746McDowell County, WVWV16,87851−22%
1747Rusk County, TXTX54,85451+8%
1748Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23751+5%
1749Spencer County, ININ20,06151+5%
1750Wyoming County, WVWV19,80151−11%
1751Mason County, WAWA71,16551+29%
1752Douglas County, MNMN40,12052+14%
1753Reno County, KSKS61,53952+4%
1754Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72052+6%
1755Louisa County, VAVA42,92452+26%
1756Morris County, TXTX12,13352−1%
1757Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74752+11%
1758Allen County, KYKY22,53652+22%
1759Yakima County, WAWA259,18552+18%
1760Gladwin County, MIMI26,07752+19%
1761Anderson County, TXTX59,80552+15%
1762Pendleton County, KYKY14,80052+20%
1763Grady County, GAGA26,59052+17%
1764Barron County, WIWI46,48452+10%
1765Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00152+3%
1766Perry County, ILIL20,16052+8%
1767Kay County, OKOK43,490520%
1768Clay County, KYKY19,46552+13%
1769Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14852+12%
1770Webster County, MOMO43,05452+31%
1771Lafayette County, MOMO33,53152+6%
1772Henry County, KYKY16,44753+17%
1773Washington County, ININ28,38353+15%
1774Marion County, KYKY20,11553+10%
1775Abbeville County, SCSC24,83653+10%
1776Cherokee County, NCNC30,83053+20%
1777Lamar County, TXTX51,50353+10%
1778Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98053+6%
1779Bryan County, GAGA52,06254+52%
1780Clarendon County, SCSC31,04354+14%
1781Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74054+11%
1782Bremer County, IAIA25,29654+2%
1783Clay County, MSMS18,23854+4%
1784Meigs County, OHOH21,587540%
1785Buchanan County, VAVA18,49254−14%
1786Union County, GAGA27,85954+44%
1787Jasper County, ININ33,89454+20%
1788Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09654+20%
1789Washoe County, NVNV509,38654+33%
1790Iberville Parish, LALA29,57954+7%
1791Wise County, TXTX83,77854+41%
1792Wexford County, MIMI34,44554+16%
1793Hardin County, TXTX58,72354+16%
1794Beaufort County, NCNC44,67054+6%
1795Bleckley County, GAGA12,86654+12%
1796Carroll County, ININ20,65554+7%
1797Lee County, VAVA21,64254−4%
1798Mower County, MNMN40,97154+3%
1799Chester County, TNTN17,99454+21%
1800Montgomery County, NCNC26,40355+15%
1801Putnam County, GAGA23,72255+33%
1802Garfield County, OKOK61,77955+2%
1803Green Lake County, WIWI19,30555+2%
1804Bradford County, PAPA59,60055+3%
1805Crockett County, TNTN14,00655+9%
1806Chippewa County, WIWI67,61455+5%
1807Alpena County, MIMI28,85355+2%
1808Martin County, KYKY10,697550%
1809Bennington County, VTVT36,63055+3%
1810Monroe County, GAGA32,02355+27%
1811Lincoln County, TNTN36,85355+11%
1812Trimble County, KYKY8,70155+33%
1813Gilmer County, GAGA33,89455+75%
1814Grenada County, MSMS20,86855+8%
1815Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13255+25%
1816Union County, FLFL16,25055+31%
1817Caswell County, NCNC22,56355+14%
1818Adams County, NENE31,07155+5%
1819Coahoma County, MSMS19,84955−3%
1820Henry County, TNTN32,89655+12%
1821Clare County, MIMI31,54355+25%
1822Carter County, OKOK48,91055+6%
1823Laurens County, GAGA51,04156+12%
1824Fulton County, ININ20,09156+9%
1825Marion County, TNTN29,80456+12%
1826McDonough County, ILIL25,91656−7%
1827Towns County, GAGA13,28556+38%
1828Martin County, NCNC21,60156+2%
1829Webster County, IAIA36,838560%
1830Windham County, VTVT45,20456+6%
1831Wyandot County, OHOH21,56756+3%
1832Montgomery County, KSKS30,17756−7%
1833Botetourt County, VAVA34,14456+22%
1834Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39156+14%
1835Smith County, TNTN20,98156+25%
1836Camden County, MOMO44,04756+35%
1837Owen County, ININ21,88657+26%
1838Lincoln County, MSMS35,01257+10%
1839Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45357+9%
1840Dorchester County, MDMD33,62857+1%
1841Cherokee County, OKOK49,19657+25%
1842Jay County, ININ20,11857+1%
1843Macoupin County, ILIL43,74857+3%
1844Meigs County, TNTN14,18657+38%
1845Yancey County, NCNC19,08457+15%
1846Okmulgee County, OKOK37,24157+9%
1847Wood County, TXTX49,68857+25%
1848Newaygo County, MIMI51,62257+25%
1849Mason County, MIMI29,04057+11%
1850Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13057+27%
1851Chilton County, ALAL47,70857+22%
1852Ashe County, NCNC27,51457+10%
1853Warren County, MOMO39,01657+26%
1854DeKalb County, TNTN21,87357+21%
1855Newberry County, SCSC39,56157+9%
1856Evans County, GAGA11,02857+20%
1857Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61757+15%
1858Webb County, TXTX281,22457+45%
1859Chenango County, NYNY45,71558−1%
1860Lawrence County, MOMO39,40158+16%
1861Boone County, ARAR38,62858+20%
1862Green County, WIWI37,22758+11%
1863Madera County, CACA167,92758+40%
1864Mississippi County, ARAR37,82858−10%
1865Franklin County, ININ23,28658+13%
1866Pleasants County, WVWV7,338580%
1867Pettis County, MOMO44,25458+11%
1868Marion County, IAIA34,19258+7%
1869Macon County, NCNC39,23258+27%
1870Sequoyah County, OKOK40,84258+15%
1871Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95358+7%
1872Wabash County, ILIL10,90758−1%
1873Door County, WIWI30,61658+9%
1874Douglas County, NVNV50,11158+49%
1875Union County, SCSC26,79958−2%
1876Johnson County, MOMO56,67058+14%
1877Juniata County, PAPA23,40358+11%
1878Goodhue County, MNMN48,19558+8%
1879Columbus County, NCNC50,48758+10%
1880Elbert County, GAGA20,07258+8%
1881Madison County, IDID55,17259+16%
1882Schuyler County, NYNY16,92459+3%
1883Mayes County, OKOK40,41659+15%
1884Jersey County, ILIL21,16059+5%
1885Johnson County, TNTN18,71859+27%
1886Chester County, SCSC33,00159+6%
1887Harrison County, KYKY19,62759+11%
1888Butler County, MOMO41,90459+5%
1889Randolph County, ILIL29,92159−2%
1890Kewaunee County, WIWI20,75859+7%
1891Camp County, TXTX13,38059+17%
1892Amador County, CACA41,87659+17%
1893Caldwell County, TXTX55,15059+22%
1894Windsor County, VTVT57,31259+6%
1895Pueblo County, COCO169,27759+15%
1896Phelps County, MOMO45,24759+13%
1897Ripley County, ININ29,43459+8%
1898Skagit County, WAWA132,97560+29%
1899Obion County, TNTN30,06760+2%
1900Wythe County, VAVA27,98360+8%
1901Goochland County, VAVA29,18760+19%
1902Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46560−12%
1903Pearl River County, MSMS59,36360+26%
1904Jones County, GAGA29,17160+14%
1905Marlboro County, SCSC25,48860−2%
1906Weakley County, TNTN33,26160+9%
1907Duplin County, NCNC51,57160+23%
1908Mason County, WVWV24,70760+3%
1909Jackson County, WVWV27,45060+8%
1910Estill County, KYKY13,96260+5%
1911Upshur County, TXTX44,41061+12%
1912Liberty County, TXTX121,36461+33%
1913Randolph County, ININ24,43861+1%
1914Leelanau County, MIMI22,98261+28%
1915Harvey County, KSKS33,58061+6%
1916Union County, MSMS28,45961+15%
1917Greene County, ININ31,16561+9%
1918Dunklin County, MOMO26,855610%
1919Monroe County, TNTN49,73061+28%
1920Chambers County, ALAL34,25361−1%
1921White County, TNTN29,61261+15%
1922Lafayette County, MSMS59,59761+22%
1923Madison County, NENE36,10662+8%
1924Otsego County, NYNY60,58962+2%
1925Prentiss County, MSMS25,28462+10%
1926Carroll County, VAVA29,29962+10%
1927Stone County, MOMO32,50362+50%
1928Northampton County, VAVA11,879620%
1929Henry County, ILIL48,095620%
1930Banks County, GAGA21,27362+40%
1931Valencia County, NMNM82,01362+46%
1932Lincoln County, MOMO66,67662+35%
1933Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03563+8%
1934Charlevoix County, MIMI26,03663+22%
1935Tate County, MSMS28,72563+18%
1936Taney County, MOMO57,00163+55%
1937Pike County, OHOH27,06163+14%
1938Spencer County, KYKY20,99863+73%
1939Coffee County, GAGA44,40763+26%
1940Pike County, GAGA20,93263+34%
1941Trousdale County, TNTN12,62363+23%
1942Sampson County, NCNC61,50464+27%
1943Tipton County, ININ15,31964+3%
1944Waller County, TXTX69,85864+40%
1945Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49064+11%
1946Leflore County, MSMS25,68664+2%
1947Massac County, ILIL13,50264+3%
1948Hertford County, NCNC19,015640%
1949Russell County, VAVA25,33264+6%
1950Northumberland County, VAVA12,55764+16%
1951New Kent County, VAVA28,02264+29%
1952Pierce County, WIWI43,51964+12%
1953Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,390640%
1954Coffee County, ALAL56,95364+8%
1955Garrard County, KYKY18,20764+28%
1956Morgan County, ILIL32,51564+1%
1957Russell County, KYKY18,60864+11%
1958Greene County, ARAR47,41165+17%
1959Lawrence County, TNTN46,91465+13%
1960Marion County, MOMO28,52565+2%
1961Miller County, ARAR42,35765+5%
1962Crawford County, KSKS39,00865+8%
1963White County, ARAR80,08565+23%
1964Bastrop County, TXTX118,90865+51%
1965Coshocton County, OHOH37,18865+3%
1966Jackson County, OROR221,79565+24%
1967Morgan County, WVWV18,02765+23%
1968Ohio County, ININ5,99465+6%
1969Vermillion County, ININ15,488650%
1970Washington Parish, LALA44,93766+2%
1971Carter County, KYKY26,14966+10%
1972Wayne County, PAPA51,70366+19%
1973St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10666+10%
1974Decatur County, ININ26,57666+4%
1975Upshur County, WVWV23,75866+2%
1976Posey County, ININ24,98866+4%
1977Columbia County, OROR54,09166+16%
1978Macon County, TNTN27,66366+28%
1979Nicollet County, MNMN34,27366+6%
1980Sauk County, WIWI66,65266+18%
1981Gallia County, OHOH29,072670%
1982Gibson County, ININ33,09167+2%
1983Mingo County, WVWV21,45567−16%
1984Bourbon County, KYKY20,24367+1%
1985Hocking County, OHOH27,51267+11%
1986Graves County, KYKY37,05067+10%
1987Pope County, ARAR64,97667+19%
1988Woodford County, ILIL38,11167+9%
1989Emmet County, MIMI33,77567+26%
1990Ogle County, ILIL51,39967+11%
1991Amherst County, VAVA31,96267+12%
1992Jackson County, NCNC45,03967+23%
1993Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90768+31%
1994Augusta County, VAVA78,94068+20%
1995Bannock County, IDID91,59168+14%
1996Hardin County, OHOH30,07268+3%
1997Assumption Parish, LALA19,72068+3%
1998Rutland County, VTVT59,65368+2%
1999Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63468+2%
2000Tom Green County, TXTX120,60268+6%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS