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Most sparsely populated, US counties · 2010

US counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2010).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000
1501Miller County, MOMO25,81742+5%
1502St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488420%
1503Imperial County, CACA181,41142+23%
1504Benton County, TNTN16,183420%
1505Bracken County, KYKY8,51142+3%
1506Teller County, COCO24,75642+14%
1507Houston County, TNTN8,47942+4%
1508Morgan County, TNTN22,16042+11%
1509Orange County, VTVT30,00242+3%
1510Missoula County, MTMT123,51342+14%
1511Calhoun County, TXTX19,59942+4%
1512Sunflower County, MSMS22,89342−14%
1513Lewis County, WVWV16,39442−3%
1514Brown County, MNMN25,51742−4%
1515Maverick County, TXTX58,82342+15%
1516Berrien County, GAGA18,93243+19%
1517Washington County, FLFL26,69543+19%
1518Rush County, ININ16,76743−5%
1519Marshall County, OKOK16,25543+20%
1520Montgomery County, ILIL28,07643−2%
1521McDonald County, MOMO23,99243+6%
1522Hood River County, OROR23,72043+9%
1523Fulton County, ILIL32,90143−3%
1524McCreary County, KYKY17,12443+7%
1525Polk County, TXTX53,43443+10%
1526Burnet County, TXTX57,01543+25%
1527Yankton County, SDSD23,63543+4%
1528Union County, ILIL16,65643−3%
1529Lewis County, TNTN13,48743+7%
1530Magoffin County, KYKY11,110430%
1531Scott County, VAVA21,20043−1%
1532Essex County, VAVA10,65443+12%
1533Hardee County, FLFL25,93243+3%
1534Carroll County, ARAR29,26344+8%
1535Fountain County, ININ17,01344−4%
1536Howell County, MOMO40,79844+8%
1537Union County, KYKY12,83944−4%
1538Arenac County, MIMI15,06844−8%
1539Dickinson County, IAIA18,07744+1%
1540Sioux County, IAIA36,77444+7%
1541Saluda County, SCSC19,68044+4%
1542Meriwether County, GAGA21,51644−2%
1543Itawamba County, MSMS24,15244+3%
1544Cooke County, TXTX44,46144+6%
1545Dodge County, GAGA19,66344+14%
1546Austin County, TXTX33,62544+20%
1547Rabun County, GAGA17,76444+8%
1548Mesa County, COCO162,84544+26%
1549Hart County, KYKY20,11744+4%
1550Clinton County, PAPA37,87044+3%
1551Moultrie County, ILIL14,37144+4%
1552Freeborn County, MNMN30,44044−4%
1553Halifax County, VAVA33,44744−3%
1554McKean County, PAPA38,98444−5%
1555St. Francis County, ARAR21,80045−4%
1556Grant County, WIWI52,44645+3%
1557Crawford County, ILIL18,64845−3%
1558Calaveras County, CACA46,60545+12%
1559East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91145−5%
1560Clatsop County, OROR40,92645+4%
1561Davison County, SDSD20,06945+4%
1562Dallas County, ALAL35,14045−5%
1563Sanilac County, MIMI40,08345−3%
1564Appomattox County, VAVA17,17245+9%
1565Kerr County, TXTX54,03745+14%
1566Hardin County, TNTN27,98345+2%
1567Richland County, ILIL15,21945+1%
1568Adair County, MOMO25,68445+3%
1569Waseca County, MNMN18,68845−2%
1570Lawrence County, ILIL13,79045+9%
1571Candler County, GAGA11,27545+15%
1572Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46545−24%
1573Penobscot County, MEME157,96745+6%
1574Cass County, NENE27,65745+4%
1575Wayne County, KYKY19,59745+4%
1576Franklin County, KSKS26,29945+5%
1577Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21946+19%
1578Somervell County, TXTX10,26146+25%
1579Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75346+17%
1580Manistee County, MIMI25,65646+1%
1581Hancock County, KYKY9,05046+2%
1582Dodge County, MNMN21,37646+13%
1583Herkimer County, NYNY59,219460%
1584Barry County, MOMO36,20046+5%
1585Hopkins County, TXTX39,06346+10%
1586Mitchell County, GAGA20,46746−2%
1587Hawaii County, HIHI210,04346+24%
1588Summit County, COCO31,51746+19%
1589Adair County, KYKY19,42346+8%
1590Butler County, KSKS69,48446+11%
1591Boone County, IAIA26,799460%
1592Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63946+2%
1593Madison County, NCNC22,55346+6%
1594Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36146+7%
1595Nez Perce County, IDID42,90546+5%
1596Clay County, KYKY19,46546−12%
1597Wetzel County, WVWV13,73446−6%
1598McNairy County, TNTN26,23646+6%
1599Baker County, FLFL29,73746+22%
1600San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48846+19%
1601Garrett County, MDMD28,37046+1%
1602Henry County, IAIA19,34946−1%
1603Scott County, MSMS28,07346−1%
1604Knott County, KYKY13,32147−7%
1605Laclede County, MOMO36,94347+9%
1606Grand Forks County, NDND74,50147+1%
1607Decatur County, GAGA29,43247−1%
1608Union County, ININ6,86347+2%
1609Geneva County, ALAL27,55447+4%
1610Simpson County, MSMS25,498470%
1611Bond County, ILIL16,95947+1%
1612Lee County, SCSC15,73047−4%
1613Cleburne County, ARAR25,67247+8%
1614Wayne County, GAGA32,48147+13%
1615Bryan County, OKOK51,36747+16%
1616Otsego County, MIMI26,08047+4%
1617Lincoln County, OROR50,63647+3%
1618Shasta County, CACA181,64847+9%
1619Cherokee County, ALAL26,41347+8%
1620Shawano County, WIWI41,56047+3%
1621Roscommon County, MIMI23,91447−4%
1622Paulding County, OHOH18,72747−3%
1623Iosco County, MIMI25,26647−5%
1624George County, MSMS26,33147+18%
1625Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80447+4%
1626Lake County, TNTN6,24947−2%
1627Navarro County, TXTX57,18147+6%
1628Coahoma County, MSMS19,84947−15%
1629Covington County, MSMS17,89847+1%
1630Warren County, PAPA37,03847−5%
1631Alleghany County, NCNC11,47948+4%
1632Allegany County, NYNY46,80048−2%
1633Rains County, TXTX13,54248+19%
1634Buffalo County, NENE51,17248+9%
1635Silver Bow County, MTMT36,11848−1%
1636Grady County, OKOK59,12848+15%
1637Wyoming County, WVWV19,80148−7%
1638Carroll County, TNTN29,20048−3%
1639Platte County, NENE35,64948+2%
1640Buchanan County, VAVA18,49248−11%
1641Douglas County, ILIL19,880480%
1642Independence County, ARAR38,78548+7%
1643Sullivan County, ININ20,83148−1%
1644Addison County, VTVT38,04848+2%
1645Switzerland County, ININ10,03748+17%
1646Caledonia County, VTVT30,41448+5%
1647Dickenson County, VAVA13,23648−3%
1648Pulaski County, GAGA10,17248+25%
1649Giles County, TNTN31,433480%
1650Cherokee County, TXTX53,33748+9%
1651Richmond County, VAVA9,29448+5%
1652Monroe County, MSMS33,31848−3%
1653Polk County, WIWI45,80348+7%
1654Giles County, VAVA16,56448+4%
1655Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48848+17%
1657Tippah County, MSMS21,38949+7%
1658Logan County, KYKY28,66949+1%
1659Barbour County, WVWV15,41449+7%
1660White County, ININ25,16449−2%
1661Warren County, NCNC18,89849+5%
1662Brown County, ININ15,77749+2%
1663Adams County, OHOH27,86549+4%
1664Pike County, ALAL33,68849+11%
1665Polk County, MOMO33,60449+15%
1666Boone County, WVWV20,25149−4%
1667Logan County, ILIL27,18249−3%
1668Christian County, ILIL33,44349−2%
1669Bedford County, PAPA47,480490%
1670Moore County, TNTN6,92049+11%
1671Clay County, NCNC12,23949+21%
1672Jackson County, ALAL54,28149−1%
1673Oceana County, MIMI27,17749−1%
1674Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67149+8%
1675Clinton County, MOMO21,66150+9%
1676Antrim County, MIMI24,69850+2%
1677Monroe County, WIWI46,57250+9%
1678Lincoln County, WVWV19,17750−2%
1679Lee County, ILIL32,914500%
1680Lawrence County, ALAL33,84350−1%
1681Burleigh County, NDND103,25150+17%
1682Orange County, ININ19,83450+3%
1683Starr County, TXTX66,31950+14%
1684Marion County, MSMS24,00150+6%
1685Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586500%
1686Franklin County, ALAL32,44950+2%
1687Clay County, MSMS18,23850−6%
1688Nottoway County, VAVA15,79650+1%
1689Kendall County, TXTX53,28950+41%
1690Jasper County, IAIA38,15350−1%
1691Josephine County, OROR87,86750+9%
1692Perry County, ILIL20,16051−3%
1693Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94151+1%
1694Kay County, OKOK43,49051−3%
1695Panola County, MSMS32,69151+1%
1696Perry County, ININ19,38951+2%
1697Anson County, NCNC21,75851+7%
1698Wakulla County, FLFL38,08951+35%
1699Overton County, TNTN23,78751+10%
1700Linn County, OROR132,84351+13%
1701Gladwin County, MIMI26,07751−1%
1702Lanier County, GAGA10,62351+39%
1703Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98051−4%
1704Carroll County, NHNH52,78451+10%
1705Morris County, TXTX12,13351−1%
1706Reno County, KSKS61,539510%
1707Morgan County, GAGA22,09551+16%
1708Lake County, CACA67,77252+11%
1709Mississippi County, ARAR37,82852−11%
1710Grayson County, KYKY27,40652+7%
1711Dunn County, WIWI46,22352+10%
1712Preston County, WVWV34,00452+14%
1713Abbeville County, SCSC24,83652−3%
1714Alpena County, MIMI28,85352−5%
1715Stephens County, OKOK44,31052+4%
1716Washington County, NENE21,30252+8%
1717Grenada County, MSMS20,86852−6%
1718Cannon County, TNTN15,29652+8%
1719Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60852+11%
1720Pontotoc County, OKOK38,52852+7%
1721Neshoba County, MSMS28,73252+3%
1722Clinton County, KYKY9,13952+7%
1723Grafton County, NHNH93,22552+9%
1724Deschutes County, OROR213,07252+37%
1725Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74752+1%
1726Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00152+1%
1727Marshall County, MSMS34,65453+6%
1728Randolph County, MOMO24,51353+3%
1729Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23753+3%
1730Schoharie County, NYNY30,17653+4%
1731Spencer County, ININ20,06153+3%
1732Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72053+3%
1733Walton County, FLFL93,28853+36%
1734Lamoille County, VTVT26,29453+5%
1735Tattnall County, GAGA24,37653+14%
1736Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86153+24%
1737Webster County, IAIA36,83853−6%
1738Callaway County, MOMO45,76553+9%
1739Lafayette County, MOMO33,53153+1%
1740Waldo County, MEME40,69353+7%
1741Barron County, WIWI46,48453+2%
1742Wilson County, TXTX56,13953+32%
1743Henderson County, TNTN28,51853+9%
1744Wabash County, ILIL10,90753−8%
1745Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45154+8%
1746Pendleton County, KYKY14,80054+3%
1747Martin County, NCNC21,60154−4%
1748Henry County, KYKY16,44754+2%
1749Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14854+3%
1750Edgefield County, SCSC29,80854+10%
1751Iberville Parish, LALA29,579540%
1752Caroline County, VAVA34,41354+29%
1753Carroll County, ININ20,655540%
1754Jackson County, FLFL49,62954+6%
1755Larue County, KYKY15,18454+6%
1756Leflore County, MSMS25,68654−15%
1757Perquimans County, NCNC13,49054+18%
1758Green Lake County, WIWI19,305550%
1759Fayette County, TNTN45,07155+33%
1760Bradford County, PAPA59,600550%
1761DeSoto County, FLFL37,07855+8%
1762Clare County, MIMI31,54355−1%
1763Benzie County, MIMI18,56855+10%
1764Lamar County, TXTX51,50355+3%
1765Crockett County, TNTN14,006550%
1766Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09155+20%
1767Anderson County, TXTX59,80555+6%
1768Washington County, ININ28,38355+4%
1769Grady County, GAGA26,59055+6%
1770Mower County, MNMN40,97155+1%
1771Bennington County, VTVT36,630550%
1772Pierce County, GAGA20,76455+20%
1773Montgomery County, KSKS30,17755−2%
1774Meigs County, OHOH21,58755+3%
1775McDonough County, ILIL25,91655−1%
1776Macoupin County, ILIL43,74855−3%
1777Jay County, ININ20,11855−3%
1778Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89656+14%
1779Wyandot County, OHOH21,56756−1%
1780Payette County, IDID27,82456+10%
1781Adams County, NENE31,07156+1%
1782Bremer County, IAIA25,29656+4%
1783Caswell County, NCNC22,56356+1%
1784Washington County, TXTX38,28856+11%
1785Bonneville County, IDID135,77156+26%
1786Schuyler County, NYNY16,92456−5%
1787Owen County, ININ21,88656−1%
1788Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69256+14%
1789Delaware County, OKOK41,91056+12%
1790Logan County, OKOK55,47356+23%
1791Martin County, KYKY10,69756+3%
1792Union County, SCSC26,79956−3%
1793Clay County, MNMN67,73456+15%
1794Chenango County, NYNY45,71556−2%
1795Douglas County, MNMN40,12057+10%
1796Montgomery County, NCNC26,40357+4%
1797Fulton County, ININ20,09157+2%
1798Windham County, VTVT45,20457+1%
1799Yakima County, WAWA259,18557+9%
1800Marion County, TNTN29,80457+2%
1801Washington County, UTUT213,67057+53%
1802Miami County, KSKS36,24057+16%
1803Yancey County, NCNC19,084570%
1804Chester County, SCSC33,00157−3%
1805Garfield County, OKOK61,77957+5%
1806Beaufort County, NCNC44,67057+6%
1807Chambers County, ALAL34,25357−6%
1808Elbert County, GAGA20,07257−2%
1809Okmulgee County, OKOK37,24157+1%
1810Henry County, TNTN32,89658+4%
1811Clarendon County, SCSC31,04358+8%
1812Door County, WIWI30,61658−1%
1813Marion County, KYKY20,11558+9%
1814Rusk County, TXTX54,85458+13%
1815Newaygo County, MIMI51,62258+1%
1816Carter County, OKOK48,91058+4%
1817Randolph County, ININ24,43858−4%
1818Wexford County, MIMI34,44558+7%
1819Estill County, KYKY13,96258−4%
1820Mason County, MIMI29,04058+2%
1821Allen County, KYKY22,53658+12%
1822Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953580%
1823King William County, VAVA19,61758+21%
1824Randolph County, ILIL29,92158−1%
1825Obion County, TNTN30,06758−2%
1826Pleasants County, WVWV7,33858+1%
1827Windsor County, VTVT57,31258−1%
1828Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74058+9%
1829Lincoln County, TNTN36,85358+6%
1830Northampton County, VAVA11,87959−5%
1831Lee County, VAVA21,64259+8%
1832Chambers County, TXTX57,59459+35%
1833Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61759+3%
1834Dunklin County, MOMO26,85559−4%
1835Lincoln County, MSMS35,01259+5%
1836Newberry County, SCSC39,56160+4%
1837Trimble County, KYKY8,70160+8%
1838Jasper County, ININ33,89460+11%
1839Pender County, NCNC72,11160+27%
1840Chester County, TNTN17,99460+10%
1841Laurens County, GAGA51,04160+8%
1842Franklin County, ININ23,28660+4%
1843Marion County, IAIA34,19260+4%
1844Kewaunee County, WIWI20,75860+2%
1845Evans County, GAGA11,02860+5%
1846Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09660+12%
1847Meigs County, TNTN14,18660+6%
1848Cherokee County, NCNC30,83060+13%
1849Marlboro County, SCSC25,488600%
1850Dorchester County, MDMD33,62860+6%
1851Suwannee County, FLFL48,14960+19%
1852Weakley County, TNTN33,261600%
1853McClain County, OKOK49,64760+24%
1854Bleckley County, GAGA12,86661+12%
1855Madison County, NENE36,10661−1%
1856Prentiss County, MSMS25,28461−1%
1857Smith County, TNTN20,98161+8%
1858Russell County, VAVA25,33261−5%
1859Goodhue County, MNMN48,19561+5%
1860Webster County, MOMO43,05461+17%
1861Johnson County, TNTN18,71861+4%
1862Greene County, ININ31,165610%
1863Tipton County, ININ15,31961−4%
1864Fannin County, GAGA26,11161+20%
1865Botetourt County, VAVA34,14461+9%
1866Henry County, ILIL48,09561−1%
1867Hardin County, TXTX58,72361+14%
1868Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39061−4%
1869Harrison County, KYKY19,62761+5%
1870DeKalb County, TNTN21,87362+7%
1871Putnam County, GAGA23,72262+13%
1872Butler County, MOMO41,90462+5%
1873Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45362+9%
1874Pettis County, MOMO44,25462+7%
1875Chippewa County, WIWI67,61462+13%
1876Columbus County, NCNC50,48762+6%
1877Otsego County, NYNY60,58962+1%
1878Jersey County, ILIL21,16062+6%
1879Charlevoix County, MIMI26,03662−1%
1880Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13062+9%
1881Morgan County, ILIL32,51562−3%
1882Leelanau County, MIMI22,98263+3%
1883Boone County, ARAR38,62863+9%
1884Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13263+13%
1885Cherokee County, OKOK49,19663+11%
1886Harlan County, KYKY24,72563−12%
1887Towns County, GAGA13,28563+12%
1888Jackson County, WVWV27,45063+4%
1889Sequoyah County, OKOK40,84263+9%
1890Juniata County, PAPA23,40363+8%
1891Franklin County, WAWA102,61263+58%
1892Mayes County, OKOK40,41663+8%
1893Chilton County, ALAL47,70863+10%
1894Green County, WIWI37,22763+9%
1895Vermillion County, ININ15,48863−3%
1896Lawrence County, MOMO39,40163+10%
1897Mason County, WAWA71,16563+23%
1898Carroll County, VAVA29,29963+3%
1899Wythe County, VAVA27,98363+6%
1900Posey County, ININ24,98863−4%
1901Camp County, TXTX13,38063+7%
1902Johnson County, MOMO56,67063+9%
1903Mingo County, WVWV21,45563−5%
1904Mason County, WVWV24,70763+5%
1905Weld County, COCO378,42663+40%
1906Union County, FLFL16,25064+16%
1907Ashe County, NCNC27,51464+12%
1908Amador County, CACA41,87664+9%
1909Harvey County, KSKS33,58064+6%
1910Northumberland County, VAVA12,55764+1%
1911Ripley County, ININ29,43465+9%
1912Wood County, TXTX49,68865+14%
1913Massac County, ILIL13,50265+2%
1914Pike County, OHOH27,06165+4%
1915Union County, MSMS28,45965+7%
1916Liberty County, TXTX121,36465+8%
1917Wise County, TXTX83,77865+21%
1918Coshocton County, OHOH37,18865+1%
1919Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49066+3%
1920Saline County, ILIL22,77266−7%
1921Macon County, NCNC39,23266+14%
1922Marion County, MOMO28,52566+2%
1923Douglas County, NVNV50,11166+14%
1924Rutland County, VTVT59,65366−3%
1925Union County, GAGA27,85966+24%
1926Gallia County, OHOH29,072660%
1927Crawford County, KSKS39,00866+2%
1928Gilmer County, GAGA33,89466+21%
1929Clarion County, PAPA36,68067−4%
1930Pueblo County, COCO169,27767+12%
1931Monroe County, GAGA32,02367+21%
1932Washoe County, NVNV509,38667+24%
1933Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39167+18%
1934Louisa County, VAVA42,92467+29%
1935Sampson County, NCNC61,50467+5%
1936Camden County, MOMO44,04767+19%
1937Greene County, PAPA33,88567−5%
1938Phelps County, MOMO45,24767+13%
1939Graves County, KYKY37,050670%
1940Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63467−1%
1941Upshur County, TXTX44,41067+11%
1942Marion County, SCSC28,24268−7%
1943Skagit County, WAWA132,97568+14%
1944Ottawa County, OKOK30,43868−4%
1945Carter County, KYKY26,14968+3%
1946Henry County, OHOH27,59868−3%
1947Lawrence County, TNTN46,91468+5%
1948Sumter County, GAGA28,80168−1%
1949Jefferson County, ILIL36,14768−3%
1950Assumption Parish, LALA19,720680%
1951Hardin County, OHOH30,072680%
1952Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03568+9%
1953Amherst County, VAVA31,96268+1%
1954Upshur County, WVWV23,75868+4%
1955White County, TNTN29,61269+12%
1956Gibson County, ININ33,09169+3%
1957Pearl River County, MSMS59,36369+15%
1958Trousdale County, TNTN12,62369+8%
1959Marion County, ILIL36,38269−5%
1960Bourbon County, KYKY20,24369+3%
1961Harris County, GAGA37,28069+35%
1962Decatur County, ININ26,57669+5%
1963Bryan County, GAGA52,06269+29%
1964Tuscola County, MIMI52,68069−4%
1965Jefferson County, PAPA43,25569−2%
1966Lee County, IAIA32,30669−6%
1967Russell County, KYKY18,60869+8%
1968Dodge County, NENE38,05769+1%
1969Stone County, MOMO32,50369+12%
1970Webster Parish, LALA34,94869−1%
1971Fayette County, WVWV38,16570−3%
1972Miller County, ARAR42,35770+7%
1973Hocking County, OHOH27,51270+4%
1974Hertford County, NCNC19,01570+9%
1975Adams County, MSMS30,06170−6%
1976Caldwell County, TXTX55,15070+18%
1977Emmet County, MIMI33,77570+4%
1978Pinal County, AZAZ539,38070+109%
1979Monroe County, TNTN49,73070+14%
1980Waupaca County, WIWI51,46170+1%
1981Van Wert County, OHOH29,01370−3%
1982Mitchell County, NCNC15,06270−1%
1983Washington Parish, LALA44,93770+7%
1984Powell County, KYKY12,81270−5%
1985Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09971+1%
1986Ogle County, ILIL51,39971+5%
1987Madera County, CACA167,92771+23%
1988Washington County, MSMS40,44671−19%
1989Clinton County, IAIA46,00271−2%
1990St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10671+7%
1991Marshall County, IAIA39,89071+3%
1992Wyoming County, NYNY39,74171−3%
1993Ohio County, ININ5,99471+9%
1994Wyoming County, PAPA25,79071+1%
1995Steuben County, NYNY91,855710%
1996Clearfield County, PAPA78,10071−2%
1997Smyth County, VAVA28,88271−3%
1998Tate County, MSMS28,72571+14%
1999Fayette County, OHOH28,55271+2%
2000Pierce County, WIWI43,51971+11%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS