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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
1501Knott County, KYKY13,32141−19%
1502Jerome County, IDID26,36241+32%
1503Lyon County, KYKY9,12341+7%
1504Floyd County, VAVA15,78941+12%
1505Brantley County, GAGA18,93641+23%
1506Coos County, OROR63,99241+3%
1507Hickman County, TNTN26,21941+12%
1508Ray County, MOMO23,39841−1%
1509Wabasha County, MNMN21,53741−1%
1510Holmes County, FLFL20,11941+6%
1511Rush County, ININ16,76741−8%
1512Scott County, TNTN22,67141+3%
1513Lawrence County, ILIL13,79041−1%
1514Meriwether County, GAGA21,51641−9%
1515Stone County, MSMS19,65441+35%
1516Essex County, VAVA10,65441+6%
1517Codington County, SDSD29,56241+9%
1518Marshall County, OKOK16,25541+16%
1519McKean County, PAPA38,98441−12%
1520Arenac County, MIMI15,06841−13%
1521Houston County, TNTN8,47941+2%
1522Bracken County, KYKY8,51141+1%
1523Anson County, NCNC21,75841−13%
1524Halifax County, VAVA33,44742−9%
1525Fountain County, ININ17,01342−8%
1526Saluda County, SCSC19,68042−2%
1527Union County, ILIL16,65642−6%
1528Miller County, MOMO25,81742+5%
1529Andrew County, MOMO18,24142+10%
1530Trempealeau County, WIWI31,17142+14%
1531Carlton County, MNMN36,71142+14%
1532Clinton County, PAPA37,87042−1%
1533Crawford County, ILIL18,64842−9%
1534Sanilac County, MIMI40,08342−9%
1535Lake County, TNTN6,24942−12%
1536Brown County, MNMN25,51742−4%
1537Mitchell County, GAGA20,46742−9%
1538Orange County, VTVT30,00243+4%
1539Herkimer County, NYNY59,21943−7%
1540Wayne County, KYKY19,59743−2%
1541Dickenson County, VAVA13,23643−14%
1542Wyoming County, WVWV19,80143−17%
1543Howell County, MOMO40,79843+7%
1544Imperial County, CACA181,41143+26%
1545Camden County, NCNC11,31543+50%
1546East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91143−9%
1547Madison County, VAVA14,23743+11%
1548McDonald County, MOMO23,99243+7%
1549Moultrie County, ILIL14,37143+2%
1550Fleming County, KYKY15,78743+9%
1551Washington County, FLFL26,69543+21%
1552Clay County, KYKY19,46543−17%
1553Brookings County, SDSD37,63543+22%
1554Boone County, WVWV20,25143−15%
1555Warren County, NCNC18,89843−7%
1556Warren County, PAPA37,03844−12%
1557Freeborn County, MNMN30,44044−5%
1558Richland County, ILIL15,21944−2%
1559Jasper County, SCSC38,53344+39%
1560Union County, ININ6,86344−4%
1561Bond County, ILIL16,95944−5%
1562Lewis County, WVWV16,39444+1%
1563Simpson County, MSMS25,49844−6%
1564Switzerland County, ININ10,03744+7%
1565Covington County, MSMS17,89844−5%
1566Teller County, COCO24,75644+20%
1567Clallam County, WAWA78,20244+20%
1568Garrett County, MDMD28,37044−3%
1569Barry County, MOMO36,20044+2%
1570Calaveras County, CACA46,60544+12%
1571Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63944−2%
1572Lewis County, TNTN13,48745+11%
1573Cleburne County, ARAR25,67245+3%
1574Adair County, MOMO25,68445+1%
1575Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21945+17%
1576Monroe County, MSMS33,31845−10%
1577Yankton County, SDSD23,63545+8%
1578Itawamba County, MSMS24,15245+5%
1579Penobscot County, MEME157,96745+5%
1580Waseca County, MNMN18,68845−3%
1581Carroll County, ARAR29,26345+11%
1582Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80445−1%
1583Marion County, MSMS24,00145−5%
1584Mississippi County, ARAR37,82845−22%
1585Cherokee County, ALAL26,41345+4%
1586Roscommon County, MIMI23,91445−8%
1587Allegany County, NYNY46,80045−7%
1588Paulding County, OHOH18,72745−7%
1589Candler County, GAGA11,27545+15%
1590Maverick County, TXTX58,82345+22%
1591Logan County, ILIL27,18245−10%
1592Grant County, WIWI52,44645+5%
1593Barbour County, WVWV15,41445−1%
1594Clay County, MSMS18,23845−15%
1595Franklin County, KSKS26,29945+5%
1596Missoula County, MTMT123,51345+23%
1597Rabun County, GAGA17,76446+12%
1598Gallatin County, MTMT128,74046+75%
1599Shawano County, WIWI41,56046+1%
1600Davison County, SDSD20,06946+6%
1601Bath County, KYKY13,17646+15%
1602Hood River County, OROR23,72046+17%
1603Iosco County, MIMI25,26646−8%
1604Scott County, MSMS28,07346−2%
1605McNairy County, TNTN26,23646+5%
1606Manistee County, MIMI25,65646+2%
1607McDonough County, ILIL25,91646−17%
1608Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75346+18%
1609San Benito County, CACA70,08246+21%
1610Alleghany County, NCNC11,47946+2%
1611Geneva County, ALAL27,55446+3%
1612Hardin County, TNTN27,98346+5%
1613Dickinson County, IAIA18,07747+8%
1614Sullivan County, ININ20,83147−4%
1615Caledonia County, VTVT30,41447+2%
1616Richmond County, VAVA9,29447+1%
1617Adair County, KYKY19,42347+10%
1618Austin County, TXTX33,62547+28%
1619Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23747−9%
1620Sioux County, IAIA36,77447+14%
1621Hart County, KYKY20,11747+11%
1622Mesa County, COCO162,84547+34%
1623Lincoln County, WVWV19,17747−7%
1624Boone County, IAIA26,79947+2%
1625Twin Falls County, IDID97,53947+40%
1626Clinton County, KYKY9,13947−4%
1627Wayne County, GAGA32,48147+13%
1628Giles County, VAVA16,56447+1%
1629Bedford County, PAPA47,48047−5%
1630Adams County, OHOH27,86547+1%
1631Lee County, ILIL32,91447−5%
1632Butler County, KSKS69,48447+13%
1633Laclede County, MOMO36,94347+11%
1634Madison County, NCNC22,55347+8%
1635Henry County, IAIA19,34947+1%
1636Douglas County, ILIL19,88047−1%
1637Perry County, ILIL20,16047−9%
1638Polk County, TXTX53,43447+22%
1639Dodge County, MNMN21,37647+18%
1640Tattnall County, GAGA24,37648+2%
1641Morris County, TXTX12,13348−8%
1642Kay County, OKOK43,49048−9%
1643Carroll County, TNTN29,20048−4%
1644Cooke County, TXTX44,46148+15%
1645Tippah County, MSMS21,38948+5%
1646Kerr County, TXTX54,03748+20%
1647Leflore County, MSMS25,68648−25%
1648Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94148−4%
1649Cass County, NENE27,65748+9%
1650Schoharie County, NYNY30,17648−6%
1651Marshall County, MSMS34,65448−4%
1652Cherokee County, TXTX53,33748+8%
1653Lawrence County, ALAL33,84348−5%
1654Hopkins County, TXTX39,06348+15%
1655Christian County, ILIL33,44348−4%
1656San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48848+23%
1657Appomattox County, VAVA17,17248+18%
1658Shasta County, CACA181,64848+12%
1659Martin County, NCNC21,60148−14%
1660Baker County, FLFL29,73748+27%
1661Hancock County, KYKY9,05048+8%
1662Panola County, MSMS32,69148−3%
1663Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74748−6%
1664Otsego County, MIMI26,08049+8%
1665Addison County, VTVT38,04849+4%
1666Jackson County, ALAL54,28149−2%
1667Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58649−2%
1668Greene County, GAGA21,36749+31%
1669Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98049−9%
1670White County, ININ25,16449−2%
1671Iberville Parish, LALA29,57949−9%
1672Montgomery County, KSKS30,17749−13%
1673Silver Bow County, MTMT36,11849+2%
1674Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67149+7%
1675Pike County, ALAL33,68849+11%
1676Martin County, KYKY10,69749−10%
1677Decatur County, GAGA29,43249+4%
1678Polk County, WIWI45,80349+9%
1679Stephens County, OKOK44,31049−1%
1680Antrim County, MIMI24,69849+1%
1681Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36149+13%
1682Reno County, KSKS61,53949−4%
1683Burnet County, TXTX57,01549+44%
1684Somervell County, TXTX10,26149+35%
1685Abbeville County, SCSC24,83649−7%
1687Oceana County, MIMI27,17750−1%
1688Clatsop County, OROR40,92650+15%
1689Polk County, MOMO33,60450+17%
1690Brown County, ININ15,77750+3%
1691Nez Perce County, IDID42,90550+13%
1692Giles County, TNTN31,43350+3%
1693Independence County, ARAR38,78550+11%
1694Logan County, KYKY28,66950+3%
1695Nottoway County, VAVA15,79650−1%
1696Grady County, OKOK59,12850+20%
1697Hawaii County, HIHI210,04350+35%
1698Orange County, ININ19,83450+3%
1699Spencer County, ININ20,06150−3%
1700Moore County, TNTN6,92050+13%
1701Perry County, ININ19,38950+1%
1702Lanier County, GAGA10,62350+36%
1703Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00150−3%
1704Alpena County, MIMI28,85351−8%
1705Clinton County, MOMO21,66151+12%
1706Gladwin County, MIMI26,07751−2%
1707Franklin County, ALAL32,44951+3%
1708Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14851−3%
1709Platte County, NENE35,64951+8%
1710George County, MSMS26,33151+27%
1711Wabash County, ILIL10,90751−12%
1712Lee County, VAVA21,64251−6%
1713Bryan County, OKOK51,36751+26%
1714Grand Forks County, NDND74,50151+11%
1715Neshoba County, MSMS28,73251+1%
1716Summit County, COCO31,51751+32%
1717Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48851+24%
1718Randolph County, MOMO24,513510%
1719Grenada County, MSMS20,86851−7%
1720Edgefield County, SCSC29,80851+4%
1721Clarendon County, SCSC31,04351−4%
1722Monroe County, WIWI46,57251+13%
1723Lincoln County, OROR50,63651+13%
1724Jackson County, FLFL49,62952+1%
1725Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60852+10%
1726Clay County, NCNC12,23952+26%
1727Meigs County, OHOH21,58752−4%
1728Webster County, IAIA36,83852−8%
1729Buffalo County, NENE51,17252+19%
1730Jasper County, IAIA38,15352+2%
1731Overton County, TNTN23,78752+12%
1732Macoupin County, ILIL43,74852−8%
1733Navarro County, TXTX57,18152+17%
1734Dunklin County, MOMO26,85552−15%
1735Bradford County, PAPA59,60052−4%
1736Montgomery County, NCNC26,40352−4%
1737Crockett County, TNTN14,00652−4%
1738Randolph County, ILIL29,92152−11%
1739Lafayette County, MOMO33,531520%
1740Perquimans County, NCNC13,49053+14%
1741Okmulgee County, OKOK37,24153−8%
1742Preston County, WVWV34,00453+17%
1743Pendleton County, KYKY14,80053+2%
1744Pontotoc County, OKOK38,52853+8%
1745Chenango County, NYNY45,71553−8%
1746Grayson County, KYKY27,40653+10%
1747Rains County, TXTX13,54253+33%
1748Union County, SCSC26,79953−9%
1749Callaway County, MOMO45,76553+9%
1750Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61753−7%
1751Grafton County, NHNH93,22553+11%
1752Jay County, ININ20,11853−6%
1753DeSoto County, FLFL37,07853+5%
1754Caswell County, NCNC22,56353−3%
1755Dunn County, WIWI46,22353+14%
1756Washington County, NENE21,30254+11%
1757Henderson County, TNTN28,51854+9%
1758Beaufort County, NCNC44,67054−1%
1759Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45154+9%
1760Josephine County, OROR87,86754+16%
1761Carroll County, NHNH52,78454+15%
1762Wyandot County, OHOH21,56754−4%
1763Starr County, TXTX66,31954+23%
1764Columbus County, NCNC50,48754−8%
1765Barron County, WIWI46,48454+4%
1766Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74054+1%
1767Randolph County, ININ24,43854−11%
1768Waldo County, MEME40,69354+9%
1769Lake County, CACA67,77254+17%
1770Green Lake County, WIWI19,305540%
1771Russell County, VAVA25,33254−15%
1772Anderson County, TXTX59,80555+5%
1773Schuyler County, NYNY16,92455−7%
1774Carroll County, ININ20,65555+1%
1775Cannon County, TNTN15,29655+13%
1776Clare County, MIMI31,54355−1%
1777Delaware County, OKOK41,91055+9%
1778Henry County, KYKY16,44755+4%
1779Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72055+6%
1780Washington County, ININ28,38355+4%
1781Lamar County, TXTX51,50355+3%
1782Owen County, ININ21,88655−2%
1783Bennington County, VTVT36,63055+1%
1784Adams County, NENE31,071550%
1785Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89655+14%
1786Marlboro County, SCSC25,48856−7%
1787Fulton County, ININ20,091560%
1788Chester County, SCSC33,00156−5%
1789Wakulla County, FLFL38,08956+48%
1790Mingo County, WVWV21,45556−17%
1791Elbert County, GAGA20,07256−4%
1792Estill County, KYKY13,96256−7%
1793Linn County, OROR132,84356+25%
1794Benzie County, MIMI18,56856+12%
1795Lamoille County, VTVT26,29456+12%
1796Mower County, MNMN40,97156+4%
1797Rusk County, TXTX54,85456+10%
1798Obion County, TNTN30,06757−5%
1799Weakley County, TNTN33,26157−6%
1800Greene County, ININ31,16557−7%
1801Larue County, KYKY15,18457+11%
1802Marion County, KYKY20,11557+8%
1803Henry County, TNTN32,89657+3%
1804Trimble County, KYKY8,70157+4%
1805Bremer County, IAIA25,29657+7%
1806Harlan County, KYKY24,72558−19%
1807Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953580%
1808Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09158+26%
1809Grady County, GAGA26,59058+11%
1810Morgan County, GAGA22,09558+30%
1811Morgan County, ILIL32,51558−10%
1812Marion County, TNTN29,80458+4%
1813Pierce County, GAGA20,76458+26%
1814Northampton County, VAVA11,87958−6%
1815Jersey County, ILIL21,16058−1%
1816Bleckley County, GAGA12,86658+8%
1817Chambers County, ALAL34,25358−5%
1818Sequoyah County, OKOK40,84258+1%
1819Carter County, OKOK48,91058+5%
1820Windham County, VTVT45,20458+4%
1821Otsego County, NYNY60,58958−5%
1822Caroline County, VAVA34,41359+40%
1823Mason County, MIMI29,04059+3%
1824Pleasants County, WVWV7,33859+2%
1825Jasper County, ININ33,89459+10%
1826Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39059−8%
1827Evans County, GAGA11,02859+3%
1828Tipton County, ININ15,31959−7%
1829Yancey County, NCNC19,08459+4%
1830Mason County, WVWV24,70759−2%
1831Washington County, TXTX38,28859+18%
1832Franklin County, ININ23,28659+3%
1833Miami County, KSKS36,24059+21%
1834Garfield County, OKOK61,77959+9%
1835Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86160+39%
1836Lincoln County, MSMS35,01260+5%
1837Newaygo County, MIMI51,62260+4%
1838Mayes County, OKOK40,41660+2%
1839Windsor County, VTVT57,31260+1%
1840Wexford County, MIMI34,44560+10%
1841Marion County, SCSC28,24260−18%
1842Fayette County, TNTN45,07160+46%
1843Massac County, ILIL13,50260−7%
1844Yakima County, WAWA259,18560+15%
1845Duplin County, NCNC51,57160−1%
1846Newberry County, SCSC39,56160+4%
1847Jackson County, WVWV27,45060−1%
1848Henry County, ILIL48,09560−3%
1849Allen County, KYKY22,53660+16%
1850Kewaunee County, WIWI20,75860+2%
1851Juniata County, PAPA23,40360+3%
1852Vermillion County, ININ15,48860−8%
1853Johnson County, TNTN18,71860+3%
1854Dorchester County, MDMD33,62860+6%
1855Marion County, IAIA34,19260+4%
1856Prentiss County, MSMS25,28460−2%
1857Burleigh County, NDND103,25160+42%
1858Butler County, MOMO41,90461+3%
1859Chester County, TNTN17,99461+12%
1860Harrison County, KYKY19,62761+4%
1861Hertford County, NCNC19,01561−5%
1862Assumption Parish, LALA19,72061−10%
1863Fayette County, WVWV38,16561−15%
1864Wythe County, VAVA27,98361+3%
1865Douglas County, MNMN40,12061+19%
1866Sumter County, GAGA28,80161−11%
1867Laurens County, GAGA51,04161+10%
1868Carroll County, VAVA29,299610%
1869Pike County, OHOH27,06162−2%
1870Posey County, ININ24,98862−7%
1871Northumberland County, VAVA12,55762−3%
1872Wilson County, TXTX56,13962+54%
1873Lincoln County, TNTN36,85362+13%
1874Clarion County, PAPA36,68062−11%
1875Washington County, MSMS40,44662−29%
1876Botetourt County, VAVA34,14462+10%
1877Lawrence County, MOMO39,40162+8%
1878Madison County, NENE36,10662+1%
1879Webster Parish, LALA34,94862−12%
1880Ashe County, NCNC27,51462+9%
1881Door County, WIWI30,61662+8%
1882Payette County, IDID27,82462+23%
1883Sampson County, NCNC61,50462−2%
1884Greene County, PAPA33,88562−12%
1885Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39162+11%
1886Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49062−2%
1887Clay County, MNMN67,73462+28%
1888Saline County, ILIL22,77263−11%
1889Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69263+27%
1890Charlevoix County, MIMI26,036630%
1891Gallia County, OHOH29,07263−6%
1892Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09663+17%
1893Cherokee County, OKOK49,19663+11%
1894Goodhue County, MNMN48,19563+8%
1895Pettis County, MOMO44,25463+9%
1896Harvey County, KSKS33,58063+4%
1897Suwannee County, FLFL48,14963+25%
1898Hardin County, TXTX58,72363+17%
1899Cherokee County, NCNC30,83063+18%
1900Smith County, TNTN20,98163+12%
1901Boone County, ARAR38,62863+10%
1902Green County, WIWI37,22764+10%
1903Camp County, TXTX13,38064+8%
1904Letcher County, KYKY19,95264−15%
1905Adams County, MSMS30,06164−14%
1906Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45364+13%
1907Putnam County, GAGA23,72264+17%
1908Leelanau County, MIMI22,98264+6%
1909Ottawa County, OKOK30,43864−9%
1910Lee County, IAIA32,30665−12%
1911Coshocton County, OHOH37,188650%
1912Ripley County, ININ29,43465+9%
1913Jefferson County, ILIL36,14765−7%
1914Chilton County, ALAL47,70865+14%
1915King William County, VAVA19,61765+35%
1916Carter County, KYKY26,14965−1%
1917Rutland County, VTVT59,65365−4%
1918Johnson County, MOMO56,67065+12%
1919Camden County, MOMO44,04765+15%
1920Hardin County, OHOH30,07265−4%
1921Marion County, MOMO28,52565+1%
1922Meigs County, TNTN14,18665+15%
1923Fannin County, GAGA26,11165+28%
1924Wyoming County, PAPA25,79066−7%
1925Deschutes County, OROR213,07266+72%
1926Chippewa County, WIWI67,61466+20%
1927Marion County, ILIL36,38266−10%
1928Webster County, MOMO43,05466+26%
1929DeKalb County, TNTN21,87366+15%
1930Smyth County, VAVA28,88266−10%
1931Amherst County, VAVA31,96266−2%
1932Crawford County, KSKS39,00866+2%
1933Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63466−3%
1934Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13266+20%
1935Tuscola County, MIMI52,68066−8%
1936Union County, FLFL16,25066+20%
1937Graves County, KYKY37,05066−1%
1938Bonneville County, IDID135,77166+50%
1939Phelps County, MOMO45,24766+12%
1940Henry County, OHOH27,59866−5%
1941Hocking County, OHOH27,51267−1%
1942Logan County, OKOK55,47367+46%
1943Union County, MSMS28,45967+10%
1944Kendall County, TXTX53,28967+86%
1945Clinton County, IAIA46,00267−7%
1946Stone County, MOMO32,50367+8%
1947Bell County, KYKY22,82967−20%
1948Upshur County, WVWV23,75867+2%
1949Halifax County, NCNC46,53467−15%
1950Steuben County, NYNY91,85567−5%
1951Mitchell County, NCNC15,06267−5%
1952Carroll County, OHOH26,47568−7%
1953Gibson County, ININ33,09168+2%
1954Washington Parish, LALA44,93768+3%
1955Amador County, CACA41,87668+15%
1956Jefferson County, PAPA43,25568−3%
1957Ogle County, ILIL51,39968+1%
1958Miller County, ARAR42,35768+5%
1959Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03568+9%
1960Wyoming County, NYNY39,74168−7%
1961Mason County, WAWA71,16568+33%
1962Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09969−2%
1963Ohio County, ININ5,99469+6%
1964Somerset County, PAPA72,00469−7%
1965Pender County, NCNC72,11169+47%
1966Pearl River County, MSMS59,36369+15%
1967Waupaca County, WIWI51,461690%
1968Kent County, MDMD19,565690%
1969Tate County, MSMS28,72569+11%
1970Wood County, TXTX49,68869+22%
1971Douglas County, NVNV50,11170+20%
1972Knox County, ILIL47,76770−11%
1973Dillon County, SCSC27,45870−8%
1974Bourbon County, KYKY20,24370+5%
1975Marshall County, IAIA39,89070+2%
1976Upshur County, TXTX44,41070+16%
1977St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10670+7%
1978Dodge County, NENE38,05770+3%
1979Knox County, ININ35,65270−8%
1980Clearfield County, PAPA78,10070−3%
1981Pueblo County, COCO169,27770+19%
1982Wayne County, PAPA51,70370+7%
1983Monroe County, GAGA32,02371+28%
1984Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13071+24%
1985Van Wert County, OHOH29,01371−2%
1986Russell County, KYKY18,60871+10%
1987Decatur County, ININ26,57671+8%
1988Fayette County, OHOH28,55271+2%
1989Mason County, KYKY16,93671+2%
1990Putnam County, OHOH34,38071−1%
1991Valencia County, NMNM82,01371+15%
1992Mecosta County, MIMI42,32072−2%
1993Lawrence County, TNTN46,91472+11%
1994Macon County, NCNC39,23272+24%
1995Dyer County, TNTN36,32072−1%
1996Logan County, WVWV30,37572−14%
1997Jones County, GAGA29,17172+20%
1998Avery County, NCNC18,11072+4%
1999Effingham County, ILIL34,51972+1%
2000Walton County, FLFL93,28873+85%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS