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 –

2001Guernsey County, OHOH38,37973–

2002Wayne County, WVWV37,30974–

2003Clay County, ININ26,41074–

2004Jones County, GAGA29,17174–

2005Saline County, KSKS53,37774–

2006Mason County, WAWA71,16574–

2007Wabash County, ININ30,71374–

2008Tazewell County, VAVA38,63574–

2009McLeod County, MNMN36,63175–

2010Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37275–

2011Logan County, OKOK55,47375–

2012Warren County, NYNY65,02075–

2013Coffee County, GAGA44,40775–

2014Adams County, ILIL64,26775–

2015Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17775–

2016Clinton County, NYNY78,13875–

2017Accomack County, VAVA33,85975–

2018Crittenden County, ARAR46,21075–

2019Toombs County, GAGA27,54576–

2020Starke County, ININ23,42576–

2021Pierce County, WIWI43,51976–

2022Columbia County, WIWI58,13276–

2023Lawrence County, TNTN46,91476–

2024Macon County, NCNC39,23276–

2025Lincoln County, KYKY25,35376–

2026Upshur County, TXTX44,41076–

2027Mecosta County, MIMI42,32076–

2028Nicollet County, MNMN34,27376–

2029Knox County, KYKY29,53276–

2030Claiborne County, TNTN33,22976–

2031Hillsdale County, MIMI45,73876–

2032Stephenson County, ILIL43,22077–

2033Page County, VAVA23,76277–

2034Skagit County, WAWA132,97577–

2035Valencia County, NMNM82,01377–

2036Wood County, TXTX49,68877–

2037Montgomery County, ININ38,95477–

2038White County, ARAR80,08577–

2039Baxter County, ARAR42,98278–

2040Greene County, NCNC20,70078–

2041Titus County, TXTX31,56378–

2042Jackson County, OHOH32,81778–

2043Somerset County, MDMD24,97378–

2044Perry County, KYKY26,55578–

2045Monroe County, TNTN49,73078–

2046Clinton County, ILIL37,12878–

2047Wells County, ININ28,88378–

2048Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13078–

2049Madera County, CACA167,92779–

2050White County, TNTN29,61279–

2051Morgan County, WVWV18,02779–

2052Putnam County, ININ37,87679–

2053Creek County, OKOK74,96779–

2054Whiteside County, ILIL54,12179–

2055Garrard County, KYKY18,20779–

2056Tom Green County, TXTX120,60279–

2057Highland County, OHOH43,82379–

2058Vermilion County, ILIL71,25979–

2059Gilmer County, GAGA33,89480–

2060St. James Parish, LALA18,93880–

2061Daviess County, ININ34,20980–

2062Jackson County, OROR221,79580–

2063Towns County, GAGA13,28580–

2064Cook County, GAGA18,23280–

2065Harrison County, TXTX71,95680–

2066Pope County, ARAR64,97680–

2067Sauk County, WIWI66,65280–

2068Lincoln County, MEME36,59580–

2069Harris County, GAGA37,28080–

2070Franklin County, VAVA55,52680–

2071Kendall County, TXTX53,28980–

2072Washoe County, NVNV509,38681–

2073Winona County, MNMN50,52381–

2074Chattooga County, GAGA25,30081–

2075Crawford County, PAPA81,79281–

2076Monroe County, GAGA32,02381–

2077Georgetown County, SCSC65,91281–

2078Franklin County, VTVT51,17781–

2079Coryell County, TXTX85,59281–

2080Wapello County, IAIA35,21082–

2081Chowan County, NCNC14,08282–

2082Augusta County, VAVA78,94082–

2083Mineral County, WVWV26,79282–

2084Sullivan County, NHNH43,96182–

2085Monroe County, FLFL80,40682–

2086Dakota County, NENE21,68782–

2087Greene County, ARAR47,41182–

2088Columbia County, OROR54,09182–

2089Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90782–

2090Franklin County, TNTN45,57982–

2091Clinton County, ININ33,32282–

2092Muskogee County, OKOK66,70882–

2093Bannock County, IDID91,59182–

2094Walker County, ALAL65,14082–

2095Lancaster County, VAVA10,99582–

2096Franklin County, WAWA102,61283–

2097Pender County, NCNC72,11183–

2098Middlesex County, VAVA10,84183–

2099Hopkins County, KYKY45,12783–

2100Sullivan County, NYNY80,58683–

2101St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55283–

2102Harrison County, ININ40,43784–

2103Webb County, TXTX281,22484–

2104Lane County, OROR381,58484–

2105Coffee County, ALAL56,95384–

2106Campbell County, TNTN40,29084–

2107McDuffie County, GAGA21,64084–

2108Johnson County, KYKY22,05184–

2109Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16385–

2110Perry County, PAPA46,80685–

2111Thomas County, GAGA46,36885–

2112Whitley County, KYKY37,29785–

2113San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36786–

2114Gadsden County, FLFL44,29886–

2115Gibson County, TNTN51,77986–

2116Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71586–

2117Darke County, OHOH51,52086–

2118Wise County, VAVA34,82486–

2119Polk County, NCNC20,53386–

2120Alcorn County, MSMS34,56986–

2121Union County, GAGA27,85986–

2122Carroll County, KYKY11,14187–

2123Louisa County, VAVA42,92487–

2124Colquitt County, GAGA47,43887–

2125Washington County, VTVT59,65287–

2126Cocke County, TNTN37,88987–

2127Williams County, OHOH36,54987–

2128McClain County, OKOK49,64787–

2129Acadia Parish, LALA57,03287–

2130Steele County, MNMN37,46487–

2131St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76587–

2132Rowan County, KYKY24,47687–

2133Floyd County, KYKY34,40187–

2134Wilkes County, NCNC66,23388–

2135Jefferson County, NYNY111,54088–

2136Washington County, UTUT213,67088–

2137Perry County, OHOH35,91888–

2138Upson County, GAGA28,50088–

2139Clarke County, VAVA15,60989–

2140Richmond County, NCNC42,04189–

2141Simpson County, KYKY20,78889–

2142Dale County, ALAL49,91289–

2143Morrow County, OHOH36,30589–

2144Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50589–

2145Portage County, WIWI71,94390–

2146Walton County, FLFL93,28890–

2147Gallatin County, KYKY8,84090–

2148Jackson County, ILIL52,50190–

2149Macon County, TNTN27,66390–

2150Taney County, MOMO57,00190–

2151Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83990–

2152Marathon County, WIWI139,43290–

2153Franklin County, ILIL36,91690–

2154Scott County, MOMO37,97590–

2155Transylvania County, NCNC34,21190–

2156Monroe County, ILIL34,84090–

2157Champaign County, OHOH38,82090–

2158Brown County, OHOH44,39791–

2159Branch County, MIMI45,99391–

2160Warren County, MOMO39,01691–

2161Banks County, GAGA21,27391–

2162Tioga County, NYNY47,45391–

2163Des Moines County, IAIA38,07792–

2164Lycoming County, PAPA112,58792–

2165Coles County, ILIL46,60792–

2166Jackson County, NCNC45,03992–

2167Grainger County, TNTN25,73992–

2168Cass County, ININ37,83692–

2169Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51192–

2170Russell County, ALAL58,89892–

2171Cortland County, NYNY45,85092–

2172Miami County, ININ34,48792–

2173Jefferson County, ININ33,27992–

2174Washington County, OHOH58,38992–

2175Mercer County, OHOH42,73792–

2176Wise County, TXTX83,77893–

2177Dade County, GAGA16,15493–

2178Jackson County, ININ47,37093–

2179Columbia County, FLFL74,09493–

2180Defiance County, OHOH38,29293–

2181Blount County, ALAL60,15693–

2182Wood County, WIWI74,06093–

2183Barren County, KYKY45,64194–

2184Taylor County, WVWV16,28794–

2185Lafayette County, MSMS59,59794–

2186Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63494–

2187Geary County, KSKS36,33894–

2188Pike County, MSMS38,71295–

2189Columbia County, NYNY60,16895–

2190LaSalle County, ILIL107,77395–

2191Weld County, COCO378,42695–

2192Rapides Parish, LALA125,87795–

2193Mercer County, KYKY23,73395–

2194Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,10295–

2195DeKalb County, ALAL74,08595–

2196Camden County, GAGA60,14395–

2197Marshall County, WVWV29,15995–

2198Muscatine County, IAIA41,85396–

2199Jones County, MSMS66,49696–

2200Preble County, OHOH40,66496–

2201Union County, TNTN21,45096–

2202Unicoi County, TNTN17,85696–

2203Washington County, VAVA53,89896–

2204Lee County, GAGA34,17996–

2205Bradford County, FLFL28,30796–

2206Chambers County, TXTX57,59496–

2207Pike County, GAGA20,93297–

2208Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12197–

2209Livingston County, NYNY61,43897–

2210Huntington County, ININ37,22497–

2211Cumberland County, TNTN66,30097–

2212Armstrong County, PAPA63,69897–

2213Christian County, KYKY70,11598–

2214Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99698–

2215Montcalm County, MIMI69,40698–

2216Hancock County, MSMS46,87399–

2217Seneca County, OHOH54,52299–

2218Mathews County, VAVA8,52999–

2219Franklin County, GAGA25,94899–

2220Lonoke County, ARAR76,66499–

2221Pulaski County, MOMO54,442100–

2222Newton County, MOMO62,263100–

2223Dare County, NCNC38,245100–

2224Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317100–

2225Indiana County, PAPA82,878100–

2226Colbert County, ALAL59,474100–

2227Taylor County, KYKY26,763100–

2228Meade County, KYKY30,699100–

2229Pinal County, AZAZ539,380101–

2230Tulare County, CACA485,146101–

2231Warren County, IAIA57,331101–

2232Cowlitz County, WAWA114,885101–

2233Madison County, OHOH46,985101–

2234Kershaw County, SCSC73,166101–

2235Laurens County, SCSC71,848101–

2236Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975101–

2237Logan County, OHOH46,302101–

2238Warren County, TNTN43,717101–

2239Franklin County, MAMA70,698101–

2240Caldwell County, TXTX55,150101–

2241Henderson County, TXTX88,595101–

2242Marshall County, TNTN38,071101–

2243Henderson County, KYKY44,255101–

2244Lawrence County, ININ45,568101–

2245Grant County, KYKY26,181101–

2246Seneca County, NYNY32,883102–

2247Dodge County, WIWI89,097102–

2248Orleans County, NYNY39,825102–

2249Isanti County, MNMN44,386102–

2250Greenup County, KYKY35,213102–

2251Benton County, MNMN41,744102–

2252Pulaski County, KYKY67,384102–

2253Calloway County, KYKY39,421102–

2254Madison County, NYNY67,120102–

2255Lincoln Parish, LALA48,360103–

2256Stokes County, NCNC46,126103–

2257McDowell County, NCNC45,198103–

2258Dubois County, ININ44,016103–

2259Fulton County, OHOH41,853103–

2260Goochland County, VAVA29,187103–

2261Clinton County, OHOH42,301103–

2262Person County, NCNC40,636104–

2263Aransas County, TXTX26,146104–

2264San Patricio County, TXTX72,053104–

2265Autauga County, ALAL61,920104–

2266Crawford County, OHOH41,896104–

2267Scotland County, NCNC33,322104–

2268Whitley County, ININ35,046104–

2269Bowie County, TXTX92,696105–

2270Liberty County, TXTX121,364105–

2271Marshall County, KYKY31,659105–

2272Pulaski County, VAVA33,586105–

2273Victoria County, TXTX92,656105–

2274Marshall County, ININ46,599105–

2275Rockingham County, VAVA89,316105–

2276Crawford County, ARAR62,657105–

2277Fulton County, NYNY52,216105–

2278Cass County, MIMI51,677105–

2279Nevada County, CACA101,911106–

2280Holmes County, OHOH44,970106–

2281Lincoln County, MOMO66,676106–

2282Putnam County, FLFL77,734107–

2283Caroline County, MDMD34,116107–

2284San Juan County, WAWA18,577107–

2285Walker County, TXTX83,842107–

2286Cayuga County, NYNY74,365108–

2287Adams County, ININ36,650108–

2288LaGrange County, ININ41,305109–

2289Highlands County, FLFL111,122109–

2290Bedford County, VAVA83,059109–

2291Fayette County, ININ23,533109–

2292Trousdale County, TNTN12,623110–

2293Rhea County, TNTN34,844110–

2294Angelina County, TXTX88,154110–

2295Campbell County, VAVA55,629111–

2296Talladega County, ALAL81,603111–

2297Cheshire County, NHNH78,269111–

2298San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091111–

2299Ross County, OHOH76,429111–

2300Kings County, CACA154,327111–

2301Shelby County, ININ45,882112–

2302Whatcom County, WAWA236,392112–

2303Darlington County, SCSC62,888112–

2304Mifflin County, PAPA46,127112–

2305Spencer County, KYKY20,998112–

2306Knox County, MEME41,117113–

2307El Dorado County, CACA192,323113–

2308Steuben County, ININ34,799113–

2309Isabella County, MIMI64,691113–

2310Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896113–

2311Lowndes County, MSMS57,346113–

2312Kern County, CACA927,068114–

2313Lamar County, GAGA20,941114–

2314Comanche County, OKOK122,158114–

2315Cass County, NDND201,794114–

2316Auglaize County, OHOH45,909114–

2317Yadkin County, NCNC38,325114–

2318Haywood County, NCNC63,369114–

2319Pike County, PAPA62,808115–

2320Granville County, NCNC61,421115–

2321Barry County, MIMI63,991116–

2322Worcester County, MDMD54,459116–

2323Rutherford County, NCNC65,745116–

2324Iberia Parish, LALA66,846116–

2325Hall County, NENE63,633116–

2326Ionia County, MIMI66,557116–

2327Madison County, GAGA32,919117–

2328Noble County, ININ47,937117–

2329Bedford County, TNTN55,273117–

2330Pima County, AZAZ1,074,685117–

2331Scioto County, OHOH71,365117–

2332Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126117–

2333Nelson County, KYKY49,036117–

2334Franklin County, MOMO108,090117–

2335Haralson County, GAGA33,066117–

2336Madison County, IDID55,172118–

2337Orange County, VAVA40,083118–

2338Shelby County, OHOH48,065118–

2339Fauquier County, VAVA76,503118–

2340Huron County, OHOH58,250118–

2341Kauai County, HIHI73,400118–

2342Genesee County, NYNY58,416118–

2343Raleigh County, WVWV71,775119–

2344Greene County, TNTN73,831119–

2345Bryan County, GAGA52,062119–

2346Riley County, KSKS72,598119–

2347Dickson County, TNTN58,662120–

2348Snyder County, PAPA39,655121–

2349Murray County, GAGA41,607121–

2350St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,642121–

2351Belmont County, OHOH64,434121–

2352Polk County, OROR90,037122–

2353St. Joseph County, MIMI60,968122–

2354Knox County, OHOH64,002122–

2355Woodbury County, IAIA106,649122–

2356Stearns County, MNMN164,110122–

2357Hawkins County, TNTN59,559122–

2358Payne County, OKOK83,889122–

2359DeKalb County, ININ44,535123–

2360Lawrence County, OHOH55,710123–

2361Hart County, GAGA28,639123–

2362White County, GAGA29,802124–

2363Montgomery County, NYNY50,046124–

2364Ashland County, OHOH52,523124–

2365Cache County, UTUT145,000124–

2366Oswego County, NYNY118,569125–

2367Anderson County, KYKY25,225125–

2368Chatham County, NCNC85,111125–

2369Van Buren County, MIMI76,071125–

2370Powhatan County, VAVA32,591125–

2371Henry County, ININ49,137125–

2372Athens County, OHOH63,197125–

2373Pickaway County, OHOH62,978126–

2374Potter County, TXTX114,453126–

2375Currituck County, NCNC33,158127–

2376Robeson County, NCNC119,941127–

2377Shiawassee County, MIMI67,681127–

2378Butte County, CACA209,211128–

2379Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178128–

2380Cullman County, ALAL94,009128–

2381Bulloch County, GAGA86,949129–

2382Henry County, VAVA49,242129–

2383Grundy County, ILIL54,052129–

2384Washington County, OKOK54,037130–

2385Benton County, WAWA221,722130–

2386Lenawee County, MIMI97,779130–

2387Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321131–

2388Muskingum County, OHOH87,014131–

2389Scott County, ININ25,053132–

2390Monterey County, CACA433,729132–

2391New Kent County, VAVA28,022133–

2392McMinn County, TNTN57,404133–

2393Lincoln County, SDSD77,145134–

2394Oconee County, SCSC83,775134–

2395Bastrop County, TXTX118,908134–

2396Union County, PAPA42,313134–

2397Shelby County, KYKY51,243135–

2398Surry County, NCNC72,287136–

2399Lamar County, MSMS67,403136–

2400St. Croix County, WIWI98,276136–

2401Waller County, TXTX69,858136–

2402Liberty County, GAGA70,313136–

2403Tipton County, TNTN62,287137–

2404Columbia County, PAPA66,193137–

2405Montour County, PAPA17,868137–

2406Mercer County, WVWV57,503137–

2407Ashtabula County, OHOH96,713138–

2408Maui County, HIHI160,592138–

2409Berkshire County, MAMA128,224138–

2410Lapeer County, MIMI89,516138–

2411Manitowoc County, WIWI81,710139–

2412Carteret County, NCNC70,469139–

2413Lenoir County, NCNC55,837140–

2414Yuba County, CACA88,691140–

2415Greene County, VAVA21,958141–

2416Rice County, MNMN69,939141–

2417Hancock County, OHOH75,034141–

2418Cheatham County, TNTN42,778141–

2419Clinton County, MIMI80,432142–

2420Centre County, PAPA157,393142–

2421Alexander County, NCNC36,958142–

2422Talbot County, MDMD38,238142–

2423Chisago County, MNMN59,142143–

2424Sandusky County, OHOH58,655144–

2425Benton County, OROR97,728145–

2426McLean County, ILIL171,419145–

2427Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,999145–

2428Larimer County, COCO377,292145–

2429Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135145–

2430Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,669145–

2431Coffee County, TNTN62,419146–

2432Northwest Hills Planning Region, CTCT114,690146–

2433Hoke County, NCNC56,939146–

2434Montgomery County, KYKY28,822146–

2435Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,448146–

2436Polk County, GAGA45,514147–

2437Hunt County, TXTX123,336147–

2438Laurel County, KYKY63,746147–

2439Woodford County, KYKY27,883147–

2440Garland County, ARAR99,695147–

2441Elmore County, ALAL91,577148–

2442Butts County, GAGA27,218148–

2443Cherokee County, SCSC58,275148–

2444Craven County, NCNC105,025149–

2445Kennebec County, MEME129,067149–

2446Allegan County, MIMI123,188149–

2447West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,756150–

2448Sagadahoc County, MEME37,979150–

2449St. Francois County, MOMO67,809150–

2450Clark County, KYKY37,888150–

2451Wayne County, NYNY91,250151–

2452Rogers County, OKOK102,197151–

2453Culpeper County, VAVA57,666152–

2454Kosciusko County, ININ80,892152–

2455Merced County, CACA297,260153–

2456Yamhill County, OROR110,024154–

2457Harrison County, WVWV64,221154–

2458Greenwood County, SCSC70,379154–

2459Kootenai County, IDID191,864155–

2460Ottawa County, OHOH39,481155–

2461Effingham County, GAGA74,397155–

2462Jefferson County, WIWI86,505155–

2463St. Clair County, ALAL98,206155–

2464Fayette County, PAPA123,021156–

2465Stephens County, GAGA27,854156–

2466Jefferson County, OHOH63,597156–

2467Kankakee County, ILIL105,525156–

2468Bossier Parish, LALA131,867157–

2469Walker County, GAGA70,250157–

2470Sumter County, SCSC105,067158–

2471Allegany County, MDMD66,848158–

2472Moore County, NCNC110,619159–

2473Roane County, TNTN57,395159–

2474Williamson County, ILIL67,225160–

2475Pickens County, GAGA37,167160–

2476Mercer County, PAPA107,860160–

2477Grant County, ININ66,524161–

2478Marion County, OHOH65,115161–

2479DeKalb County, ILIL101,835161–

2480Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065162–

2481Midland County, MIMI83,754162–

2482Tift County, GAGA42,254162–

2483Belknap County, NHNH65,147162–

2484Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,373163–

2485Madison County, MSMS116,298163–

2486Ulster County, NYNY183,330163–

2487Dubuque County, IAIA99,381163–

2488Sutter County, CACA98,787164–

2489Taylor County, TXTX150,077164–

2490Albemarle County, VAVA118,356164–

2491Putnam County, WVWV56,885165–

2492Grayson County, TXTX153,613165–

2493Wayne County, ININ66,169165–

2494Nassau County, FLFL106,879165–

2495King George County, VAVA29,646165–

2496Craighead County, ARAR116,957165–

2497Prince George County, VAVA43,936166–

2498Wagoner County, OKOK93,263166–

2499Cass County, MOMO115,859166–

2500Rockingham County, NCNC94,195167–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES