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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
2001Dodge County, NENE38,05768+5%
2002Franklin County, VAVA55,52668+20%
2003Lonoke County, ARAR76,66468+35%
2004Columbia County, WIWI58,13269+16%
2005Georgetown County, SCSC65,91269+21%
2006Marshall County, IAIA39,89069+3%
2007Cumberland County, TNTN66,30069+35%
2008Claiborne County, TNTN33,22969+14%
2009Sumter County, GAGA28,80169+10%
2010Harrison County, TXTX71,95669+8%
2011Cook County, GAGA18,23269+17%
2012Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83969+11%
2013Waupaca County, WIWI51,46169+12%
2014Titus County, TXTX31,56369+17%
2015Dallas County, IAIA118,45769+37%
2016Camden County, GAGA60,14369+45%
2017Baxter County, ARAR42,98269+23%
2018Kent County, MDMD19,56569+8%
2019Avery County, NCNC18,11069+15%
2020Daviess County, ININ34,20969+8%
2021Currituck County, NCNC33,15869+32%
2022Clarion County, PAPA36,680700%
2023Lee County, GAGA34,17970+52%
2024Cass County, NDND201,79470+20%
2025Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97570+61%
2026Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09970+8%
2027Mason County, KYKY16,93670+1%
2028Fayette County, OHOH28,55270+4%
2029Simpson County, KYKY20,78870+8%
2030Jefferson County, ILIL36,14770+8%
2031Lincoln County, KYKY25,35370+17%
2032Henry County, OHOH27,598700%
2033Saline County, ILIL22,77270+1%
2034Jefferson County, PAPA43,255700%
2035Ottawa County, OKOK30,43871+9%
2036Webster Parish, LALA34,948710%
2037Greene County, PAPA33,88571+3%
2038Wyoming County, PAPA25,790710%
2039Franklin County, TNTN45,57971+13%
2040Columbia County, FLFL74,09471+33%
2041Mitchell County, NCNC15,06271+9%
2042Harrison County, ININ40,43771+15%
2043Lane County, OROR381,58471+14%
2044Creek County, OKOK74,96771+11%
2045Steuben County, NYNY91,855710%
2046McLeod County, MNMN36,63171+9%
2047Greene County, NCNC20,70071+23%
2048Coryell County, TXTX85,59271+17%
2049Harlan County, KYKY24,72571−9%
2050Marshall County, TNTN38,07171+24%
2051Warren County, IAIA57,33171+13%
2052Effingham County, ILIL34,51972+8%
2053Toombs County, GAGA27,54572+8%
2054Monroe County, ILIL34,84072+23%
2055Isanti County, MNMN44,38672+21%
2056Clarke County, VAVA15,60972+5%
2057Fayette County, WVWV38,16572−1%
2058Putnam County, OHOH34,38072+3%
2059Franklin County, VTVT51,17772+14%
2060Clinton County, IAIA46,00272−2%
2061Chatham County, NCNC85,11172+27%
2062Tuscola County, MIMI52,68072+5%
2063Kershaw County, SCSC73,16672+21%
2064Marion County, SCSC28,24272+5%
2065Van Wert County, OHOH29,01372−3%
2066Geary County, KSKS36,33873−8%
2067Dyer County, TNTN36,32073+7%
2068Yates County, NYNY24,54773+8%
2069Marion County, ILIL36,382730%
2070Clearfield County, PAPA78,10073+7%
2071Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71573+8%
2072Warren County, NYNY65,02073+7%
2073Mecosta County, MIMI42,32073+9%
2074Carroll County, OHOH26,47573+9%
2075Jennings County, ININ27,62273+16%
2076Wyoming County, NYNY39,74173+2%
2077Smyth County, VAVA28,88273+2%
2078Washington County, NYNY59,35373+3%
2079Autauga County, ALAL61,92073+28%
2080Lee County, IAIA32,30674−2%
2081Grainger County, TNTN25,73974+21%
2082Lincoln County, MEME36,59574+11%
2083Highland County, OHOH43,82374+14%
2084Powell County, KYKY12,81274+13%
2085Clay County, ININ26,41074+7%
2086Adams County, MSMS30,06174−3%
2087Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17874+44%
2088Gratiot County, MIMI41,19074+8%
2089Saline County, KSKS53,37774+9%
2090Somerset County, PAPA72,00474+2%
2091Greene County, NYNY47,23874+8%
2092Montgomery County, ININ38,95475+9%
2093San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36775+14%
2094Page County, VAVA23,76275+7%
2095Letcher County, KYKY19,95275−6%
2096Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63475+4%
2097Putnam County, ININ37,87675+19%
2098Clinton County, ILIL37,12875+5%
2099Wells County, ININ28,88375+6%
2100Sullivan County, NHNH43,96175+5%
2101Pulaski County, MOMO54,442750%
2102Dillon County, SCSC27,45876+6%
2103Dawson County, GAGA35,36576+70%
2104Orange County, VAVA40,08376+21%
2105Knox County, ININ35,65276−2%
2106Starke County, ININ23,42576+4%
2107Middlesex County, VAVA10,84176+15%
2108Tulare County, CACA485,14676+18%
2109Sullivan County, NYNY80,58676+7%
2110Dakota County, NENE21,68777+21%
2111Colquitt County, GAGA47,43877+15%
2112Cocke County, TNTN37,88977+15%
2113Clinton County, NYNY78,13877−7%
2114Polk County, NCNC20,53377+27%
2115Somerset County, MDMD24,97377+6%
2116Transylvania County, NCNC34,21178+15%
2117Russell County, ALAL58,89878+6%
2118Franklin County, GAGA25,94878+22%
2119Jackson County, OHOH32,81778+8%
2120Hillsdale County, MIMI45,73878+7%
2121Morrow County, OHOH36,30578+14%
2122Knox County, ILIL47,76778−1%
2123Barren County, KYKY45,64178+12%
2124Guernsey County, OHOH38,37978+5%
2125Dare County, NCNC38,24578+32%
2126Effingham County, GAGA74,39778+46%
2127Steele County, MNMN37,46478+10%
2128Cache County, UTUT145,00078+30%
2129Thomas County, GAGA46,36878+10%
2130Lamar County, MSMS67,40379+28%
2131Walker County, TXTX83,84279+21%
2132Carroll County, KYKY11,14179+9%
2133Rowan County, KYKY24,47679+9%
2134Perry County, PAPA46,80679+6%
2135Blount County, ALAL60,15679+30%
2136Whatcom County, WAWA236,39279+31%
2137Halifax County, NCNC46,53479+3%
2138Bedford County, TNTN55,27379+24%
2139Bedford County, VAVA83,05979+32%
2140Union County, TNTN21,45080+30%
2141Rockingham County, VAVA89,31680+18%
2142Winona County, MNMN50,52380+5%
2143Adams County, ILIL64,26780+3%
2144Gibson County, TNTN51,77980+4%
2145Gallatin County, KYKY8,84080+46%
2146Crisp County, GAGA19,23781+10%
2147San Juan County, WAWA18,57781+40%
2148Monroe County, FLFL80,40681+2%
2149Jackson County, ININ47,37081+10%
2150Chattooga County, GAGA25,30081+15%
2151Kern County, CACA927,06881+22%
2152Marathon County, WIWI139,43281+9%
2153Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88581+13%
2154Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37282−1%
2155Whitley County, KYKY37,29782+8%
2156Knox County, KYKY29,53282+7%
2157McDuffie County, GAGA21,64082+6%
2158Mineral County, WVWV26,79283+1%
2159Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17783+8%
2160Bulloch County, GAGA86,94983+30%
2161White County, GAGA29,80283+53%
2162DeKalb County, ALAL74,08583+18%
2163Campbell County, TNTN40,29083+14%
2164Crittenden County, ARAR46,21083+2%
2165Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,10283+12%
2166Logan County, WVWV30,37583−12%
2167Mercer County, KYKY23,73383+9%
2168Wapello County, IAIA35,21083+1%
2169Perry County, OHOH35,91884+8%
2170Clinton County, ININ33,32284+9%
2171Bell County, KYKY22,82984−5%
2172Benton County, WAWA221,72284+27%
2173Benton County, MNMN41,74484+13%
2174Henderson County, TXTX88,59584+25%
2175Portage County, WIWI71,94384+9%
2176Chowan County, NCNC14,08284+8%
2177Polk County, OROR90,03784+26%
2178Newton County, MOMO62,26384+18%
2179Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50584+5%
2180Warren County, MSMS41,75984+4%
2181Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51184+30%
2182Washington County, VTVT59,65284+6%
2183Wabash County, ININ30,713850%
2184Wayne County, WVWV37,30985+3%
2185Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16385+8%
2186Pike County, PAPA62,80885+66%
2187Fauquier County, VAVA76,50385+13%
2188Blackford County, ININ11,730850%
2189San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09185+21%
2190Accomack County, VAVA33,85985+21%
2191Upson County, GAGA28,50085+5%
2192Venango County, PAPA49,34685−3%
2193Pulaski County, KYKY67,38485+14%
2194Muskogee County, OKOK66,70886+2%
2195Hopkins County, KYKY45,12786+1%
2196Highlands County, FLFL111,12286+28%
2197Tazewell County, VAVA38,63586−3%
2198Powhatan County, VAVA32,59186+46%
2199Brunswick County, NCNC174,70286+43%
2200Taylor County, KYKY26,76386+8%
2201Madison County, OHOH46,98586+8%
2202Hoke County, NCNC56,93986+47%
2203Meade County, KYKY30,69986+9%
2204Brown County, OHOH44,39786+21%
2205Alcorn County, MSMS34,56986+9%
2206Perry County, KYKY26,55587−3%
2207Lamar County, GAGA20,94187+22%
2208Grant County, KYKY26,18187+42%
2209Lancaster County, VAVA10,99587+6%
2210Stephenson County, ILIL43,22087+2%
2211Montcalm County, MIMI69,40687+15%
2212Washington County, MSMS40,44687−7%
2213Dade County, GAGA16,15487+15%
2214Wilkes County, NCNC66,23387+11%
2215Gadsden County, FLFL44,29887+10%
2216Pike County, KYKY54,72187−5%
2217St. Croix County, WIWI98,27687+26%
2218Dale County, ALAL49,91288−1%
2219Shelby County, KYKY51,24388+34%
2220Kootenai County, IDID191,86488+56%
2221Jefferson County, ININ33,27988+6%
2222Dickson County, TNTN58,66288+23%
2223Jefferson County, NYNY111,54088+1%
2224Baldwin County, ALAL267,76188+43%
2225Warren County, TNTN43,71788+16%
2226Mercer County, OHOH42,73788+4%
2227Whiteside County, ILIL54,12189+1%
2228Bradford County, FLFL28,30789+16%
2229Calloway County, KYKY39,42189+11%
2230Nassau County, FLFL106,87989+31%
2231Darke County, OHOH51,52089−1%
2232St. James Parish, LALA18,93889+2%
2233Aransas County, TXTX26,14689+26%
2234Crawford County, PAPA81,79289+5%
2235Walker County, ALAL65,14089+4%
2236Crawford County, ARAR62,65789+25%
2237Johnson County, KYKY22,05189+1%
2238Nelson County, KYKY49,03690+26%
2239Grundy County, ILIL54,05290+16%
2240Acadia Parish, LALA57,03290+5%
2241Rhea County, TNTN34,84490+17%
2242Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36090+2%
2243Culpeper County, VAVA57,66690+23%
2244Branch County, MIMI45,99390+10%
2245Hancock County, MSMS46,87391+35%
2246Champaign County, OHOH38,82091+8%
2247Person County, NCNC40,63691+18%
2248Haralson County, GAGA33,06691+17%
2249Washington County, VAVA53,89891+11%
2250Madison County, GAGA32,91991+22%
2251Hunt County, TXTX123,33691+19%
2252Granville County, NCNC61,42191+26%
2253Kaufman County, TXTX209,23591+37%
2254Whitley County, ININ35,04691+11%
2255El Dorado County, CACA192,32392+24%
2256Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68592+27%
2257LaGrange County, ININ41,30592+18%
2258Holmes County, OHOH44,97092+19%
2259Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99692+6%
2260Colbert County, ALAL59,47493+6%
2261Dubois County, ININ44,01693+8%
2262Kings County, CACA154,32793+28%
2263Taylor County, WVWV16,28793+6%
2264Williams County, OHOH36,54993+6%
2265Caroline County, MDMD34,11693+10%
2266Vermilion County, ILIL71,25993−5%
2267Jones County, MSMS66,49693+5%
2268King George County, VAVA29,64694+24%
2269Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89694+12%
2270Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32194+19%
2271Kauai County, HIHI73,40094+14%
2272Anderson County, KYKY25,22594+31%
2273Union County, OHOH73,44695+28%
2274St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76595+9%
2275Unicoi County, TNTN17,85695+7%
2276Pike County, MSMS38,71295+6%
2277Wood County, WIWI74,06095+3%
2278Yuba County, CACA88,69195+3%
2279Victoria County, TXTX92,65695+13%
2280Muscatine County, IAIA41,85395+5%
2281Rapides Parish, LALA125,87795−4%
2282Franklin County, ILIL36,91695−3%
2283Sumter County, FLFL157,77296+69%
2284St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55296−8%
2285McDowell County, NCNC45,19896+18%
2286Defiance County, OHOH38,292960%
2287Nevada County, CACA101,91196+17%
2288Franklin County, NCNC82,03796+30%
2289Scott County, MOMO37,97596+3%
2290Christian County, MOMO96,72596+66%
2291Miami County, ININ34,48797−2%
2292Jefferson County, ARAR62,98797−1%
2293Putnam County, FLFL77,73497+8%
2294San Patricio County, TXTX72,05397+14%
2295Larimer County, COCO377,29297+35%
2296Cortland County, NYNY45,85097−1%
2297Laurens County, SCSC71,84898+20%
2298Haywood County, NCNC63,36998+15%
2299Lycoming County, PAPA112,58798+1%
2300Hood County, TXTX70,50198+42%
2301Greene County, VAVA21,95898+48%
2302Canadian County, OKOK187,18998+18%
2303Parker County, TXTX184,76798+37%
2304Hall County, NENE63,63398+9%
2305Dodge County, WIWI89,09798+12%
2306LaSalle County, ILIL107,77398+4%
2307Richmond County, NCNC42,04198+5%
2308Hart County, GAGA28,63999+17%
2309Pickens County, GAGA37,16799+59%
2310Chisago County, MNMN59,14299+35%
2311Stearns County, MNMN164,11099+12%
2312Clinton County, OHOH42,30199+14%
2313Adams County, ININ36,65099+8%
2314Cass County, ININ37,83699+7%
2315Worcester County, MDMD54,45999+33%
2316Columbia County, NYNY60,168990%
2317Wise County, VAVA34,82499+1%
2318Huntington County, ININ37,224100+7%
2319Stokes County, NCNC46,126100+20%
2320Payne County, OKOK83,889100+11%
2321Marshall County, KYKY31,659100+11%
2322Preble County, OHOH40,664100+6%
2323Tioga County, NYNY47,453100−1%
2324Washington County, OHOH58,389100+2%
2325Logan County, OHOH46,302100+9%
2326Angelina County, TXTX88,154100+15%
2327Christian County, KYKY70,115101+5%
2328Bowie County, TXTX92,696101+9%
2329Greene County, TNTN73,831101+13%
2330Campbell County, VAVA55,629102+7%
2331Franklin County, MOMO108,090102+16%
2332Marshall County, ININ46,599102+7%
2333Des Moines County, IAIA38,077102−1%
2334Livingston County, NYNY61,438102+3%
2335Jackson County, ILIL52,501102−2%
2336Lawrence County, ININ45,568102+7%
2337Franklin County, MAMA70,698102+2%
2338Wagoner County, OKOK93,263102+20%
2339Flagler County, FLFL140,360102+74%
2340St. Clair County, ALAL98,206103+29%
2341Barry County, MIMI63,991103+13%
2342Henderson County, KYKY44,255103+4%
2343Seneca County, NYNY32,883103−1%
2344Riley County, KSKS72,598103−6%
2345Knox County, OHOH64,002104+15%
2346Fulton County, OHOH41,853104+9%
2347Cass County, MIMI51,677104+3%
2348Cheshire County, NHNH78,269104+5%
2349Rogers County, OKOK102,197105+28%
2350Madison County, MSMS116,298105+39%
2351Coles County, ILIL46,607105+3%
2352Pickaway County, OHOH62,978105+9%
2353Cullman County, ALAL94,009105+15%
2354Shelby County, ININ45,882106+8%
2355Oconee County, SCSC83,775106+15%
2356Murray County, GAGA41,607106+40%
2357Madison County, NYNY67,1201060%
2358Butts County, GAGA27,218106+27%
2359Ross County, OHOH76,429106+6%
2360Seneca County, OHOH54,522106−2%
2361Elmore County, ALAL91,577107+34%
2362Greenup County, KYKY35,2131070%
2363Mathews County, VAVA8,529107+10%
2364Moore County, NCNC110,619107+27%
2365Comanche County, OKOK122,158108+3%
2366Steuben County, ININ34,799108+21%
2367Ionia County, MIMI66,557108+8%
2368Floyd County, KYKY34,401108−3%
2369Indiana County, PAPA82,8781080%
2370Knox County, MEME41,117108+9%
2371Yadkin County, NCNC38,325109+19%
2372Merced County, CACA297,260109+18%
2373Talladega County, ALAL81,603109+8%
2374Boone County, ININ80,689109+21%
2375Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,448109+19%
2376Pulaski County, VAVA33,586110+2%
2377Hawkins County, TNTN59,559110+20%
2378Albemarle County, VAVA118,356110+16%
2379Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121110−2%
2380Maui County, HIHI160,592110+28%
2381Isabella County, MIMI64,691111+16%
2382Armstrong County, PAPA63,698111−1%
2383DeKalb County, ININ44,535111+14%
2384Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317111+3%
2385Fulton County, NYNY52,216111+2%
2386Rutherford County, NCNC65,745111+11%
2387Lancaster County, SCSC114,296112+13%
2388Coffee County, TNTN62,419112+19%
2389West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,756112+11%
2390Tipton County, TNTN62,287113+36%
2391Noble County, ININ47,937113+22%
2392Scotland County, NCNC33,322113+7%
2393Orleans County, NYNY39,825113+6%
2394Mifflin County, PAPA46,127113+1%
2395Maury County, TNTN118,131113+27%
2396McMinn County, TNTN57,404114+16%
2397Clinton County, MIMI80,432114+12%
2398Snyder County, PAPA39,655114+2%
2399Montgomery County, KYKY28,822114+15%
2400Robertson County, TNTN80,175114+31%
2401Rice County, MNMN69,939114+15%
2402Randall County, TXTX152,351114+16%
2403Saline County, ARAR133,288115+30%
2404Benton County, OROR97,728116+10%
2405Auglaize County, OHOH45,909116+5%
2406Craighead County, ARAR116,957116+19%
2407Marshall County, WVWV29,159116−5%
2408Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,115116+44%
2409Limestone County, ALAL122,928117+21%
2410Crawford County, OHOH41,896117−2%
2411Carteret County, NCNC70,469117+13%
2412Bossier Parish, LALA131,867117+14%
2413Scott County, KYKY62,262117+39%
2414Shelby County, OHOH48,065118+7%
2415Cass County, MOMO115,859118+29%
2416Washington County, OKOK54,037118+2%
2417Cayuga County, NYNY74,3651190%
2418Grayson County, TXTX153,613119+16%
2419Yamhill County, OROR110,024119+30%
2420Cheatham County, TNTN42,778119+32%
2421Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,999119+11%
2422Fayette County, ININ23,533119−2%
2423Woodbury County, IAIA106,649119+6%
2424Ellis County, TXTX240,867119+31%
2425Liberty County, GAGA70,313119+17%
2426Sevier County, TNTN101,342120+39%
2427Darlington County, SCSC62,888120+9%
2428Scott County, ININ25,053121+9%
2429Huron County, OHOH58,250121+6%
2430Laurel County, KYKY63,746122+21%
2431Lowndes County, MSMS57,346122+4%
2432Woodford County, KYKY27,883122+16%
2433Monterey County, CACA433,729122+13%
2434Genesee County, NYNY58,416122+1%
2435Jackson County, GAGA99,265122+39%
2436Centre County, PAPA157,393123+10%
2437Polk County, GAGA45,514123+13%
2438St. Francois County, MOMO67,809123+14%
2439Montgomery County, NYNY50,046123−4%
2440Athens County, OHOH63,197124+4%
2441Gordon County, GAGA61,701124+26%
2442Henry County, ININ49,137124+1%
2443Butte County, CACA209,211124+12%
2444Ashland County, OHOH52,523124+11%
2445Prince George County, VAVA43,936125+21%
2446St. Joseph County, MIMI60,968125+6%
2447Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368125+10%
2448Potter County, TXTX114,453125+16%
2449Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111125+37%
2450Van Buren County, MIMI76,071125+9%
2451Collier County, FLFL417,131126+65%
2452Talbot County, MDMD38,238126+11%
2453McLean County, ILIL171,419127+16%
2454Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,346127+17%
2455Muskingum County, OHOH87,014127+3%
2456Iberia Parish, LALA66,846127+7%
2457Calumet County, WIWI53,982128+18%
2458Allegan County, MIMI123,188128+17%
2459Oswego County, NYNY118,5691290%
2460Midland County, TXTX187,855129+9%
2461Berkeley County, SCSC274,666129+11%
2462Alexander County, NCNC36,958129+22%
2463Craven County, NCNC105,025129+12%
2464Habersham County, GAGA50,416130+30%
2465Scioto County, OHOH71,365130−1%
2466Osceola County, FLFL481,718130+60%
2467Garland County, ARAR99,695130+20%
2468Robeson County, NCNC119,941130+17%
2469Raleigh County, WVWV71,775131+3%
2470Sutter County, CACA98,787131+23%
2471Clark County, KYKY37,888131+12%
2472Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135132+10%
2473Union County, PAPA42,313132+15%
2474Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126132−2%
2475Lenawee County, MIMI97,779132+8%
2476Belmont County, OHOH64,434132−1%
2477Davie County, NCNC45,855132+25%
2478Columbia County, PAPA66,193133+2%
2479Faulkner County, ARAR133,979133+43%
2480Jefferson County, WIWI86,505133+9%
2481Aiken County, SCSC181,515133+18%
2482Cherokee County, SCSC58,275134+18%
2483Surry County, NCNC72,287134+15%
2484Fresno County, CACA1,035,456134+20%
2485Hancock County, OHOH75,034134+9%
2486Ector County, TXTX173,801135+2%
2487Kennebec County, MEME129,067135+1%
2488Shiawassee County, MIMI67,681135+3%
2489Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,669135+8%
2490Lapeer County, MIMI89,516136+18%
2491Wright County, MNMN157,559136+31%
2492Warrick County, ININ66,803136+17%
2493Watauga County, NCNC54,786137+16%
2494Walker County, GAGA70,250137+5%
2495Lawrence County, OHOH55,710137+1%
2496Taylor County, TXTX150,077138+6%
2497Sagadahoc County, MEME37,979139+5%
2498Kosciusko County, ININ80,892139+13%
2499Comal County, TXTX209,166139+51%
2500Story County, IAIA101,291140+8%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS