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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
2001Putnam County, OHOH34,38071−1%
2002Coffee County, GAGA44,40772+13%
2003Effingham County, ILIL34,519720%
2004Coryell County, TXTX85,59272+1%
2005Valencia County, NMNM82,01372+16%
2006Duplin County, NCNC51,57172+19%
2007Avery County, NCNC18,11072+4%
2008Somerset County, PAPA72,00472−3%
2009Tom Green County, TXTX120,60272+6%
2010Macon County, TNTN27,66372+9%
2011Letcher County, KYKY19,95273−3%
2012Jones County, GAGA29,17173+21%
2013Wayne County, PAPA51,70373+11%
2014Mason County, KYKY16,93673+4%
2015Greene County, ARAR47,41173+13%
2016Kent County, MDMD19,56573+5%
2017Harrison County, TXTX71,95673+6%
2018Nicollet County, MNMN34,27373+10%
2019Jackson County, OROR221,79573+12%
2020Carroll County, OHOH26,475730%
2021Woodford County, ILIL38,11173+9%
2022Garrard County, KYKY18,20774+14%
2023Coffee County, ALAL56,95374+15%
2024Creek County, OKOK74,96774+4%
2025Daviess County, ININ34,20974+6%
2026Accomack County, VAVA33,85974−13%
2027Knox County, ILIL47,76774−5%
2028Georgetown County, SCSC65,91274+8%
2029Simpson County, KYKY20,78874+6%
2030Franklin County, TNTN45,57974+5%
2031Claiborne County, TNTN33,22974+8%
2032Columbia County, WIWI58,13274+8%
2033Lincoln County, KYKY25,35374+6%
2034Monroe County, FLFL80,40674−8%
2035Webb County, TXTX281,22474+30%
2036Bannock County, IDID91,59174+10%
2037Knox County, ININ35,65275−2%
2038Sauk County, WIWI66,65275+12%
2039White County, ARAR80,08575+15%
2040McLeod County, MNMN36,63175+5%
2041Gratiot County, MIMI41,190750%
2042Toombs County, GAGA27,54575+4%
2043Dyer County, TNTN36,32075+3%
2044Columbia County, OROR54,09175+13%
2045Baxter County, ARAR42,98275+8%
2046Lafayette County, MSMS59,59775+22%
2047Yates County, NYNY24,54775+3%
2048Wells County, ININ28,883750%
2049Clay County, ININ26,41075+1%
2050Cook County, GAGA18,23275+9%
2051Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90775+12%
2052Montgomery County, ININ38,95476+1%
2053Halifax County, NCNC46,53476−5%
2054Starke County, ININ23,42576−1%
2055Lincoln County, MEME36,59576+3%
2056Franklin County, VTVT51,17776+5%
2057Jennings County, ININ27,62276+4%
2058Warren County, NYNY65,02076+4%
2059Warren County, MOMO39,01676+33%
2060Washington County, NYNY59,35376+4%
2061Greene County, NYNY47,23876+2%
2062Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71576+4%
2063Pope County, ARAR64,97676+13%
2064Augusta County, VAVA78,94076+12%
2065Morgan County, WVWV18,02777+17%
2066Guernsey County, OHOH38,37977−2%
2067Goochland County, VAVA29,18777+29%
2068Mecosta County, MIMI42,32077+6%
2069Saline County, KSKS53,37777+4%
2070Lane County, OROR381,58477+9%
2071Blackford County, ININ11,73077−9%
2072Page County, VAVA23,76278+4%
2073Lincoln County, SDSD77,14578+86%
2074Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37278−5%
2075Hillsdale County, MIMI45,738780%
2076Adams County, ILIL64,26778−2%
2077Highland County, OHOH43,82379+7%
2078Putnam County, ININ37,87679+5%
2079Jackson County, OHOH32,81779+2%
2080Banks County, GAGA21,27379+28%
2081Clinton County, NYNY78,13879+3%
2082Dillon County, SCSC27,45879+4%
2083Dakota County, NENE21,68779+4%
2084Lee County, GAGA34,17980+14%
2085Titus County, TXTX31,56380+15%
2086Clinton County, ILIL37,12880+6%
2087Wabash County, ININ30,71380−6%
2088Clarke County, VAVA15,60980+11%
2089Bell County, KYKY22,82980−5%
2090Madison County, IDID55,17280+37%
2091Greene County, NCNC20,70080+13%
2092Sullivan County, NYNY80,58680+5%
2093Camden County, GAGA60,14380+16%
2094Grainger County, TNTN25,73981+10%
2095Logan County, WVWV30,37581−3%
2096Warren County, IAIA57,33181+14%
2097Harrison County, ININ40,43781+15%
2098Franklin County, VAVA55,52681+19%
2099Sullivan County, NHNH43,96181+8%
2100Whitley County, KYKY37,29781−1%
2101Marshall County, TNTN38,07182+14%
2102Venango County, PAPA49,34682−4%
2103San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36782+9%
2104Taney County, MOMO57,00182+30%
2105Cocke County, TNTN37,88982+6%
2106Jackson County, NCNC45,03982+22%
2107Clinton County, ININ33,32282−2%
2108Thomas County, GAGA46,36882+5%
2109Winona County, MNMN50,52382+3%
2110Cumberland County, TNTN66,30082+20%
2111Gibson County, TNTN51,77982+3%
2112Wapello County, IAIA35,21082−1%
2113Knox County, KYKY29,532830%
2114Russell County, ALAL58,89883+6%
2115Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83983+20%
2116Pike County, GAGA20,93283+31%
2117Pike County, KYKY54,72183−5%
2118Somerset County, MDMD24,97383+7%
2119Warren County, MSMS41,75983−2%
2120Chattooga County, GAGA25,30083+2%
2121Crittenden County, ARAR46,210830%
2122Jackson County, ININ47,37083+3%
2123Colquitt County, GAGA47,43883+8%
2124Perry County, PAPA46,80683+5%
2125Rowan County, KYKY24,47683+6%
2126Bastrop County, TXTX118,90884+28%
2127Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17784+1%
2128Lincoln County, MOMO66,67684+35%
2129Upson County, GAGA28,50084−2%
2130Wayne County, WVWV37,30984−1%
2131Carroll County, KYKY11,14184+6%
2132Middlesex County, VAVA10,84184+10%
2133Waller County, TXTX69,85884+32%
2134Franklin County, GAGA25,94885+9%
2135Perry County, KYKY26,55585−2%
2136Stephenson County, ILIL43,22085−3%
2137Columbia County, FLFL74,09485+19%
2138Walker County, ALAL65,14085−5%
2139Campbell County, TNTN40,29085+2%
2140Cass County, NDND201,79485+22%
2141Kershaw County, SCSC73,16685+17%
2142McDuffie County, GAGA21,64085+3%
2143Steele County, MNMN37,46485+9%
2144Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51185+1%
2145Lancaster County, VAVA10,99585−2%
2146Union County, TNTN21,45085+7%
2147Whiteside County, ILIL54,12186−4%
2148Mercer County, KYKY23,73386+2%
2149Monroe County, ILIL34,84086+19%
2150Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63486+14%
2151Chowan County, NCNC14,08286+2%
2152Morrow County, OHOH36,30586+10%
2153Crisp County, GAGA19,23786+7%
2154Mineral County, WVWV26,79286+4%
2155Polk County, NCNC20,53386+12%
2156Barren County, KYKY45,64187+11%
2157Walker County, TXTX83,84287+10%
2158Hopkins County, KYKY45,12787+1%
2159Washington County, VTVT59,65287+3%
2160Marathon County, WIWI139,43287+7%
2161Isanti County, MNMN44,38687+21%
2162Tazewell County, VAVA38,63587+1%
2163Gallatin County, KYKY8,84087+9%
2164Portage County, WIWI71,94387+4%
2165Transylvania County, NCNC34,21187+13%
2166Muskogee County, OKOK66,70888+2%
2167Crawford County, PAPA81,79288−2%
2168New Kent County, VAVA28,02288+37%
2169Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,10288+6%
2170Mercer County, OHOH42,737880%
2171Perry County, OHOH35,91888+6%
2172Dare County, NCNC38,24589+13%
2173Darke County, OHOH51,52089−1%
2174Lonoke County, ARAR76,66489+29%
2175Jefferson County, ARAR62,98789−8%
2176Blount County, ALAL60,15689+12%
2177Johnson County, KYKY22,051890%
2178Geary County, KSKS36,33889+23%
2179Branch County, MIMI45,99389−1%
2180Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97589+28%
2181Williams County, OHOH36,54989−4%
2182Dale County, ALAL49,91290+2%
2183Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88590+10%
2184Rockingham County, VAVA89,31690+13%
2185Montcalm County, MIMI69,40690+3%
2186Gadsden County, FLFL44,29890+3%
2187Henderson County, TXTX88,59590+7%
2188Jefferson County, ININ33,27990+2%
2189Currituck County, NCNC33,15890+29%
2190Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50590+7%
2191St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76590−5%
2192Bedford County, VAVA83,05990+14%
2193San Juan County, WAWA18,57791+12%
2194Vermilion County, ILIL71,25991−3%
2195Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16391+7%
2196Spencer County, KYKY20,99891+45%
2197DeKalb County, ALAL74,08592+10%
2198Brown County, OHOH44,39792+6%
2199Tulare County, CACA485,14692+20%
2200Jefferson County, NYNY111,54092+4%
2201Colbert County, ALAL59,47492−1%
2202Autauga County, ALAL61,92092+25%
2203Aransas County, TXTX26,14692+3%
2204Wilkes County, NCNC66,23392+6%
2205Taylor County, KYKY26,76392+7%
2206Warren County, TNTN43,71792+4%
2207Alcorn County, MSMS34,56993+7%
2208Hancock County, MSMS46,87393+2%
2209St. James Parish, LALA18,93893+4%
2210Newton County, MOMO62,26393+10%
2211Madison County, OHOH46,98593+8%
2212Chatham County, NCNC85,11193+29%
2213Scott County, MOMO37,97593−3%
2214Laurens County, SCSC71,84893−4%
2215San Patricio County, TXTX72,05393−3%
2216Champaign County, OHOH38,82093+3%
2217Meade County, KYKY30,69994+9%
2218Benton County, MNMN41,74494+12%
2219Wood County, WIWI74,06094−1%
2220Acadia Parish, LALA57,03294+5%
2221Lycoming County, PAPA112,58794−3%
2222Cass County, ININ37,83695−5%
2223Defiance County, OHOH38,29295−1%
2224St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64295−47%
2225Bedford County, TNTN55,27395+20%
2226Whatcom County, WAWA236,39295+21%
2227Pulaski County, MOMO54,44296+27%
2228Dade County, GAGA16,15496+10%
2229Grant County, KYKY26,18196+10%
2230Pulaski County, KYKY67,38496+12%
2231Calloway County, KYKY39,42197+9%
2232Cache County, UTUT145,00097+23%
2233Franklin County, ILIL36,91697+1%
2234Des Moines County, IAIA38,07797−5%
2235Bradford County, FLFL28,30797+9%
2236Huntington County, ININ37,22497−2%
2237Highlands County, FLFL111,12297+13%
2238Jones County, MSMS66,49698+4%
2239Muscatine County, IAIA41,85398+2%
2240Washington County, OHOH58,38998−2%
2241Washington County, VAVA53,89898+7%
2242Taylor County, WVWV16,28798+5%
2243LaGrange County, ININ41,30598+6%
2244St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55298+2%
2245Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99698+6%
2246Dubois County, ININ44,01698+6%
2247Orange County, VAVA40,08398+29%
2248Victoria County, TXTX92,65698+3%
2249Unicoi County, TNTN17,85698+4%
2250Richmond County, NCNC42,041980%
2251Tioga County, NYNY47,45399−1%
2252Miami County, ININ34,48799+2%
2253Pike County, MSMS38,71299+4%
2254Cortland County, NYNY45,85099+2%
2255Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36099+10%
2256Whitley County, ININ35,04699+8%
2257Rapides Parish, LALA125,87799+4%
2258Columbia County, NYNY60,168990%
2259Madison County, GAGA32,919100+9%
2260Preble County, OHOH40,6641000%
2261Lamar County, GAGA20,941100+15%
2262Logan County, OHOH46,3021000%
2263Holmes County, OHOH44,970100+9%
2264Floyd County, KYKY34,401100−7%
2265LaSalle County, ILIL107,773100+2%
2266Person County, NCNC40,636101+11%
2267Fauquier County, VAVA76,503101+18%
2268Rhea County, TNTN34,844101+12%
2269Dodge County, WIWI89,097101+3%
2270Dickson County, TNTN58,662101+15%
2271San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091101+19%
2272Adams County, ININ36,650101+2%
2273Polk County, OROR90,037102+21%
2274Haralson County, GAGA33,066102+12%
2275Franklin County, MAMA70,6981020%
2276Putnam County, FLFL77,734102+6%
2277McDowell County, NCNC45,198102+7%
2278Hunt County, TXTX123,336102+12%
2279Lawrence County, ININ45,5681030%
2280Wise County, VAVA34,824103+3%
2281Clinton County, OHOH42,301103+4%
2282Seneca County, OHOH54,522103−3%
2283Benton County, WAWA221,722103+23%
2284Christian County, KYKY70,115103+2%
2285Nevada County, CACA101,911103+7%
2286Jackson County, ILIL52,501103+1%
2287Kern County, CACA927,068103+27%
2288Caroline County, MDMD34,116104+11%
2289Livingston County, NYNY61,438104+2%
2290Nelson County, KYKY49,036104+16%
2291Bulloch County, GAGA86,949104+25%
2292Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896104+11%
2293Crawford County, ARAR62,657104+16%
2294Marshall County, KYKY31,659104+4%
2295Mathews County, VAVA8,529105−2%
2296Bowie County, TXTX92,696105+4%
2297Pike County, PAPA62,808105+24%
2298Fulton County, OHOH41,853105+1%
2299Stokes County, NCNC46,126105+6%
2300Armstrong County, PAPA63,698106−5%
2301Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178106+43%
2302Anderson County, KYKY25,225106+12%
2303Dawson County, GAGA35,365106+40%
2304Henderson County, KYKY44,255106+3%
2305Coles County, ILIL46,607106+1%
2306El Dorado County, CACA192,323106+16%
2307Marshall County, ININ46,599106+4%
2308Haywood County, NCNC63,369107+9%
2309Pima County, AZAZ1,074,685107+16%
2310Cass County, MIMI51,677107+2%
2311Barry County, MIMI63,991107+4%
2312Greenup County, KYKY35,2131070%
2313Hall County, NENE63,633107+9%
2314Indiana County, PAPA82,878107−1%
2315Powhatan County, VAVA32,591108+25%
2316Shelby County, ININ45,882108+2%
2317Kauai County, HIHI73,400108+15%
2318Marshall County, WVWV29,159108−7%
2319Hart County, GAGA28,639108+10%
2320Angelina County, TXTX88,154109+8%
2321Knox County, MEME41,1171090%
2322Seneca County, NYNY32,883109+6%
2323Crawford County, OHOH41,896109−7%
2324Campbell County, VAVA55,629109+7%
2325Pulaski County, VAVA33,586109−1%
2326Effingham County, GAGA74,397109+39%
2327Cheshire County, NHNH78,269109+4%
2328Cullman County, ALAL94,009109+4%
2329Orleans County, NYNY39,825110−3%
2330Worcester County, MDMD54,459110+11%
2331Kings County, CACA154,327110+18%
2332Franklin County, MOMO108,090110+8%
2333Greene County, TNTN73,831111+9%
2334Steuben County, ININ34,799111+3%
2335Shelby County, KYKY51,243111+26%
2336Pickaway County, OHOH62,978111+6%
2337Talladega County, ALAL81,603112+2%
2338Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321112+19%
2339Ionia County, MIMI66,557112+4%
2340Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121112+2%
2341Kootenai County, IDID191,864112+27%
2342Fulton County, NYNY52,216112+1%
2343Lamar County, MSMS67,403112+42%
2344Madison County, NYNY67,120112+6%
2345Stearns County, MNMN164,110112+13%
2346Dallas County, IAIA118,457112+62%
2347Granville County, NCNC61,421113+24%
2348White County, GAGA29,802113+36%
2349Fayette County, ININ23,533113−5%
2350Payne County, OKOK83,889113+13%
2351Nassau County, FLFL106,879113+27%
2352Ross County, OHOH76,429113+6%
2353Scotland County, NCNC33,3221130%
2354Mifflin County, PAPA46,1271140%
2355Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317114+3%
2356Yuba County, CACA88,691114+20%
2357Auglaize County, OHOH45,909114−1%
2358Baldwin County, ALAL267,761115+30%
2359Yadkin County, NCNC38,325115+6%
2360Murray County, GAGA41,607115+9%
2361Larimer County, COCO377,292115+19%
2362Noble County, ININ47,937116+3%
2363Cayuga County, NYNY74,365116−2%
2364Knox County, OHOH64,002116+12%
2365Comanche County, OKOK122,158116+8%
2366DeKalb County, ININ44,535116+5%
2367Riley County, KSKS72,598117+13%
2368Hawkins County, TNTN59,559117+6%
2369St. Croix County, WIWI98,276117+34%
2370Woodbury County, IAIA106,649117−2%
2371Greene County, VAVA21,958118+21%
2372Lowndes County, MSMS57,346118−3%
2373Oconee County, SCSC83,775119+12%
2374Grundy County, ILIL54,052120+33%
2375Rutherford County, NCNC65,745120+8%
2376Hoke County, NCNC56,939120+40%
2377Snyder County, PAPA39,655121+6%
2378Huron County, OHOH58,2501210%
2379Union County, OHOH73,446121+28%
2380Shelby County, OHOH48,065121+3%
2381McMinn County, TNTN57,404122+7%
2382Hood County, TXTX70,501122+25%
2383Genesee County, NYNY58,4161220%
2384St. Joseph County, MIMI60,968122−2%
2385Darlington County, SCSC62,888123+2%
2386Washington County, OKOK54,037123+4%
2387Isabella County, MIMI64,691123+11%
2388Liberty County, GAGA70,313123+3%
2389Coffee County, TNTN62,419123+10%
2390Culpeper County, VAVA57,666123+36%
2391Franklin County, NCNC82,037123+28%
2392West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,756124+10%
2393Montgomery County, NYNY50,046125+1%
2394Van Buren County, MIMI76,0711250%
2395Ashland County, OHOH52,523126+1%
2396Henry County, ININ49,137126+2%
2397Brunswick County, NCNC174,702126+47%
2398Monterey County, CACA433,729126+3%
2399Moore County, NCNC110,619126+18%
2400Benton County, OROR97,728127+10%
2401Pickens County, GAGA37,167127+28%
2402Scott County, ININ25,053127+5%
2403Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126127−3%
2404Iberia Parish, LALA66,8461270%
2405Elmore County, ALAL91,577128+20%
2406Oswego County, NYNY118,5691280%
2407Athens County, OHOH63,197129+4%
2408Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,448129+18%
2409Rogers County, OKOK102,197129+23%
2410Butts County, GAGA27,218129+21%
2411Canadian County, OKOK187,189129+32%
2412Cheatham County, TNTN42,778129+9%
2413Rice County, MNMN69,939129+13%
2414Parker County, TXTX184,767129+32%
2415Muskingum County, OHOH87,014130+2%
2416Grayson County, TXTX153,613130+9%
2417Chisago County, MNMN59,142130+31%
2418Wagoner County, OKOK93,263130+27%
2419Raleigh County, WVWV71,7751300%
2420Scioto County, OHOH71,3651300%
2421Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,999131+10%
2422Carteret County, NCNC70,469131+12%
2423King George County, VAVA29,646131+40%
2424Woodford County, KYKY27,883132+7%
2425Merced County, CACA297,260132+21%
2426Maury County, TNTN118,131132+16%
2427Randall County, TXTX152,351132+16%
2428Belmont County, OHOH64,4341320%
2429St. Clair County, ALAL98,206132+29%
2430Kaufman County, TXTX209,235132+45%
2431Clinton County, MIMI80,432133+16%
2432Shiawassee County, MIMI67,681133−1%
2433Lenawee County, MIMI97,779133+1%
2434Potter County, TXTX114,453133+7%
2435Madison County, MSMS116,298133+27%
2436Maui County, HIHI160,592133+21%
2437Polk County, GAGA45,514134+9%
2438Boone County, ININ80,689134+23%
2439Tipton County, TNTN62,287134+19%
2440Montgomery County, KYKY28,822134+17%
2441Butte County, CACA209,211134+8%
2442Prince George County, VAVA43,936135+8%
2443Allegan County, MIMI123,188135+5%
2444Laurel County, KYKY63,746136+12%
2445Craighead County, ARAR116,957136+17%
2446Lapeer County, MIMI89,5161370%
2447Albemarle County, VAVA118,356137+25%
2448Christian County, MOMO96,725138+43%
2449Lawrence County, OHOH55,7101380%
2450Manitowoc County, WIWI81,710138−2%
2451Surry County, NCNC72,287138+3%
2452Yamhill County, OROR110,024139+17%
2453Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135139+5%
2454Sagadahoc County, MEME37,9791390%
2455Centre County, PAPA157,393139+13%
2456Robertson County, TNTN80,175139+22%
2457Columbia County, PAPA66,193139+5%
2458Bossier Parish, LALA131,867139+19%
2459Lancaster County, SCSC114,296140+25%
2460Montour County, PAPA17,8681400%
2461Talbot County, MDMD38,238141+12%
2462Hancock County, OHOH75,034141+5%
2463Kennebec County, MEME129,067141+4%
2464Cherokee County, SCSC58,275141+5%
2465Clark County, KYKY37,888141+7%
2466Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,669141+4%
2467Berkshire County, MAMA128,224142−3%
2468Henry County, VAVA49,242142−7%
2469Robeson County, NCNC119,941142+9%
2470Garland County, ARAR99,695142+9%
2471Union County, PAPA42,313142+8%
2472Cass County, MOMO115,859143+21%
2473Alexander County, NCNC36,958143+11%
2474McLean County, ILIL171,419143+13%
2475Taylor County, TXTX150,077144+4%
2476Ashtabula County, OHOH96,713144−1%
2477St. Francois County, MOMO67,809145+17%
2478Kosciusko County, ININ80,892146+4%
2479Stephens County, GAGA27,854146+3%
2480Craven County, NCNC105,025146+13%
2481Limestone County, ALAL122,928147+26%
2482Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368147+18%
2483Saline County, ARAR133,288148+28%
2484Mercer County, WVWV57,503149−1%
2485Lenoir County, NCNC55,8371490%
2486Sandusky County, OHOH58,655149−1%
2487Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,115150+29%
2488Aiken County, SCSC181,515150+12%
2489Belknap County, NHNH65,147150+7%
2490Roane County, TNTN57,395150+4%
2491Jefferson County, WIWI86,505150+13%
2492Sevier County, TNTN101,342152+26%
2493Midland County, TXTX187,855152+18%
2494Ector County, TXTX173,801153+13%
2495Greenwood County, SCSC70,379153+5%
2496Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,346153+20%
2497Stanly County, NCNC68,830153+4%
2498Tift County, GAGA42,254154+4%
2499Calumet County, WIWI53,982154+21%
2500Dubuque County, IAIA99,381154+5%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS