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 –

2501Franklin County, NCNC82,037167–

2502Randall County, TXTX152,351167–

2503Hood County, TXTX70,501168–

2504Dawson County, GAGA35,365168–

2505Carter County, TNTN57,361168–

2506Anchorage, AKAK287,155168–

2507Robertson County, TNTN80,175168–

2508Baldwin County, ALAL267,761168–

2509Vance County, NCNC42,638169–

2510Dearborn County, ININ51,609169–

2511Merrimack County, NHNH158,078169–

2512Aiken County, SCSC181,515170–

2513Forrest County, MSMS79,034170–

2514Calumet County, WIWI53,982170–

2515Union County, OHOH73,446170–

2516Baldwin County, GAGA44,029170–

2517Eau Claire County, WIWI109,033171–

2518Sevier County, TNTN101,342171–

2519Macon County, ILIL99,300171–

2520Caldwell County, NCNC81,105172–

2521Christian County, MOMO96,725172–

2522Carbon County, PAPA65,868173–

2523Florence County, SCSC138,504173–

2524Gordon County, GAGA61,701173–

2525Warrick County, ININ66,803174–

2526Fresno County, CACA1,035,456174–

2527Davie County, NCNC45,855174–

2528Stanly County, NCNC68,830174–

2529Burke County, NCNC88,655175–

2530Watauga County, NCNC54,786175–

2531Boyle County, KYKY31,632175–

2532Ontario County, NYNY113,130176–

2533Troup County, GAGA72,844176–

2534Napa County, CACA132,949177–

2535Story County, IAIA101,291177–

2536Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT98,096177–

2537Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407178–

2538Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,346179–

2539Marion County, WVWV55,584180–

2540Madison County, TNTN100,790181–

2541Hardin County, KYKY113,482182–

2542Habersham County, GAGA50,416182–

2543St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586182–

2544Leavenworth County, KSKS84,590183–

2545Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368183–

2546Marshall County, ALAL103,537183–

2547Nash County, NCNC99,365184–

2548Gloucester County, VAVA40,097184–

2549Saline County, ARAR133,288184–

2550Morgan County, ININ74,967186–

2551St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,875186–

2552Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201186–

2553LaPorte County, ININ111,294186–

2554Lee County, MSMS83,731186–

2555Schuylkill County, PAPA145,085186–

2556Oneida County, NYNY226,392187–

2557Columbiana County, OHOH99,377187–

2558Cambria County, PAPA128,968187–

2559Calhoun County, MIMI133,408189–

2560Houston County, ALAL110,318190–

2561Eaton County, MIMI109,581191–

2562Boone County, ININ80,689191–

2563Boone County, ILIL53,568191–

2564Walworth County, WIWI106,127191–

2565Randolph County, NCNC149,516191–

2566Kanawha County, WVWV172,381191–

2567Calhoun County, ALAL115,834191–

2568Maury County, TNTN118,131193–

2569Ector County, TXTX173,801194–

2570Etowah County, ALAL103,886194–

2571Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,466196–

2572Northumberland County, PAPA89,920196–

2573Chemung County, NYNY80,415197–

2574Peach County, GAGA29,877199–

2575Floyd County, GAGA101,378199–

2576Cole County, MOMO77,908199–

2577Warren County, VAVA42,740199–

2578Jasper County, MOMO127,428200–

2579Salem County, NJNJ66,280200–

2580Tazewell County, ILIL130,049201–

2581Dallas County, IAIA118,457201–

2582Jackson County, MSMS147,666204–

2583Parker County, TXTX184,767204–

2584Buchanan County, MOMO83,540205–

2585Brunswick County, NCNC174,702206–

2586Dukes County, MAMA21,219206–

2587Wichita County, TXTX129,555206–

2588Faulkner County, ARAR133,979207–

2589Adams County, PAPA107,594207–

2590Franklin County, PAPA160,652208–

2591Lancaster County, SCSC114,296208–

2592Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,729208–

2593Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,115209–

2594Midland County, TXTX187,855209–

2595Glynn County, GAGA87,599209–

2596Canadian County, OKOK187,189209–

2597Collier County, FLFL417,131209–

2598Rankin County, MSMS162,181209–

2599Wayne County, OHOH116,758210–

2600Bartholomew County, ININ85,729211–

2601Champaign County, ILIL209,972211–

2602Putnam County, TNTN86,612216–

2603Wood County, OHOH134,176217–

2604Jefferson County, TNTN60,024218–

2605Limestone County, ALAL122,928218–

2606Morgan County, ALAL126,483218–

2607Tompkins County, NYNY104,047219–

2608Scott County, KYKY62,262221–

2609Wayne County, NCNC122,278221–

2610Wilson County, NCNC81,150221–

2611Yolo County, CACA224,410222–

2612St. Clair County, MIMI160,486222–

2613Cleveland County, NCNC103,325223–

2614Sangamon County, ILIL194,170224–

2615York County, MEME222,434224–

2616Wood County, WVWV82,385225–

2617Jackson County, MIMI159,552227–

2618Blair County, PAPA119,541228–

2619Clackamas County, OROR426,280228–

2620Daviess County, KYKY104,898229–

2621Sheboygan County, WIWI118,047231–

2622Bay County, MIMI102,123231–

2623Rock County, WIWI166,472232–

2624Madison County, KYKY101,696232–

2625Black Hawk County, IAIA131,532232–

2626Saginaw County, MIMI187,688234–

2627Lawrence County, PAPA83,911235–

2628Brooke County, WVWV21,142237–

2629Wright County, MNMN157,559238–

2630Okaloosa County, FLFL221,810239–

2631Geauga County, OHOH95,676239–

2632Livingston Parish, LALA155,036239–

2633Sherburne County, MNMN104,194241–

2634Frederick County, VAVA99,955242–

2635Anderson County, TNTN82,066243–

2636Oconee County, GAGA44,893244–

2637Hinds County, MSMS211,888244–

2638Sebastian County, ARAR130,641246–

2639Washington County, PAPA210,802246–

2640Rensselaer County, NYNY160,510246–

2641Lowndes County, GAGA122,867247–

2642Berkeley County, SCSC274,666249–

2643Androscoggin County, MEME116,487249–

2644Hanover County, VAVA116,423249–

2645Allen County, OHOH100,881251–

2646Dougherty County, GAGA82,616251–

2647Richland County, OHOH124,893252–

2648Harnett County, NCNC150,137252–

2649Franklin County, KYKY52,649253–

2650Butler County, PAPA200,169254–

2651Montgomery County, VAVA98,434254–

2652Caddo Parish, LALA224,226255–

2653Olmsted County, MNMN166,731255–

2654Blount County, TNTN143,820257–

2655Ellis County, TXTX240,867257–

2656Orange County, TXTX86,266258–

2657Ouachita Parish, LALA158,542260–

2658Johnson County, IAIA160,044261–

2659Suffolk, VAVA104,699262–

2660McLennan County, TXTX272,020262–

2661Carroll County, GAGA131,036263–

2662Bartow County, GAGA120,800263–

2663Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691264–

2664Vigo County, ININ106,512264–

2665Douglas County, KSKS120,920265–

2666Kaufman County, TXTX209,235268–

2667Berrien County, MIMI152,444268–

2668La Crosse County, WIWI121,339269–

2669Bay County, FLFL204,479270–

2670McCracken County, KYKY67,553272–

2671Licking County, OHOH185,564272–

2672Platte County, MOMO114,400272–

2673Smith County, TXTX252,549274–

2674Monroe County, PAPA167,179275–

2675Lee County, NCNC70,258275–

2676Warren County, KYKY149,375276–

2677Miami County, OHOH112,634277–

2678Broome County, NYNY195,736277–

2679Loudon County, TNTN63,764278–

2680Marion County, FLFL442,660279–

2681Boone County, MOMO191,746280–

2682Pickens County, SCSC139,198280–

2683Pitt County, NCNC182,936280–

2684Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111283–

2685Sumter County, FLFL157,772283–

2686Monroe County, MIMI156,004284–

2687Onslow County, NCNC217,175285–

2688Wicomico County, MDMD106,899285–

2689Sussex County, NJNJ148,063286–

2690Howard County, ININ83,904286–

2691Montgomery County, ALAL225,891288–

2692Washington County, ARAR271,213288–

2693Delaware County, ININ113,106288–

2694Peoria County, ILIL178,553289–

2695Flagler County, FLFL140,360289–

2696Jefferson County, TXTX254,321290–

2697Bullitt County, KYKY86,454291–

2698Erie County, OHOH73,296292–

2699Jackson County, GAGA99,265292–

2700Citrus County, FLFL171,666295–

2701Sussex County, DEDE277,140296–

2702Hancock County, ININ90,969297–

2703Saratoga County, NYNY241,343298–

2704Boyd County, KYKY47,751299–

2705Madison County, ININ135,088299–

2706Monongalia County, WVWV107,991300–

2707Johnson County, TXTX218,048301–

2708Marion County, OROR355,777301–

2709Jefferson County, WVWV63,102301–

2710Rowan County, NCNC155,096303–

2711Shelby County, ALAL238,552304–

2712Clark County, NVNV2,407,226305–

2713Martin County, FLFL166,272306–

2714Wilson County, TNTN175,033306–

2715Outagamie County, WIWI195,894307–

2716Brazoria County, TXTX419,080307–

2717Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,781308–

2718Anderson County, SCSC219,930308–

2719Sonoma County, CACA486,444309–

2720Cecil County, MDMD107,131309–

2721Hampshire County, MAMA164,065311–

2722Lee County, ALAL189,881313–

2723Dorchester County, SCSC178,397314–

2724Placer County, CACA442,081314–

2725Chittenden County, VTVT169,115315–

2726Spokane County, WAWA558,344316–

2727Warren County, NJNJ112,953317–

2728Charlotte County, FLFL217,212319–

2729Nantucket County, MAMA14,758319–

2730Trumbull County, OHOH198,972322–

2731Carver County, MNMN114,379323–

2732Washington County, WIWI139,238323–

2733Linn County, IAIA232,028324–

2734Johnston County, NCNC256,448324–

2735Cabell County, WVWV91,183324–

2736Cumberland County, NJNJ157,148325–

2737St. Mary's County, MDMD116,692325–

2738Davidson County, NCNC180,182326–

2739Henderson County, NCNC122,375328–

2740Shawnee County, KSKS178,607328–

2741St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,108330–

2742Alachua County, FLFL290,028331–

2743Rock Island County, ILIL141,869332–

2744Jessamine County, KYKY57,147332–

2745Kent County, DEDE194,786332–

2746Erie County, PAPA265,832333–

2747Lincoln County, NCNC98,654333–

2748Mobile County, ALAL411,658335–

2749Portage County, OHOH163,404335–

2750Hancock County, WVWV27,729336–

2751Fairfield County, OHOH169,752337–

2752Westmoreland County, PAPA349,324340–

2753Clark County, OHOH135,340342–

2754Indian River County, FLFL172,799344–

2755Washington County, MDMD157,731345–

2756Walton County, GAGA112,696345–

2757Livingston County, MIMI197,315349–

2758Clark County, ININ130,451350–

2759Bradley County, TNTN115,465351–

2760Riverside County, CACA2,544,916353–

2761Muskegon County, MIMI177,901353–

2762Beaufort County, SCSC204,433355–

2763Jefferson County, MOMO233,132355–

2764El Paso County, COCO757,040356–

2765Spalding County, GAGA70,775361–

2766Osceola County, FLFL481,718363–

2767Coweta County, GAGA160,240363–

2768Monroe County, ININ143,345363–

2769Whitfield County, GAGA106,212366–

2770Lubbock County, TXTX328,906367–

2771Strafford County, NHNH135,043367–

2772Madison County, ILIL263,110368–

2773Iredell County, NCNC211,798369–

2774Cape May County, NJNJ93,390371–

2775Stanislaus County, CACA557,719373–

2776Luzerne County, PAPA332,126373–

2777Comal County, TXTX209,166374–

2778Horry County, SCSC427,551377–

2779Dutchess County, NYNY300,708378–

2780Harrison County, MSMS217,136379–

2781Oldham County, KYKY70,986379–

2782Utah County, UTUT759,859379–

2783Cumberland County, MEME317,222379–

2784St. Clair County, ILIL250,708381–

2785Bell County, TXTX402,248382–

2786Tippecanoe County, ININ190,456382–

2787Beaver County, PAPA166,032382–

2788Scott County, IAIA175,259383–

2789Ohio County, WVWV40,496383–

2790Orange County, NCNC152,498384–

2791Charles County, MDMD176,593386–

2792Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388387–

2793Roanoke County, VAVA97,150388–

2794Benton County, ARAR332,554392–

2795Washington County, RIRI129,795394–

2796Carroll County, MDMD176,677395–

2797Sullivan County, TNTN163,759396–

2798Clay County, FLFL239,593396–

2799Lancaster County, NENE334,049399–

2800Niagara County, NYNY208,912400–

2801Winnebago County, WIWI174,218401–

2802Lebanon County, PAPA146,380405–

2803Ozaukee County, WIWI94,346405–

2804Carson City, NVNV58,571405–

2805Sumner County, TNTN215,538407–

2806Island County, WAWA85,657411–

2807DeSoto County, MSMS197,918415–

2808Snohomish County, WAWA870,656417–

2809Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CTCT177,311418–

2810Nueces County, TXTX352,992421–

2811Porter County, ININ176,049421–

2812Thurston County, WAWA304,261421–

2813Greene County, OHOH174,322421–

2814Buncombe County, NCNC277,417423–

2815Union County, NCNC267,674423–

2816Catawba County, NCNC170,172424–

2817Brazos County, TXTX249,088425–

2818Hamblen County, TNTN68,843427–

2819Catoosa County, GAGA69,628429–

2820Putnam County, NYNY99,028430–

2821Washington County, TNTN141,199432–

2822Berkeley County, WVWV139,522434–

2823Medina County, OHOH185,025439–

2824Alamance County, NCNC186,177440–

2825Calvert County, MDMD94,484443–

2826Scott County, MNMN159,017447–

2827Leon County, FLFL299,048447–

2828Hays County, TXTX304,390450–

2829York County, SCSC306,887451–

2830Elkhart County, ININ208,774451–

2831Ventura County, CACA830,851451–

2832Boulder County, COCO328,560452–

2833Kendall County, ILIL145,470454–

2834Lexington County, SCSC317,588454–

2835Weber County, UTUT278,174455–

2836Greene County, MOMO309,286458–

2837Frederick County, MDMD302,883458–

2838Newton County, GAGA125,583459–

2839Gregg County, TXTX126,095461–

2840Montgomery County, TNTN249,935464–

2841Norton, VAVA3,477465–

2842Ascension Parish, LALA135,105466–

2843Rockingham County, NHNH324,077466–

2844Williamson County, TNTN272,061467–

2845Canyon County, IDID275,123469–

2846Hernando County, FLFL221,701469–

2847Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,795469–

2848Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857471–

2849Lackawanna County, PAPA216,502472–

2850Houston County, GAGA178,214474–

2851Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT284,015475–

2852Douglas County, COCO399,396475–

2853Charleston County, SCSC436,200475–

2854Adams County, COCO554,668475–

2855Hendricks County, ININ193,510476–

2856Lake County, FLFL456,068479–

2857Clermont County, OHOH216,977479–

2858Polk County, FLFL874,790487–

2859Cameron County, TXTX433,946487–

2860Marin County, CACA253,694488–

2861Dane County, WIWI590,375493–

2862Hillsborough County, NHNH433,415494–

2863Atlantic County, NJNJ278,657502–

2864Escambia County, FLFL333,834508–

2865Cumberland County, PAPA277,270508–

2866Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,558510–

2867Berks County, PAPA440,072514–

2868Orange County, NYNY417,669514–

2869Cumberland County, NCNC338,473519–

2870Ada County, IDID546,141519–

2871Brown County, WIWI275,803520–

2872Ingham County, MIMI289,709521–

2873York County, PAPA473,197523–

2874Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214524–

2875McHenry County, ILIL317,751527–

2876Pulaski County, ARAR404,611534–

2877Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433540–

2878Madison County, ALAL433,516541–

2879Johnson County, ININ174,262544–

2880Mahoning County, OHOH224,706546–

2881Delaware County, OHOH242,032546–

2882Ottawa County, MIMI308,459547–

2883Volusia County, FLFL606,573551–

2884Winnebago County, ILIL283,674553–

2885Floyd County, ININ82,153553–

2886Solano County, CACA455,376554–

2887Dauphin County, PAPA293,351559–

2888Cleveland County, OKOK303,973564–

2889Pierce County, WAWA946,288567–

2890Richland County, SCSC434,956574–

2891Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601575–

2892St. Johns County, FLFL346,328577–

2893Hall County, GAGA226,568577–

2894Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852582–

2895Columbia County, GAGA169,189583–

2896James City County, VAVA83,326586–

2897Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549587–

2898Worcester County, MAMA888,502588–

2899Boone County, KYKY145,316590–

2900San Joaquin County, CACA823,815592–

2901Barnstable County, MAMA233,539592–

2902St. Joseph County, ININ272,861596–

2903Lancaster County, PAPA563,159597–

2904Racine County, WIWI198,919598–

2905Jefferson County, ALAL665,742599–

2906Onondaga County, NYNY466,584599–

2907Burlington County, NJNJ481,439602–

2908Harford County, MDMD266,446610–

2909Paulding County, GAGA190,996611–

2910Allen County, ININ402,329612–

2911Albany County, NYNY321,225614–

2912Barrow County, GAGA99,773620–

2913Kenosha County, WIWI168,448620–

2914Rutherford County, TNTN386,352624–

2915Genesee County, MIMI401,093630–

2916Manatee County, FLFL468,200630–

2917Campbell County, KYKY95,441631–

2918Bibb County, GAGA157,556632–

2919Stafford County, VAVA170,803634–

2920Richmond County, GAGA206,559637–

2921Warren County, OHOH257,181641–

2922Fayette County, GAGA125,156643–

2923Stark County, OHOH373,771650–

2924Brevard County, FLFL663,982654–

2925Lorain County, OHOH323,219659–

2926Clay County, MOMO265,032666–

2927Williamson County, TXTX752,827675–

2928York County, VAVA71,374682–

2929Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725691–

2930Gaston County, NCNC246,558693–

2931St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449704–

2932Cherokee County, GAGA299,273711–

2933Kitsap County, WAWA283,374717–

2934Chatham County, GAGA311,855721–

2935Hamilton County, TNTN390,833721–

2936Greenville County, SCSC583,125742–

2937Chester County, PAPA557,116742–

2938Washington County, MNMN286,895746–

2939Montgomery County, TXTX781,194750–

2940Hampden County, MAMA464,338753–

2941Chesapeake, VAVA255,332754–

2942Rockdale County, GAGA98,416758–

2943Waukesha County, WIWI417,210759–

2944Jefferson County, COCO580,451759–

2945St. Charles County, MOMO426,499761–

2946Douglas County, GAGA154,293771–

2947San Diego County, CACA3,282,248780–

2948Vanderburgh County, ININ181,995780–

2949Emporia, VAVA5,447789–

2950Schenectady County, NYNY162,581794–

2951Kent County, MIMI675,232795–

2952Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726802–

2953Galax, VAVA6,670810–

2954Newport County, RIRI83,051811–

2955Dakota County, MNMN457,710814–

2956Plymouth County, MAMA546,829830–

2957Henry County, GAGA264,922831–

2958Arapahoe County, COCO673,820845–

2959Washington County, OROR611,708845–

2960Clark County, WAWA532,119847–

2961Will County, ILIL712,253852–

2962Butler County, OHOH400,128858–

2963Sarasota County, FLFL479,958863–

2964Poquoson, VAVA13,292866–

2965El Paso County, TXTX877,858866–

2966Guilford County, NCNC562,234870–

2967Loudoun County, VAVA449,749872–

2968Sarpy County, NENE208,303875–

2969Northampton County, PAPA324,411877–

2970Polk County, IAIA516,546902–

2971Pasco County, FLFL674,516903–

2972Anoka County, MNMN381,605904–

2973Erie County, NYNY946,741908–

2974Muscogee County, GAGA202,171934–

2975Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148938–

2976Lafayette Parish, LALA257,949960–

2977Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,115968–

2978Gloucester County, NJNJ312,638971–

2979Danville, VAVA41,647973–

2980Galveston County, TXTX372,207981–

2981Hamilton County, ININ387,036981–

2982Forsyth County, NCNC401,718985–

2983East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1801,001–

2984Knox County, TNTN511,4531,006–

2985Lake County, ININ504,6121,011–

2986Lake County, OHOH232,2171,012–

2987Kane County, ILIL525,7571,012–

2988Franklin, VAVA8,4781,024–

2989Kent County, RIRI173,4951,029–

2990Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721,036–

2991Covington, VAVA5,6801,039–

2992Bucks County, PAPA647,8281,072–

2993Ocean County, NJNJ673,7461,072–

2994Bristol County, MAMA593,6401,073–

2995Clarke County, GAGA129,9211,089–

2996Kenton County, KYKY175,7791,096–

2997Rockwall County, TXTX140,7381,106–

2998King County, WAWA2,344,9391,108–

2999Lehigh County, PAPA384,3831,113–

3000Lee County, FLFL875,6071,121–

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