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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
2501Walker County, GAGA70,250154+13%
2502Eau Claire County, WIWI109,033155+6%
2503Gordon County, GAGA61,701155+25%
2504Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065155+6%
2505Warrick County, ININ66,803155+14%
2506Wayne County, NYNY91,2501550%
2507Habersham County, GAGA50,416155+20%
2508Fresno County, CACA1,035,456156+16%
2509Davie County, NCNC45,855156+18%
2510Story County, IAIA101,291156+12%
2511Merrimack County, NHNH158,078157+8%
2512Sutter County, CACA98,787157+20%
2513Boyle County, KYKY31,632158+3%
2514Williamson County, ILIL67,225158+8%
2515Ellis County, TXTX240,867160+34%
2516Dukes County, MAMA21,219160+10%
2517Putnam County, WVWV56,885161+8%
2518Forrest County, MSMS79,034161+3%
2519Collier County, FLFL417,131161+28%
2520Berkeley County, SCSC274,666161+25%
2521Midland County, MIMI83,754161+1%
2522Sumter County, SCSC105,067162+3%
2523Troup County, GAGA72,844162+14%
2524Ulster County, NYNY183,330162+3%
2525Ottawa County, OHOH39,481163+1%
2526Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,373163+2%
2527Watauga County, NCNC54,786163+20%
2528Dearborn County, ININ51,609164+9%
2529Marshall County, ALAL103,537164+13%
2530Leavenworth County, KSKS84,590164+11%
2531Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407164−2%
2532Marion County, OHOH65,1151650%
2533Rockingham County, NCNC94,195166+2%
2534Harrison County, WVWV64,221166+1%
2535DeKalb County, ILIL101,835167+18%
2536Scott County, KYKY62,262167+43%
2537Ontario County, NYNY113,130168+8%
2538Sumter County, FLFL157,772168+75%
2539Kankakee County, ILIL105,525168+9%
2540Carter County, TNTN57,361168+1%
2541Hardin County, KYKY113,482169+12%
2542Grant County, ININ66,524169−5%
2543Gloucester County, VAVA40,097169+6%
2544Morgan County, ININ74,967171+3%
2545Jefferson County, OHOH63,597171−6%
2546Anchorage, AKAK287,155171+12%
2547Florence County, SCSC138,504171+9%
2548Carbon County, PAPA65,868171+11%
2549Wayne County, ININ66,169172−3%
2550Fayette County, PAPA123,021173−8%
2551Mercer County, PAPA107,860173−3%
2552Faulkner County, ARAR133,979175+32%
2553Warren County, VAVA42,740175+19%
2554Houston County, ALAL110,318175+14%
2555Caldwell County, NCNC81,105176+7%
2556Madison County, TNTN100,790176+7%
2557Baldwin County, GAGA44,029177+2%
2558Nash County, NCNC99,365177+10%
2559Allegany County, MDMD66,8481780%
2560Oconee County, GAGA44,893178+25%
2561Jackson County, GAGA99,265178+45%
2562Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201179+17%
2563Burke County, NCNC88,655180+2%
2564Vance County, NCNC42,638180+6%
2565Putnam County, TNTN86,612180+16%
2566Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,466181+5%
2567Randolph County, NCNC149,516181+9%
2568Napa County, CACA132,949182+10%
2569Rankin County, MSMS162,181183+23%
2570Marion County, WVWV55,5841830%
2571Jasper County, MOMO127,428184+12%
2572Walworth County, WIWI106,127184+9%
2573Lee County, MSMS83,731184+9%
2574Peach County, GAGA29,877184+17%
2575Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111185+48%
2576LaPorte County, ININ111,294186+1%
2577Jefferson County, TNTN60,024187+16%
2578Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,729187+12%
2579Eaton County, MIMI109,581187+4%
2580Wright County, MNMN157,559189+39%
2581Bartholomew County, ININ85,729189+8%
2582Floyd County, GAGA101,378189+6%
2583Madison County, KYKY101,696189+17%
2584Frederick County, VAVA99,955190+32%
2585Glynn County, GAGA87,599190+18%
2586St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586190+10%
2587Schuylkill County, PAPA145,085190−1%
2588Macon County, ILIL99,300191−3%
2589Harnett County, NCNC150,137193+26%
2590Calhoun County, MIMI133,408193−1%
2591Boone County, ILIL53,568193+30%
2592Jackson County, MSMS147,666193+6%
2593Oneida County, NYNY226,3921940%
2594Franklin County, PAPA160,652194+16%
2595Comal County, TXTX209,166194+39%
2596Cole County, MOMO77,908194+6%
2597Okaloosa County, FLFL221,810194+6%
2598Etowah County, ALAL103,886195+1%
2599Adams County, PAPA107,594196+11%
2600Calhoun County, ALAL115,834196+6%
2601Flagler County, FLFL140,360197+92%
2602Livingston Parish, LALA155,036198+39%
2603Yolo County, CACA224,410198+19%
2604York County, MEME222,434199+6%
2605Salem County, NJNJ66,280199+3%
2606Wilson County, TNTN175,033200+28%
2607Clackamas County, OROR426,280201+11%
2608Champaign County, ILIL209,972202+12%
2609Osceola County, FLFL481,718202+56%
2610Columbiana County, OHOH99,377203−4%
2611Wood County, OHOH134,176203+4%
2612Sherburne County, MNMN104,194204+37%
2613Morgan County, ALAL126,483206+8%
2614Wayne County, OHOH116,758206+3%
2615Northumberland County, PAPA89,9202070%
2616Johnson County, TXTX218,048208+19%
2617Marion County, FLFL442,660209+28%
2618Cambria County, PAPA128,968209−6%
2619Tazewell County, ILIL130,049209+5%
2620Wichita County, TXTX129,5552100%
2621Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691210+14%
2622Warren County, KYKY149,375210+23%
2623Sussex County, DEDE277,140211+26%
2624Daviess County, KYKY104,898211+6%
2625Cleveland County, NCNC103,325211+2%
2626Loudon County, TNTN63,764212+24%
2627Suffolk, VAVA104,699212+33%
2628Platte County, MOMO114,400213+21%
2629Johnston County, NCNC256,448213+38%
2630Johnson County, IAIA160,044214+18%
2631Hanover County, VAVA116,423214+16%
2632Tompkins County, NYNY104,047214+5%
2633Kanawha County, WVWV172,381214−4%
2635Washington County, ARAR271,213216+29%
2636Chemung County, NYNY80,415218−2%
2637Bartow County, GAGA120,800218+32%
2638Buchanan County, MOMO83,540218+4%
2639Lowndes County, GAGA122,867220+19%
2640Blount County, TNTN143,820220+16%
2641Nantucket County, MAMA14,758220+7%
2642Olmsted County, MNMN166,731221+16%
2643Wilson County, NCNC81,150221+10%
2644Wayne County, NCNC122,278221+8%
2645Carroll County, GAGA131,036221+27%
2646Bay County, FLFL204,479223+14%
2647Anderson County, TNTN82,066223+5%
2648Rock County, WIWI166,472223+5%
2649Sheboygan County, WIWI118,047226+3%
2650St. Clair County, MIMI160,486226−1%
2651McLennan County, TXTX272,020227+10%
2652Lee County, NCNC70,258227+18%
2653Sangamon County, ILIL194,170227+5%
2654Smith County, TXTX252,549228+20%
2655Jackson County, MIMI159,552228+1%
2656Hancock County, ININ90,969229+26%
2657Brazoria County, TXTX419,080230+30%
2658Androscoggin County, MEME116,487230+4%
2659Lee County, ALAL189,881231+22%
2660Black Hawk County, IAIA131,532232+2%
2661Hays County, TXTX304,390232+61%
2662Butler County, PAPA200,169233+6%
2663Geauga County, OHOH95,676233+3%
2664Onslow County, NCNC217,175233+18%
2665Charlotte County, FLFL217,212235+13%
2666Sebastian County, ARAR130,641237+9%
2667Franklin County, KYKY52,649237+3%
2668Boone County, MOMO191,746237+20%
2669Wood County, WVWV82,385237−1%
2670Horry County, SCSC427,551238+37%
2671Pickens County, SCSC139,198240+8%
2672Dorchester County, SCSC178,397240+42%
2673Blair County, PAPA119,541242−2%
2674Washington County, PAPA210,802242+2%
2675Citrus County, FLFL171,666243+20%
2676Douglas County, KSKS120,920243+11%
2677Bay County, MIMI102,123244−2%
2678Licking County, OHOH185,564244+14%
2679Montgomery County, VAVA98,434244+13%
2680Rensselaer County, NYNY160,510244+5%
2681Orange County, TXTX86,266245−4%
2682Clark County, NVNV2,407,226247+42%
2683Placer County, CACA442,081248+40%
2684Shelby County, ALAL238,552248+36%
2685Saginaw County, MIMI187,688250−5%
2686Bullitt County, KYKY86,454250+21%
2687Richland County, OHOH124,893251−3%
2688Ouachita Parish, LALA158,542252+4%
2689Miami County, OHOH112,634252+4%
2690La Crosse County, WIWI121,339254+7%
2691Lawrence County, PAPA83,911255−4%
2692Jefferson County, WVWV63,102256+27%
2693Walton County, GAGA112,696256+38%
2694Carver County, MNMN114,379257+30%
2695Utah County, UTUT759,859258+40%
2696Pitt County, NCNC182,936258+26%
2697Benton County, ARAR332,554261+44%
2698Anderson County, SCSC219,930262+13%
2699McCracken County, KYKY67,5532640%
2700Wicomico County, MDMD106,899264+17%
2701Allen County, OHOH100,881264−2%
2702Lincoln County, NCNC98,654265+23%
2703Marion County, OROR355,777267+11%
2704Spokane County, WAWA558,344267+13%
2705Monongalia County, WVWV107,991267+17%
2706Vigo County, ININ106,512267+2%
2707Martin County, FLFL166,272269+15%
2708Brooke County, WVWV21,142270−5%
2709Rowan County, NCNC155,096271+6%
2710Saratoga County, NYNY241,343271+9%
2711Indian River County, FLFL172,799275+22%
2712Berrien County, MIMI152,444276−3%
2713St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,108277+22%
2714Monroe County, MIMI156,004277+4%
2715Kent County, DEDE194,786277+28%
2716Outagamie County, WIWI195,894277+10%
2717Iredell County, NCNC211,798278+30%
2718Monroe County, PAPA167,179279+22%
2719Beaufort County, SCSC204,433282+34%
2720Hinds County, MSMS211,888282−2%
2721Jessamine County, KYKY57,147282+24%
2722Howard County, ININ83,904282−3%
2723Alachua County, FLFL290,028282+13%
2724Broome County, NYNY195,7362840%
2725Henderson County, NCNC122,375286+20%
2726Jefferson County, TXTX254,3212880%
2727Dougherty County, GAGA82,616288−2%
2728Sussex County, NJNJ148,063288+4%
2729Coweta County, GAGA160,240289+43%
2730Fairfield County, OHOH169,752290+19%
2731Caddo Parish, LALA224,226290+1%
2732Madison County, ININ135,088291−1%
2733Chittenden County, VTVT169,115292+7%
2734Cecil County, MDMD107,131292+18%
2735Montgomery County, ALAL225,891292+3%
2736El Paso County, COCO757,040293+20%
2737St. Mary's County, MDMD116,692293+22%
2738Bell County, TXTX402,248294+30%
2739Davidson County, NCNC180,182294+11%
2740Linn County, IAIA232,028295+10%
2741Clark County, ININ130,451296+14%
2742Hampshire County, MAMA164,065300+4%
2743Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,781300+5%
2744Delaware County, ININ113,106300−1%
2745Bradley County, TNTN115,465301+13%
2746Peoria County, ILIL178,553301+2%
2747Sumner County, TNTN215,538303+23%
2748Riverside County, CACA2,544,916304+42%
2749Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388304+35%
2750Warren County, NJNJ112,953305+6%
2751Washington County, WIWI139,238306+12%
2752Erie County, OHOH73,296307−3%
2753Sonoma County, CACA486,444307+6%
2754Boyd County, KYKY47,7513100%
2755Lubbock County, TXTX328,906311+15%
2756Lake County, FLFL456,068312+41%
2757Williamson County, TNTN272,061314+45%
2758Clay County, FLFL239,593316+36%
2759St. Johns County, FLFL346,328316+54%
2760Union County, NCNC267,674318+63%
2761Montgomery County, TNTN249,935320+28%
2762Charles County, MDMD176,593320+22%
2763Livingston County, MIMI197,315320+15%
2764Canyon County, IDID275,123322+44%
2765Oldham County, KYKY70,986322+31%
2766Washington County, MDMD157,731322+12%
2767Berkeley County, WVWV139,522324+37%
2768Cumberland County, NJNJ157,148325+7%
2769Harrison County, MSMS217,136326−1%
2770Spalding County, GAGA70,775327+10%
2771Shawnee County, KSKS178,607327+5%
2772Portage County, OHOH163,404331+6%
2773York County, SCSC306,887332+37%
2774Brazos County, TXTX249,088332+28%
2775Jefferson County, MOMO233,132333+10%
2776Polk County, FLFL874,790335+24%
2777Strafford County, NHNH135,043335+10%
2778Mobile County, ALAL411,658336+3%
2779Orange County, NCNC152,498337+13%
2780Cumberland County, MEME317,222337+6%
2781DeSoto County, MSMS197,918339+50%
2782Douglas County, COCO399,396339+62%
2783Trumbull County, OHOH198,972341−7%
2784Lancaster County, NENE334,049341+14%
2785Muskegon County, MIMI177,901342+1%
2786Snohomish County, WAWA870,656342+18%
2787Cabell County, WVWV91,1833430%
2788Stanislaus County, CACA557,719344+15%
2789Rock Island County, ILIL141,869345−1%
2790Tippecanoe County, ININ190,456346+16%
2791Thurston County, WAWA304,261349+22%
2792Clark County, OHOH135,340349−4%
2793Monroe County, ININ143,345350+14%
2794Erie County, PAPA265,8323510%
2795Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857352+12%
2796Whitfield County, GAGA106,212353+23%
2797Frederick County, MDMD302,883353+20%
2798Westmoreland County, PAPA349,324355−1%
2799Alamance County, NCNC186,177357+16%
2800Hendricks County, ININ193,510357+40%
2801Kendall County, ILIL145,470358+110%
2802Luzerne County, PAPA332,126361+1%
2803Scott County, IAIA175,259361+4%
2804Buncombe County, NCNC277,417363+16%
2805Scott County, MNMN159,017365+45%
2806Newton County, GAGA125,583365+61%
2807Hernando County, FLFL221,701365+32%
2808Roanoke County, VAVA97,150369+8%
2809Lebanon County, PAPA146,380369+11%
2810Ascension Parish, LALA135,105370+40%
2811Ozaukee County, WIWI94,346371+5%
2812Hancock County, WVWV27,729371−6%
2813Houston County, GAGA178,214372+26%
2814Ada County, IDID546,141373+30%
2815Carroll County, MDMD176,677373+11%
2816Dutchess County, NYNY300,708374+6%
2817Lexington County, SCSC317,588375+21%
2818Madison County, ILIL263,110376+4%
2819Island County, WAWA85,657377+10%
2820Washington County, TNTN141,199377+15%
2821Weber County, UTUT278,174378+18%
2822Adams County, COCO554,668378+21%
2823Williamson County, TXTX752,827379+69%
2824Sullivan County, TNTN163,759379+2%
2825Charleston County, SCSC436,200381+13%
2826Carson City, NVNV58,571382+5%
2827Winnebago County, WIWI174,218384+7%
2828Catawba County, NCNC170,172385+9%
2829Washington County, RIRI129,795386+3%
2830Cape May County, NJNJ93,390387−5%
2831Hamblen County, TNTN68,843388+8%
2832Greene County, OHOH174,322391+9%
2833Beaver County, PAPA166,032392−6%
2834Porter County, ININ176,049393+12%
2835Delaware County, OHOH242,032393+58%
2836Catoosa County, GAGA69,628394+20%
2837Nueces County, TXTX352,992405+8%
2838Boulder County, COCO328,560406+1%
2839Greene County, MOMO309,286407+14%
2840Dane County, WIWI590,375408+14%
2841Medina County, OHOH185,025409+14%
2842St. Clair County, ILIL250,708411+5%
2843Leon County, FLFL299,048412+15%
2844Niagara County, NYNY208,912414−2%
2845Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,558415+24%
2846Calvert County, MDMD94,484416+19%
2847Madison County, ALAL433,516418+21%
2848Ohio County, WVWV40,496420−6%
2849Rutherford County, TNTN386,352424+44%
2850Rockingham County, NHNH324,077425+6%
2851Elkhart County, ININ208,774427+8%
2852Columbia County, GAGA169,189427+39%
2853Barrow County, GAGA99,773431+50%
2854Cumberland County, PAPA277,270432+10%
2855Putnam County, NYNY99,028433+4%
2856Manatee County, FLFL468,200435+22%
2857Johnson County, ININ174,262436+21%
2858Clermont County, OHOH216,977436+11%
2859Montgomery County, TXTX781,194437+55%
2860Gregg County, TXTX126,095445+9%
2861Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,795445+5%
2862Ventura County, CACA830,851447+9%
2863Volusia County, FLFL606,573449+12%
2864Escambia County, FLFL333,834453+1%
2865Cameron County, TXTX433,946456+21%
2866Paulding County, GAGA190,996456+74%
2867Hillsborough County, NHNH433,415457+5%
2868Hall County, GAGA226,568458+29%
2869Orange County, NYNY417,669459+9%
2870Lackawanna County, PAPA216,502467+1%
2871Brown County, WIWI275,803468+9%
2872Ottawa County, MIMI308,459468+11%
2873James City County, VAVA83,326471+39%
2874Cleveland County, OKOK303,973475+23%
2875Pierce County, WAWA946,288477+13%
2876Stafford County, VAVA170,803479+39%
2877Berks County, PAPA440,072480+10%
2878York County, PAPA473,197481+14%
2879Boone County, KYKY145,316482+38%
2880Marin County, CACA253,694485+2%
2881St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449486+44%
2882Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214488+7%
2883Cumberland County, NCNC338,473489+5%
2884San Joaquin County, CACA823,815492+22%
2885Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725493+36%
2886Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549493+36%
2887Atlantic County, NJNJ278,657494+9%
2888Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433500+10%
2889Floyd County, ININ82,153502+5%
2890Solano County, CACA455,376503+5%
2891Pulaski County, ARAR404,611505+6%
2892Ingham County, MIMI289,709505+1%
2893Richland County, SCSC434,956508+20%
2894Cherokee County, GAGA299,273509+51%
2895Dauphin County, PAPA293,351511+6%
2896McHenry County, ILIL317,751512+19%
2897Worcester County, MAMA888,502529+6%
2898Norton, VAVA3,477529+1%
2899Warren County, OHOH257,181530+34%
2900Brevard County, FLFL663,982535+14%
2901Allen County, ININ402,329541+7%
2902Barnstable County, MAMA233,539548−3%
2903Fayette County, GAGA125,156548+17%
2904Lancaster County, PAPA563,159550+10%
2905Clay County, MOMO265,032558+21%
2906Harford County, MDMD266,446560+12%
2907Burlington County, NJNJ481,439561+6%
2908Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601571+19%
2909Greenville County, SCSC583,125574+19%
2910Winnebago County, ILIL283,674576+6%
2911Gaston County, NCNC246,558579+8%
2912Mahoning County, OHOH224,706580−7%
2913Albany County, NYNY321,225582+3%
2914St. Joseph County, ININ272,861583+1%
2915Racine County, WIWI198,919587+3%
2916Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852589+3%
2917Jefferson County, ALAL665,742592−1%
2918Campbell County, KYKY95,441597+2%
2919Onondaga County, NYNY466,584600+2%
2920Loudoun County, VAVA449,749606+84%
2921Kenosha County, WIWI168,448612+11%
2922Chatham County, GAGA311,855613+14%
2923Lorain County, OHOH323,219614+6%
2924Rockwall County, TXTX140,738616+82%
2925Richmond County, GAGA206,5596180%
2926Washington County, MNMN286,895619+18%
2927Hamilton County, TNTN390,833621+9%
2928Pasco County, FLFL674,516622+35%
2929Bibb County, GAGA157,556624+1%
2930York County, VAVA71,374625+16%
2931Kitsap County, WAWA283,374636+8%
2932Henry County, GAGA264,922640+71%
2933St. Charles County, MOMO426,499643+27%
2934Stark County, OHOH373,771653−1%
2935Rockdale County, GAGA98,416656+22%
2936Chesapeake, VAVA255,332657+12%
2937Douglas County, GAGA154,293661+44%
2938Chester County, PAPA557,116665+15%
2939Sarpy County, NENE208,303667+30%
2940Genesee County, MIMI401,093668−2%
2941Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726672+17%
2942Clark County, WAWA532,119677+23%
2943Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191679+65%
2944Sarasota County, FLFL479,958682+16%
2945Hamilton County, ININ387,036696+50%
2946Jefferson County, COCO580,451699+1%
2947Dakota County, MNMN457,710708+12%
2948Waukesha County, WIWI417,210709+8%
2949Kent County, MIMI675,232710+5%
2950Arapahoe County, COCO673,820717+17%
2951Washington County, OROR611,708731+19%
2952San Diego County, CACA3,282,248735+10%
2953Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148747+22%
2954Hampden County, MAMA464,338751+2%
2955Plymouth County, MAMA546,829752+5%
2956Polk County, IAIA516,546752+15%
2957Denton County, TXTX1,069,346754+53%
2958Schenectady County, NYNY162,581756+6%
2959Guilford County, NCNC562,234756+16%
2960Galveston County, TXTX372,207768+16%
2961Vanderburgh County, ININ181,995770+5%
2962Forsyth County, GAGA282,805781+78%
2963Anoka County, MNMN381,605784+11%
2964Butler County, OHOH400,128789+11%
2965El Paso County, TXTX877,858790+18%
2966Poquoson, VAVA13,292791+5%
2967Lee County, FLFL875,607792+40%
2968Northampton County, PAPA324,411805+11%
2969Newport County, RIRI83,051809−3%
2970Will County, ILIL712,253811+35%
2971Lafayette Parish, LALA257,949824+16%
2972Knox County, TNTN511,453850+13%
2973Galax, VAVA6,670855+3%
2974Emporia, VAVA5,447858+5%
2975Forsyth County, NCNC401,718860+15%
2976Muscogee County, GAGA202,171877+2%
2977Erie County, NYNY946,741881−3%
2978Gloucester County, NJNJ312,638895+13%
2979King County, WAWA2,344,939913+11%
2980Ocean County, NJNJ673,746918+13%
2981Collin County, TXTX1,297,179930+59%
2982Durham County, NCNC347,240931+20%
2983Davis County, UTUT381,227944+28%
2984East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,180966+7%
2985Clarke County, GAGA129,921978+15%
2986Kent County, RIRI173,495986−1%
2987Bristol County, MAMA593,640991+3%
2988Kane County, ILIL525,757992+28%
2989Lake County, ININ504,612994+2%
2990Kenton County, KYKY175,779996+5%
2991Lake County, OHOH232,2171,003+1%
2992Danville, VAVA41,6471,006−11%
2993Lehigh County, PAPA384,3831,012+12%
2994Oklahoma County, OKOK822,1251,014+9%
2995Travis County, TXTX1,389,6701,030+26%
2996Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721,033+5%
2997Bucks County, PAPA647,8281,035+5%
2998Franklin, VAVA8,4781,037+3%
2999Wyandotte County, KSKS170,5971,0390%
3000Fayette County, KYKY329,7511,042+14%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS