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Most sparsely populated, US counties · 2000

US counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2023).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000
3001Orange County, FLFL1,528,002993+0%
3002Franklin, VAVA8,4781,008+0%
3003Morris County, NJNJ524,2511,020+0%
3004Duval County, FLFL1,062,9631,021+0%
3005Wyandotte County, KSKS170,5971,041+0%
3006Jackson County, MOMO732,9941,083+0%
3007Monroe County, NYNY750,5061,119+0%
3008Henrico County, VAVA342,7751,122+0%
3009Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0881,123+0%
3010Danville, VAVA41,6471,131+0%
3011Davidson County, TNTN745,9041,132+0%
3012Covington, VAVA5,6801,152+0%
3013New Castle County, DEDE588,0261,173+0%
3014Shelby County, TNTN910,2261,179+0%
3015Seminole County, FLFL491,8841,180+0%
3016Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3801,180+0%
3017Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0291,186+0%
3018Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9161,193+0%
3019Staunton, VAVA26,8011,197+0%
3020Montgomery County, OHOH539,5981,212+0%
3021Baltimore County, MDMD847,6501,261+0%
3022Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4601,268+0%
3023Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3911,303+0%
3024Waynesboro, VAVA23,9511,304+0%
3025Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0351,314+0%
3026Summit County, OHOH538,3761,315+0%
3027Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0701,324+0%
3028Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,328+0%
3029Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471,333+0%
3030Lucas County, OHOH423,3471,340+0%
3031Williamsburg, VAVA15,8611,342+0%
3032Broward County, FLFL2,013,3171,349+0%
3033Bristol, VAVA16,4181,349+0%
3034Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0991,365+0%
3035Oakland County, MIMI1,288,3371,377+0%
3036Martinsville, VAVA13,8491,407+0%
3037Douglas County, NENE606,4601,420+0%
3038Lake County, ILIL719,3391,453+0%
3039Honolulu County, HIHI988,7031,458+0%
3040Essex County, MAMA826,6531,469+0%
3041Petersburg, VAVA33,7341,485+0%
3042Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3981,514+0%
3043Providence County, RIRI678,1791,518+0%
3044Multnomah County, OROR795,3911,532+0%
3045Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7911,549+0%
3046Montgomery County, PAPA877,6431,553+0%
3047Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0901,558+0%
3048Mercer County, NJNJ399,2891,563+0%
3049San Mateo County, CACA743,5681,576+0%
3050Radford, VAVA17,2431,639+0%
3051Norfolk County, MAMA739,7491,642+0%
3052Macomb County, MIMI886,2211,644+0%
3053Rockland County, NYNY357,3971,651+0%
3054Prince George's County, MDMD970,3741,661+0%
3055Clayton County, GAGA297,4711,668+0%
3056Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4661,671+0%
3057Salem, VAVA25,8161,705+0%
3058Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7371,738+0%
3059Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0351,756+0%
3060Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5821,771+0%
3061Cobb County, GAGA793,3451,789+0%
3062Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9791,792+0%
3063Jefferson County, KYKY795,2221,821+0%
3064Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3931,845+0%
3065Alameda County, CACA1,636,6301,958+0%
3066Harris County, TXTX5,045,0261,992+0%
3067St. Louis County, MOMO990,9112,001+0%
3068Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5362,008+0%
3069Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7842,015+0%
3070Hamilton County, OHOH838,4182,085+0%
3071Bristol County, RIRI50,0012,099+0%
3072Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7432,144+0%
3073Hopewell, VAVA23,2612,159+0%
3074Marion County, ININ992,1962,173+0%
3075Roanoke, VAVA99,1112,232+0%
3076Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7382,247+0%
3077Camden County, NJNJ535,7992,299+0%
3078Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8392,334+0%
3079Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9342,345+0%
3080Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3352,426+0%
3081Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8732,480+0%
3082DeKalb County, GAGA774,3942,488+0%
3083Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3972,541+0%
3084Winchester, VAVA28,2722,566+0%
3085Newport News, VAVA183,2302,611+0%
3086Passaic County, NJNJ531,6242,627+0%
3087Lexington, VAVA7,7692,748+0%
3088DuPage County, ILIL934,2982,758+0%
3089Hampton, VAVA137,3152,846+0%
3090Orleans Parish, LALA362,1542,859+0%
3091Delaware County, PAPA580,9372,997+0%
3092Portsmouth, VAVA96,7773,020+0%
3093Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9253,049+0%
3094Richmond, VAVA237,2573,301+0%
3095Ramsey County, MNMN541,6233,357+0%
3096Pinellas County, FLFL948,5633,366+0%
3097Wayne County, MIMI1,769,0383,369+0%
3098Manassas Park, VAVA16,5603,392+0%
3099Fairfax, VAVA26,7723,445+0%
3100Manassas, VAVA44,3323,570+0%
3101Orange County, CACA3,149,5073,590+0%
3102Denver County, COCO740,6133,623+0%
3103Bergen County, NJNJ977,0263,798+0%
3104Milwaukee County, WIWI924,2163,894+0%
3105Charlottesville, VAVA44,3884,397+0%
3106Norfolk, VAVA231,0134,400+0%
3107Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9394,690+0%
3108Falls Church, VAVA15,1595,072+0%
3109Union County, NJNJ601,8635,085+0%
3110St. Louis, MOMO278,1445,641+0%
3111Cook County, ILIL5,194,6255,690+0%
3112Essex County, NJNJ896,3796,295+0%
3113Arlington County, VAVA243,9317,287+0%
3114Richmond County, NYNY501,2907,714+0%
3115Baltimore, MDMD569,9978,044+0%
3116Alexandria, VAVA160,6628,589+0%
3117District of Columbia, DCDC693,6459,359+0%
3118Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28111,295+0%
3119Suffolk County, MAMA791,89111,842+0%
3120Hudson County, NJNJ735,03313,183+0%
3121San Francisco County, CACA826,07916,632+0%
3122Queens County, NYNY2,358,18220,505+0%
3123Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33231,597+0%
3124Kings County, NYNY2,653,96335,535+0%
3125New York County, NYNY1,664,86267,843+0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES