Census tract rankings · California

Least-dense inhabited census tracts in California

Vast, lightly-populated tracts. Mostly in Alaska, the Mountain West, and remote desert basins. Tracts under 500 residents are excluded so empty wilderness blocks don't crowd the list. Filtered to California, ranked among all tracts in the state.

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Rank	Tract	County	low density
#1	Tract 124	Imperial, CA	0.37/sq mi
#2	Tract 8	Inyo, CA	0.40/sq mi
#3	Tract 103	San Bernardino, CA	0.41/sq mi
#4	Tract 401	Lassen, CA	0.44/sq mi
#5	Tract 469	Riverside, CA	0.47/sq mi
#6	Tract 104.25	San Bernardino, CA	0.57/sq mi
#7	Tract 251	San Bernardino, CA	0.68/sq mi
#8	Tract 64.08	Fresno, CA	0.73/sq mi
#9	Tract 27.01	Tulare, CA	0.73/sq mi
#10	Tract 18	Santa Barbara, CA	0.83/sq mi
#11	Tract 12	Siskiyou, CA	0.89/sq mi
#12	Tract 5	Inyo, CA	0.94/sq mi
#13	Tract 127.08	San Luis Obispo, CA	1.03/sq mi
#14	Tract 3	Modoc, CA	1.22/sq mi
#15	Tract 31.03	Tuolumne, CA	1.45/sq mi
#16	Tract 89.01	San Bernardino, CA	1.54/sq mi
#17	Tract 13	Siskiyou, CA	1.58/sq mi
#18	Tract 2.02	Plumas, CA	1.62/sq mi
#19	Tract 4	Modoc, CA	1.71/sq mi
#20	Tract 5135	Santa Clara, CA	1.71/sq mi
#21	Tract 1.02	Mono, CA	1.74/sq mi
#22	Tract 2	Modoc, CA	1.74/sq mi
#23	Tract 42.01	Tuolumne, CA	2.04/sq mi
#24	Tract 9304	Los Angeles, CA	2.11/sq mi
#25	Tract 100	Alpine, CA	2.19/sq mi
#26	Tract 116.02	San Bernardino, CA	2.19/sq mi
#27	Tract 1.01	Mono, CA	2.21/sq mi
#28	Tract 103	Glenn, CA	2.24/sq mi
#29	Tract 104.24	San Bernardino, CA	2.44/sq mi
#30	Tract 8	Siskiyou, CA	2.58/sq mi
#31	Tract 1.02	Tulare, CA	2.60/sq mi
#32	Tract 4	Plumas, CA	2.71/sq mi
#33	Tract 125	Shasta, CA	2.77/sq mi
#34	Tract 101.02	Humboldt, CA	2.80/sq mi
#35	Tract 60.04	Kern, CA	2.83/sq mi
#36	Tract 100	Sierra, CA	2.88/sq mi
#37	Tract 97	Ventura, CA	2.97/sq mi
#38	Tract 210.01	San Diego, CA	3.00/sq mi
#39	Tract 101	Mendocino, CA	3.02/sq mi
#40	Tract 5	Trinity, CA	3.11/sq mi
#41	Tract 402	Lassen, CA	3.48/sq mi
#42	Tract 9001.02	Los Angeles, CA	3.49/sq mi
#43	Tract 114	Monterey, CA	3.50/sq mi
#44	Tract 2	Siskiyou, CA	3.53/sq mi
#45	Tract 210.02	San Diego, CA	3.58/sq mi
#46	Tract 52.07	Kern, CA	3.59/sq mi
#47	Tract 2	Trinity, CA	3.61/sq mi
#48	Tract 1	Siskiyou, CA	3.62/sq mi
#49	Tract 8.02	San Benito, CA	3.64/sq mi
#50	Tract 45	Kern, CA	3.70/sq mi
#51	Tract 3	Tehama, CA	3.79/sq mi
#52	Tract 9012.09	Los Angeles, CA	3.89/sq mi
#53	Tract 111.01	Monterey, CA	3.90/sq mi
#54	Tract 102	Mendocino, CA	3.91/sq mi
#55	Tract 64.11	Fresno, CA	4.03/sq mi
#56	Tract 5.04	Calaveras, CA	4.10/sq mi
#57	Tract 5991	Los Angeles, CA	4.25/sq mi
#58	Tract 103	Imperial, CA	4.26/sq mi
#59	Tract 2.02	Del Norte, CA	4.29/sq mi
#60	Tract 123.01	Imperial, CA	4.36/sq mi
#61	Tract 84.02	Fresno, CA	4.46/sq mi
#62	Tract 33.04	Kern, CA	4.47/sq mi
#63	Tract 115.02	Humboldt, CA	4.48/sq mi
#64	Tract 2	Inyo, CA	4.48/sq mi
#65	Tract 126.06	Shasta, CA	4.48/sq mi
#66	Tract 24.01	Butte, CA	4.60/sq mi
#67	Tract 1	Tehama, CA	4.62/sq mi
#68	Tract 65	Kern, CA	4.76/sq mi
#69	Tract 1543.04	Sonoma, CA	4.76/sq mi
#70	Tract 91.34	San Bernardino, CA	4.77/sq mi
#71	Tract 21.02	Tuolumne, CA	4.86/sq mi
#72	Tract 34	Stanislaus, CA	5.00/sq mi
#73	Tract 2018	Napa, CA	5.09/sq mi
#74	Tract 124	Shasta, CA	5.26/sq mi
#75	Tract 64.09	Fresno, CA	5.43/sq mi
#76	Tract 127.02	Shasta, CA	5.51/sq mi
#77	Tract 509	Sutter, CA	5.75/sq mi
#78	Tract 52.08	Kern, CA	5.78/sq mi
#79	Tract 4	Colusa, CA	5.81/sq mi
#80	Tract 209.03	San Diego, CA	5.86/sq mi
#81	Tract 105.02	Glenn, CA	5.96/sq mi
#82	Tract 16.01	Kings, CA	6.19/sq mi
#83	Tract 2014.03	Napa, CA	6.20/sq mi
#84	Tract 52.06	Kern, CA	6.45/sq mi
#85	Tract 1.01	Trinity, CA	6.60/sq mi
#86	Tract 4	Mariposa, CA	6.75/sq mi
#87	Tract 5.02	Plumas, CA	6.78/sq mi
#88	Tract 39	San Joaquin, CA	6.85/sq mi
#89	Tract 121.06	San Bernardino, CA	6.92/sq mi
#90	Tract 115.02	Monterey, CA	6.93/sq mi
#91	Tract 60.11	Kern, CA	6.99/sq mi
#92	Tract 20.01	Merced, CA	6.99/sq mi
#93	Tract 130	San Luis Obispo, CA	7.03/sq mi
#94	Tract 1.02	Madera, CA	7.07/sq mi
#95	Tract 406	Lassen, CA	7.12/sq mi
#96	Tract 2.03	Del Norte, CA	7.19/sq mi
#97	Tract 21	Merced, CA	7.36/sq mi
#98	Tract 55.10	Kern, CA	7.40/sq mi
#99	Tract 306.03	El Dorado, CA	7.42/sq mi
#100	Tract 6	Siskiyou, CA	7.63/sq mi