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
#101	Tract 33.07	Kern, CA	7.63/sq mi
#102	Tract 9	Nevada, CA	7.77/sq mi
#103	Tract 3	Siskiyou, CA	7.78/sq mi
#104	Tract 57	Kern, CA	7.83/sq mi
#105	Tract 250	San Bernardino, CA	7.89/sq mi
#106	Tract 3.02	Colusa, CA	7.92/sq mi
#107	Tract 1	Lake, CA	8.05/sq mi
#108	Tract 112	Humboldt, CA	8.13/sq mi
#109	Tract 1.02	Mariposa, CA	8.23/sq mi
#110	Tract 126.04	Shasta, CA	8.28/sq mi
#111	Tract 3	Plumas, CA	8.32/sq mi
#112	Tract 115	San Bernardino, CA	8.38/sq mi
#113	Tract 1.09	Madera, CA	8.43/sq mi
#114	Tract 118	Mendocino, CA	8.50/sq mi
#115	Tract 19.07	Santa Barbara, CA	8.90/sq mi
#116	Tract 116	Humboldt, CA	9.03/sq mi
#117	Tract 444.03	Riverside, CA	9.25/sq mi
#118	Tract 314.09	El Dorado, CA	9.27/sq mi
#119	Tract 2.01	Plumas, CA	9.62/sq mi
#120	Tract 83.04	Fresno, CA	9.66/sq mi
#121	Tract 117	San Bernardino, CA	9.76/sq mi
#122	Tract 92.02	San Bernardino, CA	9.83/sq mi
#123	Tract 103.01	San Luis Obispo, CA	9.85/sq mi
#124	Tract 1	Inyo, CA	9.90/sq mi
#125	Tract 127.01	Shasta, CA	9.95/sq mi
#126	Tract 24.02	Butte, CA	10.01/sq mi
#127	Tract 109.02	Humboldt, CA	10.23/sq mi
#128	Tract 79.03	Fresno, CA	10.37/sq mi
#129	Tract 3.02	Mariposa, CA	10.39/sq mi
#130	Tract 2	Mariposa, CA	10.49/sq mi
#131	Tract 112	Mendocino, CA	10.66/sq mi
#132	Tract 1.02	Trinity, CA	11.30/sq mi
#133	Tract 19.11	Santa Barbara, CA	11.45/sq mi
#134	Tract 103	Humboldt, CA	11.72/sq mi
#135	Tract 113	San Bernardino, CA	11.74/sq mi
#136	Tract 9.01	Merced, CA	11.80/sq mi
#137	Tract 104.02	San Bernardino, CA	11.85/sq mi
#138	Tract 102	Humboldt, CA	11.86/sq mi
#139	Tract 108	Imperial, CA	11.90/sq mi
#140	Tract 52.03	Kern, CA	12.19/sq mi
#141	Tract 306.04	El Dorado, CA	12.23/sq mi
#142	Tract 25	Merced, CA	12.38/sq mi
#143	Tract 202	Placer, CA	12.39/sq mi
#144	Tract 126.03	Shasta, CA	12.40/sq mi
#145	Tract 27.02	Tulare, CA	12.50/sq mi
#146	Tract 1.02	Amador, CA	12.54/sq mi
#147	Tract 33.03	Kern, CA	12.67/sq mi
#148	Tract 52.01	Tuolumne, CA	12.73/sq mi
#149	Tract 60.12	Kern, CA	12.77/sq mi
#150	Tract 126.05	Shasta, CA	12.77/sq mi
#151	Tract 9200.50	Los Angeles, CA	12.91/sq mi
#152	Tract 411.01	Yuba, CA	13.05/sq mi
#153	Tract 444.05	Riverside, CA	13.09/sq mi
#154	Tract 108.02	Mendocino, CA	13.26/sq mi
#155	Tract 1.24	Calaveras, CA	13.55/sq mi
#156	Tract 220.14	Placer, CA	13.77/sq mi
#157	Tract 5.01	Plumas, CA	13.80/sq mi
#158	Tract 115.01	Humboldt, CA	13.95/sq mi
#159	Tract 64.07	Fresno, CA	14.06/sq mi
#160	Tract 1322	Marin, CA	14.08/sq mi
#161	Tract 7.01	Siskiyou, CA	14.09/sq mi
#162	Tract 43.02	Tulare, CA	14.10/sq mi
#163	Tract 104.32	San Bernardino, CA	14.21/sq mi
#164	Tract 211.02	San Diego, CA	14.23/sq mi
#165	Tract 1541	Sonoma, CA	14.36/sq mi
#166	Tract 1330	Marin, CA	14.36/sq mi
#167	Tract 110.02	Monterey, CA	14.41/sq mi
#168	Tract 209.02	San Diego, CA	14.71/sq mi
#169	Tract 103.03	San Luis Obispo, CA	15.09/sq mi
#170	Tract 1.01	Tulare, CA	15.10/sq mi
#171	Tract 31.02	Santa Barbara, CA	15.26/sq mi
#172	Tract 320.41	Orange, CA	15.29/sq mi
#173	Tract 459	Riverside, CA	15.56/sq mi
#174	Tract 1.03	Madera, CA	15.65/sq mi
#175	Tract 32.22	Kern, CA	15.81/sq mi
#176	Tract 12	Kings, CA	15.92/sq mi
#177	Tract 9400	Humboldt, CA	15.98/sq mi
#178	Tract 86.02	Sacramento, CA	16.65/sq mi
#179	Tract 444.07	Riverside, CA	16.67/sq mi
#180	Tract 17.03	Kings, CA	16.71/sq mi
#181	Tract 113.03	Monterey, CA	16.75/sq mi
#182	Tract 119	San Bernardino, CA	17.10/sq mi
#183	Tract 20.06	Santa Barbara, CA	17.19/sq mi
#184	Tract 6.02	Lake, CA	17.51/sq mi
#185	Tract 9013	Los Angeles, CA	17.67/sq mi
#186	Tract 511	Sutter, CA	17.73/sq mi
#187	Tract 111.02	Mendocino, CA	17.81/sq mi
#188	Tract 1.01	Mariposa, CA	17.92/sq mi
#189	Tract 123.02	San Luis Obispo, CA	17.93/sq mi
#190	Tract 1543.07	Sonoma, CA	18.27/sq mi
#191	Tract 121.05	San Bernardino, CA	18.35/sq mi
#192	Tract 24.01	Merced, CA	18.42/sq mi
#193	Tract 82	Fresno, CA	18.43/sq mi
#194	Tract 66	Kern, CA	18.73/sq mi
#195	Tract 115	Yolo, CA	19.13/sq mi
#196	Tract 19.02	Merced, CA	19.21/sq mi
#197	Tract 12	Humboldt, CA	19.85/sq mi
#198	Tract 46.05	Kern, CA	19.86/sq mi
#199	Tract 114	Yolo, CA	20.21/sq mi
#200	Tract 9201.02	Los Angeles, CA	20.21/sq mi