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
#201	Tract 211.01	San Diego, CA	20.22/sq mi
#202	Tract 40.01	San Joaquin, CA	20.50/sq mi
#203	Tract 445.20	Riverside, CA	20.53/sq mi
#204	Tract 113.01	Yolo, CA	20.55/sq mi
#205	Tract 104.36	San Bernardino, CA	20.70/sq mi
#206	Tract 100.17	San Luis Obispo, CA	20.85/sq mi
#207	Tract 11	Siskiyou, CA	20.91/sq mi
#208	Tract 2019	Napa, CA	20.97/sq mi
#209	Tract 445.21	Riverside, CA	20.99/sq mi
#210	Tract 78.02	Fresno, CA	21.38/sq mi
#211	Tract 2533	Solano, CA	21.53/sq mi
#212	Tract 16.01	Butte, CA	21.53/sq mi
#213	Tract 101.01	Imperial, CA	21.55/sq mi
#214	Tract 113.05	Monterey, CA	21.68/sq mi
#215	Tract 53	Kern, CA	22.02/sq mi
#216	Tract 12	Lake, CA	22.14/sq mi
#217	Tract 9110.01	Los Angeles, CA	22.24/sq mi
#218	Tract 220.13	Placer, CA	22.34/sq mi
#219	Tract 5.01	Lake, CA	22.98/sq mi
#220	Tract 1	Colusa, CA	23.58/sq mi
#221	Tract 2.03	Madera, CA	23.91/sq mi
#222	Tract 1540	Sonoma, CA	24.05/sq mi
#223	Tract 17.04	Butte, CA	24.06/sq mi
#224	Tract 6138	San Mateo, CA	24.12/sq mi
#225	Tract 103	Mendocino, CA	24.28/sq mi
#226	Tract 4	Calaveras, CA	24.43/sq mi
#227	Tract 3.02	Calaveras, CA	24.46/sq mi
#228	Tract 110.01	Mendocino, CA	24.82/sq mi
#229	Tract 19.05	Santa Barbara, CA	24.87/sq mi
#230	Tract 10.01	Siskiyou, CA	24.92/sq mi
#231	Tract 55.14	Kern, CA	25.02/sq mi
#232	Tract 39	Fresno, CA	25.17/sq mi
#233	Tract 111.02	San Bernardino, CA	25.45/sq mi
#234	Tract 508	Sutter, CA	25.60/sq mi
#235	Tract 78.01	Fresno, CA	25.63/sq mi
#236	Tract 106.02	Mendocino, CA	25.66/sq mi
#237	Tract 29.32	Santa Barbara, CA	26.23/sq mi
#238	Tract 106	Humboldt, CA	26.50/sq mi
#239	Tract 33	Stanislaus, CA	27.39/sq mi
#240	Tract 11	Madera, CA	27.46/sq mi
#241	Tract 11.01	Tehama, CA	27.52/sq mi
#242	Tract 1311	Marin, CA	28.00/sq mi
#243	Tract 438.13	Riverside, CA	28.17/sq mi
#244	Tract 470	Riverside, CA	28.26/sq mi
#245	Tract 2015	Napa, CA	28.41/sq mi
#246	Tract 76	Fresno, CA	28.42/sq mi
#247	Tract 9108.15	Los Angeles, CA	28.48/sq mi
#248	Tract 106.01	Mendocino, CA	28.87/sq mi
#249	Tract 104.31	San Bernardino, CA	28.99/sq mi
#250	Tract 411.02	Yuba, CA	29.38/sq mi
#251	Tract 510	Sutter, CA	29.52/sq mi
#252	Tract 36	Butte, CA	29.55/sq mi
#253	Tract 1	Kings, CA	29.78/sq mi
#254	Tract 191.08	San Diego, CA	30.52/sq mi
#255	Tract 9.02	Siskiyou, CA	31.03/sq mi
#256	Tract 110.04	Mendocino, CA	31.19/sq mi
#257	Tract 9401	San Bernardino, CA	31.28/sq mi
#258	Tract 104.35	San Bernardino, CA	31.43/sq mi
#259	Tract 9.01	Siskiyou, CA	31.52/sq mi
#260	Tract 102	Imperial, CA	31.57/sq mi
#261	Tract 2011.02	Napa, CA	31.60/sq mi
#262	Tract 51.03	Kern, CA	32.20/sq mi
#263	Tract 9	Tehama, CA	32.46/sq mi
#264	Tract 11.01	Lake, CA	32.61/sq mi
#265	Tract 16.02	Butte, CA	32.64/sq mi
#266	Tract 1501	Sonoma, CA	33.04/sq mi
#267	Tract 410.01	Yuba, CA	33.04/sq mi
#268	Tract 9009.02	Los Angeles, CA	33.07/sq mi
#269	Tract 1.01	Stanislaus, CA	33.51/sq mi
#270	Tract 31	Tulare, CA	33.57/sq mi
#271	Tract 2	Kings, CA	33.90/sq mi
#272	Tract 4511.04	Alameda, CA	34.08/sq mi
#273	Tract 2	Nevada, CA	34.26/sq mi
#274	Tract 1526.02	Sonoma, CA	34.38/sq mi
#275	Tract 55.02	San Joaquin, CA	34.92/sq mi
#276	Tract 2.02	Amador, CA	34.95/sq mi
#277	Tract 43.01	Tulare, CA	35.31/sq mi
#278	Tract 5	Colusa, CA	35.42/sq mi
#279	Tract 305.07	El Dorado, CA	35.67/sq mi
#280	Tract 109	Mendocino, CA	35.70/sq mi
#281	Tract 409.01	Yuba, CA	35.74/sq mi
#282	Tract 119.01	Imperial, CA	36.17/sq mi
#283	Tract 9802	Santa Barbara, CA	36.71/sq mi
#284	Tract 32.01	Tulare, CA	36.92/sq mi
#285	Tract 13.02	Lake, CA	36.97/sq mi
#286	Tract 104.01	Yolo, CA	37.08/sq mi
#287	Tract 108.05	San Bernardino, CA	37.49/sq mi
#288	Tract 33	Butte, CA	37.58/sq mi
#289	Tract 448.07	Riverside, CA	37.62/sq mi
#290	Tract 1202	Santa Cruz, CA	37.65/sq mi
#291	Tract 1.02	Stanislaus, CA	37.70/sq mi
#292	Tract 32	Tuolumne, CA	37.88/sq mi
#293	Tract 48	San Joaquin, CA	37.98/sq mi
#294	Tract 73	Ventura, CA	38.29/sq mi
#295	Tract 25.03	Santa Barbara, CA	38.49/sq mi
#296	Tract 320.11	Orange, CA	38.59/sq mi
#297	Tract 9400	Imperial, CA	38.63/sq mi
#298	Tract 99	Sacramento, CA	38.87/sq mi
#299	Tract 1	San Benito, CA	38.88/sq mi
#300	Tract 15	Butte, CA	38.91/sq mi