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
#301	Tract 1.11	Madera, CA	39.23/sq mi
#302	Tract 2.01	Amador, CA	39.49/sq mi
#303	Tract 221	Placer, CA	40.25/sq mi
#304	Tract 404	Lassen, CA	40.29/sq mi
#305	Tract 111	Imperial, CA	40.68/sq mi
#306	Tract 111	Humboldt, CA	40.97/sq mi
#307	Tract 94.06	Sacramento, CA	40.97/sq mi
#308	Tract 60.09	Kern, CA	41.16/sq mi
#309	Tract 220.11	Placer, CA	41.36/sq mi
#310	Tract 444.06	Riverside, CA	41.37/sq mi
#311	Tract 115.05	San Luis Obispo, CA	42.13/sq mi
#312	Tract 111.06	Monterey, CA	42.18/sq mi
#313	Tract 29.01	Stanislaus, CA	42.54/sq mi
#314	Tract 22	Butte, CA	42.55/sq mi
#315	Tract 43.05	Kern, CA	42.69/sq mi
#316	Tract 410.02	Yuba, CA	43.17/sq mi
#317	Tract 42	Tulare, CA	43.74/sq mi
#318	Tract 1543.05	Sonoma, CA	44.69/sq mi
#319	Tract 21	Tulare, CA	44.90/sq mi
#320	Tract 64.05	Fresno, CA	45.18/sq mi
#321	Tract 3.01	Mariposa, CA	45.57/sq mi
#322	Tract 9405	Riverside, CA	45.72/sq mi
#323	Tract 98	Sacramento, CA	45.77/sq mi
#324	Tract 213.02	San Diego, CA	45.78/sq mi
#325	Tract 2535.01	Solano, CA	46.01/sq mi
#326	Tract 10.03	Siskiyou, CA	46.14/sq mi
#327	Tract 71.01	Sacramento, CA	46.32/sq mi
#328	Tract 212.02	San Diego, CA	46.63/sq mi
#329	Tract 45	Tulare, CA	46.80/sq mi
#330	Tract 47.04	San Joaquin, CA	47.27/sq mi
#331	Tract 209.04	San Diego, CA	47.59/sq mi
#332	Tract 116.04	Monterey, CA	48.15/sq mi
#333	Tract 63.02	Fresno, CA	48.76/sq mi
#334	Tract 110.02	San Bernardino, CA	48.79/sq mi
#335	Tract 9201.04	Los Angeles, CA	48.95/sq mi
#336	Tract 8.02	Tulare, CA	49.05/sq mi
#337	Tract 84.05	Fresno, CA	49.30/sq mi
#338	Tract 405	Lassen, CA	50.23/sq mi
#339	Tract 432.93	Riverside, CA	50.46/sq mi
#340	Tract 5122	Santa Clara, CA	50.74/sq mi
#341	Tract 62.02	Kern, CA	51.14/sq mi
#342	Tract 19.01	Merced, CA	51.28/sq mi
#343	Tract 305.06	El Dorado, CA	51.68/sq mi
#344	Tract 169.02	San Diego, CA	51.73/sq mi
#345	Tract 4	Tehama, CA	51.83/sq mi
#346	Tract 403.02	Lassen, CA	51.87/sq mi
#347	Tract 100.16	San Luis Obispo, CA	52.26/sq mi
#348	Tract 3.03	Merced, CA	52.33/sq mi
#349	Tract 112.04	Monterey, CA	52.37/sq mi
#350	Tract 314.08	El Dorado, CA	52.51/sq mi
#351	Tract 464.01	Riverside, CA	52.71/sq mi
#352	Tract 444.04	Riverside, CA	53.11/sq mi
#353	Tract 2.02	Tulare, CA	53.21/sq mi
#354	Tract 33.08	Kern, CA	53.36/sq mi
#355	Tract 95	Ventura, CA	53.62/sq mi
#356	Tract 42.02	Tuolumne, CA	53.93/sq mi
#357	Tract 14	Butte, CA	54.19/sq mi
#358	Tract 3.02	Tulare, CA	54.21/sq mi
#359	Tract 1.22	Calaveras, CA	54.24/sq mi
#360	Tract 456.12	Riverside, CA	54.38/sq mi
#361	Tract 148	Monterey, CA	54.45/sq mi
#362	Tract 5.03	Merced, CA	54.77/sq mi
#363	Tract 64.10	Fresno, CA	55.07/sq mi
#364	Tract 2529.03	Solano, CA	55.11/sq mi
#365	Tract 12.04	Ventura, CA	55.22/sq mi
#366	Tract 223	Placer, CA	55.41/sq mi
#367	Tract 47.03	San Joaquin, CA	56.19/sq mi
#368	Tract 3551.12	Contra Costa, CA	56.54/sq mi
#369	Tract 114.04	San Bernardino, CA	56.54/sq mi
#370	Tract 1233	Santa Cruz, CA	56.62/sq mi
#371	Tract 101.02	Imperial, CA	56.86/sq mi
#372	Tract 64.06	Fresno, CA	57.10/sq mi
#373	Tract 8004.06	Los Angeles, CA	57.45/sq mi
#374	Tract 3040.02	Contra Costa, CA	57.95/sq mi
#375	Tract 4511.03	Alameda, CA	58.20/sq mi
#376	Tract 28.01	Stanislaus, CA	58.55/sq mi
#377	Tract 3.01	Calaveras, CA	58.71/sq mi
#378	Tract 403.05	Lassen, CA	59.16/sq mi
#379	Tract 103.06	Monterey, CA	59.23/sq mi
#380	Tract 451.25	Riverside, CA	59.50/sq mi
#381	Tract 74	Fresno, CA	59.60/sq mi
#382	Tract 73	Fresno, CA	59.61/sq mi
#383	Tract 49.06	San Joaquin, CA	59.87/sq mi
#384	Tract 4.01	Merced, CA	60.29/sq mi
#385	Tract 445.24	Riverside, CA	60.80/sq mi
#386	Tract 5.17	Madera, CA	60.90/sq mi
#387	Tract 2535.02	Solano, CA	61.10/sq mi
#388	Tract 105.01	Glenn, CA	61.43/sq mi
#389	Tract 409.02	Yuba, CA	62.04/sq mi
#390	Tract 191.07	San Diego, CA	62.47/sq mi
#391	Tract 116	San Luis Obispo, CA	62.73/sq mi
#392	Tract 9012.17	Los Angeles, CA	63.35/sq mi
#393	Tract 127.05	San Luis Obispo, CA	63.63/sq mi
#394	Tract 2	Colusa, CA	63.63/sq mi
#395	Tract 451.24	Riverside, CA	63.67/sq mi
#396	Tract 28.09	Santa Barbara, CA	63.78/sq mi
#397	Tract 2014.01	Napa, CA	63.92/sq mi
#398	Tract 31	Stanislaus, CA	63.93/sq mi
#399	Tract 107.02	Monterey, CA	64.18/sq mi
#400	Tract 33.02	Tulare, CA	64.27/sq mi