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
#401	Tract 113	Mendocino, CA	64.30/sq mi
#402	Tract 121.03	San Bernardino, CA	64.59/sq mi
#403	Tract 2.02	Tehama, CA	64.70/sq mi
#404	Tract 109.05	San Bernardino, CA	64.74/sq mi
#405	Tract 2.20	Calaveras, CA	64.83/sq mi
#406	Tract 104.26	San Bernardino, CA	65.90/sq mi
#407	Tract 40	Stanislaus, CA	65.96/sq mi
#408	Tract 2017	Napa, CA	66.07/sq mi
#409	Tract 94.03	Sacramento, CA	66.97/sq mi
#410	Tract 107	San Bernardino, CA	67.31/sq mi
#411	Tract 106.06	Monterey, CA	67.68/sq mi
#412	Tract 55.03	San Joaquin, CA	67.75/sq mi
#413	Tract 39	Kern, CA	67.92/sq mi
#414	Tract 55.15	Fresno, CA	68.19/sq mi
#415	Tract 117	Mendocino, CA	68.29/sq mi
#416	Tract 118.03	Shasta, CA	68.31/sq mi
#417	Tract 3.01	Amador, CA	68.50/sq mi
#418	Tract 55.08	Kern, CA	68.62/sq mi
#419	Tract 5046.02	Santa Clara, CA	68.66/sq mi
#420	Tract 432.03	Riverside, CA	68.73/sq mi
#421	Tract 112.07	Yolo, CA	69.40/sq mi
#422	Tract 101.02	Yolo, CA	69.84/sq mi
#423	Tract 5117.07	Santa Clara, CA	69.87/sq mi
#424	Tract 11.02	Lake, CA	70.00/sq mi
#425	Tract 97.08	San Bernardino, CA	70.13/sq mi
#426	Tract 1506.12	Sonoma, CA	70.57/sq mi
#427	Tract 62.01	Kern, CA	70.79/sq mi
#428	Tract 2.01	Merced, CA	70.88/sq mi
#429	Tract 2.01	Mono, CA	71.55/sq mi
#430	Tract 320.64	Orange, CA	71.85/sq mi
#431	Tract 456.18	Riverside, CA	72.22/sq mi
#432	Tract 131	San Luis Obispo, CA	73.94/sq mi
#433	Tract 315.03	El Dorado, CA	74.27/sq mi
#434	Tract 1.21	Calaveras, CA	74.95/sq mi
#435	Tract 107.02	Humboldt, CA	76.46/sq mi
#436	Tract 213.04	Placer, CA	76.60/sq mi
#437	Tract 59.06	Fresno, CA	76.96/sq mi
#438	Tract 306.06	El Dorado, CA	76.96/sq mi
#439	Tract 49.05	San Joaquin, CA	77.17/sq mi
#440	Tract 5121	Santa Clara, CA	77.36/sq mi
#441	Tract 1505.02	Sonoma, CA	77.59/sq mi
#442	Tract 5	Ventura, CA	77.70/sq mi
#443	Tract 403.03	Lassen, CA	78.19/sq mi
#444	Tract 314.07	El Dorado, CA	78.37/sq mi
#445	Tract 995.02	Orange, CA	78.87/sq mi
#446	Tract 9009.01	Los Angeles, CA	78.94/sq mi
#447	Tract 306.01	El Dorado, CA	78.97/sq mi
#448	Tract 23	Butte, CA	79.54/sq mi
#449	Tract 8	Tehama, CA	80.09/sq mi
#450	Tract 5118	Santa Clara, CA	80.10/sq mi
#451	Tract 208.07	San Diego, CA	80.58/sq mi
#452	Tract 4301.02	Alameda, CA	80.87/sq mi
#453	Tract 96.53	Sacramento, CA	81.41/sq mi
#454	Tract 5.13	Madera, CA	81.44/sq mi
#455	Tract 36.07	Stanislaus, CA	81.89/sq mi
#456	Tract 25	Tulare, CA	82.25/sq mi
#457	Tract 5126.02	Santa Clara, CA	83.26/sq mi
#458	Tract 34.02	Tulare, CA	83.39/sq mi
#459	Tract 438.22	Riverside, CA	84.75/sq mi
#460	Tract 103.02	San Luis Obispo, CA	84.75/sq mi
#461	Tract 110.01	Shasta, CA	84.83/sq mi
#462	Tract 4507.01	Alameda, CA	85.05/sq mi
#463	Tract 41.01	Tuolumne, CA	85.54/sq mi
#464	Tract 36.03	Stanislaus, CA	85.59/sq mi
#465	Tract 9203.03	Los Angeles, CA	85.60/sq mi
#466	Tract 108.01	Mendocino, CA	85.95/sq mi
#467	Tract 5	Amador, CA	86.01/sq mi
#468	Tract 8.01	Nevada, CA	86.43/sq mi
#469	Tract 41.06	San Joaquin, CA	86.77/sq mi
#470	Tract 2527.02	Solano, CA	86.86/sq mi
#471	Tract 1537.08	Sonoma, CA	86.88/sq mi
#472	Tract 306.05	El Dorado, CA	87.53/sq mi
#473	Tract 87.06	Sacramento, CA	88.44/sq mi
#474	Tract 3.04	Amador, CA	88.48/sq mi
#475	Tract 35.02	Butte, CA	88.59/sq mi
#476	Tract 24.02	Tulare, CA	89.57/sq mi
#477	Tract 1224.01	Santa Cruz, CA	89.91/sq mi
#478	Tract 123.06	San Luis Obispo, CA	90.55/sq mi
#479	Tract 102	Glenn, CA	90.66/sq mi
#480	Tract 77	Fresno, CA	90.88/sq mi
#481	Tract 7.01	Nevada, CA	92.19/sq mi
#482	Tract 207.11	San Diego, CA	92.36/sq mi
#483	Tract 222	Placer, CA	92.78/sq mi
#484	Tract 118.02	San Bernardino, CA	94.75/sq mi
#485	Tract 9.02	Tulare, CA	95.32/sq mi
#486	Tract 17.06	Santa Barbara, CA	96.12/sq mi
#487	Tract 1542.02	Sonoma, CA	97.49/sq mi
#488	Tract 1543.08	Sonoma, CA	97.55/sq mi
#489	Tract 7.02	Lake, CA	97.84/sq mi
#490	Tract 20.02	Merced, CA	97.88/sq mi
#491	Tract 1321	Marin, CA	98.30/sq mi
#492	Tract 2.22	Calaveras, CA	98.39/sq mi
#493	Tract 1537.09	Sonoma, CA	98.79/sq mi
#494	Tract 10	Tehama, CA	99.24/sq mi
#495	Tract 208.01	San Diego, CA	99.56/sq mi
#496	Tract 1.10	Madera, CA	100.19/sq mi
#497	Tract 216.04	Placer, CA	100.30/sq mi
#498	Tract 110.01	Imperial, CA	100.90/sq mi
#499	Tract 2	San Benito, CA	101.21/sq mi
#500	Tract 55.09	Kern, CA	101.79/sq mi