Census tract rankings · Iowa

Least-dense inhabited census tracts in Iowa

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 Iowa, ranked among all tracts in the state.

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Rank	Tract	County	low density
#1	Tract 9501	Adams, IA	4.60/sq mi
#2	Tract 9501	Ringgold, IA	5.35/sq mi
#3	Tract 9501	Kossuth, IA	5.50/sq mi
#4	Tract 9604	Monona, IA	6.03/sq mi
#5	Tract 701	Audubon, IA	6.06/sq mi
#6	Tract 1803	Taylor, IA	6.19/sq mi
#7	Tract 1903	Union, IA	6.47/sq mi
#8	Tract 702	Emmet, IA	6.49/sq mi
#9	Tract 9601	Palo Alto, IA	6.49/sq mi
#10	Tract 9602	Adair, IA	6.61/sq mi
#11	Tract 9601	Montgomery, IA	6.85/sq mi
#12	Tract 801	Clay, IA	7.14/sq mi
#13	Tract 7803	Pocahontas, IA	7.16/sq mi
#14	Tract 702	Wayne, IA	7.18/sq mi
#15	Tract 9601	Decatur, IA	7.28/sq mi
#16	Tract 6804	Wright, IA	7.31/sq mi
#17	Tract 9502	Guthrie, IA	7.31/sq mi
#18	Tract 703	Monroe, IA	7.35/sq mi
#19	Tract 9701	Fremont, IA	7.69/sq mi
#20	Tract 9602	Monona, IA	7.70/sq mi
#21	Tract 9601	Hamilton, IA	8.05/sq mi
#22	Tract 4906	Page, IA	8.09/sq mi
#23	Tract 803	Cherokee, IA	8.26/sq mi
#24	Tract 1903	Cass, IA	8.32/sq mi
#25	Tract 805	Greene, IA	8.36/sq mi
#26	Tract 902	Ida, IA	8.41/sq mi
#27	Tract 9701	Humboldt, IA	8.58/sq mi
#28	Tract 3603	Franklin, IA	8.64/sq mi
#29	Tract 9502	Kossuth, IA	8.78/sq mi
#30	Tract 6802	Wright, IA	8.97/sq mi
#31	Tract 4602	Osceola, IA	9.15/sq mi
#32	Tract 9602	Clarke, IA	9.22/sq mi
#33	Tract 9702	Humboldt, IA	9.45/sq mi
#34	Tract 9502	Lucas, IA	9.59/sq mi
#35	Tract 2704	Hancock, IA	9.60/sq mi
#36	Tract 2906	Tama, IA	9.88/sq mi
#37	Tract 9604	Palo Alto, IA	9.94/sq mi
#38	Tract 9506	Kossuth, IA	10.11/sq mi
#39	Tract 9601	Adair, IA	10.21/sq mi
#40	Tract 9601	Buena Vista, IA	10.22/sq mi
#41	Tract 9603	Clarke, IA	10.30/sq mi
#42	Tract 6802	Winnebago, IA	10.38/sq mi
#43	Tract 4901	Page, IA	10.41/sq mi
#44	Tract 9602	Allamakee, IA	10.53/sq mi
#45	Tract 6902	Worth, IA	10.54/sq mi
#46	Tract 9503	Calhoun, IA	10.69/sq mi
#47	Tract 1901	Cass, IA	10.73/sq mi
#48	Tract 801	Sac, IA	10.80/sq mi
#49	Tract 703	Crawford, IA	10.81/sq mi
#50	Tract 705	Crawford, IA	10.88/sq mi
#51	Tract 9601	Shelby, IA	10.90/sq mi
#52	Tract 701	Crawford, IA	10.95/sq mi
#53	Tract 701	Chickasaw, IA	10.96/sq mi
#54	Tract 3702	Poweshiek, IA	10.96/sq mi
#55	Tract 505	Dallas, IA	11.12/sq mi
#56	Tract 3601	Franklin, IA	11.12/sq mi
#57	Tract 701	Emmet, IA	11.13/sq mi
#58	Tract 9505	Appanoose, IA	11.15/sq mi
#59	Tract 702	Crawford, IA	11.15/sq mi
#60	Tract 2702	Hancock, IA	11.22/sq mi
#61	Tract 9604	Allamakee, IA	11.36/sq mi
#62	Tract 217.02	Pottawattamie, IA	11.40/sq mi
#63	Tract 804	Clay, IA	11.45/sq mi
#64	Tract 9603	Howard, IA	11.50/sq mi
#65	Tract 9501	Lucas, IA	11.50/sq mi
#66	Tract 807	Fayette, IA	11.67/sq mi
#67	Tract 9501	Winneshiek, IA	11.74/sq mi
#68	Tract 801	Greene, IA	11.81/sq mi
#69	Tract 4901	O'Brien, IA	11.83/sq mi
#70	Tract 9602	Howard, IA	11.84/sq mi
#71	Tract 702	Butler, IA	11.84/sq mi
#72	Tract 703	Audubon, IA	11.87/sq mi
#73	Tract 9602	Benton, IA	11.87/sq mi
#74	Tract 9703	Fremont, IA	11.88/sq mi
#75	Tract 9603	Buena Vista, IA	11.93/sq mi
#76	Tract 9602	Buena Vista, IA	11.97/sq mi
#77	Tract 9502	Appanoose, IA	11.97/sq mi
#78	Tract 102	Webster, IA	12.12/sq mi
#79	Tract 31	Woodbury, IA	12.15/sq mi
#80	Tract 804	Cherokee, IA	12.24/sq mi
#81	Tract 801	Keokuk, IA	12.32/sq mi
#82	Tract 9501	Lyon, IA	12.37/sq mi
#83	Tract 901	Jefferson, IA	12.48/sq mi
#84	Tract 9705	Plymouth, IA	12.51/sq mi
#85	Tract 4803	Floyd, IA	12.58/sq mi
#86	Tract 105	Story, IA	12.58/sq mi
#87	Tract 802	Cherokee, IA	12.61/sq mi
#88	Tract 5601	Mitchell, IA	12.69/sq mi
#89	Tract 9501	Jackson, IA	12.69/sq mi
#90	Tract 9502	Van Buren, IA	12.78/sq mi
#91	Tract 1802	Taylor, IA	12.81/sq mi
#92	Tract 4502	Dickinson, IA	12.86/sq mi
#93	Tract 206	Boone, IA	12.88/sq mi
#94	Tract 9601	Monona, IA	13.10/sq mi
#95	Tract 9602	Shelby, IA	13.26/sq mi
#96	Tract 402.01	Mills, IA	13.28/sq mi
#97	Tract 9601	Carroll, IA	13.42/sq mi
#98	Tract 603	Madison, IA	13.42/sq mi
#99	Tract 35	Woodbury, IA	13.52/sq mi
#100	Tract 2905	Harrison, IA	13.59/sq mi