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
#101	Tract 2901	Harrison, IA	13.64/sq mi
#102	Tract 705	Clayton, IA	13.74/sq mi
#103	Tract 4801	Floyd, IA	13.78/sq mi
#104	Tract 9506	Cerro Gordo, IA	13.88/sq mi
#105	Tract 9602	Grundy, IA	14.05/sq mi
#106	Tract 9501	Mahaska, IA	14.06/sq mi
#107	Tract 101	Webster, IA	14.13/sq mi
#108	Tract 9602	Hamilton, IA	14.18/sq mi
#109	Tract 703	Wayne, IA	14.20/sq mi
#110	Tract 9602	Palo Alto, IA	14.27/sq mi
#111	Tract 9502	Ringgold, IA	14.27/sq mi
#112	Tract 802	Keokuk, IA	14.34/sq mi
#113	Tract 45	Bremer, IA	14.42/sq mi
#114	Tract 701	Jones, IA	14.45/sq mi
#115	Tract 802	Sac, IA	14.46/sq mi
#116	Tract 4804	Hardin, IA	14.53/sq mi
#117	Tract 401	Mills, IA	14.63/sq mi
#118	Tract 9601	Wapello, IA	14.68/sq mi
#119	Tract 9601	Allamakee, IA	14.69/sq mi
#120	Tract 4805	Hardin, IA	14.86/sq mi
#121	Tract 804	Keokuk, IA	15.10/sq mi
#122	Tract 9501	Appanoose, IA	15.22/sq mi
#123	Tract 7801	Pocahontas, IA	15.26/sq mi
#124	Tract 802	Fayette, IA	15.48/sq mi
#125	Tract 9604	Grundy, IA	15.50/sq mi
#126	Tract 9510	Cerro Gordo, IA	15.59/sq mi
#127	Tract 11	Clinton, IA	15.62/sq mi
#128	Tract 103	Webster, IA	15.67/sq mi
#129	Tract 701	Butler, IA	15.70/sq mi
#130	Tract 9504	Calhoun, IA	15.76/sq mi
#131	Tract 902	Jefferson, IA	15.77/sq mi
#132	Tract 9605	Hamilton, IA	15.97/sq mi
#133	Tract 2901	Tama, IA	16.07/sq mi
#134	Tract 9605	Washington, IA	16.16/sq mi
#135	Tract 9503	Kossuth, IA	16.34/sq mi
#136	Tract 9703	Plymouth, IA	16.48/sq mi
#137	Tract 4904	Lee, IA	16.54/sq mi
#138	Tract 705	Jones, IA	16.56/sq mi
#139	Tract 1902	Cass, IA	16.60/sq mi
#140	Tract 103	Scott, IA	16.61/sq mi
#141	Tract 803	Fayette, IA	16.61/sq mi
#142	Tract 801	Davis, IA	16.62/sq mi
#143	Tract 4904	O'Brien, IA	16.75/sq mi
#144	Tract 9506	Buchanan, IA	16.78/sq mi
#145	Tract 104	Webster, IA	16.92/sq mi
#146	Tract 803	Sac, IA	17.03/sq mi
#147	Tract 3705	Poweshiek, IA	17.08/sq mi
#148	Tract 9602	Decatur, IA	17.13/sq mi
#149	Tract 9501	Buchanan, IA	17.20/sq mi
#150	Tract 9602	Carroll, IA	17.26/sq mi
#151	Tract 9501	Van Buren, IA	17.37/sq mi
#152	Tract 5602	Mitchell, IA	17.56/sq mi
#153	Tract 701	Wayne, IA	17.65/sq mi
#154	Tract 2903	Harrison, IA	17.73/sq mi
#155	Tract 12	Clinton, IA	17.76/sq mi
#156	Tract 9602	Washington, IA	17.86/sq mi
#157	Tract 9509	Cerro Gordo, IA	17.88/sq mi
#158	Tract 9504	Delaware, IA	17.96/sq mi
#159	Tract 1901	Union, IA	18.00/sq mi
#160	Tract 4905	Lee, IA	18.11/sq mi
#161	Tract 9502	Marshall, IA	18.12/sq mi
#162	Tract 9702	Henry, IA	18.15/sq mi
#163	Tract 901	Ida, IA	18.30/sq mi
#164	Tract 703	Chickasaw, IA	18.48/sq mi
#165	Tract 9502	Mahaska, IA	18.49/sq mi
#166	Tract 9502	Jackson, IA	18.50/sq mi
#167	Tract 1801	Taylor, IA	18.51/sq mi
#168	Tract 806	Fayette, IA	18.55/sq mi
#169	Tract 7802	Pocahontas, IA	18.56/sq mi
#170	Tract 706	Clayton, IA	18.72/sq mi
#171	Tract 217.01	Pottawattamie, IA	18.89/sq mi
#172	Tract 9604	Montgomery, IA	19.03/sq mi
#173	Tract 9502	Calhoun, IA	19.10/sq mi
#174	Tract 4902	O'Brien, IA	19.13/sq mi
#175	Tract 704	Sioux, IA	19.19/sq mi
#176	Tract 401	Jasper, IA	19.51/sq mi
#177	Tract 216.03	Pottawattamie, IA	19.60/sq mi
#178	Tract 2902	Tama, IA	19.83/sq mi
#179	Tract 9504	Winneshiek, IA	19.86/sq mi
#180	Tract 9503	Lyon, IA	19.88/sq mi
#181	Tract 9603	Iowa, IA	19.91/sq mi
#182	Tract 802	Davis, IA	19.91/sq mi
#183	Tract 9503	Marshall, IA	19.94/sq mi
#184	Tract 9704	Plymouth, IA	20.05/sq mi
#185	Tract 6903	Worth, IA	20.07/sq mi
#186	Tract 2903	Tama, IA	20.23/sq mi
#187	Tract 802	Greene, IA	20.29/sq mi
#188	Tract 28	Black Hawk, IA	20.31/sq mi
#189	Tract 11	Des Moines, IA	20.67/sq mi
#190	Tract 6801	Wright, IA	20.67/sq mi
#191	Tract 701	Clayton, IA	20.70/sq mi
#192	Tract 4501	Cedar, IA	20.74/sq mi
#193	Tract 201	Boone, IA	20.79/sq mi
#194	Tract 9501	Marshall, IA	20.86/sq mi
#195	Tract 9503	Mahaska, IA	21.19/sq mi
#196	Tract 4502	Cedar, IA	21.24/sq mi
#197	Tract 701	Sioux, IA	21.49/sq mi
#198	Tract 4510	Dickinson, IA	21.49/sq mi
#199	Tract 9606	Benton, IA	21.66/sq mi
#200	Tract 105.02	Johnson, IA	21.75/sq mi