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
#201	Tract 9706	Plymouth, IA	21.94/sq mi
#202	Tract 43	Bremer, IA	22.13/sq mi
#203	Tract 306	Marion, IA	22.19/sq mi
#204	Tract 307	Marion, IA	22.29/sq mi
#205	Tract 2902	Harrison, IA	22.30/sq mi
#206	Tract 409	Jasper, IA	22.43/sq mi
#207	Tract 9502	Delaware, IA	22.61/sq mi
#208	Tract 4502	Louisa, IA	22.70/sq mi
#209	Tract 4501	Louisa, IA	22.78/sq mi
#210	Tract 9607	Wapello, IA	22.81/sq mi
#211	Tract 10	Clinton, IA	22.82/sq mi
#212	Tract 9701	Henry, IA	23.01/sq mi
#213	Tract 703	Clayton, IA	23.27/sq mi
#214	Tract 103	Dubuque, IA	23.53/sq mi
#215	Tract 4802	Floyd, IA	23.57/sq mi
#216	Tract 9505	Winneshiek, IA	23.62/sq mi
#217	Tract 211	Warren, IA	23.75/sq mi
#218	Tract 9503	Jackson, IA	23.77/sq mi
#219	Tract 101	Linn, IA	23.92/sq mi
#220	Tract 104.02	Johnson, IA	24.13/sq mi
#221	Tract 3701	Poweshiek, IA	24.16/sq mi
#222	Tract 702	Monroe, IA	24.25/sq mi
#223	Tract 216.02	Pottawattamie, IA	24.34/sq mi
#224	Tract 9502	Adams, IA	24.57/sq mi
#225	Tract 4801	Hardin, IA	24.69/sq mi
#226	Tract 702	Clayton, IA	24.77/sq mi
#227	Tract 1.01	Story, IA	25.09/sq mi
#228	Tract 6801	Winnebago, IA	25.20/sq mi
#229	Tract 32	Woodbury, IA	25.24/sq mi
#230	Tract 214	Pottawattamie, IA	25.58/sq mi
#231	Tract 705	Sioux, IA	25.63/sq mi
#232	Tract 9501	Guthrie, IA	25.72/sq mi
#233	Tract 9501	Delaware, IA	26.19/sq mi
#234	Tract 402	Jasper, IA	26.45/sq mi
#235	Tract 207	Boone, IA	26.65/sq mi
#236	Tract 9605	Carroll, IA	26.98/sq mi
#237	Tract 104	Dubuque, IA	27.40/sq mi
#238	Tract 215.01	Pottawattamie, IA	27.55/sq mi
#239	Tract 44	Bremer, IA	28.24/sq mi
#240	Tract 9702	Fremont, IA	28.39/sq mi
#241	Tract 803	Greene, IA	28.80/sq mi
#242	Tract 9601	Iowa, IA	29.12/sq mi
#243	Tract 501	Muscatine, IA	29.41/sq mi
#244	Tract 4903	Lee, IA	29.54/sq mi
#245	Tract 408	Jasper, IA	29.91/sq mi
#246	Tract 4601	Osceola, IA	30.20/sq mi
#247	Tract 9606	Buena Vista, IA	30.76/sq mi
#248	Tract 10	Des Moines, IA	30.79/sq mi
#249	Tract 4505	Cedar, IA	30.79/sq mi
#250	Tract 9602	Iowa, IA	30.92/sq mi
#251	Tract 9604	Benton, IA	30.95/sq mi
#252	Tract 102	Story, IA	31.00/sq mi
#253	Tract 702	Chickasaw, IA	31.10/sq mi
#254	Tract 205	Warren, IA	31.21/sq mi
#255	Tract 9606	Carroll, IA	31.24/sq mi
#256	Tract 601.02	Madison, IA	31.28/sq mi
#257	Tract 9503	Guthrie, IA	31.64/sq mi
#258	Tract 12	Des Moines, IA	32.52/sq mi
#259	Tract 703	Butler, IA	33.08/sq mi
#260	Tract 601.01	Madison, IA	33.32/sq mi
#261	Tract 701	Monroe, IA	33.37/sq mi
#262	Tract 9601	Grundy, IA	33.66/sq mi
#263	Tract 9601	Benton, IA	33.68/sq mi
#264	Tract 9604	Iowa, IA	33.83/sq mi
#265	Tract 4906	Lee, IA	33.91/sq mi
#266	Tract 103	Linn, IA	34.14/sq mi
#267	Tract 6803	Wright, IA	34.16/sq mi
#268	Tract 215.02	Pottawattamie, IA	34.18/sq mi
#269	Tract 106	Dubuque, IA	34.34/sq mi
#270	Tract 2703	Hancock, IA	35.14/sq mi
#271	Tract 30.02	Black Hawk, IA	35.59/sq mi
#272	Tract 9501	Calhoun, IA	35.95/sq mi
#273	Tract 301.01	Marion, IA	36.03/sq mi
#274	Tract 9504	Jackson, IA	36.09/sq mi
#275	Tract 704.01	Jones, IA	36.26/sq mi
#276	Tract 9605	Allamakee, IA	36.54/sq mi
#277	Tract 9705	Henry, IA	37.30/sq mi
#278	Tract 6901	Worth, IA	37.39/sq mi
#279	Tract 502	Dallas, IA	37.51/sq mi
#280	Tract 9502	Buchanan, IA	37.60/sq mi
#281	Tract 4503	Louisa, IA	38.30/sq mi
#282	Tract 212	Warren, IA	38.33/sq mi
#283	Tract 703	Sioux, IA	39.03/sq mi
#284	Tract 9504	Marshall, IA	39.04/sq mi
#285	Tract 504	Muscatine, IA	39.16/sq mi
#286	Tract 9502	Lyon, IA	40.17/sq mi
#287	Tract 104	Linn, IA	40.36/sq mi
#288	Tract 402.02	Mills, IA	40.56/sq mi
#289	Tract 4504	Cedar, IA	41.04/sq mi
#290	Tract 705	Butler, IA	41.16/sq mi
#291	Tract 9611	Wapello, IA	42.45/sq mi
#292	Tract 101.01	Scott, IA	42.82/sq mi
#293	Tract 704.02	Jones, IA	43.38/sq mi
#294	Tract 27	Black Hawk, IA	43.69/sq mi
#295	Tract 101.01	Polk, IA	44.23/sq mi
#296	Tract 704	Butler, IA	45.03/sq mi
#297	Tract 502	Muscatine, IA	46.73/sq mi
#298	Tract 506	Dallas, IA	47.77/sq mi
#299	Tract 205	Boone, IA	48.82/sq mi
#300	Tract 704	Clayton, IA	49.14/sq mi