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
#301	Tract 2701	Hancock, IA	50.05/sq mi
#302	Tract 108.01	Linn, IA	50.44/sq mi
#303	Tract 4508	Dickinson, IA	51.73/sq mi
#304	Tract 301.02	Marion, IA	52.76/sq mi
#305	Tract 4802	Hardin, IA	53.40/sq mi
#306	Tract 9604	Shelby, IA	54.49/sq mi
#307	Tract 702	Sioux, IA	54.76/sq mi
#308	Tract 9605	Benton, IA	55.05/sq mi
#309	Tract 803	Keokuk, IA	56.09/sq mi
#310	Tract 407	Jasper, IA	56.61/sq mi
#311	Tract 206	Warren, IA	57.81/sq mi
#312	Tract 9601.01	Washington, IA	58.05/sq mi
#313	Tract 102.02	Scott, IA	60.50/sq mi
#314	Tract 105	Linn, IA	61.60/sq mi
#315	Tract 503	Muscatine, IA	62.00/sq mi
#316	Tract 101	Johnson, IA	65.86/sq mi
#317	Tract 203	Warren, IA	67.35/sq mi
#318	Tract 903	Ida, IA	68.70/sq mi
#319	Tract 304.02	Marion, IA	69.16/sq mi
#320	Tract 29.02	Black Hawk, IA	69.66/sq mi
#321	Tract 102	Linn, IA	69.98/sq mi
#322	Tract 33.02	Woodbury, IA	71.32/sq mi
#323	Tract 101.05	Dubuque, IA	71.76/sq mi
#324	Tract 9508	Cerro Gordo, IA	71.84/sq mi
#325	Tract 304.01	Marion, IA	73.75/sq mi
#326	Tract 9603	Grundy, IA	75.31/sq mi
#327	Tract 26.04	Black Hawk, IA	75.96/sq mi
#328	Tract 9603	Adair, IA	76.63/sq mi
#329	Tract 102	Johnson, IA	82.74/sq mi
#330	Tract 107	Linn, IA	84.68/sq mi
#331	Tract 9503	Buchanan, IA	84.72/sq mi
#332	Tract 804	Sac, IA	88.94/sq mi
#333	Tract 106	Story, IA	90.80/sq mi
#334	Tract 501	Dallas, IA	93.37/sq mi
#335	Tract 102.02	Dubuque, IA	98.35/sq mi
#336	Tract 9603	Decatur, IA	98.47/sq mi
#337	Tract 107.02	Polk, IA	99.16/sq mi
#338	Tract 106	Linn, IA	101.98/sq mi
#339	Tract 9603	Shelby, IA	103.03/sq mi
#340	Tract 8	Clinton, IA	111.81/sq mi
#341	Tract 4806	Hardin, IA	113.28/sq mi
#342	Tract 104.01	Johnson, IA	113.47/sq mi
#343	Tract 1.03	Story, IA	115.06/sq mi
#344	Tract 9	Clinton, IA	115.82/sq mi
#345	Tract 9601.02	Washington, IA	116.03/sq mi
#346	Tract 319	Pottawattamie, IA	116.80/sq mi
#347	Tract 318	Pottawattamie, IA	116.87/sq mi
#348	Tract 101.01	Story, IA	117.06/sq mi
#349	Tract 46	Bremer, IA	118.17/sq mi
#350	Tract 102.01	Dubuque, IA	121.55/sq mi
#351	Tract 702	Audubon, IA	122.67/sq mi
#352	Tract 101.02	Story, IA	123.03/sq mi
#353	Tract 509.02	Dallas, IA	129.43/sq mi
#354	Tract 5	Webster, IA	130.99/sq mi
#355	Tract 104.02	Scott, IA	137.10/sq mi
#356	Tract 4503	Cedar, IA	140.25/sq mi
#357	Tract 26.06	Black Hawk, IA	141.11/sq mi
#358	Tract 2904	Tama, IA	148.02/sq mi
#359	Tract 9507	Cerro Gordo, IA	149.90/sq mi
#360	Tract 803.02	Clay, IA	157.57/sq mi
#361	Tract 9503	Winneshiek, IA	158.20/sq mi
#362	Tract 9607	Benton, IA	159.10/sq mi
#363	Tract 103.03	Johnson, IA	159.68/sq mi
#364	Tract 103.06	Johnson, IA	161.65/sq mi
#365	Tract 124	Scott, IA	168.81/sq mi
#366	Tract 104.01	Scott, IA	185.45/sq mi
#367	Tract 1905	Cass, IA	189.36/sq mi
#368	Tract 3602	Franklin, IA	192.45/sq mi
#369	Tract 9503	Lucas, IA	202.66/sq mi
#370	Tract 115	Polk, IA	202.75/sq mi
#371	Tract 801	Fayette, IA	223.93/sq mi
#372	Tract 2905	Tama, IA	225.01/sq mi
#373	Tract 9603	Palo Alto, IA	229.59/sq mi
#374	Tract 9502.01	Cerro Gordo, IA	231.23/sq mi
#375	Tract 103	Story, IA	238.28/sq mi
#376	Tract 36	Woodbury, IA	239.22/sq mi
#377	Tract 4803	Hardin, IA	240.61/sq mi
#378	Tract 801.02	Cherokee, IA	241.47/sq mi
#379	Tract 1.04	Story, IA	242.13/sq mi
#380	Tract 4	Clinton, IA	250.38/sq mi
#381	Tract 9502	Winneshiek, IA	253.58/sq mi
#382	Tract 106.01	Polk, IA	255.58/sq mi
#383	Tract 1.03	Linn, IA	257.04/sq mi
#384	Tract 101.02	Polk, IA	261.54/sq mi
#385	Tract 114.05	Polk, IA	262.75/sq mi
#386	Tract 13.02	Story, IA	263.07/sq mi
#387	Tract 204	Warren, IA	275.05/sq mi
#388	Tract 9	Webster, IA	276.34/sq mi
#389	Tract 9508.02	Marshall, IA	283.40/sq mi
#390	Tract 801.01	Cherokee, IA	289.93/sq mi
#391	Tract 704	Chickasaw, IA	289.97/sq mi
#392	Tract 30.01	Black Hawk, IA	290.10/sq mi
#393	Tract 508.12	Dallas, IA	295.86/sq mi
#394	Tract 4905	Page, IA	296.36/sq mi
#395	Tract 3	Webster, IA	302.26/sq mi
#396	Tract 317	Pottawattamie, IA	304.71/sq mi
#397	Tract 4904	Page, IA	304.95/sq mi
#398	Tract 105	Dubuque, IA	315.11/sq mi
#399	Tract 1.02	Webster, IA	316.01/sq mi
#400	Tract 108.06	Polk, IA	316.19/sq mi