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
#401	Tract 9514	Cerro Gordo, IA	318.15/sq mi
#402	Tract 47	Bremer, IA	318.91/sq mi
#403	Tract 507	Dallas, IA	324.80/sq mi
#404	Tract 9603	Hamilton, IA	325.89/sq mi
#405	Tract 41	Bremer, IA	330.27/sq mi
#406	Tract 110.28	Polk, IA	334.34/sq mi
#407	Tract 704.01	Crawford, IA	338.11/sq mi
#408	Tract 201.01	Warren, IA	342.46/sq mi
#409	Tract 9502.02	Cerro Gordo, IA	344.50/sq mi
#410	Tract 42	Bremer, IA	346.61/sq mi
#411	Tract 16	Black Hawk, IA	350.84/sq mi
#412	Tract 9603	Allamakee, IA	352.22/sq mi
#413	Tract 9704	Humboldt, IA	353.17/sq mi
#414	Tract 9504	Kossuth, IA	354.99/sq mi
#415	Tract 4902	Lee, IA	356.82/sq mi
#416	Tract 9604	Buena Vista, IA	357.55/sq mi
#417	Tract 2	Clinton, IA	357.75/sq mi
#418	Tract 903.02	Jefferson, IA	358.80/sq mi
#419	Tract 403	Jasper, IA	359.53/sq mi
#420	Tract 4.02	Johnson, IA	359.77/sq mi
#421	Tract 9703	Humboldt, IA	368.09/sq mi
#422	Tract 101.01	Dubuque, IA	368.77/sq mi
#423	Tract 6805	Wright, IA	369.19/sq mi
#424	Tract 108.04	Polk, IA	371.17/sq mi
#425	Tract 101.04	Dubuque, IA	374.23/sq mi
#426	Tract 706	Jones, IA	379.49/sq mi
#427	Tract 4908	Lee, IA	383.55/sq mi
#428	Tract 9702	Plymouth, IA	388.02/sq mi
#429	Tract 805	Fayette, IA	393.83/sq mi
#430	Tract 9504	Lucas, IA	394.82/sq mi
#431	Tract 4511	Dickinson, IA	396.54/sq mi
#432	Tract 29.01	Black Hawk, IA	400.59/sq mi
#433	Tract 104	Story, IA	412.15/sq mi
#434	Tract 704	Emmet, IA	425.18/sq mi
#435	Tract 704.02	Crawford, IA	425.77/sq mi
#436	Tract 9504	Appanoose, IA	427.69/sq mi
#437	Tract 5	Woodbury, IA	429.21/sq mi
#438	Tract 9503	Appanoose, IA	436.11/sq mi
#439	Tract 4902	Page, IA	436.62/sq mi
#440	Tract 9604	Hamilton, IA	438.68/sq mi
#441	Tract 9603	Monona, IA	442.21/sq mi
#442	Tract 9603	Benton, IA	444.16/sq mi
#443	Tract 105	Polk, IA	453.77/sq mi
#444	Tract 403.02	Mills, IA	457.90/sq mi
#445	Tract 9504	Buchanan, IA	462.44/sq mi
#446	Tract 102.01	Scott, IA	462.71/sq mi
#447	Tract 19	Black Hawk, IA	465.74/sq mi
#448	Tract 7	Des Moines, IA	466.63/sq mi
#449	Tract 703.02	Jones, IA	471.28/sq mi
#450	Tract 314	Pottawattamie, IA	471.38/sq mi
#451	Tract 2904	Harrison, IA	472.17/sq mi
#452	Tract 9505	Kossuth, IA	475.56/sq mi
#453	Tract 9608	Wapello, IA	480.19/sq mi
#454	Tract 9703	Henry, IA	487.61/sq mi
#455	Tract 4805	Floyd, IA	496.10/sq mi
#456	Tract 313	Pottawattamie, IA	496.38/sq mi
#457	Tract 30.04	Linn, IA	497.08/sq mi
#458	Tract 108.02	Linn, IA	498.38/sq mi
#459	Tract 4804	Floyd, IA	507.62/sq mi
#460	Tract 3703	Poweshiek, IA	513.77/sq mi
#461	Tract 9704	Henry, IA	519.06/sq mi
#462	Tract 53	Polk, IA	519.77/sq mi
#463	Tract 316.02	Pottawattamie, IA	521.13/sq mi
#464	Tract 9506	Jackson, IA	524.87/sq mi
#465	Tract 4907	Lee, IA	525.75/sq mi
#466	Tract 9503	Delaware, IA	527.86/sq mi
#467	Tract 7	Clinton, IA	529.19/sq mi
#468	Tract 2.10	Linn, IA	533.74/sq mi
#469	Tract 125.01	Scott, IA	534.46/sq mi
#470	Tract 9603	Montgomery, IA	535.63/sq mi
#471	Tract 30.03	Linn, IA	543.27/sq mi
#472	Tract 4911	Lee, IA	549.36/sq mi
#473	Tract 904	Jefferson, IA	551.78/sq mi
#474	Tract 1	Woodbury, IA	552.39/sq mi
#475	Tract 1902	Union, IA	555.40/sq mi
#476	Tract 804	Fayette, IA	557.95/sq mi
#477	Tract 9603	Washington, IA	561.31/sq mi
#478	Tract 9601	Howard, IA	565.51/sq mi
#479	Tract 4903	O'Brien, IA	576.51/sq mi
#480	Tract 5603	Mitchell, IA	585.54/sq mi
#481	Tract 9510	Marshall, IA	588.77/sq mi
#482	Tract 802	Clay, IA	592.73/sq mi
#483	Tract 2	Webster, IA	594.57/sq mi
#484	Tract 9603	Wapello, IA	595.55/sq mi
#485	Tract 9504	Mahaska, IA	599.91/sq mi
#486	Tract 2.05	Linn, IA	602.66/sq mi
#487	Tract 9604	Carroll, IA	622.55/sq mi
#488	Tract 9602	Wapello, IA	641.90/sq mi
#489	Tract 9604	Washington, IA	644.60/sq mi
#490	Tract 8	Des Moines, IA	645.06/sq mi
#491	Tract 506	Muscatine, IA	646.69/sq mi
#492	Tract 9505	Buchanan, IA	647.97/sq mi
#493	Tract 9701	Plymouth, IA	666.67/sq mi
#494	Tract 6803	Winnebago, IA	666.83/sq mi
#495	Tract 17.02	Black Hawk, IA	669.73/sq mi
#496	Tract 9507	Marshall, IA	669.83/sq mi
#497	Tract 9610	Wapello, IA	672.79/sq mi
#498	Tract 1904	Cass, IA	687.28/sq mi
#499	Tract 3704	Poweshiek, IA	713.67/sq mi
#500	Tract 302.01	Marion, IA	719.57/sq mi