Census tract rankings · Massachusetts

Least-dense inhabited census tracts in Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts, ranked among all tracts in the state.

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Rank	Tract	County	low density
#201	Tract 3603	Middlesex, MA	499.35/sq mi
#202	Tract 5401.01	Plymouth, MA	501.05/sq mi
#203	Tract 3613	Middlesex, MA	502.40/sq mi
#204	Tract 3201.05	Middlesex, MA	502.78/sq mi
#205	Tract 6502.01	Bristol, MA	515.18/sq mi
#206	Tract 4141	Norfolk, MA	522.44/sq mi
#207	Tract 7521.01	Worcester, MA	524.07/sq mi
#208	Tract 6451.02	Bristol, MA	524.79/sq mi
#209	Tract 4412.03	Norfolk, MA	525.61/sq mi
#210	Tract 2219.01	Essex, MA	525.89/sq mi
#211	Tract 110.02	Barnstable, MA	529.16/sq mi
#212	Tract 4401.02	Norfolk, MA	532.33/sq mi
#213	Tract 5041.02	Plymouth, MA	533.43/sq mi
#214	Tract 3184	Middlesex, MA	534.40/sq mi
#215	Tract 3881	Middlesex, MA	534.42/sq mi
#216	Tract 8136.02	Hampden, MA	534.99/sq mi
#217	Tract 4431.05	Norfolk, MA	537.04/sq mi
#218	Tract 4421.05	Norfolk, MA	537.52/sq mi
#219	Tract 7361	Worcester, MA	541.85/sq mi
#220	Tract 114	Barnstable, MA	543.91/sq mi
#221	Tract 2141	Essex, MA	551.69/sq mi
#222	Tract 5221.02	Plymouth, MA	552.82/sq mi
#223	Tract 104	Barnstable, MA	552.84/sq mi
#224	Tract 5041.01	Plymouth, MA	553.59/sq mi
#225	Tract 7371	Worcester, MA	556.70/sq mi
#226	Tract 9802	Plymouth, MA	559.71/sq mi
#227	Tract 5441	Plymouth, MA	559.99/sq mi
#228	Tract 113	Barnstable, MA	560.54/sq mi
#229	Tract 5307	Plymouth, MA	561.93/sq mi
#230	Tract 149	Barnstable, MA	571.38/sq mi
#231	Tract 130.02	Barnstable, MA	571.48/sq mi
#232	Tract 3201.02	Middlesex, MA	574.96/sq mi
#233	Tract 2151.01	Essex, MA	576.58/sq mi
#234	Tract 5071.01	Plymouth, MA	580.22/sq mi
#235	Tract 3143.02	Middlesex, MA	581.47/sq mi
#236	Tract 7075	Worcester, MA	584.16/sq mi
#237	Tract 2181	Essex, MA	585.37/sq mi
#238	Tract 9504	Nantucket, MA	587.85/sq mi
#239	Tract 5052.01	Plymouth, MA	588.48/sq mi
#240	Tract 3241.02	Middlesex, MA	593.09/sq mi
#241	Tract 4153	Norfolk, MA	593.77/sq mi
#242	Tract 7121.01	Worcester, MA	601.64/sq mi
#243	Tract 7502	Worcester, MA	604.79/sq mi
#244	Tract 2121.01	Essex, MA	605.44/sq mi
#245	Tract 2532.05	Essex, MA	605.56/sq mi
#246	Tract 151	Barnstable, MA	606.07/sq mi
#247	Tract 7382.02	Worcester, MA	607.38/sq mi
#248	Tract 106	Barnstable, MA	610.33/sq mi
#249	Tract 4422.01	Norfolk, MA	611.44/sq mi
#250	Tract 6102.02	Bristol, MA	611.48/sq mi
#251	Tract 3872.02	Middlesex, MA	612.94/sq mi
#252	Tract 140.02	Barnstable, MA	615.76/sq mi
#253	Tract 7552.01	Worcester, MA	616.09/sq mi
#254	Tract 117	Barnstable, MA	617.23/sq mi
#255	Tract 2651.01	Essex, MA	620.83/sq mi
#256	Tract 5451	Plymouth, MA	622.82/sq mi
#257	Tract 5071.04	Plymouth, MA	629.18/sq mi
#258	Tract 5091.01	Plymouth, MA	631.45/sq mi
#259	Tract 133	Barnstable, MA	632.96/sq mi
#260	Tract 3131.01	Middlesex, MA	635.26/sq mi
#261	Tract 5309.02	Plymouth, MA	636.76/sq mi
#262	Tract 143	Barnstable, MA	638.69/sq mi
#263	Tract 5061.04	Plymouth, MA	640.07/sq mi
#264	Tract 2532.04	Essex, MA	642.16/sq mi
#265	Tract 2161	Essex, MA	643.56/sq mi
#266	Tract 6451.03	Bristol, MA	645.20/sq mi
#267	Tract 6121	Bristol, MA	645.78/sq mi
#268	Tract 4231.02	Norfolk, MA	647.33/sq mi
#269	Tract 6141.02	Bristol, MA	647.93/sq mi
#270	Tract 3241.01	Middlesex, MA	648.43/sq mi
#271	Tract 7481	Worcester, MA	649.94/sq mi
#272	Tract 6461.01	Bristol, MA	652.56/sq mi
#273	Tract 8121.01	Hampden, MA	658.23/sq mi
#274	Tract 6111.01	Bristol, MA	658.28/sq mi
#275	Tract 8103	Hampden, MA	658.73/sq mi
#276	Tract 6134	Bristol, MA	660.49/sq mi
#277	Tract 6002.02	Bristol, MA	660.84/sq mi
#278	Tract 4071.01	Norfolk, MA	664.67/sq mi
#279	Tract 2671.04	Essex, MA	668.98/sq mi
#280	Tract 8125	Hampden, MA	670.48/sq mi
#281	Tract 7401.01	Worcester, MA	673.94/sq mi
#282	Tract 3671	Middlesex, MA	679.45/sq mi
#283	Tract 6551	Bristol, MA	683.56/sq mi
#284	Tract 6122.02	Bristol, MA	684.22/sq mi
#285	Tract 6532.04	Bristol, MA	686.32/sq mi
#286	Tract 5061.02	Plymouth, MA	686.51/sq mi
#287	Tract 3651	Middlesex, MA	688.27/sq mi
#288	Tract 6002.04	Bristol, MA	689.49/sq mi
#289	Tract 131	Barnstable, MA	691.24/sq mi
#290	Tract 2211	Essex, MA	691.45/sq mi
#291	Tract 3672	Middlesex, MA	694.53/sq mi
#292	Tract 4101	Norfolk, MA	696.97/sq mi
#293	Tract 2651.02	Essex, MA	698.62/sq mi
#294	Tract 111	Barnstable, MA	698.65/sq mi
#295	Tract 3662.01	Middlesex, MA	703.15/sq mi
#296	Tract 7541	Worcester, MA	703.68/sq mi
#297	Tract 8132.04	Hampden, MA	709.52/sq mi
#298	Tract 132	Barnstable, MA	711.96/sq mi
#299	Tract 2543.02	Essex, MA	713.10/sq mi
#300	Tract 5252.04	Plymouth, MA	714.26/sq mi