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Least densely populated counties

County equivalents with the fewest residents per square mile of land. Large rural areas in Alaska and the Great Plains dominate; density is an average across each whole county.

Ranks 901–1000

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 10 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Williams County, North Dakota at 20 people per mi² to Whitman County, Washington at 22 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 30 state-level jurisdictions. Texas has the most entries on this page (10).

Rank numbers continue across pages and describe the full selected ranking. They are not state ranks. Start at rank 1 for the leading entries, or open a county profile for its state rank and median comparisons.

Least densely populated counties, ranks 901 through 1000. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
901Williams CountyNorth Dakota41,767202,077.6
902Fulton CountyArkansas12,49220618
903Hardin CountyIllinois3,58820177.4
904Essex CountyNew York36,438201,794.1
905Jones CountyNorth Carolina9,57520471.4
906Ravalli CountyMontana48,582202,391
907Wilkes CountyGeorgia9,54020469.5
908Taylor CountyFlorida21,210201,043.3
909Cochise CountyArizona126,332206,209.9
910Sabine CountyTexas10,01220491.7
911Iron CountyUtah67,141203,296.2
912Early CountyGeorgia10,45520512.6
913Haskell CountyOklahoma11,78720576.7
914Holmes CountyMississippi15,46520756.7
915Caddo CountyOklahoma26,130201,277.8
916Jackson CountyKansas13,43820656.2
917Lucas CountyIowa8,84721430.7
918Chaffee CountyColorado20,831211,013.4
919Miller CountyGeorgia5,81221282.4
920Drew CountyArkansas17,05421828.7
921Taylor CountyWisconsin20,11821975.1
922Phillips CountyArkansas14,25521690.4
923Pickens CountyAlabama18,22121881.4
924Trinity CountyTexas14,38421693.9
925Lewis CountyNew York26,479211,276.3
926Taylor CountyGeorgia7,81821376.7
927Osage CountyOklahoma46,794212,246.7
928Greene CountyIllinois11,31321543.1
929Robertson CountyTexas17,83921855.2
930Gilmer CountyWest Virginia7,08521338.5
931Brown CountyIllinois6,40121305.7
932Stone CountyArkansas12,70321606.4
933Howard CountyArkansas12,30621587.3
934Burnett CountyWisconsin17,22321821.6
935Love CountyOklahoma10,78021513.9
936Harrison CountyIowa14,62321696.9
937Wirt CountyWest Virginia4,87921232.5
938Marion CountyGeorgia7,67621365.7
939Lyon CountyIowa12,35421587.6
940Caldwell CountyMissouri9,01221426.4
941Twiggs CountyGeorgia7,59721359.3
942Hancock CountyIllinois16,80321793.7
943Kittitas CountyWashington48,803212,297.3
944Jackson CountyWisconsin20,99921987.9
945Lavaca CountyTexas20,65121969.7
946Chippewa CountyMinnesota12,40621581.2
947King and Queen CountyVirginia6,74321315.1
948Calhoun CountyWest Virginia5,97821279.3
949Glenn CountyCalifornia28,141211,313.9
950Washburn CountyWisconsin17,08721797.1
951Yell CountyArkansas19,95621930.4
952Garfield CountyColorado63,474222,947.4
953Calhoun CountyMississippi12,64322586.6
954Pine CountyMinnesota30,472221,411.3
955Delta CountyTexas5,54922256.8
956Crenshaw CountyAlabama13,17522608.9
957Clayton CountyIowa16,84522778.5
958Humboldt CountyIowa9,40922434.4
959Montgomery CountyMissouri11,59022535
960Lewis and Clark CountyMontana75,331223,458.4
961San Juan CountyNew Mexico120,340225,517.2
962Clarke CountyMississippi15,10222691.6
963Glascock CountyGeorgia3,14122143.7
964Benton CountyIndiana8,88322406.4
965Brown CountySouth Dakota37,561221,713
966Tehama CountyCalifornia64,665222,949.1
967Sussex CountyVirginia10,75522490.2
968Howard CountyMissouri10,18022463.8
969Morgan CountyUtah13,38322609.2
970Menominee CountyMichigan22,941221,044
971Clay CountyArkansas14,05222639.2
972Smith CountyMississippi13,99122636.3
973Dickinson CountyKansas18,63722847.1
974Perry CountyTennessee9,12622414.8
975Clay CountyWest Virginia7,53822342
976Wright CountyIowa12,80122580.4
977Madison CountyArkansas18,41022834.3
978Texas CountyMissouri25,994221,177.3
979Tyler CountyTexas20,44322924.3
980Hutchinson CountyTexas19,63322887.4
981Little River CountyArkansas11,76322531.3
982Pennington CountyMinnesota13,68622616.5
983Clarke CountyIowa9,57422431.1
984Ralls CountyMissouri10,44422469.8
985Douglas CountyOregon111,951225,035.8
986Osage CountyKansas15,69322705.5
987Wayne CountyIllinois15,88222713.8
988Allamakee CountyIowa14,23822639.1
989Screven CountyGeorgia14,40822645.8
990Colorado CountyTexas21,43922960.3
991DeWitt CountyTexas20,30922909
992New Madrid CountyMissouri15,08622674.9
993Wayne CountyTennessee16,41622734.1
994Grundy CountyMissouri9,74422435.3
995Lake CountyMontana33,392221,490.5
996Langlade CountyWisconsin19,53422870.7
997Osage CountyMissouri13,61122606.5
998Jones CountyTexas20,86122928.6
999Lamar CountyAlabama13,58722604.8
1000Whitman CountyWashington48,512222,159.3

Read the differences behind ranks 901–1000

The median density among these 100 entries is 21 people per mi². The first and last entries span 2.4 people per square mile. This median describes the entries on this page, not the full national dataset. Pagination is a browsing boundary, not a distinct geographic region.

Adjacent ranks can differ by a handful of residents or by many thousands. Open a county profile for its population trend since 2020, land area, and state comparisons.

Where the entries on this page are located

  • Texas10 entries · 10% of this page
  • Arkansas9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Georgia8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Iowa8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Missouri8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Illinois5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 24 jurisdictions contribute 52 entries. The list above shows the six most represented, with alphabetical ordering when counts tie.

These counts describe representation in this slice of the ranking. They do not measure a state’s share of national land or population. Compare the first and last county equivalents on this page to inspect land, water, and total area separately.

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Population rankings use Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates; density rankings divide them by original ALAND square meters. Land rankings use original ALAND square meters; total-area rankings use ALAND + AWATER. Exact ties use ascending GEOID. Displayed square-mile values are rounded. Read the methodology.