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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 1101–1200

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 12 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Randolph County, West Virginia at 26 people per mi² to Butler County, Kentucky at 29 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 28 state-level jurisdictions. Iowa has the most entries on this page (9).

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 1101 through 1200. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
1101Randolph CountyWest Virginia26,882261,039.7
1102Hamilton CountyIowa14,94426576.7
1103Louisa CountyIowa10,41626401.8
1104Marion CountyTexas9,89626380.9
1105Madison CountyMissouri12,85826494.4
1106Fayette CountyIowa19,04726730.8
1107Sibley CountyMinnesota15,35626589
1108Pacific CountyWashington24,35726933.4
1109Saline CountyNebraska14,99626574.1
1110Edgar CountyIllinois16,32326623.3
1111Hempstead CountyArkansas19,08026727.2
1112Del Norte CountyCalifornia26,410261,006.2
1113Cross CountyArkansas16,18626616.3
1114St. Helena ParishLouisiana10,75826408.5
1115Watonwan CountyMinnesota11,45926435
1116Jackson CountyArkansas16,74126633.6
1117Monroe CountyWest Virginia12,49126472.8
1118Yalobusha CountyMississippi12,37526467.2
1119Edwards CountyIllinois5,89827222.4
1120Colfax CountyNebraska10,93427411.5
1121Swain CountyNorth Carolina14,02427527.7
1122Lewis CountyKentucky12,90127482.9
1123Jefferson CountyFlorida16,00727598.1
1124White CountyIllinois13,25027495
1125Pike CountyMissouri17,95527670.4
1126Jefferson Davis CountyMississippi10,94127408.4
1127Fayette CountyTexas25,45927949.9
1128Wadena CountyMinnesota14,38827536.3
1129Otoe CountyNebraska16,53127615.6
1130Madison CountyFlorida18,75927696.5
1131Gillespie CountyTexas28,527271,058.2
1132Becker CountyMinnesota35,497271,315
1133Missaukee CountyMichigan15,27427564.8
1134Shelby CountyIllinois20,57627758.5
1135Mercer CountyIllinois15,22927561.2
1136Ford CountyIllinois13,21627485.6
1137Martin CountyMinnesota19,44027712.3
1138Clay CountyIllinois12,79327468.4
1139Neosho CountyKansas15,63727571.5
1140Lawrence CountyMississippi11,81927430.6
1141Schley CountyGeorgia4,59328166.9
1142Roane CountyWest Virginia13,31728483.6
1143Hamilton CountyFlorida14,18028514.3
1144Todd CountyMinnesota26,06028945.1
1145Lafayette CountyWisconsin17,47828633.6
1146Livingston CountyMissouri14,70828532.3
1147Barton CountyKansas24,79028895.3
1148Lawrence CountyArkansas16,27328587.5
1149Vilas CountyWisconsin23,76128857.7
1150Brunswick CountyVirginia15,72728566.4
1151Page CountyIowa14,85628534.9
1152Jackson ParishLouisiana15,83428569.7
1153McIntosh CountyGeorgia11,98928431.3
1154Barbour CountyAlabama24,60728885
1155Crawford CountyWisconsin15,91028570.8
1156Union CountyIowa11,82928423.6
1157Rappahannock CountyVirginia7,43928266.4
1158Lunenburg CountyVirginia12,05828431.7
1159Sevier CountyArkansas15,75828563.6
1160Chelan CountyWashington81,941282,921.2
1161Graham CountyNorth Carolina8,19028292
1162Iowa CountyIowa16,50428586.5
1163Delta CountyColorado32,178281,142.1
1164Pawnee CountyOklahoma16,02928568.3
1165Livingston CountyKentucky8,86328313
1166Wolfe CountyKentucky6,29828222.2
1167Panola CountyTexas23,01828811.4
1168Dooly CountyGeorgia11,15628392.6
1169McCormick CountySouth Carolina10,21528358.9
1170Gasconade CountyMissouri14,78428519
1171Custer CountyOklahoma28,17528988.8
1172Jefferson CountyGeorgia15,01129526.6
1173Cleburne CountyAlabama15,97029560.1
1174Plaquemines ParishLouisiana22,25629780.6
1175Monroe CountyOhio12,99429455.6
1176Franklin CountyNew York46,500291,629.3
1177Clay CountyIowa16,20229567.2
1178Columbia CountyArkansas21,89429766.1
1179Winneshiek CountyIowa19,73329689.8
1180Washington CountyGeorgia19,45329678.5
1181Pulaski CountyIndiana12,46329433.7
1182Winston CountyMississippi17,47329607.3
1183Natchitoches ParishLouisiana36,089291,253
1184Gulf CountyFlorida15,94329553.5
1185Finney CountyKansas37,505291,302
1186Wright CountyMissouri19,67129681.8
1187Hardin CountyIowa16,45529569.3
1188Bandera CountyTexas22,87629791
1189Randolph CountyArkansas18,87629651.9
1190Clark CountyWisconsin35,052291,209.7
1191Fayette CountyIllinois20,79029716.5
1192Oxford CountyMaine60,346292,077
1193Richland CountyWisconsin17,03629586.2
1194Franklin CountyArkansas17,72529609
1195Mississippi CountyMissouri12,00329411.6
1196Benton CountyMissouri20,53629704
1197Macon CountyGeorgia11,75629400.7
1198Martin CountyIndiana9,85629335.8
1199Pemiscot CountyMissouri14,46529492.6
1200Butler CountyKentucky12,52029426.1

Read the differences behind ranks 1101–1200

The median density among these 100 entries is 28 people per mi². The first and last entries span 3.5 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

  • Iowa9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Arkansas8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Illinois8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Missouri8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Georgia6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Minnesota6 entries · 6% of this page

The remaining 22 jurisdictions contribute 55 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.