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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 1201–1300

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 13 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Marion County, Arkansas at 29 people per mi² to Henry County, Alabama at 33 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 29 state-level jurisdictions. Iowa has the most entries on this page (7, tied for the lead).

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 1201 through 1300. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
1201Marion CountyArkansas17,59329596.6
1202Cumberland CountyIllinois10,20830345.9
1203Burke CountyGeorgia24,40830827
1204Teton CountyIdaho13,25430449.1
1205Buckingham CountyVirginia17,13730579.6
1206Fairfield CountySouth Carolina20,34030686.3
1207Poinsett CountyArkansas22,48330758.3
1208Ouachita CountyArkansas21,73130732.7
1209Marshall CountyIllinois11,47330386.8
1210Grant CountyArkansas18,75630631.9
1211Allen ParishLouisiana22,67230762.1
1212Floyd CountyIowa14,90130500.6
1213Lee CountyTexas18,72930629.1
1214Plymouth CountyIowa25,69730862.8
1215Macon CountyAlabama18,13230608.7
1216Morehouse ParishLouisiana23,70530795
1217Warren CountyIllinois16,22230542.4
1218Sharp CountyArkansas18,12230604.6
1219Gates CountyNorth Carolina10,23430340.6
1220Clark CountyIllinois15,11430501.4
1221Fulton CountyKentucky6,21830205.9
1222Southampton CountyVirginia18,11030599.2
1223Minidoka CountyIdaho22,91130757.2
1224Jackson CountyIowa19,28830636
1225Cooper CountyMissouri17,13630564.7
1226Marinette CountyWisconsin42,574301,399.5
1227Franklin ParishLouisiana19,00230624.3
1228Labette CountyKansas19,68531645.4
1229Logan CountyArkansas21,63331709.1
1230Madison CountyTexas14,22631466.1
1231Shelby CountyTexas24,28631795.6
1232Cowley CountyKansas34,382311,125.7
1233Cass CountyTexas28,65131936.9
1234Delaware CountyIowa17,67431577.7
1235Vinton CountyOhio12,64531412.3
1236Washington CountyNorth Carolina10,63831346.5
1237Delaware CountyNew York44,305311,442.6
1238Johnson CountyGeorgia9,31031303
1239Northampton CountyNorth Carolina16,49131536.7
1240Ballard CountyKentucky7,59431247.1
1241Tyler CountyWest Virginia7,88131256.3
1242Morrison CountyMinnesota34,620311,125.1
1243Madison CountyIowa17,27031561
1244Saline CountyMissouri23,26531755.5
1245Jackson CountyOklahoma24,76431802.7
1246Crawford CountyMissouri22,92931742.5
1247Ford CountyKansas33,993311,098.3
1248Otter Tail CountyMinnesota61,041311,971.6
1249Greenbrier CountyWest Virginia31,578311,019.8
1250Elliott CountyKentucky7,26531234.3
1251Yavapai CountyArizona252,552318,122.9
1252Burleson CountyTexas20,54931659.1
1253Nobles CountyMinnesota22,33831715.1
1254Delta CountyMichigan36,582311,171.1
1255De Soto ParishLouisiana27,38131876.5
1256Washington CountyMissouri23,81031759.9
1257Cedar CountyMissouri14,88831474.5
1258Bonner CountyIdaho54,420311,733.2
1259Poweshiek CountyIowa18,36831584.9
1260Iowa CountyWisconsin23,95131762.7
1261Stewart CountyTennessee14,43931459.8
1262Turner CountyGeorgia8,98331285.4
1263Cascade CountyMontana85,029322,698.2
1264Seward CountyNebraska18,03232571.4
1265Le Flore CountyOklahoma50,196321,589.4
1266Menifee CountyKentucky6,43032203.5
1267McDowell CountyWest Virginia16,87832533.5
1268Saunders CountyNebraska23,70232748.7
1269Hale CountyTexas31,819321,004.7
1270Cedar CountyIowa18,35932579.5
1271Beauregard ParishLouisiana36,673321,157.5
1272Nelson CountyVirginia14,92032470.7
1273Williamsburg CountySouth Carolina29,66232934.2
1274Hancock CountyTennessee7,07532222.3
1275Kanabec CountyMinnesota16,62832521.6
1276McIntosh CountyOklahoma19,75832618.3
1277Haywood CountyTennessee17,04232533.1
1278Summers CountyWest Virginia11,53232360.6
1279Pickett CountyTennessee5,21932163
1280St. Louis CountyMinnesota200,518326,248.1
1281Eagle CountyColorado54,291321,684.5
1282Bolivar CountyMississippi28,26232876.5
1283Jefferson CountyIdaho35,297321,093.7
1284Ellis CountyKansas29,07532899.9
1285Lincoln CountyWisconsin28,40332878.8
1286Palo Pinto CountyTexas30,79132952.5
1287Pottawatomie CountyKansas27,18632840.7
1288Pepin CountyWisconsin7,51332232
1289Treutlen CountyGeorgia6,46632199.4
1290Hampton CountySouth Carolina18,17432560
1291Lyon CountyNevada65,088322,003.1
1292Cherokee CountyKansas19,10533587.6
1293Bamberg CountySouth Carolina12,79633393.4
1294Henry CountyMissouri22,67133696.9
1295Alleghany CountyVirginia14,54633446.6
1296Fremont CountyColorado50,039331,533.8
1297Brooks CountyGeorgia16,10133493.2
1298Morgan CountyOhio13,62633416.4
1299Wasatch CountyUtah38,514331,177
1300Henry CountyAlabama18,39433561.9

Read the differences behind ranks 1201–1300

The median density among these 100 entries is 31 people per mi². The first and last entries span 3.2 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

  • Iowa7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Texas7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Arkansas6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Kansas6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Missouri6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Georgia5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 23 jurisdictions contribute 63 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.