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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 1301–1400

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 14 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Sunflower County, Mississippi at 33 people per mi² to Leake County, Mississippi at 37 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 29 state-level jurisdictions. Kentucky 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 1301 through 1400. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
1301Sunflower CountyMississippi22,89333697.8
1302Trigg CountyKentucky14,51233441.4
1303Garvin CountyOklahoma26,37733802.1
1304Seward CountyKansas21,07333639.7
1305Clay CountyTennessee7,82133236.5
1306Owen CountyKentucky11,60133350.5
1307Fulton CountyPennsylvania14,48333437.6
1308Murray CountyOklahoma13,80533416.4
1309Cass CountyIllinois12,46333375.8
1310Pittsburg CountyOklahoma43,320331,305.5
1311Curry CountyNew Mexico46,655331,405.5
1312Lampasas CountyTexas23,65733712.5
1313Dallas CountyMissouri18,02533541
1314Houston CountyMinnesota18,40033552.1
1315Chickasaw CountyMississippi16,73033501.8
1316Matagorda CountyTexas36,463331,093.1
1317Kalkaska CountyMichigan18,69333559.7
1318McPherson CountyKansas30,06433898.3
1319Livingston CountyIllinois35,057341,043.6
1320La Plata CountyColorado56,898341,689.7
1321Adams CountyWisconsin21,75234645.6
1322Douglas CountyWisconsin43,990341,304.3
1323Willacy CountyTexas19,97134590.6
1324Mills CountyIowa14,79334437.4
1325Howard CountyTexas30,50434900.8
1326Ward CountyNorth Dakota68,233342,013
1327Dickinson CountyMichigan25,82734761
1328Monroe CountyKentucky11,19134329.5
1329Vernon ParishLouisiana45,091341,326.7
1330Emanuel CountyGeorgia23,14734680.6
1331Chattahoochee CountyGeorgia8,46534248.7
1332Oneida CountyWisconsin38,131341,113.9
1333Grant ParishLouisiana22,07534643.8
1334Bladen CountyNorth Carolina30,00734875
1335St. Francis CountyArkansas21,80034634.8
1336Jefferson CountyKansas18,29634532.6
1337Stoddard CountyMissouri28,28434823.1
1338Crawford CountyIndiana10,50934305.6
1339Kleberg CountyTexas30,31534881.3
1340Grayson CountyVirginia15,23034441.8
1341Walthall CountyMississippi13,92834403.9
1342Adair CountyOklahoma19,82835573.9
1343Carroll CountyIllinois15,41935445.4
1344Todd CountyKentucky12,97235374.5
1345Juneau CountyWisconsin26,64935767.1
1346Cumberland CountyVirginia10,35235297.5
1347Lee CountyKentucky7,29735208.8
1348Marquette CountyWisconsin15,92735455.7
1349Harrison CountyOhio14,07035402.3
1350Putnam CountyIllinois5,61935160.1
1351Jefferson CountyIowa15,29135435.5
1352Pointe Coupee ParishLouisiana19,52035555.5
1353Worth CountyGeorgia20,05935570.7
1354Jasper CountyTexas33,07535938.7
1355Richland ParishLouisiana19,58235555.6
1356Newton CountyIndiana14,18835401.8
1357Copiah CountyMississippi27,49735777.3
1358Decatur CountyTennessee11,82035333.9
1359Audrain CountyMissouri24,52835692.3
1360Asotin CountyWashington22,54535636.1
1361Union CountyArkansas36,926361,039.1
1362Buena Vista CountyIowa20,44936574.9
1363Carroll CountyIowa20,30336569.5
1364Tioga CountyPennsylvania40,502361,133.9
1365Bibb CountyAlabama22,26236622.5
1366Montgomery CountyGeorgia8,63536241.1
1367Noble CountyOhio14,27636398
1368Coahoma CountyMississippi19,84936553.1
1369McLean CountyKentucky9,06436252.5
1370Pike CountyIndiana12,00336334.4
1371Dallas CountyAlabama35,14036978.7
1372Jo Daviess CountyIllinois21,59436600.9
1373Lyon CountyMinnesota25,68436714.4
1374Magoffin CountyKentucky11,11036308.4
1375Hancock CountyMaine57,171361,587.2
1376Cheboygan CountyMichigan25,79336715.3
1377Patrick CountyVirginia17,42436483
1378Elk CountyPennsylvania29,92636827
1379Charles City CountyVirginia6,62336182.9
1380Newton CountyMississippi20,96036577.8
1381Benton CountyIowa26,00436716.1
1382Casey CountyKentucky16,20536444.3
1383Clay CountySouth Dakota15,03136412
1384Huron CountyMichigan30,53037835.9
1385Metcalfe CountyKentucky10,58337289.7
1386Caldwell CountyKentucky12,60937344.8
1387Buchanan CountyIowa20,88337571.1
1388Lewis CountyWashington88,062372,402.8
1389Buchanan CountyVirginia18,49237502.9
1390Covington CountyAlabama37,947371,030.6
1391Lawrence CountySouth Dakota29,45937800.1
1392Nicholas CountyWest Virginia23,84837646.8
1393Humboldt CountyCalifornia131,647373,568
1394Jones CountyIowa21,25337575.6
1395Bee CountyTexas32,51537880.2
1396Humphreys CountyTennessee19,64637530.8
1397Seminole CountyOklahoma23,44137632.8
1398Lincoln CountyOklahoma35,27837952.4
1399Lawrence CountyIllinois13,79037372.2
1400Leake CountyMississippi21,66237582.9

Read the differences behind ranks 1301–1400

The median density among these 100 entries is 35 people per mi². The first and last entries span 4.4 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

  • Kentucky10 entries · 10% of this page
  • Iowa7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Mississippi7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Texas7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Illinois6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Oklahoma6 entries · 6% of this page

The remaining 23 jurisdictions contribute 57 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.