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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 1701–1800

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 18 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Franklin County, Alabama at 51 people per mi² to Greene County, Indiana at 57 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 33 state-level jurisdictions. Tennessee has the most entries on this page (8, 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 1701 through 1800. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
1701Franklin CountyAlabama32,44951634
1702Appomattox CountyVirginia17,17251334.2
1703Giles CountyTennessee31,43351610.9
1704Webster CountyIowa36,83851715.7
1705Schuyler CountyNew York16,92452328.3
1706Lincoln CountyOregon50,63652981
1707Monroe CountyWisconsin46,57252900.9
1708Clinton CountyMissouri21,66152418.9
1709San Jacinto CountyTexas29,48852569.2
1710Summit CountyColorado31,51752608.3
1711Grand Forks CountyNorth Dakota74,501521,436.2
1712Logan CountyKentucky28,66952552.2
1713Antrim CountyMichigan24,69852475.7
1714Bradford CountyPennsylvania59,600521,147.4
1715Gladwin CountyMichigan26,07752501.8
1716Randolph CountyIllinois29,92152575.4
1717Austin CountyTexas33,62552646.5
1718Hawaii CountyHawaii210,043524,028.4
1719Lauderdale CountyTennessee24,61752471.9
1720Union CountySouth Carolina26,79952513.6
1721Jasper CountyIowa38,15352730.4
1722Jay CountyIndiana20,11852383.9
1723Preston CountyWest Virginia34,00452648.8
1724Crockett CountyTennessee14,00653265.5
1725Platte CountyNebraska35,64953675.2
1726Buffalo CountyNebraska51,17253968.2
1727Polk CountyMissouri33,60453635.5
1728Wyandot CountyOhio21,56753406.9
1729Caswell CountyNorth Carolina22,56353425.5
1730Harlan CountyKentucky24,72553465.8
1731Marlboro CountySouth Carolina25,48853479.9
1732Lafayette CountyMissouri33,53153628.3
1733Okmulgee CountyOklahoma37,24153697.4
1734Pendleton CountyKentucky14,80053277.1
1735Pontotoc CountyOklahoma38,52853720.4
1736Russell CountyVirginia25,33253473.5
1737Moore CountyTennessee6,92054129.2
1738Josephine CountyOregon87,867541,638.6
1739Beaufort CountyNorth Carolina44,67054832.7
1740Montgomery CountyNorth Carolina26,40354491.5
1741Grady CountyOklahoma59,128541,100.5
1742Columbus CountyNorth Carolina50,48754938.1
1743Long CountyGeorgia21,55754400.4
1744Hertford CountyNorth Carolina19,01554353.2
1745Barron CountyWisconsin46,48454863.1
1746Lake CountyCalifornia67,772541,255.1
1747Randolph CountyIndiana24,43854452.4
1748Jackson CountyFlorida49,62954918.3
1749Lanier CountyGeorgia10,62354196.5
1750Starr CountyTexas66,319541,223.2
1751Bennington CountyVermont36,63054674.2
1752Dunn CountyWisconsin46,22354850.2
1753Hot Spring CountyArkansas33,45154614.9
1754Fulton CountyIndiana20,09155368.4
1755Grafton CountyNew Hampshire93,225551,708.6
1756Perquimans CountyNorth Carolina13,49055247.2
1757Washington CountyNebraska21,30255389.9
1758Callaway CountyMissouri45,76555834.6
1759Henderson CountyTennessee28,51855520
1760Grayson CountyKentucky27,40655499.5
1761Overton CountyTennessee23,78755433.5
1762George CountyMississippi26,33155478.7
1763Somervell CountyTexas10,26155186.2
1764Greene CountyGeorgia21,36755387.5
1765Adams CountyNebraska31,07155563.3
1766Estill CountyKentucky13,96255253.1
1767Obion CountyTennessee30,06755544.9
1768Green Lake CountyWisconsin19,30555349.5
1769Washington CountyIndiana28,38355513.7
1770Okeechobee CountyFlorida42,60855769.3
1771Carroll CountyIndiana20,65555372.2
1772Waldo CountyMaine40,69356730.2
1773Washington CountyMississippi40,44656724.1
1774Clare CountyMichigan31,54356564.4
1775Chesterfield CountySouth Carolina44,74056799
1776Kandiyohi CountyMinnesota44,72056797.4
1777Northampton CountyVirginia11,87956211.7
1778Anderson CountyTexas59,805561,062.6
1779Pleasants CountyWest Virginia7,33856130.1
1780Navarro CountyTexas57,181571,009.7
1781Carroll CountyNew Hampshire52,78457931.9
1782Lamar CountyTexas51,50357907.3
1783Bryan CountyOklahoma51,36757904.3
1784Owen CountyIndiana21,88657385.3
1785Chester CountySouth Carolina33,00157580.9
1786Delaware CountyOklahoma41,91057737.7
1787Clay CountyNorth Carolina12,23957215
1788Massac CountyIllinois13,50257237.2
1789Lamoille CountyVermont26,29457461.3
1790Morgan CountyIllinois32,51557569
1791Tallapoosa CountyAlabama40,95357716.5
1792Elbert CountyGeorgia20,07257351.1
1793Jersey CountyIllinois21,16057369.6
1794Burnet CountyTexas57,01557994.8
1795Weakley CountyTennessee33,26157580.4
1796Assumption ParishLouisiana19,72057344
1797Dinwiddie CountyVirginia28,89657503.8
1798Mason CountyWest Virginia24,70757430.8
1799Chambers CountyAlabama34,25357596.6
1800Greene CountyIndiana31,16557542.5

Read the differences behind ranks 1701–1800

The median density among these 100 entries is 54 people per mi². The first and last entries span 6.3 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

  • Tennessee8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Texas8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Indiana7 entries · 7% of this page
  • North Carolina7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Kentucky5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Oklahoma5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 27 jurisdictions contribute 60 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.