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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 2101–2200

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 22 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from St. Mary Parish, Louisiana at 83 people per mi² to Preble County, Ohio at 96 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 28 state-level jurisdictions. Ohio 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 2101 through 2200. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
2101St. Mary ParishLouisiana46,55283558.5
2102Harrison CountyIndiana40,43784484.1
2103Webb CountyTexas281,224843,361.5
2104Lane CountyOregon381,584844,554.1
2105Coffee CountyAlabama56,95384679.1
2106Campbell CountyTennessee40,29084480.2
2107McDuffie CountyGeorgia21,64084257.4
2108Johnson CountyKentucky22,05184262
2109Terrebonne ParishLouisiana104,163851,229.9
2110Perry CountyPennsylvania46,80685551.5
2111Thomas CountyGeorgia46,36885544.6
2112Whitley CountyKentucky37,29785437.9
2113San Luis Obispo CountyCalifornia282,367863,300.8
2114Gadsden CountyFlorida44,29886516.4
2115Gibson CountyTennessee51,77986602.7
2116Westmoreland CountyVirginia19,71586229.3
2117Union CountyGeorgia27,85986323.6
2118Darke CountyOhio51,52086598.1
2119Wise CountyVirginia34,82486403.4
2120Polk CountyNorth Carolina20,53386237.7
2121Alcorn CountyMississippi34,56986400
2122Carroll CountyKentucky11,14187128.7
2123Louisa CountyVirginia42,92487495.1
2124Colquitt CountyGeorgia47,43887547.1
2125Washington CountyVermont59,65287687.1
2126Cocke CountyTennessee37,88987436.1
2127Williams CountyOhio36,54987420.7
2128McClain CountyOklahoma49,64787570.7
2129Acadia ParishLouisiana57,03287655.2
2130Steele CountyMinnesota37,46487429.6
2131Rowan CountyKentucky24,47687279.9
2132St. Landry ParishLouisiana80,76587923.4
2133Floyd CountyKentucky34,40187393.3
2134Wilkes CountyNorth Carolina66,23388753.7
2135Jefferson CountyNew York111,540881,267.9
2136Washington CountyUtah213,670882,427.6
2137Perry CountyOhio35,91888407.9
2138Upson CountyGeorgia28,50088323.5
2139Clarke CountyVirginia15,60989176
2140Richmond CountyNorth Carolina42,04189473.7
2141Simpson CountyKentucky20,78889234.2
2142Dale CountyAlabama49,91289561.1
2143Lafourche ParishLouisiana95,505891,069.7
2144Morrow CountyOhio36,30589406.1
2145Portage CountyWisconsin71,94390800.9
2146Walton CountyFlorida93,288901,038.4
2147Gallatin CountyKentucky8,8409098.3
2148Jackson CountyIllinois52,50190583.6
2149Macon CountyTennessee27,66390307.1
2150Taney CountyMissouri57,00190632.3
2151Shenandoah CountyVirginia45,83990508.1
2152Marathon CountyWisconsin139,432901,545.2
2153Franklin CountyIllinois36,91690408.9
2154Scott CountyMissouri37,97590420
2155Transylvania CountyNorth Carolina34,21190378.4
2156Monroe CountyIllinois34,84090385.3
2157Champaign CountyOhio38,82090429
2158Brown CountyOhio44,39791489.6
2159Branch CountyMichigan45,99391506.4
2160Warren CountyMissouri39,01691428.6
2161Tioga CountyNew York47,45391518.8
2162Des Moines CountyIowa38,07792416.1
2163Banks CountyGeorgia21,27392232.4
2164Lycoming CountyPennsylvania112,587921,228.9
2165Coles CountyIllinois46,60792508.3
2166Jackson CountyNorth Carolina45,03992491.1
2167Grainger CountyTennessee25,73992280.6
2168Cass CountyIndiana37,83692412.1
2169Grand Isle CountyVermont7,5119281.8
2170Russell CountyAlabama58,89892641.2
2171Cortland CountyNew York45,85092498.8
2172Miami CountyIndiana34,48792373.8
2173Jefferson CountyIndiana33,27992360.7
2174Washington CountyOhio58,38992632.3
2175Mercer CountyOhio42,73792462.4
2176Wise CountyTexas83,77893904.4
2177Dade CountyGeorgia16,15493174.1
2178Jackson CountyIndiana47,37093510
2179Columbia CountyFlorida74,09493797.4
2180Defiance CountyOhio38,29293411.4
2181Blount CountyAlabama60,15693644.9
2182Wood CountyWisconsin74,06093793
2183Barren CountyKentucky45,64194487.4
2184Taylor CountyWest Virginia16,28794172.8
2185Lafayette CountyMississippi59,59794631.7
2186Blue Earth CountyMinnesota70,63494747.8
2187Geary CountyKansas36,33894384.7
2188Pike CountyMississippi38,71295409.2
2189Columbia CountyNew York60,16895634.7
2190LaSalle CountyIllinois107,773951,135.1
2191Weld CountyColorado378,426953,985
2192Rapides ParishLouisiana125,877951,324.1
2193Mercer CountyKentucky23,73395249.4
2194Pottawatomie CountyOklahoma75,10295787.8
2195DeKalb CountyAlabama74,08595777.1
2196Camden CountyGeorgia60,14395630.3
2197Marshall CountyWest Virginia29,15995305.4
2198Muscatine CountyIowa41,85396437.4
2199Jones CountyMississippi66,49696694.8
2200Preble CountyOhio40,66496424.2

Read the differences behind ranks 2101–2200

The median density among these 100 entries is 90 people per mi². The first and last entries span 13 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

  • Ohio10 entries · 10% of this page
  • Kentucky9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Georgia8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Louisiana6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Alabama5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Illinois5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 22 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.