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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 2201–2300

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 23 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Union County, Tennessee at 96 people per mi² to Kings County, California at 111 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 27 state-level jurisdictions. Texas 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 2201 through 2300. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
2201Union CountyTennessee21,45096223.6
2202Unicoi CountyTennessee17,85696186.1
2203Lee CountyGeorgia34,17996355.9
2204Washington CountyVirginia53,89896561.2
2205Bradford CountyFlorida28,30796294
2206Chambers CountyTexas57,59496597.2
2207Pike CountyGeorgia20,93297216.1
2208Edgecombe CountyNorth Carolina49,12197505.4
2209Livingston CountyNew York61,43897631.7
2210Huntington CountyIndiana37,22497382.6
2211Cumberland CountyTennessee66,30097681.3
2212Armstrong CountyPennsylvania63,69897653.3
2213Christian CountyKentucky70,11598717.8
2214Pottawattamie CountyIowa92,99698951.3
2215Montcalm CountyMichigan69,40698705.3
2216Hancock CountyMississippi46,87399474
2217Seneca CountyOhio54,52299551
2218Franklin CountyGeorgia25,94899261.6
2219Mathews CountyVirginia8,5299985.9
2220Lonoke CountyArkansas76,66499771.7
2221Pulaski CountyMissouri54,44299547.2
2222Newton CountyMissouri62,263100624.8
2223Dare CountyNorth Carolina38,245100383.2
2224Lauderdale CountyMississippi70,317100703.7
2225Indiana CountyPennsylvania82,878100827.4
2226Colbert CountyAlabama59,474100593
2227Taylor CountyKentucky26,763100266.4
2228Meade CountyKentucky30,699100305.5
2229Pinal CountyArizona539,3801015,366.7
2230Tulare CountyCalifornia485,1461014,823.9
2231Warren CountyIowa57,331101569.7
2232Cowlitz CountyWashington114,8851011,141.2
2233Madison CountyOhio46,985101466.7
2234Kershaw CountySouth Carolina73,166101726.6
2235Laurens CountySouth Carolina71,848101712.9
2236Logan CountyOhio46,302101458.5
2237Warren CountyTennessee43,717101432.7
2238Franklin CountyMassachusetts70,698101699.2
2239Fluvanna CountyVirginia28,975101286.2
2240Caldwell CountyTexas55,150101544.5
2241Henderson CountyTexas88,595101873.8
2242Marshall CountyTennessee38,071101375.5
2243Henderson CountyKentucky44,255101436.4
2244Lawrence CountyIndiana45,568101449.1
2245Grant CountyKentucky26,181101258
2246Seneca CountyNew York32,883102323.7
2247Dodge CountyWisconsin89,097102875.7
2248Orleans CountyNew York39,825102391.3
2249Isanti CountyMinnesota44,386102435.8
2250Greenup CountyKentucky35,213102344.5
2251Benton CountyMinnesota41,744102408.3
2252Pulaski CountyKentucky67,384102658.1
2253Calloway CountyKentucky39,421102384.9
2254Madison CountyNew York67,120102654.9
2255Lincoln ParishLouisiana48,360103471.6
2256Stokes CountyNorth Carolina46,126103449.3
2257McDowell CountyNorth Carolina45,198103440
2258Dubois CountyIndiana44,016103427.3
2259Goochland CountyVirginia29,187103283
2260Fulton CountyOhio41,853103405.5
2261Clinton CountyOhio42,301103408.7
2262Person CountyNorth Carolina40,636104392.4
2263Aransas CountyTexas26,146104252.3
2264San Patricio CountyTexas72,053104693.3
2265Autauga CountyAlabama61,920104594.5
2266Crawford CountyOhio41,896104401.8
2267Scotland CountyNorth Carolina33,322104319.1
2268Whitley CountyIndiana35,046104335.6
2269Bowie CountyTexas92,696105884.9
2270Liberty CountyTexas121,3641051,158.5
2271Marshall CountyKentucky31,659105302.1
2272Pulaski CountyVirginia33,586105319.8
2273Victoria CountyTexas92,656105882.1
2274Marshall CountyIndiana46,599105443.6
2275Rockingham CountyVirginia89,316105849.8
2276Crawford CountyArkansas62,657105595.3
2277Fulton CountyNew York52,216105495.5
2278Cass CountyMichigan51,677105490.1
2279Nevada CountyCalifornia101,911106957.8
2280Holmes CountyOhio44,970106422.6
2281Lincoln CountyMissouri66,676106626.6
2282Putnam CountyFlorida77,734107728.4
2283Caroline CountyMaryland34,116107319.4
2284San Juan CountyWashington18,577107173.9
2285Walker CountyTexas83,842107784.2
2286Cayuga CountyNew York74,365108691.6
2287Adams CountyIndiana36,650108338.9
2288LaGrange CountyIndiana41,305109379.6
2289Highlands CountyFlorida111,1221091,017.7
2290Bedford CountyVirginia83,059109760.1
2291Fayette CountyIndiana23,533109215
2292Trousdale CountyTennessee12,623110114.3
2293Rhea CountyTennessee34,844110315.5
2294Angelina CountyTexas88,154110797.9
2295Campbell CountyVirginia55,629111503.3
2296Cheshire CountyNew Hampshire78,269111706.7
2297Talladega CountyAlabama81,603111736.8
2298San Bernardino CountyCalifornia2,224,09111120,068.4
2299Ross CountyOhio76,429111689.2
2300Kings CountyCalifornia154,3271111,391

Read the differences behind ranks 2201–2300

The median density among these 100 entries is 102 people per mi². The first and last entries span 15 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

  • Texas10 entries · 10% of this page
  • Kentucky9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Indiana8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Ohio8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Virginia8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Tennessee7 entries · 7% of this page

The remaining 21 jurisdictions contribute 50 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.