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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 2301–2400

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 24 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Shelby County, Indiana at 112 people per mi² to Lamar County, Mississippi at 136 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 35 state-level jurisdictions. Ohio has the most entries on this page (11).

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 2301 through 2400. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
2301Shelby CountyIndiana45,882112411.1
2302Whatcom CountyWashington236,3921122,107.9
2303Darlington CountySouth Carolina62,888112560.6
2304Mifflin CountyPennsylvania46,127112411
2305Spencer CountyKentucky20,998112186.7
2306El Dorado CountyCalifornia192,3231131,707.8
2307Knox CountyMaine41,117113364.9
2308Steuben CountyIndiana34,799113308.8
2309Isabella CountyMichigan64,691113572.7
2310Lowndes CountyMississippi57,346113506.1
2311Oktibbeha CountyMississippi51,896113457.6
2312Kern CountyCalifornia927,0681148,134.7
2313Lamar CountyGeorgia20,941114183.5
2314Comanche CountyOklahoma122,1581141,069.3
2315Cass CountyNorth Dakota201,7941141,764.9
2316Auglaize CountyOhio45,909114401.4
2317Yadkin CountyNorth Carolina38,325114334.9
2318Haywood CountyNorth Carolina63,369114553.6
2319Pike CountyPennsylvania62,808115544.9
2320Granville CountyNorth Carolina61,421115532
2321Barry CountyMichigan63,991116553.1
2322Rutherford CountyNorth Carolina65,745116565.4
2323Worcester CountyMaryland54,459116468.3
2324Iberia ParishLouisiana66,846116574.7
2325Hall CountyNebraska63,633116546.5
2326Ionia CountyMichigan66,557116571.3
2327Madison CountyGeorgia32,919117282.3
2328Noble CountyIndiana47,937117410.8
2329Bedford CountyTennessee55,273117473.6
2330Pima CountyArizona1,074,6851179,188.7
2331Scioto CountyOhio71,365117610.2
2332Chautauqua CountyNew York124,1261171,060.4
2333Nelson CountyKentucky49,036117418.7
2334Franklin CountyMissouri108,090117922.5
2335Haralson CountyGeorgia33,066117282.2
2336Madison CountyIdaho55,172118469.3
2337Orange CountyVirginia40,083118340.5
2338Shelby CountyOhio48,065118407.7
2339Fauquier CountyVirginia76,503118648
2340Huron CountyOhio58,250118492.2
2341Kauai CountyHawaii73,400118619.8
2342Maricao MunicipioPuerto Rico4,33611836.6
2343Genesee CountyNew York58,416118493
2344Raleigh CountyWest Virginia71,775119605
2345Greene CountyTennessee73,831119622.2
2346Bryan CountyGeorgia52,062119437.6
2347Riley CountyKansas72,598119609.7
2348Dickson CountyTennessee58,662120489.9
2349Snyder CountyPennsylvania39,655121328.8
2350Murray CountyGeorgia41,607121344.5
2351St. Bernard ParishLouisiana45,642121377.5
2352Belmont CountyOhio64,434121532.2
2353Polk CountyOregon90,037122740.9
2354St. Joseph CountyMichigan60,968122500.6
2355Knox CountyOhio64,002122525.5
2356Woodbury CountyIowa106,649122872.9
2357Stearns CountyMinnesota164,1101221,342.9
2358Hawkins CountyTennessee59,559122487.1
2359Payne CountyOklahoma83,889122684.9
2360DeKalb CountyIndiana44,535123362.8
2361Lawrence CountyOhio55,710123453.4
2362Hart CountyGeorgia28,639123232.4
2363White CountyGeorgia29,802124240.8
2364Montgomery CountyNew York50,046124403.1
2365Ashland CountyOhio52,523124423
2366Cache CountyUtah145,0001241,164.7
2367Oswego CountyNew York118,569125951.6
2368Anderson CountyKentucky25,225125202.3
2369Chatham CountyNorth Carolina85,111125681.5
2370Van Buren CountyMichigan76,071125607.8
2371Powhatan CountyVirginia32,591125260.2
2372Athens CountyOhio63,197125504.1
2373Henry CountyIndiana49,137125391.9
2374Pickaway CountyOhio62,978126501.3
2375Potter CountyTexas114,453126908.4
2376Currituck CountyNorth Carolina33,158127261.9
2377Robeson CountyNorth Carolina119,941127947.3
2378Shiawassee CountyMichigan67,681127531.1
2379Butte CountyCalifornia209,2111281,636.5
2380Cullman CountyAlabama94,009128734.7
2381Lumpkin CountyGeorgia36,178129281.4
2382Bulloch CountyGeorgia86,949129676
2383Henry CountyVirginia49,242129382.4
2384Grundy CountyIllinois54,052129418.1
2385Washington CountyOklahoma54,037130415.5
2386Benton CountyWashington221,7221301,700.1
2387Lenawee CountyMichigan97,779130749.7
2388Isle of Wight CountyVirginia41,321131315.7
2389Muskingum CountyOhio87,014131664.5
2390Scott CountyIndiana25,053132190.4
2391Monterey CountyCalifornia433,7291323,281.7
2392New Kent CountyVirginia28,022133210
2393McMinn CountyTennessee57,404133430.1
2394Lincoln CountySouth Dakota77,145134577.3
2395Oconee CountySouth Carolina83,775134626.6
2396Bastrop CountyTexas118,908134888.2
2397Union CountyPennsylvania42,313134316
2398Shelby CountyKentucky51,243135379.8
2399Surry CountyNorth Carolina72,287136532.6
2400Lamar CountyMississippi67,403136496.6

Read the differences behind ranks 2301–2400

The median density among these 100 entries is 121 people per mi². The first and last entries span 24 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

  • Ohio11 entries · 11% of this page
  • Georgia9 entries · 9% of this page
  • North Carolina8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Michigan7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Indiana6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Virginia6 entries · 6% of this page

The remaining 29 jurisdictions contribute 53 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.