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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 2401–2500

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 25 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Waller County, Texas at 136 people per mi² to Prince George County, Virginia at 166 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 35 state-level jurisdictions. Georgia has the most entries on this page (8).

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 2401 through 2500. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
2401Waller CountyTexas69,858136513.4
2402St. Croix CountyWisconsin98,276136722.2
2403Liberty CountyGeorgia70,313136516.5
2404Tipton CountyTennessee62,287137455.6
2405Columbia CountyPennsylvania66,193137483.3
2406Montour CountyPennsylvania17,868137130.3
2407Mercer CountyWest Virginia57,503137419
2408Ashtabula CountyOhio96,713138702.4
2409Lapeer CountyMichigan89,516138647.5
2410Maui CountyHawaii160,5921381,161.5
2411Berkshire CountyMassachusetts128,224138926.9
2412Manitowoc CountyWisconsin81,710139589.3
2413Carteret CountyNorth Carolina70,469139507.6
2414Lenoir CountyNorth Carolina55,837140399.1
2415Yuba CountyCalifornia88,691140632
2416Greene CountyVirginia21,958141155.9
2417Rice CountyMinnesota69,939141495.8
2418Hancock CountyOhio75,034141531.3
2419Cheatham CountyTennessee42,778141302.5
2420Clinton CountyMichigan80,432142567.3
2421Centre CountyPennsylvania157,3931421,107.3
2422Alexander CountyNorth Carolina36,958142260
2423Talbot CountyMaryland38,238142268.6
2424Chisago CountyMinnesota59,142143414.9
2425Sandusky CountyOhio58,655144408.2
2426Benton CountyOregon97,728145675.2
2427McLean CountyIllinois171,4191451,183.2
2428Cape Girardeau CountyMissouri83,999145578.5
2429Larimer CountyColorado377,2921452,595.7
2430Lauderdale CountyAlabama97,135145668
2431Fond du Lac CountyWisconsin104,669145719.6
2432Coffee CountyTennessee62,419146429
2433Northwest Hills Planning RegionConnecticut114,690146786.6
2434Hoke CountyNorth Carolina56,939146390.2
2435Montgomery CountyKentucky28,822146197.4
2436Queen Anne's CountyMaryland54,448146371.7
2437Polk CountyGeorgia45,514147310.3
2438Hunt CountyTexas123,336147840.4
2439Laurel CountyKentucky63,746147433.7
2440Woodford CountyKentucky27,883147189.6
2441Garland CountyArkansas99,695147677.6
2442Elmore CountyAlabama91,577148618.5
2443Butts CountyGeorgia27,218148183.7
2444Cherokee CountySouth Carolina58,275148393
2445Craven CountyNorth Carolina105,025149706.5
2446Kennebec CountyMaine129,067149867.5
2447Culebra MunicipioPuerto Rico1,73514911.6
2448Allegan CountyMichigan123,188149825.4
2449West Baton Rouge ParishLouisiana28,756150192.3
2450Sagadahoc CountyMaine37,979150254
2451St. Francois CountyMissouri67,809150451.9
2452Clark CountyKentucky37,888150252.5
2453Wayne CountyNew York91,250151603.8
2454Rogers CountyOklahoma102,197151675.7
2455Culpeper CountyVirginia57,666152379.2
2456Kosciusko CountyIndiana80,892152531.4
2457Merced CountyCalifornia297,2601531,938
2458Yamhill CountyOregon110,024154715.9
2459Harrison CountyWest Virginia64,221154416
2460Greenwood CountySouth Carolina70,379154455.6
2461Vieques MunicipioPuerto Rico7,86715550.8
2462Kootenai CountyIdaho191,8641551,237.8
2463Ottawa CountyOhio39,481155254.7
2464Effingham CountyGeorgia74,397155478.9
2465Jefferson CountyWisconsin86,505155556.5
2466St. Clair CountyAlabama98,206155631.6
2467Fayette CountyPennsylvania123,021156790.8
2468Stephens CountyGeorgia27,854156178.9
2469Jefferson CountyOhio63,597156408.1
2470Kankakee CountyIllinois105,525156676.5
2471Bossier ParishLouisiana131,867157839.6
2472Walker CountyGeorgia70,250157446.3
2473Sumter CountySouth Carolina105,067158665.1
2474Allegany CountyMaryland66,848158422.2
2475Moore CountyNorth Carolina110,619159697.6
2476Roane CountyTennessee57,395159360.8
2477Williamson CountyIllinois67,225160420.2
2478Pickens CountyGeorgia37,167160232.1
2479Mercer CountyPennsylvania107,860160672.5
2480Grant CountyIndiana66,524161414.1
2481Marion CountyOhio65,115161403.8
2482DeKalb CountyIllinois101,835161631.3
2483Midland CountyMichigan83,754162518.4
2484Santa Barbara CountyCalifornia442,0651622,733.9
2485Tift CountyGeorgia42,254162260.9
2486Belknap CountyNew Hampshire65,147162401.9
2487Tuscarawas CountyOhio92,373163567.6
2488Madison CountyMississippi116,298163714.2
2489Ulster CountyNew York183,3301631,124.2
2490Dubuque CountyIowa99,381163608.3
2491Sutter CountyCalifornia98,787164602.7
2492Taylor CountyTexas150,077164915.5
2493Albemarle CountyVirginia118,356164720.5
2494Putnam CountyWest Virginia56,885165345.7
2495Grayson CountyTexas153,613165932.8
2496Wayne CountyIndiana66,169165401.8
2497Nassau CountyFlorida106,879165648.7
2498King George CountyVirginia29,646165179.6
2499Craighead CountyArkansas116,957165707.2
2500Prince George CountyVirginia43,936166265.3

Read the differences behind ranks 2401–2500

The median density among these 100 entries is 150 people per mi². The first and last entries span 30 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

  • Georgia8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Ohio7 entries · 7% of this page
  • North Carolina6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Pennsylvania5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Virginia5 entries · 5% of this page
  • California4 entries · 4% of this page

The remaining 29 jurisdictions contribute 65 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.