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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 2501–2600

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 26 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Wagoner County, Oklahoma at 166 people per mi² to Canadian County, Oklahoma at 209 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 32 state-level jurisdictions. North Carolina has the most entries on this page (12).

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 2501 through 2600. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
2501Wagoner CountyOklahoma93,263166561.9
2502Cass CountyMissouri115,859166696.6
2503Rockingham CountyNorth Carolina94,195167565.7
2504Franklin CountyNorth Carolina82,037167491.9
2505Randall CountyTexas152,351167912.7
2506Hood CountyTexas70,501168420.7
2507Dawson CountyGeorgia35,365168210.8
2508Carter CountyTennessee57,361168341.3
2509Anchorage MunicipalityAlaska287,1551681,706.8
2510Robertson CountyTennessee80,175168476.3
2511Baldwin CountyAlabama267,7611681,589.9
2512Vance CountyNorth Carolina42,638169252.4
2513Dearborn CountyIndiana51,609169305.1
2514Merrimack CountyNew Hampshire158,078169932.9
2515Aiken CountySouth Carolina181,5151701,070.7
2516Forrest CountyMississippi79,034170466
2517Calumet CountyWisconsin53,982170318.3
2518Union CountyOhio73,446170431.7
2519Baldwin CountyGeorgia44,029170258.7
2520Eau Claire CountyWisconsin109,033171637.9
2521Sevier CountyTennessee101,342171592.5
2522Macon CountyIllinois99,300171580.5
2523Caldwell CountyNorth Carolina81,105172471.9
2524Christian CountyMissouri96,725172562.6
2525Carbon CountyPennsylvania65,868173381.4
2526Florence CountySouth Carolina138,504173800.5
2527Gordon CountyGeorgia61,701173356.5
2528Warrick CountyIndiana66,803174384.6
2529Fresno CountyCalifornia1,035,4561745,958.6
2530Davie CountyNorth Carolina45,855174263.7
2531Stanly CountyNorth Carolina68,830174395.1
2532Burke CountyNorth Carolina88,655175506.3
2533Watauga CountyNorth Carolina54,786175312.4
2534Boyle CountyKentucky31,632175180.3
2535Ontario CountyNew York113,130176644
2536Troup CountyGeorgia72,844176414
2537Napa CountyCalifornia132,949177752
2538Story CountyIowa101,291177572.5
2539Northeastern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticut98,096177553.9
2540Los Alamos CountyNew Mexico19,407178109.1
2541Tangipahoa ParishLouisiana141,346179791.2
2542Marion CountyWest Virginia55,584180308.8
2543Madison CountyTennessee100,790181557.2
2544Hardin CountyKentucky113,482182623.9
2545Habersham CountyGeorgia50,416182276.9
2546St. Charles ParishLouisiana50,586182277.7
2547Leavenworth CountyKansas84,590183463.4
2548Tuscaloosa CountyAlabama241,3681831,320.9
2549Marshall CountyAlabama103,537183566
2550Nash CountyNorth Carolina99,365184540.4
2551Gloucester CountyVirginia40,097184217.8
2552Saline CountyArkansas133,288184723.5
2553Morgan CountyIndiana74,967186403.9
2554St. John the Baptist ParishLouisiana39,875186214.5
2555Pasquotank CountyNorth Carolina42,201186226.9
2556LaPorte CountyIndiana111,294186598.3
2557Lee CountyMississippi83,731186450
2558Schuylkill CountyPennsylvania145,085186778.8
2559Las Marías MunicipioPuerto Rico8,63818646.4
2560Oneida CountyNew York226,3921871,212.4
2561Columbiana CountyOhio99,377187531.9
2562Cambria CountyPennsylvania128,968187688
2563Calhoun CountyMichigan133,408189706.3
2564Houston CountyAlabama110,318190579.8
2565Eaton CountyMichigan109,581191575.2
2566Boone CountyIllinois53,568191280.7
2567Boone CountyIndiana80,689191422.9
2568Walworth CountyWisconsin106,127191555.4
2569Randolph CountyNorth Carolina149,516191782.4
2570Kanawha CountyWest Virginia172,381191901.7
2571Calhoun CountyAlabama115,834191605.9
2572Maury CountyTennessee118,131193613.1
2573Ector CountyTexas173,801194897.9
2574Etowah CountyAlabama103,886194535.1
2575Calcasieu ParishLouisiana208,4661961,064.2
2576Northumberland CountyPennsylvania89,920196457.7
2577Chemung CountyNew York80,415197407.3
2578Peach CountyGeorgia29,877199150.3
2579Floyd CountyGeorgia101,378199509.8
2580Cole CountyMissouri77,908199391.6
2581Warren CountyVirginia42,740199214.6
2582Jasper CountyMissouri127,428200638.5
2583Salem CountyNew Jersey66,280200331.9
2584Tazewell CountyIllinois130,049201646.5
2585Dallas CountyIowa118,457201588.2
2586Jackson CountyMississippi147,666204722.8
2587Parker CountyTexas184,767204903.7
2588Buchanan CountyMissouri83,540205408.3
2589Dukes CountyMassachusetts21,219206103.2
2590Brunswick CountyNorth Carolina174,702206849.5
2591Wichita CountyTexas129,555206627.6
2592Faulkner CountyArkansas133,979207647.2
2593Adams CountyPennsylvania107,594207518.6
2594Franklin CountyPennsylvania160,652208772.3
2595Lancaster CountySouth Carolina114,296208549.2
2596Grand Traverse CountyMichigan96,729208464.3
2597Santa Rosa CountyFlorida211,1152091,012.4
2598Midland CountyTexas187,855209900.4
2599Glynn CountyGeorgia87,599209419.6
2600Canadian CountyOklahoma187,189209896.6

Read the differences behind ranks 2501–2600

The median density among these 100 entries is 184 people per mi². The first and last entries span 43 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

  • North Carolina12 entries · 12% of this page
  • Georgia8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Alabama6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Pennsylvania6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Texas6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Indiana5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 26 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.