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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 2601–2700

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 27 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Collier County, Florida at 209 people per mi² to Delaware County, Indiana at 288 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 31 state-level jurisdictions. North Carolina has the most entries on this page (7, tied for the lead).

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 2601 through 2700. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
2601Collier CountyFlorida417,1312091,997
2602Rankin CountyMississippi162,181209775.5
2603Wayne CountyOhio116,758210555
2604Bartholomew CountyIndiana85,729211406.9
2605Champaign CountyIllinois209,972211996.1
2606Putnam CountyTennessee86,612216401.1
2607Wood CountyOhio134,176217617.2
2608Jefferson CountyTennessee60,024218275.2
2609Limestone CountyAlabama122,928218563.4
2610Morgan CountyAlabama126,483218579.7
2611Tompkins CountyNew York104,047219474.7
2612Scott CountyKentucky62,262221282.2
2613Wayne CountyNorth Carolina122,278221553.9
2614Wilson CountyNorth Carolina81,150221367.6
2615Yolo CountyCalifornia224,4102221,013
2616St. Clair CountyMichigan160,486222721.5
2617Cleveland CountyNorth Carolina103,325223464.3
2618Sangamon CountyIllinois194,170224868.2
2619York CountyMaine222,434224991.2
2620Wood CountyWest Virginia82,385225366.5
2621Jackson CountyMichigan159,552227701.9
2622Blair CountyPennsylvania119,541228525.1
2623Clackamas CountyOregon426,2802281,870.7
2624Daviess CountyKentucky104,898229458.4
2625Sheboygan CountyWisconsin118,047231511.5
2626Bay CountyMichigan102,123231442.4
2627Rock CountyWisconsin166,472232718.2
2628Madison CountyKentucky101,696232437.9
2629Black Hawk CountyIowa131,532232565.8
2630Saginaw CountyMichigan187,688234800.8
2631Lawrence CountyPennsylvania83,911235357.4
2632Utuado MunicipioPuerto Rico26,894237113.6
2633Brooke CountyWest Virginia21,14223789
2634Wright CountyMinnesota157,559238661.2
2635Okaloosa CountyFlorida221,810239929.8
2636Geauga CountyOhio95,676239400.4
2637Livingston ParishLouisiana155,036239648.1
2638Sherburne CountyMinnesota104,194241432.9
2639Frederick CountyVirginia99,955242413.1
2640Anderson CountyTennessee82,066243337.2
2641Oconee CountyGeorgia44,893244184.4
2642Hinds CountyMississippi211,888244869.8
2643Sebastian CountyArkansas130,641246531.2
2644Washington CountyPennsylvania210,802246857
2645Rensselaer CountyNew York160,510246652.5
2646Lowndes CountyGeorgia122,867247497.3
2647Berkeley CountySouth Carolina274,6662491,103.6
2648Androscoggin CountyMaine116,487249468
2649Hanover CountyVirginia116,423249467.6
2650Ciales MunicipioPuerto Rico16,65225066.6
2651Allen CountyOhio100,881251402.5
2652Dougherty CountyGeorgia82,616251328.6
2653Richland CountyOhio124,893252495.2
2654Harnett CountyNorth Carolina150,137252595.1
2655Franklin CountyKentucky52,649253207.9
2656Butler CountyPennsylvania200,169254789.5
2657Montgomery CountyVirginia98,434254386.8
2658Caddo ParishLouisiana224,226255879.5
2659Olmsted CountyMinnesota166,731255653.5
2660Blount CountyTennessee143,820257558.8
2661Ellis CountyTexas240,867257935.8
2662Orange CountyTexas86,266258333.8
2663Ouachita ParishLouisiana158,542260610.1
2664Johnson CountyIowa160,044261613
2665Suffolk cityVirginia104,699262399.2
2666McLennan CountyTexas272,0202621,036.7
2667Carroll CountyGeorgia131,036263499.1
2668Bartow CountyGeorgia120,800263458.9
2669Minnehaha CountySouth Dakota212,691264806.9
2670Vigo CountyIndiana106,512264403.6
2671Douglas CountyKansas120,920265455.8
2672Kaufman CountyTexas209,235268780.7
2673Berrien CountyMichigan152,444268567.8
2674La Crosse CountyWisconsin121,339269451.8
2675Bay CountyFlorida204,479270758.6
2676Adjuntas MunicipioPuerto Rico17,99427066.6
2677McCracken CountyKentucky67,553272248.8
2678Licking CountyOhio185,564272682.4
2679Platte CountyMissouri114,400272419.8
2680Smith CountyTexas252,549274921.5
2681Monroe CountyPennsylvania167,179275608.4
2682Lee CountyNorth Carolina70,258275255.1
2683Warren CountyKentucky149,375276541.7
2684Miami CountyOhio112,634277406.6
2685Broome CountyNew York195,736277705.7
2686Loudon CountyTennessee63,764278229.3
2687Marion CountyFlorida442,6602791,588.4
2688Boone CountyMissouri191,746280685.6
2689Pickens CountySouth Carolina139,198280497
2690Pitt CountyNorth Carolina182,936280652.4
2691Guadalupe CountyTexas201,111283711.2
2692Sumter CountyFlorida157,772283557.1
2693Monroe CountyMichigan156,004284549.4
2694Onslow CountyNorth Carolina217,175285762.1
2695Wicomico CountyMaryland106,899286374.4
2696Sussex CountyNew Jersey148,063286518.5
2697Howard CountyIndiana83,904286293.1
2698Montgomery CountyAlabama225,891288785.4
2699Washington CountyArkansas271,213288941.5
2700Delaware CountyIndiana113,106288392.1

Read the differences behind ranks 2601–2700

The median density among these 100 entries is 250 people per mi². The first and last entries span 80 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 Carolina7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Ohio7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Kentucky6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Michigan6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Texas6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Florida5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 25 jurisdictions contribute 63 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.