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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 2701–2800

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 28 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Peoria County, Illinois at 289 people per mi² to Tippecanoe County, Indiana at 382 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 36 state-level jurisdictions. Florida 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 2701 through 2800. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
2701Peoria CountyIllinois178,553289618.7
2702Flagler CountyFlorida140,360289486.2
2703Jefferson CountyTexas254,321290876.7
2704Bullitt CountyKentucky86,454291297.1
2705Erie CountyOhio73,296292251.3
2706Jackson CountyGeorgia99,265292339.7
2707Citrus CountyFlorida171,666295582
2708Sussex CountyDelaware277,140296936.2
2709Hancock CountyIndiana90,969297306
2710Saratoga CountyNew York241,343298810
2711Boyd CountyKentucky47,751299159.9
2712Madison CountyIndiana135,088299451.9
2713Monongalia CountyWest Virginia107,991300360.1
2714Johnson CountyTexas218,048301725.1
2715Marion CountyOregon355,7773011,180.8
2716Jefferson CountyWest Virginia63,102302209.3
2717Rowan CountyNorth Carolina155,096303511.6
2718Shelby CountyAlabama238,552304785.5
2719Clark CountyNevada2,407,2263057,891.7
2720Martin CountyFlorida166,272306543.9
2721Wilson CountyTennessee175,033306571.1
2722Outagamie CountyWisconsin195,894307637.6
2723Brazoria CountyTexas419,0803071,363.3
2724Hunterdon CountyNew Jersey131,781308427.8
2725Anderson CountySouth Carolina219,930308713.9
2726Sonoma CountyCalifornia486,4443091,575.3
2727Cecil CountyMaryland107,131309346.3
2728Hampshire CountyMassachusetts164,065311527.2
2729Lee CountyAlabama189,881313607.6
2730Dorchester CountySouth Carolina178,397314568.4
2731Placer CountyCalifornia442,0813141,407.4
2732Chittenden CountyVermont169,115315536.9
2733Spokane CountyWashington558,3443161,764.2
2734Warren CountyNew Jersey112,953317356.5
2735Charlotte CountyFlorida217,212319681.2
2736Guánica MunicipioPuerto Rico11,84031937.1
2737Nantucket CountyMassachusetts14,75831946.2
2738Trumbull CountyOhio198,972322617.6
2739Carver CountyMinnesota114,379323353.9
2740Washington CountyWisconsin139,238323430.6
2741Linn CountyIowa232,028324717
2742Patillas MunicipioPuerto Rico15,07732446.6
2743Johnston CountyNorth Carolina256,448324792
2744Jayuya MunicipioPuerto Rico14,42332444.5
2745Cabell CountyWest Virginia91,183324281
2746Cumberland CountyNew Jersey157,148325483.4
2747St. Mary's CountyMaryland116,692325358.6
2748Davidson CountyNorth Carolina180,182326553
2749Henderson CountyNorth Carolina122,375328373
2750Shawnee CountyKansas178,607328544
2751St. Tammany ParishLouisiana279,108330845.3
2752Alachua CountyFlorida290,028331875.7
2753Rock Island CountyIllinois141,869332427.5
2754Jessamine CountyKentucky57,147332172.1
2755Kent CountyDelaware194,786332586.1
2756Erie CountyPennsylvania265,832333799
2757Lincoln CountyNorth Carolina98,654333295.9
2758Mobile CountyAlabama411,6583351,229.4
2759Portage CountyOhio163,404335487.5
2760Orocovis MunicipioPuerto Rico21,32933563.6
2761Hancock CountyWest Virginia27,72933682.6
2762Fairfield CountyOhio169,752337504.4
2763Westmoreland CountyPennsylvania349,3243401,027.7
2764Clark CountyOhio135,340342395.9
2765Indian River CountyFlorida172,799344502.6
2766Washington CountyMaryland157,731345457.8
2767Walton CountyGeorgia112,696345326.8
2768Salinas MunicipioPuerto Rico24,21834969.4
2769Livingston CountyMichigan197,315349565.3
2770Clark CountyIndiana130,451350372.5
2771Bradley CountyTennessee115,465351328.8
2772Riverside CountyCalifornia2,544,9163537,209
2773Muskegon CountyMichigan177,901353503.9
2774Beaufort CountySouth Carolina204,433355576
2775Jefferson CountyMissouri233,132355656
2776El Paso CountyColorado757,0403562,126.4
2777Spalding CountyGeorgia70,775361196
2778Osceola CountyFlorida481,7183631,327.3
2779Monroe CountyIndiana143,345363394.5
2780Coweta CountyGeorgia160,240363441
2781Ceiba MunicipioPuerto Rico10,55936429
2782Whitfield CountyGeorgia106,212366290.4
2783Lubbock CountyTexas328,906367895.6
2784Strafford CountyNew Hampshire135,043367367.5
2785Madison CountyIllinois263,110368715.5
2786Iredell CountyNorth Carolina211,798369574.5
2787Cape May CountyNew Jersey93,390371251.5
2788Stanislaus CountyCalifornia557,7193731,496.2
2789Luzerne CountyPennsylvania332,126373889.9
2790Comal CountyTexas209,166374559.5
2791Horry CountySouth Carolina427,5513771,133.1
2792Dutchess CountyNew York300,708378795.6
2793Harrison CountyMississippi217,136378573.7
2794Oldham CountyKentucky70,986379187.3
2795Utah CountyUtah759,8593792,004.5
2796Cumberland CountyMaine317,222379836.2
2797Lajas MunicipioPuerto Rico22,78438060
2798St. Clair CountyIllinois250,708381657.7
2799Bell CountyTexas402,2483821,053.8
2800Tippecanoe CountyIndiana190,456382498.9

Read the differences behind ranks 2701–2800

The median density among these 100 entries is 329 people per mi². The first and last entries span 93 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

  • Florida7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Puerto Rico7 entries · 7% of this page
  • North Carolina6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Texas6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Georgia5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Indiana5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 30 jurisdictions contribute 64 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.