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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 2901–3000

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 30 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Madison County, Alabama at 541 people per mi² to Emporia city, Virginia at 822 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 28 state-level jurisdictions. Puerto Rico has the most entries on this page (22).

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 2901 through 3000. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
2901Madison CountyAlabama433,516541801.7
2902Johnson CountyIndiana174,262544320.4
2903Mahoning CountyOhio224,706546411.5
2904Delaware CountyOhio242,032546443.1
2905Ottawa CountyMichigan308,459547563.5
2906Volusia CountyFlorida606,5735511,101.3
2907Winnebago CountyIllinois283,674553513
2908Floyd CountyIndiana82,153553148.5
2909San Sebastián MunicipioPuerto Rico39,01955470.5
2910Solano CountyCalifornia455,376554821.7
2911Dauphin CountyPennsylvania293,351559524.9
2912Cleveland CountyOklahoma303,973564538.9
2913San Germán MunicipioPuerto Rico30,80956654.4
2914Pierce CountyWashington946,2885671,668
2915Santa Isabel MunicipioPuerto Rico19,54757334.1
2916Richland CountySouth Carolina434,956574757.3
2917Bernalillo CountyNew Mexico667,6015751,161.7
2918St. Johns CountyFlorida346,328577600.7
2919Hall CountyGeorgia226,568577392.5
2920Santa Cruz CountyCalifornia258,852582445.1
2921Columbia CountyGeorgia169,189583290.2
2922James City CountyVirginia83,326586142.3
2923Hidalgo CountyTexas921,5495871,571.2
2924Worcester CountyMassachusetts888,5025881,510.7
2925Boone CountyKentucky145,316590246.3
2926San Joaquin CountyCalifornia823,8155921,392.3
2927Barnstable CountyMassachusetts233,539592394.2
2928Villalba MunicipioPuerto Rico21,13359335.6
2929St. Joseph CountyIndiana272,861596457.8
2930Lancaster CountyPennsylvania563,159597943.9
2931Racine CountyWisconsin198,919598332.6
2932Jefferson CountyAlabama665,7425991,111.6
2933Onondaga CountyNew York466,584599778.4
2934Burlington CountyNew Jersey481,439602799.3
2935Sabana Grande MunicipioPuerto Rico22,05560736.3
2936Harford CountyMaryland266,446610437.1
2937Paulding CountyGeorgia190,996611312.4
2938Allen CountyIndiana402,329612657.1
2939Albany CountyNew York321,225614522.9
2940Barrow CountyGeorgia99,773619161.1
2941Kenosha CountyWisconsin168,448620271.8
2942Añasco MunicipioPuerto Rico24,44962239.3
2943Rutherford CountyTennessee386,352624619.5
2944Genesee CountyMichigan401,093630636.9
2945Manatee CountyFlorida468,200630742.8
2946Campbell CountyKentucky95,441631151.3
2947Bibb CountyGeorgia157,556632249.4
2948Stafford CountyVirginia170,803636268.5
2949Richmond CountyGeorgia206,559637324.4
2950Warren CountyOhio257,181641401.4
2951Fayette CountyGeorgia125,156643194.7
2952Comerío MunicipioPuerto Rico18,44564928.4
2953Stark CountyOhio373,771650574.9
2954Brevard CountyFlorida663,9826541,015
2955Lorain CountyOhio323,219659490.5
2956Cabo Rojo MunicipioPuerto Rico46,58066270.4
2957Luquillo MunicipioPuerto Rico17,19066625.8
2958Clay CountyMissouri265,032666397.7
2959Williamson CountyTexas752,8276751,115.9
2960Arecibo MunicipioPuerto Rico85,539679126
2961York CountyVirginia71,374682104.7
2962Cabarrus CountyNorth Carolina249,725691361.3
2963Gaston CountyNorth Carolina246,558693355.8
2964San Lorenzo MunicipioPuerto Rico37,27570253.1
2965St. Lucie CountyFlorida402,449704571.9
2966Camuy MunicipioPuerto Rico32,69170446.4
2967Cherokee CountyGeorgia299,273711421
2968Kitsap CountyWashington283,374717395.1
2969Chatham CountyGeorgia311,855721432.8
2970Hamilton CountyTennessee390,833721542.2
2971Morovis MunicipioPuerto Rico28,17072438.9
2972Río Grande MunicipioPuerto Rico44,79973960.6
2973Greenville CountySouth Carolina583,125742785.9
2974Chester CountyPennsylvania557,116742750.6
2975Washington CountyMinnesota286,895746384.8
2976Moca MunicipioPuerto Rico37,56274650.4
2977Florida MunicipioPuerto Rico11,37174815.2
2978Montgomery CountyTexas781,1947501,042.2
2979Hampden CountyMassachusetts464,338753617
2980Chesapeake cityVirginia255,332754338.5
2981Rockdale CountyGeorgia98,416758129.8
2982Waukesha CountyWisconsin417,210759549.7
2983Jefferson CountyColorado580,451759764.4
2984Juana Díaz MunicipioPuerto Rico45,85376060.4
2985Aguas Buenas MunicipioPuerto Rico22,83876030.1
2986St. Charles CountyMissouri426,499761560.3
2987Douglas CountyGeorgia154,293771200.1
2988Cayey MunicipioPuerto Rico40,02777151.9
2989Isabela MunicipioPuerto Rico42,93877755.3
2990San Diego CountyCalifornia3,282,2487794,210.9
2991Vanderburgh CountyIndiana181,995780233.4
2992Aibonito MunicipioPuerto Rico24,74679131.3
2993Schenectady CountyNew York162,581794204.7
2994Kent CountyMichigan675,232795849.5
2995Palm Beach CountyFlorida1,575,7268021,964.3
2996Galax cityVirginia6,6708108.2
2997Newport CountyRhode Island83,051811102.4
2998Corozal MunicipioPuerto Rico34,53181242.5
2999Dakota CountyMinnesota457,710814562.6
3000Emporia cityVirginia5,4478226.6

Read the differences behind ranks 2901–3000

The median density among these 100 entries is 642 people per mi². The first and last entries span 281 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

  • Puerto Rico22 entries · 22% of this page
  • Georgia11 entries · 11% of this page
  • Florida6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Virginia6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Indiana5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Ohio5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 22 jurisdictions contribute 45 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.