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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 601–700

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 7 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Routt County, Colorado at 11 people per mi² to Franklin County, Mississippi at 13 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 29 state-level jurisdictions. Texas has the most entries on this page (10).

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 601 through 700. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
601Routt CountyColorado25,329112,362
602Clay CountyNebraska6,17011572.3
603Washita CountyOklahoma10,884111,003.1
604Wilcox CountyAlabama9,66611887.9
605Greene CountyAlabama7,06711647
606Marshall CountyKansas9,85211900.2
607Taylor CountyIowa5,83511531.9
608Scotland CountyMissouri4,79611436.5
609Parmer CountyTexas9,67811880.8
610Montgomery CountyArkansas8,57911780.5
611Mackinac CountyMichigan11,236111,021.9
612Oregon CountyMissouri8,70911789.8
613Boundary CountyIdaho13,997111,268.7
614Wasco CountyOregon26,310112,381.1
615Navajo CountyArizona109,946119,949.5
616Grant CountySouth Dakota7,53411681.4
617Grant CountyMinnesota6,08511547.8
618Lafayette CountyArkansas5,88811529.5
619Price CountyWisconsin13,988111,254.1
620Scott CountyArkansas9,96511892.9
621Adams CountyWashington21,488111,925
622Wilkinson CountyMississippi7,58211678
623Kemper CountyMississippi8,60011766.2
624Logan CountyColorado20,654111,838.6
625Murray CountyMinnesota7,94211704.7
626Box Elder CountyUtah65,320115,781.3
627Webster CountyGeorgia2,36911209.7
628Gila CountyArizona53,801114,757.6
629Cedar CountyNebraska8,37311740.2
630Red River CountyTexas11,816111,043.9
631Bayfield CountyWisconsin16,787111,477.9
632Harrison CountyMissouri8,28111722.5
633Live Oak CountyTexas11,929111,039.7
634Howard CountyNebraska6,53811569.3
635Catahoula ParishLouisiana8,22312709.3
636Richland CountyNorth Dakota16,731121,435.7
637Mariposa CountyCalifornia16,918121,448.8
638Juneau City and BoroughAlaska31,609122,703
639Shelby CountyMissouri5,87012500.9
640Menominee CountyWisconsin4,19912357.6
641Dixon CountyNebraska5,60212475.6
642Searcy CountyArkansas7,84812665.9
643Klamath CountyOregon70,274125,949.9
644Pocahontas CountyIowa6,81912577.3
645Sevier CountyUtah22,827121,910.5
646Polk CountyNebraska5,27012438.8
647Cleveland CountyArkansas7,22412597.9
648Carroll CountyMissouri8,41712694.6
649Rio Grande CountyColorado11,08712912
650Grant CountyKansas7,02812574.8
651Washington CountyMaine31,334122,562.7
652Prairie CountyArkansas7,92312647.5
653Monona CountyIowa8,53912694.1
654Ozark CountyMissouri9,17212745
655Marion CountyKansas11,63412944.3
656Cloud CountyKansas8,83312715.3
657Lamb CountyTexas12,579121,016.2
658Clay CountyKansas7,99012645.3
659Jefferson CountyNebraska7,07012570.2
660Pratt CountyKansas9,11712735
661Tooele CountyUtah87,461127,040.3
662Audubon CountyIowa5,50912443
663Deaf Smith CountyTexas18,626121,496.8
664Yellow Medicine CountyMinnesota9,47712759.1
665McKinley CountyNew Mexico68,119125,451.1
666Andrews CountyTexas18,914131,500.7
667Union CountyOregon25,900132,036.9
668Rice CountyKansas9,26613726.2
669Fremont CountyIowa6,52213511.2
670Moody CountySouth Dakota6,63213519.4
671Newton CountyTexas11,95413933.7
672Fairbanks North Star BoroughAlaska93,972137,334.7
673Conecuh CountyAlabama10,89913850.3
674Sumter CountyAlabama11,58813903.8
675Wayne CountyIowa6,73813525.5
676Clark CountyMissouri6,47513504.6
677Bon Homme CountySouth Dakota7,24413563.5
678Wilbarger CountyTexas12,48113970.9
679Nevada CountyArkansas7,94213617.8
680Pierce CountyNebraska7,37813573.2
681Rolette CountyNorth Dakota11,68813903
682Gogebic CountyMichigan14,285131,102.1
683Lincoln CountyNebraska33,303132,564.2
684Gentry CountyMissouri6,38413491.4
685Klickitat CountyWashington24,331131,871.6
686Adair CountyIowa7,40313569.3
687Sullivan CountyPennsylvania5,85613449.9
688Choctaw CountyAlabama11,90413913.5
689Lowndes CountyAlabama9,35913716.1
690Dawson CountyTexas11,77613900.3
691Jefferson CountyMississippi6,82513519.9
692Montezuma CountyColorado26,678132,029.3
693Somerset CountyMaine51,620133,924.3
694Kearney CountyNebraska6,79013516.2
695Swift CountyMinnesota9,76313742
696Sheridan CountyWyoming33,241132,523.4
697Deer Lodge CountyMontana9,70913736.7
698Terry CountyTexas11,72013888.9
699Quitman CountyMississippi5,36413405
700Franklin CountyMississippi7,49113564

Read the differences behind ranks 601–700

The median density among these 100 entries is 12 people per mi². The first and last entries span 2.6 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

  • Texas10 entries · 10% of this page
  • Nebraska9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Missouri8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Arkansas7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Iowa7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Kansas7 entries · 7% of this page

The remaining 23 jurisdictions contribute 52 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.