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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 701–800

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 8 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Ward County, Texas at 13 people per mi² to Humphreys County, Mississippi at 17 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 27 state-level jurisdictions. Texas has the most entries on this page (11).

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 701 through 800. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
701Ward CountyTexas11,12513835.6
702Latimer CountyOklahoma9,64513722.1
703Lee CountyArkansas8,02913599.8
704Stanton CountyNebraska5,74413427.6
705Desha CountyArkansas9,98413741.2
706Schuyler CountyMissouri4,14013307.3
707Coffey CountyKansas8,46714626.9
708Benewah CountyIdaho10,50814776.9
709Burt CountyNebraska6,67814491.6
710Hamlin CountySouth Dakota6,90014507.1
711Richardson CountyNebraska7,53014551.8
712Washington CountyAlabama14,822141,080.3
713Zapata CountyTexas13,75314998.4
714Anderson CountyKansas8,01814579.6
715Monroe CountyMissouri8,95914647.6
716Johnson CountyNebraska5,21814376.1
717Curry CountyOregon22,621141,628.4
718Carbon CountyUtah20,680141,479.3
719Otero CountyColorado17,683141,261.9
720Nemaha CountyKansas10,05414717.4
721Webster CountyWest Virginia7,76014553.5
722Jackson CountyMinnesota9,85714703
723Noxubee CountyMississippi9,79814695.4
724Madison ParishLouisiana8,84414623.9
725Wayne CountyMissouri10,78214759.2
726Gallatin CountyIllinois4,61614322.9
727Chicot CountyArkansas9,10714637
728Red Willow CountyNebraska10,30714717.2
729Randolph CountyGeorgia6,15614428.2
730Decatur CountyIowa7,65514531.9
731Clay CountyGeorgia2,81514195.4
732Jefferson CountyOregon25,740141,781.7
733Butler CountyNebraska8,50715584.8
734Wilson CountyKansas8,29915570.4
735San Augustine CountyTexas7,72215530.7
736Talbot CountyGeorgia5,70915391.4
737Renville CountyMinnesota14,35615982.9
738Craig CountyVirginia4,80015328.1
739Carroll CountyMississippi9,22615628.4
740Potter CountyPennsylvania15,897151,081.2
741Van Buren CountyIowa7,13115484.8
742Kossuth CountyIowa14,32215972.7
743St. Clair CountyMissouri9,97615675
744Noble CountyOklahoma10,89915731.7
745Quitman CountyGeorgia2,25415151.2
746Eddy CountyNew Mexico62,509154,176.3
747Atoka CountyOklahoma14,60915975.5
748Sawyer CountyWisconsin18,846151,257.6
749Osceola CountyIowa5,98015398.7
750Natrona CountyWyoming80,526155,340.5
751Turner CountySouth Dakota9,31415617.1
752Bienville ParishLouisiana12,26915811.3
753Bradley CountyArkansas9,82815649.2
754Douglas CountyMissouri12,34215813.6
755Daviess CountyMissouri8,55815563.3
756Greene CountyIowa8,65815569.6
757Val Verde CountyTexas47,835153,144.8
758Schuyler CountyIllinois6,65715437.3
759Comanche CountyTexas14,43215937.8
760Oscoda CountyMichigan8,72315565.7
761Cuming CountyNebraska8,82315570.5
762Nolan CountyTexas14,11715912
763Forest CountyPennsylvania6,61415427.3
764Rusk CountyWisconsin14,14615913.5
765Polk CountyMinnesota30,545151,971
766Ashland CountyWisconsin16,203161,045
767Cass CountyMinnesota31,430162,021.5
768Beadle CountySouth Dakota19,624161,258.7
769Tucker CountyWest Virginia6,54016419
770Coosa CountyAlabama10,16116650.9
771Alcona CountyMichigan10,55616674.7
772Taos CountyNew Mexico34,564162,202.4
773Bullock CountyAlabama9,78016622.8
774Ida CountyIowa6,77716431.5
775Leon CountyTexas16,894161,073.2
776Winn ParishLouisiana14,96116950
777Palo Alto CountyIowa8,89916563.9
778Henderson CountyIllinois5,98416378.8
779Dade CountyMissouri7,80416490
780Maries CountyMissouri8,39716526.9
781Gaines CountyTexas23,956161,502.4
782Brown CountyKansas9,10416570.9
783Woodward CountyOklahoma19,827161,242.8
784Arkansas CountyArkansas15,83616992.1
785East Carroll ParishLouisiana6,76016421.2
786Uvalde CountyTexas24,963161,551.9
787Callahan CountyTexas14,49116899.4
788Storey CountyNevada4,26016263.8
789Lafayette CountyFlorida8,79216543.3
790Merrick CountyNebraska7,90516487.8
791Johnston CountyOklahoma10,44816643.1
792Glades CountyFlorida13,27016806.8
793Elbert CountyColorado30,534161,850.8
794Claiborne CountyMississippi8,05817487.4
795Sac CountyIowa9,52517575
796Pike CountyArkansas9,96417600.3
797Frio CountyTexas18,823171,133.5
798McCurtain CountyOklahoma30,744171,850.8
799Phelps CountyNebraska8,99417539.8
800Humphreys CountyMississippi7,00117418.6

Read the differences behind ranks 701–800

The median density among these 100 entries is 15 people per mi². The first and last entries span 3.4 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

  • Texas11 entries · 11% of this page
  • Nebraska9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Iowa8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Missouri8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Arkansas6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Oklahoma6 entries · 6% of this page

The remaining 21 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.