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Most densely populated counties

Population per square mile of land, using the latest Census Bureau estimate and Gazetteer land area. Small urban counties and independent cities lead because a large population shares little land.

Ranks 901–1000

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 10 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Rutherford County, North Carolina at 116 people per mi² to Dare County, North Carolina at 100 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 30 state-level jurisdictions. Indiana has the most entries on this page (9, 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.

Most densely populated counties, ranks 901 through 1000. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
901Rutherford CountyNorth Carolina65,745116565.4
902Barry CountyMichigan63,991116553.1
903Granville CountyNorth Carolina61,421115532
904Pike CountyPennsylvania62,808115544.9
905Haywood CountyNorth Carolina63,369114553.6
906Yadkin CountyNorth Carolina38,325114334.9
907Auglaize CountyOhio45,909114401.4
908Cass CountyNorth Dakota201,7941141,764.9
909Comanche CountyOklahoma122,1581141,069.3
910Lamar CountyGeorgia20,941114183.5
911Kern CountyCalifornia927,0681148,134.7
912Oktibbeha CountyMississippi51,896113457.6
913Lowndes CountyMississippi57,346113506.1
914Isabella CountyMichigan64,691113572.7
915Steuben CountyIndiana34,799113308.8
916Knox CountyMaine41,117113364.9
917El Dorado CountyCalifornia192,3231131,707.8
918Spencer CountyKentucky20,998112186.7
919Mifflin CountyPennsylvania46,127112411
920Darlington CountySouth Carolina62,888112560.6
921Whatcom CountyWashington236,3921122,107.9
922Shelby CountyIndiana45,882112411.1
923Kings CountyCalifornia154,3271111,391
924Ross CountyOhio76,429111689.2
925San Bernardino CountyCalifornia2,224,09111120,068.4
926Talladega CountyAlabama81,603111736.8
927Cheshire CountyNew Hampshire78,269111706.7
928Campbell CountyVirginia55,629111503.3
929Angelina CountyTexas88,154110797.9
930Rhea CountyTennessee34,844110315.5
931Trousdale CountyTennessee12,623110114.3
932Fayette CountyIndiana23,533109215
933Bedford CountyVirginia83,059109760.1
934Highlands CountyFlorida111,1221091,017.7
935LaGrange CountyIndiana41,305109379.6
936Adams CountyIndiana36,650108338.9
937Cayuga CountyNew York74,365108691.6
938Walker CountyTexas83,842107784.2
939San Juan CountyWashington18,577107173.9
940Caroline CountyMaryland34,116107319.4
941Putnam CountyFlorida77,734107728.4
942Lincoln CountyMissouri66,676106626.6
943Holmes CountyOhio44,970106422.6
944Nevada CountyCalifornia101,911106957.8
945Cass CountyMichigan51,677105490.1
946Fulton CountyNew York52,216105495.5
947Crawford CountyArkansas62,657105595.3
948Rockingham CountyVirginia89,316105849.8
949Marshall CountyIndiana46,599105443.6
950Victoria CountyTexas92,656105882.1
951Pulaski CountyVirginia33,586105319.8
952Marshall CountyKentucky31,659105302.1
953Liberty CountyTexas121,3641051,158.5
954Bowie CountyTexas92,696105884.9
955Whitley CountyIndiana35,046104335.6
956Scotland CountyNorth Carolina33,322104319.1
957Crawford CountyOhio41,896104401.8
958Autauga CountyAlabama61,920104594.5
959San Patricio CountyTexas72,053104693.3
960Aransas CountyTexas26,146104252.3
961Person CountyNorth Carolina40,636104392.4
962Clinton CountyOhio42,301103408.7
963Fulton CountyOhio41,853103405.5
964Goochland CountyVirginia29,187103283
965Dubois CountyIndiana44,016103427.3
966McDowell CountyNorth Carolina45,198103440
967Stokes CountyNorth Carolina46,126103449.3
968Lincoln ParishLouisiana48,360103471.6
969Madison CountyNew York67,120102654.9
970Calloway CountyKentucky39,421102384.9
971Pulaski CountyKentucky67,384102658.1
972Benton CountyMinnesota41,744102408.3
973Greenup CountyKentucky35,213102344.5
974Isanti CountyMinnesota44,386102435.8
975Orleans CountyNew York39,825102391.3
976Dodge CountyWisconsin89,097102875.7
977Seneca CountyNew York32,883102323.7
978Grant CountyKentucky26,181101258
979Lawrence CountyIndiana45,568101449.1
980Henderson CountyKentucky44,255101436.4
981Marshall CountyTennessee38,071101375.5
982Henderson CountyTexas88,595101873.8
983Caldwell CountyTexas55,150101544.5
984Fluvanna CountyVirginia28,975101286.2
985Franklin CountyMassachusetts70,698101699.2
986Warren CountyTennessee43,717101432.7
987Logan CountyOhio46,302101458.5
988Laurens CountySouth Carolina71,848101712.9
989Kershaw CountySouth Carolina73,166101726.6
990Madison CountyOhio46,985101466.7
991Cowlitz CountyWashington114,8851011,141.2
992Warren CountyIowa57,331101569.7
993Tulare CountyCalifornia485,1461014,823.9
994Pinal CountyArizona539,3801015,366.7
995Meade CountyKentucky30,699100305.5
996Taylor CountyKentucky26,763100266.4
997Colbert CountyAlabama59,474100593
998Indiana CountyPennsylvania82,878100827.4
999Lauderdale CountyMississippi70,317100703.7
1000Dare CountyNorth Carolina38,245100383.2

Read the differences behind ranks 901–1000

The median density among these 100 entries is 105 people per mi². The first and last entries span 16 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

  • Indiana9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Kentucky9 entries · 9% of this page
  • North Carolina9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Texas9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Ohio8 entries · 8% of this page
  • California6 entries · 6% of this page

The remaining 24 jurisdictions contribute 50 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.