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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 1401–1500

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 15 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Greene County, Pennsylvania at 59 people per mi² to Preston County, West Virginia at 52 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 30 state-level jurisdictions. Tennessee has the most entries on this page (8).

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 1401 through 1500. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
1401Greene CountyPennsylvania33,88559575.9
1402Jasper CountySouth Carolina38,53359655.2
1403Tipton CountyIndiana15,31959260.5
1404Mason CountyMichigan29,04059495
1405Gilchrist CountyFlorida20,48859349.7
1406Marion CountyKentucky20,11559343.6
1407Henry CountyTennessee32,89659561.9
1408Grady CountyGeorgia26,59059454.5
1409Henry CountyIllinois48,09558823.2
1410Garfield CountyOklahoma61,779581,058.5
1411DeSoto CountyFlorida37,07858636.7
1412Larue CountyKentucky15,18458261.1
1413Bremer CountyIowa25,29658435.5
1414Benzie CountyMichigan18,56858319.7
1415Linn CountyOregon132,843582,289.5
1416Marion CountySouth Carolina28,24258489.4
1417Fayette CountyWest Virginia38,16558662
1418Cattaraugus CountyNew York75,390581,308.2
1419Mower CountyMinnesota40,97158711.3
1420Cannon CountyTennessee15,29658265.6
1421Windham CountyVermont45,20458786
1422Henry CountyKentucky16,44757286.3
1423Greene CountyIndiana31,16557542.5
1424Chambers CountyAlabama34,25357596.6
1425Mason CountyWest Virginia24,70757430.8
1426Dinwiddie CountyVirginia28,89657503.8
1427Assumption ParishLouisiana19,72057344
1428Weakley CountyTennessee33,26157580.4
1429Burnet CountyTexas57,01557994.8
1430Jersey CountyIllinois21,16057369.6
1431Elbert CountyGeorgia20,07257351.1
1432Tallapoosa CountyAlabama40,95357716.5
1433Morgan CountyIllinois32,51557569
1434Lamoille CountyVermont26,29457461.3
1435Massac CountyIllinois13,50257237.2
1436Clay CountyNorth Carolina12,23957215
1437Delaware CountyOklahoma41,91057737.7
1438Chester CountySouth Carolina33,00157580.9
1439Owen CountyIndiana21,88657385.3
1440Bryan CountyOklahoma51,36757904.3
1441Lamar CountyTexas51,50357907.3
1442Carroll CountyNew Hampshire52,78457931.9
1443Navarro CountyTexas57,181571,009.7
1444Pleasants CountyWest Virginia7,33856130.1
1445Anderson CountyTexas59,805561,062.6
1446Northampton CountyVirginia11,87956211.7
1447Kandiyohi CountyMinnesota44,72056797.4
1448Chesterfield CountySouth Carolina44,74056799
1449Clare CountyMichigan31,54356564.4
1450Washington CountyMississippi40,44656724.1
1451Waldo CountyMaine40,69356730.2
1452Carroll CountyIndiana20,65555372.2
1453Okeechobee CountyFlorida42,60855769.3
1454Washington CountyIndiana28,38355513.7
1455Green Lake CountyWisconsin19,30555349.5
1456Obion CountyTennessee30,06755544.9
1457Estill CountyKentucky13,96255253.1
1458Adams CountyNebraska31,07155563.3
1459Greene CountyGeorgia21,36755387.5
1460Somervell CountyTexas10,26155186.2
1461George CountyMississippi26,33155478.7
1462Overton CountyTennessee23,78755433.5
1463Grayson CountyKentucky27,40655499.5
1464Henderson CountyTennessee28,51855520
1465Callaway CountyMissouri45,76555834.6
1466Washington CountyNebraska21,30255389.9
1467Perquimans CountyNorth Carolina13,49055247.2
1468Grafton CountyNew Hampshire93,225551,708.6
1469Fulton CountyIndiana20,09155368.4
1470Hot Spring CountyArkansas33,45154614.9
1471Dunn CountyWisconsin46,22354850.2
1472Bennington CountyVermont36,63054674.2
1473Starr CountyTexas66,319541,223.2
1474Lanier CountyGeorgia10,62354196.5
1475Jackson CountyFlorida49,62954918.3
1476Randolph CountyIndiana24,43854452.4
1477Lake CountyCalifornia67,772541,255.1
1478Barron CountyWisconsin46,48454863.1
1479Hertford CountyNorth Carolina19,01554353.2
1480Long CountyGeorgia21,55754400.4
1481Columbus CountyNorth Carolina50,48754938.1
1482Grady CountyOklahoma59,128541,100.5
1483Montgomery CountyNorth Carolina26,40354491.5
1484Beaufort CountyNorth Carolina44,67054832.7
1485Josephine CountyOregon87,867541,638.6
1486Moore CountyTennessee6,92054129.2
1487Russell CountyVirginia25,33253473.5
1488Pontotoc CountyOklahoma38,52853720.4
1489Pendleton CountyKentucky14,80053277.1
1490Okmulgee CountyOklahoma37,24153697.4
1491Lafayette CountyMissouri33,53153628.3
1492Marlboro CountySouth Carolina25,48853479.9
1493Harlan CountyKentucky24,72553465.8
1494Caswell CountyNorth Carolina22,56353425.5
1495Wyandot CountyOhio21,56753406.9
1496Polk CountyMissouri33,60453635.5
1497Buffalo CountyNebraska51,17253968.2
1498Platte CountyNebraska35,64953675.2
1499Crockett CountyTennessee14,00653265.5
1500Preston CountyWest Virginia34,00452648.8

Read the differences behind ranks 1401–1500

The median density among these 100 entries is 56 people per mi². The first and last entries span 6.4 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

  • Tennessee8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Indiana7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Kentucky7 entries · 7% of this page
  • North Carolina7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Oklahoma6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Texas6 entries · 6% of this page

The remaining 24 jurisdictions contribute 59 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.