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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 2201–2300

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 23 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Chippewa County, Michigan at 23 people per mi² to Pickens County, Alabama at 21 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 28 state-level jurisdictions. Iowa has the most entries on this page (12).

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 2201 through 2300. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
2201Chippewa CountyMichigan36,081231,558.5
2202Grant CountyWest Virginia11,04123477.4
2203Chickasaw CountyIowa11,66323504.3
2204Alamosa CountyColorado16,68823722.6
2205Summit CountyUtah43,141231,870.7
2206Mason CountyIllinois12,41123539.4
2207Nodaway CountyMissouri20,17423877
2208Emmet CountyIowa9,10723395.9
2209Montgomery CountyMississippi9,35423407
2210Cass CountyIowa12,96023564.3
2211Van Buren CountyArkansas16,23823709.6
2212Lincoln CountyArkansas12,76423559.5
2213Clear Creek CountyColorado8,99423395.1
2214Polk CountyArkansas19,48623856.8
2215Crawford CountyIowa16,23723714.2
2216Mitchell CountyIowa10,65023469.3
2217Flathead CountyMontana115,429235,087.3
2218Hickory CountyMissouri9,04423398.8
2219Wayne CountyNebraska10,02023442.9
2220Gray CountyTexas20,91923926
2221Gooding CountyIdaho16,44623729.3
2222Bourbon CountyKansas14,31923635.5
2223Whitman CountyWashington48,512222,159.3
2224Lamar CountyAlabama13,58722604.8
2225Jones CountyTexas20,86122928.6
2226Osage CountyMissouri13,61122606.5
2227Langlade CountyWisconsin19,53422870.7
2228Lake CountyMontana33,392221,490.5
2229Grundy CountyMissouri9,74422435.3
2230Wayne CountyTennessee16,41622734.1
2231New Madrid CountyMissouri15,08622674.9
2232DeWitt CountyTexas20,30922909
2233Colorado CountyTexas21,43922960.3
2234Screven CountyGeorgia14,40822645.8
2235Allamakee CountyIowa14,23822639.1
2236Wayne CountyIllinois15,88222713.8
2237Osage CountyKansas15,69322705.5
2238Douglas CountyOregon111,951225,035.8
2239Ralls CountyMissouri10,44422469.8
2240Clarke CountyIowa9,57422431.1
2241Pennington CountyMinnesota13,68622616.5
2242Little River CountyArkansas11,76322531.3
2243Hutchinson CountyTexas19,63322887.4
2244Tyler CountyTexas20,44322924.3
2245Texas CountyMissouri25,994221,177.3
2246Madison CountyArkansas18,41022834.3
2247Wright CountyIowa12,80122580.4
2248Clay CountyWest Virginia7,53822342
2249Perry CountyTennessee9,12622414.8
2250Dickinson CountyKansas18,63722847.1
2251Smith CountyMississippi13,99122636.3
2252Clay CountyArkansas14,05222639.2
2253Menominee CountyMichigan22,941221,044
2254Morgan CountyUtah13,38322609.2
2255Howard CountyMissouri10,18022463.8
2256Sussex CountyVirginia10,75522490.2
2257Tehama CountyCalifornia64,665222,949.1
2258Brown CountySouth Dakota37,561221,713
2259Benton CountyIndiana8,88322406.4
2260Glascock CountyGeorgia3,14122143.7
2261Clarke CountyMississippi15,10222691.6
2262San Juan CountyNew Mexico120,340225,517.2
2263Lewis and Clark CountyMontana75,331223,458.4
2264Montgomery CountyMissouri11,59022535
2265Humboldt CountyIowa9,40922434.4
2266Clayton CountyIowa16,84522778.5
2267Crenshaw CountyAlabama13,17522608.9
2268Delta CountyTexas5,54922256.8
2269Pine CountyMinnesota30,472221,411.3
2270Calhoun CountyMississippi12,64322586.6
2271Garfield CountyColorado63,474222,947.4
2272Yell CountyArkansas19,95621930.4
2273Washburn CountyWisconsin17,08721797.1
2274Glenn CountyCalifornia28,141211,313.9
2275Calhoun CountyWest Virginia5,97821279.3
2276King and Queen CountyVirginia6,74321315.1
2277Chippewa CountyMinnesota12,40621581.2
2278Lavaca CountyTexas20,65121969.7
2279Jackson CountyWisconsin20,99921987.9
2280Kittitas CountyWashington48,803212,297.3
2281Hancock CountyIllinois16,80321793.7
2282Twiggs CountyGeorgia7,59721359.3
2283Caldwell CountyMissouri9,01221426.4
2284Lyon CountyIowa12,35421587.6
2285Marion CountyGeorgia7,67621365.7
2286Wirt CountyWest Virginia4,87921232.5
2287Harrison CountyIowa14,62321696.9
2288Love CountyOklahoma10,78021513.9
2289Burnett CountyWisconsin17,22321821.6
2290Howard CountyArkansas12,30621587.3
2291Stone CountyArkansas12,70321606.4
2292Brown CountyIllinois6,40121305.7
2293Gilmer CountyWest Virginia7,08521338.5
2294Robertson CountyTexas17,83921855.2
2295Greene CountyIllinois11,31321543.1
2296Osage CountyOklahoma46,794212,246.7
2297Taylor CountyGeorgia7,81821376.7
2298Lewis CountyNew York26,479211,276.3
2299Trinity CountyTexas14,38421693.9
2300Pickens CountyAlabama18,22121881.4

Read the differences behind ranks 2201–2300

The median density among these 100 entries is 22 people per mi². The first and last entries span 2.5 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

  • Iowa12 entries · 12% of this page
  • Missouri10 entries · 10% of this page
  • Texas10 entries · 10% of this page
  • Arkansas9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Georgia5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Illinois5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 22 jurisdictions contribute 49 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.