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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 2401–2500

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 25 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Bollinger County, Missouri at 17 people per mi² to Noxubee County, Mississippi at 14 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 26 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 2401 through 2500. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
2401Bollinger CountyMissouri10,64617617.9
2402Bland CountyVirginia6,15117357.6
2403Thurston CountyNebraska6,75217393.6
2404Pitkin CountyColorado16,62517970.7
2405Pike CountyIllinois14,23117831.4
2406Mohave CountyArizona228,1021713,332.1
2407Amite CountyMississippi12,48717730.1
2408Monroe CountyIowa7,40617433.7
2409Ripley CountyMissouri10,71717629.5
2410Itasca CountyMinnesota45,404172,667.5
2411Lea CountyNew Mexico74,749174,391.6
2412Franklin CountyIowa9,86817582
2413Calhoun CountyIllinois4,30017253.8
2414Iron CountyMissouri9,31817550.3
2415Pope CountyMinnesota11,42017674.6
2416Keokuk CountyIowa9,79717579.2
2417Tallahatchie CountyMississippi10,87717645.6
2418Nowata CountyOklahoma9,52217565.8
2419Charlton CountyGeorgia13,12117780.1
2420Calhoun CountyIowa9,56217569.8
2421Linn CountyKansas9,95017594.1
2422Hughes CountyOklahoma13,45517804.5
2423Humphreys CountyMississippi7,00117418.6
2424Phelps CountyNebraska8,99417539.8
2425McCurtain CountyOklahoma30,744171,850.8
2426Frio CountyTexas18,823171,133.5
2427Pike CountyArkansas9,96417600.3
2428Sac CountyIowa9,52517575
2429Claiborne CountyMississippi8,05817487.4
2430Elbert CountyColorado30,534161,850.8
2431Glades CountyFlorida13,27016806.8
2432Johnston CountyOklahoma10,44816643.1
2433Merrick CountyNebraska7,90516487.8
2434Lafayette CountyFlorida8,79216543.3
2435Storey CountyNevada4,26016263.8
2436Callahan CountyTexas14,49116899.4
2437Uvalde CountyTexas24,963161,551.9
2438East Carroll ParishLouisiana6,76016421.2
2439Arkansas CountyArkansas15,83616992.1
2440Woodward CountyOklahoma19,827161,242.8
2441Brown CountyKansas9,10416570.9
2442Gaines CountyTexas23,956161,502.4
2443Maries CountyMissouri8,39716526.9
2444Dade CountyMissouri7,80416490
2445Henderson CountyIllinois5,98416378.8
2446Palo Alto CountyIowa8,89916563.9
2447Winn ParishLouisiana14,96116950
2448Leon CountyTexas16,894161,073.2
2449Ida CountyIowa6,77716431.5
2450Bullock CountyAlabama9,78016622.8
2451Taos CountyNew Mexico34,564162,202.4
2452Alcona CountyMichigan10,55616674.7
2453Coosa CountyAlabama10,16116650.9
2454Tucker CountyWest Virginia6,54016419
2455Beadle CountySouth Dakota19,624161,258.7
2456Cass CountyMinnesota31,430162,021.5
2457Ashland CountyWisconsin16,203161,045
2458Polk CountyMinnesota30,545151,971
2459Rusk CountyWisconsin14,14615913.5
2460Forest CountyPennsylvania6,61415427.3
2461Nolan CountyTexas14,11715912
2462Cuming CountyNebraska8,82315570.5
2463Oscoda CountyMichigan8,72315565.7
2464Comanche CountyTexas14,43215937.8
2465Schuyler CountyIllinois6,65715437.3
2466Val Verde CountyTexas47,835153,144.8
2467Greene CountyIowa8,65815569.6
2468Daviess CountyMissouri8,55815563.3
2469Douglas CountyMissouri12,34215813.6
2470Bradley CountyArkansas9,82815649.2
2471Bienville ParishLouisiana12,26915811.3
2472Turner CountySouth Dakota9,31415617.1
2473Natrona CountyWyoming80,526155,340.5
2474Osceola CountyIowa5,98015398.7
2475Sawyer CountyWisconsin18,846151,257.6
2476Atoka CountyOklahoma14,60915975.5
2477Eddy CountyNew Mexico62,509154,176.3
2478Quitman CountyGeorgia2,25415151.2
2479Noble CountyOklahoma10,89915731.7
2480St. Clair CountyMissouri9,97615675
2481Kossuth CountyIowa14,32215972.7
2482Van Buren CountyIowa7,13115484.8
2483Potter CountyPennsylvania15,897151,081.2
2484Carroll CountyMississippi9,22615628.4
2485Craig CountyVirginia4,80015328.1
2486Renville CountyMinnesota14,35615982.9
2487Talbot CountyGeorgia5,70915391.4
2488San Augustine CountyTexas7,72215530.7
2489Wilson CountyKansas8,29915570.4
2490Butler CountyNebraska8,50715584.8
2491Jefferson CountyOregon25,740141,781.7
2492Clay CountyGeorgia2,81514195.4
2493Decatur CountyIowa7,65514531.9
2494Randolph CountyGeorgia6,15614428.2
2495Red Willow CountyNebraska10,30714717.2
2496Chicot CountyArkansas9,10714637
2497Gallatin CountyIllinois4,61614322.9
2498Wayne CountyMissouri10,78214759.2
2499Madison ParishLouisiana8,84414623.9
2500Noxubee CountyMississippi9,79814695.4

Read the differences behind ranks 2401–2500

The median density among these 100 entries is 16 people per mi². The first and last entries span 3.1 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
  • Missouri9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Texas9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Oklahoma7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Mississippi6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Nebraska6 entries · 6% of this page

The remaining 20 jurisdictions contribute 51 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.