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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 2501–2600

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 26 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Jackson County, Minnesota at 14 people per mi² to Kemper County, Mississippi at 11 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 30 state-level jurisdictions. Nebraska 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 2501 through 2600. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
2501Jackson CountyMinnesota9,85714703
2502Webster CountyWest Virginia7,76014553.5
2503Nemaha CountyKansas10,05414717.4
2504Otero CountyColorado17,683141,261.9
2505Carbon CountyUtah20,680141,479.3
2506Curry CountyOregon22,621141,628.4
2507Johnson CountyNebraska5,21814376.1
2508Monroe CountyMissouri8,95914647.6
2509Anderson CountyKansas8,01814579.6
2510Zapata CountyTexas13,75314998.4
2511Washington CountyAlabama14,822141,080.3
2512Richardson CountyNebraska7,53014551.8
2513Hamlin CountySouth Dakota6,90014507.1
2514Burt CountyNebraska6,67814491.6
2515Benewah CountyIdaho10,50814776.9
2516Coffey CountyKansas8,46714626.9
2517Schuyler CountyMissouri4,14013307.3
2518Desha CountyArkansas9,98413741.2
2519Stanton CountyNebraska5,74413427.6
2520Lee CountyArkansas8,02913599.8
2521Latimer CountyOklahoma9,64513722.1
2522Ward CountyTexas11,12513835.6
2523Franklin CountyMississippi7,49113564
2524Quitman CountyMississippi5,36413405
2525Terry CountyTexas11,72013888.9
2526Deer Lodge CountyMontana9,70913736.7
2527Sheridan CountyWyoming33,241132,523.4
2528Swift CountyMinnesota9,76313742
2529Kearney CountyNebraska6,79013516.2
2530Somerset CountyMaine51,620133,924.3
2531Montezuma CountyColorado26,678132,029.3
2532Jefferson CountyMississippi6,82513519.9
2533Dawson CountyTexas11,77613900.3
2534Lowndes CountyAlabama9,35913716.1
2535Choctaw CountyAlabama11,90413913.5
2536Sullivan CountyPennsylvania5,85613449.9
2537Adair CountyIowa7,40313569.3
2538Klickitat CountyWashington24,331131,871.6
2539Gentry CountyMissouri6,38413491.4
2540Lincoln CountyNebraska33,303132,564.2
2541Gogebic CountyMichigan14,285131,102.1
2542Rolette CountyNorth Dakota11,68813903
2543Pierce CountyNebraska7,37813573.2
2544Nevada CountyArkansas7,94213617.8
2545Wilbarger CountyTexas12,48113970.9
2546Bon Homme CountySouth Dakota7,24413563.5
2547Clark CountyMissouri6,47513504.6
2548Wayne CountyIowa6,73813525.5
2549Sumter CountyAlabama11,58813903.8
2550Conecuh CountyAlabama10,89913850.3
2551Fairbanks North Star BoroughAlaska93,972137,334.7
2552Newton CountyTexas11,95413933.7
2553Moody CountySouth Dakota6,63213519.4
2554Fremont CountyIowa6,52213511.2
2555Rice CountyKansas9,26613726.2
2556Union CountyOregon25,900132,036.9
2557Andrews CountyTexas18,914131,500.7
2558McKinley CountyNew Mexico68,119125,451.1
2559Yellow Medicine CountyMinnesota9,47712759.1
2560Deaf Smith CountyTexas18,626121,496.8
2561Audubon CountyIowa5,50912443
2562Tooele CountyUtah87,461127,040.3
2563Pratt CountyKansas9,11712735
2564Jefferson CountyNebraska7,07012570.2
2565Clay CountyKansas7,99012645.3
2566Lamb CountyTexas12,579121,016.2
2567Cloud CountyKansas8,83312715.3
2568Marion CountyKansas11,63412944.3
2569Ozark CountyMissouri9,17212745
2570Monona CountyIowa8,53912694.1
2571Prairie CountyArkansas7,92312647.5
2572Washington CountyMaine31,334122,562.7
2573Grant CountyKansas7,02812574.8
2574Rio Grande CountyColorado11,08712912
2575Carroll CountyMissouri8,41712694.6
2576Cleveland CountyArkansas7,22412597.9
2577Polk CountyNebraska5,27012438.8
2578Sevier CountyUtah22,827121,910.5
2579Pocahontas CountyIowa6,81912577.3
2580Klamath CountyOregon70,274125,949.9
2581Searcy CountyArkansas7,84812665.9
2582Dixon CountyNebraska5,60212475.6
2583Menominee CountyWisconsin4,19912357.6
2584Shelby CountyMissouri5,87012500.9
2585Juneau City and BoroughAlaska31,609122,703
2586Mariposa CountyCalifornia16,918121,448.8
2587Richland CountyNorth Dakota16,731121,435.7
2588Catahoula ParishLouisiana8,22312709.3
2589Howard CountyNebraska6,53811569.3
2590Live Oak CountyTexas11,929111,039.7
2591Harrison CountyMissouri8,28111722.5
2592Bayfield CountyWisconsin16,787111,477.9
2593Red River CountyTexas11,816111,043.9
2594Cedar CountyNebraska8,37311740.2
2595Gila CountyArizona53,801114,757.6
2596Webster CountyGeorgia2,36911209.7
2597Box Elder CountyUtah65,320115,781.3
2598Murray CountyMinnesota7,94211704.7
2599Logan CountyColorado20,654111,838.6
2600Kemper CountyMississippi8,60011766.2

Read the differences behind ranks 2501–2600

The median density among these 100 entries is 13 people per mi². The first and last entries span 2.8 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

  • Nebraska12 entries · 12% of this page
  • Texas11 entries · 11% of this page
  • Kansas9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Missouri8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Arkansas6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Iowa6 entries · 6% of this page

The remaining 24 jurisdictions contribute 48 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.