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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 2601–2700

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 27 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Wilkinson County, Mississippi at 11 people per mi² to Taliaferro County, Georgia at 8.5 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 28 state-level jurisdictions. Texas has the most entries on this page (13).

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 2601 through 2700. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
2601Wilkinson CountyMississippi7,58211678
2602Adams CountyWashington21,488111,925
2603Scott CountyArkansas9,96511892.9
2604Price CountyWisconsin13,988111,254.1
2605Lafayette CountyArkansas5,88811529.5
2606Grant CountyMinnesota6,08511547.8
2607Grant CountySouth Dakota7,53411681.4
2608Navajo CountyArizona109,946119,949.5
2609Wasco CountyOregon26,310112,381.1
2610Boundary CountyIdaho13,997111,268.7
2611Oregon CountyMissouri8,70911789.8
2612Mackinac CountyMichigan11,236111,021.9
2613Montgomery CountyArkansas8,57911780.5
2614Parmer CountyTexas9,67811880.8
2615Scotland CountyMissouri4,79611436.5
2616Taylor CountyIowa5,83511531.9
2617Marshall CountyKansas9,85211900.2
2618Greene CountyAlabama7,06711647
2619Wilcox CountyAlabama9,66611887.9
2620Washita CountyOklahoma10,884111,003.1
2621Clay CountyNebraska6,17011572.3
2622Routt CountyColorado25,329112,362
2623Carter CountyMissouri5,41811507.3
2624Otero CountyNew Mexico70,368116,612.6
2625Cameron CountyPennsylvania4,21111396.1
2626Archuleta CountyColorado14,306111,350.1
2627Coal CountyOklahoma5,43611516.8
2628Jack CountyTexas9,56310911
2629Stephens CountyTexas9,38010896.7
2630Chaves CountyNew Mexico63,364106,067.2
2631Lincoln CountyMinnesota5,58310536.8
2632McCook CountySouth Dakota5,96410574.2
2633Hamilton CountyTexas8,68010835.9
2634Pend Oreille CountyWashington14,457101,400.2
2635Perry CountyAlabama7,42510719.7
2636Cassia CountyIdaho26,397102,565.6
2637Monroe CountyArkansas6,24410607.5
2638Big Stone CountyMinnesota5,05410499.1
2639Ochiltree CountyTexas9,28410917.7
2640Archer CountyTexas9,12910903.3
2641Stewart CountyGeorgia4,63110458.8
2642Iron CountyMichigan11,757101,166.1
2643Campbell CountyWyoming48,145104,802.1
2644Aroostook CountyMaine66,609106,671.2
2645Uinta CountyWyoming20,728102,081.7
2646Texas CountyOklahoma20,322102,041.3
2647Pope CountyIllinois3,67210368.9
2648Clay CountyTexas10,7649.91,088.8
2649Chariton CountyMissouri7,3779.8751.2
2650Mitchell CountyTexas8,9479.8911.1
2651Box Butte CountyNebraska10,4949.81,075.2
2652Woodruff CountyArkansas5,7109.7586
2653Ouray CountyColorado5,2659.7540.7
2654Florence CountyWisconsin4,7489.7488
2655Ramsey CountyNorth Dakota11,5309.71,185.4
2656Blaine CountyIdaho25,5179.72,637.7
2657Stutsman CountyNorth Dakota21,4149.62,221.9
2658Liberty CountyFlorida8,0359.6835.6
2659Elmore CountyIdaho29,4659.63,075.1
2660Childress CountyTexas6,6439.5696.5
2661Fillmore CountyNebraska5,4589.5575.4
2662Atchison CountyMissouri5,1759.5547.3
2663Alger CountyMichigan8,6419.4915
2664Forest CountyWisconsin9,5749.41,014.3
2665Roberts CountySouth Dakota10,2559.31,101.1
2666Yoakum CountyTexas7,4389.3799.7
2667Crook CountyOregon27,5649.32,978.9
2668Mahnomen CountyMinnesota5,1539.2557.9
2669Runnels CountyTexas9,6939.21,051.1
2670Traill CountyNorth Dakota7,9209.2861.9
2671Blaine CountyOklahoma8,5159.2928.5
2672Essex CountyVermont6,0519.1662.4
2673Roseau CountyMinnesota15,2469.11,671.7
2674Hutchinson CountySouth Dakota7,4139.1813
2675Red Lake CountyMinnesota3,9409.1432.4
2676Baraga CountyMichigan8,1699.1898.4
2677Holt CountyMissouri4,2009.1462.7
2678Tyrrell CountyNorth Carolina3,5379.1390.8
2679Albany CountyWyoming38,55894,274.2
2680Dallas CountyArkansas6,0119667.3
2681Winkler CountyTexas7,5409841.3
2682Grand CountyColorado16,4968.91,846.6
2683Aitkin CountyMinnesota16,2528.91,821.3
2684Sullivan CountyMissouri5,7388.9648
2685Meade CountySouth Dakota30,7118.83,470.9
2686Wabaunsee CountyKansas7,0188.8794.3
2687Putnam CountyMissouri4,5468.8517.3
2688Echols CountyGeorgia3,6858.8420.4
2689Lac qui Parle CountyMinnesota6,7048.8765
2690Ellsworth CountyKansas6,2578.7715.6
2691Graham CountyArizona40,1578.74,621.9
2692Ringgold CountyIowa4,6428.7535.5
2693Clearwater CountyMinnesota8,6478.7999
2694Refugio CountyTexas6,6578.6770.5
2695Okanogan CountyWashington45,2308.65,266.2
2696Cotton CountyOklahoma5,4328.6632.6
2697Luna CountyNew Mexico25,4078.62,965.2
2698Newton CountyArkansas7,0268.6821.1
2699Adams CountyIowa3,6178.5423.4
2700Taliaferro CountyGeorgia1,6628.5194.6

Read the differences behind ranks 2601–2700

The median density among these 100 entries is 9.8 people per mi². The first and last entries span 2.6 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

  • Texas13 entries · 13% of this page
  • Minnesota9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Missouri8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Arkansas7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Oklahoma5 entries · 5% of this page
  • South Dakota5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 22 jurisdictions contribute 53 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.