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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 2701–2800

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 28 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Uintah County, Utah at 8.5 people per mi² to Tensas Parish, Louisiana at 6.1 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 27 state-level jurisdictions. Kansas has the most entries on this page (15).

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 2701 through 2800. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
2701Uintah CountyUtah38,2788.54,482.9
2702Charles Mix CountySouth Dakota9,3038.51,097.1
2703Goliad CountyTexas7,2088.5852
2704Thayer CountyNebraska4,8428.4573.8
2705Bailey CountyTexas6,9638.4827
2706Greer CountyOklahoma5,3738.4639.3
2707Clinch CountyGeorgia6,8478.4815
2708Wilkin CountyMinnesota6,2888.4751
2709Pendleton CountyWest Virginia5,8268.4696.1
2710Park CountyColorado18,3148.32,193.5
2711Castro CountyTexas7,2958.2894.4
2712Kingman CountyKansas7,0298.1863.4
2713Mercer CountyNorth Dakota8,4418.11,042.8
2714Pocahontas CountyWest Virginia7,6028.1940.2
2715Iron CountyWisconsin6,1278.1758.2
2716Kiowa CountyOklahoma8,1818.11,015.1
2717Jefferson CountyMontana13,32981,657
2718Washington CountyIdaho11,58381,452.9
2719Ottawa CountyKansas5,7448720.7
2720Baker CountyGeorgia2,7258342
2721Cheyenne CountyNebraska9,52881,196
2722Mitchell CountyKansas5,5908701.8
2723Hanson CountySouth Dakota3,4568434.6
2724Pawnee CountyKansas5,9917.9754.3
2725Walsh CountyNorth Dakota10,1797.91,281.6
2726Major CountyOklahoma7,5367.9955
2727Boone CountyNebraska5,3557.8686.5
2728Tillman CountyOklahoma6,7807.8871.1
2729Coconino CountyArizona144,3687.818,616.4
2730Pushmataha CountyOklahoma10,8077.71,395.6
2731Lewis CountyIdaho3,7047.7478.8
2732Bath CountyVirginia4,0767.7529.2
2733Morris CountyKansas5,3487.7695.3
2734Skamania CountyWashington12,6697.61,658.3
2735Keith CountyNebraska8,1007.61,062.1
2736Fremont CountyIdaho14,2087.61,864
2737Roosevelt CountyNew Mexico18,6157.62,446.1
2738Custer CountyColorado5,5907.6738.6
2739Swisher CountyTexas6,7037.5890.2
2740Knox CountyNebraska8,3357.51,108.2
2741Mercer CountyMissouri3,4047.5453.8
2742Nance CountyNebraska3,2907.5441.6
2743Hyde CountyNorth Carolina4,5547.4612.3
2744Russell CountyKansas6,5817.4886.3
2745Reynolds CountyMissouri5,9927.4808.5
2746Antelope CountyNebraska6,3527.4857.2
2747Knox CountyMissouri3,7287.4504
2748Walworth CountySouth Dakota5,2177.4707.5
2749Calhoun CountyArkansas4,6327.4628.6
2750Plumas CountyCalifornia18,5837.32,553.1
2751Norman CountyMinnesota6,3367.3872.8
2752Shannon CountyMissouri7,2857.31,003.8
2753Prowers CountyColorado11,8847.31,638.4
2754Crowley CountyColorado5,6777.2787.4
2755Valley CountyNebraska4,0947.2568.1
2756Thomas CountyKansas7,7257.21,074.7
2757Worth CountyMissouri1,9147.2266.6
2758Sharkey CountyMississippi3,0977.2431.7
2759Jefferson CountyOklahoma5,4317.2759
2760Nuckolls CountyNebraska4,1007.1575.2
2761Broadwater CountyMontana8,4937.11,192.4
2762Barnes CountyNorth Dakota10,5737.11,491.6
2763Deuel CountySouth Dakota4,4087.1622.7
2764Luce CountyMichigan6,3397.1899.1
2765McCulloch CountyTexas7,47271,065.6
2766Schoolcraft CountyMichigan8,18771,171.9
2767Brooks CountyTexas6,5797943.4
2768Zavala CountyTexas9,03771,297.4
2769Bear Lake CountyIdaho6,7276.9975.7
2770Grant CountyNew Mexico27,2526.93,961.2
2771Stevens CountyKansas4,9846.9727.4
2772Kalawao CountyHawaii826.812
2773Rio Arriba CountyNew Mexico39,8326.85,860.9
2774Lynn CountyTexas6,0176.7891.9
2775Scott CountyKansas4,8156.7717.6
2776Harper CountyKansas5,3706.7801.3
2777Siskiyou CountyCalifornia42,0136.76,278.8
2778Douglas CountySouth Dakota2,8886.7431.8
2779Woods CountyOklahoma8,4436.61,286.5
2780Alfalfa CountyOklahoma5,6496.5866.6
2781Ransom CountyNorth Dakota5,6176.5862.5
2782Gray CountyKansas5,6526.5868.9
2783Park CountyMontana18,2146.52,802.5
2784Republic CountyKansas4,6406.5717.4
2785Brule CountySouth Dakota5,2786.5817.2
2786Duchesne CountyUtah20,8566.43,235.5
2787Phillips CountyColorado4,4206.4687.9
2788Todd CountySouth Dakota8,8636.41,388.6
2789Oglala Lakota CountySouth Dakota13,3386.42,093.6
2790Kingsbury CountySouth Dakota5,2846.3832.2
2791Carson CountyTexas5,8056.3920.2
2792Furnas CountyNebraska4,5246.3719.2
2793Coleman CountyTexas7,9156.31,263
2794Woodson CountyKansas3,1186.3497.8
2795Haskell CountyKansas3,5996.2577.5
2796Morrow CountyOregon12,6026.22,030.5
2797Lassen CountyCalifornia28,1176.24,541.4
2798Washington CountyKansas5,5336.2894.8
2799Lincoln CountyMontana22,3286.23,612.6
2800Tensas ParishLouisiana3,7006.1603.3

Read the differences behind ranks 2701–2800

The median density among these 100 entries is 7.3 people per mi². The first and last entries span 2.4 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

  • Kansas15 entries · 15% of this page
  • Nebraska10 entries · 10% of this page
  • Texas10 entries · 10% of this page
  • South Dakota9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Oklahoma8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Colorado5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 21 jurisdictions contribute 43 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.