Lowest Ranking County in U.S. and each State based on 
  Population, 2000

U.S. or State            County                           Number
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United States            Loving, TX                           67
Alabama                  Greene                            9,974
Alaska                   Bristol Bay                       1,258
Arizona                  Greenlee                          8,547
Arkansas                 Calhoun                           5,744
California               Alpine                            1,208
Colorado                 San Juan                            558
Connecticut              Windham                         109,091
Delaware                 Kent                            126,697
Florida                  Liberty                           7,021
Georgia                  Taliaferro                        2,077
Hawaii                   Kalawao                             147
Idaho                    Camas                               991
Illinois                 Pope                              4,413
Indiana                  Ohio                              5,623
Iowa                     Adams                             4,482
Kansas                   Greeley                           1,534
Kentucky                 Robertson                         2,266
Louisiana                Tensas                            6,618
Maine                    Piscataquis                      17,235
Maryland                 Kent                             19,197
Massachusetts            Nantucket                         9,520
Michigan                 Keweenaw                          2,301
Minnesota                Traverse                          4,134
Mississippi              Issaquena                         2,274
Missouri                 Worth                             2,382
Montana                  Petroleum                           493
Nebraska                 Arthur                              444
Nevada                   Esmeralda                           971
New Hampshire            Coos                             33,111
New Jersey               Salem                            64,285
New Mexico               Harding                             810
New York                 Hamilton                          5,379
North Carolina           Tyrrell                           4,149
North Dakota             Slope                               767
Ohio                     Vinton                           12,806
Oklahoma                 Cimarron                          3,148
Oregon                   Wheeler                           1,547
Pennsylvania             Forest                            4,946
Rhode Island             Bristol                          50,648
South Carolina           McCormick                         9,958
South Dakota             Jones                             1,193
Tennessee                Pickett                           4,945
Texas                    Loving                               67
Utah                     Daggett                             921
Vermont                  Essex                             6,459
Virginia                 Highland                          2,536
Washington               Garfield                          2,397
West Virginia            Wirt                              5,873
Wisconsin                Menominee                         4,562
Wyoming                  Niobrara                          2,407

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau,
         County and City Data Book: 2000,
         Table B-1.