Top 25 Counties in the U.S. ranked by Fewest People 
  Per Square Mile, 2000

[If two or more counties are tied, all counties 
 are listed alphabetically]

County, State                          Number      Rank
-------------------------------------------------------
Denali, AK                                0.1         1
Lake and Peninsula, AK                    0.1         1
North Slope, AK                           0.1         1
Loving, TX                                0.1         1
Northwest Arctic, AK                      0.2         5
Southeast Fairbanks, AK                   0.2         5
Dillingham, AK                            0.3         7
Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon, AK                0.3         7
Valdez-Cordova, AK                        0.3         7
Garfield, MT                              0.3         7
Petroleum, MT                             0.3         7
Esmeralda, NV                             0.3         7
Kenedy, TX                                0.3         7
Aleutians East, AK                        0.4        14
Bethel, AK                                0.4        14
Nome, AK                                  0.4        14
Wade Hampton, AK                          0.4        14
Carter, MT                                0.4        14
Eureka, NV                                0.4        14
Lincoln, NV                               0.4        14
Harding, NM                               0.4        14
King, TX                                  0.4        14
Catron, NM                                0.5        23
Harding, SD                               0.5        23
Terrell, TX                               0.5        23

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