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RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,125

Largest by population, US counties · 2000

The most populous US counties as of the 2000 population estimates.

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RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 1990
1001Osage County, OKOK44,437+7%
1002Siskiyou County, CACA44,301+2%
1003Jefferson County, TNTN44,294+34%
1004Windham County, VTVT44,216+6%
1005Orleans County, NYNY44,171+6%
1006Goodhue County, MNMN44,127+8%
1007Gordon County, GAGA44,104+26%
1008Itasca County, MNMN43,992+8%
1009Pittsburg County, OKOK43,953+8%
1010La Plata County, COCO43,941+36%
1011Washington Parish, LALA43,926+2%
1012Warren County, PAPA43,863−3%
1013Garfield County, COCO43,791+46%
1014Autauga County, ALAL43,671+28%
1015Carroll County, NHNH43,666+23%
1016Camden County, GAGA43,664+45%
1017Kerr County, TXTX43,653+20%
1018Coffee County, ALAL43,615+8%
1019Perry County, PAPA43,602+6%
1020Columbia County, OROR43,560+16%
1021Shelby County, ININ43,445+8%
1022Wyoming County, NYNY43,424+2%
1023Marinette County, WIWI43,384+7%
1024Douglas County, WIWI43,287+4%
1025Stephens County, OKOK43,182+2%
1026Dickson County, TNTN43,156+23%
1027Rockwall County, TXTX43,080+68%
1028St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA43,044+8%
1029Hancock County, MSMS42,967+35%
1030Vance County, NCNC42,954+10%
1031Wayne County, WVWV42,903+3%
1032Oktibbeha County, MSMS42,902+12%
1033Chesterfield County, SCSC42,768+11%
1034Box Elder County, UTUT42,745+17%
1035Thomas County, GAGA42,737+10%
1036Watauga County, NCNC42,695+16%
1037Cherokee County, OKOK42,521+25%
1038Lincoln Parish, LALA42,509+2%
1039Floyd County, KYKY42,441−3%
1040Des Moines County, IAIA42,351−1%
1041Preble County, OHOH42,337+6%
1042Gratiot County, MIMI42,285+8%
1043Brown County, OHOH42,285+21%
1044Buffalo County, NENE42,259+13%
1045Susquehanna County, PAPA42,238+5%
1046Jefferson County, WVWV42,190+17%
1047McDowell County, NCNC42,151+18%
1048Fulton County, OHOH42,084+9%
1049Colquitt County, GAGA42,053+15%
1050Webster Parish, LALA41,831−0%
1051Boone County, ILIL41,786+36%
1052Clarion County, PAPA41,765+0%
1053Bingham County, IDID41,735+11%
1054Muscatine County, IAIA41,722+5%
1055Marion County, ILIL41,691+0%
1056Eagle County, COCO41,659+90%
1057Union County, PAPA41,624+15%
1058Jackson County, GAGA41,589+39%
1059Avoyelles Parish, LALA41,481+6%
1060Tallapoosa County, ALAL41,475+7%
1061Tioga County, PAPA41,373+1%
1062Jackson County, ININ41,335+10%
1063Polk County, WIWI41,319+19%
1064Douglas County, NVNV41,259+49%
1065Kandiyohi County, MNMN41,203+6%
1066Rio Arriba County, NMNM41,190+20%
1067Wharton County, TXTX41,188+3%
1068Pulaski County, MOMO41,165−0%
1069Polk County, TXTX41,133+34%
1070Chisago County, MNMN41,101+35%
1071Hood County, TXTX41,100+42%
1072Pender County, NCNC41,082+42%
1073Ottawa County, OHOH40,985+2%
1074Cass County, ININ40,930+7%
1075Mercer County, OHOH40,924+4%
1076Union County, OHOH40,909+28%
1077Monroe County, WIWI40,899+12%
1078Highland County, OHOH40,875+14%
1079Butler County, MOMO40,867+5%
1080Guernsey County, OHOH40,792+5%
1081Callaway County, MOMO40,766+24%
1082Dallas County, IAIA40,750+37%
1083Whitman County, WAWA40,740+5%
1084Tooele County, UTUT40,735+53%
1085Greene County, PAPA40,672+3%
1086Warren County, IAIA40,671+13%
1087Shawano County, WIWI40,664+9%
1088Bolivar County, MSMS40,633−3%
1089Calumet County, WIWI40,631+18%
1090Walton County, FLFL40,601+46%
1091Queen Anne's County, MDMD40,563+19%
1092Calaveras County, CACA40,554+27%
1093Mecosta County, MIMI40,553+9%
1094Clinton County, OHOH40,543+14%
1095Finney County, KSKS40,523+23%
1096Harrisonburg, VAVA40,468+32%
1097Sullivan County, NHNH40,458+5%
1098Miller County, ARAR40,443+5%
1099Scott County, MOMO40,422+3%
1100DeKalb County, ININ40,285+14%
1101Webster County, IAIA40,235−0%
1102Madison County, OHOH40,213+8%
1103Wise County, VAVA40,123+1%
1104Stevens County, WAWA40,066+29%
1105Jefferson County, ILIL40,045+8%
1106Lawrence County, TNTN39,926+13%
1107Dunn County, WIWI39,858+11%
1108Campbell County, TNTN39,854+14%
1109Phelps County, MOMO39,825+13%
1110Taney County, MOMO39,703+55%
1111Okmulgee County, OKOK39,685+9%
1112Livingston County, ILIL39,678+1%
1113Dubois County, ININ39,674+8%
1114Beltrami County, MNMN39,650+15%
1115Knox County, MEME39,618+9%
1116Chilton County, ALAL39,593+22%
1117Okanogan County, WAWA39,564+19%
1118Defiance County, OHOH39,500+0%
1119Pettis County, MOMO39,403+11%
1120Jim Wells County, TXTX39,326+4%
1121Marshall County, IAIA39,311+3%
1122Medina County, TXTX39,304+44%
1123Franklin County, TNTN39,270+13%
1124Knox County, ININ39,256−2%
1125Williams County, OHOH39,188+6%
1126Loudon County, TNTN39,086+25%
1127Natchitoches Parish, LALA39,080+7%
1128Lamar County, MSMS39,070+28%
1129Jessamine County, KYKY39,041+28%
1130Franklin County, ILIL39,018−3%
1131Sequoyah County, OKOK38,972+15%
1132Monroe County, TNTN38,961+28%
1133Lincoln County, MOMO38,944+35%
1134Holmes County, OHOH38,943+19%
1135Pike County, MSMS38,940+6%
1136Champaign County, OHOH38,890+8%
1137Essex County, NYNY38,851+5%
1138Lafayette County, MSMS38,744+22%
1139Atascosa County, TXTX38,628+27%
1140Mower County, MNMN38,603+3%
1141Chippewa County, MIMI38,543+11%
1142Delta County, MIMI38,520+2%
1143Escambia County, ALAL38,440+8%
1144Tift County, GAGA38,407+10%
1145Baxter County, ARAR38,386+23%
1146Santa Cruz County, AZAZ38,381+29%
1147Mayes County, OKOK38,369+15%
1148Accomack County, VAVA38,305+21%
1149Warren County, TNTN38,276+16%
1150Colleton County, SCSC38,264+11%
1151Fulton County, ILIL38,250+0%
1152Crawford County, KSKS38,242+8%
1153Polk County, GAGA38,127+13%
1154Huntington County, ININ38,075+7%
1155Lee County, IAIA38,052−2%
1156Barren County, KYKY38,033+12%
1157Monroe County, MSMS38,014+4%
1158Matagorda County, TXTX37,957+3%
1159Leflore County, MSMS37,947+2%
1160Clinton County, PAPA37,914+2%
1161Logan County, WVWV37,710−12%
1162Brown County, TXTX37,674+10%
1163Covington County, ALAL37,631+3%
1164Montgomery County, ININ37,629+9%
1165Sweetwater County, WYWY37,613−3%
1166Bedford County, TNTN37,586+24%
1167Snyder County, PAPA37,546+2%
1168Effingham County, GAGA37,535+46%
1169Grundy County, ILIL37,535+16%
1170Nelson County, KYKY37,477+26%
1171Coffee County, GAGA37,413+26%
1172Nez Perce County, IDID37,410+11%
1173Halifax County, VAVA37,355+29%
1174Greene County, ARAR37,331+17%
1175Dyer County, TNTN37,279+7%
1176Howell County, MOMO37,238+18%
1177Williamsburg County, SCSC37,217+1%
1178Jasper County, IAIA37,213+7%
1179Delaware County, OKOK37,077+32%
1180Camden County, MOMO37,051+35%
1181Graves County, KYKY37,028+10%
1182Bennington County, VTVT36,994+3%
1183Scotts Bluff County, NENE36,951+3%
1184Greenup County, KYKY36,891+0%
1185Bonner County, IDID36,835+38%
1186Pierce County, WIWI36,804+12%
1187Oneida County, WIWI36,776+16%
1188Wood County, TXTX36,752+25%
1189Coshocton County, OHOH36,655+3%
1190Morgan County, ILIL36,616+1%
1191Hale County, TXTX36,602+6%
1192Chambers County, ALAL36,583−1%
1193Bryan County, OKOK36,534+14%
1194Murray County, GAGA36,506+40%
1195Cooke County, TXTX36,363+18%
1196Yadkin County, NCNC36,348+19%
1197Cowley County, KSKS36,291−2%
1198Waldo County, MEME36,280+10%
1199Montgomery County, KSKS36,252−7%
1200Hendry County, FLFL36,210+40%
1201Dodge County, NENE36,160+5%
1202Newberry County, SCSC36,108+9%
1203Miami County, ININ36,082−2%
1204Huron County, MIMI36,079+3%
1205Ravalli County, MTMT36,070+44%
1206Lee County, ILIL36,062+5%
1207Wapello County, IAIA36,051+1%
1208Putnam County, ININ36,019+19%
1209Houghton County, MIMI36,016+2%
1210Scotland County, NCNC35,998+7%
1211Addison County, VTVT35,974+9%
1212Lyon County, KSKS35,935+3%
1213Cheatham County, TNTN35,912+32%
1214Okeechobee County, FLFL35,910+21%
1215Habersham County, GAGA35,902+30%
1216Whitley County, KYKY35,865+8%
1217Fremont County, WYWY35,804+6%
1218Oconto County, WIWI35,634+18%
1219Clatsop County, OROR35,630+7%
1220Person County, NCNC35,623+18%
1221Jasper County, TXTX35,604+14%
1222Clinton County, ILIL35,535+5%
1223Marshall County, WVWV35,519−5%
1224Bureau County, ILIL35,503−1%
1225Ware County, GAGA35,483+0%
1226Woodford County, ILIL35,469+9%
1227Marion County, SCSC35,466+5%
1228Brown County, SDSD35,460−0%
1229Evangeline Parish, LALA35,434+6%
1230Christian County, ILIL35,372+3%
1231Upshur County, TXTX35,291+12%
1232Madison County, NENE35,226+8%
1233Sagadahoc County, MEME35,214+5%
1234Lawrence County, MOMO35,204+16%
1235Pontotoc County, OKOK35,143+3%
1236Manassas, VAVA35,135+26%
1237Pulaski County, VAVA35,127+2%
1238Elk County, PAPA35,112+1%
1239Amador County, CACA35,100+17%
1240Shenandoah County, VAVA35,075+11%
1241Marshall County, MSMS34,993+15%
1242Wabash County, ININ34,960−0%
1243Latah County, IDID34,935+14%
1244LaGrange County, ININ34,909+18%
1245McLeod County, MNMN34,898+9%
1246Pasquotank County, NCNC34,897+11%
1247Weakley County, TNTN34,895+9%
1248Suwannee County, FLFL34,844+30%
1249Davie County, NCNC34,835+25%
1250Lawrence County, ALAL34,803+10%
1251Gloucester County, VAVA34,780+15%
1252Putnam County, OHOH34,726+3%
1253Lincoln County, NENE34,632+7%
1254Silver Bow County, MTMT34,606+2%
1255Alcorn County, MSMS34,558+9%
1256Lyon County, NVNV34,501+72%
1257Greenbrier County, WVWV34,453−1%
1258Levy County, FLFL34,450+33%
1259McCurtain County, OKOK34,402+3%
1260Sunflower County, MSMS34,369+5%
1261Adams County, MSMS34,340−3%
1262Harrison County, ININ34,325+15%
1263Panola County, MSMS34,274+14%
1264Effingham County, ILIL34,264+8%
1265Culpeper County, VAVA34,262+23%
1266Independence County, ARAR34,233+10%
1267Benton County, MNMN34,226+13%
1268Calloway County, KYKY34,177+11%
1269Burnet County, TXTX34,147+51%
1270Perry County, OHOH34,078+8%
1271Chester County, SCSC34,068+6%
1272Barry County, MOMO34,010+23%
1273Boone County, ARAR33,948+20%
1274Washington County, MEME33,941−4%
1275Logan County, OKOK33,924+17%
1276Randolph County, ILIL33,893−2%
1277Clinton County, ININ33,866+9%
1278Lassen County, CACA33,828+23%
1279Talbot County, MDMD33,812+11%
1280Iron County, UTUT33,779+62%
1281Petersburg, VAVA33,740−12%
1282Campbell County, WYWY33,698+15%
1283Steele County, MNMN33,680+10%
1284Green County, WIWI33,647+11%
1285Hoke County, NCNC33,646+47%
1286Howard County, TXTX33,627+4%
1287Adams County, ININ33,625+8%
1288Lincoln County, MEME33,616+11%
1289Alexander County, NCNC33,603+22%
1290Cocke County, TNTN33,565+15%
1291Clark County, WIWI33,557+6%
1292Graham County, AZAZ33,489+26%
1293Montrose County, COCO33,432+37%
1294Kittitas County, WAWA33,362+25%
1295Seneca County, NYNY33,342−1%
1296Shelby County, KYKY33,337+34%
1297Iberville Parish, LALA33,320+7%
1298Steuben County, ININ33,214+21%
1299Harlan County, KYKY33,202−9%
1300Sumter County, GAGA33,200+10%
1301Ottawa County, OKOK33,194+9%
1302Lincoln County, MSMS33,166+10%
1303Greene County, ININ33,157+9%
1304Dunklin County, MOMO33,155+0%
1305Clark County, KYKY33,144+12%
1306Jackson County, NCNC33,121+23%
1307Coos County, NHNH33,111−5%
1308Smyth County, VAVA33,081+2%
1309Scott County, KYKY33,061+39%
1310Prince George County, VAVA33,047+21%
1311Erath County, TXTX33,001+18%
1312Beauregard Parish, LALA32,986+10%
1313Lafayette County, MOMO32,960+6%
1314McDonough County, ILIL32,913−7%
1315Harvey County, KSKS32,869+6%
1316Douglas County, MNMN32,821+14%
1317Hancock County, WVWV32,667−7%
1318Waller County, TXTX32,663+40%
1319Jackson County, OHOH32,641+8%
1320Douglas County, WAWA32,603+24%
1321Freeborn County, MNMN32,584−1%
1322Laclede County, MOMO32,513+20%
1323Clarendon County, SCSC32,502+14%
1324Gibson County, ININ32,500+2%
1325Nye County, NVNV32,485+83%
1326Ford County, KSKS32,458+18%
1327Obion County, TNTN32,450+2%
1328Wilson County, TXTX32,408+43%
1329Mecklenburg County, VAVA32,380+11%
1330Bee County, TXTX32,359+29%
1331Hill County, TXTX32,321+19%
1332Bladen County, NCNC32,278+13%
1333DeSoto County, FLFL32,209+35%
1334Caldwell County, TXTX32,194+22%
1335Lincoln County, OKOK32,080+10%
1336Marion County, IAIA32,052+7%
1337Albany County, WYWY32,014+4%
1338Hopkins County, TXTX31,960+11%
1339Hardin County, OHOH31,945+3%
1340Amherst County, VAVA31,894+12%
1341Muhlenberg County, KYKY31,839+2%
1342Knox County, KYKY31,795+7%
1343Morrison County, MNMN31,712+7%
1344Jefferson County, ININ31,705+6%
1345Carlton County, MNMN31,671+8%
1346Platte County, NENE31,662+6%
1347Morrow County, OHOH31,628+14%
1348Malheur County, OROR31,615+21%
1349Sioux County, IAIA31,589+6%
1350Warren County, VAVA31,584+21%
1351Schoharie County, NYNY31,582−1%
1352Kleberg County, TXTX31,549+4%
1353Emmet County, MIMI31,437+26%
1354Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,435+2%
1355Polk County, MNMN31,369−3%
1356Lincoln County, TNTN31,340+11%
1357Iroquois County, ILIL31,334+2%
1358Alpena County, MIMI31,314+2%
1359Isanti County, MNMN31,287+21%
1360Clare County, MIMI31,252+25%
1361Fannin County, TXTX31,242+26%
1362Franklin County, ALAL31,223+12%
1363Marion County, ALAL31,214+5%
1364Logan County, ILIL31,183+1%
1365Adams County, NENE31,151+5%
1366Henry County, TNTN31,115+12%
1367Gallia County, OHOH31,069+0%
1368Webster County, MOMO31,045+31%
1369Morehouse Parish, LALA31,021−3%
1370Grant County, NMNM31,002+12%
1371Dillon County, SCSC30,722+6%
1372Juneau, AKAK30,711+15%
1373Whitley County, ININ30,707+11%
1374Dorchester County, MDMD30,674+1%
1375Montgomery County, ILIL30,652−0%
1376Coahoma County, MSMS30,622−3%
1377Botetourt County, VAVA30,496+22%
1378Wexford County, MIMI30,484+16%
1379Cass County, TXTX30,438+2%
1380Washington County, TXTX30,373+16%
1381Hot Spring County, ARAR30,353+16%
1382Russell County, VAVA30,308+6%
1383Caddo County, OKOK30,150+2%
1384San Miguel County, NMNM30,126+17%
1385Marshall County, KYKY30,125+11%
1386Bell County, KYKY30,060−5%
1387Jasper County, ININ30,043+20%
1388Becker County, MNMN30,000+8%
1389Taos County, NMNM29,979+30%
1390Dare County, NCNC29,967+32%
1391Union County, SCSC29,881−2%
1392Claiborne County, TNTN29,862+14%
1393Garrett County, MDMD29,846+6%
1394Daviess County, ININ29,820+8%
1395Macon County, NCNC29,811+27%
1396Caroline County, MDMD29,772+10%
1397Nicollet County, MNMN29,771+6%
1398Summit County, UTUT29,736+92%
1399Isle of Wight County, VAVA29,728+19%
1400Stoddard County, MOMO29,705+3%
1401Caledonia County, VTVT29,702+7%
1402Van Wert County, OHOH29,659−3%
1403Lincoln County, WIWI29,641+10%
1404Pike County, ALAL29,605+7%
1405McPherson County, KSKS29,554+8%
1406Carroll County, TNTN29,475+7%
1407Franklin County, MEME29,467+2%
1408Giles County, TNTN29,447+14%
1409Perry County, KYKY29,390−3%
1410Transylvania County, NCNC29,334+15%
1411Preston County, WVWV29,334+1%
1412St. Francis County, ARAR29,329+3%
1413Carroll County, VAVA29,245+10%
1414Henry County, OHOH29,210+0%
1415Elmore County, IDID29,130+37%
1416Barbour County, ALAL29,038+14%
1417Carroll County, OHOH28,836+9%
1418Marlboro County, SCSC28,818−2%
1419Fayette County, TNTN28,806+13%
1420Ouachita County, ARAR28,790−6%
1421Copiah County, MSMS28,757+4%
1422Neshoba County, MSMS28,684+16%
1423Stone County, MOMO28,658+50%
1424Jackson County, OKOK28,439−1%
1425Fayette County, OHOH28,433+4%
1426Scott County, MSMS28,423+18%
1427Rhea County, TNTN28,400+17%
1428Miami County, KSKS28,351+21%
1429Marion County, MOMO28,289+2%
1430Mason County, MIMI28,274+11%
1431Randolph County, WVWV28,262+2%
1432Mingo County, WVWV28,253−16%
1433Hocking County, OHOH28,241+11%
1434Decatur County, GAGA28,240+11%
1435Orange County, VTVT28,226+8%
1436Brookings County, SDSD28,220+12%
1437Barton County, KSKS28,205−4%
1438Yazoo County, MSMS28,149+10%
1439Titus County, TXTX28,118+17%
1440Hardeman County, TNTN28,105+20%
1441Wyoming County, PAPA28,080+0%
1442Vernon County, WIWI28,056+10%
1443Jackson County, WVWV28,000+8%
1444Door County, WIWI27,961+9%
1445Geary County, KSKS27,947−8%
1446Clarke County, ALAL27,867+2%
1447Delta County, COCO27,834+33%
1448Marion County, TNTN27,776+12%
1449McClain County, OKOK27,740+22%
1450Boyle County, KYKY27,697+8%
1451Pike County, OHOH27,695+14%
1452Simpson County, MSMS27,639+15%
1453Monroe County, ILIL27,619+23%
1454Wells County, ININ27,600+6%
1455Wythe County, VAVA27,599+8%
1456Upson County, GAGA27,597+5%
1457Jennings County, ININ27,554+16%
1458Del Norte County, CACA27,507+17%
1459Ellis County, KSKS27,507+6%
1460Dickinson County, MIMI27,472+2%
1461Madison County, IDID27,467+16%
1462Randolph County, ININ27,401+1%
1463Iosco County, MIMI27,339−10%
1464Adams County, OHOH27,330+8%
1465McDowell County, WVWV27,329−22%
1466Washington County, ININ27,223+15%
1467Garvin County, OKOK27,210+2%
1468Morgan County, COCO27,171+24%
1469Cass County, MNMN27,150+25%
1470Lauderdale County, TNTN27,101+15%
1471Mineral County, WVWV27,078+1%
1472Posey County, ININ27,061+4%
1473Palo Pinto County, TXTX27,026+8%
1474Trempealeau County, WIWI27,010+7%
1475Polk County, MOMO26,992+24%
1476Buchanan County, VAVA26,978−14%
1477Lewis County, NYNY26,944+1%
1478Hardee County, FLFL26,938+38%
1479Brown County, MNMN26,911−0%
1480Carter County, KYKY26,889+10%
1481Oceana County, MIMI26,873+20%
1482Montgomery County, NCNC26,822+15%
1483Marshall County, TNTN26,767+24%
1484Plaquemines Parish, LALA26,757+5%
1485Saline County, ILIL26,733+1%
1486Pontotoc County, MSMS26,726+20%
1487Logan County, KYKY26,573+9%
1488Wayne County, GAGA26,565+19%
1489Nicholas County, WVWV26,562−1%
1490Sheridan County, WYWY26,560+13%
1491Clay County, ININ26,556+7%
1492Pine County, MNMN26,530+25%
1493Ripley County, ININ26,523+8%
1494Lake County, MTMT26,507+26%
1495Glenn County, CACA26,453+7%
1496Cheboygan County, MIMI26,448+24%
1497Phillips County, ARAR26,445−8%
1498Meade County, KYKY26,349+9%
1499Orleans County, VTVT26,277+9%
1500Oconee County, GAGA26,225+49%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS