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Largest by population, US counties

The most populous US counties as of the 2025 population estimates.

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RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000
1501Stoddard County, MOMO28,284−5%
1502Winchester, VAVA28,272+20%
1503Bolivar County, MSMS28,262−30%
1504Marion County, SCSC28,242−20%
1505Custer County, OKOK28,175+8%
1506Glenn County, CACA28,141+6%
1507Lassen County, CACA28,117−17%
1508Montgomery County, ILIL28,076−8%
1509Scott County, MSMS28,073−1%
1510New Kent County, VAVA28,022+108%
1511Hardin County, TNTN27,983+9%
1512Wythe County, VAVA27,983+1%
1513Woodford County, KYKY27,883+20%
1514Adams County, OHOH27,865+2%
1515Union County, GAGA27,859+61%
1516Stephens County, GAGA27,854+10%
1517Payette County, IDID27,824+35%
1518Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753+24%
1519Hancock County, WVWV27,729−15%
1520Macon County, TNTN27,663+36%
1521Cass County, NENE27,657+14%
1522Jennings County, ININ27,622+0%
1523Orleans County, VTVT27,600+5%
1524Henry County, OHOH27,598−6%
1525Crook County, OROR27,564+44%
1526Geneva County, ALAL27,554+7%
1527Toombs County, GAGA27,545+6%
1528Ashe County, NCNC27,514+13%
1529Hocking County, OHOH27,512−3%
1530Copiah County, MSMS27,497−4%
1531Dillon County, SCSC27,458−11%
1532Jackson County, WVWV27,450−2%
1533Grayson County, KYKY27,406+14%
1534Tillamook County, OROR27,384+13%
1535De Soto Parish, LALA27,381+7%
1536Grant County, NMNM27,252−12%
1537Butts County, GAGA27,218+39%
1538Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186+49%
1539Logan County, ILIL27,182−13%
1540Oceana County, MIMI27,177+1%
1541Pike County, OHOH27,061−2%
1542Randolph County, WVWV26,882−5%
1543Dunklin County, MOMO26,855−19%
1544Cibola County, NMNM26,807+5%
1545Staunton, VAVA26,801+12%
1546Boone County, IAIA26,799+2%
1547Union County, SCSC26,799−10%
1548Mineral County, WVWV26,792−1%
1549Fairfax, VAVA26,772+25%
1550Taylor County, KYKY26,763+17%
1551Washington County, FLFL26,695+27%
1552Montezuma County, COCO26,678+12%
1553Juneau County, WIWI26,649+10%
1554Grady County, GAGA26,590+12%
1555Decatur County, ININ26,576+8%
1556Perry County, KYKY26,555−10%
1557Lewis County, NYNY26,479−2%
1558Carroll County, OHOH26,475−8%
1559Cherokee County, ALAL26,413+10%
1560Del Norte County, CACA26,410−4%
1561Clay County, ININ26,410−1%
1562Montgomery County, NCNC26,403−2%
1563Cassia County, IDID26,397+23%
1564Garvin County, OKOK26,377−3%
1565Jerome County, IDID26,362+44%
1566George County, MSMS26,331+38%
1567Wasco County, OROR26,310+11%
1568Franklin County, KSKS26,299+6%
1569Lamoille County, VTVT26,294+13%
1570San Miguel County, NMNM26,260−13%
1571Milam County, TXTX26,258+8%
1572McNairy County, TNTN26,236+6%
1573Johnson County, ARAR26,225+15%
1574Hickman County, TNTN26,219+18%
1575Grant County, KYKY26,181+17%
1576Iroquois County, ILIL26,150−17%
1577Carter County, KYKY26,149−3%
1578Aransas County, TXTX26,146+16%
1579Caddo County, OKOK26,130−13%
1580Fannin County, GAGA26,111+32%
1581Otsego County, MIMI26,080+12%
1582Gladwin County, MIMI26,077+0%
1583Todd County, MNMN26,060+7%
1584Charlevoix County, MIMI26,036−0%
1585Benton County, IAIA26,004+3%
1586Texas County, MOMO25,994+13%
1587Franklin County, GAGA25,948+28%
1588Hardee County, FLFL25,932−4%
1589McDonough County, ILIL25,916−21%
1590Union County, OROR25,900+6%
1591Churchill County, NVNV25,851+8%
1592Dickinson County, MIMI25,827−6%
1593Miller County, MOMO25,817+10%
1594Salem, VAVA25,816+4%
1595Cheboygan County, MIMI25,793−2%
1596Wyoming County, PAPA25,790−8%
1597Jefferson County, OROR25,740+35%
1598Grainger County, TNTN25,739+25%
1599Plymouth County, IAIA25,697+3%
1600Leflore County, MSMS25,686−32%
1601Lyon County, MNMN25,684+1%
1602Adair County, MOMO25,684+3%
1603Cleburne County, ARAR25,672+7%
1604Manistee County, MIMI25,656+5%
1605Blaine County, IDID25,517+34%
1606Brown County, MNMN25,517−5%
1607Simpson County, MSMS25,498−8%
1608Marlboro County, SCSC25,488−12%
1609Fayette County, TXTX25,459+17%
1610Luna County, NMNM25,407+2%
1611Lincoln County, KYKY25,353+9%
1612Russell County, VAVA25,332−16%
1613Routt County, COCO25,329+29%
1614Chattooga County, GAGA25,300−1%
1615Bremer County, IAIA25,296+8%
1616Prentiss County, MSMS25,284−1%
1617Hardeman County, TNTN25,274−10%
1618Iosco County, MIMI25,266−8%
1619Anderson County, KYKY25,225+32%
1620Waushara County, WIWI25,223+9%
1621White County, ININ25,164−0%
1622Scott County, ININ25,053+9%
1623Posey County, ININ24,988−8%
1624Somerset County, MDMD24,973+1%
1625Uvalde County, TXTX24,963−4%
1626Abbeville County, SCSC24,836−5%
1627Barton County, KSKS24,790−12%
1628Jackson County, OKOK24,764−13%
1629Teller County, COCO24,756+20%
1630Harlan County, KYKY24,725−26%
1631Mason County, WVWV24,707−5%
1632Antrim County, MIMI24,698+7%
1633Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617−9%
1634Barbour County, ALAL24,607−15%
1635Yates County, NYNY24,547−0%
1636Audrain County, MOMO24,528−5%
1637Randolph County, MOMO24,513−1%
1638Rowan County, KYKY24,476+11%
1639Dawson County, NENE24,452+0%
1640Randolph County, ININ24,438−11%
1641Burke County, GAGA24,408+10%
1642Tattnall County, GAGA24,376+9%
1643Pacific County, WAWA24,357+16%
1644Klickitat County, WAWA24,331+27%
1645Shelby County, TXTX24,286−4%
1646Itawamba County, MSMS24,152+6%
1647Hampshire County, WVWV24,105+19%
1648Marion County, MSMS24,001−6%
1649McDonald County, MOMO23,992+11%
1650Gaines County, TXTX23,956+66%
1651Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+23%
1652Iowa County, WIWI23,951+5%
1653Ohio County, KYKY23,934+4%
1654Roscommon County, MIMI23,914−6%
1655Nicholas County, WVWV23,848−10%
1656Winston County, ALAL23,829−4%
1657Washington County, MOMO23,810+2%
1658Overton County, TNTN23,787+18%
1659Page County, VAVA23,762+3%
1660Vilas County, WIWI23,761+13%
1661Upshur County, WVWV23,758+2%
1662Mercer County, KYKY23,733+14%
1663Putnam County, GAGA23,722+26%
1664Hood River County, OROR23,720+16%
1665Morehouse Parish, LALA23,705−24%
1666Saunders County, NENE23,702+20%
1667Lampasas County, TXTX23,657+33%
1668Yankton County, SDSD23,635+9%
1669Meeker County, MNMN23,603+4%
1670Fayette County, ININ23,533−8%
1671Osceola County, MIMI23,516+1%
1672Seminole County, OKOK23,441−6%
1673Starke County, ININ23,425−1%
1674Juniata County, PAPA23,403+3%
1675Ray County, MOMO23,398+0%
1676Llano County, TXTX23,353+37%
1677Teton County, WYWY23,333+28%
1678Franklin County, ININ23,286+5%
1679Saline County, MOMO23,265−2%
1680Hopewell, VAVA23,261+4%
1681Randolph County, ALAL23,163+3%
1682Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+6%
1683Panola County, TXTX23,018+1%
1684Leelanau County, MIMI22,982+9%
1685Yazoo County, MSMS22,947−18%
1686Menominee County, MIMI22,941−9%
1687Crawford County, MOMO22,929+1%
1688Minidoka County, IDID22,911+14%
1689Sunflower County, MSMS22,893−33%
1690Bandera County, TXTX22,876+30%
1691Limestone County, TXTX22,849+4%
1692Bell County, KYKY22,829−24%
1693Sevier County, UTUT22,827+21%
1694Saline County, ILIL22,772−15%
1695Allen Parish, LALA22,672−11%
1696Henry County, MOMO22,671+3%
1697Scott County, TNTN22,671+7%
1698Washington County, IAIA22,667+10%
1699Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663+9%
1700Curry County, OROR22,621+7%
1701Caswell County, NCNC22,563−4%
1702Madison County, NCNC22,553+15%
1703Asotin County, WAWA22,545+10%
1704Allen County, KYKY22,536+27%
1705Poinsett County, ARAR22,483−12%
1706Morgan County, MOMO22,418+16%
1707Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391+14%
1708Hubbard County, MNMN22,369+22%
1709Nobles County, MNMN22,338+7%
1710Lincoln County, MTMT22,328+19%
1711Houston County, TXTX22,316−4%
1712Sumner County, KSKS22,312−14%
1713Bibb County, ALAL22,262+7%
1714Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,256−17%
1715Morgan County, TNTN22,160+12%
1716Beckham County, OKOK22,159+12%
1717Morgan County, GAGA22,095+43%
1718Grant Parish, LALA22,075+18%
1719Johnson County, KYKY22,051−6%
1720Clarke County, ALAL22,014−21%
1721Montague County, TXTX21,966+15%
1722Greene County, VAVA21,958+44%
1723Columbia County, ARAR21,894−14%
1724Moore County, TXTX21,891+9%
1725Owen County, ININ21,886+0%
1726Mahaska County, IAIA21,880−2%
1727DeKalb County, TNTN21,873+26%
1728Colusa County, CACA21,836+16%
1729Sabine Parish, LALA21,834−7%
1730St. Francis County, ARAR21,800−26%
1731Gem County, IDID21,773+43%
1732Anson County, NCNC21,758−14%
1733Adams County, WIWI21,752+17%
1734Ouachita County, ARAR21,731−25%
1735Gage County, NENE21,711−6%
1736Dakota County, NENE21,687+7%
1737Leake County, MSMS21,662+3%
1738Clinton County, MOMO21,661+14%
1739Lee County, VAVA21,642−8%
1740McDuffie County, GAGA21,640+2%
1741Logan County, ARAR21,633−4%
1742Martin County, NCNC21,601−16%
1743Hockley County, TXTX21,600−5%
1744Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,594−3%
1745Meigs County, OHOH21,587−6%
1746Wyandot County, OHOH21,567−6%
1747Long County, GAGA21,557+109%
1748Fillmore County, MNMN21,540+2%
1749Wabasha County, MNMN21,537−0%
1750Meriwether County, GAGA21,516−5%
1751Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503+15%
1752Adams County, WAWA21,488+31%
1753Mingo County, WVWV21,455−24%
1754Union County, TNTN21,450+20%
1755Colorado County, TXTX21,439+5%
1756Stutsman County, NDND21,414−2%
1757Conway County, ARAR21,393+5%
1758Tippah County, MSMS21,389+3%
1759Dodge County, MNMN21,376+21%
1760Greene County, GAGA21,367+48%
1761Washington County, NENE21,302+13%
1762Banks County, GAGA21,273+48%
1763Jones County, IAIA21,253+5%
1764Dukes County, MAMA21,219+42%
1765Taylor County, FLFL21,210+10%
1766Scott County, VAVA21,200−9%
1767Lincoln County, WYWY21,180+45%
1768Jersey County, ILIL21,160−2%
1769Brooke County, WVWV21,142−17%
1770Ogemaw County, MIMI21,121−2%
1771Seward County, KSKS21,073−6%
1772Jackson County, WIWI20,999+10%
1773Spencer County, KYKY20,998+78%
1774Smith County, TNTN20,981+18%
1775Newton County, MSMS20,960−4%
1776Lamar County, GAGA20,941+32%
1777Clark County, ARAR20,938−11%
1778Pike County, GAGA20,932+53%
1779Gray County, TXTX20,919−8%
1780Buchanan County, IAIA20,883−1%
1781Grenada County, MSMS20,868−10%
1782Jones County, TXTX20,861+0%
1783Duchesne County, UTUT20,856+45%
1784Chaffee County, COCO20,831+28%
1785Sullivan County, ININ20,831−4%
1786Freestone County, TXTX20,811+16%
1787Fayette County, ILIL20,790−5%
1788Simpson County, KYKY20,788+27%
1789Pierce County, GAGA20,764+33%
1790Kewaunee County, WIWI20,758+3%
1791Uinta County, WYWY20,728+5%
1792Greene County, NCNC20,700+9%
1793Carbon County, UTUT20,680+1%
1794Carroll County, ININ20,655+2%
1795Logan County, COCO20,654+1%
1796Barnwell County, SCSC20,653−12%
1797Lavaca County, TXTX20,651+8%
1798Shelby County, ILIL20,576−10%
1799Union Parish, LALA20,561−10%
1800Burleson County, TXTX20,549+25%
1801Benton County, MOMO20,536+20%
1802Polk County, NCNC20,533+12%
1803Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488+42%
1804Mitchell County, GAGA20,467−14%
1805Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449+0%
1806Tyler County, TXTX20,443−2%
1807Fairfield County, SCSC20,340−13%
1808Texas County, OKOK20,322+1%
1809Fentress County, TNTN20,322+22%
1810DeWitt County, TXTX20,309+1%
1811Carroll County, IAIA20,303−5%
1812Boone County, WVWV20,251−21%
1813Bourbon County, KYKY20,243+5%
1814Nodaway County, MOMO20,174−8%
1815Perry County, ILIL20,160−13%
1816Gonzales County, TXTX20,159+8%
1817Holmes County, FLFL20,119+8%
1818Jay County, ININ20,118−8%
1819Taylor County, WIWI20,118+2%
1820Hart County, KYKY20,117+15%
1821Marion County, KYKY20,115+10%
1822Fulton County, ININ20,091−2%
1823Elbert County, GAGA20,072−2%
1824Davison County, SDSD20,069+7%
1825Spencer County, ININ20,061−2%
1826Worth County, GAGA20,059−9%
1827Willacy County, TXTX19,971−1%
1828Yell County, ARAR19,956−6%
1829Letcher County, KYKY19,952−21%
1830Vernon County, MOMO19,946−2%
1831Douglas County, ILIL19,880−0%
1832Coahoma County, MSMS19,849−35%
1833Lincoln County, NMNM19,844+2%
1834Orange County, ININ19,834+3%
1835Adair County, OKOK19,828−6%
1836Woodward County, OKOK19,827+7%
1837Wayne County, MSMS19,807−7%
1838Wyoming County, WVWV19,801−23%
1839McIntosh County, OKOK19,758+2%
1840Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733−7%
1841Assumption Parish, LALA19,720−16%
1842Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715+18%
1843Labette County, KSKS19,685−14%
1844Saluda County, SCSC19,680+3%
1845Wright County, MOMO19,671+10%
1846Dodge County, GAGA19,663+3%
1847Stone County, MSMS19,654+44%
1848Humphreys County, TNTN19,646+10%
1849Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633−18%
1850Harrison County, KYKY19,627+9%
1851Beadle County, SDSD19,624+15%
1852King William County, VAVA19,617+49%
1853Calhoun County, TXTX19,599−5%
1854Wayne County, KYKY19,597−2%
1855Richland Parish, LALA19,582−7%
1856Kent County, MDMD19,565+2%
1857Langlade County, WIWI19,534−6%
1858Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,520−14%
1859Polk County, ARAR19,486−4%
1860Clay County, KYKY19,465−21%
1861Washington County, GAGA19,453−8%
1862Martin County, MNMN19,440−11%
1863Adair County, KYKY19,423+13%
1864Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407+6%
1865Perry County, ININ19,389+3%
1866Henry County, IAIA19,349−5%
1867Green Lake County, WIWI19,305+1%
1868Jackson County, IAIA19,288−5%
1869Crisp County, GAGA19,237−13%
1870Lincoln County, WVWV19,177−13%
1871Cherokee County, KSKS19,105−15%
1872Appling County, GAGA19,100+10%
1873Perry County, MOMO19,093+5%
1874Yancey County, NCNC19,084+7%
1875Hempstead County, ARAR19,080−19%
1876Fayette County, IAIA19,047−13%
1877Hertford County, NCNC19,015−16%
1878Franklin Parish, LALA19,002−11%
1879Monroe County, ALAL18,965−22%
1880St. James Parish, LALA18,938−11%
1881Brantley County, GAGA18,936+29%
1882Berrien County, GAGA18,932+17%
1883Bosque County, TXTX18,918+10%
1884Andrews County, TXTX18,914+45%
1885East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911−11%
1886Warren County, NCNC18,898−5%
1887Randolph County, ARAR18,876+4%
1888Sawyer County, WIWI18,846+16%
1889Frio County, TXTX18,823+16%
1890Madison County, FLFL18,759+0%
1891Grant County, ARAR18,756+14%
1892Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+11%
1893Lee County, TXTX18,729+20%
1894Paulding County, OHOH18,727−8%
1895Johnson County, TNTN18,718+7%
1896Kalkaska County, MIMI18,693+13%
1897Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689+5%
1898Waseca County, MNMN18,688−4%
1899Crawford County, ILIL18,648−9%
1900Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639−3%
1901Dickinson County, KSKS18,637−4%
1902Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626+0%
1903Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615+3%
1904Russell County, KYKY18,608+14%
1905Polk County, TNTN18,592+16%
1906Plumas County, CACA18,583−11%
1907San Juan County, WAWA18,577+32%
1908Benzie County, MIMI18,568+16%
1909Buchanan County, VAVA18,492−31%
1910Madison County, ARAR18,410+29%
1911Houston County, MNMN18,400−7%
1912Henry County, ALAL18,394+13%
1913Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391+15%
1914Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368−2%
1915Cedar County, IAIA18,359+1%
1916Park County, COCO18,314+26%
1917Marengo County, ALAL18,311−19%
1918Jefferson County, KSKS18,296−1%
1919Andrew County, MOMO18,241+11%
1920Clay County, MSMS18,238−17%
1921Cook County, GAGA18,232+16%
1922Pickens County, ALAL18,221−13%
1923Park County, MTMT18,214+16%
1924Garrard County, KYKY18,207+23%
1925Hampton County, SCSC18,174−15%
1926Inyo County, CACA18,158+1%
1927Young County, TXTX18,154+1%
1928Eastland County, TXTX18,143−1%
1929Macon County, ALAL18,132−25%
1930Sharp County, ARAR18,122+6%
1931Avery County, NCNC18,110+5%
1932Southampton County, VAVA18,110+4%
1933Butler County, ALAL18,100−15%
1934Dickinson County, IAIA18,077+10%
1935Dixie County, FLFL18,038+30%
1936Seward County, NENE18,032+9%
1937Morgan County, WVWV18,027+21%
1938Dallas County, MOMO18,025+15%
1939Chester County, TNTN17,994+16%
1940Pike County, MOMO17,955−2%
1941Covington County, MSMS17,898−8%
1942Idaho County, IDID17,874+15%
1943Falls County, TXTX17,869−4%
1944Montour County, PAPA17,868−2%
1945Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861+57%
1946Unicoi County, TNTN17,856+1%
1947Robertson County, TXTX17,839+11%
1948Concordia Parish, LALA17,836−12%
1949Ashley County, ARAR17,831−26%
1950Rabun County, GAGA17,764+18%
1951Franklin County, ARAR17,725−0%
1952Otero County, COCO17,683−13%
1953Delaware County, IAIA17,674−4%
1954Jasper County, GAGA17,632+54%
1955Marion County, ARAR17,593+9%
1956Hughes County, SDSD17,570+7%
1957Lafayette County, WIWI17,478+8%
1958Winston County, MSMS17,473−13%
1959Gunnison County, COCO17,439+25%
1960Patrick County, VAVA17,424−10%
1961Piscataquis County, MEME17,409+1%
1962Union County, SDSD17,402+38%
1963Madison County, IAIA17,270+23%
1964Humboldt County, NVNV17,267+7%
1965Radford, VAVA17,243+9%
1966Burnett County, WIWI17,223+10%
1967Appomattox County, VAVA17,172+25%
1968Buckingham County, VAVA17,137+10%
1969Cooper County, MOMO17,136+3%
1970McCreary County, KYKY17,124+0%
1971Attala County, MSMS17,100−13%
1972Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099−2%
1973Washburn County, WIWI17,087+7%
1974Bertie County, NCNC17,086−14%
1975Drew County, ARAR17,054−9%
1976Haywood County, TNTN17,042−14%
1977Richland County, WIWI17,036−5%
1978Fountain County, ININ17,013−5%
1979Bond County, ILIL16,959−4%
1980Mason County, KYKY16,936+1%
1981Schuyler County, NYNY16,924−12%
1982Mariposa County, CACA16,918−1%
1983Leon County, TXTX16,894+10%
1984McDowell County, WVWV16,878−38%
1985Clayton County, IAIA16,845−10%
1986Hancock County, ILIL16,803−16%
1987Tama County, IAIA16,796−7%
1988Piatt County, ILIL16,791+3%
1989Bayfield County, WIWI16,787+12%
1990Rush County, ININ16,767−8%
1991Jackson County, ARAR16,741−9%
1992Richland County, NDND16,731−7%
1993Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730−14%
1994La Paz County, AZAZ16,711−15%
1995Alamosa County, COCO16,688+12%
1996Baker County, OROR16,658−0%
1997Union County, ILIL16,656−9%
1998Parke County, ININ16,642−3%
1999Kanabec County, MNMN16,628+11%
2000Pitkin County, COCO16,625+12%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES