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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
1501Boone County, IAIA26,224+4%
1502Abbeville County, SCSC26,167+10%
1503Custer County, OKOK26,142−3%
1504Charlevoix County, MIMI26,090+22%
1505Bradford County, FLFL26,088+16%
1506Toombs County, GAGA26,067+8%
1507Chambers County, TXTX26,031+30%
1508Gladwin County, MIMI26,023+19%
1509Mason County, WVWV25,957+3%
1510Jefferson County, WAWA25,953+29%
1511Sumner County, KSKS25,946+0%
1512Uvalde County, TXTX25,926+11%
1513Codington County, SDSD25,897+14%
1514Orange County, VAVA25,881+21%
1515Audrain County, MOMO25,853+10%
1516Park County, WYWY25,786+11%
1517Geneva County, ALAL25,764+9%
1518Madison County, GAGA25,730+22%
1519Wyoming County, WVWV25,708−11%
1520Haralson County, GAGA25,690+17%
1521Louisa County, VAVA25,627+26%
1522Poinsett County, ARAR25,614+4%
1523Columbia County, ARAR25,603−0%
1524Marion County, MSMS25,595+0%
1525Cibola County, NMNM25,595+8%
1526Martin County, NCNC25,593+2%
1527Fayette County, ININ25,588−2%
1528Hardin County, TNTN25,578+13%
1529Prentiss County, MSMS25,556+10%
1530Boone County, WVWV25,535−1%
1531Henderson County, TNTN25,522+17%
1532De Soto Parish, LALA25,494+1%
1533Chattooga County, GAGA25,470+15%
1534Roscommon County, MIMI25,469+29%
1535Brooke County, WVWV25,447−6%
1536Allen Parish, LALA25,440+20%
1537Stephens County, GAGA25,435+9%
1538Le Sueur County, MNMN25,426+9%
1539Lyon County, MNMN25,425+3%
1540Tate County, MSMS25,370+18%
1541Union County, MSMS25,362+15%
1542Carroll County, ARAR25,357+36%
1543Menominee County, MIMI25,326+2%
1544Benton County, IAIA25,308+13%
1545Morton County, NDND25,303+7%
1546Letcher County, KYKY25,277−6%
1547Anson County, NCNC25,275+8%
1548White County, ININ25,267+9%
1549Shelby County, TXTX25,224+14%
1550Uintah County, UTUT25,224+14%
1551Luna County, NMNM25,016+38%
1552Adair County, MOMO24,977+2%
1553Seminole County, OKOK24,894−2%
1554Plymouth County, IAIA24,849+6%
1555Winston County, ALAL24,843+13%
1556Franklin County, KSKS24,784+13%
1557Lee County, GAGA24,757+52%
1558Somerset County, MDMD24,747+6%
1559Salem, VAVA24,747+4%
1560Randolph County, MOMO24,663+1%
1561McNairy County, TNTN24,653+10%
1562Yates County, NYNY24,621+8%
1563Edgefield County, SCSC24,595+34%
1564Clay County, KYKY24,556+13%
1565Decatur County, ININ24,555+4%
1566Dinwiddie County, VAVA24,533+17%
1567Union County, OROR24,530+4%
1568Manistee County, MIMI24,527+15%
1569Warren County, MOMO24,525+26%
1570Todd County, MNMN24,426+5%
1571Ashe County, NCNC24,384+10%
1572Dawson County, NENE24,365+22%
1573Cass County, NENE24,334+14%
1574Monroe County, ALAL24,324+1%
1575Juneau County, WIWI24,316+12%
1576Cherokee County, NCNC24,298+20%
1577Tillamook County, OROR24,262+12%
1578Meade County, SDSD24,253+11%
1579Milam County, TXTX24,238+6%
1580Ashley County, ARAR24,209−0%
1581Lincoln County, SDSD24,131+56%
1582Macon County, ALAL24,105−3%
1583Grayson County, KYKY24,053+14%
1584Cleburne County, ARAR24,046+24%
1585Cherokee County, ALAL23,988+23%
1586Churchill County, NVNV23,982+34%
1587Mitchell County, GAGA23,932+18%
1588Hutchinson County, TXTX23,857−7%
1589Staunton, VAVA23,853−2%
1590Montezuma County, COCO23,830+28%
1591Wasco County, OROR23,791+10%
1592Saline County, MOMO23,756+1%
1593Kendall County, TXTX23,743+63%
1594Harris County, GAGA23,695+33%
1595Peach County, GAGA23,668+12%
1596Grady County, GAGA23,659+17%
1597Jones County, GAGA23,639+14%
1598Austin County, TXTX23,590+19%
1599Lee County, VAVA23,589−4%
1600Hempstead County, ARAR23,587+9%
1601Winchester, VAVA23,585+7%
1602Miller County, MOMO23,564+14%
1603Starke County, ININ23,556+4%
1604Grimes County, TXTX23,552+25%
1605Summit County, COCO23,548+83%
1606Clark County, ARAR23,546+10%
1607Caswell County, NCNC23,501+14%
1608Barnwell County, SCSC23,478+16%
1609Sabine Parish, LALA23,459+4%
1610Gilmer County, GAGA23,456+75%
1611Fairfield County, SCSC23,454+5%
1612Johnson County, KYKY23,445+1%
1613Bryan County, GAGA23,417+52%
1614Upshur County, WVWV23,404+2%
1615Scott County, VAVA23,403+1%
1616Assumption Parish, LALA23,388+3%
1617Lincoln County, KYKY23,361+17%
1618Ray County, MOMO23,354+6%
1619Washington County, MOMO23,344+15%
1620Bremer County, IAIA23,325+2%
1621Otsego County, MIMI23,301+30%
1622Grenada County, MSMS23,263+8%
1623Lamoille County, VTVT23,233+18%
1624Woodford County, KYKY23,208+16%
1625Osceola County, MIMI23,197+15%
1626Houston County, TXTX23,185+8%
1627Page County, VAVA23,177+7%
1628Waushara County, WIWI23,154+19%
1629Antrim County, MIMI23,110+27%
1630White County, TNTN23,102+15%
1631Perry County, ILIL23,094+8%
1632Meigs County, OHOH23,072+0%
1633Texas County, MOMO23,003+7%
1634Hart County, GAGA22,997+17%
1635Gage County, NENE22,993+1%
1636Pickens County, GAGA22,983+59%
1637Scott County, ININ22,960+9%
1638Taylor County, KYKY22,927+8%
1639Ohio County, KYKY22,916+9%
1640Wyandot County, OHOH22,908+3%
1641Shelby County, ILIL22,893+3%
1642Wakulla County, FLFL22,863+61%
1643Labette County, KSKS22,835−4%
1644Juniata County, PAPA22,821+11%
1645Crawford County, MOMO22,804+19%
1646Union Parish, LALA22,803+10%
1647Johnson County, ARAR22,781+25%
1648Iowa County, WIWI22,780+13%
1649Itawamba County, MSMS22,770+14%
1650Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA22,763+1%
1651Sanpete County, UTUT22,763+40%
1652Panola County, TXTX22,756+3%
1653Gray County, TXTX22,744−5%
1654Hockley County, TXTX22,716−6%
1655Meeker County, MNMN22,644+9%
1656Stark County, NDND22,636−1%
1657Cherokee County, KSKS22,605+6%
1658Hertford County, NCNC22,601+0%
1659Montgomery County, KYKY22,554+15%
1660Marengo County, ALAL22,539−2%
1661Meriwether County, GAGA22,534+1%
1662Seward County, KSKS22,510+20%
1663Aransas County, TXTX22,497+26%
1664Logan County, ARAR22,486+9%
1665Grant County, KYKY22,384+42%
1666Randolph County, ALAL22,380+13%
1667Powhatan County, VAVA22,377+46%
1668Hopewell, VAVA22,354−3%
1669Mahaska County, IAIA22,335+4%
1670Mille Lacs County, MNMN22,330+20%
1671Tattnall County, GAGA22,305+26%
1672Hickman County, TNTN22,295+33%
1673Jo Daviess County, ILIL22,289+2%
1674Baker County, FLFL22,259+20%
1675San Jacinto County, TXTX22,246+36%
1676Burke County, GAGA22,243+8%
1677Franklin County, ININ22,151+13%
1678Caroline County, VAVA22,121+15%
1679Lincoln County, WVWV22,108+3%
1680Rowan County, KYKY22,094+9%
1681Northampton County, NCNC22,086+6%
1682Limestone County, TXTX22,051+5%
1683Fayette County, IAIA22,008+1%
1684Henry County, MOMO21,997+10%
1685Crisp County, GAGA21,996+10%
1686Clay County, MSMS21,979+4%
1687Worth County, GAGA21,967+11%
1688Nodaway County, MOMO21,912+1%
1689Stutsman County, NDND21,908−1%
1690Newton County, MSMS21,838+8%
1691Emanuel County, GAGA21,837+6%
1692Jay County, ININ21,806+1%
1693Fayette County, TXTX21,804+9%
1694Martin County, MNMN21,802−5%
1695Lawrence County, SDSD21,802+6%
1696Fayette County, ILIL21,802+4%
1697Owen County, ININ21,786+26%
1698Monroe County, GAGA21,757+27%
1699Sullivan County, ININ21,751+15%
1700McDonald County, MOMO21,681+28%
1701Jersey County, ILIL21,668+5%
1702Yankton County, SDSD21,652+12%
1703Ogemaw County, MIMI21,645+16%
1704Wabasha County, MNMN21,610+9%
1705Holmes County, MSMS21,609+0%
1706West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA21,601+11%
1707Fairfax, VAVA21,498+10%
1708Carroll County, IAIA21,421−0%
1709Cassia County, IDID21,416+10%
1710Butler County, ALAL21,399−2%
1711Hampton County, SCSC21,386+18%
1712East Feliciana Parish, LALA21,360+11%
1713Winneshiek County, IAIA21,310+2%
1714Franklin Parish, LALA21,263−5%
1715McDuffie County, GAGA21,231+6%
1716Wayne County, MSMS21,216+9%
1717St. James Parish, LALA21,216+2%
1718Washington County, GAGA21,176+11%
1719Yell County, ARAR21,139+19%
1720Curry County, OROR21,137+9%
1721Scott County, TNTN21,127+15%
1722Fillmore County, MNMN21,122+2%
1723Leelanau County, MIMI21,119+28%
1724Buchanan County, IAIA21,093+1%
1725Adair County, OKOK21,038+14%
1726Vilas County, WIWI21,033+19%
1727Lumpkin County, GAGA21,016+44%
1728Pacific County, WAWA20,984+11%
1729Richland Parish, LALA20,981+2%
1730Washington County, FLFL20,973+24%
1731Pickens County, ALAL20,949+1%
1732Leake County, MSMS20,940+14%
1733Tyler County, TXTX20,871+25%
1734Nobles County, MNMN20,832+4%
1735Bibb County, ALAL20,826+26%
1736Tippah County, MSMS20,826+7%
1737Plumas County, CACA20,824+5%
1738Mercer County, KYKY20,817+9%
1739Gillespie County, TXTX20,814+21%
1740Rockbridge County, VAVA20,808+13%
1741Jones County, TXTX20,785+26%
1742Arkansas County, ARAR20,749−4%
1743Langlade County, WIWI20,740+6%
1744Jasper County, SCSC20,678+34%
1745Washington County, IAIA20,670+5%
1746Grainger County, TNTN20,659+21%
1747Calhoun County, TXTX20,647+8%
1748Payette County, IDID20,578+25%
1749Teller County, COCO20,555+65%
1750Asotin County, WAWA20,551+17%
1751Elbert County, GAGA20,511+8%
1752Fulton County, ININ20,511+9%
1753Logan County, COCO20,504+17%
1754Vernon County, MOMO20,454+7%
1755Crawford County, ILIL20,452+5%
1756Carbon County, UTUT20,422+1%
1757Hood River County, OROR20,411+21%
1758Buena Vista County, IAIA20,411+2%
1759Spencer County, ININ20,391+5%
1760Colorado County, TXTX20,390+11%
1761Macon County, TNTN20,386+28%
1762Conway County, ARAR20,336+6%
1763Henry County, IAIA20,336+6%
1764Otero County, COCO20,311+1%
1765Jackson County, IAIA20,296+2%
1766Paulding County, OHOH20,293−1%
1767Franklin County, GAGA20,285+22%
1768Dakota County, NENE20,253+21%
1769Concordia Parish, LALA20,247−3%
1770Polk County, ARAR20,229+17%
1771Jones County, IAIA20,221+4%
1772Hampshire County, WVWV20,203+22%
1773Kewaunee County, WIWI20,187+7%
1774Minidoka County, IDID20,174+4%
1775Carroll County, ININ20,165+7%
1776Winston County, MSMS20,160+4%
1777Moore County, TXTX20,121+13%
1778Hancock County, ILIL20,121−6%
1779Lee County, SCSC20,119+9%
1780Overton County, TNTN20,118+14%
1781Texas County, OKOK20,107+22%
1782Willacy County, TXTX20,082+13%
1783Fluvanna County, VAVA20,047+61%
1784Pemiscot County, MOMO20,047−9%
1785DeWitt County, TXTX20,013+6%
1786Warren County, NCNC19,972+16%
1787White County, GAGA19,944+53%
1788Wayne County, KYKY19,923+14%
1789Douglas County, ILIL19,922+2%
1790Elbert County, COCO19,872+106%
1791Saunders County, NENE19,830+8%
1792Beckham County, OKOK19,799+5%
1793Fannin County, GAGA19,798+24%
1794Haywood County, TNTN19,797+2%
1795Bertie County, NCNC19,773−3%
1796Williams County, NDND19,761−6%
1797New Madrid County, MOMO19,760−6%
1798Morgan County, TNTN19,757+14%
1799Uinta County, WYWY19,742+6%
1800Prince Edward County, VAVA19,720+14%
1801Houston County, MNMN19,718+7%
1802La Paz County, AZAZ19,715+42%
1803Edgar County, ILIL19,704+1%
1804Routt County, COCO19,690+40%
1805Taylor County, WIWI19,680+4%
1806Attala County, MSMS19,661+6%
1807Madison County, NCNC19,635+16%
1808Cross County, ARAR19,526+2%
1809Waseca County, MNMN19,526+8%
1810Butts County, GAGA19,522+27%
1811Waynesboro, VAVA19,520+5%
1812McIntosh County, OKOK19,456+16%
1813Chickasaw County, MSMS19,440+7%
1814Lincoln County, NMNM19,411+59%
1815Covington County, MSMS19,407+17%
1816Patrick County, VAVA19,407+11%
1817Bourbon County, KYKY19,360+1%
1818Dickinson County, KSKS19,344+2%
1819Morgan County, MOMO19,309+24%
1820Orange County, ININ19,306+5%
1821Fredericksburg, VAVA19,279+1%
1822Taylor County, FLFL19,256+13%
1823Schuyler County, NYNY19,224+3%
1824Lavaca County, TXTX19,210+3%
1825Kent County, MDMD19,197+8%
1826Crook County, OROR19,182+36%
1827Saluda County, SCSC19,181+17%
1828Dodge County, GAGA19,171+9%
1829Tishomingo County, MSMS19,163+8%
1830Klickitat County, WAWA19,161+15%
1831Jefferson County, IDID19,155+16%
1832George County, MSMS19,144+15%
1833Montague County, TXTX19,117+11%
1834Anderson County, KYKY19,111+31%
1835Green Lake County, WIWI19,105+2%
1836Jackson County, WIWI19,100+15%
1837Jefferson County, OROR19,009+39%
1838Blaine County, IDID18,991+40%
1839Clinton County, MOMO18,979+14%
1840Greene County, NCNC18,974+23%
1841Perry County, ININ18,899−1%
1842Sevier County, UTUT18,842+22%
1843Lincoln County, MTMT18,837+8%
1844Poweshiek County, IAIA18,815−1%
1845Putnam County, GAGA18,812+33%
1846Hardin County, IAIA18,812−1%
1847Colusa County, CACA18,804+16%
1848Washington County, NENE18,780+13%
1849Davison County, SDSD18,741+7%
1850Warren County, ILIL18,735−2%
1851Madison County, FLFL18,733+13%
1852Drew County, ARAR18,723+8%
1853Grant Parish, LALA18,698+7%
1854Clayton County, IAIA18,678−2%
1855Breckinridge County, KYKY18,648+14%
1856Adams County, WIWI18,643+19%
1857Gonzales County, TXTX18,628+8%
1858Falls County, TXTX18,576+5%
1859Holmes County, FLFL18,564+18%
1860Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,561−3%
1861Fayette County, ALAL18,495+3%
1862Woodward County, OKOK18,486−3%
1863Jefferson County, KSKS18,426+16%
1864Brunswick County, VAVA18,419+15%
1865Jackson County, ARAR18,418−3%
1866Delaware County, IAIA18,404+2%
1867Hubbard County, MNMN18,376+23%
1868Pike County, MOMO18,351+15%
1869Los Alamos County, NMNM18,343+1%
1870Jerome County, IDID18,342+21%
1871Polk County, NCNC18,324+27%
1872Eastland County, TXTX18,297−1%
1873Union County, ILIL18,293+4%
1874Rush County, ININ18,261+1%
1875Teton County, WYWY18,251+63%
1876Montour County, PAPA18,236+3%
1877Marion County, KYKY18,212+10%
1878Pottawatomie County, KSKS18,209+13%
1879Randolph County, ARAR18,195+10%
1880Currituck County, NCNC18,190+32%
1881Cedar County, IAIA18,187+5%
1882Jasper County, MSMS18,149+6%
1883Perry County, MOMO18,132+9%
1884Tama County, IAIA18,103+4%
1885Washington County, ALAL18,097+8%
1886Potter County, PAPA18,080+8%
1887Socorro County, NMNM18,078+22%
1888Roosevelt County, NMNM18,018+8%
1889Richland County, NDND17,998−1%
1890Harrison County, KYKY17,983+11%
1891Clarke County, MSMS17,955+4%
1892Wright County, MOMO17,955+7%
1893Fountain County, ININ17,954+1%
1894Inyo County, CACA17,945−2%
1895Young County, TXTX17,943−1%
1896Humphreys County, TNTN17,929+14%
1897Richland County, WIWI17,924+2%
1898Grayson County, VAVA17,917+10%
1899Freestone County, TXTX17,867+13%
1900Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO17,842+11%
1901Union County, TNTN17,808+30%
1902Allen County, KYKY17,800+22%
1903Lawrence County, ARAR17,774+2%
1904Yancey County, NCNC17,774+15%
1905Franklin County, ARAR17,771+19%
1906Lampasas County, TXTX17,762+31%
1907Dodge County, MNMN17,731+13%
1908Smith County, TNTN17,712+25%
1909Wetzel County, WVWV17,693−8%
1910Unicoi County, TNTN17,667+7%
1911Knott County, KYKY17,649−1%
1912Bandera County, TXTX17,645+67%
1913Bond County, ILIL17,633+18%
1914Clay County, ARAR17,609−3%
1915Johnson County, TNTN17,499+27%
1916Ben Hill County, GAGA17,484+8%
1917Southampton County, VAVA17,482−0%
1918Hart County, KYKY17,445+17%
1919DeKalb County, TNTN17,423+21%
1920Appling County, GAGA17,419+11%
1921Pike County, ILIL17,384−1%
1922Clay County, IAIA17,372−1%
1923Gogebic County, MIMI17,370−4%
1924Bristol, VAVA17,367−6%
1925Union County, GAGA17,289+44%
1926Arenac County, MIMI17,269+16%
1927Jefferson County, GAGA17,266−1%
1928Adair County, KYKY17,244+12%
1929Crawford County, WIWI17,243+8%
1930Parke County, ININ17,241+12%
1931Piscataquis County, MEME17,235−8%
1932Bosque County, TXTX17,204+14%
1933Hale County, ALAL17,185+11%
1934Benton County, MOMO17,180+24%
1935Avery County, NCNC17,167+15%
1936Kossuth County, IAIA17,163−8%
1937Renville County, MNMN17,154−3%
1938Wayne County, ILIL17,151−1%
1939Mariposa County, CACA17,130+20%
1940Sharp County, ARAR17,119+21%
1941McCreary County, KYKY17,080+9%
1942Llano County, TXTX17,044+47%
1943Beadle County, SDSD17,023−7%
1944Clark County, ILIL17,008+7%
1945Neosho County, KSKS16,997−0%
1946Page County, IAIA16,976+1%
1947Mercer County, ILIL16,957−2%
1948Crawford County, IAIA16,942+1%
1949Lewis County, WVWV16,919−2%
1950Torrance County, NMNM16,911+64%
1951Floyd County, IAIA16,900−1%
1952Colonial Heights, VAVA16,897+5%
1953Winn Parish, LALA16,894+4%
1954Ashland County, WIWI16,866+3%
1955Goochland County, VAVA16,863+19%
1956Claiborne Parish, LALA16,851−3%
1957Wayne County, TNTN16,842+21%
1958Redwood County, MNMN16,815−3%
1959Pecos County, TXTX16,809+15%
1960King George County, VAVA16,803+24%
1961Mason County, KYKY16,800+1%
1962De Witt County, ILIL16,798+2%
1963Vermillion County, ININ16,788+0%
1964Atchison County, KSKS16,774−1%
1965Baker County, OROR16,741+9%
1966Westmoreland County, VAVA16,718+8%
1967Osage County, KSKS16,712+10%
1968Carroll County, ILIL16,674−1%
1969Hill County, MTMT16,673−6%
1970Cooper County, MOMO16,670+12%
1971Bamberg County, SCSC16,658−1%
1972Giles County, VAVA16,657+2%
1973Bates County, MOMO16,653+11%
1974Fentress County, TNTN16,625+13%
1975Pawnee County, OKOK16,612+7%
1976Rockcastle County, KYKY16,582+12%
1977Tipton County, ININ16,577+3%
1978Kalkaska County, MIMI16,571+23%
1979Benton County, TNTN16,537+14%
1980Seward County, NENE16,496+7%
1981Andrew County, MOMO16,492+13%
1982Hughes County, SDSD16,481+11%
1983Burleson County, TXTX16,470+21%
1984Grant County, ARAR16,464+18%
1985Brooks County, GAGA16,450+7%
1986Hamilton County, IAIA16,438+2%
1987Adams County, WAWA16,428+21%
1988Dickinson County, IAIA16,424+10%
1989Simpson County, KYKY16,405+8%
1990Dickenson County, VAVA16,395−7%
1991Piatt County, ILIL16,365+5%
1992Scurry County, TXTX16,361−12%
1993Roseau County, MNMN16,338+9%
1994Russell County, KYKY16,315+11%
1995Henry County, ALAL16,310+6%
1996Frio County, TXTX16,252+21%
1997Chaffee County, COCO16,242+28%
1998Berrien County, GAGA16,235+15%
1999Sawyer County, WIWI16,196+14%
2000Van Buren County, ARAR16,192+16%
SHOWING 1,501–2,000 OF 3,125

UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS