Which county has the highest total population?

Los Angeles County, California ranks #1 with 9,818,605 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by total population?

Los Angeles County, California, Cook County, Illinois, Harris County, Texas, Maricopa County, Arizona, San Diego County, California.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,131 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is total population measured?

Total resident population. Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,131

Largest by population, US counties · 2010

The most populous US counties as of the 2010 population estimates.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

1501Peach County, GAGA27,695+17%

1502Barton County, KSKS27,674−2%

1503Wells County, ININ27,636+0%

1504Garvin County, OKOK27,576+1%

1505Simpson County, MSMS27,503−0%

1506Morton County, NDND27,471+9%

1507Custer County, OKOK27,469+5%

1508Barbour County, ALAL27,457−5%

1509Carroll County, ARAR27,446+8%

1510Cherokee County, NCNC27,444+13%

1511Mason County, WVWV27,324+5%

1512Ashe County, NCNC27,281+12%

1513Hardeman County, TNTN27,253−3%

1514Orleans County, VTVT27,231+4%

1515Codington County, SDSD27,227+5%

1516Toombs County, GAGA27,223+4%

1517Cibola County, NMNM27,213+6%

1518Upson County, GAGA27,153−2%

1519White County, GAGA27,144+36%

1520Union County, MSMS27,134+7%

1521Baker County, FLFL27,115+22%

1522Marion County, MSMS27,088+6%

1523Lewis County, NYNY27,087+1%

1524Elmore County, IDID27,038−7%

1525Edgefield County, SCSC26,985+10%

1526Anson County, NCNC26,948+7%

1527Clay County, ININ26,890+1%

1528Mingo County, WVWV26,839−5%

1529Logan County, KYKY26,835+1%

1530Geneva County, ALAL26,790+4%

1531Juneau County, WIWI26,664+10%

1532De Soto Parish, LALA26,656+5%

1533Grimes County, TXTX26,604+13%

1534Oceana County, MIMI26,570−1%

1535Montgomery County, KYKY26,499+17%

1536Somerset County, MDMD26,470+7%

1537Jackson County, OKOK26,446−7%

1538Monroe County, GAGA26,424+21%

1539Uvalde County, TXTX26,405+2%

1540San Jacinto County, TXTX26,384+19%

1541Boone County, IAIA26,306+0%

1542Nicholas County, WVWV26,233−1%

1543Winchester, VAVA26,203+11%

1544Stephens County, GAGA26,175+3%

1545Randolph County, ININ26,171−4%

1546Dickinson County, MIMI26,168−5%

1547Cheboygan County, MIMI26,152−1%

1548Coahoma County, MSMS26,151−15%

1549Jefferson County, IDID26,140+36%

1550Ouachita County, ARAR26,120−9%

1551Mille Lacs County, MNMN26,097+17%

1552Benton County, IAIA26,076+3%

1553McNairy County, TNTN26,075+6%

1554Hardin County, TNTN26,026+2%

1555Chattooga County, GAGA26,015+2%

1556Texas County, MOMO26,008+13%

1557Franklin County, KSKS25,992+5%

1558Cherokee County, ALAL25,989+8%

1559Cleburne County, ARAR25,970+8%

1560Charlevoix County, MIMI25,949−1%

1561Posey County, ININ25,910−4%

1562Brown County, MNMN25,893−4%

1563Iosco County, MIMI25,887−5%

1564Lyon County, MNMN25,857+2%

1565White County, TNTN25,841+12%

1566Clarke County, ALAL25,833−7%

1567Allen Parish, LALA25,764+1%

1568Union County, OROR25,748+5%

1569Grayson County, KYKY25,746+7%

1570Decatur County, ININ25,740+5%

1571Gladwin County, MIMI25,692−1%

1572Fluvanna County, VAVA25,691+28%

1573Adair County, MOMO25,607+3%

1574Lee County, VAVA25,587+8%

1575Johnson County, ARAR25,540+12%

1576Montezuma County, COCO25,535+7%

1577Audrain County, MOMO25,529−1%

1578Tattnall County, GAGA25,520+14%

1579Seminole County, OKOK25,482+2%

1580Shelby County, TXTX25,448+1%

1581Meade County, SDSD25,434+5%

1582Abbeville County, SCSC25,417−3%

1583Randolph County, MOMO25,414+3%

1584Yates County, NYNY25,348+3%

1585Prentiss County, MSMS25,276−1%

1586Tillamook County, OROR25,250+4%

1587Cass County, NENE25,241+4%

1588Wasco County, OROR25,213+6%

1589Hart County, GAGA25,213+10%

1590Washington County, MOMO25,195+8%

1591Luna County, NMNM25,095+0%

1592Grady County, GAGA25,011+6%

1593Plymouth County, IAIA24,986+1%

1594Woodford County, KYKY24,939+7%

1595Saline County, ILIL24,913−7%

1596Washington County, FLFL24,896+19%

1597Todd County, MNMN24,895+2%

1598Churchill County, NVNV24,877+4%

1599Gillespie County, TXTX24,837+19%

1600Salem, VAVA24,802+0%

1601Jasper County, SCSC24,777+20%

1602Milam County, TXTX24,757+2%

1603Miller County, MOMO24,748+5%

1604Lincoln County, KYKY24,742+6%

1605Manistee County, MIMI24,733+1%

1606Crawford County, MOMO24,696+8%

1607Hickman County, TNTN24,690+11%

1608Hertford County, NCNC24,669+9%

1609Grant County, KYKY24,662+10%

1610White County, ININ24,643−2%

1611Juniata County, PAPA24,636+8%

1612Boone County, WVWV24,629−4%

1613Poinsett County, ARAR24,583−4%

1614Fayette County, TXTX24,554+13%

1615Columbia County, ARAR24,552−4%

1616Letcher County, KYKY24,519−3%

1617Taylor County, KYKY24,512+7%

1618Martin County, NCNC24,505−4%

1619Waushara County, WIWI24,496+6%

1620Winston County, ALAL24,484−1%

1621Lamoille County, VTVT24,475+5%

1622Roscommon County, MIMI24,449−4%

1623Dawson County, NENE24,326−0%

1624Fredericksburg, VAVA24,286+26%

1625Fayette County, ININ24,277−5%

1626Bremer County, IAIA24,276+4%

1627Upshur County, WVWV24,254+4%

1628Sabine Parish, LALA24,233+3%

1629Stark County, NDND24,199+7%

1630Scott County, ININ24,181+5%

1631Otsego County, MIMI24,164+4%

1632Sumner County, KSKS24,132−7%

1633Buchanan County, VAVA24,098−11%

1634Lawrence County, SDSD24,097+11%

1635Brooke County, WVWV24,069−5%

1636Page County, VAVA24,042+4%

1637Menominee County, MIMI24,029−5%

1638Hampshire County, WVWV23,964+19%

1639Fairfield County, SCSC23,956+2%

1640Ohio County, KYKY23,842+4%

1641Leake County, MSMS23,805+14%

1642Panola County, TXTX23,796+5%

1643Wyoming County, WVWV23,796−7%

1644West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA23,788+10%

1645Meigs County, OHOH23,770+3%

1646Staunton, VAVA23,746−0%

1647Houston County, TXTX23,732+2%

1648Caswell County, NCNC23,719+1%

1649Iowa County, WIWI23,687+4%

1650Fannin County, GAGA23,682+20%

1651Butts County, GAGA23,655+21%

1652King George County, VAVA23,584+40%

1653Antrim County, MIMI23,580+2%

1654Currituck County, NCNC23,547+29%

1655Wasatch County, UTUT23,530+55%

1656Osceola County, MIMI23,528+1%

1657Routt County, COCO23,509+19%

1658Mitchell County, GAGA23,498−2%

1659Ray County, MOMO23,494+1%

1660Crisp County, GAGA23,439+7%

1661Assumption Parish, LALA23,421+0%

1662Itawamba County, MSMS23,401+3%

1663Limestone County, TXTX23,384+6%

1664Nodaway County, MOMO23,370+7%

1665Saline County, MOMO23,370−2%

1666Prince Edward County, VAVA23,368+18%

1667Starke County, ININ23,363−1%

1668Johnson County, KYKY23,356−0%

1669Teller County, COCO23,350+14%

1670Rowan County, KYKY23,333+6%

1671Burke County, GAGA23,316+5%

1672Meeker County, MNMN23,300+3%

1673Scott County, VAVA23,177−1%

1674Aransas County, TXTX23,158+3%

1675Franklin County, ININ23,087+4%

1676Elbert County, COCO23,086+16%

1677McDonald County, MOMO23,083+6%

1678Monroe County, ALAL23,068−5%

1679Plaquemines Parish, LALA23,042−14%

1680Clark County, ARAR22,995−2%

1681Jersey County, ILIL22,985+6%

1682Cassia County, IDID22,952+7%

1683Seward County, KSKS22,952+2%

1684Hockley County, TXTX22,935+1%

1685Bibb County, ALAL22,915+10%

1686Randolph County, ALAL22,913+2%

1687Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA22,802+0%

1688Union Parish, LALA22,721−0%

1689Logan County, COCO22,709+11%

1690Adair County, OKOK22,683+8%

1691Jo Daviess County, ILIL22,678+2%

1692Grainger County, TNTN22,657+10%

1693Payette County, IDID22,623+10%

1694Barnwell County, SCSC22,621−4%

1695Wyandot County, OHOH22,615−1%

1696Hempstead County, ARAR22,609−4%

1697Emanuel County, GAGA22,598+3%

1698Hopewell, VAVA22,591+1%

1699George County, MSMS22,578+18%

1700Taylor County, FLFL22,570+17%

1701Fairfax, VAVA22,565+5%

1702Gray County, TXTX22,535−1%

1703Yankton County, SDSD22,438+4%

1704Williams County, NDND22,398+13%

1705Mahaska County, IAIA22,381+0%

1706Jerome County, IDID22,374+22%

1707Curry County, OROR22,364+6%

1708Shelby County, ILIL22,363−2%

1709Logan County, ARAR22,353−1%

1710Perry County, ILIL22,350−3%

1711Hood River County, OROR22,346+9%

1712Dawson County, GAGA22,330+40%

1713Gage County, NENE22,311−3%

1714Grant Parish, LALA22,309+19%

1715Rockbridge County, VAVA22,307+7%

1716Henry County, MOMO22,272+1%

1717Macon County, TNTN22,248+9%

1718Tippah County, MSMS22,232+7%

1719Scott County, TNTN22,228+5%

1720Yell County, ARAR22,185+5%

1721Hutchinson County, TXTX22,150−7%

1722Fayette County, ILIL22,140+2%

1723Willacy County, TXTX22,134+10%

1724Beckham County, OKOK22,119+12%

1725McDowell County, WVWV22,113−19%

1726St. James Parish, LALA22,102+4%

1727Northampton County, NCNC22,099+0%

1728Franklin County, GAGA22,084+9%

1729Overton County, TNTN22,083+10%

1730Meriwether County, GAGA21,992−2%

1731Morgan County, TNTN21,987+11%

1732Grenada County, MSMS21,906−6%

1733Moore County, TXTX21,904+9%

1734McDuffie County, GAGA21,875+3%

1735Ashley County, ARAR21,853−10%

1736Dodge County, GAGA21,796+14%

1737Tyler County, TXTX21,766+4%

1738Phillips County, ARAR21,757−18%

1739Clay County, KYKY21,730−12%

1740Newton County, MSMS21,720−1%

1741Lincoln County, WVWV21,720−2%

1742Jefferson County, OROR21,720+14%

1743Goochland County, VAVA21,717+29%

1744Leelanau County, MIMI21,708+3%

1745Washington County, IAIA21,704+5%

1746Ogemaw County, MIMI21,699+0%

1747Worth County, GAGA21,679−1%

1748Wabasha County, MNMN21,676+0%

1749Asotin County, WAWA21,623+5%

1750Labette County, KSKS21,607−5%

1751Pottawatomie County, KSKS21,604+19%

1752Cherokee County, KSKS21,603−4%

1753Owen County, ININ21,575−1%

1754Sullivan County, ININ21,475−1%

1755Macon County, ALAL21,452−11%

1756Vilas County, WIWI21,430+2%

1757Anderson County, KYKY21,421+12%

1758Colusa County, CACA21,419+14%

1759Carbon County, UTUT21,403+5%

1760Calhoun County, TXTX21,381+4%

1761Nobles County, MNMN21,378+3%

1762Blaine County, IDID21,376+13%

1763Greene County, NCNC21,362+13%

1764Union County, GAGA21,356+24%

1765Mercer County, KYKY21,331+2%

1766Teton County, WYWY21,294+17%

1767Bertie County, NCNC21,282+8%

1768Conway County, ARAR21,273+5%

1769Jay County, ININ21,253−3%

1770Putnam County, GAGA21,218+13%

1771Washington County, GAGA21,187+0%

1772Vernon County, MOMO21,159+3%

1773Uinta County, WYWY21,118+7%

1774Stutsman County, NDND21,100−4%

1775Hampton County, SCSC21,090−1%

1776Winneshiek County, IAIA21,056−1%

1777Marengo County, ALAL21,027−7%

1778Dakota County, NENE21,006+4%

1779Waynesboro, VAVA21,006+8%

1780Crook County, OROR20,978+9%

1781Warren County, NCNC20,972+5%

1782Buchanan County, IAIA20,958−1%

1783Spencer County, ININ20,952+3%

1784Butler County, ALAL20,947−2%

1785Pacific County, WAWA20,920−0%

1786Fayette County, IAIA20,880−5%

1787Adams County, WIWI20,875+12%

1788Colorado County, TXTX20,874+2%

1789Fillmore County, MNMN20,866−1%

1790Martin County, MNMN20,840−4%

1791Fulton County, ININ20,836+2%

1792Concordia Parish, LALA20,822+3%

1793Carroll County, IAIA20,816−3%

1794Wayne County, KYKY20,813+4%

1795Sevier County, UTUT20,802+10%

1796Saunders County, NENE20,780+5%

1797Franklin Parish, LALA20,767−2%

1798Madison County, NCNC20,764+6%

1799Wayne County, MSMS20,747−2%

1800Clinton County, MOMO20,743+9%

1801Richland Parish, LALA20,725−1%

1802Taylor County, WIWI20,689+5%

1803Polk County, ARAR20,662+2%

1804Texas County, OKOK20,640+3%

1805Jones County, IAIA20,638+2%

1806Clay County, MSMS20,634−6%

1807Kewaunee County, WIWI20,574+2%

1808Morgan County, MOMO20,565+7%

1809Polk County, NCNC20,510+12%

1810Lincoln County, NMNM20,497+6%

1811La Paz County, AZAZ20,489+4%

1812Bandera County, TXTX20,485+16%

1813Jackson County, WIWI20,449+7%

1814Hubbard County, MNMN20,428+11%

1815Klickitat County, WAWA20,318+6%

1816East Feliciana Parish, LALA20,267−5%

1817Buena Vista County, IAIA20,260−1%

1818McIntosh County, OKOK20,252+4%

1819Washington County, NENE20,234+8%

1820Jones County, TXTX20,202−3%

1821Kent County, MDMD20,197+5%

1822Elbert County, GAGA20,166−2%

1823Carroll County, ININ20,155−0%

1824Henry County, IAIA20,145−1%

1825DeWitt County, TXTX20,097+0%

1826Dodge County, MNMN20,087+13%

1827Woodward County, OKOK20,081+9%

1828Minidoka County, IDID20,069−1%

1829Breckinridge County, KYKY20,059+8%

1830Plumas County, CACA20,007−4%

1831Bourbon County, KYKY19,985+3%

1832Douglas County, ILIL19,980+0%

1833Langlade County, WIWI19,977−4%

1834Allen County, KYKY19,956+12%

1835Holmes County, FLFL19,927+7%

1836Saluda County, SCSC19,875+4%

1837Jackson County, IAIA19,848−2%

1838Roosevelt County, NMNM19,846+10%

1839Orange County, ININ19,840+3%

1840Marion County, KYKY19,820+9%

1841Crawford County, ILIL19,817−3%

1842Freestone County, TXTX19,816+11%

1843Gonzales County, TXTX19,807+6%

1844Dickinson County, KSKS19,754+2%

1845Pickens County, ALAL19,746−6%

1846Montague County, TXTX19,719+3%

1847Lincoln County, MTMT19,687+5%

1848Lampasas County, TXTX19,677+11%

1849Paulding County, OHOH19,614−3%

1850Tishomingo County, MSMS19,593+2%

1851Covington County, MSMS19,568+1%

1852Attala County, MSMS19,564−0%

1853Davison County, SDSD19,504+4%

1854Deaf Smith County, TXTX19,372+4%

1855Perry County, ININ19,338+2%

1856Llano County, TXTX19,301+13%

1857Berrien County, GAGA19,286+19%

1858Lavaca County, TXTX19,263+0%

1859Madison County, FLFL19,224+3%

1860Lee County, SCSC19,220−4%

1861Holmes County, MSMS19,198−11%

1862Winston County, MSMS19,198−5%

1863Smith County, TNTN19,166+8%

1864Waseca County, MNMN19,136−2%

1865Jefferson County, KSKS19,126+4%

1866Union County, TNTN19,109+7%

1867Hancock County, ILIL19,104−5%

1868Benton County, MOMO19,056+11%

1869Green Lake County, WIWI19,051−0%

1870Houston County, MNMN19,027−4%

1871Arkansas County, ARAR19,019−8%

1872Perry County, MOMO18,971+5%

1873New Madrid County, MOMO18,956−4%

1874Poweshiek County, IAIA18,914+1%

1875Harrison County, KYKY18,846+5%

1876Otero County, COCO18,831−7%

1877Wright County, MOMO18,815+5%

1878Haywood County, TNTN18,787−5%

1879Pierce County, GAGA18,758+20%

1880Adams County, WAWA18,728+14%

1881DeKalb County, TNTN18,723+7%

1882Adair County, KYKY18,656+8%

1883Duchesne County, UTUT18,607+29%

1884Eastland County, TXTX18,583+2%

1885Edgar County, ILIL18,576−6%

1886Southampton County, VAVA18,570+6%

1887Young County, TXTX18,550+3%

1888Inyo County, CACA18,546+3%

1889Humphreys County, TNTN18,538+3%

1890Pike County, MOMO18,516+1%

1891Drew County, ARAR18,509−1%

1892Cedar County, IAIA18,499+2%

1893Patrick County, VAVA18,490−5%

1894New Kent County, VAVA18,429+37%

1895Brantley County, GAGA18,411+26%

1896Greene County, VAVA18,403+21%

1897Banks County, GAGA18,395+28%

1898Schuyler County, NYNY18,343−5%

1899Lamar County, GAGA18,317+15%

1900Unicoi County, TNTN18,313+4%

1901McCreary County, KYKY18,306+7%

1902Pemiscot County, MOMO18,296−9%

1903Montour County, PAPA18,267+0%

1904Mariposa County, CACA18,251+7%

1905Johnson County, TNTN18,244+4%

1906Appling County, GAGA18,236+5%

1907Bosque County, TXTX18,212+6%

1908Hart County, KYKY18,199+4%

1909Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,145+2%

1910Clayton County, IAIA18,129−3%

1911Franklin County, ARAR18,125+2%

1912Lincoln County, WYWY18,106+24%

1913Richland County, WIWI18,021+1%

1914Jackson County, ARAR17,997−2%

1915Randolph County, ARAR17,969−1%

1916Fentress County, TNTN17,959+8%

1917Los Alamos County, NMNM17,950−2%

1918Cross County, ARAR17,870−8%

1919Pike County, GAGA17,869+31%

1920Morgan County, GAGA17,868+16%

1921Socorro County, NMNM17,866−1%

1922Falls County, TXTX17,866−4%

1923Grant County, ARAR17,853+8%

1924Bristol, VAVA17,835+3%

1925Yancey County, NCNC17,818+0%

1926Chaffee County, COCO17,809+10%

1927Union County, ILIL17,808−3%

1928Avery County, NCNC17,797+4%

1929Stone County, MSMS17,786+31%

1930Bond County, ILIL17,768+1%

1931Tama County, IAIA17,767−2%

1932Delaware County, IAIA17,764−3%

1933Warren County, ILIL17,707−5%

1934Ben Hill County, GAGA17,634+1%

1935Cooper County, MOMO17,601+6%

1936Washington County, ALAL17,581−3%

1937Russell County, KYKY17,565+8%

1938Morgan County, WVWV17,541+17%

1939Piscataquis County, MEME17,535+2%

1940Hardin County, IAIA17,534−7%

1941Gaines County, TXTX17,526+21%

1942Benzie County, MIMI17,525+10%

1943Mason County, KYKY17,490+4%

1944Potter County, PAPA17,457−3%

1945Westmoreland County, VAVA17,454+4%

1946Brunswick County, VAVA17,434−5%

1947Lawrence County, ARAR17,415−2%

1948Colonial Heights, VAVA17,411+3%

1949Beadle County, SDSD17,398+2%

1950Chickasaw County, MSMS17,392−11%

1951Rush County, ININ17,392−5%

1952Parke County, ININ17,339+1%

1953Simpson County, KYKY17,327+6%

1954Henry County, ALAL17,302+6%

1955Van Buren County, ARAR17,295+7%

1956Andrew County, MOMO17,291+5%

1957Giles County, VAVA17,286+4%

1958Sharp County, ARAR17,264+1%

1959Fayette County, ALAL17,241−7%

1960Fountain County, ININ17,240−4%

1961Frio County, TXTX17,217+6%

1962Cook County, GAGA17,212+9%

1963Claiborne Parish, LALA17,195+2%

1964Burleson County, TXTX17,187+4%

1965Kalkaska County, MIMI17,153+4%

1966Pitkin County, COCO17,148+15%

1967Buckingham County, VAVA17,146+10%

1968Chester County, TNTN17,131+10%

1969Crawford County, IAIA17,096+1%

1970Jasper County, MSMS17,062−6%

1971Spencer County, KYKY17,061+45%

1972Sevier County, ARAR17,058+8%

1973Rockcastle County, KYKY17,056+3%

1974Bates County, MOMO17,049+2%

1975Hughes County, SDSD17,022+3%

1976Wayne County, TNTN17,021+1%

1977Bethel Census Area, AKAK17,013+6%

1978Gilchrist County, FLFL16,939+17%

1979Jefferson County, GAGA16,930−2%

1980Atchison County, KSKS16,924+1%

1981Scurry County, TXTX16,921+3%

1982Garrard County, KYKY16,912+14%

1983Taylor County, WVWV16,895+5%

1984Jefferson County, IAIA16,843+4%

1985Lafayette County, WIWI16,836+4%

1986Lawrence County, ILIL16,833+9%

1987Polk County, TNTN16,825+5%

1988Leon County, TXTX16,801+10%

1989Dallas County, MOMO16,777+7%

1990Wayne County, ILIL16,760−2%

1991Seward County, NENE16,750+2%

1992Clarke County, MSMS16,732−7%

1993Piatt County, ILIL16,729+2%

1994Gem County, IDID16,719+10%

1995Clay County, IAIA16,667−4%

1996Dickinson County, IAIA16,667+1%

1997Marion County, ARAR16,653+3%

1998Crawford County, WIWI16,644−3%

1999Dade County, GAGA16,633+10%

2000Robertson County, TXTX16,622+4%

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