Which county has the highest total population?

Los Angeles County, California ranks #1 with 9,694,934 (2025 Census Population Estimates).

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?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2025 Census population estimates.

How is total population measured?

Total resident population. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (2025).

RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 500 SHOWN OF 3,144

Largest by population, US counties

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

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

2001Giles County, VAVA16,564−1%

2002Manassas Park, VAVA16,560+61%

2003Otoe County, NENE16,531+7%

2004Bates County, MOMO16,512−1%

2005Iowa County, IAIA16,504+5%

2006Grand County, COCO16,496+33%

2007Northampton County, NCNC16,491−25%

2008Hardin County, IAIA16,455−13%

2009Henry County, KYKY16,447+9%

2010Gooding County, IDID16,446+16%

2011Bristol, VAVA16,418−5%

2012Wayne County, TNTN16,416−3%

2013Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415+30%

2014Lewis County, WVWV16,394−3%

2015Edgar County, ILIL16,323−17%

2016Taylor County, WVWV16,287+1%

2017Lawrence County, ARAR16,273−8%

2018Marshall County, OKOK16,255+23%

2019Aitkin County, MNMN16,252+6%

2020Union County, FLFL16,250+21%

2021Van Buren County, ARAR16,238+0%

2022Crawford County, IAIA16,237−4%

2023Warren County, ILIL16,222−13%

2024Casey County, KYKY16,205+5%

2025Ashland County, WIWI16,203−4%

2026Clay County, IAIA16,202−7%

2027Cross County, ARAR16,186−17%

2028Benton County, TNTN16,183−2%

2029Atchison County, KSKS16,172−4%

2030Hill County, MTMT16,167−3%

2031Scurry County, TXTX16,162−1%

2032Dade County, GAGA16,154+7%

2033Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148−3%

2034Brooks County, GAGA16,101−2%

2035Torrance County, NMNM16,100−5%

2036Pawnee County, OKOK16,029−4%

2037Jefferson County, FLFL16,007+24%

2038Cleburne County, ALAL15,970+13%

2039Gulf County, FLFL15,943+20%

2040Marquette County, WIWI15,927+1%

2041Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920+29%

2042Crawford County, WIWI15,910−8%

2043Potter County, PAPA15,897−12%

2044Franklin County, IDID15,889+40%

2045Wayne County, ILIL15,882−7%

2046Fayette County, ALAL15,872−14%

2047Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+32%

2048Socorro County, NMNM15,838−12%

2049Arkansas County, ARAR15,836−24%

2050Jackson Parish, LALA15,834+3%

2051Nottoway County, VAVA15,796+0%

2052Kingfisher County, OKOK15,795+13%

2053Floyd County, VAVA15,789+14%

2054Fleming County, KYKY15,787+14%

2055Jasper County, MSMS15,785−13%

2056Brown County, ININ15,777+5%

2057Lawrence County, KYKY15,765+1%

2058Sevier County, ARAR15,758+0%

2059Lee County, SCSC15,730−22%

2060Brunswick County, VAVA15,727−15%

2061Trinity County, CACA15,720+21%

2062Osage County, KSKS15,693−6%

2063Neosho County, KSKS15,637−8%

2064Clarke County, VAVA15,609+23%

2065Vermillion County, ININ15,488−8%

2066Holmes County, MSMS15,465−28%

2067Moniteau County, MOMO15,428+4%

2068Carroll County, ILIL15,419−8%

2069Barbour County, WVWV15,414−1%

2070Jackson County, TXTX15,393+7%

2071Sibley County, MNMN15,356+0%

2072Tipton County, ININ15,319−8%

2073Cannon County, TNTN15,296+19%

2074Jefferson County, IAIA15,291−6%

2075Missaukee County, MIMI15,274+5%

2076Redwood County, MNMN15,265−9%

2077Roseau County, MNMN15,246−7%

2078Grayson County, VAVA15,230−15%

2079Mercer County, ILIL15,229−10%

2080Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219+20%

2081Richland County, ILIL15,219−6%

2082Hale County, ALAL15,194−12%

2083McKenzie County, NDND15,192+165%

2084Macon County, MOMO15,190−4%

2085Larue County, KYKY15,184+14%

2086Falls Church, VAVA15,159+46%

2087LaSalle Parish, LALA15,154+6%

2088West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134+0%

2089De Witt County, ILIL15,118−10%

2090Clark County, ILIL15,114−11%

2091Clarke County, MSMS15,102−16%

2092New Madrid County, MOMO15,086−24%

2093Arenac County, MIMI15,068−13%

2094Mitchell County, NCNC15,062−4%

2095Clay County, SDSD15,031+11%

2096Karnes County, TXTX15,018−3%

2097Jefferson County, GAGA15,011−13%

2098Saline County, NENE14,996+8%

2099Winn Parish, LALA14,961−11%

2100Hamilton County, IAIA14,944−9%

2101Nelson County, VAVA14,920+3%

2102Floyd County, IAIA14,901−12%

2103Cedar County, MOMO14,888+8%

2104Page County, IAIA14,856−12%

2105Washington County, ALAL14,822−18%

2106Pendleton County, KYKY14,800+3%

2107Mills County, IAIA14,793+2%

2108Gasconade County, MOMO14,784−4%

2109Nantucket County, MAMA14,758+55%

2110Livingston County, MOMO14,708+1%

2111Harrison County, IAIA14,623−7%

2112Atoka County, OKOK14,609+5%

2113Dent County, MOMO14,584−2%

2114York County, NENE14,564−0%

2115Pecos County, TXTX14,560−13%

2116Alleghany County, VAVA14,546+13%

2117San Juan County, UTUT14,542+1%

2118Craig County, OKOK14,518−3%

2119Trigg County, KYKY14,512+15%

2120Callahan County, TXTX14,491+12%

2121Fulton County, PAPA14,483+2%

2122Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465−28%

2123Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,457+23%

2124Stewart County, TNTN14,439+17%

2125Comanche County, TXTX14,432+3%

2126Morgan County, KYKY14,415+3%

2127Screven County, GAGA14,408−6%

2128Izard County, ARAR14,405+9%

2129Las Animas County, COCO14,391−5%

2130Wadena County, MNMN14,388+5%

2131Trinity County, TXTX14,384+4%

2132Moultrie County, ILIL14,371+1%

2133Renville County, MNMN14,356−16%

2134Hardy County, WVWV14,337+13%

2135Kossuth County, IAIA14,322−17%

2136Bourbon County, KSKS14,319−7%

2137Archuleta County, COCO14,306+45%

2138Gogebic County, MIMI14,285−18%

2139Noble County, OHOH14,276+2%

2140Phillips County, ARAR14,255−46%

2141Allamakee County, IAIA14,238−3%

2142Madison County, VAVA14,237+14%

2143Pike County, ILIL14,231−18%

2144Madison County, TXTX14,226+10%

2145O'Brien County, IAIA14,220−6%

2146Fremont County, IDID14,208+20%

2147Clay County, ALAL14,207−0%

2148Newton County, ININ14,188−3%

2149Calhoun County, SCSC14,188−7%

2150Meigs County, TNTN14,186+28%

2151Hamilton County, FLFL14,180+6%

2152Rusk County, WIWI14,146−8%

2153Shoshone County, IDID14,130+3%

2154Nolan County, TXTX14,117−11%

2155Grundy County, TNTN14,116−2%

2156Chowan County, NCNC14,082−3%

2157Harrison County, OHOH14,070−11%

2158Sanders County, MTMT14,062+37%

2159Choctaw County, OKOK14,059−8%

2160Millard County, UTUT14,057+13%

2161Clay County, ARAR14,052−20%

2162Butler County, IAIA14,049−8%

2163Swain County, NCNC14,024+8%

2164Carbon County, WYWY14,013−10%

2165Crockett County, TNTN14,006−4%

2166Boundary County, IDID13,997+42%

2167Smith County, MSMS13,991−14%

2168Price County, WIWI13,988−12%

2169Estill County, KYKY13,962−9%

2170Walthall County, MSMS13,928−8%

2171Faribault County, MNMN13,888−14%

2172Martinsville, VAVA13,849−10%

2173Converse County, WYWY13,824+15%

2174Murray County, OKOK13,805+9%

2175Lawrence County, ILIL13,790−11%

2176Zapata County, TXTX13,753+13%

2177Wetzel County, WVWV13,734−22%

2178Crawford County, MIMI13,722−4%

2179Greene County, MSMS13,707+3%

2180Pennington County, MNMN13,686+1%

2181Amelia County, VAVA13,632+20%

2182Morgan County, OHOH13,626−9%

2183Osage County, MOMO13,611+4%

2184Lamar County, ALAL13,587−15%

2185Blanco County, TXTX13,581+61%

2186Juab County, UTUT13,567+65%

2187Washington County, ILIL13,564−10%

2188Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549−4%

2189Rains County, TXTX13,542+48%

2190Massac County, ILIL13,502−11%

2191Perquimans County, NCNC13,490+19%

2192Lewis County, TNTN13,487+19%

2193Glacier County, MTMT13,463+2%

2194Hughes County, OKOK13,455−5%

2195Jackson County, KSKS13,438+6%

2196Morgan County, UTUT13,383+88%

2197Camp County, TXTX13,380+16%

2198Johnson County, ILIL13,363+4%

2199Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354−21%

2200Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,338–

2201Jefferson County, MTMT13,329+33%

2202Jackson County, KYKY13,325−1%

2203Knott County, KYKY13,321−25%

2204Buffalo County, WIWI13,318−4%

2205Roane County, WVWV13,317−14%

2206Poquoson, VAVA13,292+15%

2207Calhoun County, FLFL13,289+2%

2208Towns County, GAGA13,285+43%

2209Glades County, FLFL13,270+25%

2210Teton County, IDID13,254+121%

2211White County, ILIL13,250−14%

2212Dickenson County, VAVA13,236−19%

2213Ford County, ILIL13,216−7%

2214Lake County, MIMI13,182+16%

2215Bath County, KYKY13,176+19%

2216Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175−4%

2217Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128−9%

2218Moffat County, COCO13,122−0%

2219Charlton County, GAGA13,121+28%

2220Franklin County, FLFL13,029+18%

2221Monroe County, OHOH12,994−14%

2222Todd County, KYKY12,972+8%

2223Cass County, IAIA12,960−12%

2224Webster County, KYKY12,929−8%

2225Lewis County, KYKY12,901−8%

2226Bleckley County, GAGA12,866+10%

2227Madison County, MOMO12,858+9%

2228Union County, KYKY12,839−18%

2229Valley County, IDID12,831+68%

2230Powell County, KYKY12,812−3%

2231Wright County, IAIA12,801−11%

2232Bamberg County, SCSC12,796−23%

2233Clay County, ILIL12,793−12%

2234Lincoln County, ARAR12,764−12%

2235Pamlico County, NCNC12,758−1%

2236Big Horn County, MTMT12,752+1%

2237Edmonson County, KYKY12,749+9%

2238Stone County, ARAR12,703+10%

2239Skamania County, WAWA12,669+28%

2240Owyhee County, IDID12,661+19%

2241Vinton County, OHOH12,645−1%

2242Calhoun County, MSMS12,643−16%

2243Goshen County, WYWY12,640+1%

2244Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+74%

2245Caldwell County, KYKY12,609−3%

2246Morrow County, OROR12,602+15%

2247Lamb County, TXTX12,579−14%

2248Breathitt County, KYKY12,558−22%

2249Northumberland County, VAVA12,557+2%

2250Butler County, KYKY12,520−4%

2251Mono County, CACA12,505−3%

2252Fulton County, ARAR12,492+7%

2253Monroe County, WVWV12,491−14%

2254Amite County, MSMS12,487−8%

2255Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481−15%

2256Jackson County, TNTN12,466+13%

2257Cass County, ILIL12,463−9%

2258Pulaski County, ININ12,463−9%

2259Mason County, ILIL12,411−23%

2260Chippewa County, MNMN12,406−5%

2261Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387−11%

2262Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375−5%

2263Washington County, KYKY12,368+13%

2264Grundy County, IAIA12,361−0%

2265Lyon County, IAIA12,354+5%

2266Douglas County, MOMO12,342−6%

2267Howard County, ARAR12,306−14%

2268Allen County, KSKS12,302−14%

2269Bienville Parish, LALA12,269−22%

2270Clay County, NCNC12,239+39%

2271Crawford County, GAGA12,206−2%

2272Colfax County, NMNM12,184−14%

2273Heard County, GAGA12,149+10%

2274Reeves County, TXTX12,138−8%

2275Morris County, TXTX12,133−7%

2276Appanoose County, IAIA12,077−12%

2277Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058−8%

2278Custer County, MTMT12,034+3%

2279Big Horn County, WYWY12,024+5%

2280Pike County, ININ12,003−6%

2281Mississippi County, MOMO12,003−11%

2282McIntosh County, GAGA11,989+11%

2283Lincoln County, WAWA11,982+18%

2284Newton County, TXTX11,954−21%

2285Live Oak County, TXTX11,929−3%

2286Choctaw County, ALAL11,904−25%

2287Braxton County, WVWV11,885−19%

2288Prowers County, COCO11,884−18%

2289Northampton County, VAVA11,879−9%

2290Menard County, ILIL11,863−5%

2291Union County, IAIA11,829−4%

2292Fergus County, MTMT11,825−1%

2293Decatur County, TNTN11,820+1%

2294Lawrence County, MSMS11,819−11%

2295Red River County, TXTX11,816−17%

2296Linn County, MOMO11,815−14%

2297Barton County, MOMO11,795−6%

2298Haskell County, OKOK11,787−0%

2299Dawson County, TXTX11,776−21%

2300Little River County, ARAR11,763−14%

2301Iron County, MIMI11,757−11%

2302Macon County, GAGA11,756−16%

2303Blackford County, ININ11,730−17%

2304Terry County, TXTX11,720−8%

2305Shelby County, IAIA11,689−11%

2306Rolette County, NDND11,688−15%

2307Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663−11%

2308Green County, KYKY11,644+1%

2309Marion County, KSKS11,634−13%

2310Owen County, KYKY11,601+10%

2311Montgomery County, MOMO11,590−4%

2312Sumter County, ALAL11,588−22%

2313Koochiching County, MNMN11,587−19%

2314Washington County, IDID11,583+16%

2315Perry County, MSMS11,577−5%

2316Summers County, WVWV11,532−11%

2317Ramsey County, NDND11,530−4%

2318Alleghany County, NCNC11,479+8%

2319Marshall County, ILIL11,473−13%

2320Carbon County, MTMT11,466+20%

2321Watonwan County, MNMN11,459−4%

2322Okfuskee County, OKOK11,451−3%

2323Pope County, MNMN11,420+2%

2324Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405−6%

2325Charlotte County, VAVA11,401−9%

2326Sierra County, NMNM11,395−14%

2327Richland County, MTMT11,377+18%

2328Cherokee County, IAIA11,369−13%

2329Camden County, NCNC11,315+64%

2330Greene County, ILIL11,313−23%

2331Candler County, GAGA11,275+18%

2332Mackinac County, MIMI11,236−6%

2333Telfair County, GAGA11,195−5%

2334Monroe County, KYKY11,191−5%

2335Greensville County, VAVA11,181−3%

2336Dooly County, GAGA11,156−3%

2337Carroll County, KYKY11,141+10%

2338Ward County, TXTX11,125+2%

2339Magoffin County, KYKY11,110−17%

2340Rio Grande County, COCO11,087−11%

2341Bacon County, GAGA11,070+10%

2342Grant County, WVWV11,041−2%

2343Evans County, GAGA11,028+5%

2344Lancaster County, VAVA10,995−5%

2345Franklin County, TXTX10,994+16%

2346Lake County, SDSD10,993−3%

2347Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941−22%

2348Colfax County, NENE10,934+5%

2349Wabash County, ILIL10,907−16%

2350Conecuh County, ALAL10,899−23%

2351Noble County, OKOK10,899−4%

2352Washita County, OKOK10,884−5%

2353Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877−27%

2354Butte County, SDSD10,856+19%

2355Middlesex County, VAVA10,841+9%

2356Pushmataha County, OKOK10,807−7%

2357Guthrie County, IAIA10,782−5%

2358Wayne County, MOMO10,782−19%

2359Love County, OKOK10,780+22%

2360Clay County, TXTX10,764−2%

2361St. Helena Parish, LALA10,758+2%

2362Sussex County, VAVA10,755−14%

2363Lake County, MNMN10,746−3%

2364Ripley County, MOMO10,717−21%

2365Martin County, KYKY10,697−15%

2366Essex County, VAVA10,654+7%

2367Mitchell County, IAIA10,650−2%

2368Bollinger County, MOMO10,646−11%

2369Washington County, NCNC10,638−22%

2370Lanier County, GAGA10,623+47%

2371Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583+5%

2372North Slope, AKAK10,582+43%

2373Barnes County, NDND10,573−10%

2374Alcona County, MIMI10,556−10%

2375Hancock County, IAIA10,528−13%

2376Crawford County, ININ10,509−2%

2377Benewah County, IDID10,508+15%

2378Custer County, NENE10,500−11%

2379Box Butte County, NENE10,494−14%

2380Early County, GAGA10,455−15%

2381Johnston County, OKOK10,448−1%

2382Ralls County, MOMO10,444+8%

2383Louisa County, IAIA10,416−15%

2384Cumberland County, VAVA10,352+15%

2385Perry County, ARAR10,309+1%

2386Red Willow County, NENE10,307−10%

2387Somervell County, TXTX10,261+51%

2388Roberts County, SDSD10,255+2%

2389Winnebago County, IAIA10,251−13%

2390Roosevelt County, MTMT10,242−4%

2391Gates County, NCNC10,234−3%

2392McCormick County, SCSC10,215+3%

2393Cumberland County, ILIL10,208−9%

2394Howard County, MOMO10,180−0%

2395Walsh County, NDND10,179−18%

2396Emery County, UTUT10,177−6%

2397Pulaski County, GAGA10,172+6%

2398Webster County, MSMS10,167−1%

2399Coosa County, ALAL10,161−17%

2400Holt County, NENE10,067−13%

2401Nemaha County, KSKS10,054−6%

2402Beaverhead County, MTMT10,043+9%

2403Switzerland County, ININ10,037+11%

2404Madison County, MTMT10,026+46%

2405Wayne County, NENE10,020+2%

2406Sabine County, TXTX10,012−4%

2407Montgomery County, IAIA10,002−15%

2408Desha County, ARAR9,984−35%

2409St. Clair County, MOMO9,976+3%

2410Scott County, ARAR9,965−9%

2411Pike County, ARAR9,964−12%

2412Linn County, KSKS9,950+4%

2413Yuma County, COCO9,896+1%

2414Marion County, TXTX9,896−10%

2415Lewis County, MOMO9,879−6%

2416Franklin County, IAIA9,868−8%

2417Jackson County, MNMN9,857−13%

2418Martin County, ININ9,856−5%

2419Marshall County, KSKS9,852−10%

2420Montmorency County, MIMI9,842−5%

2421Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830+7%

2422Bradley County, ARAR9,828−22%

2423Noxubee County, MSMS9,798−22%

2424Keokuk County, IAIA9,797−14%

2425DeKalb County, MOMO9,795−16%

2426Grand County, UTUT9,790+15%

2427Bullock County, ALAL9,780−17%

2428Swift County, MNMN9,763−18%

2429Stevens County, MNMN9,747−3%

2430Grundy County, MOMO9,744−7%

2431McLean County, NDND9,740+5%

2432Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,709+3%

2433Runnels County, TXTX9,693−16%

2434Hamilton County, NENE9,678+3%

2435Parmer County, TXTX9,678−3%

2436Wilcox County, ALAL9,666−27%

2437Latimer County, OKOK9,645−10%

2438Leslie County, KYKY9,627−22%

2439Jones County, NCNC9,575−8%

2440Clarke County, IAIA9,574+5%

2441Forest County, WIWI9,574−4%

2442Jack County, TXTX9,563+9%

2443Calhoun County, IAIA9,562−14%

2444Wilkes County, GAGA9,540−11%

2445Cheyenne County, NENE9,528−3%

2446Sac County, IAIA9,525−17%

2447Rock County, MNMN9,524−2%

2448Nowata County, OKOK9,522−10%

2449Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477−14%

2450Brewster County, TXTX9,458+7%

2451Stillwater County, MTMT9,445+15%

2452Custer County, SDSD9,431+30%

2453Howard County, IAIA9,415−5%

2454Humboldt County, IAIA9,409−9%

2455Duval County, TXTX9,402−28%

2456Mountrail County, NDND9,395+42%

2457Stephens County, TXTX9,380−3%

2458Lowndes County, ALAL9,359−31%

2459Montgomery County, MSMS9,354−23%

2460Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344−12%

2461Iron County, MOMO9,318−13%

2462Turner County, SDSD9,314+5%

2463Greenlee County, AZAZ9,312+9%

2464Johnson County, GAGA9,310+9%

2465Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303−1%

2466Richmond County, VAVA9,294+6%

2467Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284+3%

2468Rice County, KSKS9,266−14%

2469Pipestone County, MNMN9,260−6%

2470Davis County, IAIA9,230+8%

2471Carroll County, MSMS9,226−14%

2472Ozark County, MOMO9,172−4%

2473Seminole County, GAGA9,162−2%

2474West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156−26%

2475Clinton County, KYKY9,139−5%

2476Archer County, TXTX9,129+3%

2477Perry County, TNTN9,126+20%

2478Lyon County, KYKY9,123+13%

2479Clearwater County, IDID9,118+2%

2480Pratt County, KSKS9,117−5%

2481Chicot County, ARAR9,107−35%

2482Emmet County, IAIA9,107−17%

2483Brown County, KSKS9,104−15%

2484McLean County, KYKY9,064−9%

2485Hancock County, KYKY9,050+8%

2486Hickory County, MOMO9,044+1%

2487Zavala County, TXTX9,037−22%

2488Jasper County, ILIL9,032−11%

2489Irwin County, GAGA9,020−9%

2490Caldwell County, MOMO9,012+0%

2491Clear Creek County, COCO8,994−4%

2492Phelps County, NENE8,994−8%

2493Turner County, GAGA8,983−5%

2494Monroe County, MOMO8,959−4%

2495Mitchell County, TXTX8,947−8%

2496Sublette County, WYWY8,929+51%

2497Johnson County, WYWY8,908+26%

2498Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899−12%

2499Benton County, ININ8,883−6%

2500Livingston County, KYKY8,863−10%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES