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

2001Lee County, TXTX16,612+6%

2002Barbour County, WVWV16,589+7%

2003Wetzel County, WVWV16,583−6%

2004Pawnee County, OKOK16,577−0%

2005De Witt County, ILIL16,561−1%

2006Sawyer County, WIWI16,557+2%

2007Dukes County, MAMA16,535+10%

2008Humboldt County, NVNV16,528+3%

2009Neosho County, KSKS16,512−3%

2010Telfair County, GAGA16,500+40%

2011Smith County, MSMS16,491+2%

2012Benton County, TNTN16,489−0%

2013Mercer County, ILIL16,434−3%

2014Pike County, ILIL16,430−5%

2015Gogebic County, MIMI16,427−5%

2016Dixie County, FLFL16,422+19%

2017Radford, VAVA16,408+3%

2018Torrance County, NMNM16,383−3%

2019Lewis County, WVWV16,372−3%

2020Iowa County, IAIA16,355+4%

2021Knott County, KYKY16,346−7%

2022Clark County, ILIL16,335−4%

2023Richland County, NDND16,321−9%

2024Floyd County, IAIA16,303−4%

2025Osage County, KSKS16,295−2%

2026Rabun County, GAGA16,276+8%

2027Jackson Parish, LALA16,274+6%

2028Idaho County, IDID16,267+5%

2029Alleghany County, VAVA16,250+26%

2030Brooks County, GAGA16,243−1%

2031Kanabec County, MNMN16,239+8%

2032Richland County, ILIL16,233+1%

2033Vermillion County, ININ16,212−3%

2034Park County, COCO16,206+12%

2035Aitkin County, MNMN16,202+6%

2036Ashland County, WIWI16,157−4%

2037Baker County, OROR16,134−4%

2038Hill County, MTMT16,096−3%

2039Clay County, ARAR16,083−9%

2040Redwood County, MNMN16,059−4%

2041Greene County, GAGA15,994+11%

2042Bamberg County, SCSC15,987−4%

2043Casey County, KYKY15,955+3%

2044Tipton County, ININ15,936−4%

2045King William County, VAVA15,935+21%

2046Page County, IAIA15,932−6%

2047Washburn County, WIWI15,911−1%

2048Dickenson County, VAVA15,903−3%

2049Arenac County, MIMI15,899−8%

2050Carbon County, WYWY15,885+2%

2051Harrison County, OHOH15,864+0%

2052Gulf County, FLFL15,863+19%

2053Lawrence County, KYKY15,860+2%

2054Nottoway County, VAVA15,853+1%

2055Marshall County, OKOK15,840+20%

2056San Juan County, WAWA15,769+12%

2057Hale County, ALAL15,760−8%

2058Otoe County, NENE15,740+2%

2059Renville County, MNMN15,730−8%

2060Madison County, ARAR15,717+10%

2061Madison County, IAIA15,679+12%

2062Hamilton County, IAIA15,673−5%

2063Dent County, MOMO15,657+5%

2064Park County, MTMT15,636−0%

2065Roseau County, MNMN15,629−4%

2066West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,625+3%

2067Moniteau County, MOMO15,607+5%

2068Mitchell County, NCNC15,579−1%

2069Macon County, MOMO15,566−1%

2070Kossuth County, IAIA15,543−9%

2071Union County, FLFL15,535+16%

2072Grayson County, VAVA15,533−13%

2073Pecos County, TXTX15,507−8%

2074Las Animas County, COCO15,507+2%

2075Gooding County, IDID15,464+9%

2076Burnett County, WIWI15,457−1%

2077Alamosa County, COCO15,445+3%

2078Walthall County, MSMS15,443+2%

2079Massac County, ILIL15,429+2%

2080Henry County, KYKY15,416+2%

2081Marquette County, WIWI15,404−3%

2082Carroll County, ILIL15,387−8%

2083Tallahatchie County, MSMS15,378+3%

2084Gunnison County, COCO15,324+10%

2085Winn Parish, LALA15,313−9%

2086Floyd County, VAVA15,279+10%

2087Brown County, ININ15,242+2%

2088Sibley County, MNMN15,226−1%

2089Gasconade County, MOMO15,222−1%

2090Nolan County, TXTX15,216−4%

2091Choctaw County, OKOK15,205−1%

2092Livingston County, MOMO15,195+4%

2093Calhoun County, SCSC15,175−0%

2094Bourbon County, KSKS15,173−1%

2095Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,068+19%

2096Mills County, IAIA15,059+4%

2097Morgan County, OHOH15,054+1%

2098Kingfisher County, OKOK15,034+8%

2099Craig County, OKOK15,029+1%

2100Nelson County, VAVA15,020+4%

2101Bayfield County, WIWI15,014+0%

2102Union County, KYKY15,007−4%

2103Appomattox County, VAVA14,973+9%

2104Cleburne County, ALAL14,972+6%

2105Calhoun County, MSMS14,962−1%

2106Harrison County, IAIA14,928−5%

2107Roane County, WVWV14,926−3%

2108Dooly County, GAGA14,918+29%

2109Oglethorpe County, GAGA14,899+18%

2110LaSalle Parish, LALA14,890+4%

2111Pendleton County, KYKY14,877+3%

2112Butler County, IAIA14,867−3%

2113Missaukee County, MIMI14,849+3%

2114Moultrie County, ILIL14,846+4%

2115Fulton County, PAPA14,845+4%

2116Grand County, COCO14,843+19%

2117Karnes County, TXTX14,824−4%

2118Hamilton County, FLFL14,799+11%

2119Chowan County, NCNC14,793+2%

2120Andrews County, TXTX14,786+14%

2121Jefferson County, FLFL14,761+14%

2122Rusk County, WIWI14,755−4%

2123San Juan County, UTUT14,746+2%

2124Macon County, GAGA14,740+5%

2125Washington County, ILIL14,716−3%

2126Estill County, KYKY14,672−4%

2127Mason County, ILIL14,666−9%

2128White County, ILIL14,665−5%

2129Noble County, OHOH14,645+4%

2130Monroe County, OHOH14,642−4%

2131Calhoun County, FLFL14,625+12%

2132Screven County, GAGA14,593−5%

2133Crockett County, TNTN14,586+0%

2134Trinity County, TXTX14,585+6%

2135Lamar County, ALAL14,564−8%

2136Faribault County, MNMN14,553−10%

2137Braxton County, WVWV14,523−1%

2138Long County, GAGA14,464+40%

2139Newton County, TXTX14,445−4%

2140Greene County, MSMS14,400+8%

2141Union County, SDSD14,399+14%

2142O'Brien County, IAIA14,398−5%

2143Mississippi County, MOMO14,358+7%

2144Bienville Parish, LALA14,353−9%

2145Fleming County, KYKY14,348+4%

2146Trigg County, KYKY14,339+14%

2147McIntosh County, GAGA14,333+32%

2148Allamakee County, IAIA14,330−2%

2149Manassas Park, VAVA14,273+39%

2150Newton County, ININ14,244−2%

2151Mono County, CACA14,202+10%

2152Saline County, NENE14,200+3%

2153Larue County, KYKY14,193+6%

2154Atoka County, OKOK14,182+2%

2155Price County, WIWI14,159−11%

2156Lincoln County, ARAR14,134−2%

2157Sequatchie County, TNTN14,112+24%

2158Ripley County, MOMO14,100+4%

2159Ford County, ILIL14,081−1%

2160Jackson County, TXTX14,075−2%

2161Crawford County, MIMI14,074−1%

2162Williamsburg, VAVA14,068+17%

2163Clarke County, VAVA14,034+11%

2164Hardy County, WVWV14,025+11%

2165Zapata County, TXTX14,018+15%

2166Hughes County, OKOK14,003−1%

2167Cedar County, MOMO13,982+2%

2168Swain County, NCNC13,981+8%

2169Lamb County, TXTX13,977−5%

2170Comanche County, TXTX13,974−0%

2171Cass County, IAIA13,956−5%

2172Rolette County, NDND13,937+2%

2173Clay County, ALAL13,932−2%

2174Pennington County, MNMN13,930+3%

2175Summers County, WVWV13,927+7%

2176Morgan County, KYKY13,923−0%

2177Crenshaw County, ALAL13,906+2%

2178Jasper County, GAGA13,900+22%

2179Greene County, ILIL13,886−6%

2180Osage County, MOMO13,878+6%

2181Breathitt County, KYKY13,878−14%

2182Lewis County, KYKY13,870−2%

2183Clay County, SDSD13,864+2%

2184Choctaw County, ALAL13,859−13%

2185Wadena County, MNMN13,843+1%

2186Converse County, WYWY13,833+15%

2187Dawson County, TXTX13,833−8%

2188Martinsville, VAVA13,821−10%

2189Clay County, ILIL13,815−5%

2190Cannon County, TNTN13,801+8%

2191Moffat County, COCO13,795+5%

2192Howard County, ARAR13,789−4%

2193Trinity County, CACA13,786+6%

2194Reeves County, TXTX13,783+5%

2195Sumter County, ALAL13,763−7%

2196Colfax County, NMNM13,750−3%

2197Grundy County, TNTN13,703−4%

2198Izard County, ARAR13,696+3%

2199Douglas County, MOMO13,684+5%

2200York County, NENE13,665−6%

2201Madison County, TXTX13,664+6%

2202Cass County, ILIL13,642−0%

2203Webster County, KYKY13,621−4%

2204Kodiak Island, AKAK13,592−2%

2205Buffalo County, WIWI13,587−2%

2206Callahan County, TXTX13,544+5%

2207Wilbarger County, TXTX13,535−8%

2208Wayne County, MOMO13,521+2%

2209Monroe County, WVWV13,502−7%

2210Jackson County, KYKY13,494−0%

2211Murray County, OKOK13,488+7%

2212Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,477−4%

2213Jackson County, KSKS13,462+6%

2214Perquimans County, NCNC13,453+18%

2215Vinton County, OHOH13,435+5%

2216Pulaski County, ININ13,402−3%

2217Glacier County, MTMT13,399+1%

2218Presque Isle County, MIMI13,376−7%

2219Allen County, KSKS13,371−7%

2220Magoffin County, KYKY13,333+0%

2221Stewart County, TNTN13,324+8%

2222Koochiching County, MNMN13,311−7%

2223Madison County, VAVA13,308+6%

2224Goshen County, WYWY13,249+6%

2225Fremont County, IDID13,242+12%

2226Wright County, IAIA13,229−8%

2227Conecuh County, ALAL13,228−6%

2228Washington County, NCNC13,228−4%

2229Little River County, ARAR13,171−3%

2230Pamlico County, NCNC13,144+2%

2231Amite County, MSMS13,131−3%

2232Bleckley County, GAGA13,063+12%

2233Desha County, ARAR13,008−15%

2234Pend Oreille County, WAWA13,001+11%

2235Caldwell County, KYKY12,984−1%

2236Morris County, TXTX12,934−1%

2237Lawrence County, MSMS12,929−2%

2238Martin County, KYKY12,929+3%

2239Lunenburg County, VAVA12,914−2%

2240DeKalb County, MOMO12,892+11%

2241Appanoose County, IAIA12,887−6%

2242Glades County, FLFL12,884+22%

2243Bledsoe County, TNTN12,876+4%

2244Big Horn County, MTMT12,865+2%

2245Red River County, TXTX12,860−10%

2246Pike County, ININ12,845+0%

2247Franklin County, IDID12,786+13%

2248Haskell County, OKOK12,769+8%

2249Blackford County, ININ12,766−9%

2250Shoshone County, IDID12,765−7%

2251Linn County, MOMO12,761−7%

2252Menard County, ILIL12,705+2%

2253Butler County, KYKY12,690−2%

2254Amelia County, VAVA12,690+11%

2255Yalobusha County, MSMS12,678−3%

2256Marion County, KSKS12,660−5%

2257Terry County, TXTX12,651−1%

2258Marshall County, ILIL12,640−4%

2259Crawford County, GAGA12,630+1%

2260Powell County, KYKY12,613−5%

2261Charlotte County, VAVA12,586+1%

2262Johnson County, ILIL12,582−2%

2263Prowers County, COCO12,551−13%

2264Union County, IAIA12,534+2%

2265Millard County, UTUT12,503+1%

2266Jefferson Davis County, MSMS12,487−11%

2267Todd County, KYKY12,460+4%

2268Grundy County, IAIA12,453+1%

2269Chippewa County, MNMN12,441−5%

2270Chickasaw County, IAIA12,439−5%

2271Barton County, MOMO12,402−1%

2272Camp County, TXTX12,401+7%

2273Stone County, ARAR12,394+8%

2274Northampton County, VAVA12,389−5%

2275Bollinger County, MOMO12,363+3%

2276Falls Church, VAVA12,332+19%

2277Northumberland County, VAVA12,330+1%

2278Perry County, MSMS12,250+1%

2279Fulton County, ARAR12,245+5%

2280Greensville County, VAVA12,243+6%

2281Montgomery County, MOMO12,236+1%

2282Madison County, MOMO12,226+4%

2283Gates County, NCNC12,197+16%

2284Okfuskee County, OKOK12,191+3%

2285Charlton County, GAGA12,171+18%

2286Shelby County, IAIA12,167−8%

2287Lewis County, TNTN12,161+7%

2288Edmonson County, KYKY12,161+4%

2289Poquoson, VAVA12,150+5%

2290Madison Parish, LALA12,093−12%

2291Sussex County, VAVA12,087−3%

2292Archuleta County, COCO12,084+22%

2293Cherokee County, IAIA12,072−7%

2294Pulaski County, GAGA12,010+25%

2295Sierra County, NMNM11,988−10%

2296Rio Grande County, COCO11,982−3%

2297Wabash County, ILIL11,947−8%

2298Blaine County, OKOK11,943−0%

2299Grant County, WVWV11,937+6%

2300Heard County, GAGA11,834+7%

2301Iron County, MIMI11,817−10%

2302Chicot County, ARAR11,800−16%

2303Duval County, TXTX11,782−10%

2304Decatur County, TNTN11,757+0%

2305Meigs County, TNTN11,753+6%

2306Washington County, KYKY11,717+7%

2307Custer County, MTMT11,699+0%

2308Cottonwood County, MNMN11,687−4%

2309Zavala County, TXTX11,677+1%

2310Wilcox County, ALAL11,670−11%

2311Big Horn County, WYWY11,668+2%

2312Jackson County, TNTN11,638+6%

2313Washita County, OKOK11,629+1%

2314West Carroll Parish, LALA11,604−6%

2315Bath County, KYKY11,591+5%

2316Fergus County, MTMT11,586−3%

2317Lyon County, IAIA11,581−2%

2318Pushmataha County, OKOK11,572−1%

2319Noble County, OKOK11,561+1%

2320Franklin County, FLFL11,549+4%

2321Noxubee County, MSMS11,545−8%

2322Coosa County, ALAL11,539−5%

2323Lake County, MIMI11,539+2%

2324Live Oak County, TXTX11,531−6%

2325Owyhee County, IDID11,526+8%

2326Bradley County, ARAR11,508−9%

2327Ramsey County, NDND11,451−5%

2328Sanders County, MTMT11,413+12%

2329Jefferson County, MTMT11,406+14%

2330Lancaster County, VAVA11,391−2%

2331Louisa County, IAIA11,387−7%

2332Hancock County, IAIA11,341−6%

2333Leslie County, KYKY11,310−9%

2334Box Butte County, NENE11,308−7%

2335Lowndes County, ALAL11,299−16%

2336Pike County, ARAR11,291−0%

2337Chattahoochee County, GAGA11,267−24%

2338Green County, KYKY11,258−2%

2339Scott County, ARAR11,233+2%

2340Watonwan County, MNMN11,211−6%

2341St. Helena Parish, LALA11,203+6%

2342Lake County, SDSD11,200−1%

2343Morrow County, OROR11,173+2%

2344Alleghany County, NCNC11,155+4%

2345Latimer County, OKOK11,154+4%

2346Essex County, VAVA11,151+12%

2347Walsh County, NDND11,119−10%

2348Mackinac County, MIMI11,113−7%

2349Bacon County, GAGA11,096+10%

2350Barnes County, NDND11,066−6%

2351Skamania County, WAWA11,066+12%

2352Red Willow County, NENE11,055−3%

2353Cumberland County, ILIL11,048−2%

2354Early County, GAGA11,008−11%

2355Evans County, GAGA11,000+5%

2356Candler County, GAGA10,998+15%

2357Pope County, MNMN10,995−2%

2358Emery County, UTUT10,976+1%

2359Boundary County, IDID10,972+11%

2360Monroe County, KYKY10,963−7%

2361Middlesex County, VAVA10,959+10%

2362Johnston County, OKOK10,957+4%

2363Guthrie County, IAIA10,954−4%

2364Alcona County, MIMI10,942−7%

2365Custer County, NENE10,939−7%

2366Montgomery County, MSMS10,925−10%

2367Rains County, TXTX10,914+19%

2368Bullock County, ALAL10,914−7%

2369Oregon County, MOMO10,881+5%

2370Lake County, MNMN10,866−2%

2371Winnebago County, IAIA10,866−7%

2372Owen County, KYKY10,841+3%

2373Sabine County, TXTX10,834+3%

2374Carroll County, KYKY10,811+6%

2375Tunica County, MSMS10,778+17%

2376Mitchell County, IAIA10,776−1%

2377Clay County, TXTX10,752−2%

2378Montgomery County, IAIA10,740−9%

2379Crawford County, ININ10,713−0%

2380Franklin County, IAIA10,680−0%

2381Ward County, TXTX10,658−2%

2382Iron County, MOMO10,630−1%

2383Switzerland County, ININ10,613+17%

2384Franklin County, TXTX10,605+12%

2385Carroll County, MSMS10,597−2%

2386Wilkes County, GAGA10,593−1%

2387Perry County, ALAL10,591−11%

2388Clay County, NCNC10,587+21%

2389Lincoln County, WAWA10,570+4%

2390Marion County, TXTX10,546−4%

2391Nowata County, OKOK10,536−0%

2392Colfax County, NENE10,515+1%

2393Keokuk County, IAIA10,511−8%

2394Runnels County, TXTX10,501−9%

2395Blanco County, TXTX10,497+25%

2396Towns County, GAGA10,471+12%

2397Kemper County, MSMS10,456+0%

2398Ritchie County, WVWV10,449+1%

2399Perry County, ARAR10,445+2%

2400Yellow Medicine County, MNMN10,438−6%

2401Holt County, NENE10,435−10%

2402Roosevelt County, MTMT10,425−2%

2403Lee County, ARAR10,424−17%

2404Allendale County, SCSC10,419−7%

2405Catahoula Parish, LALA10,407−5%

2406Sac County, IAIA10,350−10%

2407Martin County, ININ10,334−0%

2408Emmet County, IAIA10,302−7%

2409Clinton County, KYKY10,272+7%

2410Parmer County, TXTX10,269+3%

2411Jackson County, MNMN10,266−9%

2412Grundy County, MOMO10,261−2%

2413Webster County, MSMS10,253−0%

2414Sublette County, WYWY10,247+73%

2415Juab County, UTUT10,246+24%

2416McCormick County, SCSC10,233+3%

2417Ochiltree County, TXTX10,223+14%

2418Lewis County, MOMO10,211−3%

2419Washington County, IDID10,198+2%

2420Nemaha County, KSKS10,178−5%

2421Nantucket County, MAMA10,172+7%

2422Teton County, IDID10,170+70%

2423Ralls County, MOMO10,167+6%

2424Jones County, NCNC10,153−2%

2425Roberts County, SDSD10,149+1%

2426Howard County, MOMO10,144−1%

2427Caldwell Parish, LALA10,132−4%

2428Marshall County, KSKS10,117−8%

2429Butte County, SDSD10,110+11%

2430Metcalfe County, KYKY10,099+1%

2431Rice County, KSKS10,083−6%

2432Carbon County, MTMT10,078+6%

2433Lanier County, GAGA10,078+39%

2434Cumberland County, VAVA10,052+11%

2435Yuma County, COCO10,043+2%

2436White Pine County, NVNV10,030+9%

2437Cheyenne County, NENE9,998+2%

2438Dimmit County, TXTX9,996−2%

2439Brown County, KSKS9,984−7%

2440Camden County, NCNC9,980+45%

2441Johnson County, GAGA9,980+17%

2442Wilkinson County, MSMS9,878−4%

2443Valley County, IDID9,862+29%

2444Humboldt County, IAIA9,815−5%

2445St. Clair County, MOMO9,805+2%

2446Swift County, MNMN9,783−18%

2447Montmorency County, MIMI9,765−5%

2448Richland County, MTMT9,746+1%

2449Stevens County, MNMN9,726−3%

2450Ozark County, MOMO9,723+2%

2451Jasper County, ILIL9,698−4%

2452Rock County, MNMN9,687−0%

2453Modoc County, CACA9,686+3%

2454Calhoun County, IAIA9,670−13%

2455Linn County, KSKS9,656+1%

2456Pratt County, KSKS9,656+0%

2457Stephens County, TXTX9,630−0%

2458Hickory County, MOMO9,627+8%

2459Todd County, SDSD9,612+6%

2460Claiborne County, MSMS9,604−19%

2461Alger County, MIMI9,601−3%

2462Pipestone County, MNMN9,596−3%

2463Wayne County, NENE9,595−3%

2464Howard County, IAIA9,566−4%

2465Wilkinson County, GAGA9,563−6%

2466Irwin County, GAGA9,538−4%

2467Cloud County, KSKS9,533−7%

2468McLean County, KYKY9,531−4%

2469Livingston County, KYKY9,519−3%

2470Nome Census Area, AKAK9,492+3%

2471Montgomery County, ARAR9,487+3%

2472Morgan County, UTUT9,469+33%

2473Kiowa County, OKOK9,446−8%

2474Marshall County, MNMN9,439−7%

2475North Slope, AKAK9,430+28%

2476Hancock County, GAGA9,429−6%

2477Caldwell County, MOMO9,424+5%

2478Love County, OKOK9,423+7%

2479Palo Alto County, IAIA9,421−7%

2480Wilson County, KSKS9,409−9%

2481Mitchell County, TXTX9,403−3%

2482Clay County, WVWV9,386−9%

2483Humphreys County, MSMS9,375−16%

2484Greene County, IAIA9,336−10%

2485Terrell County, GAGA9,315−15%

2486Crittenden County, KYKY9,315−1%

2487Forest County, WIWI9,304−7%

2488Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,298−1%

2489Carroll County, MOMO9,295−10%

2490Clarke County, IAIA9,286+2%

2491Benewah County, IDID9,285+1%

2492Wilcox County, GAGA9,255+8%

2493Richmond County, VAVA9,254+5%

2494Beaverhead County, MTMT9,246+0%

2495Monona County, IAIA9,243−8%

2496Rosebud County, MTMT9,233−2%

2497Brewster County, TXTX9,232+4%

2498Grand County, UTUT9,225+9%

2499Tyler County, WVWV9,208−4%

2500Phelps County, NENE9,188−6%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS