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

2501Todd County, SDSD8,863−2%

2502Lucas County, IAIA8,847−6%

2503Madison Parish, LALA8,844−36%

2504Jenkins County, GAGA8,843+3%

2505Gallatin County, KYKY8,840+12%

2506Cloud County, KSKS8,833−14%

2507Cuming County, NENE8,823−14%

2508Tunica County, MSMS8,819−4%

2509Crittenden County, KYKY8,807−6%

2510Marshall County, MNMN8,798−13%

2511Wilcox County, GAGA8,797+3%

2512Lafayette County, FLFL8,792+25%

2513Oscoda County, MIMI8,723−7%

2514Oregon County, MOMO8,709−16%

2515Trimble County, KYKY8,701+7%

2516Dawson County, MTMT8,692−4%

2517Hancock County, GAGA8,682−14%

2518Hamilton County, TXTX8,680+5%

2519White Pine County, NVNV8,661−6%

2520Greene County, IAIA8,658−16%

2521Terrell County, GAGA8,656−21%

2522Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650−15%

2523Clearwater County, MNMN8,647+3%

2524Alger County, MIMI8,641−12%

2525Montgomery County, GAGA8,635+4%

2526Platte County, WYWY8,634−2%

2527Kemper County, MSMS8,600−18%

2528Kane County, UTUT8,597+42%

2529Montgomery County, ARAR8,579−7%

2530Daviess County, MOMO8,558+7%

2531Boise County, IDID8,545+28%

2532Monona County, IAIA8,539−15%

2533Mathews County, VAVA8,529−7%

2534Blaine County, OKOK8,515−29%

2535Bracken County, KYKY8,511+3%

2536Butler County, NENE8,507−3%

2537Broadwater County, MTMT8,493+94%

2538Houston County, TNTN8,479+5%

2539Franklin, VAVA8,478+2%

2540Lemhi County, IDID8,474+9%

2541Warren County, ININ8,474+1%

2542Coffey County, KSKS8,467−4%

2543Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465−43%

2544Atkinson County, GAGA8,454+11%

2545Quay County, NMNM8,454−17%

2546Woods County, OKOK8,443−7%

2547Mercer County, NDND8,441−2%

2548Modoc County, CACA8,426−11%

2549Carroll County, MOMO8,417−18%

2550Maries County, MOMO8,397−6%

2551Cedar County, NENE8,373−13%

2552Knox County, NENE8,335−11%

2553Sitka, AKAK8,319−6%

2554Wilson County, KSKS8,299−20%

2555Harrison County, MOMO8,281−6%

2556Rosebud County, MTMT8,253−12%

2557Power County, IDID8,246+9%

2558Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223−25%

2559Graham County, NCNC8,190+2%

2560Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187−8%

2561Lake County, OROR8,187+10%

2562Kiowa County, OKOK8,181−20%

2563Baraga County, MIMI8,169−7%

2564Lincoln County, GAGA8,112−3%

2565Keith County, NENE8,100−9%

2566Claiborne County, MSMS8,058−32%

2567Choctaw County, MSMS8,048−18%

2568Liberty County, FLFL8,035+14%

2569Ritchie County, WVWV8,034−22%

2570Lee County, ARAR8,029−36%

2571Dimmit County, TXTX8,024−22%

2572Anderson County, KSKS8,018−1%

2573Clay County, KSKS7,990−9%

2574Nicholas County, KYKY7,949+17%

2575Nevada County, ARAR7,942−20%

2576Murray County, MNMN7,942−13%

2577Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932–

2578Prairie County, ARAR7,923−17%

2579Traill County, NDND7,920−7%

2580Coleman County, TXTX7,915−14%

2581Merrick County, NENE7,905−4%

2582Tyler County, WVWV7,881−18%

2583Hamilton County, ILIL7,859−9%

2584Dawes County, NENE7,858−13%

2585Crook County, WYWY7,852+33%

2586Searcy County, ARAR7,848−5%

2587Clay County, TNTN7,821−2%

2588Taylor County, GAGA7,818−11%

2589Dade County, MOMO7,804−2%

2590Lexington, VAVA7,769+13%

2591Webster County, WVWV7,760−20%

2592San Miguel County, COCO7,753+18%

2593Thomas County, KSKS7,725−6%

2594San Augustine County, TXTX7,722−14%

2595Marion County, GAGA7,676+7%

2596Decatur County, IAIA7,655−12%

2597Doddridge County, WVWV7,634+3%

2598Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602−17%

2599Twiggs County, GAGA7,597−28%

2600Washakie County, WYWY7,597−8%

2601Wallowa County, OROR7,595+5%

2602Doniphan County, KSKS7,594−8%

2603Ballard County, KYKY7,594−8%

2604Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582−26%

2605Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+23%

2606Lake County, COCO7,552−3%

2607Winkler County, TXTX7,540+5%

2608Clay County, WVWV7,538−27%

2609Major County, OKOK7,536−0%

2610Grant County, SDSD7,534−4%

2611Richardson County, NENE7,530−21%

2612Conejos County, COCO7,529−10%

2613Ferry County, WAWA7,517+4%

2614Pepin County, WIWI7,513+4%

2615Grand Isle County, VTVT7,511+9%

2616Dallam County, TXTX7,508+21%

2617Benton County, MSMS7,502−7%

2618Franklin County, MSMS7,491−11%

2619McCulloch County, TXTX7,472−9%

2620Fall River County, SDSD7,467+0%

2621Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439+7%

2622Yoakum County, TXTX7,438+2%

2623Perry County, ALAL7,425−37%

2624Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413−8%

2625Monroe County, IAIA7,406−8%

2626Adair County, IAIA7,403−10%

2627Valley County, MTMT7,385−4%

2628Harney County, OROR7,380−3%

2629Pierce County, NENE7,378−6%

2630Chariton County, MOMO7,377−13%

2631Allendale County, SCSC7,355−34%

2632Worth County, IAIA7,338−7%

2633Pleasants County, WVWV7,338−2%

2634Beaver County, UTUT7,301+22%

2635Lee County, KYKY7,297−8%

2636Castro County, TXTX7,295−12%

2637Shannon County, MOMO7,285−12%

2638Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270+18%

2639Elliott County, KYKY7,265+8%

2640Caribou County, IDID7,252−1%

2641Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244−0%

2642Cleveland County, ARAR7,224−16%

2643Goliad County, TXTX7,208+4%

2644Red River Parish, LALA7,165−26%

2645Powell County, MTMT7,157−0%

2646Van Buren County, IAIA7,131−9%

2647Nemaha County, NENE7,102−6%

2648Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095−2%

2649Gilmer County, WVWV7,085−1%

2650Grant County, OROR7,075−11%

2651Hancock County, TNTN7,075+4%

2652Jefferson County, NENE7,070−15%

2653Kit Carson County, COCO7,069−12%

2654Greene County, ALAL7,067−29%

2655Kingman County, KSKS7,029−19%

2656Grant County, KSKS7,028−11%

2657Newton County, ARAR7,026−18%

2658Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018+2%

2659Huerfano County, COCO7,011−11%

2660Humphreys County, MSMS7,001−38%

2661Bailey County, TXTX6,963+6%

2662Moore County, TNTN6,920+21%

2663Hamlin County, SDSD6,900+25%

2664Van Buren County, TNTN6,874+25%

2665Union County, ININ6,863−7%

2666Blaine County, MTMT6,860−2%

2667Clinch County, GAGA6,847−0%

2668Weston County, WYWY6,840+3%

2669Jefferson County, MSMS6,825−30%

2670Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819−21%

2671Kearney County, NENE6,790−1%

2672Tillman County, OKOK6,780−27%

2673Ida County, IAIA6,777−14%

2674East Carroll Parish, LALA6,760−28%

2675Thurston County, NENE6,752−6%

2676King and Queen County, VAVA6,743+2%

2677Wayne County, IAIA6,738+0%

2678Saguache County, COCO6,732+14%

2679Bear Lake County, IDID6,727+5%

2680Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704−17%

2681Swisher County, TXTX6,703−20%

2682Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683+12%

2683Burt County, NENE6,678−14%

2684Buena Vista, VAVA6,672+5%

2685Galax, VAVA6,670−2%

2686Schuyler County, ILIL6,657−7%

2687Refugio County, TXTX6,657−15%

2688Childress County, TXTX6,643−14%

2689Moody County, SDSD6,632+1%

2690Charles City County, VAVA6,623−4%

2691Forest County, PAPA6,614+34%

2692Surry County, VAVA6,603−3%

2693Russell County, KSKS6,581−11%

2694Brooks County, TXTX6,579−18%

2695Pembina County, NDND6,568−23%

2696Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553–

2697Tucker County, WVWV6,540−11%

2698Howard County, NENE6,538−0%

2699Fremont County, IAIA6,522−19%

2700La Salle County, TXTX6,517+11%

2701Teton County, MTMT6,496+1%

2702Clark County, MOMO6,475−13%

2703Treutlen County, GAGA6,466−6%

2704Menifee County, KYKY6,430−2%

2705Pershing County, NVNV6,421−4%

2706Brown County, ILIL6,401−8%

2707Gentry County, MOMO6,384−7%

2708Antelope County, NENE6,352−15%

2709Luce County, MIMI6,339−10%

2710Norman County, MNMN6,336−15%

2711Wolfe County, KYKY6,298−11%

2712Wilkin County, MNMN6,288−12%

2713Bottineau County, NDND6,284−12%

2714Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257−4%

2715Lake County, TNTN6,249−21%

2716Monroe County, ARAR6,244−39%

2717Fulton County, KYKY6,218−20%

2718Clay County, NENE6,170−12%

2719Randolph County, GAGA6,156−21%

2720Spink County, SDSD6,155−17%

2721Bland County, VAVA6,151−10%

2722Iron County, WIWI6,127−11%

2723Grant County, MNMN6,085−3%

2724Gilpin County, COCO6,073+28%

2725Pondera County, MTMT6,072−5%

2726Essex County, VTVT6,051−6%

2727Lynn County, TXTX6,017−8%

2728Dallas County, ARAR6,011−35%

2729Ohio County, ININ5,994+7%

2730Cumberland County, KYKY5,992−16%

2731Reynolds County, MOMO5,992−10%

2732Pawnee County, KSKS5,991−17%

2733Henderson County, ILIL5,984−27%

2734Osceola County, IAIA5,980−15%

2735Calhoun County, WVWV5,978−21%

2736McCook County, SDSD5,964+2%

2737Edwards County, ILIL5,898−15%

2738Lafayette County, ARAR5,888−31%

2739Lander County, NVNV5,872+1%

2740Shelby County, MOMO5,870−14%

2741Chouteau County, MTMT5,865−2%

2742Sullivan County, PAPA5,856−11%

2743Taylor County, IAIA5,835−16%

2744Greenwood County, KSKS5,826−24%

2745Pendleton County, WVWV5,826−29%

2746Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823−26%

2747Miller County, GAGA5,812−9%

2748Carson County, TXTX5,805−11%

2749San Saba County, TXTX5,787−6%

2750Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,777–

2751Sherman County, KSKS5,763−15%

2752Benson County, NDND5,759−17%

2753Ottawa County, KSKS5,744−7%

2754Stanton County, NENE5,744−11%

2755Sullivan County, MOMO5,738−21%

2756Bent County, COCO5,716−5%

2757Woodruff County, ARAR5,710−35%

2758Talbot County, GAGA5,709−12%

2759Tripp County, SDSD5,708−11%

2760Covington, VAVA5,680−10%

2761Crowley County, COCO5,677+3%

2762Gray County, KSKS5,652−4%

2763Alfalfa County, OKOK5,649−7%

2764Lincoln County, COCO5,645−7%

2765Putnam County, ILIL5,619−8%

2766Ransom County, NDND5,617−5%

2767Lincoln County, IDID5,603+39%

2768Dixon County, NENE5,602−12%

2769Custer County, COCO5,590+60%

2770Mitchell County, KSKS5,590−19%

2771Lincoln County, MNMN5,583−13%

2772Musselshell County, MTMT5,582+24%

2773Cherry County, NENE5,561−10%

2774Delta County, TXTX5,549+4%

2775Washington County, KSKS5,533−15%

2776Cook County, MNMN5,522+7%

2777Audubon County, IAIA5,509−19%

2778Haskell County, TXTX5,499−10%

2779Day County, SDSD5,484−12%

2780Fillmore County, NENE5,458−18%

2781Emporia, VAVA5,447−4%

2782Coal County, OKOK5,436−10%

2783Presidio County, TXTX5,433−26%

2784Cotton County, OKOK5,432−18%

2785Jefferson County, OKOK5,431−20%

2786Dewey County, SDSD5,419−9%

2787Carter County, MOMO5,418−9%

2788Calhoun County, GAGA5,413−14%

2789Greer County, OKOK5,373−11%

2790Harper County, KSKS5,370−18%

2791Quitman County, MSMS5,364−47%

2792Boone County, NENE5,355−14%

2793Morris County, KSKS5,348−12%

2794Stark County, ILIL5,319−16%

2795Norton County, KSKS5,288−11%

2796Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284−9%

2797Martin County, TXTX5,284+11%

2798Brule County, SDSD5,278−2%

2799Polk County, NENE5,270−7%

2800Warren County, GAGA5,269−17%

2801Ouray County, COCO5,265+41%

2802Garfield County, UTUT5,256+11%

2803Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240−4%

2804Pickett County, TNTN5,219+6%

2805Johnson County, NENE5,218+16%

2806Walworth County, SDSD5,217−13%

2807Toole County, MTMT5,211−1%

2808Mineral County, MTMT5,185+33%

2809Atchison County, MOMO5,175−20%

2810Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153−1%

2811McHenry County, NDND5,130−14%

2812Oneida County, IDID5,085+23%

2813Big Stone County, MNMN5,054−13%

2814Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028−23%

2815Adams County, IDID5,013+44%

2816Hamilton County, NYNY5,006−7%

2817Stevens County, KSKS4,984−9%

2818Hansford County, TXTX4,944−8%

2819Hartley County, TXTX4,904−11%

2820Dickey County, NDND4,895−15%

2821Beaver County, OKOK4,882−17%

2822Floyd County, TXTX4,881−37%

2823Wirt County, WVWV4,879−17%

2824Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,873+27%

2825Scott County, ILIL4,866−12%

2826Crosby County, TXTX4,852−31%

2827Thayer County, NENE4,842−20%

2828Pulaski County, ILIL4,820−34%

2829Scott County, KSKS4,815−6%

2830Sheridan County, NENE4,809−22%

2831Craig County, VAVA4,800−6%

2832Scotland County, MOMO4,796−4%

2833Wheeler County, TXTX4,773−10%

2834Florence County, WIWI4,748−7%

2835Carlisle County, KYKY4,747−11%

2836Washington County, COCO4,732−4%

2837Phillips County, KSKS4,728−21%

2838Cameron Parish, LALA4,718−53%

2839Rooks County, KSKS4,646−18%

2840Ringgold County, IAIA4,642−15%

2841Republic County, KSKS4,640−20%

2842Custer County, IDID4,636+7%

2843Calhoun County, ARAR4,632−19%

2844Stewart County, GAGA4,631−12%

2845Gallatin County, ILIL4,616−28%

2846Hot Springs County, WYWY4,600−6%

2847Schley County, GAGA4,593+22%

2848Mills County, TXTX4,580−11%

2849Alexander County, ILIL4,570−52%

2850Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555−14%

2851Hyde County, NCNC4,554−22%

2852Crane County, TXTX4,554+14%

2853Putnam County, MOMO4,546−13%

2854Furnas County, NENE4,524−15%

2855Garza County, TXTX4,510−7%

2856Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483−9%

2857Kimble County, TXTX4,438−1%

2858Marshall County, SDSD4,426−3%

2859Phillips County, COCO4,420−1%

2860Deuel County, SDSD4,408−2%

2861Mineral County, NVNV4,407−13%

2862Morrill County, NENE4,404−19%

2863Hickman County, KYKY4,372−17%

2864Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343−7%

2865Lincoln County, NVNV4,320+4%

2866Calhoun County, ILIL4,300−15%

2867Storey County, NVNV4,260+25%

2868Cameron County, PAPA4,211−30%

2869Dewey County, OKOK4,207−11%

2870Phillips County, MTMT4,203−9%

2871Holt County, MOMO4,200−22%

2872Menominee County, WIWI4,199−8%

2873Columbia County, WAWA4,141+2%

2874Schuyler County, MOMO4,140−1%

2875LaMoure County, NDND4,135−12%

2876Nuckolls County, NENE4,100−19%

2877Valley County, NENE4,094−12%

2878Barber County, KSKS4,083−23%

2879Bath County, VAVA4,076−19%

2880Grant County, OKOK4,067−21%

2881Dunn County, NDND4,058+13%

2882Mora County, NMNM4,051−22%

2883Gregory County, SDSD4,037−16%

2884Kittson County, MNMN4,031−24%

2885Clark County, SDSD4,031−3%

2886Edmunds County, SDSD4,022−8%

2887Stafford County, KSKS4,005−16%

2888Mason County, TXTX3,990+7%

2889Red Lake County, MNMN3,940−8%

2890Owsley County, KYKY3,932−19%

2891Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929−34%

2892Kearny County, KSKS3,888−14%

2893Meade County, KSKS3,852−17%

2894Union County, NMNM3,844−8%

2895Pierce County, NDND3,838−18%

2896Catron County, NMNM3,827+8%

2897Corson County, SDSD3,781−10%

2898Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770−17%

2899Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,762+4%

2900Wells County, NDND3,729−27%

2901Knox County, MOMO3,728−15%

2902Chase County, NENE3,718−9%

2903Sargent County, NDND3,711−15%

2904Lewis County, IDID3,704−1%

2905Tensas Parish, LALA3,700−44%

2906Lyman County, SDSD3,694−5%

2907Fisher County, TXTX3,692−15%

2908Echols County, GAGA3,685−2%

2909Costilla County, COCO3,679+0%

2910Pope County, ILIL3,672−17%

2911Sioux County, NDND3,667−9%

2912Granite County, MTMT3,658+29%

2913Adams County, IAIA3,617−19%

2914Ellis County, OKOK3,613−11%

2915Concho County, TXTX3,607−9%

2916Haskell County, KSKS3,599−16%

2917Hardin County, ILIL3,588−25%

2918Smith County, KSKS3,566−21%

2919Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537−15%

2920Cavalier County, NDND3,497−28%

2921Aleutians East, AKAK3,479+29%

2922Norton, VAVA3,477−11%

2923Baylor County, TXTX3,472−15%

2924Hanson County, SDSD3,456+10%

2925Sheridan County, MTMT3,436−16%

2926Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433+3%

2927Coke County, TXTX3,412−12%

2928Mercer County, MOMO3,404−9%

2929Petersburg, AKAK3,394–

2930Kimball County, NENE3,391−17%

2931Baca County, COCO3,347−26%

2932Webster County, NENE3,336−18%

2933Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321−24%

2934Bennett County, SDSD3,307−7%

2935Hardeman County, TXTX3,292−30%

2936Nance County, NENE3,290−19%

2937Osborne County, KSKS3,285−26%

2938Roger Mills County, OKOK3,259−5%

2939Emmons County, NDND3,215−26%

2940Donley County, TXTX3,213−16%

2941Foster County, NDND3,212−15%

2942Sutton County, TXTX3,203−21%

2943Shackelford County, TXTX3,197−3%

2944Knox County, TXTX3,192−25%

2945Harper County, OKOK3,172−11%

2946Reagan County, TXTX3,166−5%

2947Glascock County, GAGA3,141+23%

2948Upton County, TXTX3,131−8%

2949Traverse County, MNMN3,130−24%

2950Kinney County, TXTX3,128−7%

2951Hand County, SDSD3,121−17%

2952Woodson County, KSKS3,118−18%

2953Sierra County, CACA3,098−13%

2954Sharkey County, MSMS3,097−53%

2955Hemphill County, TXTX3,083−8%

2956Stanley County, SDSD3,018+9%

2957Harlan County, NENE3,000−21%

2958Nelson County, NDND2,963−20%

2959Fallon County, MTMT2,959+4%

2960Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955−3%

2961Sherman County, NENE2,924−12%

2962Douglas County, SDSD2,888−16%

2963Lincoln County, KSKS2,861−20%

2964Perkins County, SDSD2,853−15%

2965Perkins County, NENE2,849−11%

2966Rush County, KSKS2,845−20%

2967Jewell County, KSKS2,830−25%

2968Brown County, NENE2,826−20%

2969Clay County, GAGA2,815−16%

2970Aurora County, SDSD2,801−8%

2971Franklin County, NENE2,795−22%

2972Butte County, IDID2,783−4%

2973Sherman County, TXTX2,781−13%

2974Crockett County, TXTX2,769−32%

2975Bowman County, NDND2,762−15%

2976Real County, TXTX2,745−10%

2977Trego County, KSKS2,740−17%

2978Hall County, TXTX2,737−28%

2979Baker County, GAGA2,725−33%

2980Decatur County, KSKS2,716−22%

2981Rich County, UTUT2,687+37%

2982Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,666–

2983Jackson County, SDSD2,666−9%

2984Logan County, KSKS2,661−13%

2985Frontier County, NENE2,655−14%

2986Edwards County, KSKS2,640−23%

2987Gove County, KSKS2,631−14%

2988Ness County, KSKS2,617−24%

2989Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604−18%

2990Wayne County, UTUT2,587+3%

2991Chase County, KSKS2,572−15%

2992Cochran County, TXTX2,546−32%

2993Pawnee County, NENE2,510−19%

2994Hamilton County, KSKS2,500−6%

2995Hettinger County, NDND2,492−8%

2996Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487−22%

2997Morton County, KSKS2,470−29%

2998Hitchcock County, NENE2,467−21%

2999Dolores County, COCO2,466+34%

3000Elk County, KSKS2,458−25%

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