Which county has the highest total population?

Los Angeles County, California ranks #1 with 8,863,164 (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by total population?

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

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,122 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 1990 Decennial Census data.

How is total population measured?

Total resident population. Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,122

Largest by population, US counties · 1990

The most populous US counties as of the 1990 population estimates.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

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2501Floyd County, TXTX8,497–

2502Charlton County, GAGA8,496–

2503Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK8,478–

2504Ralls County, MOMO8,476–

2505Harrison County, MOMO8,469–

2506St. Clair County, MOMO8,457–

2507Jasper County, GAGA8,453–

2508Beaverhead County, MTMT8,424–

2509Adair County, IAIA8,409–

2510Coffey County, KSKS8,404–

2511Owyhee County, IDID8,392–

2512Washakie County, WYWY8,388–

2513Caldwell County, MOMO8,380–

2514Franklin County, MSMS8,377–

2515Grant County, SDSD8,372–

2516Ida County, IAIA8,365–

2517Todd County, SDSD8,352–

2518Mathews County, VAVA8,348–

2519Decatur County, IAIA8,338–

2520Boundary County, IDID8,332–

2521Johnson County, GAGA8,329–

2522Davis County, IAIA8,312–

2523Clearwater County, MNMN8,309–

2524Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,302–

2525Kingman County, KSKS8,292–

2526Skamania County, WAWA8,289–

2527Nome Census Area, AKAK8,288–

2528Clarke County, IAIA8,287–

2529Fulton County, KYKY8,271–

2530Hutchinson County, SDSD8,262–

2531Thomas County, KSKS8,258–

2532Linn County, KSKS8,254–

2533Jenkins County, GAGA8,247–

2534Valley County, MTMT8,239–

2535Fremont County, IAIA8,226–

2536Brooks County, TXTX8,204–

2537Warren County, ININ8,176–

2538Tunica County, MSMS8,164–

2539Love County, OKOK8,157–

2540Platte County, WYWY8,145–

2541Doniphan County, KSKS8,134–

2542Swisher County, TXTX8,133–

2543Monroe County, IAIA8,114–

2544Pulaski County, GAGA8,108–

2545Henderson County, ILIL8,096–

2546Carbon County, MTMT8,080–

2547Major County, OKOK8,055–

2548Pendleton County, WVWV8,054–

2549Benton County, MSMS8,046–

2550Merrick County, NENE8,042–

2551Meigs County, TNTN8,033–

2552Randolph County, GAGA8,023–

2553Mitchell County, TXTX8,016–

2554Bottineau County, NDND8,011–

2555Greenlee County, AZAZ8,008–

2556San Augustine County, TXTX7,999–

2557Worth County, IAIA7,991–

2558Spink County, SDSD7,981–

2559Nemaha County, NENE7,980–

2560Maries County, MOMO7,976–

2561Refugio County, TXTX7,976–

2562Norman County, MNMN7,975–

2563Archer County, TXTX7,973–

2564Perry County, ARAR7,969–

2565Grand County, COCO7,966–

2566Antelope County, NENE7,965–

2567Baraga County, MIMI7,954–

2568Jefferson County, MTMT7,939–

2569Benewah County, IDID7,937–

2570Butte County, SDSD7,914–

2571Ballard County, KYKY7,902–

2572Calhoun County, WVWV7,885–

2573Burt County, NENE7,868–

2574Daviess County, MOMO7,865–

2575Franklin, VAVA7,864–

2576Hancock County, KYKY7,864–

2577Grant County, OROR7,853–

2578Greenwood County, KSKS7,847–

2579Oscoda County, MIMI7,842–

2580Montgomery County, ARAR7,841–

2581Searcy County, ARAR7,841–

2582Russell County, KSKS7,835–

2583Pierce County, NENE7,827–

2584Cumberland County, VAVA7,825–

2585Anderson County, KSKS7,803–

2586Franklin County, TXTX7,802–

2587Cleveland County, ARAR7,781–

2588Bracken County, KYKY7,766–

2589Candler County, GAGA7,744–

2590Switzerland County, ININ7,738–

2591Hamilton County, TXTX7,733–

2592Tucker County, WVWV7,728–

2593Van Buren County, IAIA7,676–

2594Gilmer County, WVWV7,669–

2595Newton County, ARAR7,666–

2596Taylor County, GAGA7,642–

2597Morrow County, OROR7,625–

2598Clear Creek County, COCO7,619–

2599Shannon County, MOMO7,613–

2600Glades County, FLFL7,591–

2601Pawnee County, KSKS7,555–

2602Clark County, MOMO7,547–

2603Pleasants County, WVWV7,546–

2604Pulaski County, ILIL7,523–

2605Wilkin County, MNMN7,516–

2606Schuyler County, ILIL7,498–

2607Atchison County, MOMO7,457–

2608Conejos County, COCO7,453–

2609Dade County, MOMO7,449–

2610Lincoln County, GAGA7,442–

2611Edwards County, ILIL7,440–

2612Lee County, KYKY7,422–

2613Fall River County, SDSD7,353–

2614Hickory County, MOMO7,335–

2615Audubon County, IAIA7,334–

2616Crosby County, TXTX7,304–

2617Richmond County, VAVA7,273–

2618Osceola County, IAIA7,267–

2619Clay County, TNTN7,238–

2620Mitchell County, KSKS7,203–

2621Benson County, NDND7,198–

2622Graham County, NCNC7,196–

2623Lake County, OROR7,186–

2624Park County, COCO7,174–

2625Montgomery County, GAGA7,163–

2626Grant County, KSKS7,159–

2627Clay County, NCNC7,155–

2628Kit Carson County, COCO7,140–

2629Lake County, TNTN7,129–

2630Harper County, KSKS7,124–

2631Clay County, NENE7,123–

2632Taylor County, IAIA7,114–

2633Pepin County, WIWI7,107–

2634Tensas Parish, LALA7,103–

2635Fillmore County, NENE7,103–

2636Bon Homme County, SDSD7,089–

2637Power County, IDID7,086–

2638Washington County, KSKS7,073–

2639Wayne County, IAIA7,067–

2640Sharkey County, MSMS7,066–

2641Bailey County, TXTX7,064–

2642Harney County, OROR7,060–

2643Mountrail County, NDND7,021–

2644Houston County, TNTN7,018–

2645Jefferson County, OKOK7,010–

2646Wilcox County, GAGA7,008–

2647Doddridge County, WVWV6,994–

2648Covington, VAVA6,991–

2649Jack County, TXTX6,981–

2650Day County, SDSD6,978–

2651Union County, ININ6,976–

2652Caribou County, IDID6,963–

2653Lexington, VAVA6,959–

2654Shelby County, MOMO6,942–

2655Thurston County, NENE6,936–

2656Sherman County, KSKS6,926–

2657Tripp County, SDSD6,924–

2658Wallowa County, OROR6,911–

2659Gallatin County, ILIL6,909–

2660Lemhi County, IDID6,899–

2661Lincoln County, MNMN6,890–

2662Gentry County, MOMO6,848–

2663Haskell County, TXTX6,820–

2664Spencer County, KYKY6,801–

2665Cumberland County, KYKY6,784–

2666Lynn County, TXTX6,758–

2667Towns County, GAGA6,754–

2668Sheridan County, NENE6,750–

2669Hancock County, TNTN6,739–

2670Manassas Park, VAVA6,734–

2671Blaine County, MTMT6,728–

2672Nicholas County, KYKY6,725–

2673Rains County, TXTX6,715–

2674Galax, VAVA6,670–

2675Boone County, NENE6,667–

2676Reynolds County, MOMO6,661–

2677Cotton County, OKOK6,651–

2678Presidio County, TXTX6,637–

2679Thayer County, NENE6,635–

2680Kearney County, NENE6,629–

2681Lyon County, KYKY6,624–

2682Rappahannock County, VAVA6,622–

2683Powell County, MTMT6,620–

2684Grand County, UTUT6,620–

2685Perry County, TNTN6,612–

2686Wabaunsee County, KSKS6,603–

2687Phillips County, KSKS6,590–

2688Ellsworth County, KSKS6,586–

2689Carson County, TXTX6,576–

2690Greer County, OKOK6,559–

2691Stillwater County, MTMT6,536–

2692Stark County, ILIL6,534–

2693McHenry County, NDND6,528–

2694Talbot County, GAGA6,524–

2695Weston County, WYWY6,518–

2696Bland County, VAVA6,514–

2697Moody County, SDSD6,507–

2698Wolfe County, KYKY6,503–

2699Republic County, KSKS6,482–

2700Mineral County, NVNV6,475–

2701Elliott County, KYKY6,455–

2702Pondera County, MTMT6,433–

2703Alfalfa County, OKOK6,416–

2704Buena Vista, VAVA6,406–

2705Essex County, VTVT6,405–

2706McKenzie County, NDND6,383–

2707Sullivan County, MOMO6,326–

2708Cherry County, NENE6,307–

2709Ferry County, WAWA6,295–

2710King and Queen County, VAVA6,289–

2711Big Stone County, MNMN6,285–

2712Charles City County, VAVA6,282–

2713Miller County, GAGA6,280–

2714Teton County, MTMT6,271–

2715Lander County, NVNV6,266–

2716Grant County, MNMN6,246–

2717Stanton County, NENE6,244–

2718Atkinson County, GAGA6,213–

2719Long County, GAGA6,202–

2720Morris County, KSKS6,198–

2721Custer County, SDSD6,179–

2722Clinch County, GAGA6,160–

2723Iron County, WIWI6,153–

2724Surry County, VAVA6,145–

2725Johnson County, WYWY6,145–

2726Dixon County, NENE6,143–

2727Northwest Arctic, AKAK6,113–

2728Valley County, IDID6,109–

2729Dickey County, NDND6,107–

2730Sullivan County, PAPA6,104–

2731Trimble County, KYKY6,090–

2732Walworth County, SDSD6,087–

2733Bear Lake County, IDID6,084–

2734Warren County, GAGA6,078–

2735Cavalier County, NDND6,064–

2736Howard County, NENE6,055–

2737Rooks County, KSKS6,039–

2738Holt County, MOMO6,034–

2739Beaver County, OKOK6,023–

2740Nantucket County, MAMA6,012–

2741Huerfano County, COCO6,009–

2742Lake County, COCO6,007–

2743Treutlen County, GAGA5,994–

2744Madison County, MTMT5,989–

2745Goliad County, TXTX5,980–

2746North Slope, AKAK5,979–

2747Blanco County, TXTX5,972–

2748Rio Blanco County, COCO5,972–

2749Hidalgo County, NMNM5,958–

2750Childress County, TXTX5,953–

2751Norton County, KSKS5,947–

2752Kingsbury County, SDSD5,925–

2753Ransom County, NDND5,921–

2754Trousdale County, TNTN5,920–

2755Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK5,913–

2756Cameron County, PAPA5,913–

2757Camden County, NCNC5,904–

2758Wheeler County, TXTX5,879–

2759Barber County, KSKS5,874–

2760Wells County, NDND5,864–

2761Hansford County, TXTX5,848–

2762Brown County, ILIL5,836–

2763Calhoun County, ARAR5,826–

2764Juab County, UTUT5,817–

2765Nuckolls County, NENE5,786–

2766Coal County, OKOK5,780–

2767Kittson County, MNMN5,767–

2768Luce County, MIMI5,763–

2769Putnam County, ILIL5,730–

2770Grant County, OKOK5,689–

2771McCook County, SDSD5,688–

2772Polk County, NENE5,675–

2773Stewart County, GAGA5,654–

2774Scott County, ILIL5,644–

2775Ottawa County, KSKS5,634–

2776Marion County, GAGA5,590–

2777Lafayette County, FLFL5,578–

2778Liberty County, FLFL5,569–

2779Hickman County, KYKY5,566–

2780Furnas County, NENE5,553–

2781Dewey County, OKOK5,551–

2782Lanier County, GAGA5,531–

2783Morgan County, UTUT5,528–

2784Dewey County, SDSD5,523–

2785Carter County, MOMO5,515–

2786Brule County, SDSD5,485–

2787Dallam County, TXTX5,461–

2788Chouteau County, MTMT5,452–

2789Morrill County, NENE5,423–

2790Ringgold County, IAIA5,420–

2791Hyde County, NCNC5,411–

2792San Saba County, TXTX5,401–

2793Gray County, KSKS5,396–

2794Gallatin County, KYKY5,393–

2795LaMoure County, NDND5,383–

2796Stafford County, KSKS5,365–

2797Somervell County, TXTX5,360–

2798Gregory County, SDSD5,359–

2799Archuleta County, COCO5,345–

2800Calhoun County, ILIL5,322–

2801Grand Isle County, VTVT5,318–

2802Ohio County, ININ5,315–

2803Emporia, VAVA5,306–

2804Crook County, WYWY5,294–

2805Scott County, KSKS5,289–

2806Hardeman County, TXTX5,283–

2807Hamilton County, NYNY5,279–

2808La Salle County, TXTX5,254–

2809Carlisle County, KYKY5,238–

2810Wirt County, WVWV5,192–

2811Hardin County, ILIL5,189–

2812Valley County, NENE5,169–

2813Kane County, UTUT5,169–

2814Phillips County, MTMT5,163–

2815Garza County, TXTX5,143–

2816Jim Hogg County, TXTX5,109–

2817Menifee County, KYKY5,092–

2818Putnam County, MOMO5,079–

2819Smith County, KSKS5,078–

2820Pierce County, NDND5,052–

2821Bent County, COCO5,048–

2822Stevens County, KSKS5,048–

2823Toole County, MTMT5,046–

2824Mahnomen County, MNMN5,044–

2825Owsley County, KYKY5,036–

2826Calhoun County, GAGA5,013–

2827Hamlin County, SDSD4,974–

2828Martin County, TXTX4,956–

2829Wheeler County, GAGA4,903–

2830Osborne County, KSKS4,867–

2831Adams County, IAIA4,866–

2832Delta County, TXTX4,857–

2833Van Buren County, TNTN4,846–

2834Marshall County, SDSD4,844–

2835Sublette County, WYWY4,843–

2836Fisher County, TXTX4,842–

2837Knox County, TXTX4,837–

2838Emmons County, NDND4,830–

2839Scotland County, MOMO4,822–

2840Washington County, COCO4,812–

2841Hot Springs County, WYWY4,809–

2842Forest County, PAPA4,802–

2843Bath County, VAVA4,799–

2844Beaver County, UTUT4,765–

2845Sheridan County, MTMT4,732–

2846Moore County, TNTN4,721–

2847Johnson County, NENE4,673–

2848Crane County, TXTX4,652–

2849Saguache County, COCO4,619–

2850Florence County, WIWI4,590–

2851Baca County, COCO4,556–

2852Sargent County, NDND4,549–

2853Pickett County, TNTN4,548–

2854Mills County, TXTX4,531–

2855Lincoln County, COCO4,529–

2856Red Lake County, MNMN4,525–

2857Deuel County, SDSD4,522–

2858Reagan County, TXTX4,514–

2859Ellis County, OKOK4,497–

2860Knox County, MOMO4,482–

2861Traverse County, MNMN4,463–

2862Upton County, TXTX4,447–

2863Nelson County, NDND4,410–

2864Chautauqua County, KSKS4,407–

2865Clark County, SDSD4,403–

2866Baylor County, TXTX4,385–

2867Chase County, NENE4,381–

2868Cochran County, TXTX4,377–

2869Pope County, ILIL4,373–

2870Craig County, VAVA4,372–

2871Edmunds County, SDSD4,356–

2872Pershing County, NVNV4,336–

2873Webster County, NENE4,279–

2874Nance County, NENE4,275–

2875Hand County, SDSD4,272–

2876Mora County, NMNM4,264–

2877Jewell County, KSKS4,251–

2878Meade County, KSKS4,247–

2879Norton, VAVA4,247–

2880Schuyler County, MOMO4,236–

2881Corson County, SDSD4,195–

2882Phillips County, COCO4,189–

2883Guadalupe County, NMNM4,156–

2884Roger Mills County, OKOK4,147–

2885Sutton County, TXTX4,135–

2886Custer County, IDID4,133–

2887Union County, NMNM4,124–

2888Kimble County, TXTX4,122–

2889Woodson County, KSKS4,116–

2890Kimball County, NENE4,108–

2891Musselshell County, MTMT4,106–

2892Crockett County, TXTX4,078–

2893Lake of the Woods County, MNMN4,076–

2894Harper County, OKOK4,063–

2895Ness County, KSKS4,033–

2896Kearny County, KSKS4,027–

2897Columbia County, WAWA4,024–

2898Decatur County, KSKS4,021–

2899McIntosh County, NDND4,021–

2900Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,012–

2901Dunn County, NDND4,005–

2902Foster County, NDND3,983–

2903Garfield County, UTUT3,980–

2904Crowley County, COCO3,946–

2905Franklin County, NENE3,938–

2906Perkins County, SDSD3,932–

2907Hall County, TXTX3,905–

2908Menominee County, WIWI3,890–

2909Haskell County, KSKS3,886–

2910Cook County, MNMN3,868–

2911Tyrrell County, NCNC3,856–

2912Rush County, KSKS3,842–

2913Harlan County, NENE3,810–

2914Harmon County, OKOK3,793–

2915Edwards County, KSKS3,787–

2916Lincoln County, NVNV3,775–

2917Sioux County, NDND3,761–

2918Hitchcock County, NENE3,750–

2919Douglas County, SDSD3,746–

2920Mercer County, MOMO3,723–

2921Hemphill County, TXTX3,720–

2922Sherman County, NENE3,718–

2923Donley County, TXTX3,696–

2924Trego County, KSKS3,694–

2925Kiowa County, KSKS3,660–

2926Brown County, NENE3,657–

2927San Miguel County, COCO3,653–

2928Lincoln County, KSKS3,653–

2929Lyman County, SDSD3,638–

2930Hartley County, TXTX3,634–

2931Towner County, NDND3,627–

2932Baker County, GAGA3,615–

2933Bowman County, NDND3,596–

2934Schley County, GAGA3,588–

2935Collingsworth County, TXTX3,573–

2936Grant County, NDND3,549–

2937Graham County, KSKS3,543–

2938Lewis County, IDID3,516–

2939Boise County, IDID3,509–

2940Oneida County, IDID3,492–

2941Morton County, KSKS3,480–

2942Hettinger County, NDND3,445–

2943Teton County, IDID3,439–

2944Coke County, TXTX3,424–

2945Mason County, TXTX3,423–

2946Culberson County, TXTX3,407–

2947Rawlins County, KSKS3,404–

2948Perkins County, NENE3,367–

2949Clay County, GAGA3,364–

2950Kidder County, NDND3,332–

2951Wahkiakum County, WAWA3,327–

2952Elk County, KSKS3,327–

2953Sierra County, CACA3,318–

2954Broadwater County, MTMT3,318–

2955Pawnee County, NENE3,317–

2956Shackelford County, TXTX3,316–

2957Mineral County, MTMT3,315–

2958Lincoln County, IDID3,308–

2959Griggs County, NDND3,303–

2960Cimarron County, OKOK3,301–

2961Miner County, SDSD3,272–

2962Adams County, IDID3,254–

2963Cheyenne County, KSKS3,243–

2964Gove County, KSKS3,231–

2965McPherson County, SDSD3,228–

2966Bennett County, SDSD3,206–

2967Potter County, SDSD3,190–

2968Costilla County, COCO3,190–

2969Adams County, NDND3,174–

2970Renville County, NDND3,160–

2971Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,154–

2972Lipscomb County, TXTX3,143–

2973Aurora County, SDSD3,135–

2974Kinney County, TXTX3,119–

2975Fallon County, MTMT3,103–

2976Frontier County, NENE3,101–

2977Logan County, KSKS3,081–

2978Gilpin County, COCO3,070–

2979Concho County, TXTX3,044–

2980Sheridan County, KSKS3,043–

2981Chase County, KSKS3,021–

2982Greeley County, NENE3,006–

2983Burke County, NDND3,002–

2984Hanson County, SDSD2,994–

2985Schleicher County, TXTX2,990–

2986Eddy County, NDND2,951–

2987Butte County, IDID2,918–

2988Hudspeth County, TXTX2,915–

2989Divide County, NDND2,899–

2990Sherman County, TXTX2,858–

2991Logan County, NDND2,847–

2992Boyd County, NENE2,835–

2993Sanborn County, SDSD2,833–

2994Jackson County, SDSD2,811–

2995Wichita County, KSKS2,758–

2996Faulk County, SDSD2,744–

2997Sedgwick County, COCO2,690–

2998Highland County, VAVA2,635–

2999Haakon County, SDSD2,624–

3000Dundy County, NENE2,582–

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