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RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,125

Largest by population, US counties · 2000

The most populous US counties as of the 2000 population estimates.

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RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 1990
2501Dallas County, ARAR9,210−4%
2502Mathews County, VAVA9,207+10%
2503Beaverhead County, MTMT9,202+9%
2504Nome Census Area, AKAK9,196+11%
2505White Pine County, NVNV9,181−1%
2506Benewah County, IDID9,171+16%
2507Murray County, MNMN9,165−5%
2508Rains County, TXTX9,139+36%
2509Clarke County, IAIA9,133+10%
2510Pocahontas County, WVWV9,131+1%
2511Butte County, SDSD9,094+15%
2512Woods County, OKOK9,089−0%
2513Switzerland County, ININ9,065+17%
2514Dawes County, NENE9,060+0%
2515Dawson County, MTMT9,059−5%
2516Todd County, SDSD9,050+8%
2517Cumberland County, VAVA9,017+15%
2518Ochiltree County, TXTX9,006−1%
2519Caldwell County, MOMO8,969+7%
2520San Augustine County, TXTX8,946+12%
2521Hickory County, MOMO8,940+22%
2522Clearwater County, IDID8,930+5%
2523Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,903+7%
2524Maries County, MOMO8,903+12%
2525Keith County, NENE8,875+3%
2526Brewster County, TXTX8,866+2%
2527Coffey County, KSKS8,865+5%
2528Archer County, TXTX8,854+11%
2529Harrison County, MOMO8,850+4%
2530Turner County, SDSD8,849+3%
2531Sitka, AKAK8,835+3%
2532Love County, OKOK8,831+8%
2533Clay County, KSKS8,822−4%
2534Taylor County, GAGA8,815+15%
2535Richmond County, VAVA8,809+21%
2536Platte County, WYWY8,807+8%
2537Clay County, NCNC8,775+23%
2538Butler County, NENE8,767+2%
2539Jack County, TXTX8,763+26%
2540Baraga County, MIMI8,746+10%
2541Woodruff County, ARAR8,741−8%
2542Decatur County, IAIA8,689+4%
2543Kingman County, KSKS8,673+5%
2544Pocahontas County, IAIA8,662−9%
2545Mercer County, NDND8,644−12%
2546Hamilton County, ILIL8,621+1%
2547Newton County, ARAR8,608+12%
2548Pembina County, NDND8,585−7%
2549Wilcox County, GAGA8,577+22%
2550Jenkins County, GAGA8,575+4%
2551Cleveland County, ARAR8,571+10%
2552Johnson County, GAGA8,560+3%
2553Lafayette County, ARAR8,559−11%
2554Greenlee County, AZAZ8,547+7%
2555Davis County, IAIA8,541+3%
2556Grand County, UTUT8,485+28%
2557Traill County, NDND8,477−3%
2558Franklin County, MSMS8,448+1%
2559Chariton County, MOMO8,438−8%
2560Clearwater County, MNMN8,423+1%
2561Warren County, ININ8,419+3%
2562Blanco County, TXTX8,418+41%
2563Conejos County, COCO8,400+13%
2564Hancock County, KYKY8,392+7%
2565Swisher County, TXTX8,378+3%
2566Lincoln County, GAGA8,348+12%
2567Franklin, VAVA8,346+6%
2568Jefferson County, NENE8,333−5%
2569Shannon County, MOMO8,324+9%
2570Washakie County, WYWY8,289−1%
2571Ballard County, KYKY8,286+5%
2572Castro County, TXTX8,285−9%
2573Bracken County, KYKY8,279+7%
2574Montgomery County, GAGA8,270+15%
2575Searcy County, ARAR8,261+5%
2576Doniphan County, KSKS8,249+1%
2577Adair County, IAIA8,243−2%
2578Juab County, UTUT8,238+42%
2579Hamilton County, TXTX8,229+6%
2580Henderson County, ILIL8,213+1%
2581McCulloch County, TXTX8,205−7%
2582Merrick County, NENE8,204+2%
2583Pendleton County, WVWV8,196+2%
2584Stillwater County, MTMT8,195+25%
2585Thomas County, KSKS8,180−1%
2586Trimble County, KYKY8,125+33%
2587Anderson County, KSKS8,110+4%
2588Houston County, TNTN8,088+15%
2589Lyon County, KYKY8,080+22%
2590Hutchinson County, SDSD8,075−2%
2591Lac qui Parle County, MNMN8,067−10%
2592Benton County, MSMS8,026−0%
2593Daviess County, MOMO8,016+2%
2594Monroe County, IAIA8,016−1%
2595Kit Carson County, COCO8,011+12%
2596Fremont County, IAIA8,010−3%
2597Graham County, NCNC7,993+11%
2598Clay County, TNTN7,976+10%
2599Brooks County, TXTX7,976−3%
2600Lake County, TNTN7,954+12%
2601Grant County, OROR7,935+1%
2602Dade County, MOMO7,923+6%
2603Lee County, KYKY7,916+7%
2604Worth County, IAIA7,909−1%
2605Grant County, KSKS7,909+10%
2606Gallatin County, KYKY7,870+46%
2607Huerfano County, COCO7,862+31%
2608Pierce County, NENE7,857+0%
2609Grant County, SDSD7,847−6%
2610Ida County, IAIA7,837−6%
2611Refugio County, TXTX7,828−2%
2612Ontonagon County, MIMI7,818−12%
2613Lake County, COCO7,812+30%
2614Van Buren County, IAIA7,809+2%
2615Lemhi County, IDID7,806+13%
2616Randolph County, GAGA7,791−3%
2617Burt County, NENE7,791−1%
2618Floyd County, TXTX7,771−9%
2619Fulton County, KYKY7,752−6%
2620Childress County, TXTX7,688+29%
2621Valley County, MTMT7,675−7%
2622Greenwood County, KSKS7,673−2%
2623Valley County, IDID7,651+25%
2624Perry County, TNTN7,631+15%
2625Harney County, OROR7,609+8%
2626Atkinson County, GAGA7,609+22%
2627Calhoun County, WVWV7,582−4%
2628Nemaha County, NENE7,576−5%
2629Major County, OKOK7,545−6%
2630Power County, IDID7,538+6%
2631Pleasants County, WVWV7,514−0%
2632Spink County, SDSD7,454−7%
2633Fall River County, SDSD7,453+1%
2634Antelope County, NENE7,452−6%
2635Norman County, MNMN7,442−7%
2636Lake County, OROR7,422+3%
2637Clark County, MOMO7,416−2%
2638Doddridge County, WVWV7,403+6%
2639North Slope, AKAK7,385+24%
2640Russell County, KSKS7,370−6%
2641Union County, ININ7,349+5%
2642Pulaski County, ILIL7,348−2%
2643Yoakum County, TXTX7,322−17%
2644Tucker County, WVWV7,321−5%
2645Presidio County, TXTX7,304+10%
2646Caribou County, IDID7,304+5%
2647Custer County, SDSD7,275+18%
2648Bon Homme County, SDSD7,260+2%
2649Ferry County, WAWA7,260+15%
2650Trousdale County, TNTN7,259+23%
2651Lanier County, GAGA7,241+31%
2652Pawnee County, KSKS7,233−4%
2653Wallowa County, OROR7,226+5%
2654Sullivan County, MOMO7,219+14%
2655Pepin County, WIWI7,213+1%
2656Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,208+18%
2657Schuyler County, ILIL7,189−4%
2658Powell County, MTMT7,180+8%
2659Winkler County, TXTX7,173−17%
2660Thurston County, NENE7,171+3%
2661Gilmer County, WVWV7,160−7%
2662Bottineau County, NDND7,149−11%
2663Cumberland County, KYKY7,147+5%
2664Marion County, GAGA7,144+28%
2665Wilkin County, MNMN7,138−5%
2666Morgan County, UTUT7,129+29%
2667Johnson County, WYWY7,075+15%
2668Crosby County, TXTX7,072−3%
2669Wolfe County, KYKY7,065+9%
2670Clay County, NENE7,039−1%
2671Luce County, MIMI7,024+22%
2672Lafayette County, FLFL7,022+26%
2673Liberty County, FLFL7,021+26%
2674Blaine County, MTMT7,009+4%
2675Osceola County, IAIA7,003−4%
2676Rappahannock County, VAVA6,983+5%
2677Edwards County, ILIL6,971−6%
2678Benson County, NDND6,964−3%
2679Taylor County, IAIA6,958−2%
2680Brown County, ILIL6,950+19%
2681Mitchell County, KSKS6,932−4%
2682Goliad County, TXTX6,928+16%
2683Charles City County, VAVA6,926+10%
2684Grand Isle County, VTVT6,901+30%
2685Camden County, NCNC6,885+17%
2686Wabaunsee County, KSKS6,885+4%
2687Kearney County, NENE6,882+4%
2688Clinch County, GAGA6,878+12%
2689Bland County, VAVA6,871+5%
2690Lexington, VAVA6,867−1%
2691Gentry County, MOMO6,861+0%
2692Iron County, WIWI6,861+12%
2693Treutlen County, GAGA6,854+14%
2694Madison County, MTMT6,851+14%
2695Galax, VAVA6,837+3%
2696Audubon County, IAIA6,830−7%
2697Surry County, VAVA6,829+11%
2698Jefferson County, OKOK6,818−3%
2699Nicholas County, KYKY6,813+1%
2700Somervell County, TXTX6,809+27%
2701Shelby County, MOMO6,799−2%
2702Hancock County, TNTN6,786+1%
2703Sherman County, KSKS6,760−2%
2704Elliott County, KYKY6,748+5%
2705Wayne County, IAIA6,730−5%
2706Pershing County, NVNV6,693+54%
2707Reynolds County, MOMO6,689+0%
2708Boise County, IDID6,670+90%
2709Weston County, WYWY6,644+2%
2710Fillmore County, NENE6,634−7%
2711Mountrail County, NDND6,631−6%
2712King and Queen County, VAVA6,630+5%
2713Tensas Parish, LALA6,618−7%
2714Cotton County, OKOK6,614−1%
2715Moody County, SDSD6,595+1%
2716Bailey County, TXTX6,594−7%
2717San Miguel County, COCO6,594+81%
2718Sharkey County, MSMS6,580−7%
2719Howard County, NENE6,567+8%
2720Sullivan County, PAPA6,556+7%
2721Menifee County, KYKY6,556+29%
2722Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK6,551−23%
2723Lynn County, TXTX6,550−3%
2724Harper County, KSKS6,536−8%
2725Ellsworth County, KSKS6,525−1%
2726Carson County, TXTX6,516−1%
2727Talbot County, GAGA6,498−0%
2728Washington County, KSKS6,483−8%
2729Essex County, VTVT6,459+1%
2730Stanton County, NENE6,455+3%
2731Teton County, MTMT6,445+3%
2732Gallatin County, ILIL6,445−7%
2733Atchison County, MOMO6,430−14%
2734Tripp County, SDSD6,430−7%
2735Lincoln County, MNMN6,429−7%
2736Pondera County, MTMT6,424−0%
2737Bear Lake County, IDID6,411+5%
2738Miller County, GAGA6,383+2%
2739Buena Vista, VAVA6,349−1%
2740Dixon County, NENE6,339+3%
2741Warren County, GAGA6,336+4%
2742Stark County, ILIL6,332−3%
2743Calhoun County, GAGA6,320+26%
2744Covington, VAVA6,303−10%
2745Grant County, MNMN6,289+1%
2746Day County, SDSD6,267−10%
2747Boone County, NENE6,259−6%
2748Dallam County, TXTX6,222+14%
2749Sheridan County, NENE6,198−8%
2750San Saba County, TXTX6,186+15%
2751Wheeler County, GAGA6,179+26%
2752Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK6,174+4%
2753Ottawa County, KSKS6,163+9%
2754Cherry County, NENE6,148−3%
2755Alfalfa County, OKOK6,105−5%
2756Morris County, KSKS6,104−2%
2757Haskell County, TXTX6,093−11%
2758Lincoln County, COCO6,087+34%
2759Putnam County, ILIL6,086+6%
2760Greer County, OKOK6,061−8%
2761Thayer County, NENE6,055−9%
2762Kane County, UTUT6,046+17%
2763Coal County, OKOK6,031+4%
2764Beaver County, UTUT6,005+26%
2765Phillips County, KSKS6,001−9%
2766Teton County, IDID5,999+74%
2767Bent County, COCO5,998+19%
2768McHenry County, NDND5,987−8%
2769Rio Blanco County, COCO5,986+0%
2770Cameron County, PAPA5,974+1%
2771Walworth County, SDSD5,974−2%
2772Dewey County, SDSD5,972+8%
2773Chouteau County, MTMT5,970+10%
2774Norton County, KSKS5,953+0%
2775Carter County, MOMO5,941+8%
2776Hidalgo County, NMNM5,932−0%
2777Sublette County, WYWY5,920+22%
2778Saguache County, COCO5,917+28%
2779Gray County, KSKS5,904+9%
2780Ransom County, NDND5,890−1%
2781Crook County, WYWY5,887+11%
2782Wirt County, WVWV5,873+13%
2783La Salle County, TXTX5,866+12%
2784Beaver County, OKOK5,857−3%
2785Republic County, KSKS5,835−10%
2786McCook County, SDSD5,832+3%
2787Hyde County, NCNC5,826+8%
2788Big Stone County, MNMN5,820−7%
2789Kingsbury County, SDSD5,815−2%
2790Lander County, NVNV5,794−8%
2791Dickey County, NDND5,757−6%
2792Calhoun County, ARAR5,744−1%
2793Moore County, TNTN5,740+22%
2794McKenzie County, NDND5,737−10%
2795Rooks County, KSKS5,685−6%
2796Emporia, VAVA5,665+7%
2797Polk County, NENE5,639−1%
2798Ohio County, ININ5,623+6%
2799Hamlin County, SDSD5,540+11%
2800Hartley County, TXTX5,537+52%
2801Scott County, ILIL5,537−2%
2802Crowley County, COCO5,518+40%
2803Van Buren County, TNTN5,508+14%
2804Ringgold County, IAIA5,469+1%
2805Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,465−42%
2806Stevens County, KSKS5,463+8%
2807Morrill County, NENE5,440+0%
2808Hamilton County, NYNY5,379+2%
2809Hansford County, TXTX5,369−8%
2810Brule County, SDSD5,364−2%
2811Holt County, MOMO5,351−11%
2812Carlisle County, KYKY5,351+2%
2813Delta County, TXTX5,327+10%
2814Furnas County, NENE5,324−4%
2815Barber County, KSKS5,307−10%
2816Kittson County, MNMN5,285−8%
2817Wheeler County, TXTX5,284−10%
2818Jim Hogg County, TXTX5,281+3%
2819Toole County, MTMT5,267+4%
2820Hickman County, KYKY5,262−5%
2821Stewart County, GAGA5,252−7%
2822Putnam County, MOMO5,223+3%
2823Mahnomen County, MNMN5,190+3%
2824Mora County, NMNM5,180+21%
2825Cook County, MNMN5,168+34%
2826Mills County, TXTX5,151+14%
2827Grant County, OKOK5,144−10%
2828Scott County, KSKS5,120−3%
2829Wells County, NDND5,102−13%
2830Craig County, VAVA5,091+16%
2831Florence County, WIWI5,088+11%
2832Calhoun County, ILIL5,084−4%
2833Mineral County, NVNV5,071−22%
2834Nuckolls County, NENE5,057−13%
2835Bath County, VAVA5,048+5%
2836Scotland County, MOMO4,983+3%
2837Forest County, PAPA4,946+3%
2838Pickett County, TNTN4,945+9%
2839Washington County, COCO4,926+2%
2840Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,922+23%
2841Hot Springs County, WYWY4,882+2%
2842Garza County, TXTX4,872−5%
2843Owsley County, KYKY4,858−4%
2844Cavalier County, NDND4,831−20%
2845Hardin County, ILIL4,800−7%
2846Gregory County, SDSD4,792−11%
2847Stafford County, KSKS4,789−11%
2848Gilpin County, COCO4,757+55%
2849Martin County, TXTX4,746−4%
2850Dewey County, OKOK4,743−15%
2851Garfield County, UTUT4,735+19%
2852Hardeman County, TXTX4,724−11%
2853LaMoure County, NDND4,701−13%
2854Guadalupe County, NMNM4,680+13%
2855Pierce County, NDND4,675−7%
2856Valley County, NENE4,647−10%
2857Meade County, KSKS4,631+9%
2858Phillips County, MTMT4,601−11%
2859Marshall County, SDSD4,576−6%
2860Menominee County, WIWI4,562+17%
2861Smith County, KSKS4,536−11%
2862Kearny County, KSKS4,531+13%
2863Lake of the Woods County, MNMN4,522+11%
2864Baca County, COCO4,517−1%
2865Deuel County, SDSD4,498−1%
2866Musselshell County, MTMT4,497+10%
2867Johnson County, NENE4,488−4%
2868Adams County, IAIA4,482−8%
2869Phillips County, COCO4,480+7%
2870Kimble County, TXTX4,468+8%
2871Osborne County, KSKS4,452−9%
2872Pope County, ILIL4,413+1%
2873Broadwater County, MTMT4,385+32%
2874Edmunds County, SDSD4,367+0%
2875Sargent County, NDND4,366−4%
2876Knox County, MOMO4,361−3%
2877Chautauqua County, KSKS4,359−1%
2878Fisher County, TXTX4,344−10%
2879Custer County, IDID4,342+5%
2880Emmons County, NDND4,331−10%
2881Haskell County, KSKS4,307+11%
2882Red Lake County, MNMN4,299−5%
2883Knox County, TXTX4,253−12%
2884Corson County, SDSD4,181−0%
2885Union County, NMNM4,174+1%
2886Schuyler County, MOMO4,170−2%
2887Lincoln County, NVNV4,165+10%
2888Tyrrell County, NCNC4,149+8%
2889Clark County, SDSD4,143−6%
2890Traverse County, MNMN4,134−7%
2891Oneida County, IDID4,125+18%
2892Sheridan County, MTMT4,105−13%
2893Crockett County, TXTX4,099+1%
2894Baylor County, TXTX4,093−7%
2895Kimball County, NENE4,089−0%
2896Sutton County, TXTX4,077−1%
2897Ellis County, OKOK4,075−9%
2898Baker County, GAGA4,074+13%
2899Chase County, NENE4,068−7%
2900Columbia County, WAWA4,064+1%
2901Webster County, NENE4,061−5%
2902Sioux County, NDND4,044+8%
2903Lincoln County, IDID4,044+22%
2904Nance County, NENE4,038−6%
2905Crane County, TXTX3,996−14%
2906Concho County, TXTX3,966+30%
2907Norton, VAVA3,904−8%
2908Lyman County, SDSD3,895+7%
2909Mineral County, MTMT3,884+17%
2910Coke County, TXTX3,864+13%
2911Donley County, TXTX3,828+4%
2912Wahkiakum County, WAWA3,824+15%
2913Jewell County, KSKS3,791−11%
2914Woodson County, KSKS3,788−8%
2915Harlan County, NENE3,786−1%
2916Hall County, TXTX3,782−3%
2917Schley County, GAGA3,766+5%
2918Foster County, NDND3,759−6%
2919Mercer County, MOMO3,757+1%
2920Echols County, GAGA3,754+61%
2921Lewis County, IDID3,747+7%
2922Ouray County, COCO3,742+63%
2923Hand County, SDSD3,741−12%
2924Mason County, TXTX3,738+9%
2925Cochran County, TXTX3,730−15%
2926Nelson County, NDND3,715−16%
2927Costilla County, COCO3,663+15%
2928Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,609+14%
2929Dunn County, NDND3,600−10%
2930Lincoln County, KSKS3,578−2%
2931Franklin County, NENE3,574−9%
2932Bennett County, SDSD3,574+11%
2933Harper County, OKOK3,562−12%
2934Sierra County, CACA3,555+7%
2935Rush County, KSKS3,551−8%
2936Catron County, NMNM3,543+38%
2937Brown County, NENE3,525−4%
2938Custer County, COCO3,503+82%
2939Morton County, KSKS3,496+0%
2940Adams County, IDID3,476+7%
2941Decatur County, KSKS3,472−14%
2942Douglas County, SDSD3,458−8%
2943Ness County, KSKS3,454−14%
2944Edwards County, KSKS3,449−9%
2945Roger Mills County, OKOK3,436−17%
2946Upton County, TXTX3,404−23%
2947Storey County, NVNV3,399+35%
2948McIntosh County, NDND3,390−16%
2949Kinney County, TXTX3,379+8%
2950Perkins County, SDSD3,363−14%
2951Clay County, GAGA3,357−0%
2952Hemphill County, TXTX3,351−10%
2953Hudspeth County, TXTX3,344+15%
2954Reagan County, TXTX3,326−26%
2955Trego County, KSKS3,319−10%
2956Sherman County, NENE3,318−11%
2957Shackelford County, TXTX3,302−0%
2958Harmon County, OKOK3,283−13%
2959Kiowa County, KSKS3,278−10%
2960Elk County, KSKS3,261−2%
2961Bowman County, NDND3,242−10%
2962Collingsworth County, TXTX3,206−10%
2963Perkins County, NENE3,200−5%
2964Sherman County, TXTX3,186+11%
2965Cheyenne County, KSKS3,165−2%
2966Cimarron County, OKOK3,148−5%
2967Hanson County, SDSD3,139+5%
2968Hitchcock County, NENE3,111−17%
2969Frontier County, NENE3,099−0%
2970Pawnee County, NENE3,087−7%
2971Gove County, KSKS3,068−5%
2972Aurora County, SDSD3,058−2%
2973Lipscomb County, TXTX3,057−3%
2974Real County, TXTX3,047+26%
2975Logan County, KSKS3,046−1%
2976Chase County, KSKS3,030+0%
2977Culberson County, TXTX2,975−13%
2978Rawlins County, KSKS2,966−13%
2979Graham County, KSKS2,946−17%
2980Schleicher County, TXTX2,935−2%
2981Jackson County, SDSD2,930+4%
2982McPherson County, SDSD2,904−10%
2983Butte County, IDID2,899−1%
2984Miner County, SDSD2,884−12%
2985Towner County, NDND2,876−21%
2986Grant County, NDND2,841−20%
2987Fallon County, MTMT2,837−9%
2988Granite County, MTMT2,830+11%
2989Sheridan County, KSKS2,813−8%
2990Stanley County, SDSD2,772+13%
2991Dickens County, TXTX2,762+7%
2992Eddy County, NDND2,757−7%
2993Griggs County, NDND2,754−17%
2994Kidder County, NDND2,753−17%
2995Sedgwick County, COCO2,747+2%
2996Hettinger County, NDND2,715−21%
2997Greeley County, NENE2,714−10%
2998Aleutians East, AKAK2,697+9%
2999Potter County, SDSD2,693−16%
3000Sanborn County, SDSD2,675−6%
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS