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

2501Dawes County, NENE9,182+1%

2502Maries County, MOMO9,176+3%

2503Webster County, WVWV9,154−6%

2504Cuming County, NENE9,139−10%

2505Charles Mix County, SDSD9,129−2%

2506Hamilton County, NENE9,124−3%

2507Montgomery County, GAGA9,123+10%

2508Stillwater County, MTMT9,117+11%

2509Red River Parish, LALA9,091−6%

2510Clear Creek County, COCO9,088−3%

2511Archer County, TXTX9,054+2%

2512Greene County, ALAL9,045−9%

2513Jack County, TXTX9,044+3%

2514Quay County, NMNM9,041−11%

2515Twiggs County, GAGA9,023−15%

2516Nevada County, ARAR8,997−10%

2517Mathews County, VAVA8,978−2%

2518Dawson County, MTMT8,966−1%

2519McLean County, NDND8,962−4%

2520Harrison County, MOMO8,957+1%

2521Turner County, GAGA8,930−6%

2522Taylor County, GAGA8,906+1%

2523Lucas County, IAIA8,898−6%

2524Coleman County, TXTX8,895−4%

2525Sitka, AKAK8,881+1%

2526Woods County, OKOK8,878−2%

2527Lafayette County, FLFL8,870+26%

2528San Augustine County, TXTX8,865−1%

2529Graham County, NCNC8,861+11%

2530Baraga County, MIMI8,860+1%

2531Benton County, ININ8,854−6%

2532Cedar County, NENE8,852−8%

2533Monroe County, MOMO8,840−5%

2534Trimble County, KYKY8,809+8%

2535Clearwater County, IDID8,761−2%

2536Davis County, IAIA8,753+2%

2537Marion County, GAGA8,742+22%

2538Benton County, MSMS8,729+9%

2539Seminole County, GAGA8,729−7%

2540Murray County, MNMN8,725−5%

2541Pocahontas County, WVWV8,719−5%

2542Prairie County, ARAR8,715−9%

2543Knox County, NENE8,701−7%

2544Clearwater County, MNMN8,695+3%

2545Gilmer County, WVWV8,693+21%

2546Cleveland County, ARAR8,689+1%

2547Platte County, WYWY8,667−2%

2548Oscoda County, MIMI8,640−8%

2549Coffey County, KSKS8,601−3%

2550Gallatin County, KYKY8,589+9%

2551Franklin, VAVA8,582+3%

2552Johnson County, WYWY8,569+21%

2553Hancock County, KYKY8,565+2%

2554Choctaw County, MSMS8,547−12%

2555Clay County, KSKS8,535−3%

2556Washakie County, WYWY8,533+3%

2557Hamilton County, TXTX8,517+3%

2558Warren County, ININ8,508+1%

2559Somervell County, TXTX8,490+25%

2560Bracken County, KYKY8,488+3%

2561Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,485−5%

2562Decatur County, IAIA8,457−3%

2563Hamilton County, ILIL8,457−2%

2564Shannon County, MOMO8,441+1%

2565Greenlee County, AZAZ8,437−1%

2566Daviess County, MOMO8,433+5%

2567Houston County, TNTN8,426+4%

2568Mercer County, NDND8,424−3%

2569Butler County, NENE8,395−4%

2570Atkinson County, GAGA8,375+10%

2571Keith County, NENE8,368−6%

2572Liberty County, FLFL8,365+19%

2573Richardson County, NENE8,363−12%

2574Turner County, SDSD8,347−6%

2575Jenkins County, GAGA8,340−3%

2576Newton County, ARAR8,330−3%

2577Lyon County, KYKY8,314+3%

2578McCulloch County, TXTX8,283+1%

2579Kit Carson County, COCO8,270+3%

2580Conejos County, COCO8,256−2%

2581Ballard County, KYKY8,249−0%

2582Alexander County, ILIL8,238−14%

2583Quitman County, MSMS8,223−19%

2584Custer County, SDSD8,216+13%

2585Doddridge County, WVWV8,202+11%

2586Searcy County, ARAR8,195−1%

2587Monroe County, ARAR8,149−21%

2588Traill County, NDND8,121−4%

2589Franklin County, MSMS8,118−4%

2590Dallas County, ARAR8,116−12%

2591Anderson County, KSKS8,102−0%

2592Castro County, TXTX8,062−3%

2593Lincoln County, GAGA7,996−4%

2594Tillman County, OKOK7,992−14%

2595Monroe County, IAIA7,970−1%

2596Doniphan County, KSKS7,945−4%

2597Lemhi County, IDID7,936+2%

2598Perry County, TNTN7,915+4%

2599Thomas County, KSKS7,900−3%

2600Lake County, OROR7,895+6%

2601Lee County, KYKY7,887−0%

2602Dade County, MOMO7,883−1%

2603Yoakum County, TXTX7,879+8%

2604Trousdale County, TNTN7,870+8%

2605Clay County, TNTN7,861−1%

2606Kingman County, KSKS7,858−9%

2607Swisher County, TXTX7,854−6%

2608Elliott County, KYKY7,852+16%

2609Merrick County, NENE7,845−4%

2610Lake County, TNTN7,832−2%

2611Chariton County, MOMO7,831−7%

2612Grant County, KSKS7,829−1%

2613Presidio County, TXTX7,818+7%

2614Power County, IDID7,817+4%

2615East Carroll Parish, LALA7,759−18%

2616Jefferson County, MSMS7,726−21%

2617Randolph County, GAGA7,719−1%

2618Forest County, PAPA7,716+56%

2619Pendleton County, WVWV7,695−6%

2620Madison County, MTMT7,691+12%

2621Adair County, IAIA7,682−7%

2622Mountrail County, NDND7,673+16%

2623Lafayette County, ARAR7,645−11%

2624Calhoun County, WVWV7,627+1%

2625Pleasants County, WVWV7,605+1%

2626Worth County, IAIA7,598−4%

2627Van Buren County, IAIA7,570−3%

2628Ferry County, WAWA7,551+4%

2629Jefferson County, NENE7,547−9%

2630Schuyler County, ILIL7,544+5%

2631Major County, OKOK7,527−0%

2632Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,523+4%

2633Union County, ININ7,516+2%

2634Pepin County, WIWI7,469+4%

2635Grant County, OROR7,445−6%

2636Fremont County, IAIA7,441−7%

2637Harney County, OROR7,422−2%

2638Wheeler County, GAGA7,421+20%

2639Pembina County, NDND7,413−14%

2640Refugio County, TXTX7,383−6%

2641Rappahannock County, VAVA7,373+6%

2642Valley County, MTMT7,369−4%

2643San Miguel County, COCO7,359+12%

2644Grant County, SDSD7,356−6%

2645Wolfe County, KYKY7,355+4%

2646Hutchinson County, SDSD7,343−9%

2647Henderson County, ILIL7,331−11%

2648Lake County, COCO7,310−6%

2649Pocahontas County, IAIA7,310−16%

2650Pierce County, NENE7,266−8%

2651Woodruff County, ARAR7,260−17%

2652Lac qui Parle County, MNMN7,259−10%

2653Charles City County, VAVA7,256+5%

2654Nemaha County, NENE7,248−4%

2655Brooks County, TXTX7,223−9%

2656Goliad County, TXTX7,210+4%

2657Weston County, WYWY7,208+8%

2658Bailey County, TXTX7,165+9%

2659Tucker County, WVWV7,141−2%

2660Clark County, MOMO7,139−4%

2661Nicholas County, KYKY7,135+5%

2662Kane County, UTUT7,125+18%

2663Winkler County, TXTX7,110−1%

2664Fall River County, SDSD7,094−5%

2665Ida County, IAIA7,089−10%

2666Crook County, WYWY7,083+20%

2667Bon Homme County, SDSD7,070−3%

2668Surry County, VAVA7,058+3%

2669Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,053+2%

2670Galax, VAVA7,042+3%

2671Lexington, VAVA7,042+3%

2672Childress County, TXTX7,041−8%

2673Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,029+14%

2674Boise County, IDID7,028+5%

2675Powell County, MTMT7,027−2%

2676Wallowa County, OROR7,008−3%

2677Pawnee County, KSKS6,973−4%

2678Grand Isle County, VTVT6,970+1%

2679Russell County, KSKS6,970−5%

2680Caribou County, IDID6,963−5%

2681King and Queen County, VAVA6,945+5%

2682Thurston County, NENE6,940−3%

2683Brown County, ILIL6,937−0%

2684La Salle County, TXTX6,886+17%

2685Treutlen County, GAGA6,885+0%

2686Talbot County, GAGA6,865+6%

2687Burt County, NENE6,858−12%

2688Cumberland County, KYKY6,856−4%

2689Norman County, MNMN6,852−8%

2690Cameron Parish, LALA6,839−32%

2691Bland County, VAVA6,824−1%

2692Hancock County, TNTN6,819+0%

2693Fulton County, KYKY6,813−12%

2694Clinch County, GAGA6,798−1%

2695Ontonagon County, MIMI6,780−13%

2696Pershing County, NVNV6,753+1%

2697Gentry County, MOMO6,738−2%

2698Edwards County, ILIL6,721−4%

2699Sullivan County, MOMO6,714−7%

2700Huerfano County, COCO6,711−15%

2701Dallam County, TXTX6,703+8%

2702Reynolds County, MOMO6,696+0%

2703Calhoun County, GAGA6,694+6%

2704Greenwood County, KSKS6,689−13%

2705Antelope County, NENE6,685−10%

2706Rio Blanco County, COCO6,666+11%

2707Benson County, NDND6,660−4%

2708Buena Vista, VAVA6,650+5%

2709Luce County, MIMI6,631−6%

2710Beaver County, UTUT6,629+10%

2711Wilkin County, MNMN6,576−8%

2712Clay County, NENE6,542−7%

2713Bent County, COCO6,499+8%

2714Ellsworth County, KSKS6,497−0%

2715Blaine County, MTMT6,491−7%

2716Kearney County, NENE6,489−6%

2717Moody County, SDSD6,486−2%

2718Jefferson County, OKOK6,472−5%

2719Osceola County, IAIA6,462−8%

2720Garza County, TXTX6,461+33%

2721Floyd County, TXTX6,446−17%

2722Bottineau County, NDND6,429−10%

2723Sullivan County, PAPA6,428−2%

2724Spink County, SDSD6,415−14%

2725Wayne County, IAIA6,403−5%

2726Shelby County, MOMO6,373−6%

2727Mitchell County, KSKS6,373−8%

2728Moore County, TNTN6,362+11%

2729McKenzie County, NDND6,360+11%

2730Taylor County, IAIA6,317−9%

2731Essex County, VTVT6,306−2%

2732Menifee County, KYKY6,306−4%

2733Howard County, NENE6,274−4%

2734Carter County, MOMO6,265+5%

2735Greer County, OKOK6,239+3%

2736Cotton County, OKOK6,193−6%

2737Carson County, TXTX6,182−5%

2738Pulaski County, ILIL6,161−16%

2739Pondera County, MTMT6,153−4%

2740San Saba County, TXTX6,131−1%

2741Stanton County, NENE6,129−5%

2742Ohio County, ININ6,128+9%

2743Miller County, GAGA6,125−4%

2744Audubon County, IAIA6,119−10%

2745Saguache County, COCO6,108+3%

2746Ottawa County, KSKS6,091−1%

2747Teton County, MTMT6,073−6%

2748Hartley County, TXTX6,062+9%

2749Crosby County, TXTX6,059−14%

2750Stewart County, GAGA6,058+15%

2751Harper County, KSKS6,034−8%

2752Grant County, MNMN6,018−4%

2753Sherman County, KSKS6,010−11%

2754Putnam County, ILIL6,006−1%

2755Gray County, KSKS6,006+2%

2756Dixon County, NENE6,000−5%

2757Stark County, ILIL5,994−5%

2758Bear Lake County, IDID5,986−7%

2759Covington, VAVA5,961−5%

2760Emporia, VAVA5,927+5%

2761Coal County, OKOK5,925−2%

2762Morris County, KSKS5,923−3%

2763Iron County, WIWI5,916−14%

2764Lynn County, TXTX5,915−10%

2765Hamlin County, SDSD5,903+7%

2766Haskell County, TXTX5,899−3%

2767Lincoln County, MNMN5,896−8%

2768Fillmore County, NENE5,890−11%

2769Warren County, GAGA5,834−8%

2770Crowley County, COCO5,823+6%

2771Chouteau County, MTMT5,813−3%

2772Hyde County, NCNC5,810−0%

2773Washington County, KSKS5,799−11%

2774Lander County, NVNV5,775−0%

2775Stevens County, KSKS5,724+5%

2776Wirt County, WVWV5,717−3%

2777Cherry County, NENE5,713−7%

2778Day County, SDSD5,710−9%

2779Atchison County, MOMO5,685−12%

2780Norton County, KSKS5,671−5%

2781Tripp County, SDSD5,644−12%

2782Alfalfa County, OKOK5,642−8%

2783Phillips County, KSKS5,642−6%

2784Beaver County, OKOK5,636−4%

2785McCook County, SDSD5,618−4%

2786Hansford County, TXTX5,613+5%

2787Broadwater County, MTMT5,612+28%

2788Gallatin County, ILIL5,589−13%

2789Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,588−15%

2790Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,561+2%

2791Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,559–

2792Van Buren County, TNTN5,548+1%

2793Boone County, NENE5,505−12%

2794Sheridan County, NENE5,469−12%

2795Lincoln County, COCO5,467−10%

2796Ransom County, NDND5,457−7%

2797Gilpin County, COCO5,441+14%

2798Walworth County, SDSD5,438−9%

2799Mahnomen County, MNMN5,413+4%

2800Wheeler County, TXTX5,410+2%

2801Polk County, NENE5,406−4%

2802McHenry County, NDND5,395−10%

2803Calhoun County, ARAR5,368−7%

2804Scott County, ILIL5,355−3%

2805Lincoln County, NVNV5,345+28%

2806Toole County, MTMT5,324+1%

2807Dewey County, SDSD5,301−11%

2808Jim Hogg County, TXTX5,300+0%

2809Dickey County, NDND5,289−8%

2810Big Stone County, MNMN5,269−9%

2811Brule County, SDSD5,255−2%

2812Tensas Parish, LALA5,252−21%

2813Delta County, TXTX5,231−2%

2814Thayer County, NENE5,228−14%

2815Johnson County, NENE5,217+16%

2816Lincoln County, IDID5,208+29%

2817Craig County, VAVA5,190+2%

2818Rooks County, KSKS5,181−9%

2819Cook County, MNMN5,176+0%

2820Garfield County, UTUT5,172+9%

2821Kingsbury County, SDSD5,148−11%

2822Ringgold County, IAIA5,131−6%

2823Carlisle County, KYKY5,104−5%

2824Calhoun County, ILIL5,089+0%

2825Cameron County, PAPA5,085−15%

2826Pickett County, TNTN5,077+3%

2827Morrill County, NENE5,042−7%

2828Schley County, GAGA5,010+33%

2829Republic County, KSKS4,980−15%

2830Putnam County, MOMO4,979−5%

2831Furnas County, NENE4,959−7%

2832Mills County, TXTX4,936−4%

2833Scott County, KSKS4,936−4%

2834Sharkey County, MSMS4,916−25%

2835Holt County, MOMO4,912−8%

2836Hickman County, KYKY4,902−7%

2837Hidalgo County, NMNM4,894−17%

2838Mora County, NMNM4,881−6%

2839Barber County, KSKS4,861−8%

2840Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,847−2%

2841Scotland County, MOMO4,843−3%

2842Hamilton County, NYNY4,836−10%

2843Washington County, COCO4,814−2%

2844Hot Springs County, WYWY4,812−1%

2845Dewey County, OKOK4,810+1%

2846Martin County, TXTX4,799+1%

2847Mineral County, NVNV4,772−6%

2848Owsley County, KYKY4,755−2%

2849Bath County, VAVA4,731−6%

2850Guadalupe County, NMNM4,687+0%

2851Marshall County, SDSD4,656+2%

2852Kimble County, TXTX4,607+3%

2853Meade County, KSKS4,575−1%

2854Kittson County, MNMN4,552−14%

2855Union County, NMNM4,549+9%

2856Musselshell County, MTMT4,538+1%

2857Grant County, OKOK4,527−12%

2858Nuckolls County, NENE4,500−11%

2859Pope County, ILIL4,470+1%

2860Phillips County, COCO4,442−1%

2861Stafford County, KSKS4,437−7%

2862Ouray County, COCO4,436+19%

2863Schuyler County, MOMO4,431+6%

2864Florence County, WIWI4,423−13%

2865Tyrrell County, NCNC4,407+6%

2866Crane County, TXTX4,375+9%

2867Custer County, IDID4,368+1%

2868Deuel County, SDSD4,364−3%

2869Pierce County, NDND4,357−7%

2870Hardin County, ILIL4,320−10%

2871Oneida County, IDID4,286+4%

2872Gregory County, SDSD4,271−11%

2873Valley County, NENE4,260−8%

2874Haskell County, KSKS4,256−1%

2875Custer County, COCO4,255+21%

2876Phillips County, MTMT4,253−8%

2877Menominee County, WIWI4,232−7%

2878Mineral County, MTMT4,223+9%

2879Wells County, NDND4,207−18%

2880Sioux County, NDND4,153+3%

2881Ellis County, OKOK4,151+2%

2882LaMoure County, NDND4,139−12%

2883Hardeman County, TXTX4,139−12%

2884Knox County, MOMO4,131−5%

2885Sutton County, TXTX4,128+1%

2886Red Lake County, MNMN4,089−5%

2887Concho County, TXTX4,087+3%

2888Columbia County, WAWA4,078+0%

2889Edmunds County, SDSD4,071−7%

2890Corson County, SDSD4,050−3%

2891Lake of the Woods County, MNMN4,045−11%

2892Echols County, GAGA4,034+7%

2893Adams County, IAIA4,029−10%

2894Mason County, TXTX4,012+7%

2895Storey County, NVNV4,010+18%

2896Cavalier County, NDND3,993−17%

2897Wahkiakum County, WAWA3,978+4%

2898Kearny County, KSKS3,977−12%

2899Adams County, IDID3,976+14%

2900Fisher County, TXTX3,974−9%

2901Chase County, NENE3,966−3%

2902Norton, VAVA3,958+1%

2903Osborne County, KSKS3,858−13%

2904Smith County, KSKS3,853−15%

2905Sargent County, NDND3,829−12%

2906Kimball County, NENE3,821−7%

2907Lewis County, IDID3,821+2%

2908Petersburg, AKAK3,815–

2909Webster County, NENE3,812−6%

2910Hemphill County, TXTX3,807+14%

2911Baca County, COCO3,788−16%

2912Mercer County, MOMO3,785+1%

2913Lyman County, SDSD3,755−4%

2914Nance County, NENE3,735−8%

2915Baylor County, TXTX3,726−9%

2916Catron County, NMNM3,725+5%

2917Crockett County, TXTX3,719−9%

2918Knox County, TXTX3,719−13%

2919Clark County, SDSD3,691−11%

2920Harper County, OKOK3,685+3%

2921Donley County, TXTX3,677−4%

2922Chautauqua County, KSKS3,669−16%

2923Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,651+1%

2924Roger Mills County, OKOK3,647+6%

2925Kinney County, TXTX3,598+6%

2926Traverse County, MNMN3,558−14%

2927Emmons County, NDND3,550−18%

2928Dunn County, NDND3,536−2%

2929Costilla County, COCO3,524−4%

2930Hudspeth County, TXTX3,476+4%

2931Schleicher County, TXTX3,461+18%

2932Baker County, GAGA3,451−15%

2933Bennett County, SDSD3,431−4%

2934Hand County, SDSD3,431−8%

2935Harlan County, NENE3,423−10%

2936Sheridan County, MTMT3,384−18%

2937Shackelford County, TXTX3,378+2%

2938Reagan County, TXTX3,367+1%

2939Upton County, TXTX3,355−1%

2940Hall County, TXTX3,353−11%

2941Foster County, NDND3,343−11%

2942Hanson County, SDSD3,331+6%

2943Coke County, TXTX3,320−14%

2944Real County, TXTX3,309+9%

2945Woodson County, KSKS3,309−13%

2946Rush County, KSKS3,307−7%

2947Lipscomb County, TXTX3,302+8%

2948Lincoln County, KSKS3,241−9%

2949Sierra County, CACA3,240−9%

2950Morton County, KSKS3,233−8%

2951Franklin County, NENE3,225−10%

2952Clay County, GAGA3,183−5%

2953Sherman County, NENE3,152−5%

2954Bowman County, NDND3,151−3%

2955Brown County, NENE3,145−11%

2956Aleutians East, AKAK3,141+16%

2957Cochran County, TXTX3,127−16%

2958Nelson County, NDND3,126−16%

2959Ness County, KSKS3,107−10%

2960Glascock County, GAGA3,082+21%

2961Granite County, MTMT3,079+9%

2962Jewell County, KSKS3,077−19%

2963Collingsworth County, TXTX3,057−5%

2964Edwards County, KSKS3,037−12%

2965Sherman County, TXTX3,034−5%

2966Jackson County, SDSD3,031+3%

2967Douglas County, SDSD3,002−13%

2968Trego County, KSKS3,001−10%

2969Perkins County, SDSD2,982−11%

2970Perkins County, NENE2,970−7%

2971Stanley County, SDSD2,966+7%

2972Decatur County, KSKS2,961−15%

2973Harmon County, OKOK2,922−11%

2974Hitchcock County, NENE2,908−7%

2975Butte County, IDID2,891−0%

2976Fallon County, MTMT2,890+2%

2977Elk County, KSKS2,882−12%

2978McIntosh County, NDND2,809−17%

2979Ziebach County, SDSD2,801+11%

2980Webster County, GAGA2,799+17%

2981Chase County, KSKS2,790−8%

2982Wayne County, UTUT2,778+11%

2983Pawnee County, NENE2,773−10%

2984Frontier County, NENE2,756−11%

2985Logan County, KSKS2,756−10%

2986Cheyenne County, KSKS2,726−14%

2987Aurora County, SDSD2,710−11%

2988Gove County, KSKS2,695−12%

2989Hamilton County, KSKS2,690+1%

2990Graham County, KSKS2,597−12%

2991Sheridan County, KSKS2,556−9%

2992Kiowa County, KSKS2,553−22%

2993Greeley County, NENE2,538−6%

2994Rawlins County, KSKS2,519−15%

2995Quitman County, GAGA2,513−3%

2996Haines, AKAK2,508+5%

2997Niobrara County, WYWY2,484+3%

2998Hettinger County, NDND2,477−9%

2999Cimarron County, OKOK2,475−21%

3000Renville County, NDND2,470−5%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS