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RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 125 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
3001Hamilton County, KSKS2,670+12%
3002Faulk County, SDSD2,640−4%
3003Renville County, NDND2,610−17%
3004Quitman County, GAGA2,598+18%
3005Adams County, NDND2,593−18%
3006Glascock County, GAGA2,556+8%
3007Highland County, VAVA2,536−4%
3008Wichita County, KSKS2,531−8%
3009Ziebach County, SDSD2,519+13%
3010Wayne County, UTUT2,509+15%
3011Boyd County, NENE2,438−14%
3012Niobrara County, WYWY2,407−4%
3013Stanton County, KSKS2,406+3%
3014Garfield County, WAWA2,397+7%
3015Haines, AKAK2,392+13%
3016Webster County, GAGA2,390+6%
3017Clark County, KSKS2,390−1%
3018Worth County, MOMO2,382−2%
3019Menard County, TXTX2,360+5%
3020Judith Basin County, MTMT2,329+2%
3021Logan County, NDND2,308−19%
3022Keweenaw County, MIMI2,301+35%
3023Jerauld County, SDSD2,295−5%
3024Dundy County, NENE2,292−11%
3025Garden County, NENE2,292−7%
3026Divide County, NDND2,283−21%
3027Issaquena County, MSMS2,274+19%
3028Robertson County, KYKY2,266+7%
3029Wheatland County, MTMT2,259+1%
3030Steele County, NDND2,258−7%
3031Burke County, NDND2,242−25%
3032De Baca County, NMNM2,240−1%
3033Cheyenne County, COCO2,231−7%
3034Jeff Davis County, TXTX2,207+13%
3035Haakon County, SDSD2,196−16%
3036Oldham County, TXTX2,185−4%
3037Edwards County, TXTX2,162−5%
3038Liberty County, MTMT2,158−6%
3039Lane County, KSKS2,155−9%
3040Armstrong County, TXTX2,148+6%
3041Gosper County, NENE2,143+11%
3042Deuel County, NENE2,098−6%
3043Hodgeman County, KSKS2,085−4%
3044Mellette County, SDSD2,083−3%
3045Taliaferro County, GAGA2,077+8%
3046Oliver County, NDND2,065−13%
3047Buffalo County, SDSD2,032+16%
3048Daniels County, MTMT2,017−11%
3049McCone County, MTMT1,977−13%
3050Comanche County, KSKS1,967−15%
3051Rich County, UTUT1,961+14%
3052Sherman County, OROR1,934+1%
3053Meagher County, MTMT1,932+6%
3054Golden Valley County, NDND1,924−9%
3055Gilliam County, OROR1,915+12%
3056Cottle County, TXTX1,904−15%
3057Garfield County, NENE1,902−11%
3058Denali, AKAK1,893–
3059Powder River County, MTMT1,858−11%
3060Throckmorton County, TXTX1,850−2%
3061Dolores County, COCO1,844+23%
3062Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,823+9%
3063Briscoe County, TXTX1,790−9%
3064Campbell County, SDSD1,782−9%
3065Irion County, TXTX1,771+9%
3066Rock County, NENE1,756−13%
3067Wallace County, KSKS1,749−4%
3068Sheridan County, NDND1,710−20%
3069Stonewall County, TXTX1,693−16%
3070Hyde County, SDSD1,671−1%
3071Eureka County, NVNV1,651+7%
3072Kiowa County, COCO1,622−4%
3073Foard County, TXTX1,622−10%
3074Jackson County, COCO1,577−2%
3075Sully County, SDSD1,556−2%
3076Wheeler County, OROR1,547+11%
3077Greeley County, KSKS1,534−14%
3078Sioux County, NENE1,475−5%
3079Piute County, UTUT1,435+12%
3080Motley County, TXTX1,426−7%
3081Glasscock County, TXTX1,406−3%
3082Sterling County, TXTX1,393−3%
3083Carter County, MTMT1,360−10%
3084Harding County, SDSD1,353−19%
3085Garfield County, MTMT1,279−20%
3086Bristol Bay, AKAK1,258−11%
3087Alpine County, CACA1,208+9%
3088Prairie County, MTMT1,199−13%
3089Jones County, SDSD1,193−10%
3090Terrell County, TXTX1,081−23%
3091Wibaux County, MTMT1,068−10%
3092Hayes County, NENE1,068−13%
3093Golden Valley County, MTMT1,042+14%
3094Clark County, IDID1,022+34%
3095Camas County, IDID991+36%
3096Keya Paha County, NENE983−4%
3097Esmeralda County, NVNV971−28%
3098Daggett County, UTUT921+33%
3099Billings County, NDND888−20%
3100Roberts County, TXTX887−13%
3101Wheeler County, NENE886−7%
3102Treasure County, MTMT861−1%
3103Kent County, TXTX859−15%
3104McMullen County, TXTX851+4%
3105Mineral County, COCO831+49%
3106Banner County, NENE819−4%
3107Harding County, NMNM810−18%
3108Yakutat, AKAK808–
3109Hinsdale County, COCO790+69%
3110Hooker County, NENE783−1%
3111Logan County, NENE774−12%
3112Slope County, NDND767−15%
3113Grant County, NENE747−3%
3114Thomas County, NENE729−14%
3115Borden County, TXTX729−9%
3116Loup County, NENE712+4%
3117Blaine County, NENE583−14%
3118San Juan County, COCO558−25%
3119McPherson County, NENE533−2%
3120Petroleum County, MTMT493−5%
3121Arthur County, NENE444−4%
3122Kenedy County, TXTX414−10%
3123King County, TXTX356+1%
3124Kalawao County, HIHI147+13%
3125Loving County, TXTX67−37%
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS