Which county has the highest population density?

New York County, New York ranks #1 with 67,843 (2000 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by population density?

New York County, New York, Kings County, New York, Bronx County, New York, Queens County, New York, San Francisco County, California.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,125 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 ACS 5-year data.

How is population density measured?

Residents per square mile of land area. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2000).

RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,125

Most densely populated, US counties · 2000

US counties ranked by residents per square mile (2023).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

501Fayette County, PAPA123,021188+0%

502Walton County, GAGA112,696186+0%

503Calhoun County, ALAL115,834185+0%

504Lowndes County, GAGA122,867185+0%

505Hanover County, VAVA116,423185+0%

506LaPorte County, ININ111,294184+0%

507Utah County, UTUT759,859184+0%

508Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691184+0%

509Okaloosa County, FLFL221,810183+0%

510Marion County, WVWV55,584183+0%

511Shelby County, ALAL238,552182+0%

512Cole County, MOMO77,908182+0%

513Jackson County, MSMS147,666182+0%

514Johnson County, IAIA160,044181+0%

515Jefferson County, OHOH63,597181+0%

516Hancock County, ININ90,969181+0%

517Benton County, ARAR332,554181+0%

518Clackamas County, OROR426,280181+0%

519Champaign County, ILIL209,972180+0%

520Eaton County, MIMI109,581180+0%

521Mercer County, PAPA107,860179+0%

522St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,642178+0%

523Floyd County, GAGA101,378178+0%

524Allegany County, MDMD66,848177+0%

525Brazoria County, TXTX419,080177+0%

526Grant County, ININ66,524177+0%

527Wayne County, ININ66,169177+0%

528Placer County, CACA442,081177+0%

529Burke County, NCNC88,655176+0%

530Adams County, PAPA107,594176+0%

531Platte County, MOMO114,400176+0%

532Bartholomew County, ININ85,729176+0%

533Johnson County, TXTX218,048175+0%

534Carroll County, GAGA131,036175+0%

535Clark County, NVNV2,407,226174+0%

536Horry County, SCSC427,551174+0%

537St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586173+0%

538Baldwin County, GAGA44,029173+0%

539Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,466173+0%

540Warren County, KYKY149,375171+0%

541Loudon County, TNTN63,764170+0%

542Kendall County, ILIL145,470170+0%

543Vance County, NCNC42,638170+0%

544Dorchester County, SCSC178,397170+0%

545Walworth County, WIWI106,127169+0%

546Lee County, MSMS83,731168+0%

547Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407168+0%

548Washington County, ARAR271,213168+0%

549Franklin County, PAPA160,652167+0%

550Sussex County, DEDE277,140167+0%

551Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,729167+0%

552Randolph County, NCNC149,516167+0%

553Yolo County, CACA224,410166+0%

554Carter County, TNTN57,361166+0%

555Bartow County, GAGA120,800166+0%

556Napa County, CACA132,949165+0%

557Morgan County, ININ74,967165+0%

558Harrison County, WVWV64,221165+0%

559Madison County, TNTN100,790165+0%

560Caldwell County, NCNC81,105164+0%

561Marion County, OHOH65,115164+0%

562Jasper County, MOMO127,428164+0%

563Marion County, FLFL442,660163+0%

564Rockingham County, NCNC94,195163+0%

565Madison County, KYKY101,696162+0%

566Nash County, NCNC99,365162+0%

567Glynn County, GAGA87,599161+0%

568Jefferson County, TNTN60,024161+0%

569Ottawa County, OHOH39,481161+0%

570Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,373160+0%

571Midland County, MIMI83,754160+0%

572Gloucester County, VAVA40,097160+0%

573Suffolk, VAVA104,699160+0%

574Ulster County, NYNY183,330158+0%

575Peach County, GAGA29,877157+0%

576Sumter County, SCSC105,067157+0%

577Florence County, SCSC138,504157+0%

578Forrest County, MSMS79,034156+0%

579Ontario County, NYNY113,130156+0%

580Wilson County, TNTN175,033156+0%

581Putnam County, TNTN86,612155+0%

582Wayne County, NYNY91,250155+0%

583Carbon County, PAPA65,868154+0%

584Johnston County, NCNC256,448154+0%

585Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201154+0%

586Boyle County, KYKY31,632154+0%

587Kankakee County, ILIL105,525153+0%

588Houston County, ALAL110,318153+0%

589Harnett County, NCNC150,137153+0%

590Anchorage, AKAK287,155152+0%

591Henry County, VAVA49,242152+0%

592Sandusky County, OHOH58,655151+0%

593Dearborn County, ININ51,609151+0%

594Hardin County, KYKY113,482151+0%

595Mercer County, WVWV57,503150+0%

596Lenoir County, NCNC55,837149+0%

597Putnam County, WVWV56,885149+0%

598Boone County, ILIL53,568149+0%

599Sherburne County, MNMN104,194149+0%

600Rankin County, MSMS162,181149+0%

601Leavenworth County, KSKS84,590148+0%

602Tift County, GAGA42,254147+0%

603Warren County, VAVA42,740147+0%

604Stanly County, NCNC68,830147+0%

605Dubuque County, IAIA99,381147+0%

606Ashtabula County, OHOH96,713146+0%

607Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065146+0%

608Merrimack County, NHNH158,078146+0%

609Eau Claire County, WIWI109,033146+0%

610Williamson County, ILIL67,225146+0%

611Berkshire County, MAMA128,224146+0%

612Greenwood County, SCSC70,379145+0%

613Marshall County, ALAL103,537145+0%

614Dukes County, MAMA21,219145+0%

615Hays County, TXTX304,390144+0%

616Roane County, TNTN57,395144+0%

617Frederick County, VAVA99,955143+0%

618Oconee County, GAGA44,893142+0%

619Stephens County, GAGA27,854142+0%

620Troup County, GAGA72,844142+0%

621Livingston Parish, LALA155,036142+0%

622DeKalb County, ILIL101,835141+0%

623Manitowoc County, WIWI81,710141+0%

624Belknap County, NHNH65,147140+0%

625Montour County, PAPA17,868140+0%

626Story County, IAIA101,291140+0%

627Comal County, TXTX209,166139+0%

628Kosciusko County, ININ80,892139+0%

629Sagadahoc County, MEME37,979139+0%

630Taylor County, TXTX150,077138+0%

631Lawrence County, OHOH55,710137+0%

632Walker County, GAGA70,250137+0%

633Watauga County, NCNC54,786137+0%

634Warrick County, ININ66,803136+0%

635Wright County, MNMN157,559136+0%

636Lapeer County, MIMI89,516136+0%

637Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,669135+0%

638Shiawassee County, MIMI67,681135+0%

639Kennebec County, MEME129,067135+0%

640Ector County, TXTX173,801135+0%

641Hancock County, OHOH75,034134+0%

642Fresno County, CACA1,035,456134+0%

643Surry County, NCNC72,287134+0%

644Cherokee County, SCSC58,275134+0%

645Aiken County, SCSC181,515133+0%

646Jefferson County, WIWI86,505133+0%

647Faulkner County, ARAR133,979133+0%

648Columbia County, PAPA66,193133+0%

649Davie County, NCNC45,855132+0%

650Belmont County, OHOH64,434132+0%

651Lenawee County, MIMI97,779132+0%

652Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126132+0%

653Union County, PAPA42,313132+0%

654Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135132+0%

655Clark County, KYKY37,888131+0%

656Sutter County, CACA98,787131+0%

657Raleigh County, WVWV71,775131+0%

658Robeson County, NCNC119,941130+0%

659Garland County, ARAR99,695130+0%

660Osceola County, FLFL481,718130+0%

661Scioto County, OHOH71,365130+0%

662Habersham County, GAGA50,416130+0%

663Craven County, NCNC105,025129+0%

664Alexander County, NCNC36,958129+0%

665Berkeley County, SCSC274,666129+0%

666Midland County, TXTX187,855129+0%

667Oswego County, NYNY118,569129+0%

668Allegan County, MIMI123,188128+0%

669Calumet County, WIWI53,982128+0%

670Iberia Parish, LALA66,846127+0%

671Muskingum County, OHOH87,014127+0%

672Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,346127+0%

673McLean County, ILIL171,419127+0%

674Talbot County, MDMD38,238126+0%

675Collier County, FLFL417,131126+0%

676Van Buren County, MIMI76,071125+0%

677Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111125+0%

678Potter County, TXTX114,453125+0%

679Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368125+0%

680St. Joseph County, MIMI60,968125+0%

681Prince George County, VAVA43,936125+0%

682Ashland County, OHOH52,523124+0%

683Butte County, CACA209,211124+0%

684Henry County, ININ49,137124+0%

685Gordon County, GAGA61,701124+0%

686Athens County, OHOH63,197124+0%

687Montgomery County, NYNY50,046123+0%

688St. Francois County, MOMO67,809123+0%

689Polk County, GAGA45,514123+0%

690Centre County, PAPA157,393123+0%

691Jackson County, GAGA99,265122+0%

692Genesee County, NYNY58,416122+0%

693Monterey County, CACA433,729122+0%

694Woodford County, KYKY27,883122+0%

695Lowndes County, MSMS57,346122+0%

696Laurel County, KYKY63,746122+0%

697Huron County, OHOH58,250121+0%

698Scott County, ININ25,053121+0%

699Darlington County, SCSC62,888120+0%

700Sevier County, TNTN101,342120+0%

701Liberty County, GAGA70,313119+0%

702Ellis County, TXTX240,867119+0%

703Woodbury County, IAIA106,649119+0%

704Fayette County, ININ23,533119+0%

705Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,999119+0%

706Cheatham County, TNTN42,778119+0%

707Yamhill County, OROR110,024119+0%

708Grayson County, TXTX153,613119+0%

709Cayuga County, NYNY74,365119+0%

710Washington County, OKOK54,037118+0%

711Cass County, MOMO115,859118+0%

712Shelby County, OHOH48,065118+0%

713Scott County, KYKY62,262117+0%

714Bossier Parish, LALA131,867117+0%

715Carteret County, NCNC70,469117+0%

716Crawford County, OHOH41,896117+0%

717Limestone County, ALAL122,928117+0%

718Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,115116+0%

719Marshall County, WVWV29,159116+0%

720Craighead County, ARAR116,957116+0%

721Auglaize County, OHOH45,909116+0%

722Benton County, OROR97,728116+0%

723Saline County, ARAR133,288115+0%

724Randall County, TXTX152,351114+0%

725Rice County, MNMN69,939114+0%

726Robertson County, TNTN80,175114+0%

727Montgomery County, KYKY28,822114+0%

728Snyder County, PAPA39,655114+0%

729Clinton County, MIMI80,432114+0%

730McMinn County, TNTN57,404114+0%

731Maury County, TNTN118,131113+0%

732Mifflin County, PAPA46,127113+0%

733Orleans County, NYNY39,825113+0%

734Scotland County, NCNC33,322113+0%

735Noble County, ININ47,937113+0%

736Tipton County, TNTN62,287113+0%

737West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,756112+0%

738Coffee County, TNTN62,419112+0%

739Lancaster County, SCSC114,296112+0%

740Rutherford County, NCNC65,745111+0%

741Fulton County, NYNY52,216111+0%

742Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317111+0%

743DeKalb County, ININ44,535111+0%

744Armstrong County, PAPA63,698111+0%

745Isabella County, MIMI64,691111+0%

746Maui County, HIHI160,592110+0%

747Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121110+0%

748Albemarle County, VAVA118,356110+0%

749Hawkins County, TNTN59,559110+0%

750Pulaski County, VAVA33,586110+0%

751Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,448109+0%

752Boone County, ININ80,689109+0%

753Talladega County, ALAL81,603109+0%

754Merced County, CACA297,260109+0%

755Yadkin County, NCNC38,325109+0%

756Knox County, MEME41,117108+0%

757Indiana County, PAPA82,878108+0%

758Floyd County, KYKY34,401108+0%

759Ionia County, MIMI66,557108+0%

760Steuben County, ININ34,799108+0%

761Comanche County, OKOK122,158108+0%

762Moore County, NCNC110,619107+0%

763Mathews County, VAVA8,529107+0%

764Greenup County, KYKY35,213107+0%

765Elmore County, ALAL91,577107+0%

766Seneca County, OHOH54,522106+0%

767Ross County, OHOH76,429106+0%

768Butts County, GAGA27,218106+0%

769Madison County, NYNY67,120106+0%

770Murray County, GAGA41,607106+0%

771Oconee County, SCSC83,775106+0%

772Shelby County, ININ45,882106+0%

773Cullman County, ALAL94,009105+0%

774Pickaway County, OHOH62,978105+0%

775Coles County, ILIL46,607105+0%

776Madison County, MSMS116,298105+0%

777Rogers County, OKOK102,197105+0%

778Cheshire County, NHNH78,269104+0%

779Cass County, MIMI51,677104+0%

780Fulton County, OHOH41,853104+0%

781Knox County, OHOH64,002104+0%

782Riley County, KSKS72,598103+0%

783Seneca County, NYNY32,883103+0%

784Henderson County, KYKY44,255103+0%

785Barry County, MIMI63,991103+0%

786St. Clair County, ALAL98,206103+0%

787Flagler County, FLFL140,360102+0%

788Wagoner County, OKOK93,263102+0%

789Franklin County, MAMA70,698102+0%

790Lawrence County, ININ45,568102+0%

791Jackson County, ILIL52,501102+0%

792Livingston County, NYNY61,438102+0%

793Des Moines County, IAIA38,077102+0%

794Marshall County, ININ46,599102+0%

795Franklin County, MOMO108,090102+0%

796Campbell County, VAVA55,629102+0%

797Greene County, TNTN73,831101+0%

798Bowie County, TXTX92,696101+0%

799Christian County, KYKY70,115101+0%

800Angelina County, TXTX88,154100+0%

801Logan County, OHOH46,302100+0%

802Washington County, OHOH58,389100+0%

803Tioga County, NYNY47,453100+0%

804Preble County, OHOH40,664100+0%

805Marshall County, KYKY31,659100+0%

806Payne County, OKOK83,889100+0%

807Stokes County, NCNC46,126100+0%

808Huntington County, ININ37,224100+0%

809Wise County, VAVA34,82499+0%

810Columbia County, NYNY60,16899+0%

811Worcester County, MDMD54,45999+0%

812Cass County, ININ37,83699+0%

813Adams County, ININ36,65099+0%

814Clinton County, OHOH42,30199+0%

815Stearns County, MNMN164,11099+0%

816Chisago County, MNMN59,14299+0%

817Pickens County, GAGA37,16799+0%

818Hart County, GAGA28,63999+0%

819Richmond County, NCNC42,04198+0%

820LaSalle County, ILIL107,77398+0%

821Dodge County, WIWI89,09798+0%

822Hall County, NENE63,63398+0%

823Parker County, TXTX184,76798+0%

824Canadian County, OKOK187,18998+0%

825Greene County, VAVA21,95898+0%

826Hood County, TXTX70,50198+0%

827Lycoming County, PAPA112,58798+0%

828Haywood County, NCNC63,36998+0%

829Laurens County, SCSC71,84898+0%

830Cortland County, NYNY45,85097+0%

831Larimer County, COCO377,29297+0%

832San Patricio County, TXTX72,05397+0%

833Putnam County, FLFL77,73497+0%

834Jefferson County, ARAR62,98797+0%

835Miami County, ININ34,48797+0%

836Christian County, MOMO96,72596+0%

837Scott County, MOMO37,97596+0%

838Franklin County, NCNC82,03796+0%

839Nevada County, CACA101,91196+0%

840Defiance County, OHOH38,29296+0%

841McDowell County, NCNC45,19896+0%

842St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55296+0%

843Sumter County, FLFL157,77296+0%

844Franklin County, ILIL36,91695+0%

845Rapides Parish, LALA125,87795+0%

846Muscatine County, IAIA41,85395+0%

847Victoria County, TXTX92,65695+0%

848Yuba County, CACA88,69195+0%

849Wood County, WIWI74,06095+0%

850Pike County, MSMS38,71295+0%

851Unicoi County, TNTN17,85695+0%

852St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76595+0%

853Union County, OHOH73,44695+0%

854Anderson County, KYKY25,22594+0%

855Kauai County, HIHI73,40094+0%

856Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32194+0%

857Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89694+0%

858King George County, VAVA29,64694+0%

859Jones County, MSMS66,49693+0%

860Vermilion County, ILIL71,25993+0%

861Caroline County, MDMD34,11693+0%

862Williams County, OHOH36,54993+0%

863Taylor County, WVWV16,28793+0%

864Kings County, CACA154,32793+0%

865Dubois County, ININ44,01693+0%

866Colbert County, ALAL59,47493+0%

867Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99692+0%

868Holmes County, OHOH44,97092+0%

869LaGrange County, ININ41,30592+0%

870Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68592+0%

871El Dorado County, CACA192,32392+0%

872Whitley County, ININ35,04691+0%

873Kaufman County, TXTX209,23591+0%

874Granville County, NCNC61,42191+0%

875Hunt County, TXTX123,33691+0%

876Madison County, GAGA32,91991+0%

877Washington County, VAVA53,89891+0%

878Haralson County, GAGA33,06691+0%

879Person County, NCNC40,63691+0%

880Champaign County, OHOH38,82091+0%

881Hancock County, MSMS46,87391+0%

882Branch County, MIMI45,99390+0%

883Culpeper County, VAVA57,66690+0%

884Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36090+0%

885Rhea County, TNTN34,84490+0%

886Acadia Parish, LALA57,03290+0%

887Grundy County, ILIL54,05290+0%

888Nelson County, KYKY49,03690+0%

889Johnson County, KYKY22,05189+0%

890Crawford County, ARAR62,65789+0%

891Walker County, ALAL65,14089+0%

892Crawford County, PAPA81,79289+0%

893Aransas County, TXTX26,14689+0%

894St. James Parish, LALA18,93889+0%

895Darke County, OHOH51,52089+0%

896Nassau County, FLFL106,87989+0%

897Calloway County, KYKY39,42189+0%

898Bradford County, FLFL28,30789+0%

899Whiteside County, ILIL54,12189+0%

900Mercer County, OHOH42,73788+0%

901Warren County, TNTN43,71788+0%

902Baldwin County, ALAL267,76188+0%

903Jefferson County, NYNY111,54088+0%

904Dickson County, TNTN58,66288+0%

905Jefferson County, ININ33,27988+0%

906Kootenai County, IDID191,86488+0%

907Shelby County, KYKY51,24388+0%

908Dale County, ALAL49,91288+0%

909St. Croix County, WIWI98,27687+0%

910Pike County, KYKY54,72187+0%

911Gadsden County, FLFL44,29887+0%

912Wilkes County, NCNC66,23387+0%

913Dade County, GAGA16,15487+0%

914Washington County, MSMS40,44687+0%

915Montcalm County, MIMI69,40687+0%

916Stephenson County, ILIL43,22087+0%

917Lancaster County, VAVA10,99587+0%

918Grant County, KYKY26,18187+0%

919Lamar County, GAGA20,94187+0%

920Perry County, KYKY26,55587+0%

921Alcorn County, MSMS34,56986+0%

922Brown County, OHOH44,39786+0%

923Meade County, KYKY30,69986+0%

924Hoke County, NCNC56,93986+0%

925Madison County, OHOH46,98586+0%

926Taylor County, KYKY26,76386+0%

927Brunswick County, NCNC174,70286+0%

928Powhatan County, VAVA32,59186+0%

929Tazewell County, VAVA38,63586+0%

930Highlands County, FLFL111,12286+0%

931Hopkins County, KYKY45,12786+0%

932Muskogee County, OKOK66,70886+0%

933Pulaski County, KYKY67,38485+0%

934Venango County, PAPA49,34685+0%

935Upson County, GAGA28,50085+0%

936Accomack County, VAVA33,85985+0%

937San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09185+0%

938Blackford County, ININ11,73085+0%

939Fauquier County, VAVA76,50385+0%

940Pike County, PAPA62,80885+0%

941Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16385+0%

942Wayne County, WVWV37,30985+0%

943Wabash County, ININ30,71385+0%

944Washington County, VTVT59,65284+0%

945Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51184+0%

946Warren County, MSMS41,75984+0%

947Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50584+0%

948Newton County, MOMO62,26384+0%

949Polk County, OROR90,03784+0%

950Chowan County, NCNC14,08284+0%

951Portage County, WIWI71,94384+0%

952Henderson County, TXTX88,59584+0%

953Benton County, MNMN41,74484+0%

954Benton County, WAWA221,72284+0%

955Bell County, KYKY22,82984+0%

956Clinton County, ININ33,32284+0%

957Perry County, OHOH35,91884+0%

958Wapello County, IAIA35,21083+0%

959Mercer County, KYKY23,73383+0%

960Logan County, WVWV30,37583+0%

961Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,10283+0%

962Crittenden County, ARAR46,21083+0%

963Campbell County, TNTN40,29083+0%

964DeKalb County, ALAL74,08583+0%

965White County, GAGA29,80283+0%

966Bulloch County, GAGA86,94983+0%

967Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17783+0%

968Mineral County, WVWV26,79283+0%

969McDuffie County, GAGA21,64082+0%

970Knox County, KYKY29,53282+0%

971Whitley County, KYKY37,29782+0%

972Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37282+0%

973Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88581+0%

974Marathon County, WIWI139,43281+0%

975Kern County, CACA927,06881+0%

976Chattooga County, GAGA25,30081+0%

977Jackson County, ININ47,37081+0%

978Monroe County, FLFL80,40681+0%

979San Juan County, WAWA18,57781+0%

980Crisp County, GAGA19,23781+0%

981Gallatin County, KYKY8,84080+0%

982Gibson County, TNTN51,77980+0%

983Adams County, ILIL64,26780+0%

984Winona County, MNMN50,52380+0%

985Rockingham County, VAVA89,31680+0%

986Union County, TNTN21,45080+0%

987Bedford County, VAVA83,05979+0%

988Bedford County, TNTN55,27379+0%

989Halifax County, NCNC46,53479+0%

990Whatcom County, WAWA236,39279+0%

991Blount County, ALAL60,15679+0%

992Perry County, PAPA46,80679+0%

993Rowan County, KYKY24,47679+0%

994Carroll County, KYKY11,14179+0%

995Walker County, TXTX83,84279+0%

996Lamar County, MSMS67,40379+0%

997Thomas County, GAGA46,36878+0%

998Cache County, UTUT145,00078+0%

999Steele County, MNMN37,46478+0%

1000Effingham County, GAGA74,39778+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES