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Most densely populated, US counties · 2000

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 1990
1001Dare County, NCNC38,24578+32%
1002Guernsey County, OHOH38,37978+5%
1003Barren County, KYKY45,64178+12%
1004Knox County, ILIL47,76778−1%
1005Morrow County, OHOH36,30578+14%
1006Hillsdale County, MIMI45,73878+7%
1007Jackson County, OHOH32,81778+8%
1008Franklin County, GAGA25,94878+22%
1009Russell County, ALAL58,89878+6%
1010Transylvania County, NCNC34,21178+15%
1011Somerset County, MDMD24,97377+6%
1012Polk County, NCNC20,53377+27%
1013Clinton County, NYNY78,13877−7%
1014Cocke County, TNTN37,88977+15%
1015Colquitt County, GAGA47,43877+15%
1016Dakota County, NENE21,68777+21%
1017Sullivan County, NYNY80,58676+7%
1018Tulare County, CACA485,14676+18%
1019Middlesex County, VAVA10,84176+15%
1020Starke County, ININ23,42576+4%
1021Knox County, ININ35,65276−2%
1022Orange County, VAVA40,08376+21%
1023Dawson County, GAGA35,36576+70%
1024Dillon County, SCSC27,45876+6%
1025Pulaski County, MOMO54,442750%
1026Sullivan County, NHNH43,96175+5%
1027Wells County, ININ28,88375+6%
1028Clinton County, ILIL37,12875+5%
1029Putnam County, ININ37,87675+19%
1030Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63475+4%
1031Letcher County, KYKY19,95275−6%
1032Page County, VAVA23,76275+7%
1033San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36775+14%
1034Montgomery County, ININ38,95475+9%
1035Greene County, NYNY47,23874+8%
1036Somerset County, PAPA72,00474+2%
1037Saline County, KSKS53,37774+9%
1038Gratiot County, MIMI41,19074+8%
1039Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17874+44%
1040Adams County, MSMS30,06174−3%
1041Clay County, ININ26,41074+7%
1042Powell County, KYKY12,81274+13%
1043Highland County, OHOH43,82374+14%
1044Lincoln County, MEME36,59574+11%
1045Grainger County, TNTN25,73974+21%
1046Lee County, IAIA32,30674−2%
1047Autauga County, ALAL61,92073+28%
1048Washington County, NYNY59,35373+3%
1049Smyth County, VAVA28,88273+2%
1050Wyoming County, NYNY39,74173+2%
1051Jennings County, ININ27,62273+16%
1052Carroll County, OHOH26,47573+9%
1053Mecosta County, MIMI42,32073+9%
1054Warren County, NYNY65,02073+7%
1055Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71573+8%
1056Clearfield County, PAPA78,10073+7%
1057Marion County, ILIL36,382730%
1058Yates County, NYNY24,54773+8%
1059Dyer County, TNTN36,32073+7%
1060Geary County, KSKS36,33873−8%
1061Van Wert County, OHOH29,01372−3%
1062Marion County, SCSC28,24272+5%
1063Kershaw County, SCSC73,16672+21%
1064Tuscola County, MIMI52,68072+5%
1065Chatham County, NCNC85,11172+27%
1066Clinton County, IAIA46,00272−2%
1067Franklin County, VTVT51,17772+14%
1068Putnam County, OHOH34,38072+3%
1069Fayette County, WVWV38,16572−1%
1070Clarke County, VAVA15,60972+5%
1071Isanti County, MNMN44,38672+21%
1072Monroe County, ILIL34,84072+23%
1073Toombs County, GAGA27,54572+8%
1074Effingham County, ILIL34,51972+8%
1075Warren County, IAIA57,33171+13%
1076Marshall County, TNTN38,07171+24%
1077Harlan County, KYKY24,72571−9%
1078Coryell County, TXTX85,59271+17%
1079Greene County, NCNC20,70071+23%
1080McLeod County, MNMN36,63171+9%
1081Steuben County, NYNY91,855710%
1082Creek County, OKOK74,96771+11%
1083Lane County, OROR381,58471+14%
1084Harrison County, ININ40,43771+15%
1085Mitchell County, NCNC15,06271+9%
1086Columbia County, FLFL74,09471+33%
1087Franklin County, TNTN45,57971+13%
1088Wyoming County, PAPA25,790710%
1089Greene County, PAPA33,88571+3%
1090Webster Parish, LALA34,948710%
1091Ottawa County, OKOK30,43871+9%
1092Jefferson County, PAPA43,255700%
1093Saline County, ILIL22,77270+1%
1094Henry County, OHOH27,598700%
1095Lincoln County, KYKY25,35370+17%
1096Jefferson County, ILIL36,14770+8%
1097Simpson County, KYKY20,78870+8%
1098Fayette County, OHOH28,55270+4%
1099Mason County, KYKY16,93670+1%
1100Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09970+8%
1101Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97570+61%
1102Cass County, NDND201,79470+20%
1103Lee County, GAGA34,17970+52%
1104Clarion County, PAPA36,680700%
1105Currituck County, NCNC33,15869+32%
1106Daviess County, ININ34,20969+8%
1107Avery County, NCNC18,11069+15%
1108Kent County, MDMD19,56569+8%
1109Baxter County, ARAR42,98269+23%
1110Camden County, GAGA60,14369+45%
1111Dallas County, IAIA118,45769+37%
1112Titus County, TXTX31,56369+17%
1113Waupaca County, WIWI51,46169+12%
1114Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83969+11%
1115Cook County, GAGA18,23269+17%
1116Harrison County, TXTX71,95669+8%
1117Sumter County, GAGA28,80169+10%
1118Claiborne County, TNTN33,22969+14%
1119Cumberland County, TNTN66,30069+35%
1120Marshall County, IAIA39,89069+3%
1121Georgetown County, SCSC65,91269+21%
1122Columbia County, WIWI58,13269+16%
1123Lonoke County, ARAR76,66468+35%
1124Franklin County, VAVA55,52668+20%
1125Dodge County, NENE38,05768+5%
1126Tom Green County, TXTX120,60268+6%
1127Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63468+2%
1128Rutland County, VTVT59,65368+2%
1129Assumption Parish, LALA19,72068+3%
1130Hardin County, OHOH30,07268+3%
1131Bannock County, IDID91,59168+14%
1132Augusta County, VAVA78,94068+20%
1133Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90768+31%
1134Jackson County, NCNC45,03967+23%
1135Amherst County, VAVA31,96267+12%
1136Ogle County, ILIL51,39967+11%
1137Emmet County, MIMI33,77567+26%
1138Woodford County, ILIL38,11167+9%
1139Pope County, ARAR64,97667+19%
1140Graves County, KYKY37,05067+10%
1141Hocking County, OHOH27,51267+11%
1142Bourbon County, KYKY20,24367+1%
1143Mingo County, WVWV21,45567−16%
1144Gibson County, ININ33,09167+2%
1145Gallia County, OHOH29,072670%
1146Sauk County, WIWI66,65266+18%
1147Nicollet County, MNMN34,27366+6%
1148Macon County, TNTN27,66366+28%
1149Columbia County, OROR54,09166+16%
1150Posey County, ININ24,98866+4%
1151Upshur County, WVWV23,75866+2%
1152Decatur County, ININ26,57666+4%
1153St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10666+10%
1154Wayne County, PAPA51,70366+19%
1155Carter County, KYKY26,14966+10%
1156Washington Parish, LALA44,93766+2%
1157Vermillion County, ININ15,488650%
1158Ohio County, ININ5,99465+6%
1159Morgan County, WVWV18,02765+23%
1160Jackson County, OROR221,79565+24%
1161Coshocton County, OHOH37,18865+3%
1162Bastrop County, TXTX118,90865+51%
1163White County, ARAR80,08565+23%
1164Crawford County, KSKS39,00865+8%
1165Miller County, ARAR42,35765+5%
1166Marion County, MOMO28,52565+2%
1167Lawrence County, TNTN46,91465+13%
1168Greene County, ARAR47,41165+17%
1169Russell County, KYKY18,60864+11%
1170Morgan County, ILIL32,51564+1%
1171Garrard County, KYKY18,20764+28%
1172Coffee County, ALAL56,95364+8%
1173Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,390640%
1174Pierce County, WIWI43,51964+12%
1175New Kent County, VAVA28,02264+29%
1176Northumberland County, VAVA12,55764+16%
1177Russell County, VAVA25,33264+6%
1178Hertford County, NCNC19,015640%
1179Massac County, ILIL13,50264+3%
1180Leflore County, MSMS25,68664+2%
1181Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49064+11%
1182Waller County, TXTX69,85864+40%
1183Tipton County, ININ15,31964+3%
1184Sampson County, NCNC61,50464+27%
1185Trousdale County, TNTN12,62363+23%
1186Pike County, GAGA20,93263+34%
1187Coffee County, GAGA44,40763+26%
1188Spencer County, KYKY20,99863+73%
1189Pike County, OHOH27,06163+14%
1190Taney County, MOMO57,00163+55%
1191Tate County, MSMS28,72563+18%
1192Charlevoix County, MIMI26,03663+22%
1193Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03563+8%
1194Lincoln County, MOMO66,67662+35%
1195Valencia County, NMNM82,01362+46%
1196Banks County, GAGA21,27362+40%
1197Henry County, ILIL48,095620%
1198Northampton County, VAVA11,879620%
1199Stone County, MOMO32,50362+50%
1200Carroll County, VAVA29,29962+10%
1201Prentiss County, MSMS25,28462+10%
1202Otsego County, NYNY60,58962+2%
1203Madison County, NENE36,10662+8%
1204Lafayette County, MSMS59,59761+22%
1205White County, TNTN29,61261+15%
1206Chambers County, ALAL34,25361−1%
1207Monroe County, TNTN49,73061+28%
1208Dunklin County, MOMO26,855610%
1209Greene County, ININ31,16561+9%
1210Union County, MSMS28,45961+15%
1211Harvey County, KSKS33,58061+6%
1212Leelanau County, MIMI22,98261+28%
1213Randolph County, ININ24,43861+1%
1214Liberty County, TXTX121,36461+33%
1215Upshur County, TXTX44,41061+12%
1216Estill County, KYKY13,96260+5%
1217Jackson County, WVWV27,45060+8%
1218Mason County, WVWV24,70760+3%
1219Duplin County, NCNC51,57160+23%
1220Weakley County, TNTN33,26160+9%
1221Marlboro County, SCSC25,48860−2%
1222Jones County, GAGA29,17160+14%
1223Pearl River County, MSMS59,36360+26%
1224Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46560−12%
1225Goochland County, VAVA29,18760+19%
1226Wythe County, VAVA27,98360+8%
1227Obion County, TNTN30,06760+2%
1228Skagit County, WAWA132,97560+29%
1229Ripley County, ININ29,43459+8%
1230Phelps County, MOMO45,24759+13%
1231Pueblo County, COCO169,27759+15%
1232Windsor County, VTVT57,31259+6%
1233Caldwell County, TXTX55,15059+22%
1234Amador County, CACA41,87659+17%
1235Camp County, TXTX13,38059+17%
1236Kewaunee County, WIWI20,75859+7%
1237Randolph County, ILIL29,92159−2%
1238Butler County, MOMO41,90459+5%
1239Harrison County, KYKY19,62759+11%
1240Chester County, SCSC33,00159+6%
1241Johnson County, TNTN18,71859+27%
1242Jersey County, ILIL21,16059+5%
1243Mayes County, OKOK40,41659+15%
1244Schuyler County, NYNY16,92459+3%
1245Madison County, IDID55,17259+16%
1246Elbert County, GAGA20,07258+8%
1247Columbus County, NCNC50,48758+10%
1248Goodhue County, MNMN48,19558+8%
1249Juniata County, PAPA23,40358+11%
1250Johnson County, MOMO56,67058+14%
1251Union County, SCSC26,79958−2%
1252Douglas County, NVNV50,11158+49%
1253Door County, WIWI30,61658+9%
1254Wabash County, ILIL10,90758−1%
1255Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95358+7%
1256Sequoyah County, OKOK40,84258+15%
1257Macon County, NCNC39,23258+27%
1258Marion County, IAIA34,19258+7%
1259Pettis County, MOMO44,25458+11%
1260Pleasants County, WVWV7,338580%
1261Franklin County, ININ23,28658+13%
1262Mississippi County, ARAR37,82858−10%
1263Madera County, CACA167,92758+40%
1264Green County, WIWI37,22758+11%
1265Boone County, ARAR38,62858+20%
1266Lawrence County, MOMO39,40158+16%
1267Chenango County, NYNY45,71558−1%
1268Webb County, TXTX281,22457+45%
1269Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61757+15%
1270Evans County, GAGA11,02857+20%
1271Newberry County, SCSC39,56157+9%
1272DeKalb County, TNTN21,87357+21%
1273Warren County, MOMO39,01657+26%
1274Ashe County, NCNC27,51457+10%
1275Chilton County, ALAL47,70857+22%
1276Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13057+27%
1277Mason County, MIMI29,04057+11%
1278Newaygo County, MIMI51,62257+25%
1279Wood County, TXTX49,68857+25%
1280Okmulgee County, OKOK37,24157+9%
1281Yancey County, NCNC19,08457+15%
1282Meigs County, TNTN14,18657+38%
1283Macoupin County, ILIL43,74857+3%
1284Jay County, ININ20,11857+1%
1285Cherokee County, OKOK49,19657+25%
1286Dorchester County, MDMD33,62857+1%
1287Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45357+9%
1288Lincoln County, MSMS35,01257+10%
1289Owen County, ININ21,88657+26%
1290Camden County, MOMO44,04756+35%
1291Smith County, TNTN20,98156+25%
1292Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39156+14%
1293Botetourt County, VAVA34,14456+22%
1294Montgomery County, KSKS30,17756−7%
1295Wyandot County, OHOH21,56756+3%
1296Windham County, VTVT45,20456+6%
1297Webster County, IAIA36,838560%
1298Martin County, NCNC21,60156+2%
1299Towns County, GAGA13,28556+38%
1300McDonough County, ILIL25,91656−7%
1301Marion County, TNTN29,80456+12%
1302Fulton County, ININ20,09156+9%
1303Laurens County, GAGA51,04156+12%
1304Carter County, OKOK48,91055+6%
1305Clare County, MIMI31,54355+25%
1306Henry County, TNTN32,89655+12%
1307Coahoma County, MSMS19,84955−3%
1308Adams County, NENE31,07155+5%
1309Caswell County, NCNC22,56355+14%
1310Union County, FLFL16,25055+31%
1311Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13255+25%
1312Grenada County, MSMS20,86855+8%
1313Gilmer County, GAGA33,89455+75%
1314Trimble County, KYKY8,70155+33%
1315Lincoln County, TNTN36,85355+11%
1316Monroe County, GAGA32,02355+27%
1317Bennington County, VTVT36,63055+3%
1318Martin County, KYKY10,697550%
1319Alpena County, MIMI28,85355+2%
1320Chippewa County, WIWI67,61455+5%
1321Crockett County, TNTN14,00655+9%
1322Bradford County, PAPA59,60055+3%
1323Green Lake County, WIWI19,30555+2%
1324Garfield County, OKOK61,77955+2%
1325Putnam County, GAGA23,72255+33%
1326Montgomery County, NCNC26,40355+15%
1327Chester County, TNTN17,99454+21%
1328Mower County, MNMN40,97154+3%
1329Lee County, VAVA21,64254−4%
1330Carroll County, ININ20,65554+7%
1331Bleckley County, GAGA12,86654+12%
1332Beaufort County, NCNC44,67054+6%
1333Hardin County, TXTX58,72354+16%
1334Wexford County, MIMI34,44554+16%
1335Wise County, TXTX83,77854+41%
1336Iberville Parish, LALA29,57954+7%
1337Washoe County, NVNV509,38654+33%
1338Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09654+20%
1339Jasper County, ININ33,89454+20%
1340Union County, GAGA27,85954+44%
1341Buchanan County, VAVA18,49254−14%
1342Meigs County, OHOH21,587540%
1343Clay County, MSMS18,23854+4%
1344Bremer County, IAIA25,29654+2%
1345Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74054+11%
1346Clarendon County, SCSC31,04354+14%
1347Bryan County, GAGA52,06254+52%
1348Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98053+6%
1349Lamar County, TXTX51,50353+10%
1350Cherokee County, NCNC30,83053+20%
1351Abbeville County, SCSC24,83653+10%
1352Marion County, KYKY20,11553+10%
1353Washington County, ININ28,38353+15%
1354Henry County, KYKY16,44753+17%
1355Lafayette County, MOMO33,53152+6%
1356Webster County, MOMO43,05452+31%
1357Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14852+12%
1358Clay County, KYKY19,46552+13%
1359Kay County, OKOK43,490520%
1360Perry County, ILIL20,16052+8%
1361Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00152+3%
1362Barron County, WIWI46,48452+10%
1363Grady County, GAGA26,59052+17%
1364Pendleton County, KYKY14,80052+20%
1365Anderson County, TXTX59,80552+15%
1366Gladwin County, MIMI26,07752+19%
1367Yakima County, WAWA259,18552+18%
1368Allen County, KYKY22,53652+22%
1369Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74752+11%
1370Morris County, TXTX12,13352−1%
1371Louisa County, VAVA42,92452+26%
1372Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72052+6%
1373Reno County, KSKS61,53952+4%
1374Douglas County, MNMN40,12052+14%
1375Mason County, WAWA71,16551+29%
1376Wyoming County, WVWV19,80151−11%
1377Spencer County, ININ20,06151+5%
1378Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23751+5%
1379Rusk County, TXTX54,85451+8%
1380McDowell County, WVWV16,87851−22%
1381Larue County, KYKY15,18451+15%
1382Fannin County, GAGA26,11151+24%
1383Randolph County, MOMO24,51351+1%
1384Harris County, GAGA37,28051+33%
1385Jasper County, IAIA38,15351+7%
1386Jackson County, FLFL49,62951+13%
1387Boone County, WVWV20,25151−1%
1388Schoharie County, NYNY30,17651−1%
1389Suwannee County, FLFL48,14951+30%
1390DeSoto County, FLFL37,07851+35%
1391Lincoln County, WVWV19,17751+3%
1392Payette County, IDID27,82451+25%
1393Logan County, ILIL27,18250+1%
1394Lawrence County, ALAL33,84350+10%
1395Lamoille County, VTVT26,29450+18%
1396Neshoba County, MSMS28,73250+16%
1397Washington County, TXTX38,28850+16%
1398Delaware County, OKOK41,91050+32%
1399Knott County, KYKY13,32150−1%
1400Benzie County, MIMI18,56850+31%
1401Jackson County, ALAL54,28150+13%
1402Panola County, MSMS32,69150+14%
1403White County, ININ25,16450+9%
1404Nottoway County, VAVA15,79650+5%
1405Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58650+3%
1406Oceana County, MIMI27,17750+20%
1407Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94150+6%
1408Christian County, ILIL33,44350+3%
1409Lee County, ILIL32,91450+5%
1410Iosco County, MIMI25,26650−10%
1411Waldo County, MEME40,69350+10%
1412Monroe County, MSMS33,31850+4%
1413Stephens County, OKOK44,31050+2%
1414Dickenson County, VAVA13,23650−7%
1415Warren County, PAPA37,03850−3%
1416Marshall County, MSMS34,65450+15%
1417Perry County, ININ19,38950−1%
1418Wetzel County, WVWV13,73449−8%
1419Bedford County, PAPA47,48049+4%
1420Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45149+16%
1421Carroll County, TNTN29,20049+7%
1422Sunflower County, MSMS22,89349+5%
1423Franklin County, ALAL32,44949+12%
1424Miami County, KSKS36,24049+21%
1425Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69249+14%
1426Edgefield County, SCSC29,80849+34%
1427Henderson County, TNTN28,51849+17%
1428Lee County, SCSC15,73049+9%
1429Clay County, MNMN67,73449+2%
1430Roscommon County, MIMI23,91449+29%
1431Clinton County, KYKY9,13949+5%
1432Callaway County, MOMO45,76549+24%
1433Pontotoc County, OKOK38,52849+3%
1434Paulding County, OHOH18,72749−1%
1435Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89649+17%
1436Sullivan County, ININ20,83149+15%
1437McClain County, OKOK49,64749+22%
1438Antrim County, MIMI24,69849+27%
1439Allegany County, NYNY46,80048−1%
1440Orange County, ININ19,83448+5%
1441Cannon County, TNTN15,29648+23%
1443Giles County, TNTN31,43348+14%
1444Silver Bow County, MTMT36,11848+2%
1445Washington County, NENE21,30248+13%
1446Grayson County, KYKY27,40648+14%
1447Logan County, KYKY28,66948+9%
1448King William County, VAVA19,61748+20%
1449Lake County, TNTN6,24948+12%
1450Brown County, ININ15,77748+6%
1451Grafton County, NHNH93,22548+9%
1452Douglas County, ILIL19,88048+2%
1453Anson County, NCNC21,75848+8%
1454Arenac County, MIMI15,06848+16%
1455Dallas County, ALAL35,14047−4%
1456Decatur County, GAGA29,43247+11%
1457Marion County, MSMS24,001470%
1458Pender County, NCNC72,11147+42%
1459East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91147+11%
1460Addison County, VTVT38,04847+9%
1461Simpson County, MSMS25,49847+15%
1462Platte County, NENE35,64947+6%
1463Covington County, MSMS17,89847+17%
1464McKean County, PAPA38,98447−3%
1465Dunn County, WIWI46,22347+11%
1466Carroll County, NHNH52,78447+23%
1467Henry County, IAIA19,34947+6%
1468Adams County, OHOH27,86547+8%
1469Mitchell County, GAGA20,46747+18%
1470Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60847+21%
1471Scott County, MSMS28,07347+18%
1472Giles County, VAVA16,56447+2%
1473Warren County, NCNC18,89847+16%
1474Lake County, CACA67,77246+15%
1475Overton County, TNTN23,78746+14%
1476Tattnall County, GAGA24,37646+26%
1477Bond County, ILIL16,95946+18%
1478Bolivar County, MSMS28,26246−3%
1479Sanilac County, MIMI40,08346+12%
1480Josephine County, OROR87,86746+21%
1481St. Francis County, ARAR21,80046+3%
1482Waseca County, MNMN18,68846+8%
1483Crawford County, ILIL18,64846+5%
1484Freeborn County, MNMN30,44046−1%
1485Grand Forks County, NDND74,50146−6%
1486Richmond County, VAVA9,29446+21%
1487Perquimans County, NCNC13,49046+9%
1488Garrett County, MDMD28,37046+6%
1489Boone County, IAIA26,79946+4%
1490Pierce County, GAGA20,76446+17%
1491Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67146+7%
1492Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09146+29%
1493Caledonia County, VTVT30,41446+7%
1494Halifax County, VAVA33,44746+29%
1495Herkimer County, NYNY59,21946−2%
1496Barbour County, WVWV15,41446−1%
1497Logan County, OKOK55,47346+17%
1498Union County, KYKY12,83946−6%
1499Union County, ININ6,86346+5%
1500Shawano County, WIWI41,56046+9%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS