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Most densely populated, US counties · 2000

US counties ranked by residents per square mile (2000).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 1990
1501Tippah County, MSMS21,38945+7%
1502Alleghany County, NCNC11,47945+11%
1503Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80445+4%
1504Weld County, COCO378,42645+37%
1505Monroe County, WIWI46,57245+12%
1506Fountain County, ININ17,01345+1%
1507Lincoln County, OROR50,63645+14%
1508Clinton County, MOMO21,66145+14%
1509Otsego County, MIMI26,08045+30%
1510Manistee County, MIMI25,65645+15%
1511Preston County, WVWV34,00445+1%
1512Polk County, WIWI45,80345+19%
1513Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63945+8%
1514Linn County, OROR132,84345+13%
1515Meriwether County, GAGA21,51645+1%
1516Richland County, ILIL15,21945−2%
1517Geneva County, ALAL27,55445+9%
1518Independence County, ARAR38,78545+10%
1519Rush County, ININ16,76745+1%
1520Hancock County, KYKY9,05045+7%
1521Navarro County, TXTX57,18145+13%
1522Morgan County, GAGA22,09544+20%
1523Moore County, TNTN6,92044+22%
1524Cherokee County, TXTX53,33744+14%
1525Hardin County, TNTN27,98344+13%
1526Union County, ILIL16,65644+4%
1527Bonneville County, IDID135,77144+14%
1528Fulton County, ILIL32,901440%
1529Nez Perce County, IDID42,90544+11%
1530Pike County, ALAL33,68844+7%
1531Brown County, MNMN25,517440%
1532Adair County, MOMO25,68444+2%
1533Union County, ARAR36,92644−2%
1534Starr County, TXTX66,31944+32%
1535McNairy County, TNTN26,23644+10%
1536Lewis County, WVWV16,39444−2%
1537Barry County, MOMO36,20044+23%
1538Cass County, NENE27,65744+14%
1539Scott County, VAVA21,20044+1%
1540Madison County, NCNC22,55344+16%
1541Buffalo County, NENE51,17244+13%
1542Chambers County, TXTX57,59444+30%
1543Montgomery County, ILIL28,076440%
1544Wayne County, KYKY19,59743+14%
1545Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36143+14%
1546Cleburne County, ARAR25,67243+24%
1547Franklin County, KSKS26,29943+13%
1548Cherokee County, ALAL26,41343+23%
1549Grant County, WIWI52,44643+1%
1550Shasta County, CACA181,64843+11%
1551Magoffin County, KYKY11,11043+2%
1552Dickinson County, IAIA18,07743+10%
1553Huron County, MIMI30,53043+3%
1554Davison County, SDSD20,06943+7%
1555Clatsop County, OROR40,92643+7%
1556Barnwell County, SCSC20,65343+16%
1557Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86143+28%
1558Itawamba County, MSMS24,15243+14%
1559Penobscot County, MEME157,96743−1%
1560Clinton County, PAPA37,87043+2%
1561Adair County, KYKY19,42343+12%
1562Webster County, KYKY12,92943+1%
1563Moultrie County, ILIL14,37143+3%
1564Laclede County, MOMO36,94343+20%
1565Burleigh County, NDND103,25143+15%
1566Polk County, MOMO33,60442+24%
1567Elk County, PAPA29,92642+1%
1568Lyon County, KSKS32,26642+3%
1569Saluda County, SCSC19,68042+17%
1570Bamberg County, SCSC12,79642−1%
1571Hart County, KYKY20,11742+17%
1572De Witt County, ILIL15,11842+2%
1573Hardee County, FLFL25,93242+38%
1574Hardeman County, TNTN25,27442+20%
1575Marion County, ALAL29,09742+5%
1576Caroline County, VAVA34,41342+15%
1577Benton County, TNTN16,18342+14%
1578Lincoln County, SDSD77,14542+56%
1579St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488420%
1580Hopkins County, TXTX39,06342+11%
1581Butler County, KSKS69,48442+18%
1582Cooke County, TXTX44,46142+18%
1583Yankton County, SDSD23,63542+12%
1584Lawrence County, ILIL13,79042−3%
1585Wayne County, GAGA32,48141+19%
1586Grady County, OKOK59,12841+9%
1587Wabasha County, MNMN21,53741+9%
1588Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48841+49%
1589Northampton County, NCNC16,49141+6%
1590Sioux County, IAIA36,77441+6%
1591Orange County, VTVT30,00241+8%
1592Switzerland County, ININ10,03741+17%
1593Nicholas County, WVWV23,84841−1%
1594Ray County, MOMO23,39841+6%
1595Appomattox County, VAVA17,17241+11%
1596Osceola County, MIMI23,51641+15%
1597Fayette County, TNTN45,07141+13%
1598Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52041+1%
1599Bureau County, ILIL32,51041−1%
1600Bracken County, KYKY8,51141+7%
1601Clay County, NCNC12,23941+23%
1602Alexander County, ILIL4,57041−10%
1603Calhoun County, TXTX19,59941+8%
1604Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46541−9%
1605Rabun County, GAGA17,76441+29%
1606Escambia County, ALAL36,66541+8%
1607Grayson County, VAVA15,23041+10%
1608Winston County, ALAL23,82941+13%
1609Bryan County, OKOK51,36740+14%
1610Houston County, TNTN8,47940+15%
1611Dodge County, MNMN21,37640+13%
1612Wilson County, TXTX56,13940+43%
1613Lewis County, TNTN13,48740+23%
1614Green County, KYKY11,64440+11%
1615Carroll County, ARAR29,26340+36%
1616McDonald County, MOMO23,99240+28%
1617Patrick County, VAVA17,42440+11%
1618Howell County, MOMO40,79840+18%
1619McCreary County, KYKY17,12440+9%
1620George County, MSMS26,33140+15%
1621Brown County, TXTX38,71140+10%
1622Bath County, KYKY13,17640+14%
1623Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66240+1%
1624Calhoun County, SCSC14,18840+19%
1625Rains County, TXTX13,54240+36%
1626Miller County, MOMO25,81740+14%
1627Grundy County, TNTN14,11640+7%
1628Calaveras County, CACA46,60540+27%
1629Franklin County, WAWA102,61240+32%
1630Menard County, ILIL11,86340+12%
1631Scott County, TNTN22,67140+15%
1632Lincoln County, GAGA8,11240+12%
1633Washington County, NCNC10,63840−2%
1634Macon County, ALAL18,13240−3%
1635Vernon Parish, LALA45,09140−15%
1636Kerr County, TXTX54,03740+20%
1637Fleming County, KYKY15,78740+12%
1638Ware County, GAGA36,906390%
1639Seminole County, GAGA9,16239+4%
1640Harrison County, OHOH14,07039−1%
1641Candler County, GAGA11,27539+24%
1642McLean County, KYKY9,06439+3%
1643Seminole County, OKOK23,44139−2%
1644Coos County, OROR63,99239+4%
1645Ouachita County, ARAR21,73139−6%
1646Greensville County, VAVA11,18139+31%
1647Mahaska County, IAIA21,88039+4%
1648Walton County, FLFL93,28839+46%
1649Jackson County, KYKY13,32539+13%
1650Hood River County, OROR23,72039+21%
1651San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48839+36%
1652Madison County, VAVA14,23739+5%
1653Ohio County, KYKY23,93439+9%
1654Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70539−3%
1655Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75339+20%
1656Polk County, TXTX53,43439+34%
1657Atchison County, KSKS16,17239−1%
1658Essex County, VAVA10,65439+15%
1659Parke County, ININ16,64239+12%
1660Holmes County, FLFL20,11939+18%
1661Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73039+7%
1662Summit County, COCO31,51739+83%
1663Dodge County, GAGA19,66339+9%
1664Randolph County, ALAL23,16339+13%
1665Worth County, GAGA20,05938+11%
1666Cherokee County, KSKS19,10538+6%
1667Pulaski County, GAGA10,17238+18%
1668Crawford County, GAGA12,20638+39%
1669Edmonson County, KYKY12,74938+12%
1670Pamlico County, NCNC12,75838+14%
1671Ogemaw County, MIMI21,12138+16%
1672Pike County, ININ12,00338+3%
1673San Benito County, CACA70,08238+45%
1674Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21938+5%
1675Phillips County, ARAR14,25538−8%
1676Deschutes County, OROR213,07238+54%
1677Perry County, MOMO19,09338+9%
1678Hampton County, SCSC18,17438+18%
1679Andrew County, MOMO18,24138+13%
1680Baker County, FLFL29,73738+20%
1681Livingston County, ILIL35,05738+1%
1682Putnam County, ILIL5,61938+6%
1683Jasper County, TXTX33,07538+14%
1684Wharton County, TXTX42,06038+3%
1685Lee County, KYKY7,29738+7%
1686Caldwell County, KYKY12,60938−1%
1687Charles City County, VAVA6,62338+10%
1688Morgan County, TNTN22,16038+14%
1689Orleans County, VTVT27,60038+9%
1690Newton County, MSMS20,96038+8%
1691Lyon County, KYKY9,12338+22%
1692Richland Parish, LALA19,58238+2%
1693Wakulla County, FLFL38,08938+61%
1694Codington County, SDSD29,56238+14%
1695Fulton County, KYKY6,21838−6%
1696Carroll County, IAIA20,303380%
1697Walthall County, MSMS13,92838+6%
1698West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13437+17%
1699Johnson County, ILIL13,36337+13%
1700Lawrence County, KYKY15,76537+11%
1701Carroll County, ILIL15,41937−1%
1702Tyler County, WVWV7,88137−2%
1703Audrain County, MOMO24,52837+10%
1704Howard County, TXTX30,50437+4%
1705Piatt County, ILIL16,79137+5%
1706Meeker County, MNMN23,60337+9%
1707Washington County, UTUT213,67037+86%
1708Heard County, GAGA12,14937+28%
1709Greene County, GAGA21,36737+22%
1710Jefferson County, IAIA15,29137−1%
1711Haywood County, TNTN17,04237+2%
1712Clallam County, WAWA78,20237+14%
1713Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59437+2%
1714Copiah County, MSMS27,49737+4%
1715Waushara County, WIWI25,22337+19%
1716Cheboygan County, MIMI25,79337+24%
1717Maverick County, TXTX58,82337+30%
1718Missoula County, MTMT123,51337+22%
1719Buchanan County, IAIA20,88337+1%
1720Polk County, TNTN18,59237+18%
1721Hawaii County, HIHI210,04337+24%
1722Teller County, COCO24,75637+65%
1723Bladen County, NCNC30,00737+13%
1724Pulaski County, ILIL4,82037−2%
1725Trempealeau County, WIWI31,17137+7%
1726Conway County, ARAR21,39337+6%
1727Lanier County, GAGA10,62337+31%
1728Carlton County, MNMN36,71137+8%
1729Bee County, TXTX32,51537+29%
1730Washington County, KYKY12,36837+5%
1731Adair County, OKOK19,82837+14%
1732Morgan County, KYKY14,41537+20%
1733Somervell County, TXTX10,26137+27%
1734Covington County, ALAL37,94737+3%
1735Austin County, TXTX33,62536+19%
1736Tioga County, PAPA40,50236+1%
1737Cass County, ILIL12,46336+2%
1738Hale County, TXTX31,81936+6%
1739Floyd County, VAVA15,78936+16%
1740Hickman County, TNTN26,21936+33%
1741Washington County, IAIA22,66736+5%
1742Newton County, ININ14,18836+7%
1743Colleton County, SCSC39,38236+11%
1744Dickinson County, MIMI25,82736+2%
1745Stoddard County, MOMO28,28436+3%
1746Summers County, WVWV11,53236−8%
1747Leake County, MSMS21,66236+14%
1748Washington County, FLFL26,69536+24%
1749Kendall County, TXTX53,28936+63%
1750Berrien County, GAGA18,93236+15%
1751Kleberg County, TXTX30,31536+4%
1752Morgan County, OHOH13,62636+5%
1753Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,68936+11%
1754Marquette County, MIMI68,06436−9%
1755Moniteau County, MOMO15,42836+21%
1756Oconto County, WIWI40,19536+18%
1757Houston County, MNMN18,40036+7%
1758Houghton County, MIMI37,84236+2%
1759Monroe County, KYKY11,19136+3%
1760Brookings County, SDSD37,63536+12%
1761Lyon County, MNMN25,68436+3%
1762Jackson County, TNTN12,46636+18%
1763Bacon County, GAGA11,07036+6%
1764Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44936+2%
1765Marshall County, OKOK16,25535+22%
1766Humboldt County, CACA131,64735+6%
1767Vernon County, WIWI31,44335+10%
1768Jackson County, OKOK24,76435−1%
1769Labette County, KSKS19,68535−4%
1770Benton County, IAIA26,00435+13%
1771Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14435+5%
1772Noble County, OHOH14,27635+24%
1773Seward County, KSKS21,07335+20%
1774Crawford County, ININ10,50935+8%
1775Decatur County, TNTN11,82035+12%
1776Jones County, IAIA21,25335+4%
1777Macon County, GAGA11,75635+7%
1778Fannin County, TXTX39,26535+26%
1779Mesa County, COCO162,84535+25%
1780Nicholas County, KYKY7,94935+1%
1781Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66335+13%
1782Casey County, KYKY16,20535+9%
1783Marquette County, WIWI15,92735+28%
1784Matagorda County, TXTX36,46335+3%
1785Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58335+12%
1786Jefferson County, KSKS18,29635+16%
1787Warren County, ILIL16,22235−2%
1788Johnson County, ARAR26,22534+25%
1789Treutlen County, GAGA6,46634+14%
1790Burnet County, TXTX57,01534+51%
1791Montgomery County, GAGA8,63534+15%
1792Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25634+5%
1793Appling County, GAGA19,10034+11%
1794West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15634+2%
1795Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94134−1%
1796Fairfield County, SCSC20,34034+5%
1797Imperial County, CACA181,41134+30%
1798Marshall County, ILIL11,47334+3%
1799Franklin Parish, LALA19,00234−5%
1800Willacy County, TXTX19,97134+13%
1801Clark County, ILIL15,11434+7%
1802Garvin County, OKOK26,37734+2%
1803Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57834−1%
1804Humphreys County, TNTN19,64634+14%
1805Poinsett County, ARAR22,48334+4%
1806Floyd County, IAIA14,90134−1%
1807Lincoln County, WIWI28,40334+10%
1808Clay County, TNTN7,82134+10%
1809Hill County, TXTX39,50334+19%
1810Lincoln County, OKOK35,27834+10%
1811Pittsburg County, OKOK43,32034+8%
1812Ballard County, KYKY7,59434+5%
1813Pinal County, AZAZ539,38033+54%
1814Bibb County, ALAL22,26233+26%
1815Twin Falls County, IDID97,53933+20%
1816Columbia County, ARAR21,894330%
1817Allen Parish, LALA22,67233+20%
1818Brooks County, GAGA16,10133+7%
1819Fentress County, TNTN20,32233+13%
1820Delaware County, NYNY44,30533+2%
1821Monroe County, OHOH12,99433−2%
1822Turner County, GAGA8,98333+9%
1823Franklin County, TXTX10,99433+21%
1824Mills County, IAIA14,79333+10%
1825Winston County, MSMS17,47333+4%
1826Douglas County, WIWI43,99033+4%
1827Hardin County, IAIA16,45533−1%
1828Oneida County, WIWI38,13133+16%
1829Brantley County, GAGA18,93633+32%
1830McPherson County, KSKS30,06433+8%
1831Delta County, MIMI36,58233+2%
1832Clay County, SDSD15,03133+3%
1833Barbour County, ALAL24,60733+14%
1834Jefferson County, GAGA15,01133−1%
1835Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50333+14%
1836Breathitt County, KYKY12,55833+3%
1837Terrell County, GAGA8,65633+3%
1838Hancock County, MEME57,17133+10%
1839Mississippi County, MOMO12,00333−7%
1840Fulton County, PAPA14,48333+3%
1841Brunswick County, VAVA15,72733+15%
1842Cumberland County, ILIL10,20833+5%
1843Cass County, TXTX28,65132+2%
1844Latah County, IDID41,84232+14%
1845Hempstead County, ARAR19,08032+9%
1846Asotin County, WAWA22,54532+17%
1847Morgan County, MOMO22,41832+24%
1848Cowley County, KSKS34,38232−2%
1849Menifee County, KYKY6,43032+29%
1850Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36832−1%
1851St. Louis County, MNMN200,51832+1%
1852Emanuel County, GAGA23,14732+6%
1853Amelia County, VAVA13,63232+30%
1854Curry County, NMNM46,65532+7%
1855Todd County, KYKY12,97232+9%
1856Roane County, WVWV13,31732+2%
1857Jackson County, IAIA19,28832+2%
1858Pennington County, SDSD116,79232+9%
1859Delaware County, IAIA17,67432+2%
1860Wolfe County, KYKY6,29832+9%
1861Page County, IAIA14,85632+1%
1862Pulaski County, ININ12,46332+9%
1863Logan County, ARAR21,63332+9%
1864Gilpin County, COCO6,07332+55%
1865Shelby County, TXTX24,28632+14%
1866Juneau County, WIWI26,64932+12%
1867Cross County, ARAR16,18632+2%
1868Atascosa County, TXTX53,59032+27%
1869Edgar County, ILIL16,32332+1%
1870Jasper County, SCSC38,53332+34%
1871Henry County, MOMO22,67132+10%
1872Hampshire County, WVWV24,10532+22%
1873Barton County, KSKS24,79032−4%
1874McIntosh County, OKOK19,75831+16%
1875Saline County, MOMO23,26531+1%
1876Cedar County, IAIA18,35931+5%
1877Franklin County, NYNY46,50031+10%
1878Edwards County, ILIL5,89831−6%
1879Livingston County, KYKY8,86331+8%
1880Hendry County, FLFL48,27631+40%
1881Washington County, GAGA19,45331+11%
1882Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08931+7%
1883Finney County, KSKS37,50531+23%
1884Pepin County, WIWI7,51331+1%
1885Clay County, ILIL12,79331+1%
1886Vinton County, OHOH12,64531+15%
1887White County, ILIL13,25031−7%
1888Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,02031+29%
1889Jasper County, GAGA17,63231+35%
1890Marinette County, WIWI42,57431+7%
1891Leslie County, KYKY9,62731−9%
1892Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73331+2%
1893Martin County, ININ9,856310%
1894Gates County, NCNC10,23431+13%
1895Monroe County, WVWV12,49131+18%
1896Levy County, FLFL48,52031+33%
1897Lawrence County, MSMS11,81931+6%
1898Washington County, MOMO23,81031+15%
1899Crawford County, MOMO22,92931+19%
1900Jerome County, IDID26,36231+21%
1901Nelson County, VAVA14,92031+13%
1902Clay County, IAIA16,20231−1%
1903Martin County, MNMN19,44031−5%
1904Richland County, WIWI17,03631+2%
1905Stone County, MSMS19,65431+27%
1906Ellis County, KSKS29,07531+6%
1907Butler County, KYKY12,52031+16%
1908Hancock County, TNTN7,07531+1%
1909Yazoo County, MSMS22,94731+10%
1910Erath County, TXTX43,91130+18%
1911Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05830+15%
1912Fayette County, ILIL20,79030+4%
1913Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92030+28%
1914Laramie County, WYWY102,93830+12%
1915Pickett County, TNTN5,21930+9%
1916Louisa County, IAIA10,41630+5%
1917Murray County, OKOK13,80530+5%
1918Cumberland County, VAVA10,35230+15%
1919Le Flore County, OKOK50,19630+11%
1920Lawrence County, ARAR16,27330+2%
1921Mercer County, ILIL15,22930−2%
1922Clay County, WVWV7,53830+3%
1923Crawford County, WIWI15,91030+8%
1924Shelby County, ILIL20,57630+3%
1925Fayette County, IAIA19,04730+1%
1926Owen County, KYKY11,60130+17%
1927Fremont County, COCO50,03930+43%
1928Montgomery County, MSMS9,35430−2%
1929Grimes County, TXTX34,25230+25%
1930Iowa County, WIWI23,95130+13%
1931Cascade County, MTMT85,02930+3%
1932Neosho County, KSKS15,637300%
1933Mason County, ILIL12,41130−1%
1934Medina County, TXTX56,88130+44%
1935Kalkaska County, MIMI18,69330+23%
1936Gasconade County, MOMO14,78430+10%
1937Ford County, KSKS33,99330+18%
1938Cooper County, MOMO17,13630+12%
1939Twiggs County, GAGA7,59729+8%
1940Fayette County, ALAL15,87229+3%
1941Dooly County, GAGA11,15629+16%
1942Ford County, ILIL13,216290%
1943New Madrid County, MOMO15,08629−6%
1944Winnebago County, IAIA10,25129−3%
1945Pawnee County, OKOK16,02929+7%
1946Ward County, NDND68,23329+2%
1947Lewis County, KYKY12,90129+8%
1948Franklin County, ARAR17,72529+19%
1949Southampton County, VAVA18,110290%
1950Nobles County, MNMN22,33829+4%
1951De Soto Parish, LALA27,38129+1%
1952Jackson County, ARAR16,74129−3%
1953Union County, IAIA11,82929−3%
1954Grant Parish, LALA22,07529+7%
1955Concordia Parish, LALA17,83629−3%
1956Henry County, ALAL18,39429+6%
1957Yuma County, AZAZ224,44929+50%
1958Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04129+13%
1959Dallas County, MOMO18,02529+24%
1960Alleghany County, VAVA14,54629−2%
1961Cedar County, MOMO14,88829+14%
1962Adams County, WIWI21,75229+19%
1963Seward County, NENE18,03229+7%
1964Plymouth County, IAIA25,69729+6%
1965Elliott County, KYKY7,26529+5%
1966Braxton County, WVWV11,88529+13%
1967Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41529+29%
1968Allen County, KSKS12,30229−2%
1969Kanabec County, MNMN16,62829+17%
1970Marion County, TXTX9,89629+10%
1971Camden County, NCNC11,31529+17%
1972Holmes County, MSMS15,465290%
1973Lewis County, WAWA88,06229+16%
1974Trigg County, KYKY14,51229+22%
1975Hamilton County, IAIA14,94429+2%
1976Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67328+10%
1977Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79128+8%
1978Sharp County, ARAR18,12228+21%
1979Bertie County, NCNC17,08628−3%
1980Johnson County, GAGA9,31028+3%
1981Carlisle County, KYKY4,74728+2%
1982Morrison County, MNMN34,62028+7%
1983Panola County, TXTX23,01828+3%
1984Iroquois County, ILIL26,15028+2%
1985Irwin County, GAGA9,02028+15%
1986Sevier County, ARAR15,75828+16%
1987Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37528+8%
1988Randolph County, ARAR18,87628+10%
1989Grant County, WAWA105,72728+36%
1990Emmet County, IAIA9,10728−5%
1991Madison County, TXTX14,22628+18%
1992Montgomery County, IAIA10,00228−3%
1993McCormick County, SCSC10,21528+12%
1994Clark County, WIWI35,05228+6%
1995Appanoose County, IAIA12,077280%
1996Clay County, ARAR14,05228−3%
1997Butler County, ALAL18,10028−2%
1998DeKalb County, MOMO9,79528+16%
1999Allendale County, SCSC7,35527−4%
2000Graham County, NCNC8,19027+11%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS