Which county has the highest population density?

New York County, New York ranks #1 with 73,478 (2025 Census Population Estimates).

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?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2025 Census population estimates.

How is population density measured?

Residents per square mile of land area. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (2025).

RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 500 SHOWN OF 3,144

Most densely populated, US counties

US counties ranked by residents per square mile (2025).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS –

2001Todd County, MNMN26,06028–

2002Hamilton County, FLFL14,18028–

2003Roane County, WVWV13,31728–

2004Schley County, GAGA4,59328–

2005Lawrence County, MSMS11,81927–

2006Neosho County, KSKS15,63727–

2007Clay County, ILIL12,79327–

2008Martin County, MNMN19,44027–

2009Ford County, ILIL13,21627–

2010Mercer County, ILIL15,22927–

2011Shelby County, ILIL20,57627–

2012Missaukee County, MIMI15,27427–

2013Becker County, MNMN35,49727–

2014Gillespie County, TXTX28,52727–

2015Madison County, FLFL18,75927–

2016Otoe County, NENE16,53127–

2017Wadena County, MNMN14,38827–

2018Fayette County, TXTX25,45927–

2019Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94127–

2020Pike County, MOMO17,95527–

2021White County, ILIL13,25027–

2022Jefferson County, FLFL16,00727–

2023Lewis County, KYKY12,90127–

2024Swain County, NCNC14,02427–

2025Colfax County, NENE10,93427–

2026Edwards County, ILIL5,89827–

2027Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37526–

2028Monroe County, WVWV12,49126–

2029Jackson County, ARAR16,74126–

2030Watonwan County, MNMN11,45926–

2031St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75826–

2032Cross County, ARAR16,18626–

2033Del Norte County, CACA26,41026–

2034Hempstead County, ARAR19,08026–

2035Edgar County, ILIL16,32326–

2036Saline County, NENE14,99626–

2037Pacific County, WAWA24,35726–

2038Sibley County, MNMN15,35626–

2039Fayette County, IAIA19,04726–

2040Madison County, MOMO12,85826–

2041Marion County, TXTX9,89626–

2042Louisa County, IAIA10,41626–

2043Hamilton County, IAIA14,94426–

2044Randolph County, WVWV26,88226–

2045Milam County, TXTX26,25826–

2046Terrell County, GAGA8,65626–

2047Wheeler County, GAGA7,57026–

2048Telfair County, GAGA11,19526–

2049Winnebago County, IAIA10,25126–

2050Dixie County, FLFL18,03826–

2051Concordia Parish, LALA17,83626–

2052Douglas County, WAWA46,47326–

2053Breathitt County, KYKY12,55826–

2054Gage County, NENE21,71125–

2055Stark County, NDND34,01325–

2056Jenkins County, GAGA8,84325–

2057West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15625–

2058Irwin County, GAGA9,02025–

2059York County, NENE14,56425–

2060Fayette County, ALAL15,87225–

2061Limestone County, TXTX22,84925–

2062Umatilla County, OROR81,11925–

2063Sabine Parish, LALA21,83425–

2064Van Buren County, TNTN6,87425–

2065Mendocino County, CACA88,12225–

2066Carlisle County, KYKY4,74725–

2067Fillmore County, MNMN21,54025–

2068Llano County, TXTX23,35325–

2069Yazoo County, MSMS22,94725–

2070Izard County, ARAR14,40525–

2071Tillamook County, OROR27,38425–

2072O'Brien County, IAIA14,22025–

2073Atkinson County, GAGA8,45425–

2074Crawford County, MIMI13,72225–

2075Grundy County, IAIA12,36125–

2076Hardy County, WVWV14,33725–

2077Allen County, KSKS12,30225–

2078Beckham County, OKOK22,15925–

2079Crittenden County, KYKY8,80724–

2080Bertie County, NCNC17,08624–

2081Bingham County, IDID51,15324–

2082Wayne County, MSMS19,80724–

2083Moore County, TXTX21,89124–

2084Appanoose County, IAIA12,07724–

2085LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15424–

2086Butler County, IAIA14,04924–

2087Pulaski County, ILIL4,82024–

2088Clark County, ARAR20,93824–

2089Hubbard County, MNMN22,36924–

2090Webster County, MSMS10,16724–

2091Vernon County, MOMO19,94624–

2092Dawson County, NENE24,45224–

2093Washington County, ILIL13,56424–

2094Leslie County, KYKY9,62724–

2095Charlotte County, VAVA11,40124–

2096Franklin County, IDID15,88924–

2097Tuolumne County, CACA53,16024–

2098Franklin County, FLFL13,02924–

2099Doddridge County, WVWV7,63424–

2100Hockley County, TXTX21,60024–

2101Freestone County, TXTX20,81124–

2102Hughes County, SDSD17,57024–

2103Surry County, VAVA6,60324–

2104Morgan County, COCO30,30624–

2105Montague County, TXTX21,96624–

2106Hale County, ALAL15,19424–

2107Montgomery County, IAIA10,00224–

2108Clay County, ALAL14,20724–

2109Union Parish, LALA20,56123–

2110Calhoun County, FLFL13,28923–

2111Iroquois County, ILIL26,15023–

2112Robertson County, KYKY2,32523–

2113Falls County, TXTX17,86923–

2114Jasper County, MSMS15,78523–

2115Butler County, ALAL18,10023–

2116Tama County, IAIA16,79623–

2117Wilcox County, GAGA8,79723–

2118Braxton County, WVWV11,88523–

2119Attala County, MSMS17,10023–

2120DeKalb County, MOMO9,79523–

2121Warren County, ININ8,47423–

2122Lake County, MIMI13,18223–

2123Chippewa County, MIMI36,08123–

2124Grant County, WVWV11,04123–

2125Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66323–

2126Alamosa County, COCO16,68823–

2127Summit County, UTUT43,14123–

2128Mason County, ILIL12,41123–

2129Nodaway County, MOMO20,17423–

2130Emmet County, IAIA9,10723–

2131Montgomery County, MSMS9,35423–

2132Cass County, IAIA12,96023–

2133Van Buren County, ARAR16,23823–

2134Lincoln County, ARAR12,76423–

2135Clear Creek County, COCO8,99423–

2136Polk County, ARAR19,48623–

2137Crawford County, IAIA16,23723–

2138Mitchell County, IAIA10,65023–

2139Flathead County, MTMT115,42923–

2140Hickory County, MOMO9,04423–

2141Wayne County, NENE10,02023–

2142Gray County, TXTX20,91923–

2143Gooding County, IDID16,44623–

2144Bourbon County, KSKS14,31923–

2145Whitman County, WAWA48,51222–

2146Jones County, TXTX20,86122–

2147Lamar County, ALAL13,58722–

2148Osage County, MOMO13,61122–

2149Langlade County, WIWI19,53422–

2150Lake County, MTMT33,39222–

2151Grundy County, MOMO9,74422–

2152Wayne County, TNTN16,41622–

2153New Madrid County, MOMO15,08622–

2154DeWitt County, TXTX20,30922–

2155Colorado County, TXTX21,43922–

2156Screven County, GAGA14,40822–

2157Allamakee County, IAIA14,23822–

2158Wayne County, ILIL15,88222–

2159Osage County, KSKS15,69322–

2160Douglas County, OROR111,95122–

2161Ralls County, MOMO10,44422–

2162Clarke County, IAIA9,57422–

2163Pennington County, MNMN13,68622–

2164Little River County, ARAR11,76322–

2165Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63322–

2166Tyler County, TXTX20,44322–

2167Texas County, MOMO25,99422–

2168Madison County, ARAR18,41022–

2169Wright County, IAIA12,80122–

2170Clay County, WVWV7,53822–

2171Perry County, TNTN9,12622–

2172Dickinson County, KSKS18,63722–

2173Smith County, MSMS13,99122–

2174Clay County, ARAR14,05222–

2175Menominee County, MIMI22,94122–

2176Morgan County, UTUT13,38322–

2177Howard County, MOMO10,18022–

2178Sussex County, VAVA10,75522–

2179Tehama County, CACA64,66522–

2180Brown County, SDSD37,56122–

2181Benton County, ININ8,88322–

2182Glascock County, GAGA3,14122–

2183Clarke County, MSMS15,10222–

2184San Juan County, NMNM120,34022–

2185Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33122–

2186Montgomery County, MOMO11,59022–

2187Humboldt County, IAIA9,40922–

2188Clayton County, IAIA16,84522–

2189Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17522–

2190Delta County, TXTX5,54922–

2191Pine County, MNMN30,47222–

2192Calhoun County, MSMS12,64322–

2193Garfield County, COCO63,47422–

2194Yell County, ARAR19,95621–

2195Washburn County, WIWI17,08721–

2196Glenn County, CACA28,14121–

2197Calhoun County, WVWV5,97821–

2198King and Queen County, VAVA6,74321–

2199Chippewa County, MNMN12,40621–

2200Lavaca County, TXTX20,65121–

2201Jackson County, WIWI20,99921–

2202Kittitas County, WAWA48,80321–

2203Hancock County, ILIL16,80321–

2204Twiggs County, GAGA7,59721–

2205Caldwell County, MOMO9,01221–

2206Lyon County, IAIA12,35421–

2207Marion County, GAGA7,67621–

2208Wirt County, WVWV4,87921–

2209Harrison County, IAIA14,62321–

2210Love County, OKOK10,78021–

2211Burnett County, WIWI17,22321–

2212Howard County, ARAR12,30621–

2213Stone County, ARAR12,70321–

2214Brown County, ILIL6,40121–

2215Gilmer County, WVWV7,08521–

2216Robertson County, TXTX17,83921–

2217Greene County, ILIL11,31321–

2218Osage County, OKOK46,79421–

2219Taylor County, GAGA7,81821–

2220Lewis County, NYNY26,47921–

2221Trinity County, TXTX14,38421–

2222Pickens County, ALAL18,22121–

2223Phillips County, ARAR14,25521–

2224Taylor County, WIWI20,11821–

2225Drew County, ARAR17,05421–

2226Miller County, GAGA5,81221–

2227Chaffee County, COCO20,83121–

2228Lucas County, IAIA8,84721–

2229Jackson County, KSKS13,43820–

2230Caddo County, OKOK26,13020–

2231Holmes County, MSMS15,46520–

2232Haskell County, OKOK11,78720–

2233Early County, GAGA10,45520–

2234Iron County, UTUT67,14120–

2235Sabine County, TXTX10,01220–

2236Cochise County, AZAZ126,33220–

2237Taylor County, FLFL21,21020–

2238Wilkes County, GAGA9,54020–

2239Ravalli County, MTMT48,58220–

2240Jones County, NCNC9,57520–

2241Essex County, NYNY36,43820–

2242Hardin County, ILIL3,58820–

2243Fulton County, ARAR12,49220–

2244Williams County, NDND41,76720–

2245Karnes County, TXTX15,01820–

2246Stevens County, WAWA49,66820–

2247Lake County, COCO7,55220–

2248Presque Isle County, MIMI13,12820–

2249Barton County, MOMO11,79520–

2250Owsley County, KYKY3,93220–

2251Pipestone County, MNMN9,26020–

2252Montrose County, COCO44,59120–

2253Howard County, IAIA9,41520–

2254Young County, TXTX18,15420–

2255Shelby County, IAIA11,68920–

2256Sanpete County, UTUT31,45320–

2257Rock County, MNMN9,52420–

2258Bates County, MOMO16,51220–

2259Buffalo County, WIWI13,31820–

2260Cherokee County, IAIA11,36920–

2261Cumberland County, KYKY5,99220–

2262Eastland County, TXTX18,14320–

2263Lewis County, MOMO9,87920–

2264Lake County, SDSD10,99320–

2265Faribault County, MNMN13,88819–

2266Tunica County, MSMS8,81919–

2267Alexander County, ILIL4,57019–

2268Scott County, ILIL4,86619–

2269Dent County, MOMO14,58419–

2270Calhoun County, GAGA5,41319–

2271Doniphan County, KSKS7,59419–

2272Ashley County, ARAR17,83119–

2273Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65019–

2274Bosque County, TXTX18,91819–

2275Choctaw County, MSMS8,04819–

2276Greene County, MSMS13,70719–

2277Linn County, MOMO11,81519–

2278Blanco County, TXTX13,58119–

2279Craig County, OKOK14,51819–

2280Colusa County, CACA21,83619–

2281Macon County, MOMO15,19019–

2282Gonzales County, TXTX20,15919–

2283Sumner County, KSKS22,31219–

2284Jefferson County, WAWA33,97019–

2285Beltrami County, MNMN47,05519–

2286Marengo County, ALAL18,31119–

2287Perry County, ARAR10,30919–

2288Jackson County, TXTX15,39319–

2289Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87319–

2290Warren County, GAGA5,26919–

2291Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45119–

2292Monroe County, ALAL18,96518–

2293Stark County, ILIL5,31918–

2294Benton County, MSMS7,50218–

2295Hancock County, IAIA10,52818–

2296Hancock County, GAGA8,68218–

2297Red River Parish, LALA7,16518–

2298Davis County, IAIA9,23018–

2299Worth County, IAIA7,33818–

2300Jasper County, ILIL9,03218–

2301Guthrie County, IAIA10,78218–

2302Choctaw County, OKOK14,05918–

2303Franklin County, MEME30,82418–

2304Houston County, TXTX22,31618–

2305Hamilton County, ILIL7,85918–

2306Hickman County, KYKY4,37218–

2307Allendale County, SCSC7,35518–

2308Montmorency County, MIMI9,84218–

2309Morton County, NDND34,60118–

2310Perry County, MSMS11,57718–

2311Hamilton County, NENE9,67818–

2312Scurry County, TXTX16,16218–

2313Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40518–

2314Clarke County, ALAL22,01418–

2315Ritchie County, WVWV8,03418–

2316Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35418–

2317Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34418–

2318Kingfisher County, OKOK15,79518–

2319Coos County, NHNH31,34317–

2320Nemaha County, NENE7,10217–

2321Redwood County, MNMN15,26517–

2322Stevens County, MNMN9,74717–

2323Bollinger County, MOMO10,64617–

2324Bland County, VAVA6,15117–

2325Thurston County, NENE6,75217–

2326Pitkin County, COCO16,62517–

2327Pike County, ILIL14,23117–

2328Mohave County, AZAZ228,10217–

2329Amite County, MSMS12,48717–

2330Monroe County, IAIA7,40617–

2331Ripley County, MOMO10,71717–

2332Itasca County, MNMN45,40417–

2333Lea County, NMNM74,74917–

2334Franklin County, IAIA9,86817–

2335Calhoun County, ILIL4,30017–

2336Iron County, MOMO9,31817–

2337Pope County, MNMN11,42017–

2338Keokuk County, IAIA9,79717–

2339Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87717–

2340Nowata County, OKOK9,52217–

2341Charlton County, GAGA13,12117–

2342Calhoun County, IAIA9,56217–

2343Linn County, KSKS9,95017–

2344Hughes County, OKOK13,45517–

2345Humphreys County, MSMS7,00117–

2346Phelps County, NENE8,99417–

2347McCurtain County, OKOK30,74417–

2348Frio County, TXTX18,82317–

2349Pike County, ARAR9,96417–

2350Sac County, IAIA9,52517–

2351Claiborne County, MSMS8,05817–

2352Elbert County, COCO30,53417–

2353Glades County, FLFL13,27016–

2354Johnston County, OKOK10,44816–

2355Merrick County, NENE7,90516–

2356Lafayette County, FLFL8,79216–

2357Storey County, NVNV4,26016–

2358Callahan County, TXTX14,49116–

2359Uvalde County, TXTX24,96316–

2360East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76016–

2361Arkansas County, ARAR15,83616–

2362Woodward County, OKOK19,82716–

2363Brown County, KSKS9,10416–

2364Gaines County, TXTX23,95616–

2365Maries County, MOMO8,39716–

2366Dade County, MOMO7,80416–

2367Henderson County, ILIL5,98416–

2368Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89916–

2369Winn Parish, LALA14,96116–

2370Leon County, TXTX16,89416–

2371Ida County, IAIA6,77716–

2372Bullock County, ALAL9,78016–

2373Taos County, NMNM34,56416–

2374Alcona County, MIMI10,55616–

2375Coosa County, ALAL10,16116–

2376Tucker County, WVWV6,54016–

2377Beadle County, SDSD19,62416–

2378Cass County, MNMN31,43016–

2379Ashland County, WIWI16,20316–

2380Polk County, MNMN30,54515–

2381Rusk County, WIWI14,14615–

2382Forest County, PAPA6,61415–

2383Nolan County, TXTX14,11715–

2384Cuming County, NENE8,82315–

2385Oscoda County, MIMI8,72315–

2386Comanche County, TXTX14,43215–

2387Schuyler County, ILIL6,65715–

2388Val Verde County, TXTX47,83515–

2389Greene County, IAIA8,65815–

2390Daviess County, MOMO8,55815–

2391Douglas County, MOMO12,34215–

2392Bradley County, ARAR9,82815–

2393Bienville Parish, LALA12,26915–

2394Turner County, SDSD9,31415–

2395Natrona County, WYWY80,52615–

2396Osceola County, IAIA5,98015–

2397Sawyer County, WIWI18,84615–

2398Atoka County, OKOK14,60915–

2399Eddy County, NMNM62,50915–

2400Quitman County, GAGA2,25415–

2401Noble County, OKOK10,89915–

2402St. Clair County, MOMO9,97615–

2403Kossuth County, IAIA14,32215–

2404Van Buren County, IAIA7,13115–

2405Potter County, PAPA15,89715–

2406Carroll County, MSMS9,22615–

2407Craig County, VAVA4,80015–

2408Renville County, MNMN14,35615–

2409Talbot County, GAGA5,70915–

2410San Augustine County, TXTX7,72215–

2411Wilson County, KSKS8,29915–

2412Butler County, NENE8,50715–

2413Jefferson County, OROR25,74014–

2414Clay County, GAGA2,81514–

2415Decatur County, IAIA7,65514–

2416Randolph County, GAGA6,15614–

2417Red Willow County, NENE10,30714–

2418Chicot County, ARAR9,10714–

2419Gallatin County, ILIL4,61614–

2420Wayne County, MOMO10,78214–

2421Madison Parish, LALA8,84414–

2422Noxubee County, MSMS9,79814–

2423Jackson County, MNMN9,85714–

2424Webster County, WVWV7,76014–

2425Nemaha County, KSKS10,05414–

2426Otero County, COCO17,68314–

2427Carbon County, UTUT20,68014–

2428Curry County, OROR22,62114–

2429Johnson County, NENE5,21814–

2430Monroe County, MOMO8,95914–

2431Anderson County, KSKS8,01814–

2432Zapata County, TXTX13,75314–

2433Washington County, ALAL14,82214–

2434Richardson County, NENE7,53014–

2435Hamlin County, SDSD6,90014–

2436Burt County, NENE6,67814–

2437Benewah County, IDID10,50814–

2438Coffey County, KSKS8,46714–

2439Schuyler County, MOMO4,14013–

2440Desha County, ARAR9,98413–

2441Stanton County, NENE5,74413–

2442Lee County, ARAR8,02913–

2443Latimer County, OKOK9,64513–

2444Ward County, TXTX11,12513–

2445Franklin County, MSMS7,49113–

2446Quitman County, MSMS5,36413–

2447Terry County, TXTX11,72013–

2448Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,70913–

2449Sheridan County, WYWY33,24113–

2450Swift County, MNMN9,76313–

2451Somerset County, MEME51,62013–

2452Kearney County, NENE6,79013–

2453Montezuma County, COCO26,67813–

2454Jefferson County, MSMS6,82513–

2455Dawson County, TXTX11,77613–

2456Lowndes County, ALAL9,35913–

2457Choctaw County, ALAL11,90413–

2458Sullivan County, PAPA5,85613–

2459Adair County, IAIA7,40313–

2460Klickitat County, WAWA24,33113–

2461Gentry County, MOMO6,38413–

2462Lincoln County, NENE33,30313–

2463Gogebic County, MIMI14,28513–

2464Rolette County, NDND11,68813–

2465Pierce County, NENE7,37813–

2466Nevada County, ARAR7,94213–

2467Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48113–

2468Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24413–

2469Clark County, MOMO6,47513–

2470Wayne County, IAIA6,73813–

2471Sumter County, ALAL11,58813–

2472Conecuh County, ALAL10,89913–

2473Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97213–

2474Newton County, TXTX11,95413–

2475Moody County, SDSD6,63213–

2476Fremont County, IAIA6,52213–

2477Rice County, KSKS9,26613–

2478Union County, OROR25,90013–

2479Andrews County, TXTX18,91413–

2480McKinley County, NMNM68,11912–

2481Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47712–

2482Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62612–

2483Audubon County, IAIA5,50912–

2484Tooele County, UTUT87,46112–

2485Pratt County, KSKS9,11712–

2486Jefferson County, NENE7,07012–

2487Clay County, KSKS7,99012–

2488Lamb County, TXTX12,57912–

2489Cloud County, KSKS8,83312–

2490Marion County, KSKS11,63412–

2491Ozark County, MOMO9,17212–

2492Monona County, IAIA8,53912–

2493Prairie County, ARAR7,92312–

2494Washington County, MEME31,33412–

2495Grant County, KSKS7,02812–

2496Rio Grande County, COCO11,08712–

2497Carroll County, MOMO8,41712–

2498Cleveland County, ARAR7,22412–

2499Polk County, NENE5,27012–

2500Sevier County, UTUT22,82712–

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