Which county has the highest population change?

Maricopa County, Arizona ranks #1 with +950,048 (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by population change?

Maricopa County, Arizona, Los Angeles County, California, Clark County, Nevada, Harris County, Texas, Orange County, California.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,122 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is population change measured?

Change in the number of residents from the prior decennial census (raw count, not a percentage). Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,122

Most population gained, US counties · 2000

US counties that added the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, by raw count of people rather than percentage.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

2001Morgan County, OHOH13,626+703–

2002Todd County, SDSD8,863+698–

2003Estill County, KYKY13,962+693–

2004Choctaw County, MSMS8,048+687–

2005Surry County, VAVA6,603+684–

2006Tama County, IAIA16,796+684–

2007Wirt County, WVWV4,879+681–

2008Love County, OKOK10,780+674–

2009Union County, ILIL16,656+674–

2010Madison County, MOMO12,858+673–

2011Menominee County, WIWI4,199+672–

2012Bullock County, ALAL9,780+672–

2013Lancaster County, VAVA10,995+671–

2014Pushmataha County, OKOK10,807+670–

2015Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128+668–

2016Presidio County, TXTX5,433+667–

2017Silver Bow County, MTMT36,118+665–

2018Stephens County, TXTX9,380+664–

2019Van Buren County, TNTN6,874+662–

2020Platte County, WYWY8,634+662–

2021Wyandot County, OHOH21,567+654–

2022Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219+652–

2023Rock Island County, ILIL141,869+651–

2024St. Helena Parish, LALA10,758+651–

2025Comanche County, TXTX14,432+645–

2026Charles City County, VAVA6,623+644–

2027Lake County, MNMN10,746+643–

2028Clarke County, MSMS15,102+642–

2029Dickinson County, MIMI25,827+641–

2030Lyon County, MNMN25,684+636–

2031Dawson County, TXTX11,776+636–

2032Assumption Parish, LALA19,720+635–

2033Real County, TXTX2,745+635–

2034Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582+634–

2035Oneida County, IDID5,085+633–

2036Shelby County, ILIL20,576+632–

2037Pulaski County, VAVA33,586+631–

2038Clarke County, ALAL22,014+627–

2039Winn Parish, LALA14,961+625–

2040LaSalle Parish, LALA15,154+620–

2041Mills County, TXTX4,580+620–

2042La Salle County, TXTX6,517+612–

2043Marion County, MOMO28,525+607–

2044Leflore County, MSMS25,686+606–

2045Oswego County, NYNY118,569+606–

2046Peoria County, ILIL178,553+606–

2047Garvin County, OKOK26,377+605–

2048Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387+604–

2049Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187+601–

2050Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186+600–

2051Caddo County, OKOK26,130+600–

2052St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,642+598–

2053Crook County, WYWY7,852+593–

2054Louisa County, IAIA10,416+591–

2055Caldwell County, MOMO9,012+589–

2056Gibson County, ININ33,091+587–

2057Cumberland County, ILIL10,208+583–

2058Howard County, MOMO10,180+581–

2059Murray County, OKOK13,805+581–

2060Nowata County, OKOK9,522+577–

2061Madison County, VAVA14,237+571–

2062Houghton County, MIMI37,842+570–

2063Mineral County, MTMT5,185+569–

2064Hamlin County, SDSD6,900+566–

2065Wolfe County, KYKY6,298+562–

2066Schuyler County, NYNY16,924+562–

2067Poquoson, VAVA13,292+561–

2068Powell County, MTMT7,157+560–

2069Wadena County, MNMN14,388+559–

2070Ashland County, WIWI16,203+559–

2071Clarke County, VAVA15,609+551–

2072Wise County, VAVA34,824+550–

2073Harney County, OROR7,380+549–

2074Iroquois County, ILIL26,150+547–

2075Hamilton County, NENE9,678+541–

2076Greenlee County, AZAZ9,312+539–

2077Bacon County, GAGA11,070+537–

2078Upshur County, WVWV23,758+537–

2079Fayette County, ALAL15,872+533–

2080Ottawa County, KSKS5,744+529–

2081Hancock County, KYKY9,050+528–

2082Emery County, UTUT10,177+528–

2083Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343+524–

2084Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634+521–

2085Lavaca County, TXTX20,651+520–

2086Chouteau County, MTMT5,865+518–

2087Onslow County, NCNC217,175+517–

2088Martin County, NCNC21,601+515–

2089Bracken County, KYKY8,511+513–

2090Howard County, NENE6,538+512–

2091Bremer County, IAIA25,296+512–

2092Gray County, KSKS5,652+508–

2093Blaine County, OKOK8,515+506–

2094Kearny County, KSKS3,888+504–

2095Montour County, PAPA17,868+501–

2096Early County, GAGA10,455+500–

2097Clinton County, KYKY9,139+499–

2098Florence County, WIWI4,748+498–

2099Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,873+497–

2100Hamilton County, TXTX8,680+496–

2101Lee County, KYKY7,297+494–

2102Pope County, MNMN11,420+491–

2103Robertson County, TXTX17,839+489–

2104Wayne County, NENE10,020+487–

2105Lawrence County, OHOH55,710+485–

2106Franklin, VAVA8,478+482–

2107Johnston County, OKOK10,448+481–

2108Washington County, KYKY12,368+475–

2109Dade County, MOMO7,804+474–

2110Costilla County, COCO3,679+473–

2111Marion County, KSKS11,634+473–

2112Delta County, TXTX5,549+470–

2113Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,594+468–

2114Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+468–

2115Whiteside County, ILIL54,121+467–

2116Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733+463–

2117Claiborne County, MSMS8,058+461–

2118Coffey County, KSKS8,467+461–

2119Franklin County, MEME30,824+459–

2120Randolph County, WVWV26,882+459–

2121Baker County, GAGA2,725+459–

2122Douglas County, ILIL19,880+458–

2123Tipton County, ININ15,319+458–

2124Cass County, TXTX28,651+456–

2125Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,762+455–

2126Green Lake County, WIWI19,305+454–

2127Sullivan County, PAPA5,856+452–

2128Power County, IDID8,246+452–

2129Dewey County, SDSD5,419+449–

2130Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770+446–

2131Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449+446–

2132Coke County, TXTX3,412+440–

2133Dorchester County, MDMD33,628+438–

2134Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433+429–

2135Carter County, MOMO5,418+426–

2136Clearwater County, IDID9,118+425–

2137Fulton County, PAPA14,483+424–

2138Haskell County, KSKS3,599+421–

2139Searcy County, ARAR7,848+420–

2140Guthrie County, IAIA10,782+418–

2141Macon County, MOMO15,190+417–

2142Hyde County, NCNC4,554+415–

2143Stevens County, KSKS4,984+415–

2144Bourbon County, KSKS14,319+413–

2145Doddridge County, WVWV7,634+409–

2146Massac County, ILIL13,502+409–

2147Menominee County, MIMI22,941+406–

2148Richland County, WIWI17,036+403–

2149Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662+402–

2150Adair County, MOMO25,684+400–

2151Breathitt County, KYKY12,558+397–

2152Pickett County, TNTN5,219+397–

2153Hopkins County, KYKY45,127+393–

2154Musselshell County, MTMT5,582+391–

2155Lincoln County, NVNV4,320+390–

2156Quitman County, GAGA2,254+389–

2157Dickinson County, KSKS18,637+386–

2158Logan County, ILIL27,182+385–

2159Meade County, KSKS3,852+384–

2160Ballard County, KYKY7,594+384–

2161Harrison County, MOMO8,281+381–

2162Mineral County, WVWV26,792+381–

2163Kingman County, KSKS7,029+381–

2164Livingston County, ILIL35,057+377–

2165Union County, ININ6,863+373–

2166Henry County, ININ49,137+369–

2167Delaware County, IAIA17,674+369–

2168Bennett County, SDSD3,307+368–

2169Hamilton County, IAIA14,944+367–

2170Noble County, OKOK10,899+366–

2171Issaquena County, MSMS1,263+365–

2172Wapello County, IAIA35,210+364–

2173Cumberland County, KYKY5,992+363–

2174Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439+361–

2175Haywood County, TNTN17,042+360–

2176Emporia, VAVA5,447+359–

2177Latimer County, OKOK9,645+359–

2178Seminole County, GAGA9,162+359–

2179Bland County, VAVA6,151+357–

2180Moultrie County, ILIL14,371+357–

2181Monroe County, ALAL18,965+356–

2182Putnam County, ILIL5,619+356–

2183Monroe County, KYKY11,191+355–

2184Richland Parish, LALA19,582+352–

2185Lucas County, IAIA8,847+352–

2186Clay County, SDSD15,031+351–

2187Decatur County, IAIA7,655+351–

2188Clay County, WVWV7,538+347–

2189Kimble County, TXTX4,438+346–

2190Jackson County, IAIA19,288+346–

2191Fillmore County, MNMN21,540+345–

2192Gaines County, TXTX23,956+344–

2193Caribou County, IDID7,252+341–

2194King and Queen County, VAVA6,743+341–

2195Dolores County, COCO2,466+340–

2196Grundy County, IAIA12,361+340–

2197St. James Parish, LALA18,938+337–

2198Cheyenne County, NENE9,528+336–

2199Marshall County, ILIL11,473+334–

2200Grant County, WIWI52,446+333–

2201Wayne County, UTUT2,587+332–

2202Sherman County, TXTX2,781+328–

2203Jenkins County, GAGA8,843+328–

2204Pike County, ININ12,003+328–

2205Bear Lake County, IDID6,727+327–

2206Roane County, WVWV13,317+326–

2207Hinsdale County, COCO753+323–

2208Madison County, NYNY67,120+321–

2209Greene County, IAIA8,658+321–

2210Stanley County, SDSD3,018+319–

2211Lawrence County, ARAR16,273+317–

2212Terrell County, GAGA8,656+317–

2213Mason County, TXTX3,990+315–

2214Wallowa County, OROR7,595+315–

2215Genesee County, NYNY58,416+310–

2216McLean County, KYKY9,064+310–

2217Ohio County, ININ5,994+308–

2218Anderson County, KSKS8,018+307–

2219Cross County, ARAR16,186+301–

2220Ziebach County, SDSD2,389+299–

2221Preston County, WVWV34,004+297–

2222Jay County, ININ20,118+294–

2223Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537+293–

2224Elliott County, KYKY7,265+293–

2225Randolph County, MOMO24,513+293–

2226Keith County, NENE8,100+291–

2227Phillips County, COCO4,420+291–

2228Giles County, VAVA16,564+291–

2229Mifflin County, PAPA46,127+289–

2230Sioux County, NDND3,667+283–

2231Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018+282–

2232Granite County, MTMT3,658+282–

2233De Witt County, ILIL15,118+282–

2234Hamilton County, KSKS2,500+282–

2235Blaine County, MTMT6,860+281–

2236Pennington County, MNMN13,686+278–

2237Haines, AKAK2,068+275–

2238Turner County, SDSD9,314+273–

2239Buffalo County, SDSD1,802+273–

2240Mineral County, COCO910+273–

2241Amite County, MSMS12,487+271–

2242Nemaha County, KSKS10,054+271–

2243Rusk County, WIWI14,146+268–

2244Camas County, IDID1,316+264–

2245Okfuskee County, OKOK11,451+263–

2246Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270+261–

2247Lewis County, MOMO9,879+261–

2248Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711+261–

2249Kinney County, TXTX3,128+260–

2250Clark County, IDID783+260–

2251Warren County, GAGA5,269+258–

2252Cass County, ILIL12,463+258–

2253Lyman County, SDSD3,694+257–

2254Magoffin County, KYKY11,110+255–

2255Kearney County, NENE6,790+253–

2256Randolph County, ININ24,438+253–

2257Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393+252–

2258Coal County, OKOK5,436+251–

2259Pickens County, ALAL18,221+250–

2260Bath County, VAVA4,076+249–

2261Buchanan County, IAIA20,883+249–

2262Sitka, AKAK8,319+247–

2263Tioga County, PAPA40,502+247–

2264Swisher County, TXTX6,703+245–

2265Warren County, ININ8,474+243–

2266Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549+242–

2267Sierra County, CACA3,098+237–

2268Lake County, OROR8,187+236–

2269Rich County, UTUT2,687+236–

2270Red River Parish, LALA7,165+235–

2271Thurston County, NENE6,752+235–

2272Elk County, PAPA29,926+234–

2273Aleutians East, AKAK3,479+233–

2274Saline County, MOMO23,265+233–

2275Johnson County, GAGA9,310+231–

2276Lewis County, IDID3,704+231–

2277Daggett County, UTUT934+231–

2278Davis County, IAIA9,230+229–

2279Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407+228–

2280Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,520+223–

2281Price County, WIWI13,988+222–

2282Adams County, IDID5,013+222–

2283West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156+221–

2284Toole County, MTMT5,211+221–

2285Buffalo County, WIWI13,318+220–

2286Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303+219–

2287Morgan County, ILIL32,515+219–

2288Gosper County, NENE1,803+215–

2289Stanton County, NENE5,744+211–

2290Custer County, IDID4,636+209–

2291Monroe County, MOMO8,959+207–

2292Nodaway County, MOMO20,174+203–

2293Duval County, TXTX9,402+202–

2294Runnels County, TXTX9,693+201–

2295Gage County, NENE21,711+199–

2296Glascock County, GAGA3,141+199–

2297Scott County, VAVA21,200+199–

2298Gilliam County, OROR1,971+198–

2299Johnson County, KYKY22,051+197–

2300Dixon County, NENE5,602+196–

2301Watonwan County, MNMN11,459+194–

2302Carbon County, UTUT20,680+194–

2303Dickens County, TXTX1,692+191–

2304Lamar County, ALAL13,587+189–

2305Crittenden County, KYKY8,807+188–

2306Brewster County, TXTX9,458+185–

2307Washington County, ILIL13,564+183–

2308Saline County, ILIL22,772+182–

2309Schley County, GAGA4,593+178–

2310Teton County, MTMT6,496+174–

2311Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555+172–

2312Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244+171–

2313York County, NENE14,564+170–

2314Fulton County, ILIL32,901+170–

2315Crawford County, IAIA16,237+167–

2316Galax, VAVA6,670+167–

2317Butler County, NENE8,507+166–

2318Webster County, KYKY12,929+165–

2319Fayette County, IAIA19,047+165–

2320Goshen County, WYWY12,640+165–

2321Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662+162–

2322Merrick County, NENE7,905+162–

2323Calhoun County, MSMS12,643+161–

2324Scotland County, MOMO4,796+161–

2325Piute County, UTUT1,509+158–

2326Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357+155–

2327Parmer County, TXTX9,678+153–

2328Daviess County, MOMO8,558+151–

2329Wheeler County, OROR1,472+151–

2330Rice County, KSKS9,266+151–

2331Defiance County, OHOH38,292+150–

2332Greenup County, KYKY35,213+149–

2333Garfield County, WAWA2,416+149–

2334De Soto Parish, LALA27,381+148–

2335Lewis County, NYNY26,479+148–

2336Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153+146–

2337Fountain County, ININ17,013+146–

2338Hanson County, SDSD3,456+145–

2339McCook County, SDSD5,964+144–

2340Putnam County, MOMO4,546+144–

2341Forest County, PAPA6,614+144–

2342Robertson County, KYKY2,325+142–

2343Irion County, TXTX1,463+142–

2344Pendleton County, WVWV5,826+142–

2345Mason County, KYKY16,936+134–

2346Van Buren County, IAIA7,131+133–

2347Donley County, TXTX3,213+132–

2348Rush County, ININ16,767+132–

2349Golden Valley County, MTMT844+130–

2350Marion County, ILIL36,382+130–

2351Webster County, GAGA2,369+127–

2352Armstrong County, TXTX1,843+127–

2353Weston County, WYWY6,840+126–

2354Otero County, COCO17,683+126–

2355Bourbon County, KYKY20,243+124–

2356Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602+123–

2357Meriwether County, GAGA21,516+123–

2358Howard County, IAIA9,415+123–

2359Hamilton County, ILIL7,859+122–

2360Jackson County, SDSD2,666+119–

2361Henderson County, ILIL5,984+117–

2362Gallia County, OHOH29,072+115–

2363Doniphan County, KSKS7,594+115–

2364Clearwater County, MNMN8,647+114–

2365Washington County, COCO4,732+114–

2366Meagher County, MTMT2,137+113–

2367Carlisle County, KYKY4,747+113–

2368Columbia County, NYNY60,168+112–

2369Ritchie County, WVWV8,034+110–

2370Edgar County, ILIL16,323+109–

2371Menard County, TXTX1,956+108–

2372Pepin County, WIWI7,513+106–

2373Page County, IAIA14,856+106–

2374Sumner County, KSKS22,312+105–

2375Eureka County, NVNV1,867+104–

2376Miller County, GAGA5,812+103–

2377Roberts County, SDSD10,255+102–

2378Henry County, OHOH27,598+102–

2379Fall River County, SDSD7,467+100–

2380Hamilton County, NYNY5,006+100–

2381Clay County, ILIL12,793+100–

2382Kemper County, MSMS8,600+97–

2383Alpine County, CACA1,043+95–

2384Wilkes County, GAGA9,540+90–

2385Moody County, SDSD6,632+88–

2386Nicholas County, KYKY7,949+88–

2387Cuming County, NENE8,823+86–

2388Meigs County, OHOH21,587+85–

2389Grant County, OROR7,075+82–

2390Hertford County, NCNC19,015+78–

2391Stanton County, KSKS1,986+73–

2392Hot Springs County, WYWY4,600+73–

2393Webster County, MSMS10,167+72–

2394Franklin County, MSMS7,491+71–

2395Washita County, OKOK10,884+67–

2396Clarion County, PAPA36,680+66–

2397Wright County, IAIA12,801+65–

2398Lafayette County, WIWI17,478+61–

2399Cameron County, PAPA4,211+61–

2400Sedgwick County, COCO2,247+57–

2401Essex County, VTVT6,051+54–

2402Martin County, KYKY10,697+52–

2403Marion County, MSMS24,001+51–

2404Union County, NMNM3,844+50–

2405Ringgold County, IAIA4,642+49–

2406Hancock County, TNTN7,075+47–

2407Judith Basin County, MTMT2,162+47–

2408Grant County, MNMN6,085+43–

2409Dunklin County, MOMO26,855+43–

2410Wilson County, KSKS8,299+43–

2411Choctaw County, OKOK14,059+40–

2412Pope County, ILIL3,672+40–

2413Columbia County, WAWA4,141+40–

2414Dawes County, NENE7,858+39–

2415Conecuh County, ALAL10,899+35–

2416Mercer County, MOMO3,404+34–

2417McMullen County, TXTX544+34–

2418Phelps County, NENE8,994+32–

2419Northampton County, VAVA11,879+32–

2420Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175+30–

2421Pierce County, NENE7,378+30–

2422Loup County, NENE570+29–

2423Reynolds County, MOMO5,992+28–

2424Kay County, OKOK43,490+24–

2425Prairie County, ARAR7,923+21–

2426Crockett County, TXTX2,769+21–

2427Kalawao County, HIHI82+17–

2428Morrill County, NENE4,404+17–

2429Sherman County, OROR2,051+16–

2430Morton County, KSKS2,470+16–

2431Vermillion County, ININ15,488+15–

2432Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683+14–

2433Gentry County, MOMO6,384+13–

2434Wheatland County, MTMT2,100+13–

2435Ware County, GAGA36,906+12–

2436Edmunds County, SDSD4,022+11–

2437Chase County, KSKS2,572+9–

2438Norton County, KSKS5,288+6–

2439Holmes County, MSMS15,465+5–

2440Wyoming County, PAPA25,790+4–

2441King County, TXTX192+2–

2442Martin County, ININ9,8560–

2443Custer County, MTMT12,034-1–

2444Frontier County, NENE2,655-2–

2445Carroll County, IAIA20,303-2–

2446Red River County, TXTX11,816-3–

2447Clay County, GAGA2,815-7–

2448Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650-8–

2449Pondera County, MTMT6,072-9–

2450Hooker County, NENE686-10–

2451De Baca County, NMNM1,647-12–

2452Treasure County, MTMT728-13–

2453McPherson County, NENE369-13–

2454Shackelford County, TXTX3,197-14–

2455Woods County, OKOK8,443-14–

2456Corson County, SDSD3,781-14–

2457Monona County, IAIA8,539-14–

2458Allegany County, MDMD66,848-16–

2459Arthur County, NENE396-18–

2460Kimball County, NENE3,391-19–

2461Blackford County, ININ11,730-19–

2462Butte County, IDID2,783-19–

2463Benton County, MSMS7,502-20–

2464Benton County, ININ8,883-20–

2465Grant County, NENE561-22–

2466Appanoose County, IAIA12,077-22–

2467Deuel County, SDSD4,408-24–

2468Harlan County, NENE3,000-24–

2469Hyde County, SDSD1,191-25–

2470Petroleum County, MTMT548-26–

2471Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929-26–

2472Talbot County, GAGA5,709-26–

2473Jackson County, COCO1,211-28–

2474Clark County, KSKS1,900-28–

2475Iron County, MOMO9,318-29–

2476Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554-30–

2477Ransom County, NDND5,617-31–

2478Pleasants County, WVWV7,338-32–

2479Sully County, SDSD1,479-33–

2480Banner County, NENE686-33–

2481Livingston County, MOMO14,708-34–

2482Ford County, ILIL13,216-34–

2483Logan County, KSKS2,661-35–

2484Polk County, NENE5,270-36–

2485Iron County, MIMI11,757-37–

2486Cotton County, OKOK5,432-37–

2487Neosho County, KSKS15,637-38–

2488Baca County, COCO3,347-39–

2489Loving County, TXTX52-40–

2490Glasscock County, TXTX1,128-41–

2491Trinity County, CACA15,720-41–

2492St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488-43–

2493Cabell County, WVWV91,183-43–

2494Sterling County, TXTX1,349-45–

2495Keya Paha County, NENE792-46–

2496Kenedy County, TXTX319-46–

2497Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321-48–

2498Mellette County, SDSD2,137-54–

2499Mitchell County, IAIA10,650-54–

2500Schleicher County, TXTX2,245-55–

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