Largest counties by population
Rank US counties and county equivalents by resident population, not land area.
U.S. Census Bureau Population EstimatesPeriod: July 1, 2024–July 1, 2025 · Vintage 2025Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:10:35+00:00
July 1 resident population estimates from a single Census vintage. Counties are ranked by population, not land area. County equivalents include independent cities and other Census county-equivalent areas.
Ranks are competition ranks computed across the full filtered set.
| Rank | Name | State | Population | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | St. Martin Parish | Louisiana | 51,106 | -0.4% |
| 1002 | Laurens County | Georgia | 51,041 | 0.9% |
| 1003 | Harrisonburg city | Virginia | 50,839 | 0.1% |
| 1004 | Lincoln County | Oregon | 50,636 | -0.2% |
| 1005 | St. Charles Parish | Louisiana | 50,586 | -0.1% |
| 1006 | Winona County | Minnesota | 50,523 | 0.4% |
| 1007 | Columbus County | North Carolina | 50,487 | 0.4% |
| 1008 | Habersham County | Georgia | 50,416 | 1.3% |
| 1009 | Le Flore County | Oklahoma | 50,196 | 1.1% |
| 1010 | Douglas County | Nevada | 50,111 | 1.0% |
| 1011 | Montgomery County | New York | 50,046 | 0.9% |
| 1012 | Fremont County | Colorado | 50,039 | 0.1% |
| 1013 | Santa Cruz County | Arizona | 50,020 | 0.5% |
| 1014 | Bristol County | Rhode Island | 50,001 | -0.3% |
| 1015 | Dale County | Alabama | 49,912 | -0.2% |
| 1016 | Monroe County | Tennessee | 49,730 | 0.8% |
| 1017 | Wood County | Texas | 49,688 | 1.1% |
| 1018 | Stevens County | Washington | 49,668 | 1.0% |
| 1019 | McClain County | Oklahoma | 49,647 | 2.3% |
| 1020 | Jackson County | Florida | 49,629 | -0.6% |
| 1021 | Venango County | Pennsylvania | 49,346 | -0.3% |
| 1022 | Henry County | Virginia | 49,242 | -0.6% |
| 1023 | Cherokee County | Oklahoma | 49,196 | 0.9% |
| 1024 | Henry County | Indiana | 49,137 | 0.2% |
| 1025 | Edgecombe County | North Carolina | 49,121 | 0.1% |
| 1026 | Nelson County | Kentucky | 49,036 | 0.9% |
| 1027 | Carter County | Oklahoma | 48,910 | -0.5% |
| 1028 | Kittitas County | Washington | 48,803 | 1.4% |
| 1029 | Ravalli County | Montana | 48,582 | 1.1% |
| 1030 | Levy County | Florida | 48,520 | 1.8% |
| 1031 | Whitman County | Washington | 48,512 | 1.4% |
| 1032 | Lincoln Parish | Louisiana | 48,360 | 0.3% |
| 1033 | Hendry County | Florida | 48,276 | 3.5% |
| 1034 | Goodhue County | Minnesota | 48,195 | 0.1% |
| 1035 | Suwannee County | Florida | 48,149 | 0.7% |
| 1036 | Campbell County | Wyoming | 48,145 | 0.1% |
| 1037 | Henry County | Illinois | 48,095 | -0.2% |
| 1038 | Shelby County | Ohio | 48,065 | 0.2% |
| 1039 | Noble County | Indiana | 47,937 | 0.0% |
| 1040 | Val Verde County | Texas | 47,835 | 0.1% |
| 1041 | Knox County | Illinois | 47,767 | -0.4% |
| 1042 | Boyd County | Kentucky | 47,751 | -0.4% |
| 1043 | Chilton County | Alabama | 47,708 | 0.7% |
| 1044 | Bedford County | Pennsylvania | 47,480 | -0.2% |
| 1045 | Tioga County | New York | 47,453 | -0.2% |
| 1046 | Colquitt County | Georgia | 47,438 | 0.9% |
| 1047 | Greene County | Arkansas | 47,411 | 0.8% |
| 1048 | Jackson County | Indiana | 47,370 | -0.1% |
| 1049 | Greene County | New York | 47,238 | -0.2% |
| 1050 | Beltrami County | Minnesota | 47,055 | 0.6% |
3144 ranked entries.