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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1351 | Petersburg city | Virginia | 33,734 | -0.9% |
| 1352 | Pike County | Alabama | 33,688 | 1.5% |
| 1353 | Dorchester County | Maryland | 33,628 | 1.3% |
| 1354 | Austin County | Texas | 33,625 | 2.3% |
| 1355 | Polk County | Missouri | 33,604 | 1.2% |
| 1356 | Pulaski County | Virginia | 33,586 | 0.1% |
| 1357 | Harvey County | Kansas | 33,580 | -0.1% |
| 1358 | Lafayette County | Missouri | 33,531 | 0.3% |
| 1359 | Hot Spring County | Arkansas | 33,451 | 0.5% |
| 1360 | Halifax County | Virginia | 33,447 | -0.3% |
| 1361 | Christian County | Illinois | 33,443 | 0.0% |
| 1362 | Lake County | Montana | 33,392 | 0.0% |
| 1363 | Clinton County | Indiana | 33,322 | 0.0% |
| 1363 | Scotland County | North Carolina | 33,322 | -0.9% |
| 1365 | Monroe County | Mississippi | 33,318 | -0.4% |
| 1366 | Lincoln County | Nebraska | 33,303 | 0.1% |
| 1367 | Jefferson County | Indiana | 33,279 | 0.7% |
| 1368 | Weakley County | Tennessee | 33,261 | 0.1% |
| 1369 | Sheridan County | Wyoming | 33,241 | 0.9% |
| 1370 | Claiborne County | Tennessee | 33,229 | 0.9% |
| 1371 | Currituck County | North Carolina | 33,158 | 2.2% |
| 1372 | Gibson County | Indiana | 33,091 | 0.3% |
| 1373 | Jasper County | Texas | 33,075 | 0.4% |
| 1374 | Haralson County | Georgia | 33,066 | 2.0% |
| 1375 | Chester County | South Carolina | 33,001 | 1.4% |
| 1376 | Madison County | Georgia | 32,919 | 0.5% |
| 1377 | Lee County | Illinois | 32,914 | 0.2% |
| 1378 | Fulton County | Illinois | 32,901 | 0.3% |
| 1379 | Henry County | Tennessee | 32,896 | -0.1% |
| 1380 | Seneca County | New York | 32,883 | 0.6% |
| 1381 | Jackson County | Ohio | 32,817 | 0.2% |
| 1382 | Panola County | Mississippi | 32,691 | -0.1% |
| 1383 | Powhatan County | Virginia | 32,591 | 0.7% |
| 1384 | Morgan County | Illinois | 32,515 | -0.4% |
| 1384 | Bee County | Texas | 32,515 | -0.4% |
| 1386 | Bureau County | Illinois | 32,510 | 0.0% |
| 1387 | Stone County | Missouri | 32,503 | -0.2% |
| 1388 | Wayne County | Georgia | 32,481 | 1.2% |
| 1389 | Franklin County | Alabama | 32,449 | 0.8% |
| 1390 | Lee County | Iowa | 32,306 | -0.5% |
| 1391 | Lyon County | Kansas | 32,266 | -0.3% |
| 1392 | Malheur County | Oregon | 32,261 | -0.3% |
| 1393 | Delta County | Colorado | 32,178 | -0.4% |
| 1394 | Pontotoc County | Mississippi | 32,096 | 0.3% |
| 1395 | Monroe County | Georgia | 32,023 | 1.7% |
| 1396 | Evangeline Parish | Louisiana | 31,980 | -0.1% |
| 1397 | Amherst County | Virginia | 31,962 | 1.0% |
| 1398 | Hale County | Texas | 31,819 | -0.8% |
| 1399 | Marshall County | Kentucky | 31,659 | 0.0% |
| 1400 | Boyle County | Kentucky | 31,632 | 1.1% |
3144 ranked entries.