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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401 | Juneau City and Borough | Alaska | 31,609 | 0.1% |
| 1402 | Greenbrier County | West Virginia | 31,578 | -0.8% |
| 1403 | Titus County | Texas | 31,563 | -0.2% |
| 1404 | Clare County | Michigan | 31,543 | 0.4% |
| 1405 | Summit County | Colorado | 31,517 | -0.4% |
| 1406 | Jefferson Davis Parish | Louisiana | 31,471 | -0.2% |
| 1407 | Sanpete County | Utah | 31,453 | 1.9% |
| 1408 | Vernon County | Wisconsin | 31,443 | 0.2% |
| 1409 | Giles County | Tennessee | 31,433 | 1.3% |
| 1410 | Cass County | Minnesota | 31,430 | 0.0% |
| 1411 | Coos County | New Hampshire | 31,343 | -0.1% |
| 1412 | Washington County | Maine | 31,334 | -0.4% |
| 1413 | Trempealeau County | Wisconsin | 31,171 | 0.8% |
| 1413 | Park County | Wyoming | 31,171 | 0.2% |
| 1415 | Greene County | Indiana | 31,165 | -0.1% |
| 1416 | Adams County | Nebraska | 31,071 | -0.4% |
| 1417 | Clarendon County | South Carolina | 31,043 | 0.0% |
| 1418 | Cherokee County | North Carolina | 30,830 | 1.4% |
| 1419 | Franklin County | Maine | 30,824 | -0.2% |
| 1420 | Palo Pinto County | Texas | 30,791 | 1.5% |
| 1421 | Mecklenburg County | Virginia | 30,747 | -0.2% |
| 1422 | McCurtain County | Oklahoma | 30,744 | -0.1% |
| 1423 | Wabash County | Indiana | 30,713 | 0.0% |
| 1424 | Meade County | South Dakota | 30,711 | -0.5% |
| 1425 | Meade County | Kentucky | 30,699 | 0.7% |
| 1426 | Muhlenberg County | Kentucky | 30,634 | 0.2% |
| 1427 | Door County | Wisconsin | 30,616 | 0.1% |
| 1428 | Polk County | Minnesota | 30,545 | -0.4% |
| 1429 | Elbert County | Colorado | 30,534 | 4.1% |
| 1430 | Huron County | Michigan | 30,530 | -0.7% |
| 1431 | Howard County | Texas | 30,504 | -0.2% |
| 1432 | Pine County | Minnesota | 30,472 | 0.2% |
| 1433 | Freeborn County | Minnesota | 30,440 | 0.0% |
| 1434 | Ottawa County | Oklahoma | 30,438 | 0.0% |
| 1435 | Caledonia County | Vermont | 30,414 | -0.3% |
| 1436 | Fredericksburg city | Virginia | 30,393 | 1.4% |
| 1437 | Logan County | West Virginia | 30,375 | -0.8% |
| 1438 | Kleberg County | Texas | 30,315 | 0.0% |
| 1439 | Morgan County | Colorado | 30,306 | 0.0% |
| 1440 | Montgomery County | Kansas | 30,177 | -0.8% |
| 1441 | Schoharie County | New York | 30,176 | -0.2% |
| 1442 | Hardin County | Ohio | 30,072 | -0.6% |
| 1443 | Obion County | Tennessee | 30,067 | -0.6% |
| 1444 | McPherson County | Kansas | 30,064 | -0.1% |
| 1445 | Adams County | Mississippi | 30,061 | 1.0% |
| 1446 | Bladen County | North Carolina | 30,007 | 0.1% |
| 1447 | Orange County | Vermont | 30,002 | 0.0% |
| 1448 | Elk County | Pennsylvania | 29,926 | -0.5% |
| 1449 | Randolph County | Illinois | 29,921 | 0.2% |
| 1450 | Peach County | Georgia | 29,877 | 1.2% |
3144 ranked entries.