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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1651 | Waynesboro city | Virginia | 23,951 | 1.6% |
| 1651 | Iowa County | Wisconsin | 23,951 | -0.1% |
| 1653 | Ohio County | Kentucky | 23,934 | 0.1% |
| 1654 | Roscommon County | Michigan | 23,914 | -0.2% |
| 1655 | Nicholas County | West Virginia | 23,848 | -0.4% |
| 1656 | Winston County | Alabama | 23,829 | -0.2% |
| 1657 | Washington County | Missouri | 23,810 | 0.8% |
| 1658 | Overton County | Tennessee | 23,787 | 0.9% |
| 1659 | Page County | Virginia | 23,762 | 0.3% |
| 1660 | Vilas County | Wisconsin | 23,761 | 0.0% |
| 1661 | Upshur County | West Virginia | 23,758 | 0.4% |
| 1662 | Mercer County | Kentucky | 23,733 | 1.0% |
| 1663 | Putnam County | Georgia | 23,722 | 0.8% |
| 1664 | Hood River County | Oregon | 23,720 | -0.1% |
| 1665 | Morehouse Parish | Louisiana | 23,705 | -0.9% |
| 1666 | Saunders County | Nebraska | 23,702 | 1.1% |
| 1667 | Lampasas County | Texas | 23,657 | 0.3% |
| 1668 | Yankton County | South Dakota | 23,635 | 0.2% |
| 1669 | Meeker County | Minnesota | 23,603 | 0.3% |
| 1670 | Fayette County | Indiana | 23,533 | -0.2% |
| 1671 | Osceola County | Michigan | 23,516 | -0.2% |
| 1672 | Seminole County | Oklahoma | 23,441 | 0.4% |
| 1673 | Starke County | Indiana | 23,425 | 0.1% |
| 1674 | Juniata County | Pennsylvania | 23,403 | -0.2% |
| 1675 | Ray County | Missouri | 23,398 | 0.6% |
| 1676 | Llano County | Texas | 23,353 | 0.2% |
| 1677 | Teton County | Wyoming | 23,333 | -0.1% |
| 1678 | Franklin County | Indiana | 23,286 | 0.6% |
| 1679 | Saline County | Missouri | 23,265 | 0.2% |
| 1680 | Hopewell city | Virginia | 23,261 | 0.9% |
| 1681 | Randolph County | Alabama | 23,163 | 0.4% |
| 1682 | Emanuel County | Georgia | 23,147 | -0.4% |
| 1683 | Panola County | Texas | 23,018 | -0.1% |
| 1684 | Leelanau County | Michigan | 22,982 | 0.6% |
| 1685 | Yazoo County | Mississippi | 22,947 | -0.9% |
| 1686 | Menominee County | Michigan | 22,941 | -0.8% |
| 1687 | Crawford County | Missouri | 22,929 | 0.4% |
| 1688 | Minidoka County | Idaho | 22,911 | 0.8% |
| 1689 | Sunflower County | Mississippi | 22,893 | -0.9% |
| 1690 | Bandera County | Texas | 22,876 | 0.4% |
| 1691 | Limestone County | Texas | 22,849 | 0.4% |
| 1692 | Bell County | Kentucky | 22,829 | -0.8% |
| 1693 | Sevier County | Utah | 22,827 | 1.0% |
| 1694 | Saline County | Illinois | 22,772 | -0.3% |
| 1695 | Allen Parish | Louisiana | 22,672 | -0.3% |
| 1696 | Henry County | Missouri | 22,671 | 0.5% |
| 1696 | Scott County | Tennessee | 22,671 | 0.5% |
| 1698 | Washington County | Iowa | 22,667 | 0.3% |
| 1699 | Rockbridge County | Virginia | 22,663 | 0.9% |
| 1700 | Curry County | Oregon | 22,621 | -0.9% |
3144 ranked entries.