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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2350 | Noble County | Oklahoma | 10,899 | -0.1% |
| 2352 | Washita County | Oklahoma | 10,884 | 0.6% |
| 2353 | Tallahatchie County | Mississippi | 10,877 | -0.8% |
| 2354 | Butte County | South Dakota | 10,856 | -0.3% |
| 2355 | Middlesex County | Virginia | 10,841 | -0.9% |
| 2356 | Pushmataha County | Oklahoma | 10,807 | -0.5% |
| 2357 | Guthrie County | Iowa | 10,782 | 0.9% |
| 2357 | Wayne County | Missouri | 10,782 | -0.6% |
| 2359 | Love County | Oklahoma | 10,780 | 1.7% |
| 2360 | Clay County | Texas | 10,764 | 0.3% |
| 2361 | St. Helena Parish | Louisiana | 10,758 | -0.4% |
| 2362 | Sussex County | Virginia | 10,755 | 0.1% |
| 2363 | Lake County | Minnesota | 10,746 | -0.1% |
| 2364 | Ripley County | Missouri | 10,717 | 0.0% |
| 2365 | Martin County | Kentucky | 10,697 | 0.1% |
| 2366 | Essex County | Virginia | 10,654 | -0.2% |
| 2367 | Mitchell County | Iowa | 10,650 | 0.6% |
| 2368 | Bollinger County | Missouri | 10,646 | 0.7% |
| 2369 | Washington County | North Carolina | 10,638 | -0.1% |
| 2370 | Lanier County | Georgia | 10,623 | 2.3% |
| 2371 | Metcalfe County | Kentucky | 10,583 | 0.4% |
| 2372 | North Slope Borough | Alaska | 10,582 | -0.3% |
| 2373 | Barnes County | North Dakota | 10,573 | -0.9% |
| 2374 | Alcona County | Michigan | 10,556 | 0.0% |
| 2375 | Hancock County | Iowa | 10,528 | -0.9% |
| 2376 | Crawford County | Indiana | 10,509 | -0.5% |
| 2377 | Benewah County | Idaho | 10,508 | 0.2% |
| 2378 | Custer County | Nebraska | 10,500 | -0.2% |
| 2379 | Box Butte County | Nebraska | 10,494 | -1.6% |
| 2380 | Early County | Georgia | 10,455 | -0.1% |
| 2381 | Johnston County | Oklahoma | 10,448 | 1.2% |
| 2382 | Ralls County | Missouri | 10,444 | -0.1% |
| 2383 | Louisa County | Iowa | 10,416 | -1.4% |
| 2384 | Cumberland County | Virginia | 10,352 | 1.5% |
| 2385 | Perry County | Arkansas | 10,309 | 0.4% |
| 2386 | Red Willow County | Nebraska | 10,307 | -0.9% |
| 2387 | Somervell County | Texas | 10,261 | 1.7% |
| 2388 | Roberts County | South Dakota | 10,255 | -0.2% |
| 2389 | Winnebago County | Iowa | 10,251 | -1.0% |
| 2390 | Roosevelt County | Montana | 10,242 | 0.3% |
| 2391 | Gates County | North Carolina | 10,234 | -0.5% |
| 2392 | McCormick County | South Carolina | 10,215 | 2.4% |
| 2393 | Cumberland County | Illinois | 10,208 | -0.7% |
| 2394 | Howard County | Missouri | 10,180 | 0.5% |
| 2395 | Walsh County | North Dakota | 10,179 | -0.2% |
| 2396 | Emery County | Utah | 10,177 | 0.3% |
| 2397 | Pulaski County | Georgia | 10,172 | 0.1% |
| 2398 | Webster County | Mississippi | 10,167 | 1.2% |
| 2399 | Coosa County | Alabama | 10,161 | -1.2% |
| 2400 | Holt County | Nebraska | 10,067 | 0.0% |
3144 ranked entries.