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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2650 | Hancock County | Tennessee | 7,075 | 0.4% |
| 2652 | Jefferson County | Nebraska | 7,070 | -1.1% |
| 2653 | Kit Carson County | Colorado | 7,069 | 0.6% |
| 2654 | Greene County | Alabama | 7,067 | -1.0% |
| 2655 | Kingman County | Kansas | 7,029 | 0.1% |
| 2656 | Grant County | Kansas | 7,028 | -0.5% |
| 2657 | Newton County | Arkansas | 7,026 | -0.2% |
| 2658 | Wabaunsee County | Kansas | 7,018 | -0.9% |
| 2659 | Huerfano County | Colorado | 7,011 | 0.3% |
| 2660 | Humphreys County | Mississippi | 7,001 | -1.7% |
| 2661 | Bailey County | Texas | 6,963 | 1.0% |
| 2662 | Moore County | Tennessee | 6,920 | 1.4% |
| 2663 | Hamlin County | South Dakota | 6,900 | 2.5% |
| 2664 | Van Buren County | Tennessee | 6,874 | 2.9% |
| 2665 | Union County | Indiana | 6,863 | -1.0% |
| 2666 | Blaine County | Montana | 6,860 | -0.2% |
| 2667 | Clinch County | Georgia | 6,847 | 0.2% |
| 2668 | Weston County | Wyoming | 6,840 | -0.4% |
| 2669 | Jefferson County | Mississippi | 6,825 | -0.9% |
| 2670 | Pocahontas County | Iowa | 6,819 | -1.5% |
| 2671 | Kearney County | Nebraska | 6,790 | 0.4% |
| 2672 | Tillman County | Oklahoma | 6,780 | -0.3% |
| 2673 | Ida County | Iowa | 6,777 | 0.1% |
| 2674 | East Carroll Parish | Louisiana | 6,760 | -2.1% |
| 2675 | Thurston County | Nebraska | 6,752 | 2.2% |
| 2676 | King and Queen County | Virginia | 6,743 | 0.3% |
| 2677 | Wayne County | Iowa | 6,738 | 1.6% |
| 2678 | Saguache County | Colorado | 6,732 | 0.7% |
| 2679 | Bear Lake County | Idaho | 6,727 | 0.4% |
| 2680 | Lac qui Parle County | Minnesota | 6,704 | 0.7% |
| 2681 | Swisher County | Texas | 6,703 | -2.0% |
| 2682 | Rio Blanco County | Colorado | 6,683 | -1.6% |
| 2683 | Burt County | Nebraska | 6,678 | -0.7% |
| 2684 | Buena Vista city | Virginia | 6,672 | 0.9% |
| 2685 | Galax city | Virginia | 6,670 | -0.5% |
| 2686 | Schuyler County | Illinois | 6,657 | -1.0% |
| 2686 | Refugio County | Texas | 6,657 | -0.9% |
| 2688 | Childress County | Texas | 6,643 | -0.7% |
| 2689 | Moody County | South Dakota | 6,632 | 0.5% |
| 2690 | Charles City County | Virginia | 6,623 | 0.6% |
| 2691 | Forest County | Pennsylvania | 6,614 | 0.3% |
| 2692 | Surry County | Virginia | 6,603 | 0.2% |
| 2693 | Russell County | Kansas | 6,581 | -1.1% |
| 2694 | Brooks County | Texas | 6,579 | -1.8% |
| 2695 | Pembina County | North Dakota | 6,568 | -0.2% |
| 2696 | Chugach Census Area | Alaska | 6,553 | -0.5% |
| 2697 | Tucker County | West Virginia | 6,540 | -0.1% |
| 2698 | Howard County | Nebraska | 6,538 | 0.0% |
| 2699 | Fremont County | Iowa | 6,522 | 0.4% |
| 2700 | La Salle County | Texas | 6,517 | -0.5% |
3144 ranked entries.