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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2701 | Teton County | Montana | 6,496 | 0.9% |
| 2702 | Clark County | Missouri | 6,475 | -1.7% |
| 2703 | Treutlen County | Georgia | 6,466 | 1.1% |
| 2704 | Menifee County | Kentucky | 6,430 | 1.6% |
| 2705 | Pershing County | Nevada | 6,421 | -0.7% |
| 2706 | Brown County | Illinois | 6,401 | -0.6% |
| 2707 | Gentry County | Missouri | 6,384 | 1.2% |
| 2708 | Antelope County | Nebraska | 6,352 | -0.3% |
| 2709 | Luce County | Michigan | 6,339 | -0.5% |
| 2710 | Norman County | Minnesota | 6,336 | 0.6% |
| 2711 | Wolfe County | Kentucky | 6,298 | 0.6% |
| 2712 | Wilkin County | Minnesota | 6,288 | -0.5% |
| 2713 | Bottineau County | North Dakota | 6,284 | -0.9% |
| 2714 | Ellsworth County | Kansas | 6,257 | -0.7% |
| 2715 | Lake County | Tennessee | 6,249 | -1.4% |
| 2716 | Monroe County | Arkansas | 6,244 | -2.0% |
| 2717 | Fulton County | Kentucky | 6,218 | -0.7% |
| 2718 | Clay County | Nebraska | 6,170 | 0.9% |
| 2719 | Randolph County | Georgia | 6,156 | -0.2% |
| 2720 | Spink County | South Dakota | 6,155 | 0.0% |
| 2721 | Bland County | Virginia | 6,151 | -0.6% |
| 2722 | Iron County | Wisconsin | 6,127 | -1.1% |
| 2723 | Grant County | Minnesota | 6,085 | -0.9% |
| 2724 | Gilpin County | Colorado | 6,073 | 2.0% |
| 2725 | Pondera County | Montana | 6,072 | 0.1% |
| 2726 | Essex County | Vermont | 6,051 | 0.8% |
| 2727 | Lynn County | Texas | 6,017 | 1.0% |
| 2728 | Dallas County | Arkansas | 6,011 | -1.6% |
| 2729 | Ohio County | Indiana | 5,994 | -0.1% |
| 2730 | Cumberland County | Kentucky | 5,992 | -0.7% |
| 2730 | Reynolds County | Missouri | 5,992 | 1.2% |
| 2732 | Pawnee County | Kansas | 5,991 | -1.0% |
| 2733 | Henderson County | Illinois | 5,984 | -0.8% |
| 2734 | Osceola County | Iowa | 5,980 | -0.5% |
| 2735 | Calhoun County | West Virginia | 5,978 | 0.8% |
| 2736 | McCook County | South Dakota | 5,964 | 1.4% |
| 2737 | Edwards County | Illinois | 5,898 | -1.5% |
| 2738 | Lafayette County | Arkansas | 5,888 | -2.8% |
| 2739 | Lander County | Nevada | 5,872 | 1.7% |
| 2740 | Shelby County | Missouri | 5,870 | -1.9% |
| 2741 | Chouteau County | Montana | 5,865 | 0.2% |
| 2742 | Sullivan County | Pennsylvania | 5,856 | -0.7% |
| 2743 | Taylor County | Iowa | 5,835 | -0.1% |
| 2744 | Greenwood County | Kansas | 5,826 | -0.3% |
| 2744 | Pendleton County | West Virginia | 5,826 | -1.4% |
| 2746 | Ontonagon County | Michigan | 5,823 | -0.7% |
| 2747 | Miller County | Georgia | 5,812 | 0.1% |
| 2748 | Carson County | Texas | 5,805 | -0.4% |
| 2749 | San Saba County | Texas | 5,787 | -0.4% |
| 2750 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | Alaska | 5,777 | 0.7% |
3144 ranked entries.