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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3001 | McIntosh County | North Dakota | 2,451 | -0.6% |
| 3002 | Kiowa County | Kansas | 2,432 | 0.7% |
| 3003 | Rawlins County | Kansas | 2,431 | 0.2% |
| 3004 | Sheridan County | Kansas | 2,427 | -0.2% |
| 3005 | Garfield County | Washington | 2,416 | 0.6% |
| 3006 | Kidder County | North Dakota | 2,393 | 0.0% |
| 3007 | Ziebach County | South Dakota | 2,389 | 0.3% |
| 3008 | Sanborn County | South Dakota | 2,388 | 0.5% |
| 3009 | Potter County | South Dakota | 2,377 | -1.0% |
| 3010 | Graham County | Kansas | 2,371 | 0.9% |
| 3011 | Webster County | Georgia | 2,369 | 1.6% |
| 3012 | McPherson County | South Dakota | 2,347 | 0.6% |
| 3013 | Niobrara County | Wyoming | 2,341 | 1.1% |
| 3014 | Renville County | North Dakota | 2,331 | 0.9% |
| 3015 | Eddy County | North Dakota | 2,329 | 0.0% |
| 3016 | Harmon County | Oklahoma | 2,327 | -0.3% |
| 3017 | Robertson County | Kentucky | 2,325 | -1.1% |
| 3018 | Highland County | Virginia | 2,318 | -0.8% |
| 3019 | Miner County | South Dakota | 2,281 | 0.1% |
| 3020 | Adams County | North Dakota | 2,275 | 2.5% |
| 3021 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | Alaska | 2,271 | -1.0% |
| 3022 | Culberson County | Texas | 2,267 | -0.3% |
| 3023 | Quitman County | Georgia | 2,254 | -2.4% |
| 3024 | Sedgwick County | Colorado | 2,247 | -1.1% |
| 3025 | Schleicher County | Texas | 2,245 | -2.1% |
| 3026 | Griggs County | North Dakota | 2,239 | 0.6% |
| 3027 | Grant County | North Dakota | 2,206 | -0.5% |
| 3028 | Keweenaw County | Michigan | 2,186 | 1.0% |
| 3029 | Faulk County | South Dakota | 2,178 | -0.1% |
| 3030 | Judith Basin County | Montana | 2,162 | 2.2% |
| 3031 | Greeley County | Nebraska | 2,154 | -1.3% |
| 3032 | Meagher County | Montana | 2,137 | 2.0% |
| 3032 | Mellette County | South Dakota | 2,137 | 4.3% |
| 3034 | Burke County | North Dakota | 2,132 | -0.1% |
| 3035 | Divide County | North Dakota | 2,110 | -0.5% |
| 3036 | Wheatland County | Montana | 2,100 | 2.0% |
| 3037 | Haines Borough | Alaska | 2,068 | 0.0% |
| 3038 | Cimarron County | Oklahoma | 2,059 | -2.9% |
| 3039 | Sherman County | Oregon | 2,051 | 1.8% |
| 3040 | Towner County | North Dakota | 2,040 | 0.1% |
| 3041 | Wichita County | Kansas | 2,031 | -0.4% |
| 3042 | Wrangell City and Borough | Alaska | 2,007 | -1.5% |
| 3043 | Stanton County | Kansas | 1,986 | -1.1% |
| 3044 | Gilliam County | Oregon | 1,971 | -0.7% |
| 3045 | Liberty County | Montana | 1,957 | 0.3% |
| 3046 | Menard County | Texas | 1,956 | 1.9% |
| 3047 | Worth County | Missouri | 1,914 | 0.1% |
| 3048 | Clark County | Kansas | 1,900 | 0.5% |
| 3049 | Oliver County | North Dakota | 1,898 | 0.7% |
| 3050 | Eureka County | Nevada | 1,867 | -2.6% |
3144 ranked entries.