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Most densely populated counties

Population per square mile of land, using the latest Census Bureau estimate and Gazetteer land area. Small urban counties and independent cities lead because a large population shares little land.

Ranks 1201–1300

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 13 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Columbia County, Wisconsin at 76 people per mi² to Union County, Florida at 67 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 33 state-level jurisdictions. Indiana has the most entries on this page (9).

Rank numbers continue across pages and describe the full selected ranking. They are not state ranks. Start at rank 1 for the leading entries, or open a county profile for its state rank and median comparisons.

Most densely populated counties, ranks 1201 through 1300. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
1201Columbia CountyWisconsin58,13276765.6
1202Pierce CountyWisconsin43,51976574
1203Starke CountyIndiana23,42576309.1
1204Toombs CountyGeorgia27,54576364
1205Crittenden CountyArkansas46,21076611.8
1206Accomack CountyVirginia33,85975449.3
1207Clinton CountyNew York78,138751,037.8
1208Orangeburg CountySouth Carolina83,177751,106.4
1209Adams CountyIllinois64,26775855.2
1210Coffee CountyGeorgia44,40775592.3
1211Warren CountyNew York65,02075867.2
1212Logan CountyOklahoma55,47375743.7
1213Cerro Gordo CountyIowa42,37275568.3
1214McLeod CountyMinnesota36,63175491.5
1215Tazewell CountyVirginia38,63574518.8
1216Wabash CountyIndiana30,71374412.5
1217Mason CountyWashington71,16574959.6
1218Saline CountyKansas53,37774720.2
1219Jones CountyGeorgia29,17174393.9
1220Clay CountyIndiana26,41074357.6
1221Wayne CountyWest Virginia37,30974506
1222Guernsey CountyOhio38,37973522.2
1223Russell CountyKentucky18,60873253.3
1224Jennings CountyIndiana27,62273376.6
1225Avery CountyNorth Carolina18,11073247.3
1226Venango CountyPennsylvania49,34673674.3
1227Pearl River CountyMississippi59,36373811.5
1228Greene CountyNew York47,23873647.2
1229Bonneville CountyIdaho135,771731,866
1230Meigs CountyTennessee14,18673195.1
1231Webster CountyMissouri43,05473592.6
1232Yates CountyNew York24,54773338.2
1233Gratiot CountyMichigan41,19072568.4
1234Woodford CountyIllinois38,11172527.6
1235Emmet CountyMichigan33,77572467.5
1236Jefferson CountyArkansas62,98772872.3
1237Effingham CountyIllinois34,51972478.8
1238Dodge CountyNebraska38,05772528.8
1239DeKalb CountyTennessee21,87372304.4
1240King William CountyVirginia19,61772273.9
1241Powell CountyKentucky12,81272179
1242Washington CountyNew York59,35371831.2
1243Decatur CountyIndiana26,57671372.6
1244Putnam CountyOhio34,38071482.5
1245Wayne CountyPennsylvania51,70371725.8
1246Blackford CountyIndiana11,73071165.1
1247Tate CountyMississippi28,72571404.8
1248Warren CountyMississippi41,75971588.5
1249Pueblo CountyColorado169,277712,386.6
1250Van Wert CountyOhio29,01371409.2
1251Dyer CountyTennessee36,32071512.4
1252Kent CountyMaryland19,56571276.9
1253Deschutes CountyOregon213,072713,017.6
1254Crisp CountyGeorgia19,23771272.7
1255Mason CountyKentucky16,93671240.1
1256Douglas CountyNevada50,11171710.5
1257Amador CountyCalifornia41,87670594.6
1258Fayette CountyOhio28,55270406.4
1259Stone CountyMissouri32,50370463.8
1260Suwannee CountyFlorida48,14970688.6
1261Bourbon CountyKentucky20,24370289.8
1262Wilson CountyTexas56,13970803.7
1263Nacogdoches CountyTexas66,03570946.3
1264Marshall CountyIowa39,89070572.5
1265Pike CountyKentucky54,72170786.2
1266Ohio CountyIndiana5,9947086.2
1267St. Martin ParishLouisiana51,10669737.5
1268Crow Wing CountyMinnesota69,13269998.5
1269Knox CountyIndiana35,65269515.8
1270Chilton CountyAlabama47,70869692.8
1271Waupaca CountyWisconsin51,46169747.7
1272Putnam CountyGeorgia23,72269344.7
1273Union CountyMississippi28,45968415.6
1274Payette CountyIdaho27,82468406.9
1275Ben Hill CountyGeorgia17,09968250.1
1276Johnson CountyMissouri56,67068829.3
1277Camp CountyTexas13,38068195.8
1278Clearfield CountyPennsylvania78,100681,144.9
1279Mitchell CountyNorth Carolina15,06268221.3
1280Gibson CountyIndiana33,09168487.4
1281Miller CountyArkansas42,35768624.1
1282Dillon CountySouth Carolina27,45868405.1
1283Ogle CountyIllinois51,39968758.7
1284Cherokee CountyNorth Carolina30,83068455.5
1285Fannin CountyGeorgia26,11167387.2
1286Amherst CountyVirginia31,96267474
1287Phelps CountyMissouri45,24767671.8
1288Sequatchie CountyTennessee17,86167265.9
1289Camden CountyMissouri44,04767655.8
1290Graves CountyKentucky37,05067551.8
1291Washington ParishLouisiana44,93767669.6
1292Carroll CountyOhio26,47567394.7
1293Logan CountyWest Virginia30,37567452.9
1294Wyoming CountyNew York39,74167592.7
1295Chippewa CountyWisconsin67,614671,008.4
1296Upshur CountyWest Virginia23,75867354.6
1297Somerset CountyPennsylvania72,004671,075
1298Smith CountyTennessee20,98167314.3
1299Knox CountyIllinois47,76767716.4
1300Union CountyFlorida16,25067243.9

Read the differences behind ranks 1201–1300

The median density among these 100 entries is 71 people per mi². The first and last entries span 9.3 people per square mile. This median describes the entries on this page, not the full national dataset. Pagination is a browsing boundary, not a distinct geographic region.

Adjacent ranks can differ by a handful of residents or by many thousands. Open a county profile for its population trend since 2020, land area, and state comparisons.

Where the entries on this page are located

  • Indiana9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Georgia7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Kentucky6 entries · 6% of this page
  • New York6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Illinois5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Missouri5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 27 jurisdictions contribute 62 entries. The list above shows the six most represented, with alphabetical ordering when counts tie.

These counts describe representation in this slice of the ranking. They do not measure a state’s share of national land or population. Compare the first and last county equivalents on this page to inspect land, water, and total area separately.

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Population rankings use Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates; density rankings divide them by original ALAND square meters. Land rankings use original ALAND square meters; total-area rankings use ALAND + AWATER. Exact ties use ascending GEOID. Displayed square-mile values are rounded. Read the methodology.