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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 701–800

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 8 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Macon County, Illinois at 171 people per mi² to Talbot County, Maryland at 142 people per mi². The 100 entries represent 34 state-level jurisdictions. Georgia 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 701 through 800. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
701Macon CountyIllinois99,300171580.5
702Sevier CountyTennessee101,342171592.5
703Eau Claire CountyWisconsin109,033171637.9
704Baldwin CountyGeorgia44,029170258.7
705Union CountyOhio73,446170431.7
706Calumet CountyWisconsin53,982170318.3
707Forrest CountyMississippi79,034170466
708Aiken CountySouth Carolina181,5151701,070.7
709Merrimack CountyNew Hampshire158,078169932.9
710Dearborn CountyIndiana51,609169305.1
711Vance CountyNorth Carolina42,638169252.4
712Baldwin CountyAlabama267,7611681,589.9
713Robertson CountyTennessee80,175168476.3
714Anchorage MunicipalityAlaska287,1551681,706.8
715Carter CountyTennessee57,361168341.3
716Dawson CountyGeorgia35,365168210.8
717Hood CountyTexas70,501168420.7
718Randall CountyTexas152,351167912.7
719Franklin CountyNorth Carolina82,037167491.9
720Rockingham CountyNorth Carolina94,195167565.7
721Cass CountyMissouri115,859166696.6
722Wagoner CountyOklahoma93,263166561.9
723Prince George CountyVirginia43,936166265.3
724Craighead CountyArkansas116,957165707.2
725King George CountyVirginia29,646165179.6
726Nassau CountyFlorida106,879165648.7
727Wayne CountyIndiana66,169165401.8
728Grayson CountyTexas153,613165932.8
729Putnam CountyWest Virginia56,885165345.7
730Albemarle CountyVirginia118,356164720.5
731Taylor CountyTexas150,077164915.5
732Sutter CountyCalifornia98,787164602.7
733Dubuque CountyIowa99,381163608.3
734Ulster CountyNew York183,3301631,124.2
735Madison CountyMississippi116,298163714.2
736Tuscarawas CountyOhio92,373163567.6
737Belknap CountyNew Hampshire65,147162401.9
738Tift CountyGeorgia42,254162260.9
739Santa Barbara CountyCalifornia442,0651622,733.9
740Midland CountyMichigan83,754162518.4
741DeKalb CountyIllinois101,835161631.3
742Marion CountyOhio65,115161403.8
743Grant CountyIndiana66,524161414.1
744Mercer CountyPennsylvania107,860160672.5
745Pickens CountyGeorgia37,167160232.1
746Williamson CountyIllinois67,225160420.2
747Roane CountyTennessee57,395159360.8
748Moore CountyNorth Carolina110,619159697.6
749Allegany CountyMaryland66,848158422.2
750Sumter CountySouth Carolina105,067158665.1
751Walker CountyGeorgia70,250157446.3
752Bossier ParishLouisiana131,867157839.6
753Kankakee CountyIllinois105,525156676.5
754Jefferson CountyOhio63,597156408.1
755Stephens CountyGeorgia27,854156178.9
756Fayette CountyPennsylvania123,021156790.8
757St. Clair CountyAlabama98,206155631.6
758Jefferson CountyWisconsin86,505155556.5
759Effingham CountyGeorgia74,397155478.9
760Ottawa CountyOhio39,481155254.7
761Kootenai CountyIdaho191,8641551,237.8
762Vieques MunicipioPuerto Rico7,86715550.8
763Greenwood CountySouth Carolina70,379154455.6
764Harrison CountyWest Virginia64,221154416
765Yamhill CountyOregon110,024154715.9
766Merced CountyCalifornia297,2601531,938
767Kosciusko CountyIndiana80,892152531.4
768Culpeper CountyVirginia57,666152379.2
769Rogers CountyOklahoma102,197151675.7
770Wayne CountyNew York91,250151603.8
771Clark CountyKentucky37,888150252.5
772St. Francois CountyMissouri67,809150451.9
773Sagadahoc CountyMaine37,979150254
774West Baton Rouge ParishLouisiana28,756150192.3
775Allegan CountyMichigan123,188149825.4
776Culebra MunicipioPuerto Rico1,73514911.6
777Kennebec CountyMaine129,067149867.5
778Craven CountyNorth Carolina105,025149706.5
779Cherokee CountySouth Carolina58,275148393
780Butts CountyGeorgia27,218148183.7
781Elmore CountyAlabama91,577148618.5
782Garland CountyArkansas99,695147677.6
783Woodford CountyKentucky27,883147189.6
784Laurel CountyKentucky63,746147433.7
785Hunt CountyTexas123,336147840.4
786Polk CountyGeorgia45,514147310.3
787Queen Anne's CountyMaryland54,448146371.7
788Montgomery CountyKentucky28,822146197.4
789Hoke CountyNorth Carolina56,939146390.2
790Northwest Hills Planning RegionConnecticut114,690146786.6
791Coffee CountyTennessee62,419146429
792Fond du Lac CountyWisconsin104,669145719.6
793Lauderdale CountyAlabama97,135145668
794Larimer CountyColorado377,2921452,595.7
795Cape Girardeau CountyMissouri83,999145578.5
796McLean CountyIllinois171,4191451,183.2
797Benton CountyOregon97,728145675.2
798Sandusky CountyOhio58,655144408.2
799Chisago CountyMinnesota59,142143414.9
800Talbot CountyMaryland38,238142268.6

Read the differences behind ranks 701–800

The median density among these 100 entries is 158 people per mi². The first and last entries span 29 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

  • Georgia9 entries · 9% of this page
  • North Carolina6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Ohio6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Illinois5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Tennessee5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Texas5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 28 jurisdictions contribute 64 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.