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Most populous counties

County equivalents ranked by the Census Bureau’s latest July 1 population estimate. Land area and density are shown alongside, because a populous county is not necessarily a dense one.

Ranks 1101–1200

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 12 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Barren County, Kentucky at 45,641 residents to Tioga County, Pennsylvania at 40,502 residents. The 100 entries represent 35 state-level jurisdictions. Ohio has the most entries on this page (8).

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 populous counties, ranks 1101 through 1200. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
1101Barren CountyKentucky45,64194487.4
1102Franklin CountyTennessee45,57982554.5
1103Lawrence CountyIndiana45,568101449.1
1104Polk CountyGeorgia45,514147310.3
1105Itasca CountyMinnesota45,404172,667.5
1106Phelps CountyMissouri45,24767671.8
1107Okanogan CountyWashington45,2308.65,266.2
1108Windham CountyVermont45,20458786
1109McDowell CountyNorth Carolina45,198103440
1110Hopkins CountyKentucky45,12783542.3
1111Vernon ParishLouisiana45,091341,326.7
1112Fayette CountyTennessee45,07164704.1
1113Jackson CountyNorth Carolina45,03992491.1
1114Holmes CountyOhio44,970106422.6
1115Washington ParishLouisiana44,93767669.6
1116Oconee CountyGeorgia44,893244184.4
1117Río Grande MunicipioPuerto Rico44,79973960.6
1118Chesterfield CountySouth Carolina44,74056799
1119Kandiyohi CountyMinnesota44,72056797.4
1120Beaufort CountyNorth Carolina44,67054832.7
1121Montrose CountyColorado44,591202,240.9
1122DeKalb CountyIndiana44,535123362.8
1123Cooke CountyTexas44,46151874.8
1124Upshur CountyTexas44,41076583
1125Coffee CountyGeorgia44,40775592.3
1126Brown CountyOhio44,39791489.6
1127Charlottesville cityVirginia44,3884,33310.2
1128Isanti CountyMinnesota44,386102435.8
1129Manassas cityVirginia44,3324,5049.8
1130Stephens CountyOklahoma44,31051870.2
1131Delaware CountyNew York44,305311,442.6
1132Gadsden CountyFlorida44,29886516.4
1133Henderson CountyKentucky44,255101436.4
1134Pettis CountyMissouri44,25465682.2
1135Camden CountyMissouri44,04767655.8
1136Baldwin CountyGeorgia44,029170258.7
1137Dubois CountyIndiana44,016103427.3
1138Douglas CountyWisconsin43,990341,304.3
1139Sullivan CountyNew Hampshire43,96182537.9
1140Prince George CountyVirginia43,936166265.3
1141Erath CountyTexas43,911411,083.2
1142Highland CountyOhio43,82379553.1
1143Macoupin CountyIllinois43,74851863
1144Warren CountyTennessee43,717101432.7
1145Pierce CountyWisconsin43,51976574
1146Kay CountyOklahoma43,49047919.6
1147Pittsburg CountyOklahoma43,320331,305.5
1148Jefferson CountyPennsylvania43,25566652.5
1149Stephenson CountyIllinois43,22077564.2
1150Summit CountyUtah43,141231,870.7
1151Webster CountyMissouri43,05473592.6
1152Huntingdon CountyPennsylvania43,00149874.6
1153Baxter CountyArkansas42,98278553.9
1154Isabela MunicipioPuerto Rico42,93877755.3
1155Louisa CountyVirginia42,92487495.1
1156Nez Perce CountyIdaho42,90551848.3
1157Cheatham CountyTennessee42,778141302.5
1158Warren CountyVirginia42,740199214.6
1159Mercer CountyOhio42,73792462.4
1160Vance CountyNorth Carolina42,638169252.4
1161Okeechobee CountyFlorida42,60855769.3
1162Marinette CountyWisconsin42,574301,399.5
1163Cerro Gordo CountyIowa42,37275568.3
1164Miller CountyArkansas42,35768624.1
1165Mecosta CountyMichigan42,32076555.2
1166Union CountyPennsylvania42,313134316
1167Clinton CountyOhio42,301103408.7
1168Tift CountyGeorgia42,254162260.9
1169Pasquotank CountyNorth Carolina42,201186226.9
1170Wharton CountyTexas42,060391,086.1
1171Richmond CountyNorth Carolina42,04189473.7
1172Siskiyou CountyCalifornia42,0136.76,278.8
1173Delaware CountyOklahoma41,91057737.7
1174Butler CountyMissouri41,90460694.8
1175Crawford CountyOhio41,896104401.8
1176Amador CountyCalifornia41,87670594.6
1177Muscatine CountyIowa41,85396437.4
1178Fulton CountyOhio41,853103405.5
1179Latah CountyIdaho41,842391,079.7
1180Williams CountyNorth Dakota41,767202,077.6
1181Warren CountyMississippi41,75971588.5
1182Benton CountyMinnesota41,744102408.3
1183Danville cityVirginia41,64797342.8
1184Murray CountyGeorgia41,607121344.5
1185Shawano CountyWisconsin41,56047893.2
1186Isle of Wight CountyVirginia41,321131315.7
1187LaGrange CountyIndiana41,305109379.6
1188Canóvanas MunicipioPuerto Rico41,3021,25632.9
1189Sweetwater CountyWyoming41,267410,427
1190Gratiot CountyMichigan41,19072568.4
1191Knox CountyMaine41,117113364.9
1192Mower CountyMinnesota40,97158711.3
1193Tallapoosa CountyAlabama40,95357716.5
1194Clatsop CountyOregon40,92649828.2
1195Sequoyah CountyOklahoma40,84261673.6
1196Howell CountyMissouri40,79844927.2
1197Waldo CountyMaine40,69356730.2
1198Preble CountyOhio40,66496424.2
1199Person CountyNorth Carolina40,636104392.4
1200Tioga CountyPennsylvania40,502361,133.9

Read the differences behind ranks 1101–1200

The median population among these 100 entries is 43,098. The first and last entries span 5,139 residents. 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

  • Ohio8 entries · 8% of this page
  • North Carolina7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Virginia7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Georgia6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Missouri6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Minnesota5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 29 jurisdictions contribute 61 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.