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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 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 Ohio County, West Virginia at 40,496 residents to Ware County, Georgia at 36,906 residents. The 100 entries represent 35 state-level jurisdictions. Puerto Rico 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 populous counties, ranks 1201 through 1300. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
1201Ohio CountyWest Virginia40,496382106
1202Washington CountyMississippi40,44656724.1
1203Harrison CountyIndiana40,43784484.1
1204Mayes CountyOklahoma40,41662655.3
1205Campbell CountyTennessee40,29084480.2
1206Oconto CountyWisconsin40,19540997.5
1207Graham CountyArizona40,1578.74,621.9
1208Douglas CountyMinnesota40,12063636.9
1209Gloucester CountyVirginia40,097184217.8
1210Sanilac CountyMichigan40,08342962.6
1211Orange CountyVirginia40,083118340.5
1212Cayey MunicipioPuerto Rico40,02777151.9
1213Marshall CountyIowa39,89070572.5
1214St. John the Baptist ParishLouisiana39,875186214.5
1215Rio Arriba CountyNew Mexico39,8326.85,860.9
1216Orleans CountyNew York39,825102391.3
1217Gurabo MunicipioPuerto Rico39,7801,42627.9
1218Wyoming CountyNew York39,74167592.7
1219Cidra MunicipioPuerto Rico39,6691,10236
1220Snyder CountyPennsylvania39,655121328.8
1221Newberry CountySouth Carolina39,56163630.3
1222Hill CountyTexas39,50341958.9
1223Ottawa CountyOhio39,481155254.7
1224Fremont CountyWyoming39,4644.39,183.6
1225Calloway CountyKentucky39,421102384.9
1226Lawrence CountyMissouri39,40164611.8
1227Colleton CountySouth Carolina39,382371,056.5
1228Fannin CountyTexas39,26545877.9
1229Macon CountyNorth Carolina39,23276515.5
1230Hopkins CountyTexas39,06351767.4
1231San Sebastián MunicipioPuerto Rico39,01955470.5
1232Warren CountyMissouri39,01691428.6
1233Crawford CountyKansas39,00866589.8
1234McKean CountyPennsylvania38,98440979.7
1235Montgomery CountyIndiana38,95477504.6
1236Champaign CountyOhio38,82090429
1237Jim Wells CountyTexas38,80445865.2
1238Independence CountyArkansas38,78551763.7
1239Pike CountyMississippi38,71295409.2
1240Brown CountyTexas38,71141944.5
1241Tazewell CountyVirginia38,63574518.8
1242Boone CountyArkansas38,62866589.7
1243Albany CountyWyoming38,55894,274.2
1244Jasper CountySouth Carolina38,53359655.2
1245Pontotoc CountyOklahoma38,52853720.4
1246Wasatch CountyUtah38,514331,177
1247Manatí MunicipioPuerto Rico38,41385944.7
1248Guernsey CountyOhio38,37973522.2
1249Yadkin CountyNorth Carolina38,325114334.9
1250Defiance CountyOhio38,29293411.4
1251Washington CountyTexas38,28863604.2
1252Uintah CountyUtah38,2788.54,482.9
1253Dare CountyNorth Carolina38,245100383.2
1254Talbot CountyMaryland38,238142268.6
1255Susquehanna CountyPennsylvania38,23746823.5
1256Fayette CountyWest Virginia38,16558662
1257Jasper CountyIowa38,15352730.4
1258Oneida CountyWisconsin38,131341,113.9
1259Woodford CountyIllinois38,11172527.6
1260Wakulla CountyFlorida38,08963606.4
1261Des Moines CountyIowa38,07792416.1
1262Marshall CountyTennessee38,071101375.5
1263Dodge CountyNebraska38,05772528.8
1264Addison CountyVermont38,04850766.3
1265Sagadahoc CountyMaine37,979150254
1266Scott CountyMissouri37,97590420
1267Covington CountyAlabama37,947371,030.6
1268Avoyelles ParishLouisiana37,94146831.4
1269Cocke CountyTennessee37,88987436.1
1270Clark CountyKentucky37,888150252.5
1271Putnam CountyIndiana37,87679480.5
1272Clinton CountyPennsylvania37,87043889.8
1273Houghton CountyMichigan37,842381,009.1
1274Cass CountyIndiana37,83692412.1
1275Mississippi CountyArkansas37,82842902.1
1276Hatillo MunicipioPuerto Rico37,81090641.7
1277Brookings CountySouth Dakota37,63548792.2
1278Moca MunicipioPuerto Rico37,56274650.4
1279Brown CountySouth Dakota37,561221,713
1280Finney CountyKansas37,505291,302
1281Steele CountyMinnesota37,46487429.6
1282Aguada MunicipioPuerto Rico37,3191,21030.8
1283Wayne CountyWest Virginia37,30974506
1284Whitley CountyKentucky37,29785437.9
1285Harris CountyGeorgia37,28080463.8
1286San Lorenzo MunicipioPuerto Rico37,27570253.1
1287Okmulgee CountyOklahoma37,24153697.4
1288Green CountyWisconsin37,22764584
1289Huntington CountyIndiana37,22497382.6
1290Coshocton CountyOhio37,18866563.9
1291Pickens CountyGeorgia37,167160232.1
1292Clinton CountyIllinois37,12878473.9
1293DeSoto CountyFlorida37,07858636.7
1294Graves CountyKentucky37,05067551.8
1295Warren CountyPennsylvania37,03842884.3
1296Alexander CountyNorth Carolina36,958142260
1297Laclede CountyMissouri36,94348764.7
1298Union CountyArkansas36,926361,039.1
1299Franklin CountyIllinois36,91690408.9
1300Ware CountyGeorgia36,90641899.4

Read the differences behind ranks 1201–1300

The median population among these 100 entries is 38,290. The first and last entries span 3,590 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

  • Puerto Rico9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Texas6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Indiana5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Ohio5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Pennsylvania5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Arkansas4 entries · 4% of this page

The remaining 29 jurisdictions contribute 66 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.