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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 1301–1400

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 14 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Lincoln County, Tennessee at 36,853 residents to Lincoln County, Nebraska at 33,303 residents. The 100 entries represent 33 state-level jurisdictions. Indiana 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 1301 through 1400. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
1301Lincoln CountyTennessee36,85365570.3
1302Webster CountyIowa36,83851715.7
1303Sioux CountyIowa36,77448767.9
1304Carlton CountyMinnesota36,71143861.2
1305Clarion CountyPennsylvania36,68061600.8
1306Beauregard ParishLouisiana36,673321,157.5
1307Escambia CountyAlabama36,66539945.4
1308Adams CountyIndiana36,650108338.9
1309Juncos MunicipioPuerto Rico36,6391,38326.5
1310McLeod CountyMinnesota36,63175491.5
1311Bennington CountyVermont36,63054674.2
1312Lincoln CountyMaine36,59580455.9
1313Delta CountyMichigan36,582311,171.1
1314Williams CountyOhio36,54987420.7
1315Matagorda CountyTexas36,463331,093.1
1316Essex CountyNew York36,438201,794.1
1317Marion CountyIllinois36,38264572.5
1318Geary CountyKansas36,33894384.7
1319Dyer CountyTennessee36,32071512.4
1320Morrow CountyOhio36,30589406.1
1321Miami CountyKansas36,24063575.9
1322Barry CountyMissouri36,20047778.1
1323Lumpkin CountyGeorgia36,178129281.4
1324Jefferson CountyIllinois36,14763571.2
1325Silver Bow CountyMontana36,11850718
1326Madison CountyNebraska36,10663572.6
1327Natchitoches ParishLouisiana36,089291,253
1328Chippewa CountyMichigan36,081231,558.5
1329Perry CountyOhio35,91888407.9
1330Dorado MunicipioPuerto Rico35,8911,55123.1
1331Knox CountyIndiana35,65269515.8
1332Platte CountyNebraska35,64953675.2
1333Scotts Bluff CountyNebraska35,58648739.6
1334Becker CountyMinnesota35,497271,315
1335Dawson CountyGeorgia35,365168210.8
1336Jefferson CountyIdaho35,297321,093.7
1337Lincoln CountyOklahoma35,27837952.4
1338Greenup CountyKentucky35,213102344.5
1339Wapello CountyIowa35,21082431.8
1340Dallas CountyAlabama35,14036978.7
1341Livingston CountyIllinois35,057341,043.6
1342Clark CountyWisconsin35,052291,209.7
1343Whitley CountyIndiana35,046104335.6
1344Lincoln CountyMississippi35,01260586.2
1345Webster ParishLouisiana34,94859593.3
1346Rhea CountyTennessee34,844110315.5
1347Monroe CountyIllinois34,84090385.3
1348Wise CountyVirginia34,82486403.4
1349Steuben CountyIndiana34,799113308.8
1350Las Piedras MunicipioPuerto Rico34,7231,02533.9
1351Marshall CountyMississippi34,65449706.2
1352Morrison CountyMinnesota34,620311,125.1
1353Morton CountyNorth Dakota34,601181,925.9
1354Alcorn CountyMississippi34,56986400
1355Taos CountyNew Mexico34,564162,202.4
1356Corozal MunicipioPuerto Rico34,53181242.5
1357Effingham CountyIllinois34,51972478.8
1358Miami CountyIndiana34,48792373.8
1359Wexford CountyMichigan34,44561564.9
1360Caroline CountyVirginia34,41365527.4
1361Floyd CountyKentucky34,40187393.3
1362Cowley CountyKansas34,382311,125.7
1363Putnam CountyOhio34,38071482.5
1364Vega Alta MunicipioPuerto Rico34,3511,24127.7
1365Nicollet CountyMinnesota34,27376448.3
1366Chambers CountyAlabama34,25357596.6
1367Grimes CountyTexas34,25243787.5
1368Transylvania CountyNorth Carolina34,21190378.4
1369Daviess CountyIndiana34,20980429.5
1370Marion CountyIowa34,19262554.5
1371Lee CountyGeorgia34,17996355.9
1372Botetourt CountyVirginia34,14463541.3
1373Caroline CountyMaryland34,116107319.4
1374Guayama MunicipioPuerto Rico34,04352365
1375Stark CountyNorth Dakota34,013251,334.9
1376Preston CountyWest Virginia34,00452648.8
1377Ford CountyKansas33,993311,098.3
1378Jefferson CountyWashington33,970191,803.7
1379Gilmer CountyGeorgia33,89480426.2
1380Jasper CountyIndiana33,89461559.7
1381Greene CountyPennsylvania33,88559575.9
1382Accomack CountyVirginia33,85975449.3
1383Lawrence CountyAlabama33,84349690.7
1384Emmet CountyMichigan33,77572467.5
1385Petersburg cityVirginia33,7341,48522.7
1386Pike CountyAlabama33,68850672.1
1387Dorchester CountyMaryland33,62862540.8
1388Austin CountyTexas33,62552646.5
1389Polk CountyMissouri33,60453635.5
1390Pulaski CountyVirginia33,586105319.8
1391Harvey CountyKansas33,58062539.8
1392Lafayette CountyMissouri33,53153628.3
1393Hot Spring CountyArkansas33,45154614.9
1394Halifax CountyVirginia33,44741817.7
1395Christian CountyIllinois33,44347709.5
1396Lake CountyMontana33,392221,490.5
1397Clinton CountyIndiana33,32282405.1
1398Scotland CountyNorth Carolina33,322104319.1
1399Monroe CountyMississippi33,31844765.1
1400Lincoln CountyNebraska33,303132,564.2

Read the differences behind ranks 1301–1400

The median population among these 100 entries is 34,689. The first and last entries span 3,550 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

  • Indiana8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Virginia7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Illinois6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Puerto Rico6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Alabama5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Kansas5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 27 jurisdictions contribute 63 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.