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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 1401–1500

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 15 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Jefferson County, Indiana at 33,279 residents to Knox County, Kentucky at 29,532 residents. The 100 entries represent 35 state-level jurisdictions. Tennessee has the most entries on this page (7, tied for the lead).

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 1401 through 1500. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
1401Jefferson CountyIndiana33,27992360.7
1402Weakley CountyTennessee33,26157580.4
1403Sheridan CountyWyoming33,241132,523.4
1404Claiborne CountyTennessee33,22976434.6
1405Currituck CountyNorth Carolina33,158127261.9
1406Gibson CountyIndiana33,09168487.4
1407Coamo MunicipioPuerto Rico33,07642478
1408Jasper CountyTexas33,07535938.7
1409Haralson CountyGeorgia33,066117282.2
1410Chester CountySouth Carolina33,00157580.9
1411Madison CountyGeorgia32,919117282.3
1412Lee CountyIllinois32,91445724.8
1413Fulton CountyIllinois32,90138865.7
1414Henry CountyTennessee32,89659561.9
1415Seneca CountyNew York32,883102323.7
1416Jackson CountyOhio32,81778420.3
1417Panola CountyMississippi32,69148685.2
1418Camuy MunicipioPuerto Rico32,69170446.4
1419Powhatan CountyVirginia32,591125260.2
1420Morgan CountyIllinois32,51557569
1421Bee CountyTexas32,51537880.2
1422Bureau CountyIllinois32,51037869.1
1423Stone CountyMissouri32,50370463.8
1424Wayne CountyGeorgia32,48151641.8
1425Franklin CountyAlabama32,44951634
1426Lee CountyIowa32,30662517.6
1427Lyon CountyKansas32,26638847.5
1428Malheur CountyOregon32,2613.39,887.7
1429Delta CountyColorado32,178281,142.1
1430Pontotoc CountyMississippi32,09664497.8
1431Monroe CountyGeorgia32,02381396.1
1432Evangeline ParishLouisiana31,98048662.4
1433Amherst CountyVirginia31,96267474
1434Hale CountyTexas31,819321,004.7
1435Marshall CountyKentucky31,659105302.1
1436Boyle CountyKentucky31,632175180.3
1437Juneau City and BoroughAlaska31,609122,703
1438Yauco MunicipioPuerto Rico31,60846767.8
1439Greenbrier CountyWest Virginia31,578311,019.8
1440Titus CountyTexas31,56378406.3
1441Clare CountyMichigan31,54356564.4
1442Summit CountyColorado31,51752608.3
1443Jefferson Davis ParishLouisiana31,47148651.5
1444Sanpete CountyUtah31,453201,589.8
1445Vernon CountyWisconsin31,44340791.6
1446Giles CountyTennessee31,43351610.9
1447Cass CountyMinnesota31,430162,021.5
1448Coos CountyNew Hampshire31,343171,794.6
1449Washington CountyMaine31,334122,562.7
1450Trempealeau CountyWisconsin31,17143733
1451Park CountyWyoming31,1714.56,939
1452Greene CountyIndiana31,16557542.5
1453Adams CountyNebraska31,07155563.3
1454Clarendon CountySouth Carolina31,04351607.2
1455Cherokee CountyNorth Carolina30,83068455.5
1456Franklin CountyMaine30,824181,697
1457San Germán MunicipioPuerto Rico30,80956654.4
1458Palo Pinto CountyTexas30,79132952.5
1459Fajardo MunicipioPuerto Rico30,7801,02929.9
1460Mecklenburg CountyVirginia30,74749625.3
1461McCurtain CountyOklahoma30,744171,850.8
1462Wabash CountyIndiana30,71374412.5
1463Meade CountySouth Dakota30,7118.83,470.9
1464Meade CountyKentucky30,699100305.5
1465Muhlenberg CountyKentucky30,63466467.3
1466Door CountyWisconsin30,61664481.9
1467Polk CountyMinnesota30,545151,971
1468Elbert CountyColorado30,534161,850.8
1469Huron CountyMichigan30,53037835.9
1470Howard CountyTexas30,50434900.8
1471Pine CountyMinnesota30,472221,411.3
1472Freeborn CountyMinnesota30,44043707.2
1473Ottawa CountyOklahoma30,43865470.8
1474Caledonia CountyVermont30,41447649.2
1475Fredericksburg cityVirginia30,3932,90810.5
1476Logan CountyWest Virginia30,37567452.9
1477Kleberg CountyTexas30,31534881.3
1478Morgan CountyColorado30,306241,280.5
1479Montgomery CountyKansas30,17747643.6
1480Schoharie CountyNew York30,17649621.8
1481Hardin CountyOhio30,07264470.3
1482Obion CountyTennessee30,06755544.9
1483McPherson CountyKansas30,06433898.3
1484Adams CountyMississippi30,06165462.3
1485Bladen CountyNorth Carolina30,00734875
1486Orange CountyVermont30,00244687
1487Elk CountyPennsylvania29,92636827
1488Randolph CountyIllinois29,92152575.4
1489Peach CountyGeorgia29,877199150.3
1490Edgefield CountySouth Carolina29,80860500.7
1491Marion CountyTennessee29,80460498.3
1492White CountyGeorgia29,802124240.8
1493Baker CountyFlorida29,73751585.2
1494Williamsburg CountySouth Carolina29,66232934.2
1495King George CountyVirginia29,646165179.6
1496Naranjito MunicipioPuerto Rico29,6271,08327.4
1497White CountyTennessee29,61279376.7
1498Iberville ParishLouisiana29,57948617.3
1499Codington CountySouth Dakota29,56243687.6
1500Knox CountyKentucky29,53276386.3

Read the differences behind ranks 1401–1500

The median population among these 100 entries is 31,171. The first and last entries span 3,747 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

  • Tennessee7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Texas7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Georgia6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Puerto Rico6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Illinois5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Kentucky5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 29 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.