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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 1501–1600

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 16 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Barranquitas Municipio, Puerto Rico at 29,509 residents to Decatur County, Indiana at 26,576 residents. The 100 entries represent 33 state-level jurisdictions. Georgia has the most entries on this page (10, 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 1501 through 1600. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
1501Barranquitas MunicipioPuerto Rico29,50986234.2
1502San Jacinto CountyTexas29,48852569.2
1503Elmore CountyIdaho29,4659.63,075.1
1504Lawrence CountySouth Dakota29,45937800.1
1505Le Sueur CountyMinnesota29,45366448.8
1506Ripley CountyIndiana29,43466446.4
1507Decatur CountyGeorgia29,43249597.2
1508Carroll CountyVirginia29,29962474.7
1509Carroll CountyArkansas29,26346629.9
1510Carroll CountyTennessee29,20049597.7
1511Goochland CountyVirginia29,187103283
1512Jones CountyGeorgia29,17174393.9
1513Marshall CountyWest Virginia29,15995305.4
1514Marion CountyAlabama29,09739742.3
1515Ellis CountyKansas29,07532899.9
1516Gallia CountyOhio29,07262466.5
1517Mason CountyMichigan29,04059495
1518Van Wert CountyOhio29,01371409.2
1519Fluvanna CountyVirginia28,975101286.2
1520Dinwiddie CountyVirginia28,89657503.8
1521Wells CountyIndiana28,88378368.1
1522Smyth CountyVirginia28,88264451.4
1523Alpena CountyMichigan28,85350571.9
1524Montgomery CountyKentucky28,822146197.4
1525Sumter CountyGeorgia28,80160482.9
1526West Baton Rouge ParishLouisiana28,756150192.3
1527Neshoba CountyMississippi28,73250570.1
1528Tate CountyMississippi28,72571404.8
1529Logan CountyKentucky28,66952552.2
1530Cass CountyTexas28,65131936.9
1531Hart CountyGeorgia28,639123232.4
1532Fayette CountyOhio28,55270406.4
1533Gillespie CountyTexas28,527271,058.2
1534Marion CountyMissouri28,52565436.9
1535Henderson CountyTennessee28,51855520
1536Upson CountyGeorgia28,50088323.5
1537Union CountyMississippi28,45968415.6
1538Lincoln CountyWisconsin28,40332878.8
1539Washington CountyIndiana28,38355513.7
1540Garrett CountyMaryland28,37044649.1
1541Bradford CountyFlorida28,30796294
1542Stoddard CountyMissouri28,28434823.1
1543Winchester cityVirginia28,2723,0759.2
1544Bolivar CountyMississippi28,26232876.5
1545Marion CountySouth Carolina28,24258489.4
1546Custer CountyOklahoma28,17528988.8
1547Morovis MunicipioPuerto Rico28,17072438.9
1548Glenn CountyCalifornia28,141211,313.9
1549Lassen CountyCalifornia28,1176.24,541.4
1550Montgomery CountyIllinois28,07640703.8
1551Scott CountyMississippi28,07346609.2
1552Yabucoa MunicipioPuerto Rico28,05850855.2
1553New Kent CountyVirginia28,022133210
1554Hardin CountyTennessee27,98348577.5
1555Wythe CountyVirginia27,98361462
1556Woodford CountyKentucky27,883147189.6
1557Adams CountyOhio27,86548583.9
1558Union CountyGeorgia27,85986323.6
1559Stephens CountyGeorgia27,854156178.9
1560Payette CountyIdaho27,82468406.9
1561Mille Lacs CountyMinnesota27,75348572.3
1562Lares MunicipioPuerto Rico27,74445261.4
1563Hancock CountyWest Virginia27,72933682.6
1564Macon CountyTennessee27,66390307.1
1565Cass CountyNebraska27,65750556.9
1566Jennings CountyIndiana27,62273376.6
1567Orleans CountyVermont27,60040694.5
1568Henry CountyOhio27,59866416
1569Crook CountyOregon27,5649.32,978.9
1570Geneva CountyAlabama27,55448574.5
1571Toombs CountyGeorgia27,54576364
1572Ashe CountyNorth Carolina27,51465426.3
1573Hocking CountyOhio27,51265421.4
1574Copiah CountyMississippi27,49735777.3
1575Dillon CountySouth Carolina27,45868405.1
1576Jackson CountyWest Virginia27,45059464.4
1577Grayson CountyKentucky27,40655499.5
1578Tillamook CountyOregon27,384251,103.2
1579De Soto ParishLouisiana27,38131876.5
1580Grant CountyNew Mexico27,2526.93,961.2
1581Butts CountyGeorgia27,218148183.7
1582Pottawatomie CountyKansas27,18632840.7
1583Logan CountyIllinois27,18244618.1
1584Oceana CountyMichigan27,17751538.1
1585Pike CountyOhio27,06161440.3
1586Utuado MunicipioPuerto Rico26,894237113.6
1587Randolph CountyWest Virginia26,882261,039.7
1588Dunklin CountyMissouri26,85550541.9
1589Cibola CountyNew Mexico26,8075.94,540
1590Staunton cityVirginia26,8011,34519.9
1591Boone CountyIowa26,79947570.5
1592Union CountySouth Carolina26,79952513.6
1593Mineral CountyWest Virginia26,79282327.9
1594Fairfax cityVirginia26,7724,2906.2
1595Taylor CountyKentucky26,763100266.4
1596Washington CountyFlorida26,69546584.7
1597Montezuma CountyColorado26,678132,029.3
1598Juneau CountyWisconsin26,64935767.1
1599Grady CountyGeorgia26,59059454.5
1600Decatur CountyIndiana26,57671372.6

Read the differences behind ranks 1501–1600

The median population among these 100 entries is 28,075. The first and last entries span 2,933 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

  • Georgia10 entries · 10% of this page
  • Virginia10 entries · 10% of this page
  • Ohio7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Mississippi6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Indiana5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Kentucky5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 27 jurisdictions contribute 57 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.