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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 1701–1800

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 18 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Ohio County, Kentucky at 23,934 residents to Meigs County, Ohio at 21,587 residents. The 100 entries represent 32 state-level jurisdictions. Texas 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 1701 through 1800. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
1701Ohio CountyKentucky23,93441587.1
1702Roscommon CountyMichigan23,91446519.9
1703Nicholas CountyWest Virginia23,84837646.8
1704Winston CountyAlabama23,82939613
1705Washington CountyMissouri23,81031759.9
1706Overton CountyTennessee23,78755433.5
1707Page CountyVirginia23,76277310
1708Vilas CountyWisconsin23,76128857.7
1709Upshur CountyWest Virginia23,75867354.6
1710Mercer CountyKentucky23,73395249.4
1711Putnam CountyGeorgia23,72269344.7
1712Hood River CountyOregon23,72045522.2
1713Morehouse ParishLouisiana23,70530795
1714Saunders CountyNebraska23,70232748.7
1715Lampasas CountyTexas23,65733712.5
1716Yankton CountySouth Dakota23,63545521.2
1717Meeker CountyMinnesota23,60339608
1718Fayette CountyIndiana23,533109215
1719Osceola CountyMichigan23,51642566.3
1720Seminole CountyOklahoma23,44137632.8
1721Starke CountyIndiana23,42576309.1
1722Juniata CountyPennsylvania23,40360391.4
1723Ray CountyMissouri23,39841569
1724Llano CountyTexas23,35325934.1
1725Teton CountyWyoming23,3335.83,996.8
1726Franklin CountyIndiana23,28661384.4
1727Saline CountyMissouri23,26531755.5
1728Hopewell cityVirginia23,2612,24710.4
1729Quebradillas MunicipioPuerto Rico23,1891,02322.7
1730Randolph CountyAlabama23,16340580.6
1731Emanuel CountyGeorgia23,14734680.6
1732Panola CountyTexas23,01828811.4
1733Leelanau CountyMichigan22,98266347.2
1734Yazoo CountyMississippi22,94725922.3
1735Menominee CountyMichigan22,941221,044
1736Crawford CountyMissouri22,92931742.5
1737Minidoka CountyIdaho22,91130757.2
1738Sunflower CountyMississippi22,89333697.8
1739Bandera CountyTexas22,87629791
1740Limestone CountyTexas22,84925905.4
1741Aguas Buenas MunicipioPuerto Rico22,83876030.1
1742Bell CountyKentucky22,82964359
1743Sevier CountyUtah22,827121,910.5
1744Lajas MunicipioPuerto Rico22,78438060
1745Saline CountyIllinois22,77260380
1746Allen ParishLouisiana22,67230762.1
1747Henry CountyMissouri22,67133696.9
1748Scott CountyTennessee22,67143532.3
1749Washington CountyIowa22,66740568.8
1750Naguabo MunicipioPuerto Rico22,66643951.7
1751Rockbridge CountyVirginia22,66338596.5
1752Curry CountyOregon22,621141,628.4
1753Caswell CountyNorth Carolina22,56353425.5
1754Madison CountyNorth Carolina22,55350449.6
1755Asotin CountyWashington22,54535636.1
1756Allen CountyKentucky22,53666343.7
1757Poinsett CountyArkansas22,48330758.3
1758Morgan CountyMissouri22,41838597.5
1759Prince Edward CountyVirginia22,39164349.9
1760Hubbard CountyMinnesota22,36924926
1761Nobles CountyMinnesota22,33831715.1
1762Lincoln CountyMontana22,3286.23,612.6
1763Houston CountyTexas22,316181,231
1764Barceloneta MunicipioPuerto Rico22,3161,19318.7
1765Sumner CountyKansas22,312191,181.7
1766Bibb CountyAlabama22,26236622.5
1767Plaquemines ParishLouisiana22,25629780.6
1768Morgan CountyTennessee22,16042522.2
1769Beckham CountyOklahoma22,15925901.7
1770Morgan CountyGeorgia22,09564347.4
1771Grant ParishLouisiana22,07534643.8
1772Sabana Grande MunicipioPuerto Rico22,05560736.3
1773Johnson CountyKentucky22,05184262
1774Clarke CountyAlabama22,014181,238.4
1775Montague CountyTexas21,96624930.9
1776Greene CountyVirginia21,958141155.9
1777Columbia CountyArkansas21,89429766.1
1778Moore CountyTexas21,89124899.7
1779Owen CountyIndiana21,88657385.3
1780Mahaska CountyIowa21,88038570.9
1781DeKalb CountyTennessee21,87372304.4
1782Colusa CountyCalifornia21,836191,150.6
1783Sabine ParishLouisiana21,83425866.6
1784St. Francis CountyArkansas21,80034634.8
1785Gem CountyIdaho21,77339559.8
1786Anson CountyNorth Carolina21,75841531.5
1787Adams CountyWisconsin21,75234645.6
1788Ouachita CountyArkansas21,73130732.7
1789Gage CountyNebraska21,71125851.5
1790Cataño MunicipioPuerto Rico21,7014,4924.8
1791Dakota CountyNebraska21,68782264.4
1792Leake CountyMississippi21,66237582.9
1793Clinton CountyMissouri21,66152418.9
1794Lee CountyVirginia21,64250435.4
1795McDuffie CountyGeorgia21,64084257.4
1796Logan CountyArkansas21,63331709.1
1797Martin CountyNorth Carolina21,60147456.4
1798Hockley CountyTexas21,60024908.4
1799Jo Daviess CountyIllinois21,59436600.9
1800Meigs CountyOhio21,58750429.5

Read the differences behind ranks 1701–1800

The median population among these 100 entries is 22,665. The first and last entries span 2,347 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

  • Texas9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Missouri7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Puerto Rico7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Virginia6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Arkansas5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Kentucky5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 26 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.