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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 2101–2200

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 22 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Pawnee County, Oklahoma at 16,029 residents to Wadena County, Minnesota at 14,388 residents. The 100 entries represent 34 state-level jurisdictions. Virginia 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 2101 through 2200. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
2101Pawnee CountyOklahoma16,02928568.3
2102Jefferson CountyFlorida16,00727598.1
2103Cleburne CountyAlabama15,97029560.1
2104Gulf CountyFlorida15,94329553.5
2105Marquette CountyWisconsin15,92735455.7
2106Bledsoe CountyTennessee15,92039406.6
2107Crawford CountyWisconsin15,91028570.8
2108Potter CountyPennsylvania15,897151,081.2
2109Franklin CountyIdaho15,88924663.1
2110Wayne CountyIllinois15,88222713.8
2111Fayette CountyAlabama15,87225627.7
2112Williamsburg cityVirginia15,8611,7758.9
2113Socorro CountyNew Mexico15,8382.46,646.4
2114Arkansas CountyArkansas15,83616992.1
2115Jackson ParishLouisiana15,83428569.7
2116Nottoway CountyVirginia15,79651311.9
2117Kingfisher CountyOklahoma15,79518898.1
2118Floyd CountyVirginia15,78941380.9
2119Fleming CountyKentucky15,78745348.7
2120Jasper CountyMississippi15,78523676.3
2121Brown CountyIndiana15,77751312
2122Lawrence CountyKentucky15,76538415.6
2123Sevier CountyArkansas15,75828563.6
2124Lee CountySouth Carolina15,73038410.2
2125Brunswick CountyVirginia15,72728566.4
2126Trinity CountyCalifornia15,7204.93,179.3
2127Osage CountyKansas15,69322705.5
2128Neosho CountyKansas15,63727571.5
2129Clarke CountyVirginia15,60989176
2130Rincón MunicipioPuerto Rico15,5821,09114.3
2131Vermillion CountyIndiana15,48860256.9
2132Holmes CountyMississippi15,46520756.7
2133Moniteau CountyMissouri15,42837415.1
2134Carroll CountyIllinois15,41935445.4
2135Barbour CountyWest Virginia15,41445341.1
2136Jackson CountyTexas15,39319829.4
2137Sibley CountyMinnesota15,35626589
2138Tipton CountyIndiana15,31959260.5
2139Cannon CountyTennessee15,29658265.6
2140Jefferson CountyIowa15,29135435.5
2141Missaukee CountyMichigan15,27427564.8
2142Redwood CountyMinnesota15,26517878.6
2143Roseau CountyMinnesota15,2469.11,671.7
2144Grayson CountyVirginia15,23034441.8
2145Mercer CountyIllinois15,22927561.2
2146Hormigueros MunicipioPuerto Rico15,2221,34211.3
2147Jeff Davis CountyGeorgia15,21946330.9
2148Richland CountyIllinois15,21942360
2149Hale CountyAlabama15,19424644
2150McKenzie CountyNorth Dakota15,1925.52,760.1
2151Macon CountyMissouri15,19019801.2
2152Larue CountyKentucky15,18458261.1
2153Falls Church cityVirginia15,1597,4092
2154LaSalle ParishLouisiana15,15424624.9
2155West Feliciana ParishLouisiana15,13438403.2
2156De Witt CountyIllinois15,11838397.6
2157Clark CountyIllinois15,11430501.4
2158Clarke CountyMississippi15,10222691.6
2159New Madrid CountyMissouri15,08622674.9
2160Patillas MunicipioPuerto Rico15,07732446.6
2161Arenac CountyMichigan15,06841363.2
2162Mitchell CountyNorth Carolina15,06268221.3
2163Clay CountySouth Dakota15,03136412
2164Karnes CountyTexas15,01820747.8
2165Jefferson CountyGeorgia15,01129526.6
2166Saline CountyNebraska14,99626574.1
2167Winn ParishLouisiana14,96116950
2168Hamilton CountyIowa14,94426576.7
2169Nelson CountyVirginia14,92032470.7
2170Floyd CountyIowa14,90130500.6
2171Cedar CountyMissouri14,88831474.5
2172Page CountyIowa14,85628534.9
2173Washington CountyAlabama14,822141,080.3
2174Pendleton CountyKentucky14,80053277.1
2175Mills CountyIowa14,79334437.4
2176Gasconade CountyMissouri14,78428519
2177Nantucket CountyMassachusetts14,75831946.2
2178Arroyo MunicipioPuerto Rico14,74498115
2179Livingston CountyMissouri14,70828532.3
2180Harrison CountyIowa14,62321696.9
2181Atoka CountyOklahoma14,60915975.5
2182Dent CountyMissouri14,58419752.8
2183York CountyNebraska14,56425572.5
2184Pecos CountyTexas14,5603.14,763.8
2185Alleghany CountyVirginia14,54633446.6
2186San Juan CountyUtah14,5421.97,823.7
2187Craig CountyOklahoma14,51819761.3
2188Trigg CountyKentucky14,51233441.4
2189Callahan CountyTexas14,49116899.4
2190Fulton CountyPennsylvania14,48333437.6
2191Pemiscot CountyMissouri14,46529492.6
2192Pend Oreille CountyWashington14,457101,400.2
2193Stewart CountyTennessee14,43931459.8
2194Comanche CountyTexas14,43215937.8
2195Jayuya MunicipioPuerto Rico14,42332444.5
2196Morgan CountyKentucky14,41538381.1
2197Screven CountyGeorgia14,40822645.8
2198Izard CountyArkansas14,40525580.2
2199Las Animas CountyColorado14,39134,772.9
2200Wadena CountyMinnesota14,38827536.3

Read the differences behind ranks 2101–2200

The median population among these 100 entries is 15,191. The first and last entries span 1,641 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

  • Virginia9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Missouri8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Illinois6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Iowa6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Kentucky6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Puerto Rico5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 28 jurisdictions contribute 60 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.