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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 2201–2300

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 23 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Trinity County, Texas at 14,384 residents to Powell County, Kentucky at 12,812 residents. The 100 entries represent 30 state-level jurisdictions. Kentucky 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 2201 through 2300. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
2201Trinity CountyTexas14,38421693.9
2202Moultrie CountyIllinois14,37143336
2203Renville CountyMinnesota14,35615982.9
2204Hardy CountyWest Virginia14,33725582.3
2205Kossuth CountyIowa14,32215972.7
2206Bourbon CountyKansas14,31923635.5
2207Archuleta CountyColorado14,306111,350.1
2208Gogebic CountyMichigan14,285131,102.1
2209Noble CountyOhio14,27636398
2210Phillips CountyArkansas14,25521690.4
2211Allamakee CountyIowa14,23822639.1
2212Madison CountyVirginia14,23744320.6
2213Pike CountyIllinois14,23117831.4
2214Madison CountyTexas14,22631466.1
2215O'Brien CountyIowa14,22025573
2216Fremont CountyIdaho14,2087.61,864
2217Clay CountyAlabama14,20724604
2218Newton CountyIndiana14,18835401.8
2219Calhoun CountySouth Carolina14,18837381.1
2220Meigs CountyTennessee14,18673195.1
2221Hamilton CountyFlorida14,18028514.3
2222Rusk CountyWisconsin14,14615913.5
2223Shoshone CountyIdaho14,1305.42,637.5
2224Nolan CountyTexas14,11715912
2225Grundy CountyTennessee14,11639360.4
2226Chowan CountyNorth Carolina14,08282172.7
2227Harrison CountyOhio14,07035402.3
2228Sanders CountyMontana14,0625.12,760.4
2229Choctaw CountyOklahoma14,05918770.4
2230Millard CountyUtah14,0572.16,785.5
2231Clay CountyArkansas14,05222639.2
2232Butler CountyIowa14,04924580.1
2233Swain CountyNorth Carolina14,02427527.7
2234Carbon CountyWyoming14,0131.87,897.7
2235Crockett CountyTennessee14,00653265.5
2236Boundary CountyIdaho13,997111,268.7
2237Smith CountyMississippi13,99122636.3
2238Price CountyWisconsin13,988111,254.1
2239Estill CountyKentucky13,96255253.1
2240Walthall CountyMississippi13,92834403.9
2241Faribault CountyMinnesota13,88819712.5
2242Martinsville cityVirginia13,8491,26411
2243Converse CountyWyoming13,8243.24,255
2244Murray CountyOklahoma13,80533416.4
2245Lawrence CountyIllinois13,79037372.2
2246Zapata CountyTexas13,75314998.4
2247Wetzel CountyWest Virginia13,73438358.1
2248Crawford CountyMichigan13,72225556.4
2249Greene CountyMississippi13,70719712.7
2250Pennington CountyMinnesota13,68622616.5
2251Amelia CountyVirginia13,63238357.8
2252Morgan CountyOhio13,62633416.4
2253Osage CountyMissouri13,61122606.5
2254Lamar CountyAlabama13,58722604.8
2255Blanco CountyTexas13,58119709.3
2256Juab CountyUtah13,56743,391.8
2257Washington CountyIllinois13,56424562.6
2258Ketchikan Gateway BoroughAlaska13,5492.84,857.1
2259Rains CountyTexas13,54259229.5
2260Massac CountyIllinois13,50257237.2
2261Perquimans CountyNorth Carolina13,49055247.2
2262Lewis CountyTennessee13,48748282.1
2263Glacier CountyMontana13,4634.52,995.2
2264Hughes CountyOklahoma13,45517804.5
2265Jackson CountyKansas13,43820656.2
2266Morgan CountyUtah13,38322609.2
2267Camp CountyTexas13,38068195.8
2268Johnson CountyIllinois13,36339343.7
2269Claiborne ParishLouisiana13,35418754.8
2270Oglala Lakota CountySouth Dakota13,3386.42,093.6
2271Jefferson CountyMontana13,32981,657
2272Jackson CountyKentucky13,32539345.2
2273Knott CountyKentucky13,32138351.5
2274Buffalo CountyWisconsin13,31820675.8
2275Roane CountyWest Virginia13,31728483.6
2276Poquoson cityVirginia13,29286615.4
2277Calhoun CountyFlorida13,28923567.3
2278Towns CountyGeorgia13,28580166.6
2279Glades CountyFlorida13,27016806.8
2280Teton CountyIdaho13,25430449.1
2281White CountyIllinois13,25027495
2282Dickenson CountyVirginia13,23640330.4
2283Ford CountyIllinois13,21627485.6
2284Lake CountyMichigan13,18223567.6
2285Bath CountyKentucky13,17647278
2286Crenshaw CountyAlabama13,17522608.9
2287Presque Isle CountyMichigan13,12820658.7
2288Moffat CountyColorado13,1222.84,743.3
2289Charlton CountyGeorgia13,12117780.1
2290Franklin CountyFlorida13,02924545
2291Monroe CountyOhio12,99429455.6
2292Todd CountyKentucky12,97235374.5
2293Cass CountyIowa12,96023564.3
2294Webster CountyKentucky12,92939332
2295Lewis CountyKentucky12,90127482.9
2296Bleckley CountyGeorgia12,86660215.9
2297Madison CountyMissouri12,85826494.4
2298Union CountyKentucky12,83937342.9
2299Valley CountyIdaho12,8313.53,665.1
2300Powell CountyKentucky12,81272179

Read the differences behind ranks 2201–2300

The median population among these 100 entries is 13,659. The first and last entries span 1,572 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

  • Kentucky9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Illinois8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Texas7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Idaho5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Iowa5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Virginia5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 24 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.