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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 2301–2400

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 24 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Wright County, Iowa at 12,801 residents to Cherokee County, Iowa at 11,369 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 2301 through 2400. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
2301Wright CountyIowa12,80122580.4
2302Bamberg CountySouth Carolina12,79633393.4
2303Clay CountyIllinois12,79327468.4
2304Lincoln CountyArkansas12,76423559.5
2305Pamlico CountyNorth Carolina12,75838336.5
2306Big Horn CountyMontana12,7522.64,997.8
2307Edmonson CountyKentucky12,74942302.8
2308Stone CountyArkansas12,70321606.4
2309Skamania CountyWashington12,6697.61,658.3
2310Owyhee CountyIdaho12,6611.77,668.2
2311Vinton CountyOhio12,64531412.3
2312Calhoun CountyMississippi12,64322586.6
2313Goshen CountyWyoming12,6405.72,225.6
2314Trousdale CountyTennessee12,623110114.3
2315Caldwell CountyKentucky12,60937344.8
2316Morrow CountyOregon12,6026.22,030.5
2317Lamb CountyTexas12,579121,016.2
2318Breathitt CountyKentucky12,55826492.4
2319Northumberland CountyVirginia12,55766191.4
2320Butler CountyKentucky12,52029426.1
2321Mono CountyCalifornia12,5054.13,048.9
2322Fulton CountyArkansas12,49220618
2323Monroe CountyWest Virginia12,49126472.8
2324Amite CountyMississippi12,48717730.1
2325Wilbarger CountyTexas12,48113970.9
2326Jackson CountyTennessee12,46640308.8
2327Cass CountyIllinois12,46333375.8
2328Pulaski CountyIndiana12,46329433.7
2329Mason CountyIllinois12,41123539.4
2330Chippewa CountyMinnesota12,40621581.2
2331Kodiak Island BoroughAlaska12,3871.96,689.9
2332Yalobusha CountyMississippi12,37526467.2
2333Washington CountyKentucky12,36842297.3
2334Grundy CountyIowa12,36125501.9
2335Lyon CountyIowa12,35421587.6
2336Douglas CountyMissouri12,34215813.6
2337Howard CountyArkansas12,30621587.3
2338Allen CountyKansas12,30225500.3
2339Bienville ParishLouisiana12,26915811.3
2340Clay CountyNorth Carolina12,23957215
2341Crawford CountyGeorgia12,20638324.9
2342Colfax CountyNew Mexico12,1843.23,758
2343Heard CountyGeorgia12,14941296
2344Reeves CountyTexas12,1384.62,635.4
2345Morris CountyTexas12,13348252
2346Appanoose CountyIowa12,07724497.3
2347Lunenburg CountyVirginia12,05828431.7
2348Custer CountyMontana12,0343.23,783.3
2349Big Horn CountyWyoming12,0243.83,137
2350Pike CountyIndiana12,00336334.4
2351Mississippi CountyMissouri12,00329411.6
2352McIntosh CountyGeorgia11,98928431.3
2353Lincoln CountyWashington11,9825.22,310.6
2354Newton CountyTexas11,95413933.7
2355Live Oak CountyTexas11,929111,039.7
2356Choctaw CountyAlabama11,90413913.5
2357Braxton CountyWest Virginia11,88523510.7
2358Prowers CountyColorado11,8847.31,638.4
2359Northampton CountyVirginia11,87956211.7
2360Menard CountyIllinois11,86338314.4
2361Guánica MunicipioPuerto Rico11,84031937.1
2362Union CountyIowa11,82928423.6
2363Fergus CountyMontana11,8252.74,339.3
2364Decatur CountyTennessee11,82035333.9
2365Lawrence CountyMississippi11,81927430.6
2366Red River CountyTexas11,816111,043.9
2367Linn CountyMissouri11,81519615.6
2368Barton CountyMissouri11,79520592
2369Haskell CountyOklahoma11,78720576.7
2370Dawson CountyTexas11,77613900.3
2371Little River CountyArkansas11,76322531.3
2372Iron CountyMichigan11,757101,166.1
2373Macon CountyGeorgia11,75629400.7
2374Blackford CountyIndiana11,73071165.1
2375Terry CountyTexas11,72013888.9
2376Shelby CountyIowa11,68920590.8
2377Rolette CountyNorth Dakota11,68813903
2378Chickasaw CountyIowa11,66323504.3
2379Green CountyKentucky11,64441286
2380Marion CountyKansas11,63412944.3
2381Owen CountyKentucky11,60133350.5
2382Montgomery CountyMissouri11,59022535
2383Sumter CountyAlabama11,58813903.8
2384Koochiching CountyMinnesota11,5873.73,104.7
2385Washington CountyIdaho11,58381,452.9
2386Perry CountyMississippi11,57718647.3
2387Summers CountyWest Virginia11,53232360.6
2388Ramsey CountyNorth Dakota11,5309.71,185.4
2389Alleghany CountyNorth Carolina11,47949234.8
2390Marshall CountyIllinois11,47330386.8
2391Carbon CountyMontana11,4665.62,047.9
2392Watonwan CountyMinnesota11,45926435
2393Okfuskee CountyOklahoma11,45119618.5
2394Pope CountyMinnesota11,42017674.6
2395Cottonwood CountyMinnesota11,40518640
2396Charlotte CountyVirginia11,40124475.3
2397Sierra CountyNew Mexico11,3952.74,181.2
2398Richland CountyMontana11,3775.52,084.6
2399Florida MunicipioPuerto Rico11,37174815.2
2400Cherokee CountyIowa11,36920576.9

Read the differences behind ranks 2301–2400

The median population among these 100 entries is 12,003. The first and last entries span 1,432 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
  • Iowa8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Kentucky7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Arkansas5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Illinois5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Minnesota5 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.