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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 2501–2600

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 26 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Bullock County, Alabama at 9,780 residents to Montgomery County, Georgia at 8,635 residents. The 100 entries represent 30 state-level jurisdictions. Georgia has the most entries on this page (11, 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 2501 through 2600. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
2501Bullock CountyAlabama9,78016622.8
2502Swift CountyMinnesota9,76313742
2503Stevens CountyMinnesota9,74717563.7
2504Grundy CountyMissouri9,74422435.3
2505McLean CountyNorth Dakota9,7404.62,110.3
2506Deer Lodge CountyMontana9,70913736.7
2507Runnels CountyTexas9,6939.21,051.1
2508Hamilton CountyNebraska9,67818542
2509Parmer CountyTexas9,67811880.8
2510Wilcox CountyAlabama9,66611887.9
2511Latimer CountyOklahoma9,64513722.1
2512Leslie CountyKentucky9,62724400.9
2513Jones CountyNorth Carolina9,57520471.4
2514Clarke CountyIowa9,57422431.1
2515Forest CountyWisconsin9,5749.41,014.3
2516Jack CountyTexas9,56310911
2517Calhoun CountyIowa9,56217569.8
2518Wilkes CountyGeorgia9,54020469.5
2519Cheyenne CountyNebraska9,52881,196
2520Sac CountyIowa9,52517575
2521Rock CountyMinnesota9,52420482.5
2522Nowata CountyOklahoma9,52217565.8
2523Yellow Medicine CountyMinnesota9,47712759.1
2524Brewster CountyTexas9,4581.56,183.8
2525Stillwater CountyMontana9,4455.31,796.5
2526Custer CountySouth Dakota9,4316.11,556.9
2527Howard CountyIowa9,41520473.2
2528Humboldt CountyIowa9,40922434.4
2529Duval CountyTexas9,4025.21,793.5
2530Mountrail CountyNorth Dakota9,3955.11,825.2
2531Stephens CountyTexas9,38010896.7
2532Lowndes CountyAlabama9,35913716.1
2533Montgomery CountyMississippi9,35423407
2534Caldwell ParishLouisiana9,34418529.8
2535Iron CountyMissouri9,31817550.3
2536Turner CountySouth Dakota9,31415617.1
2537Greenlee CountyArizona9,3125.11,842.8
2538Johnson CountyGeorgia9,31031303
2539Charles Mix CountySouth Dakota9,3038.51,097.1
2540Richmond CountyVirginia9,29449191.5
2541Ochiltree CountyTexas9,28410917.7
2542Rice CountyKansas9,26613726.2
2543Pipestone CountyMinnesota9,26020465.1
2544Davis CountyIowa9,23018502.2
2545Carroll CountyMississippi9,22615628.4
2546Ozark CountyMissouri9,17212745
2547Seminole CountyGeorgia9,16239237.6
2548West Carroll ParishLouisiana9,15625359.7
2549Clinton CountyKentucky9,13946197.1
2550Archer CountyTexas9,12910903.3
2551Perry CountyTennessee9,12622414.8
2552Lyon CountyKentucky9,12343213.8
2553Clearwater CountyIdaho9,1183.72,453.4
2554Pratt CountyKansas9,11712735
2555Chicot CountyArkansas9,10714637
2556Emmet CountyIowa9,10723395.9
2557Brown CountyKansas9,10416570.9
2558McLean CountyKentucky9,06436252.5
2559Hancock CountyKentucky9,05048187.7
2560Hickory CountyMissouri9,04423398.8
2561Zavala CountyTexas9,03771,297.4
2562Jasper CountyIllinois9,03218494.6
2563Irwin CountyGeorgia9,02025354.4
2564Caldwell CountyMissouri9,01221426.4
2565Clear Creek CountyColorado8,99423395.1
2566Phelps CountyNebraska8,99417539.8
2567Turner CountyGeorgia8,98331285.4
2568Monroe CountyMissouri8,95914647.6
2569Mitchell CountyTexas8,9479.8911.1
2570Sublette CountyWyoming8,9291.84,886.5
2571Johnson CountyWyoming8,9082.14,154.2
2572Palo Alto CountyIowa8,89916563.9
2573Benton CountyIndiana8,88322406.4
2574Livingston CountyKentucky8,86328313
2575Todd CountySouth Dakota8,8636.41,388.6
2576Lucas CountyIowa8,84721430.7
2577Madison ParishLouisiana8,84414623.9
2578Jenkins CountyGeorgia8,84325347.4
2579Gallatin CountyKentucky8,8409098.3
2580Cloud CountyKansas8,83312715.3
2581Cuming CountyNebraska8,82315570.5
2582Tunica CountyMississippi8,81919454.1
2583Crittenden CountyKentucky8,80724359.6
2584Marshall CountyMinnesota8,79851,775.1
2585Wilcox CountyGeorgia8,79723377.8
2586Lafayette CountyFlorida8,79216543.3
2587Oscoda CountyMichigan8,72315565.7
2588Oregon CountyMissouri8,70911789.8
2589Trimble CountyKentucky8,70159147.8
2590Dawson CountyMontana8,6923.72,371.9
2591Hancock CountyGeorgia8,68218471.1
2592Hamilton CountyTexas8,68010835.9
2593White Pine CountyNevada8,6610.978,886.7
2594Greene CountyIowa8,65815569.6
2595Terrell CountyGeorgia8,65626335.8
2596Wilkinson CountyGeorgia8,65019449.2
2597Clearwater CountyMinnesota8,6478.7999
2598Alger CountyMichigan8,6419.4915
2599Las Marías MunicipioPuerto Rico8,63818646.4
2600Montgomery CountyGeorgia8,63536241.1

Read the differences behind ranks 2501–2600

The median population among these 100 entries is 9,128. The first and last entries span 1,145 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

  • Georgia11 entries · 11% of this page
  • Texas11 entries · 11% of this page
  • Iowa10 entries · 10% of this page
  • Kentucky9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Minnesota7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Missouri7 entries · 7% of this page

The remaining 24 jurisdictions contribute 45 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.