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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 2601–2700

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 27 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Platte County, Wyoming at 8,634 residents to Hutchinson County, South Dakota at 7,413 residents. The 100 entries represent 36 state-level jurisdictions. Georgia has the most entries on this page (7, 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 2601 through 2700. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
2601Platte CountyWyoming8,6344.12,081.5
2602Kemper CountyMississippi8,60011766.2
2603Kane CountyUtah8,5972.23,994.1
2604Montgomery CountyArkansas8,57911780.5
2605Daviess CountyMissouri8,55815563.3
2606Boise CountyIdaho8,5454.51,899.4
2607Monona CountyIowa8,53912694.1
2608Mathews CountyVirginia8,5299985.9
2609Blaine CountyOklahoma8,5159.2928.5
2610Bracken CountyKentucky8,51142202.7
2611Butler CountyNebraska8,50715584.8
2612Broadwater CountyMontana8,4937.11,192.4
2613Houston CountyTennessee8,47942200.3
2614Franklin cityVirginia8,4781,0248.3
2615Lemhi CountyIdaho8,4741.94,563.7
2616Warren CountyIndiana8,47423364.7
2617Coffey CountyKansas8,46714626.9
2618Chattahoochee CountyGeorgia8,46534248.7
2619Atkinson CountyGeorgia8,45425342.7
2620Quay CountyNew Mexico8,4542.92,874
2621Woods CountyOklahoma8,4436.61,286.5
2622Mercer CountyNorth Dakota8,4418.11,042.8
2623Modoc CountyCalifornia8,4262.13,948.2
2624Carroll CountyMissouri8,41712694.6
2625Maries CountyMissouri8,39716526.9
2626Cedar CountyNebraska8,37311740.2
2627Knox CountyNebraska8,3357.51,108.2
2628Sitka City and BoroughAlaska8,3192.92,870.3
2629Wilson CountyKansas8,29915570.4
2630Harrison CountyMissouri8,28111722.5
2631Rosebud CountyMontana8,2531.65,008.1
2632Power CountyIdaho8,2465.91,403.8
2633Catahoula ParishLouisiana8,22312709.3
2634Graham CountyNorth Carolina8,19028292
2635Schoolcraft CountyMichigan8,18771,171.9
2636Lake CountyOregon8,18718,138.6
2637Kiowa CountyOklahoma8,1818.11,015.1
2638Baraga CountyMichigan8,1699.1898.4
2639Lincoln CountyGeorgia8,11239210.4
2640Keith CountyNebraska8,1007.61,062.1
2641Claiborne CountyMississippi8,05817487.4
2642Choctaw CountyMississippi8,04819418.2
2643Liberty CountyFlorida8,0359.6835.6
2644Ritchie CountyWest Virginia8,03418452
2645Lee CountyArkansas8,02913599.8
2646Dimmit CountyTexas8,02461,328.9
2647Anderson CountyKansas8,01814579.6
2648Clay CountyKansas7,99012645.3
2649Nicholas CountyKentucky7,94941195.3
2650Nevada CountyArkansas7,94213617.8
2651Murray CountyMinnesota7,94211704.7
2652Kusilvak Census AreaAlaska7,9320.4617,151.5
2653Prairie CountyArkansas7,92312647.5
2654Traill CountyNorth Dakota7,9209.2861.9
2655Coleman CountyTexas7,9156.31,263
2656Merrick CountyNebraska7,90516487.8
2657Tyler CountyWest Virginia7,88131256.3
2658Vieques MunicipioPuerto Rico7,86715550.8
2659Hamilton CountyIllinois7,85918434.7
2660Dawes CountyNebraska7,8585.61,396.4
2661Crook CountyWyoming7,8522.82,854.5
2662Searcy CountyArkansas7,84812665.9
2663Clay CountyTennessee7,82133236.5
2664Taylor CountyGeorgia7,81821376.7
2665Dade CountyMissouri7,80416490
2666Lexington cityVirginia7,7693,1092.5
2667Webster CountyWest Virginia7,76014553.5
2668San Miguel CountyColorado7,75361,286.7
2669Thomas CountyKansas7,7257.21,074.7
2670San Augustine CountyTexas7,72215530.7
2671Marion CountyGeorgia7,67621365.7
2672Decatur CountyIowa7,65514531.9
2673Doddridge CountyWest Virginia7,63424319.7
2674Pocahontas CountyWest Virginia7,6028.1940.2
2675Twiggs CountyGeorgia7,59721359.3
2676Washakie CountyWyoming7,5973.42,238.7
2677Wallowa CountyOregon7,5952.43,145.9
2678Doniphan CountyKansas7,59419393.5
2679Ballard CountyKentucky7,59431247.1
2680Wilkinson CountyMississippi7,58211678
2681Wheeler CountyGeorgia7,57026295.5
2682Lake CountyColorado7,55220376.9
2683Winkler CountyTexas7,5409841.3
2684Clay CountyWest Virginia7,53822342
2685Major CountyOklahoma7,5367.9955
2686Grant CountySouth Dakota7,53411681.4
2687Richardson CountyNebraska7,53014551.8
2688Conejos CountyColorado7,5295.81,287.4
2689Ferry CountyWashington7,5173.42,203.2
2690Pepin CountyWisconsin7,51332232
2691Grand Isle CountyVermont7,5119281.8
2692Dallam CountyTexas7,50851,503.4
2693Benton CountyMississippi7,50218406.6
2694Franklin CountyMississippi7,49113564
2695McCulloch CountyTexas7,47271,065.6
2696Fall River CountySouth Dakota7,4674.31,739.9
2697Rappahannock CountyVirginia7,43928266.4
2698Yoakum CountyTexas7,4389.3799.7
2699Perry CountyAlabama7,42510719.7
2700Hutchinson CountySouth Dakota7,4139.1813

Read the differences behind ranks 2601–2700

The median population among these 100 entries is 7,942. The first and last entries span 1,221 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

  • Georgia7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Nebraska7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Texas7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Kansas6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Mississippi6 entries · 6% of this page
  • West Virginia6 entries · 6% of this page

The remaining 30 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.