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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 2701–2800

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 28 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Monroe County, Iowa at 7,406 residents to Gilpin County, Colorado at 6,073 residents. The 100 entries represent 32 state-level jurisdictions. Nebraska 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 2701 through 2800. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
2701Monroe CountyIowa7,40617433.7
2702Adair CountyIowa7,40313569.3
2703Valley CountyMontana7,3851.54,926.1
2704Harney CountyOregon7,3800.7310,134.5
2705Pierce CountyNebraska7,37813573.2
2706Chariton CountyMissouri7,3779.8751.2
2707Allendale CountySouth Carolina7,35518408.1
2708Worth CountyIowa7,33818400.1
2709Pleasants CountyWest Virginia7,33856130.1
2710Beaver CountyUtah7,3012.82,582.9
2711Lee CountyKentucky7,29735208.8
2712Castro CountyTexas7,2958.2894.4
2713Shannon CountyMissouri7,2857.31,003.8
2714Southeast Fairbanks Census AreaAlaska7,2700.2924,839.3
2715Elliott CountyKentucky7,26531234.3
2716Caribou CountyIdaho7,2524.11,764.2
2717Bon Homme CountySouth Dakota7,24413563.5
2718Cleveland CountyArkansas7,22412597.9
2719Goliad CountyTexas7,2088.5852
2720Red River ParishLouisiana7,16518389
2721Powell CountyMontana7,1573.12,326
2722Van Buren CountyIowa7,13115484.8
2723Nemaha CountyNebraska7,10217407.3
2724Northwest Arctic BoroughAlaska7,0950.235,672.3
2725Gilmer CountyWest Virginia7,08521338.5
2726Grant CountyOregon7,0751.64,527.8
2727Hancock CountyTennessee7,07532222.3
2728Jefferson CountyNebraska7,07012570.2
2729Kit Carson CountyColorado7,0693.32,160.8
2730Greene CountyAlabama7,06711647
2731Kingman CountyKansas7,0298.1863.4
2732Grant CountyKansas7,02812574.8
2733Newton CountyArkansas7,0268.6821.1
2734Wabaunsee CountyKansas7,0188.8794.3
2735Huerfano CountyColorado7,0114.41,591
2736Humphreys CountyMississippi7,00117418.6
2737Bailey CountyTexas6,9638.4827
2738Moore CountyTennessee6,92054129.2
2739Hamlin CountySouth Dakota6,90014507.1
2740Van Buren CountyTennessee6,87425273.4
2741Union CountyIndiana6,86343161.2
2742Blaine CountyMontana6,8601.64,227.5
2743Clinch CountyGeorgia6,8478.4815
2744Weston CountyWyoming6,8402.92,398
2745Jefferson CountyMississippi6,82513519.9
2746Pocahontas CountyIowa6,81912577.3
2747Kearney CountyNebraska6,79013516.2
2748Tillman CountyOklahoma6,7807.8871.1
2749Ida CountyIowa6,77716431.5
2750East Carroll ParishLouisiana6,76016421.2
2751Thurston CountyNebraska6,75217393.6
2752King and Queen CountyVirginia6,74321315.1
2753Wayne CountyIowa6,73813525.5
2754Saguache CountyColorado6,7322.13,168.6
2755Bear Lake CountyIdaho6,7276.9975.7
2756Lac qui Parle CountyMinnesota6,7048.8765
2757Swisher CountyTexas6,7037.5890.2
2758Rio Blanco CountyColorado6,6832.13,221
2759Burt CountyNebraska6,67814491.6
2760Buena Vista cityVirginia6,6721,0366.4
2761Galax cityVirginia6,6708108.2
2762Schuyler CountyIllinois6,65715437.3
2763Refugio CountyTexas6,6578.6770.5
2764Childress CountyTexas6,6439.5696.5
2765Moody CountySouth Dakota6,63213519.4
2766Charles City CountyVirginia6,62336182.9
2767Forest CountyPennsylvania6,61415427.3
2768Surry CountyVirginia6,60324278.9
2769Russell CountyKansas6,5817.4886.3
2770Brooks CountyTexas6,5797943.4
2771Pembina CountyNorth Dakota6,5685.91,118.5
2772Chugach Census AreaAlaska6,5530.689,574.5
2773Tucker CountyWest Virginia6,54016419
2774Howard CountyNebraska6,53811569.3
2775Fremont CountyIowa6,52213511.2
2776La Salle CountyTexas6,5174.41,486.7
2777Teton CountyMontana6,4962.92,271.6
2778Clark CountyMissouri6,47513504.6
2779Treutlen CountyGeorgia6,46632199.4
2780Menifee CountyKentucky6,43032203.5
2781Pershing CountyNevada6,4211.16,036.6
2782Brown CountyIllinois6,40121305.7
2783Gentry CountyMissouri6,38413491.4
2784Antelope CountyNebraska6,3527.4857.2
2785Luce CountyMichigan6,3397.1899.1
2786Norman CountyMinnesota6,3367.3872.8
2787Wolfe CountyKentucky6,29828222.2
2788Wilkin CountyMinnesota6,2888.4751
2789Bottineau CountyNorth Dakota6,2843.81,668.9
2790Ellsworth CountyKansas6,2578.7715.6
2791Lake CountyTennessee6,24938165.8
2792Monroe CountyArkansas6,24410607.5
2793Fulton CountyKentucky6,21830205.9
2794Clay CountyNebraska6,17011572.3
2795Randolph CountyGeorgia6,15614428.2
2796Spink CountySouth Dakota6,1554.11,503.5
2797Bland CountyVirginia6,15117357.6
2798Iron CountyWisconsin6,1278.1758.2
2799Grant CountyMinnesota6,08511547.8
2800Gilpin CountyColorado6,07340150

Read the differences behind ranks 2701–2800

The median population among these 100 entries is 6,756. The first and last entries span 1,333 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

  • Nebraska9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Iowa8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Texas8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Virginia6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Colorado5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Kansas5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 26 jurisdictions contribute 59 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.