Ranking of US Counties By Population Density from Census 2020
Updated on October 17, 2023.
According to the data from the US 2020 Census, as at April 2020, among all US counties, New York County, NY had the highest population density per square mile (74.78K people per sqr mile), followed by Kings County, NY (39.44K people per sqr mile), and Bronx County, NY (34.92K people per sqr mile).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high population density, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties by population density for each state.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Ranking of US Counties By Population Density from Census 2020
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Rank | County | Population Density |
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1 | New York County, NY | 74780.68 |
2 | Kings County, NY | 39438.01 |
3 | Bronx County, NY | 34920.30 |
4 | Queens County, NY | 22124.48 |
5 | San Francisco County, CA | 18629.03 |
6 | Hudson County, NJ | 15691.66 |
7 | Suffolk County, MA | 13697.57 |
8 | Philadelphia County, PA | 11936.88 |
9 | Alexandria city, VA | 10677.16 |
10 | Arlington County, VA | 9179.49 |
11 | Richmond County, NY | 8618.31 |
12 | Baltimore city, MD | 7235.78 |
13 | Falls Church city, VA | 7162.67 |
14 | Essex County, NJ | 6850.39 |
15 | Manassas Park city, VA | 5675.69 |
16 | Union County, NJ | 5598.58 |
17 | Cook County, IL | 5583.01 |
18 | Nassau County, NY | 4905.34 |
19 | St. Louis city, MO | 4884.96 |
20 | Denver County, CO | 4674.31 |
21 | Charlottesville city, VA | 4543.94 |
22 | Norfolk city, VA | 4467.49 |
23 | Manassas city, VA | 4345.42 |
24 | Bergen County, NJ | 4105.59 |
25 | Orange County, CA | 4019.71 |
26 | Milwaukee County, WI | 3890.52 |
27 | Fairfax city, VA | 3869.26 |
28 | Richmond city, VA | 3781.56 |
29 | Ramsey County, MN | 3627.98 |
30 | Pinellas County, FL | 3504.16 |
31 | Delaware County, PA | 3138.10 |
32 | Winchester city, VA | 3058.88 |
33 | Dallas County, TX | 2993.56 |
34 | Harrisonburg city, VA | 2988.25 |
35 | Fairfax County, VA | 2941.81 |
36 | Portsmouth city, VA | 2940.34 |
37 | Wayne County, MI | 2931.43 |
38 | Lexington city, VA | 2928.89 |
39 | DeKalb County, GA | 2854.94 |
40 | DuPage County, IL | 2845.88 |
41 | Passaic County, NJ | 2817.64 |
42 | Middlesex County, NJ | 2791.40 |
43 | Harris County, TX | 2771.67 |
44 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 2766.38 |
45 | Newport News city, VA | 2699.68 |
46 | Fredericksburg city, VA | 2677.59 |
47 | Hampton city, VA | 2665.10 |
48 | Franklin County, OH | 2486.41 |
49 | Los Angeles County, CA | 2466.94 |
50 | Marion County, IN | 2463.87 |
51 | Tarrant County, TX | 2439.24 |
52 | Colonial Heights city, VA | 2416.39 |
53 | Camden County, NJ | 2364.88 |
54 | Roanoke city, VA | 2352.03 |
55 | Westchester County, NY | 2332.02 |
56 | Hennepin County, MN | 2313.14 |
57 | Alameda County, CA | 2281.28 |
58 | Orleans Parish, LA | 2265.61 |
59 | Cobb County, GA | 2254.84 |
60 | Broomfield County, CO | 2248.00 |
61 | Hopewell city, VA | 2224.47 |
62 | Gwinnett County, GA | 2221.82 |
63 | Montgomery County, MD | 2153.80 |
64 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 2130.39 |
65 | Bristol County, RI | 2104.83 |
66 | Clayton County, GA | 2100.88 |
67 | Jefferson County, KY | 2056.11 |
68 | Hamilton County, OH | 2048.90 |
69 | Fulton County, GA | 2025.29 |
70 | Prince George's County, MD | 2003.94 |
71 | Middlesex County, MA | 1995.47 |
72 | St. Louis County, MO | 1977.11 |
73 | Rockland County, NY | 1950.65 |
74 | Multnomah County, OR | 1891.25 |
75 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 1877.51 |
76 | Macomb County, MI | 1838.38 |
77 | Norfolk County, MA | 1832.79 |
78 | Douglas County, NE | 1790.79 |
79 | Montgomery County, PA | 1773.51 |
80 | Salem city, VA | 1746.18 |
81 | Mercer County, NJ | 1725.80 |
82 | Williamsburg city, VA | 1725.74 |
83 | Allegheny County, PA | 1713.23 |
84 | San Mateo County, CA | 1703.98 |
85 | Honolulu County, HI | 1692.42 |
86 | Suffolk County, NY | 1674.67 |
87 | Radford city, VA | 1660.74 |
88 | Essex County, MA | 1644.25 |
89 | Sacramento County, CA | 1642.08 |
90 | Contra Costa County, CA | 1626.28 |
91 | Bexar County, TX | 1620.01 |
92 | Broward County, FL | 1616.63 |
93 | Providence County, RI | 1613.60 |
94 | Lynchburg city, VA | 1613.20 |
95 | Lake County, IL | 1610.28 |
96 | Salt Lake County, UT | 1597.21 |
97 | Orange County, FL | 1585.22 |
98 | Fairfield County, CT | 1531.95 |
99 | Seminole County, FL | 1521.94 |
100 | Santa Clara County, CA | 1499.72 |
101 | Waynesboro city, VA | 1482.72 |
102 | Petersburg city, VA | 1472.59 |
103 | Oakland County, MI | 1469.43 |
104 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 1464.64 |
105 | Prince William County, VA | 1438.31 |
106 | New Haven County, CT | 1431.12 |
107 | Henrico County, VA | 1431.00 |
108 | Hillsborough County, FL | 1428.49 |
109 | Baltimore County, MD | 1428.13 |
110 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 1422.05 |
111 | Davidson County, TN | 1421.26 |
112 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 1418.15 |
113 | Monmouth County, NJ | 1374.71 |
114 | Wake County, NC | 1353.26 |
115 | New Castle County, DE | 1338.66 |
116 | Bristol city, VA | 1337.79 |
117 | Howard County, MD | 1324.24 |
118 | Summit County, OH | 1309.20 |
119 | Duval County, FL | 1305.41 |
120 | Travis County, TX | 1297.91 |
121 | Staunton city, VA | 1292.64 |
122 | Johnson County, KS | 1287.64 |
123 | Lucas County, OH | 1269.72 |
124 | Collin County, TX | 1265.33 |
125 | Martinsville city, VA | 1230.89 |
126 | Hartford County, CT | 1223.92 |
127 | Shelby County, TN | 1222.46 |
128 | Davis County, UT | 1212.70 |
129 | Jackson County, MO | 1186.40 |
130 | New Hanover County, NC | 1173.97 |
131 | Tulsa County, OK | 1173.73 |
132 | Montgomery County, OH | 1164.64 |
133 | Monroe County, NY | 1156.03 |
134 | Somerset County, NJ | 1144.09 |
135 | Fayette County, KY | 1137.26 |
136 | Durham County, NC | 1133.70 |
137 | Oklahoma County, OK | 1123.28 |
138 | Forsyth County, GA | 1118.71 |
139 | Wyandotte County, KS | 1116.12 |
140 | Morris County, NJ | 1104.81 |
141 | Lehigh County, PA | 1084.63 |
142 | Clarke County, GA | 1079.25 |
143 | King County, WA | 1073.02 |
144 | Bucks County, PA | 1069.78 |
145 | Kenton County, KY | 1054.73 |
146 | Covington city, VA | 1049.06 |
147 | Bristol County, MA | 1047.17 |
148 | Denton County, TX | 1031.78 |
149 | Buena Vista city, VA | 1031.51 |
150 | Lake County, OH | 1014.54 |
151 | Ocean County, NJ | 1014.23 |
152 | Kent County, RI | 1010.66 |
153 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 1002.81 |
154 | Lake County, IN | 999.94 |
155 | Danville city, VA | 995.16 |
156 | Kane County, IL | 994.53 |
157 | Franklin city, VA | 988.24 |
158 | Lee County, FL | 974.15 |
159 | Muscogee County, GA | 955.78 |
160 | Fort Bend County, TX | 954.81 |
161 | Knox County, TN | 942.24 |
162 | Gloucester County, NJ | 938.80 |
163 | Forsyth County, NC | 938.06 |
164 | Galveston County, TX | 924.58 |
165 | Erie County, NY | 915.13 |
166 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 899.29 |
167 | Hamilton County, IN | 881.05 |
168 | Anoka County, MN | 862.37 |
169 | Chesterfield County, VA | 860.79 |
170 | Polk County, IA | 860.54 |
171 | El Paso County, TX | 854.35 |
172 | Rockwall County, TX | 847.60 |
173 | Northampton County, PA | 846.30 |
174 | Guilford County, NC | 838.03 |
175 | Butler County, OH | 836.74 |
176 | Newport County, RI | 836.11 |
177 | Emporia city, VA | 835.18 |
178 | Will County, IL | 833.08 |
179 | Washington County, OR | 828.93 |
180 | Arapahoe County, CO | 821.03 |
181 | Loudoun County, VA | 816.23 |
182 | Galax city, VA | 815.89 |
183 | Poquoson city, VA | 811.37 |
184 | Plymouth County, MA | 806.10 |
185 | Clark County, WA | 800.82 |
186 | Sarpy County, NE | 800.52 |
187 | San Diego County, CA | 783.48 |
188 | Dakota County, MN | 781.96 |
189 | Sarasota County, FL | 780.58 |
190 | Kent County, MI | 775.06 |
191 | Schenectady County, NY | 772.61 |
192 | Vanderburgh County, IN | 771.79 |
193 | Jefferson County, CO | 762.59 |
194 | Palm Beach County, FL | 759.66 |
195 | Henry County, GA | 755.28 |
196 | Hampden County, MA | 754.98 |
197 | Pasco County, FL | 752.58 |
198 | Waukesha County, WI | 740.34 |
199 | Chesapeake city, VA | 736.94 |
200 | St. Charles County, MO | 723.04 |
201 | Rockdale County, GA | 720.78 |
202 | Douglas County, GA | 720.69 |
203 | Chester County, PA | 712.03 |
204 | Kitsap County, WA | 697.57 |
205 | Washington County, MN | 695.50 |
206 | Chatham County, GA | 681.78 |
207 | Hamilton County, TN | 675.46 |
208 | York County, VA | 668.96 |
209 | Greenville County, SC | 668.68 |
210 | Stark County, OH | 651.62 |
211 | Gaston County, NC | 640.74 |
212 | Lorain County, OH | 638.00 |
213 | Genesee County, MI | 637.75 |
214 | Clay County, MO | 637.06 |
215 | Richmond County, GA | 637.01 |
216 | Cherokee County, GA | 633.18 |
217 | Bibb County, GA | 630.94 |
218 | Cabarrus County, NC | 625.09 |
219 | Kenosha County, WI | 622.25 |
220 | Campbell County, KY | 615.01 |
221 | Fayette County, GA | 612.63 |
222 | Onondaga County, NY | 612.18 |
223 | Santa Cruz County, CA | 608.53 |
224 | Jefferson County, AL | 607.02 |
225 | Warren County, OH | 603.69 |
226 | Albany County, NY | 602.13 |
227 | Brevard County, FL | 597.66 |
228 | Harford County, MD | 596.91 |
229 | St. Joseph County, IN | 596.17 |
230 | Montgomery County, TX | 595.33 |
231 | Racine County, WI | 594.42 |
232 | Allen County, IN | 586.35 |
233 | Lancaster County, PA | 585.84 |
234 | Stafford County, VA | 582.93 |
235 | Bernalillo County, NM | 582.52 |
236 | Barnstable County, MA | 580.88 |
237 | Burlington County, NJ | 577.84 |
238 | St. Lucie County, FL | 575.91 |
239 | Worcester County, MA | 570.68 |
240 | San Joaquin County, CA | 559.65 |
241 | Winnebago County, IL | 556.18 |
242 | Mahoning County, OH | 555.58 |
243 | Hidalgo County, TX | 554.30 |
244 | Pierce County, WA | 552.25 |
245 | Boone County, KY | 552.07 |
246 | Solano County, CA | 551.81 |
247 | Rutherford County, TN | 551.44 |
248 | James City County, VA | 549.93 |
249 | Richland County, SC | 549.53 |
250 | Cleveland County, OK | 548.39 |
251 | Williamson County, TX | 545.80 |
252 | Dauphin County, PA | 545.66 |
253 | Floyd County, IN | 542.05 |
254 | Paulding County, GA | 539.97 |
255 | Manatee County, FL | 538.14 |
256 | Columbia County, GA | 537.61 |
257 | Washtenaw County, MI | 527.28 |
258 | Pulaski County, AR | 526.34 |
259 | Ottawa County, MI | 525.63 |
260 | Sedgwick County, KS | 525.43 |
261 | Barrow County, GA | 518.55 |
262 | Hall County, GA | 516.90 |
263 | McHenry County, IL | 514.14 |
264 | Cumberland County, NC | 512.95 |
265 | Ingham County, MI | 512.34 |
266 | Brown County, WI | 506.97 |
267 | Johnson County, IN | 504.86 |
268 | York County, PA | 504.71 |
269 | Marin County, CA | 504.05 |
270 | Volusia County, FL | 502.62 |
271 | Berks County, PA | 500.76 |
272 | Atlantic County, NJ | 494.20 |
273 | Orange County, NY | 494.03 |
274 | Norton city, VA | 493.09 |
275 | Escambia County, FL | 489.97 |
276 | Madison County, AL | 484.22 |
277 | Delaware County, OH | 483.19 |
278 | Hillsborough County, NH | 482.52 |
279 | Maricopa County, AZ | 480.40 |
280 | Cumberland County, PA | 475.67 |
281 | Cameron County, TX | 472.15 |
282 | Ada County, ID | 470.50 |
283 | Lackawanna County, PA | 470.35 |
284 | Dane County, WI | 469.29 |
285 | Kalamazoo County, MI | 465.64 |
286 | Clermont County, OH | 460.94 |
287 | Ventura County, CA | 458.41 |
288 | Boulder County, CO | 455.35 |
289 | St. Johns County, FL | 455.22 |
290 | Weber County, UT | 455.03 |
291 | Gregg County, TX | 454.46 |
292 | Rockingham County, NH | 451.80 |
293 | Elkhart County, IN | 447.03 |
294 | Adams County, CO | 445.32 |
295 | Middlesex County, CT | 444.74 |
296 | Charleston County, SC | 444.71 |
297 | Greene County, MO | 442.62 |
298 | Leon County, FL | 437.14 |
299 | Ascension Parish, LA | 436.25 |
300 | Calvert County, MD | 435.21 |
301 | Houston County, GA | 435.14 |
302 | Medina County, OH | 432.95 |
303 | Hendricks County, IN | 429.57 |
304 | Douglas County, CO | 426.04 |
305 | Williamson County, TN | 425.02 |
306 | Putnam County, NY | 424.27 |
307 | Scott County, MN | 423.63 |
308 | Nueces County, TX | 420.92 |
309 | Lexington County, SC | 420.59 |
310 | Catoosa County, GA | 418.54 |
311 | Island County, WA | 416.63 |
312 | Porter County, IN | 414.29 |
313 | York County, SC | 414.21 |
314 | Kendall County, IL | 411.78 |
315 | Frederick County, MD | 411.32 |
316 | Hernando County, FL | 411.27 |
317 | Newton County, GA | 410.82 |
318 | Buncombe County, NC | 410.44 |
319 | Montgomery County, TN | 408.16 |
320 | Thurston County, WA | 408.02 |
321 | Washington County, TN | 407.37 |
322 | Niagara County, NY | 407.13 |
323 | Greene County, OH | 406.15 |
324 | Spartanburg County, SC | 405.75 |
325 | Carson City, NV | 405.71 |
326 | Alamance County, NC | 404.80 |
327 | New London County, CT | 403.80 |
328 | Lake County, FL | 403.51 |
329 | Polk County, FL | 403.30 |
330 | Ohio County, WV | 400.88 |
331 | Catawba County, NC | 400.15 |
331 | Hamblen County, TN | 400.15 |
332 | Brazos County, TX | 398.97 |
333 | Snohomish County, WA | 396.81 |
334 | Lebanon County, PA | 395.92 |
335 | Winnebago County, WI | 395.06 |
336 | Washington County, RI | 394.31 |
337 | Canyon County, ID | 393.67 |
338 | Ozaukee County, WI | 392.69 |
339 | St. Clair County, IL | 391.36 |
340 | DeSoto County, MS | 389.03 |
341 | Beaver County, PA | 386.97 |
342 | Roanoke County, VA | 386.87 |
343 | Carroll County, MD | 386.24 |
344 | Lancaster County, NE | 385.18 |
345 | Sullivan County, TN | 382.55 |
346 | Scott County, IA | 381.29 |
347 | Berkeley County, WV | 380.13 |
348 | Cape May County, NJ | 378.75 |
349 | Union County, NC | 376.57 |
350 | Orange County, NC | 374.02 |
351 | Tippecanoe County, IN | 373.32 |
352 | Dutchess County, NY | 371.91 |
353 | Madison County, IL | 371.57 |
354 | Sumner County, TN | 370.72 |
355 | Stanislaus County, CA | 369.57 |
356 | Luzerne County, PA | 365.98 |
357 | Tolland County, CT | 365.02 |
358 | Charles County, MD | 363.93 |
359 | Harrison County, MS | 363.68 |
360 | Cumberland County, ME | 362.43 |
361 | Oldham County, KY | 361.06 |
362 | Clay County, FL | 360.97 |
363 | Strafford County, NH | 356.19 |
364 | Hays County, TX | 356.16 |
365 | Whitfield County, GA | 354.16 |
366 | Monroe County, IN | 354.15 |
367 | Hancock County, WV | 352.20 |
368 | Bell County, TX | 351.71 |
369 | Muskegon County, MI | 348.92 |
370 | Spotsylvania County, VA | 348.85 |
371 | Lubbock County, TX | 346.85 |
372 | Jefferson County, MO | 345.40 |
373 | Westmoreland County, PA | 345.10 |
374 | El Paso County, CO | 343.49 |
375 | Spalding County, GA | 343.45 |
376 | Livingston County, MI | 342.95 |
377 | Clark County, OH | 342.68 |
378 | Erie County, PA | 339.06 |
379 | Rock Island County, IL | 338.42 |
380 | Washington County, MD | 337.96 |
381 | Mobile County, AL | 337.42 |
382 | Cabell County, WV | 335.74 |
383 | Riverside County, CA | 335.43 |
384 | Benton County, AR | 335.41 |
385 | Portage County, OH | 331.94 |
386 | Coweta County, GA | 331.37 |
387 | Bradley County, TN | 330.39 |
388 | Utah County, UT | 329.03 |
389 | Shawnee County, KS | 328.86 |
390 | Trumbull County, OH | 326.77 |
391 | Iredell County, NC | 325.02 |
392 | Beaufort County, SC | 324.83 |
393 | Clark County, IN | 324.79 |
394 | Linn County, IA | 321.17 |
395 | Cumberland County, NJ | 318.92 |
396 | Alachua County, FL | 318.02 |
397 | Indian River County, FL | 317.79 |
398 | Washington County, WI | 317.57 |
399 | St. Mary's County, MD | 317.27 |
400 | Fairfield County, OH | 315.09 |
401 | Chittenden County, VT | 313.29 |
402 | St. Tammany Parish, LA | 313.01 |
403 | Henderson County, NC | 311.79 |
404 | Kent County, DE | 310.29 |
405 | Sonoma County, CA | 310.27 |
406 | Horry County, SC | 309.74 |
407 | Nantucket County, MA | 308.60 |
408 | Hampshire County, MA | 307.85 |
409 | Jessamine County, KY | 307.79 |
410 | Warren County, NJ | 307.49 |
411 | Spokane County, WA | 305.71 |
412 | Davidson County, NC | 305.38 |
413 | Carver County, MN | 302.02 |
414 | Boyd County, KY | 301.88 |
415 | Hunterdon County, NJ | 301.40 |
416 | Erie County, OH | 300.94 |
417 | Cecil County, MD | 299.52 |
418 | Outagamie County, WI | 299.12 |
419 | Walton County, GA | 295.80 |
420 | Peoria County, IL | 293.88 |
420 | Monongalia County, WV | 293.88 |
421 | Lincoln County, NC | 293.43 |
422 | Marion County, OR | 292.88 |
423 | Osceola County, FL | 292.76 |
424 | Jefferson County, TX | 292.58 |
425 | Montgomery County, AL | 291.53 |
426 | Martin County, FL | 291.33 |
427 | Saratoga County, NY | 290.75 |
428 | Comal County, TX | 288.64 |
429 | Madison County, IN | 287.95 |
430 | Placer County, CA | 287.65 |
431 | Rowan County, NC | 287.08 |
432 | Clark County, NV | 287.07 |
433 | Lee County, AL | 286.80 |
434 | Howard County, IN | 285.45 |
435 | Delaware County, IN | 285.39 |
436 | Anderson County, SC | 285.38 |
437 | Dorchester County, SC | 284.10 |
438 | Shelby County, AL | 283.95 |
439 | Monroe County, MI | 281.80 |
440 | Broome County, NY | 281.57 |
441 | Sussex County, NJ | 278.06 |
442 | Bullitt County, KY | 276.78 |
443 | Monroe County, PA | 276.69 |
444 | Wicomico County, MD | 276.66 |
445 | Jefferson County, WV | 275.69 |
446 | Charlotte County, FL | 274.32 |
447 | McCracken County, KY | 272.89 |
447 | Brazoria County, TX | 272.89 |
448 | Johnston County, NC | 272.72 |
449 | Berrien County, MI | 271.79 |
450 | Caddo Parish, LA | 270.45 |
451 | Onslow County, NC | 268.45 |
452 | Boone County, MO | 267.83 |
453 | Miami County, OH | 267.57 |
454 | La Crosse County, WI | 267.34 |
455 | Pickens County, SC | 264.43 |
456 | Citrus County, FL | 264.37 |
457 | Vigo County, IN | 263.01 |
458 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 262.75 |
459 | Hinds County, MS | 261.82 |
460 | Licking County, OH | 261.59 |
461 | Washington County, AR | 261.16 |
462 | Dougherty County, GA | 261.04 |
463 | Pitt County, NC | 260.96 |
464 | Hancock County, IN | 260.95 |
465 | Douglas County, KS | 260.63 |
466 | Wilson County, TN | 258.79 |
467 | Montgomery County, VA | 257.78 |
468 | Platte County, MO | 254.21 |
469 | Orange County, TX | 254.08 |
470 | Allen County, OH | 253.90 |
471 | Sussex County, DE | 253.57 |
472 | Smith County, TX | 253.38 |
473 | Brooke County, WV | 252.92 |
474 | Richland County, OH | 252.28 |
475 | McLennan County, TX | 251.37 |
476 | Johnson County, IA | 249.35 |
477 | Olmsted County, MN | 249.19 |
478 | Warren County, KY | 248.39 |
479 | Johnson County, TX | 248.25 |
480 | Lee County, NC | 248.12 |
481 | Franklin County, KY | 247.98 |
482 | Rensselaer County, NY | 246.96 |
483 | Butler County, PA | 245.43 |
484 | Minnehaha County, SD | 244.43 |
485 | Washington County, PA | 244.28 |
486 | Guadalupe County, TX | 242.82 |
487 | Blount County, TN | 242.08 |
488 | Lawrence County, PA | 240.85 |
489 | Sebastian County, AR | 240.59 |
490 | Loudon County, TN | 239.39 |
491 | Carroll County, GA | 238.71 |
492 | Geauga County, OH | 238.31 |
493 | Lowndes County, GA | 237.82 |
494 | Androscoggin County, ME | 237.50 |
495 | Saginaw County, MI | 237.42 |
496 | Flagler County, FL | 237.31 |
497 | Bartow County, GA | 237.30 |
Ranking of Counties By Population Density for each US State from Census 2020
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by population density for each of the following US states, based on data from the 2020 Census.