Ranking of US Counties By Population in 2016
Updated on July 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Population for the United States was 323.07M. Among all US counties, Los Angeles County had the highest population (10.10M), followed by Cook County (5.22M), and Harris County (4.62M).
On the other hand, Kalawao County had the lowest population (88) followed by Loving County (117), and King County (289).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high population, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 US counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics. You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US Counties By Population in 2016
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Los Angeles County, CA | 10094865 |
| 2 | Cook County, IL | 5223386 |
| 3 | Harris County, TX | 4622836 |
| 4 | Maricopa County, AZ | 4258019 |
| 5 | San Diego County, CA | 3305462 |
| 6 | Orange County, CA | 3164277 |
| 7 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 2689890 |
| 8 | Kings County, NY | 2608146 |
| 9 | Dallas County, TX | 2591488 |
| 10 | Riverside County, CA | 2378282 |
| 11 | Queens County, NY | 2306249 |
| 12 | King County, WA | 2167863 |
| 13 | Clark County, NV | 2140240 |
| 14 | San Bernardino County, CA | 2130726 |
| 15 | Tarrant County, TX | 2023942 |
| 16 | Santa Clara County, CA | 1928144 |
| 17 | Bexar County, TX | 1927409 |
| 18 | Broward County, FL | 1913780 |
| 19 | Wayne County, MI | 1760835 |
| 20 | Alameda County, CA | 1650765 |
| 21 | New York County, NY | 1636721 |
| 22 | Middlesex County, MA | 1595581 |
| 23 | Philadelphia County, PA | 1576604 |
| 24 | Sacramento County, CA | 1511401 |
| 25 | Suffolk County, NY | 1486699 |
| 26 | Palm Beach County, FL | 1451469 |
| 27 | Bronx County, NY | 1443678 |
| 28 | Hillsborough County, FL | 1398093 |
| 29 | Nassau County, NY | 1356067 |
| 30 | Orange County, FL | 1327775 |
| 31 | Franklin County, OH | 1275212 |
| 32 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 1254324 |
| 33 | Oakland County, MI | 1251563 |
| 34 | Hennepin County, MN | 1236183 |
| 35 | Allegheny County, PA | 1226893 |
| 36 | Travis County, TX | 1206283 |
| 37 | Fairfax County, VA | 1144957 |
| 38 | Contra Costa County, CA | 1137259 |
| 39 | Salt Lake County, UT | 1120751 |
| 40 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 1058056 |
| 41 | Wake County, NC | 1048933 |
| 42 | Montgomery County, MD | 1039327 |
| 43 | Fulton County, GA | 1023816 |
| 44 | Pima County, AZ | 1017083 |
| 45 | St. Louis County, MO | 998393 |
| 46 | Honolulu County, HI | 993044 |
| 47 | Fresno County, CA | 976231 |
| 48 | Westchester County, NY | 970461 |
| 49 | Pinellas County, FL | 960527 |
| 50 | Milwaukee County, WI | 955121 |
| 51 | Marion County, IN | 946050 |
| 52 | Fairfield County, CT | 945096 |
| 53 | Collin County, TX | 944313 |
| 54 | Shelby County, TN | 936716 |
| 55 | DuPage County, IL | 931408 |
| 56 | Bergen County, NJ | 928381 |
| 57 | Duval County, FL | 927038 |
| 58 | Erie County, NY | 918992 |
| 59 | Prince George's County, MD | 909262 |
| 60 | Gwinnett County, GA | 905291 |
| 61 | Hartford County, CT | 894282 |
| 62 | Kern County, CA | 881094 |
| 63 | San Francisco County, CA | 871343 |
| 64 | Macomb County, MI | 868329 |
| 65 | Pierce County, WA | 864004 |
| 66 | New Haven County, CT | 858159 |
| 67 | Hidalgo County, TX | 847759 |
| 68 | Ventura County, CA | 846921 |
| 69 | El Paso County, TX | 834112 |
| 70 | Baltimore County, MD | 828941 |
| 71 | Middlesex County, NJ | 825298 |
| 72 | Worcester County, MA | 820447 |
| 73 | Montgomery County, PA | 820106 |
| 74 | Hamilton County, OH | 811766 |
| 75 | Denton County, TX | 807566 |
| 76 | Multnomah County, OR | 803630 |
| 77 | Essex County, NJ | 793073 |
| 78 | Suffolk County, MA | 793020 |
| 79 | Snohomish County, WA | 787886 |
| 80 | Oklahoma County, OK | 784684 |
| 81 | Essex County, MA | 780222 |
| 82 | San Mateo County, CA | 767928 |
| 83 | Jefferson County, KY | 767770 |
| 84 | Cobb County, GA | 748767 |
| 85 | DeKalb County, GA | 747299 |
| 86 | Fort Bend County, TX | 744489 |
| 87 | Monroe County, NY | 744150 |
| 88 | San Joaquin County, CA | 732662 |
| 89 | Lee County, FL | 723467 |
| 90 | Lake County, IL | 704401 |
| 91 | Norfolk County, MA | 697452 |
| 92 | Denver County, CO | 696273 |
| 93 | Jackson County, MO | 692812 |
| 94 | El Paso County, CO | 688671 |
| 95 | Will County, IL | 688330 |
| 96 | Davidson County, TN | 686420 |
| 97 | Bernalillo County, NM | 677883 |
| 98 | Hudson County, NJ | 668673 |
| 99 | Polk County, FL | 666271 |
| 100 | Jefferson County, AL | 660507 |
| 101 | Tulsa County, OK | 646328 |
| 102 | Kent County, MI | 644219 |
| 103 | Arapahoe County, CO | 639605 |
| 104 | Providence County, RI | 635384 |
| 105 | Bucks County, PA | 626369 |
| 106 | Monmouth County, NJ | 623055 |
| 107 | Baltimore city, MD | 616542 |
| 108 | Ocean County, NJ | 591142 |
| 109 | Utah County, UT | 591107 |
| 110 | Johnson County, KS | 586601 |
| 111 | Washington County, OR | 585358 |
| 112 | Brevard County, FL | 577380 |
| 113 | Jefferson County, CO | 571823 |
| 114 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 567434 |
| 115 | Delaware County, PA | 563860 |
| 116 | Bristol County, MA | 558413 |
| 117 | Douglas County, NE | 555880 |
| 118 | New Castle County, DE | 555582 |
| 119 | Montgomery County, TX | 555338 |
| 120 | Union County, NJ | 552814 |
| 121 | Ramsey County, MN | 541635 |
| 122 | Summit County, OH | 541226 |
| 123 | Stanislaus County, CA | 538986 |
| 124 | Lancaster County, PA | 538303 |
| 125 | Montgomery County, OH | 532274 |
| 126 | Dane County, WI | 531775 |
| 127 | Kane County, IL | 530540 |
| 128 | Volusia County, FL | 529100 |
| 129 | Williamson County, TX | 528207 |
| 130 | Guilford County, NC | 524520 |
| 131 | Chester County, PA | 516768 |
| 132 | Sedgwick County, KS | 513324 |
| 133 | Plymouth County, MA | 512535 |
| 134 | Pasco County, FL | 510319 |
| 135 | Camden County, NJ | 507119 |
| 136 | Passaic County, NJ | 504001 |
| 137 | Sonoma County, CA | 502445 |
| 138 | Greenville County, SC | 499595 |
| 139 | Adams County, CO | 497735 |
| 140 | Spokane County, WA | 497163 |
| 141 | Morris County, NJ | 493831 |
| 142 | Lake County, IN | 486381 |
| 143 | Polk County, IA | 474593 |
| 144 | Richmond County, NY | 474160 |
| 145 | Hampden County, MA | 467874 |
| 146 | Clark County, WA | 465911 |
| 147 | Onondaga County, NY | 464139 |
| 148 | Tulare County, CA | 458991 |
| 149 | Prince William County, VA | 456805 |
| 150 | Knox County, TN | 456410 |
| 151 | Seminole County, FL | 456266 |
| 152 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 451510 |
| 153 | Washoe County, NV | 449990 |
| 154 | Burlington County, NJ | 447092 |
| 155 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 447020 |
| 156 | Ada County, ID | 444929 |
| 157 | Santa Barbara County, CA | 444112 |
| 158 | York County, PA | 444012 |
| 159 | Solano County, CA | 438834 |
| 160 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 436865 |
| 161 | Monterey County, CA | 433436 |
| 162 | Lucas County, OH | 433113 |
| 163 | Cameron County, TX | 420894 |
| 164 | Dakota County, MN | 417783 |
| 165 | Pinal County, AZ | 417312 |
| 166 | Berks County, PA | 415911 |
| 167 | Mobile County, AL | 415169 |
| 168 | Sarasota County, FL | 413395 |
| 169 | Hillsborough County, NH | 411591 |
| 170 | Richland County, SC | 409569 |
| 171 | Genesee County, MI | 409054 |
| 172 | Clackamas County, OR | 407055 |
| 173 | Waukesha County, WI | 398664 |
| 174 | Charleston County, SC | 397433 |
| 175 | Pulaski County, AR | 394322 |
| 176 | Orleans Parish, LA | 392265 |
| 177 | St. Charles County, MO | 390724 |
| 178 | Loudoun County, VA | 385750 |
| 179 | Placer County, CA | 379046 |
| 180 | Butler County, OH | 378527 |
| 181 | Orange County, NY | 377894 |
| 182 | Manatee County, FL | 375538 |
| 183 | Stark County, OH | 373553 |
| 184 | Forsyth County, NC | 371437 |
| 185 | Allen County, IN | 369526 |
| 186 | Lane County, OR | 369201 |
| 187 | Mercer County, NJ | 367929 |
| 188 | Washtenaw County, MI | 366960 |
| 189 | Collier County, FL | 365894 |
| 190 | Lehigh County, PA | 362357 |
| 191 | Nueces County, TX | 361753 |
| 192 | Hamilton County, TN | 358165 |
| 193 | Madison County, AL | 356985 |
| 194 | Westmoreland County, PA | 354763 |
| 195 | Brazoria County, TX | 353361 |
| 196 | Marion County, FL | 347958 |
| 197 | Anoka County, MN | 346813 |
| 198 | Bell County, TX | 341477 |
| 199 | Davis County, UT | 341255 |
| 200 | Larimer County, CO | 339394 |
Ranking of Counties By Population in 2016 for each US State
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by population for each of the following US states.