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    US Counties by Population— Page 80

    Every US county ranked by total population, from largest to smallest, based on the Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates.

    3,222 counties rankedSource: US Census Bureau ACS 2023Highest firstShowing #19762000
    #CountyStatePopulation
    1976Colonial Heights cityVirginia18,210
    1977Benzie CountyMichigan18,177
    1978Brantley CountyGeorgia18,171
    1979Russell CountyKentucky18,117
    1980Kalkaska CountyMichigan18,116
    1981Madison CountyFlorida18,113
    1982Grant CountyArkansas18,111
    1983Andrew CountyMissouri18,086
    1984Montour CountyPennsylvania18,079
    1985Johnson CountyTennessee18,073
    1986Frio CountyTexas18,019
    1987Southampton CountyVirginia17,988
    1988Adjuntas MunicipioPuerto Rico17,975
    1989Young CountyTexas17,963
    1990Eastland CountyTexas17,846
    1991Dickinson CountyIowa17,844
    1992Unicoi CountyTennessee17,779
    1993Lee CountyTexas17,758
    1994Schuyler CountyNew York17,749
    1995Park CountyColorado17,739
    1996Hughes CountySouth Dakota17,732
    1997Polk CountyTennessee17,702
    1998Attala CountyMississippi17,685
    1999Haywood CountyTennessee17,672
    2000Avery CountyNorth Carolina17,643

    Data from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, 2019–2023. Rankings include all counties, county equivalents, and independent cities in the United States. Click any county to see its full profile.