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    US Counties by Population— Page 81

    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 #20012025
    #CountyStatePopulation
    2001Seward CountyNebraska17,636
    2002Luquillo MunicipioPuerto Rico17,631
    2003Pike CountyMissouri17,623
    2004Winston CountyMississippi17,609
    2005Patrick CountyVirginia17,606
    2006Sharp CountyArkansas17,597
    2007Delaware CountyIowa17,549
    2008Long CountyGeorgia17,512
    2009Park CountyMontana17,484
    2010Bertie CountyNorth Carolina17,482
    2011Chester CountyTennessee17,452
    2012Henry CountyAlabama17,450
    2013Hancock CountyIllinois17,434
    2014Guayanilla MunicipioPuerto Rico17,418
    2015Cook CountyGeorgia17,363
    2016Garrard CountyKentucky17,346
    2017Dallas CountyMissouri17,344
    2018Morgan CountyWest Virginia17,327
    2019Humboldt CountyNevada17,299
    2020Richland CountyWisconsin17,229
    2021Franklin CountyArkansas17,220
    2022Northampton CountyNorth Carolina17,212
    2023Gunnison CountyColorado17,158
    2024Drew CountyArkansas17,143
    2025Ben Hill CountyGeorgia17,138

    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.