List of the most populous counties in the United States

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List of the largest counties in the United States (by population).

The following are the population estimates for July 1, 2005.

Rank County Population County Seat or Courthouse
1 Los Angeles County, California 9,935,475 Los Angeles
2 Cook County, Illinois 5,303,683 Chicago
3 Harris County, Texas 3,693,050 Houston
4 Maricopa County, Arizona 3,635,528 Phoenix
5 Orange County, California 2,988,072 Santa Ana
6 San Diego County, California 2,933,462 San Diego
7 Kings County, New York 2,486,235 Brooklyn
8 Miami-Dade County, Florida 2,376,014 Miami
9 Dallas County, Texas 2,305,454 Dallas
10 Queens County, New York 2,241,600 Queens
11 Wayne County, Michigan 1,998,217 Detroit
12 San Bernardino County, California 1,963,535 San Bernardino
13 Riverside County, California 1,946,419 Riverside
14 King County, Washington 1,793,583 Seattle
15 Broward County, Florida 1,777,638 Fort Lauderdale
16 Clark County, Nevada 1,710,551 Las Vegas
17 Santa Clara County, California 1,699,052 San Jose
18 Tarrant County, Texas 1,620,479 Fort Worth
19 New York County, New York 1,593,200 New York
20 Bexar County, Texas 1,518,370 San Antonio
21 Suffolk County, New York 1,474,927 Riverhead
22 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1,463,281 Philadelphia
23 Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1,459,011 Cambridge
24 Alameda County, California 1,448,905 Oakland
25 Sacramento County, California 1,363,482 Sacramento
26 Bronx County, New York 1,357,589 The Bronx
27 Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1,335,317 Cleveland
28 Nassau County, New York 1,333,137 Mineola
29 Palm Beach County, Florida 1,268,548 West Palm Beach
30 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1,235,841 Pittsburgh
31 Oakland County, Michigan 1,214,361 Pontiac
32 Hillsborough County, Florida 1,132,152 Tampa
33 Hennepin County, Minnesota 1,119,364 Minneapolis
34 Franklin County, Ohio 1,090,771 Columbus
35 Orange County, Florida 1,023,023 Orlando
36 Contra Costa County, California 1,017,787 Martinez
37 Fairfax County, Virginia 1,006,529 Fairfax
38 Saint Louis County, Missouri 1,004,666 Clayton
39 Salt Lake County, Utah 948,172 Salt Lake City
40 Westchester County, New York 940,807 White Plains
41 Erie County, New York 930,703 Buffalo
42 DuPage County, Illinois 929,113 Wheaton
43 Pinellas County, Florida 928,032 Clearwater
44 Montgomery County, Maryland 927,583 Rockville
45 Pima County, Arizona 924,786 Tucson
46 Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 921,654 Milwaukee
47 Fulton County, Georgia 915,623 Atlanta
48 Shelby County, Tennessee 909,035 Memphis
49 Honolulu County, Hawaii 905,266 Honolulu
50 Fairfield County, Connecticut 902,775 Bridgeport
51 Bergen County, New Jersey 902,561 Hackensack
52 Travis County, Texas 888,185 Austin
53 Fresno County, California 877,584 Fresno
54 Hartford County, Connecticut 877,393 Hartford
55 Marion County, Indiana 863,133 Indianapolis
56 New Haven County, Connecticut 846,766 New Haven
57 Prince George's County, Maryland 846,123 Upper Marlboro
58 Macomb County, Michigan 829,453 Mount Clemens
59 Duval County, Florida 826,436 Jacksonville
60 Hamilton County, Ohio 806,652 Cincinnati
61 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 796,372 Charlotte
62 Ventura County, California 796,106 Ventura
63 Essex County, New Jersey 791,057 Newark
64 Middlesex County, New Jersey 789,516 New Brunswick
65 Baltimore County, Maryland 786,113 Towson
66 Worcester County, Massachusetts 783,262 Worcester
67 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 775,883 Norristown
68 Kern County, California 756,825 Bakersfield
69 Pierce County, Washington 753,787 Tacoma
70 Wake County, North Carolina 748,815 Raleigh
71 San Francisco County, California 739,426 San Francisco
72 Essex County, Massachusetts 738,301 Salem
73 Monroe County, New York 733,366 Rochester
74 Gwinnett County, Georgia 726,273 Lawrenceville
75 El Paso County, Texas 721,598 El Paso
76 Lake County, Illinois 702,682 Waukegan
77 Jefferson County, Kentucky 699,827 Louisville
78 San Mateo County, California 699,610 Redwood City
79 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 684,543 Oklahoma City
80 Hidalgo County, Texas 678,275 Edinburg
81 DeKalb County, Georgia 677,959 Decatur
82 Multnomah County, Oregon 672,906 Portland
83 San Joaquin County, California 664,116 Stockton
84 Cobb County, Georgia 663,818 Marietta
85 Jackson County, Missouri 662,959 Independence
86 Collin County, Texas 659,457 McKinney
87 Jefferson County, Alabama 657,229 Birmingham
88 Snohomish County, Washington 655,944 Everett
89 Suffolk County, Massachusetts 654,428 Boston
90 Norfolk County, Massachusetts 653,595 Dedham
91 Will County, Illinois 642,813 Joliet
92 Providence County, Rhode Island 639,653 Providence
93 Monmouth County, New Jersey 635,952 Freehold Borough
94 Baltimore City 635,815 Baltimore, Maryland
95 Bucks County, Pennsylvania 621,342 Doylestown
96 Bernalillo County, New Mexico 603,562 Albuquerque
97 Hudson County, New Jersey 603,521 Jersey City
98 Kent County, Michigan 596,666 Grand Rapids
99 Davidson County, Tennessee 575,261 Nashville
100 Tulsa County, Oklahoma 572,059 Tulsa

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