List of the most populous counties in the United States Totally Explained

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This is a list of the 100 largest counties in the United States by population. The list is based on the population estimates for July 1, 2006, the most recently released estimates from the United States Census Bureau. It isn't based on an actual count of population, as the United States conducts a head count census only once every ten years, most recently in 2000. To create this estimate, the Census Bureau starts with the base number as determined during the most recent decennial census, and then estimates births, deaths, and net migration based on various sources to establish the final number. The estimates released by the Census Bureau are not final, and are often disputed. Numerous local jurisdictions have challenged their 2006 population estimate. Of the jurisdictions on this list, as of January 22, 2008, only Baltimore City had successfully challenged its original census estimate, resulting in a revised population estimate that moved Baltimore two places higher on the list. California has released more recent population estimates for its counties; California's estimates are developed using a different methodology than the Census Bureau estimates and exceed them significantly.
Many of the counties on the list include major cities or metropolitan areas. Two of the listed counties have consolidated city and county government, namely the City and County of Honolulu and the City and County of San Francisco. Baltimore, Maryland and the District of Columbia are identified as cities but are considered to be county-equivalents by the Census Bureau, and are therefore included in the list and the name of each jurisdiction is listed in place of a county seat. Queens County, Kings County, New York County, and Bronx County, New York are coterminous with boroughs of New York City, fall under the jurisdiction of the combined city government, and therefore lack a county seat. Each of these counties is listed instead with the location of its county courthouse.

List of most populous counties

Rank	County	State	Population	County Seat or Courthouse
1	Los Angeles County	California	9,948,081	Los Angeles
2	Cook County	Illinois	5,288,655	Chicago
3	Harris County	Texas	3,886,207	Houston
4	Maricopa County	Arizona	3,768,123	Phoenix
5	Orange County	California	3,002,048	Santa Ana
6	San Diego County	California	2,941,454	San Diego
7	Kings County	New York	2,508,820	Brooklyn
8	Miami-Dade County	Florida	2,402,208	Miami
9	Dallas County	Texas	2,345,815	Dallas
10	Queens County	New York	2,255,175	Jamaica
11	Riverside County	California	2,026,803	Riverside
12	San Bernadino County	California	1,999,332	San Bernardino
13	Wayne County	Michigan	1,971,853	Detroit
14	King County	Washington	1,826,732	Seattle
15	Broward County	Florida	1,787,636	Fort Lauderdale
16	Clark County	Nevada	1,777,539	Las Vegas
17	Santa Clara County	California	1,731,281	San Jose
18	Tarrant County	Texas	1,671,295	Fort Worth
19	New York County	New York	1,611,581	Manhattan
20	Bexar County	Texas	1,555,592	San Antonio
21	Suffolk County	New York	1,469,715	Riverhead
22	Middlesex County	Massachusetts	1,467,016	Cambridge
23	Alameda County	California	1,457,426	Oakland
24	Philadelphia County	Pennsylvania	1,448,394	Philadelphia
25	Sacramento County	California	1,374,724	Sacramento
26	Bronx County	New York	1,361,473	The Bronx
27	Nassau County	New York	1,325,662	Mineola
28	Cuyahoga County	Ohio	1,314,241	Cleveland
29	Palm Beach County	Florida	1,274,013	West Palm Beach
30	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	1,223,411	Pittsburgh
31	Oakland County	Michigan	1,214,255	Pontiac
32	Hillsborough County	Florida	1,157,738	Tampa
33	Hennepin County	Minnesota	1,122,093	Minneapolis
34	Franklin County	Ohio	1,095,662	Columbus
35	Orange County	Florida	1,043,500	Orlando
36	Contra Costa County	California	1,024,319	Martinez
37	Fairfax County	Virginia	1,010,443	Fairfax
38	Saint Louis County	Missouri	1,000,510	Clayton
39	Salt Lake County	Utah	978,701	Salt Lake City
40	Fulton County	Georgia	960,009	Atlanta
41	Westchester County	New York	949,355	White Plains
42	Pima County	Arizona	946,362	Tucson
43	DuPage County	Illinois	932,670	Wheaton
44	Montgomery County	Maryland	932,131	Rockville
45	Pinellas County	Florida	924,413	Clearwater
46	Erie County	New York	921,390	Buffalo
47	Travis County	Texas	921,006	Austin
48	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin	915,097	Milwaukee
49	Shelby County	Tennessee	911,438	Memphis
50	Honolulu County	Hawaii	909,863	Honolulu
51	Bergen County	New Jersey	904,037	Hackensack
52	Fairfield County	Connecticut	900,440	Bridgeport
53	Fresno County	California	891,756	Fresno
54	Hartford County	Connecticut	876,927	Hartford
55	Marion County	Indiana	865,504	Indianapolis
56	New Haven County	Connecticut	845,244	New Haven
57	Prince George's County	Maryland	841,315	Upper Marlboro
58	Duval County	Florida	837,964	Jacksonville
59	Macomb County	Michigan	832,861	Mount Clemens
60	Mecklenburg County	North Carolina	827,445	Charlotte
61	Hamilton County	Ohio	822,596	Cincinnati
62	Ventura County	California	799,720	Ventura
63	Baltimore County	Maryland	787,384	Towson
64	Middlesex County	New Jersey	786,971	New Brunswick
65	Wake County	North Carolina	786,522	Raleigh
66	Essex County	New Jersey	786,147	Newark
67	Worcester County	Massachusetts	784,992	Worcester
68	Kern County	California	780,117	Bakersfield
69	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	775,688	Norristown
70	Pierce County	Washington	766,878	Tacoma
71	Gwinnett County	Georgia	757,104	Lawrenceville
72	San Francisco County	California	744,041	San Francisco
73	El Paso County	Texas	736,310	El Paso
74	Essex County	Massachusetts	735,958	Salem
75	Monroe County	New York	730,807	Rochester
76	DeKalb County	Georgia	723,602	Decatur
77	Lake County	Illinois	713,076	Waukegan
78	San Mateo County	California	705,499	Redwood City
79	Jefferson County	Kentucky	701,500	Louisville
80	Hidalgo County	Texas	700,634	Edinburg
81	Collin County	Texas	698,851	McKinney
82	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma	691,266	Oklahoma City
83	Suffolk County	Massachusetts	687,610	Boston
84	Multnomah County	Oregon	681,454	Portland
85	Cobb County	Georgia	679,325	Marietta
86	San Joaquin County	California	673,170	Stockton
87	Snohomish County	Washington	669,887	Everett
88	Will County	Illinois	668,217	Joliet
89	Jackson County	Missouri	664,078	Independence
90	Jefferson County	Alabama	656,700	Birmingham
91	Norfolk County	Massachusetts	654,753	Dedham
92	Baltimore City	Maryland	640,961	Baltimore
93	Providence County	Rhode Island	635,596	Providence
94	Monmouth County	New Jersey	635,285	Freehold Borough
95	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	623,205	Doylestown
96	Bernalillo County	New Mexico	615,099	Albuquerque
97	Hudson County	New Jersey	601,146	Jersey City
98	Kent County	Michigan	599,524	Grand Rapids
99	Denver County	Colorado	588,349	Denver
100	Denton County	Texas	584,238	Denton
101	District of Columbia	District of Columbia	581,530	District of Columbia

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