US Counties Over 250,000:
1960 Ranked
|
Rank |
County |
State |
1999 |
|
|
|
1960 |
|
1 |
Los Angeles County |
California |
9,329,989 |
|
|
|
6,038,771 |
|
2 |
Cook County |
Illinois |
5,192,326 |
|
|
|
5,129,725 |
|
3 |
Wayne County |
Michigan |
2,106,495 |
|
|
|
2,666,297 |
|
4 |
Kings County |
New York |
2,268,297 |
|
|
|
2,627,319 |
|
5 |
Philadelphia County |
Pennsylvania |
1,417,601 |
|
|
|
2,002,512 |
|
6 |
Queens County |
New York |
2,000,642 |
|
|
|
1,809,578 |
|
7 |
New York County |
New York |
1,551,844 |
|
|
|
1,698,281 |
|
8 |
Cuyahoga County |
Ohio |
1,371,717 |
|
|
|
1,647,895 |
|
9 |
Allegheny County |
Pennsylvania |
1,256,806 |
|
|
|
1,628,587 |
|
10 |
Bronx County |
New York |
1,194,099 |
|
|
|
1,424,815 |
|
11 |
Nassau County |
New York |
1,305,057 |
|
|
|
1,300,171 |
|
12 |
Harris County |
Texas |
3,250,404 |
|
|
|
1,243,158 |
|
13 |
Middlesex County |
Massachusetts |
1,426,606 |
|
|
|
1,238,742 |
|
14 |
Erie County |
New York |
925,957 |
|
|
|
1,064,688 |
|
15 |
Milwaukee County |
Wisconsin |
906,248 |
|
|
|
1,036,041 |
|
16 |
San Diego County |
California |
2,820,844 |
|
|
|
1,033,011 |
|
17 |
Dallas County |
Texas |
2,062,100 |
|
|
|
951,527 |
|
18 |
Baltimore city |
Maryland |
632,681 |
|
|
|
939,024 |
|
19 |
Miami-Dade County |
Florida |
2,175,634 |
|
|
|
935,047 |
|
20 |
King County |
Washington |
1,664,846 |
|
|
|
935,014 |
|
21 |
Essex County |
New Jersey |
747,355 |
|
|
|
923,545 |
|
22 |
Alameda County |
California |
1,415,582 |
|
|
|
908,209 |
|
23 |
Hamilton County |
Ohio |
840,443 |
|
|
|
864,121 |
|
24 |
Hennepin County |
Minnesota |
1,064,419 |
|
|
|
842,854 |
|
25 |
Westchester County |
New York |
905,572 |
|
|
|
808,891 |
|
26 |
Suffolk County |
Massachusetts |
641,695 |
|
|
|
791,329 |
|
27 |
Bergen County |
New Jersey |
857,052 |
|
|
|
780,255 |
|
28 |
Washington |
DC |
519,000 |
|
|
|
763,956 |
|
29 |
St. Louis city |
Missouri |
333,960 |
|
|
|
750,026 |
|
30 |
San Francisco County |
California |
746,777 |
|
|
|
740,316 |
|
31 |
Orange County |
California |
2,760,948 |
|
|
|
703,925 |
|
32 |
St. Louis County |
Missouri |
996,181 |
|
|
|
703,532 |
|
33 |
Marion County |
Indiana |
810,946 |
|
|
|
697,567 |
|
34 |
Oakland County |
Michigan |
1,179,978 |
|
|
|
690,259 |
|
35 |
Hartford County |
Connecticut |
829,671 |
|
|
|
689,555 |
|
36 |
Bexar County |
Texas |
1,372,867 |
|
|
|
687,151 |
|
37 |
Franklin County |
Ohio |
1,027,821 |
|
|
|
682,962 |
|
38 |
Suffolk County |
New York |
1,383,847 |
|
|
|
666,784 |
|
39 |
Maricopa County |
Arizona |
2,861,395 |
|
|
|
663,510 |
|
40 |
New Haven County |
Connecticut |
793,208 |
|
|
|
660,315 |
|
41 |
Fairfield County |
Connecticut |
841,334 |
|
|
|
653,589 |
|
42 |
Santa Clara County |
California |
1,647,419 |
|
|
|
642,315 |
|
43 |
Jefferson County |
Alabama |
657,422 |
|
|
|
634,864 |
|
44 |
Orleans Parish |
Louisiana |
460,913 |
|
|
|
627,525 |
|
45 |
Shelby County |
Tennessee |
873,000 |
|
|
|
627,019 |
|
46 |
Jackson County |
Missouri |
654,484 |
|
|
|
622,732 |
|
47 |
Jefferson County |
Kentucky |
672,900 |
|
|
|
610,947 |
|
48 |
Hudson County |
New Jersey |
552,819 |
|
|
|
610,734 |
|
49 |
Monroe County |
New York |
712,419 |
|
|
|
586,387 |
|
50 |
Worcester County |
Massachusetts |
738,629 |
|
|
|
583,228 |
|
51 |
Essex County |
Massachusetts |
704,407 |
|
|
|
568,831 |
|
52 |
Providence |
Rhode Island |
574,108 |
|
|
|
568,778 |
|
53 |
Fulton County |
Georgia |
744,827 |
|
|
|
556,326 |
|
54 |
Delaware County |
Pennsylvania |
541,502 |
|
|
|
553,154 |
|
55 |
Tarrant County |
Texas |
1,382,442 |
|
|
|
538,495 |
|
56 |
Montgomery County |
Ohio |
565,866 |
|
|
|
527,080 |
|
57 |
Multnomah County |
Oregon |
633,224 |
|
|
|
522,813 |
|
58 |
Montgomery County |
Pennsylvania |
724,087 |
|
|
|
516,682 |
|
59 |
Summit County |
Ohio |
537,856 |
|
|
|
513,569 |
|
60 |
Lake County |
Indiana |
480,619 |
|
|
|
513,269 |
|
61 |
Norfolk County |
Massachusetts |
643,580 |
|
|
|
510,256 |
|
62 |
Union County |
New Jersey |
498,759 |
|
|
|
504,255 |
|
63 |
San Bernardi County |
California |
1,669,934 |
|
|
|
503,591 |
|
64 |
Sacramento County |
California |
1,184,586 |
|
|
|
502,778 |
|
65 |
Honolulu County |
Hawaii |
864,571 |
|
|
|
500,409 |
|
66 |
Denver County |
Colorado |
499,775 |
|
|
|
493,887 |
|
67 |
Baltimore County |
Maryland |
723,914 |
|
|
|
492,428 |
|
68 |
Lucas County |
Ohio |
446,482 |
|
|
|
456,931 |
|
69 |
Duval County |
Florida |
738,483 |
|
|
|
455,411 |
|
70 |
San Mateo County |
California |
702,102 |
|
|
|
444,387 |
|
71 |
Oklahoma County |
Oklahoma |
636,539 |
|
|
|
439,506 |
|
72 |
Middlesex County |
New Jersey |
717,949 |
|
|
|
433,856 |
|
73 |
Hampden County |
Massachusetts |
438,279 |
|
|
|
429,353 |
|
74 |
Onondaga County |
New York |
456,215 |
|
|
|
423,028 |
|
75 |
Ramsey County |
Minnesota |
486,254 |
|
|
|
422,525 |
|
76 |
Contra Costa County |
California |
933,141 |
|
|
|
409,030 |
|
77 |
Passaic County |
New Jersey |
485,064 |
|
|
|
406,618 |
|
78 |
Macomb County |
Michigan |
792,082 |
|
|
|
405,804 |
|
79 |
Davidson County |
Tennessee |
530,050 |
|
|
|
399,743 |
|
80 |
Bristol County |
Massachusetts |
520,258 |
|
|
|
398,488 |
|
81 |
Hillsborough County |
Florida |
940,484 |
|
|
|
397,788 |
|
82 |
Camden County |
New Jersey |
503,093 |
|
|
|
392,035 |
|
83 |
Salt Lake County |
Utah |
850,243 |
|
|
|
383,035 |
|
84 |
Pinellas County |
Florida |
878,499 |
|
|
|
374,665 |
|
85 |
Genesee County |
Michigan |
437,349 |
|
|
|
374,313 |
|
86 |
Fresno County |
California |
763,069 |
|
|
|
365,945 |
|
87 |
Kent County |
Michigan |
550,388 |
|
|
|
363,187 |
|
88 |
Prince George's County |
Maryland |
781,781 |
|
|
|
357,395 |
|
89 |
Westmoreland County |
Pennsylvania |
370,658 |
|
|
|
352,629 |
|
90 |
Luzerne County |
Pennsylvania |
312,000 |
|
|
|
346,972 |
|
91 |
Tulsa County |
Oklahoma |
548,296 |
|
|
|
346,038 |
|
92 |
Douglas County |
Nebraska |
446,277 |
|
|
|
343,490 |
|
93 |
Sedgwick County |
Kansas |
451,684 |
|
|
|
343,231 |
|
94 |
Montgomery County |
Maryland |
852,174 |
|
|
|
340,928 |
|
95 |
Stark County |
Ohio |
373,174 |
|
|
|
340,345 |
|
96 |
Monmouth County |
New Jersey |
611,444 |
|
|
|
334,401 |
|
97 |
Broward County |
Florida |
1,535,468 |
|
|
|
333,946 |
|
98 |
Pierce County |
Washington |
688,807 |
|
|
|
321,590 |
|
99 |
Mobile County |
Alabama |
399,652 |
|
|
|
314,301 |
|
100 |
El Paso County |
Texas |
701,908 |
|
|
|
314,070 |
|
101 |
DuPage County |
Illinois |
892,547 |
|
|
|
313,459 |
|
102 |
Bucks County |
Pennsylvania |
594,047 |
|
|
|
308,567 |
|
103 |
New Castle County |
Connecticut |
487,182 |
|
|
|
307,446 |
|
104 |
Riverside County |
California |
1,530,653 |
|
|
|
306,191 |
|
105 |
Norfolk city |
Virginia |
225,875 |
|
|
|
305,872 |
|
106 |
Mahoning County |
Ohio |
252,597 |
|
|
|
300,480 |
|
107 |
Lake County |
Illinois |
617,975 |
|
|
|
293,656 |
|
108 |
Kern County |
California |
642,495 |
|
|
|
291,984 |
|
109 |
Lancaster County |
Pennsylvania |
460,035 |
|
|
|
278,359 |
|
110 |
Spokane County |
Washington |
409,736 |
|
|
|
278,333 |
|
111 |
Berks County |
Pennsylvania |
358,211 |
|
|
|
275,414 |
|
112 |
Fairfax County |
Virginia |
945,717 |
|
|
|
275,002 |
|
113 |
Albany County |
New York |
292,006 |
|
|
|
272,926 |
|
114 |
Mecklenburg County |
North Carolina |
648,400 |
|
|
|
272,111 |
|
115 |
Mercer County |
New Jersey |
333,861 |
|
|
|
266,392 |
|
116 |
Polk County |
Iowa |
364,672 |
|
|
|
266,315 |
|
117 |
Pima County |
Arizona |
803,618 |
|
|
|
265,660 |
|
118 |
Oneida County |
New York |
229,714 |
|
|
|
264,401 |
|
119 |
Orange County |
Florida |
817,206 |
|
|
|
263,540 |
|
120 |
St. Clair County |
Illinois |
260,050 |
|
|
|
262,509 |
|
121 |
Bernalillo County |
New Mexico |
523,472 |
|
|
|
262,199 |
|
122 |
Morris County |
New Jersey |
463,545 |
|
|
|
261,620 |
|
123 |
DeKalb County |
Georgia |
596,853 |
|
|
|
256,782 |
|
124 |
Kanawha County |
West Virginia |
199,263 |
|
|
|
252,925 |
|
125 |
Erie County |
Pennsylvania |
276,993 |
|
|
|
250,682 |
|
126 |
Knox County |
Tennessee |
376,039 |
|
|
|
250,523 |
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