US Counties Over 250,000:
1980 Ranked
|
Rank |
County |
State |
1999 |
|
1980 |
|
1 |
Los Angeles County |
California |
9,329,989 |
|
7,477,503 |
|
2 |
Cook County |
Illinois |
5,192,326 |
|
5,253,655 |
|
3 |
Harris County |
Texas |
3,250,404 |
|
2,409,547 |
|
4 |
Wayne County |
Michigan |
2,106,495 |
|
2,337,891 |
|
5 |
Kings County |
New York |
2,268,297 |
|
2,230,936 |
|
6 |
Orange County |
California |
2,760,948 |
|
1,932,709 |
|
7 |
Queens County |
New York |
2,000,642 |
|
1,891,325 |
|
8 |
San Diego County |
California |
2,820,844 |
|
1,861,846 |
|
9 |
Philadelphia County |
Pennsylvania |
1,417,601 |
|
1,688,210 |
|
10 |
Miami-Dade County |
Florida |
2,175,634 |
|
1,625,781 |
|
11 |
Dallas County |
Texas |
2,062,100 |
|
1,556,390 |
|
12 |
Maricopa County |
Arizona |
2,861,395 |
|
1,509,052 |
|
13 |
Cuyahoga County |
Ohio |
1,371,717 |
|
1,498,400 |
|
14 |
Allegheny County |
Pennsylvania |
1,256,806 |
|
1,450,085 |
|
15 |
New York County |
New York |
1,551,844 |
|
1,428,285 |
|
16 |
Middlesex County |
Massachusetts |
1,426,606 |
|
1,367,034 |
|
17 |
Nassau County |
New York |
1,305,057 |
|
1,321,582 |
|
18 |
Santa Clara County |
California |
1,647,419 |
|
1,295,071 |
|
19 |
Suffolk County |
New York |
1,383,847 |
|
1,284,231 |
|
20 |
King County |
Washington |
1,664,846 |
|
1,269,749 |
|
21 |
Bronx County |
New York |
1,194,099 |
|
1,168,972 |
|
22 |
Alameda County |
California |
1,415,582 |
|
1,105,379 |
|
23 |
Broward County |
Florida |
1,535,468 |
|
1,018,200 |
|
24 |
Erie County |
New York |
925,957 |
|
1,015,472 |
|
25 |
Oakland County |
Michigan |
1,179,978 |
|
1,011,793 |
|
26 |
Bexar County |
Texas |
1,372,867 |
|
988,800 |
|
27 |
St. Louis County |
Missouri |
996,181 |
|
973,896 |
|
28 |
Milwaukee County |
Wisconsin |
906,248 |
|
964,988 |
|
29 |
Hennepin County |
Minnesota |
1,064,419 |
|
941,411 |
|
30 |
San Bernardi County |
California |
1,669,934 |
|
895,016 |
|
31 |
Hamilton County |
Ohio |
840,443 |
|
873,224 |
|
32 |
Franklin County |
Ohio |
1,027,821 |
|
869,132 |
|
33 |
Westchester County |
New York |
905,572 |
|
866,599 |
|
34 |
Tarrant County |
Texas |
1,382,442 |
|
860,880 |
|
35 |
Essex County |
New Jersey |
747,355 |
|
851,116 |
|
36 |
Bergen County |
New Jersey |
857,052 |
|
845,385 |
|
37 |
Hartford County |
Connecticut |
829,671 |
|
807,766 |
|
38 |
Fairfield County |
Connecticut |
841,334 |
|
807,143 |
|
39 |
Baltimore city |
Maryland |
632,681 |
|
786,775 |
|
40 |
Sacramento County |
California |
1,184,586 |
|
783,381 |
|
41 |
Shelby County |
Tennessee |
873,000 |
|
777,113 |
|
42 |
Marion County |
Indiana |
810,946 |
|
765,233 |
|
43 |
Honolulu County |
Hawaii |
864,571 |
|
762,565 |
|
44 |
New Haven County |
Connecticut |
793,208 |
|
761,337 |
|
45 |
Pinellas County |
Florida |
878,499 |
|
728,531 |
|
46 |
Monroe County |
New York |
712,419 |
|
702,238 |
|
47 |
Macomb County |
Michigan |
792,082 |
|
694,600 |
|
48 |
Jefferson County |
Kentucky |
672,900 |
|
685,004 |
|
49 |
San Francisco County |
California |
746,777 |
|
678,974 |
|
50 |
Jefferson County |
Alabama |
657,422 |
|
671,324 |
|
51 |
Prince George's County |
Maryland |
781,781 |
|
665,071 |
|
52 |
Riverside County |
California |
1,530,653 |
|
663,166 |
|
53 |
DuPage County |
Illinois |
892,547 |
|
658,835 |
|
54 |
Contra Costa County |
California |
933,141 |
|
656,380 |
|
55 |
Baltimore County |
Maryland |
723,914 |
|
655,615 |
|
56 |
Suffolk County |
Massachusetts |
641,695 |
|
650,142 |
|
57 |
Hillsborough County |
Florida |
940,484 |
|
646,960 |
|
58 |
Worcester County |
Massachusetts |
738,629 |
|
646,352 |
|
59 |
Montgomery County |
Pennsylvania |
724,087 |
|
643,621 |
|
60 |
Washington |
DC |
519,000 |
|
638,333 |
|
61 |
Essex County |
Massachusetts |
704,407 |
|
633,632 |
|
62 |
Jackson County |
Missouri |
654,484 |
|
629,266 |
|
63 |
Salt Lake County |
Utah |
850,243 |
|
619,066 |
|
64 |
Norfolk County |
Massachusetts |
643,580 |
|
606,587 |
|
65 |
Fairfax County |
Virginia |
945,717 |
|
596,901 |
|
66 |
Middlesex County |
New Jersey |
717,949 |
|
595,893 |
|
67 |
Fulton County |
Georgia |
744,827 |
|
589,904 |
|
68 |
San Mateo County |
California |
702,102 |
|
587,329 |
|
69 |
Montgomery County |
Maryland |
852,174 |
|
579,053 |
|
70 |
Palm Beach County |
Florida |
1,049,420 |
|
576,863 |
|
71 |
Montgomery County |
Ohio |
565,866 |
|
571,697 |
|
72 |
Providence |
Rhode Island |
574,108 |
|
571,349 |
|
73 |
Duval County |
Florida |
738,483 |
|
571,003 |
|
74 |
Oklahoma County |
Oklahoma |
636,539 |
|
568,933 |
|
75 |
Multnomah County |
Oregon |
633,224 |
|
562,640 |
|
76 |
Orleans Parish |
Louisiana |
460,913 |
|
557,515 |
|
77 |
Hudson County |
New Jersey |
552,819 |
|
556,972 |
|
78 |
Delaware County |
Pennsylvania |
541,502 |
|
555,007 |
|
79 |
Pima County |
Arizona |
803,618 |
|
531,443 |
|
80 |
Ventura County |
California |
745,063 |
|
529,174 |
|
81 |
Summit County |
Ohio |
537,856 |
|
524,472 |
|
82 |
Lake County |
Indiana |
480,619 |
|
522,965 |
|
83 |
Fresno County |
California |
763,069 |
|
514,621 |
|
84 |
Union County |
New Jersey |
498,759 |
|
504,094 |
|
85 |
Monmouth County |
New Jersey |
611,444 |
|
503,173 |
|
86 |
Denver County |
Colorado |
499,775 |
|
492,365 |
|
87 |
Pierce County |
Washington |
688,807 |
|
485,643 |
|
88 |
DeKalb County |
Georgia |
596,853 |
|
483,024 |
|
89 |
El Paso County |
Texas |
701,908 |
|
479,899 |
|
90 |
Bucks County |
Pennsylvania |
594,047 |
|
479,211 |
|
91 |
Davidson County |
Tennessee |
530,050 |
|
477,811 |
|
92 |
Bristol County |
Massachusetts |
520,258 |
|
474,641 |
|
93 |
Lucas County |
Ohio |
446,482 |
|
471,741 |
|
94 |
Camden County |
New Jersey |
503,093 |
|
471,650 |
|
95 |
Orange County |
Florida |
817,206 |
|
471,016 |
|
96 |
Tulsa County |
Oklahoma |
548,296 |
|
470,593 |
|
97 |
Onondaga County |
New York |
456,215 |
|
463,920 |
|
98 |
Clark County |
Nevada |
1,217,155 |
|
463,087 |
|
99 |
Ramsey County |
Minnesota |
486,254 |
|
459,784 |
|
100 |
Jefferson Parish |
Louisiana |
447,790 |
|
454,592 |
|
101 |
St. Louis city |
Missouri |
333,960 |
|
453,085 |
|
102 |
Genesee County |
Michigan |
437,349 |
|
450,449 |
|
103 |
Passaic County |
New Jersey |
485,064 |
|
447,585 |
|
104 |
Kent County |
Michigan |
550,388 |
|
444,506 |
|
105 |
Hampden County |
Massachusetts |
438,279 |
|
443,018 |
|
106 |
Lake County |
Illinois |
617,975 |
|
440,372 |
|
107 |
Bernalillo County |
New Mexico |
523,472 |
|
419,700 |
|
108 |
Travis County |
Texas |
727,022 |
|
419,573 |
|
109 |
Morris County |
New Jersey |
463,545 |
|
407,630 |
|
110 |
Plymouth County |
Massachusetts |
473,026 |
|
405,437 |
|
111 |
Mecklenburg County |
North Carolina |
648,400 |
|
404,270 |
|
112 |
Kern County |
California |
642,495 |
|
403,089 |
|
113 |
New Castle County |
Connecticut |
487,182 |
|
398,115 |
|
114 |
Douglas County |
Nebraska |
446,277 |
|
397,038 |
|
115 |
Westmoreland County |
Pennsylvania |
370,658 |
|
392,294 |
|
116 |
Stark County |
Ohio |
373,174 |
|
378,823 |
|
117 |
Jefferson County |
Colorado |
509,222 |
|
371,753 |
|
118 |
Anne Arundel County |
Maryland |
480,483 |
|
370,775 |
|
119 |
Sedgwick County |
Kansas |
451,684 |
|
366,531 |
|
120 |
East Baton Rouge Parish |
Louisiana |
393,294 |
|
366,191 |
|
121 |
Mobile County |
Alabama |
399,652 |
|
364,980 |
|
122 |
Burlington County |
New Jersey |
424,510 |
|
362,542 |
|
123 |
Lancaster County |
Pennsylvania |
460,035 |
|
362,346 |
|
124 |
Richmond County |
New York |
413,280 |
|
352,121 |
|
125 |
San Joaquin County |
California |
563,183 |
|
347,342 |
|
126 |
Ocean County |
New Jersey |
497,533 |
|
346,038 |
|
127 |
Luzerne County |
Pennsylvania |
312,000 |
|
343,079 |
|
128 |
Spokane County |
Washington |
409,736 |
|
341,835 |
|
129 |
Pulaski County |
Arkansas |
349,236 |
|
340,613 |
|
130 |
Snohomish County |
Washington |
596,598 |
|
337,720 |
|
131 |
Will County |
Illinois |
478,392 |
|
324,460 |
|
132 |
Dane County |
Wisconsin |
428,563 |
|
323,545 |
|
133 |
Polk County |
Florida |
457,347 |
|
321,652 |
|
134 |
Knox County |
Tennessee |
376,039 |
|
319,694 |
|
135 |
Guilford County |
North Carolina |
391,380 |
|
317,154 |
|
136 |
Chester County |
Pennsylvania |
430,001 |
|
316,660 |
|
137 |
York County |
Pennsylvania |
376,586 |
|
312,963 |
|
138 |
Berks County |
Pennsylvania |
358,211 |
|
312,509 |
|
139 |
El Paso County |
Colorado |
499,994 |
|
309,424 |
|
140 |
Mercer County |
New Jersey |
333,861 |
|
307,863 |
|
141 |
Polk County |
Iowa |
364,672 |
|
303,170 |
|
142 |
Wake County |
North Carolina |
586,940 |
|
301,327 |
|
143 |
Sonoma County |
California |
439,970 |
|
299,681 |
|
144 |
Santa Barbara County |
California |
391,071 |
|
298,694 |
|
145 |
Cobb County |
Georgia |
583,541 |
|
297,718 |
|
146 |
Allen County |
Indiana |
316,471 |
|
294,335 |
|
147 |
Arapahoe County |
Colorado |
482,089 |
|
293,621 |
|
148 |
Monterey County |
California |
371,756 |
|
290,444 |
|
149 |
Mahoning County |
Ohio |
252,597 |
|
289,487 |
|
150 |
Greenville County |
South Carolina |
358,936 |
|
287,913 |
|
151 |
Hamilton County |
Tennessee |
294,720 |
|
287,740 |
|
152 |
Albany County |
New York |
292,006 |
|
285,909 |
|
153 |
Hidalgo County |
Texas |
534,907 |
|
283,229 |
|
154 |
Waukesha County |
Wisconsin |
358,442 |
|
280,326 |
|
155 |
Erie County |
Pennsylvania |
276,993 |
|
279,780 |
|
156 |
Kane County |
Illinois |
402,622 |
|
278,405 |
|
157 |
Charleston County |
South Carolina |
319,921 |
|
276,974 |
|
158 |
Hillsborough County |
New Hampshire |
367,233 |
|
276,608 |
|
159 |
Ingham County |
Michigan |
285,123 |
|
275,520 |
|
160 |
Lane County |
Oregon |
314,901 |
|
275,226 |
|
161 |
Lorain County |
Ohio |
282,100 |
|
274,909 |
|
162 |
Brevard County |
Florida |
470,365 |
|
272,959 |
|
163 |
Lehigh County |
Pennsylvania |
299,855 |
|
272,349 |
|
164 |
Johnson County |
Kansas |
440,198 |
|
270,269 |
|
165 |
Richland County |
South Carolina |
307,279 |
|
269,735 |
|
166 |
Nueces County |
Texas |
315,469 |
|
268,215 |
|
167 |
St. Clair County |
Illinois |
260,050 |
|
267,531 |
|
168 |
Norfolk city |
Virginia |
225,875 |
|
266,979 |
|
169 |
Stanislaus County |
California |
436,790 |
|
265,900 |
|
170 |
Washtenaw County |
Michigan |
306,073 |
|
264,748 |
|
171 |
Virginia Beach city |
Virginia |
433,461 |
|
262,199 |
|
172 |
Orange County |
New York |
334,199 |
|
259,603 |
|
173 |
Rockland County |
New York |
284,022 |
|
259,530 |
|
174 |
Butler County |
Ohio |
333,486 |
|
258,787 |
|
175 |
Volusia County |
Florida |
425,601 |
|
258,762 |
|
176 |
Oneida County |
New York |
229,714 |
|
253,466 |
|
177 |
Caddo Parish |
Louisiana |
241,502 |
|
252,358 |
|
178 |
Hinds County |
Mississippi |
245,737 |
|
250,998 |
|
179 |
Jefferson County |
Texas |
241,332 |
|
250,938 |
|
180 |
Winnebago County |
Illinois |
268,126 |
|
250,884 |
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