US Counties Over 250,000:
1990 Ranked
|
Rank |
County |
State |
1999 |
1990 |
|
1 |
Los Angeles County |
California |
9,329,989 |
8,863,164 |
|
2 |
Cook County |
Illinois |
5,192,326 |
5,105,067 |
|
3 |
Harris County |
Texas |
3,250,404 |
2,818,199 |
|
4 |
San Diego County |
California |
2,820,844 |
2,498,016 |
|
5 |
Orange County |
California |
2,760,948 |
2,410,556 |
|
6 |
Kings County |
New York |
2,268,297 |
2,300,664 |
|
7 |
Maricopa County |
Arizona |
2,861,395 |
2,122,101 |
|
8 |
Wayne County |
Michigan |
2,106,495 |
2,111,687 |
|
9 |
Queens County |
New York |
2,000,642 |
1,951,598 |
|
10 |
Miami-Dade County |
Florida |
2,175,634 |
1,937,094 |
|
11 |
Dallas County |
Texas |
2,062,100 |
1,852,810 |
|
12 |
Philadelphia County |
Pennsylvania |
1,417,601 |
1,585,577 |
|
13 |
King County |
Washington |
1,664,846 |
1,507,319 |
|
14 |
Santa Clara County |
California |
1,647,419 |
1,497,577 |
|
15 |
New York County |
New York |
1,551,844 |
1,487,536 |
|
16 |
San Bernardi County |
California |
1,669,934 |
1,418,380 |
|
17 |
Cuyahoga County |
Ohio |
1,371,717 |
1,412,140 |
|
18 |
Middlesex County |
Massachusetts |
1,426,606 |
1,398,468 |
|
19 |
Allegheny County |
Pennsylvania |
1,256,806 |
1,336,449 |
|
20 |
Suffolk County |
New York |
1,383,847 |
1,321,864 |
|
21 |
Nassau County |
New York |
1,305,057 |
1,287,348 |
|
22 |
Alameda County |
California |
1,415,582 |
1,279,182 |
|
23 |
Broward County |
Florida |
1,535,468 |
1,255,488 |
|
24 |
Bronx County |
New York |
1,194,099 |
1,203,789 |
|
25 |
Bexar County |
Texas |
1,372,867 |
1,185,394 |
|
26 |
Riverside County |
California |
1,530,653 |
1,170,413 |
|
27 |
Tarrant County |
Texas |
1,382,442 |
1,170,103 |
|
28 |
Oakland County |
Michigan |
1,179,978 |
1,083,592 |
|
29 |
Sacramento County |
California |
1,184,586 |
1,041,219 |
|
30 |
Hennepin County |
Minnesota |
1,064,419 |
1,032,431 |
|
31 |
St. Louis County |
Missouri |
996,181 |
993,529 |
|
32 |
Erie County |
New York |
925,957 |
968,532 |
|
33 |
Franklin County |
Ohio |
1,027,821 |
961,437 |
|
34 |
Milwaukee County |
Wisconsin |
906,248 |
959,275 |
|
35 |
Westchester County |
New York |
905,572 |
874,866 |
|
36 |
Hamilton County |
Ohio |
840,443 |
866,228 |
|
37 |
Palm Beach County |
Florida |
1,049,420 |
863,518 |
|
38 |
Hartford County |
Connecticut |
829,671 |
851,783 |
|
39 |
Pinellas County |
Florida |
878,499 |
851,659 |
|
40 |
Honolulu County |
Hawaii |
864,571 |
836,231 |
|
41 |
Hillsborough County |
Florida |
940,484 |
834,054 |
|
42 |
Fairfield County |
Connecticut |
841,334 |
827,645 |
|
43 |
Shelby County |
Tennessee |
873,000 |
826,330 |
|
44 |
Bergen County |
New Jersey |
857,052 |
825,380 |
|
45 |
Fairfax County |
Virginia |
945,717 |
818,584 |
|
46 |
New Haven County |
Connecticut |
793,208 |
804,219 |
|
47 |
Contra Costa County |
California |
933,141 |
803,732 |
|
48 |
Marion County |
Indiana |
810,946 |
797,159 |
|
49 |
DuPage County |
Illinois |
892,547 |
781,666 |
|
50 |
Essex County |
New Jersey |
747,355 |
778,206 |
|
51 |
Montgomery County |
Maryland |
852,174 |
757,027 |
|
52 |
Clark County |
Nevada |
1,217,155 |
741,459 |
|
53 |
Baltimore city |
Maryland |
632,681 |
736,014 |
|
54 |
Prince George's County |
Maryland |
781,781 |
729,268 |
|
55 |
Salt Lake County |
Utah |
850,243 |
725,956 |
|
56 |
San Francisco County |
California |
746,777 |
723,959 |
|
57 |
Macomb County |
Michigan |
792,082 |
717,400 |
|
58 |
Monroe County |
New York |
712,419 |
713,968 |
|
59 |
Worcester County |
Massachusetts |
738,629 |
709,705 |
|
60 |
Baltimore County |
Maryland |
723,914 |
692,134 |
|
61 |
Montgomery County |
Pennsylvania |
724,087 |
678,111 |
|
62 |
Orange County |
Florida |
817,206 |
677,491 |
|
63 |
Duval County |
Florida |
738,483 |
672,971 |
|
64 |
Middlesex County |
New Jersey |
717,949 |
671,780 |
|
65 |
Essex County |
Massachusetts |
704,407 |
670,080 |
|
66 |
Ventura County |
California |
745,063 |
669,016 |
|
67 |
Fresno County |
California |
763,069 |
667,490 |
|
68 |
Pima County |
Arizona |
803,618 |
666,880 |
|
69 |
Jefferson County |
Kentucky |
672,900 |
664,937 |
|
70 |
Suffolk County |
Massachusetts |
641,695 |
663,906 |
|
71 |
Jefferson County |
Alabama |
657,422 |
651,525 |
|
72 |
San Mateo County |
California |
702,102 |
649,623 |
|
73 |
Fulton County |
Georgia |
744,827 |
648,951 |
|
74 |
Jackson County |
Missouri |
654,484 |
633,232 |
|
75 |
Norfolk County |
Massachusetts |
643,580 |
616,087 |
|
76 |
Washington |
DC |
519,000 |
606,900 |
|
77 |
Oklahoma County |
Oklahoma |
636,539 |
599,611 |
|
78 |
Providence |
Rhode Island |
574,108 |
596,270 |
|
79 |
El Paso County |
Texas |
701,908 |
591,610 |
|
80 |
Pierce County |
Washington |
688,807 |
586,203 |
|
81 |
Multnomah County |
Oregon |
633,224 |
583,887 |
|
82 |
Travis County |
Texas |
727,022 |
576,407 |
|
83 |
Montgomery County |
Ohio |
565,866 |
573,809 |
|
84 |
Monmouth County |
New Jersey |
611,444 |
553,124 |
|
85 |
Hudson County |
New Jersey |
552,819 |
553,099 |
|
86 |
Delaware County |
Pennsylvania |
541,502 |
547,651 |
|
87 |
DeKalb County |
Georgia |
596,853 |
545,837 |
|
88 |
Kern County |
California |
642,495 |
543,477 |
|
89 |
Bucks County |
Pennsylvania |
594,047 |
541,174 |
|
90 |
Lake County |
Illinois |
617,975 |
516,418 |
|
91 |
Summit County |
Ohio |
537,856 |
514,990 |
|
92 |
Mecklenburg County |
North Carolina |
648,400 |
511,433 |
|
93 |
Davidson County |
Tennessee |
530,050 |
510,784 |
|
94 |
Bristol County |
Massachusetts |
520,258 |
506,325 |
|
95 |
Tulsa County |
Oklahoma |
548,296 |
503,341 |
|
96 |
Camden County |
New Jersey |
503,093 |
502,824 |
|
97 |
Kent County |
Michigan |
550,388 |
500,631 |
|
98 |
Orleans Parish |
Louisiana |
460,913 |
496,938 |
|
99 |
Union County |
New Jersey |
498,759 |
493,819 |
|
100 |
Ramsey County |
Minnesota |
486,254 |
485,765 |
|
101 |
San Joaquin County |
California |
563,183 |
480,628 |
|
102 |
Bernalillo County |
New Mexico |
523,472 |
480,577 |
|
103 |
Lake County |
Indiana |
480,619 |
475,594 |
|
104 |
Onondaga County |
New York |
456,215 |
468,973 |
|
105 |
Denver County |
Colorado |
499,775 |
467,610 |
|
106 |
Snohomish County |
Washington |
596,598 |
465,642 |
|
107 |
Lucas County |
Ohio |
446,482 |
462,361 |
|
108 |
Hampden County |
Massachusetts |
438,279 |
456,310 |
|
109 |
Passaic County |
New Jersey |
485,064 |
453,060 |
|
110 |
Jefferson Parish |
Louisiana |
447,790 |
448,306 |
|
111 |
Cobb County |
Georgia |
583,541 |
447,745 |
|
112 |
New Castle County |
Connecticut |
487,182 |
441,946 |
|
113 |
Jefferson County |
Colorado |
509,222 |
438,430 |
|
114 |
Plymouth County |
Massachusetts |
473,026 |
435,276 |
|
115 |
Ocean County |
New Jersey |
497,533 |
433,203 |
|
116 |
Genesee County |
Michigan |
437,349 |
430,459 |
|
117 |
Anne Arundel County |
Maryland |
480,483 |
427,239 |
|
118 |
Wake County |
North Carolina |
586,940 |
423,380 |
|
119 |
Lancaster County |
Pennsylvania |
460,035 |
422,822 |
|
120 |
Morris County |
New Jersey |
463,545 |
421,353 |
|
121 |
Douglas County |
Nebraska |
446,277 |
416,444 |
|
122 |
Polk County |
Florida |
457,347 |
405,382 |
|
123 |
Sedgwick County |
Kansas |
451,684 |
403,662 |
|
124 |
Brevard County |
Florida |
470,365 |
398,978 |
|
125 |
El Paso County |
Colorado |
499,994 |
397,014 |
|
126 |
St. Louis city |
Missouri |
333,960 |
396,685 |
|
127 |
Burlington County |
New Jersey |
424,510 |
395,066 |
|
128 |
Virginia Beach city |
Virginia |
433,461 |
393,069 |
|
129 |
Arapahoe County |
Colorado |
482,089 |
391,511 |
|
130 |
Sonoma County |
California |
439,970 |
388,222 |
|
131 |
Hidalgo County |
Texas |
534,907 |
383,545 |
|
132 |
East Baton Rouge Parish |
Louisiana |
393,294 |
380,105 |
|
133 |
Richmond County |
New York |
413,280 |
378,977 |
|
134 |
Mobile County |
Alabama |
399,652 |
378,643 |
|
135 |
Chester County |
Pennsylvania |
430,001 |
376,396 |
|
136 |
Volusia County |
Florida |
425,601 |
370,712 |
|
137 |
Stanislaus County |
California |
436,790 |
370,522 |
|
138 |
Westmoreland County |
Pennsylvania |
370,658 |
370,321 |
|
139 |
Santa Barbara County |
California |
391,071 |
369,608 |
|
140 |
Stark County |
Ohio |
373,174 |
367,585 |
|
141 |
Dane County |
Wisconsin |
428,563 |
367,085 |
|
142 |
Spokane County |
Washington |
409,736 |
361,364 |
|
143 |
Will County |
Illinois |
478,392 |
357,313 |
|
144 |
Monterey County |
California |
371,756 |
355,660 |
|
145 |
Johnson County |
Kansas |
440,198 |
355,054 |
|
146 |
Gwinnett County |
Georgia |
545,632 |
352,910 |
|
147 |
Pulaski County |
Arkansas |
349,236 |
349,660 |
|
148 |
Guilford County |
North Carolina |
391,380 |
347,420 |
|
149 |
Solano County |
California |
385,723 |
340,421 |
|
150 |
York County |
Pennsylvania |
376,586 |
339,574 |
|
151 |
Berks County |
Pennsylvania |
358,211 |
336,523 |
|
152 |
Hillsborough County |
New Hampshire |
367,233 |
336,073 |
|
153 |
Knox County |
Tennessee |
376,039 |
335,749 |
|
154 |
Lee County |
Florida |
400,542 |
335,113 |
|
155 |
Luzerne County |
Pennsylvania |
312,000 |
328,149 |
|
156 |
Polk County |
Iowa |
364,672 |
327,140 |
|
157 |
Mercer County |
New Jersey |
333,861 |
325,824 |
|
158 |
Greenville County |
South Carolina |
358,936 |
320,167 |
|
159 |
Kane County |
Illinois |
402,622 |
317,471 |
|
160 |
Tulare County |
California |
358,470 |
311,921 |
|
161 |
Washington County |
Oregon |
409,305 |
311,554 |
|
162 |
Orange County |
New York |
334,199 |
307,647 |
|
163 |
Waukesha County |
Wisconsin |
358,442 |
304,715 |
|
164 |
Allen County |
Indiana |
316,471 |
300,836 |
|
165 |
Charleston County |
South Carolina |
319,921 |
295,039 |
|
166 |
Albany County |
New York |
292,006 |
292,594 |
|
167 |
Butler County |
Ohio |
333,486 |
291,479 |
|
168 |
Nueces County |
Texas |
315,469 |
291,145 |
|
169 |
Lehigh County |
Pennsylvania |
299,855 |
291,130 |
|
170 |
Seminole County |
Florida |
357,390 |
287,529 |
|
171 |
Richland County |
South Carolina |
307,279 |
285,720 |
|
172 |
Hamilton County |
Tennessee |
294,720 |
285,536 |
|
173 |
Washtenaw County |
Michigan |
306,073 |
282,937 |
|
174 |
Lane County |
Oregon |
314,901 |
282,912 |
|
175 |
Ingham County |
Michigan |
285,123 |
281,912 |
|
176 |
Pasco County |
Florida |
330,704 |
281,131 |
|
177 |
Clackamas County |
Oregon |
338,251 |
278,850 |
|
178 |
Sarasota County |
Florida |
306,546 |
277,776 |
|
179 |
Erie County |
Pennsylvania |
276,993 |
275,572 |
|
180 |
Dakota County |
Minnesota |
349,131 |
275,227 |
|
181 |
Cumberland County |
North Carolina |
283,650 |
274,566 |
|
182 |
Denton County |
Texas |
404,074 |
273,525 |
|
183 |
Lorain County |
Ohio |
282,100 |
271,126 |
|
184 |
Forsyth County |
North Carolina |
288,810 |
265,878 |
|
185 |
Rockland County |
New York |
284,022 |
265,475 |
|
186 |
Adams County |
Colorado |
331,045 |
265,038 |
|
187 |
Mahoning County |
Ohio |
252,597 |
264,806 |
|
188 |
Collin County |
Texas |
456,612 |
264,036 |
|
189 |
Utah County |
Utah |
346,997 |
263,590 |
|
190 |
St. Clair County |
Illinois |
260,050 |
262,852 |
|
191 |
Escambia County |
Florida |
282,432 |
262,798 |
|
192 |
Norfolk city |
Virginia |
225,875 |
261,229 |
|
193 |
Cameron County |
Texas |
329,131 |
260,120 |
|
194 |
Dutchess County |
New York |
268,237 |
259,462 |
|
195 |
New London County |
Connecticut |
246,049 |
254,957 |
|
196 |
Washoe County |
Nevada |
319,816 |
254,667 |
|
197 |
Hinds County |
Mississippi |
245,737 |
254,441 |
|
198 |
Winnebago County |
Illinois |
268,126 |
252,913 |
|
199 |
Oneida County |
New York |
229,714 |
250,836 |
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