US Counties Over 250,000:
1950 Ranked
|
Rank |
County |
State |
1999 |
|
|
|
|
1950 |
|
1 |
Cook County |
Illinois |
5,192,326 |
|
|
|
|
4,508,792 |
|
2 |
Los Angeles County |
California |
9,329,989 |
|
|
|
|
4,151,687 |
|
3 |
Kings County |
New York |
2,268,297 |
|
|
|
|
2,738,175 |
|
4 |
Wayne County |
Michigan |
2,106,495 |
|
|
|
|
2,435,235 |
|
5 |
Philadelphia County |
Pennsylvania |
1,417,601 |
|
|
|
|
2,071,605 |
|
6 |
New York County |
New York |
1,551,844 |
|
|
|
|
1,960,101 |
|
7 |
Queens County |
New York |
2,000,642 |
|
|
|
|
1,550,849 |
|
8 |
Allegheny County |
Pennsylvania |
1,256,806 |
|
|
|
|
1,515,237 |
|
9 |
Bronx County |
New York |
1,194,099 |
|
|
|
|
1,451,277 |
|
10 |
Cuyahoga County |
Ohio |
1,371,717 |
|
|
|
|
1,389,532 |
|
11 |
Middlesex County |
Massachusetts |
1,426,606 |
|
|
|
|
1,064,569 |
|
12 |
Baltimore city |
Maryland |
632,681 |
|
|
|
|
949,708 |
|
13 |
Essex County |
New Jersey |
747,355 |
|
|
|
|
905,949 |
|
14 |
Erie County |
New York |
925,957 |
|
|
|
|
899,238 |
|
15 |
Suffolk County |
Massachusetts |
641,695 |
|
|
|
|
896,615 |
|
16 |
Milwaukee County |
Wisconsin |
906,248 |
|
|
|
|
871,047 |
|
17 |
St. Louis city |
Missouri |
333,960 |
|
|
|
|
856,796 |
|
18 |
Harris County |
Texas |
3,250,404 |
|
|
|
|
806,701 |
|
19 |
Washington |
DC |
519,000 |
|
|
|
|
802,178 |
|
20 |
San Francisco County |
California |
746,777 |
|
|
|
|
775,357 |
|
21 |
Alameda County |
California |
1,415,582 |
|
|
|
|
740,315 |
|
22 |
King County |
Washington |
1,664,846 |
|
|
|
|
732,992 |
|
23 |
Hamilton County |
Ohio |
840,443 |
|
|
|
|
723,952 |
|
24 |
Hennepin County |
Minnesota |
1,064,419 |
|
|
|
|
676,579 |
|
25 |
Nassau County |
New York |
1,305,057 |
|
|
|
|
672,765 |
|
26 |
Hudson County |
New Jersey |
552,819 |
|
|
|
|
647,437 |
|
27 |
Westchester County |
New York |
905,572 |
|
|
|
|
625,816 |
|
28 |
Dallas County |
Texas |
2,062,100 |
|
|
|
|
614,799 |
|
29 |
Providence |
Rhode Island |
574,108 |
|
|
|
|
574,973 |
|
30 |
Orleans Parish |
Louisiana |
460,913 |
|
|
|
|
570,445 |
|
31 |
Jefferson County |
Alabama |
657,422 |
|
|
|
|
558,928 |
|
32 |
San Diego County |
California |
2,820,844 |
|
|
|
|
556,808 |
|
33 |
Marion County |
Indiana |
810,946 |
|
|
|
|
551,777 |
|
34 |
Worcester County |
Massachusetts |
738,629 |
|
|
|
|
546,401 |
|
35 |
New Haven County |
Connecticut |
793,208 |
|
|
|
|
545,784 |
|
36 |
Jackson County |
Missouri |
654,484 |
|
|
|
|
541,035 |
|
37 |
Hartford County |
Connecticut |
829,671 |
|
|
|
|
539,661 |
|
38 |
Bergen County |
New Jersey |
857,052 |
|
|
|
|
539,139 |
|
39 |
Essex County |
Massachusetts |
704,407 |
|
|
|
|
522,384 |
|
40 |
Fairfield County |
Connecticut |
841,334 |
|
|
|
|
504,342 |
|
41 |
Franklin County |
Ohio |
1,027,821 |
|
|
|
|
503,410 |
|
42 |
Bexar County |
Texas |
1,372,867 |
|
|
|
|
500,460 |
|
43 |
Miami-Dade County |
Florida |
2,175,634 |
|
|
|
|
495,084 |
|
44 |
Monroe County |
New York |
712,419 |
|
|
|
|
487,632 |
|
45 |
Jefferson County |
Kentucky |
672,900 |
|
|
|
|
484,615 |
|
46 |
Shelby County |
Tennessee |
873,000 |
|
|
|
|
482,393 |
|
47 |
Fulton County |
Georgia |
744,827 |
|
|
|
|
473,572 |
|
48 |
Multnomah County |
Oregon |
633,224 |
|
|
|
|
471,537 |
|
49 |
Denver County |
Colorado |
499,775 |
|
|
|
|
415,786 |
|
50 |
Delaware County |
Pennsylvania |
541,502 |
|
|
|
|
414,234 |
|
51 |
Summit County |
Ohio |
537,856 |
|
|
|
|
410,032 |
|
52 |
St. Louis County |
Missouri |
996,181 |
|
|
|
|
406,349 |
|
53 |
Montgomery County |
Ohio |
565,866 |
|
|
|
|
398,441 |
|
54 |
Union County |
New Jersey |
498,759 |
|
|
|
|
398,138 |
|
55 |
Oakland County |
Michigan |
1,179,978 |
|
|
|
|
396,001 |
|
56 |
Lucas County |
Ohio |
446,482 |
|
|
|
|
395,551 |
|
57 |
Norfolk County |
Massachusetts |
643,580 |
|
|
|
|
392,308 |
|
58 |
Luzerne County |
Pennsylvania |
312,000 |
|
|
|
|
392,241 |
|
59 |
Bristol County |
Massachusetts |
520,258 |
|
|
|
|
381,569 |
|
60 |
Lake County |
Indiana |
480,619 |
|
|
|
|
368,152 |
|
61 |
Hampden County |
Massachusetts |
438,279 |
|
|
|
|
367,971 |
|
62 |
Tarrant County |
Texas |
1,382,442 |
|
|
|
|
361,253 |
|
63 |
Ramsey County |
Minnesota |
486,254 |
|
|
|
|
355,332 |
|
64 |
Montgomery County |
Pennsylvania |
724,087 |
|
|
|
|
353,068 |
|
65 |
Honolulu County |
Hawaii |
864,571 |
|
|
|
|
353,020 |
|
66 |
Onondaga County |
New York |
456,215 |
|
|
|
|
341,719 |
|
67 |
Passaic County |
New Jersey |
485,064 |
|
|
|
|
337,093 |
|
68 |
Maricopa County |
Arizona |
2,861,395 |
|
|
|
|
331,770 |
|
69 |
Oklahoma County |
Oklahoma |
636,539 |
|
|
|
|
325,352 |
|
70 |
Davidson County |
Tennessee |
530,050 |
|
|
|
|
321,758 |
|
71 |
Westmoreland County |
Pennsylvania |
370,658 |
|
|
|
|
313,179 |
|
72 |
Duval County |
Florida |
738,483 |
|
|
|
|
304,029 |
|
73 |
Camden County |
New Jersey |
503,093 |
|
|
|
|
300,743 |
|
74 |
Contra Costa County |
California |
933,141 |
|
|
|
|
298,984 |
|
75 |
Santa Clara County |
California |
1,647,419 |
|
|
|
|
290,547 |
|
76 |
Kent County |
Michigan |
550,388 |
|
|
|
|
288,292 |
|
77 |
Stark County |
Ohio |
373,174 |
|
|
|
|
283,194 |
|
78 |
San Bernardi County |
California |
1,669,934 |
|
|
|
|
281,642 |
|
79 |
Douglas County |
Nebraska |
446,277 |
|
|
|
|
281,020 |
|
80 |
Sacramento County |
California |
1,184,586 |
|
|
|
|
277,140 |
|
81 |
Fresno County |
California |
763,069 |
|
|
|
|
276,515 |
|
82 |
Suffolk County |
New York |
1,383,847 |
|
|
|
|
276,129 |
|
83 |
Pierce County |
Washington |
688,807 |
|
|
|
|
275,876 |
|
84 |
Salt Lake County |
Utah |
850,243 |
|
|
|
|
274,895 |
|
85 |
Genesee County |
Michigan |
437,349 |
|
|
|
|
270,963 |
|
86 |
Baltimore County |
Maryland |
723,914 |
|
|
|
|
270,273 |
|
87 |
Middlesex County |
New Jersey |
717,949 |
|
|
|
|
264,872 |
|
88 |
Mahoning County |
Ohio |
252,597 |
|
|
|
|
257,629 |
|
89 |
Lackawanna County |
Pennsylvania |
206,520 |
|
|
|
|
257,396 |
|
90 |
Berks County |
Pennsylvania |
358,211 |
|
|
|
|
255,740 |
|
91 |
Tulsa County |
Oklahoma |
548,296 |
|
|
|
|
251,686 |
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