table with row headers in column B and column headers in rows 3 through 4 (leading dots indicate sub-parts),,,,,,,,, "Table 8: Population Estimates for the 100 Largest U.S. Counties Based on July 1, 2005 Population Estimates: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005",,,,,,,,, Rank,Geographic area,Population estimates,,,,,,"April 1, 2000", ,,"July 1, 2005","July 1, 2004","July 1, 2003","July 1, 2002","July 1, 2001","July 1, 2000",Estimates base,Census 1,"Los Angeles County, CA","9,935,475","9,917,331","9,857,690","9,763,815","9,655,145","9,546,019","9,519,330","9,519,338" 2,"Cook County, IL","5,303,683","5,327,165","5,349,219","5,365,567","5,378,928","5,377,536","5,376,822","5,376,741" 3,"Harris County, TX","3,693,050","3,641,114","3,593,321","3,540,254","3,472,890","3,414,955","3,400,580","3,400,578" 4,"Maricopa County, AZ","3,635,528","3,498,587","3,388,711","3,293,441","3,195,893","3,096,692","3,072,335","3,072,149" 5,"Orange County, CA","2,988,072","2,982,094","2,959,273","2,927,768","2,895,293","2,857,017","2,846,289","2,846,289" 6,"San Diego County, CA","2,933,462","2,935,190","2,921,104","2,899,193","2,862,808","2,824,587","2,813,833","2,813,833" 7,"Kings County, NY","2,486,235","2,497,859","2,483,164","2,479,338","2,474,347","2,466,784","2,465,525","2,465,326" 8,"Miami-Dade County, FL","2,376,014","2,358,714","2,335,739","2,314,547","2,286,731","2,260,317","2,253,779","2,253,362" 9,"Dallas County, TX","2,305,454","2,291,071","2,281,411","2,273,205","2,262,154","2,225,439","2,218,842","2,218,899" 10,"Queens County, NY","2,241,600","2,250,718","2,244,238","2,248,293","2,244,077","2,231,312","2,229,379","2,229,379" 11,"Wayne County, MI","1,998,217","2,013,771","2,027,900","2,039,491","2,050,659","2,059,292","2,061,162","2,061,162" 12,"San Bernardino County, CA","1,963,535","1,916,418","1,863,158","1,809,080","1,761,798","1,719,093","1,709,434","1,709,434" 13,"Riverside County, CA","1,946,419","1,869,465","1,782,155","1,694,183","1,620,489","1,559,958","1,545,387","1,545,387" 14,"King County, WA","1,793,583","1,777,746","1,765,530","1,758,863","1,753,670","1,738,884","1,737,043","1,737,034" 15,"Broward County, FL","1,777,638","1,753,000","1,728,336","1,703,998","1,670,494","1,632,662","1,623,018","1,623,018" 16,"Clark County, NV","1,710,551","1,648,524","1,575,165","1,515,522","1,455,980","1,393,194","1,375,738","1,375,765" 17,"Santa Clara County, CA","1,699,052","1,681,980","1,675,492","1,674,727","1,689,783","1,686,252","1,682,585","1,682,585" 18,"Tarrant County, TX","1,620,479","1,587,019","1,557,128","1,525,317","1,488,780","1,454,401","1,446,172","1,446,219" 19,"New York County, NY","1,593,200","1,590,911","1,578,386","1,565,190","1,560,012","1,539,558","1,537,372","1,537,195" 20,"Bexar County, TX","1,518,370","1,492,361","1,466,101","1,441,574","1,415,473","1,397,805","1,392,931","1,392,931" 21,"Suffolk County, NY","1,474,927","1,474,519","1,468,053","1,454,995","1,441,556","1,424,196","1,419,369","1,419,369" 22,"Philadelphia County, PA","1,463,281","1,471,255","1,477,055","1,486,594","1,498,501","1,513,701","1,517,550","1,517,550" 23,"Middlesex County, MA","1,459,011","1,462,822","1,466,025","1,468,534","1,473,486","1,468,781","1,466,394","1,465,396" 24,"Alameda County, CA","1,448,905","1,452,096","1,458,105","1,463,859","1,470,249","1,450,391","1,443,741","1,443,741" 25,"Sacramento County, CA","1,363,482","1,351,428","1,330,377","1,301,393","1,266,243","1,230,236","1,223,499","1,223,499" 26,"Bronx County, NY","1,357,589","1,362,523","1,363,875","1,358,895","1,346,550","1,334,801","1,332,650","1,332,650" 27,"Cuyahoga County, OH","1,335,317","1,349,047","1,361,330","1,372,303","1,382,829","1,392,131","1,393,845","1,393,978" 28,"Nassau County, NY","1,333,137","1,337,693","1,339,759","1,339,311","1,336,779","1,336,454","1,334,544","1,334,544" 29,"Palm Beach County, FL","1,268,548","1,244,189","1,212,269","1,187,243","1,158,587","1,135,780","1,131,191","1,131,184" 30,"Allegheny County, PA","1,235,841","1,247,512","1,258,476","1,265,773","1,272,568","1,279,817","1,281,666","1,281,666" 31,"Oakland County, MI","1,214,361","1,212,181","1,208,013","1,202,962","1,202,176","1,196,614","1,194,156","1,194,156" 32,"Hillsborough County, FL","1,132,152","1,100,333","1,072,745","1,050,975","1,026,149","1,003,128","998,948","998,948" 33,"Hennepin County, MN","1,119,364","1,119,866","1,119,949","1,120,208","1,122,996","1,117,645","1,116,039","1,116,200" 34,"Franklin County, OH","1,090,771","1,087,462","1,086,086","1,081,835","1,078,679","1,071,571","1,068,869","1,068,978" 35,"Orange County, FL","1,023,023","989,873","963,638","944,525","925,988","902,297","896,344","896,344" 36,"Contra Costa County, CA","1,017,787","1,007,606","999,372","988,396","976,701","953,670","948,816","948,816" 37,"Fairfax County, VA","1,006,529","1,002,488","997,152","992,292","986,142","975,174","969,749","969,749" 38,"St. Louis County, MO","1,004,666","1,007,723","1,011,781","1,014,515","1,016,483","1,016,419","1,016,300","1,016,315" 39,"Salt Lake County, UT","948,172","934,838","924,896","917,557","910,045","900,623","898,412","898,387" 40,"Westchester County, NY","940,807","941,380","939,897","937,833","933,101","925,934","923,361","923,459" 41,"Erie County, NY","930,703","935,946","939,849","941,989","945,575","949,325","950,265","950,265" 42,"DuPage County, IL","929,113","928,126","924,495","921,047","915,157","906,743","904,152","904,161" 43,"Pinellas County, FL","928,032","927,498","925,566","924,448","923,570","922,257","921,495","921,482" 44,"Montgomery County, MD","927,583","921,631","916,073","906,863","893,927","878,545","874,165","873,341" 45,"Pima County, AZ","924,786","906,540","890,456","877,243","861,212","848,560","843,746","843,746" 46,"Milwaukee County, WI","921,654","926,764","931,437","933,864","936,693","939,600","940,164","940,164" 47,"Fulton County, GA","915,623","905,802","887,454","864,516","846,388","816,647","815,806","816,006" 48,"Shelby County, TN","909,035","906,287","904,602","901,375","898,721","898,265","897,472","897,472" 49,"Honolulu County, HI","905,266","899,562","893,075","886,220","879,343","875,377","876,156","876,156" 50,"Fairfield County, CT","902,775","901,819","899,616","894,778","889,867","884,788","882,567","882,567" 51,"Bergen County, NJ","902,561","901,745","898,297","894,696","891,040","885,865","884,118","884,118" 52,"Travis County, TX","888,185","868,873","854,029","845,598","842,547","819,743","812,312","812,280" 53,"Fresno County, CA","877,584","865,620","850,415","831,827","814,494","802,170","799,407","799,407" 54,"Hartford County, CT","877,393","873,879","872,578","866,861","861,979","858,525","857,183","857,183" 55,"Marion County, IN","863,133","861,847","863,289","862,174","863,098","860,454","860,454","860,454" 56,"New Haven County, CT","846,766","844,342","841,307","834,674","829,365","825,062","824,008","824,008" 57,"Prince George's County, MD","846,123","841,642","835,159","826,609","816,287","802,769","800,691","801,515" 58,"Macomb County, MI","829,453","822,965","815,557","807,977","800,411","790,929","788,149","788,149" 59,"Duval County, FL","826,436","819,623","811,531","801,793","790,485","779,689","778,866","778,879" 60,"Hamilton County, OH","806,652","813,639","822,318","830,036","838,663","843,974","845,276","845,303" 61,"Mecklenburg County, NC","796,372","771,573","752,744","734,927","719,269","700,311","695,370","695,454" 62,"Ventura County, CA","796,106","796,165","790,237","780,562","768,429","756,673","753,197","753,197" 63,"Essex County, NJ","791,057","795,015","797,184","796,382","794,714","792,666","792,305","793,633" 64,"Middlesex County, NJ","789,516","783,665","777,646","770,042","761,957","753,076","750,162","750,162" 65,"Baltimore County, MD","786,113","781,171","775,902","769,124","762,644","756,000","754,292","754,292" 66,"Worcester County, MA","783,262","778,608","775,371","769,301","761,732","752,702","749,973","750,963" 67,"Montgomery County, PA","775,883","773,375","770,538","764,146","758,276","750,943","748,987","750,097" 68,"Kern County, CA","756,825","734,077","713,249","692,892","675,876","663,789","661,653","661,645" 69,"Pierce County, WA","753,787","745,778","740,184","731,124","718,229","704,026","700,818","700,820" 70,"Wake County, NC","748,815","719,733","698,697","677,725","657,210","633,233","627,866","627,846" 71,"San Francisco County, CA","739,426","743,193","751,960","761,988","774,374","776,677","776,733","776,733" 72,"Essex County, MA","738,301","737,447","737,706","736,313","732,412","725,591","723,419","723,419" 73,"Monroe County, NY","733,366","735,816","736,521","736,321","735,409","735,697","735,343","735,343" 74,"Gwinnett County, GA","726,273","700,577","673,651","648,808","623,517","596,547","588,448","588,448" 75,"El Paso County, TX","721,598","712,617","702,507","693,682","687,635","681,508","679,622","679,622" 76,"Lake County, IL","702,682","692,869","682,335","675,047","662,328","648,800","644,620","644,356" 77,"Jefferson County, KY","699,827","698,903","698,059","695,843","694,757","693,872","693,604","693,604" 78,"San Mateo County, CA","699,610","698,156","698,800","701,206","707,271","708,454","707,163","707,161" 79,"Oklahoma County, OK","684,543","679,498","676,416","671,409","664,687","661,699","660,448","660,448" 80,"Hidalgo County, TX","678,275","657,310","635,373","612,758","591,189","574,029","569,463","569,463" 81,"DeKalb County, GA","677,959","674,335","673,783","673,170","672,428","668,389","666,072","665,865" 82,"Multnomah County, OR","672,906","671,363","677,562","674,887","668,490","661,466","660,469","660,486" 83,"San Joaquin County, CA","664,116","649,241","631,337","612,379","592,923","568,259","563,598","563,598" 84,"Cobb County, GA","663,818","654,649","645,820","638,349","626,806","612,467","607,751","607,751" 85,"Jackson County, MO","662,959","662,185","661,774","660,931","658,228","655,642","654,880","654,880" 86,"Collin County, TX","659,457","628,426","597,322","568,804","537,791","500,136","491,777","491,675" 87,"Jefferson County, AL","657,229","658,468","659,215","659,368","661,110","662,055","662,040","662,047" 88,"Snohomish County, WA","655,944","644,205","636,790","631,854","622,738","609,175","606,024","606,024" 89,"Suffolk County, MA","654,428","664,263","675,738","685,072","691,223","689,943","689,807","689,807" 90,"Norfolk County, MA","653,595","653,621","653,612","654,232","653,564","651,254","650,308","650,308" 91,"Will County, IL","642,813","617,494","585,609","559,381","533,275","508,339","502,267","502,266" 92,"Providence County, RI","639,653","641,874","639,018","634,004","627,746","622,814","621,602","621,602" 93,"Monmouth County, NJ","635,952","635,062","632,928","628,222","622,578","617,275","615,301","615,301" 94,"Baltimore city, MD","635,815","641,943","643,304","636,699","645,305","648,554","651,154","651,154" 95,"Bucks County, PA","621,342","617,214","612,853","609,076","604,122","599,490","597,632","597,635" 96,"Bernalillo County, NM","603,562","592,538","581,663","572,195","561,881","556,870","556,002","556,678" 97,"Hudson County, NJ","603,521","605,359","607,497","609,709","612,947","609,483","608,975","608,975" 98,"Kent County, MI","596,666","592,999","590,327","586,405","581,886","576,289","574,335","574,335" 99,"Davidson County, TN","575,261","571,948","569,731","569,016","571,178","569,950","569,892","569,891" 100,"Tulsa County, OK","572,059","568,611","569,813","569,780","566,284","563,832","563,301","563,299" "Note: The April 1, 2000 Population Estimates base reflects changes to the Census 2000 population from the Count Question Resolution program and geographic program revisions. Dash (-) represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable",,,,,,,,, Suggested Citation:,,,,,,,,, "Table 8: Population Estimates for the 100 Largest U.S. Counties Based on July 1, 2005 Population Estimates: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 (CO-EST2005-08)",,,,,,,,, "Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau",,,,,,,,, "Release Date: March 16, 2006",,,,,,,,,