table with row headers in column B and column headers in rows 3 through 4 (leading dots indicate sub-parts),,,,,,,,,, "Table 7: Population Estimates for the 100 Largest U.S. Counties Based on July 1, 2006 Population Estimates: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006",,,,,,,,,, Rank,Geographic Area,Population Estimates,,,,,,,"April 1, 2000", ,,"July 1, 2006","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","9,948,081","9,941,197","9,917,538","9,862,088","9,776,424","9,663,083","9,547,850","9,519,330","9,519,338" 2,"Cook County, IL","5,288,655","5,303,943","5,326,269","5,348,906","5,369,642","5,381,796","5,377,890","5,376,626","5,376,741" 3,"Harris County, TX","3,886,207","3,762,844","3,695,348","3,634,744","3,571,841","3,490,589","3,415,527","3,400,554","3,400,578" 4,"Maricopa County, AZ","3,768,123","3,638,481","3,498,347","3,389,229","3,296,739","3,198,064","3,097,240","3,072,339","3,072,149" 5,"Orange County, CA","3,002,048","2,992,642","2,983,977","2,961,937","2,932,364","2,898,135","2,857,659","2,846,289","2,846,289" 6,"San Diego County, CA","2,941,454","2,936,609","2,933,929","2,921,810","2,901,719","2,864,593","2,824,933","2,813,833","2,813,833" 7,"Kings County, NY","2,508,820","2,511,408","2,497,859","2,483,164","2,481,122","2,475,837","2,466,952","2,465,525","2,465,326" 8,"Miami-Dade County, FL","2,402,208","2,377,725","2,354,000","2,334,373","2,316,632","2,288,121","2,260,646","2,253,779","2,253,362" 9,"Dallas County, TX","2,345,815","2,308,527","2,290,710","2,282,284","2,276,489","2,264,243","2,225,945","2,218,843","2,218,899" 10,"Queens County, NY","2,255,175","2,256,576","2,250,718","2,244,238","2,234,000","2,236,424","2,231,845","2,229,401","2,229,379" 11,"Riverside County, CA","2,026,803","1,945,392","1,868,528","1,781,299","1,694,734","1,620,932","1,560,091","1,545,387","1,545,387" 12,"San Bernardino County, CA","1,999,332","1,964,511","1,914,795","1,861,853","1,809,402","1,762,152","1,719,206","1,709,434","1,709,434" 13,"Wayne County, MI","1,971,853","1,990,932","2,008,343","2,023,800","2,037,921","2,049,981","2,059,247","2,061,162","2,061,162" 14,"King County, WA","1,826,732","1,799,119","1,779,764","1,767,007","1,761,370","1,755,331","1,739,212","1,737,043","1,737,034" 15,"Broward County, FL","1,787,636","1,782,016","1,754,984","1,730,255","1,706,774","1,672,233","1,632,821","1,623,018","1,623,018" 16,"Clark County, NV","1,777,539","1,709,364","1,648,291","1,574,830","1,516,592","1,456,766","1,393,381","1,375,738","1,375,765" 17,"Santa Clara County, CA","1,731,281","1,705,158","1,685,568","1,679,420","1,679,529","1,692,695","1,686,885","1,682,585","1,682,585" 18,"Tarrant County, TX","1,671,295","1,619,666","1,586,277","1,556,747","1,526,307","1,489,516","1,454,612","1,446,174","1,446,219" 19,"New York County, NY","1,611,581","1,606,275","1,590,911","1,582,705","1,569,487","1,562,498","1,539,610","1,537,372","1,537,195" 20,"Bexar County, TX","1,555,592","1,516,586","1,491,049","1,464,691","1,441,452","1,415,534","1,397,846","1,392,931","1,392,931" 21,"Suffolk County, NY","1,469,715","1,472,086","1,473,391","1,467,065","1,455,208","1,441,852","1,424,311","1,419,352","1,419,369" 22,"Middlesex County, MA","1,467,016","1,464,985","1,467,896","1,470,081","1,472,459","1,475,919","1,469,030","1,466,394","1,465,396" 23,"Alameda County, CA","1,457,426","1,451,065","1,452,735","1,459,268","1,466,095","1,471,663","1,450,738","1,443,741","1,443,741" 24,"Philadelphia County, PA","1,448,394","1,456,350","1,465,475","1,473,364","1,485,249","1,497,897","1,513,655","1,517,550","1,517,550" 25,"Sacramento County, CA","1,374,724","1,363,423","1,350,861","1,330,044","1,302,102","1,266,762","1,230,401","1,223,499","1,223,499" 26,"Bronx County, NY","1,361,473","1,364,566","1,367,529","1,367,244","1,361,973","1,348,418","1,334,381","1,332,650","1,332,650" 27,"Nassau County, NY","1,325,662","1,331,620","1,336,843","1,338,864","1,339,514","1,337,069","1,336,575","1,334,539","1,334,544" 28,"Cuyahoga County, OH","1,314,241","1,330,428","1,346,194","1,359,187","1,371,563","1,382,578","1,392,172","1,393,845","1,393,978" 29,"Palm Beach County, FL","1,274,013","1,264,956","1,241,846","1,210,844","1,187,221","1,158,583","1,135,822","1,131,191","1,131,184" 30,"Allegheny County, PA","1,223,411","1,233,036","1,245,789","1,257,062","1,265,413","1,272,507","1,279,868","1,281,666","1,281,666" 31,"Oakland County, MI","1,214,255","1,213,669","1,211,670","1,207,544","1,203,454","1,202,615","1,196,786","1,194,156","1,194,156" 32,"Hillsborough County, FL","1,157,738","1,131,542","1,099,350","1,071,772","1,051,045","1,026,300","1,003,200","998,948","998,948" 33,"Hennepin County, MN","1,122,093","1,118,746","1,119,423","1,119,633","1,120,871","1,123,523","1,117,817","1,116,039","1,116,200" 34,"Franklin County, OH","1,095,662","1,089,365","1,086,152","1,084,994","1,081,840","1,078,837","1,071,663","1,068,869","1,068,978" 35,"Orange County, FL","1,043,500","1,021,884","988,649","962,823","944,711","926,178","902,355","896,346","896,344" 36,"Contra Costa County, CA","1,024,319","1,017,644","1,007,254","999,196","988,997","977,125","953,769","948,816","948,816" 37,"Fairfax County, VA","1,010,443","1,010,015","1,003,496","998,083","993,966","987,146","975,332","969,677","969,749" 38,"St. Louis County, MO","1,000,510","1,002,258","1,006,249","1,010,462","1,014,162","1,016,419","1,016,467","1,016,300","1,016,315" 39,"Salt Lake County, UT","978,701","960,297","936,194","925,782","922,430","912,881","900,806","898,412","898,387" 40,"Fulton County, GA","960,009","934,242","905,802","880,514","862,679","845,688","816,662","815,821","816,006" 41,"Westchester County, NY","949,355","947,719","946,577","943,772","941,254","935,095","926,068","923,361","923,459" 42,"Pima County, AZ","946,362","925,000","905,848","889,949","877,509","861,437","848,632","843,746","843,746" 43,"DuPage County, IL","932,670","931,219","929,439","925,554","922,544","916,221","907,128","904,349","904,161" 44,"Montgomery County, MD","932,131","927,405","921,264","916,198","907,926","894,575","878,683","874,165","873,341" 45,"Pinellas County, FL","924,413","926,810","926,350","924,907","924,546","923,695","922,313","921,495","921,482" 46,"Erie County, NY","921,390","928,215","934,653","938,847","941,707","945,540","949,398","950,265","950,265" 47,"Travis County, TX","921,006","889,542","869,359","854,283","846,602","843,203","819,899","812,299","812,280" 48,"Milwaukee County, WI","915,097","918,673","924,828","929,919","933,376","936,524","939,612","940,164","940,164" 49,"Shelby County, TN","911,438","905,705","903,362","902,205","900,244","898,197","898,214","897,472","897,472" 50,"Honolulu County, HI","909,863","904,645","897,969","891,548","885,678","879,180","875,410","876,156","876,156" 51,"Bergen County, NJ","904,037","902,308","901,807","898,452","895,587","891,599","886,003","884,118","884,118" 52,"Fairfield County, CT","900,440","901,086","900,683","899,018","895,083","890,375","884,916","882,567","882,567" 53,"Fresno County, CA","891,756","878,089","865,468","850,360","832,415","814,910","802,273","799,407","799,407" 54,"Hartford County, CT","876,927","875,422","872,435","871,471","866,517","862,030","858,539","857,183","857,183" 55,"Marion County, IN","865,504","861,760","860,674","862,150","861,911","863,056","860,508","860,454","860,454" 56,"New Haven County, CT","845,244","844,510","842,707","840,287","834,395","829,445","825,108","824,008","824,008" 57,"Prince George's County, MD","841,315","842,764","837,837","832,761","825,815","815,927","802,712","800,691","801,515" 58,"Duval County, FL","837,964","826,791","818,375","810,215","801,343","790,344","779,711","778,866","778,879" 59,"Macomb County, MI","832,861","828,950","823,313","815,694","808,509","800,837","791,032","788,149","788,149" 60,"Mecklenburg County, NC","827,445","796,369","770,638","752,227","735,194","719,552","700,462","695,427","695,454" 61,"Hamilton County, OH","822,596","828,487","832,250","836,547","840,362","844,569","843,993","845,273","845,303" 62,"Ventura County, CA","799,720","796,348","795,838","790,127","781,049","768,784","756,772","753,195","753,197" 63,"Baltimore County, MD","787,384","783,405","779,938","774,869","768,839","762,553","756,019","754,292","754,292" 64,"Middlesex County, NJ","786,971","789,283","783,339","777,706","770,862","762,509","753,206","750,162","750,162" 65,"Wake County, NC","786,522","750,865","720,170","698,917","678,426","657,738","633,313","627,865","627,846" 66,"Essex County, NJ","786,147","789,166","793,079","795,727","796,066","794,622","792,651","792,305","793,633" 67,"Worcester County, MA","784,992","781,704","777,956","774,808","769,393","761,904","752,780","749,973","750,963" 68,"Kern County, CA","780,117","756,981","733,784","712,860","693,125","675,997","663,864","661,655","661,645" 69,"Montgomery County, PA","775,688","774,666","772,628","770,037","764,242","758,419","751,010","748,987","750,097" 70,"Pierce County, WA","766,878","753,209","745,280","739,674","731,267","718,393","704,091","700,818","700,820" 71,"Gwinnett County, GA","757,104","726,790","700,502","673,526","649,355","623,903","596,659","588,448","588,448" 72,"San Francisco County, CA","744,041","741,025","743,852","752,853","763,400","775,257","776,885","776,733","776,733" 73,"El Paso County, TX","736,310","721,183","712,481","702,281","694,078","687,915","681,572","679,622","679,622" 74,"Essex County, MA","735,958","734,261","733,812","734,785","734,710","731,673","725,475","723,419","723,419" 75,"Monroe County, NY","730,807","732,057","734,873","735,751","736,261","735,468","735,738","735,343","735,343" 76,"DeKalb County, GA","723,602","713,679","702,165","695,329","688,582","681,178","668,450","666,057","665,865" 77,"Lake County, IL","713,076","704,086","693,425","682,705","675,791","662,826","648,866","644,586","644,356" 78,"San Mateo County, CA","705,499","701,175","698,912","699,751","702,566","708,114","708,641","707,163","707,161" 79,"Jefferson County, KY","701,500","699,051","698,052","697,182","695,645","694,736","693,907","693,604","693,604" 80,"Hidalgo County, TX","700,634","678,652","657,394","635,533","613,400","591,578","574,095","569,463","569,463" 81,"Collin County, TX","698,851","660,926","628,757","597,536","569,438","538,200","500,224","491,772","491,675" 82,"Oklahoma County, OK","691,266","684,192","678,650","675,863","671,393","664,825","661,741","660,448","660,448" 83,"Suffolk County, MA","687,610","691,965","694,582","699,359","702,305","700,988","689,985","689,807","689,807" 84,"Multnomah County, OR","681,454","672,947","671,172","677,608","675,468","668,903","661,584","660,486","660,486" 85,"Cobb County, GA","679,325","663,528","653,841","645,304","638,411","626,842","612,529","607,751","607,751" 86,"San Joaquin County, CA","673,170","664,796","649,338","631,227","612,730","593,184","568,333","563,598","563,598" 87,"Snohomish County, WA","669,887","655,564","644,102","636,591","632,156","622,991","609,264","606,024","606,024" 88,"Will County, IL","668,217","642,625","617,846","585,526","559,616","533,486","508,391","502,267","502,266" 89,"Jackson County, MO","664,078","662,133","661,433","661,063","660,822","658,274","655,652","654,880","654,880" 90,"Jefferson County, AL","656,700","656,014","657,276","658,213","658,990","660,996","662,041","662,041","662,047" 91,"Norfolk County, MA","654,753","652,530","653,390","653,438","654,536","653,806","651,333","650,308","650,308" 92,"Providence County, RI","635,596","638,595","641,295","638,509","634,111","627,885","622,878","621,602","621,602" 93,"Monmouth County, NJ","635,285","634,841","634,583","632,489","628,290","622,673","617,311","615,301","615,301" 94,"Baltimore city, MD","631,366","636,377","641,943","643,304","636,302","645,305","648,481","651,154","651,154" 95,"Bucks County, PA","623,205","619,772","616,533","612,369","609,085","604,199","599,525","597,632","597,635" 96,"Bernalillo County, NM","615,099","603,783","591,799","581,151","572,206","561,942","556,902","556,002","556,678" 97,"Hudson County, NJ","601,146","602,970","604,766","607,316","610,376","613,372","609,564","608,975","608,975" 98,"Kent County, MI","599,524","595,979","592,651","589,949","586,524","582,012","576,325","574,335","574,335" 99,"Denton County, TX","584,238","554,994","531,054","510,292","488,311","463,681","438,869","432,966","432,976" 100,"District of Columbia, DC","581,530","582,049","579,720","577,476","578,907","577,357","571,042","572,059","572,059" "Note: The April 1, 2000 estimates base reflects changes to the Census 2000 population resulting from legal boundary updates as of January 1 of the estimates year, other geographic program changes, and Count Question Resolution actions. All geographic boundaries for the July 1, 2006 population estimates series are defined as of January 1, 2006. (X) Not applicable",,,,,,,,,, Suggested Citation:,,,,,,,,,, "Table 7: Population Estimates for the 100 Largest U.S. Counties Based on July 1, 2006 Population Estimates: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 (CO-EST2006-07)",,,,,,,,,, "Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau",,,,,,,,,, "Release Date: March 22, 2007",,,,,,,,,,