The following is a sortable table of the most populous county in each U.S. state, federal district, and territory . Counties and states/territories in bold have a population of at least 1 million.
| State, federal district, or territory | Largest county, parish, or municipality [note 1] | Population (2024 estimate) [3] | County seat, parish seat, or shire town | State, federal district, or territory population (2024 estimate) [4] [note 2] | Population of largest county, parish, or municipality as a percentage of total state, federal district, or territory population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 664,744 | Birmingham | 5,157,699 | 12.89% | |
| Anchorage | 289,600 | Anchorage | 740,133 | 39.13% | |
| Western District [1] [note 3] | 31,819 [5] | — | 46,765 | 68.04% | |
| Maricopa | 4,673,096 | Phoenix | 7,582,384 | 61.63% | |
| Pulaski | 401,209 | Little Rock | 3,088,354 | 12.99% | |
| Los Angeles | 9,757,179 | Los Angeles | 39,431,263 | 24.74% | |
| El Paso | 752,772 | Colorado Springs | 5,957,493 | 12.64% | |
| Capitol | 991,508 | Hartford | 3,675,069 | 26.98% | |
| New Castle | 588,093 | Wilmington | 1,051,917 | 55.91% | |
| District of Columbia | 702,250 | District of Columbia | 702,250 | 100.00% | |
| Miami-Dade | 2,838,461 | Miami | 23,372,215 | 12.14% | |
| | Fulton | 1,090,354 | Atlanta | 11,180,878 | 9.75% |
| Guam [note 4] | 943 | Hagåtña | 167,777 | 0.56% | |
| Honolulu | 998,747 | Honolulu | 1,446,146 | 69.06% | |
| Ada | 535,799 | Boise | 2,001,619 | 26.77% | |
| Cook | 5,182,617 | Chicago | 12,710,158 | 40.78% | |
| Marion | 981,628 | Indianapolis | 6,924,275 | 14.18% | |
| Polk | 516,185 | Des Moines | 3,241,488 | 15.92% | |
| Johnson | 632,276 | Olathe | 2,970,606 | 21.28% | |
| Jefferson | 793,881 | Louisville | 4,588,372 | 17.30% | |
| East Baton Rouge | 453,022 | Baton Rouge | 4,597,740 | 9.85% | |
| Cumberland | 313,809 | Portland | 1,405,012 | 22.33% | |
| Montgomery | 1,082,273 | Rockville | 6,263,220 | 17.28% | |
| Middlesex | 1,668,956 | Cambridge and Lowell | 7,136,171 | 23.39% | |
| Wayne | 1,771,063 | Detroit | 10,140,459 | 17.47% | |
| Hennepin | 1,273,334 | Minneapolis | 5,793,151 | 21.98% | |
| Harrison | 213,730 | Biloxi and Gulfport | 2,943,045 | 7.26% | |
| St. Louis | 992,929 | Clayton | 6,245,466 | 15.90% | |
| Yellowstone | 171,583 | Billings | 1,137,233 | 15.09% | |
| Douglas | 601,158 | Omaha | 2,005,465 | 29.98% | |
| Clark | 2,398,871 | Las Vegas | 3,267,467 | 73.42% | |
| Hillsborough | 430,462 | Manchester and Nashua | 1,409,032 | 30.55% | |
| Bergen | 978,641 | Hackensack | 9,500,851 | 10.30% | |
| Bernalillo | 671,747 | Albuquerque | 2,130,256 | 31.53% | |
| | Kings | 2,617,631 | Brooklyn | 19,867,248 | 13.18% |
| Wake [6] | 1,232,444 | Raleigh | 11,046,024 | 11.16% | |
| Cass | 200,945 | Fargo | 796,568 | 25.23% | |
| Saipan [1] | 43,385 | Capitol Hill, Saipan | 44,278 | 97.98% | |
| Franklin [7] | 1,356,303 | Columbus | 11,883,304 | 11.41% | |
| Oklahoma | 816,490 | Oklahoma City | 4,095,393 | 19.94% | |
| Multnomah | 795,897 | Portland | 4,272,371 | 18.63% | |
| Philadelphia | 1,573,916 | Philadelphia | 13,078,751 | 12.03% | |
| San Juan [1] | 332,454 | San Juan | 3,203,295 | 10.38% | |
| Providence | 675,912 | Providence | 1,112,308 | 60.77% | |
| Greenville | 570,745 | Greenville | 5,478,831 | 10.42% | |
| Minnehaha | 208,639 | Sioux Falls | 924,669 | 22.56% | |
| Shelby | 910,530 | Memphis | 7,227,750 | 12.60% | |
| Harris | 5,009,302 | Houston | 31,290,831 | 16.01% | |
| | Wake Island | (150) [note 5] | (none) | (300) | 50.00% |
| Salt Lake | 1,216,274 | Salt Lake City | 3,503,613 | 34.71% | |
| Chittenden | 170,851 | Burlington | 648,493 | 26.35% | |
| | Saint Thomas island [1] | 44,500 | — [note 6] | 104,377 | 42.63% |
| Fairfax | 1,160,925 | Fairfax | 8,811,195 | 13.18% | |
| | King | 2,340,211 | Seattle | 7,958,180 | 29.41% |
| Kanawha | 173,906 | Charleston | 1,769,979 | 9.83% | |
| Milwaukee | 924,740 | Milwaukee | 5,960,975 | 15.51% | |
| Laramie | 101,783 | Cheyenne | 587,618 | 17.32% |