List of Administrative shire counties of England by Population
This is a List of Administrative shire counties of England by Population, that is to say Administrative counties with a two-tier County council structure, not including Administrative counties which are Unitary Authorities. Populations are 2002 mid-year estimates from the Office for National Statistics.
See also:
List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population -
List of Administrative shire counties of England by Area
| Rank | County | Population
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| 1 | Kent | 1,338,331
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| 2 | Essex | 1,318,408
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| 3 | Hampshire | 1,245,108
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| 4 | Lancashire | 1,140,539
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| 5 | Surrey | 1,059,900
|
| 6 | Hertfordshire | 1,036,144
|
| 7 | Staffordshire | 808,952
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| 8 | Norfolk | 802,766
|
| 9 | West Sussex | 755,855
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| 10 | Nottinghamshire | 753,155
|
| 11 | Derbyshire | 739,253
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| 12 | Devon | 710,966
|
| 13 | Cheshire | 675,803
|
| 14 | Suffolk | 671,931
|
| 15 | Lincolnshire | 657,843
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| 16 | Northamptonshire | 638,238
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| 17 | Leicestershire | 615,491
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| 18 | Oxfordshire | 607,457
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| 19 | North Yorkshire | 572,970
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| 20 | Gloucestershire | 566,977
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| 21 | Cambridgeshire | 558,323
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| 22 | Worcestershire | 545,897
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| 23 | Warwickshire | 512,680
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| 24 | Cornwall | 506,250
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| 25 | Somerset | 503,424
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| 26 | East Sussex | 494,258
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| 27 | County Durham | 492,313
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| 28 | Cumbria | 488,513
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| 29 | Buckinghamshire | 478,110
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| 30 | Wiltshire | 436,349
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| 31 | Dorset | 394,581
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| 32 | Bedfordshire | 384,652
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| 33 | Northumberland | 308,386
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| 34 | Shropshire | 285,204
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