List of Administrative shire counties of England by Population Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent | 1,338,331 |
| 2 | Essex | 1,318,408 |
| 3 | Hampshire | 1,245,108 |
| 4 | Lancashire | 1,140,539 |
| 5 | Surrey | 1,059,900 |
| 6 | Hertfordshire | 1,036,144 |
| 7 | Staffordshire | 808,952 |
| 8 | Norfolk | 802,766 |
| 9 | West Sussex | 755,855 |
| 10 | Nottinghamshire | 753,155 |
| 11 | Derbyshire | 739,253 |
| 12 | Devon | 710,966 |
| 13 | Cheshire | 675,803 |
| 14 | Suffolk | 671,931 |
| 15 | Lincolnshire | 657,843 |
| 16 | Northamptonshire | 638,238 |
| 17 | Leicestershire | 615,491 |
| 18 | Oxfordshire | 607,457 |
| 19 | North Yorkshire | 572,970 |
| 20 | Gloucestershire | 566,977 |
| 21 | Cambridgeshire | 558,323 |
| 22 | Worcestershire | 545,897 |
| 23 | Warwickshire | 512,680 |
| 24 | Cornwall | 506,250 |
| 25 | Somerset | 503,424 |
| 26 | East Sussex | 494,258 |
| 27 | County Durham | 492,313 |
| 28 | Cumbria | 488,513 |
| 29 | Buckinghamshire | 478,110 |
| 30 | Wiltshire | 436,349 |
| 31 | Dorset | 394,581 |
| 32 | Bedfordshire | 384,652 |
| 33 | Northumberland | 308,386 |
| 34 | Shropshire | 285,204 |
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