This is a list of two-tier counties of England by population.

It includes those non-metropolitan counties (also known as shire counties) with a two-tier county council structure and does not include metropolitan counties or unitary authorities.

Where a unitary authority has separated from a shire county the population of the unitary authority is counted elsewhere. For example, the population of Blackpool is not included in Lancashire in this table.

The figures are mid-year estimates for 2022 from the Office for National Statistics.[1]

Densities are calculated from population and area values.

County Population Area
(in km2)
Density
(people/km2)
Kent 1,593,191 3,544 449
Essex 1,519,509 3,458 439
Hampshire 1,416,808 3,678 385
Lancashire 1,253,154 2,894 433
Surrey 1,214,540 1,663 731
Hertfordshire 1,204,588 1,643 733
Norfolk 925,299 5,384 172
Staffordshire 886,284 2,620 338
West Sussex 892,336 1,991 448
Nottinghamshire 834,822 2,085 400
Derbyshire 803,464 2,547 315
Devon 826,319 6,564 126
Suffolk 768,555 3,800 202
Lincolnshire 775,524 5,937 131
Leicestershire 722,155 2,083 347
Oxfordshire 738,276 2,605 283
Cambridgeshire 689,109 3,046 226
Gloucestershire 652,409 2,653 246
Worcestershire 609,216 1,741 350
Warwickshire 607,604 1,975 308
East Sussex 550,720 1,709 322

References

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  1. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.