According to 2015 census estimates, half of the US population lives in these 143 counties (ranked by population): Los Angeles County, California Cook County, Illinois Harris County, Texas Maricopa ...

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Three other Texas counties near bigger metros made the list including Kaufman County (No. 2) near Dallas, and Houston-area counties Liberty (No. 6) and Montgomery (No. 7). "Population growth in U ...

Four of the top 10 counties reporting the greatest numeric growth and the greatest percentage growth were in Texas, according to the data. Texas’ Harris County reported the greatest population ...