List of two-tier counties of England
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.
In cases where a unitary authority has been detached from a shire county the population of the unitary authority is excluded. For example, Peterborough is excluded from the population figure for Cambridgeshire.
The figures are mid-year estimates for 2014 from the Office for National Statistics.[1]
Densities are calculated from population and area values.
Rank | County | Population | Area (in km²) | Density (people/km²) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kent | 1,510,354 | 3,544 | 426 |
2 | Essex | 1,431,953 | 3,464 | 413 |
3 | Hampshire | 1,346,136 | 3,679 | 366 |
4 | Lancashire | 1,184,735 | 2,903 | 408 |
5 | Surrey | 1,161,256 | 1,663 | 699 |
6 | Hertfordshire | 1,154,766 | 1,643 | 703 |
7 | Norfolk | 877,710 | 5,371 | 163 |
8 | Staffordshire | 860,165 | 2,620 | 328 |
9 | West Sussex | 828,398 | 1,990 | 416 |
10 | Nottinghamshire | 801,390 | 2,085 | 384 |
11 | Derbyshire | 779,804 | 2,547 | 306 |
12 | Devon | 765,302 | 6,564 | 117 |
13 | Suffolk | 738,512 | 3,800 | 192 |
14 | Lincolnshire | 731,516 | 5,921 | 124 |
15 | Northamptonshire | 714,392 | 2,364 | 302 |
16 | Oxfordshire | 672,516 | 2,605 | 258 |
17 | Leicestershire | 667,905 | 2,083 | 321 |
18 | Cambridgeshire | 639,818 | 3,046 | 210 |
19 | Gloucestershire | 611,332 | 2,653 | 230 |
20 | North Yorkshire | 601,536 | 8,038 | 75 |
21 | Worcestershire | 575,421 | 1,741 | 331 |
22 | Warwickshire | 551,594 | 1,975 | 279 |
23 | Somerset | 541,609 | 3,451 | 157 |
24 | East Sussex | 539,766 | 1,709 | 315 |
25 | Buckinghamshire | 521,922 | 1,565 | 333 |
26 | Cumbria | 497,874 | 6,767 | 74 |
27 | Dorset | 418,269 | 2,542 | 164 |
References
"Table 8a Mid-2011 Population Estimates: Selected age groups for local authorities in England and Wales; estimated resident population;". Population Estimates for England and Wales, Mid 2011 (Census Based). Office for National Statistics. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
"Standard Area Measurements - Local Authorities - Dec 2010 (SAM_LAD_DEC_2010_UK)". UK Standard Area Measurements (SAM). Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2011.