List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population
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This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population - 2003 mid-year estimates from the Office for National Statistics, unrounded figures published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in the Entitlement Notification Reports for Revenue Support Grants [1] (http://www.local.odpm.gov.uk/finance/0506/grant.htm).
Usage note:This list is based a definition of a county which is frequently used by the British public, but some of these counties are no longer administrative areas, or have smaller populations for administrative purposes because they include administratively independent unitary authorities.
By population
| Rank | County | Population | Area (in km2) | Density (people/km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greater London | 7,379,825 | 1,580 | 4,699 |
| 2 | West Midlands | 2,578,387 | 902 | 2,860 |
| 3 | Greater Manchester | 2,530,956 | 1,276 | 1,982 |
| 4 | West Yorkshire | 2,095,862 | 2,029 | 1,033 |
| 5 | Hampshire | 1,660,818 | 3,769 | 441 |
| 6 | Essex | 1,629,647 | 3,670 | 443 |
| 7 | Kent | 1,599,912 | 3,736 | 428 |
| 8 | Lancashire | 1,429,212 | 2,903 | 465 |
| 9 | Merseyside | 1,364,212 | 645 | 2,115 |
| 10 | South Yorkshire | 1,272,609 | 1,552 | 820 |
| 11 | Devon | 1,087,688 | 6,564 | 162 |
| 12 | Tyne and Wear | 1,083,211 | 540 | 2,006 |
| 13 | Surrey | 1,064,575 | 1,663 | 637 |
| 14 | Staffordshire | 1,048,973 | 2,713 | 386 |
| 15 | Hertfordshire | 1,040,925 | 1,643 | 634 |
| 16 | North Yorkshire | 1,037,285 | 8,654 | 120 |
| 17 | Nottinghamshire | 1,029,293 | 2,160 | 477 |
| 18 | Cheshire | 990,323 | 2,343 | 423 |
| 19 | Lincolnshire | 977,727 | 6,959 | 141 |
| 20 | Derbyshire | 976,212 | 2,625 | 371 |
| 21 | Leicestershire | 903,160 | 2,156 | 419 |
| 22 | Somerset | 869,835 | 4,171 | 208 |
| 23 | County Durham | 868,813 | 2,676 | 319 |
| 24 | Gloucestershire | 815,263 | 3,150 | 259 |
| 25 | Norfolk | 810,695 | 5,371 | 151 |
| 26 | Berkshire | 803,657 | 1,262 | 636 |
| 27 | West Sussex | 758,647 | 1,991 | 381 |
| 28 | East Sussex | 747,540 | 1,792 | 416 |
| 29 | Cambridgeshire | 729,812 | 3,389 | 215 |
| 30 | Dorset | 699,428 | 2,653 | 264 |
| 31 | Buckinghamshire | 693,675 | 1,874 | 370 |
| 32 | Suffolk | 678,074 | 3,801 | 178 |
| 33 | Northamptonshire | 642,708 | 2,364 | 272 |
| 34 | Wiltshire | 622,021 | 3,485 | 178 |
| 35 | Oxfordshire | 615,204 | 2,605 | 236 |
| 36 | Bedfordshire | 573,765 | 1,235 | 464 |
| 37 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 569,195 | 2,479 | 229 |
| 38 | Worcestershire | 549,286 | 1,741 | 316 |
| 39 | Warwickshire | 519,301 | 1,975 | 263 |
| 40 | Cornwall | 513,527 | 3,563 | 144 |
| 41 | Cumbria | 489,829 | 6,768 | 72 |
| 42 | Shropshire | 447,033 | 3,487 | 128 |
| 43 | Bristol | 391,525 | 110 | 3,577 |
| 44 | Northumberland | 309,237 | 5,013 | 62 |
| 45 | Herefordshire | 176,912 | 2,180 | 81 |
| 46 | Isle of Wight | 136,252 | 380 | 358 |
| 47 | Rutland | 35,651 | 382 | 91 |
| 48 | City of London | 8,043 | 2.9 | 2,773 |
By population density
| Rank | County | Population | Area (in km2) | Density (people/km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greater London | 7,379,825 | 1,580 | 4,699 |
| 2 | Bristol | 391,525 | 110 | 3,577 |
| 3 | West Midlands | 2,578,387 | 902 | 2,860 |
| 4 | City of London | 8,043 | 2.9 | 2,773 |
| 5 | Merseyside | 1,364,212 | 645 | 2,115 |
| 6 | Tyne and Wear | 1,083,211 | 540 | 2,006 |
| 7 | Greater Manchester | 2,530,956 | 1,276 | 1,982 |
| 8 | West Yorkshire | 2,095,862 | 2,029 | 1,033 |
| 9 | South Yorkshire | 1,272,609 | 1,552 | 820 |
| 10 | Surrey | 1,064,575 | 1,663 | 637 |
| 11 | Berkshire | 803,657 | 1,262 | 636 |
| 12 | Hertfordshire | 1,040,925 | 1,643 | 634 |
| 13 | Nottinghamshire | 1,029,293 | 2,160 | 477 |
| 14 | Lancashire | 1,429,212 | 2,903 | 465 |
| 15 | Bedfordshire | 573,765 | 1,235 | 464 |
| 16 | Essex | 1,629,647 | 3,670 | 443 |
| 17 | Hampshire | 1,660,818 | 3,769 | 441 |
| 18 | Kent | 1,599,912 | 3,736 | 428 |
| 19 | Cheshire | 990,323 | 2,343 | 423 |
| 20 | Leicestershire | 903,160 | 2,156 | 419 |
| 21 | East Sussex | 747,540 | 1,792 | 416 |
| 22 | Staffordshire | 1,048,973 | 2,713 | 386 |
| 23 | West Sussex | 758,647 | 1,991 | 381 |
| 24 | Derbyshire | 976,212 | 2,625 | 371 |
| 25 | Buckinghamshire | 693,675 | 1,874 | 370 |
| 26 | Isle of Wight | 136,252 | 380 | 358 |
| 27 | County Durham | 868,813 | 2,676 | 319 |
| 28 | Worcestershire | 549,286 | 1,741 | 316 |
| 29 | Northamptonshire | 642,708 | 2,364 | 272 |
| 30 | Dorset | 699,428 | 2,653 | 264 |
| 31 | Warwickshire | 519,301 | 1,975 | 263 |
| 32 | Gloucestershire | 815,263 | 3,150 | 259 |
| 33 | Oxfordshire | 615,204 | 2,605 | 236 |
| 34 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 569,195 | 2,479 | 229 |
| 35 | Cambridgeshire | 729,812 | 3,389 | 215 |
| 36 | Somerset | 869,835 | 4,171 | 208 |
| 37 | Suffolk | 678,074 | 3,801 | 178 |
| 38 | Wiltshire | 622,021 | 3,485 | 178 |
| 39 | Devon | 1,087,688 | 6,564 | 162 |
| 40 | Norfolk | 810,695 | 5,371 | 151 |
| 41 | Cornwall | 513,527 | 3,563 | 144 |
| 42 | Lincolnshire | 977,727 | 6,959 | 141 |
| 43 | Shropshire | 447,033 | 3,487 | 128 |
| 44 | North Yorkshire | 1,037,285 | 8,654 | 120 |
| 45 | Rutland | 35,651 | 382 | 91 |
| 46 | Herefordshire | 176,912 | 2,180 | 81 |
| 47 | Cumbria | 489,829 | 6,768 | 72 |
| 48 | Northumberland | 309,237 | 5,013 | 62 |