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See List of non-metropolitan counties of England by population for a list that does not include metropolitan counties or unitary authorities.

This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population. The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics [1].

By population

Rank	County	Population	Area (in km²)	Density (people/km²)
1	Greater London	7,548,600	1,571	4,806
2	West Midlands	2,603,900	902	2,888
3	Greater Manchester	2,562,200	1,276	2,008
4	West Yorkshire	2,181,200	2,029	1,075
5	Hampshire	1,705,700	3,769	453
6	Essex	1,688,400	3,677	459
7	Kent	1,647,100	3,737	441
8	Lancashire	1,451,500	3,076	472
9	Merseyside	1,350,200	645	2,094
10	South Yorkshire	1,299,400	1,552	838
11	Devon	1,135,000	6,710	169
12	Surrey	1,098,300	1,670	658
13	Tyne and Wear	1,089,400	540	2,017
14	North Yorkshire	1,067,000	8,611	124
15	Hertfordshire	1,066,100	1,643	649
16	Staffordshire	1,064,800	2,717	392
17	Nottinghamshire	1,060,600	2,159	491
18	Lincolnshire	1,010,600	6,959	145
19	Cheshire	1,003,600	2,343	428
20	Derbyshire	996,000	2,629	379
21	Leicestershire	933,400	2,157	433
22	Somerset	905,700	4,178	217
23	County Durham	886,500	2,727	325
24	Norfolk	840,600	5,372	156
25	Gloucestershire	839,000	3,150	266
26	Berkshire	825,600	1,264	653
27	West Sussex	776,300	1,991	390
28	East Sussex	761,800	1,795	424
29	Cambridgeshire	760,700	3,396	224
30	Buckinghamshire	719,000	1,874	384
31	Suffolk	709,300	3,802	187
32	Dorset	708,100	2,653	267
33	Northamptonshire	678,200	2,367	287
34	Wiltshire	642,000	3,485	184
35	Oxfordshire	635,600	2,606	244
36	Bedfordshire	595,800	1,235	482
37	East Riding of Yorkshire	590,000	2,480	238
38	Worcestershire	555,600	1,741	319
39	Cornwall	531,600	3,566	149
40	Warwickshire	526,800	1,978	266
41	Cumbria	497,000	6,823	73
42	Shropshire	452,600	3,488	130
43	Bristol	416,400	109	3,804
44	Northumberland	310,600	5,026	62
45	Herefordshire	178,400	2,180	82
46	Isle of Wight	139,500	380	367
47	Rutland	38,400	394	98
48	City of London	8,000	3	2,759