This is a List of Administrative shire counties of England by Population, that is to say Administrative counties with a two-tier County council structure, not including Administrative counties which are Unitary Authorities. In cases where a unitary authority has been detached from a county for administrative purposes, the population of the unitary authority is excluded. For example, Luton is excluded from tbe population figure listed for Bedfordshire. Populations are 2002 mid-year estimates from the Office for National Statistics.

Usage note: This list is not based on the definition of a county which is generally used by the British public. For that see the List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population.

See also

List of Administrative shire counties of England by Area