25 Most Populous Suburban Counties in U.S.

[@Bioniking]

Always love to see another video dropped by the Geography King!

[@daprovocateur]

Long live The King!

[@BS-vx8dg]

Kyle (9:20): "New Jersey is mostly Suburban, populationwise" Me: "New Jersey is not a state, it is merely the two largest suburbs in the US."

[@chrisk5651]

Love Love Love your Billy Joel reference!

[@BillGreenAZ]

Same here. That was a great album. Except I had the 8-track of it. OK, I'm dating myself.

[@Swim2TheMoon]

I love when you work song lyrics into your narration! Thanks for another great video, Kyle!

[@bevcarsonn]

lol saw the title and immediately thought Orange County

[@spudrain]

Excellent video!

[@willrobinson4976]

Hello Geography King, love your channel.

[@lisasdfwhightechworld9946]

Thanks for the pics. I had always wondered what these places looked like.

[@nothat0therguy992]

Here's an interesting fact about Oakland County. It's bigger than neighboring Macomb County, but it has no municipalities with a population greater than 100,000, while Macomb County has three municipalities over 100,000 Edit: Also an interesting fact about Michigan is many rural counties are bucking the trend of population loss, particularly the counties up north where there are outdoor activities abound

[@greatpianoteddy3147]

As an Oakland County native, Oakland county is pretty much the backbone of where a lot of people live in the Northern suburbs of Detroit. While Macomb county, is pretty much an employment place for a lot of people.

[@maxpowr90]

I'm sad my Norfolk County, MA (~730k) just missed the cut. I know you love talking about our exclaves.

[@beachboysandrew]

Great video idea. I think a similarly interesting one could be most populous suburban/ non-city county per state

[@beachboysandrew]

Also I’d add; the cool thing about King of Prussia is all the valley forge stuff

[@beachboysandrew]

And great Billy Joel reference

[@brandon8517-t2w]

The lack of Ohio is surprising, especially considering the multiple overlaps you did with Detroit, new York City, and others...

[@theaveragejoe5781]

Excellent video

[@corn677]

Enjoyed watching mucho!

[@RobOlgatree]

Great video Kyle. Although Nashville not there yet (but intimidating.) The traffic worsens when these big suburbs grow. Nashville has 5 at least. I like your shirt, does it have a story?

[@souljahtite17]

Awesome channel buddy

[@fuducker2]

I thought you'd made a mistake for a second with Westchester County, as in 2020 it had just peaked above 1 million people! But the most recent 2023 estimate shows a population loss at roughly 990,000 folks, you were right.

[@steveshay5364]

Grew up in Orange County and have never considered it a suburb of LA. Probably because it takes nearly 2 hours to get to LA and it's actually easier to get to San Diego. It's just a county between the two with no real downtown. And why I still feel the most comfortable in the further out suburbs of whatever city I live closest to.

[@BillGreenAZ]

I thought the same thing. Usually we think of the suburbs as places where people live and commute into a central city. Not many people in OC commute into LA. It seems like it should be considered it's own metro area. I lived in Huntington Beach and Irvine and actually worked in south LA County but even still, I always considered OC as being separate.

[@LawsonBowling]

very interesting; most Americans (meaning over 50%) are living in suburban settings yet the attention paid to these realities is limited

[@magellanicspaceclouds]

Kyle, I'm still waiting on that video about what jobs geographers do. 😄

[@hgman3920]

the last time I was this early, the Geography King was just a prince

[@marcusking1857]

Big Boss Man reference for Cobb County Georgia lol

[@PeakBagger999]

That was a good one 😂

[@WalterDiamond]

I miss the Windows 98 intro but still love your videos!

[@BS-vx8dg]

Great video, kept me guessing almost the whole time. The trivia about #2 and its main metro was pretty cool as well.

[@chrisk5651]

Builders of the classic “Brownstone” houses in Brooklyn and other parts of New York City were getting the brown stones for the facades from the Palisades but the rich people on the eastern side of the Hudson were afraid that they were going to ruin their view of the Palisades so they had an interstate park created in order to save their view of the Palisades

[@birdsofprey3312]

Surprised Maricopa County is not not the list, yes it includes Phoenix but most of of is suburban.

[@milessampson3942]

Yeah, it was only left out because of that technicality. Maricopa County is huge and sprawling with Phoenix itself not being much denser than its suburbs. Considering the growth in Pinal County to the southeast (Apache Junction, San Tan Valley, Casa Grande, and funnily enough the city of Maricopa), it won't be long before they're on this list.

[@heudu7h3brudi]

How did Riverside County and San Bernardino County CA not make this list?

[@matthewtobias6227]

It's interesting to see how these counties have A bigger population than entire US states

[@nathanjiang100]

As someone from Essex County, NJ it's very much a suburban county. Most households from my town and the surrounding towns have at least one member commuting to New York for work and as someone who uses NJ Transit a lot, the trains often double in passenger volume between the three stations in Newark (Broad St, Penn Station, and the airport) and NYC. Even though Newark and surrounding towns developed as a central city in its own right and many people also commute from neighboring towns into it, nothing that close to NYC can escape its gravity.

[@mulleshcraf9989]

I think Broward county and Palm Beach county should be considered

[@windowstudios45]

I think they aren't included because of Ft. Lauderdale and Palm Beach. But I feel enough of it is suburban for them to count anyways

[@WumboJumbo96]

Yeah, I was really surprised he didn't include Broward. Fort Lauderdale's population is less then 200k so it shouldn't count as a major city.

[@JimmyNasium]

“Nice town, Downers Grove. They had a blackout the other day, but the police made him get back into his car.” Emo Philips joke.

[@Skyhawk98]

I was born in Suffolk County and lived there a long time. I love Long Island. Also lived in OC, with my dad being from Mission Viejo. So different but I also loved it.

[@roberthuron9160]

An additional point: Nassau County,has two incorporated cities,Glen Cove[North Shore],and Long Beach[South Shore],and Suffolk County ha

[@AaronDolan-s9z]

Love your channel and freaking loved the Big Bossman and Billy Joel references. My mind goes to the same place everytime I hear Cobb County or Hackensack!

[@R32R38]

An interesting thing about Suffolk County, where I am, is that while Riverhead is technically the county seat, the majority of county offices are 30 miles west in Hauppague. And while many of the communities have downtowns none of them are significantly larger or more urban-feeling than the others.

[@roberthuron9160]

(Continued)Suffolk County,has only townships,Brookhaven,being one of the Largest! Anyway,this information,I hope will be useful! From an ex-Long Islander! Oh,here in Florida,there is also a Nassau County,to add to the fun! Thank you 😇 😊!

[@davidnovak707]

Let's hear it for Polk County. Glad to get a mention from the King!

[@wakazouwal]

Please , a video about the LA's situation !!!

[@patty_g7]

Do you consider Riverside or San Bernardino seperate cities from the LA metro area? Because if you don’t, they would rank #2 and #3 on this list

[@corn677]

I was wondering about that too. Perhaps San Bernardino & Riverside are considered "major" cities.

[@heudu7h3brudi]

I am also confused by their absence on this list

[@Brillemeister]

1:21 Shout-out to Your DeKalb Farmer's Market!

[@Nutsludge]

Howdy from Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia!

[@iamza.]

Nice Big Boss Man reference!!

[@bobleroe3859]

I'm in Essex County MA, and we're basically Boston's bedroom, but at least a scenic one.

[@flamethefurry3516]

People really are moving from suburbs to rural areas. In my high school in DuPage County, IL, one friend of mine is from rural southern ohio, and another's from southern Illinois. And this isn't even a particularly fast growing area

[@sidneyvandykeii3169]

Sheriff Grady Judd in the house.

[@chrisk5651]

Love the Palisades. They extend into New York State and the county in New York State that they extend into is named Rockland County - named such because of the Palisades.

[@raidger4]

Riverside County, California 2.4 million? San Bernardino County 2.1 million? Or are you counting the Inland Empire as its own metro area?

[@heudu7h3brudi]

pretty strange not to put them on this list all right

[@pars5027]

I'm so happy I don't live near any of those high population areas! I left Davidson County (Nashville) TN. Dec 2023. Do'nt miss the corrupt politics, crime, high taxes, etc!

[@brianambory6951]

Hi Kyle, Long-time Subscriber.I love your videos! I live in Macomb County, Michigan. Happy to hear that you have a connection here! I am in Clinton Township, which almost surrounds Mount Clemens.

[@liamthebull]

Haha, Billy Joel reference!

[@robthetraveler1099]

13:58 Not true! Go out to Josephine, Farmersville or (most of all) Blue Ridge and tell me that's not rural! It's still Collin County, though.

[@jamesb2944]

Per capita I believe Oakland County, MI fell off. It is Livingston county now and the wealthiest per capita. Historically though yes, it was Oakland County.

[@justasquirrelwithaguitar7980]

How about Fairfield county?

[@Steveofthejungle8]

If that's movin' up then I'm movin' out

[@greenmind0428]

Macomb County starts right at 8 mile. Warren and St. Clair Shores would be angry you left them out.

[@greenmind0428]

You also left out the county seat of my home county. Upper Marlboro in P.G. County, Maryland.

[@greatpianoteddy3147]

Oakland county also starts at 8 mile.

[@BirdsNNVA]

I can’t believe the huge populations of these counties, i have no desire to live in them!

[@chrisk5651]

While northern Westchester (especially the NE part) has a lot lower population density than southern Westchester, it is still way close to New York City to be exurban and not suburban. While many are wealthy and don’t want close neighbors & like a rural feel they are still much too close & connected to the city - which does have many exurbs that are much farther away plus the areas above it are suburban too.

[@thesharinganknight]

Cobb and DeKalb counties aren't at all new suburbs of Atlanta. They're the first counties you think of the metro suburbs (+ Gwinnett) The Braves Stadium is in Cobb County in Vinings (Cumberland) not DeKalb. Also it's only a 1/2 mile to a mile away from the Atlanta city limits right across the Chattahoochee River between the I-75/ I-285 interchange. Also THANK GOD you pronounced DeKalb right.

[@willp.8120]

Younger suburban, or newer suburban counties would be Cherokee, Forsyth, Henry, Paulding, Newton, Coweta, Fayette and the like. Cobb's original suburban development started not long after World War 2, so late 40s, early 50s. Dekalb County had suburban areas going back to the 1920s.

[@dvferyance]

My county is around 413k I wonder where it ranks. Since no 27 has 786k it's got to be pretty far down.

[@Ryfael]

2:26 Lawrence is the 2nd county seat of Essex County,.MA.

[@rogerpenske2411]

I’m from DuPage County. We call it the Duper

[@ArneAsada69]

I thought Illinois would’ve had 2 maybe 3 near Chicago.

[@AlbumReviewChannel]

Macomb County resident here!

[@adambuesser6264]

How many boroughs make up a county?

[@chaseli]

Riverside county? san bernardino county?

[@heudu7h3brudi]

bump....makes no sense

[@chaseli]

@ I would assume his rational is that the IE counties are their own metropolitan area, but I would definitely identify them culturally as suburbs of Los Angeles.

[@theeggreat4]

Surprised no San Bernadino county

[@cljw360]

Montgomery County PA here glad to be represented, but please just call us MontCo.

[@djbernadotte9768]

Surprised Broward or Palm Beach county didn’t show up in this, although their main cities are large enough to stand on their own and they could be considered more urban than anything

[@charlesolson9019]

Fun fact about Middlesex County, where I live, is that like most Massachusetts counties it basically doesn't exist as a governmental entity. The only county-level offices are the registries of deeds and probate and the sheriff's office, and all the latter does is serve process and run the jail.

[@Zenabu-c1t]

No Inland 😮Empire mention

[@vatira]

man, i lived in northern collin county my entire life growing up and to here "all suburbs all the time" is painful. my town of 1,000 shot up to 50,000 people. i always said "i didnt move to dallas, dallas moved to me"

[@SpenserLi]

As an oc native I was very anxious as the countdown keeps going.

[@austinahne]

Kyle is King

[@Braeden2002]

I knew Orange County would be number 1

[@derbagger22]

Middlesex REPPIN! Billerica raised, here.....

[@catholicactionbibleonlyist1813]

I am from Nassau County, New York

[@santiagohills3997]

Hard to call Orange County “suburban” anymore. It’s the second densest county in California after the city of San Francisco. Most of the denser counties are cities that are also counties, and the NY boroughs. All that density, and a mountain range/national forest taking up the eastern third. No wonder our traffic is terrible.

[@mew3782]

You better watch it punk, or you'll be serving hard time.

[@MichaelMansi-is4pc]

Fairfield County with a population of 958k is a suburb of New York. Was this an oversight or am I missing something?

[@scottmelville3476]

Do least populated counties by state.

[@dalestone3152]

My girlfriend is from Iowa and it BAFFLES me how sparsely populated that area she grew up in is. The county where her uncle lives only has 7,000 people! I grew up in a county with 500,000 people, i couldnt believe how empty the roads were out there!!!

[@filmsareprettydope]

Harris county stand up !!!!

[@danksonic]

I live in Orange, California!!

[@spclanghorne4494]

Slightly wrong about Trenton. It is in the NYC CSA, but the Philadelphia Media Market.

[@MrJestyler]

Dekalb and Cobb are not the most populous county outside of Fulton county so that is not correct. The most populous suburban county outside of Fulton is Gwinnett. Do your research better before posting

[@kevinjames8861]

Cope

[@willp.8120]

True, Gwinnett has over 1 million, while Cobb and Dekalb are in the upper 700 thousands. That said, he mentions Gwinnett.

[@jesses5463]

Georgia is a garbage state full of rac11sts and uncle toms.

[@nunyab..]

What about pierce county Washington? I wouldn’t really call Tacoma a major city

[@andrewmayer1168]

Bergen county mentioned

[@JimS3934]

Riverside? San Bernardino? Alameda?

[@jesses5463]

Nope. Nope. Nope.

[@Krongos]

More cool stuff about natural geography like NPs and other interesting places, and (much) less about boring suburbs and tax rates please!!!

[@zander_the_space_nerd]

4 views in 1 minute, bro fell off.

[@Historical-Stuff]

0 friends in 13 years. Bro fell off

[@jesses5463]

That's how all privileged wh1tes do.

[@H.G.Wells-ishWells-ish]

FAIL. Riverside and San Bernardino Counties have 2.5m and 2.2 m people respectively. Both are suburban counties of the Los Angeles metro area. Edit: I usually like your videos, but this one is flat wrong. Cheers!

[@UltraMasterSword]

San Bernardino/Riverside is its own metro area

[@jpt7342]

That's the inland empire metro. They contain the core cities they share their respective names with. FAIL

[@chillmemes5865]

They’re usually considered their own metros. I think they’re suburban of L.A., but according to the census, they’re not 😊

[@jesses5463]

Imagine posting some completely false information to try to discredit a KZbin channel. Absolutely disgusting. What credentials do you have in this area? They should all be forfeited immediately!

[@chillmemes5865]

@@jesses5463 Um… a little dramatic