This is a list of two-tier counties of England. 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.
Where a unitary authority has separated from a shire county, the population of the unitary authority is counted elsewhere. For example, the population of Blackpool is not included in Lancashire in this table.
| County | Land area[1] | Population (2024)[1] | Density[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (km2) | (mi2) | (/km2) | (/mi2) | ||
| Cambridgeshire | 3,046 | 1,176 | 710,317 | 233 | 600 |
| Derbyshire | 2,547 | 983 | 822,377 | 323 | 840 |
| Devon | 6,564 | 2,534 | 842,313 | 128 | 330 |
| East Sussex | 1,709 | 660 | 560,882 | 328 | 850 |
| Essex | 3,458 | 1,335 | 1,563,365 | 452 | 1,170 |
| Gloucestershire | 2,652 | 1,024 | 669,380 | 252 | 650 |
| Hampshire | 3,678 | 1,420 | 1,447,214 | 393 | 1,020 |
| Hertfordshire | 1,643 | 634 | 1,236,191 | 752 | 1,950 |
| Kent | 3,544 | 1,368 | 1,639,029 | 462 | 1,200 |
| Lancashire | 2,894 | 1,117 | 1,294,914 | 447 | 1,160 |
| Leicestershire | 2,083 | 804 | 745,573 | 358 | 930 |
| Lincolnshire | 5,937 | 2,292 | 789,502 | 133 | 340 |
| Norfolk | 5,384 | 2,079 | 940,359 | 175 | 450 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2,085 | 805 | 857,013 | 411 | 1,060 |
| Oxfordshire | 2,605 | 1,006 | 763,218 | 293 | 760 |
| Staffordshire | 2,620 | 1,010 | 907,153 | 346 | 900 |
| Suffolk | 3,800 | 1,500 | 786,231 | 207 | 540 |
| Surrey | 1,663 | 642 | 1,248,649 | 751 | 1,950 |
| Warwickshire | 1,975 | 763 | 632,207 | 320 | 830 |
| West Sussex | 1,991 | 769 | 915,037 | 460 | 1,200 |
| Worcestershire | 1,741 | 672 | 621,360 | 357 | 920 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Mid-Year Population Estimates, United Kingdom, June 2024". Office for National Statistics. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.