List of ceremonial counties of England

For a list that does not include metropolitan counties or unitary authorities, see List of two-tier counties of England.

This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England. The population figures are mid-year estimates for 2011 from the Office for National Statistics

County	Population	Rank (pop.)	Area (in km²)	Area (sq. mi.)	Rank (area)	Density (people/km²)	Rank (dens.)
Bedfordshire	617,000	36	1,235	477	41	499	14
Berkshire	863,800	24	1,262	487	40	684	10
Bristol	428,100	43	110	42	47	3,906	2
Buckinghamshire	756,600	30	1,874	723	32	404	24
Cambridgeshire	806,700	28	3,390	1,309	15	238	35
Cheshire	1,028,600	19	2,343	905	25	439	21
City of London	7,400	48	2.90	1.12	48	2,548	4
Cornwall	536,000	40	3,563	1,376	12	150	41
County Durham	902,500	23	2,721	1,051	18	332	27
Cumbria	499,800	41	6,767	2,613	3	74	47
Derbyshire	1,019,500	20	2,625	1,013	21	388	25
Devon	1,135,700	11	6,707	2,590	4	169	39
Dorset	745,400	31	2,653	1,024	20	281	30
East Riding of Yorkshire	590,800	37	2,479	957	23	238	34
East Sussex	800,200	29	1,791	692	33	447	20
Essex	1,729,200	7	3,670	1,417	11	471	16
Gloucestershire	861,700	25	3,150	1,216	16	274	32
Greater London	8,196,700	1	1,569	606	37	5,223	1
Greater Manchester	2,685,400	3	1,276	493	39	2,105	6
Hampshire	1,763,600	5	3,769	1,455	9	468	17
Herefordshire	183,600	45	2,180	842	26	84	46
Hertfordshire	1,119,800	13	1,643	634	36	682	12
Isle of Wight	138,400	46	380	147	46	364	26
Kent	1,731,400	6	3,736	1,442	10	463	18
Lancashire	1,461,400	8	3,075	1,187	17	475	15
Leicestershire	980,800	21	2,156	833	28	455	19
Lincolnshire	1,042,000	18	6,959	2,687	2	150	42
Merseyside	1,380,800	9	645	249	43	2,141	5
Norfolk	859,400	26	5,371	2,074	5	160	40
North Yorkshire	1,072,600	17	8,608	3,324	1	125	44
Northamptonshire	693,900	33	2,364	913	24	294	29
Northumberland	316,300	44	5,013	1,936	6	63	48
Nottinghamshire	1,090,600	16	2,159	834	27	505	13
Oxfordshire	654,800	35	2,605	1,006	22	251	33
Rutland	37,600	47	382	147	45	99	45
Shropshire	473,900	42	3,488	1,347	13	136	43
Somerset	910,200	22	4,170	1,610	7	218	36
South Yorkshire	1,343,900	10	1,552	599	38	866	9
Staffordshire	1,098,300	15	2,714	1,048	19	405	23
Suffolk	730,100	32	3,800	1,467	8	192	38
Surrey	1,135,500	12	1,663	642	35	683	11
Tyne and Wear	1,104,100	14	540	209	44	2,044	7
Warwickshire	546,500	39	1,975	763	31	277	31
West Midlands	2,739,800	2	902	348	42	3,039	3
West Sussex	808,900	27	1,990	769	30	406	22
West Yorkshire	2,227,400	4	2,029	784	29	1,098	8
Wiltshire	684,000	34	3,485	1,346	14	196	37
Worcestershire	566,500	38	1,741	672	34	325	28

See also

• List of the Lord Lieutenants of the United Kingdom

References

"Table 8a Mid-2011 Population Estimates: Selected age groups for local authorities in England and Wales; estimated resident population;". Population Estimates for England and Wales, Mid 2011 (Census Based). Office for National Statistics. 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2012-11-22. 

"Standard Area Measurements - Local Authorities - Dec 2010 (SAM_LAD_DEC_2010_UK)". UK Standard Area Measurements (SAM). Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2011.