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.
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Two-tier counties of England
| 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 |
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