List of administrative counties and county boroughs of England by population in 1971

This is a list of administrative counties and county boroughs of England by population as at the 1971 census.

Administrative counties Administrative counties did not include the county boroughs, see below for their populations.

RankAdministrative countyPopulation1Greater London7,452,3432Lancashire2,509,2673Yorkshire, West Riding1,793,4734Kent1,366,2965Essex1,195,2506Cheshire1,108,7757Surrey1,002,8928Hampshire999,0569Hertfordshire924,64110Durham814,39611Staffordshire736,87012Nottinghamshire675,77013Derbyshire665,54814Warwickshire625,22915Somerset597,99116Buckinghamshire587,55617Gloucestershire559,82118Northumberland504,20719Berkshire503,92120Sussex, West492,50021Leicestershire487,89322Wiltshire486,75523Worcestershire456,23024Devon453,96925Norfolk445,30226Sussex, East443,29427Cornwall381,66528Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey375,36529Dorset361,92530Northamptonshire341,98131Shropshire337,10432Yorkshire, North Riding329,42333Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely303,04234Bedfordshire302,87835Oxfordshire272,78036Suffolk, East258,15137Yorkshire, East Riding257,34038Cumberland220,60739Huntingdon and Peterborough202,62240Suffolk, West164,73241Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven158,27942Herefordshire138,63843Isle of Wight109,51544Lincolnshire, Parts of Holland105,68545Westmorland72,83746Rutland27,471TOTAL32,611,285

County boroughs

RankCounty boroughAssociated county in censusPopulation1Birmingham Warwickshire1,014,6692LiverpoolLancashire610,1143ManchesterLancashire543,6504SheffieldYorkshire, West Riding520,3255Leeds Yorkshire, West Riding496,0106Bristol Gloucestershire426,6567Teesside Yorkshire, North Riding396,2338Coventry Warwickshire335,2399Nottingham Nottinghamshire300,63310BradfordYorkshire, West Riding294,17511Kingston upon Hull Yorkshire, East Riding285,96912Leicester Leicestershire284,21013Wolverhampton Staffordshire269,11214Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire265,25815Plymouth Devon239,45416Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland222,20817Derby Derbyshire219,58218Sunderland Durham217,07519Southampton Hampshire215,12020Portsmouth Hampshire197,42921Dudley Staffordshire185,58122Walsall Staffordshire184,73423West Bromwich Staffordshire166,59224Warley Worcestershire163,56725Southend-on-Sea Essex162,77026Luton Bedfordshire161,40827Brighton East Sussex161,35228Bolton Lancashire154,20229BournemouthHampshire153,87130BlackpoolLancashire151,85731StockportCheshire139,64332BirkenheadCheshire137,85033ReadingBerkshire132,93934HuddersfieldYorkshire, West Riding131,19035SalfordLancashire130,97736NorthamptonNorthamptonshire126,64437IpswichEast Suffolk123,31338NorwichNorfolk122,08339TorbayDevon109,26040OxfordOxfordshire108,80441SolihullWarwickshire107,09342OldhamLancashire105,91443YorkYorkshire, West Riding104,78344St Helens Lancashire104,34045BlackburnLancashire101,81746South ShieldsDurham100,66147PrestonLancashire98,09048WallaseyCheshire97,21649HartlepoolDurham97,09450Exeter Devon95,72651GrimsbyLincolnshire95,54052GatesheadDurham94,46853RochdaleLancashire91,45054HalifaxYorkshire, West Riding91,27355GloucesterGloucestershire90,23356DarlingtonDurham85,93957RotherhamYorkshire, West Riding84,80258BathSomerset84,67459SouthportLancashire84,57160DoncasterYorkshire, West Riding82,66861WiganLancashire81,14462BurnleyLancashire76,51263BarnsleyYorkshire, West Riding75,39764BootleLancashire74,29565LincolnLincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven74,27066WorcesterWorcestershire73,45467HastingsEast Sussex72,41068CarlisleCumberland71,58069EastbourneEast Sussex70,92070TynemouthNorthumberland69,33971WarringtonLancashire68,32272BuryLancashire 67,84873Barrow-in-FurnessLancashire64,03574ChesterChester62,91375WakefieldYorkshire, West Riding59,59176DewsburyYorkshire, West Riding51,32677Great Yarmouth Norfolk50,23678Burton upon TrentStaffordshire50,20179Canterbury Kent 33,175 TOTAL 13,407,078

References 1971 census