Type of authority
County councils: all 21
County councils form the upper tier in the two-tier parts of England: education, adult and children’s social care, highways, libraries and waste disposal, shared with the district councils below them.
21 current4 abolished19.5M residents
Where they are
| Council | Region / nation | Population | Area, km² | People / km² | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cambridgeshire | East of England | 689,1092022 | 3,046.2 | 226 | cambridgeshire.gov.uk |
 Derbyshire | East Midlands | 803,4642022 | 2,546.8 | 315 | derbyshire.gov.uk |
 Devon | South West | 826,3192022 | 6,564.3 | 126 | devon.gov.uk |
| East Sussex | South East | 550,7202022 | 1,708.6 | 322 | eastsussex.gov.uk |
| Essex | East of England | 1,519,5092022 | 3,464.4 | 439 | essex.gov.uk |
| Gloucestershire | South West | 652,4092022 | 2,653.0 | 246 | gloucestershire.gov.uk |
| Hampshire | South East | 1,416,8082022 | 3,678.9 | 385 | hants.gov.uk |
 Hertfordshire | East of England | 1,204,5882022 | 1,643.1 | 733 | hertfordshire.gov.uk |
| Kent | South East | 1,593,1912022 | 3,544.9 | 449 | visitkent.co.uk |
 Lancashire | North West | 1,253,1542022 | 2,903.2 | 432 | lancashire.gov.uk |
| Leicestershire | East Midlands | 722,1552022 | 2,082.9 | 347 | leicestershire.gov.uk |
 Lincolnshire | East Midlands | 775,5242022 | 5,937.3 | 131 | lincolnshire.gov.uk |
 Norfolk | East of England | 925,2992022 | 5,380.0 | 172 | norfolk.gov.uk |
| Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | 834,8222022 | 2,084.7 | 400 | nottinghamshire.gov.uk |
 Oxfordshire | South East | 738,2762022 | 2,604.9 | 283 | oxfordshire.gov.uk |
| Staffordshire | West Midlands | 886,2842022 | 2,620.3 | 338 | staffordshire.gov.uk |
 Suffolk | East of England | 768,5552022 | 3,800.9 | 202 | suffolk.gov.uk |
 Surrey | South East | 1,214,5402022 | 1,662.5 | 731 | surreycc.gov.uk |
 Warwickshire | West Midlands | 607,6042022 | 1,975.1 | 308 | warwickshire.gov.uk |
 West Sussex | South East | 892,3362022 | 1,990.9 | 448 | westsussex.gov.uk |
 Worcestershire | West Midlands | 609,2162022 | 1,740.5 | 350 | worcestershire.gov.uk |
21 councils · population: latest estimate in Wikidata, year in small type · source: Wikidata