Most Populous Counties of England

Name the 21 ceremonial counties in England with a population of at least one million.
according to Wikipedia, 2016
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Population
County
8,778,500
Greater London
2,864,900
West Midlands
2,782,100
Greater Manchester
2,299,700
West Yorkshire
1,829,500
Hampshire
1,820,400
Kent
1,802,200
Essex
Population
County
1,485,000
Lancashire
1,406,400
Merseyside
1,385,000
South Yorkshire
1,177,900
Devon
1,176,700
Hertfordshire
1,176,500
Surrey
1,145,700
North Yorkshire
Population
County
1,136,000
Nottinghamshire
1,128,800
Tyne and Wear
1,120,300
Staffordshire
1,073,300
Lincolnshire
1,048,100
Cheshire
1,042,000
Derbyshire
1,031,300
Leicestershire
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Level 71
Jun 1, 2015
It's a pity that the real historical Counties of England were butchered by the bureaucrats of London, done to create more bureaucrats and a crying shame on the people of England for allowing it to happen.
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Level 88
Dec 4, 2017
Thankfully most are still intact, not too much butchering was done! I know what you mean, though, I'm not fond of metropolitan counties myself. I'd prefer if they remained part of shire counties officially for the traditional link but were governed as standalone metropolitan units for practical purposes.