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Cook County is the name of three counties
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and one in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
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By far the most populous of these, the most populous in its state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
, and the second most populous county in the U.S. is:






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Cook County is the name of three counties
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and one in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
.

By far the most populous of these, the most populous in its state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
, and the second most populous county in the U.S. is:
  • Cook County, Illinois
    Cook County, Illinois

    Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the List of the most populous counties in the United States county in the United States after Los Angeles County, California....


The others are:
  • Cook County, Georgia
    Cook County, Georgia

    Cook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 30, 1918, and ratified November 5, 1918....
  • Cook County, Minnesota
    Cook County, Minnesota

    Cook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 5,168. Its county seat is Grand Marais, Minnesota....
  • Cook County, New South Wales
    Cook County, New South Wales

    Cook County, New South Wales was one of the original Nineteen Counties in New South Wales and is now one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales....


See also

  • Cooke County, Texas
    Cooke County, Texas

    Cooke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 36,363. It is named for William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution....
  • Shire of Cook
    Shire of Cook

    Shire of Cook is a Local Government Areas in Australia in Far North Queensland, Australia. The shire covers most of the eastern and southern parts of Cape York Peninsula, the most northerly land form on the Australian mainland....
    , Queensland, Australia