| 3-6 Counties with Population over 1 Million | ||
| (2000) | ||
| County Name | ||
| Total | Non-agriculture | |
| Population | Population | |
| (10 000 persons) | ||
| Renshou | 156.2 | 14.6 |
| Anyue | 153.4 | 12.1 |
| Santai | 145.8 | 14.8 |
| Jianyang | 143.7 | 17.3 |
| Suining Downtown | 140.9 | 25.2 |
| Zhongjiang | 141.3 | 12.8 |
| Quxian | 131.4 | 14.2 |
| Zizhong | 131.5 | 14.5 |
| Nanbu | 129.6 | 14.4 |
| Tongchuan | 124.4 | 14.7 |
| Bazhou | 124.6 | 17.4 |
| Fushun | 121.0 | 14.0 |
| Guanganqu | 119.5 | 15.5 |
| Xuanhan | 113.7 | 12.8 |
| Yuechi | 113.0 | 10.0 |
| Yanjiang | 105.1 | 16.2 |
| Shehong | 103.1 | 18.8 |
| Luxian | 103.4 | 7.7 |
| Dazhu | 103.5 | 12.3 |