States with the Most Counties 

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Introduction

The United States is a vast land mass, with multiple states and numerous counties. A geographical area as large as the U.S. would otherwise be incredibly difficult to govern without the political subdivision, federal, state, and county. 

A county is a political subdivision that is one level below the state. Other words that are used in place of county are “parishes” (Louisiana) and “boroughs” (Alaska). There is no required size for a county: the smallest county in the United States being Arlington County, Virginia (25.87 square miles) and the largest is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in Alaska (145,505 square miles). There is also no population requirement for counties, with the least populous county being Loving County, Texas (170 people) and the largest being Los Angeles County, California (10.04million people).

Counties, dating back to imperial England, served as administrative arms for the state (or the crown in pre-Revolution America), helping govern at a more local level than the state. 

Learn for yourself how many county divisions each state has by looking at the data in the charts.

#StateTotal Number of CountiesTotal Area
1Texas254268,596 mi²
2Georgia15959,425 mi²
3Virginia13342,775 mi²
4Kentucky12040,408 mi²
5Missouri11569,707 mi²
6Kansas10582,278 mi²
7Illinois10257,914 mi²
8North Carolina10053,819 mi²
9Iowa9956,273 mi²
10Tennessee9542,144 mi²
11Nebraska9377,348 mi²
12Indiana9236,420 mi²
13Ohio8844,826 mi²
14Minnesota8786,936 mi²
15Michigan8396,714 mi²
16Mississippi8248,432 mi²
17Oklahoma7769,899 mi²
18Arkansas7553,179 mi²
19Wisconsin7265,496 mi²
20Alabama6752,420 mi²
21Florida6765,758 mi²
22Pennsylvania6746,054 mi²
23South Dakota6677,116 mi²
24Colorado64104,094 mi²
25Louisiana6452,378 mi²
26New York6254,555 mi²
27California58163,695 mi²
28Montana56147,040 mi²
29West Virginia5524,230 mi²
30North Dakota5370,698 mi²
31South Carolina4632,020 mi²
32Idaho4483,569 mi²
33Washington3971,298 mi²
34Oregon3698,379 mi²
35New Mexico33121,590 mi²
36Alaska30665,384 mi²
37Utah2984,897 mi²
38Maryland2412,406 mi²
39Wyoming2397,813 mi²
40New Jersey218,723 mi²
41Nevada17110,572 mi²
42Maine1635,380 mi²
43Arizona15113,990 mi²
44Massachusetts1410,554 mi²
45Vermont149,616 mi²
46New Hampshire109,349 mi²
47Connecticut85,543 mi²
48Hawaii510,932 mi²
49Rhode Island51,545 mi²
50Delaware32,489 mi²
51District of Columbia168 mi²

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67

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#20

52,420 mi²

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#30

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Alaska

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30

Ranked in the US

#36

665,384 mi²

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#1

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Arizona

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15

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#43

113,990 mi²

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#6

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Arkansas

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75

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#18

53,179 mi²

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#29

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California

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58

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#27

163,695 mi²

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#3

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Colorado

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64

Ranked in the US

#24

104,094 mi²

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#8

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Connecticut

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8

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#47

5,543 mi²

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#48

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Delaware

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3

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#50

2,489 mi²

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#49

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District of Columbia

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1

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#51

68 mi²

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#51

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Florida

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67

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#21

65,758 mi²

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#22

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Georgia

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159

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#2

59,425 mi²

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#24

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Hawaii

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5

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#48

10,932 mi²

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#43

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Idaho

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44

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#32

83,569 mi²

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#14

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Illinois

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102

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#7

57,914 mi²

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#25

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Indiana

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92

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#12

36,420 mi²

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#38

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Iowa

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99

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#9

56,273 mi²

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#26

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Kansas

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105

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#6

82,278 mi²

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#15

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Kentucky

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120

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#4

40,408 mi²

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#37

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Louisiana

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64

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#25

52,378 mi²

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#31

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Maine

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16

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#42

35,380 mi²

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#39

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Maryland

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24

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#38

12,406 mi²

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#42

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Massachusetts

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14

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#44

10,554 mi²

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Michigan

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83

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#15

96,714 mi²

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#11

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Minnesota

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87

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#14

86,936 mi²

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#12

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Mississippi

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82

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#16

48,432 mi²

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#32

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Missouri

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115

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#5

69,707 mi²

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#21

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Montana

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56

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#28

147,040 mi²

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#4

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Nebraska

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93

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#11

77,348 mi²

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#16

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Nevada

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17

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#41

110,572 mi²

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#7

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New Hampshire

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10

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#46

9,349 mi²

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New Jersey

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21

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#40

8,723 mi²

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#47

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New Mexico

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33

Ranked in the US

#35

121,590 mi²

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#5

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New York

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62

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#26

54,555 mi²

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#27

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North Carolina

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100

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#8

53,819 mi²

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#28

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North Dakota

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53

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#30

70,698 mi²

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#19

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Ohio

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88

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#13

44,826 mi²

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#34

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Oklahoma

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77

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#17

69,899 mi²

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#20

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Oregon

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36

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#34

98,379 mi²

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#9

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Pennsylvania

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67

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#22

46,054 mi²

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#33

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Rhode Island

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5

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#49

1,545 mi²

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South Carolina

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46

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#31

32,020 mi²

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South Dakota

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66

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#23

77,116 mi²

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Tennessee

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95

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42,144 mi²

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Texas

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254

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268,596 mi²

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Utah

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29

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#37

84,897 mi²

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Vermont

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14

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#45

9,616 mi²

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Virginia

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133

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#3

42,775 mi²

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#35

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Washington

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39

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#33

71,298 mi²

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#18

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West Virginia

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55

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#29

24,230 mi²

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#41

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Wisconsin

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72

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#19

65,496 mi²

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#23

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Wyoming

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23

Ranked in the US

#39

97,813 mi²

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#10

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