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Many of the most populous counties listed are in Southern California, Illinois, Texas and New York and roughly correspond to the most populous cities in the United States. Counties in the Western United States are typically larger by area, so they often have higher raw populations even with comparable population densities.
County statistics of the United States. In 45 of the 50 states of the United States, the county is used for the level of local government immediately below the state itself. Louisiana uses parishes, and Alaska uses boroughs. In Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, some or all counties within states have no governments of their own; the ...
An enlargeable map of the 3,143 counties and county equivalents located in the 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. The 100 county equivalents in the U.S. territories are not on this map. There are 3,244 counties and county equivalents in the United States. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ a ] The 50 states of the United States are divided into 3,007 political ...
Largest county parish or municipality [note 1] Population (2013 estimate) [3] County parish seat or shire town State federal district or territory population (2013 estimate) [4] [note 2] Largest county/parish or municipality Percentage of state/federal district or territory population Alabama: Jefferson: 659,479: Birmingham: 4,833,722: 13.64% ...
In the United States, a county or county equivalent is an administrative or political subdivision of a U.S. state or other territories of the United States which consists of a geographic area with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. [3] The term "county" is used in 48 states, while Louisiana and Alaska have ...
The following is a list of the 3,143 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and District of Columbia sorted by U.S. state, plus an additional 100 county-equivalents in the U.S. territories sorted by territory.
Counties in the United States by population growth since 2010 according to the U.S. Census Bureau 2018 Annual Estimate of the Resident Population. [50] Counties with population growth greater than the United States as a whole are in dark green, counties with population growth slower than the United States in light green, and counties with ...
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