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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.
Total (50 states, District of Columbia and territories): 3,243 (3,007 counties and 236 county equivalents) Average number of counties per state (not including D.C. and the territories): 62.84 [note 1] Average number of counties per state (including D.C. and the territories): 56.8947368421 [note 2]
The number of counties (or equivalents) per state ranges from the three counties of Delaware, to the 254 counties of Texas. In New England , where the town model predominates, several counties have no corresponding local governments, existing only as historical, legal, and census boundaries, such as the counties of Rhode Island , [ 4 ] as well ...
The number of counties per state ranges from the three counties of Delaware to the 254 counties of Texas. County populations also vary widely: in 2017, ...
The following is a sortable table of the most populous county in each U.S. state, federal district, and territory. Counties and states/territories in bold have a population of at least 1 million. Table
The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state. [1] While only about 20% of Texas counties are generally located within the Houston—Dallas—San Antonio—Austin areas, they serve a majority of the state's population with approximately 22,000,000 inhabitants.
The 3,143 counties and county-equivalents of the United States Main article: County (United States) The following are lists of U.S. counties by various criteria.
The U.S. state of California is divided into 58 counties. [1] The state was first divided into 27 counties on February 18, 1850. These were further sub-divided to form sixteen additional counties by 1860. Another fourteen counties were formed through further subdivision from 1861 to 1893. The most recent county to form was Imperial County, in 1907.