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The following is a list of counties and county-equivalents showing the average size of each state/territory's counties, the smallest county (or equivalent) in each state/territory, and the largest county (or equivalent) in each state/territory. States/territories on the list are arranged by the average land area of their counties.
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.
A county board meeting in Stafford County, Virginia. County governments are organized local governments authorized in state constitutions and statutes. Counties and county-equivalents form the first-tier administrative division of the states. The county equivalents in Louisiana are called parishes, while those in Alaska are called boroughs.
An enlargeable map of the 3,143 counties and county equivalents located in the 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. as of 2020. 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.
The county may or may not be able to override its townships on certain matters, depending on state law. The newest county in the United States is the city and county of Broomfield, Colorado, established in 2001 as a consolidated city-county, previously part of four counties.
1 By state. 2 By name. 3 By name origin. 4 By demographics. 5 By geography. ... The 3,143 counties and county-equivalents of the United States The following are lists ...
U.S. counties (and county equivalents) with shortest life expectancy from birth: 1980 and 2014 No. County and state Life expectancy (years) Majority population 2014 (%) [3] Other factors 2014 [4] 1980 [5] 1. Oglala Lakota County (Shannon County), South Dakota: 66.81: 61.25: Native American: 92.9%: The county lies entirely within the Pine Ridge ...
A map of the counties and county equivalents of the United States. The 100 most populous counties are highlighted, with counties having more than one million residents in orange and counties having fewer than one million residents in green, based on the results of the April 1, 2020 United States census.