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List of Counties in United States

A county is an administrative subdivision of a US state or territory. As of 2023, there are currently 3,143 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. If the 100 county equivalents in the U.S. territories are included, then the total is 3,243 counties and county equivalents in the United States.

The State of Texas with 258 counties has the maximum number of Counties and Delaware has just 3 counties. Los Angeles is the most populated county in the entire United States. San Bernardino, located to the east of Los Angeles, is the largest county in terms of area.

Number of Counties in each State

#	States	Area (sq. mi)	Counties/ County equivalents
1	Alabama	50,645	67
2	Alaska	5,70,641	30
3	Arizona	1,13,594	15
4	Arkansas	52,035	75
5	California	1,55,779	58
6	Colorado	1,03,642	64
7	Connecticut	4,842	8
8	Delaware	1,949	3
9	Florida	53,625	67
10	Georgia	57,513	159
11	Hawaii Hawaii	6,423	5
12	Idaho	82,643	44
13	Illinois	55,519	102
14	Indiana	35,826	92
15	Iowa	55,857	99
16	Kansas	81,759	105
17	Kentucky	39,486	120
18	Louisiana[i]	43,204	64
19	Maine	30,843	16
20	Maryland[j]	9,707	24
21	Massachusetts	7,800	14
22	Michigan	56,539	83
23	Minnesota	79,627	87
24	Mississippi	46,923	82
25	Missouri	68,742	115
26	Montana	1,45,546	56
27	Nebraska	76,824	93
28	Nevada[l]	1,09,781	17
29	New Hampshire	8,953	10
30	New Jersey	7,354	21
31	New Mexico	1,21,298	33
32	New York (state)	47,126	62
33	North Carolina	48,618	100
34	North Dakota	69,001	53
35	Ohio	40,861	88
36	Oklahoma	68,595	77
37	Oregon	95,988	36
38	Pennsylvania	44,743	67
39	Rhode Island	1,034	5
40	South Carolina	30,061	46
41	South Dakota	75,811	66
42	Tennessee	41,235	95
43	Texas	2,61,232	254
44	Utah	82,170	29
45	Vermont	9,217	14
46	Virginia	39,490	133
47	Washington (state)	66,456	39
48	West Virginia	24,038	55
49	Wisconsin	54,158	72
50	Wyoming	97,093	23

–	Washington DC District of Columbia	61	1

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