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List of counties by U.S. state and territory

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List of counties by U.S. state and territory
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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.[1][2]

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United States of America (50 states and DC) showing states divided into counties, or parishes in Louisiana, or boroughs and census areas in Alaska.
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Alabama

The State of Alabama comprises 67 counties.

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Alaska

The State of Alaska comprises 19 organized boroughs and 1 unorganized borough, the latter divided into 11 unorganized census areas.[a]

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American Samoa

The Territory of American Samoa has 14 counties; however, these counties are not counted by the U.S. Census Bureau (they are treated as minor civil divisions).[2] The U.S. Census Bureau counts the 3 districts and 2 atolls of American Samoa as county-equivalents.[1][2]

  1. Eastern District
  2. Manu'a District
  3. Rose Atoll
  4. Swains Island
  5. Western District

Arizona

The State of Arizona comprises 15 counties.

Arkansas

The State of Arkansas comprises 75 counties.

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California

The State of California comprises 58 counties, including one consolidated city-county government.

  1. Los Angeles is the most populous county in the United States.
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Colorado

The State of Colorado comprises 64 counties, including two consolidated city-county governments.

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Connecticut

In the State of Connecticut, the U.S. Census Bureau began to formally recognize the state's 9 councils of government as county-equivalents on June 6, 2022, instead of Connecticut's eight historical counties. The eight historical counties continue to exist in name only, and are no longer considered for statistical purposes.[3]

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Delaware

The State of Delaware comprises 3 counties.

  1. Kent
  2. New Castle
  3. Sussex

District of Columbia

The United States Census Bureau and the Office of Management and Budget currently consider the District of Columbia to be a county-equivalent.

  1. District of Columbia

Florida

The State of Florida comprises 67 counties.[4]

  1. The City of Jacksonville and the unincorporated portions of Duval County have a consolidated city-county government.
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Georgia

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The State of Georgia comprises 159 counties.

  1. The City of Macon and the unincorporated portions of Bibb County have a consolidated city-county government.
  2. The City of Cusseta and the unincorporated portions of Chattahoochee County have a consolidated city-county government.
  3. The City of Athens and the unincorporated portions of Clarke County have a consolidated city-county government.
  4. The City of Statenville and the unincorporated portions of Echols County have a consolidated city-county government.
  5. The City of Columbus and the unincorporated portions of Muscogee County have a consolidated city-county government.
  6. The City of Georgetown and the unincorporated portions of Quitman County have a consolidated city-county government.
  7. The City of Augusta and the unincorporated portions of Richmond County have a consolidated city-county government.
  8. The City of Preston and the unincorporated portions of Webster County have a consolidated city-county government.

Guam

The Territory of Guam has no counties. The U.S. Census Bureau counts all of Guam as one county-equivalent.[1][2]

  1. Guam

Hawaii

The State of Hawaii comprises 5 counties.

  1. Hawaii
  2. Honolulu
  3. Kalawo[a]
  4. Kaua'i
  5. Maui
  1. Kalawao County in Hawaii is currently the second-least populous county in the United States, beat by Loving County in Texas.

Idaho

The State of Idaho comprises 44 counties.

Illinois

The State of Illinois comprises 102 counties.

Indiana

The State of Indiana comprises 92 counties.

  1. The City of Indianapolis and the unincorporated portions of Marion County have a consolidated city-county government.

Iowa

The State of Iowa comprises 99 counties.

Kansas

The State of Kansas comprises 105 counties.

Kentucky

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The Commonwealth of Kentucky comprises 120 counties.

  1. The City of Lexington and the unincorporated portions of Fayette County have a consolidated city-county government.
  2. The City of Louisville and the unincorporated portions of Jefferson County have a consolidated city-county government.

Louisiana

The State of Louisiana does not use counties, instead using parishes as a county-equivalent. The state comprises 64 parishes.

  1. The City of Houma and the unincorporated portions of Terrebone Parish have a consolidated city-parish government.

Maine

The State of Maine comprises 16 counties.

Maryland

The State of Maryland comprises 23 counties and 1 independent city.

Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts comprises 14 counties, including one consolidated city-county government.

  1. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has abolished the government of Berkshire County.
  2. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has abolished the government of Essex County.
  3. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has abolished the government of Franklin County.
  4. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has abolished the government of Hampden County.
  5. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has abolished the government of Hampshire County.
  6. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has abolished the government of Middlesex County.
  7. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has abolished the government of Suffolk County.
  8. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has abolished the government of Worcester County.

Michigan

The State of Michigan comprises 83 counties.

Minnesota

The State of Minnesota comprises 87 counties.

Mississippi

The State of Mississippi comprises 82 counties.

Missouri

The State of Missouri comprises 114 counties and 1 independent city.

Montana

The State of Montana comprises 56 counties.

  1. The City of Anaconda and the unincorporated portions of Deer Lodge County have a consolidated city-county government.
  2. The City of Butte and the unincorporated portions of Silver Bow County have a consolidated city-county government.

Nebraska

The State of Nebraska comprises 93 counties.

Nevada

The State of Nevada comprises 16 counties and one independent city.

New Hampshire

The State of New Hampshire comprises 10 counties.

New Jersey

The State of New Jersey comprises 21 counties.

New Mexico

The State of New Mexico comprises 33 counties, including one consolidated city-county government.

New York

The State of New York comprises 62 counties.

North Carolina

The State of North Carolina comprises 100 counties, including one consolidated city-county (Camden).

North Dakota

The State of North Dakota comprises 53 counties.

Northern Mariana Islands

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has no counties. The U.S. Census Bureau counts the 4 municipalities of the Northern Mariana Islands as county-equivalents.[1][2]

  1. Northern Islands
  2. Rota
  3. Saipan
  4. Tinian

Ohio

The State of Ohio comprises 88 counties.

Oklahoma

The State of Oklahoma comprises 77 counties.

Oregon

The State of Oregon comprises 36 counties.

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania comprises 67 counties, including one consolidated city-county government.

Puerto Rico

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has no counties. The U.S. Census Bureau counts the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico as county-equivalents.[1][2]

Rhode Island

The State of Rhode Island comprises five counties.

  1. Bristol
  2. Kent
  3. Newport
  4. Providence
  5. Washington

South Carolina

The State of South Carolina comprises 46 counties.

South Dakota

The State of South Dakota comprises 66 counties.

Tennessee

The State of Tennessee comprises 95 counties.

  1. The City of Nashville and the unincorporated portions of Davidson County have a consolidated city-county government.
  2. The City of Lynchburg and the unincorporated portions of Moore County have a consolidated city-county government.
  3. The City of Hartsville and the unincorporated portions of Trousdale County have a consolidated city-county government.

Texas

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The State of Texas comprises 254 counties.

  1. Anderson
  2. Andrews
  3. Angelina
  4. Aransas
  5. Archer
  6. Armstrong
  7. Atascosa
  8. Austin
  9. Bailey
  10. Bandera
  11. Bastrop
  12. Baylor
  13. Bee
  14. Bell
  15. Bexar
  16. Blanco
  17. Borden
  18. Bosque
  19. Bowie
  20. Brazoria
  21. Brazos
  22. Brewster
  23. Briscoe
  24. Brooks
  25. Brown
  26. Burleson
  27. Burnet
  28. Caldwell
  29. Calhoun
  30. Callahan
  31. Cameron
  32. Camp
  33. Carson
  34. Cass
  35. Castro
  36. Chambers
  37. Cherokee
  38. Childress
  39. Clay
  40. Cochran
  41. Coke
  42. Coleman
  43. Collin
  44. Collingsworth
  45. Colorado
  46. Comal
  47. Comanche
  48. Concho
  49. Cooke
  50. Coryell
  51. Cottle
  52. Crane
  53. Crockett
  54. Crosby
  55. Culberson
  56. Dallam
  57. Dallas
  58. Dawson
  59. Deaf Smith
  60. Delta
  61. Denton
  62. DeWitt
  63. Dickens
  64. Dimmit
  65. Donley
  66. Duval
  67. Eastland
  68. Ector
  69. Edwards
  70. Ellis
  71. El Paso
  72. Erath
  73. Falls
  74. Fannin
  75. Fayette
  76. Fisher
  77. Floyd
  78. Foard
  79. Fort Bend
  80. Franklin
  81. Freestone
  82. Frio
  83. Gaines
  84. Galveston
  85. Garza
  86. Gillespie
  87. Glasscock
  88. Goliad
  89. Gonzales
  90. Gray
  91. Grayson
  92. Gregg
  93. Grimes
  94. Guadalupe
  95. Hale
  96. Hall
  97. Hamilton
  98. Hansford
  99. Hardeman
  100. Hardin
  101. Harris
  102. Harrison
  103. Hartley
  104. Haskell
  105. Hays
  106. Hemphill
  107. Henderson
  108. Hidalgo
  109. Hill
  110. Hockley
  111. Hood
  112. Hopkins
  113. Houston
  114. Howard
  115. Hudspeth
  116. Hunt
  117. Hutchinson
  118. Irion
  119. Jack
  120. Jackson
  121. Jasper
  122. Jeff Davis
  123. Jefferson
  124. Jim Hogg
  125. Jim Wells
  126. Johnson
  127. Jones
  128. Karnes
  129. Kaufman
  130. Kendall
  131. Kenedy
  132. Kent
  133. Kerr
  134. Kimble
  135. King
  136. Kinney
  137. Kleberg
  138. Knox
  139. Lamar
  140. Lamb
  141. Lampasas
  142. LaSalle
  143. Lavaca
  144. Lee
  145. Leon
  146. Liberty
  147. Limestone
  148. Lipscomb
  149. Live Oak
  150. Llano
  151. Loving
  152. Lubbock
  153. Lynn
  154. Madison
  155. Marion
  156. Martin
  157. Mason
  158. Matagorda
  159. Maverick
  160. McCulloch
  161. McLennan
  162. McMullen
  163. Medina
  164. Menard
  165. Midland
  166. Milam
  167. Mills
  168. Mitchell
  169. Montague
  170. Montgomery
  171. Moore
  172. Morris
  173. Motley
  174. Nacogdoches
  175. Navarro
  176. Newton
  177. Nolan
  178. Nueces
  179. Ochiltree
  180. Oldham
  181. Orange
  182. Palo Pinto
  183. Panola
  184. Parker
  185. Parmer
  186. Pecos
  187. Polk
  188. Potter
  189. Presidio
  190. Rains
  191. Randall
  192. Reagan
  193. Real
  194. Red River
  195. Reeves
  196. Refugio
  197. Roberts
  198. Robertson
  199. Rockwall
  200. Runnels
  201. Rusk
  202. Sabine
  203. San Augustine
  204. San Jacinto
  205. San Patricio
  206. San Saba
  207. Schleicher
  208. Scurry
  209. Shackelford
  210. Shelby
  211. Sherman
  212. Smith
  213. Somervell
  214. Starr
  215. Stephens
  216. Sterling
  217. Stonewall
  218. Sutton
  219. Swisher
  220. Tarrant
  221. Taylor
  222. Terrell
  223. Terry
  224. Throckmorton
  225. Titus
  226. Tom Green
  227. Travis
  228. Trinity
  229. Tyler
  230. Upshur
  231. Upton
  232. Uvalde
  233. Val Verde
  234. Van Zandt
  235. Victoria
  236. Walker
  237. Waller
  238. Ward
  239. Washington
  240. Webb
  241. Wharton
  242. Wheeler
  243. Wichita
  244. Wilbarger
  245. Willacy
  246. Williamson
  247. Wilson
  248. Winkler
  249. Wise
  250. Wood
  251. Yoakum
  252. Young
  253. Zapata
  254. Zavala

U.S. Minor Outlying Islands

The U.S. Minor Outlying Islands have no counties. The U.S. Census Bureau counts each of the nine islands of the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands as county-equivalents.

Utah

The State of Utah comprises 29 counties.

Vermont

The State of Vermont comprises 14 counties.

Virgin Islands (USA)

The U.S. Virgin Islands have no counties. The U.S. Census Bureau counts the 3 main islands of the U.S. Virgin Islands as county-equivalents.[1][2]

  1. Saint Croix
  2. Saint John
  3. Saint Thomas

Virginia

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The Commonwealth of Virginia comprises 95 counties and 38 independent cities.

Washington

The State of Washington comprises 39 counties.

West Virginia

The State of West Virginia comprises 55 counties.

Wisconsin

The State of Wisconsin comprises 72 counties.

Wyoming

The State of Wyoming comprises 23 counties.

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