Table:
state, federal district or territory
total
subdivisions
average

2016 population
land area
counties
equivalents
total
population
land area

alabama alabama
4,863,300
50,645 sq mi 131,171 km2
67
-
67
72,587
756 sq mi 1,958 km2

alaska alaska
741,894
570,641 sq mi 1,477,953 km2
-
29
29
25,582
19,677 sq mi 50,964 km2

arizona arizona
6,931,071
113,594 sq mi 294,207 km2
15
-
15
462,071
7,573 sq mi 19,614 km2

arkansas arkansas
2,988,248
52,035 sq mi 134,771 km2
75
-
75
39,843
694 sq mi 1,797 km2

california california
39,250,017
155,779 sq mi 403,466 km2
58
-
58
676,724
2,686 sq mi 6,956 km2

colorado colorado
5,540,545
103,642 sq mi 268,431 km2
64
-
64
86,571
1,619 sq mi 4,194 km2

connecticut connecticut
3,576,452
4,842 sq mi 12,542 km2
8
-
8
447,057
605 sq mi 1,568 km2

delaware delaware
952,065
1,949 sq mi 5,047 km2
3
-
3
317,355
650 sq mi 1,682 km2

washington, d.c. district of columbia
681,170
61 sq mi 158 km2
-
1
1
681,170
61 sq mi 158 km2

florida florida
20,612,439
53,625 sq mi 138,887 km2
67
-
67
307,648
800 sq mi 2,073 km2

georgia (u.s. state) georgia
10,310,371
57,513 sq mi 148,959 km2
159
-
159
64,845
362 sq mi 937 km2

hawaii hawaii
1,428,557
6,423 sq mi 16,635 km2
5
-
5
285,711
1,285 sq mi 3,327 km2

idaho idaho
1,683,140
82,643 sq mi 214,045 km2
44
-
44
38,253
1,878 sq mi 4,865 km2

illinois illinois
12,801,539
55,519 sq mi 143,793 km2
102
-
102
125,505
544 sq mi 1,410 km2

indiana indiana
6,633,053
35,826 sq mi 92,789 km2
92
-
92
72,098
389 sq mi 1,009 km2

iowa iowa
3,134,693
55,857 sq mi 144,669 km2
99
-
99
31,664
564 sq mi 1,461 km2

kansas kansas
2,907,289
81,759 sq mi 211,754 km2
105
-
105
27,688
779 sq mi 2,017 km2

kentucky kentucky
4,436,974
39,486 sq mi 102,269 km2
120
-
120
36,975
329 sq mi 852 km2

louisiana louisiana
4,681,666
43,204 sq mi 111,898 km2
-
64
64
73,151
675 sq mi 1,748 km2

maine maine
1,331,479
30,843 sq mi 79,883 km2
16
-
16
83,217
1,928 sq mi 4,993 km2

maryland maryland
6,016,447
9,707 sq mi 25,142 km2
23
1
24
250,685
404 sq mi 1,048 km2

massachusetts massachusetts
6,811,779
7,800 sq mi 20,202 km2
14
-
14
486,556
557 sq mi 1,443 km2

michigan michigan
9,928,300
56,539 sq mi 146,435 km2
83
-
83
119,618
681 sq mi 1,764 km2

minnesota minnesota
5,519,952
79,627 sq mi 206,232 km2
87
-
87
63,448
915 sq mi 2,370 km2

mississippi mississippi
2,988,726
46,923 sq mi 121,531 km2
82
-
82
36,448
572 sq mi 1,482 km2

missouri missouri
6,093,000
68,742 sq mi 178,040 km2
114
1
115
52,983
598 sq mi 1,548 km2

montana montana
1,042,520
145,546 sq mi 376,962 km2
56
-
56
18,616
2,599 sq mi 6,731 km2

nebraska nebraska
1,907,116
76,824 sq mi 198,974 km2
93
-
93
20,507
826 sq mi 2,140 km2

nevada nevada
2,940,058
109,781 sq mi 284,332 km2
16
1
17
172,945
6,458 sq mi 16,725 km2

new hampshire new hampshire
1,334,795
8,953 sq mi 23,187 km2
10
-
10
133,480
895 sq mi 2,319 km2

new jersey new jersey
8,944,469
7,354 sq mi 19,047 km2
21
-
21
425,927
350 sq mi 907 km2

new mexico new mexico
2,081,015
121,298 sq mi 314,161 km2
33
-
33
63,061
3,676 sq mi 9,520 km2

new york (state) new york
19,745,289
47,126 sq mi 122,057 km2
62
-
62
318,472
760 sq mi 1,969 km2

north carolina north carolina
10,146,788
48,618 sq mi 125,920 km2
100
-
100
101,468
486 sq mi 1,259 km2

north dakota north dakota
757,952
69,001 sq mi 178,711 km2
53
-
53
14,301
1,302 sq mi 3,372 km2

ohio ohio
11,614,373
40,861 sq mi 105,829 km2
88
-
88
131,982
464 sq mi 1,203 km2

oklahoma oklahoma
3,923,561
68,595 sq mi 177,660 km2
77
-
77
50,955
891 sq mi 2,307 km2

oregon oregon
4,093,465
95,988 sq mi 248,608 km2
36
-
36
113,707
2,666 sq mi 6,906 km2

pennsylvania pennsylvania
12,784,227
44,743 sq mi 115,883 km2
67
-
67
190,809
668 sq mi 1,730 km2

rhode island rhode island
1,056,426
1,034 sq mi 2,678 km2
5
-
5
211,285
207 sq mi 536 km2

south carolina south carolina
4,961,119
30,061 sq mi 77,857 km2
46
-
46
107,850
653 sq mi 1,693 km2

south dakota south dakota
865,454
75,811 sq mi 196,350 km2
66
-
66
13,113
1,149 sq mi 2,975 km2

tennessee tennessee
6,651,194
41,235 sq mi 106,798 km2
95
-
95
70,013
434 sq mi 1,124 km2

texas texas
27,862,596
261,232 sq mi 676,587 km2
254
-
254
109,695
1,028 sq mi 2,664 km2

utah utah
3,051,217
82,170 sq mi 212,818 km2
29
-
29
105,214
2,833 sq mi 7,339 km2

vermont vermont
624,594
9,217 sq mi 23,871 km2
14
-
14
44,614
658 sq mi 1,705 km2

virginia virginia
8,411,808
39,490 sq mi 102,279 km2
95
38
133
63,247
295 sq mi 763 km2

washington (state) washington
7,288,000
66,456 sq mi 172,119 km2
39
-
39
186,872
1,704 sq mi 4,413 km2

west virginia west virginia
1,831,102
24,038 sq mi 62,259 km2
55
-
55
33,293
437 sq mi 1,132 km2

wisconsin wisconsin
5,778,708
54,158 sq mi 140,268 km2
72
-
72
80,260
752 sq mi 1,948 km2

wyoming wyoming
585,501
97,093 sq mi 251,470 km2
23
-
23
25,457
4,221 sq mi 10,933 km2

united states
323,127,513
3,531,905 sq mi 9,147,592 km2
3,007
135
3,142
102,841
1,124 sq mi 2,910 km2

american samoa american samoa
51,504
77 sq mi 199 km2
-
5
5
11,104
15 sq mi 40 km2

guam guam
162,742
210 sq mi 540 km2
-
1
1
162,742
210 sq mi 540 km2

northern mariana islands northern mariana islands
52,263
179 sq mi 464 km2
-
4
4
13,066
45 sq mi 116 km2

puerto rico puerto rico
3,337,177
3,515 sq mi 9,104 km2
-
78
78
42,784
45 sq mi 116 km2

united states u.s. minor outlying islands
160
13 sq mi 34 km2
-
9
9
18
1 sq mi 4 km2

united states virgin islands u.s. virgin islands
104,901
134 sq mi 346 km2
-
3
3
34,967
45 sq mi 115 km2

united states
326,836,260
3,535,948 sq mi 9,158,064 km2
3,007
235
3,242
100,813
1,091 sq mi 2,825 km2

Statement: as of 2016, there were 3,007 counties and the district of columbia for a total of 3,142 counties in the 50 states.
Question: what was the total number of counties in the 50 states?
Answer: [3142.0]