County (United States)
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County (United States)

Section Title: Statistics
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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 (50 states and the District of Columbia)	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 (50 states, the District of Columbia, and territories)	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

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There are 3,142 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

final_sentence: There are 3,142 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.