County statistics of the United States - wikipedia County statistics of the United States In 48 of the 50 states of the United States, the county is used for the level of local government immediately below the state itself. Louisiana uses parishes, and Alaska uses boroughs. In several states in New England, some or all counties within states have no governments of their own ; the counties continue to exist as legal entities, however, and are used by states for some administrative functions and by the United States Census bureau for statistical analysis. There are 3,142 counties and county equivalent administrative units in total, including the District of Columbia. There are 41 independent cities in the United States. In Virginia, any municipality that is incorporated as a city legally becomes independent of any county. Where indicated, the statistics below do not include Virginia 's 38 independent cities. In Alaska, most of the land area of the state has no county - level government. Those parts of the state are divided by the United States Census Bureau into census areas, which are not the same as boroughs. The state 's largest statistical division by area is the Yukon -- Koyukuk Census Area, which is larger than any of the state 's boroughs. Although Anchorage is called a municipality, it is considered a consolidated city and borough. Contents 1 Count 2 Population 2.1 Nationwide population extremes 2.2 Population per state 3 Area 3.1 Nationwide land area extremes 3.2 Smallest, largest and average area per state 4 Population density 4.1 Most densely populated 4.2 Least densely populated 4.3 Population density per state 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 7.1 General 8 External links Count Texas has the most counties of any state Delaware has the fewest counties of any state Lists of counties and county equivalents by number per political division : Count State Notes 254 Texas 159 Georgia 133 Virginia including 38 independent cities 120 Kentucky 115 Missouri including 1 independent city 105 Kansas 102 Illinois 100 North Carolina 99 Iowa 95 Tennessee 93 Nebraska 92 Indiana 88 Ohio 87 Minnesota 83 Michigan 82 Mississippi 77 Oklahoma 75 Arkansas 72 Wisconsin 67 Alabama 67 Florida 67 Pennsylvania 66 South Dakota 64 Colorado 64 Louisiana consisting in whole of parishes 62 New York 58 California 56 Montana 55 West Virginia 53 North Dakota 46 South Carolina 44 Idaho 39 Washington 36 Oregon 33 New Mexico 29 Alaska consisting of 18 organized boroughs and, in its Unorganized Borough, of 11 designated census areas 29 Utah 24 Maryland including 1 independent city 23 Wyoming 21 New Jersey 17 Nevada including 1 independent city 16 Maine 15 Arizona 14 Massachusetts 14 Vermont 10 New Hampshire 8 Connecticut 5 Hawaii 5 Rhode Island Counties in Rhode Island have no governmental functions ; local government is provided by eight cities and thirty - one towns Delaware District of Columbia considered both a state - equivalent and a county equivalent for statistical purposes Total : 3,142 ( 3,007 counties and 135 county equivalents ) Average county equivalents per state ( not including D.C. ) : 62.84 Population Nationwide population extremes Main article : List of United States counties and county equivalents These rankings include county equivalents. Largest population counties nationwide ( 2016 Estimate ) Rank County Population Los Angeles County, California 10,137,915 Cook County, Illinois 5,203,499 Harris County, Texas 4,589,928 Maricopa County, Arizona 4,242,997 5 San Diego County, California 3,317,749 6 Orange County, California 3,172,532 7 Miami - Dade County, Florida 2,712,945 8 Kings County, New York 2,629,150 9 Dallas County, Texas 2,574,984 10 Riverside County, California 2,387,741 Smallest population counties nationwide ( 2016 Estimate ) Rank County Population Kalawao County, Hawaii 88 Loving County, Texas 113 King County, Texas 289 Kenedy County, Texas 404 5 Arthur County, Nebraska 469 6 Blaine County, Nebraska 484 7 Petroleum County, Montana 489 8 McPherson County, Nebraska 493 9 Loup County, Nebraska 591 10 Yakutat Borough, Alaska 601 Population per state See also : List of the most populous counties by U.S. state Most and least populous counties per state ( 2010 Census ) State Least populous Population Most populous Population Alabama Greene 9,045 Jefferson 658,466 Alaska Yakutat 662 Anchorage 291,826 Arizona Greenlee 8,437 Maricopa 3,817,117 Arkansas Calhoun 5,368 Pulaski 382,748 California Alpine 1,175 Los Angeles 9,818,605 Colorado San Juan 699 Denver 693,060 Connecticut Windham 118,428 Fairfield 916,829 Delaware Kent 162,310 New Castle 538,479 Florida Liberty 8,365 Miami - Dade 2,496,435 Georgia Taliaferro 1,717 Fulton 1,010,562 Hawaii Kalawao 88 Honolulu 953,207 Idaho Clark 982 Ada 392,365 Illinois Hardin 4,320 Cook 5,194,675 Indiana Ohio 6,128 Marion 903,393 Iowa Adams 4,029 Polk 430,640 Kansas Greeley 1,247 Johnson 544,179 Kentucky Robertson 2,282 Jefferson 741,096 Louisiana Tensas 5,252 East Baton Rouge 440,171 Maine Piscataquis 17,535 Cumberland 281,674 Maryland Kent 20,197 Montgomery 971,777 Massachusetts Nantucket 10,172 Middlesex 1,503,085 Michigan Keweenaw 2,156 Wayne 1,820,584 Minnesota Traverse 3,558 Hennepin 1,152,425 Mississippi Issaquena 1,406 Hinds 245,285 Missouri Worth 2,171 St. Louis 998,954 Montana Petroleum 494 Yellowstone 147,972 Nebraska Arthur 460 Douglas 517,110 Nevada Esmeralda 783 Clark 1,951,269 New Hampshire Coos 33,055 Hillsborough 400,721 New Jersey Salem 66,083 Bergen 905,116 New Mexico Harding 695 Bernalillo 662,564 New York Hamilton 4,836 Kings 2,504,700 North Carolina Tyrrell 4,407 Mecklenburg 919,628 North Dakota Slope 727 Cass 149,778 Ohio Vinton 13,435 Cuyahoga 1,280,122 Oklahoma Cimarron 2,475 Oklahoma 718,633 Oregon Wheeler 1,441 Multnomah 735,334 Pennsylvania Cameron 5,085 Philadelphia 1,526,006 Rhode Island Bristol 49,875 Providence 626,667 South Carolina McCormick 10,233 Greenville 451,225 South Dakota Jones 1,006 Minnehaha 169,468 Tennessee Pickett 5,077 Shelby 927,644 Texas Loving 82 Harris 4,092,459 Utah Daggett 1,059 Salt Lake 1,029,655 Vermont Essex 6,306 Chittenden 156,545 Virginia Highland 2,321 Fairfax 1,081,726 Washington Garfield 2,266 King 1,931,249 West Virginia Wirt 5,717 Kanawha 193,063 Wisconsin Menominee 4,232 Milwaukee 947,735 Wyoming Niobrara 2,484 Laramie 91,738 Area Nationwide land area extremes See also : List of the largest counties in the United States by area The following tables exclude county equivalents. The largest counties and county equivalents are organized boroughs and the census areas of Alaska with the top two being Yukon -- Koyukuk Census Area ( 145,504.79 sq mi or 376,855.7 km ) and North Slope Borough ( 88,695.41 sq mi or 229,720.1 km ). The smallest counties and county equivalents are the independent cities of Virginia with the extreme being Falls Church ( 2.00 sq mi or 5.2 km ). If independent cities are included, Falls Church becomes the smallest county in the state, and in fact the smallest county - level political subdivision in the United States, at 2.0 square miles ( 5.2 km ). Largest counties by land area nationwide Rank County Land area ( sq mi ) Land area ( km ) San Bernardino County, California 20,056.94 51,947.24 Coconino County, Arizona 18,618.89 48,222.70 Nye County, Nevada 18,181.92 47,090.96 Elko County, Nevada 17,169.83 44,469.66 5 Mohave County, Arizona 13,311.08 34,475.54 6 Apache County, Arizona 11,197.52 29,001.44 7 Lincoln County, Nevada 10,633.20 27,539.86 8 Sweetwater County, Wyoming 10,426.65 27,004.90 9 Inyo County, California 10,180.88 26,368.36 10 Harney County, Oregon 10,133.17 26,244.79 Smallest counties by land area nationwide Rank County Land area ( sq mi ) Land area ( km ) Kalawao County, Hawaii 11.99 31.05 New York County, New York 22.83 59.13 Bristol County, Rhode Island 24.16 62.57 Arlington County, Virginia 25.97 67.26 5 Broomfield County, Colorado 33.03 85.55 6 Bronx County, New York 42.10 109.04 7 Nantucket County, Massachusetts 44.97 116.47 8 Hudson County, New Jersey 46.19 119.63 9 San Francisco County, California 46.87 121.39 10 Suffolk County, Massachusetts 58.15 150.61 Smallest, largest and average area per state See also : List of U.S. states by area This list excludes Alaskan Census Areas, but includes other county equivalents. The North Slope Borough is the largest independently incorporated county equivalent. The Unorganized Borough is substantially larger, but is an extension of the State of Alaska government and not independently incorporated. Smallest, largest and average land areas for counties by state State Avg. county land area, sq. mi. ( km ) Smallest county Area, sq. mi. ( km ) Largest county area, sq. mi. ( km ) All States 997.6 ( 2,584 ) Falls Church County, Virginia 2.0 ( 5.2 ) North Slope Borough, Alaska 88,695.4 ( 229,720 ) Alaska 8,545.7 ( 22,133 ) Skagway Municipality 452.3 ( 1,171 ) North Slope Borough 88,695.4 ( 229,720 ) Arizona 7,572.9 ( 19,614 ) Santa Cruz County 1,236.9 ( 3,204 ) Coconino County 18,618.8 ( 48,222 ) Nevada 6,457.7 ( 16,725 ) City of Carson City 144.6 ( 375 ) Nye County 18,181.9 ( 47,091 ) Wyoming 4,221.4 ( 10,933 ) Hot Springs County 2,004.0 ( 5,190 ) Sweetwater County 10,426.6 ( 27,005 ) New Mexico 3,675.7 ( 9,520 ) Los Alamos County 109.1 ( 283 ) Catron County 6,923.6 ( 17,932 ) Utah 2,833.4 ( 7,338 ) Davis County 298.7 ( 774 ) San Juan County 7,819.9 ( 20,253 ) California 2,685.8 ( 6,956 ) San Francisco County 46.8 ( 121 ) San Bernardino County 20,056.9 ( 51,947 ) Oregon 2,666.3 ( 6,906 ) Multnomah County 431.3 ( 1,117 ) Harney County 10,133.1 ( 26,245 ) Montana 2,599.0 ( 6,731 ) Silver Bow County 718.4 ( 1,861 ) Beaverhead County 5,541.6 ( 14,353 ) Maine 1,927.7 ( 4,993 ) Sagadahoc County 253.6 ( 657 ) Aroostook County 6,671.3 ( 17,279 ) Idaho 1,878.3 ( 4,865 ) Payette County 406.8 ( 1,054 ) Idaho County 8,477.3 ( 21,956 ) Washington 1,704.0 ( 4,413 ) San Juan County 173.9 ( 450 ) Okanogan County 5,267.9 ( 13,644 ) Colorado 1,619.4 ( 4,194 ) Broomfield County 33.0 ( 85 ) Las Animas County 4,772.6 ( 12,361 ) North Dakota 1,301.9 ( 3,372 ) Eddy County 630.1 ( 1,632 ) McKenzie County 2,760.3 ( 7,149 ) Hawaii 1,284.5 ( 3,327 ) Kalawao County 11.9 ( 31 ) Hawaii County 4,028.4 ( 10,434 ) South Dakota 1,148.7 ( 2,975 ) Clay County 412.1 ( 1,067 ) Meade County 3,470.9 ( 8,990 ) Texas 1,028.5 ( 2,664 ) Rockwall County 127.0 ( 329 ) Brewster County 6,183.7 ( 16,016 ) Minnesota 915.2 ( 2,370 ) Ramsey County 152.2 ( 394 ) St. Louis County 6,247.4 ( 16,181 ) New Hampshire 895.3 ( 2,319 ) Strafford County 368.9 ( 955 ) Coos County 1,794.6 ( 4,648 ) Oklahoma 890.8 ( 2,307 ) Marshall County 371.0 ( 961 ) Osage County 2,246.3 ( 5,818 ) Nebraska 826.1 ( 2,140 ) Sarpy County 238.9 ( 619 ) Cherry County 5,960.4 ( 15,437 ) Florida 800.4 ( 2,073 ) Union County 243.5 ( 631 ) Collier County 1,998.3 ( 5,176 ) Kansas 778.7 ( 2,017 ) Wyandotte County 151.6 ( 393 ) Butler County 1,429.8 ( 3,703 ) Alabama 767.4 ( 1,988 ) Etowah County 534.9 ( 1,385 ) Baldwin County 1,589.7 ( 4,117 ) New York 760.1 ( 1,969 ) New York County 22.8 ( 59 ) St. Lawrence County 2,680.3 ( 6,942 ) Wisconsin 752.2 ( 1,948 ) Pepin County 231.9 ( 601 ) Marathon County 1,544.9 ( 4,001 ) Arkansas 693.8 ( 1,797 ) Lafayette County 528.2 ( 1,368 ) Union County 1,039.2 ( 2,692 ) Michigan 681.2 ( 1,764 ) Benzie County 319.7 ( 828 ) Marquette County 1,808.4 ( 4,684 ) Louisiana 675.1 ( 1,749 ) Orleans Parish 169.4 ( 439 ) Vernon Parish 1,327.9 ( 3,439 ) Pennsylvania 667.8 ( 1,730 ) Montour County 130.2 ( 337 ) Lycoming County 1,228.5 ( 3,182 ) Vermont 658.3 ( 1,705 ) Grand Isle County 81.8 ( 212 ) Windsor County 969.3 ( 2,510 ) South Carolina 653.5 ( 1,693 ) McCormick County 359.1 ( 930 ) Horry County 1,133.9 ( 2,937 ) Delaware 649.5 ( 1,682 ) New Castle County 426.2 ( 1,104 ) Sussex County 936.0 ( 2,424 ) Connecticut 605.3 ( 1,568 ) Middlesex County 369.3 ( 956 ) Litchfield County 920.5 ( 2,384 ) Missouri 597.8 ( 1,548 ) City of St. Louis 61.9 ( 160 ) Texas County 1,177.2 ( 3,049 ) Mississippi 572.2 ( 1,482 ) Alcorn County 400.0 ( 1,036 ) Yazoo County 922.9 ( 2,390 ) Iowa 564.2 ( 1,461 ) Dickinson County 380.6 ( 986 ) Kossuth County 972.7 ( 2,519 ) Massachusetts 557.1 ( 1,443 ) Nantucket County 44.9 ( 116 ) Worcester County 1,510.7 ( 3,913 ) Illinois 544.3 ( 1,410 ) Putnam County 160.1 ( 415 ) McLean County 1,183.3 ( 3,065 ) North Carolina 486.2 ( 1,259 ) Chowan County 172.4 ( 447 ) Robeson County 949.2 ( 2,458 ) Ohio 464.3 ( 1,203 ) Lake County 227.4 ( 589 ) Ashtabula County 701.9 ( 1,818 ) West Virginia 437.1 ( 1,132 ) Hancock County 82.6 ( 214 ) Randolph County 1,039.6 ( 2,693 ) Tennessee 434.1 ( 1,124 ) Trousdale County 114.1 ( 296 ) Shelby County 763.1 ( 1,976 ) Maryland 404.5 ( 1,048 ) City of Baltimore 80.9 ( 210 ) Frederick County 660.2 ( 1,710 ) Indiana 389.4 ( 1,009 ) Ohio County 86.1 ( 223 ) Allen County 657.3 ( 1,702 ) Georgia 361.7 ( 937 ) Clarke County 119.2 ( 309 ) Ware County 892.4 ( 2,311 ) New Jersey 350.2 ( 907 ) Hudson County 46.1 ( 119 ) Burlington County 798.5 ( 2,068 ) Kentucky 329.1 ( 852 ) Robertson County 99.9 ( 259 ) Pike County 786.8 ( 2,038 ) Virginia 294.7 ( 763 ) City of Falls Church 2.0 ( 5.2 ) Pittsylvania County 968.9 ( 2,509 ) Rhode Island 206.8 ( 536 ) Bristol County 24.1 ( 62 ) Providence County 409.5 ( 1,061 ) Population density Most densely populated Data presented below is based on U.S. Census department data from 2010. Calculations are made by dividing the population by the land area. All county equivalents are included. Rank County name Pop / mile Pop / km New York County, New York 69,468 26,822 Kings County, New York 35,369 13,656 Bronx County, New York 32,903 12,704 Queens County, New York 20,554 7,936 5 San Francisco County, California 17,179 6,633 6 Hudson County, New Jersey 13,732 5,302 7 Suffolk County, Massachusetts 12,417 4,794 8 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 11,379 4,394 9 Washington, District of Columbia 9,857 3,806 10 Alexandria, Virginia 9,314 3,596 11 Richmond County, New York 8,030 3,101 12 Arlington County, Virginia 7,994 3,086 13 City of Baltimore, Maryland 7,672 2,962 14 Essex County, New Jersey 6,212 2,398 15 Falls Church, Virginia 6,170 2,382 16 Manassas Park, Virginia 5,633 2,175 17 Cook County, Illinois 5,495 2,122 18 Union County, New Jersey 5,216 2,014 19 Saint Louis County, Missouri 5,157 1,991 20 Nassau County, New York 4,705 1,817 21 Norfolk, Virginia 4,486 1,732 22 Charlottesville, Virginia 4,242 1,638 23 Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 3,926 1,516 24 Denver County, Colorado 3,923 1,515 25 Bergen County, New Jersey 3,884 1,500 26 Manassas County, Virginia 3,828 1,478 27 Orange County, California 3,808 1,470 28 Fairfax City, Virginia 3,617 1,396 29 Richmond, Virginia 3,415 1,318 30 Pinellas County, Florida 3,348 1,292 31 Ramsey County, Minnesota 3,342 1,290 32 Delaware County, Pennsylvania 3,039 1,173 33 Wayne County, Michigan 2,974 1,148 34 Portsmouth, Virginia 2,839 1,096 35 Winchester, Virginia 2,838 1,096 36 Lexington, Virginia 2,820 1,089 37 Harrisonburg, Virginia 2,808 1,084 38 Cuyahoga County, Ohio 2,800 1,081 39 DuPage County, Illinois 2,800 1,081 40 Fairfax County, Virginia 2,767 1,068 41 Dallas County, Texas 2,718 1,049 42 Passaic County, New Jersey 2,715 1,048 43 Hampton, Virginia 2,674 1,032 44 Newport News, Virginia 2,634 1,017 45 Middlesex County, New Jersey 2,622 1,012 46 DeKalb County, Georgia 2,586 998 47 Los Angeles County, California 2,420 934 48 Harris County, Texas 2,402 928 49 Fredericksburg, Virginia 2,326 898 50 Camden County, New Jersey 2,322 896 Least densely populated This list generated by dividing the population by the land area. All county equivalents are included. The list is dominated by just a few states : Alaska, Montana, and Texas together comprise about two - thirds of the entries. The Unorganized Borough is not included here as a unit, but its census areas ( non-governmental entities ) are. If the census areas were removed from the list, the Unorganized Borough would rank fourteenth with a density of 0.38 per square mile ( 0.15 / km ). Counties with lowest population densities Rank County name Pop / mile Pop / km Yukon -- Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska 0.03 0.01 Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska 0.06 0.02 Yakutat Borough, Alaska 0.08 0.03 North Slope Borough, Alaska 0.10 0.04 5 Loving County, Texas 0.12 0.04 6 Denali Borough, Alaska 0.14 0.05 7 Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska 0.21 0.08 8 Esmeralda County, Nevada 0.21 0.08 9 Garfield County, Montana 0.25 0.10 10 Dillingham Census Area, Alaska 0.26 0.10 11 Valdez - Cordova Census Area, Alaska 0.28 0.10 12 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska 0.28 0.11 13 Kenedy County, Texas 0.28 0.11 14 Hoonah - Angoon Census Area, Alaska 0.28 0.11 15 Petroleum County, Montana 0.29 0.11 16 King County, Texas 0.31 0.12 17 Harding County, New Mexico 0.32 0.12 18 Carter County, Montana 0.34 0.13 19 Nome Census Area, Alaska 0.41 0.16 20 Terrell County, Texas 0.41 0.16 21 Bethel Census Area, Alaska 0.41 0.16 22 Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska 0.43 0.16 23 Aleutians East Borough, Alaska 0.45 0.17 24 Harding County, South Dakota 0.47 0.18 25 Eureka County, Nevada 0.47 0.18 26 Lincoln County, Nevada 0.50 0.19 27 Powder River County, Montana 0.52 0.20 28 Catron County, New Mexico 0.53 0.20 29 Clark County, Idaho 0.55 0.21 30 Slope County, North Dakota 0.59 0.23 31 McMullen County, Texas 0.62 0.24 32 McPherson County, Nebraska 0.62 0.24 33 Culberson County, Texas 0.62 0.24 34 Sioux County, Nebraska 0.63 0.24 35 Arthur County, Nebraska 0.64 0.24 36 McCone County, Montana 0.65 0.25 37 Blaine County, Nebraska 0.67 0.26 38 Prairie County, Montana 0.67 0.26 39 Billings County, North Dakota 0.68 0.26 40 Borden County, Texas 0.71 0.27 41 Harney County, Oregon 0.73 0.28 42 Treasure County, Montana 0.73 0.28 43 Golden Valley County, Montana 0.75 0.29 44 Hinsdale County, Colorado 0.75 0.29 45 Hudspeth County, Texas 0.76 0.29 46 Meagher County, Montana 0.79 0.30 47 Kiowa County, Colorado 0.79 0.30 48 Grant County, Nebraska 0.79 0.30 49 Mineral County, Colorado 0.81 0.31 50 Phillips County, Montana 0.82 0.31 Population density per state Data presented below is based on U.S. Census Bureau data from 2010. Calculations are made by dividing the population by the land area. All county equivalents are included. Excluding the census areas of Alaska, Lake and Peninsula Borough is the least densely populated county equivalent with 0.069 / sq mi ( 0.027 / km ). State Least densely populated county Population density Most densely populated county Population density Alabama Wilcox County 13.13 / sq mi ( 5.07 / km ) Jefferson County 592.53 / sq mi ( 228.78 / km ) Alaska Lake and Peninsula Borough 0.06 / sq mi ( 0.023 / km ) Anchorage Municipality 171.19 / sq mi ( 66.10 / km ) Arizona La Paz County 4.55 / sq mi ( 1.76 / km ) Maricopa County 414.89 / sq mi ( 160.19 / km ) Arkansas Calhoun County 8.53 / sq mi ( 3.29 / km ) Pulaski County 503.77 / sq mi ( 194.51 / km ) California Alpine County 1.59 / sq mi ( 0.61 / km ) San Francisco County 17,179.15 / sq mi ( 6,632.91 / km ) Colorado Hinsdale County 0.75 / sq mi ( 0.29 / km ) Denver County 3,922.59 / sq mi ( 1,514.52 / km ) Connecticut Litchfield County 206.31 / sq mi ( 79.66 / km ) Fairfield County 1,467.18 / sq mi ( 566.48 / km ) Delaware Sussex County 210.60 / sq mi ( 81.31 / km ) New Castle County 1,263.18 / sq mi ( 487.72 / km ) District of Columbia 9,857.20 / sq mi ( 3,805.89 / km ) 9,857.20 / sq mi ( 3,805.89 / km ) Florida Liberty County 10.01 / sq mi ( 3.86 / km ) Pinellas County 3,347.50 / sq mi ( 1,292.48 / km ) Georgia Clinch County 8.49 / sq mi ( 3.28 / km ) DeKalb County 2,585.72 / sq mi ( 998.35 / km ) Hawaii Kalawao County 7.50 / sq mi ( 2.90 / km ) Honolulu County 1,586.71 / sq mi ( 612.63 / km ) Idaho Clark County 0.55 / sq mi ( 0.21 / km ) Ada County 372.76 / sq mi ( 143.92 / km ) Illinois Pope County 12.12 / sq mi ( 4.68 / km ) Cook County 5,495.11 / sq mi ( 2,121.67 / km ) Indiana Benton County 21.78 / sq mi ( 8.41 / km ) Marion County 2,279.57 / sq mi ( 880.15 / km ) Iowa Adams County 9.51 / sq mi ( 3.67 / km ) Polk County 750.51 / sq mi ( 289.77 / km ) Kansas Greeley County 1.60 / sq mi ( 0.62 / km ) Johnson County 1,149.57 / sq mi ( 443.85 / km ) Kentucky Hickman County 20.23 / sq mi ( 7.81 / km ) Jefferson County 1,948.11 / sq mi ( 752.17 / km ) Louisiana Cameron Parish 5.32 / sq mi ( 2.05 / km ) Orleans Parish 2,029.41 / sq mi ( 783.56 / km ) Maine Piscataquis County 4.42 / sq mi ( 1.71 / km ) Cumberland County 337.23 / sq mi ( 130.21 / km ) Maryland Garrett County 46.51 / sq mi ( 17.96 / km ) City of Baltimore 7,671.51 / sq mi ( 2,961.99 / km ) Massachusetts Franklin County 102.05 / sq mi ( 39.40 / km ) Suffolk County 12,416.78 / sq mi ( 4,794.15 / km ) Michigan Keweenaw County 3.99 / sq mi ( 1.54 / km ) Wayne County 2,974.42 / sq mi ( 1,148.43 / km ) Minnesota Lake of the Woods County 3.11 / sq mi ( 1.20 / km ) Ramsey County 3,341.64 / sq mi ( 1,290.21 / km ) Mississippi Issaquena County 3.40 / sq mi ( 1.31 / km ) DeSoto County 338.66 / sq mi ( 130.76 / km ) Missouri Worth County 8.14 / sq mi ( 3.14 / km ) St. Louis County 5,157.48 / sq mi ( 1,991.31 / km ) Montana Garfield County 0.25 / sq mi ( 0.097 / km ) Yellowstone County 56.19 / sq mi ( 21.70 / km ) Nebraska McPherson County 0.63 / sq mi ( 0.24 / km ) Douglas County 1,574.37 / sq mi ( 607.87 / km ) Nevada Esmeralda County 0.21 / sq mi ( 0.081 / km ) Carson City 382.09 / sq mi ( 147.53 / km ) New Hampshire Coos County 18.41 / sq mi ( 7.11 / km ) Hillsborough County 457.37 / sq mi ( 176.59 / km ) New Jersey Salem County 199.10 / sq mi ( 76.87 / km ) Hudson County 13,731.61 / sq mi ( 5,301.80 / km ) New Mexico Harding County 0.32 / sq mi ( 0.12 / km ) Bernalillo County 570.76 / sq mi ( 220.37 / km ) New York Hamilton County 2.81 / sq mi ( 1.08 / km ) New York County 69,468.42 / sq mi ( 26,821.91 / km ) North Carolina Hyde County 9.48 / sq mi ( 3.66 / km ) Mecklenburg County 1,755.54 / sq mi ( 677.82 / km ) North Dakota Billings County 0.68 / sq mi ( 0.26 / km ) Cass County 84.86 / sq mi ( 32.76 / km ) Ohio Monroe County 32.12 / sq mi ( 12.40 / km ) Cuyahoga County 2,799.95 / sq mi ( 1,081.07 / km ) Oklahoma Cimarron County 1.34 / sq mi ( 0.52 / km ) Tulsa County 1,058.14 / sq mi ( 408.55 / km ) Oregon Harney County 0.73 / sq mi ( 0.28 / km ) Multnomah County 1,704.93 / sq mi ( 658.28 / km ) Pennsylvania Cameron County 12.83 / sq mi ( 4.95 / km ) Philadelphia County 11,379.49 / sq mi ( 4,393.65 / km ) Rhode Island Washington County 385.67 / sq mi ( 148.91 / km ) Bristol County 2,064.00 / sq mi ( 796.91 / km ) South Carolina Allendale County 25.53 / sq mi ( 9.86 / km ) Greenville County 574.72 / sq mi ( 221.90 / km ) South Dakota Harding County 0.47 / sq mi ( 0.18 / km ) Minnehaha County 209.95 / sq mi ( 81.06 / km ) Tennessee Perry County 19.08 / sq mi ( 7.37 / km ) Davidson County 1,243.33 / sq mi ( 480.05 / km ) Texas Loving County 0.12 / sq mi ( 0.046 / km ) Dallas County 2,718.00 / sq mi ( 1,049.43 / km ) Utah Garfield County 0.99 / sq mi ( 0.38 / km ) Salt Lake County 1,387.14 / sq mi ( 535.58 / km ) Vermont Essex County 9.50 / sq mi ( 3.67 / km ) Chittenden County 291.74 / sq mi ( 112.64 / km ) Virginia Highland County 5.59 / sq mi ( 2.16 / km ) Alexandria County 9,314.30 / sq mi ( 3,596.27 / km ) Washington Garfield County 3.18 / sq mi ( 1.23 / km ) King County 912.87 / sq mi ( 352.46 / km ) West Virginia Pocahontas County 9.27 / sq mi ( 3.58 / km ) Ohio County 419.98 / sq mi ( 162.16 / km ) Wisconsin Iron County 7.80 / sq mi ( 3.01 / km ) Milwaukee County 3,925.95 / sq mi ( 1,515.82 / km ) Wyoming Niobrara County 0.94 / sq mi ( 0.36 / km ) Laramie County 34.15 / sq mi ( 13.19 / km ) See also Local government in the United States Notes ^ A : The Unorganized Borough, Alaska, formed by the Borough Act of 1961, is a legal entity, run by the Alaska state government as an extension of State government, it and the independently incorporated Unified, Home Rule, First Class and Second Class boroughs roughly correspond to parishes in Louisiana and to counties in the other 48 states. References Jump up ^ `` Chapter 4 : States, Counties, and Statistically Equivalent Entities ''. Geographic Areas Reference Manual ( PDF ). U.S. Department of Commerce. November 1994. p. 4 - 2. ^ Jump up to : `` American FactFinder ''. U.S. Census Bureau. ^ Jump up to : `` DataSet. txt ''. State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 30, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2012. ( See `` Download the Database '' for an explanation of this data set. ) ^ Jump up to : `` 2010 Census Summary File 1 : GEOGRAPHIC IDENTIFIERS ''. American Factfinder. US Census. Retrieved 18 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` Alaska Statutes Title 29 Chapter 03. The Unorganized Borough ''. Local Government On - Line, Division of Community and Regional Affairs, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. August 18, 1998. Retrieved 2008 - 07 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Local Government in Alaska '' ( PDF ). Local Boundary Commission, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. February 2001. Retrieved 2008 - 07 - 17. General US Census Quick Facts For a state map showing the counties, select in http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/ the state and select `` view map '' ; select a county to obtain data about it. * For a table of counties of a state, with areas, populations, densities and more ( using miles ), select the state in ( 1 ). Map of the US showing population density per county ( pdf, see p. 6 ) 2002 Census of Governments ; Volume 1, No. 1, Government Organization. U.S. Census Bureau. ( 2 ). Page 8 shows a chart of counties by population and by state. 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