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| 3 | state, federal district or territory | total |  | subdivisions |  |  | average |  |
| 4 |  | 2016 population | land area | counties | equivalents | total | population | land area |
| 5 | alabama alabama | 4,863,300 | 50,645 sq mi 131,171 km2 | 67 | - | 67 | 72,587 | 756 sq mi 1,958 km2 |
| 6 | alaska alaska | 741,894 | 570,641 sq mi 1,477,953 km2 | - | 29 | 29 | 25,582 | 19,677 sq mi 50,964 km2 |
| 7 | arizona arizona | 6,931,071 | 113,594 sq mi 294,207 km2 | 15 | - | 15 | 462,071 | 7,573 sq mi 19,614 km2 |
| 8 | arkansas arkansas | 2,988,248 | 52,035 sq mi 134,771 km2 | 75 | - | 75 | 39,843 | 694 sq mi 1,797 km2 |
| 9 | california california | 39,250,017 | 155,779 sq mi 403,466 km2 | 58 | - | 58 | 676,724 | 2,686 sq mi 6,956 km2 |
| 10 | colorado colorado | 5,540,545 | 103,642 sq mi 268,431 km2 | 64 | - | 64 | 86,571 | 1,619 sq mi 4,194 km2 |
| 11 | connecticut connecticut | 3,576,452 | 4,842 sq mi 12,542 km2 | 8 | - | 8 | 447,057 | 605 sq mi 1,568 km2 |
| 12 | delaware delaware | 952,065 | 1,949 sq mi 5,047 km2 | 3 | - | 3 | 317,355 | 650 sq mi 1,682 km2 |
| 13 | washington, d.c. district of columbia | 681,170 | 61 sq mi 158 km2 | - | 1 | 1 | 681,170 | 61 sq mi 158 km2 |
| 14 | florida florida | 20,612,439 | 53,625 sq mi 138,887 km2 | 67 | - | 67 | 307,648 | 800 sq mi 2,073 km2 |
| 15 | georgia (u.s. state) georgia | 10,310,371 | 57,513 sq mi 148,959 km2 | 159 | - | 159 | 64,845 | 362 sq mi 937 km2 |
| 16 | hawaii hawaii | 1,428,557 | 6,423 sq mi 16,635 km2 | 5 | - | 5 | 285,711 | 1,285 sq mi 3,327 km2 |
| 17 | idaho idaho | 1,683,140 | 82,643 sq mi 214,045 km2 | 44 | - | 44 | 38,253 | 1,878 sq mi 4,865 km2 |
| 18 | illinois illinois | 12,801,539 | 55,519 sq mi 143,793 km2 | 102 | - | 102 | 125,505 | 544 sq mi 1,410 km2 |
| 19 | indiana indiana | 6,633,053 | 35,826 sq mi 92,789 km2 | 92 | - | 92 | 72,098 | 389 sq mi 1,009 km2 |
| 20 | iowa iowa | 3,134,693 | 55,857 sq mi 144,669 km2 | 99 | - | 99 | 31,664 | 564 sq mi 1,461 km2 |
| 21 | kansas kansas | 2,907,289 | 81,759 sq mi 211,754 km2 | 105 | - | 105 | 27,688 | 779 sq mi 2,017 km2 |
| 22 | kentucky kentucky | 4,436,974 | 39,486 sq mi 102,269 km2 | 120 | - | 120 | 36,975 | 329 sq mi 852 km2 |
| 23 | louisiana louisiana | 4,681,666 | 43,204 sq mi 111,898 km2 | - | 64 | 64 | 73,151 | 675 sq mi 1,748 km2 |
| 24 | maine maine | 1,331,479 | 30,843 sq mi 79,883 km2 | 16 | - | 16 | 83,217 | 1,928 sq mi 4,993 km2 |
| 25 | maryland maryland | 6,016,447 | 9,707 sq mi 25,142 km2 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 250,685 | 404 sq mi 1,048 km2 |
| 26 | massachusetts massachusetts | 6,811,779 | 7,800 sq mi 20,202 km2 | 14 | - | 14 | 486,556 | 557 sq mi 1,443 km2 |
| 27 | michigan michigan | 9,928,300 | 56,539 sq mi 146,435 km2 | 83 | - | 83 | 119,618 | 681 sq mi 1,764 km2 |
| 28 | minnesota minnesota | 5,519,952 | 79,627 sq mi 206,232 km2 | 87 | - | 87 | 63,448 | 915 sq mi 2,370 km2 |
| 29 | mississippi mississippi | 2,988,726 | 46,923 sq mi 121,531 km2 | 82 | - | 82 | 36,448 | 572 sq mi 1,482 km2 |
| 30 | missouri missouri | 6,093,000 | 68,742 sq mi 178,040 km2 | 114 | 1 | 115 | 52,983 | 598 sq mi 1,548 km2 |
| 31 | montana montana | 1,042,520 | 145,546 sq mi 376,962 km2 | 56 | - | 56 | 18,616 | 2,599 sq mi 6,731 km2 |
| 32 | nebraska nebraska | 1,907,116 | 76,824 sq mi 198,974 km2 | 93 | - | 93 | 20,507 | 826 sq mi 2,140 km2 |
| 33 | nevada nevada | 2,940,058 | 109,781 sq mi 284,332 km2 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 172,945 | 6,458 sq mi 16,725 km2 |
| 34 | new hampshire new hampshire | 1,334,795 | 8,953 sq mi 23,187 km2 | 10 | - | 10 | 133,480 | 895 sq mi 2,319 km2 |
| 35 | new jersey new jersey | 8,944,469 | 7,354 sq mi 19,047 km2 | 21 | - | 21 | 425,927 | 350 sq mi 907 km2 |
| 36 | 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 |
| 37 | 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 |
| 38 | north carolina north carolina | 10,146,788 | 48,618 sq mi 125,920 km2 | 100 | - | 100 | 101,468 | 486 sq mi 1,259 km2 |
| 39 | north dakota north dakota | 757,952 | 69,001 sq mi 178,711 km2 | 53 | - | 53 | 14,301 | 1,302 sq mi 3,372 km2 |
| 40 | ohio ohio | 11,614,373 | 40,861 sq mi 105,829 km2 | 88 | - | 88 | 131,982 | 464 sq mi 1,203 km2 |
| 41 | oklahoma oklahoma | 3,923,561 | 68,595 sq mi 177,660 km2 | 77 | - | 77 | 50,955 | 891 sq mi 2,307 km2 |
| 42 | oregon oregon | 4,093,465 | 95,988 sq mi 248,608 km2 | 36 | - | 36 | 113,707 | 2,666 sq mi 6,906 km2 |
| 43 | pennsylvania pennsylvania | 12,784,227 | 44,743 sq mi 115,883 km2 | 67 | - | 67 | 190,809 | 668 sq mi 1,730 km2 |
| 44 | rhode island rhode island | 1,056,426 | 1,034 sq mi 2,678 km2 | 5 | - | 5 | 211,285 | 207 sq mi 536 km2 |
| 45 | south carolina south carolina | 4,961,119 | 30,061 sq mi 77,857 km2 | 46 | - | 46 | 107,850 | 653 sq mi 1,693 km2 |
| 46 | south dakota south dakota | 865,454 | 75,811 sq mi 196,350 km2 | 66 | - | 66 | 13,113 | 1,149 sq mi 2,975 km2 |
| 47 | tennessee tennessee | 6,651,194 | 41,235 sq mi 106,798 km2 | 95 | - | 95 | 70,013 | 434 sq mi 1,124 km2 |
| 48 | texas texas | 27,862,596 | 261,232 sq mi 676,587 km2 | 254 | - | 254 | 109,695 | 1,028 sq mi 2,664 km2 |
| 49 | utah utah | 3,051,217 | 82,170 sq mi 212,818 km2 | 29 | - | 29 | 105,214 | 2,833 sq mi 7,339 km2 |
| 50 | vermont vermont | 624,594 | 9,217 sq mi 23,871 km2 | 14 | - | 14 | 44,614 | 658 sq mi 1,705 km2 |
| 51 | virginia virginia | 8,411,808 | 39,490 sq mi 102,279 km2 | 95 | 38 | 133 | 63,247 | 295 sq mi 763 km2 |
| 52 | washington (state) washington | 7,288,000 | 66,456 sq mi 172,119 km2 | 39 | - | 39 | 186,872 | 1,704 sq mi 4,413 km2 |
| 53 | west virginia west virginia | 1,831,102 | 24,038 sq mi 62,259 km2 | 55 | - | 55 | 33,293 | 437 sq mi 1,132 km2 |
| 54 | wisconsin wisconsin | 5,778,708 | 54,158 sq mi 140,268 km2 | 72 | - | 72 | 80,260 | 752 sq mi 1,948 km2 |
| 55 | wyoming wyoming | 585,501 | 97,093 sq mi 251,470 km2 | 23 | - | 23 | 25,457 | 4,221 sq mi 10,933 km2 |
| 56 | 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 |
| 57 | american samoa american samoa | 51,504 | 77 sq mi 199 km2 | - | 5 | 5 | 11,104 | 15 sq mi 40 km2 |
| 58 | guam guam | 162,742 | 210 sq mi 540 km2 | - | 1 | 1 | 162,742 | 210 sq mi 540 km2 |
| 59 | northern mariana islands northern mariana islands | 52,263 | 179 sq mi 464 km2 | - | 4 | 4 | 13,066 | 45 sq mi 116 km2 |
| 60 | puerto rico puerto rico | 3,337,177 | 3,515 sq mi 9,104 km2 | - | 78 | 78 | 42,784 | 45 sq mi 116 km2 |
| 61 | united states u.s. minor outlying islands | 160 | 13 sq mi 34 km2 | - | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1 sq mi 4 km2 |
| 62 | united states virgin islands u.s. virgin islands | 104,901 | 134 sq mi 346 km2 | - | 3 | 3 | 34,967 | 45 sq mi 115 km2 |
| 63 | 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 |

Question: what was the total number of counties in the 50 states?
Answer: 3142