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Counties with the highest water share

The percentage of each county equivalent’s published square-mile total that is water. A high percentage reflects water assigned to the statistical geography, not necessarily lakes entirely enclosed by its land boundary.

Ranks 901–1000

3,222 county equivalents · page 10 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Montmorency County, Michigan at 2.838% water to Miami County, Kansas at 2.435% water. The 100 entries represent 38 state-level jurisdictions. Texas has the most entries on this page (13).

Rank numbers continue across pages and describe the full selected ranking. They are not state ranks. Start at rank 1 for the leading entries, or open a county profile for its state rank and median comparisons.

Counties with the highest water share, ranks 901 through 1000. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
901Montmorency CountyMichigan546.7562.62.8%
902Woodford CountyIllinois527.6542.92.8%
903Panola CountyMississippi685.2705.12.8%
904Washington CountyTexas604.2621.82.8%
905Trinity CountyTexas693.97142.8%
906Greenup CountyKentucky344.5354.42.8%
907Mecosta CountyMichigan555.2571.22.8%
908Pulaski CountyKentucky658.1677.22.8%
909Bucks CountyPennsylvania604.4621.92.8%
910Hendry CountyFlorida1,1561,189.42.8%
911Marion CountyIowa554.5570.52.8%
912Ontario CountyNew York644662.52.8%
913McLeod CountyMinnesota491.5505.62.8%
914Knox CountyNebraska1,108.21,139.72.8%
915Lamar CountyTexas907.3933.12.8%
916Canyon CountyIdaho587603.72.8%
917Kane CountyUtah3,994.14,107.22.8%
918Claiborne CountyMississippi487.4501.22.8%
919Rapides ParishLouisiana1,324.11,361.52.7%
920Marion CountyTennessee498.3512.32.7%
921Gladwin CountyMichigan501.8515.92.7%
922Calcasieu ParishLouisiana1,064.21,094.22.7%
923Stephens CountyGeorgia178.9183.92.7%
924Wood CountyWest Virginia366.5376.82.7%
925Hill CountyTexas958.9985.72.7%
926Val Verde CountyTexas3,144.83,232.72.7%
927McCurtain CountyOklahoma1,850.81,902.52.7%
928Montgomery CountyMaryland493.1506.92.7%
929Breckinridge CountyKentucky569.7585.62.7%
930Hampden CountyMassachusetts617634.22.7%
931Camden CountyNew Jersey221.4227.52.7%
932Tipton CountyTennessee455.6468.22.7%
933Alexandria cityVirginia14.915.32.7%
934Clay CountyMissouri397.7408.72.7%
935Stephens CountyTexas896.7921.52.7%
936Franklin CountyMaine1,6971,743.82.7%
937Cullman CountyAlabama734.77552.7%
938Nelson CountyNorth Dakota981.81,008.92.7%
939Valley CountyMontana4,926.15,061.82.7%
940Kay CountyOklahoma919.6944.92.7%
941Madison CountyFlorida696.5715.72.7%
942Comal CountyTexas559.5574.92.7%
943Morgan CountyMissouri597.5613.92.7%
944Portage CountyWisconsin800.9822.82.7%
945Northwest Hills Planning RegionConnecticut786.6808.12.7%
946Power CountyIdaho1,403.81,442.12.7%
947Newaygo CountyMichigan838.9861.72.6%
948Mono CountyCalifornia3,048.93,131.82.6%
949Fort Bend CountyTexas862.1885.52.6%
950Burnet CountyTexas994.81,021.82.6%
951Cooke CountyTexas874.8898.42.6%
952Dyer CountyTennessee512.4526.22.6%
953Clay CountyNorth Carolina215220.82.6%
954Newberry CountySouth Carolina630.3647.42.6%
955Burleson CountyTexas659.1676.92.6%
956Lake CountyOregon8,138.68,358.12.6%
957Lowndes CountyGeorgia497.3510.62.6%
958Dodge CountyNebraska528.85432.6%
959Spencer CountyKentucky186.7191.72.6%
960Muscatine CountyIowa437.4449.12.6%
961Morris CountyTexas252258.72.6%
962Wake CountyNorth Carolina834.88572.6%
963Nowata CountyOklahoma565.8580.82.6%
964Divide CountyNorth Dakota1,261.11,294.62.6%
965Essex CountyNew Jersey126.1129.42.6%
966Sullivan CountyNew Hampshire537.9552.12.6%
967Monroe CountyTennessee635.8652.62.6%
968Burlington CountyNew Jersey799.3820.42.6%
969Kent CountyMichigan849.5871.92.6%
970Conway CountyArkansas552566.52.6%
971Davidson CountyNorth Carolina553567.52.6%
972Branch CountyMichigan506.4519.72.6%
973Montgomery CountyArkansas780.5800.92.6%
974Mason CountyKentucky240.1246.42.6%
975Hancock CountyIllinois793.7814.42.5%
976Evangeline ParishLouisiana662.4679.72.5%
977Faulkner CountyArkansas647.2664.12.5%
978Sumner CountyTennessee529.5543.22.5%
979Wasatch CountyUtah1,1771,207.52.5%
980Muhlenberg CountyKentucky467.3479.42.5%
981Barren CountyKentucky487.45002.5%
982DuPage CountyIllinois327.9336.42.5%
983Hawkins CountyTennessee487.1499.62.5%
984Northampton CountyNorth Carolina536.7550.62.5%
985Clay CountyTexas1,088.81,116.82.5%
986Union CountyNew Jersey102.8105.42.5%
987Sumter CountySouth Carolina665.1682.12.5%
988Osage CountyOklahoma2,246.72,3042.5%
989Lewis CountyKentucky482.9495.22.5%
990Alamance CountyNorth Carolina423.5434.22.5%
991Moultrie CountyIllinois336344.52.5%
992Stevens CountyWashington2,477.12,5402.5%
993Fayette CountyGeorgia194.7199.62.5%
994Etowah CountyAlabama535.1548.62.5%
995Morrison CountyMinnesota1,125.11,153.42.5%
996Sebastian CountyArkansas531.2544.52.4%
997Chelan CountyWashington2,921.22,994.42.4%
998LaPorte CountyIndiana598.3613.32.4%
999Posey CountyIndiana409.4419.62.4%
1000Miami CountyKansas575.9590.32.4%

Read the differences behind ranks 901–1000

The median water share among these 100 entries is 2.635 %. The first and last entries span 0.402 percentage points. This median describes the entries on this page, not the full national dataset. Pagination is a browsing boundary, not a distinct geographic region.

A percentage-point gap is the subtraction of two shares. It differs from a relative percentage change, and it does not tell you the difference in water square miles. Check each profile’s original water measurement if absolute water extent is your question.

Where the entries on this page are located

  • Texas13 entries · 13% of this page
  • Kentucky8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Michigan6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Tennessee6 entries · 6% of this page
  • North Carolina5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Arkansas4 entries · 4% of this page

The remaining 32 jurisdictions contribute 58 entries. The list above shows the six most represented, with alphabetical ordering when counts tie.

These counts describe representation in this slice of the ranking. They do not measure a state’s share of national land or population. Compare the first and last county equivalents on this page to inspect land, water, and total area separately.

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Land rankings use original ALAND square meters; total-area rankings use ALAND + AWATER. Exact ties use ascending GEOID. Displayed square-mile values are rounded. Read the methodology.