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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 1101–1200

3,222 county equivalents · page 12 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Bedford County, Virginia at 2.092% water to Copper River Census Area, Alaska at 1.876% water. The 100 entries represent 37 state-level jurisdictions. Georgia has the most entries on this page (8).

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 1101 through 1200. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
1101Bedford CountyVirginia760.1776.42.1%
1102Ward CountyNorth Dakota2,0132,0562.1%
1103Columbia CountyNew York634.7648.22.1%
1104Marshall CountyMinnesota1,775.11,812.92.1%
1105Jackson CountyIowa636649.62.1%
1106Pike CountyMissouri670.4684.72.1%
1107Warren CountyMissouri428.6437.72.1%
1108Holmes CountyFlorida478.94892.1%
1109Naugatuck Valley Planning RegionConnecticut412.8421.62.1%
1110Washington CountyOklahoma415.5424.42.1%
1111Yankton CountySouth Dakota521.2532.32.1%
1112Jersey CountyIllinois369.6377.42.1%
1113Caldwell ParishLouisiana529.85412.1%
1114Sauk CountyWisconsin831.6849.22.1%
1115Cass CountyIllinois375.8383.72.1%
1116Berkshire CountyMassachusetts926.9946.52.1%
1117Murray CountyOklahoma416.4425.12.1%
1118Murray CountyMinnesota704.7719.52.1%
1119Union CountyIllinois413.4422.12.1%
1120Pike CountyIllinois831.4848.82.1%
1121Franklin CountyOhio532.4543.62.1%
1122Danville cityVirginia42.843.72.1%
1123Baker CountyGeorgia342349.12.1%
1124Merced CountyCalifornia1,9381,978.72.1%
1125Harrison CountyOhio402.3410.82.1%
1126Washington CountyMaryland457.8467.42%
1127San Patricio CountyTexas693.3707.82%
1128Traverse CountyMinnesota573.9585.92%
1129Muscogee CountyGeorgia216.52212%
1130Boone CountyArkansas589.76022%
1131Massac CountyIllinois237.2242.12%
1132Stevens CountyMinnesota563.7575.42%
1133Morgan CountyGeorgia347.4354.62%
1134Chariton CountyMissouri751.2766.82%
1135Linn CountyKansas594.1606.42%
1136Cook CountyGeorgia228.5233.22%
1137Leflore CountyMississippi594.1606.42%
1138De Soto ParishLouisiana876.5894.62%
1139Perry CountyMissouri474.4484.22%
1140Creek CountyOklahoma949.9969.52%
1141Dickinson CountyMichigan761776.62%
1142Menominee CountyWisconsin357.63652%
1143McIntosh CountyNorth Dakota974.6994.62%
1144Hamilton CountyIndiana394.4402.52%
1145Hertford CountyNorth Carolina353.2360.42%
1146Wabash CountyIndiana412.54212%
1147Wood CountyWisconsin793809.32%
1148Montgomery CountyNorth Carolina491.5501.52%
1149Riley CountyKansas609.7622.12%
1150Osage CountyKansas705.5719.82%
1151Ogemaw CountyMichigan563.5574.92%
1152Caroline CountyMaryland319.4325.92%
1153Van Buren CountyArkansas709.6723.92%
1154Van Zandt CountyTexas842.6859.62%
1155Pike CountyIndiana334.4341.12%
1156Sumter CountyGeorgia482.9492.62%
1157Foster CountyNorth Dakota634.1646.92%
1158Trousdale CountyTennessee114.3116.62%
1159Marathon CountyWisconsin1,545.21,576.32%
1160Jefferson CountyOklahoma759774.22%
1161McHenry CountyNorth Dakota1,873.91,911.52%
1162Wise CountyTexas904.4922.52%
1163Bosque CountyTexas9831,002.62%
1164Greene CountyAlabama647659.92%
1165Geauga CountyOhio400.4408.42%
1166Albany CountyNew York522.9533.32%
1167Coos CountyNew Hampshire1,794.61,830.32%
1168Northampton CountyPennsylvania369.8377.12%
1169Genesee CountyMichigan636.9649.61.9%
1170Rensselaer CountyNew York652.5665.41.9%
1171Franklin CountyAlabama634646.51.9%
1172Sibley CountyMinnesota589600.61.9%
1173Summers CountyWest Virginia360.6367.71.9%
1174Franklin CountyKentucky207.92121.9%
1175Harris CountyGeorgia463.84731.9%
1176Newton CountyGeorgia273.8279.21.9%
1177Langlade CountyWisconsin870.7887.81.9%
1178Clark CountyArkansas866882.91.9%
1179Allegheny CountyPennsylvania730744.31.9%
1180Wayne CountyMissouri759.2774.11.9%
1181Fulton CountyIllinois865.7882.61.9%
1182Saluda CountySouth Carolina453.2462.11.9%
1183Perry CountyTennessee414.8422.91.9%
1184Caribou CountyIdaho1,764.21,798.61.9%
1185Yell CountyArkansas930.4948.51.9%
1186Clare CountyMichigan564.4575.41.9%
1187Mercer CountyNew Jersey224.5228.91.9%
1188Wyoming CountyPennsylvania397.34051.9%
1189Obion CountyTennessee544.9555.41.9%
1190Orangeburg CountySouth Carolina1,106.41,127.91.9%
1191Hale CountyAlabama644656.51.9%
1192Richland CountySouth Carolina757.37721.9%
1193Boulder CountyColorado726.4740.51.9%
1194Kalkaska CountyMichigan559.7570.61.9%
1195Pushmataha CountyOklahoma1,395.61,422.61.9%
1196Douglas CountyOregon5,035.85,1331.9%
1197Jackson CountyMissouri604.7616.31.9%
1198Marquette CountyWisconsin455.7464.51.9%
1199Toombs CountyGeorgia3643711.9%
1200Copper River Census AreaAlaska24,646.125,117.41.9%

Read the differences behind ranks 1101–1200

The median water share among these 100 entries is 1.991 %. The first and last entries span 0.215 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

  • Georgia8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Illinois6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Missouri6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Wisconsin6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Michigan5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Minnesota5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 31 jurisdictions contribute 64 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.