2026 Census Gazetteer

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 1201–1300

3,222 county equivalents · page 13 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Price County, Wisconsin at 1.876% water to St. Landry Parish, Louisiana at 1.673% water. The 100 entries represent 32 state-level jurisdictions. Georgia has the most entries on this page (10).

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 1201 through 1300. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
1201Price CountyWisconsin1,254.11,2781.9%
1202Amador CountyCalifornia594.66061.9%
1203Florence CountyWisconsin488497.31.9%
1204Shasta CountyCalifornia3,775.63,847.41.9%
1205Rusk CountyWisconsin913.5930.91.9%
1206Yuba CountyCalifornia6326441.9%
1207Hempstead CountyArkansas727.27411.9%
1208Wabash CountyIllinois223.3227.61.9%
1209Cole CountyMissouri391.6399.11.9%
1210De Witt CountyIllinois397.6405.11.9%
1211Saginaw CountyMichigan800.88161.9%
1212Pulaski CountyIllinois199.32031.9%
1213Dubois CountyIndiana427.3435.31.9%
1214Cumberland CountyKentucky305.1310.91.9%
1215Adams CountyIllinois855.2871.31.9%
1216Clayton CountyGeorgia141.7144.41.8%
1217Jackson ParishLouisiana569.7580.41.8%
1218Franklin CountyGeorgia261.6266.51.8%
1219Franklin CountyWashington1,241.61,2651.8%
1220Carter CountyTennessee341.3347.71.8%
1221Kershaw CountySouth Carolina726.6740.31.8%
1222Bulloch CountyGeorgia676688.61.8%
1223Peoria CountyIllinois618.7630.21.8%
1224Bent CountyColorado1,512.81,541.11.8%
1225Valley CountyIdaho3,665.13,733.51.8%
1226LaGrange CountyIndiana379.6386.71.8%
1227Rabun CountyGeorgia370.13771.8%
1228Midland CountyMichigan518.4528.11.8%
1229Wexford CountyMichigan564.9575.41.8%
1230Logan CountyNorth Dakota992.61,0111.8%
1231Lake CountyColorado376.9383.91.8%
1232Montgomery CountyAlabama785.4799.91.8%
1233Shiawassee CountyMichigan531.1540.91.8%
1234Spalding CountyGeorgia196199.61.8%
1235Lincoln CountyArkansas559.5569.81.8%
1236Merrick CountyNebraska487.8496.81.8%
1237Bonneville CountyIdaho1,8661,900.31.8%
1238Capitol Planning RegionConnecticut1,027.41,046.21.8%
1239Franklin CountyArkansas609620.11.8%
1240Saline CountyIllinois380386.91.8%
1241Caroline CountyVirginia527.45371.8%
1242Luzerne CountyPennsylvania889.9906.11.8%
1243Clayton CountyIowa778.5792.61.8%
1244Hillsborough CountyNew Hampshire876.5892.51.8%
1245Logan CountyOhio458.5466.81.8%
1246Shawano CountyWisconsin893.2909.41.8%
1247Guilford CountyNorth Carolina646657.71.8%
1248St. Croix CountyWisconsin722.2735.21.8%
1249Pend Oreille CountyWashington1,400.21,425.51.8%
1250Payne CountyOklahoma684.9697.31.8%
1251Dougherty CountyGeorgia328.6334.61.8%
1252Williamsburg cityVirginia8.99.11.8%
1253Greenwood CountySouth Carolina455.6463.81.8%
1254Whiteside CountyIllinois684.1696.41.8%
1255Columbus CountyNorth Carolina938.19551.8%
1256Summit CountyColorado608.3619.31.8%
1257Grimes CountyTexas787.5801.61.8%
1258Waushara CountyWisconsin626.2637.41.8%
1259Coke CountyTexas911.69281.8%
1260Renville CountyNorth Dakota877.2892.91.8%
1261Young CountyTexas914.5930.91.8%
1262Walker CountyAlabama791.1805.21.8%
1263Montgomery CountyNew York403.1410.31.8%
1264Summit CountyOhio412.74201.7%
1265Hamilton CountyOhio405.5412.61.7%
1266Tazewell CountyIllinois646.5657.91.7%
1267Marion CountyIndiana3964031.7%
1268Washington CountyNew York831.2845.91.7%
1269Polk CountyTennessee434.6442.31.7%
1270Broomfield CountyColorado3333.51.7%
1271Bates CountyMissouri836.7851.41.7%
1272Coffee CountyGeorgia592.3602.71.7%
1273Rockdale CountyGeorgia129.8132.11.7%
1274Adair CountyKentucky405.3412.41.7%
1275Klickitat CountyWashington1,871.61,904.41.7%
1276Colquitt CountyGeorgia547.1556.61.7%
1277Garrard CountyKentucky229.9233.91.7%
1278Crawford CountyArkansas595.3605.71.7%
1279Harrison CountyTexas900.1915.71.7%
1280Franklin ParishLouisiana624.3635.11.7%
1281Heard CountyGeorgia296301.11.7%
1282Sheridan CountyMontana1,676.91,705.91.7%
1283Fremont CountyIdaho1,8641,896.21.7%
1284Bottineau CountyNorth Dakota1,668.91,697.71.7%
1285Lincoln CountyMontana3,612.63,674.91.7%
1286Ellis CountyTexas935.89521.7%
1287Franklin CountyIndiana384.43911.7%
1288Belmont CountyOhio532.2541.31.7%
1289Pendleton CountyKentucky277.1281.91.7%
1290Alfalfa CountyOklahoma866.6881.41.7%
1291Delaware CountyNew York1,442.61,467.41.7%
1292Edmonson CountyKentucky302.83081.7%
1293Tyler CountyWest Virginia256.3260.71.7%
1294Warren CountyNew Jersey356.5362.71.7%
1295Daviess CountyIndiana429.5436.91.7%
1296Perry CountyArkansas551.3560.81.7%
1297Calhoun CountyMichigan706.3718.31.7%
1298Skamania CountyWashington1,658.31,686.61.7%
1299Lac qui Parle CountyMinnesota765778.11.7%
1300St. Landry ParishLouisiana923.4939.11.7%

Read the differences behind ranks 1201–1300

The median water share among these 100 entries is 1.771 %. The first and last entries span 0.202 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

  • Georgia10 entries · 10% of this page
  • Illinois8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Wisconsin6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Arkansas5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Indiana5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Kentucky5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 26 jurisdictions contribute 61 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.