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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 1601–1700

3,222 county equivalents · page 17 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Stanislaus County, California at 1.183% water to Lawrence County, Kentucky at 1.064% water. The 100 entries represent 35 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 1601 through 1700. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
1601Stanislaus CountyCalifornia1,496.21,514.11.2%
1602Winnebago CountyIllinois513519.21.2%
1603Leavenworth CountyKansas463.4468.91.2%
1604Dooly CountyGeorgia392.6397.31.2%
1605Jefferson CountyMissouri656663.91.2%
1606Lake CountyMichigan567.6574.31.2%
1607Bradford CountyPennsylvania1,147.41,1611.2%
1608Osceola CountyMichigan566.35731.2%
1609Van Buren CountyIowa484.8490.51.2%
1610Parke CountyIndiana444.74501.2%
1611Swisher CountyTexas890.2900.71.2%
1612Lawrence CountyMississippi430.6435.71.2%
1613Johnson CountyGeorgia303306.61.2%
1614Menifee CountyKentucky203.5205.91.2%
1615Butler CountyKansas1,429.71,446.51.2%
1616Hot Spring CountyArkansas614.9622.21.2%
1617Vermillion CountyIndiana256.9259.91.2%
1618Livingston CountyMissouri532.3538.61.2%
1619Brown CountyMinnesota611.3618.41.2%
1620San Sebastián MunicipioPuerto Rico70.571.31.2%
1621Lee CountyKentucky208.8211.31.2%
1622Marlboro CountySouth Carolina479.9485.51.2%
1623Washington CountyWisconsin430.6435.71.2%
1624Spencer CountyIndiana396.9401.51.2%
1625Benton CountyMinnesota408.34131.1%
1626Marion CountyMississippi542.3548.61.1%
1627Cherokee CountySouth Carolina393397.51.1%
1628Guernsey CountyOhio522.2528.31.1%
1629Nicholas CountyWest Virginia646.8654.31.1%
1630Madison CountyGeorgia282.3285.61.1%
1631Moore CountyNorth Carolina697.6705.71.1%
1632Loving CountyTexas668.8676.51.1%
1633Perry CountyIllinois441.94471.1%
1634Chester CountyPennsylvania750.6759.21.1%
1635LaSalle CountyIllinois1,135.11,148.21.1%
1636Chilton CountyAlabama692.8700.81.1%
1637Lyon CountyNevada2,003.12,0261.1%
1638Chippewa CountyMinnesota581.2587.91.1%
1639Lewis CountyMissouri505510.81.1%
1640Clarke CountyAlabama1,238.41,252.61.1%
1641Washington CountyArkansas941.5952.21.1%
1642Scott CountyKentucky282.2285.41.1%
1643Petroleum CountyMontana1,655.61,674.51.1%
1644Trego CountyKansas889.5899.61.1%
1645Eau Claire CountyWisconsin637.9645.21.1%
1646Wilcox CountyGeorgia377.8382.11.1%
1647Calhoun CountyGeorgia280.4283.61.1%
1648Southeast Fairbanks Census AreaAlaska24,839.325,121.61.1%
1649Henry CountyAlabama561.9568.31.1%
1650Jefferson CountyWest Virginia209.3211.71.1%
1651Naranjito MunicipioPuerto Rico27.427.71.1%
1652Lewis and Clark CountyMontana3,458.43,497.61.1%
1653Barrow CountyGeorgia161.1162.91.1%
1654Carroll CountyMaryland447.6452.71.1%
1655Dakota CountyNebraska264.4267.41.1%
1656Henderson CountyTennessee520525.91.1%
1657Osage CountyMissouri606.5613.41.1%
1658Jefferson CountyAlabama1,111.61,124.21.1%
1659Lynchburg cityVirginia48.949.51.1%
1660Blaine CountyOklahoma928.5938.91.1%
1661Gilmer CountyGeorgia426.2430.91.1%
1662Harrison CountyKentucky306.5309.91.1%
1663Union CountySouth Dakota462467.11.1%
1664Perry CountyOhio407.9412.51.1%
1665Burt CountyNebraska491.6497.11.1%
1666Griggs CountyNorth Dakota708.7716.61.1%
1667Rock CountyWisconsin718.2726.21.1%
1668Prince Edward CountyVirginia349.9353.81.1%
1669Howard CountyNebraska569.3575.61.1%
1670Clark CountyIndiana372.5376.61.1%
1671Jefferson Davis ParishLouisiana651.5658.71.1%
1672Outagamie CountyWisconsin637.6644.61.1%
1673Coweta CountyGeorgia441445.91.1%
1674Neosho CountyKansas571.5577.81.1%
1675Lancaster CountySouth Carolina549.2555.21.1%
1676Clinch CountyGeorgia8158241.1%
1677Moore CountyTexas899.7909.61.1%
1678Siskiyou CountyCalifornia6,278.86,347.91.1%
1679Forsyth CountyNorth Carolina408412.51.1%
1680Jefferson CountyIdaho1,093.71,105.71.1%
1681Watonwan CountyMinnesota435439.71.1%
1682Davie CountyNorth Carolina263.7266.61.1%
1683Chambers CountyAlabama596.6603.11.1%
1684Falls CountyTexas765.5773.91.1%
1685Carroll CountyOhio394.73991.1%
1686Webster CountyKentucky332335.71.1%
1687Berks CountyPennsylvania856.4865.81.1%
1688Oconee CountyGeorgia184.4186.41.1%
1689Gallatin CountyMontana2,605.42,633.81.1%
1690Union CountyNorth Carolina632.7639.61.1%
1691Cattaraugus CountyNew York1,308.21,322.41.1%
1692Morris CountyKansas695.3702.91.1%
1693Grant CountyKentucky258260.81.1%
1694Clinton CountyMissouri418.9423.51.1%
1695Braxton CountyWest Virginia510.7516.31.1%
1696Polk CountyMissouri635.5642.41.1%
1697Loudoun CountyVirginia515.7521.31.1%
1698Denver CountyColorado153.1154.71.1%
1699Ellsworth CountyKansas715.6723.31.1%
1700Lawrence CountyKentucky415.6420.11.1%

Read the differences behind ranks 1601–1700

The median water share among these 100 entries is 1.121 %. The first and last entries span 0.119 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
  • Kentucky7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Kansas6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Missouri6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Alabama5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Indiana4 entries · 4% of this page

The remaining 29 jurisdictions contribute 62 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.