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 1701–1800

3,222 county equivalents · page 18 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Warren County, Kentucky at 1.062% water to Carroll County, Missouri at 0.965% water. The 100 entries represent 36 state-level jurisdictions. Kentucky has the most entries on this page (11).

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 1701 through 1800. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
1701Warren CountyKentucky541.7547.61.1%
1702Owen CountyKentucky350.5354.21.1%
1703Fremont CountyIowa511.2516.61.1%
1704Allen CountyOhio402.5406.91.1%
1705Bullitt CountyKentucky297.1300.31.1%
1706Wayne CountyGeorgia641.8648.71.1%
1707Sanders CountyMontana2,760.42,789.91.1%
1708Linn CountyIowa717724.71.1%
1709Lamoille CountyVermont461.3466.21.1%
1710Randall CountyTexas912.7922.41.1%
1711Franklin cityVirginia8.38.41.1%
1712Clark CountyKentucky252.5255.21.1%
1713Randolph CountyMissouri482.7487.81%
1714Anson CountyNorth Carolina531.5537.11%
1715DeKalb CountyMissouri421.4425.81%
1716Comanche CountyTexas937.8947.71%
1717Allendale CountySouth Carolina408.1412.41%
1718Harnett CountyNorth Carolina595.1601.41%
1719Stewart CountyGeorgia458.8463.61%
1720Pickaway CountyOhio501.3506.61%
1721Lancaster CountyNebraska837.6846.41%
1722Calhoun CountyAlabama605.9612.31%
1723Granville CountyNorth Carolina532537.61%
1724Sumter CountyAlabama903.8913.31%
1725Amherst CountyVirginia474478.91%
1726Susquehanna CountyPennsylvania823.5832.11%
1727Holmes CountyMississippi756.7764.61%
1728Hanover CountyVirginia467.6472.51%
1729Garfield CountyWashington710.8718.31%
1730Lincoln CountyKentucky332.9336.41%
1731Brown CountySouth Dakota1,7131,7311%
1732Pondera CountyMontana1,624.61,641.51%
1733Morgan CountyColorado1,280.51,293.91%
1734Page CountyVirginia310313.31%
1735Clark CountySouth Dakota957.5967.51%
1736Lexington cityVirginia2.52.51%
1737Nobles CountyMinnesota715.1722.61%
1738Fayette CountyTexas949.9959.81%
1739Elkhart CountyIndiana463.24681%
1740Crawford CountyIndiana305.6308.81%
1741George CountyMississippi478.7483.71%
1742Oscoda CountyMichigan565.7571.51%
1743Piute CountyUtah758.27661%
1744Butler CountyNebraska584.8590.81%
1745Kanawha CountyWest Virginia901.79111%
1746Hall CountyNebraska546.5552.11%
1747Kiowa CountyColorado1,767.81,7861%
1748Frederick CountyMaryland660.7667.41%
1749Bath CountyVirginia529.2534.61%
1750Independence CountyArkansas763.7771.51%
1751Daviess CountyMissouri563.35691%
1752Vernon ParishLouisiana1,326.71,340.31%
1753Somerset CountyNew Jersey301.93051%
1754Sherman CountyNebraska565.9571.61%
1755Fayette CountyWest Virginia662668.71%
1756Montgomery CountyMissouri535540.51%
1757Scioto CountyOhio610.2616.41%
1758Lyon CountyMinnesota714.4721.71%
1759Tallahatchie CountyMississippi645.6652.11%
1760Sangamon CountyIllinois868.28771%
1761Concho CountyTexas983.8993.71%
1762Fayette CountyPennsylvania790.8798.71%
1763Sublette CountyWyoming4,886.54,935.71%
1764Allen CountyKansas500.3505.31%
1765Santa Clara CountyCalifornia1,291.11,304.11%
1766Jack CountyTexas911920.11%
1767Washington CountyTennessee326.5329.81%
1768Clinton CountyPennsylvania889.8898.71%
1769Darlington CountySouth Carolina560.6566.31%
1770Anderson CountyKentucky202.3204.31%
1771Morton CountyNorth Dakota1,925.91,945.21%
1772Gallia CountyOhio466.5471.21%
1773Estill CountyKentucky253.1255.61%
1774Marion CountyKansas944.3953.71%
1775Jackson CountyGeorgia339.7343.11%
1776Gage CountyNebraska851.58601%
1777Hardin CountyKentucky623.9630.11%
1778Canadian CountyOklahoma896.6905.51%
1779Houston CountyGeorgia376.2379.91%
1780Berrien CountyGeorgia453.4457.91%
1781McCreary CountyKentucky426.7430.91%
1782Glenn CountyCalifornia1,313.91,3271%
1783Pickens CountyAlabama881.4890.11%
1784Starke CountyIndiana309.1312.21%
1785Green CountyKentucky286288.81%
1786Palo Alto CountyIowa563.9569.41%
1787Gosper CountyNebraska458.2462.71%
1788Carroll CountyMississippi628.4634.61%
1789Larue CountyKentucky261.1263.61%
1790Madison CountyNew York654.9661.31%
1791Petersburg cityVirginia22.722.91%
1792Phillips CountyKansas885.9894.61%
1793Marion CountySouth Carolina489.4494.21%
1794Richland CountyOhio495.2500.11%
1795Wilkes CountyGeorgia469.5474.11%
1796Sargent CountyNorth Dakota858.5866.91%
1797Dunklin CountyMissouri541.9547.21%
1798Taylor CountyWisconsin975.1984.61%
1799Howard CountyMaryland251253.41%
1800Carroll CountyMissouri694.6701.41%

Read the differences behind ranks 1701–1800

The median water share among these 100 entries is 1.013 %. The first and last entries span 0.097 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

  • Kentucky11 entries · 11% of this page
  • Virginia7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Georgia6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Missouri6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Nebraska6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Ohio5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 30 jurisdictions contribute 59 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.