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 1901–2000
3,222 county equivalents · page 20 of 33
What this part of the ranking shows
This page runs from Leslie County, Kentucky at 0.871% water to Gila County, Arizona at 0.777% water. The 100 entries represent 32 state-level jurisdictions. Texas 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.
| Rank | County / equivalent | State | Land mi² | Total mi² | Water share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Leslie County | Kentucky | 400.9 | 404.4 | 0.9% |
| 1902 | Gregg County | Texas | 273.4 | 275.8 | 0.9% |
| 1903 | Franklin County | Missouri | 922.5 | 930.6 | 0.9% |
| 1904 | Dewey County | Oklahoma | 999.6 | 1,008.4 | 0.9% |
| 1905 | Cherokee County | Texas | 1,053 | 1,062.2 | 0.9% |
| 1906 | Drew County | Arkansas | 828.7 | 835.9 | 0.9% |
| 1907 | Sevier County | Tennessee | 592.5 | 597.7 | 0.9% |
| 1908 | Isabella County | Michigan | 572.7 | 577.7 | 0.9% |
| 1909 | Yolo County | California | 1,013 | 1,021.8 | 0.9% |
| 1910 | Tippecanoe County | Indiana | 498.9 | 503.2 | 0.9% |
| 1911 | Logan County | Kentucky | 552.2 | 557 | 0.9% |
| 1912 | Christian County | Kentucky | 717.8 | 724 | 0.9% |
| 1913 | Brazos County | Texas | 586.2 | 591.2 | 0.9% |
| 1914 | Minnehaha County | South Dakota | 806.9 | 813.9 | 0.9% |
| 1915 | Marion County | Oregon | 1,180.8 | 1,191.1 | 0.9% |
| 1916 | Botetourt County | Virginia | 541.3 | 546 | 0.9% |
| 1917 | Talbot County | Georgia | 391.4 | 394.8 | 0.9% |
| 1918 | Montgomery County | Tennessee | 539.2 | 543.8 | 0.9% |
| 1919 | Madison County | Idaho | 469.3 | 473.3 | 0.9% |
| 1920 | Goliad County | Texas | 852 | 859.4 | 0.9% |
| 1921 | Andrew County | Missouri | 432.6 | 436.4 | 0.9% |
| 1922 | Whitman County | Washington | 2,159.3 | 2,177.9 | 0.9% |
| 1923 | Gem County | Idaho | 559.8 | 564.6 | 0.9% |
| 1924 | Washington County | Georgia | 678.5 | 684.4 | 0.9% |
| 1925 | Elmore County | Idaho | 3,075.1 | 3,101.5 | 0.9% |
| 1926 | Grant County | Nebraska | 776.7 | 783.4 | 0.9% |
| 1927 | Grayson County | Virginia | 441.8 | 445.6 | 0.8% |
| 1928 | Hinds County | Mississippi | 869.8 | 877.3 | 0.8% |
| 1929 | Long County | Georgia | 400.4 | 403.8 | 0.8% |
| 1930 | Lawrence County | Ohio | 453.4 | 457.3 | 0.8% |
| 1931 | Highland County | Ohio | 553.1 | 557.8 | 0.8% |
| 1932 | Monroe County | Alabama | 1,025.7 | 1,034.4 | 0.8% |
| 1933 | Perry County | Kentucky | 339.7 | 342.6 | 0.8% |
| 1934 | Montgomery County | Illinois | 703.8 | 709.7 | 0.8% |
| 1935 | Orange County | North Carolina | 397.6 | 401 | 0.8% |
| 1936 | Hutchinson County | Texas | 887.4 | 895 | 0.8% |
| 1937 | Linn County | Oregon | 2,289.5 | 2,308.9 | 0.8% |
| 1938 | Payette County | Idaho | 406.9 | 410.3 | 0.8% |
| 1939 | Bandera County | Texas | 791 | 797.7 | 0.8% |
| 1940 | Indiana County | Pennsylvania | 827.4 | 834.4 | 0.8% |
| 1941 | Morrow County | Oregon | 2,030.5 | 2,047.7 | 0.8% |
| 1942 | Cleveland County | North Carolina | 464.3 | 468.2 | 0.8% |
| 1943 | Chemung County | New York | 407.3 | 410.8 | 0.8% |
| 1944 | Snyder County | Pennsylvania | 328.8 | 331.5 | 0.8% |
| 1945 | Lafayette County | Florida | 543.3 | 547.9 | 0.8% |
| 1946 | Wichita County | Texas | 627.6 | 632.9 | 0.8% |
| 1947 | Pike County | Ohio | 440.3 | 444 | 0.8% |
| 1948 | Effingham County | Georgia | 478.9 | 482.9 | 0.8% |
| 1949 | Carbon County | Wyoming | 7,897.7 | 7,964 | 0.8% |
| 1950 | Washington County | Nebraska | 389.9 | 393.2 | 0.8% |
| 1951 | Greene County | Mississippi | 712.7 | 718.7 | 0.8% |
| 1952 | Meriwether County | Georgia | 500.9 | 505.1 | 0.8% |
| 1953 | Chesterfield County | South Carolina | 799 | 805.7 | 0.8% |
| 1954 | Jerome County | Idaho | 597.5 | 602.5 | 0.8% |
| 1955 | Ingham County | Michigan | 556.1 | 560.7 | 0.8% |
| 1956 | Lehigh County | Pennsylvania | 345.3 | 348.2 | 0.8% |
| 1957 | Fairfield County | Ohio | 504.4 | 508.6 | 0.8% |
| 1958 | Cherry County | Nebraska | 5,960.1 | 6,009.6 | 0.8% |
| 1959 | Cass County | Missouri | 696.6 | 702.4 | 0.8% |
| 1960 | Johnson County | Kentucky | 262 | 264.1 | 0.8% |
| 1961 | Yadkin County | North Carolina | 334.9 | 337.7 | 0.8% |
| 1962 | Bastrop County | Texas | 888.2 | 895.6 | 0.8% |
| 1963 | Pottawattamie County | Iowa | 951.3 | 959.1 | 0.8% |
| 1964 | Tioga County | New York | 518.8 | 523 | 0.8% |
| 1965 | Orange County | Virginia | 340.5 | 343.3 | 0.8% |
| 1966 | Escambia County | Alabama | 945.4 | 953.1 | 0.8% |
| 1967 | Bradley County | Tennessee | 328.8 | 331.4 | 0.8% |
| 1968 | Warren County | Georgia | 284.4 | 286.7 | 0.8% |
| 1969 | Wilson County | Kansas | 570.4 | 575.1 | 0.8% |
| 1970 | Greenwood County | Kansas | 1,143.3 | 1,152.6 | 0.8% |
| 1971 | Lawrence County | Arkansas | 587.5 | 592.3 | 0.8% |
| 1972 | Pierce County | Georgia | 340.5 | 343.2 | 0.8% |
| 1973 | Clearfield County | Pennsylvania | 1,144.9 | 1,154.2 | 0.8% |
| 1974 | Albany County | Wyoming | 4,274.2 | 4,308.8 | 0.8% |
| 1975 | Ada County | Idaho | 1,052.3 | 1,060.8 | 0.8% |
| 1976 | Choctaw County | Alabama | 913.5 | 920.9 | 0.8% |
| 1977 | Powhatan County | Virginia | 260.2 | 262.3 | 0.8% |
| 1978 | Oktibbeha County | Mississippi | 457.6 | 461.3 | 0.8% |
| 1979 | Scotts Bluff County | Nebraska | 739.6 | 745.6 | 0.8% |
| 1980 | Lee County | Texas | 629.1 | 634.1 | 0.8% |
| 1981 | Boone County | Missouri | 685.6 | 691 | 0.8% |
| 1982 | Westmoreland County | Pennsylvania | 1,027.7 | 1,035.9 | 0.8% |
| 1983 | Taylor County | Georgia | 376.7 | 379.7 | 0.8% |
| 1984 | Pulaski County | Missouri | 547.2 | 551.6 | 0.8% |
| 1985 | Weld County | Colorado | 3,985 | 4,016.7 | 0.8% |
| 1986 | Monroe County | Wisconsin | 900.9 | 908.1 | 0.8% |
| 1987 | Barton County | Missouri | 592 | 596.7 | 0.8% |
| 1988 | Montague County | Texas | 930.9 | 938.3 | 0.8% |
| 1989 | Macon County | North Carolina | 515.5 | 519.6 | 0.8% |
| 1990 | Caguas Municipio | Puerto Rico | 58.6 | 59.1 | 0.8% |
| 1991 | Habersham County | Georgia | 276.9 | 279.1 | 0.8% |
| 1992 | Haskell County | Texas | 903.1 | 910.3 | 0.8% |
| 1993 | Knox County | Ohio | 525.5 | 529.6 | 0.8% |
| 1994 | Stanton County | Nebraska | 427.6 | 431 | 0.8% |
| 1995 | Sharkey County | Mississippi | 431.7 | 435.1 | 0.8% |
| 1996 | St. Joseph County | Indiana | 457.8 | 461.4 | 0.8% |
| 1997 | Appling County | Georgia | 508.3 | 512.3 | 0.8% |
| 1998 | Cooper County | Missouri | 564.7 | 569.2 | 0.8% |
| 1999 | Monroe County | Kentucky | 329.5 | 332.1 | 0.8% |
| 2000 | Gila County | Arizona | 4,757.6 | 4,794.8 | 0.8% |
Read the differences behind ranks 1901–2000
The median water share among these 100 entries is 0.83 %. The first and last entries span 0.094 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
- Texas11 entries · 11% of this page
- Georgia10 entries · 10% of this page
- Missouri7 entries · 7% of this page
- Idaho6 entries · 6% of this page
- Kentucky6 entries · 6% of this page
- Nebraska5 entries · 5% of this page
The remaining 26 jurisdictions contribute 55 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.
Read the geographic explanation behind this ranking, or return to the ranking overview for the national distribution and guidance on selecting a measurement.
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.