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 2401–2500

3,222 county equivalents · page 25 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Dorchester County, South Carolina at 0.458% water to Hardeman County, Tennessee at 0.39% water. The 100 entries represent 32 state-level jurisdictions. Texas 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 2401 through 2500. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
2401Dorchester CountySouth Carolina568.45710.5%
2402Greenbrier CountyWest Virginia1,019.81,024.50.5%
2403Douglas CountyGeorgia200.1201.10.5%
2404Boone CountyIllinois280.72820.5%
2405Bedford CountyPennsylvania1,0121,016.60.5%
2406Steele CountyNorth Dakota712.1715.40.5%
2407Norton cityVirginia7.57.50.5%
2408Johnston CountyNorth Carolina792795.60.5%
2409Worth CountyIowa400.1401.90.5%
2410Houston CountyTexas1,2311,236.60.5%
2411Perry CountyMississippi647.3650.20.5%
2412Norman CountyMinnesota872.8876.70.4%
2413Bowman CountyNorth Dakota1,161.81,167.10.4%
2414Lumpkin CountyGeorgia281.4282.70.4%
2415Owsley CountyKentucky197.4198.30.4%
2416Putnam CountyIndiana480.5482.70.4%
2417Jackson CountyColorado1,613.71,6210.4%
2418Milam CountyTexas1,016.41,020.90.4%
2419Washington CountyPennsylvania857860.90.4%
2420Morrill CountyNebraska1,423.71,430.10.4%
2421Mahaska CountyIowa570.9573.40.4%
2422Putnam CountyMissouri517.3519.60.4%
2423Tehama CountyCalifornia2,949.12,962.20.4%
2424Nash CountyNorth Carolina540.4542.80.4%
2425Laclede CountyMissouri764.7768.10.4%
2426Miller CountyGeorgia282.4283.70.4%
2427Ector CountyTexas897.9901.80.4%
2428Benton CountyOregon675.2678.20.4%
2429Hancock CountyOhio531.3533.70.4%
2430Washington CountyKansas894.8898.70.4%
2431Kittson CountyMinnesota1,0991,103.80.4%
2432Fulton CountyOhio405.5407.20.4%
2433Eagle CountyColorado1,684.51,691.80.4%
2434Pawnee CountyNebraska431.1432.90.4%
2435Lee CountyVirginia435.4437.30.4%
2436Coryell CountyTexas1,052.21,056.80.4%
2437Polk CountyOregon740.9744.10.4%
2438Jasper CountyMissouri638.5641.30.4%
2439Uvalde CountyTexas1,551.91,558.60.4%
2440Douglas CountySouth Dakota431.8433.70.4%
2441LaMoure CountyNorth Dakota1,1461,1510.4%
2442Allen CountyIndiana657.16600.4%
2443Webster CountyGeorgia209.7210.60.4%
2444Martin CountyKentucky229.6230.60.4%
2445Dillon CountySouth Carolina405.1406.80.4%
2446Johnson CountyIndiana320.4321.80.4%
2447Stonewall CountyTexas916.3920.20.4%
2448Madison CountyMontana3,588.23,603.50.4%
2449Republic CountyKansas717.4720.40.4%
2450Elliott CountyKentucky234.3235.30.4%
2451Lincoln CountyNebraska2,564.22,575.10.4%
2452Renville CountyMinnesota982.9987.10.4%
2453Canóvanas MunicipioPuerto Rico32.9330.4%
2454Malheur CountyOregon9,887.79,929.80.4%
2455Cedar CountyIowa579.5581.90.4%
2456Dimmit CountyTexas1,328.91,334.50.4%
2457Leake CountyMississippi582.9585.40.4%
2458Harrison CountyIndiana484.1486.10.4%
2459Carson CountyTexas920.2924.10.4%
2460San Miguel CountyNew Mexico4,721.54,741.40.4%
2461Webb CountyTexas3,361.53,375.60.4%
2462Newton CountyIndiana401.8403.40.4%
2463Valley CountyNebraska568.1570.50.4%
2464Greene CountyVirginia155.9156.60.4%
2465Spink CountySouth Dakota1,503.51,509.70.4%
2466Camas CountyIdaho1,074.21,078.70.4%
2467Madison CountyNorth Carolina449.6451.50.4%
2468Guthrie CountyIowa590.6593.10.4%
2469Adams CountyOhio583.9586.30.4%
2470Juab CountyUtah3,391.83,405.80.4%
2471Arthur CountyNebraska715.2718.10.4%
2472Polk CountyNebraska438.8440.60.4%
2473Taylor CountyTexas915.5919.30.4%
2474Grant CountyNorth Dakota1,659.21,6660.4%
2475Van Buren CountyTennessee273.4274.50.4%
2476Mineral CountyWest Virginia327.9329.20.4%
2477Arlington CountyVirginia2626.10.4%
2478Carroll CountyTennessee597.7600.10.4%
2479Sevier CountyUtah1,910.51,918.30.4%
2480Stark CountyNorth Dakota1,334.91,340.30.4%
2481Carbon CountyUtah1,479.31,485.30.4%
2482Billings CountyNorth Dakota1,148.51,153.10.4%
2483Marion CountyGeorgia365.7367.20.4%
2484Maury CountyTennessee613.1615.50.4%
2485Grady CountyOklahoma1,100.51,104.90.4%
2486Calhoun CountyIowa569.8572.10.4%
2487Fulton CountyArkansas618620.40.4%
2488Mercer CountyWest Virginia419420.70.4%
2489Preston CountyWest Virginia648.8651.40.4%
2490Centre CountyPennsylvania1,107.31,111.70.4%
2491Graham CountyArizona4,621.94,640.20.4%
2492Logan CountyWest Virginia452.9454.70.4%
2493Choctaw CountyMississippi418.2419.90.4%
2494Jackson CountySouth Dakota1,863.91,871.30.4%
2495Bennington CountyVermont674.2676.90.4%
2496Shelby CountyIndiana411.1412.80.4%
2497Archuleta CountyColorado1,350.11,355.40.4%
2498Ravalli CountyMontana2,3912,400.30.4%
2499Webster CountyIowa715.7718.50.4%
2500Hardeman CountyTennessee667.8670.40.4%

Read the differences behind ranks 2401–2500

The median water share among these 100 entries is 0.426 %. The first and last entries span 0.069 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

  • Texas10 entries · 10% of this page
  • Indiana6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Iowa6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Nebraska6 entries · 6% of this page
  • North Dakota6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Georgia5 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.