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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 2501–2600

3,222 county equivalents · page 26 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Clay County, Kentucky at 0.39% water to Alcorn County, Mississippi at 0.327% water. The 100 entries represent 33 state-level jurisdictions. Texas has the most entries on this page (9).

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 2501 through 2600. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
2501Clay CountyKentucky469.3471.10.4%
2502Hoke CountyNorth Carolina390.2391.70.4%
2503Roseau CountyMinnesota1,671.71,678.30.4%
2504Saline CountyNebraska574.1576.30.4%
2505Jim Wells CountyTexas865.2868.50.4%
2506Boise CountyIdaho1,899.41,906.70.4%
2507Dickens CountyTexas901.7905.20.4%
2508Madison CountyVirginia320.6321.90.4%
2509San Juan CountyNew Mexico5,517.25,538.40.4%
2510Medina CountyOhio421.5423.10.4%
2511Park CountyMontana2,802.52,813.20.4%
2512Crook CountyWyoming2,854.52,865.40.4%
2513Augusta CountyVirginia967.1970.80.4%
2514Monroe CountyOhio455.6457.30.4%
2515Taliaferro CountyGeorgia194.6195.30.4%
2516Howard CountyTexas900.8904.20.4%
2517DeSoto CountyFlorida636.7639.10.4%
2518Ritchie CountyWest Virginia452453.70.4%
2519Greene CountyMissouri675.3677.90.4%
2520Knott CountyKentucky351.5352.90.4%
2521Phelps CountyMissouri671.8674.30.4%
2522Park CountyWyoming6,9396,965.20.4%
2523Kingman CountyKansas863.4866.70.4%
2524Searcy CountyArkansas665.9668.40.4%
2525Jones CountyGeorgia393.9395.40.4%
2526Bullock CountyAlabama622.8625.10.4%
2527Owyhee CountyIdaho7,668.27,696.80.4%
2528Hardy CountyWest Virginia582.3584.50.4%
2529Lincoln CountyIdaho1,201.41,205.80.4%
2530Jackson CountyKentucky345.2346.50.4%
2531Adair CountyMissouri567.3569.40.4%
2532Kern CountyCalifornia8,134.78,164.90.4%
2533Mesa CountyColorado3,328.73,341.10.4%
2534Appomattox CountyVirginia334.2335.50.4%
2535Norton CountyKansas878881.30.4%
2536Cloud CountyKansas715.37180.4%
2537Yakima CountyWashington4,294.54,310.40.4%
2538Pike CountyMississippi409.2410.70.4%
2539Knox CountyKentucky386.3387.70.4%
2540Big Horn CountyMontana4,997.85,016.10.4%
2541Ripley CountyIndiana446.4448.10.4%
2542Mason CountyTexas928.8932.20.4%
2543Putnam CountyTennessee401.1402.60.4%
2544Putnam CountyOhio482.5484.30.4%
2545Sweet Grass CountyMontana1,855.51,862.30.4%
2546Gray CountyTexas926929.30.4%
2547Texas CountyOklahoma2,041.32,048.70.4%
2548Stafford CountyKansas792794.90.4%
2549Washington CountyIowa568.8570.90.4%
2550Twin Falls CountyIdaho1,921.71,928.70.4%
2551Prowers CountyColorado1,638.41,644.30.4%
2552Redwood CountyMinnesota878.6881.70.4%
2553Kerr CountyTexas1,103.31,107.30.4%
2554Lincoln CountyWest Virginia437.1438.70.4%
2555Haralson CountyGeorgia282.2283.20.4%
2556Garfield CountyNebraska569.4571.40.4%
2557Hancock CountyIowa5715730.4%
2558Greene CountyPennsylvania575.95780.4%
2559Wheatland CountyMontana1,422.51,427.50.4%
2560Coles CountyIllinois508.3510.10.4%
2561Buchanan CountyIowa571.1573.10.4%
2562Wilkes CountyNorth Carolina753.7756.30.3%
2563Greene CountyArkansas577.4579.40.3%
2564Wayne CountyOhio5555570.3%
2565Caldwell CountyTexas544.5546.50.3%
2566Quitman CountyMississippi405406.40.3%
2567Dallas CountyMissouri541542.80.3%
2568Acadia ParishLouisiana655.2657.50.3%
2569Hancock CountyIndiana3063070.3%
2570Slope CountyNorth Dakota1,215.31,219.50.3%
2571Lincoln CountyMississippi586.2588.30.3%
2572Jasper CountyIowa730.47330.3%
2573Wayne CountyMississippi810.7813.50.3%
2574Washington CountyMissouri759.9762.50.3%
2575Yamhill CountyOregon715.9718.40.3%
2576Teller CountyColorado557.1559.10.3%
2577Chase CountyNebraska894.4897.50.3%
2578Logan CountyColorado1,838.61,844.90.3%
2579Meade CountySouth Dakota3,470.93,482.80.3%
2580Crenshaw CountyAlabama608.9610.90.3%
2581Lincoln CountyColorado2,577.72,586.50.3%
2582Rosebud CountyMontana5,008.15,025.20.3%
2583Madison CountyArkansas834.3837.10.3%
2584Clay CountyAlabama6046060.3%
2585Holmes CountyOhio422.64240.3%
2586Union CountySouth Carolina513.6515.30.3%
2587Rock CountyNebraska1,008.31,011.70.3%
2588Kinney CountyTexas1,360.51,365.10.3%
2589Prairie CountyMontana1,736.61,742.40.3%
2590Carter CountyMissouri507.35090.3%
2591Cimarron CountyOklahoma1,834.81,8410.3%
2592Ripley CountyMissouri629.5631.60.3%
2593Casey CountyKentucky444.3445.70.3%
2594Custer CountyIdaho4,922.24,938.60.3%
2595Zavala CountyTexas1,297.41,301.70.3%
2596Sharp CountyArkansas604.6606.70.3%
2597Clay CountyArkansas639.2641.30.3%
2598Boone CountyWest Virginia502.45040.3%
2599Craig CountyVirginia328.1329.20.3%
2600Alcorn CountyMississippi400401.40.3%

Read the differences behind ranks 2501–2600

The median water share among these 100 entries is 0.36 %. The first and last entries span 0.062 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

  • Texas9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Missouri7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Montana6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Arkansas5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Colorado5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Idaho5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 27 jurisdictions contribute 63 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.