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 2801–2900

3,222 county equivalents · page 29 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Thayer County, Nebraska at 0.206% water to Beaver County, Oklahoma at 0.156% water. The 100 entries represent 31 state-level jurisdictions. Texas has the most entries on this page (8).

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 2801 through 2900. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
2801Thayer CountyNebraska573.85750.2%
2802Randolph CountyIndiana452.4453.30.2%
2803Madison CountyIowa561562.20.2%
2804Amite CountyMississippi730.1731.60.2%
2805Shoshone CountyIdaho2,637.52,642.90.2%
2806DeKalb CountyAlabama777.1778.70.2%
2807Robeson CountyNorth Carolina947.3949.30.2%
2808San Juan CountyColorado387.5388.30.2%
2809Decatur CountyIndiana372.6373.30.2%
2810Fayette CountyTennessee704.1705.60.2%
2811Webster CountyMissouri592.6593.80.2%
2812Dawson CountyTexas900.3902.10.2%
2813Deuel CountyNebraska439.8440.70.2%
2814Fillmore CountyNebraska575.4576.50.2%
2815Sampson CountyNorth Carolina945.9947.80.2%
2816Denali BoroughAlaska12,641.212,666.60.2%
2817Furnas CountyNebraska719.2720.60.2%
2818Esmeralda CountyNevada3,581.93,589.10.2%
2819Wright CountyMissouri681.8683.10.2%
2820Williamson CountyTennessee582.9584.10.2%
2821Jackson CountyOklahoma802.7804.20.2%
2822Pulaski CountyIndiana433.7434.50.2%
2823Mingo CountyWest Virginia423.14240.2%
2824Champaign CountyOhio429429.80.2%
2825Grant CountyIndiana414.1414.90.2%
2826Harper CountyOklahoma1,038.61,040.60.2%
2827Pipestone CountyMinnesota465.14660.2%
2828Poweshiek CountyIowa584.9586.10.2%
2829Story CountyIowa572.5573.60.2%
2830Olmsted CountyMinnesota653.5654.80.2%
2831Scott CountyMississippi609.2610.40.2%
2832Lewis CountyIdaho478.8479.70.2%
2833Grundy CountyTennessee360.4361.10.2%
2834Harper CountyKansas801.3802.80.2%
2835Monroe CountyWest Virginia472.8473.60.2%
2836San Lorenzo MunicipioPuerto Rico53.153.20.2%
2837Apache CountyArizona11,198.411,219.20.2%
2838San Bernardino CountyCalifornia20,068.420,105.70.2%
2839Marshall CountyTennessee375.5376.20.2%
2840Yancey CountyNorth Carolina312.6313.20.2%
2841Barber CountyKansas1,134.11,136.20.2%
2842Craig CountyOklahoma761.3762.70.2%
2843Lebanon CountyPennsylvania361.8362.50.2%
2844Catoosa CountyGeorgia162.2162.50.2%
2845Midland CountyTexas900.49020.2%
2846Yuma CountyColorado2,364.42,368.70.2%
2847Lynn CountyTexas891.9893.50.2%
2848Washakie CountyWyoming2,238.72,242.70.2%
2849Harvey CountyKansas539.8540.70.2%
2850Haywood CountyTennessee533.1534.10.2%
2851Jasper CountyMississippi676.3677.50.2%
2852Doña Ana CountyNew Mexico3,808.23,8150.2%
2853Hanson CountySouth Dakota434.6435.40.2%
2854Osceola CountyIowa398.7399.40.2%
2855Greene CountyNorth Carolina266.7267.20.2%
2856Cheyenne CountyColorado1,778.31,781.40.2%
2857Humboldt CountyNevada9,640.89,657.90.2%
2858Grant CountyArkansas631.96330.2%
2859Iowa CountyIowa586.5587.50.2%
2860Comanche CountyKansas788.3789.70.2%
2861Adair CountyIowa569.3570.30.2%
2862Madison CountyOhio466.7467.50.2%
2863Custer CountyColorado738.6739.90.2%
2864Charlottesville cityVirginia10.210.30.2%
2865Scott CountyTennessee532.3533.20.2%
2866Briscoe CountyTexas900901.60.2%
2867Wallowa CountyOregon3,145.93,151.40.2%
2868El Paso CountyTexas1,013.51,015.30.2%
2869Hutchinson CountySouth Dakota813814.40.2%
2870Adams CountyNebraska563.3564.20.2%
2871Johnson CountyNebraska376.1376.70.2%
2872Crawford CountyMissouri742.5743.80.2%
2873Unicoi CountyTennessee186.1186.40.2%
2874Haywood CountyNorth Carolina553.6554.50.2%
2875Jefferson Davis CountyMississippi408.4409.10.2%
2876Wyandot CountyOhio406.9407.60.2%
2877Elko CountyNevada17,173.317,202.30.2%
2878Pocahontas CountyWest Virginia940.2941.80.2%
2879Smith CountyKansas895.58970.2%
2880Antelope CountyNebraska857.2858.60.2%
2881Highland CountyVirginia415.2415.90.2%
2882DeWitt CountyTexas909910.50.2%
2883Texas CountyMissouri1,177.31,179.20.2%
2884Crosby CountyTexas900.2901.70.2%
2885Marion CountyAlabama742.3743.60.2%
2886Cleveland CountyArkansas597.9598.90.2%
2887Kossuth CountyIowa972.7974.30.2%
2888Cass CountyNorth Dakota1,764.91,767.80.2%
2889Todd CountySouth Dakota1,388.61,390.90.2%
2890Lafayette ParishLouisiana268.8269.30.2%
2891Moffat CountyColorado4,743.34,750.90.2%
2892Fayette CountyOhio406.44070.2%
2893Ransom CountyNorth Dakota862.5863.90.2%
2894Golden Valley CountyNorth Dakota1,000.91,002.50.2%
2895Atascosa CountyTexas1,219.51,221.50.2%
2896Cleburne CountyAlabama560.15610.2%
2897Smith CountyMississippi636.3637.30.2%
2898Montgomery CountyIndiana504.6505.40.2%
2899Union CountyNew Mexico3,825.13,8310.2%
2900Beaver CountyOklahoma1,814.81,817.70.2%

Read the differences behind ranks 2801–2900

The median water share among these 100 entries is 0.179 %. The first and last entries span 0.05 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

  • Texas8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Iowa7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Nebraska7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Tennessee7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Colorado5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Indiana5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 25 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.