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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 3101–3200

3,222 county equivalents · page 32 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Finney County, Kansas at 0.051% water to Elbert County, Colorado at 0.009% water. The 100 entries represent 20 state-level jurisdictions. Texas has the most entries on this page (21).

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 3101 through 3200. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
3101Finney CountyKansas1,3021,302.70.1%
3102Pawnee CountyKansas754.3754.60.1%
3103Kearny CountyKansas870.58710.1%
3104Cayey MunicipioPuerto Rico51.951.90.1%
3105Gray CountyKansas868.9869.30%
3106Ellis CountyKansas899.9900.40%
3107Cibola CountyNew Mexico4,5404,542.10%
3108Jay CountyIndiana383.9384.10%
3109Kent CountyTexas902.5902.90%
3110Clinton CountyIndiana405.1405.20%
3111Moca MunicipioPuerto Rico50.450.40%
3112Judith Basin CountyMontana1,869.71,870.50%
3113Winneshiek CountyIowa689.8690.10%
3114Rio Grande CountyColorado912912.30%
3115Giles CountyTennessee610.9611.20%
3116Kit Carson CountyColorado2,160.82,161.70%
3117Las Piedras MunicipioPuerto Rico33.933.90%
3118Floyd CountyTexas992.1992.50%
3119McDonald CountyMissouri539.4539.60%
3120Robertson CountyTennessee476.3476.50%
3121Hodgeman CountyKansas860860.30%
3122Guadalupe CountyNew Mexico3,029.83,030.90%
3123Aguas Buenas MunicipioPuerto Rico30.130.10%
3124Lincoln CountyNevada10,633.410,637.20%
3125Barranquitas MunicipioPuerto Rico34.234.20%
3126Sutton CountyTexas1,453.91,454.40%
3127Mower CountyMinnesota711.3711.50%
3128Manassas Park cityVirginia330%
3129Upshur CountyWest Virginia354.6354.80%
3130Franklin CountyNebraska575.85760%
3131Gaines CountyTexas1,502.41,502.90%
3132Roane CountyWest Virginia483.6483.70%
3133Lawrence CountySouth Dakota800.1800.30%
3134Kiowa CountyKansas722.6722.90%
3135Sioux CountyNebraska2,066.72,067.40%
3136Macon CountyTennessee307.1307.20%
3137Hayes CountyNebraska713.1713.30%
3138Brooks CountyTexas943.4943.60%
3139Kearney CountyNebraska516.2516.30%
3140O'Brien CountyIowa573573.20%
3141Ellis CountyOklahoma1,231.51,231.80%
3142Lane CountyKansas717.4717.60%
3143Rush CountyKansas717.87180%
3144Lyon CountyIowa587.6587.80%
3145Ward CountyTexas835.6835.80%
3146Cherokee CountyIowa576.9577.10%
3147Socorro CountyNew Mexico6,646.46,648.30%
3148Wheeler CountyOregon1,7161,716.50%
3149Sheridan CountyKansas896896.20%
3150Daniels CountyMontana1,426.31,426.70%
3151Sabana Grande MunicipioPuerto Rico36.336.30%
3152Andrews CountyTexas1,500.71,501.10%
3153Morton CountyKansas729.7729.90%
3154Torrance CountyNew Mexico3,345.23,346.10%
3155Menard CountyTexas902902.30%
3156Graham CountyKansas898.5898.80%
3157Motley CountyTexas989.6989.80%
3158Randolph CountyWest Virginia1,039.71,0400%
3159Wilkin CountyMinnesota751751.20%
3160Ness CountyKansas1,074.71,0750%
3161Hickman CountyTennessee612.5612.60%
3162Webster CountyNebraska574.95750%
3163Cannon CountyTennessee265.6265.70%
3164Benton CountyIndiana406.4406.50%
3165Pima CountyArizona9,188.79,190.70%
3166Harding CountyNew Mexico2,125.52,125.90%
3167Pecos CountyTexas4,763.84,764.80%
3168Red Lake CountyMinnesota432.4432.50%
3169Banner CountyNebraska746746.20%
3170San Germán MunicipioPuerto Rico54.454.50%
3171Sherman CountyKansas1,056.11,056.30%
3172Potter CountyPennsylvania1,081.21,081.50%
3173Custer CountyNebraska2,575.52,5760%
3174Coamo MunicipioPuerto Rico78780%
3175Hockley CountyTexas908.4908.60%
3176Powder River CountyMontana3,298.23,298.80%
3177Hudspeth CountyTexas4,570.54,571.30%
3178Shannon CountyMissouri1,003.81,0040%
3179Sherman CountyTexas922.99230%
3180Presidio CountyTexas3,855.33,855.90%
3181Phillips CountyColorado687.96880%
3182Scott CountyKansas717.6717.70%
3183Grant CountyOregon4,527.84,528.50%
3184Kimble CountyTexas1,2511,251.20%
3185Rawlins CountyKansas1,069.41,069.60%
3186Roberts CountyTexas924.1924.20%
3187Upton CountyTexas1,241.31,241.50%
3188Corozal MunicipioPuerto Rico42.542.50%
3189Edwards CountyKansas621.96220%
3190Lipscomb CountyTexas932.2932.30%
3191Cochran CountyTexas775.1775.20%
3192Maricao MunicipioPuerto Rico36.636.60%
3193Bee CountyTexas880.2880.30%
3194Thomas CountyKansas1,074.71,074.80%
3195Stanton CountyKansas680.4680.40%
3196Tipton CountyIndiana260.5260.60%
3197Logan CountyKansas1,0731,073.10%
3198Hale CountyTexas1,004.71,004.80%
3199Cheyenne CountyNebraska1,1961,196.10%
3200Elbert CountyColorado1,850.81,8510%

Read the differences behind ranks 3101–3200

The median water share among these 100 entries is 0.028 %. The first and last entries span 0.042 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

  • Texas21 entries · 21% of this page
  • Kansas20 entries · 20% of this page
  • Puerto Rico10 entries · 10% of this page
  • Nebraska8 entries · 8% of this page
  • New Mexico5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Tennessee5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 14 jurisdictions contribute 31 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.