Largest counties outside Alaska
County equivalents in the other 49 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, ordered by land area. This view separates Alaska’s exceptionally large statistical regions from the rest of the dataset.
Ranks 2001–2100
3,192 county equivalents · page 21 of 32
What this part of the ranking shows
This page runs from Union County, South Carolina at 513.604 mi² of land area to Marion County, South Carolina at 489.372 mi² of land area. The 100 entries represent 24 state-level jurisdictions. Missouri 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Union County | South Carolina | 513.6 | 515.3 | 0.3% |
| 2002 | Waller County | Texas | 513.4 | 517.9 | 0.9% |
| 2003 | Winnebago County | Illinois | 513 | 519.2 | 1.2% |
| 2004 | Early County | Georgia | 512.6 | 516.3 | 0.7% |
| 2005 | Dyer County | Tennessee | 512.4 | 526.2 | 2.6% |
| 2006 | Mitchell County | Georgia | 512.2 | 513.8 | 0.3% |
| 2007 | Rowan County | North Carolina | 511.6 | 524 | 2.4% |
| 2008 | Sheboygan County | Wisconsin | 511.5 | 1,271.2 | 59.8% |
| 2009 | Fremont County | Iowa | 511.2 | 516.6 | 1.1% |
| 2010 | Braxton County | West Virginia | 510.7 | 516.3 | 1.1% |
| 2011 | Jackson County | Indiana | 510 | 513.9 | 0.8% |
| 2012 | Floyd County | Georgia | 509.8 | 518.5 | 1.7% |
| 2013 | St. Louis County | Missouri | 508.5 | 524 | 2.9% |
| 2014 | Knox County | Tennessee | 508.4 | 525.9 | 3.3% |
| 2015 | Coles County | Illinois | 508.3 | 510.1 | 0.4% |
| 2016 | Appling County | Georgia | 508.3 | 512.3 | 0.8% |
| 2017 | Shenandoah County | Virginia | 508.1 | 511.8 | 0.7% |
| 2018 | Carteret County | North Carolina | 507.6 | 1,330.4 | 61.8% |
| 2019 | Carter County | Missouri | 507.3 | 509 | 0.3% |
| 2020 | Hamlin County | South Dakota | 507.1 | 538.1 | 5.8% |
| 2021 | Calhoun County | Texas | 506.9 | 1,032.7 | 50.9% |
| 2022 | Branch County | Michigan | 506.4 | 519.7 | 2.6% |
| 2023 | Burke County | North Carolina | 506.3 | 514.3 | 1.6% |
| 2024 | Lowndes County | Mississippi | 506.1 | 517.1 | 2.1% |
| 2025 | Wayne County | West Virginia | 506 | 512.1 | 1.2% |
| 2026 | Edgecombe County | North Carolina | 505.4 | 506.9 | 0.3% |
| 2027 | White County | Indiana | 505.2 | 508.7 | 0.7% |
| 2028 | Lewis County | Missouri | 505 | 510.8 | 1.1% |
| 2029 | Montgomery County | Indiana | 504.6 | 505.4 | 0.2% |
| 2030 | Clark County | Missouri | 504.6 | 511.8 | 1.4% |
| 2031 | Fairfield County | Ohio | 504.4 | 508.6 | 0.8% |
| 2032 | Chickasaw County | Iowa | 504.3 | 505.7 | 0.3% |
| 2033 | Athens County | Ohio | 504.1 | 508.9 | 0.9% |
| 2034 | Knox County | Missouri | 504 | 506.8 | 0.6% |
| 2035 | Muskegon County | Michigan | 503.9 | 1,460 | 65.5% |
| 2036 | Dinwiddie County | Virginia | 503.8 | 507.3 | 0.7% |
| 2037 | Davidson County | Tennessee | 503.5 | 525.3 | 4.1% |
| 2038 | Campbell County | Virginia | 503.3 | 506.7 | 0.7% |
| 2039 | Buchanan County | Virginia | 502.9 | 503.9 | 0.2% |
| 2040 | Indian River County | Florida | 502.6 | 616.6 | 18.5% |
| 2041 | Boone County | West Virginia | 502.4 | 504 | 0.3% |
| 2042 | Davis County | Iowa | 502.2 | 504.9 | 0.5% |
| 2043 | Grundy County | Iowa | 501.9 | 501.9 | 0% |
| 2044 | Gladwin County | Michigan | 501.8 | 515.9 | 2.7% |
| 2045 | Chickasaw County | Mississippi | 501.8 | 504.2 | 0.5% |
| 2046 | Clark County | Illinois | 501.4 | 504.8 | 0.7% |
| 2047 | Pickaway County | Ohio | 501.3 | 506.6 | 1% |
| 2048 | Meriwether County | Georgia | 500.9 | 505.1 | 0.8% |
| 2049 | Shelby County | Missouri | 500.9 | 502.3 | 0.3% |
| 2050 | Edgefield County | South Carolina | 500.7 | 507 | 1.2% |
| 2051 | St. Joseph County | Michigan | 500.6 | 521 | 3.9% |
| 2052 | Floyd County | Iowa | 500.6 | 501.4 | 0.2% |
| 2053 | Allen County | Kansas | 500.3 | 505.3 | 1% |
| 2054 | Grayson County | Kentucky | 499.5 | 511 | 2.2% |
| 2055 | Wyoming County | West Virginia | 499.5 | 501.8 | 0.5% |
| 2056 | Ste. Genevieve County | Missouri | 499.2 | 506.8 | 1.5% |
| 2057 | Big Stone County | Minnesota | 499.1 | 528.1 | 5.5% |
| 2058 | Carroll County | Georgia | 499.1 | 503.7 | 0.9% |
| 2059 | Tippecanoe County | Indiana | 498.9 | 503.2 | 0.9% |
| 2060 | Lake County | Indiana | 498.9 | 626.6 | 20.4% |
| 2061 | Cortland County | New York | 498.8 | 501.5 | 0.5% |
| 2062 | Fentress County | Tennessee | 498.6 | 498.9 | 0.1% |
| 2063 | Marion County | Tennessee | 498.3 | 512.3 | 2.7% |
| 2064 | Woodson County | Kansas | 497.8 | 505.3 | 1.5% |
| 2065 | Pontotoc County | Mississippi | 497.8 | 501 | 0.6% |
| 2066 | Appanoose County | Iowa | 497.3 | 516.3 | 3.7% |
| 2067 | Lowndes County | Georgia | 497.3 | 510.6 | 2.6% |
| 2068 | Pickens County | South Carolina | 497 | 512.8 | 3.1% |
| 2069 | Lamar County | Mississippi | 496.6 | 500 | 0.7% |
| 2070 | Dodge County | Georgia | 496 | 503.1 | 1.4% |
| 2071 | Rice County | Minnesota | 495.8 | 515.9 | 3.9% |
| 2072 | Fulton County | New York | 495.5 | 532.9 | 7% |
| 2073 | Richland County | Ohio | 495.2 | 500.1 | 1% |
| 2074 | Louisa County | Virginia | 495.1 | 509.7 | 2.9% |
| 2075 | White County | Illinois | 495 | 501.9 | 1.4% |
| 2076 | Mason County | Michigan | 495 | 1,242.3 | 60.2% |
| 2077 | Jasper County | Illinois | 494.6 | 498.2 | 0.7% |
| 2078 | Madison County | Missouri | 494.4 | 497.6 | 0.6% |
| 2079 | Brooks County | Georgia | 493.2 | 497.8 | 0.9% |
| 2080 | Montgomery County | Maryland | 493.1 | 506.9 | 2.7% |
| 2081 | Genesee County | New York | 493 | 495.3 | 0.5% |
| 2082 | Pemiscot County | Missouri | 492.6 | 513.4 | 4.1% |
| 2083 | Essex County | Massachusetts | 492.5 | 828.5 | 40.6% |
| 2084 | Breathitt County | Kentucky | 492.4 | 495.3 | 0.6% |
| 2085 | Huron County | Ohio | 492.2 | 495.6 | 0.7% |
| 2086 | Franklin County | North Carolina | 491.9 | 494.6 | 0.5% |
| 2087 | Sabine County | Texas | 491.7 | 576.6 | 14.7% |
| 2088 | Burt County | Nebraska | 491.6 | 497.1 | 1.1% |
| 2089 | Montgomery County | North Carolina | 491.5 | 501.5 | 2% |
| 2090 | McLeod County | Minnesota | 491.5 | 505.6 | 2.8% |
| 2091 | Gentry County | Missouri | 491.4 | 491.7 | 0.1% |
| 2092 | Abbeville County | South Carolina | 491.2 | 511.7 | 4% |
| 2093 | Jackson County | North Carolina | 491.1 | 494.9 | 0.8% |
| 2094 | Lorain County | Ohio | 490.5 | 922.8 | 46.8% |
| 2095 | Sussex County | Virginia | 490.2 | 492.8 | 0.5% |
| 2096 | Cass County | Michigan | 490.1 | 508.3 | 3.6% |
| 2097 | Dade County | Missouri | 490 | 506.3 | 3.2% |
| 2098 | Dickson County | Tennessee | 489.9 | 491.3 | 0.3% |
| 2099 | Brown County | Ohio | 489.6 | 493 | 0.7% |
| 2100 | Marion County | South Carolina | 489.4 | 494.2 | 1% |
Read the differences behind ranks 2001–2100
The median land area among these 100 entries is 500.664 mi². The first and last entries span 24.232 square miles. This median describes the entries on this page, not the full national dataset. Pagination is a browsing boundary, not a distinct geographic region.
A difference of one position means only that two entries are adjacent in this ordering. Their actual size difference can be tiny or substantial. Compare the measurements as well as the rank, and use the original square-meter fields when rounded labels appear equal.
Where the entries on this page are located
- Missouri11 entries · 11% of this page
- Georgia9 entries · 9% of this page
- North Carolina7 entries · 7% of this page
- Ohio7 entries · 7% of this page
- Iowa6 entries · 6% of this page
- Michigan6 entries · 6% of this page
The remaining 18 jurisdictions contribute 54 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.