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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 2901–3000

3,192 county equivalents · page 30 of 32

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Sarpy County, Nebraska at 238.005 mi² of land area to Powell County, Kentucky at 178.962 mi² of land area. The 100 entries represent 18 state-level jurisdictions. Georgia has the most entries on this page (23, tied for the lead).

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.

Largest counties outside Alaska, ranks 2901 through 3000. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
2901Sarpy CountyNebraska238247.53.8%
2902St. James ParishLouisiana237.9252.85.9%
2903Polk CountyNorth Carolina237.7238.40.3%
2904Seminole CountyGeorgia237.6256.67.4%
2905Massac CountyIllinois237.2242.12%
2906Clay CountyTennessee236.5259.38.8%
2907Alexander CountyIllinois235.4252.66.8%
2908Alleghany CountyNorth Carolina234.8236.30.6%
2909Elliott CountyKentucky234.3235.30.4%
2910Simpson CountyKentucky234.2236.51%
2911Henrico CountyVirginia233.7244.84.6%
2912Vanderburgh CountyIndiana233.4236.91.5%
2913Ozaukee CountyWisconsin2331,116.279.1%
2914Bergen CountyNew Jersey232.8246.55.5%
2915Wirt CountyWest Virginia232.5234.81%
2916Banks CountyGeorgia232.4234.20.8%
2917Hart CountyGeorgia232.4256.99.5%
2918Pickens CountyGeorgia232.1232.70.3%
2919Pepin CountyWisconsin232248.76.7%
2920Putnam CountyNew York230.3246.26.5%
2921Garrard CountyKentucky229.9233.91.7%
2922Martin CountyKentucky229.6230.60.4%
2923Rains CountyTexas229.5258.811.3%
2924Lake CountyOhio229.4979.376.6%
2925Westmoreland CountyVirginia229.3252.99.3%
2926Loudon CountyTennessee229.3247.47.3%
2927Morgan CountyWest Virginia229.1229.60.2%
2928Cook CountyGeorgia228.5233.22%
2929Pasquotank CountyNorth Carolina226.9289.321.6%
2930Forsyth CountyGeorgia224.6247.29.1%
2931Mercer CountyNew Jersey224.5228.91.9%
2932Union CountyTennessee223.6247.19.5%
2933Wabash CountyIllinois223.3227.61.9%
2934Edwards CountyIllinois222.4222.70.1%
2935Hancock CountyTennessee222.3223.50.5%
2936Wolfe CountyKentucky222.2222.80.3%
2937Camden CountyNew Jersey221.4227.52.7%
2938Mitchell CountyNorth Carolina221.3221.90.3%
2939Switzerland CountyIndiana220.7223.61.3%
2940Gloucester CountyVirginia217.828824.4%
2941Muscogee CountyGeorgia216.52212%
2942Pike CountyGeorgia216.1219.41.5%
2943Bleckley CountyGeorgia215.9219.11.5%
2944Fayette CountyIndiana215215.20.1%
2945Clay CountyNorth Carolina215220.82.6%
2946Warren CountyVirginia214.6217.91.5%
2947St. John the Baptist ParishLouisiana214.541047.7%
2948Lyon CountyKentucky213.8256.516.7%
2949Calvert CountyMaryland213.2345.138.2%
2950Northampton CountyVirginia211.7795.373.4%
2951Dawson CountyGeorgia210.8214.41.7%
2952Lincoln CountyGeorgia210.4257.318.2%
2953New Kent CountyVirginia210223.86.1%
2954Webster CountyGeorgia209.7210.60.4%
2955Jefferson CountyWest Virginia209.3211.71.1%
2956Lee CountyKentucky208.8211.31.2%
2957Island CountyWashington208.7517.359.7%
2958Franklin CountyKentucky207.92121.9%
2959Fulton CountyKentucky205.9230.710.7%
2960Schenectady CountyNew York204.7209.42.3%
2961Menifee CountyKentucky203.5205.91.2%
2962Bracken CountyKentucky202.72093%
2963Anderson CountyKentucky202.3204.31%
2964Houston CountyTennessee200.32073.2%
2965Douglas CountyGeorgia200.1201.10.5%
2966Treutlen CountyGeorgia199.4202.41.5%
2967Pulaski CountyIllinois199.32031.9%
2968Owsley CountyKentucky197.4198.30.4%
2969Montgomery CountyKentucky197.4198.80.7%
2970Clinton CountyKentucky197.1205.44.1%
2971Lanier CountyGeorgia196.5199.81.6%
2972Spalding CountyGeorgia196199.61.8%
2973Camp CountyTexas195.8203.23.6%
2974Clay CountyGeorgia195.4217.210.1%
2975Nicholas CountyKentucky195.3196.80.8%
2976Meigs CountyTennessee195.1216.79.9%
2977Fayette CountyGeorgia194.7199.62.5%
2978Taliaferro CountyGeorgia194.6195.30.4%
2979West Baton Rouge ParishLouisiana192.3203.85.6%
2980New Hanover CountyNorth Carolina192.3328.941.5%
2981Richmond CountyVirginia191.5216.411.5%
2982Northumberland CountyVirginia191.4285.633%
2983Scott CountyIndiana190.4192.71.2%
2984Woodford CountyKentucky189.61921.3%
2985Carlisle CountyKentucky189.51994.8%
2986Hancock CountyKentucky187.7198.95.7%
2987Oldham CountyKentucky187.3196.34.6%
2988Spencer CountyKentucky186.7191.72.6%
2989Somervell CountyTexas186.2191.72.9%
2990Passaic CountyNew Jersey186.1198.56.2%
2991Unicoi CountyTennessee186.1186.40.2%
2992Oconee CountyGeorgia184.4186.41.1%
2993Delaware CountyPennsylvania183.8190.63.6%
2994Butts CountyGeorgia183.71882.3%
2995Lamar CountyGeorgia183.5185.81.3%
2996Charles City CountyVirginia182.9204.210.4%
2997Evans CountyGeorgia182.9186.92.1%
2998Boyle CountyKentucky180.3182.81.4%
2999King George CountyVirginia179.6187.84.3%
3000Powell CountyKentucky179180.10.6%

Read the differences behind ranks 2901–3000

The median land area among these 100 entries is 211.272 mi². The first and last entries span 59.043 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

  • Georgia23 entries · 23% of this page
  • Kentucky23 entries · 23% of this page
  • Virginia10 entries · 10% of this page
  • Tennessee7 entries · 7% of this page
  • North Carolina6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Illinois5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 12 jurisdictions contribute 26 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.