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Largest counties by total area

Rankings include both Census land and water measurements. Water can change the order substantially, especially for coastal counties and counties bordering the Great Lakes.

Ranks 1701–1800

3,222 county equivalents · page 18 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Osage County, Missouri at 613.367 mi² of total area to Breckinridge County, Kentucky at 585.593 mi² of total area. The 100 entries represent 30 state-level jurisdictions. Alabama has the most entries on this page (10, 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 by total area, ranks 1701 through 1800. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
1701Osage CountyMissouri606.5613.41.1%
1702LaPorte CountyIndiana598.3613.32.4%
1703Macon CountyAlabama608.7613.20.7%
1704Hickman CountyTennessee612.5612.60%
1705Calhoun CountyAlabama605.9612.31%
1706Giles CountyTennessee610.9611.20%
1707McHenry CountyIllinois603.4611.11.3%
1708Crenshaw CountyAlabama608.9610.90.3%
1709Morgan CountyUtah609.2610.90.3%
1710Scott CountyMississippi609.2610.40.2%
1711Somerset CountyMaryland319.7610.447.6%
1712Winston CountyMississippi607.3610.10.5%
1713Clarion CountyPennsylvania600.8609.81.5%
1714Stone CountyArkansas606.4609.60.5%
1715Raleigh CountyWest Virginia6056090.7%
1716Sutter CountyCalifornia602.7608.40.9%
1717Limestone CountyAlabama563.4607.27.2%
1718Santa Cruz CountyCalifornia445.1607.226.7%
1719Hillsdale CountyMichigan598.26071.5%
1720Hennepin CountyMinnesota554606.88.7%
1721Sharp CountyArkansas604.6606.70.3%
1722Linn CountyKansas594.1606.42%
1723Leflore CountyMississippi594.1606.42%
1724Clay CountyAlabama6046060.3%
1725Amador CountyCalifornia594.66061.9%
1726Crawford CountyArkansas595.3605.71.7%
1727Lamar CountyAlabama604.8605.40.1%
1728Autauga CountyAlabama594.5604.41.6%
1729Canyon CountyIdaho587603.72.8%
1730Gibson CountyTennessee602.7603.70.1%
1731Chambers CountyAlabama596.6603.11.1%
1732Coffee CountyGeorgia592.3602.71.7%
1733Jerome CountyIdaho597.5602.50.8%
1734Liberty CountyGeorgia516.5602.514.3%
1735Southampton CountyVirginia599.2602.40.5%
1736Jackson CountyIllinois583.6602.23.1%
1737Boone CountyArkansas589.76022%
1738Antrim CountyMichigan475.7601.820.9%
1739Harnett CountyNorth Carolina595.1601.41%
1740Grand Traverse CountyMichigan464.3601.322.8%
1741Sibley CountyMinnesota589600.61.9%
1742Carroll CountyTennessee597.7600.10.4%
1743Miller CountyMissouri592.7600.11.2%
1744Cherokee CountyAlabama553.66007.7%
1745Rockbridge CountyVirginia596.56000.6%
1746Darke CountyOhio598.1599.70.3%
1747Crawford CountyWisconsin570.8599.24.7%
1748Morgan CountyAlabama579.7599.13.2%
1749Cleveland CountyArkansas597.9598.90.2%
1750Sevier CountyTennessee592.5597.70.9%
1751Iredell CountyNorth Carolina574.5597.43.8%
1752Tyrrell CountyNorth Carolina390.8597.234.6%
1753Randolph CountyIllinois575.45973.6%
1754Barton CountyMissouri592596.70.8%
1755Hardin CountyTennessee577.5596.33.2%
1756Ohio CountyKentucky587.1596.21.5%
1757Wyoming CountyNew York592.7596.20.6%
1758Lucas CountyOhio339.7595.843%
1759Howard CountyArkansas587.3595.61.4%
1760Crawford CountyKansas589.85950.9%
1761Pawnee CountyOklahoma568.3594.94.5%
1762Woodruff CountyArkansas586594.11.4%
1763Webster CountyMissouri592.6593.80.2%
1764Henry CountyTennessee561.9593.45.3%
1765Guthrie CountyIowa590.6593.10.4%
1766Pierce CountyWisconsin574592.73.2%
1767Upshur CountyTexas583592.61.6%
1768St. Charles CountyMissouri560.3592.45.4%
1769Lawrence CountyArkansas587.5592.30.8%
1770San Augustine CountyTexas530.7592.310.4%
1771Cleburne CountyArkansas554592.16.4%
1772Polk CountyIowa572.7591.93.2%
1773Dallas CountyIowa588.2591.60.6%
1774Shelby CountyIowa590.8591.40.1%
1775Brazos CountyTexas586.2591.20.9%
1776Cherokee CountyKansas587.65910.6%
1777Butler CountyNebraska584.8590.81%
1778Wagoner CountyOklahoma561.9590.84.9%
1779Simpson CountyMississippi589.2590.50.2%
1780Pointe Coupee ParishLouisiana555.5590.45.9%
1781Miami CountyKansas575.9590.32.4%
1782McDonough CountyIllinois589.3590.10.1%
1783Richland CountyWisconsin586.2589.30.5%
1784Baker CountyFlorida585.25890.6%
1785Lincoln CountyMississippi586.2588.30.3%
1786Calhoun CountyMississippi586.65880.2%
1787Chippewa CountyMinnesota581.2587.91.1%
1788Anne Arundel CountyMaryland414.8587.829.4%
1789Lyon CountyIowa587.6587.80%
1790Iowa CountyIowa586.5587.50.2%
1791Dakota CountyMinnesota562.6586.94.1%
1792Tulsa CountyOklahoma570.2586.82.8%
1793Baxter CountyArkansas553.9586.75.6%
1794Chester CountySouth Carolina580.9586.51%
1795Cape Girardeau CountyMissouri578.5586.31.3%
1796Adams CountyOhio583.9586.30.4%
1797Poweshiek CountyIowa584.9586.10.2%
1798Traverse CountyMinnesota573.9585.92%
1799Macon CountyIllinois580.5585.80.9%
1800Breckinridge CountyKentucky569.7585.62.7%

Read the differences behind ranks 1701–1800

The median total area among these 100 entries is 597.544 mi². The first and last entries span 27.774 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

  • Alabama10 entries · 10% of this page
  • Arkansas10 entries · 10% of this page
  • Iowa7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Tennessee7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Mississippi6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Missouri6 entries · 6% of this page

The remaining 24 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.

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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.