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2026 Census Gazetteer

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 2201–2300

3,222 county equivalents · page 23 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Genesee County, New York at 495.345 mi² of total area to Lamoille County, Vermont at 466.176 mi² of total area. The 100 entries represent 31 state-level jurisdictions. Kentucky has the most entries on this page (8, 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 2201 through 2300. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
2201Genesee CountyNew York493495.30.5%
2202Breathitt CountyKentucky492.4495.30.6%
2203Lewis CountyKentucky482.9495.22.5%
2204Yalobusha CountyMississippi467.24955.6%
2205Jackson CountyNorth Carolina491.1494.90.8%
2206Franklin CountyNorth Carolina491.9494.60.5%
2207Marion CountySouth Carolina489.4494.21%
2208New Castle CountyDelaware426.349413.7%
2209Stewart CountyTennessee459.84936.7%
2210Brown CountyOhio489.64930.7%
2211Sussex CountyVirginia490.2492.80.5%
2212Sumter CountyGeorgia482.9492.62%
2213Gentry CountyMissouri491.4491.70.1%
2214Tompkins CountyNew York474.7491.53.4%
2215Dickson CountyTennessee489.9491.30.3%
2216Dukes CountyMassachusetts103.249179%
2217Van Buren CountyIowa484.8490.51.2%
2218Columbia CountyPennsylvania483.3490.41.5%
2219Holmes CountyFlorida478.94892.1%
2220Tattnall CountyGeorgia480.8488.31.5%
2221Randolph CountyMissouri482.7487.81%
2222Buffalo CountySouth Dakota471.4487.83.4%
2223Adams CountyMississippi462.3487.55.2%
2224Montgomery CountyPennsylvania482.9487.20.9%
2225Ford CountyIllinois485.6486.20.1%
2226Harrison CountyIndiana484.1486.10.4%
2227Patrick CountyVirginia483485.70.6%
2228Marlboro CountySouth Carolina479.9485.51.2%
2229Ottawa CountyOklahoma470.8484.62.8%
2230Putnam CountyOhio482.5484.30.4%
2231Wayne CountyKentucky458484.25.4%
2232Perry CountyMissouri474.4484.22%
2233Ralls CountyMissouri469.8483.82.9%
2234Roane CountyWest Virginia483.6483.70%
2235George CountyMississippi478.7483.71%
2236Effingham CountyGeorgia478.9482.90.8%
2237Rock CountyMinnesota482.5482.70.1%
2238Dixon CountyNebraska475.6482.71.5%
2239Putnam CountyIndiana480.5482.70.4%
2240Morris CountyNew Jersey461481.54.3%
2241Trigg CountyKentucky441.4481.38.3%
2242Grant CountyWest Virginia477.4480.30.6%
2243La Crosse CountyWisconsin451.8480.15.9%
2244Effingham CountyIllinois478.84800.3%
2245Johnson CountyKansas473.6479.91.3%
2246Lewis CountyIdaho478.8479.70.2%
2247Richmond CountyNorth Carolina473.7479.71.3%
2248Muhlenberg CountyKentucky467.3479.42.5%
2249Amherst CountyVirginia474478.91%
2250Hancock CountyGeorgia471.1477.81.4%
2251Carroll CountyVirginia474.7477.70.6%
2252Charlotte CountyVirginia475.3477.50.5%
2253Northumberland CountyPennsylvania457.7477.24.1%
2254Talbot CountyMaryland268.6476.843.7%
2255Robertson CountyTennessee476.3476.50%
2256Daviess CountyKentucky458.4476.53.8%
2257Russell CountyVirginia473.5476.40.6%
2258Tunica CountyMississippi454.1476.14.6%
2259Bedford CountyTennessee473.6474.80.2%
2260Douglas CountyKansas455.8474.64%
2261Caldwell CountyNorth Carolina471.9474.60.6%
2262Nelson CountyVirginia470.7474.20.7%
2263Wilkes CountyGeorgia469.5474.11%
2264Le Sueur CountyMinnesota448.8473.95.3%
2265Jones CountyNorth Carolina471.4473.70.5%
2266Monroe CountyWest Virginia472.8473.60.2%
2267Howard CountyIowa473.2473.60.1%
2268Mercer CountyOhio462.4473.42.3%
2269Madison CountyIdaho469.3473.30.9%
2270Harris CountyGeorgia463.84731.9%
2271Hanover CountyVirginia467.6472.51%
2272Madison CountyTexas466.1472.41.3%
2273Lincoln ParishLouisiana471.6472.40.2%
2274Jackson CountyWest Virginia464.4471.61.5%
2275Howard CountyMissouri463.8471.51.6%
2276Gallia CountyOhio466.5471.21%
2277Clay CountyKentucky469.3471.10.4%
2278Hardin CountyOhio470.3470.50.1%
2279Holt CountyMissouri462.7470.41.6%
2280East Baton Rouge ParishLouisiana455.5470.33.2%
2281Forrest CountyMississippi466470.20.9%
2282Butler CountyOhio466.5470.10.8%
2283Belknap CountyNew Hampshire401.947014.5%
2284Mitchell CountyIowa469.3469.70.1%
2285Clay CountyIllinois468.4469.50.3%
2286Bartow CountyGeorgia458.9469.52.3%
2287Leavenworth CountyKansas463.4468.91.2%
2288Tipton CountyTennessee455.6468.22.7%
2289Scott CountyIowa458.1468.22.2%
2290Cleveland CountyNorth Carolina464.3468.20.8%
2291Harlan CountyKentucky465.8468.20.5%
2292Elkhart CountyIndiana463.24681%
2293Madison CountyOhio466.7467.50.2%
2294Washington CountyMaryland457.8467.42%
2295Union CountySouth Dakota462467.11.1%
2296Carroll CountyIllinois445.44674.6%
2297Logan CountyOhio458.5466.81.8%
2298Cherokee CountyNorth Carolina455.5466.72.4%
2299Nicollet CountyMinnesota448.3466.73.9%
2300Lamoille CountyVermont461.3466.21.1%

Read the differences behind ranks 2201–2300

The median total area among these 100 entries is 477.744 mi². The first and last entries span 29.169 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

  • Kentucky8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Ohio8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Virginia8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Georgia7 entries · 7% of this page
  • North Carolina7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Missouri6 entries · 6% of this page

The remaining 25 jurisdictions contribute 56 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.