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2026 Census Gazetteer

Largest counties by total area

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Ranks 2901–3000

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from DeKalb County, Georgia at 271.066 mi² of total area to Richmond County, Virginia at 216.366 mi² of total area. The 100 entries represent 21 state-level jurisdictions. Georgia has the most entries on this page (23).

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 2901 through 3000. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
2901DeKalb CountyGeorgia267.6271.11.3%
2902Lafayette ParishLouisiana268.8269.30.2%
2903Tift CountyGeorgia260.9268.82.9%
2904Vance CountyNorth Carolina252.4268.76.1%
2905Baldwin CountyGeorgia258.7268.33.6%
2906McCracken CountyKentucky248.8267.97.1%
2907Dakota CountyNebraska264.4267.41.1%
2908Greene CountyNorth Carolina266.7267.20.2%
2909Rappahannock CountyVirginia266.4267.20.3%
2910Worth CountyMissouri266.6266.80.1%
2911Davie CountyNorth Carolina263.7266.61.1%
2912Franklin CountyGeorgia261.6266.51.8%
2913McDuffie CountyGeorgia257.4266.33.3%
2914Sequatchie CountyTennessee265.92660.1%
2915Crockett CountyTennessee265.5265.70.1%
2916Cannon CountyTennessee265.6265.70%
2917Storey CountyNevada263.8264.50.3%
2918Johnson CountyKentucky262264.10.8%
2919Vieques MunicipioPuerto Rico50.826480.8%
2920Larue CountyKentucky261.1263.61%
2921Alexander CountyNorth Carolina260263.61.4%
2922Powhatan CountyVirginia260.2262.30.8%
2923Grant CountyKentucky258260.81.1%
2924Tyler CountyWest Virginia256.3260.71.7%
2925Tipton CountyIndiana260.5260.60%
2926Vermillion CountyIndiana256.9259.91.2%
2927Clay CountyTennessee236.5259.38.8%
2928Lee CountyNorth Carolina255.1259.21.6%
2929Rains CountyTexas229.5258.811.3%
2930Morris CountyTexas252258.72.6%
2931Lincoln CountyGeorgia210.4257.318.2%
2932Hart CountyGeorgia232.4256.99.5%
2933Seminole CountyGeorgia237.6256.67.4%
2934Lyon CountyKentucky213.8256.516.7%
2935Boone CountyKentucky246.3256.54%
2936McLean CountyKentucky252.5256.21.4%
2937Estill CountyKentucky253.1255.61%
2938Clark CountyKentucky252.5255.21.1%
2939Bibb CountyGeorgia249.4254.92.2%
2940Ben Hill CountyGeorgia250.1253.91.5%
2941Howard CountyMaryland251253.41%
2942Mercer CountyKentucky249.4253.31.5%
2943Hickman CountyKentucky242.32534.2%
2944Westmoreland CountyVirginia229.3252.99.3%
2945St. James ParishLouisiana237.9252.85.9%
2946Scott CountyIllinois250.8252.60.7%
2947Alexander CountyIllinois235.4252.66.8%
2948Mathews CountyVirginia85.925265.9%
2949Roanoke CountyVirginia250.5251.20.3%
2950Pulaski CountyGeorgia249.3251.20.8%
2951Chattahoochee CountyGeorgia248.7251.21%
2952Union CountyFlorida243.9249.82.3%
2953Candler CountyGeorgia243.1248.92.3%
2954Pepin CountyWisconsin232248.76.7%
2955Sarpy CountyNebraska238247.53.8%
2956Avery CountyNorth Carolina247.3247.50.1%
2957Loudon CountyTennessee229.3247.47.3%
2958Forsyth CountyGeorgia224.6247.29.1%
2959Union CountyTennessee223.6247.19.5%
2960Bergen CountyNew Jersey232.8246.55.5%
2961Mason CountyKentucky240.1246.42.6%
2962Putnam CountyNew York230.3246.26.5%
2963Henrico CountyVirginia233.7244.84.6%
2964Montgomery CountyGeorgia241.1244.71.5%
2965White CountyGeorgia240.8242.30.6%
2966Massac CountyIllinois237.2242.12%
2967Polk CountyNorth Carolina237.7238.40.3%
2968Greater Bridgeport Planning RegionConnecticut140.2238.241.1%
2969Vanderburgh CountyIndiana233.4236.91.5%
2970Simpson CountyKentucky234.2236.51%
2971Alleghany CountyNorth Carolina234.8236.30.6%
2972Elliott CountyKentucky234.3235.30.4%
2973Wirt CountyWest Virginia232.5234.81%
2974Banks CountyGeorgia232.4234.20.8%
2975Garrard CountyKentucky229.9233.91.7%
2976Chowan CountyNorth Carolina172.7233.626.1%
2977Cook CountyGeorgia228.5233.22%
2978Pickens CountyGeorgia232.1232.70.3%
2979San Francisco CountyCalifornia46.7231.979.9%
2980Lancaster CountyVirginia133.3231.442.4%
2981Fulton CountyKentucky205.9230.710.7%
2982Martin CountyKentucky229.6230.60.4%
2983Morgan CountyWest Virginia229.1229.60.2%
2984Mercer CountyNew Jersey224.5228.91.9%
2985Wabash CountyIllinois223.3227.61.9%
2986Camden CountyNew Jersey221.4227.52.7%
2987New Kent CountyVirginia210223.86.1%
2988Switzerland CountyIndiana220.7223.61.3%
2989Hancock CountyTennessee222.3223.50.5%
2990Wolfe CountyKentucky222.2222.80.3%
2991Edwards CountyIllinois222.4222.70.1%
2992Mitchell CountyNorth Carolina221.3221.90.3%
2993Muscogee CountyGeorgia216.52212%
2994Clay CountyNorth Carolina215220.82.6%
2995Pike CountyGeorgia216.1219.41.5%
2996Bleckley CountyGeorgia215.9219.11.5%
2997Warren CountyVirginia214.6217.91.5%
2998Clay CountyGeorgia195.4217.210.1%
2999Meigs CountyTennessee195.1216.79.9%
3000Richmond CountyVirginia191.5216.411.5%

Read the differences behind ranks 2901–3000

The median total area among these 100 entries is 251.186 mi². The first and last entries span 54.7 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
  • Kentucky18 entries · 18% of this page
  • North Carolina11 entries · 11% of this page
  • Virginia10 entries · 10% of this page
  • Tennessee8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Illinois5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 15 jurisdictions contribute 25 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.