Smallest counties by land area
The smallest county equivalents by land area. Independent cities appear alongside counties, so small city jurisdictions can rank ahead of rural counties.
Ranks 901–1000
3,222 county equivalents · page 10 of 33
What this part of the ranking shows
This page runs from Henderson County, Kentucky at 436.361 mi² of land area to Union County, South Dakota at 461.977 mi² of land area. The 100 entries represent 28 state-level jurisdictions. Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | Henderson County | Kentucky | 436.4 | 465.6 | 6.3% |
| 902 | Scotland County | Missouri | 436.5 | 439.3 | 0.6% |
| 903 | Marion County | Missouri | 436.9 | 444.3 | 1.7% |
| 904 | Lincoln County | West Virginia | 437.1 | 438.7 | 0.4% |
| 905 | Harford County | Maryland | 437.1 | 526.7 | 17% |
| 906 | Schuyler County | Illinois | 437.3 | 441.4 | 0.9% |
| 907 | Telfair County | Georgia | 437.3 | 444 | 1.5% |
| 908 | Mills County | Iowa | 437.4 | 440.6 | 0.7% |
| 909 | Muscatine County | Iowa | 437.4 | 449.1 | 2.6% |
| 910 | Fulton County | Pennsylvania | 437.6 | 438.1 | 0.1% |
| 911 | Bryan County | Georgia | 437.6 | 454.5 | 3.7% |
| 912 | Whitley County | Kentucky | 437.9 | 445.1 | 1.6% |
| 913 | Madison County | Kentucky | 437.9 | 443.3 | 1.2% |
| 914 | Polk County | Nebraska | 438.8 | 440.6 | 0.4% |
| 915 | Oglethorpe County | Georgia | 439.1 | 442 | 0.7% |
| 916 | Piatt County | Illinois | 439.2 | 439.5 | 0.1% |
| 917 | Dodge County | Minnesota | 439.4 | 439.7 | 0.1% |
| 918 | Deuel County | Nebraska | 439.8 | 440.7 | 0.2% |
| 919 | McDowell County | North Carolina | 440 | 445.4 | 1.2% |
| 920 | Pike County | Ohio | 440.3 | 444 | 0.8% |
| 921 | Coweta County | Georgia | 441 | 445.9 | 1.1% |
| 922 | Trigg County | Kentucky | 441.4 | 481.3 | 8.3% |
| 923 | Nance County | Nebraska | 441.6 | 448.2 | 1.5% |
| 924 | Grayson County | Virginia | 441.8 | 445.6 | 0.8% |
| 925 | Perry County | Illinois | 441.9 | 447 | 1.1% |
| 926 | Bay County | Michigan | 442.4 | 630.7 | 29.9% |
| 927 | Wayne County | Nebraska | 442.9 | 443.3 | 0.1% |
| 928 | Skagway Municipality | Alaska | 442.9 | 453.7 | 2.4% |
| 929 | Audubon County | Iowa | 443 | 443.4 | 0.1% |
| 930 | Delaware County | Ohio | 443.1 | 457.3 | 3.1% |
| 931 | Brantley County | Georgia | 443.2 | 447.2 | 0.9% |
| 932 | Marshall County | Indiana | 443.6 | 449.7 | 1.4% |
| 933 | Crawford County | Illinois | 443.6 | 445.9 | 0.5% |
| 934 | Lake County | Illinois | 443.7 | 1,368.3 | 67.6% |
| 935 | Casey County | Kentucky | 444.3 | 445.7 | 0.3% |
| 936 | Parke County | Indiana | 444.7 | 450 | 1.2% |
| 937 | Santa Cruz County | California | 445.1 | 607.2 | 26.7% |
| 938 | Carroll County | Illinois | 445.4 | 467 | 4.6% |
| 939 | Stone County | Mississippi | 445.5 | 448.1 | 0.6% |
| 940 | Walker County | Georgia | 446.3 | 446.9 | 0.1% |
| 941 | Ripley County | Indiana | 446.4 | 448.1 | 0.4% |
| 942 | Alleghany County | Virginia | 446.6 | 449.7 | 0.7% |
| 943 | Sullivan County | Indiana | 447.2 | 454.1 | 1.5% |
| 944 | Carroll County | Maryland | 447.6 | 452.7 | 1.1% |
| 945 | Nicollet County | Minnesota | 448.3 | 466.7 | 3.9% |
| 946 | San Mateo County | California | 448.6 | 741 | 39.5% |
| 947 | Le Sueur County | Minnesota | 448.8 | 473.9 | 5.3% |
| 948 | Teton County | Idaho | 449.1 | 450.2 | 0.2% |
| 949 | Lawrence County | Indiana | 449.1 | 451.9 | 0.6% |
| 950 | Wilkinson County | Georgia | 449.2 | 452 | 0.6% |
| 951 | Accomack County | Virginia | 449.3 | 1,310 | 65.7% |
| 952 | Stokes County | North Carolina | 449.3 | 456.1 | 1.5% |
| 953 | Madison County | North Carolina | 449.6 | 451.5 | 0.4% |
| 954 | Sullivan County | Pennsylvania | 449.9 | 452.5 | 0.6% |
| 955 | Lee County | Mississippi | 450 | 453.2 | 0.7% |
| 956 | Smyth County | Virginia | 451.4 | 452.7 | 0.3% |
| 957 | La Crosse County | Wisconsin | 451.8 | 480.1 | 5.9% |
| 958 | St. Francois County | Missouri | 451.9 | 454.7 | 0.6% |
| 959 | Madison County | Indiana | 451.9 | 452.9 | 0.2% |
| 960 | Ritchie County | West Virginia | 452 | 453.7 | 0.4% |
| 961 | Randolph County | Indiana | 452.4 | 453.3 | 0.2% |
| 962 | Clermont County | Ohio | 452.6 | 460.2 | 1.7% |
| 963 | Logan County | West Virginia | 452.9 | 454.7 | 0.4% |
| 964 | Saluda County | South Carolina | 453.2 | 462.1 | 1.9% |
| 965 | East Feliciana Parish | Louisiana | 453.3 | 455.7 | 0.5% |
| 966 | Berrien County | Georgia | 453.4 | 457.9 | 1% |
| 967 | Lawrence County | Ohio | 453.4 | 457.3 | 0.8% |
| 968 | Mercer County | Missouri | 453.8 | 455.1 | 0.3% |
| 969 | Tunica County | Mississippi | 454.1 | 476.1 | 4.6% |
| 970 | Grady County | Georgia | 454.5 | 460.3 | 1.3% |
| 971 | East Baton Rouge Parish | Louisiana | 455.5 | 470.3 | 3.2% |
| 972 | Cherokee County | North Carolina | 455.5 | 466.7 | 2.4% |
| 973 | Monroe County | Ohio | 455.6 | 457.3 | 0.4% |
| 974 | Greenwood County | South Carolina | 455.6 | 463.8 | 1.8% |
| 975 | Tipton County | Tennessee | 455.6 | 468.2 | 2.7% |
| 976 | Marquette County | Wisconsin | 455.7 | 464.5 | 1.9% |
| 977 | Douglas County | Kansas | 455.8 | 474.6 | 4% |
| 978 | Lincoln County | Maine | 455.9 | 699.6 | 34.8% |
| 979 | Martin County | North Carolina | 456.4 | 456.7 | 0.1% |
| 980 | Cuyahoga County | Ohio | 457.2 | 1,245.5 | 63.3% |
| 981 | Oktibbeha County | Mississippi | 457.6 | 461.3 | 0.8% |
| 982 | Northumberland County | Pennsylvania | 457.7 | 477.2 | 4.1% |
| 983 | St. Joseph County | Indiana | 457.8 | 461.4 | 0.8% |
| 984 | Washington County | Maryland | 457.8 | 467.4 | 2% |
| 985 | Charles County | Maryland | 457.8 | 642.9 | 28.8% |
| 986 | Tippah County | Mississippi | 457.8 | 460 | 0.5% |
| 987 | Wayne County | Kentucky | 458 | 484.2 | 5.4% |
| 988 | Scott County | Iowa | 458.1 | 468.2 | 2.2% |
| 989 | Gosper County | Nebraska | 458.2 | 462.7 | 1% |
| 990 | Daviess County | Kentucky | 458.4 | 476.5 | 3.8% |
| 991 | Logan County | Ohio | 458.5 | 466.8 | 1.8% |
| 992 | Stewart County | Georgia | 458.8 | 463.6 | 1% |
| 993 | Lackawanna County | Pennsylvania | 458.8 | 465 | 1.3% |
| 994 | Bartow County | Georgia | 458.9 | 469.5 | 2.3% |
| 995 | Stewart County | Tennessee | 459.8 | 493 | 6.7% |
| 996 | Morris County | New Jersey | 461 | 481.5 | 4.3% |
| 997 | Lamoille County | Vermont | 461.3 | 466.2 | 1.1% |
| 998 | Montgomery County | Ohio | 461.4 | 464.2 | 0.6% |
| 999 | Wythe County | Virginia | 462 | 464.7 | 0.6% |
| 1000 | Union County | South Dakota | 462 | 467.1 | 1.1% |
Read the differences behind ranks 901–1000
The median land area among these 100 entries is 449.264 mi². The first and last entries span 25.616 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
- Georgia11 entries · 11% of this page
- Indiana8 entries · 8% of this page
- Ohio8 entries · 8% of this page
- Kentucky7 entries · 7% of this page
- Illinois6 entries · 6% of this page
- Mississippi5 entries · 5% of this page
The remaining 22 jurisdictions contribute 55 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.