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 1101–1200
3,222 county equivalents · page 12 of 33
What this part of the ranking shows
This page runs from Lorain County, Ohio at 490.536 mi² of land area to Loudoun County, Virginia at 515.746 mi² of land area. The 100 entries represent 25 state-level jurisdictions. Missouri has the most entries on this page (10).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101 | Lorain County | Ohio | 490.5 | 922.8 | 46.8% |
| 1102 | Jackson County | North Carolina | 491.1 | 494.9 | 0.8% |
| 1103 | Abbeville County | South Carolina | 491.2 | 511.7 | 4% |
| 1104 | Gentry County | Missouri | 491.4 | 491.7 | 0.1% |
| 1105 | McLeod County | Minnesota | 491.5 | 505.6 | 2.8% |
| 1106 | Montgomery County | North Carolina | 491.5 | 501.5 | 2% |
| 1107 | Burt County | Nebraska | 491.6 | 497.1 | 1.1% |
| 1108 | Sabine County | Texas | 491.7 | 576.6 | 14.7% |
| 1109 | Franklin County | North Carolina | 491.9 | 494.6 | 0.5% |
| 1110 | Huron County | Ohio | 492.2 | 495.6 | 0.7% |
| 1111 | Breathitt County | Kentucky | 492.4 | 495.3 | 0.6% |
| 1112 | Essex County | Massachusetts | 492.5 | 828.5 | 40.6% |
| 1113 | Pemiscot County | Missouri | 492.6 | 513.4 | 4.1% |
| 1114 | Genesee County | New York | 493 | 495.3 | 0.5% |
| 1115 | Montgomery County | Maryland | 493.1 | 506.9 | 2.7% |
| 1116 | Brooks County | Georgia | 493.2 | 497.8 | 0.9% |
| 1117 | Madison County | Missouri | 494.4 | 497.6 | 0.6% |
| 1118 | Jasper County | Illinois | 494.6 | 498.2 | 0.7% |
| 1119 | Mason County | Michigan | 495 | 1,242.3 | 60.2% |
| 1120 | White County | Illinois | 495 | 501.9 | 1.4% |
| 1121 | Louisa County | Virginia | 495.1 | 509.7 | 2.9% |
| 1122 | Richland County | Ohio | 495.2 | 500.1 | 1% |
| 1123 | Fulton County | New York | 495.5 | 532.9 | 7% |
| 1124 | Rice County | Minnesota | 495.8 | 515.9 | 3.9% |
| 1125 | Dodge County | Georgia | 496 | 503.1 | 1.4% |
| 1126 | Lamar County | Mississippi | 496.6 | 500 | 0.7% |
| 1127 | Pickens County | South Carolina | 497 | 512.8 | 3.1% |
| 1128 | Lowndes County | Georgia | 497.3 | 510.6 | 2.6% |
| 1129 | Appanoose County | Iowa | 497.3 | 516.3 | 3.7% |
| 1130 | Pontotoc County | Mississippi | 497.8 | 501 | 0.6% |
| 1131 | Woodson County | Kansas | 497.8 | 505.3 | 1.5% |
| 1132 | Marion County | Tennessee | 498.3 | 512.3 | 2.7% |
| 1133 | Fentress County | Tennessee | 498.6 | 498.9 | 0.1% |
| 1134 | Cortland County | New York | 498.8 | 501.5 | 0.5% |
| 1135 | Lake County | Indiana | 498.9 | 626.6 | 20.4% |
| 1136 | Tippecanoe County | Indiana | 498.9 | 503.2 | 0.9% |
| 1137 | Carroll County | Georgia | 499.1 | 503.7 | 0.9% |
| 1138 | Big Stone County | Minnesota | 499.1 | 528.1 | 5.5% |
| 1139 | Ste. Genevieve County | Missouri | 499.2 | 506.8 | 1.5% |
| 1140 | Wyoming County | West Virginia | 499.5 | 501.8 | 0.5% |
| 1141 | Grayson County | Kentucky | 499.5 | 511 | 2.2% |
| 1142 | Allen County | Kansas | 500.3 | 505.3 | 1% |
| 1143 | Floyd County | Iowa | 500.6 | 501.4 | 0.2% |
| 1144 | St. Joseph County | Michigan | 500.6 | 521 | 3.9% |
| 1145 | Edgefield County | South Carolina | 500.7 | 507 | 1.2% |
| 1146 | Shelby County | Missouri | 500.9 | 502.3 | 0.3% |
| 1147 | Meriwether County | Georgia | 500.9 | 505.1 | 0.8% |
| 1148 | Pickaway County | Ohio | 501.3 | 506.6 | 1% |
| 1149 | Clark County | Illinois | 501.4 | 504.8 | 0.7% |
| 1150 | Chickasaw County | Mississippi | 501.8 | 504.2 | 0.5% |
| 1151 | Gladwin County | Michigan | 501.8 | 515.9 | 2.7% |
| 1152 | Grundy County | Iowa | 501.9 | 501.9 | 0% |
| 1153 | Davis County | Iowa | 502.2 | 504.9 | 0.5% |
| 1154 | Boone County | West Virginia | 502.4 | 504 | 0.3% |
| 1155 | Indian River County | Florida | 502.6 | 616.6 | 18.5% |
| 1156 | Buchanan County | Virginia | 502.9 | 503.9 | 0.2% |
| 1157 | Campbell County | Virginia | 503.3 | 506.7 | 0.7% |
| 1158 | Davidson County | Tennessee | 503.5 | 525.3 | 4.1% |
| 1159 | Dinwiddie County | Virginia | 503.8 | 507.3 | 0.7% |
| 1160 | Muskegon County | Michigan | 503.9 | 1,460 | 65.5% |
| 1161 | Knox County | Missouri | 504 | 506.8 | 0.6% |
| 1162 | Athens County | Ohio | 504.1 | 508.9 | 0.9% |
| 1163 | Chickasaw County | Iowa | 504.3 | 505.7 | 0.3% |
| 1164 | Fairfield County | Ohio | 504.4 | 508.6 | 0.8% |
| 1165 | Clark County | Missouri | 504.6 | 511.8 | 1.4% |
| 1166 | Montgomery County | Indiana | 504.6 | 505.4 | 0.2% |
| 1167 | Lewis County | Missouri | 505 | 510.8 | 1.1% |
| 1168 | White County | Indiana | 505.2 | 508.7 | 0.7% |
| 1169 | Edgecombe County | North Carolina | 505.4 | 506.9 | 0.3% |
| 1170 | Wayne County | West Virginia | 506 | 512.1 | 1.2% |
| 1171 | Lowndes County | Mississippi | 506.1 | 517.1 | 2.1% |
| 1172 | Burke County | North Carolina | 506.3 | 514.3 | 1.6% |
| 1173 | Branch County | Michigan | 506.4 | 519.7 | 2.6% |
| 1174 | Calhoun County | Texas | 506.9 | 1,032.7 | 50.9% |
| 1175 | Hamlin County | South Dakota | 507.1 | 538.1 | 5.8% |
| 1176 | Carter County | Missouri | 507.3 | 509 | 0.3% |
| 1177 | Carteret County | North Carolina | 507.6 | 1,330.4 | 61.8% |
| 1178 | Shenandoah County | Virginia | 508.1 | 511.8 | 0.7% |
| 1179 | Appling County | Georgia | 508.3 | 512.3 | 0.8% |
| 1180 | Coles County | Illinois | 508.3 | 510.1 | 0.4% |
| 1181 | Knox County | Tennessee | 508.4 | 525.9 | 3.3% |
| 1182 | St. Louis County | Missouri | 508.5 | 524 | 2.9% |
| 1183 | Floyd County | Georgia | 509.8 | 518.5 | 1.7% |
| 1184 | Jackson County | Indiana | 510 | 513.9 | 0.8% |
| 1185 | Braxton County | West Virginia | 510.7 | 516.3 | 1.1% |
| 1186 | Fremont County | Iowa | 511.2 | 516.6 | 1.1% |
| 1187 | Sheboygan County | Wisconsin | 511.5 | 1,271.2 | 59.8% |
| 1188 | Rowan County | North Carolina | 511.6 | 524 | 2.4% |
| 1189 | Mitchell County | Georgia | 512.2 | 513.8 | 0.3% |
| 1190 | Dyer County | Tennessee | 512.4 | 526.2 | 2.6% |
| 1191 | Early County | Georgia | 512.6 | 516.3 | 0.7% |
| 1192 | Winnebago County | Illinois | 513 | 519.2 | 1.2% |
| 1193 | Waller County | Texas | 513.4 | 517.9 | 0.9% |
| 1194 | Union County | South Carolina | 513.6 | 515.3 | 0.3% |
| 1195 | Washington County | Indiana | 513.7 | 516.6 | 0.6% |
| 1196 | Love County | Oklahoma | 513.9 | 532.3 | 3.4% |
| 1197 | Hamilton County | Florida | 514.3 | 519.1 | 0.9% |
| 1198 | Otsego County | Michigan | 515 | 526.2 | 2.1% |
| 1199 | Macon County | North Carolina | 515.5 | 519.6 | 0.8% |
| 1200 | Loudoun County | Virginia | 515.7 | 521.3 | 1.1% |
Read the differences behind ranks 1101–1200
The median land area among these 100 entries is 501.785 mi². The first and last entries span 25.21 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
- Missouri10 entries · 10% of this page
- Georgia9 entries · 9% of this page
- North Carolina8 entries · 8% of this page
- Indiana6 entries · 6% of this page
- Iowa6 entries · 6% of this page
- Michigan6 entries · 6% of this page
The remaining 19 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.