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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 1201–1300

3,222 county equivalents · page 13 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Knox County, Indiana at 515.831 mi² of land area to Marion County, Mississippi at 542.326 mi² of land area. The 100 entries represent 35 state-level jurisdictions. Missouri 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.

Smallest counties by land area, ranks 1201 through 1300. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
1201Knox CountyIndiana515.8523.91.5%
1202Kearney CountyNebraska516.2516.30%
1203Gadsden CountyFlorida516.4528.52.3%
1204Liberty CountyGeorgia516.5602.514.3%
1205Coal CountyOklahoma516.8521.40.9%
1206Putnam CountyMissouri517.3519.60.4%
1207Lee CountyIowa517.6538.94%
1208Midland CountyMichigan518.4528.11.8%
1209Sussex CountyNew Jersey518.5535.43.2%
1210Adams CountyPennsylvania518.6521.70.6%
1211Tioga CountyNew York518.85230.8%
1212Tazewell CountyVirginia518.8519.90.2%
1213Gasconade CountyMissouri5195261.3%
1214Kane CountyIllinois519.4524.20.9%
1215Moody CountySouth Dakota519.4520.80.3%
1216Roscommon CountyMichigan519.958010.4%
1217Jefferson CountyMississippi519.9527.31.4%
1218Henderson CountyTennessee520525.91.1%
1219Marin CountyCalifornia520.1828.237.2%
1220Yankton CountySouth Dakota521.2532.32.1%
1221Kanabec CountyMinnesota521.6533.72.3%
1222Morgan CountyTennessee522.2522.50.1%
1223Hood River CountyOregon522.2533.42.1%
1224Guernsey CountyOhio522.2528.31.1%
1225Niagara CountyNew York522.31,139.654.2%
1226Albany CountyNew York522.9533.32%
1227Wabasha CountyMinnesota523549.54.8%
1228Mecklenburg CountyNorth Carolina523.6546.14.1%
1229Dauphin CountyPennsylvania524.9558.16%
1230Blair CountyPennsylvania525.1526.30.2%
1231Wayne CountyIowa525.5527.10.3%
1232Knox CountyOhio525.5529.60.8%
1233Jerauld CountySouth Dakota526.1532.61.2%
1234Jefferson CountyGeorgia526.6529.70.6%
1235Fulton CountyGeorgia526.9534.81.5%
1236Maries CountyMissouri526.9529.90.6%
1237Hampshire CountyMassachusetts527.2545.23.3%
1238Caroline CountyVirginia527.45371.8%
1239Woodford CountyIllinois527.6542.92.8%
1240Swain CountyNorth Carolina527.7540.22.3%
1241Dodge CountyNebraska528.85432.6%
1242Bath CountyVirginia529.2534.61%
1243Sumner CountyTennessee529.5543.22.5%
1244Lafayette CountyArkansas529.5546.13%
1245Caldwell ParishLouisiana529.85412.1%
1246Brown CountyWisconsin530.1615.713.9%
1247San Augustine CountyTexas530.7592.310.4%
1248Humphreys CountyTennessee530.8556.74.7%
1249Shiawassee CountyMichigan531.1540.91.8%
1250Sebastian CountyArkansas531.2544.52.4%
1251Little River CountyArkansas531.3563.35.7%
1252Hancock CountyOhio531.3533.70.4%
1253Kosciusko CountyIndiana531.4554.44.1%
1254Anson CountyNorth Carolina531.5537.11%
1255Decatur CountyIowa531.9533.50.3%
1256Taylor CountyIowa531.9534.70.5%
1257Columbiana CountyOhio531.9534.70.5%
1258Granville CountyNorth Carolina532537.61%
1259Western Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticut532.164817.9%
1260Belmont CountyOhio532.2541.31.7%
1261Scott CountyTennessee532.3533.20.2%
1262Livingston CountyMissouri532.3538.61.2%
1263Franklin CountyOhio532.4543.62.1%
1264Jefferson CountyKansas532.6556.74.3%
1265Surry CountyNorth Carolina532.6536.70.7%
1266Itawamba CountyMississippi532.8540.51.4%
1267Haywood CountyTennessee533.1534.10.2%
1268McDowell CountyWest Virginia533.5534.90.3%
1269Page CountyIowa534.9535.50.1%
1270Montgomery CountyMissouri535540.51%
1271Etowah CountyAlabama535.1548.62.5%
1272Ringgold CountyIowa535.5538.90.6%
1273Scott CountyVirginia535.85390.6%
1274Wadena CountyMinnesota536.3543.31.3%
1275Northampton CountyNorth Carolina536.7550.62.5%
1276Lincoln CountyMinnesota536.8548.42.1%
1277Chittenden CountyVermont536.9620.713.5%
1278Harmon CountyOklahoma537.3538.70.3%
1279Sullivan CountyNew Hampshire537.9552.12.6%
1280Oceana CountyMichigan538.11,30658.8%
1281Cleveland CountyOklahoma538.9557.93.4%
1282Montgomery CountyTennessee539.2543.80.9%
1283Mason CountyIllinois539.4563.64.3%
1284Boyd CountyNebraska539.4544.50.9%
1285McDonald CountyMissouri539.4539.60%
1286Harvey CountyKansas539.8540.70.2%
1287Phelps CountyNebraska539.8540.40.1%
1288Keweenaw CountyMichigan540.15,966.390.9%
1289Nash CountyNorth Carolina540.4542.80.4%
1290Ouray CountyColorado540.7542.20.3%
1291Dorchester CountyMaryland540.898345%
1292Dallas CountyMissouri541542.80.3%
1293Botetourt CountyVirginia541.35460.9%
1294Warren CountyKentucky541.7547.61.1%
1295Dunklin CountyMissouri541.9547.21%
1296Hamilton CountyNebraska542544.70.5%
1297Hamilton CountyTennessee542.2575.75.8%
1298Hopkins CountyKentucky542.3554.42.2%
1299Manistee CountyMichigan542.31,280.757.7%
1300Marion CountyMississippi542.3548.61.1%

Read the differences behind ranks 1201–1300

The median land area among these 100 entries is 531.219 mi². The first and last entries span 26.495 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

  • Missouri8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Tennessee8 entries · 8% of this page
  • North Carolina7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Iowa6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Michigan6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Ohio6 entries · 6% of this page

The remaining 29 jurisdictions contribute 59 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.