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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 1401–1500

3,222 county equivalents · page 15 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Franklin County, Mississippi at 563.964 mi² of land area to Fillmore County, Nebraska at 575.37 mi² of land area. The 100 entries represent 22 state-level jurisdictions. Iowa has the most entries on this page (21).

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 1401 through 1500. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
1401Franklin CountyMississippi564566.80.5%
1402Stephenson CountyIllinois564.2564.80.1%
1403Cass CountyIowa564.3564.90.1%
1404Clare CountyMichigan564.4575.41.9%
1405Cooper CountyMissouri564.7569.20.8%
1406Missaukee CountyMichigan564.8573.91.6%
1407Wexford CountyMichigan564.9575.41.8%
1408Livingston CountyMichigan565.3585.43.4%
1409Rutherford CountyNorth Carolina565.4567.20.3%
1410Rockingham CountyNorth Carolina565.7572.81.2%
1411Oscoda CountyMichigan565.7571.51%
1412Black Hawk CountyIowa565.8572.71.2%
1413Nowata CountyOklahoma565.8580.82.6%
1414Sherman CountyNebraska565.9571.61%
1415Marshall CountyAlabama566623.29.2%
1416Osceola CountyMichigan566.35731.2%
1417Brunswick CountyVirginia566.4569.60.6%
1418Clay CountyIowa567.2572.60.9%
1419Adair CountyMissouri567.3569.40.4%
1420Calhoun CountyFlorida567.3574.31.2%
1421Clinton CountyMichigan567.3574.61.3%
1422Lake CountyMichigan567.6574.31.2%
1423Tuscarawas CountyOhio567.6571.60.7%
1424Berrien CountyMichigan567.81,581.564.1%
1425Valley CountyNebraska568.1570.50.4%
1426Pawnee CountyOklahoma568.3594.94.5%
1427Cerro Gordo CountyIowa568.3575.11.2%
1428Gratiot CountyMichigan568.4571.60.6%
1429Dorchester CountySouth Carolina568.45710.5%
1430Washington CountyIowa568.8570.90.4%
1431Morgan CountyIllinois569572.50.6%
1432Ray CountyMissouri569574.20.9%
1433Sanborn CountySouth Dakota569.2570.50.2%
1434San Jacinto CountyTexas569.2627.99.3%
1435Howard CountyNebraska569.3575.61.1%
1436Adair CountyIowa569.3570.30.2%
1437Hardin CountyIowa569.35700.1%
1438Garfield CountyNebraska569.4571.40.4%
1439Carroll CountyIowa569.5570.30.1%
1440Greene CountyIowa569.6571.30.3%
1441Warren CountyIowa569.75730.6%
1442Jackson ParishLouisiana569.7580.41.8%
1443Breckinridge CountyKentucky569.7585.62.7%
1444Greeley CountyNebraska569.8570.70.1%
1445Calhoun CountyIowa569.8572.10.4%
1446Neshoba CountyMississippi570.1571.60.3%
1447Tulsa CountyOklahoma570.2586.82.8%
1448Miner CountySouth Dakota570.2571.90.3%
1449Jefferson CountyNebraska570.2575.71%
1450Lincoln CountyTennessee570.3570.70.1%
1451Wilson CountyKansas570.4575.10.8%
1452Boone CountyIowa570.5573.60.6%
1453Cuming CountyNebraska570.5574.60.7%
1454Logan CountyNebraska570.7571.20.1%
1455Worth CountyGeorgia570.7574.80.7%
1456McClain CountyOklahoma570.7580.31.6%
1457Crawford CountyWisconsin570.8599.24.7%
1458Mahaska CountyIowa570.9573.40.4%
1459Brown CountyKansas570.9572.10.2%
1460Hancock CountyIowa5715730.4%
1461Buchanan CountyIowa571.1573.10.4%
1462Wilson CountyTennessee571.1583.62.1%
1463Jefferson CountyIllinois571.2583.82.2%
1464Ionia CountyMichigan571.35801.5%
1465Seward CountyNebraska571.4575.90.8%
1466Neosho CountyKansas571.5577.81.1%
1467Franklin CountyKansas571.8577.10.9%
1468St. Lucie CountyFlorida571.968816.9%
1469Alpena CountyMichigan571.91,694.966.3%
1470Clay CountyNebraska572.3573.50.2%
1471Mille Lacs CountyMinnesota572.3681.516%
1472Marshall CountyIowa572.5573.20.1%
1473York CountyNebraska572.5575.80.6%
1474Marion CountyIllinois572.5576.10.6%
1475Story CountyIowa572.5573.60.2%
1476Madison CountyNebraska572.6575.50.5%
1477Isabella CountyMichigan572.7577.70.9%
1478Polk CountyIowa572.7591.93.2%
1479O'Brien CountyIowa573573.20%
1480Pierce CountyNebraska573.2574.60.2%
1481Harrison CountyMississippi573.7984.741.7%
1482Thayer CountyNebraska573.85750.2%
1483Traverse CountyMinnesota573.9585.92%
1484Adair CountyOklahoma573.9577.30.6%
1485Pierce CountyWisconsin574592.73.2%
1486Saline CountyNebraska574.1576.30.4%
1487McCook CountySouth Dakota574.2576.90.5%
1488Iredell CountyNorth Carolina574.5597.43.8%
1489Geneva CountyAlabama574.55790.8%
1490Iberia ParishLouisiana574.71,040.444.8%
1491Grant CountyKansas574.8575.10.1%
1492Buena Vista CountyIowa574.9580.20.9%
1493Webster CountyNebraska574.95750%
1494Stark CountyOhio574.9580.20.9%
1495Sac CountyIowa575578.30.6%
1496Nuckolls CountyNebraska575.2575.80.1%
1497Wheeler CountyNebraska575.2575.60.1%
1498Eaton CountyMichigan575.2579.40.7%
1499Randolph CountyIllinois575.45973.6%
1500Fillmore CountyNebraska575.4576.50.2%

Read the differences behind ranks 1401–1500

The median land area among these 100 entries is 570.382 mi². The first and last entries span 11.406 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

  • Iowa21 entries · 21% of this page
  • Nebraska19 entries · 19% of this page
  • Michigan14 entries · 14% of this page
  • Illinois5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Kansas5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Oklahoma5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 16 jurisdictions contribute 31 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.