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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 1501–1600

3,222 county equivalents · page 16 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Jones County, Iowa at 575.618 mi² of land area to St. Johns County, Florida at 600.66 mi² of land area. The 100 entries represent 32 state-level jurisdictions. Iowa has the most entries on this page (16).

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 1501 through 1600. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
1501Jones CountyIowa575.6577.10.3%
1502Franklin CountyNebraska575.85760%
1503Miami CountyKansas575.9590.32.4%
1504Greene CountyPennsylvania575.95780.4%
1505Beaufort CountySouth Carolina576923.537.6%
1506Haskell CountyOklahoma576.7625.57.8%
1507Hamilton CountyIowa576.7577.50.1%
1508Cherokee CountyIowa576.9577.10%
1509Pocahontas CountyIowa577.3578.70.2%
1510Lincoln CountySouth Dakota577.3577.70.1%
1511Greene CountyArkansas577.4579.40.3%
1512Hardin CountyTennessee577.5596.33.2%
1513Haskell CountyKansas577.5577.90.1%
1514Delaware CountyIowa577.7578.90.2%
1515Newton CountyMississippi577.8579.50.3%
1516Cape Girardeau CountyMissouri578.5586.31.3%
1517Keokuk CountyIowa579.2579.90.1%
1518Cedar CountyIowa579.5581.90.4%
1519Buckingham CountyVirginia579.6583.40.7%
1520Anderson CountyKansas579.6583.70.7%
1521Morgan CountyAlabama579.7599.13.2%
1522Houston CountyAlabama579.8581.70.3%
1523Butler CountyIowa580.1581.80.3%
1524Izard CountyArkansas580.2583.90.6%
1525Weakley CountyTennessee580.4581.80.2%
1526Wright CountyIowa580.4582.20.3%
1527Macon CountyIllinois580.5585.80.9%
1528Randolph CountyAlabama580.6584.10.6%
1529Chester CountySouth Carolina580.9586.51%
1530Chippewa CountyMinnesota581.2587.91.1%
1531Franklin CountyIowa582582.50.1%
1532Citrus CountyFlorida582960.739.4%
1533Hardy CountyWest Virginia582.3584.50.4%
1534Leake CountyMississippi582.9585.40.4%
1535Williamson CountyTennessee582.9584.10.2%
1536Upshur CountyTexas583592.61.6%
1537Jackson CountyIllinois583.6602.23.1%
1538Adams CountyOhio583.9586.30.4%
1539Green CountyWisconsin584584.60.1%
1540Washington CountyFlorida584.76165.1%
1541Butler CountyNebraska584.8590.81%
1542Poweshiek CountyIowa584.9586.10.2%
1543Baker CountyFlorida585.25890.6%
1544Woodruff CountyArkansas586594.11.4%
1545Kent CountyDelaware586.1798.326.6%
1546Richland CountyWisconsin586.2589.30.5%
1547Brazos CountyTexas586.2591.20.9%
1548Lincoln CountyMississippi586.2588.30.3%
1549Iowa CountyIowa586.5587.50.2%
1550Calhoun CountyMississippi586.65880.2%
1551Canyon CountyIdaho587603.72.8%
1552Ohio CountyKentucky587.1596.21.5%
1553Howard CountyArkansas587.3595.61.4%
1554Lawrence CountyArkansas587.5592.30.8%
1555Cherokee CountyKansas587.65910.6%
1556Lyon CountyIowa587.6587.80%
1557Dallas CountyIowa588.2591.60.6%
1558Warren CountyMississippi588.5618.64.9%
1559Sibley CountyMinnesota589600.61.9%
1560Simpson CountyMississippi589.2590.50.2%
1561McDonough CountyIllinois589.3590.10.1%
1562Manitowoc CountyWisconsin589.31,494.160.6%
1563Boone CountyArkansas589.76022%
1564Crawford CountyKansas589.85950.9%
1565Willacy CountyTexas590.6784.824.7%
1566Guthrie CountyIowa590.6593.10.4%
1567Shelby CountyIowa590.8591.40.1%
1568Barton CountyMissouri592596.70.8%
1569Coffee CountyGeorgia592.3602.71.7%
1570Sevier CountyTennessee592.5597.70.9%
1571Webster CountyMissouri592.6593.80.2%
1572Miller CountyMissouri592.7600.11.2%
1573Wyoming CountyNew York592.7596.20.6%
1574Colbert CountyAlabama593623.54.9%
1575Webster ParishLouisiana593.3614.93.5%
1576Leflore CountyMississippi594.1606.42%
1577Linn CountyKansas594.1606.42%
1578Autauga CountyAlabama594.5604.41.6%
1579Amador CountyCalifornia594.66061.9%
1580Harnett CountyNorth Carolina595.1601.41%
1581Crawford CountyArkansas595.3605.71.7%
1582Rockbridge CountyVirginia596.56000.6%
1583Chambers CountyAlabama596.6603.11.1%
1584Marion CountyArkansas596.6640.26.8%
1585Chambers CountyTexas597.2871.131.4%
1586Decatur CountyGeorgia597.2623.24.2%
1587Morgan CountyMissouri597.5613.92.7%
1588Jerome CountyIdaho597.5602.50.8%
1589Carroll CountyTennessee597.7600.10.4%
1590Cleveland CountyArkansas597.9598.90.2%
1591Jefferson CountyFlorida598.1672.611.1%
1592Darke CountyOhio598.1599.70.3%
1593Southeastern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticut598.1681.712.3%
1594Hillsdale CountyMichigan598.26071.5%
1595LaPorte CountyIndiana598.3613.32.4%
1596Baltimore CountyMaryland598.4681.712.2%
1597Southampton CountyVirginia599.2602.40.5%
1598Lee CountyArkansas599.8622.13.6%
1599Pike CountyArkansas600.36142.2%
1600St. Johns CountyFlorida600.7821.526.9%

Read the differences behind ranks 1501–1600

The median land area among these 100 entries is 586.811 mi². The first and last entries span 25.042 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

  • Iowa16 entries · 16% of this page
  • Arkansas11 entries · 11% of this page
  • Mississippi7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Alabama6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Kansas6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Florida5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 26 jurisdictions contribute 49 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.