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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 1801–1900

3,222 county equivalents · page 19 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Frederick County, Maryland at 660.658 mi² of land area to Mitchell County, Kansas at 701.792 mi² of land area. The 100 entries represent 33 state-level jurisdictions. Missouri has the most entries on this page (13).

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 1801 through 1900. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
1801Frederick CountyMaryland660.7667.41%
1802Johnson CountyArkansas6616843.4%
1803Wright CountyMinnesota661.2714.47.5%
1804Fayette CountyWest Virginia662668.71%
1805Essex CountyVermont662.4673.41.6%
1806Evangeline ParishLouisiana662.4679.72.5%
1807Kendall CountyTexas662.56630.1%
1808Franklin CountyIdaho663.1667.70.7%
1809Muskingum CountyOhio664.5672.61.2%
1810Sumter CountySouth Carolina665.1682.12.5%
1811Searcy CountyArkansas665.9668.40.4%
1812Dallas CountyArkansas667.36680.1%
1813Hardeman CountyTennessee667.8670.40.4%
1814Lauderdale CountyAlabama668719.67.2%
1815Leon CountyFlorida668.4701.84.8%
1816Loving CountyTexas668.8676.51.1%
1817Washington ParishLouisiana669.6675.90.9%
1818Pike CountyMissouri670.4684.72.1%
1819Phelps CountyMissouri671.8674.30.4%
1820Pike CountyAlabama672.16730.1%
1821Mercer CountyPennsylvania672.5682.61.5%
1822Sequoyah CountyOklahoma673.6714.15.7%
1823Bennington CountyVermont674.2676.90.4%
1824Venango CountyPennsylvania674.3682.81.3%
1825Pope CountyMinnesota674.6716.95.9%
1826Alcona CountyMichigan674.71,790.662.3%
1827New Madrid CountyMissouri674.9696.63.1%
1828St. Clair CountyMissouri675702.13.9%
1829Platte CountyNebraska675.2684.61.4%
1830Benton CountyOregon675.2678.20.4%
1831Greene CountyMissouri675.3677.90.4%
1832Rogers CountyOklahoma675.7711.65%
1833Buffalo CountyWisconsin675.8709.64.8%
1834Bulloch CountyGeorgia676688.61.8%
1835Jasper CountyMississippi676.3677.50.2%
1836Kankakee CountyIllinois676.5681.30.7%
1837Hays CountyTexas676.9678.80.3%
1838Garland CountyArkansas677.6734.57.8%
1839Wilkinson CountyMississippi678687.81.4%
1840Washington CountyGeorgia678.5684.40.9%
1841Coffee CountyAlabama679.1680.50.2%
1842Stanton CountyKansas680.4680.40%
1843Emanuel CountyGeorgia680.6690.21.4%
1844York CountySouth Carolina680.6695.72.2%
1845Charlotte CountyFlorida681.2947.228.1%
1846Cumberland CountyTennessee681.3684.80.5%
1847Grant CountySouth Dakota681.4687.50.9%
1848Chatham CountyNorth Carolina681.5708.73.8%
1849Wright CountyMissouri681.8683.10.2%
1850Pettis CountyMissouri682.2686.30.6%
1851Licking CountyOhio682.4687.40.7%
1852Whiteside CountyIllinois684.1696.41.8%
1853Payne CountyOklahoma684.9697.31.8%
1854Panola CountyMississippi685.2705.12.8%
1855Boone CountyMissouri685.66910.8%
1856Fairfield CountySouth Carolina686.3709.93.3%
1857Boone CountyNebraska686.5687.20.1%
1858Orange CountyVermont687691.60.7%
1859Washington CountyVermont687.1695.41.2%
1860Codington CountySouth Dakota687.6717.24.1%
1861Phillips CountyColorado687.96880%
1862Cambria CountyPennsylvania688693.20.8%
1863Suwannee CountyFlorida688.6692.30.5%
1864Ross CountyOhio689.26930.6%
1865Winneshiek CountyIowa689.8690.10%
1866Phillips CountyArkansas690.4727.45.1%
1867Franklin CountyVirginia690.6711.63%
1868Lawrence CountyAlabama690.7717.23.7%
1869Clarke CountyMississippi691.6693.50.3%
1870Cayuga CountyNew York691.6863.719.9%
1871Audrain CountyMissouri692.3696.80.7%
1872Chilton CountyAlabama692.8700.81.1%
1873San Patricio CountyTexas693.3707.82%
1874Trinity CountyTexas693.97142.8%
1875Monona CountyIowa694.1698.90.7%
1876Orleans CountyVermont694.5722.13.8%
1877Carroll CountyMissouri694.6701.41%
1878Butler CountyMissouri694.8699.10.6%
1879Jones CountyMississippi694.8699.70.7%
1880Clinton CountyIowa695710.22.1%
1881Hardeman CountyTexas695.1696.90.3%
1882Morris CountyKansas695.3702.91.1%
1883Noxubee CountyMississippi695.4700.20.7%
1884Rockingham CountyNew Hampshire695.6795.212.5%
1885Concordia ParishLouisiana695.7747.46.9%
1886Pendleton CountyWest Virginia696.1698.10.3%
1887Childress CountyTexas696.5713.72.4%
1888Daggett CountyUtah696.5720.23.3%
1889Madison CountyFlorida696.5715.72.7%
1890Cass CountyMissouri696.6702.40.8%
1891Harrison CountyIowa696.9701.60.7%
1892Henry CountyMissouri696.9732.34.8%
1893Okmulgee CountyOklahoma697.4702.40.7%
1894Moore CountyNorth Carolina697.6705.71.1%
1895Sunflower CountyMississippi697.8706.91.3%
1896Lexington CountySouth Carolina698.5757.17.7%
1897Real CountyTexas699.2700.10.1%
1898Bertie CountyNorth Carolina699.2741.35.7%
1899Franklin CountyMassachusetts699.2724.53.5%
1900Mitchell CountyKansas701.8719.22.4%

Read the differences behind ranks 1801–1900

The median land area among these 100 entries is 682.334 mi². The first and last entries span 41.134 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

  • Missouri13 entries · 13% of this page
  • Texas8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Mississippi7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Alabama5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Arkansas5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Vermont5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 27 jurisdictions contribute 57 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.