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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 2001–2100

3,222 county equivalents · page 21 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Boulder County, Colorado at 726.416 mi² of land area to Chase County, Kansas at 773.053 mi² of land area. The 100 entries represent 29 state-level jurisdictions. Arkansas 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 2001 through 2100. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
2001Boulder CountyColorado726.4740.51.9%
2002Kershaw CountySouth Carolina726.6740.31.8%
2003Hempstead CountyArkansas727.27411.9%
2004Stevens CountyKansas727.4727.40%
2005Putnam CountyFlorida728.4826.911.9%
2006Gooding CountyIdaho729.3734.10.7%
2007Morton CountyKansas729.7729.90%
2008Allegheny CountyPennsylvania730744.31.9%
2009Amite CountyMississippi730.1731.60.2%
2010Waldo CountyMaine730.2864.415.5%
2011Jasper CountyIowa730.47330.3%
2012Fayette CountyIowa730.8731.30.1%
2013Noble CountyOklahoma731.7742.61.5%
2014Ouachita CountyArkansas732.7739.70.9%
2015Trempealeau CountyWisconsin7337421.2%
2016Campbell CountySouth Dakota733.8770.84.8%
2017Wayne CountyTennessee734.1735.70.2%
2018Cullman CountyAlabama734.77552.7%
2019Attala CountyMississippi735736.70.2%
2020Pratt CountyKansas735735.70.1%
2021Deer Lodge CountyMontana736.7741.40.6%
2022Talladega CountyAlabama736.8760.33.1%
2023Alameda CountyCalifornia737.5821.210.2%
2024St. Martin ParishLouisiana737.5816.79.7%
2025Delaware CountyOklahoma737.77926.9%
2026Alpine CountyCalifornia738.3743.20.7%
2027Custer CountyColorado738.6739.90.2%
2028Scotts Bluff CountyNebraska739.6745.60.8%
2029Cedar CountyNebraska740.2745.80.8%
2030Polk CountyOregon740.9744.10.4%
2031Desha CountyArkansas741.2812.78.8%
2032Hughes CountySouth Dakota741.5800.77.4%
2033Swift CountyMinnesota742752.11.3%
2034Marion CountyAlabama742.3743.60.2%
2035Crawford CountyMissouri742.5743.80.2%
2036Manatee CountyFlorida742.8968.923.3%
2037Logan CountyOklahoma743.7748.80.7%
2038Ozark CountyMissouri745755.31.4%
2039Banner CountyNebraska746746.20%
2040Pasco CountyFlorida746.71,014.726.4%
2041Waupaca CountyWisconsin747.7765.22.3%
2042Karnes CountyTexas747.8753.50.8%
2043Blue Earth CountyMinnesota747.8765.62.3%
2044Mills CountyTexas748.2749.80.2%
2045Saunders CountyNebraska748.7759.81.5%
2046Cherokee CountyOklahoma749.17763.5%
2047Lenawee CountyMichigan749.7761.41.5%
2048Chester CountyPennsylvania750.6759.21.1%
2049Wilkin CountyMinnesota751751.20%
2050Chariton CountyMissouri751.2766.82%
2051Napa CountyCalifornia752792.35.1%
2052Salt Lake CountyUtah752.7805.56.6%
2053Dent CountyMissouri752.8754.50.2%
2054Shelby CountyTennessee752.8781.63.7%
2055Wilkes CountyNorth Carolina753.7756.30.3%
2056Pawnee CountyKansas754.3754.60.1%
2057Claiborne ParishLouisiana754.8767.31.6%
2058Saline CountyMissouri755.5766.91.5%
2059Holmes CountyMississippi756.7764.61%
2060Goodhue CountyMinnesota756.7779.62.9%
2061Minidoka CountyIdaho757.2762.40.7%
2062Richland CountySouth Carolina757.37721.9%
2063Piute CountyUtah758.27661%
2064Iron CountyWisconsin758.2919.217.5%
2065Poinsett CountyArkansas758.3763.70.7%
2066Pulaski CountyArkansas758.4807.46.1%
2067Shelby CountyIllinois758.5768.11.2%
2068Bay CountyFlorida758.61,466.748.3%
2069Ogle CountyIllinois758.7763.40.6%
2070Jefferson CountyOklahoma759774.22%
2071Yellow Medicine CountyMinnesota759.1763.20.5%
2072Wayne CountyMissouri759.2774.11.9%
2073Washington CountyMissouri759.9762.50.3%
2074Bedford CountyVirginia760.1776.42.1%
2075Dickinson CountyMichigan761776.62%
2076Craig CountyOklahoma761.3762.70.2%
2077Allen ParishLouisiana762.1766.10.5%
2078Onslow CountyNorth Carolina762.1905.215.8%
2079Iowa CountyWisconsin762.7768.10.7%
2080Duval CountyFlorida762.7918.517%
2081Independence CountyArkansas763.7771.51%
2082Jefferson CountyColorado764.4774.21.3%
2083Laclede CountyMissouri764.7768.10.4%
2084Lac qui Parle CountyMinnesota765778.11.7%
2085Monroe CountyMississippi765.1772.10.9%
2086Falls CountyTexas765.5773.91.1%
2087Columbia CountyWisconsin765.67963.8%
2088Columbia CountyArkansas766.1766.80.1%
2089Kemper CountyMississippi766.27670.1%
2090Addison CountyVermont766.3807.85.1%
2091Juneau CountyWisconsin767.1805.24.7%
2092Hopkins CountyTexas767.4792.83.2%
2093Sioux CountyIowa767.97690.1%
2094Okeechobee CountyFlorida769.389213.8%
2095Choctaw CountyOklahoma770.4799.53.6%
2096Refugio CountyTexas770.5818.25.8%
2097Lonoke CountyArkansas771.7803.43.9%
2098Franklin CountyPennsylvania772.3772.90.1%
2099Keya Paha CountyNebraska772.9773.90.1%
2100Chase CountyKansas773.1777.70.6%

Read the differences behind ranks 2001–2100

The median land area among these 100 entries is 751.577 mi². The first and last entries span 46.637 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

  • Arkansas8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Missouri8 entries · 8% of this page
  • Oklahoma7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Florida6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Minnesota6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Wisconsin6 entries · 6% of this page

The remaining 23 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.