2026 Census Gazetteer

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 2201–2300

3,222 county equivalents · page 23 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Elk County, Pennsylvania at 827.013 mi² of land area to De Soto Parish, Louisiana at 876.45 mi² of land area. The 100 entries represent 27 state-level jurisdictions. Texas has the most entries on this page (18).

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 2201 through 2300. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
2201Elk CountyPennsylvania8278320.6%
2202Burke CountyGeorgia8278351%
2203Indiana CountyPennsylvania827.4834.40.8%
2204Clatsop CountyOregon828.21,083.623.6%
2205Drew CountyArkansas828.7835.90.9%
2206Johnson CountyMissouri829.3833.20.5%
2207Jackson CountyTexas829.4856.93.2%
2208Washington CountyNew York831.2845.91.7%
2209Pike CountyIllinois831.4848.82.1%
2210Avoyelles ParishLouisiana831.4865.64%
2211Sauk CountyWisconsin831.6849.22.1%
2212Kingsbury CountySouth Dakota832.2863.83.6%
2213Beaufort CountyNorth Carolina832.7962.813.5%
2214Madison CountyArkansas834.3837.10.3%
2215Callaway CountyMissouri834.6847.41.5%
2216Wake CountyNorth Carolina834.88572.6%
2217Liberty CountyFlorida835.6843.10.9%
2218Ward CountyTexas835.6835.80%
2219Will CountyIllinois835.9849.21.6%
2220Hamilton CountyTexas835.9836.40.1%
2221Huron CountyMichigan835.92,136.860.9%
2222Cumberland CountyMaine836.21,217.531.3%
2223Bates CountyMissouri836.7851.41.7%
2224Lancaster CountyNebraska837.6846.41%
2225Marshall CountySouth Dakota838.1886.25.4%
2226Newaygo CountyMichigan838.9861.72.6%
2227Nueces CountyTexas839.41,165.628%
2228Bossier ParishLouisiana839.6866.93.1%
2229Douglas CountyColorado840.1842.70.3%
2230Hunt CountyTexas840.48824.7%
2231Pottawatomie CountyKansas840.7861.62.4%
2232Winkler CountyTexas841.3841.30%
2233Collin CountyTexas841.6885.95%
2234Van Zandt CountyTexas842.6859.62%
2235St. Tammany ParishLouisiana845.31,095.622.8%
2236Dickinson CountyKansas847.1851.90.6%
2237Lyon CountyKansas847.5855.40.9%
2238Benton CountyArkansas847.7884.44.1%
2239Nez Perce CountyIdaho848.3856.51%
2240Brunswick CountyNorth Carolina849.51,049.519.1%
2241Kent CountyMichigan849.5871.92.6%
2242Rockingham CountyVirginia849.8853.90.5%
2243Dunn CountyWisconsin850.2863.91.6%
2244Conecuh CountyAlabama850.3852.80.3%
2245Knox CountyTexas850.6855.50.6%
2246Gage CountyNebraska851.58601%
2247Goliad CountyTexas852859.40.9%
2248Adams CountyIllinois855.2871.31.9%
2249Robertson CountyTexas855.2865.71.2%
2250Berks CountyPennsylvania856.4865.81.1%
2251Polk CountyArkansas856.8861.70.6%
2252Washington CountyPennsylvania857860.90.4%
2253Antelope CountyNebraska857.2858.60.2%
2254Vilas CountyWisconsin857.71,017.715.7%
2255Sargent CountyNorth Dakota858.5866.91%
2256McPherson CountyNebraska859.3860.30.1%
2257Hodgeman CountyKansas860860.30%
2258Hyde CountySouth Dakota860.6866.20.6%
2259Potter CountySouth Dakota861.1898.74.2%
2260Carlton CountyMinnesota861.2875.21.6%
2261Fillmore CountyMinnesota861.3862.10.1%
2262Traill CountyNorth Dakota861.9862.40.1%
2263Fort Bend CountyTexas862.1885.52.6%
2264Ransom CountyNorth Dakota862.5863.90.2%
2265Plymouth CountyIowa862.8863.70.1%
2266Macoupin CountyIllinois863867.70.5%
2267Barron CountyWisconsin863.1889.83%
2268Kingman CountyKansas863.4866.70.4%
2269Jim Wells CountyTexas865.2868.50.4%
2270Tarrant CountyTexas865.4903.84.2%
2271Fulton CountyIllinois865.7882.61.9%
2272Clark CountyArkansas866882.91.9%
2273Alfalfa CountyOklahoma866.6881.41.7%
2274Sabine ParishLouisiana866.61,011.514.3%
2275Warren CountyNew York867.2931.66.9%
2276Oakland CountyMichigan867.4907.24.4%
2277Baylor CountyTexas867.5901.13.7%
2278Kennebec CountyMaine867.5951.28.8%
2279Sangamon CountyIllinois868.28771%
2280Columbia CountyWashington868.6873.40.6%
2281Gray CountyKansas868.9869.30%
2282Bureau CountyIllinois869.1873.50.5%
2283Hinds CountyMississippi869.8877.30.8%
2284Stephens CountyOklahoma870.2891.42.4%
2285Kearny CountyKansas870.58710.1%
2286Langlade CountyWisconsin870.7887.81.9%
2287Tillman CountyOklahoma871.1879.20.9%
2288Pender CountyNorth Carolina871.3934.26.7%
2289Jefferson CountyArkansas872.39164.8%
2290Norman CountyMinnesota872.8876.70.4%
2291Woodbury CountyIowa872.9877.80.6%
2292Dallas CountyTexas873.1908.63.9%
2293Henderson CountyTexas873.8948.47.9%
2294Huntingdon CountyPennsylvania874.6889.21.6%
2295Cooke CountyTexas874.8898.42.6%
2296Bladen CountyNorth Carolina875887.81.4%
2297Alachua CountyFlorida875.7968.89.6%
2298Dodge CountyWisconsin875.7907.13.5%
2299Mineral CountyColorado875.8877.80.2%
2300De Soto ParishLouisiana876.5894.62%

Read the differences behind ranks 2201–2300

The median land area among these 100 entries is 856.621 mi². The first and last entries span 49.437 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

  • Texas18 entries · 18% of this page
  • Illinois7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Kansas7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Arkansas6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Wisconsin6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Louisiana5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 21 jurisdictions contribute 51 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.