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 2501–2600

3,222 county equivalents · page 26 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Jones County, South Dakota at 969.668 mi² of land area to Runnels County, Texas at 1,051.07 mi² of land area. The 100 entries represent 26 state-level jurisdictions. Texas has the most entries on this page (19).

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 2501 through 2600. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
2501Jones CountySouth Dakota969.7970.90.1%
2502Lavaca CountyTexas969.7970.40.1%
2503Pitkin CountyColorado970.7973.20.3%
2504Wilbarger CountyTexas970.99780.7%
2505Sheridan CountyNorth Dakota972.21,005.53.3%
2506Kossuth CountyIowa972.7974.30.2%
2507McIntosh CountyNorth Dakota974.6994.62%
2508Clark CountyKansas974.6977.20.3%
2509Frontier CountyNebraska974.7980.10.6%
2510Taylor CountyWisconsin975.1984.61%
2511Atoka CountyOklahoma975.5989.81.5%
2512Bear Lake CountyIdaho975.71,049.67%
2513Marengo CountyAlabama976.9982.70.6%
2514Treasure CountyMontana977.8984.40.7%
2515Meade CountyKansas978.1979.30.1%
2516Dallas CountyAlabama978.7993.81.5%
2517McKean CountyPennsylvania979.7984.70.5%
2518Lincoln CountyOregon9811,194.617.9%
2519Faulk CountySouth Dakota981.71,005.92.4%
2520Nelson CountyNorth Dakota981.81,008.92.7%
2521Renville CountyMinnesota982.9987.10.4%
2522Bosque CountyTexas9831,002.62%
2523Monroe CountyFlorida9835,289.681.4%
2524Concho CountyTexas983.8993.71%
2525Adams CountyNorth Dakota987.5988.70.1%
2526Jackson CountyWisconsin987.91,000.51.3%
2527Custer CountyOklahoma988.81,0021.3%
2528Motley CountyTexas989.6989.80%
2529York CountyMaine991.21,269.721.9%
2530Arkansas CountyArkansas992.11,038.74.5%
2531Floyd CountyTexas992.1992.50%
2532Logan CountyNorth Dakota992.61,0111.8%
2533Travis CountyTexas994.41,0253%
2534Burnet CountyTexas994.81,021.82.6%
2535Champaign CountyIllinois996.1998.50.2%
2536Hamilton CountyKansas996.5997.60.1%
2537Sedgwick CountyKansas9971,009.11.2%
2538Oconto CountyWisconsin997.51,148.813.2%
2539Zapata CountyTexas998.41,0585.6%
2540Crow Wing CountyMinnesota998.51,156.713.7%
2541Clearwater CountyMinnesota9991,030.13%
2542Dewey CountyOklahoma999.61,008.40.9%
2543Grant CountyOklahoma1,000.71,003.50.3%
2544Golden Valley CountyNorth Dakota1,000.91,002.50.2%
2545Otsego CountyNew York1,001.71,015.81.4%
2546Washita CountyOklahoma1,003.11,008.70.6%
2547Shannon CountyMissouri1,003.81,0040%
2548Hale CountyTexas1,004.71,004.80%
2549Del Norte CountyCalifornia1,006.21,229.718.2%
2550Sully CountySouth Dakota1,006.71,070.25.9%
2551Rock CountyNebraska1,008.31,011.70.3%
2552Chippewa CountyWisconsin1,008.41,041.33.2%
2553Houghton CountyMichigan1,009.11,501.532.8%
2554Navarro CountyTexas1,009.71,0867%
2555Bedford CountyPennsylvania1,0121,016.60.5%
2556Crawford CountyPennsylvania1,012.41,037.62.4%
2557Santa Rosa CountyFlorida1,012.41,222.217.2%
2558Yolo CountyCalifornia1,0131,021.80.9%
2559Chaffee CountyColorado1,013.41,0150.2%
2560El Paso CountyTexas1,013.51,015.30.2%
2561Dawson CountyNebraska1,013.81,019.40.6%
2562Forest CountyWisconsin1,014.31,046.53.1%
2563Gregory CountySouth Dakota1,0151,053.53.7%
2564Brevard CountyFlorida1,0151,55734.8%
2565Kiowa CountyOklahoma1,015.11,030.61.5%
2566Lamb CountyTexas1,016.21,017.70.2%
2567Milam CountyTexas1,016.41,020.90.4%
2568Highlands CountyFlorida1,017.71,106.78%
2569Pierce CountyNorth Dakota1,018.31,082.55.9%
2570Greenbrier CountyWest Virginia1,019.81,024.50.5%
2571Cheyenne CountyKansas1,019.91,020.90.1%
2572Calaveras CountyCalifornia1,0201,036.91.6%
2573Mackinac CountyMichigan1,021.92,100.651.4%
2574Hillsborough CountyFlorida1,022.21,329.223.1%
2575Towner CountyNorth Dakota1,025.11,041.61.6%
2576Monroe CountyAlabama1,025.71,034.40.8%
2577Capitol Planning RegionConnecticut1,027.41,046.21.8%
2578Westmoreland CountyPennsylvania1,027.71,035.90.8%
2579Day CountySouth Dakota1,028.51,091.15.7%
2580Rich CountyUtah1,028.81,086.35.3%
2581Allegany CountyNew York1,029.51,034.50.5%
2582Covington CountyAlabama1,030.61,043.81.3%
2583White CountyArkansas1,0341,0420.8%
2584McLennan CountyTexas1,036.71,060.22.2%
2585Clinton CountyNew York1,037.81,117.57.1%
2586Walton CountyFlorida1,038.41,409.426.3%
2587Harper CountyOklahoma1,038.61,040.60.2%
2588Union CountyArkansas1,039.11,055.31.5%
2589Live Oak CountyTexas1,039.71,078.93.6%
2590Randolph CountyWest Virginia1,039.71,0400%
2591Montgomery CountyTexas1,042.21,076.93.2%
2592Erie CountyNew York1,042.81,226.915%
2593Mercer CountyNorth Dakota1,042.81,112.66.3%
2594Taylor CountyFlorida1,043.31,511.931%
2595Livingston CountyIllinois1,043.61,045.90.2%
2596Red River CountyTexas1,043.91,056.71.2%
2597Menominee CountyMichigan1,0441,338.222%
2598Ashland CountyWisconsin1,0452,292.454.4%
2599Clay CountyMinnesota1,045.21,052.60.7%
2600Runnels CountyTexas1,051.11,057.10.6%

Read the differences behind ranks 2501–2600

The median land area among these 100 entries is 1,007.509 mi². The first and last entries span 81.402 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

  • Texas19 entries · 19% of this page
  • North Dakota9 entries · 9% of this page
  • Florida7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Oklahoma7 entries · 7% of this page
  • Wisconsin6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Kansas5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 20 jurisdictions contribute 47 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.