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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 401–500

3,222 county equivalents · page 5 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Columbia County, Georgia at 290.198 mi² of land area to Terrell County, Georgia at 335.791 mi² of land area. The 100 entries represent 21 state-level jurisdictions. Georgia has the most entries on this page (17).

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 401 through 500. Areas in square miles.
RankCounty / equivalentStateLand mi²Total mi²Water share
401Columbia CountyGeorgia290.2307.75.7%
402Whitfield CountyGeorgia290.4291.10.2%
403Graham CountyNorth Carolina292301.63.2%
404Howard CountyIndiana293.1293.90.3%
405Bradford CountyFlorida294300.52.2%
406Greensville CountyVirginia295.42970.5%
407Wheeler CountyGeorgia295.5300.31.6%
408Lincoln CountyNorth Carolina295.9304.93%
409Heard CountyGeorgia296301.11.7%
410Bullitt CountyKentucky297.1300.31.1%
411Washington CountyKentucky297.3301.21.3%
412Cumberland CountyVirginia297.5299.80.8%
413Johnson CountyTennessee298.4302.71.4%
414Jefferson ParishLouisiana300.964253.1%
415Somerset CountyNew Jersey301.93051%
416Marshall CountyKentucky302.1340.211.2%
417Cheatham CountyTennessee302.5307.11.5%
418Edmonson CountyKentucky302.83081.7%
419Johnson CountyGeorgia303306.61.2%
420DeKalb CountyTennessee304.43297.5%
421Dearborn CountyIndiana305.1307.40.8%
422Cumberland CountyKentucky305.1310.91.9%
423Marshall CountyWest Virginia305.4312.12.2%
424Meade CountyKentucky305.5324.45.8%
425Crawford CountyIndiana305.6308.81%
426Brown CountyIllinois305.7307.30.5%
427Hancock CountyIndiana3063070.3%
428Harrison CountyKentucky306.5309.91.1%
429Macon CountyTennessee307.1307.20%
430Schuyler CountyMissouri307.3308.20.3%
431Magoffin CountyKentucky308.4309.20.2%
432Marion CountyWest Virginia308.8311.50.9%
433Steuben CountyIndiana308.8322.54.2%
434Jackson CountyTennessee308.8319.53.4%
435Starke CountyIndiana309.1312.21%
436Middlesex CountyNew Jersey309.3322.94.2%
437Seminole CountyFlorida309.4345.310.4%
438Page CountyVirginia310313.31%
439Polk CountyGeorgia310.3312.10.6%
440Nottoway CountyVirginia311.9313.60.5%
441Brown CountyIndiana312316.61.5%
442Paulding CountyGeorgia312.4314.40.6%
443Watauga CountyNorth Carolina312.4313.30.3%
444Yancey CountyNorth Carolina312.6313.20.2%
445Livingston CountyKentucky313342.28.5%
446Chattooga CountyGeorgia313.3313.50.1%
447Smith CountyTennessee314.3325.43.4%
448Menard CountyIllinois314.4315.40.3%
449King and Queen CountyVirginia315.1326.33.4%
450Rhea CountyTennessee315.5336.56.2%
451Isle of Wight CountyVirginia315.7362.813%
452Union CountyPennsylvania316317.70.6%
453Rockcastle CountyKentucky316.6318.10.5%
454Calumet CountyWisconsin318.3397.119.9%
455Henry CountyGeorgia318.7326.52.4%
456Scotland CountyNorth Carolina319.1320.60.5%
457Caroline CountyMaryland319.4325.92%
458Benzie CountyMichigan319.7859.662.8%
459Doddridge CountyWest Virginia319.7320.50.2%
460Somerset CountyMaryland319.7610.447.6%
461Pulaski CountyVirginia319.8329.42.9%
462Kendall CountyIllinois320.2322.20.6%
463Johnson CountyIndiana320.4321.80.4%
464Madison CountyVirginia320.6321.90.4%
465Berkeley CountyWest Virginia321.1321.50.1%
466Gloucester CountyNew Jersey322336.74.4%
467Gallatin CountyIllinois322.9328.11.6%
468Upson CountyGeorgia323.5327.61.2%
469Union CountyGeorgia323.6330.62.1%
470Seneca CountyNew York323.7390.417.1%
471Richmond CountyGeorgia324.4328.61.3%
472Davis CountyUtah324.9635.448.9%
473Crawford CountyGeorgia324.9326.50.5%
474Douglas CountyNebraska326.5339.33.8%
475Washington CountyTennessee326.5329.81%
476Walton CountyGeorgia326.83301%
477Mineral CountyWest Virginia327.9329.20.4%
478DuPage CountyIllinois327.9336.42.5%
479Craig CountyVirginia328.1329.20.3%
480Schuyler CountyNew York328.3342.34.1%
481Dougherty CountyGeorgia328.6334.61.8%
482Bradley CountyTennessee328.8331.40.8%
483Snyder CountyPennsylvania328.8331.50.8%
484Washington CountyRhode Island329.3562.841.5%
485Monroe CountyKentucky329.5332.10.8%
486Dickenson CountyVirginia330.4333.60.9%
487Jeff Davis CountyGeorgia330.9335.41.3%
488Salem CountyNew Jersey331.9372.610.9%
489Webster CountyKentucky332335.71.1%
490Racine CountyWisconsin332.6792.158%
491Lincoln CountyKentucky332.9336.41%
492Orange CountyTexas333.8379.512%
493Decatur CountyTennessee333.9344.93.2%
494Appomattox CountyVirginia334.2335.50.4%
495Pike CountyIndiana334.4341.12%
496Yadkin CountyNorth Carolina334.9337.70.8%
497Prince William CountyVirginia335.3347.23.4%
498Whitley CountyIndiana335.63380.7%
499Martin CountyIndiana335.8340.41.4%
500Terrell CountyGeorgia335.8337.70.6%

Read the differences behind ranks 401–500

The median land area among these 100 entries is 315.59 mi². The first and last entries span 45.593 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

  • Georgia17 entries · 17% of this page
  • Kentucky13 entries · 13% of this page
  • Virginia12 entries · 12% of this page
  • Indiana11 entries · 11% of this page
  • Tennessee10 entries · 10% of this page
  • North Carolina6 entries · 6% of this page

The remaining 15 jurisdictions contribute 31 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.