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Excluding the census areas of Alaska, Lake and Peninsula Borough is the least densely populated county equivalent with 0.069/sq mi (0.027/km 2). The District of Columbia and Guam each only have one county-equivalent, so their most/least densely-populated county is the same.
Loving County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. With a population of 64 according to the 2020 census, [2] it is the least populous county in the United States with a permanent population. Its county seat and only community is Mentone. [3] Loving County was originally split off of Reeves County in 1887.
The following is a list of the 3,143 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and District of Columbia sorted by U.S. state, plus an additional 100 county-equivalents in the U.S. territories sorted by territory.
The 100 county equivalents in the U.S. territories are not on this map. There are 3,244 counties and county equivalents in the United States. [1] [2] [a] The 50 states of the United States are divided into 3,007 political subdivisions of states called counties. [3]
A map of the counties and county equivalents of the United States. The 100 most populous counties are highlighted, with counties having more than one million residents in orange and counties having fewer than one million residents in green, based on the results of the April 1, 2020 United States census.
The most populous county is Los Angeles County, California, with 10,014,009 residents in 2020. This number is greater than the populations of 41 U.S. states, and is only slightly smaller than the combined population of the 10 least populous states and Washington, D.C.
The following is a sortable table of the most populous county in each U.S. state, federal district, and territory. Counties and states/territories in bold have a population of at least 1 million. Table
The 3,143 counties and county-equivalents of the United States Main article: County (United States) The following are lists of U.S. counties by various criteria.