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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.
Largest county parish or municipality [note 1] Population (2013 estimate) [3] County parish seat or shire town State federal district or territory population (2013 estimate) [4] [note 2] Largest county/parish or municipality Percentage of state/federal district or territory population Alabama: Jefferson: 659,479: Birmingham: 4,833,722: 13.64% ...
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.
The second most populous county is Cook County, Illinois, with a population of 5,275,541. [49] Cook County's population is larger than that of 28 individual U.S. states and the combined populations of the six smallest states. [49] The least populous county is Loving County, Texas, with 64 residents in 2020.
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Location of counties with the five most popular names. This is a list of U.S. county names that are used in two or more states. Ranked are the 428 most common county names, which are shared by counties in two or more states each, accounting for 1,730 of the 3,140 counties and county-equivalents in the United States.
The Territory of American Samoa has 14 counties; however, these counties are not counted by the U.S. Census Bureau (they are treated as minor civil divisions). [2] The U.S. Census Bureau counts the 3 districts and 2 atolls of American Samoa as county-equivalents. [1] [2] Eastern District, American Samoa; Manu'a District, American Samoa
Unlike most states, Alaska is divided into boroughs and census areas that serve as county-equivalents for the Census Bureau. If included with the remainder of the counties and county-equivalent areas in the United States, Alaska's boroughs and census areas would occupy the largest 11.