# of Counties
State | # of Counties↑ | # of County Equivalents | County Equivalents Used | Additional Details | |
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Alaska | 0 | 30 | Boroughs, Census Areas | Alaska is divided into 19 equivalent boroughs and 11 sparsely populated census areas. | |
District of Columbia | 0 | 1 | Federal District | The District of Columbia is a single federal district that is not part of any state or county. | |
Louisiana | 0 | 64 | Parishes | Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes. | |
Delaware | 3 | ||||
Hawaii | 5 | ||||
Rhode Island | 5 | ||||
Connecticut | 8 | 9 | Councils of Government | Since June 2022, Connecticut's nine councils of government have been used by the US Census Bureau instead of the state's eight counties, which now exist for historical purposes only. | |
New Hampshire | 10 | ||||
Massachusetts | 14 | ||||
Vermont | 14 | ||||
Arizona | 15 | ||||
Maine | 16 | ||||
Nevada | 16 | 1 | Independent City | Carson City is an independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. | |
New Jersey | 21 | ||||
Maryland | 23 | 1 | Independent City | Baltimore City, although a municipality, has been considered an independent city on par with county jurisdictions since the adoption of the Maryland Constitution of 1851. | |
Wyoming | 23 | ||||
Utah | 29 | ||||
New Mexico | 33 | ||||
Oregon | 36 | ||||
Washington | 39 | ||||
Idaho | 44 | ||||
South Carolina | 46 | ||||
North Dakota | 53 | ||||
West Virginia | 55 | ||||
Montana | 56 | ||||
California | 58 | ||||
New York | 62 | ||||
Colorado | 64 | ||||
South Dakota | 66 | ||||
Alabama | 67 | ||||
Florida | 67 | ||||
Pennsylvania | 67 | ||||
Wisconsin | 72 | ||||
Arkansas | 75 | ||||
Oklahoma | 77 | ||||
Mississippi | 82 | ||||
Michigan | 83 | ||||
Minnesota | 87 | ||||
Ohio | 88 | ||||
Indiana | 92 | ||||
Nebraska | 93 | ||||
Tennessee | 95 | ||||
Virginia | 95 | 38 | Independent City | Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes. | |
Iowa | 99 | ||||
North Carolina | 100 | ||||
Illinois | 102 | ||||
Kansas | 105 | ||||
Missouri | 114 | 1 | Independent City | St. Louis operates as both a city and a county. | |
Kentucky | 120 | ||||
Georgia | 159 | ||||
Texas | 254 |