States Without Counties 2026

	State	# of Counties↓	# of County Equivalents	County Equivalents Used	Additional Details
	Texas	254
	Georgia	159
	Kentucky	120
	Missouri	114	1	Independent City	St. Louis operates as both a city and a county.
	Kansas	105
	Illinois	102
	North Carolina	100
	Iowa	99
	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.
	Nebraska	93
	Indiana	92
	Ohio	88
	Minnesota	87
	Michigan	83
	Mississippi	82
	Oklahoma	77
	Arkansas	75
	Wisconsin	72
	Alabama	67
	Florida	67
	Pennsylvania	67
	South Dakota	66
	Colorado	64
	New York	62
	California	58
	Montana	56
	West Virginia	55
	North Dakota	53
	South Carolina	46
	Idaho	44
	Washington	39
	Oregon	36
	New Mexico	33
	Utah	29
	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
	New Jersey	21
	Maine	16
	Nevada	16	1	Independent City	Carson City is an independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada.
	Arizona	15
	Massachusetts	14
	Vermont	14
	New Hampshire	10
	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.
	Hawaii	5
	Rhode Island	5
	Delaware	3
	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.
	United States	3,007