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Rankings · Geography
County equivalents.
This measure has no better end. The order describes the states, it does not rank them — see the other direction.
Census county-equivalent geographic units in each state: counties, parishes, boroughs, census areas, municipalities, and independent cities where applicable. This describes the state’s Census geography, not a count of local governments or a measure of size, population, or services.
District of Columbia has the lowest published county equivalents in this comparison, at 1. The next states shown are Delaware (3) and Hawaii (5).
The table orders 51 states by county equivalents. It describes one published measure, not an overall judgment about where to live.
Use the result as a starting point, then compare the underlying source, dates, and local county figures before making a decision. Census county-equivalent geographic units in each state: counties, parishes, boroughs, census areas, municipalities, and independent cities where applicable. This describes the state’s Census geography, not a count of local governments or a measure of size, population, or services.
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<iframe src="https://movermath.com/embed/county-equivalents" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="County equivalents by state"></iframe>Source: U.S. Census Bureau, county-equivalent geography. · How this is built