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  1. Texas has 254 counties, the most of any state. Delaware has three counties, the fewest of any state. Lists of counties and county equivalents by number per political division: Total (50 states and District of Columbia): 3,143 (3,007 counties and 136 county equivalents)

  2. Texas tops the list of states with the most counties, with 254 counties. It is followed by Georgia, with 159 counties. Virginia ranks third for states with the most counties, with 133 counties, while Kentucky and Missouri secure the fourth and fifth positions with 120 and 115 counties, respectively.

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  4. Mar 29, 2024 · As of 2022, the US had 3,243 counties and county equivalents, with 48 states using the term "county," while Louisiana refers to them as "parishes," and Alaska uses the term "boroughs." On...

  5. 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.

  6. Jan 8, 2024 · The state with the most counties is Texas with 254 counties. The state with the fewest counties is Delaware with 3 counties. The average state in the United States has 62 counties. The longest county name in the United States is Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area which is 33 characters long.

  7. Mar 28, 2024 · North Carolina stands out as the state with exactly 100 counties, making it the eighth state with the most counties overall. Meanwhile, two states, Iowa and Tennessee, round out the top ten with 99 and 95 counties respectively.

  8. Nov 25, 2023 · Georgia159 Counties. Georgia is known for a lot of things, including having the second-most number of counties in the US. ©Vepar5/iStock via Getty Images. The state with the second-most number of counties in the US is Georgia. Despite being in second place, it doesn’t even come close to matching the number of counties that Texas has.

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