User:Onetwothreeip/List of United States counties and county equivalents
This is a complete list of all counties in the United States: 3,142 counties and county equivalents in the 50 states and District of Columbia as of July 1, 2013[update], plus an additional 100 county equivalents in the U.S. territories,[1][2] for a total of 3,242 counties and county equivalents in the United States. For more detailed information, see the individual state lists shown below.
In the United States, a county is a political and geographic subdivision of a state.[3] Of the 50 U.S. states, 48 states are divided into a total of 3,007 counties.[4] The number of counties per state ranges from the three counties in Delaware to the 254 counties in Texas. The five counties in Rhode Island, the eight counties in Connecticut, and eight of the 14 counties in Massachusetts do not have a functional county government, but still exist as legal and census entities.
Instead of counties, Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes, which are functionally similar to counties. Alaska is divided into 19 organized boroughs and a single Unorganized Borough. The United States Census Bureau has divided the Unorganized Borough of Alaska into 10 census areas for federal census and planning purposes. The 38 cities in the state of Virginia are independent cities, which are not considered part of a particular county, and the states of Maryland, Missouri, and Nevada each have one independent city, which is not considered part of a particular county. The Census Bureau and the Office of Management and Budget consider the 64 parishes, 19 organized boroughs, 10 census areas, 41 independent cities, and the District of Columbia, though not the Unorganized Borough, to be equivalent to counties for statistical purposes.
Territories of the United States do not have counties (except for American Samoa, which does have them); instead, the United States Census Bureau divides them into county equivalents. The county equivalents in the territories are the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico, the 3 main islands of the U.S. Virgin Islands, the 3 districts and 2 atolls of American Samoa, all of Guam, the 4 municipalities in the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 9 islands in the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.[1][2][5] Like in the states, each county equivalent in the territories has its own INCITS/FIPS code. American Samoa does have its own counties,[6] but the U.S. Census Bureau counts American Samoa's districts and atolls as counties.[2]
Table edit
The following sortable table lists the 3,242 counties and county equivalents of the United States with the following information for each entity:
- The International Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) code (also known as FIPS code)[4]
- The entity name[4]
- The state, federal district or territory[4]
- The population as of July 1, 2013, as estimated by United States Census Bureau[4]
- The Core Based Statistical Area if designated by the Office of Management and Budget[7]
- The Combined Statistical Area if designated by the Office of Management and Budget[7]
See also edit
- Outline of the United States
- Index of United States-related articles
- Book:United States
- Lists of counties in the United States
- List of island counties of the United States
- List of former United States counties
- List of FIPS state codes
- The OMB has defined 1098 statistical areas comprising 388 MSAs, 541 μSAs, and 169 CSAs
References edit
- ^ a b c d e https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/codes/cou.html 2010 FIPS Codes for Counties and County Equivalent Entities. Census.gov. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ a b c https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/reference/GARM/Ch4GARM.pdf States, Counties, and Statistically Equivalent Entities (Chapter 4). Census.gov. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ "An Overview of County Government". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013". 2013 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ^ http://www.statoids.com/uum.html Territories of United States Minor Outlying Islands. Statoids.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ http://www.statoids.com/yas.html Statoids.com. Counties of American Samoa. Retrieved July 5, 2018
- ^ a b "OMB Bulletin No. 13-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. February 28, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2013..
- ^ Including 100 county equivalents in the U.S. territories
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o This is one of the 19 organized boroughs of Alaska.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j This is one of the 11 census areas of the Unorganized Borough of Alaska.
- ^ The Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska has a fully consolidated city and borough government.
- ^ The City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska has a fully consolidated city and borough government.
- ^ The City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska has a fully consolidated city and borough government.
- ^ The City and Borough of Yakutat, Alaska has a fully consolidated city and borough government.
- ^ a b c d e https://media1.britannica.com/eb-media/30/77730-004-369421B0.pdf American Samoa (World Data). Britcannica.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ The City and County of San Francisco, California has a fully consolidated city and county government.
- ^ The City and County of Broomfield, Colorado has a fully consolidated city and county government.
- ^ The City and County of Denver, Colorado has a fully consolidated city and county government.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u This county has no functional county government.
- ^ The United States Census Bureau and the Office of Management and Budget consider the District of Columbia to be a county equivalent.
- ^ The City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii has a county government with municipal functions.
- ^ The City of New Orleans and Orleans Parish, Louisiana have a fully consolidated city and parish government.
- ^ The City of Baltimore, Maryland is an independent city exclusive of any county.
- ^ The Town and County of Nantucket, Massachusetts has a fully consolidated town and county government.
- ^ The City of St. Louis, Missouri is an independent city exclusive of any county.
- ^ The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City, Nevada is an independent city exclusive of any county.
- ^ Los Alamos County, New Mexico has a county government with municipal functions.
- ^ The City of Philadelphia and Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania have a fully consolidated city and county government.
- ^ http://www.statoids.com/uum.html Statoids.com. U.S. Minor Outlying Islands. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ Faulconer, Justin (July 1, 2013). "Bedford reversion to town becomes official today". The News & Advance. Lynchburg, VA. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
- ^ On July 1, 2013, the former City of Bedford gave up its city charter and became a town within Bedford County.[30] Population estimates are combined totals for the political entities that existed before the merger.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al This is one of the 38 independent cities of Virginia.
External links edit
| General |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Economy | ||
| Geography | ||
| Name origins | ||
| See also | ||