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Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 11:31:36 -0400
From: Roger Payne <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: US Counties and County Equivalents
Sender: Roger Payne <[log in to unmask]>


We have followed with interest the issue regarding the "number" of counties in
the States of the United States.  The following list is compiled from the
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) at the U.S. Geological Survey.
Please forward any comments to <[log in to unmask]>, telephone 703.648.4544 or
<[log in to unmask]>, telephone 703.648.4547.

Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States,
 Puerto Rico, and Outlying Areas


US County/Parish/Borough/Census Area


1       01      AL      Alabama         67
2       02      AK      Alaska        27  (Borough(16)/Census Area(11))
3       04      AZ      Arizona         15
4       05      AR      Arkansas                        75
5       06      CA      California                      58
6       08      CO      Colorado                        63
7       09      CT      Connecticut                     8
8       10      DE      Delaware                        3
9       11      DC      District of Columbia            1
10      12      FL      Florida                         67
11      13      GA      Georgia                         159
12      15      HI      Hawaii                          5
13      16      ID      Idaho                           44
14      17      IL      Illinois                        102
15      18      IN      Indiana                         92
16      19      IA      Iowa                            99
17      20      KS      Kansas                          105
18      21      KY      Kentucky                        120
19      22      LA      Louisiana                       64(Parish)
20      23      ME      Maine                           16
21      24      MD      Maryland                        23
(Independent city = Baltimore (city))
22      25      MA      Massachusetts                   14
23      26      MI      Michigan                        83
24      27      MN      Minnesota                       87
25      28      MS      Mississippi                     82
26      29      MO      Missouri                        114
(Independent city = St. Louis (city))
27      30      MT      Montana                         56
28      31      NE      Nebraska                        93
29      32      NV      Nevada                          16
(Independent city = Carson City)
30      33      NH      New Hampshire                   10
31      34      NJ      NewJersey                       21
32      35      NM      New Mexico                      33
33      36      NY      New York                        62
34      37      NC      North Carolina                  100
35      38      ND      North Dakota                    53
36      39      OH      Ohio                            88
37      40      OK      Oklahoma                        77
38      41      OR      Oregon                          36
39      42      PA      Pennsylvania                    67
40      44      RI      Rhode Island                    5
41      45      SC      South Carolina                  46
42      46      SD      South Dakota                    66
43      47      TN      Tennessee                       95
44      48      TX      Texas                           254
45      49      UT      Utah                            29
46      50      VT      Vermont                         14
47      51      VA      Virginia                        95
(Independent cities = 40)
48      53      WA      Washington                      39
49      54      WV      West Virginia                   55
50      55      WI      Wisconsin                       72
51      56      WY      Wyoming                         23

                                         Sub Total      3098
(County/Parish/Borough/Census Area)

                                                        43
(Total independent cities)
                                        Total           3141


County-Equivalent Entities for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Outlying Areas


52      60      AS      American   Samoa                5       (Districts 3/Islands 2)
54      66      GU      Guam                            1
56      69      MP      Northern Mariana Islands,
                        Commonwealth of                 4       (Municipality)
58      72      PR      Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of    78      (Municipio)
59      74      UM      U.S. Minor Outlying Islands             9       (Island)
60      78      VI      Virgin Islands                          3       (Island)

                                                Sub Total       100

                                        FINAL TOTAL     3241


Note: Totals tabulated from FIPS PUB 6-4 (August 1990) and FIPS
Publication Change Notice for Alaska Boroughs and Census Areas
(December 1992). Other changes include South Boston, VA status changed
from Independent City (c.1995) and Yellowstone National Park
(County-equivalent), MT was merged with Gallatin and Park Counties
(c.1998).


Roger L. Payne
Manager GNIS
703.648.4544
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