Below is a list of the 50 states and the number of counties in each. Texas has the most number of counties while Delaware has the fewest.
Serial | State Name | Number of counties |
---|---|---|
1. | Alaska | Alaska is divided into 19 organized boroughs and one Unorganized Borough. |
2. | Texas | 254 (state with the most counties) |
3. | California | 58 |
4. | Montana | 56 |
5. | New Mexico | 33 |
6. | Arizona | 15 |
7. | Nevada | 16 counties and 1 independent city (Carson City) |
8. | Colorado | 64 |
9. | Oregon | 36 |
10. | Wyoming | 23 |
11. | Michigan | 83 |
12. | Minnesota | 87 |
13. | Utah | 29 |
14. | Idaho | 44 |
15. | Kansas | 105 |
16. | Nebraska | 93 |
17. | South Dakota | 66 |
18. | Washington | 39 |
19. | North Dakota | 53 |
20. | Florida | 67 |
21. | Oklahoma | 77 |
22. | Missouri | 114 counties and 1 independent city (Saint Louis City) |
23. | Georgia | 159 |
24. | Wisconsin | 72 |
25. | Illinois | 102 |
26. | Iowa | 99 |
27. | New York | 62 |
28. | North Carolina | 100 |
29. | Virginia | 133 |
30. | Arkansas | 75 |
31. | Alabama | 67 |
32. | Louisiana | 64 (Louisiana uses parishes instead) |
33. | Mississippi | 82 |
34. | Pennsylvania | 67 |
35. | Ohio | 88 |
36. | Tennessee | 95 |
37. | Kentucky | 120 |
38. | Maine | 16 |
39. | Indiana | 92 |
40. | South Carolina | 46 |
41. | West Virginia | 55 |
42. | Maryland | 24 |
43. | Hawaii | 5 |
44. | Massachusetts | 14 |
45. | Vermont | 14 |
46. | New Hampshire | 10 |
47. | New Jersey | 21 |
48. | Connecticut | 8 |
49. | Delaware | 3 (state with the fewest counties) |
50. | Rhode Island | 5 |