State Counties

Kansas is home to 105 counties, a number that places it near the top in terms of county count across the United States.

Kentucky is home to 120 counties, making it one of the the highest number of counties in the U.S. It’s second to only to Texas and Georgia.

You might be surprised to learn that Louisiana doesn’t actually have counties. Instead, it’s divided into 64 parishes.

Maine is up in the northeastern corner, divided into 16 counties. It’s a place of rugged coastlines, dense forests, and rolling hills.

Maryland has 23 counties and one independent city. From the Chesapeake Bay to the Appalachian Mountains, Maryland’s geography is diverse.

Massachusetts is divided into 14 counties. However, four of these have been abolished as functioning government entities.

Michigan has 83 counties, which might seem like a lot for a state shaped like a mitten. It’s actually on the higher end for counties.

Minnesota has 87 counties. The geography here is pretty varied with lots of lakes. They don’t call it the “Land of 10,000 lakes for nothing”.

Mississippi is carved up into 82 counties, which is a pretty hefty number for a state its size. The geography is diverse here.

Missouri’s split into 114 counties, plus the independent city of St. Louis. It mixes the Ozark Mountains, rolling plains and big rivers.

Spanning the vast expanse of Big Sky Country are 56 counties. with the rugged Rocky Mountains, rolling plains and glacier-carved valleys.

In the Cornhusker State, there are 93 counties spread out over its prairies and plains. It’s a pretty high number for Nebraska’s population.

Stretched across the Silver State are 16 counties and one independent city, Carson City. That’s a pretty low number compared to most states.

New Hampshire is divided into just 10 counties, making it one of the states with the fewest counties in the United States of America.

New Jersey is carved up into 21 counties. The Garden State has beaches of the Shore, mountains up north, and everything in between.