20 ranked lists
County and state rankings
Each list ranks the states or county-equivalents on one measure from Census or NOAA data, with the full order, a map, and how the numbers were made.
States
- US states ranked by population#1 California · 39,431,26351
- US states ranked by land area#1 Alaska · 571,24251
- Population density by state#1 District of Columbia · 11,487.851
- Number of counties in each state#1 Texas · 25451
- The largest county in every state#1 Alaska: Yukon-Koyukuk · 145,769 sq mi51
- The most populous county in every state#1 California: Los Angeles County · 9,757,17951
- How much of each state lives in one county#1 Nevada · 73.4%50
- States ranked by the size of their typical county#1 Massachusetts · 503,12150
- Income gaps between counties, state by state#1 Virginia · 4.07×50
- US states ranked by shoreline length#1 Alaska · 33,90430
- How central is each state capital?#1 Connecticut · 100.0%51
Counties
- Largest counties in the US by land area#1 Yukon-Koyukuk, AK · 145,76950
- Smallest counties in the US by land area#1 Falls Church city, VA · 2.0550
- Most populous counties in the US#1 Los Angeles County, CA · 9,757,179100
- Least populated counties in the US#1 Loving County, TX · 4850
- Most densely populated counties in the US#1 New York County, NY · 73,28650
- Least densely populated counties in the US#1 Yukon-Koyukuk, AK · 0.0350
- Highest median household income counties#1 Loudoun County, VA · $173,65550
- Lowest median household income counties#1 Claiborne County, MS · $28,57950
- The most remote towns in the US#1 Unalaska, AK · 80950
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
- 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.