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The smallest counties in the United States by land area

Falls Church city, Virginia 2.0 sq mi

Which US county is the smallest by area?

What this list shows

  • 3,144 of the 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents have a published figure for land area.
  • Virginia accounts for 42 of the top 100, ahead of Georgia with 8 and Kentucky with 7.
  • The top 100 is not made up only of counties. It includes 37 independent cities, 2 county-equivalents, and 1 planning region. County-equivalents are ranked alongside counties here, and the type column says which is which.

The top 100

The smallest counties in the United States by land area. Sortable on any column.
RankCountyStateTypeLand area
1Falls Church cityVirginiaIndependent city2.0 sq mi
2Lexington cityVirginiaIndependent city2.5 sq mi
3Manassas Park cityVirginiaIndependent city3.0 sq mi
4Covington cityVirginiaIndependent city5.5 sq mi
5Fairfax cityVirginiaIndependent city6.2 sq mi
6Buena Vista cityVirginiaIndependent city6.4 sq mi
7Emporia cityVirginiaIndependent city6.6 sq mi
8Norton cityVirginiaIndependent city7.5 sq mi
9Colonial Heights cityVirginiaIndependent city7.5 sq mi
10Galax cityVirginiaIndependent city8.2 sq mi
11Franklin cityVirginiaIndependent city8.3 sq mi
12Williamsburg cityVirginiaIndependent city8.9 sq mi
13Winchester cityVirginiaIndependent city9.2 sq mi
14Radford cityVirginiaIndependent city9.7 sq mi
15Manassas cityVirginiaIndependent city9.8 sq mi
16Charlottesville cityVirginiaIndependent city10.2 sq mi
17Hopewell cityVirginiaIndependent city10.4 sq mi
18Fredericksburg cityVirginiaIndependent city10.5 sq mi
19Martinsville cityVirginiaIndependent city11.0 sq mi
20Kalawao CountyHawaiiCounty12.0 sq mi
21Bristol cityVirginiaIndependent city12.9 sq mi
22Salem cityVirginiaIndependent city14.5 sq mi
23Alexandria cityVirginiaIndependent city14.9 sq mi
24Waynesboro cityVirginiaIndependent city15.0 sq mi
25Poquoson cityVirginiaIndependent city15.4 sq mi
26Harrisonburg cityVirginiaIndependent city17.3 sq mi
27Staunton cityVirginiaIndependent city19.9 sq mi
28New York CountyNew YorkCounty22.7 sq mi
29Petersburg cityVirginiaIndependent city22.7 sq mi
30Bristol CountyRhode IslandCounty24.1 sq mi
31Arlington CountyVirginiaCounty26.0 sq mi
32Broomfield CountyColoradoCounty33.0 sq mi
33Portsmouth cityVirginiaIndependent city33.3 sq mi
34Bronx CountyNew YorkCounty42.2 sq mi
35Roanoke cityVirginiaIndependent city42.5 sq mi
36Danville cityVirginiaIndependent city42.8 sq mi
37Nantucket CountyMassachusettsCounty46.2 sq mi
38Hudson CountyNew JerseyCounty46.2 sq mi
39San Francisco CountyCaliforniaCounty46.7 sq mi
40Lynchburg cityVirginiaIndependent city48.9 sq mi
41Hampton cityVirginiaIndependent city51.5 sq mi
42Norfolk cityVirginiaIndependent city53.3 sq mi
43Richmond CountyNew YorkCounty57.5 sq mi
44Suffolk CountyMassachusettsCounty58.3 sq mi
45Richmond cityVirginiaIndependent city59.9 sq mi
46District of ColumbiaDistrict of ColumbiaCounty-equivalent61.1 sq mi
47St. Louis cityMissouriIndependent city61.7 sq mi
48Newport News cityVirginiaIndependent city69.0 sq mi
49Kings CountyNew YorkCounty69.4 sq mi
50Baltimore cityMarylandIndependent city80.9 sq mi
51Grand Isle CountyVermontCounty81.8 sq mi
52Hancock CountyWest VirginiaCounty82.6 sq mi
53Mathews CountyVirginiaCounty85.9 sq mi
54Ohio CountyIndianaCounty86.2 sq mi
55Brooke CountyWest VirginiaCounty89.0 sq mi
56Gallatin CountyKentuckyCounty98.3 sq mi
57Robertson CountyKentuckyCounty99.6 sq mi
58Newport CountyRhode IslandCounty102.4 sq mi
59Union CountyNew JerseyCounty102.8 sq mi
60Dukes CountyMassachusettsCounty103.2 sq mi
61York CountyVirginiaCounty104.7 sq mi
62Ohio CountyWest VirginiaCounty106 sq mi
63Queens CountyNew YorkCounty108.7 sq mi
64Los Alamos CountyNew MexicoCounty109.1 sq mi
65Trousdale CountyTennesseeCounty114.3 sq mi
66Clarke CountyGeorgiaCounty119.3 sq mi
67Essex CountyNew JerseyCounty126.1 sq mi
68Rockwall CountyTexasCounty127.2 sq mi
69Carroll CountyKentuckyCounty128.7 sq mi
70Moore CountyTennesseeCounty129.2 sq mi
71Rockdale CountyGeorgiaCounty129.8 sq mi
72Pleasants CountyWest VirginiaCounty130.1 sq mi
73Middlesex CountyVirginiaCounty130.3 sq mi
74Montour CountyPennsylvaniaCounty130.3 sq mi
75Lancaster CountyVirginiaCounty133.3 sq mi
76Philadelphia CountyPennsylvaniaCounty134.3 sq mi
77Greater Bridgeport Planning RegionConnecticutPlanning Region140.2 sq mi
78Clayton CountyGeorgiaCounty141.7 sq mi
79James City CountyVirginiaCounty142.3 sq mi
80Glascock CountyGeorgiaCounty143.7 sq mi
81Carson CityNevadaCounty-equivalent144.5 sq mi
82Trimble CountyKentuckyCounty147.8 sq mi
83Floyd CountyIndianaCounty148.5 sq mi
84Gilpin CountyColoradoCounty150 sq mi
85Peach CountyGeorgiaCounty150.3 sq mi
86Quitman CountyGeorgiaCounty151.2 sq mi
87Campbell CountyKentuckyCounty151.3 sq mi
88Wyandotte CountyKansasCounty151.6 sq mi
89Ramsey CountyMinnesotaCounty152.3 sq mi
90Denver CountyColoradoCounty153.1 sq mi
91Greene CountyVirginiaCounty155.9 sq mi
92Boyd CountyKentuckyCounty159.9 sq mi
93Putnam CountyIllinoisCounty160.1 sq mi
94Kenton CountyKentuckyCounty160.4 sq mi
95Barrow CountyGeorgiaCounty161.1 sq mi
96Hamblen CountyTennesseeCounty161.2 sq mi
97Union CountyIndianaCounty161.2 sq mi
98Catoosa CountyGeorgiaCounty162.2 sq mi
99Pickett CountyTennesseeCounty163 sq mi
100Blackford CountyIndianaCounty165.1 sq mi

Source: US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

This is the top 100. See the complete table of all 3,144 counties.

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Rebuilt from source data 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.