List of U.S. counties that share names with U.S. states

This is a list of U.S. counties that share names with U.S. states. Sixty of the country's 3,086 counties share names with U.S. states. Of these, seven—marked ^♦ in the list—share names with their own states.

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State		Counties sharing name with this state	Namesake counties contained in this state
Alabama			1 exact match: Washington County, Alabama
Arkansas	^♦	1 exact match: Arkansas County, Arkansas^♦	4 exact matches: Arkansas^♦, Mississippi, Nevada, and Washington Counties, Arkansas 1 partial match: Columbia County, Arkansas
California			1 exact match: Nevada County, California
Colorado		1 exact match: Colorado County, Texas	1 exact match: Washington County, Colorado
Delaware		6 exact matches: Delaware County in Indiana, Iowa, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania
District of Columbia		8 partial matches: Columbia County in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wisconsin
Florida			1 exact match: Washington County, Florida 1 partial match: Columbia County, Florida
Georgia			1 exact match: Washington County, Georgia 1 partial match: Columbia County, Georgia
Hawaii	^♦	1 exact match: Hawaii County, Hawaii^♦ 1 partial match: Owyhee County, Idaho^[1]	1 exact match: Hawaii County, Hawaii^♦
Idaho	^♦	1 exact match: Idaho County, Idaho^♦	2 exact matches: Idaho^♦ and Washington Counties, Idaho 1 partial match: Owyhee County, Idaho^[1]
Illinois			1 exact match: Washington County, Illinois 1 partial match: Jersey County, Illinois
Indiana		1 exact match: Indiana County, Pennsylvania	3 exact matches: Delaware, Ohio, and Washington Counties, Indiana
Iowa	^♦	2 exact matches: Iowa County in Iowa^♦ and Wisconsin	3 exact matches: Delaware, Iowa^♦, and Washington Counties, Iowa
Kansas			1 exact match: Washington County, Kansas
Kentucky			2 exact matches: Ohio and Washington Counties, Kentucky
Louisiana			1 exact match: Washington Parish, Louisiana
Maine			1 exact match: Washington County, Maine 1 partial match: York County, Maine
Maryland			1 exact match: Washington County, Maryland
Massachusetts			1 partial match: Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Minnesota			1 exact match: Washington County, Minnesota 1 partial match: Dakota County, Minnesota
Mississippi		2 exact matches: Mississippi County in Arkansas and Missouri	1 exact match: Washington County, Mississippi
Missouri			4 exact matches: Mississippi, Oregon, Texas, and Washington Counties, Missouri
Nebraska			1 exact match: Washington County, Nebraska 1 partial match: Dakota County, Nebraska
Nevada		2 exact matches: Nevada County in Arkansas and California
New Hampshire		2 partial matches: Hampshire County in Massachusetts and West Virginia
New Jersey		1 partial match: Jersey County, Illinois
New York	^♦	1 exact match: New York County, New York^♦^[2] 2 partial matches: York County in Maine and South Carolina	4 exact matches: Delaware, New York^♦,^[2] Washington, and Wyoming Counties, New York 1 partial match: Columbia County, New York
North Carolina		1 partial match: Carolina Municipality, Puerto Rico	1 exact match: Washington County, North Carolina
North Dakota		2 partial matches: Dakota County in Minnesota and Nebraska
Ohio		3 exact matches: Ohio County in Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia	2 exact matches: Delaware and Washington Counties, Ohio
Oklahoma	^♦	1 exact match: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^♦	4 exact matches: Delaware, Oklahoma^♦, Texas, and Washington Counties, Oklahoma
Oregon		1 exact match: Oregon County, Missouri	1 exact match: Washington County, Oregon 1 partial match: Columbia County, Oregon
Pennsylvania			4 exact matches: Delaware, Indiana, Washington, and Wyoming Counties, Pennsylvania 1 partial match: Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico			1 partial match: Carolina, Puerto Rico (a municipality)
Rhode Island			1 exact match: Washington County, Rhode Island
South Carolina		1 partial match: Carolina Municipality, Puerto Rico	1 partial match: York County, South Carolina
South Dakota		2 partial matches: Dakota County in Minnesota and Nebraska
Tennessee			1 exact match: Washington County, Tennessee
Texas		2 exact matches: Texas County in Missouri and Oklahoma	2 exact matches: Colorado and Washington Counties, Texas
Utah	^♦	1 exact match: Utah County, Utah^♦	2 exact matches: Utah^♦ and Washington Counties, Utah
Vermont			1 exact match: Washington County, Vermont
Virginia	^♦	1 partial match: Virginia Beach Independent City^♦	1 exact match: Washington County, Virginia 1 partial match: Virginia Beach Independent City^♦
Washington		31 exact matches: Washington County in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana(parish), Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin	1 partial match: Columbia County, Washington
West Virginia			2 exact matches: Ohio and Wyoming County, West Virginia Counties, West Virginia 1 partial match: Hampshire County, West Virginia
Wisconsin			2 exact matches: Iowa and Washington Counties, Wisconsin 1 partial match: Columbia County, Wisconsin
Wyoming		3 exact matches: Wyoming County in New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Owyhee County, Idaho was named for Hawaiian fur trappers who explored the area in 1819 and 1820 ("The Name Owyhee" (PDF). Idaho State Historical Society. August 1964. Retrieved 1 January 2015.)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 New York City borough of Manhattan

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