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—highlighted in bold on the list—share names with their own states.
Read more about List Of U.S. Counties That Share Names With U.S. States: Arkansas (1), Colorado (1), Delaware (6), Hawaii (1), Idaho (1), Indiana (1), Iowa (2), Mississippi (2), Nevada (2), New York (1), Ohio (3), Oklahoma (1), Oregon (1), Texas (2), Utah (1), Virginia (1), Washington (31), Wyoming (3), Borderline Cases
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