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There are 3071 counties in the United States. Counties are the primary legal divisions of most states and generally are functioning governmental units. They are known as \"parishes\" in Louisiana. In Alaska, Census Areas are used for statistical purposes, while the principal governmental units are boroughs . Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia also have independent cities, government units outside the jurisdiction of any county.\u003Cbr>MISSISSIPPI\u003Cbr>MILES\u003Cbr>0 20 40 60 80 Albers equal area projection |  | Lauderdale\u003Cbr>Colbert\u003Cbr>Lawrence Franklin |  | Limestone\u003Cbr>Morgan |  |  | Madison Jackson SC\u003Cbr>DeKalb\u003Cbr>Marshall |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  | Marion Winston |  |  | Cullman Blount |  |  | Cherokee Etowah |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  | Lamar\u003Cbr>Fayette | Walker\u003Cbr>St Clair |  |  |  |  |  | Calhoun |  | Cleburne |  |  |\n|  |  |  | Jefferson |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  | Pickens Tuscaloosa\u003Cbr>Bibb\u003Cbr>Greene\u003Cbr>Hale\u003Cbr>Perry Sumter\u003Cbr>Dallas\u003Cbr>Marengo\u003Cbr>Choctaw\u003Cbr>Wilcox |  |  |  | Talladega Shelby\u003Cbr>Coosa Chilton\u003Cbr>Elmore Autauga\u003Cbr>Montgomery Lowndes |  |  |  | Clay Randolph |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Tallapoosa Chambers\u003Cbr>Lee\u003Cbr>Macon\u003Cbr>Russell Bullock |  | GEORGIA |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Pike Butler Crenshaw\u003Cbr>Coffee Covington |  |  |  |  | Barbour\u003Cbr>Henry Dale |  |  |\n|  |  |  | Clarke\u003Cbr>Washington | Monroe\u003Cbr>Conecuh |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  | | Escambia |  |  |  |  |  |  | Houston Geneva |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  | Mobile\u003Cbr>Baldwin\u003Cbr>LA FLORIDA\u003Cbr>Gulf of Mexico |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| \u003Cbr>U.S. Department of the Interior\u003Cbr>U.S. Geological Survey\u003Cbr>The National Atlas of the United States of AmericaOR\u003Cbr>pagecnty_al2 . pdf INTERIOR-GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, RESTON, VIRGINIA-2004 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |","cbCaisZUJeRj027R","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisZUJeRj027R","pdf",170095,"English","# Counties\n## Alabama county overview\n## U.S. county and independent city context","[{\"question\":\"How many counties does Alabama have?\",\"answer\":\"Alabama has 67 counties.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the role of counties in most U.S. states?\",\"answer\":\"Counties are the primary legal divisions of most states and generally function as governmental units.\"},{\"question\":\"How do Alaska and Louisiana differ in county-like divisions?\",\"answer\":\"In Louisiana, counties are known as “parishes.” In Alaska, Census Areas are used for statistical purposes, and boroughs are the principal governmental units.\"}]","Alabama Counties | PDF"]