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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>MILES\u003Cbr>0 25 50 75 100 Albers equal area projection |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | IOWA\u003Cbr>Rock Island\u003Cbr>Mercer\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Hancock\u003Cbr>Adams\u003Cbr>McDon\u003Cbr>ough\u003Cbr>Schuyler\u003Cbr>Brown\u003Cbr>Jo Daviess\u003Cbr>Stephenson\u003Cbr>Carroll\u003Cbr>Whiteside\u003Cbr>Winnebago\u003Cbr>Ogle\u003Cbr>Lee\u003Cbr>McHenry Lake\u003Cbr>Boone\u003Cbr>DeKalb\u003Cbr>Kane DuPage\u003Cbr>Cook\u003Cbr>Henry\u003Cbr>Knox\u003Cbr>Fulton\u003Cbr>Stark\u003Cbr>Bureau\u003Cbr>Putnam\u003Cbr>Marshall\u003Cbr>La Salle\u003Cbr>Kendall\u003Cbr>Grundy\u003Cbr>Livingston Peoria Woodford\u003Cbr>Tazewell McLean Ford\u003Cbr>Will\u003Cbr>Kankakee\u003Cbr>Iroquois\u003Cbr>Mason\u003Cbr>Logan Menard\u003Cbr>Cass\u003Cbr>De Witt\u003Cbr>Macon\u003Cbr>Champaign Piatt\u003Cbr>Vermilion\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>INDIANA\u003Cbr>Morgan Pike Scott\u003Cbr>Sangamon\u003Cbr>Moultrie Christian\u003Cbr>Douglas Coles\u003Cbr>Edgar\u003Cbr>Calhoun\u003Cbr>Greene\u003Cbr>Macoupin Jersey\u003Cbr>Madison\u003Cbr>Montgomery\u003Cbr>Bond\u003Cbr>Shelby\u003Cbr>Cumberland\u003Cbr>Clark\u003Cbr>Fayette Effingham Jasper\u003Cbr>Crawford\u003Cbr>MISSOURI\u003Cbr>Clinton St Clair\u003Cbr>Washington Monroe\u003Cbr>Randolph Perry\u003Cbr>Jackson\u003Cbr>Marion\u003Cbr>Jefferson\u003Cbr>Clay Richland Lawrence\u003Cbr>Wayne\u003Cbr>Edwards\u003Cbr>Wabash\u003Cbr>Hamilton White\u003Cbr>Franklin\u003Cbr>Williamson Saline Gallatin\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>KENTUCKY |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\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_il2 . pdf INTERIOR-GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, RESTON, VIRGINIA-2004 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |","cbCaiblyXC6T5R5b","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiblyXC6T5R5b","pdf",167914,"English","# Illinois counties overview\n## County role and naming\n## Map scale and projection\n## Neighboring state listings","[{\"question\":\"How are county-equivalent areas named or organized in different states?\",\"answer\":\"The document states that Louisiana uses “parishes,” Alaska uses Census Areas for statistical purposes with boroughs as main governmental units, and Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia have independent cities outside county jurisdiction.\"}]","Illinois Counties - Overview | PDF"]