Draft:List of counties in New England

List of counties

County	FIPS code	County Seat	State	Year established	Origin	Etymology	Population (2020)	Land area	Map
Androscoggin County	23001	Auburn	Maine	1854	From parts of Cumberland County, Kennebec County, and Lincoln County	The Androscoggin Native American tribe.	113,023	497 sq mi (1,287 km2)
Aroostook County	23003	Houlton	Maine	1839	From parts of Penobscot County, and Washington County	A Mi'kmaq word meaning beautiful river.	67,255	6,829 sq mi (17,687 km2)
Cumberland County	23005	Portland	Maine	1761	As Cumberland County, Massachusetts, from part of York County	Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, son of George II of Great Britain.	307,451	1,217 sq mi (3,152 km2)
Franklin County	23007	Farmington	Maine	1838	From parts of Kennebec County, Oxford County, and Somerset County	Benjamin Franklin, the Founding Father, scientist, printer, and diplomat.	30,474	1,744 sq mi (4,517 km2)
Hancock County	23009	Ellsworth	Maine	1790	As Hancock County, Massachusetts, from part of Lincoln County	John Hancock(1737–1793), the Founding Father and president of the convention that produced the United States Declaration of Independence.	56,701	2,351 sq mi (6,089 km2)
Kennebec County	23011	Augusta	Maine	1799	As Kennebec County, Massachusetts, from part of Lincoln County	The Kennebec River in Maine.	125,540	951 sq mi (2,463 km2)
Knox County	23013	Rockland	Maine	1860	From parts of Lincoln County and Waldo County	Henry Knox(1750–1806), the first United States Secretary of War (1789 - 1794), who lived in Thomaston, Maine.	41,164	1,142 sq mi (2,958 km2)
Lincoln County	23015	Wiscasset	Maine	1760	As Lincoln County, Massachusetts, from part of York County	The city of Lincoln, England.	36,215	700 sq mi (1,813 km2)
Oxford County	23017	Paris	Maine	1805	As Oxford County, Massachusetts, from parts of Cumberland County and York County	Probably named for Oxford, Massachusetts.	59,495	2,175 sq mi (5,633 km2)
Penobscot County	23019	Bangor	Maine	1816	As Penobscot County, Massachusetts, from part of Hancock County	The PenobscotNative American tribe.	153,704	3,556 sq mi (9,210 km2)
Piscataquis County	23021	Dover-Foxcroft	Maine	1838	From parts of Penobscot County and Somerset County	An Abenaki word meaning rapid waters.	17,417	4,377 sq mi (11,336 km2)
Sagadahoc County	23023	Bath	Maine	1854	From part of Lincoln County	An Abenaki word meaning mouth of big river.	37,393	370 sq mi (958 km2)
Somerset County	23025	Skowhegan	Maine	1809	As Somerset County, Massachusetts, from parts of Kennebec County	The county of Somerset in England.	51,098	4,095 sq mi (10,606 km2)
Waldo County	23027	Belfast	Maine	1827	From parts of Hancock County, Kennebec County and Lincoln County	Samuel Waldo, Maine landowner and a colonial soldier in the 1745 siege of Louisbourg.	40,241	853 sq mi (2,209 km2)
Washington County	23029	Machias	Maine	1790	As Washington County, Massachusetts, from part of Lincoln County	George Washington, the first President of the United States.	31,437	3,255 sq mi (8,430 km2)
York County	23031	Alfred	Maine	1652	As Yorkshire County, Massachusetts, from the southern part of the District of Maine. Renamed York County by Massachusetts in 1668	York, England, the birthplace of Christopher Levett who first attempted to settle the area.	216,732	1,271 sq mi (3,292 km2)
Barnstable County	25001	Barnstable	Massachusetts	1685	One of three original counties created in the Plymouth Colony	After its county seat of Barnstable, which is named after the English town of Barnstaple	342,000	396 sq mi (1,026 km2)
Berkshire County	25003	Pittsfield	Massachusetts	1761	From part of Hampshire County. Government abolished in 2000.	For the Englishcounty of Berkshire	178,000	931 sq mi (2,411 km2)
Bristol County	25005	Taunton	Massachusetts	1685	One of three original counties created in the Plymouth Colony	For its original county seat of Bristol, Massachusetts, which is named for the Englishport city of Bristol – when the Town of Bristol joined Rhode Island, the name of the county was kept	710,000	556 sq mi (1,440 km2)
Dukes County	25007	Edgartown	Massachusetts	1695	From Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands, which had been part of Dukes County, New York until Massachusetts gained it in 1691	Formerly a part of Dukes County, New York until 1691, the land at one time was the possession of the Duke of York	36,000	104 sq mi (269 km2)
Essex County	25009	Salem, Lawrence	Massachusetts	1643	One of four original counties created in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Government abolished in 1999.	For the Englishcounty of Essex	806,765	498 sq mi (1,290 km2)
Franklin County	25011	Greenfield	Massachusetts	1811	From part of Hampshire County. Government abolished in 1997.	For Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), early American scientist, diplomat, and politician	70,894	702 sq mi (1,818 km2)
Hampden County	25013	Springfield	Massachusetts	1812	From part of Hampshire County. Government abolished in 1998.	John Hampden(1595—1643), the famous 17th century English parliamentarian	461,041	618 sq mi (1,601 km2)
Hampshire County	25015	Northampton	Massachusetts	1662	From unorganized territory in the western part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Government abolished 1999.	For the Englishcounty of Hampshire	162,588	529 sq mi (1,370 km2)
Middlesex County	25017	Lowell, Cambridge	Massachusetts	1643	One of four original counties created in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Government abolished in 1997.	For the Englishcounty of Middlesex	1,617,105	824 sq mi (2,134 km2)
Nantucket County	25019	Nantucket	Massachusetts	1695	From Nantucket Island which had been part of Dukes County, New York until Massachusetts gained it in 1691.	The Town of Nantucket, itself derived from a Wampanoagword meaning "place of peace"	14,421	48 sq mi (124 km2)
Norfolk County	25021	Dedham	Massachusetts	1793	From part of Suffolk County.	For the Englishcounty of Norfolk	725,531	400 sq mi (1,036 km2)
Plymouth County	25023	Brockton, Plymouth	Massachusetts	1685	One of three original counties created in the Plymouth Colony.	For its seat of Plymouth, which is named for the Englishport city of Plymouth	533,069	661 sq mi (1,712 km2)
Suffolk County	25025	Boston	Massachusetts	1643	One of four original counties created in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Government abolished in 1999.	For the Englishcounty of Suffolk	766,381	58 sq mi (150 km2)
Worcester County	25027	Worcester	Massachusetts	1731	From parts of Hampshire County, Middlesex County and Suffolk County. Government abolished in 1998.	For its county seat of Worcester, which is named in honor of the English city of Worcester and the English Civil War Battle of Worcester in 1651, a Parliamentarianvictory	862,927	1,513 sq mi (3,919 km2)
Bristol County	44001	Bristol	Rhode Island	1747	Created from land gained from Bristol County, Massachusetts, after resolution of a boundary dispute between the two colonies.	City of Bristol, England	50,360	24 sq mi (62 km2)
Kent County	44003	East Greenwich	Rhode Island	1750	Created from part of Providence County.	County of Kent, England	171,275	168 sq mi (435 km2)
Newport County	44005	Newport	Rhode Island	1703	Formed as Rhode Island County in 1703. Renamed Newport County in 1729	Town of Newport, Essex, England	84,481	102 sq mi (264 km2)
Providence County	44007	Providence	Rhode Island	1703	Formed in 1703 as Providence Plantations County. Renamed Providence County in 1729	Divine Providence, a concept reflecting the religious nature of colonial founder Roger Williams	657,288	409 sq mi (1,059 km2)
Washington County	44009	South Kingstown*	Rhode Island	1729	Formed in 1729 as Kings County from part of Providence Plantations County. Renamed Washington County in 1781.	George Washington, American Revolutionary War general and first President of the United States	130,330	329 sq mi (852 km2)
Addison County	50001	Middlebury	Vermont	1785	Part of Rutland County.	Joseph Addison (1672–1719), an English politician and writer.	37,578	770 sq mi (1,994 km2)
Bennington County	50003	Bennington, Manchester	Vermont	1779	One of the original two counties.	Benning Wentworth(1696–1770), the colonial governor of New Hampshire(1741–1766).	37,392	676 sq mi (1,751 km2)
Caledonia County	50005	St. Johnsbury	Vermont	1792	Part of Orange County.	Latin name for Scotland.	30,579	651 sq mi (1,686 km2)
Chittenden County	50007	Burlington	Vermont	1787	Part of Addison County.	Thomas Chittenden(1730–1797), first governor of Vermont (1791–1797).	169,301	539 sq mi (1,396 km2)
Essex County	50009	Guildhall	Vermont	1792	Part of Orange County.	Essex, a county in England.	5,994	665 sq mi (1,722 km2)
Franklin County	50011	St. Albans (city)	Vermont	1792	Part of Chittenden County.	Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), one of the most revered Founding Fathers of the United States.	50,731	637 sq mi (1,650 km2)
Grand Isle County	50013	North Hero	Vermont	1802	Part of Chittenden County and Franklin County.	Largest island in Lake Champlain.	7,489	83 sq mi (215 km2)
Lamoille County	50015	Hyde Park (town)	Vermont	1835	Parts of Chittenden County, Franklin County, Orleans County and Washington County.	La Mouette(meaning the seagull), named by French explorer Samuel de Champlain(~1570–1635)but mistranscibed as La Mouelle and eventually corrupted to current spelling.	26,090	461 sq mi (1,194 km2)
Orange County	50017	Chelsea	Vermont	1781	Part of Cumberland County.	Prince William(1650–1702) of Orange.	29,846	689 sq mi (1,785 km2)
Orleans County	50019	Newport (city)	Vermont	1792	Part of Chittenden County and Orange County.	City of Orléans, France.	27,666	697 sq mi (1,805 km2)
Rutland County	50021	Rutland (city)	Vermont	1781	Part of Bennington County.	Town of Rutland, Massachusetts.	60,366	932 sq mi (2,414 km2)
Washington County	50023	Montpelier	Vermont	1810	Parts of Orange County, Caledonia County, and Chittenden County. Renamed from Jefferson County to Washington County on November 8, 1814	George Washington(1732–1799), first President of the United States (1789–1797).	60,048	690 sq mi (1,787 km2)
Windham County	50025	Newfane	Vermont	1779	One of the original two counties.	Town of Windham, Connecticut.	45,842	789 sq mi (2,044 km2)
Windsor County	50027	Woodstock	Vermont	1781	Part of Cumberland County.	Town of Windsor, Connecticut.	58,142	971 sq mi (2,515 km2)
Fairfield County	09001	Bridgeport	Connecticut	1666	original county	From the hundreds of acres of salt marsh that bordered the coast.	959,768	626 sq mi (1,621 km2)
Hartford County	09003	Hartford	Connecticut	1666	original county	After Hertford, England (still said Hartford)	896,854	736 sq mi (1,906 km2)
Litchfield County	09005	Litchfield	Connecticut	1751	From parts of Fairfield, Hartford and New Haven Counties	City of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England	185,000	920 sq mi (2,383 km2)
Middlesex County	09007	Middletown	Connecticut	1785	From parts of Hartford and New London Counties	Former county of Middlesex, England	164,759	369 sq mi (956 km2)
New Haven County	09009	New Haven	Connecticut	1666	original county	After New Haven Colony, founded as a haven in which Puritans could be free from persecution.	863,700	606 sq mi (1,570 km2)
New London County	09011	New London	Connecticut	1666	original county	After London, England	268,805	666 sq mi (1,725 km2)
Tolland County	09013	Rockville	Connecticut	1785	From parts of Hartford and Windham Counties	Hamlet of Tolland, Somerset, England	150,293	410 sq mi (1,062 km2)
Windham County	09015	Willimantic	Connecticut	1726	From parts of Hartford and New London Counties	Either after Windham (now Wineham) in Sussex or Windham (now Wymondham, still said Windham) in Norfolk, England	116,418	513 sq mi (1,329 km2)
Belknap County	33001	Laconia	New Hampshire	1840	Parts of Merrimack County and Strafford County.	Jeremy Belknap(1744–1798), early New Hampshire historian.	64,781	401 sq mi (1,039 km2)
Carroll County	33003	Ossipee	New Hampshire	1840	Part of Strafford County.	Charles Carroll of Carrollton(1737–1832), the last surviving signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence.	52,199	934 sq mi (2,419 km2)
Cheshire County	33005	Keene	New Hampshire	1769	One of five original counties.	English county of Cheshire.	77,350	708 sq mi (1,834 km2)
Coös County	33007	Lancaster	New Hampshire	1803	Part of Grafton County.	An Algonquianword meaning "small pines".	31,504	1,801 sq mi (4,665 km2)
Grafton County	33009	Haverhill	New Hampshire	1769	One of five original counties.	Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton(1735–1811), a Prime Minister of Great Britain(1768–1770).	91,126	1,714 sq mi (4,439 km2)
Hillsborough County	33011	Manchester and Nashua	New Hampshire	1769	One of five original counties.	Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire(1718–1793), known in America as the Earl of Hillsborough, who served as the first Secretary of State for the Colonies.	426,594	876 sq mi (2,269 km2)
Merrimack County	33013	Concord	New Hampshire	1823	Parts of Hillsborough County and Rockingham County.	The Merrimack River.	156,020	934 sq mi (2,419 km2)
Rockingham County	33015	Brentwood	New Hampshire	1769	One of five original counties.	Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham(1730–1782), a two-time Prime Minister of Great Britain (1765–1766, 1782).	319,424	695 sq mi (1,800 km2)
Strafford County	33017	Dover	New Hampshire	1769	One of five original counties.	William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford(1626–1695), an English noble who owned colonial lands.	132,275	369 sq mi (956 km2)
Sullivan County	33019	Newport	New Hampshire	1827	Part of Cheshire County.	John Sullivan(1740–1795), the third and fifth governor of New Hampshire(1786–1788, 1789–1790).	43,958	537 sq mi (1,391 km2)