Cities and Towns That Cross County Lines

943 US cities, towns and Census-designated places have residents in more than one county. In 255 of them at least 1,000 people live outside the main county, so the city’s name alone doesn’t tell a form which county an address is in.

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The largest cities split between counties

City or townCounties, by share of residentsPeople outside the main county
New York (city)Kings County 31%
Queens County 27%
New York County 19%
Bronx County 17%
Richmond County 6%
5,852,264
Houston, Texas (city)Harris County 98%
Fort Bend County 2%
Montgomery County under 1%
49,176
Dallas, Texas (city)Dallas County 94%
Collin County 4%
Denton County 2%
82,369
Austin, Texas (city)Travis County 93%
Williamson County 7%
Hays County under 1%
66,669
Fort Worth, Texas (city)Tarrant County 98%
Denton County 2%
Parker County under 1%
19,976
Columbus, Ohio (city)Franklin County 97%
Delaware County 2%
Fairfield County 1%
26,437
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (city)Oklahoma County 77%
Canadian County 12%
Cleveland County 11%
Pottawatomie County under 1%
163,747
Portland, Oregon (city)Multnomah County 99%
Washington County under 1%
Clackamas County under 1%
3,244
Kansas City, Missouri (city)Jackson County 62%
Clay County 28%
Platte County 11%
Cass County under 1%
195,056
Atlanta, Georgia (city)Fulton County 92%
DeKalb County 8%
40,776
Raleigh, North Carolina (city)Wake County over 99%
Durham County under 1%
1,945
Tulsa, Oklahoma (city)Tulsa County 99%
Osage County 1%
Wagoner County under 1%
Rogers County under 1%
5,862
Aurora, Colorado (city)Arapahoe County 86%
Adams County 13%
Douglas County under 1%
55,686
Durham, North Carolina (city)Durham County over 99%
Wake County under 1%
Orange County under 1%
381
Plano, Texas (city)Collin County 98%
Denton County 2%
5,646
Garland, Texas (city)Dallas County over 99%
Collin County under 1%
124
Huntsville, Alabama (city)Madison County 98%
Limestone County 2%
4,733
Frisco, Texas (city)Collin County 59%
Denton County 41%
89,041
Des Moines, Iowa (city)Polk County over 99%
Warren County under 1%
321
Amarillo, Texas (city)Randall County 51%
Potter County 49%
99,654
Grand Prairie, Texas (city)Dallas County 63%
Tarrant County 36%
Ellis County under 1%
73,920
Sioux Falls, South Dakota (city)Minnehaha County 81%
Lincoln County 19%
38,536
Birmingham, Alabama (city)Jefferson County 99%
Shelby County 1%
2,540
Shreveport, Louisiana (city)Caddo Parish 98%
Bossier Parish 2%
2,882
Aurora, Illinois (city)Kane County 61%
DuPage County 29%
Will County 6%
Kendall County 3%
69,785

Split most evenly

Cities and towns of 10,000 people or more where the largest county holds the smallest share of residents. Here a jury summons, a tax bill or a ballot may come from either county, depending on the street.

In four counties or more

  1. New York (city)5 counties
  2. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (city)4 counties
  3. Kansas City, Missouri (city)4 counties
  4. Tulsa, Oklahoma (city)4 counties
  5. Aurora, Illinois (city)4 counties
  6. Four Corners, Florida (CDP)4 counties
  7. Braselton, Georgia (town)4 counties
  8. Barrington Hills, Illinois (village)4 counties

Every city and town across a county line, by state

Largest first; each county with its share of the place’s residents. The place’s own page lists the residents in each county.

Alabama 34 places

Arizona 7 places

Arkansas 17 places

California 3 places

Colorado 21 places

Delaware 1 place

Florida 12 places

Georgia 46 places

Idaho 4 places

Illinois 84 places

Indiana 25 places

Iowa 47 places

Kansas 10 places

Kentucky 14 places

Louisiana 13 places

Maine 1 place

Maryland 7 places

Massachusetts 1 place

Michigan 22 places

Minnesota 31 places

Mississippi 17 places

Missouri 46 places

Montana 3 places

Nebraska 6 places

New Hampshire 1 place

New Jersey 9 places

New Mexico 6 places

New York 14 places

North Carolina 42 places

North Dakota 5 places

Ohio 62 places

Oklahoma 33 places

Oregon 14 places

Pennsylvania 31 places

Puerto Rico 6 places

South Carolina 21 places

South Dakota 8 places

Tennessee 28 places

Texas 111 places

Utah 2 places

Vermont 1 place

Virginia 19 places

Washington 5 places

West Virginia 9 places

Wisconsin 43 places

Wyoming 1 place

How this list is made

The Census Bureau splits each place by county in its American Community Survey tables. The residents in each part are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates from table B01003, so they carry a margin of error; the shares are of the place’s residents. A county part with no residents counted is a sliver of land or water and is left out here. Census places are cities, towns, villages, boroughs and Census-designated places; a town in New England or a township is a county subdivision and is not in this list. The source and the day it was checked are on Sources, under “Cities that cross county lines”.