Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. counties/county lists
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This page is intended to keep track of the status 50 US counties by state lists (parishes in LA, boroughs and census area in AK), as well as potential place for discussion. The ultimate aim is to get make all fifty lists Featured Lists (and potentially a Featured Topic, given a good enough lead article).
Participants
Progress table
| Total score: 441.8/500 (88%) |
- 22 out of 50 featured
- 1 Good article (Delaware)
| State | Notes | Table? | Seats? | Dates? | Histories? | Etymologies? | Population? | Areas? | Lead? | Refs? | Score (0-10) | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama |  Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 | |
| Alaska | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | 7 | |
| Arizona | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 | |
| Arkansas | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Some | 7.5 | |
| California | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Some | 8.5 | |
| Colorado | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Some | 8.5 | |
| Connecticut | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 | |
| Delaware |  Good Article (Failed FLC) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 9.9 | |
| Florida | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 | |
| Georgia | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Not in lead | 8.5 | |
| Hawaii | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 | |
| State | Notes | Table? | Seats? | Dates? | Historys? | Etymologies? | Population? | Areas? | Lead? | Refs? | Score | |
| Idaho | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Not in lead | 8.5 | |
| Illinois | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Some | 7.5 | |
| Indiana | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Some | N | 7.5 | |
| Iowa | Failed FLC | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 9 | |
| Kansas | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Some | Some | 8 | |
| Kentucky | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 | |
| Louisiana | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y' | Y | Y | Y | 9.9 | |
| Maine | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 | |
| Maryland | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 | |
| Massachusetts | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 | |
| Michigan | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | 8 | |
| State | Notes | Table? | Seats? | Dates? | Historys? | Etymologies? | Population? | Areas? | Lead? | Refs? | Score | |
| Minnesota | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Some | 8.5 | |
| Mississippi | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Some | 7.5 | |
| Missouri | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 | |
| Montana | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Some | 7.5 | |
| Nebraska | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Need work | Y | Y | N | Some | 7 | |
| Nevada | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 | |
| New Hampshire | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 | |
| New Jersey | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 | |
| New Mexico | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Short | Y | 7.5 | |
| New York | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 | |
| North Carolina | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 8.5 | |
| State | Notes | Table? | Seats? | Dates? | Historys? | Etymologies? | Population? | Areas? | Lead? | Refs? | Score | |
| North Dakota | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Some | Y | 8.5 | 2013-07-06 |
| Ohio | Failed FLC | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Some | 8.5 | 2013-07-06 |
| Oklahoma | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Some | Y | Y | Y | Y | Some | 8 | 2013-07-06 |
| Oregon | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Some | 7.5 | 2013-07-06 |
| Pennsylvania | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Some | 7.5 | 2013-07-06 |
| Rhode Island | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 | |
| South Carolina | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Need work | Y | Y | N | Some | 7 | |
| South Dakota | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Some | Y | Y | Y | N | Some | 7 | |
| Tennessee | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 | |
| Texas | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 | |
| Utah | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 | |
| Vermont | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 | |
| State | Notes | Table? | Seats? | Dates? | Historys? | Etymologies? | Population? | Areas? | Lead? | Refs? | Score | |
| Virginia | Countyrow | Y | Y | Cities needy | N | Need work | Y | Y | Y | Some | 7 | |
| Washington | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | 8 | |
| West Virginia | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 | |
| Wisconsin | Countyrow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | 8 | |
| Wyoming | Featured | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 |
Suggested route to Featured status
- Format table using {{countyrow}} and {{countytabletop}}
- Fill in missing information (county origins/etymologies/areas).
- Add references for the information in table
- Write a decent lead, with references. See existing FLs for examples
- Nominate for Featured List status.
County templates
Given that lists should include appropriate additional information, then the {{Countyrow}} layout is the preferred option. An example of usage is given below; see {{Countyrow}} for full documentation.
| County |
FIPS code[1] | County seat[2] | (Data 1) |
Established[2] | Origin | Etymology | (Data 5) | (Data 6) |
Population | Area | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | 001 | Palestine | (optional data 1) | (Data 2) 1846 | (Data 3) Houston County | (Data 4) Kenneth Lewis Anderson (1805–1845), the last vice president of the Republic of Texas | (optional data 5) | (optional data 6) | 55,109 | 1,078 sq mi (2,792 km2) |  |