<page_title> County (United States) </page_title> <section_title> Statistics </section_title> <table> <cell> United States (50 states and the District of Columbia) <col_header> State, federal district or territory </col_header> <col_header> 2016 population </col_header> </cell> <cell> 3,007 <col_header> Subdivisions </col_header> <col_header> Equivalents </col_header> </cell> <cell> 3,142 <col_header> Subdivisions </col_header> <col_header> Population </col_header> </cell> </table>
As of 2016, there were 3,007 counties and the District of Columbia for a total of 3,142 counties in the 50 states.