Where is Greene County?

14 Greene Counties in 14 states · 821,908 people (2025)

There are 14 counties named Greene County in the United States, in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia. The most populous is Greene County, Missouri (county seat: Springfield), with 309,286 people in 2025. 14 of them are named after Nathanael Greene, American general in the American Revolutionary War (1742-1786).

Map of the United States showing where all 14 Greene Counties are, labeled by state
Every Greene County in the United States (red), labeled with its state. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025. Free to use with attribution (CC BY 4.0).

All 14 Greene Counties

Sorted by state. Each link opens the county's map.

StateCounty seatPopulation 2025Land area (sq mi)EstablishedNamed after
Greene County, AlabamaEutaw7,0676471819Nathanael Greene
Greene County, ArkansasParagould47,4115771833Nathanael Greene
Greene County, GeorgiaGreensboro21,3673881786Nathanael Greene
Greene County, IllinoisCarrollton11,3135431821Nathanael Greene
Greene County, IndianaBloomfield31,1655431821Nathanael Greene
Greene County, IowaJefferson8,6585701851Nathanael Greene
Greene County, MississippiLeakesville13,7077131811Nathanael Greene
Greene County, MissouriSpringfield309,2866751833Nathanael Greene
Greene County, New YorkCatskill47,2386471800Nathanael Greene
Greene County, North CarolinaSnow Hill20,700267–Nathanael Greene
Greene County, OhioXenia174,3224141803Nathanael Greene
Greene County, PennsylvaniaWaynesburg33,8855761796Nathanael Greene
Greene County, TennesseeGreeneville73,8316221783Nathanael Greene
Greene County, VirginiaStanardsville21,9581561838Nathanael Greene

Questions about Greene Counties

How many Greene Counties are there?

There are 14 Greene Counties in the United States, in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.

Which Greene County is the largest?

By population, Greene County, Missouri (309,286 people in 2025). By land area, Greene County, Mississippi (713 sq mi).

Which Greene County is the oldest?

Greene County, Tennessee, established in 1783. The newest is Greene County, Iowa (1851).

Why are there so many Greene Counties?

14 of the 14 are named after Nathanael Greene, American general in the American Revolutionary War (1742-1786). Many counties took their names from the same founders, presidents and generals as new states were organized.

How do I find out which Greene County an address is in?

Open the county map of the state: it has a search box for cities, towns and ZIP codes. On a phone, the "what county am I in" tool on our sister site uses your location.

What county am I in? →

Other common county names