Where is Lincoln County?

23 Lincoln Counties in 23 states · 663,307 people (2025)

There are 23 counties named Lincoln County in the United States, in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. The most populous is Lincoln County, North Carolina (county seat: Lincolnton), with 98,654 people in 2025. 17 of them are named after Abraham Lincoln, president of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809-1865).

Map of the United States showing where all 23 Lincoln Counties are, labeled by state
Every Lincoln 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 23 Lincoln Counties

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

StateCounty seatPopulation 2025Land area (sq mi)EstablishedNamed after
Lincoln County, ArkansasStar City12,7645601871Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln County, ColoradoHugo5,6452,5781889Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln County, GeorgiaLincolnton8,1122101796Benjamin Lincoln
Lincoln County, IdahoShoshone5,6031,2011895Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln County, KansasLincoln Center2,8617191867Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln County, KentuckyStanford25,3533331780Benjamin Lincoln
Lincoln County, MaineWiscasset36,5954561760Lincoln
Lincoln County, MinnesotaIvanhoe5,5835371873Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln County, MississippiBrookhaven35,0125861870Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln County, MissouriTroy66,6766271818Benjamin Lincoln
Lincoln County, MontanaLibby22,3283,6131909Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln County, NebraskaNorth Platte33,3032,5641860Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln County, NevadaPioche4,32010,6331866Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln County, New MexicoCarrizozo19,8444,8311869Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln County, North CarolinaLincolnton98,6542961779Benjamin Lincoln
Lincoln County, OklahomaChandler35,2789521891Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln County, OregonNewport50,6369811893Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln County, South DakotaCanton77,1455771862Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln County, TennesseeFayetteville36,8535701809Benjamin Lincoln
Lincoln County, WashingtonDavenport11,9822,3111883Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln County, West VirginiaHamlin19,1774371867Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln County, WisconsinMerrill28,4038791874Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln County, WyomingKemmerer21,1804,0751911Abraham Lincoln

Questions about Lincoln Counties

How many Lincoln Counties are there?

There are 23 Lincoln Counties in the United States, in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Which Lincoln County is the largest?

By population, Lincoln County, North Carolina (98,654 people in 2025). By land area, Lincoln County, Nevada (10,633 sq mi).

Which Lincoln County is the oldest?

Lincoln County, Maine, established in 1760. The newest is Lincoln County, Wyoming (1911).

Why are there so many Lincoln Counties?

17 of the 23 are named after Abraham Lincoln, president of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809-1865). Many counties took their names from the same founders, presidents and generals as new states were organized.

How do I find out which Lincoln 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.

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