5 States with The Most Counties in the US

2. Georgia

Number of Counties: 159

Georgia is located in the southeastern US. Atlanta is the state’s most populous city, and Fulton County is its most populated county, with over 1 million residents. The number of counties in Georgia has been limited by state constitutional amendments to 159 since 1945, although the state previously had 161 counties. Georgia’s major industries include steel and machine tools, electrical appliances, manganese, copper and gold mining, chemical manufacturing, wood products, and wine.