There are 48 states with counties and 2 states with parishes. States like Louisiana and Alaska have parishes instead of counties.
Counties in Louisiana are called parishes and it is the only state with parishes.
There are 3,142 counties in the United States, spread across 50 states. Parishes are found in the state of Louisiana and there are a total of 64 parishes in the state.
There are 48 states divided into counties. The other two, Alaska and Louisiana are divided into boroughs and parishes, respectfully. According to the US Census, boroughs and parishes are called "county-equivalents".
Louisiana uses parishes instead of counties.
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No, not all states in the United States are divided into counties. Some states are divided into parishes (Louisiana), boroughs (Alaska), or independent cities (Virginia), while some states are organized into different types of administrative divisions.
The only state that is not is Louisiana. They are divided into Parishes instead of counties.
You mean "What US state has parishes not counties"; and the answer is Louisiana.
It appears they only have cities/towns and parishes (counties)
Because they're parishes, not counties.