Counties of Liberia

Counties of Liberia
A clickable map of Liberia exhibiting its fifteen counties.
Category	Unitary state
Location	Republic of Liberia
Number	15 counties
Populations	90,777 (Rivercess) – 1,920,914 (Montserrado)
Areas	4,020 km2 (1,553 sq mi) (Montserrado) – 11,600 km2 (4,460 sq mi) (Nimba)
Government	County Government
Subdivisions	District

The Republic of Liberia is divided into fifteen counties. Each is administered by a superintendent appointed by the President.

Counties

Map #	County	Capital	Population (2022 Census) [1]	Area (mi2) [1]	Number of Districts	Date Created	Parent County
1	Bomi	Tubmanburg	133,705	750 sq mi (1,900 km2)	4	1984	Montserrado County
2	Bong	Gbarnga	467,561	3,386 sq mi (8,770 km2)	12	1964	Bong County [a]
3	Gbarpolu	Bopolu	95,995	3,741 sq mi (9,690 km2)	6	2001	Lofa County
4	Grand Bassa	Buchanan	293,689	3,064 sq mi (7,940 km2)	8	1839	Grand Bassa County [b]
5	Grand Cape Mount	Robertsport	178,867	1,993 sq mi (5,160 km2)	5	1844	Grand Cape Mount County [b]
6	Grand Gedeh	Zwedru	216,692	4,048 sq mi (10,480 km2)	3	1964	Grand Gedah County [c]
7	Grand Kru	Barclayville	109,342	1,504 sq mi (3,900 km2)	18	1984	Maryland County
8	Lofa	Voinjama	367,376	3,854 sq mi (9,980 km2)	6	1964	Lofa County [d]
9	Margibi	Kakata	304,946	1,010 sq mi (2,600 km2)	4	1985	Montserrado County
10	Maryland	Harper	172,587	887 sq mi (2,300 km2)	2	1857	Maryland County [b]
11	Montserrado	Bensonville	1,920,965	737 sq mi (1,910 km2)	17	1839	Montserrado County [b]
12	Nimba	Sanniquellie	621,841	4,460 sq mi (11,600 km2)	6	1964	Nimba County [a]
13	Rivercess	River Cess	90,819	2,160 sq mi (5,600 km2)	7	1985	Grand Bassa County
14	River Gee	Fish Town	124,653	1,974 sq mi (5,110 km2)	6	2000	Grand Gedah County
15	Sinoe	Greenville	151,149	3,914 sq mi (10,140 km2)	17	1843	Simoe County [b]

Notes

1. Formerly part of Central Province.
2. Original administrative division.
3. Formerly part of Eastern Province.
4. Formerly part of Western Province.

See also

• List of Liberian counties by Human Development Index
• Administrative divisions of Liberia
• ISO 3166-2:LR

References

1. Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services. "2022 Liberia Population and Housing Census: FINAL RESULTS" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-10-08.

External links

• "Counties of Liberia". Statoids.
• Official Liberian Census Final Results 2008 Archived 2013-09-11 at the Wayback Machine