This is a list of non-metropolitan counties of England by area. It includes the 27 non-metropolitan counties with a county council and district councils in a 'two-tier' structure. It does not include the six metropolitan counties or non-metropolitan counties of a single district, known as unitary authorities.
| Rank | County | Area km² [1] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Yorkshire | 8,038 |
| 2 | Cumbria | 6,768 |
| 3 | Devon | 6,564 |
| 4 | Lincolnshire | 5,921 |
| 5 | Norfolk | 5,371 |
| 6 | Suffolk | 3,801 |
| 7 | Hampshire | 3,679 |
| 8 | Kent | 3,544 |
| 9 | Essex | 3,465 |
| 10 | Somerset | 3,451 |
| 11 | Cambridgeshire | 3,046 |
| 12 | Lancashire | 2,903 |
| 13 | Gloucestershire | 2,653 |
| 14 | Staffordshire | 2,620 |
| 15 | Oxfordshire | 2,605 |
| 16 | Derbyshire | 2,547 |
| 17 | Dorset | 2,542 |
| 18 | Northamptonshire | 2,364 |
| 19 | Nottinghamshire | 2,085 |
| 20 | Leicestershire | 2,083 |
| 21 | West Sussex | 1,991 |
| 22 | Warwickshire | 1,975 |
| 23 | Worcestershire | 1,741 |
| 24 | East Sussex | 1,709 |
| 25 | Surrey | 1,663 |
| 26 | Hertfordshire | 1,643 |
| 27 | Buckinghamshire | 1,565 |
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