This is a list of counties in Scotland, ordered by area as at the 1951 census.

RankCountyAreaVision of Britain - 1951 Census of Scotland: County Report1Inverness-shire 2Argyllshire 3Ross and Cromarty 4PerthshirePerth and Kinross were administered as a "combined county" from 1930-1975. 5Sutherland 6Aberdeenshire 7Ayrshire 8Dumfriesshire 9Kirkcudbrightshire 10Angus 11Lanarkshire 12Caithness 13Roxburghshire 14Banffshire 15Zetland 16Fife 17Wigtownshire 18MorayMoray and Nairn were administered as a "combined county" from 1930-1975. 19Berwickshire 20Stirlingshire 21Kincardineshire 22Orkney 23Peeblesshire 24Midlothian 25Selkirkshire 26East Lothian 27Dunbartonshire 28Renfrewshire 29Bute 30Nairnshire 31West Lothian 32Kinross-shire 33Clackmannanshire Total Scotland

Cities RankCountyArea1Glasgow City 2Edinburgh City 3Dundee City 4Aberdeen City

See also List of Scottish council areas by area

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