Maxwell Courtney, a native of Tallahassee, is the first African-American undergraduate student admitted to Florida State University. Courtney was also the first African-American student to graduate from Florida State University.
Counties: As of 2013, the United States has 3,007 counties and 137 county equivalents for a total of 3,144 counties and county equivalents. Source: http://www.census.gov/popest/dat... According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 19,354 incorporated places in the United States.
There are 62 counties in the State of New York. Five of New York's counties share boundaries with the five boroughs of New York City and do not have functioning county governments, except for a few borough officials.