A memory device has a plurality of individually erasable blocks of memory cells and a controller configured to configure a first block of the plurality of blocks of memory cells in a first configuration comprising one or more groups of overhead data memory cells, to configure a second block of the plurality of blocks of memory cells in a second configuration comprising a group of user data memory cells and a group of overhead data memory cells, and to configure a third block of the plurality of blocks of memory cells in a third configuration comprising only a group of user data memory cells. The group of overhead data memory cells of the second block of memory cells has a different storage capacity than at least one group of overhead data memory cells of the one or more groups of overhead data memory cells of the first block.