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Texas counties quiz

Find the hidden Texas county out of all 254. Each guess shows how far, which way, and how big.

254 counties

    How the clues work

    People compares your guess with the mystery county's 2023 population, from "Close" (within about 10%) to "Vastly more" (over 8 times as many). Growth says whether the mystery county grew faster or slower from 2020 to 2023, within one point counts as similar. Distance is in miles between the two counties' middles, with an arrow pointing the way to go; it turns striped within 40 miles.

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    A round, worked through

    Say the mystery county is Harris County, the state's largest, with 4,835,125 people. You open with El Paso County, 869,880 people. The tiles read: People: Far more; Growth: Faster; Distance: 657 mi, arrow east.

    So the mystery is 657 miles east and has more people. You pick Rockwall County, closer that way: People: Vastly more; Growth: Slower; Distance: 219 mi, arrow south. Now the mystery is 219 miles south and has more people. Only a few counties fit both clues.

    Questions

    How many counties are in Texas?

    Texas has 254 counties in the Census Bureau's 2023 list. This quiz uses all of them.

    What is the largest county in Texas by population?

    Harris County, with 4,835,125 people in 2023, up 2.1% since 2020.

    What is the largest county in Texas by land area?

    Brewster County, with 6,184 square miles of land.

    Which Texas county has the fewest people?

    Loving County, with 43 people in 2023.

    Which Texas county is growing fastest?

    Among counties with 10,000 or more people, Kaufman County grew fastest from 2020 to 2023, up 26.2%. Reeves County shrank the most, down 20.3%.

    Is the daily County Clues puzzle the same?

    The daily puzzle hides one county from the whole country each day, from the counties with 50,000 or more people, and gives state, division and region clues instead of distance. This page is practice you can replay.

    Populations are the US Census Bureau's 2023 estimates; growth is the change since 2020. Distances run between each place's middle point on the Census Bureau's 2023 county list. Both are public domain.