TX History & Facts
County Information - Texas
By Cynthia Kirkeby
Aug 6, 2006, 19:08 PST

County Information for Texas


There are 254 Counties in the state of Texas.

The largest Texas county by size is Brewster County, which is 6,193 square miles.

The largest Texas county by population is Harris County, which has a population of 3,400,578.

Source: National Association of Counties


Here are Texas QuickFacts from the U.S. Census Bureau.