Texas County Curiosities
What is the only county in Texas that begins with the letter “I”?
A. Irving
B. Irion
C. Ichabod
D. Idalou
What is A. Irion?
Which Rio Grande Valley county is home to the southernmost point in Texas?
A. Cameron
B. Hidalgo
C. Starr
D. Willacy
What is A. Cameron?
According to 2023 Census estimates, which BoS county is the most populated (FYI, these are the top 5 most populated BoS counties)?
A. Brazoria
B. Cameron
C. Denton
D. Hidalgo
E. Williamson
What is C. Denton?
How many BoS counties have all three: CoC, ESG, and SSVF programs?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
What is A. 10?
How many Coordinated Entry (CE) regions are in the TX BoS CoC?
A. 16
B. 18
C. 20
D. 24
What is C. 20?
What BoS County has the smallest population?
A. Borden
B. Kenedy
C. King
D. Loving
E. McMullen
What is D. Loving?
How many more counties does Texas have than any other state?
A. 75
B. 80
C. 95
D. 100
What is C. 95?
According to 2023 ACS estimates, which BoS county has the highest median household income?
A. Chambers
B. Denton
C. Kendall
D. Rockwall
E. Williamson
What is D. Rockwall?
Which BoS county has the most CoC-funded projects?
A. Cameron
B. Denton
C. Galveston
D. Taylor
What is B. Denton?
Which CE region includes the most counties?
A. Longview
B. Killeen
C. Panhandle
D. Victoria
What is C. Panhandle?
How many Texas counties are not in the TX BoS CoC?
A. 39
B. 40
C. 43
D. 50
What is B. 40?
Which West Texas county is home to the second-largest canyon in the U.S.?
A. Armstrong
B. Briscoe
C. Potter
D. Tom Green
What is A. Armstrong?
According to 2024 BLS data, which BoS county has the highest unemployment rate?
A. Dimmit
B. Kenedy
C. Maverick
D. Starr
E. Zapata
What is D. Starr?
How many BoS counties have no CoC, ESG, or SSVF programs?
A. 50
B. 67
C. 72
D. 80
What is B. 67?
How many counties in the TX BoS CoC fall within an CE Region?
A. 63
B. 67
C. 69
D. 72
What is B. 67?
What is the youngest county in Texas?
A. Loving
B. Brewster
C. Presidio
D. Terrell
What is A. Loving?
Which East Texas county is known for the “Pine Curtain,” a dense forest that separates it from the rest of the state?
A. Angelina
B. Jasper
C. Nacogdoches
D. Shelby
What is C. Nacogdoches?
According to 2023 Census data, which BoS county has the highest poverty rate?
A. Brooks
B. Duval
C. Hudspeth
D. Zavala
E. Zapata
What is C. Hudspeth?
How many BoS counties have SSVF coverage but no ESG or CoC Programs?
A. 89
B. 91
C. 95
D. 97
What is C. 95?
How many counties in the TX BoS CoC fall within an established LHC?
A. 89
B. 90
C. 91
D. 92
What is A. 89?
According to the Texas Association of Counties, what was Texas’ initial purpose for forming counties?
A. To extend state government across a large and sparsely populated area
B. To create an accessible, responsive system of local government for the people
C. To provide practical, day-to-day local services at a local level
D. To ensure no one lived more than one day’s horse ride from the courthouse
What is D. To ensure no one lived more than one day’s horse ride from the courthouse?
Which Central Texas county is home to the “World’s Largest Spur,” a roadside attraction celebrating cowboy culture?
A. Coryell
B. Gatesville
C. Hamilton
D. Lampasas
What is A. Coryell?
According to the Department of Labor, which BoS county has the highest childcare costs as a share of median family income (2024)?
A. Brooks
B. Dimmit
C. Kenedy
D. Starr
E. Zapata
What is B. Dimmit?
If the divided Texas roughly in half from north to south, how many BoS counties in the western half have ESG program funding?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
What is B. 2?
How many BoS counties have both an LHC and a CE Entity?
A. 28
B. 37
C. 42
D. 54
What is C. 42?