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Canonical geography

Texas counties and county equivalents

Each geography resolves backward to US-TX and forward into the same national place, records and program graph.

View all 254 canonical county relationships
Anderson CountyUS-TX-001 · FIPS 48001Andrews CountyUS-TX-003 · FIPS 48003Angelina CountyUS-TX-005 · FIPS 48005Aransas CountyUS-TX-007 · FIPS 48007Archer CountyUS-TX-009 · FIPS 48009Armstrong CountyUS-TX-011 · FIPS 48011Atascosa CountyUS-TX-013 · FIPS 48013Austin CountyUS-TX-015 · FIPS 48015Bailey CountyUS-TX-017 · FIPS 48017Bandera CountyUS-TX-019 · FIPS 48019Bastrop CountyUS-TX-021 · FIPS 48021Baylor CountyUS-TX-023 · FIPS 48023Bee CountyUS-TX-025 · FIPS 48025Bell CountyUS-TX-027 · FIPS 48027Bexar CountyUS-TX-029 · FIPS 48029Blanco CountyUS-TX-031 · FIPS 48031Borden CountyUS-TX-033 · FIPS 48033Bosque CountyUS-TX-035 · FIPS 48035Bowie CountyUS-TX-037 · FIPS 48037Brazoria CountyUS-TX-039 · FIPS 48039Brazos CountyUS-TX-041 · FIPS 48041Brewster CountyUS-TX-043 · FIPS 48043Briscoe CountyUS-TX-045 · FIPS 48045Brooks CountyUS-TX-047 · FIPS 48047Brown CountyUS-TX-049 · FIPS 48049Burleson CountyUS-TX-051 · FIPS 48051Burnet CountyUS-TX-053 · FIPS 48053Caldwell CountyUS-TX-055 · FIPS 48055Calhoun CountyUS-TX-057 · FIPS 48057Callahan CountyUS-TX-059 · FIPS 48059Cameron CountyUS-TX-061 · FIPS 48061Camp CountyUS-TX-063 · FIPS 48063Carson CountyUS-TX-065 · FIPS 48065Cass CountyUS-TX-067 · FIPS 48067Castro CountyUS-TX-069 · FIPS 48069Chambers CountyUS-TX-071 · FIPS 48071Cherokee CountyUS-TX-073 · FIPS 48073Childress CountyUS-TX-075 · FIPS 48075Clay CountyUS-TX-077 · FIPS 48077Cochran CountyUS-TX-079 · FIPS 48079Coke CountyUS-TX-081 · FIPS 48081Coleman CountyUS-TX-083 · FIPS 48083Collin CountyUS-TX-085 · FIPS 48085Collingsworth CountyUS-TX-087 · FIPS 48087Colorado CountyUS-TX-089 · FIPS 48089Comal CountyUS-TX-091 · FIPS 48091Comanche CountyUS-TX-093 · FIPS 48093Concho CountyUS-TX-095 · FIPS 48095Cooke CountyUS-TX-097 · FIPS 48097Coryell CountyUS-TX-099 · FIPS 48099Cottle CountyUS-TX-101 · FIPS 48101Crane CountyUS-TX-103 · FIPS 48103Crockett CountyUS-TX-105 · FIPS 48105Crosby CountyUS-TX-107 · FIPS 48107Culberson CountyUS-TX-109 · FIPS 48109Dallam CountyUS-TX-111 · FIPS 48111Dallas CountyUS-TX-113 · FIPS 48113Dawson CountyUS-TX-115 · FIPS 48115Deaf Smith CountyUS-TX-117 · FIPS 48117Delta CountyUS-TX-119 · FIPS 48119Denton CountyUS-TX-121 · FIPS 48121DeWitt CountyUS-TX-123 · FIPS 48123Dickens CountyUS-TX-125 · FIPS 48125Dimmit CountyUS-TX-127 · FIPS 48127Donley CountyUS-TX-129 · FIPS 48129Duval CountyUS-TX-131 · FIPS 48131Eastland CountyUS-TX-133 · FIPS 48133Ector CountyUS-TX-135 · FIPS 48135Edwards CountyUS-TX-137 · FIPS 48137Ellis CountyUS-TX-139 · FIPS 48139El Paso CountyUS-TX-141 · FIPS 48141Erath CountyUS-TX-143 · FIPS 48143Falls CountyUS-TX-145 · FIPS 48145Fannin CountyUS-TX-147 · FIPS 48147Fayette CountyUS-TX-149 · FIPS 48149Fisher CountyUS-TX-151 · FIPS 48151Floyd CountyUS-TX-153 · FIPS 48153Foard CountyUS-TX-155 · FIPS 48155Fort Bend CountyUS-TX-157 · FIPS 48157Franklin CountyUS-TX-159 · FIPS 48159Freestone CountyUS-TX-161 · FIPS 48161Frio CountyUS-TX-163 · FIPS 48163Gaines CountyUS-TX-165 · FIPS 48165Galveston CountyUS-TX-167 · FIPS 48167Garza CountyUS-TX-169 · FIPS 48169Gillespie CountyUS-TX-171 · FIPS 48171Glasscock CountyUS-TX-173 · FIPS 48173Goliad CountyUS-TX-175 · FIPS 48175Gonzales CountyUS-TX-177 · FIPS 48177Gray CountyUS-TX-179 · FIPS 48179Grayson CountyUS-TX-181 · FIPS 48181Gregg CountyUS-TX-183 · FIPS 48183Grimes CountyUS-TX-185 · FIPS 48185Guadalupe CountyUS-TX-187 · FIPS 48187Hale CountyUS-TX-189 · FIPS 48189Hall CountyUS-TX-191 · FIPS 48191Hamilton CountyUS-TX-193 · FIPS 48193Hansford CountyUS-TX-195 · FIPS 48195Hardeman CountyUS-TX-197 · FIPS 48197Hardin CountyUS-TX-199 · FIPS 48199Harris CountyUS-TX-201 · FIPS 48201Harrison CountyUS-TX-203 · FIPS 48203Hartley CountyUS-TX-205 · FIPS 48205Haskell CountyUS-TX-207 · FIPS 48207Hays CountyUS-TX-209 · FIPS 48209Hemphill CountyUS-TX-211 · FIPS 48211Henderson CountyUS-TX-213 · FIPS 48213Hidalgo CountyUS-TX-215 · FIPS 48215Hill CountyUS-TX-217 · FIPS 48217Hockley CountyUS-TX-219 · FIPS 48219Hood CountyUS-TX-221 · FIPS 48221Hopkins CountyUS-TX-223 · FIPS 48223Houston CountyUS-TX-225 · FIPS 48225Howard CountyUS-TX-227 · FIPS 48227Hudspeth CountyUS-TX-229 · FIPS 48229Hunt CountyUS-TX-231 · FIPS 48231Hutchinson CountyUS-TX-233 · FIPS 48233Irion CountyUS-TX-235 · FIPS 48235Jack CountyUS-TX-237 · FIPS 48237Jackson CountyUS-TX-239 · FIPS 48239Jasper CountyUS-TX-241 · FIPS 48241Jeff Davis CountyUS-TX-243 · FIPS 48243Jefferson CountyUS-TX-245 · FIPS 48245Jim Hogg CountyUS-TX-247 · FIPS 48247Jim Wells CountyUS-TX-249 · FIPS 48249Johnson CountyUS-TX-251 · FIPS 48251Jones CountyUS-TX-253 · FIPS 48253Karnes CountyUS-TX-255 · FIPS 48255Kaufman CountyUS-TX-257 · FIPS 48257Kendall CountyUS-TX-259 · FIPS 48259Kenedy CountyUS-TX-261 · FIPS 48261Kent CountyUS-TX-263 · FIPS 48263Kerr CountyUS-TX-265 · FIPS 48265Kimble CountyUS-TX-267 · FIPS 48267King CountyUS-TX-269 · FIPS 48269Kinney CountyUS-TX-271 · FIPS 48271Kleberg CountyUS-TX-273 · FIPS 48273Knox CountyUS-TX-275 · FIPS 48275Lamar CountyUS-TX-277 · FIPS 48277Lamb CountyUS-TX-279 · FIPS 48279Lampasas CountyUS-TX-281 · FIPS 48281La Salle CountyUS-TX-283 · FIPS 48283Lavaca CountyUS-TX-285 · FIPS 48285Lee CountyUS-TX-287 · FIPS 48287Leon CountyUS-TX-289 · FIPS 48289Liberty CountyUS-TX-291 · FIPS 48291Limestone CountyUS-TX-293 · FIPS 48293Lipscomb CountyUS-TX-295 · FIPS 48295Live Oak CountyUS-TX-297 · FIPS 48297Llano CountyUS-TX-299 · FIPS 48299Loving CountyUS-TX-301 · FIPS 48301Lubbock CountyUS-TX-303 · FIPS 48303Lynn CountyUS-TX-305 · FIPS 48305McCulloch CountyUS-TX-307 · FIPS 48307McLennan CountyUS-TX-309 · FIPS 48309McMullen CountyUS-TX-311 · FIPS 48311Madison CountyUS-TX-313 · FIPS 48313Marion CountyUS-TX-315 · FIPS 48315Martin CountyUS-TX-317 · FIPS 48317Mason CountyUS-TX-319 · FIPS 48319Matagorda CountyUS-TX-321 · FIPS 48321Maverick CountyUS-TX-323 · FIPS 48323Medina CountyUS-TX-325 · FIPS 48325Menard CountyUS-TX-327 · FIPS 48327Midland CountyUS-TX-329 · FIPS 48329Milam CountyUS-TX-331 · FIPS 48331Mills CountyUS-TX-333 · FIPS 48333Mitchell CountyUS-TX-335 · FIPS 48335Montague CountyUS-TX-337 · FIPS 48337Montgomery CountyUS-TX-339 · FIPS 48339Moore CountyUS-TX-341 · FIPS 48341Morris CountyUS-TX-343 · FIPS 48343Motley CountyUS-TX-345 · FIPS 48345Nacogdoches CountyUS-TX-347 · FIPS 48347Navarro CountyUS-TX-349 · FIPS 48349Newton CountyUS-TX-351 · FIPS 48351Nolan CountyUS-TX-353 · FIPS 48353Nueces CountyUS-TX-355 · FIPS 48355Ochiltree CountyUS-TX-357 · FIPS 48357Oldham CountyUS-TX-359 · FIPS 48359Orange CountyUS-TX-361 · FIPS 48361Palo Pinto CountyUS-TX-363 · FIPS 48363Panola CountyUS-TX-365 · FIPS 48365Parker CountyUS-TX-367 · FIPS 48367Parmer CountyUS-TX-369 · FIPS 48369Pecos CountyUS-TX-371 · FIPS 48371Polk CountyUS-TX-373 · FIPS 48373Potter CountyUS-TX-375 · FIPS 48375Presidio CountyUS-TX-377 · FIPS 48377Rains CountyUS-TX-379 · FIPS 48379Randall CountyUS-TX-381 · FIPS 48381Reagan CountyUS-TX-383 · FIPS 48383Real CountyUS-TX-385 · FIPS 48385Red River CountyUS-TX-387 · FIPS 48387Reeves CountyUS-TX-389 · FIPS 48389Refugio CountyUS-TX-391 · FIPS 48391Roberts CountyUS-TX-393 · FIPS 48393Robertson CountyUS-TX-395 · FIPS 48395Rockwall CountyUS-TX-397 · FIPS 48397Runnels CountyUS-TX-399 · FIPS 48399Rusk CountyUS-TX-401 · FIPS 48401Sabine CountyUS-TX-403 · FIPS 48403San Augustine CountyUS-TX-405 · FIPS 48405San Jacinto CountyUS-TX-407 · FIPS 48407San Patricio CountyUS-TX-409 · FIPS 48409San Saba CountyUS-TX-411 · FIPS 48411Schleicher CountyUS-TX-413 · FIPS 48413Scurry CountyUS-TX-415 · FIPS 48415Shackelford CountyUS-TX-417 · FIPS 48417Shelby CountyUS-TX-419 · FIPS 48419Sherman CountyUS-TX-421 · FIPS 48421Smith CountyUS-TX-423 · FIPS 48423Somervell CountyUS-TX-425 · FIPS 48425Starr CountyUS-TX-427 · FIPS 48427Stephens CountyUS-TX-429 · FIPS 48429Sterling CountyUS-TX-431 · FIPS 48431Stonewall CountyUS-TX-433 · FIPS 48433Sutton CountyUS-TX-435 · FIPS 48435Swisher CountyUS-TX-437 · FIPS 48437Tarrant CountyUS-TX-439 · FIPS 48439Taylor CountyUS-TX-441 · FIPS 48441Terrell CountyUS-TX-443 · FIPS 48443Terry CountyUS-TX-445 · FIPS 48445Throckmorton CountyUS-TX-447 · FIPS 48447Titus CountyUS-TX-449 · FIPS 48449Tom Green CountyUS-TX-451 · FIPS 48451Travis CountyUS-TX-453 · FIPS 48453Trinity CountyUS-TX-455 · FIPS 48455Tyler CountyUS-TX-457 · FIPS 48457Upshur CountyUS-TX-459 · FIPS 48459Upton CountyUS-TX-461 · FIPS 48461Uvalde CountyUS-TX-463 · FIPS 48463Val Verde CountyUS-TX-465 · FIPS 48465Van Zandt CountyUS-TX-467 · FIPS 48467Victoria CountyUS-TX-469 · FIPS 48469Walker CountyUS-TX-471 · FIPS 48471Waller CountyUS-TX-473 · FIPS 48473Ward CountyUS-TX-475 · FIPS 48475Washington CountyUS-TX-477 · FIPS 48477Webb CountyUS-TX-479 · FIPS 48479Wharton CountyUS-TX-481 · FIPS 48481Wheeler CountyUS-TX-483 · FIPS 48483Wichita CountyUS-TX-485 · FIPS 48485Wilbarger CountyUS-TX-487 · FIPS 48487Willacy CountyUS-TX-489 · FIPS 48489Williamson CountyUS-TX-491 · FIPS 48491Wilson CountyUS-TX-493 · FIPS 48493Winkler CountyUS-TX-495 · FIPS 48495Wise CountyUS-TX-497 · FIPS 48497Wood CountyUS-TX-499 · FIPS 48499Yoakum CountyUS-TX-501 · FIPS 48501Young CountyUS-TX-503 · FIPS 48503Zapata CountyUS-TX-505 · FIPS 48505Zavala CountyUS-TX-507 · FIPS 48507
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01 · PEOPLE

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02 · GOVERNMENT

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03 · COMMUNITIES

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04 · LEARN

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Housing

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CANDIDATES

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