America's Largest Counties

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1. What county contained the most people in the 2000 Census? Harris County (TX) New York County (NY) Los Angeles County (CA) Cook County (IL)

2. Each New York City borough is also a county. Which of the five did not contain at least one million people, and thus didn't rank in the nation's Top 35? Richmond County (Staten Island) Queens County Kings County (Brooklyn) Bronx County

3. Of the top ten largest counties in the U.S. in 2000, how many were located in California, the most populous state? 5 2 3 4

4. Based on the 2004 Census Estimate, only one county from the Census 2000 Top 10 is losing population. Which one is it? Miami-Dade County (FL) Wayne County (MI) Maricopa County (AZ) Cook County (IL)

5. Three counties which sat just short of one million people in the 2000 census have eclipsed the mark as of 2004 estimates. Which of the following is not one of them? Contra Costa County (CA) Fairfax County (VA) Erie County (NY) Hillsborough County (FL)

6. Boston, MA was located in a county containing 1 million people in 2000. True False

7. Which county that did not even exist in the 1900 Census has grown exponentially in the last 100 years, and has cracked the 2000 Top 20? Bronx County (NY) Clark County (NV) Imperial County (CA) Tulsa County (OK)

8. Many counties from all over the United States have the same name. Which two same-name counties from different states had the largest combined population in the 2000 Census? Montgomery County (MD & PA) Middlesex County (MA & NJ) Orange County (CA & FL) Suffolk County (NY & MA)

9. In the 2000 Census, how many states had more than one county with a population of over 1 million? 5 7 6 8

10. Finally, what was the largest county named after a U.S. President in the 2000 Census? Jefferson County (KY) Jackson County (MO) Jefferson County (AL) Monroe County (NY)