
- Texas is the second-largest state by both area and population, and the largest state in the contiguous United States. The name, meaning “friends” or “allies” in Caddo, was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in East Texas.
Population: 20,851,820 Number of Counties: 254
145 languages spoken. Top 10 languages spoken:
Texas has the second highest percentage of Aztecan and Spanish speakers in the United States.