Higher or Lower — US States
?Four tiers, real Census data. Get 3 right to advance — one miss ends it.
Tier 1/4: Population0/3 to advance · 0 correct
Texas
30,188,424
Pennsylvania
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Does Pennsylvania have a higher or lower population than Texas?
How to play
- Tier 1: population. Tier 2: median household income. Tier 3: bachelor's degree attainment. Tier 4: population density.
- Get 3 correct higher/lower guesses in a tier to unlock the next one.
- One wrong guess ends the round — see how far you got.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I play Higher or Lower?
- You're shown a reference state's value for a stat. Guess whether the next state's value is higher or lower. Get 3 right to clear a tier and move to the next stat — one wrong guess ends the round.
- What are the 4 tiers?
- Population, median household income, bachelor's degree attainment, and population density, in that order — each drawn from ACS 5-year estimates.
- Why does this use states instead of cities?
- Censusle's city dataset (see /population/by-city/) only tracks population; states have all four ACS dimensions with real margins of error, which this game's comparisons rely on.
About the data
US Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates. Comparisons account for the margin of error where one exists (population, income) — you won't be asked to call a pair that's statistically too close to distinguish.