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District of Columbia vs Texas Geography
Land area: District of Columbia has a land area of 61 square miles (158 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 4,282.6 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Total area: District of Columbia: 68 square miles (177 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 3,930.3 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Length: District of Columbia is 13 miles (22 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 62.2 times longer than District of Columbia's.
Width: District of Columbia spans 12 miles (19 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 64.8 times wider than District of Columbia's.
Highest point: District of Columbia's highest point is Fort Reno at 429 feet (131 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 8,301 feet higher than Fort Reno.
Lowest point: District of Columbia's lowest point is Potomac River at 0 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
District of Columbia vs Texas Population and History
Population: District of Columbia has a population of 702,250 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 44.6 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Population density: District of Columbia: 11,493.5 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. District of Columbia's population density is 95.9 times higher than Texas'.
Biggest city: District of Columbia's biggest city is Washington with 702,250 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 3.4 times (240%) larger than Washington's.
Largest metro area: District of Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's.
History: District of Columbia: The federal district, established by the Residence Act on July 16, 1790; not a state. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, District of Columbia is the older of the two by 55 years.
District of Columbia vs Texas Economy
GDP: District of Columbia's GDP is $184.3 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 15.0 times larger than District of Columbia's.
GDP per capita: District of Columbia: $262,439 per person vs Texas: $88,517. District of Columbia's GDP per capita is 3.0 times (196%) higher than Texas'.
Average income: District of Columbia: $111,185 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). District of Columbia's average income is 1.6 times (59%) higher than Texas'.
District of Columbia vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: District of Columbia has 1 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 254.0 times higher than District of Columbia's.
Biggest county by area: District of Columbia's largest county is District of Columbia at 61 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 101.2 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Smallest county by area: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (61 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Rockwall County's land area is 2.1 times (108%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Most populous county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 7.1 times (613%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Least populous county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). District of Columbia's population is 14,630.2 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 2.0 times (98%) richer than District of Columbia's.
Poorest county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). District of Columbia's income is 3.3 times (225%) richer than Starr County's.
District of Columbia vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: District of Columbia has a top income tax rate of 10.75%, while Texas has no state income tax. District of Columbia's top rate is 10.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax: District of Columbia: 0.63% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.68 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: District of Columbia: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Texas's combined rate is 2.2 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.