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Georgia vs Texas Geography
Land area: Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 4.5 times (353%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area: Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 4.5 times (352%) larger than Georgia's.
Length: Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 2.5 times (148%) longer than Georgia's.
Width: Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 2.3 times (127%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point: Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 3,952 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point: Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Georgia vs Texas Population and History
Population: Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 2.8 times (180%) larger than Georgia's.
Population density: Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Georgia's population density is 1.6 times (62%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city: Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 4.6 times (360%) larger than Atlanta's.
Largest metro area: Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's.
History: Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 57 years.
Georgia vs Texas Economy
GDP: Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 3.1 times (214%) larger than Georgia's.
GDP per capita: Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Texas' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Georgia's.
Average income: Georgia: $63,006 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Texas' average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Georgia's.
Georgia vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: Georgia has 159 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 1.6 times (60%) higher than Georgia's.
Biggest county by area: Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 6.9 times (588%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area: Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Rockwall County's land area is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county: Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 4.6 times (359%) larger than Fulton County's.
Least populous county: Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Taliaferro County's population is 33.8 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 2.0 times (98%) richer than Fulton County's.
Poorest county: Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Starr County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Texas has no state income tax. Georgia's top rate is 5.19 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.57 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Texas's combined rate is 0.64 percentage points higher.
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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.