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Indiana vs Texas Geography
Land area: Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 7.3 times (629%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area: Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 7.4 times (637%) larger than Indiana's.
Length: Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 2.9 times (193%) longer than Indiana's.
Width: Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 4.0 times (303%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point: Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 7,475 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point: Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. Texas's lowest point is 330 feet lower.
Indiana vs Texas Population and History
Population: Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 4.5 times (352%) larger than Indiana's.
Population density: Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Indiana's population density is 1.6 times (61%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city: Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 2.7 times (168%) larger than Indianapolis'.
Largest metro area: Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's.
History: Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 29 years.
Indiana vs Texas Economy
GDP: Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 5.3 times (433%) larger than Indiana's.
GDP per capita: Indiana: $75,028 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Texas' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Indiana's.
Average income: Indiana: $64,077 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Texas' average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Indiana's.
Indiana vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: Indiana has 92 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 2.8 times (176%) higher than Indiana's.
Biggest county by area: Indiana's largest county is Allen County at 657 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 9.4 times (841%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area: Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Rockwall County's land area is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Ohio County's.
Most populous county: Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 5.1 times (410%) larger than Marion County's.
Least populous county: Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Ohio County's population is 124.9 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 2.1 times (112%) richer than Hamilton County's.
Poorest county: Indiana: Miami County ($44,940 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Miami County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Starr County's.
Indiana vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%, while Texas has no state income tax. Indiana's top rate is 2.95 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Indiana: 0.74% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.57 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Indiana: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Texas's combined rate is 1.2 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.