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Louisiana vs Texas Geography
Land area: Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 6.0 times (505%) larger than Louisiana's.
Total area: Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 5.1 times (413%) larger than Louisiana's.
Length: Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 2.7 times (168%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width: Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 2.2 times (118%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point: Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 8,197 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point: Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Texas Population and History
Population: Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 6.8 times (581%) larger than Louisiana's.
Population density: Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Texas' population density is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest city: Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 6.6 times (559%) larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area: Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 8.6 times (764%) larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History: Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 33 years.
Louisiana vs Texas Economy
GDP: Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 8.4 times (741%) larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita: Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Texas' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income: Louisiana: $61,897 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Texas' average income is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Louisiana's.
Louisiana vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: Louisiana has 64 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 4.0 times (297%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest county by area: Louisiana's largest county is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 4.7 times (366%) larger than Vernon Parish's.
Smallest county by area: Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Orleans Parish's land area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county: Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 11.1 times larger than East Baton Rouge Parish's.
Least populous county: Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Tensas Parish's population is 80.1 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 2.7 times (168%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county: Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). East Carroll Parish's income is 1.1 times (8%) richer than Starr County's.
Louisiana vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%, while Texas has no state income tax. Louisiana's top rate is 3 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Louisiana: 0.53% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.78 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Louisiana: 10.13% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Louisiana's combined rate is 1.93 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.