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Maine vs Texas Geography
Land area: Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 8.5 times (747%) larger than Maine's.
Total area: Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 7.6 times (659%) larger than Maine's.
Length: Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 2.6 times (160%) longer than Maine's.
Width: Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 3.8 times (283%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point: Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 3,477 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point: Maine'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.
Maine vs Texas Population and History
Population: Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 22.3 times larger than Maine's.
Population density: Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Texas' population density is 2.6 times (163%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest city: Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 34.4 times larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area: Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 14.6 times larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History: Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 25 years.
Maine vs Texas Economy
GDP: Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 27.9 times larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita: Maine: $70,586 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Texas' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (25%) higher than Maine's.
Average income: Maine: $68,932 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Maine and Texas have about the same average income.
Maine vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: Maine has 16 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 15.9 times higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area: Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Aroostook County's land area is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Brewster County's.
Smallest county by area: Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Sagadahoc County's land area is 2.0 times (100%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county: Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 16.0 times larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county: Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Piscataquis County's population is 363.2 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 2.4 times (145%) richer than Cumberland County's.
Poorest county: Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Franklin County's income is 1.5 times (54%) richer than Starr County's.
Maine vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while Texas has no state income tax. Maine's top rate is 7.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.4 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Texas's combined rate is 2.7 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.