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Nebraska vs Texas Geography
Land area: Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 3.4 times (240%) larger than Nebraska's.
Total area: Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 3.5 times (247%) larger than Nebraska's.
Length: Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 1.6 times (63%) longer than Nebraska's.
Width: Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 1.7 times (67%) wider than Nebraska's.
Highest point: Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 3,302 feet higher than Panorama Point.
Lowest point: Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. Texas's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Nebraska vs Texas Population and History
Population: Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 15.6 times larger than Nebraska's.
Population density: Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Texas' population density is 4.6 times (359%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city: Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 4.9 times (389%) larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area: Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 8.3 times (734%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History: Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 22 years.
Nebraska vs Texas Economy
GDP: Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 14.6 times larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita: Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Texas'.
Average income: Nebraska: $72,701 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Nebraska and Texas have about the same average income.
Nebraska vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: Nebraska has 93 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 2.7 times (173%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest county by area: Nebraska's largest county is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Cherry County and Brewster County have about the same land area.
Smallest county by area: Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Sarpy County's land area is 1.9 times (87%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county: Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 8.3 times (733%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county: Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). McPherson County's population is 7.8 times (683%) larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 2.0 times (96%) richer than Pierce County's.
Poorest county: Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Johnson County's income is 1.3 times (34%) richer than Starr County's.
Nebraska vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%, while Texas has no state income tax. Nebraska's top rate is 4.55 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Nebraska: 1.42% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Nebraska's rate is 0.11 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Nebraska: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Texas's combined rate is 1.22 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.