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New Hampshire vs Texas Geography
Land area: New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 29.2 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area: New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 28.7 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Length: New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 4.5 times (349%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width: New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 8.2 times (718%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point: New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 2,453 feet higher than Mount Washington.
Lowest point: New Hampshire'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.
New Hampshire vs Texas Population and History
Population: New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 22.2 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density: New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. New Hampshire's population density is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city: New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 20.5 times larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area: New Hampshire's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's.
History: New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 57 years.
New Hampshire vs Texas Economy
GDP: New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 23.2 times larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita: New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs Texas: $88,517. New Hampshire and Texas have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: New Hampshire: $83,192 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). New Hampshire's average income is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Texas'.
New Hampshire vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: New Hampshire has 10 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 25.4 times higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area: New Hampshire's largest county is Coos County at 1,795 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 3.4 times (245%) larger than Coos County's.
Smallest county by area: New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Strafford County's land area is 2.9 times (189%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county: New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 11.6 times larger than Hillsborough County's.
Least populous county: New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Coos County's population is 647.8 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 2.2 times (120%) richer than Rockingham County's.
Poorest county: New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Coos County's income is 1.8 times (77%) richer than Starr County's.
New Hampshire vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: New Hampshire has no state income tax, while Texas has no state income tax.
Property tax: New Hampshire: 1.46% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. New Hampshire's rate is 0.15 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: New Hampshire: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Texas's combined rate is 8.2 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.