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Ohio vs Texas Geography
Land area: Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 6.4 times (539%) larger than Ohio's.
Total area: Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 6.0 times (499%) larger than Ohio's.
Length: Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 2.8 times (178%) longer than Ohio's.
Width: Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 2.5 times (145%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point: Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 7,183 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point: Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. Texas's lowest point is 455 feet lower.
Ohio vs Texas Population and History
Population: Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 2.6 times (163%) larger than Ohio's.
Population density: Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Ohio's population density is 2.4 times (143%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city: Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 2.6 times (156%) larger than Columbus'.
Largest metro area: Ohio's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 3.6 times (262%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History: Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 42 years.
Ohio vs Texas Economy
GDP: Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 3.0 times (200%) larger than Ohio's.
GDP per capita: Ohio: $77,684 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Texas' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Ohio's.
Average income: Ohio: $64,464 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Texas' average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Ohio's.
Ohio vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: Ohio has 88 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 2.9 times (189%) higher than Ohio's.
Biggest county by area: Ohio's largest county is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 8.8 times (780%) larger than Ashtabula County's.
Smallest county by area: Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Lake County's land area is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county: Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 3.7 times (269%) larger than Franklin County's.
Least populous county: Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Vinton County's population is 261.4 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 2.3 times (128%) richer than Delaware County's.
Poorest county: Ohio: Noble County ($34,940 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Noble County and Starr County have about the same income.
Ohio vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%, while Texas has no state income tax. Ohio's top rate is 2.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Ohio: 1.22% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.09 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Ohio: 7.29% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Texas's combined rate is 0.91 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.