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Oregon vs Texas Geography
Land area: Oregon has a land area of 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 2.7 times (172%) larger than Oregon's.
Total area: Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 2.7 times (173%) larger than Oregon's.
Length: Oregon is 453 miles (730 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 1.8 times (78%) longer than Oregon's.
Width: Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 1.7 times (75%) wider than Oregon's.
Highest point: Oregon's highest point is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Mount Hood is 2,502 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point: Oregon's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Oregon vs Texas Population and History
Population: Oregon has a population of 4,272,371 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 7.3 times (632%) larger than Oregon's.
Population density: Oregon: 44.5 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Texas' population density is 2.7 times (169%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city: Oregon's biggest city is Portland with 635,749 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 3.8 times (276%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area: Oregon's largest metropolitan area is Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 3.3 times (229%) larger than Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's.
History: Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd 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 14 years.
Oregon vs Texas Economy
GDP: Oregon's GDP is $330.2 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 8.4 times (739%) larger than Oregon's.
GDP per capita: Oregon: $77,299 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Texas' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Oregon's.
Average income: Oregon: $70,823 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Oregon and Texas have about the same average income.
Oregon vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: Oregon has 36 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 7.1 times (606%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest county by area: Oregon's largest county is Harney County at 10,134 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Harney County's land area is 1.6 times (64%) larger than Brewster County's.
Smallest county by area: Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Multnomah County's land area is 3.4 times (239%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county: Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 6.3 times (529%) larger than Multnomah County's.
Least populous county: Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Wheeler County's population is 30.3 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 2.6 times (156%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county: Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Malheur County's income is 1.3 times (26%) richer than Starr County's.
Oregon vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%, while Texas has no state income tax. Oregon's top rate is 9.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Oregon: 0.78% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.53 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Oregon: 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.