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Rhode Island vs Texas Geography
Land area: Rhode Island has a land area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 252.7 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area: Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 173.8 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length: Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 13.2 times longer than Rhode Island's.
Width: Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 18.5 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point: Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 7,919 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point: Rhode Island'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.
Rhode Island vs Texas Population and History
Population: Rhode Island has a population of 1,112,308 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 28.1 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density: Rhode Island: 1,075.8 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Rhode Island's population density is 9.0 times (798%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city: Rhode Island's biggest city is Providence with 194,706 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 12.3 times larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area: Rhode Island's largest metropolitan area is Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 4.9 times (391%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History: Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 55 years.
Rhode Island vs Texas Economy
GDP: Rhode Island's GDP is $80.4 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 34.5 times larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita: Rhode Island: $72,265 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Texas' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Average income: Rhode Island: $70,622 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Rhode Island and Texas have about the same average income.
Rhode Island vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: Rhode Island has 5 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 50.8 times higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area: Rhode Island's largest county is Providence County at 410 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 15.1 times larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area: Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Rockwall County's land area is 5.3 times (428%) larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county: Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 7.4 times (641%) larger than Providence County's.
Least populous county: Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Bristol County's population is 1,044.7 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 2.2 times (121%) richer than Bristol County's.
Poorest county: Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Providence County's income is 1.8 times (79%) richer than Starr County's.
Rhode Island vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%, while Texas has no state income tax. Rhode Island's top rate is 5.99 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Rhode Island: 1.07% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.24 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Rhode Island: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Texas's combined rate is 1.2 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.