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South Carolina vs Texas Geography
Land area: South Carolina has a land area of 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 8.7 times (769%) larger than South Carolina's.
Total area: South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 8.4 times (739%) larger than South Carolina's.
Length: South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 3.4 times (242%) longer than South Carolina's.
Width: South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 2.8 times (178%) wider than South Carolina's.
Highest point: South Carolina's highest point is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 5,233 feet higher than Sassafras Mountain.
Lowest point: South Carolina'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.
South Carolina vs Texas Population and History
Population: South Carolina has a population of 5,478,831 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 5.7 times (471%) larger than South Carolina's.
Population density: South Carolina: 182.2 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. South Carolina's population density is 1.5 times (52%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city: South Carolina's biggest city is Charleston with 157,665 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 15.2 times larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area: South Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 2.9 times (189%) larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History: South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 57 years.
South Carolina vs Texas Economy
GDP: South Carolina's GDP is $357.1 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 7.8 times (676%) larger than South Carolina's.
GDP per capita: South Carolina: $65,173 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Texas' GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than South Carolina's.
Average income: South Carolina: $60,776 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Texas' average income is 1.1 times (15%) higher than South Carolina's.
South Carolina vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: South Carolina has 46 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 5.5 times (452%) higher than South Carolina's.
Biggest county by area: South Carolina's largest county is Horry County at 1,133 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 5.5 times (446%) larger than Horry County's.
Smallest county by area: South Carolina: McCormick County (359 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). McCormick County's land area is 2.8 times (182%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county: South Carolina: Greenville County (570,745 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 8.8 times (778%) larger than Greenville County's.
Least populous county: South Carolina: Allendale County (7,551 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Allendale County's population is 157.3 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: South Carolina: Charleston County ($90,550 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 2.4 times (144%) richer than Charleston County's.
Poorest county: South Carolina: Marlboro County ($41,332 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Marlboro County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Starr County's.
South Carolina vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: South Carolina has a top income tax rate of 6%, while Texas has no state income tax. South Carolina's top rate is 6 percentage points higher.
Property tax: South Carolina: 0.45% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.86 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: South Carolina: 7.49% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Texas's combined rate is 0.71 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.