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Texas vs Vermont Geography
Land area: Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²). Texas' land area is 28.3 times larger than Vermont's.
Total area: Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 27.9 times larger than Vermont's.
Length: Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km). Texas' north-south length is 4.9 times (390%) longer than Vermont's.
Width: Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km). Texas' east-west width is 6.9 times (588%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point: Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m). Guadalupe Peak is 4,346 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point: Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet. Texas's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
Texas vs Vermont Population and History
Population: Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024). Texas' population is 48.3 times larger than Vermont's.
Population density: Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4. Texas' population density is 1.7 times (70%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city: Texas's biggest city is Houston with 2,390,125 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432. Houston's population is 53.8 times larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area: Texas's largest metropolitan area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 36.4 times larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History: Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state. In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 54 years.
Texas vs Vermont Economy
GDP: Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion. Texas' economic output is 59.8 times larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita: Texas: $88,517 per person vs Vermont: $71,359. Texas' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income: Texas: $69,823 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income). Texas and Vermont have about the same average income.
Texas vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties: Texas has 254 counties, while Vermont has 14. Texas' county count is 18.1 times higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area: Texas's largest county is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 6.4 times (538%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area: Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi). Rockwall County's land area is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county: Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people). Harris County's population is 29.3 times larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county: Texas: Loving County (48 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people). Essex County's population is 125.8 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Texas: Loving County ($220,625 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533). Loving County's income is 2.7 times (174%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county: Texas: Starr County ($34,180 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712). Essex County's income is 1.5 times (48%) richer than Starr County's.
Texas vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax: Texas has no state income tax, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%. Vermont's top rate is 8.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Texas: 1.31% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year. Vermont's rate is 0.11 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Texas: 8.2% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%. Texas's combined rate is 1.77 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.