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Alabama vs Texas Geography
Land area: Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 5.2 times (416%) larger than Alabama's.
Total area: Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 5.1 times (412%) larger than Alabama's.
Length: Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 2.4 times (144%) longer than Alabama's.
Width: Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 3.7 times (267%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point: Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 6,325 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point: Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alabama vs Texas Population and History
Population: Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 6.1 times (507%) larger than Alabama's.
Population density: Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Texas' population density is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city: Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 10.4 times larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area: Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 7.0 times (600%) larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History: Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 26 years.
Alabama vs Texas Economy
GDP: Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 8.5 times (751%) larger than Alabama's.
GDP per capita: Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Texas' GDP per capita is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income: Alabama: $57,311 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Texas' average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: Alabama has 67 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 3.8 times (279%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest county by area: Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 3.9 times (289%) larger than Baldwin County's.
Smallest county by area: Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Etowah County's land area is 4.2 times (321%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county: Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 7.5 times (654%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county: Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Greene County's population is 148.5 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 2.9 times (193%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county: Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Bullock County's income is 1.2 times (15%) richer than Starr County's.
Alabama vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Texas has no state income tax. Alabama's top rate is 5 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.93 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Alabama's combined rate is 1.26 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.