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Alaska vs Texas Geography
Land area: Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Alaska's land area is 2.2 times (119%) larger than Texas'.
Total area: Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alaska's total area is 2.5 times (148%) larger than Texas'.
Length: Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Alaska's north-south length is 1.5 times (49%) longer than Texas'.
Width: Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Alaska's east-west width is 2.0 times (99%) wider than Texas'.
Highest point: Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Denali is 11,505 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point: Alaska'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.
Alaska vs Texas Population and History
Population: Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 42.3 times larger than Alaska's.
Population density: Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Texas' population density is 92.2 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city: Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 8.3 times (725%) larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area: Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 20.5 times larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History: Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th 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 114 years.
Alaska vs Texas Economy
GDP: Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 38.7 times larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita: Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Texas'.
Average income: Alaska: $76,234 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Alaska's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Texas'.
Alaska vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: Alaska has 30 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 8.5 times (747%) higher than Alaska's.
Biggest county by area: Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 23.6 times larger than Brewster County's.
Smallest county by area: Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Skagway Municipality's land area is 3.5 times (248%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county: Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 17.3 times larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county: Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Yakutat City and Borough's population is 14.4 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 1.4 times (39%) richer than Bristol Bay Borough's.
Poorest county: Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Kusilvak Census Area's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Starr County's.
Alaska vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: Alaska has no state income tax, while Texas has no state income tax.
Property tax: Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.25 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Texas's combined rate is 6.38 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.