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Arizona vs Texas Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²).
- Texas' land area is 2.3 times (130%) larger than Arizona's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Texas' total area is 2.4 times (136%) larger than Arizona's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km).
- Texas' north-south length is 1.9 times (88%) longer than Arizona's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km).
- Texas' east-west width is 1.7 times (72%) wider than Arizona's.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 3,890 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
- Texas's lowest point is 71 feet lower.
Arizona vs Texas Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024).
- Texas' population is 4.1 times (313%) larger than Arizona's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8.
- Texas' population density is 1.8 times (80%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125.
- Houston's population is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Phoenix's.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032).
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 1.6 times (61%) larger than Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th 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 67 years.
Arizona vs Texas Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 4.9 times (386%) larger than Arizona's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Texas: $88,517.
- Texas' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Arizona's.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Texas' average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Arizona's.
Arizona vs Texas Counties
Number of counties
- Arizona has 15 counties, while Texas has 254.
- Texas' county count is 16.9 times higher than Arizona's.
Biggest county by area
- Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles.
- Coconino County's land area is 3.0 times (201%) larger than Brewster County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi).
- Santa Cruz County's land area is 9.7 times (872%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county
- Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people).
- Harris County's population is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Maricopa County's.
Least populous county
- Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people).
- Greenlee County's population is 196.0 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county
- Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625).
- Loving County's income is 3.1 times (206%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county
- Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180).
- Graham County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Starr County's.
Arizona vs Texas Taxes
State income tax
- Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Texas has no state income tax.
- Arizona's top rate is 2.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year.
- Texas's rate is 0.88 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%.
- Arizona's combined rate is 0.34 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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