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Colorado vs Texas Geography
Land area: Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 2.5 times (152%) larger than Colorado's.
Total area: Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 2.6 times (158%) larger than Colorado's.
Length: Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 1.7 times (73%) longer than Colorado's.
Width: Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 2.0 times (101%) wider than Colorado's.
Highest point: Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Mount Elbert is 5,692 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point: Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. Texas's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs Texas Population and History
Population: Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 5.3 times (425%) larger than Colorado's.
Population density: Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Texas' population density is 2.1 times (108%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city: Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 3.3 times (228%) larger than Denver's.
Largest metro area: Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 2.7 times (173%) larger than Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's.
History: Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th 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 31 years.
Colorado vs Texas Economy
GDP: Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 5.0 times (397%) larger than Colorado's.
GDP per capita: Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Texas'.
Average income: Colorado: $83,055 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Colorado's average income is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Texas'.
Colorado vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: Colorado has 64 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 4.0 times (297%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest county by area: Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Las Animas County's.
Smallest county by area: Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Rockwall County's land area is 3.9 times (285%) larger than Broomfield County's.
Most populous county: Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 6.7 times (565%) larger than El Paso County's.
Least populous county: Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Hinsdale County's population is 15.6 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Pitkin County's income is 1.2 times (25%) richer than Loving County's.
Poorest county: Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Starr County's income is 1.3 times (26%) richer than Crowley County's.
Colorado vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while Texas has no state income tax. Colorado's top rate is 4.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.82 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Texas's combined rate is 0.31 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.