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Connecticut vs Texas Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²).
- Texas' land area is 54.0 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Texas' total area is 48.5 times larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km).
- Texas' north-south length is 11.1 times longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km).
- Texas' east-west width is 7.5 times (647%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m).
- Guadalupe Peak is 6,354 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Connecticut vs Texas Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024).
- Texas' population is 8.5 times (751%) larger than Connecticut's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8.
- Connecticut's population density is 6.3 times (533%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125.
- Houston's population is 15.8 times larger than Bridgeport's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032).
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 7.1 times (614%) larger than Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 57 years.
Connecticut vs Texas Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 7.8 times (676%) larger than Connecticut's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Texas: $88,517.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Texas'.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Texas'.
Connecticut vs Texas Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while Texas has 254.
- Texas' county count is 28.2 times higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles.
- Brewster County's land area is 6.0 times (502%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi).
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's land area is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people).
- Harris County's population is 5.1 times (405%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 2,035.4 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625).
- Loving County's income is 1.3 times (33%) richer than Western Connecticut Planning Region's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.9 times (90%) richer than Starr County's.
Connecticut vs Texas Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while Texas has no state income tax.
- Connecticut's top rate is 6.99 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 0.35 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Connecticut: 6.35% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%.
- Texas's combined rate is 1.85 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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