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Delaware vs Texas Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 134.1 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 107.9 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 8.2 times (724%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 8.1 times (709%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 8,280 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Delaware vs Texas Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 29.7 times larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Delaware's population density is 4.5 times (351%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 32.7 times larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 58 years.
Delaware vs Texas Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 25.0 times larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Texas'.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Delaware and Texas have about the same average income.
Delaware vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: Delaware has 3 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 84.7 times higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 6.6 times (561%) larger than Sussex County's.
Smallest county by area: Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). New Castle County's land area is 3.4 times (235%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county: Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 8.5 times (752%) larger than New Castle County's.
Least populous county: Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Kent County's population is 4,014.4 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 3.0 times (200%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county: Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Kent County's income is 1.6 times (62%) richer than Starr County's.
Delaware vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while Texas has no state income tax. Delaware's top rate is 6.6 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.84 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Texas's combined rate is 8.2 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.