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IDAHO VS TEXASOverlaid at the same scaleIdaho83,569 sq mi (216,441 km²)Texas268,599 sq mi (695,668 km²)Texas is 3.2 times (221%) larger than Idaho. brilliantmaps.com

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Idaho vs Texas Geography

Land area

  • Idaho has a land area of 82,645 square miles (214,051 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²).
  • Texas' land area is 3.2 times (216%) larger than Idaho's.

Total area

  • Idaho: 83,569 square miles (216,441 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Texas' total area is 3.2 times (221%) larger than Idaho's.

Length

  • Idaho is 483 miles (778 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km).
  • Texas' north-south length is 1.7 times (67%) longer than Idaho's.

Width

  • Idaho spans 352 miles (566 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km).
  • Texas' east-west width is 2.2 times (121%) wider than Idaho's.

Highest point

  • Idaho's highest point is Borah Peak at 12,631 feet (3,850 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m).
  • Borah Peak is 3,901 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.

Lowest point

  • Idaho's lowest point is Snake River at 718 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
  • Texas's lowest point is 718 feet lower.

Idaho vs Texas Population and History

Population

  • Idaho has a population of 2,001,619 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024).
  • Texas' population is 15.6 times larger than Idaho's.

Population density

  • Idaho: 24.2 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8.
  • Texas' population density is 5.0 times (395%) higher than Idaho's.

Biggest city

  • Idaho's biggest city is Boise with 237,963 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125.
  • Houston's population is 10.0 times larger than Boise's.

Largest metro area

  • Idaho's largest metropolitan area is Boise City, ID metro area (845,877 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032).
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 9.9 times (886%) larger than Boise City, ID metro area's.

History

  • Idaho: Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd 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 45 years.

Idaho vs Texas Economy

GDP

  • Idaho's GDP is $129.0 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion.
  • Texas' economic output is 21.5 times larger than Idaho's.

GDP per capita

  • Idaho: $64,457 per person vs Texas: $88,517.
  • Texas' GDP per capita is 1.4 times (37%) higher than Idaho's.

Average income

  • Idaho: $62,323 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Texas' average income is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Idaho's.

Idaho vs Texas Counties

Number of counties

  • Idaho has 44 counties, while Texas has 254.
  • Texas' county count is 5.8 times (477%) higher than Idaho's.

Biggest county by area

  • Idaho's largest county is Idaho County at 8,478 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles.
  • Idaho County's land area is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Brewster County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Idaho: Payette County (407 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi).
  • Payette County's land area is 3.2 times (220%) larger than Rockwall County's.

Most populous county

  • Idaho: Ada County (535,799 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people).
  • Harris County's population is 9.3 times (835%) larger than Ada County's.

Least populous county

  • Idaho: Clark County (794 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people).
  • Clark County's population is 16.5 times larger than Loving County's.

Richest county

  • Idaho: Blaine County ($202,612 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625).
  • Loving County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Blaine County's.

Poorest county

  • Idaho: Madison County ($29,485 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180).
  • Starr County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Madison County's.

Idaho vs Texas Taxes

State income tax

  • Idaho has a top income tax rate of 5.3%, while Texas has no state income tax.
  • Idaho's top rate is 5.3 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Idaho: 0.43% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year.
  • Texas's rate is 0.88 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Idaho: 6.03% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%.
  • Texas's combined rate is 2.17 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.