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IOWA VS TEXASOverlaid at the same scaleIowa56,273 sq mi (145,746 km²)Texas268,599 sq mi (695,668 km²)Texas is 4.8 times (377%) larger than Iowa. brilliantmaps.com

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Iowa vs Texas Geography

Land area

  • Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²).
  • Texas' land area is 4.7 times (368%) larger than Iowa's.

Total area

  • Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Texas' total area is 4.8 times (377%) larger than Iowa's.

Length

  • Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km).
  • Texas' north-south length is 3.7 times (274%) longer than Iowa's.

Width

  • Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km).
  • Texas' east-west width is 2.3 times (132%) wider than Iowa's.

Highest point

  • Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m).
  • Guadalupe Peak is 7,061 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.

Lowest point

  • Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
  • Texas's lowest point is 480 feet lower.

Iowa vs Texas Population and History

Population

  • Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024).
  • Texas' population is 9.7 times (865%) larger than Iowa's.

Population density

  • Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8.
  • Texas' population density is 2.1 times (107%) higher than Iowa's.

Biggest city

  • Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125.
  • Houston's population is 11.2 times larger than Des Moines'.

Largest metro area

  • Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032).
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 8.3 times (734%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.

History

  • Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th 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 1 years.

Iowa vs Texas Economy

GDP

  • Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion.
  • Texas' economic output is 10.4 times larger than Iowa's.

GDP per capita

  • Iowa: $81,998 per person vs Texas: $88,517.
  • Texas' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Iowa's.

Average income

  • Iowa: $65,225 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Texas' average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Iowa's.

Iowa vs Texas Counties

Number of counties

  • Iowa has 99 counties, while Texas has 254.
  • Texas' county count is 2.6 times (157%) higher than Iowa's.

Biggest county by area

  • Iowa's largest county is Kossuth County at 973 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles.
  • Brewster County's land area is 6.4 times (536%) larger than Kossuth County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Iowa: Dickinson County (381 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi).
  • Dickinson County's land area is 3.0 times (199%) larger than Rockwall County's.

Most populous county

  • Iowa: Polk County (516,185 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people).
  • Harris County's population is 9.7 times (870%) larger than Polk County's.

Least populous county

  • Iowa: Adams County (3,606 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people).
  • Adams County's population is 75.1 times larger than Loving County's.

Richest county

  • Iowa: Mitchell County ($98,211 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625).
  • Loving County's income is 2.2 times (125%) richer than Mitchell County's.

Poorest county

  • Iowa: Decatur County ($46,134 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180).
  • Decatur County's income is 1.3 times (35%) richer than Starr County's.

Iowa vs Texas Taxes

State income tax

  • Iowa has a top income tax rate of 3.8%, while Texas has no state income tax.
  • Iowa's top rate is 3.8 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Iowa: 1.29% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year.
  • Texas's rate is 0.02 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Iowa: 6.94% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%.
  • Texas's combined rate is 1.26 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.