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Kansas vs Texas Geography
Land area: Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 3.2 times (220%) larger than Kansas'.
Total area: Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 3.3 times (226%) larger than Kansas'.
Length: Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 3.9 times (290%) longer than Kansas'.
Width: Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 1.9 times (94%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point: Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 4,690 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point: Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. Texas's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs Texas Population and History
Population: Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 10.5 times larger than Kansas'.
Population density: Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Texas' population density is 3.3 times (230%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city: Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 6.0 times (496%) larger than Wichita's.
Largest metro area: Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 3.7 times (270%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History: Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th 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 16 years.
Kansas vs Texas Economy
GDP: Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 12.0 times larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita: Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Texas' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Kansas'.
Average income: Kansas: $65,856 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Texas' average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Kansas'.
Kansas vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: Kansas has 105 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 2.4 times (142%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest county by area: Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 4.3 times (333%) larger than Butler County's.
Smallest county by area: Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Wyandotte County's land area is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county: Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 7.9 times (692%) larger than Johnson County's.
Least populous county: Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Greeley County's population is 24.0 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 1.6 times (64%) richer than Greeley County's.
Poorest county: Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Wyandotte County's income is 1.3 times (25%) richer than Starr County's.
Kansas vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while Texas has no state income tax. Kansas's top rate is 5.58 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.06 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Kansas's combined rate is 0.51 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.